we_o turmoil_v ourselves_o about_o they_o all_o our_o life_n time_n and_o yet_o can_v attain_v to_o the_o true_a genius_n and_o pronunciation_n of_o they_o in_o which_o as_o the_o greek_a orator_n say_v consist_v the_o spirit_n and_o soul_n of_o a_o language_n be_v not_o this_o i_o pray_v a_o kind_n of_o husband_v another_o man_n land_n let_v our_o own_o lie_n fallow_a the_o greek_n do_v in_o former_a age_n see_v the_o egyptian_n language_n and_o philosophy_n fall_v to_o decay_v and_o the_o arabian_n the_o greek_n and_o yet_o those_o politic_a nation_n never_o go_v about_o to_o support_v or_o re-establish_a they_o yea_o contrariwise_o they_o seek_v all_o mean_n utter_o to_o abolish_v and_o suppress_v they_o to_o bring_v their_o own_o mother_n tongue_n into_o credit_n consider_v that_o it_o be_v no_o less_o disgrace_n for_o they_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o foreign_a tongue_n then_o by_o foreign_a arm_n and_o power_n some_o testy_a critic_n or_o absurd_a politician_n will_v peradventure_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o fit_v to_o lay_v open_a the_o mystery_n of_o a_o science_n nor_o make_v they_o common_a and_o that_o a_o science_n be_v the_o more_o majestic_a and_o venerable_a when_o it_o be_v obscure_a and_o hide_a from_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n and_o therefore_o egyptian_n set_v down_o their_o philosophy_n in_o hieroglyphic_n the_o first_o greek_n and_o the_o ancient_a gaul_n in_o obscure_a verse_n but_o this_o be_v a_o error_n which_o great_a aristotle_n both_o oppose_v and_o reform_v for_o whereas_o pythagoras_n reduce_v all_o science_n to_o number_n and_o treat_v of_o all_o thing_n as_o a_o arithmetician_n plato_n reason_v of_o all_o natural_a thing_n as_o a_o geometrician_n anaxagoras_n as_o a_o astonomer_n &_o every_o sect_n in_o some_o enigmatical_a and_o extravagant_a manner_n this_o divine_a genius_n of_o nature_n speak_v of_o every_o thing_n without_o any_o mixture_n and_o in_o its_o own_o purity_n physical_a matter_n as_o a_o physic_n of_o policy_n as_o a_o politician_n of_o logic_n as_o a_o logician_n of_o metaphysic_n as_o a_o divine_a and_o so_o lay_v open_v the_o whole_a course_n of_o philosophy_n disperse_v those_o shadow_n and_o chimaera_n make_v it_o obscure_v and_o dark_a and_o indeed_o we_o ought_v to_o take_v the_o short_a and_o near_a way_n we_o can_v find_v to_o conduct_v we_o to_o science_n for_o if_o we_o linger_v or_o go_v astray_o never_o so_o little_a we_o shall_v never_o come_v to_o a_o end_n of_o this_o brave_a journey_n there_o be_v so_o many_o thing_n to_o be_v know_v in_o this_o world_n the_o volume_n which_o nature_n give_v we_o to_o read_v over_o be_v so_o large_a shenath_v so_o many_o secret_n hide_v in_o her_o breast_n that_o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o the_o rare_a and_o most_o understand_a man_n and_o wit_n have_v aver_v that_o all_o that_o we_o know_v be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v unknown_a to_o we_o and_o it_o may_v true_o be_v say_v that_o the_o term_n of_o science_n and_o art_n be_v so_o particular_a and_o peculiar_a and_o alien_n from_o a_o ordinary_a language_n that_o they_o can_v be_v understand_v in_o any_o kind_n of_o speech_n but_o only_o by_o such_o as_o profess_v the_o say_v art_n and_o science_n final_o man_n be_v bear_v for_o knowledge_n and_o it_o be_v a_o notable_a wrong_n do_v to_o they_o to_o take_v away_o the_o mean_n and_o make_v the_o way_n thereunto_o hard_a and_o difficult_a the_o school_n as_o they_o be_v in_o former_a time_n in_o egypt_n greece_n and_o arabia_n ought_v to_o be_v open_a to_o all_o the_o world_n in_o those_o day_n child_n have_v fininish_v their_o study_n of_o mathematics_n and_o philosophy_n at_o fourteen_o or_o fifteen_o year_n before_o they_o be_v of_o age_n to_o undertake_v that_o profession_n whereunto_o they_o be_v destinate_a for_o the_o residue_n of_o their_o life_n which_o make_v they_o more_o capable_a and_o fit_v for_o public_a employment_n for_o all_o the_o part_n of_o philosophy_n and_o mathematics_n be_v appliable_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o live_v and_o welfare_n of_o commonwealth_n logic_n clear_v and_o strengthen_v discourse_n give_v a_o method_n and_o rule_n unto_o it_o moral_a philosophy_n govern_v and_o mitigate_v our_o passion_n make_v we_o good_a father_n of_o family_n and_o good_a citizen_n physic_n give_v we_o the_o principle_n and_o dispose_v we_o to_o be_v good_a physician_n the_o mathematics_n fit_v we_o for_o affair_n belong_v either_o to_o war_n or_o peace_n either_o in_o mechanic_n or_o liberal_a art_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n and_o maintainer_n of_o society_n but_o after_o we_o have_v consume_v all_o our_o youthful_a day_n in_o learning_n of_o greek_a and_o latin_a all_o this_o labour_n and_o watchfulness_n stand_v we_o in_o no_o stead_n but_o only_o to_o read_v some_o greek_a and_o latin_a author_n which_o be_v but_o a_o unprofitable_a curiosity_n for_o the_o party_n and_o cast_v we_o into_o a_o kind_n of_o dronishnesse_n and_o disable_v we_o from_o do_v any_o thing_n else_o so_o that_o those_o who_o have_v so_o spend_v their_o time_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o any_o profession_n and_o be_v but_o unprofitable_a citizen_n which_o can_v contribute_v nothing_o to_o the_o good_a of_o a_o commonwealth_n nor_o ornament_n of_o a_o state_n so_o that_o many_o man_n who_o be_v not_o apt_a to_o learn_v language_n or_o have_v not_o time_n to_o employ_v themselves_o therein_o be_v frustrate_a of_o the_o fruit_n of_o science_n who_o may_v otherwise_o become_v great_a person_n if_o the_o say_a science_n be_v teach_v in_o the_o vulgar_a or_o mother_n tongue_n whereof_o we_o have_v notable_a and_o famous_a example_n in_o simon_n of_o athens_n polemon_n and_o protagoras_n who_o come_v by_o chance_n into_o the_o school_n of_o socrates_n aristhenes_n and_o xenocrates_n be_v so_o feel_o touch_v and_o powerful_o edify_v by_o their_o doctrine_n that_o they_o present_o resolve_v to_o forsake_v those_o sordid_a trade_n in_o which_o they_o have_v spend_v the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o life_n and_o reform_v their_o behaviour_n addict_v themselves_o whole_o to_o philosophy_n and_o virtue_n if_o philosophy_n have_v no_o other_o interpreter_n but_o the_o latin_a tongue_n we_o shall_v indeed_o adhere_v and_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o that_o neither_o can_v we_o any_o way_n avoid_v the_o learning_n of_o it_o see_v that_o without_o it_o we_o can_v not_o attain_v to_o philosophy_n but_o all_o i_o anguage_n be_v fit_v for_o it_o and_o subservient_fw-fr to_o it_o and_o though_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n we_o may_v say_v and_o a_o verr_n that_o the_o latin_a be_v extreme_o defective_a in_o that_o particular_a because_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o its_o most_o flourish_a time_n the_o term_n for_o science_n be_v not_o know_v in_o rome_n and_o those_o which_o be_v invent_v since_o savour_v not_o of_o the_o genius_n of_o pure_a latin_a and_o can_v not_o outlive_v a_o life_n less_o language_n the_o latin_a as_o well_o as_o other_o language_n have_v be_v subject_a to_o mixture_n and_o corruption_n and_o have_v not_o long_o remain_v in_o one_o state_n as_o divers_z learned_a author_n have_v write_v we_o may_v observe_v in_o it_o five_o several_a idiom_n or_o kind_n of_o language_n namely_o the_o first_o and_o ancient_a the_o latin_a the_o roman_a the_o mix_v and_o the_o bastard_n the_o ancient_n which_o the_o first_o and_o primitive_a people_n of_o italy_n use_v wherein_o some_o obsolet_n verse_n be_v extant_a in_o varroes_n time_n though_o hardly_o understand_v flourish_v under_o janus_n and_o saturn_n the_o latin_a which_o the_o latin_n use_v be_v speak_v under_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o tuscan_a king_n and_o in_o that_o language_n be_v write_v the_o decemvire_n table_n the_o holy_a and_o sacred_a law_n and_o the_o public_a edict_n the_o roman_a which_o sete_v down_o the_o roman_a history_n and_o the_o civil_a law_n begin_v immediate_o after_o the_o king_n be_v expel_v and_o be_v refine_v by_o the_o poet_n plautus_n nevius_n pacuvius_n ennius_n virgil_n ovid._n and_o horace_n among_o orator_n and_o historiographer_n by_o cato_n hortensius_z cicero_n caesar_n sallust_n and_o livy_n the_o mix_v begin_v with_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o be_v in_o esteem_n under_o the_o empercur_v who_o admit_v divers_a nation_n to_o the_o right_n of_o be_v roman_a citizen_n &_o to_o city_n honour_n be_v thereby_o constrain_v to_o admit_v also_o of_o a_o mixture_n of_o feverall_a barbarous_a word_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o roman_a virtue_n begin_v to_o degenerate_v and_o by_o little_a and_o little_a with_o its_o liberty_n lose_v the_o purity_n of_o its_o language_n final_o the_o bastard_n and_o spurious_a latin_a which_o have_v last_v from_o the_o dissipation_n of_o the_o empire_n to_o this_o time_n every_o day_n recede_v more_o
