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Three physico-theological discourses : concerning I. the primitive chaos and creation of the world. II. the general deluge, its causes and effects. III. the dissolution of the world, and future conflagration ... / by John Ray
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difd up or search's, as they might faitops of Pi/lars peeping up and down.our own Country we find many An cl . fRoman Pavements at some depth UN .Ground My Learned and Ingenious skie ^Mr. Edward Loyd , not long fince info^ -of one, that himself had leen buried din the Ghurch-yard at Wychester in Glow ,fire. Nay, the Earth in time will g r fover and bury the Bodies of great Titj 1 .Trees, that have been fallen, and lyeupon it; which is made one great rea^ jthat such great numbers(even whole Wo° jof Subterraneous Trees are frequently ^with, and dug up at vast depths in the™^wfh and Dutch Netherlands , as well a* .many places of this Bland of Great Vtain. ..

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