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Comenius seems to have designed translating "liis 

 Pansopliical Labours/^ according to a letter from Hart- 

 lib to Dr. Wortliington^ dated Jan. 30tli, 1659. On 

 which Mr. Crossley makes note that : — ^^ From this 

 period to the time of his death. Comenius was too 

 much absorbed in controversy and prophecy/^ to 

 publish the works named ; their object " was to sim- 

 plify and shorten J by a kind of royal road to learning, 

 all studies, arts, and sciences." 



III. 



A reformation of Schooles, designed in two excellent 

 Treatises : The first whereof summarily sheweth, 

 the great necessity of a generall Reformation of 

 common Learning. What grounds of hope there 

 are for such a Reformation. How it may be 

 brought to passe. The second answers certaine 

 objections ordinarily made against such under- 

 takings, and describes the severall Parts and 

 Titles of Workes which are shortly to follow. 

 Written many yeares agoe in Latine by that 

 Reverend, Godly, Learned, and famous Divine 

 Mr. John Amos Comenius [Komensky], one of 

 the Seniours of the exiled Church of Moravia. 

 And now upon the request of many translated 

 into English, and published by Samuel Hartlib, 

 for the generall good of this Nation. 4to. — Lon- 



