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,d by which their wretched credulity is in- 

 ceffantly fhown. We are inclined to fay to the 

 travellers who relate fuch tales : &>, if I bad 

 jitntbefetl ~df, I ficitld not bave believed 



fbtm becaufe you bave feen them. 

 A traveller fhould examine all things with his 

 own eyes, and fhould write down all he fees on 

 the fpot, in his protocol, or itinerary. Idlenefs 

 is incompatible with accuracy, and whoever is 

 fearful of inconvenience, fatigue and expence, 

 mud never hope to produce a relation of his 

 travels worthy of regard. 



V. A defire of recounting marvellous rela- 

 tions is natural to all travellers , but they fhould 

 remember, tljat all that is marvellous appears 

 conftantly fufpicious to a rational mind , and 

 that it is even more prudent to fupprefs fads, 

 which, though true, are incredible, than to ren- 

 der their veracity doubtful by aftonifhing re- 

 ports. Candor, fmcerity, accuracy, and a judi- 



>LIS difcernment, fhould be conftantly confpi- 

 cuous in every relation. The ground work 



. >uld be laid in truth, and the ornaments 

 fhould be plcafmg and judicious : for it is by 

 juft and pertinent reflections, that relations of 

 tiiis kind are prevented from becoming dry and 

 dilagrecub. 



VI. There are but few good relations of tra- 



in 1-urnne-, lu'e.u.le it has been very 

 difficult, and even dangerous to fpeak the truth. 



It 