and_o more_o from_o its_o primitive_a pureness_n at_o last_o be_v divide_v into_o the_o italian_a spanish_a french_a and_o several_a other_o tongue_n as_o for_o the_o last_o and_o the_o three_o first_o those_o who_o be_v well_o read_v in_o history_n know_v they_o never_o have_v the_o term_n of_o science_n the_o four_o only_a namely_o the_o mix_v have_v that_o privilege_n towards_o its_o decline_a and_o it_o be_v not_o long_o a_o national_a language_n nor_o have_v not_o age_n or_o time_n enough_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o height_n of_o its_o perfection_n and_o now_o latin_n be_v make_v use_n of_o but_o only_o in_o some_o part_n of_o europe_n where_o it_o be_v so_o subject_a to_o the_o corrupt_a pronunciation_n of_o several_a nation_n that_o a_o french_a man_n can_v hardly_o understand_v a_o germane_a latin_a nor_o a_o italian_a a_o irish_a man_n etc._n etc._n and_o beside_o the_o latin_a tongue_n be_v now_o so_o defective_a that_o we_o can_v hardly_o express_v ourselves_o in_o it_o the_o term_n of_o all_o art_n and_o science_n be_v so_o far_o alter_v hat_n they_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o the_o language_n as_o be_v in_o former_a time_n and_o last_o the_o knowledge_n of_o several_a tongue_n be_v no_o way_n available_a to_o philosophy_n and_o if_o a_o man_n can_v speak_v all_o manner_n of_o language_n he_o will_v be_v never_o the_o more_o rational_a for_o that_o nor_o more_o fit_v to_o learn_v science_n than_o he_o that_o have_v no_o more_o but_o his_o own_o mother_n tongue_n it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v wish_v for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o man_n the_o concord_n of_o nation_n &_o the_o communicate_v of_o thought_n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o language_n in_o the_o world_n then_o be_v it_o easy_a to_o travail_v into_o far_a country_n there_o will_v be_v great_a facility_n in_o commerce_n and_o the_o whole_a world_n will_v be_v as_o it_o be_v but_o one_o state_n but_o since_o so_o much_o happiness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v hope_v for_o we_o be_v at_o least_o bind_v to_o refine_v our_o own_o language_n and_o make_v it_o uniform_a throughout_o our_o whole_a kingdom_n which_o if_o we_o do_v and_o fit_v it_o so_o that_o we_o may_v teach_v science_n in_o it_o it_o will_v grow_v in_o as_o great_a repute_n as_o other_o language_n be_v and_o foreign_a nation_n will_v come_v to_o we_o as_o they_o former_o do_v into_o greece_n and_o egypt_n to_o learn_v science_n it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o the_o latin_a have_v a_o kind_n of_o prerogative_n above_o other_o language_n which_o it_o hold_v by_o a_o public_a and_o universal_a right_n that_o former_a age_n do_v with_o such_o a_o religious_a reverence_n worship_n and_o observe_v the_o use_n of_o it_o and_o some_o modern_a writer_n as_o mirandula_n erasmus_n fernelius_n cardanus_n scaliger_n ramus_n alciat_fw-la cuiacius_fw-la molineus_n &_o crassot_n have_v leave_v we_o many_o accurate_n write_v therein_o of_o all_o which_o we_o shall_v lose_v the_o benefit_n and_o read_v if_o we_o have_v no_o other_o language_n but_o french_a but_o if_o we_o consider_v on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o by_o mean_n of_o translation_n we_o may_v appropiate_v unto_o ourselves_o any_o author_n work_n and_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o have_v refine_v and_o polish_a our_o native_a tongue_n we_o may_v translate_v any_o either_o ancient_a or_o modern_a this_o objection_n will_v be_v of_o no_o great_a weight_n there_o may_v again_o be_v object_v that_o the_o structure_n of_o the_o greek_a &_o latin_a tongue_n be_v more_o regular_a and_o they_o may_v furnish_v we_o with_o large_a mean_n of_o express_v our_o thought_n but_o though_o it_o be_v far_o from_o we_o to_o lay_v any_o imputation_n or_o blame_n upon_o those_o noble_a language_n yet_o we_o may_v lawful_o say_v that_o their_o excellency_n consist_v but_o in_o artificial_a beauty_n and_o that_o their_o ornament_n be_v more_o necessary_a for_o poet_n and_o orator_n then_o for_o philosopher_n who_o will_v have_v the_o perfection_n of_o language_n to_o consist_v in_o have_v proper_a name_n for_o all_o know_a thing_n with_o which_o expression_n our_o tongue_n be_v very_o well_o furnish_v and_o if_o it_o be_v want_v in_o any_o thing_n it_o have_v be_v our_o ancestor_n fault_n who_o have_v contemn_v their_o mother_n tongue_n which_o default_n we_o must_v now_o amend_v by_o our_o own_o care_n and_o why_o be_v plato_n aristotle_n plutarch_n tully_n and_o senecaes_n work_n in_o such_o great_a esteem_n and_o credit_v it_o be_v not_o for_o their_o elegancy_n which_o be_v but_o a_o axcessorie_a but_o because_o they_o have_v be_v good_a philosopher_n and_o have_v have_v perfect_a knowledge_n of_o virtue_n and_o science_n it_o be_v therefore_o that_o library_n be_v fill_v with_o their_o work_n &_o all_o solid_a spirit_n desire_v to_o read_v they_o &_o not_o for_o their_o eloquence_n &_o rethoricall_a fluency_n language_n indeed_o have_v divers_a kind_n of_o perfection_n some_o excel_v in_o abundancie_n of_o word_n to_o express_v their_o thought_n and_o those_o nation_n which_o have_v the_o great_a knowledge_n of_o divine_a and_o natural_a thing_n and_o of_o art_n and_o science_n have_v also_o a_o more_o rich_a and_o abound_a language_n and_o therein_o the_o first_o and_o impose_v language_n be_v most_o excellent_a it_o have_v a_o proper_a name_n for_o every_o my_o ral_n or_o mix_v that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n some_o again_o excel_v in_o the_o frame_n of_o part_n of_o speech_n when_o the_o noun_n and_o verb_n be_v well_o compose_v and_o the_o tense_n and_o case_n have_v their_o just_a termination_n which_o make_v the_o beauty_n and_o variety_n of_o phrase_n and_o be_v a_o most_o rare_a ornament_n to_o a_o language_n and_o therein_o the_o greek_a &_o latin_a be_v much_o to_o be_v commend_v and_o some_o again_o excel_v in_o sweetness_n of_o word_n pleasantness_n &_o facility_n of_o pronunciation_n for_o the_o number_n of_o term_n it_o be_v true_a that_o there_o be_v some_o want_v in_o the_o french_a for_o want_v of_o refine_n and_o polish_n of_o it_o and_o because_o in_o stead_n of_o invent_v name_n in_o our_o own_o mother_n tongue_n for_o such_o thing_n as_o we_o be_v new_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o we_o have_v improper_o take_v they_o out_o of_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a whereby_o they_o be_v not_o popular_a nor_o intelligible_a but_o if_o science_n be_v once_o bring_v in_o and_o teach_v among_o we_o in_o our_o own_o mother_n tongue_n that_o defect_n will_v soon_o be_v supply_v and_o amend_v see_v our_o alphabet_n well_o know_v and_o regulate_v be_v questionless_a more_o large_a and_o enrich_v with_o nine_o or_o ten_o letter_n and_o fifteen_o or_o sixteen_o diphthonge_n more_o than_o the_o greek_a latin_a italian_a or_o many_o more_o as_o we_o shall_v make_v it_o large_o appear_v in_o our_o grammar_n wherein_o we_o will_v propose_v the_o mean_n of_o shorten_v our_o french_a orthography_n and_o make_v it_o whole_o conformable_a to_o the_o pronunciation_n which_o will_v make_v