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which represent our condition plain enough, as the Eeader 

 may see by looking upon the Pillar here presented to him. 

 I do not love Latin in French Books, and indeed I have 

 almost forgot all I knew of that Language, but 'tis difficult 

 to Translate these Verses, without taking away their Force 

 and Beauty. 



on the simulated column as far as " locis" ; afterwards is inserted : 

 "An. Dom. m. dc. xci. xxx Aprilis. Biennio cum 21 diebus ibidem 

 peractis, Fragilem truci Pelago commissimus ratem. Die xx Maj. An. 

 Dom. M. DC. xciii." 



THE END OF THE FIRST PART. 



[In the original French, Leguat's book is divided into two separate 

 volumes, the "premier tome" occupying 164 pages of print, whilst the 

 first part of the English version fills only 120 pages of larger size. The 

 frontispiece of the first volume is repeated in the second, which fills 

 180 pages of type in the French, and 123 in the English edition. The 

 Dutch version is in one small quarto volume, with 178 pages of text 

 and 14 pages of index. This version has the dates given, in years, at 

 the top of each page and marginal references, being also divided into 

 chapters, the headings of which are given above at page Ixiii.] 



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