Of the scale of creatures, [ca. 1680].

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Of the scale of creatures, [ca. 1680].

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Manuscript, in a single italic hand, of a copy of Petty's treatise on the hierarchies of beings created by God. The work addresses the proportion between God and man; how God communicates with man; in what way man is chief of all the animals; the infirmities and imperfections of man; and the divisions and gradations of the lesser cale of animals, with man at the top and the smallest worms at the bottom. The manuscript is accompanied by two letters: a letter from Nehemiah Grew to Sir Robert Southwell, discussing this work and Southwell's work of the same title, and referring to Grew's own observations on the subject and a parallel work by Sir Matthew Hale; and a letter from Southwell to Grew, dated 1701, on the same subject.

1 v. (24 p.) ; 31 x 19 cm.

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Grew, Nehemiah, 1641-1712

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Hale, Matthew, 1609-1676

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English judge. From the description of Autograph answers to legal questions signed : [n.p.], 1658 Jan. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270497434 From the description of Document signed : [London?], 1668 May 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270509671 From the description of Document signed : [n.p.], 1673 Nov. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270509734 ...

Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687

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Political economist, friend of Pepys. From the description of Autograph letter unsigned : to his son, 1687 Dec. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270627327 ...

Southwell, Robert, Sir, 1635-1702

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Robert Southwell was born near Kinsale, Ireland, and educated at Queen's College, Oxford. Knighted in 1665 and appointed envoy to the court of Portugal, Southwell successfully concluded the Peace of Lisbon in 1668. He held several other diplomatic posts under James II, including envoy to Lisbon again, and then to Brussels and Brandenburg. In 1690 he accompanied William III to Ireland and was named principal secretary of state for that kingdom, an office he held until his death. In 1690 he was el...