the_o read_n thereof_o much_o more_o easy_a as_o well_o for_o stranger_n as_o our_o own_o countryman_n as_o for_o the_o structure_n and_o frame_n of_o it_o we_o must_v confess_v that_o it_o have_v this_o defect_n common_a with_o other_o language_n which_o decline_v their_o noun_n by_o article_n and_o conjugate_v their_o verb_n with_o the_o help_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o substantive_n and_o auxiliarie_n verb_n namely_o to_o speak_v in_o meet_a often_o and_o want_v variety_n of_o termination_n and_o this_o be_v the_o point_n wherein_o we_o must_v chief_o labour_v in_o the_o reformation_n of_o our_o language_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o it_o otherwise_o to_o be_v perfect_a &_o in_o all_o point_v complete_a which_o those_o great_a poet_n who_o live_v in_o charles_n the_o nine_o and_o henry_n the_o three_o time_n hold_v to_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a and_o though_o it_o be_v not_o so_o curious_o regulate_v yet_o it_o do_v not_o so_o much_o disquiet_v and_o trouble_v the_o mind_n by_o the_o transpose_n of_o word_n as_o artificial_a language_n do_v but_o contrariwise_o in_o imitation_n of_o natural_a one_o it_o express_v thing_n in_o the_o same_o order_n as_o they_o come_v into_o the_o mind_n and_o be_v more_o proper_a &_o easy_a for_o philosophy_n neither_o have_v it_o so_o many_o heteroclite_n &_o irregular_a word_n as_o the_o greek_a and_o â—atine_n have_v as_o for_o the_o sweetness_n and_o facility_n of_o it_o stranger_n themselves_o will_v confess_v and_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o it_o go_v beyond_o any_o other_o language_n therein_o and_o that_o for_o two_o reason_n the_o first_o be_v because_o it_o make_v a_o excellent_a conjunction_n of_o better_n and_o composition_n of_o word_n terminate_a they_o alternative_o in_o vowel_n consonant_n and_o sometime_o diphthonge_n whereas_o the_o italian_a word_n end_n for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o voweâ—ls_n
le_fw-fr chemin_fw-fr abregé_fw-fr or_o a_o compendious_a method_n for_o the_o attain_n of_o science_n in_o a_o short_a time_n together_o with_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o academy_n found_v by_o the_o cardinal_n of_o richelieu_n english_v by_o r._n g._n gent._n london_n print_v for_o humphrey_n moseley_n at_o the_o prince_n arm_n in_o st_n paul_n churchyard_n â—â—â—â—_o to_o the_o worshipful_a john_n selden_n esquire_n sir_n i_o have_v often_o desire_v a_o opportunity_n to_o testify_v both_o to_o yourself_o and_o the_o world_n how_o much_o i_o honour_v your_o transcendent_a learning_n this_o piece_n come_v to_o my_o hand_n to_o translate_v i_o pit_n ch_v upon_o yourself_o to_o beg_v your_o patronage_n for_o it_o some_o perhaps_o may_v urge_v it_o deserve_v not_o your_o acceptance_n the_o great_a than_o will_v your_o candour_n appear_v in_o descend_v at_o from_o the_o overhasty_a censure_n of_o rash_a critic_n it_o be_v a_o speech_n make_v to_o the_o famous_a cardinal_n richelieu_n who_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o to_o have_v be_v the_o grand_a politic_a state_n man_n either_o of_o his_o own_o or_o precedent_a time_n but_o neither_o this_o nor_o the_o cardinal_n good_a approbation_n of_o it_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n of_o my_o dedication_n this_o sir_n be_v a_o excellent_a foundation_n for_o a_o beautiful_a structure_n it_o contain_v a_o exact_a method_n for_o the_o train_n up_o of_o youth_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o science_n and_o in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n as_o no_o former_a age_n afford_v the_o like_a and_o i_o be_o confident_a this_o our_o present_n can_v choose_v but_o approve_v of_o but_o to_o take_v away_o all_o scrupulous_a doubt_n from_o the_o common_a reader_n whether_o our_o author_n have_v set_v down_o the_o right_a way_n to_o achieve_v this_o so_o laudable_a a_o enterprise_n i_o appeal_v to_o your_o judicious_a approbation_n if_o you_o think_v my_o labour_n well_o bestow_v i_o shall_v think_v my_o self_n happy_a if_o not_o i_o must_v fry_v to_o your_o courteous_a clement_n assure_v myself_o of_o your_o pardon_n for_o my_o bold_a intrusion_n which_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v look_v upon_o as_o only_o my_o ambition_n to_o deerve_v the_o title_n of_o sir_n your_o most_o humble_a servant_n robert_n gentilis_fw-la to_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o most_o excellent_a mr._n peter_n eissingh_n magistrate_n of_o the_o city_n of_o groninghe_a and_o overseer_n of_o the_o academy_n mr_n osebrandt_n john_n rengers_n commissarie_n for_o the_o manage_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o omland_n and_o overseer_n of_o the_o academy_n mr_n jodocus_n heinsius_n syndicus_n and_o councillor_n of_o omland_n and_o overseer_n of_o the_o academy_n sir_n this_o discourse_n which_o will_v seem_v paradoxical_a both_o to_o the_o learned_a and_o unlearned_a do_v not_o promise_v itself_o to_o be_v so_o persuasive_a to_o the_o reader_n as_o to_o draw_v they_o all_o to_o side_n with_o the_o author_n in_o his_o opinion_n himself_o have_v no_o such_o pretence_n which_o cause_v he_o after_o he_o have_v once_o put_v it_o to_o the_o press_n to_o call_v it_o in_o again_o i_o have_v also_o suppress_v it_o have_v not_o some_o person_n of_o worth_n desire_v to_o see_v it_o which_o have_v cause_v i_o to_o publish_v it_o yet_o the_o reader_n may_v find_v herein_o what_o be_v the_o thought_n and_o intention_n of_o one_o of_o the_o great_a politician_n of_o our_o age_n those_o who_o wonder_v why_o socrates_n platoe_n and_o aristotle_n school_n yield_v no_o more_o epaminonda_n xenophons_n nor_o alexander_n shall_v here_o find_v satisfaction_n these_o great_a man_n make_v science_n as_o it_o be_v natural_a to_o they_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o grow_v up_o with_o they_o give_v they_o the_o principle_n thereof_o in_o their_o infancy_n whereas_o now_o the_o flower_n of_o man_n youth_n be_v employ_v in_o learning_n of_o the_o precept_n of_o obsolet_n language_n and_o after_o he_o have_v get_v this_o vocal_a knowledge_n when_o he_o come_v to_o any_o real_a he_o meet_v with_o some_o unskillful_a and_o shuffle_n teacher_n who_o either_o through_o ignorance_n or_o out_o of_o mere_a malice_n obscure_a art_n and_o science_n under_o rude_a and_o improper_a term_n clothing_n they_o as_o i_o may_v say_v with_o rag_n and_o tatter_n blame_v i_o not_o then_o gentlemen_z if_o i_o present_v you_o this_o treatise_n there_o be_v none_o or_o but_o very_o few_o extant_a upon_o such_o a_o subject_a your_o affection_n to_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n of_o it_o have_v persuade_v i_o that_o such_o birth_n as_o these_o aught_o to_o have_v approbation_n or_o disacceptance_n from_o such_o as_o you_o be_v i_o know_v there_o be_v many_o thing_n in_o it_o at_o which_o weak_a understanding_n may_v stumble_v they_o will_v say_v that_o the_o author_n seek_v with_o unexampled_a boldness_n to_o undervalue_v ancient_a language_n to_o gain_v more_o tie_n and_o authority_n to_o his_o own_o native_a tongue_n but_o those_o who_o shall_v consider_v that_o all_o nation_n may_v apply_v that_o which_o be_v here_o particular_o speak_v of_o the_o french_a aswell_o to_o their_o own_o mother_n tongue_n will_v soon_o acquit_v he_o of_o that_o imputation_n you_o must_v moreover_o observe_v that_o he_o do_v not_o absolute_o dissuade_v any_o from_o the_o study_n of_o those_o he_o call_v obsolet_a language_n but_o only_o restrain_v it_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o a_o public_a utility_n he_o approve_v of_o learning_n of_o those_o language_n so_o we_o do_v it_o as_o the_o greek_n do_v the_o aegiptiack_n &_o the_o arabian_n the_o greek_a namely_o to_o appropriate_v to_o their_o own_o language_n such_o science_n as_o be_v first_o conceive_v and_o write_v in_o the_o other_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o say_v that_o we_o can_v in_o our_o language_n do_v the_o like_a for_o reason_n speak_v all_o language_n and_o through_o the_o necessity_n of_o express_v one_o self_n all_o