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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53049	Observations upon experimental philosophy to which is added The description of a new blazing world / written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princesse, the Duchess of Newcastle.	Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.	1666 (1666)	Wing N857; ESTC R32311	312,134	638

to steal her away which he had the better opportunity to do because her Fathers house was not far from the Sea and she often using to gather shells upon the shore accompanied not with above two or three of her servants it encouraged him the more to execute his design Thus coming one time with a little light Vessel not unlike a Packet-boat mann'd with some few Sea-men and well victualled for fear of some accidents which might perhaps retard their journey to the place where she used to repair he forced her away But when he fancied himself the happiest man of the World he proved to be the most unfortunate for Heaven frowning at his theft raised such a Tempest as they knew not what to do or whither to steer their course so that the Vessel both by its own lightness and the violent motion of the Wind was carried as swift as an Arrow out of a Bow towards the North-pole and in a short time reached the Icy Sea where the wind forced it amongst huge pieces of Ice but being little and light it did by assistance and favour of the Gods to this virtuous Lady so turn and wind through those precipices as if it had been guided by some Experienced Pilot and skilful Mariner But alas those few men which were in it not knowing whither they went nor what was to be done in so strange an adventure and not being provided for so cold a Voyage were all frozen to death the young Lady onely by the light of her Beauty the heat of her Youth and Protection of the Gods remaining alive Neither was it a wonder that the men did freeze to death for they were not onely driven to the very end or point of the Pole of that World but even to another Pole of another World which joined close to it so that the cold having a double strength at the conjunction of those two Poles was insupportable At last the Boat still passing on was forced into another World for it is impossible to round this Worlds Globe from Pole to Pole so as we do from East to West because the Poles of the other World joining to the Poles of this do not allow any further passage to surround the World that way but if any one arrives to either of these Poles he is either forced to return or to enter into another World and least you should scruple at it and think if it were thus those that live at the Poles would either see two Suns at one time or else they would never want the Suns light for six months together as it is commonly believed You must know that each of these Worlds having its own Sun to enlighten it they move each one in their peculiar circles which motion is so just and exact that neither can hinder or obstruct the other for they do not exceed their Tropicks and although they should meet yet we in this world cannot so well perceive them by reason of the brightness of our Sun which being nearer to us obstructs the splendor of the Suns of the other Worlds they being too far off to be discerned by our optick perception except we use very good Telescopes by which skilful Astronomers have often observed two or three Suns at once But to return to the wandering Boat and the distresed Lady she seeing all the Men dead found small comfort in life their bodies which were preserved all that while from putrefaction and stench by the extremity of cold began now to thaw and corrupt whereupon she having not strength enough to fling them over-board was forced to remove out of her small Cabine upon the deck to avoid that nauseous smell and finding the Boat swim between two plains of Ice as a stream that runs betwixt two shores at last perceived land but covered all with snow from which came walking upon the Ice strange Creatures in shape like Bears onely they went upright as men those Creatures coming near the Boat catched hold of it with their Paws that served them instead of hands some two or three of them entred first and when they came out the rest went in one after another at last having viewed and observed all that was in the Boat they spake to each other in a language which the Lady did not understand and having carried her out of the Boat sunk it together with the dead men The Lady now finding her self in so strange a place and amongst such a wonderful kind of Creatures was extreamly strucken with fear and could entertain no other Thoughts but that every moment her life was to be a sacrifice to their cruelty but those Bear-like Creatures how terrible soever they appear'd to her sight yet were they so far from exercising any cruelty upon her that rather they shewed her all civility and kindness imaginable for she being not able to go upon the ice by reason of its slipperiness they took her up in their rough armes and carried her into their City where instead of houses they had Caves under ground and as soon as they enter'd the City both Males and Females young and old flockt together to see this Lady holding up their paws in admiration at last having brought her into a certain large and spacious Cave which they intended for her reception they left her to the custody of the Females who entertained her with all kindness and respect and gave her such victuals as they were used to eat but seeing her constitution neither agreed with the temper of that Climate nor their Diet they