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about inwardly, told it nwny things k had (esn and hcari 
^ without. Now the things they deiire to fee are of various 
kinds, either the Souls of the Dead, or the Aft ions of 
Men at a great diftance, or part or future things. And he 
gives inftances of fome perfons who came from other 
Countries to theirs, to fee the Ghofts of their Anceftors 
raisy after this manner. And Piato owns that all the 
Tradition concerning the Elyfidn Fields and Hei/ owes 
its rife ro their North, which being cut on a Table of 
Brafs, was carried hy Ops from the liy^erhoreans to Delos^ 
belonging to the Gr^e^j*. 
The twelfth Chapter treats o? Jfipiter, and his form of 
Government, and Expeditions at feveral times about the 
year of the World 2 1 CO, The Author having proved by 
many ftrong Arguments in his precedent Volumes, that 
Jupiter waSvtiie Son of SatHrn in Sweden^ and held his Em- 
pire there 5 he undertakes to (hew here that he went 
thence to other Countries and fubdued them, which has 
been the occafion various Nations and Cities claim* 
ing -his place of Birth and Sepulchre to themfelves 3 a- 
mong whom he firft numbers thofe of Crete. Befides what 
he has faid in his precedent Volumes to prove J^tpit^r ro 
have been of their Country, he fays many Names given 
him by his Country, men as well as Foreigners prove it. As 
I , The name of Thys and Thyjfon. 2. Dian^ which name 
was alfo common to the 12 Gods or conftituted 
by him to judge the People, and take care of [Sacred 
Rites. 3. Thor^ from which name various Cities, Villages, 
Places of Judicature, Groves , Lakes , Kings and other 
lUuftrious Perfons afterwards drew their Names.. And 
their Anceftors conveyed this Royal Nanie of Thoruto 
the Gmh and Latinsy of which he gives feiveral in- 
ftances. So he fays, the Town 7hordan,t ot Torto^a in 
Greece, called by tho Greeh Dodom, was ;built by l^or ^ 
io that the moft ancient Oracle of the Gr^'^/^i^^ in ;which 
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