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so_o little_o know_v how_o to_o behave_v himself_o to_o a_o gentleman_n that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o his_o place_n but_o i_o need_v not_o tell_v any_o one_o who_o have_v but_o once_o cast_v his_o eye_n upon_o mr._n boyle_n book_n how_o plentiful_a he_o be_v of_o his_o civility_n to_o the_o library-keeper_n at_o st._n james_n so_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o town_n take_v it_o that_o the_o whole_a ground_n of_o the_o quarrel_n between_o dr._n bentley_n and_o mr._n boyle_n lie_v in_o the_o dr_n refuse_v to_o a_o person_n of_o mr._n boyle_n quality_n the_o use_n of_o a_o book_n out_o of_o the_o library_n of_o which_o he_o be_v keeper_n and_o consequent_o the_o proper_a person_n to_o who_o such_o a_o application_n be_v to_o be_v make_v this_o false_a representation_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v necessary_a in_o order_n to_o the_o use_n mr._n boyle_n have_v to_o make_v of_o it_o which_o be_v to_o justify_v the_o peculiar_a liberty_n it_o be_v resolve_v that_o young_a gentleman_n shall_v take_v with_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n servant_n this_o mistake_n mr._n bennet_n first_o account_n favour_n and_o upon_o that_o first_o account_n of_o mr._n bennet_n do_v mr._n boyle_n build_v his_o whole_a book_n the_o disoblige_a delay_n and_o great_a difficulty_n dr._n bentley_n put_v they_o to_o in_o procure_v the_o ms._n and_o when_o at_o last_o they_o have_v it_o the_o little_a time_n he_o let_v it_o lie_v in_o their_o hand_n all_o which_o be_v a_o partial_a disguise_v and_o distort_a relation_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o so_o contrive_v on_o purpose_n to_o mislead_v the_o reader_n he_o that_o shall_v public_o attest_v it_o by_o give_v it_o under_o his_o hand_n in_o print_n and_o make_v a_o offer_n of_o affirm_v it_o upon_o oath_n for_o a_o faithful_a relation_n append._n p._n 93._o deserve_v as_o course_v a_o compliment_n as_o the_o dr._n give_v he_o but_o let_v we_o proceed_v to_o mr._n bennet_n second_o account_n and_o see_v how_o he_o qualify_v the_o matter_n there_o mr._n bennet_n appendix_n p._n 99_o there_o be_v not_o a_o single_a word_n in_o my_o relation_n that_o do_v in_o the_o least_o imply_v i_o to_o have_v think_v the_o dr._n library-keeper_n the_o whole_a time_n i_o ask_v he_o for_o the_o ms._n i_o only_o apply_v to_o he_o as_o a_o friend_n very_o conversant_a in_o these_o thing_n who_o live_v not_o far_o from_o the_o royal_a library_n have_v a_o interest_n there_o and_o can_v have_v procure_v the_o ms._n for_o i_o idem_fw-la p._n 103._o i_o never_o go_v to_o dr._n bentley_n upon_o the_o errant_a of_o borrow_v the_o ms._n i_o only_o speak_v to_o he_o about_o it_o sometime_o as_o he_o stop_v at_o my_o shop_n or_o pass_v by_o it_o though_o i_o ask_v he_o so_o often_o twenty_o time_n at_o least_o that_o i_o may_v well_o say_v i_o solicit_v for_o it_o idem_fw-la p._n 109._o i_o admit_v so_o far_o of_o the_o dr_n account_n that_o the_o ms._n be_v deliver_v use_v and_o return_v within_o a_o month_n or_o rather_o five_o week_n after_o it_o be_v in_o his_o custody_n but_o i_o apply_v to_o he_o seven_o or_o eight_o month_n before_o he_o be_v library-keeper_n idem_fw-la p._n 110._o he_o have_v interest_n enough_o to_o have_v procure_v it_o i_o etc._n etc._n idem_fw-la p._n 111._o i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o the_o dr._n can_v have_v lend_v i_o the_o book_n much_o soon_o than_o he_o do_v but_o that_o he_o can_v have_v get_v the_o book_n to_o 〈…〉_o be_v lend_v to_o i_o or_o at_o least_o that_o so_o he_o pretend_v and_o that_o be_v do_v so_o i_o most_o sincere_o affirm_v upon_o this_o first_o and_o second_o account_n of_o mr._n bennet_n the_o collator_n may_v tease_v he_o with_o a_o world_n
