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therto explained. I therefore judged it not improper 
to tranfmit you an accurate draught of this coin, as 
well as one of the medal here fo particularly de- 
fcribed ; [Vide Tab. XVII.] which may probably be 
the more acceptable to many, who have a tade for 
this kind of literature, as M. Bouteroue s book itfelf 
cannot now without great difficulty be found. 
With regard to the language of the paper in which 
my remarks are contained, I (hall only beg leave to 
hint, that it is underflood by all who are proper 
judges of the performance. For this therefore I {hall 
offer no other apology, than that the letter from Sig. 
Abate Venuti to Mr. Nixon, which occafioned it, 
is penned in the Latin tongue ; and that the famous 
F. Corfini, the removal of whofe doubt or fufpicion 
was one of the principal objedts I had in view, writes 
for the mofl part at lead in the fame language. I 
might however add, that many learned foreigners, 
who are particularly pleafed with fuch difquifitions, 
are much better acquainted with Latin than any 
other tongue, except their own; and that it were 
to be wiffied the ufe of this noble language, in the 
republic of letters, were more general than it at pre- 
lent (2) feems to be. You will give me leave only 
farther to fugged, that there can be no impropriety 
in communicating to the Royal Society the following 
remarks, the (3) paper they are intended to fupport 
not only authorizing but even requiring fuch a com- 
( 2 ) Nov. An. Eruditor. Lipf. Menfts Mali A. 1755. p. 25 2 3 * 
( 3 ) Pbilofoph.Tranfaft. Vol. L. p. 184 187. 
munication ; 
