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 tfte Hutljottc^s: tfterof ,31 Doubt notbut 3 fl^oulU be tbougbt to baue bonoticeO 



l?our i^aiellie ujitb an acceptable pitefmt^l? tottcbittg tbetuoitbitteJTe of tl^e 

 l^illoue it felf>truelp tbat tbittg map not iiidlp be tbougbt bnmeete to beoSe 



reb bfito a p^ince,t^efenotDlebgetDberof,befibe tbat it Ui bp bailp experience 

 fenouien to bebotb profitable to al^anb pleafant to manp,iis?abotte al otber fa 

 cultie;6?(tbe Unim ifenotjolebge tjobetbp tbefouleliuetb) onlp eiccepteb,\»itbro 

 ^igb commenbation^? in tbe bolp ^cripturei8f eictolleb>;tbat not onelp tbe pjo 

 felfout^tberof areaccounteb toOittbp of abmiration^ b^no^tbut eue Salomon 

 tbattopaUanbU3ife£(png>fojttbatbebabtbe knoiulebge of tbe natureisfof 

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 , Cebatini>/^^/^^/^totbcl^pfo{)etbat fpjinsetboutof tbeu^allt^tberefotetn 

 «,R.cg.4. tbe f^eb :^pbel l^iiW bignifieb ^ i?eno\jomeb*3 topU fap notbing of Miihri- 



datcs,Lyfimachus,Gentius,Artcmifia,anbfttCbnOble^migbtp0jinces[:tDbOfe 



beligbtanblpfetngtotoarbeis^tbi^^^notPlebgeoftbe nature of )^iante0U)a;6; 

 fucb,tbat ni5 bp tbeir biligent inquifitio tbep wittily f ounb out tbe bfe of man^ 

 of tbem^, bauing founb tbe fame,tbep bifbapneb not to benominate anb im 

 pattetbertotbeirotonenameis? ,ti3bicb^ttento tbiSbapmanp of tbembo apll 



mapne*:6tttargumente$to tbispucpofe, are befoje pour moft excellent #a 

 itiiiz neebelelfe to be aUeageb:aftoelbecau(e pour bigbti^s? i$ baplp couerfant 

 in tbe mod cleare ligbt of al botb hinint ^ bumapne l^noU3lebge> Dob^ebp pott 



farremo^e eaCilp fee tbe lobole compafte j tben menof meane eftate are able to 

 tonceiueaparte:a;8^al(ofortbattbepj^ofe(Iburis;oftbii3^ facultie betuitb pour 

 bigbtteffebab in fucb piice anb eOimation^tbattbeparenotonel^bppour^a^ 

 ieftie anb pour molt noble )^iogenitour? , toitb funb^p |^;iuilege$ $ libertieief 

 enbo^eb^tpitb manp 9 great fJtipmhtg anb pentioniaf in pour <i^race;3? ?!ixmuer 

 fitie;8^ anb ^cb ooleis^ foftereb anb maintepneb : but alfo ug tbep Ibalbe founbe 

 to baue laubablp pzof iteb tberein Jo are tbep abuaunceb ^ calleb to tbe cbarge 

 ofpottrperfon,^oftbepertbn39Jofpouri!iobleS*3Enbartebeingbpbonoinott- 



rilbeb,encrearetb baplp,^ puttetb al men out of boubt , tbat tbep \)7bicb lb env 

 bzace tb e p) f eOb ur j8^ tb^reof ^ bo botb tuell Ipl^e anb tbinbe of t^e facultie^anb 

 fulf icientlp bnberftanbe botb tbe bfe anb tbe epceliencie tbereof ♦ M toucbing 

 tbe Sutbour of tbiiBt taoz&etubtcb 1 bauetra(Iateb,botu patnefulamanbetie^> 

 botu n^ilful,anb boU) lucUelp bebatb atcbteueb tl^i^ bt;s^burmeire,a^it(balbefl; 

 appearebp biligent reabing ouer W U3o:fee;S:fo alfo map it eafilp be fenoiuen 

 bp tbe teftimonie;8f ^ iubgemente^of tbemottlearneb j^bpfitions of tbi? age* 

 €>f u)bom,rome are bp tbeir oiObne tJP0jtfee;8: alrebp e]rtat,no table ^ renotumcD, 

 ^ otber^Cbp tbe great trauaile tbat tbep baue befto\3oeb in tranflating bim out 

 of bis tongue tuberin be UPtote into biuer? otber languageS)are mabe euibet 

 anb famott?:but none befoie tbijaf into englil|>*i©bicb batb mabe me befpioujaf 

 (foloming tbeir e]rample)to makemp CountrepmenpartaUerjSof fucb knotjo- 

 lebge,as otber learneb anb toife mm in otber Counttie^s^baue tbougbt mcete 

 to be mabe fenotuen intbe natiuetongueg of tbeir commo mtnltg. coucbing 

 m felf e tbiS onelp 3 baue to promife,tbat in tW tranOation 3 baue bfeb mp 

 mollffeil anb Diligence to pleafeanb pleaOirealfucb aiaf beligbt in ttfig fo bo n eft 

 anbp.iofitableafenotulebge* ^oftbumblp craupng a fauourableacception 

 bereof at pour #aiefties banbeiaf,anb parbon, if anp popnt J batie giuen iuXt 

 occaRonof blameanb beferueb repzebenfiom 



from mp poojeboufe at 'A^ptefcarie U)itbiu pour S^aieftieiBf Countic 

 :&omerret,tbe firft bap of 3anuarie,S^.©Xwbii;; 



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