upon the earth; and the lanthorn of this kingdom. It is dedicated to
the study of the works and creatures of God. Some think it beareth
the founder's name a little corrupted, as if it should be Solamona's
House. But the records write it as it is spoken. So as I take it to
be denominate of the king of the Hebrews, which is famous with you,
and no stranger to us. For we have some parts of his works, which
with you are lost; namely, that natural history, which he wrote, of
all plants, from the cedar of Libanus to the moss that groweth out of
the wall, and of all things that have life and motion. This maketh me
think that our king, finding himself to symbolize in many things with
that king of the Hebrews (which lived many years before him), honored
him with the title of this foundation. And I am rather induced to be
of this opinion, for that I find in ancient records this Order or
Society is sometimes called Salomon's House, and sometimes the College
of the Six Days Works; whereby I am satisfied that our excellent king
had learned from the Hebrews that God had created the world and all
that therein is within six days: and therefore he instituting that
House for the finding out of the true nature of all things, (whereby
God might have the more glory in the workmanship of them, and insert
the more fruit in the use of them), did give it also that second name.

"But now to come to our present purpose. When the king had forbidden
to all his people navigation into any part that was not under his
crown, he made nevertheless this ordinance; that every twelve years
there should be set forth, out of this kingdom two ships, appointed to
several voyages; That in either of these ships there should be a
mission of three of the Fellows or Brethren of Salomon's House; whose
errand was only to give us knowledge of the affairs and state of those
countries to which they were designed, and especially of the sciences,
arts, manufactures, and inventions of all the world; and withal to