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the ways of writing that Language, till he has confider'd^ 
the whole State and Succeflion of its Letters in each of thofe 
Countries : Amongft thofc Languages I reckon the Hebrew^ 
Arabic^ Turk^fiy Armenian^ Ferfian^ Grei^ky Latin^ Teutonicy 
ScUvonhn^ &c. And tho Latin is common amongft us, and 
every body is pronouncing the Age of a Latin MS, yet I 
think they would do well to enquire vpheu as well as whm 
a Book was written. And if they are- certain that fuch a 
Latin Book was written in fuch a particular Country, or 
Province, 'tis then more eafie, by confidering the Succeffion 
of Letters us'd in that Province, or by comparing it with 
other Books written therein, to fay how old it is. For 
want of this confideration many Learned Perfons have 
been almoft always out in their Calculations, and have 
pronouncd at Random. If then, my Lord, this Method 
appears Rational, and even NecelTary, in order to attain a 
fufficient Meafure of this fort of Knowledge 5 it follows, 
that 'tis no eafie matter to affign the Age even of a Latin 
MS, no, not even in England, where yet I fuppofe there 
may be as great a Variety of Latin Hands, as ia moft other 
Countries. 
As for Painting and Muficy they are Arts that I have al-=^ 
ways had a great Love and Affeftion for. I know vcn^ 
well that each Painters Hand and each Muficians Ma;:ner 
differs from another, but whether there is a gradual and 
remarkable Variation from themfelves in the Courfe of 
their Lives, is what I never heard afferted. This is cer- 
tain, that they cm change their way of Painting and Com» 
pofing at pleafare 5 and therefore, Mr H. VurceVs DuLi' 
hella is faid not to be like his other Mufic 5 and Mr Fnllcr 
the Pointer could put one of his Pieces upon Sir Feter Lely 
for a. moft incomparable Pifture of Mich. Angelo. Buc 
then thefe Changes and Variations from their ufual Man- 
ners are very feldom made. And a man generally purhies- 
and praftices that which is moft agreeable to his own Ge- 
nius. For this Reafon^ v/hen a Painters Hand i$ fixed, 
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