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DEDICATION .

of Academies on Purpose, not only in Paris ybut in all their great Towns.

As none better deserves to have it in hisPower, so none, SIR, is better qualified tomake a good Collection, whether of Books orof Antiquities ; so thoroughly conversant areyou in Arts and Sciences, which yet, 'tis wellknown, have never been more than yourAmusement. For your Time and Studies havealways been, and still are principally laidout in a more important and beneficial Man-ner to Mankind ; in adding daily to that ex-tensive Knowledge of Nature, from which yourCountry daily reaps Benefits, the agreeableAccounts of which naturally lead every Friendto Mankind to give his Astent and Appro-bation to the Encomiums of the wise Son ofSyrach , upon a highly honourable, becausehighly useful Profession, to which you are sogreat an Ornament : Honour a Physician withthe Honour due unto him ^ for the Uses which youmay have of him: for the Lord hath createdhim. For of the most High cometh Healingsand he shall receive Honour of Kings. TheSkill of the Phyfcian shall lift up his Head\

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