4 The Preface to the Reader. 
ly allow d there ) one of their mofl learned Brahmans liVd with him in 
the fame Houfe for a conftderable time, from Ti^hom he by conflant Con^ 
yerfation, as well 06 out of their awn Records, learn d the mojl fecret 
ceffes of their ^ligton^ and had the exaB Draughts of their Idols , much 
kyond it)hat Abraham Royerius (whoTt^rit upon the fame SubjeB) 
can pretend to upon that account. As for our party we ha^e made it our 
chiefejl care to giVe you an exaSl Delineation of the he fore-mention d 
Draughts in the hefl Qopper Elates that could be procurd, and that with 
all imaginable exaBnefs according to the true Originals^ contrary to what 
is praHisd by many, who ftudy to reprejent matters of this kind, rather 
according to their own Fancy j than to 'Truth, We ha'Ve only this to add,, 
that to aVoid all unneceffary Prolixity,, it was judged requiflte to omit 
many Digreffionsy tending not fo much towards the Elucidation of the 
Hijlory, 06 (we fuppoje ) to fi?ew the Author's Criticifm in the Holy 
Scripture, 