to_o which_o that_o letter_n refer_v will_v find_v it_o so_o well_o attest_v that_o he_o will_v scarce_o know_v how_o to_o charge_v the_o dr._n with_o falsehood_n without_o bring_v some_o other_o very_o great_a name_n under_o the_o same_o suspicion_n and_o as_o for_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a william_n king_n j._n c._n d._n of_o the_o commons_o a_o part_n of_o it_o transcribe_v may_v serve_v you_o for_o answer_n to_o the_o whole_a it_o be_v reputable_a both_o to_o man_n and_o book_n to_o be_v ill_o speak_v of_o by_o he_o and_o a_o favourable_a presumption_n on_o their_o side_n that_o there_o be_v something_o in_o both_o which_o may_v chance_v to_o recommend_v they_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n witness_v the_o journey_n to_o london_n the_o dialogue_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o this_o letter_n all_o suppose_a to_o come_v from_o the_o same_o hand_n the_o last_o of_o mr._n bennet_n testimony_n the_o reverence_n due_a to_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o dead_a oblige_v i_o to_o forbear_v meddle_v with_o at_o the_o entrance_n of_o my_o examination_n of_o mr._n bennet_n sup._n p._n 143._o i_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o can_v not_o have_v do_v the_o dr._n a_o great_a piece_n of_o service_n than_o he_o have_v by_o write_v this_o appendix_n wherein_o he_o have_v so_o fair_o drive_v the_o matter_n to_o a_o head_n and_o let_v such_o light_n into_o the_o cause_n that_o it_o can_v be_v no_o long_o a_o dispute_n where_o the_o quarrel_n begin_v and_o what_o be_v that_o unsufferable_a affront_n which_o render_v the_o dr._n a_o enemy_n unfit_a to_o receive_v quarter_n for_o if_o mr._n boyle_n be_v not_o affront_v by_o the_o dr._n or_o at_o least_o not_o to_o that_o high_a degree_n he_o pretend_v as_o i_o hope_v by_o this_o time_n sufficient_o appear_v there_o must_v have_v be_v some_o other_o cause_n of_o this_o disturbance_n which_o what_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v mr._n bennet_n have_v be_v please_v at_o part_v to_o give_v we_o a_o enlighten_v instance_n the_o dr._n have_v p._n 131._o it_o seem_v let_v slip_v some_o untoward_a reflection_n upon_o a_o certain_a very_o eminent_a person_n for_o set_v people_n at_o work_n upon_o etc._n etc._n nay_o and_o that_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v mr._n bennet_n in_o very_o homely_a language_n too_o upon_o which_o occasion_n he_o tell_v we_o what_o he_o once_o hear_v a_o very_a great_a man_n say_v of_o the_o dr._n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v i_o for_o tell_v tale_n out_o of_o school_n as_o mr._n bennet_n be_v i_o also_o can_v tell_v what_o i_o have_v hear_v some_o not_o very_o little_a man_n say_v upon_o a_o certain_a occasion_n not_o hard_o to_o be_v guess_v at_o concern_v a_o certain_a very_o great_a man._n it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n that_o the_o ..._o of_o ..._o shall_v so_o encourage_v his_o young_a man_n in_o their_o etc._n etc._n but_o great_a man_n may_v make_v as_o free_v with_o one_o another_o as_o they_o please_v p._n 132._o it_o become_v i_o to_o consider_v my_o distance_n and_o so_o i_o will_v for_o i_o shall_v make_v no_o reflection_n myself_o but_o if_o the_o gentleman_n of_o the_o half-moon_n be_v resolve_v to_o go_v on_o in_o their_o insult_v upon_o the_o dr._n at_o the_o rate_n they_o have_v hitherto_o do_v represent_v one_o of_o the_o great_a scholar_n in_o the_o land_n for_o a_o dunce_n fabular_a aescopic_n delect_v p._n 128._o a_o man_n that_o neither_o understand_v book_n himself_o nor_o know_v how_o to_o be_v civil_a to_o they_o that_o do_v they_o may_v perhaps_o in_o time_n as_o i_o fancy_v they_o begin_v to_o do_v already_o hear_v what_o many_o very_a great_a man_n say_v of_o them_o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 47._o l._n 47._o r._n write_v against_o dr._n b._n i._n 21._o r._n to_o a_o b._n p._n 48._o l._n 19_o r._n copy_n p._n 50._o l._n 10._o after_o number_n add_v out_o of_o suidas_n p._n 54._o i._o 32._o after_o 210._o add_v as_o they_o be_v in_o mr._n st._n be_v also_o mark_v out_o in_o the_o index_n to_o stephâ—nus_n etc._n etc._n p._n 56._o l._n 31._o r._n fulgentius_n planciades_n p._n 57_o l._n 13._o r._n m.s._n p._n 93._o l._n 12._o for_o u._fw-mi r._n v._o p._n 99_o l._n 16._o r._n eragment_n p._n 100_o i._o 12._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 111._o l._n 20._o r._n acontius_n p._n 129._o l._n 6._o for_o marriage_n r._n wedding_n p._n 130._o l._n 19_o r._n that_o of_o p._n 131._o l._n 26._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 138._o l._n 14._o r._n inventione_n huius_fw-la