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A53044	The description of a new world, called the blazing-world written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princesse, the Duchess of Newcastle.	Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.; Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676.	1668 (1668)	Wing N850; ESTC R13228	80,921	168

her all the Veneration and Worship due to a Deity Her Accoustrement after she was made Empress was as followeth On her head she wore a Cap of Pearl and a Half-moon of Diamonds just before it on the top of her Crown came spreading over a broad Carbuncle cut in the form of the Sun her Coat was of Pearl mixt with blew Diamonds and frindged with red ●●●●● her Buskins and Sandals were of green Diamond 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 left hand she held a Buckler to sig●●● the ●●●ence of her Dominions which Buckler was made of that sort of Diamond as has several different Colours and being cut and made in the form of an Arch shewed like a Rain-bow In her right hand she carried a Spear made of a white Diamond cut like the tail of a Blazing-Star which signified that she was ready to assault those that proved her Enemies None was allowed to use or wear Gold but those of the Imperial Race which were the onely Nobles of the State nor durst any one wear Jewels but the Emperor the Emrpess and their Eldest Son notwithstanding that they had an infinite quantity both of Gold and precious Stones in that World for they had larger extents of Gold then our Arabian Sands their precious Stones were Rocks and their Diamonds of several Colours they used no Coyn but all their Traffick was by exchange of several Commodities Their Priests and Governors were Princes of the Imperial Blood and made Eunuches for that purpose and as for the ordinary sort of men in that part of the World where the Emperor resided they were of several Complexions not white black tawny olive or ash-coloured but some appear'd of an Azure some of a deep Purple some of a Grass-green some of a Scarlet some of an Orange-colour c. Which Colours and Complexions whether they were made by the bare reflection of light without the assistance of small particles or by the help of well-ranged and order'd Atoms or by a continual agitation of little Globules or by some pressing and re-acting motion I am not able to determine The rest of the Inhabitants of that World were men of several different sorts shapes figures dispositions and humors as I have already made mention heretofore some were Bear-men some Worm-men some Fish-or Mear-men otherwise called Syrens some Bird-men some Fly-men some Ant-men some Geese-men some Spider-men some Lice-men some Fox-men some Ape-men some Jack-daw-men some Magpie-men some Parrot-men some Satyrs some Gyants and many more which I cannot all remember and of these several sorts of men each followed such a profession as was most proper for the nature of their Species which the Empress encouraged them in especially those that had applied themselves to the study of several Arts and Sciences for they were as ingenious and witty in the invention of profitable and useful Arts as we are in our world nay more and to that end she erected Schools and founded several Societies The Bear-men were to be her Experimental Philosophers the Bird-men her Astronomers the Fly Worm and Fish-men her Natural Philosophers the Ape-men her Chymists the Satyrs her Galenick Physicians the Fox-men her Politicians the Spider-and Lice-men her Mathematicians the Jackdaw Magpie and Parrot-men her Orators and Logicians the Gyants her Architects c. But before all things she having got a Soveraign power from the Emperor over all the World desired to be informed both of the manner of their Religion and Government and to that end she called the Priests and States-men to give her an account of either Of the States-men she enquired first Why they had so few Laws To which they answered That many Laws made many Divisions which most commonly did breed Factions and at last brake out into open Wars Next she asked Why they preferred the Monarchical form of Government before any other They answered That as it was natural for one Body to have but one Head so it was also natural for a Politick body to have but one Governor and that a Common-wealth which had many Governors was like a Monster with many Heads Besides said they a Monarchy is a divine form of Government and agrees most with our Religion For as there is but one God whom we all unanimously worship and adore with one Faith so we are resolved to have but one Emperor to whom we all submit with one obedience Then the Empress seeing that the several sorts of her Subjects had each their Churches apart asked the Priests whether they were of several Religions They answered her Majesty That there was no more but one Religion in all that World nor no diversity of opinions in that same Religion for though there were several sorts of men yet had they all but one opinion concerning the Worship and Adoration of God The Empress asked them Whether they were Jews Turks or Christians We do not know said they what Religions those are but we do all unanimously acknowledg worship and adore the Onely Omnipotenr and Eternal God with all reverence submission and duty Again the Empress enquired Whether they had several Forms of Worship They answered No For our Devotion and Worship consists onely in Prayers which we frame according to our several Necessities in Petitions Humiliations Thanksgiving c. Truly replied the Empress I thought you had been either Jews or Turks because I never perceived any Women in your Congregations But what is the reason you bar them from your religious Assemblies It is not fit said they that Men and Women should be promiscuously together in time of Religious Worship for their company hinders Devotion and makes many instead of praying to God direct their Devotion to their Mistresses But asked the Empress Have they no Congregation of their own to perform the duties of Divine Worship as well as Men No answered they but they stay at home and say their Prayers by themselves in their Closets Then the Empress desir'd to know the reason why the Priests and Governors of their World were made Eunuchs They answer'd To keep them from Marriage For Women and Children most commonly make disturbance both in Church and State But said she Women and Children have no Employment in Church or State 'T is true answer'd they but although they are not admitted to publick Employments yet are they so prevalent with their Husbands and Parents that many times by their importunate perswasions they cause as much nay more mischief secretly then if they had the management of publick Affairs The Empress having received an information of what concerned both Church and State passed some time in viewing the Imperial Palace where she admired much the skil and ingenuity of the Architects and enquired of them first Why they built their Houses no higher then two stories from the Ground They answered her Majesty That the lower their Buildings were the less were they subject either to the heat of the Sun or Wind Tempest Decay c. Then she desired to know the reason why they