nation_n be_v they_o never_o so_o barbarous_a do_v &_o do_v daily_o find_v out_o term_n &_o word_n sufficient_a to_o express_v their_o thought_n be_v man_n understanding_n become_v so_o confine_v and_o barren_a that_o it_o can_v more_o dress_v and_o trimm_n up_o science_n after_o its_o own_o fashion_n no_o indeed_o it_o be_v as_o vigorous_a now_o as_o it_o be_v in_o former_a age_n but_o more_o servile_a it_o be_v become_v like_o those_o degenerous_a and_o slothful_a painter_n who_o dare_v not_o adventure_v to_o see_v forth_o any_o thing_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n but_o will_v rather_o be_v style_v poor_a coppier_n of_o other_o draught_n then_o by_o some_o masterpecce_n of_o their_o own_o show_v that_o they_o understand_v the_o secret_a and_o order_n of_o design_v and_o be_v content_a to_o bestow_v the_o uttermost_a of_o their_o art_n and_o spend_v their_o time_n in_o refresh_v some_o old_a image_n and_o renew_v with_o some_o quaint_a colour_n the_o portraiture_n of_o a_o judith_n and_o holofernes_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n therefore_o if_o our_o modern_a language_n be_v so_o poor_a see_v we_o bestow_v all_o the_o care_n we_o shall_v have_v of_o they_o upon_o the_o beautify_v and_o refine_n of_o the_o ancient_a one_o who_o very_a antiquity_n otherwise_o be_v a_o manifest_a proof_n of_o their_o defect_n and_o barrenness_n for_o as_o those_o who_o speak_v they_o have_v see_v few_o thing_n than_o we_o so_o they_o need_v few_o word_n to_o express_v they_o and_o live_v in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n they_o can_v not_o frame_v name_n for_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v be_v discover_v but_o of_o late_a day_n so_o that_o we_o may_v there_o find_v the_o mistake_n of_o those_o critic_n who_o through_o a_o curious_a stupidity_n will_v forsake_v pistolet_n of_o weight_n for_o light_a medal_n as_o for_o those_o who_o imagine_v that_o treat_v of_o science_n in_o vulgar_a tongue_n will_v derogate_v from_o their_o majesty_n i_o believe_v they_o have_v as_o little_a ground_n for_o it_o as_o those_o who_o shall_v conceive_v that_o the_o value_n of_o gold_n be_v diminish_v by_o those_o who_o dig_v it_o out_o of_o the_o entrails_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o refine_v it_o and_o make_v it_o serve_v for_o commerce_n final_o gentleman_n those_o who_o shall_v know_v how_o to_o distinguish_v the_o author_n reason_n from_o the_o praise_n which_o he_o attribute_n to_o the_o person_n to_o who_o he_o speak_v that_o be_v to_o say_v can_v discern_v the_o matter_n from_o the_o accident_n the_o substance_n from_o the_o colour_n and_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n from_o those_o of_o insinuation_n shall_v find_v that_o it_o will_v be_v very_o advantageous_a for_o every_o country_n to_o have_v such_o science_n as_o concern_v policy_n teach_v in_o their_o mother_n tongue_n and_o let_v such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o contrary_a opinion_n look_v upon_o this_o treatise_n as_o a_o trial_n of_o wit_n and_o read_v it_o only_o to_o pass_v the_o time_n my_o only_a desire_n be_v to_o show_v you_o that_o
my_o duty_n and_o affection_n cause_v i_o to_o dedicate_v it_o to_o you_o all_o joint_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v know_v by_o any_o other_o name_n then_o of_o your_o most_o humble_a and_o obedient_a servant_n to_o the_o reader_n courteous_a reader_n this_o speech_n be_v make_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o one_o of_o the_o able_a politician_n of_o our_o age_n wherefore_o wonder_v not_o at_o the_o sublime_a title_n which_o our_o author_n give_v he_o i_o may_v have_v leave_v they_o out_o but_o i_o hold_v it_o not_o fit_a to_o alter_v any_o thing_n either_o in_o the_o matter_n or_o form_n of_o this_o treatise_n there_o be_v a_o second_o speech_n which_o i_o shall_v also_o present_v you_o with_o if_o i_o perceive_v you_o accept_v of_o this_o i_o have_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n imitate_v the_o ancient_a priest_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o burn_v a_o little_a of_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o beast_n which_o they_o intend_v to_o offer_v to_o make_v a_o essay_n by_o the_o smoke_n thereof_o whether_o the_o offering_n will_v be_v accept_v or_o no._n reade_n and_o judge_v favourable_o vale._n the_o first_o speech_n make_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o late_a cardinal_n of_o richeliev_n sir_n when_o the_o french_a academy_n be_v first_o establish_v by_o your_o eminency_n for_o the_o reform_v and_o refine_n of_o our_o language_n those_o who_o be_v verse_v in_o history_n do_v presage_v the_o imminent_a glory_n of_o this_o monarchy_n have_v often_o read_v and_o observe_v that_o monarchy_n and_o commonwealth_n never_o flourish_v more_o than_o when_o the_o native_a language_n first_o be_v rise_v to_o its_o full_a perfection_n as_o the_o corruption_n thereof_o be_v always_o a_o certain_a forerunner_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o nation_n and_o decay_v of_o empire_n the_o regulate_v of_o word_n do_v insensiblie_o produce_v in_o all_o place_n a_o conformity_n of_o language_n which_o be_v the_o strong_a bond_n that_o may_v be_v to_o conjoin_v the_o various_a affection_n of_o people_n under_o one_o government_n and_o keep_v they_o in_o a_o perfect_a correspondency_n wherein_o consist_v the_o happiness_n and_o prosperity_n of_o all_o state_n unite_n they_o in_o a_o true_a understanding_n of_o each_o other_o wherein_o consist_v the_o happiness_n and_o prosperity_n of_o state_n wherefore_o they_o who_o first_o found_v city_n for_o humane_a society_n and_o all_o the_o wise_a politician_n who_o succeed_v they_o take_v as_o much_o care_n for_o the_o beautify_v and_o refine_n their_o language_n as_o for_o any_o other_o either_o sacred_a or_o civil_a business_n namely_o fundamental_a law_n mystery_n of_o religion_n or_o the_o most_o holy_a ceremony_n the_o great_a divine_n affirm_v that_o the_o first_o language_n after_o the_o creation_n be_v every_o way_n accomplish_v &_o complete_a as_o well_o in_o its_o entire_a structure_n as_o invention_n and_o expression_n because_o our_o first_o father_n who_o have_v a_o infuse_a knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n give_v they_o their_o name_n according_a to_o their_o specifical_a virtue_n and_o property_n by_o this_o mean_n do_v he_o communicate_v his_o knowledge_n to_o his_o posterity_n make_v it_o easy_a for_o they_o to_o grow_v up_o to_o understanding_n only_o by_o learning_n to_o speak_v be_v without_o any_o other_o precept_n instruct_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o knowledge_n this_o language_n be_v of_o such_o efficacy_n that_o every_o word_n be_v as_o a_o whole_a science_n which_o true_o declare_v the_o essence_n and_o nature_n of_o every_o thing_n whereby_o man_n who_o natural_o desire_v to_o know_v find_v his_o desire_n fulfil_v and_o satisfy_v without_o any_o difficulty_n he_o begin_v to_o philosophate_n and_o learn_v how_o to_o live_v well_o even_o from_o his_o birth_n and_o infancy_n the_o intention_n of_o this_o first_o man_n who_o be_v frame_v by_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o god_n be_v to_o make_v this_o language_n invariable_a and_o universal_a and_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o posterity_n the_o character_n &_o lively_a spring_n of_o all_o those_o rare_a light_n which_o god_n of_o his_o goodness_n have_v infuse_v in_o he_o all_o succeed_a language_n have_v be_v most_o confuse_a barren_a and_o imperfect_a by_o reason_n that_o man_n be_v become_v incapable_a of_o communication_n yea_o &_o even_o of_o society_n through_o the_o confusion_n of_o language_n do_v almost_o lose_v the_o use_n of_o discourse_n and_o live_v for_o a_o time_n like_o savage_n and_o vagabond_n it_o be_v a_o horrible_a disorder_n among_o mankind_n and_o a_o terrible_a curse_n upon_o the_o bvilder_n of_o babel_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o man_n begin_v a_o little_a to_o associate_v &_o reunite_v themselves_o every_o one_o in_o his_o own_o