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liime takes for its groundwork the Eelation de la
Cour de Rome hj Jerome Lifmjbdoro^ written in 161 1,
and to be found translated by Labat in his Voyages
en ilspagne, &c. at the end of the last volume,
Amst 1731 ; and that all which can be called satire
in the performance, or rather transcript, of Aymon
isy such reflexions, accompanied with such a kind
and degree of severity, as would force themselves
upon the mind, not only of a protestant, but of any
one who exercised common honesty of thinking.
The work is not only highly curious, but, I believe,
perfectly authentic. The author likewise had means
of information of his own* It has been justly ob-
served, by way of obviating the objection from the
early date of the original, in^ Xabat's Preface to his
translation, that there is no court so hosiUe to
change^ or so jealous, in every thing which regards
the Faith, and money,* and ceremonies, as that of
'Bmile*
/ ' •
- QnVm jie doH januus toucher am ehoies qui regar«
deat la Foy, ni la monnoje-Hihe anodation is nmaikaUe. THE £ND« THOMAS KNOTT, pRunnR, uumtavAV.
