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fometimes drawn out by the Palmyrenes, as is abun- 
dantly evident from the third of (12) Dr. Bernard’s 
Greek Palmyrene infcriptions, as well as that I am 
here confidering, and another publifhed by (13) M. 
Spon; but like wife extremely common both amongd 
the Greeks and Romans. In fupport of which 
adertion a multitude of indances might be produced, 
did it ftand in the lead need of them. But, as this 
is not the cafe, it will be fudicient to refer the cu- 
rious, for their farther fatisfadion in this particular, 
(14) to the authors cited here. 
8. As for the honorary infcriptions, fuch as are 
exhibited by fome of the Palmyrene marbles, in- 
fpeded by Mr. Dawkins, they were dill, if pofllble, 
more common than the others, both amongd the 
Greeks, the Romans, and the Palmyrenes. So com- 
mon indeed, that whole volumes might be colleded 
of them. Nay, many might judge too prolix a bare 
enumeration of even the names of all thofe writers ; 
though I daall take the liberty to mention (iy) fome 
of them here, who have publifhed and attempted to 
explain them. 
(12) Edw. Bernard. Monument. Palmyren. Infcript. III. p. 2. 
(13) J ac - Spon. ubi Tup. p. 3. 
(14) Gruter. &Reinef. pafs. Baudelot. DeUtil. Peregrin. inDiis 
Larib. Spon. ubi flip. p. 4. Prid. Marin. Oxonienf. p. 282, 287. 
Oxon. 1676. Raph. Fabret. pafs. Joan. Oliv. Rhodigin. in Alarm, 
lfiac. Exercitat. C. iv. p. 23 — 33. &C. x. p. 70 — 82. Romae, 1 7 19. 
Lud. Ant. Murator. in Nov. Thcfaur. Vet. Infcript. Mediolani, 
17 39, 1740, 1742. Alarmor. Taurinenf. Auguftae Taurinorum, 
J743’ I 747- 
(15) Gruter. Reinef. Prid. Raph. Fabret. Edw. Bernard. Mo- 
nument. palmyren. Seller’s Append, to the Antiquit, of Palmyr. Lud. 
Ant. Murator. ubi fup. Marmor. Taurinenf. &c. 
9. Three 
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