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The ASSEMBLY of GRAMMARIANS.The Argument.

In this Colloquy a certain Carthusian is ridicul’d . , Λmighty Pretender to the Greek Tongue, and a verylearned Man in his own Opinion, who gave his Book a Greek Title, calling those Anticomaritas, which Idshould rather have call'd Antimarians, or Antidico-marians. The whole Club of Grammarians disputeabout this Word , and trump up a great many Ety~mologies of it. At last they come to this Resolution,to call the Author of that Word , Archimorita.

ALBINUS, BERTULPHUS, CANTHELUS,DIPHILUS, EUMENIUS , FABULLUS,GADITANUS.

AL. Is there any Body here that understands Arithme-

tick ?

Ber. For what ?

At. To cast up exactly how many Grammarians thereatof us.

Ber. That may be done without a Counting-Table, we maycount upon our Fingers ; I count you upon my Thumb, my'self upon my fore Finger, Canthelus upon my middle Fing ef ’Diphilus, upon my Ring-Finger, and Eumenius upon mylittle Finger: and now I go to my left Hand ; there I coU ntFabullus upon my Thumb, and Gaditamis on my f° reFinger; so that, unless I am out in my Account, we ar ®seven of us. But to what Purpose is it for us to know that ·At. Because, as I have heard, the Number Seven mak eSup a compleat Council.