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is, Hermes Triſmegiſtus, i.e. Mercurius ter Maximus, or, The thrice greateſt Intelligencer. And well might he be called Hermes, for he was the firſt Intelligencer in the World (as we read of) that communicated Knowledg to the ſons of Men, by Writing, or Engraving. He was called Ter Maximus, for ſome Reasons, which I ſhall afterwards mention. 2. His Learning will appear, as by his Works; ſo by the right underſtanding the Reaſon of his Name. 3. For his Countrey, he was King of Egypt. 4. For his Time, it is not without much Controverſie, betwixt thoſe that write of this Divine, ancient Author,
