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1648, that is twenty- four years later. [Vide Madan's Chart of Oxford 

 Printing (1904)]. There were Ai-abic founts on the Continent, i.e., at the 

 Vatican Press in 1591. 



The Ai-abic character or type has been used by the Persians since the 

 conquest of their countiy by the Moslems, with less exactitude, however, as 

 regards distinguishing dia-ciitical dots. 



[Authority, Mr. E. G. M. Swifte, B.]..] 



In the " Logica sen Introductio," etc. (Dublin, 1657), occur on p. 10 in 

 the t€xt (Epis. Dedica.) some words in puie Persian, and on p. 16 some 

 words in Arabic as used by a Persian, as I am informed after inquiry at the 

 British Museum. 



male by A lejiiite in IreLvii. ^ i 2 



f.fff p!r.cc,clK.b'.y/«<ij;;>; in thcfccon.l, ^jv.'7„-iiid.V;;A'- * *n.\iyZui. 

 t.:.u/;:;: HI ihc :hirj,vcc.iinc tlic Greek vvoiJ:>4£)-:F^05a. 'j;^f*^''/^^^^^ 

 Sotharout.S.avioiir. tlcfccnJingmco Shcd^luJcs or nfi»,fr.„i,ity 

 lltll, myy thoi be unJcrllocd 10 have dsfceHdeiinto Erptniujowo. 

 C0rn:pi.c/»,ut ic IS 10 liy, inio the pit oxfliice of corriip- ^, ^ „, y . 

 tie», C-s^ /:/''.^v#y>.-inccrprcccih it jnUIioiighhccvrcrc jo*:^,'/ 

 free »i» ihcmeaiJCtimc from xhz p.'.J.'ion of corruption, al-i.a.vjtjt*. 

 And bcCAiifc -r.v and .-j.^.-, *V/\>s K Sis-T-S-vn, lie!/ and "'-'^•'^' "-f. 

 Corrupts ■ ,h.ivc rclcrcncc to ihc !cUc fam" thing : thei- p'l'.jfjj;'},'^, 

 fore doih the Arabick interpreter, *ciai;ilai.cd by /«■ coirupiian. 

 «?/«j,i(j Aft. 2. ji.;craMhc Arabian divi.lcih the book, jl^^f^^""'-^'*- 

 Ad.4.10.) conloiirtd them together, and rcrainc the .,1' ,'.'.'; ^''"'• 

 Cimc word in both the parts ot the fcntcnce, alter this 'v?**,*' is 9. 

 miner, llcn'.uuot i:ft iupcrdr-on^tKjthcr d:dhi.<Jhlh 'l"'""'"'"; 

 ji:pf/c!ri9i.c\<:n.M 111 tnc 2y.lMa!me(or the jonccor- tximtUub.,.». 

 din-; to ihcdiviliofi otihc Hebrew es) the Arabick rca- *"•'''*■- 

 dc 



IS.-1-";? r-f;,ih.'».t >•;, the t:9ufe ofthc cnve. 



am;; to ihcdiviUofi or mclicDrewes; tiic ArabicH rca- •"'•'"*■■ 

 icih,-' ^.-^'ral-rdu.jfii li'.ll, uhctc the Greek hatli '{^{l}p^[ ^''■ 

 59q)93^'iv,tl:c Hebrew /-vtj.S: the- Cha'd^-eparapljiafc ^:idi'27i w.' 



Fio. 5. — Shoving Anbir, Hebrew, and Gretrk Type. 