were resolved to carry her into another Island of a warmer temper in which were men like Foxes onely walking in an upright shape who received their neighbours the Bear-men with great civility and courtship very much admiring this beauteous Lady and having discoursed some while together agreed at last to make her a present to the Emperour of their world to which end after she had made some short stay in the same place they brought her cross that Island to a large River whose stream run smooth and clear like Chrystal in which were numerous Boats much like our Fox-traps in one whereof she was carried some of the Bearand Fox-men waiting on her and as soon as they had crossed the River they came into an Island where there were Men which had heads beaks and feathers like Wild-geese onely they went in an upright shape like the Bear-men and Fox-men their rumps they carried between their legs their wings were of the same length with their bodies and their tails of an indifferent size trailing after them like a Ladies Garment and after the Bear and Fox-men had declared their intention and design to their neighbours the Geese or Bird-men some of them joined to the rest and attended the Lady through that Island till they came to another great and large River where there was a preparation made of many Boats much like Birds nests onely of a bigger size and having crost that River they

your Majesty I shall endeavour to order your Majesties Theatre to present such Playes as my VVit is capable to make Then the Emperess told the Duchess That she loved a foolish Verse added to a wise Play The Duchess answered That no VVorld in Nature had fitter Creatures for it then the Blazing-VVorld for said she the Lowsemen the Bird-men the Spider-and Fox-men the Ape-men and Satyrs appear in a Verse extraordinary pleasant Hereupon both the Emperor and Emperess intreated the Duchess's Soul to stay so long with them till she had ordered her Theatre and made Playes and Verses fit for them for they onely wanted that sort of Recreation but the Duchess's Soul begg'd their Majesties to give her leave to go into her Native VVorld for she long'd to be with her dear Lord and Husband promising that after a short time she would return again VVhich being granted though with much difficulty she took her leave with all Civility and respect and so departed from their Majesties After the Duchess's return into her own body she entertained her Lord when he was pleased to hear such kind of Discourses with Forreign Relations but he was never displeased to hear of the Emperess's kind Commendations and of the Characters she was pleased to give of him to the Emperor Amongst other Relations she told him all what had past between the Emperess and the several Monarchs of that World whither she went with the Emperess and how she had subdued them to pay Tribute and Homage to the Monarch of that Nation or Kingdom to which she owed both her Birth and Education She also related to her Lord what Magnificent Stables and Riding-Houses the Emperor had built and what fine Horses were in the Blazing-World of several shapes and sizes and how exact their shapes were in each sort and of many various Colours and fine Marks as if they had been painted by Art with such Coats or Skins that they had a far greater gloss and smoothness than Satin and were there but a passage out of the Blazing-World into this said she you should not onely have some of those Horses but such Materials as the Emperor has to build your Stables and Riding-houses withall and so much Gold that I should never repine at your Noble and Generous Gifts The Duke smilingly answered her That he was sorry there was no Passage between those two Worlds but said he I have alwayes found an Obstruction to my Good Fortunes One time the Duchess chanced to discourse with some of her acquaintance of the Emperess of the Blazing-world who asked her what Pastimes and Recreations Her Majesty did most delight in The Duchess answered that she spent most of her time in the study of Natural Causes and Effects which washer chief delight and pastime and that she loved to discourse sometimes with the most Learned persons of that World and to please the Emperor and his Nobles who were all of the Royal Race she went often abroad to take the air but seldom in the day time always at Night if it might be called Night for said she the Nights there are as light as Days by reason of the numerous Blazing-stars which are very splendorcus onely their Light is whiter then the Sun 's Light and as the Suns Light is hot so their Light is cool not so cool as our twinkling Star-light nor is their Sun-light so hot as ours but more temperate And that part of the Blazing-world where the Emperess resides is always clear and never subject to any Storms Tempests Fogs or Mists but has onely refreshing Dews that nourish the Earth the Air of it is sweet and temperate and as I said before as much light in the Suns absence as in its presence which makes that time we call Night more pleasant there then the Day and sometimes the Emperess goes abroad by Water in Barges sometimes by Land in Chariots and sometimes on Horseback her Royal Chariots are very Glorious the body is one intire green Diamond the four small Pillars that bear up the Top-cover are four white Diamonds cut in the form thereof the top or roof of the Chariot is one intire blew Diamond and at the four corners are great springs of Rubies the seat is made of Cloth of Gold stuffed with Amber-greece beaten small the Chariot is drawn by Twelve Unicorns whose Trappings are all Chains of Pearl And as