Excerpt from The First Book of Architecture And fuch Pieces as are here prefimted, the Reader cannot think unfeafimable, being again/i therehuilding of [b great a City aslondon, wherein theking hafvtngjhewn his particularcfare of keeping the in its former Channel, by fixing the exchange, cufiom-houfe,83c. On their Old Foundations 5 and their Laws bafving provided for fuch a lvay of Building as may foyn together what our Author requires to he ohferved by every Undertaker) Accommodation, Handiomnefs, and Lafiingnefs, and prevent that Deformity and Danger which we have formerly been liable to, by Irregular and Slight Buildings, Nar row Streets, Intolerable Encroachments, fetting ii/indows, and what not, that might make it Combujiible. I hope both Old and Tonng do. Rejoyce at the Rebuilding of London, a Second happy Refioration, inferior only to that of his Majefiy's Perfim and Government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.