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MEMOIR OF 
mention at your own choice. I have neer finished 
ane edition of Arator from the excellent MS. I 
have. I am expecting some observations and 
notes on him from a learned Swedish gentleman, 
who wrote to me about the edition of Arator from 
England. I shall acquaint yow of what I gett 
when they come to my hand ; and now I have 
prepared ane edition of our countrieman, Sedulius, 
from ane excellent manuscript copie of it with 
notes in parchment belonging to the Lawers 
Library. I purpose to add to it Sedulius his 
paraphrase in prose published by himself, a printed 
copie of which I have, and the notes of Antonius 
Nebrissensis, and others, so it will be lyke one of 
the poets done for the Dauphin. They are excel- 
lent poets, especially Sedulius, and I hope they 
may be of use for the young students for fixing 
n ther mynds the great truths of Religion. I 
think this may, with the blessing of God, be one 
mean for the reformation of manner, (happily 
begun in the neighbour kingdome,) wished for by 
all good men in that country. Mr Andrew Simp- 
son hetli promised to make a faire and correct 
edition, if he may have incouradgement from the 
schools and colledges. I arne hopeful yow will 
take pains to procure subscriptions in Glasgow. 
I intend Sedulius shall be first published, he being 
lyke to be best wellcomed here, and having so 
many advantages above the others, tyme may 
