Saint Augustines confessions translated: and with some marginall notes illustrated. Wherein, diuers antiquities are explayned; and the marginall notes of a former Popish translation, answered. By William Watts, rector of St. Albanes, Woodstreete

To the deuout Reader,

FOr such a one, I hope this booke will make thee. I am forced for want of paper, to turne an Epistle into an excuse. If thou here missest the Pre∣face; know, that the swelling of the volum shut it out. This Translation I began for the exercise of my Let••ten Deuoti∣ons; but I quickly found it to exercise more then my Deuo∣tion: it exercised my skill, (all I had:) it exercised my Patience, it exercised my Friends too (for tis incompa∣rably the hardest taske that euer I yet vndertooke) the Presse wrought, as fast as I wrote, and I could not recall what was past. Some things therefore may be ouerslipt;

but neither many, I hope nor materiall to Religion, nor so many by many, as those of the former Translation, w^ch mis∣led me as much as helpt me, especially the two first books, when I too much trusted him. Who was the Author of it, I assuredly know not: some name Parsons; others, name a knight. That I somtimes touch him too tartly, was my a••ale against him; not onely for being so Arrantly, Partially Popish; but for being so spite∣full to the Holy Scriptures; which he neuer honors with quoting in his margent; euery where debases, by aduancing the Romish Church aboue them. If finding himselfe aggrieued, hee shall in Print discouer himselfe against me; I hope this of mine will one day come to a second Impres∣sion. Now in the meane time I humbly desire the Deuout

Reader, to bee a Courteous Censurer: & I promise to send any man as many Thanks, as he shall fairely send me word of Faults, escaped in my booke. God blesse the Rea∣ders; and send them all to make confession vnto Salua∣tion.

So prayes

your Chap∣layne the Translater, W. W.