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THE PUBLISHER TO THE READER:
THe Occasion of the 〈…〉〈…〉 Scot∣land) his writing these 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉▪ 〈…〉〈…〉 sent him •…•…he fir•…•…t 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉 Roger 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉▪ •…•…∣ly after 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉 in England, upon 〈…〉〈…〉 some Hi•…•…orical Observations thereon, 〈…〉〈…〉 that they should become publi•…•…i Juris; for then 〈…〉〈…〉 •…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 English Garb, and made them much fa•…•…er, 〈…〉〈…〉; 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 the Reader is to look upon them only as the Result of some few 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉, and that for the particular Satisfaction of his Friend.
I receaved a writen copy of them from an acquaintance of the Reverend 〈◊〉〈◊〉, who procured the same •…•…om him, with a Design to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 them: which accord∣ingly I have done. The Author dwells above 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and did not see one line of the Print till the whole impresion was wro•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉, which was done before 〈◊〉〈◊〉 could hardly imagine that 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 begun; and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tho▪ the critical reader 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pretend to es•…•…y any material saults, Yet •…•…e oug•…•… not to impute them to the Author, who no doubt (•…•…f any such •…•…ad been) would have esp•…•…ed and amended them himself if •…•…e had •…•…ad the Oportunity to have attended the Press and perused his Observations when printed sheet by sheet.
I doubt not but the ca•…•…did Reader may reap both Pleasure and Profit by them; But, upon both these Accounts, the Advantage will be the greater, if together with them He peruse also the Fables on which they are •…•…ounded, as they are set down by the truly learned Sir Roger L'Estrange. in the first Edition of his •…•…ook, to which they only relate. As for the Typographical Errata, the judicious •…•…eader is desired to pardon the same, and to correct the more material ones thus,
ERRATA CORRIGENDA.
Page 13. Line 30. for left read lost. p. 23. l 28. for Calbinus r. Albin•…•…. p. 27. l. 34. for inconsiderable r. inconsiderat. l. 36. for thereof r. whereof. p. 30. l. 29. r. which so overmatched. p. 34. l. 32. for Figellinus r. •…•…gil∣linus. l. 43. for Thais r. Lais. p. 40. l. 27. for Creum•…•…ius r. Cremutius. p. 43. l. 10. for triffled r. trysted.
ADDENDA.
Page 5. Line 7. after Materials; add The same being done by the •…•…pitoma∣tor of Trogus Pompe•…•…us, as many suppose. p. 8. l. 16. add afterwards Knights of the Rhodes, and now of Malta. p. 9. l. 22. after besides the Scots, add S•…•…ro sapi•…•… Phryges, being a true Satyr long before our Nation had a Bee∣ing, tho' the old•…•…st in Europe; To the last line of this page, add St. Paul ha∣ving observed the same of those who are unequally yoaked in maters of Re∣ligion, the many Inconveniences of such fatal Conjugations (especially a∣mong Soveraign Princes) being so obvious that VVe need not insist upon. them. p. 15. l. 27. add Whereas Nicias, by a superstitious Dread of the E∣clypse of the Moon, ruined both the Athenian Army and Navy in the Haven of Syracuse. p. 24. l. 17. add Not considering that there, they need 100 00 Gondalo's to •…•…erry them from one Isle to another. p. 27. l. 43. after Paregoric. add for in lieu of six Grains (which is the mos•…•… should be given at once, even to a frantick person of her Sex) he had given her no less than thirty six. p. 41. l. 3•…•…. after hang'd thereon, ad Thus Diogenes the Cynick 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a Gra•…•… of that Tree, on which an ill natured wi•…•…e had hanged herself, in Hopes (as he alledged) that it would bear Fruit of that same Kind.