Peacham, Henry: The compleat gentleman : fashioning him absolute in the most necessary and commendable qualities, concerning mind, or body, that may be required in a person of honor. To which is added the gentlemans exercise or, an exquisite practise, as well for drawing all manner of beasts, as for making colours, to be used in painting, limming, &c (London, 1661)

Mattidnut Ca~
fella ia Geo™,
P orfw ia £«-
clid. lib.a. <.41

Os Geometry.
sail of the water, every man had his own portion of
ground lotted anddaid outto him : so that from a few
poor and weak principles at the first, it grew to that
height, that from earth it reached up to the Heavens,
where it found out their Quantities,as alsoof the Ele-
ments and the whole World beside.
Out of Mgy^tjlka/es brought it into Greece,where
it received that perfection we see it now hath.
For by means hereof are found out the forms and
draughts of all sigures, greatncss ofall bodies,all man-
ner of measures and weights, the cunning working of
all tools; with all artificial instruments whatsoever.
All Enginsof War, for many whereof ( being anti-
quated) we haven® proper names; as Exoster<?, Sam-
bukes, Catapultes,Testudo’s, Scorpions, &€• Petards,
Grenades, great Ordnance of all sorts.
By the benefit likewise of Geomety, we have our ^ee theHun<>
goodly Ships, Galleys, Bridges, Mills, Charriots, and whenceCo°a7h
Coaches (which were invented in Hungary, and there had the name,
called Cotzkj ) some with two wheels,some with more;
Pulleys and Cranes of all sorts.
She also with her ingenious hand, rears all curious
Roofs and Arches,stately Theaters,the Columns sira-
ple and compounded, pendant Galleries, stately Win-
dows,Turrets5&c,and first brought to light our Clocks
and curious Watches, (unknown unto the Antients) :
Lastly, our kitchin Jacks, even the wheel-barrow.Be-
side, whatsoever hath artificial motion either by Ayr,
Water,Wind,sinews or Ghords,as all manner of Mufi-
cal instruments, Water-works,and the like.
Yea, morever such is the infinite subtilty, and im-
mense depth of this admirableArt,that it dares contend
even with natures self,ininfusing lise as it were into the
senselesse bodies of wood,stone,or mettal: witness the
wooden dov e of Archytaiyso famoused not only by Agel- Agellius 1. 10.
liusy but many other Authors beyond exception,which caP* IX»
by reason of weights equally poized within the body,
and a certain proportion of ayr (as the Spirit os life)
L enclosed