Via regia The kings vvay to heauen. By Iames Martin, Master of Arts. With a letter of that late miracle of learning, Mr. Is. Casaubon.

Eruditissimo & Magnae Spei Adolescenti, ({inverted ⁂}) Amico Singulari & Honorando.

BInas paucis diebus à te accepi: prio∣res rei magnitudine quam narra∣bant dederunt me in stuporem: nam certissimum Miraculum quae scribis conti∣nent. Caeterum à Deóne sit 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 an 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 nostrum non est pronuntiare, illorum est qui rei gestaefuerunt aut testes aut testium fami∣liares, qui{que} de eo quod accidit 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, pe∣ritiam habent voluntatis diuinae circa mira∣cula. Quare praestantissimis Theologis illu∣stris Academiae vestrae hoc 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 relinquo tractandum: mihi volupe fuit cognoscere 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: illi quaerant 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Quod si quid ab ali∣quo eorum fuerit super ea re sane mirabili scriptum, magnam inieris à me gratiam si id mecum communicaueris. Ego Operi instituto Dei gratiâ finem his diebus imposui; iam{que}

me habet cura illiberalis de conficiendis in∣dicibus: quos confecit homo & doctus & bo∣nus, sed ei negotio parum aptus: ita{que} magna pars illius operae in humeros meos recidit, prae∣sertim quod ad Auctorum indicem qui vel il∣lustrantur vel emendantur in hoc opere. Ha∣bebunt mei inimici in quo exerceant: irrita∣ui enim totam 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, eo quidem a∣lacrius, quia confido non defuturos mihi in Anglia defensores aduersus illorum putidas calumnias. Iam vir insignis, Rector Pride∣aux, eximio opusculo declarauit quodnam es∣set doctorum in hoc regno de meis studijs iu∣dicium. Ita{que} amorem, vestrum pluris facio quam omnes omnium 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Sed moror te. Hoc tantum addam, optare me scire quibus in studijs nunc sis, & quid porrò mediteris. Vale & me ama vir eruditissime, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Londini. VI. Eid. Feb. incunte ante paucas horas Natali meo LVI. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 qui vtinā quod praeterijt vitae meae, tegat; quod superest regat. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

The same Englished. To his Singular and Honored Friend, &c.

I Receiued lately two Letters from you: The first trans∣form'd me wholy into Won∣der: without doubt the thing you write of, is miraculous: But WHENCE, I cannot affirme. They may best coniecture, that were Eye-wit∣nesses, or of their neerest acquaintance, & they that haue the Spirit of Discerning, &c. In which regard I leaue the discussing thereof to the Most Excellent Diuines of your Illustrious Vniuersity. The Know∣ledge of it was pleasing to me; the Cause I referre to them, whose Iudgements on such an Admirable Euent, I should be ve∣ry glad to heare. I haue at length (by Gods Helpe) ended my Work (against BARO∣NIVS) and am now busie in gathering the Index of Authors that are Illustrated or Corrected. I haue stirred a whole Hor∣nets-nest of Aduersaries; the more con∣fidently,

in that I doubt not but some in England wil defend my Name from their base and vnsavory Calumnies. M^r. Do∣ctor Prideaux hath lately shew'd in an Ex∣cellent Worke, what the Learned of this Kingdome iudge of my Labours. Your Loue is of more force with me, then all the Spirits of Detraction. I desire to heare further from you, &c.

LONDON, the VI. of the Ides of Fe∣bruary: the 56^t yeare of my Age, by the Grace of my Mercifull God, whom I be∣seech to couer what is past, and gouerne what is to come.

• Iacobus Martynus.
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• Casauboni Myrtus.

ISAACVS MARTINVS, GERMANVS, fecit.