family_n invent_v name_n for_o such_o common_a thing_n as_o be_v most_o neceslarie_a for_o man_n ordinary_a use_n and_o then_o as_o it_o be_v now_o adays_o in_o new_a discover_v country_n there_o be_v as_o many_o idiom_n as_o commonalty_n atlength_n through_o succession_n of_o tim_n man_n begin_n to_o rally_v and_o gather_v together_o and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o civil_a life_n all_o these_o particular_a language_n cease_v and_o they_o agree_v upon_o one_o common_a language_n for_o the_o mutual_a understanding_n of_o people_n true_a it_o be_v that_o there_o remain_v no_o monument_n among_o we_o in_o these_o time_n of_o those_o language_n which_o be_v in_o those_o primitive_a empire_n of_o the_o world_n assyrian_n egyptian_n and_o persian_n unless_o it_o be_v upon_o some_o pyramid_n and_o medal_n of_o which_o the_o worth_n and_o signification_n be_v not_o know_v in_o our_o day_n but_o the_o chaldean_a and_o egyptian_a priest_n and_o magician_n who_o teach_v all_o manner_n of_o science_n in_o their_o mother_n tongue_n witness_v sufficient_o that_o they_o have_v careful_o refine_v it_o see_v that_o the_o first_o after_o the_o confusion_n of_o language_n invent_v sufficient_a term_n not_o only_o for_o ordinary_a discourse_n and_o commerce_n but_o also_o for_o the_o sublimest_n speculative_a science_n mystery_n of_o religion_n and_o in_o a_o word_n for_o all_o manner_n of_o secret_a thing_n which_o come_v not_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o vulgar_a people_n the_o and_o ent_a gaul_n though_o they_o be_v so_o much_o addict_v to_o war_n that_o because_o they_o will_v not_o be_v trouble_v with_o any_o other_o thing_n they_o leave_v the_o judge_n of_o law_n suit_n the_o govern_n of_o politic_a business_n and_o all_o other_o peaceable_a affair_n to_o be_v manage_v by_o their_o wife_n and_o have_v a_o fundamental_a law_n among_o themselves_o to_o set_v forth_o every_o seventy_o year_n two_o hundred_o thousand_o choice_n fight_v man_n in_o the_o field_n and_o send_v they_o away_o out_o of_o their_o own_o kingdom_n to_o conquer_v some_o other_o country_n yet_o so_o careful_a be_v they_o of_o maintain_v and_o refine_n their_o native_a language_n that_o the_o bard_n and_o semnotheans_n who_o be_v their_o poet_n have_v be_v think_v to_o exceed_v the_o greek_a and_o latin_a one_o and_o it_o be_v no_o small_a honour_n to_o this_o country_n that_o we_o read_v even_o in_o roman_a history_n how_o that_o statius_n cecilius_n a_o gaul_n be_v schoolmaster_n to_o ennius_n the_o ancient_a of_o their_o poet_n and_o that_o the_o say_v cecilius_n together_o with_o valerius_n cato_n another_o gaul_n be_v the_o first_o that_o bring_v poetry_n to_o rome_n and_o in_o those_o day_n the_o ordinary_a employment_n of_o noble_a man_n child_n be_v to_o make_v verse_n and_o learn_v all_o manner_n of_o science_n in_o their_o own_o mother_n tongue_n and_o the_o greek_n do_v not_o only_o confess_v they_o have_v their_o character_n and_o letler_n of_o their_o alphabet_n from_o the_o gaul_n but_o even_o aristotle_n himself_o as_o laertius_n report_v free_o confess_v that_o they_o borrow_v their_o philosophy_n of_o our_o druid_n and_o semnotheans_n whereby_o we_o may_v know_v that_o our_o forefather_n be_v as_o skilful_a in_o science_n as_o they_o be_v practise_v in_o well_o speak_v and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n esteem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o author_n of_o physical_a and_o moral_a philosophy_n geometry_n and_o other_o learning_n which_o have_v its_o original_n among_o they_o and_o be_v from_o thence_o spread_v abroad_o into_o other_o country_n for_o although_o philosophy_n be_v natural_a to_o all_o man_n and_o have_v successive_o flourish_v in_o many_o part_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o one_o may_v in_o some_o manner_n say_v that_o we_o be_v its_o native_a country_n and_o that_o it_o be_v more_o proper_a and_o natural_a to_o this_o nation_n then_o to_o any_o other_o see_v that_o when_o it_o be_v utter_o extinguish_v in_o egypt_n greece_n and_o arabia_n yet_o it_o remaiee_v still_o in_o this_o country_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o revolution_n and_o change_n of_o state_n which_o usual_o alter_v and_o turn_v every_o thing_n upside_o down_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o grecian_n have_v attain_v to_o
age_n bring_v forth_o such_o man_n as_o posterity_n admire_v and_o who_o very_a name_n be_v honour_v and_o respect_v but_o now_o in_o stead_n of_o bestow_v our_o tender_a age_n in_o thing_n which_o may_v edify_v youth_n we_o cast_v it_o into_o the_o brier_n of_o grammar_n and_o such_o troublesome_a difficulty_n as_o dull_a the_o acuteness_n of_o the_o understanding_n they_o oppress_v the_o memory_n with_o the_o troublesome_a study_n of_o obsolet_n language_n the_o knowledge_n of_o which_o be_v many_o time_n fruitless_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n especial_o for_o such_o as_o do_v not_o make_v a_o profession_n of_o writing_n or_o speak_v greek_n and_o latin_a that_o time_n may_v be_v employ_v far_o better_o in_o the_o refine_n of_o our_o own_o language_n and_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n and_o questionless_a the_o french_a who_o be_v endow_v with_o singular_a and_o rare_a natural_a gift_n will_v quick_o become_v as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o druid_n time_n the_o most_o learned_a and_o eloquent_a in_o the_o world_n and_o philosophy_n will_v once_o again_o flourish_v among_o we_o be_v it_o not_o a_o shame_n that_o through_o neglect_n of_o our_o own_o language_n we_o shall_v speak_v many_o thing_n in_o greek_a and_o latin_a which_o we_o may_v as_o well_o express_v in_o our_o mother_n tongue_n be_v not_o this_o a_o make_v ourselves_o stranger_n in_o our_o own_o country_n and_o never_o behold_v learn_v but_o in_o borrow_a robe_n one_o may_v object_v that_o child_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o science_n and_o that_o study_v of_o they_o be_v too_o serious_a and_o important_a a_o employment_n for_o they_o yet_o experience_n teach_v we_o the_o contrary_a &_o aristotle_n himself_o in_o his_o politic_n say_v that_o child_n be_v capable_a of_o learning_n philosophy_n at_o seven_o or_o eight_o year_n of_o age_n because_o they_o begin_v then_o to_o be_v capable_a of_o reason_n their_o imagination_n be_v vivid_v and_o hot_a their_o memory_n tender_a and_o apt_a to_o receive_v any_o good_a impression_n and_o it_o be_v far_o easy_a for_o they_o to_o apprehend_v reason_n whereof_o they_o have_v the_o principle_n within_o themselves_o then_o the_o rudiment_n of_o grammar_n which_o be_v fruitless_a blossom_n and_o to_o which_o they_o have_v no_o natural_a disposition_n this_o error_n have_v by_o little_a and_o little_o creep_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n because_o they_o have_v not_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o science_n namely_o of_o invention_n and_o discipline_n as_o for_o the_o first_o child_n indeed_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o they_o and_o even_o among_o man_n none_o can_v attain_v thereunto_o unless_o they_o be_v sublime_v wit_n and_o spirit_n fit_v to_o invent_v new_a thing_n they_o be_v endeasour_n of_o a_o extraordinary_a genius_n or_o a_o continual_a study_n of_o 20._o or_o 30._o year_n accompany_v with_o long_a and_o profound_a meditation_n and_o solitary_a reflection_n which_o at_o last_o discover_v unto_o we_o some_o particular_a light_n and_o such_o wit_n deserve_v even_o to_o be_v admire_v they_o be_v the_o honour_n of_o mankind_n and_o raise_v it_o up_o to_o a_o kind_n of_o divinity_n as_o for_o the_o science_n of_o discipline_n or_o disposition_n they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n all_o such_o as_o have_v any_o memory_n even_o woman_n and_o child_n be_v capable_a thereof_o they_o be_v but_o reiteration_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v before_o which_o may_v be_v easy_o apprehend_v when_o they_o be_v explain_v and_o expound_v yet_o be_v they_o seed_n of_o the_o high_a science_n of_o invention_n when_o they_o