Book.Some learned German Oentlemen, as Mr PaUhemm^ 
^^iSMlter Syndic of are already very iii- 
quifitive after it, and foine learned Daifes and Smdes^ 
who have feeg it at Oxfird^ have already given me 
thanks for it 5 'and their encouragement, wirh that I 
have met witl^lar home,; and hope ftill to meet with, 
infpire me with vigour in ray undertaking, which I 
hope in due.titrie, to bring to an happy end. ■ There 
are already ^bove XC Sheets printed off, and nodi- 
Mgence is wanting to difpatch it, as foon as it can^ 
be done.. '1 Have alreadjy mentioned how much I am 
l^ehplden' to fome excellent Perfons and Societies for 
die, free cpnimur^iptipn of their MSS. to whom I (hall: 
maie njy .ackuovviedgments, with all refpeds^ as pub^ 
lick j^s my iSoQk ^ and I entreat you. Sir, from whofe 
fOi^ and ' cu^ forts of Learning receive great: 
^dvaxLt^e,, t,hat if you hear of any perfons who have 
dj^y^ ^^$S^ ox any Nvrma^m-Saxor^ick Monn- 
merits'.' of Antiquity till the Reign of i/e/?. II. - you 
would entreat them to communicate them tO: 
mp. r.A^d beqaufe, yoi;i tell me fome curious perfons; 
^.y:^ur jGguftin[t^nGe dqfire to have a, fight of ^ly Book, 
I'^ni^at^yovi to.tell them^ that tq qblige them^ I in-^- 
t€nd: e*re. ibng to have as much of it as is printed ftitcht: 
upon b^nds,, - and lye in Mt Keehle s Shop, at the Turks- 
^e/id mr^^ ttiat it, m^y be ften^ by them, ; and all; 
otl^^r.Guriou^'ppr^^ a^- kind nefs, for tl^atfort 
of jlearaipg3.r^^ fi^ve a mind to know \v;hatl Jim-a do- 
:|ig, to^yarqliljq prOT i thank yoUy Sir,^, 
Eooft; hea^rtily, ipr_^^il the encouragement and affiftanca* 
youlh^^.^^eufne,;^^^ a very great lenfe oiF my 
ft^gaBansiia^OT^^ jL^a^.^aye,^ SLt^^G^&r^y 
George- Hickes. 
