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vulgar_a language_n of_o these_o part_n be_v i_o will_v also_o in_o that_o point_n out_o of_o my_o read_n and_o search_n into_o antiquity_n give_v you_o the_o best_a satisfaction_n that_o i_o can_v and_o first_o for_o italy_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o many_o be_v the_o ancient_a tongue_n in_o the_o several_a province_n of_o it_o tongue_n i_o say_v not_o dialect_n for_o they_o be_v many_o more_o in_o apulia_n the_o mesapian_a tongue_n in_o tuscanie_n and_o vmbria_n the_o hetruscan_n both_o of_o they_o utter_o perish_v 143.144.145.146_o inscript_n ver_fw-la pag._n 143.144.145.146_o yet_o in_o the_o book_n of_o ancient_a inscription_n set_v forth_o by_o gruter_n and_o scaliger_n there_o be_v some_o few_o monument_n register_v of_o these_o language_n but_o not_o understand_v now_o of_o any_o man_n in_o calabria_n both_o the_o high_o and_o low_o and_o far_o along_o the_o maritime_a coast_n of_o the_o tyrrhene_a sea_n the_o greek_a in_o latium_n now_o campagna_n di_fw-fr roma_n the_o 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