for her Barges they are onely of Gold Her Guard for State for she needs none for security there being no Rebels or Enemies consists of Gyants but they seldom wait on their Majesties abroad because their extraordinary height and bigness does hinder their prospect Her Entertainment when she is upon the Water is the Musick of the Fish-and Bird-men and by Land are Horseand Foot-matches for the Emperess takes much delight in making Race-matches with the Emperor and the Nobility some Races are between the Fox and Ape-men which sometimes the Satyrs strive to out-run and some are between the Spider-men and Lice-men Also there are several Flight-matches between the several sorts of Bird-men and the several sorts of Hy-men and Swimming-matches between the several sorts of Fish-men The Emperor Emperess and their Nobles take also great delight to have Collations for in the Blazing-world there are most delicious Fruits of all sorts and some such as in this World were never seen nor tasted for there are most tempting sorts of Fruit After their Collations are ended they Dance and if they be upon the Water they dance upon the Water there lying so many Fish-men close and thick together as they can dance very evenly and easily upon their backs and need not fear drowing Their Musick both Vocal and Instrumental is according to their several places Upon the Water it is of Water Instruments as shells filled with Water and so moved by Art which is a very sweet and delightful harmony and those Dances which they dance upon the Water are for the most part such as we in this World call Swimming Dances where they do not lift up their feet high In Lawns or upon Plains they have VVind-Instruments but much better then those in our World And when they dance in the VVoods they have Horn-Instruments which although they are a sort of VVind-Instruments yet they are of another Fashion then the former In their Houses they have such Instruments as are somewhat like our Viols Violins Theorboes Lutes Citherins Gittars Harpsichords and the like but yet so far beyond them that the difference cannot well be exprest and as their places of Dancing and their Musick is different so is their manner or way of Dancing In these and the like Recreations the Emperor Emperess and their Nobility pass their time THE EPILOGUE TO THE READER BY this Poetical Description you may perceive that my ambition is not onely to be Emperess but Authoress of a whole World and that the Worlds I have made both the Blazing and the other Philosophical World mentioned in the latter part of this Description are framed and composed of the most pure that is the rationalparts of Matter which are the parts of my Mind which Creation was more easily and suddenly effected then the Conquests of the two famous Monarchs of the World Alexander and Caesar Neither have I made such disturbances and caused so many dissolutions of particulars otherwise named deaths as they did for I have destroyed but some few men in a little Boat which died through the extremity of cold and that by the hand of Justice which was necessitated to punish their crime of stealing away a young and beauteous Lady And in the formation of those Worlds I take more delight and glory then ever Alexander or Caesar did in conquering this terrestrial world and though I have made my Blazing-world a Peaceable World allowing it but one Religion one Language and one Government yet could I make another World as full of Factions Divisions and Wars as this is of Peace and Tranquility and the rational figures of my Mind might express as much courage to fight as Hector and Achilles had and be as wise as Nestor as Eloquent as Ulysses md as beautiful as Helen But I esteeming Peace before War Wit before Policy Honesty before Beauty instead of the figures of Alexander Caesar Hector Achilles Nestor Ulysses Helen c. chose rather the figure of Honest Margaret Newcastle which now I would not change for all this terrestrivl World and if any should like the World I have made and be willing to be my Subjects they may imagine themselves such and they are such I mean in their Minds Fancies or Imaginations but if they cannot endure to be subjects they may create Worlds of their own and Govern themselves as they please But yet let them have a care not to prove unjust Vsurpers and to rob me of mine for concerning the Philosophical World I am Emperess of it my self and as for the Blazing world it having an Emperess already who rules it with great wisdom and conduct which Emperess is my dear Platonick Friend I shall never prove so unjust treacherous and unworthy to her as to disturb her Government much less to depose her from her Imperial Throne for the sake of any other but rather chuse to create another World for another Friend t I. c. 2. 6. C. 3. pag. 8. C. 4. pag. 15 C. 5. Pag. 16. Chap. 15. pag. 44. C. 16. pa. 47. Cap. 20. Pag. 63. Cap. 21. Pag. 76. Cap. 24. Pag. 83. Cap. 25. Pag. 93. Cap. 27. Pag. 100. Cap. 29. Pag. 126. Cap. 31. Pag. 136. Ibid. P. 140. Cap. 31. Pag. 138 Cap. 37. Pag. 212. Cap. 9. p. 33. Cap. 15. p. 49 a Glass-tubes b Atomes c Exterior figures Sect. 4. Let. 2 * Part 1. c. 20. Of Colours p. 63. * N. 5. Of Pores * Preface Poem Impres 2. p. 52. P. 53. * Sect. 4. Let. 33. p. 529. * Phil. Opin part 1. c. 24. * Part. 1. c. 3. * Part. 1. c. 4 9 11. * Sect. 4 Let. 33. p. 530. * Part 1. c. 13. * Phil. Opin part 2. c. 2. * Part. 2. c. 9. * Part. 1. c. 6. Phil. Opin part 1. c. 9. * Phil. Let. Sect. 1. Let. 5. p. 23. * Phil. Let. Sect. 1. 1. 12. Phil. Opin p. 2. c. 6. Phil. Opin part 2. c. 3. * Phil. Opin part 3. c. 19. Sect. 1. Let. 10. 12.