X. Julius Celfus de z>ita ^ Rebns Gejiis 
Julii Cjefaris ex Mnf.^o Joan. Georgii Grevii 
iter at i Edith CHm Indice Rerum Vbe/rimo. 
Loftdim Proflant apud S. Smith & B,miford, 169 
Pr. 2 s. 6 d. 
THefe Commentaries being very rare, and not to 
be tou-id in any publick or private Libraries of 
FraHce and other Countries, have given occafion to ma- 
ny learned Criticks to Publilh their different Sentiments 
upon them. The great Ifaac Cafauhon did not know 
them ; quoting lome Fragments of th,s Juliui Celfus, 
asleiect obfcure Minufcripcpieces, fent him by Bongar- 
jm, tno' tfte Author had been frequently mentioned a- 
bove ; CO Years before, by Vmcentius, Walter Burlekk, 
Eybtiiu, ■Johannes Magms, and Printed in a BJack Letter 
With Abbreviations, in the Year 1473 . Gerard FoffiHi 
was tne firft who cleared this point, and faid, that many 
thmgs in Ccefar s Cornmentarks might be Illuftrated by 
this Hiftory of Celfus , whofs Name occurred very 
trequentfy in the Fronts and Ends of the Ancient Ma- 
mfcripts of C^efar's Works ; it being theCuftomof thofe 
nmss to affix the Teftimony and Approbation of Cri- 
ticks, and other Learned Men, to moft of the old Mam- 
fcripts , m oxdtT to Ihew they were Authentick, being 
read and examined by fuch and fuch Scholars of known 
Integrity and Abilities : this gave occafion to the more 
batDarous Ages to think thofe Namfsto be the true Au- 
tnors, and to cite them as fa:h,- fo Jidius Celfus is mu"h 
honoured by the many "Quotations made in this man- 
ner, and is taken by fome Modern Criticks for <:<2/kr 
himfelf, . 
Let the thing be as it will, 'tis certain, the Comment 
tmes here Publuhed, hive been mt ch fought after (tho' 
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