First _The_ Master-Printer, _who is as the Soul of_ Printing; _and all the Work-men as members of the Body governed by that Soul subserveient to him; for the_ Letter-Cutter _would Cut no Letters, the_ Founder _not sinck the_ Matrices, _or Cast and Dress the Letters, the_ Smith _and_ Joyner _not make the_ Press _and other Utensils for_ Printing, _the_ Compositer _not Compose the Letters, the_ Correcter _not read Proves, the_ Press-man _not work the Forms off at the_ Press, _or the_ Inck-maker _make_ Inck _to work them with, but by Orders from the_ Master-Printer. _Secondly, The_ Letter-Cutter, } _Thirdly, The_ Letter-Caster, } Founders. _Fourthly, The_ Letter-Dresser. } _But very few_ Founders _exercise, or indeed can perform all these several Trades; though each of these are indifferently called_ Letter-Founders. _Fifthly, The_ Compositer, } _Sixthly, The_ Correcter, } Printers. _Seventhly, The_ Press-man, } _Eighthly, The_ Inck-maker. } _Besides several other Trades they take in to their Assistance; as the_ Smith, _the_ Joyner, _&c._ ADVERTISEMENT. The continuation of my setting forth _Mechanick Exercises_ having been obstructed by the breaking out of the Plot, which took off the minds of my few Customers from buying them, as formerly; And being of late much importun’d by many worthy Persons to continue them; I have promised to go on again, upon Condition, That a competent number of them may be taken off my hand by Subscribers, soon after the publication of them in the _Gazet_, or posting up Titles, or by the _Mercurius Librarius_, &c. Therefore such Gentlemen or others as are willing to promote the coming forth of these _Exercises_, are desired to Subscribe their Names and place of abode: That so such Persons as live about this City may have them sent so soon as they come forth: Quick Sale being the best encouragement. Some Gentlemen (to whom they are very acceptable) tell me they will take them when all _Trades_ are finish’t, which cannot reasonably be expected from me (my Years considered) in my life-time; which implies they will be Customers when I’me dead, or perhaps by that time some of themselves. The price of these Books will be 2_d._ for each Printed Sheet. And 2_d._ for every Print taken off of Copper Cuts. There are three reasons why this price cannot be thought dear. 1. The Writing is all new matter, not Collected, or Translated from any other Authors: and the drafts of the Cuts all drawn from the Tools and Machines used in each respective Trade. 2. I Print but 500 on each Sheet, And those upon good Paper: which makes the charge of Printing dear, proportionable to great numbers. 3. Some Trades are particularly affected by some Customers, (who desire not the rest,) and consequently sooner sold off, which renders the remainder of the un-sold _Exercises_ unperfect, and therefore not acceptable to such as desire all: so that they will remain as waste-Paper on my hands. _JOSEPH MOXON._