be_v sow_o in_o a_o fruitful_a sublimed_a and_o extraordinary_a understanding_n therefore_o even_o the_o northern_a dull_a nation_n be_v capable_a of_o know_v and_o apprehend_v what_o have_v be_v write_v and_o experiment_a by_o other_o because_o they_o have_v good_a memory_n which_o in_o some_o manner_n supply_v their_o default_n of_o invention_n and_o the_o southern_a people_n be_v more_o ingenious_a have_v seek_v out_o the_o truth_n in_o ancient_a writer_n be_v fit_a through_o their_o acuteness_n to_o discover_v new_a invention_n wherein_o we_o may_v admire_v divine_a providence_n which_o have_v make_v all_o man_n rational_a guide_v they_o several_a way_n to_o one_o end_n give_v the_o one_o a_o more_o lively_a judgement_n and_o the_o other_o a_o more_o happy_a memory_n why_o shall_v then_o that_o time_n which_o be_v ordain_v for_o science_n be_v so_o ill_o employ_v in_o a_o apprenticeship_n to_o learn_v grammatical_a observation_n and_o precept_n far_o hard_o and_o more_o difficult_a than_o the_o language_n itself_o why_o shall_v we_o spend_v ten_o or_o twelve_o year_n in_o study_v greek_n and_o latin_a to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o afterward_o but_o one_o year_n or_o two_o in_o the_o study_n of_o philosophy_n be_v it_o not_o a_o unjust_a and_o insufferable_a thing_n to_o consume_v the_o most_o precious_a time_n of_o our_o life_n and_o most_o fit_v to_o learn_v science_n namely_o from_o seven_o or_o eight_o to_o eighten_v or_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n in_o learning_n of_o the_o grammar_n &_o some_o book_n of_o humanity_n with_o intolerable_a trouble_n and_o labour_n then_o when_o youth_n begin_v to_o incline_v to_o dissoluteness_n and_o desbauche_n game_n hunt_a and_o travel_v they_o be_v put_v to_o logic_n in_o which_o they_o must_v again_o begin_v to_o learn_v a_o new_a kind_n of_o latin_a so_o barbarous_a and_o obscure_a that_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v invent_v only_o to_o make_v science_n odious_a and_o distasteful_a and_o by_o this_o mean_n in_o stead_n of_o prolong_v the_o gentry_n time_n of_o study_v they_o be_v force_v abrup_o to_o cut_v it_o off_o their_o employment_n call_v they_o to_o state_n affair_n so_o that_o what_o they_o have_v not_o learn_v at_o fifteen_o or_o sixteen_o year_n of_o age_n they_o must_v be_v ignorant_a of_o all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n to_o the_o great_a damage_n and_o prejudice_n of_o the_o state_n and_o thus_o through_o the_o difficulty_n &_o tediousness_n of_o learning_n greek_n &_o latin_a our_o great_a one_o be_v frustrate_v of_o their_o rudiment_n of_o philosophy_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a mishap_n that_o can_v befall_v a_o state_n for_o there_o be_v but_o very_o few_o that_o can_v attain_v to_o the_o fight_n of_o the_o lustre_n of_o science_n through_o so_o much_o mist_n and_o darkness_n sublime_a &_o most_o subtle_a understanding_n only_o can_v comprehend_v all_o thing_n without_o any_o intricacy_n or_o confusion_n and_o it_o be_v a_o miraculous_a thing_n how_o a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o language_n join_v with_o deep_a learning_n which_o ordinary_o make_v a_o man_n pensive_a solitary_a and_o most_o fit_v for_o a_o private_a life_n can_v consist_v in_o your_o eminency_n together_o with_o such_o clearness_n of_o spirit_n grave_a carriage_n majestic_a and_o bewitch_a entertainment_n which_o do_v charm_n and_o captivate_v man_n heart_n unto_o you_o and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n have_v furnish_v and_o fitting_o dispose_v you_o to_o become_v the_o most_o absolute_a statesman_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o france_n so_o that_o in_o you_o sir_n be_v verify_v that_o maxim_n which_o aristotle_n set_v down_o namely_o that_o policy_n be_v the_o mistress_n and_o queen_n of_o all_o other_o art_n and_o science_n because_o she_o it_o be_v that_o regulate_v their_o function_n and_o apply_v they_o to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o public_a and_o now_o france_n find_v by_o experience_n to_o its_o honour_n and_o glory_n that_o kingdom_n never_o flourish_v and_o prosper_v better_o then_o when_o prudent_a and_o learned_a man_n sit_v at_o the_o stern_a of_o public_a affair_n i_o must_v notwithstanding_o confess_v that_o many_o wise_a and_o understand_a people_n have_v study_v in_o foreign_a language_n some_o have_v travel_v into_o egypt_n to_o marseilles_n greece_n and_o other_o country_n famous_a for_o excellent_a and_o learned_a professor_n which_o have_v live_v and_o teach_v in_o they_o but_o they_o be_v then_o naticnall_a language_n and_o needful_a for_o the_o learning_n of_o science_n and_o useful_a in_o the_o chief_a port_n in_o the_o world_n into_o which_o one_o can_v not_o travail_v without_o they_o and_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v difficult_a and_o hard_a to_o learn_v that_o one_o can_v not_o almost_o avoid_v nor_o shun_v the_o learning_n of_o they_o through_o daily_a conversation_n with_o the_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n of_o that_o country_n but_o why_o do_v we_o now_o adays_o without_o any_o necessity_n so_o much_o seek_v after_o i_o anguage_n that_o lie_v bury_v in_o library_n as_o in_o their_o sepulcher_n let_v we_o stir_v up_o their_o ash_n as_o long_o as_o we_o will_v we_o shall_v never_o revive_v they_o the_o fragment_n and_o relic_n which_o be_v leave_v of_o they_o be_v but_o so_o many_o shadow_n and_o deface_v monument_n and_o sometime_o
ancient_a time_n prefer_v popular_a and_o nationall_n language_n before_o any_o obsolet_n and_o strange_a tongue_n second_o we_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o nationall_n and_o mother_n tongue_n be_v subject_a to_o mixture_n and_o corruption_n many_o learned_a man_n have_v observe_v it_o and_o there_o be_v too_o many_o example_n to_o prove_v it_o but_o we_o deny_v that_o a_o obsolet_n language_n can_v better_o preserve_v the_o doctrine_n and_o learning_n of_o our_o forefather_n then_o a_o national_a for_o the_o language_n do_v not_o cause_v science_n to_o live_v they_o be_v but_o the_o shadow_n and_o figure_n thereof_o but_o it_o be_v the_o science_n which_o make_v the_o language_n to_o live_v and_o though_o it_o have_v equal_a dominion_n over_o they_o all_o she_o have_v it_o far_o more_o absolute_a over_o the_o nation_n then_o over_o they_o which_o be_v out_o of_o date_n for_o proof_n whereof_o if_o our_o ancestor_n who_o have_v write_v so_o many_o treaty_n concern_v the_o firmness_n of_o science_n and_o inconstancy_n of_o language_n have_v think_v it_o fit_v to_o study_v in_o obsolet_n language_n they_o may_v have_v do_v it_o as_o well_o as_o we_o see_v the_o egyptian_a tongue_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o grecian_n and_o the_o greek_a under_o the_o arabian_n be_v not_o mention_v nor_o find_v but_o only_o in_o book_n but_o these_o great_a man_n know_v too_o well_o that_o they_o can_v not_o bring_v in_o so_o pernicious_a and_o ridiculous_a a_o custom_n without_o encompass_v science_n with_o thousand_o of_o difficulty_n and_o frustrate_v many_o man_n who_o can_v not_o learn_v strange_a language_n of_o the_o hope_n of_o attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o wherefore_o reject_v all_o other_o language_n as_o unprofitable_a way_n and_o extravagant_a mean_n they_o most_o judicious_o bring_v thâ—ir_n youth_n direct_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o science_n by_o the_o abbreviate_v way_n of_o their_o mother_n tongue_n but_o full_o to_o satisfy_v the_o objection_n of_o those_o who_o say_v that_o popular_a and_o natural_a language_n be_v too_o variable_a to_o deserve_v the_o honour_n of_o be_v interpreter_n of_o science_n and_o expositor_n of_o man_n best_a thought_n we_o affirm_v that_o they_o be_v more_o constant_a and_o less_o subject_a to_o change_v then_o the_o obsolet_n for_o though_o they_o seem_v be_v to_o exempt_v and_o free_a from_o alteration_n and_o incapable_a of_o increase_n or_o diminution_n because_o they_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o mutable_a will_n of_o man_n but_o be_v