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LETTER X. 



Dear 5/r, 



WH E N I wrote Notes upon Falconer'^ 

 Cryptome?iifis FatefaBa^ my intent was 

 to republifli that Book, which had many years 

 ago become fo rare, that (excepting in one par- 

 ticular Friend's hand) I could never meet with 

 it, though I confulted with Mr. Daniel Browit^ 

 without 'Temple-Bar ^ for whom it was publiflied, 

 and who believed it was almofi: no where to be 

 met with, but in great Libraries. Though I had 

 long fince laid afide my delign, and deftroyed them; 

 yet I have at the defire of fome Friends here, 

 communicated a fummary and plain Introdudion 

 to common Decyphering, without the leaft in- 

 tention of advancing into difficult cramp Decy- 

 phering, becaufe all my former, and more exten- 

 five Notes, were a long while ago committed to 

 the flames, as intimated at the conclufion of my 

 fixth Letter. In iliort ; this Summary and plain 

 Introdudlion to common Decyphering, contains 

 no other than my firft ofF-hand Thoughts, at 

 prefent, upon the Subjed, and is I hope, eafy 

 enough to be underftood by all Perfons who are 

 willing and fit to be inftrudled in it. 



2. Now, 



