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found in the Antients. There have been lately printed fame of 
his Obfervations upon Athen£m , and he that hath interpreted 
Benedetto Cajielli^ of the Meafure of running waters, hatb 
thence inftrted in his Work a very handrome one upon an Epi* 
ftle of SjineftHSj which v/as fodifEcult ^ that the Jefuit Petavms^ 
who hath commented upon this Author^ acknowledges^ that he 
could not underftand it. 
He hathalfo made many Obfervations upon iheonof Smyrm^ 
and ijpon other Antient Authors : but moft part of them arc 
not found but fcattered in his Epiftles , becaufe he did not write 
much upon thefe kinds of SubjeftSj but to fatisfie the curiofity of 
his friends. 
All thele Mathematical Works, and all thefe curious fearches 
in Antiquity, did not hinder this greoLt Fxrtmfi from difcharging 
the duties of his place with much affiduity ^ and with fomuch 
ability, that he hath had the reputation of one of the greateft Ci- 
vilians of his Age. 
But that, which is moft of all lurprifing to manyjis^that with all 
that ftrength of underftanding , which was rcquiiite to make 
good thefe rare qualities, lately mentioned, he had fo polite and 
delicate parts, that he compofed Latin^ French and S^anijh Verfes 
with the fame elegancy, as if he had lived in the time of Angu- 
jlus^ and pafled the greateft part of his life at the Courts of France 
and Spain. 
More particulars will perhaps be mentioned of the Works of 
this Rareperfoo^ when all things, that he hath publifli'd , fhall 
he recovered , and v/hen liberty (hall be obtained ot his Worthy 
Son, to impart unto the World the reft of his Writings, hitherto 
unpubliftied* 
Printed with Licence^ For "john Martin^ and '^ames AUifiry^ 
Printers to the Koyd Society. 
