DEDICATION. 



that infiead of making any Acknowledgments of Tour 

 former Kindnejfes^ I am under the 'Neceffity of asking 

 farther Famurs. 



The unezpe&ed Delay this Book has met with^ has- 

 jujily giuen Offence to Tou^ and many of the Subfcribers ;, 

 hut I hope the Accuracy of the Engramng^ the Goodnefs 

 of the taper ^ and the Beauty of the Letter and Work^^ 

 manjhip^ which even exceed the Original^ will in fome 

 meafure atone for this Faulty efpecially Jince the Graving 

 of the Plates was retarded no lefs than four Months^, 

 by the Indifpojition of the Engraver^ at a- time he had 

 made fuch Progrefs^ that they could not then be put into^ 

 other Hands without manifefi Injury to the Work^ be- 

 Jides divers other Accidents that contributed likewife to 

 delay the Publifhing^ which, with the utmoft Diligences 

 I was not able to prevent.. 



Notwithfianding this^ I think it my Duty to ask: 

 Pardon of all the Subfcribers^ which I earneftly do^ and 

 promife to make what Amends I am able^ by keeping 

 the Book to fuch a Price as may be jufi to thofe that 

 were pleafed to encourage it^ and yet be as cheap to ^ 

 Others^ as any thing of like Goodnefs^ that has appeared' 

 in the Englilli Tongue. 



As to the Tranjlation^ Sir^ I have endeavoured to 

 make it as plain^ and intelligible^ as pojjible^ which the 

 Author had done before me in the Original^ well knowing 

 a Gentleman has as much need that an Art be made 

 plain to him J as a Workman has that the Language 

 Jhould be fo. I know it has been obje&edy that this 

 Undertaking was properly the Gardeners Province^ and 



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