continual_o teach_v by_o the_o same_o rule_n yet_o ought_v we_o not_o to_o attribute_v unto_o they_o a_o perpetual_a lastingnesse_n see_v that_o the_o power_n of_o a_o conqueror_n that_o hate_v learning_n may_v on_o a_o sudden_a annihilate_v those_o language_n as_o the_o turk_n have_v do_v in_o all_o his_o dominion_n and_o all_o thing_n right_o consider_v no_o monarch_n can_v exempt_v those_o remainder_n of_o ancient_a language_n which_o we_o have_v from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o time_n nor_o protect_v they_o against_o some_o inevitable_a chance_n the_o least_o of_o which_o may_v absolute_o destroy_v they_o the_o first_o language_n which_o have_v so_o many_o prerogative_n above_o other_o give_v we_o a_o fair_a example_n of_o this_o truch_n the_o first_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o world_n have_v imprint_v it_o not_o upon_o paper_n as_o we_o do_v now_o but_o upon_o most_o solid_a and_o hard_a column_n that_o they_o may_v make_v it_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o transmit_v the_o memory_n thereof_o to_o posterity_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o it_o vanish_v away_o by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o that_o fair_a monument_n have_v be_v so_o little_o regard_v that_o there_o remain_v not_o now_o any_o sign_n thereof_o we_o may_v likewise_o allege_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o the_o jewish_a language_n be_v whole_o extinguish_v during_o the_o captivity_n it_o be_v the_o organ_n whereby_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v set_v down_o and_o the_o ancient_a law_n be_v write_v in_o it_o esdras_n and_o the_o doctor_n have_v preserve_v the_o understanding_n of_o it_o yet_o at_o last_o they_o let_v it_o perish_v judge_v it_o more_o convenient_a to_o translate_v the_o sacred_a history_n in_o the_o mother_n tongue_n then_o to_o bind_v the_o people_n to_o the_o re-establishment_n and_o the_o learned_a to_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o language_n new_o lose_v final_o the_o roman_a annal_n make_v faith_n that_o the_o ancient_a roman_a language_n of_o which_o the_o priest_n only_o have_v preserve_v the_o knowledge_n have_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o like_a overthrow_n the_o library_n be_v full_a of_o it_o the_o sibylle_n verse_n the_o hymn_n and_o canticle_n be_v write_v in_o it_o the_o roman_a senate_n have_v profess_v and_o declare_v itself_o to_o be_v the_o preserver_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o all_o this_o can_v not_o keep_v it_o from_o a_o total_a ruin_n moreover_o although_o the_o national_a language_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o innovation_n of_o some_o word_n yet_o experience_n show_v we_o that_o those_o which_o have_v have_v any_o extent_n or_o merit_n either_o by_o be_v polish_v by_o politic_a nation_n who_o know_v how_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o perfection_n at_o home_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o science_n and_o abroad_o by_o way_n of_o arm_n in_o defend_v themselves_o have_v not_o be_v so_o subject_a to_o perish_v and_o will_v outlast_v many_o age_n before_o they_o be_v quite_o abolish_v witness_v the_o greek_a which_o remain_v entire_a for_o above_o two_o thousand_o year_n and_o will_v have_v last_v long_o if_o the_o turkish_a domination_n have_v not_o cut_v off_o the_o course_n of_o so_o many_o year_n which_o it_o may_v yet_o have_v live_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o roman_n strive_v with_o all_o their_o might_n to_o abolish_v the_o language_n of_o the_o gaul_n who_o they_o have_v subdue_v yet_o their_o design_n can_v not_o full_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o we_o have_v to_o this_o day_n some_o of_o it_o in_o this_o kingdom_n which_o have_v no_o communion_n nor_o part_n with_o the_o latin_a which_o evident_o show_v that_o it_o be_v never_o there_o nor_o the_o vulgar_a and_o mother_n tongue_n never_o suppress_v whereby_o we_o may_v infer_v that_o popular_a language_n which_o be_v so_o hardly_o suppress_v may_v be_v continue_v far_o better_a and_o easy_o than_o those_o forget_a one_o which_o can_v not_o be_v preserve_v without_o much_o difficulty_n and_o that_o they_o be_v more_o proper_a to_o serve_v for_o instrument_n to_o science_n nationall_n language_n likewise_o decay_v by_o degree_n and_o be_v abolish_v by_o succession_n ofttimes_o but_o those_o obsolete_a one_o which_o have_v no_o more_o be_v but_o only_o in_o library_n and_o subsist_v only_o by_o art_n may_v perish_v and_o comesi_v nought_o in_o a_o instant_n and_o if_o the_o roman_n who_o be_v so_o careful_a in_o universalise_v their_o language_n have_v find_v none_o to_o oppose_v they_o but_o only_o obsolet_n tongue_n and_o book_n they_o will_v have_v abolish_v the_o memory_n of_o they_o in_o a_o instant_n and_o will_v not_o have_v find_v so_o much_o opposition_n in_o bring_v in_o the_o latin_a tongue_n into_o all_o the_o province_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o their_o empire_n moreover_o have_v we_o not_o great_a cause_n to_o to_o doubt_v whether_o the_o latin_a tongue_n which_o have_v be_v extinguish_v these_o six_o or_o seven_o hundred_o year_n and_o have_v last_v to_o our_o time_n only_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o college_n and_o university_n will_v last_v so_o long_o as_o the_o greek_a the_o gaul_n and_o many_o other_o those_o who_o come_v in_o after_o age_n will_v know_v the_o success_n thereof_o better_a than_o we_o as_o for_o the_o present_a to_o come_v to_o understand_v why_o popular_a and_o national_a language_n be_v more_o last_a and_o fit_v to_o teach_v science_n in_o then_o the_o obsolet_n we_o ought_v to_o observe_v that_o in_o every_o language_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o word_n some_o be_v familiar_a and_o vulgar_a which_o serve_v for_o common_a discourse_n the_o other_o proper_a peculiar_a and_o effectual_a only_o for_o traâ—es_n and_o art_n the_o first_o depend_v upon_o the_o people_n which_o have_v power_n to_o alter_v the_o name_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o it_o have_v use_v of_o to_o entertain_v society_n the_o latter_a be_v within_o the_o philosopher_n jurisdiction_n who_o have_v power_n to_o give_v name_n to_o all_o thing_n especial_o to_o art_n and_o science_n the_o first_o be_v subject_n to_o change_v and_o do_v not_o last_v always_o partly_o because_o they_o signify_v nothing_o but_o singular_a contingent_a and_o casual_a object_n partly_o because_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o fancy_n of_o a_o light_n and_o inconstant_a multitude_n but_o that_o alteration_n that_o be_v so_o small_a that_o there_o wilscarce_o be_v a_o hundred_o of_o those_o common_a word_n alter_v in_o a_o hundred_o year_n it_o be_v not_o
speak_v equivocal_o in_o philosophy_n it_o be_v much_o more_o to_o the_o purpose_n to_o find_v out_o some_o one_o that_o will_v strike_v out_o all_o those_o equivocal_a word_n out_o of_o the_o grammar_n when_o a_o opinion_n be_v introduce_v authorize_v and_o root_v through_o prescription_n of_o time_n it_o have_v a_o marvellous_a power_n over_o our_o mind_n which_o make_v we_o so_o preoccupated_a and_o prepossess_v with_o the_o excellency_n of_o ancient_a language_n those_o who_o have_v not_o attain_v to_o they_o admire_v they_o because_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v they_o and_o because_o there_o be_v so_o much_o difficulty_n in_o the_o learning_n of_o they_o and_o those_o who_o have_v knowledge_n in_o they_o be_v interest_v in_o the_o preservation_n of_o they_o set_v forth_o their_o praise_n but_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n discover_v the_o defect_n of_o they_o and_o wilful_o maintain_v that_o they_o be_v more_o effectual_a and_o significant_a than_o the_o modern_a the_o very_a gate_n that_o open_v the_o way_n to_o science_n and_o the_o only_a mean_n to_o attain_v they_o notwithstanding_o if_o we_o may_v speak_v the_o truth_n free_o we_o may_v easy_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o they_o be_v all_o of_o equal_a