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preface to part 1, 5:-
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[af]ter time that Alexander had perswaded himselfe to
be Jupiter Hammons sonne, whose Statue was with
Rams hornes, both his owne and his Successors Coines
were stampt with horned Images: or else in respect of his
II. pillars erected in the East as a [star] Nihil
ultra of his Conquest, and some may say because hee had
in Power the Easterne and Westerne World,
signified in the two Hornes. But, howsoever, it well fits
the Passgae, either, as if hee had personated
Creseide at the entrance of two wayes, not knowing
which to take; in like sense as that of Prodicus his
Hercules, Pythagoras his Y, or the Logicians
Dilemma expresse; or esle, which is the truth of his
conceit, that shee was at a Nonplus, as the
interpretation in his next Staffe makes plaine. How many of
Noble Chaucers Readers never so much as suspect this
his short essay of knowledge, transcending the common Rode?
and by his Treatise of the Astrolabe (which, I dare
sweare, was chiefly learned out of Messakalah) it is
plaine hee was much acquainted with the Mathematiques, and
amongst their Authors had it. But, I return to my selfe.
From vaine loading my Margine, with Books, Chapters,
Folios, or Names of our Historians, I
abstain: Course of Time as readily directs to them. But,
where the place might not so easily occure (chiefly in
matter of Philologie) there onlie (for view of them
which shall examine mee) I have added assisting references.
For most of what I use of Chorographie, joyne with me
in thanks to that most Learned Nourice of Antiquitie
[...Greek...]
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criticism
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my instructing friend Mr. Camden Clarenceulx. From
him and Girald of Cambria also comes most of
my British; and then may Mercury and all the
Muses deadly hate mee, when, in permitiing occasion, I
professe not by whom I learn! Let them vent judgement on mee
which understand: I justifie it all, by the selfe Authors
cited, crediting no Transcribers, but when of
Necessitie I must. My thirst compeld mee alwayes seeke the
Fountaines, and, by that, if meanes grant it, judge
the Rivers nature. Nor can any Conversant in Letters
bee ignorant what error is oftimes fallen into, by trusting
Authorities at second hand, and rash collecting (as it were)
from visuall beam's refracted thorugh anothers eye. In
performance of this charge (undertaken at request of my
kinde friend the Author) Brevity of Time (which was
but little more than since the Poem first went to the
Presse) and that daily discontinued, both by my other most
different Studies seriously attended, and
interrupting Busines, as enough can witnes, might
excuse great faukts, especially of Omission. But, I
take not thence advantage to desire more than Common
Curtesie in Censure: Nor of this, nor of what else I
heeretofeore have published, touching [star] Historicall
deductions of Our Ancient Lawes, wherein I scape not
without Tax
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Sunt
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[star1] Christman. Comment in Alfragan. cap.
II. / Lysimachi Cornuum apud Cael. Rhodigin. /
Antiq. lect.20 cap. 12. hic genuina interpretatio.
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[star2] Of who~ even every ingenio' stranger makes honorble
mention. / Comitem vero' illum Palatinii~ R. Vitum
Basingstochium (Cuius Historie magnam partem quasi
[...Greek...] [...Latin... ...]
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[star3] Janus Anglorum.
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