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together with the usual Torte or Occent, yet so as esslly to be Under (lood.

About the fame time alsa (his Majefiy havirg Heard or it, and bring will-ing to lee him y he did the like severa! times at Wbitehull, in the Presenceof his Majefiy , hvs Highness Prince Rupert, and divers o.hers os the Nobili*ty. In thespaceof a Tear, which was the whole time of his stay with Dr.

Wallis , he had Re ad over a great part of the Enghfii Bible, and had attainedso much Skill as to Express himseif Intelligibly in Ordinary Affairs; to Un-derfiand Letter s Written to him, and to Write Anfwers to them, though notElegantly yet so as to be TJndcrßood : And in the Presence of many For-raigners (whooutof Curiosity have come to see him,) hath oft- times notonly Re ad Enghfli and Latin to them, but Pronounced the most DifficultIVords of their Languagcs (even Poltfh it self,) which they could Propose tohim.

The seid Doctor hath linee done the like for Mr. Alexander Vcpham (aYoung Gentleman of a very good Family, and a fairEstate,) who did fromhis Birth want his Hearing.

VI. In order to Teach a Language to a Deas Perlon it is neceflary in the Mcthoi o/firft Place that he be taught to Wnte. That there may be fomewhat to Express F 'nd

to the Eye,- what the Sound (of Letten') Reprefents to the Ear. cumb to sneak

T will next be very Convenient (because Pen and Ink is not always atband) that hebe Taught how to L'efigne ach Letter , by forne certain Place, J- wiiUs.Position, or Morion of a Finger, Hand, or other Part of the Body ; (which 3J! ‘

may scrve instead of Wrt'ing.) As forlnstance, the; Vowels «, e, i, o, «;by Pointing to the Top of the 5 Fingers: and the other Letters b, c, d, &c.by such other Place or Posture of a Finger as (hall be agreed upon.

After thi?; a Language is tobe Taught the Des/Teisem.hy like MethodsasChildren are at sirst Taught a Language ; (though the thing perhaps benotheeded.) Only with this D.fference : Childrcn Learn Sounds by the Ear ; butthe De«/Peifon is to Learn Marks (ofthose Sounds) by the Eye. But boththe one and the other, do equally Signify the seme Thing or Notions; andareequally ( Significantia ad Placitum) of mecr Axrbitrary Signification.

’Tis then moll Narural (as Children L<-arn the Names of Things) tofurnish him (by degrees) with a NewWtffor j contsiriing a competent Num*bero( Names ot Things Common and Obvious to the Eye ; (that you mayShew the Thing answeringto such a Name.) And thesi; Digested under con-venient Tities ; and Placed under them in such convenient Order (in severalColumnes, or other Ordeily Situation in the Paper,) as by their Position bestto Express to the Eye, their Relation or Respect to One another. As, Con-traries or Comlatiues, one ovtr against the other; hubordmates or Afurte-»ances, under their Principals; Which may serve as a kind of Local Memory.

Thusin One Paper, under the Title Man kind, may be placed, (not Con-fusedly, but in Decent Order,) Man, Woman, L bild, &c. and ifyou pleafethe Names of sinne known Perlons ; with Spaccs lest to be supply’d withother like Names or Wi rds, as alter there may be Occafion. Then (in Am-ther Paper) under the Title Body, may be Written *(in like Convenient Or-Vol. HI. E e e der)