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To Mounsieur D'Argenton Coun∣sellor of the King, and Master of Requests in Ordinary. LETTER XVIII.
SIR, having taken the paines that I have done, I cannot altogether disvalue my worke; yet I am not a little glad to be confir∣med in my opinion by a man of your worth: and that my labour is not unpleasing to the soundest judgements. The second censure you make of it, assures me of the integritie of the first; seeing I should be too presumptuous to beleeve, you could be deceived twice toge∣ther. But let us stay there, I beseech you; and thinke not, I will ever entertaine the vanitie you put upon me. I neither pretend to instruct the world, nor take upon me to teach you, in any thing: it is enough for me, that I can finde wisemen some recreation; & can lay things be∣foreyour eyes, which you know already better than my selfe. I may perhaps be some helpe to your memorie, and refresh your old Ideas; but to adde any thing to your knowledge, and im∣part to you any new Doctrine, this requires qualities that are not to be found in me. I ra∣ther hope to be much bettered in knowledge by you; and make account, to account you here∣after, for one of my Oracles. Prepare your