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utmofr. of my abilities ; and iufpc&ing my qualifi- 
cations to convey with precifion the ideas of the 
original in an Englifh idiom, I have prevailed on 
an Englifh friend to correft the manufcript before 
it was given to the Prefs ; and one of the learned 
fubferibers has moreover been fo kind as to revile 
the proofs. 
If, notwithftanding thefe precautions, fomc 
errors may have efcaped me, the good-natured 
reader will, I hope, make every allowance to a man, 
who, if he hath fhewn himfelf not accurately verfed 
in the language, can plead in excufe, that he is not 
a native of this country. Befides, many pafiages in 
the original were prolix to an extreme : the diffi- 
culty, therefore, was to avoid the repetitions with- 
out deftroying the fenfc, or varying from the ideas 
of the author. This I have attempted; how far 
I have fuccecded the intelligent Public mufl deter- 
mine. At any rate I fhail deem my labours more 
than amply rewarded, if they can recommend me to 
the patronage of thofe for whofe pa ft favours I feci 
all that gratitude can infpire, from whole future 
iervices I hope all that induftry can exnecl. 
C, HEYDTNGER. 
