Salusbury, Thomas, Mathematical collections and translations (Tome I), 1667

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              and ſeriouſly conſidering which way to effect
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              it, I at laſt concluded to prefix Your Name,
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              whom His Majeſty and all his Subjects, (who
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              have a higher Senſe and Judgement of Excel­
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              lent Parts) know beſt able to defend my Im­
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              perfections. </s>
              <s>And yet I confeſs there's one
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              thing makes againſt me, which is your eminent
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              Integrity and great Affection to Truth, where­
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              by my Lapſesin a Work of this Nature might
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              juſtly deſpair of Shelter, but that the Excel­
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              lency of Your Native Candor ſtrives for Pre­
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              dominancy over all Your great Abilities. </s>
              <s>For
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              'tis all-moſt impoſſible to think what Your
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              Matchleſs Wit is not able to Conquer, would
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              Your known Modeſty but give leave: there­
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              fore
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              Galileus, Kepler,
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              and thoſe other worthies
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              in Learning are now brought before You in
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              English Habit, having chang'd their Latine,
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              Italian and French, whereby they were almoſt
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              Strangers to our Nation, unleſs to ſuch as You,
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              who ſo perfectly maſter the Originals. </s>
              <s>I know
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              you have ſo much and great imployment for
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              His Majeſty, and his good Subjects that I shall
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              not robb you of another Minutes loſs; beſides
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              the liberty of ſubſcribing my Self;</s>
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              <s>SIR,</s>
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              Your Honours
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              <s>Moſt Humble
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              and
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              Moſt obedient Servant</s>
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              <s>THOMAS SALUSBURY.</s>
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