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GYPT,

CONTAINING,

A Parallel between the Manners of its ancient
and modern Inhabitants, its Commerce,
Agriculture, Government and Religion;

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TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.

THE great attention and labour bestowed upon the present translation of these Letters, and the remarks which in the courfe of it have presented themselves, seem to require the following fhort account of what has been done. yold

Finding, on confulting a few of the quotations in the French, various errors had crept into the text, most of which, probably, and many, certainly, were errors of the prefs, it was thought neceffary to refer to the original authors: thofe, therefore, who shall think proper to compare the translation with the French, will find many deviations in the quoted paffages; but, if they fhall please, further, to refer to the Latin, Greek, and Arabic writers, cited, it is prefumed, they will find fuch deviations are not errors, but corrections. We mean not to affirm mistakes may not ftill exist; though we fcarcely can hope fufficient credit will

VOL. I.

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