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〈◊〉_d or_o principal_a god_n so_o the_o roman_n have_v twelve_o dii_n consentes_n who_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v of_o jupiter_n privy-councel_n and_o as_o the_o greek_a god_n have_v their_o picture_n draw_v out_o in_o a_o gallery_n in_o ceramicus_fw-la so_o these_o have_v erect_v in_o the_o market_n place_n twelve_o guilt_n image_n their_o name_n be_v comprehend_v in_o this_o distich_n of_o ennius_n juno_n vesta_n minerva_n ceres_n diana_n venus_n mars_n mercurius_n jovis_n neptunus_n vulcanus_n apollo_n but_o for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o a_o speedy_a dispatch_n of_o this_o matter_n we_o will_v treat_v only_o of_o two_o of_o these_o as_o also_o of_o pan_n and_o janus_n who_o more_o particular_o belong_v to_o the_o roman_n and_o may_v serve_v to_o type_n out_o the_o nature_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o rest_n and_o first_o of_o janus_n who_o this_o janus_n be_v author_n extreain_o disagree_v among_o themselves_o some_o janus_n affirm_v he_o to_o be_v the_o sun_n other_o the_o world_n 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