( 3»9 ) 
Miftake. I agree with the Antients in reckoning 
three Generations, at about an hundred Years. But 
the Reigns of Kings I do not equal to Generations, as 
the antient Greeks and Egyptians did } but 1 reckon 
them only at about 18 or 20 Years a piece one with 
another, when ten or twelve Kings, or more, are taken 
in continual Succeffion. So the firft 24 Kings of 
France ( Pharamond , Sic.) reigned 458 Years, which 
is one with another 19 Years a piece. The next 24 
Kings of France ( Ludovicus Baibas, < 5 Cc.) reigned 
45 1 Years, which is one with another i8t Years a 
piece. The next 15 Kings (Philippas Valefius , < 3 cc.) 
reigned 315 Years, which is one with another 21 
Years a piece. And all the 63 Kings of France 
reigned 1224 Years, which is 191 Years a piece. And, 
if the long Reign of Lewis XIV. be added, the 64 
Kings of France will reign but 20 Years a piece. 
And they, that examine the Matter, will find it fo in 
other Kingdoms : And I fhorten the Duration of the 
antient Kingdoms of Greece , in the fame Proportion 
that I fhorten the Reigns of their Kings, and there- 
by place the Argonautic Expedition about 44 Years, 
and the Taking of Troy about 7 6 Years after the Death 
of Solomon , and find Sefojiris contemporary to Sefac. 
So then the Obfervator hath miftaken my Meaning, 
in the two main Arguments on which the Whole is 
founded, and hath undertaken to tranflate and to con- 
fute a Paper which he did not underhand, and been 
zealous to print it without my Confent 5 tho’ he 
thought it good for nothing, but to get himfelf a lit- 
tle Credit, by tranflating it to be confuted, and con. 
futing his own Tranflation. 
The Obfervator faith, that 1 fuppofe that the 
Egyptians began, about 900 Years before Chrift,to form 
their Religion, and deify Men for their inventing of 
Arts,, 