value_n and_o have_v no_o prerogative_n one_o above_o the_o other_o for_o all_o word_n that_o can_v be_v imagine_v be_v of_o like_a nature_n have_v the_o same_o final_a and_o the_o same_o efficient_a cause_n the_o same_o matter_n and_o the_o same_o form_n they_o have_v the_o same_o final_a cause_n namely_o to_o express_v our_o thought_n the_o same_o efficient_a cause_n proceed_v from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o man_n which_o produce_v they_o the_o same_o matter_n namely_o letter_n and_o dipthonge_n and_o final_o they_o have_v the_o same_o form_n be_v make_v different_a only_o in_o termination_n and_o the_o last_o letter_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o seal_n and_o character_n which_o have_v the_o power_n of_o make_v up_o their_o essence_n as_o the_o last_o unit_fw-la make_v up_o that_o of_o number_n all_o the_o virtue_n &_o energy_n they_o have_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o man_n which_o can_v give_v no_o advantage_n to_o the_o one_o more_o than_o to_o the_o other_o for_o it_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a be_v of_o reason_n proceed_v out_o of_o a_o absolute_a hazard_n and_o occurrencie_n for_o indeed_o there_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v but_o one_o way_n of_o speak_v in_o the_o whole_a world_n the_o difference_n be_v but_o only_o in_o character_n and_o gesture_n and_o we_o attribute_v to_o several_a imposition_n the_o name_n of_o difference_n of_o language_n language_n proceed_v not_o from_o without_o as_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n who_o imagine_v that_o either_o they_o be_v divine_o inspire_v or_o come_v to_o we_o by_o tradition_n but_o we_o have_v the_o original_n or_o root_n of_o they_o in_o ourselves_o and_o if_o we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o cause_n of_o he_o production_n of_o they_o it_o be_v because_o they_o be_v too_o common_a and_o be_v every_o day_n subject_a to_o our_o sense_n common_a and_o continual_a custom_n deceive_v we_o and_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o we_o perceive_v not_o the_o mouth_n to_o be_v the_o only_a matrix_fw-la and_o alphabet_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o large_a case_n out_o of_o which_o all_o word_n do_v issue_n and_o into_o which_o be_v put_v and_o as_o it_o be_v distribute_v by_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n all_o the_o several_a letter_n as_o into_o a_o little_a box_n from_o whence_o every_o man_n like_o to_o a_o printer_n take_v they_o out_o when_o he_o please_v compose_v they_o and_o make_v up_o language_n and_o god_n have_v endow_v he_o with_o manifold_a perfection_n above_o all_o other_o creature_n have_v give_v he_o nothing_o which_o be_v more_o advantageous_a to_o he_o then_o speech_n see_v thereby_o he_o be_v make_v capable_a of_o know_v and_o love_v he_o his_o maker_n live_v in_o society_n and_o attain_v wisdom_n wherefore_o he_o will_v have_v those_o part_n wherein_o the_o voice_n of_o man_n be_v frame_v fill_v up_o with_o so_o many_o wonder_n to_o make_v we_o the_o better_a apprehend_v the_o worth_n of_o they_o and_o withal_o bound_v we_o to_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o so_o rare_a a_o benefit_n but_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o know_v that_o these_o part_n do_v with_o such_o celerity_n mix_v the_o letter_n and_o frame_v word_n out_o of_o they_o which_o we_o make_v use_v of_o in_o familiar_a communication_n but_o we_o must_v also_o note_v that_o each_o part_n have_v its_o particular_a function_n and_o proper_a motion_n yet_o differ_v among_o themselves_o and_o every_o man_n pronounce_v a_o letter_n may_v know_v and_o mark_v the_o organ_n which_o frame_v it_o and_o give_v it_o its_o be_v and_o what_o part_n concurre_v most_o to_o the_o production_n of_o it_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o lip_n the_o palate_n or_o the_o tongue_n that_o have_v most_o operation_n in_o it_o and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o of_o all_o to_o be_v admit_v be_v that_o all_o these_o organ_n be_v so_o well_o regulate_v and_o observe_v so_o r_o …_o a_o order_n among_o themselves_o that_o they_o can_v not_o encroach_v nor_o usurp_v upon_o the_o right_n of_o one_o another_o their_o power_n be_v so_o well_o limit_v that_o they_o can_v just_o to_o frame_v so_o many_o letter_n and_o no_o more_o than_o a_o man_n can_v make_v several_a and_o different_a motion_n and_o doubling_n in_o his_o mouth_n which_o show_v sufficient_o all_o language_n to_o be_v of_o equal_a worth_n and_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o difference_n between_o they_o it_o proceed_v not_o from_o the_o word_n which_o be_v all_o of_o the_o same_o matter_n in_o all_o language_n but_o rather_o from_o the_o pronunciation_n which_o depend_v upon_o the_o climate_n be_v more_o mild_a and_o pleasant_a in_o those_o country_n where_o the_o people_n organ_n be_v most_o clear_a and_o best_o compose_v and_o contrariwise_o be_v more_o harsh_a and_o dissonant_n in_o those_o where_o they_o be_v more_o gross_o and_o rude_o frame_v and_o this_o talon_n be_v the_o more_o considerable_a be_v as_o it_o be_v destine_v to_o some_o nation_n and_o do_v not_o vary_v though_o the_o ranguage_n alter_v and_o change_v by_o succession_n of_o time_n the_o faculty_n we_o have_v of_o frame_v word_n in_o infinitum_fw-la be_v the_o rich_a treasure_n belong_v to_o man_n it_o be_v a_o continual_o flow_v and_o run_v fountain_n which_o can_v never_o be_v dry_v up_o wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o folly_n to_o complain_v of_o the_o barrenness_n of_o a_o i_o anguage_n it_o be_v our_o fault_n if_o we_o do_v not_o enrich_v it_o if_o we_o will_v but_o apply_v our_o endeavour_n to_o it_o and_o a_o ingen_fw-mi ous_a arithmetician_n in_o couple_v of_o letter_n and_o join_v of_o syllable_n may_v give_v a_o admirable_a structure_n to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o speech_n and_o frame_v a_o rare_a and_o more_o regular_a language_n then_o yet_o there_o be_v for_o the_o combination_n of_o letter_n be_v a_o well_o that_o can_v never_o be_v draw_v dry_a out_o of_o which_o one_o may_v frame_v as_o out_o of_o materia_fw-la prima_fw-la word_n enough_o for_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o language_n all_o different_a among_o themselves_o so_o that_o in_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o speech_n as_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o whole_a world_n man_n do_v not_o hit_v upon_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o same_o name_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o diversity_n of_o language_n proceed_v from_o the_o plurality_n of_o word_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o frame_v they_o and_o not_o from_o the_o difference_n of_o climate_n because_o we_o be_v all_o indifferent_a and_o have_v no_o more_o aptitude_n the_o one_o than_o the_o other_o to_o express_v the_o signification_n of_o thing_n the_o will_n will_v always_o remain_v in_o suspense_n and_o will_v never_o resolve_v upon_o any_o election_n if_o the_o inclination_n which_o it_o have_v to_o declare_v its_o thought_n do_v not_o oblige_v it_o to_o take_v name_n by_o chance_n and_o impose_v they_o at_o adventure_n which_o thing_n will_v evident_o appear_v if_o a_o company_n of_o little_a child_n be_v keep_v up_o in_o several_a house_n in_o one_o plain_a who_o will_v questionless_a make_v as_o many_o several_a language_n as_o several_a company_n which_o be_v shut_v together_o for_o as_o concern_v that_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o a_o infant_n which_o be_v breed_v up_o in_o solitude_n and_o apart_o and_o can_v pronounce_v but_o this_o word_n bec_n it_o be_v a_o most_o gross_a ignorance_n in_o those_o who_o imagine_v to_o have_v a_o certain_a proof_n and_o evident_a testimony_n thereby_o of_o which_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a and_o natural_a language_n see_v the_o child_n be_v bring_v up_o solitary_a and_o alone_a in_o which_o case_n fool_n and_o madman_n only_o will_v lie_v talk_v and_o discourse_v with_o