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right, doth there ly flat ; ) and L find it fo conftant- 
ly in many of the ancient Manufcripts before the ufe of 
Printing came in. 
Nor need it move any fcruple at all, that part of the 
number is exprefled by the numeral Letter M, ( or the 
word Millefimo^ of which is but a contradrion, ) 
while the reft is exprefled in numeral figures. For the 
like doth oft occur in old Manufcripts; and, fome- 
times, even at this day. And it doth rather favour the 
fimplicity of that Age, (not very nice in fuch things, efpe- 
cially amongft Mechanicks) than any defign of impo* 
fture. 
If you, or your friends, light on any fuch Monument 
of equal or greater Antiquity than this ^ you may pleafe 
to impart it, to 
No\m> i5. 1^83. 
Yours, (^c. 
J 
