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tration) were fo relifht by his friend (a ftranger to 

 the Spani/h tongue) that he became reftles 'till he 

 got a promife from Sir John to tranflate the whole, 

 which he did in a few weeks ; and fo long as that 

 imployment lafted it proved an excellent diverfion 

 from his many fad thoughts; But he hath now 

 chang'd that Condition, to be pofTeft of that place 

 into which fadneffe is not capable of entrance. 



And his abfence from this world hath occafion'd 

 mee (who was one of thofe few that he gave leave 

 to know him, for he was a retyr'd man) to tell the 

 Reader that I heard him fay, he had not made the 

 EngliJJi fo fhort, or few words, as the originall ; 

 becaufe in that, the Author had exprefl himfelf fo 

 enigmatically, that though he indevour d to tranf- 

 late it plainly ; yet, he thought it was not made 

 comprehenfible enough for common Readers, 

 therefore he declar'd to me, that he intended to 

 make it fo by a coment on the margent ; which he 

 had begun, but (be it fpoke with forrow) he and 



thofe 



