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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o i_o transcribe_v out_o of_o the_o greek_a manuscript_n which_o we_o have_v extant_a in_o the_o archive_n of_o our_o public_a library_n and_o a_o most_o precious_a monument_n it_o be_v as_o sethus_n calvisius_n true_o conceive_v of_o it_o the_o first_o king_n in_o this_o last_o dynastie_a of_o ashur_n be_v nebuchadnezar_n for_o the_o composition_n of_o his_o name_n see_v what_o scaliger_n say_v where_o he_o set_v down_o the_o simple_n of_o the_o babylonish_n name_n the_o canon_n call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o there_o he_o succee_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o nabopolassar_n be_v the_o father_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n he_o be_v call_v sometime_o nebuchadonosor_n that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o nabopolassar_n this_o canon_n in_o eusebius_n page_n 38_o say_v plain_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v put_v in_o by_o eusebius_n or_o else_o leave_v out_o of_o that_o canon_n which_o we_o have_v in_o the_o archive_v funccius_n therefore_o do_v ill_a to_o make_v nebuchadnezar_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o nabopolassar_n which_o calvisius_n have_v observe_v and_o for_o other_o and_o better_a reason_n refute_v megasthenes_n the_o persian_a thus_o write_v of_o this_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n p_o 41._o etc._n etc._n i.e._n that_o this_o nebuchadnezar_n be_v more_o famous_a than_o great_a hercules_n and_o that_o he_o subdue_v lybia_n asia_n etc._n etc._n the_o same_o author_n report_v that_o the_o chaldean_n relate_v that_o this_o king_n return_v home_o fall_v mad_a and_o be_v in_o a_o fanatic_a vein_n foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o babel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v i_o nebuchadonosor_n o_o babylonians_n foretell_v your_o ruin_n which_o neither_o belus_n our_o progenitor_n nor_o our_o goddess_n beltis_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o persuade_v the_o fate_n to_o remove_v away_o there_o shall_v come_v a_o persian_a mule_n etc._n etc._n meaning_n cyrus_n caetera_fw-la vide_fw-la pag._n 41_o eusebil_n scaligeriani_n the_o author_n intend_v that_o story_n of_o this_o king_n record_v by_o daniel_n that_o he_o be_v among_o the_o beast_n etc._n etc._n thus_o megasthenes_n have_v story_v berosus_n the_o chaldean_a relate_v also_o the_o notable_a expedition_n of_o this_o famous_a prince_n and_o of_o his_o sumptuous_a building_n and_o to_o he_o he_o attribute_v the_o wall_n of_o babylon_n the_o temple_n of_o belus_n the_o horti_n pencil_n and_o reprove_v the_o greek_n for_o their_o vanity_n in_o make_v semiramis_n the_o founder_n of_o that_o famous_a city_n which_o also_o be_v the_o conceit_n of_o annius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o semiramis_n where_o he_o introduce_v his_o berosus_n to_o aver_v that_o semiramis_n build_v this_o place_n from_o a_o town_n to_o a_o city_n where_o the_o monk_n by_o a_o necessary_a and_o egregious_a oblivion_n forget_v his_o method_n and_o make_v a_o matchless_a author_n contradict_v himself_o be_v there_o no_o other_o reason_n to_o disprove_v this_o false_a berosus_n but_o this_o one_o it_o alone_o be_v sufficient_a when_o we_o find_v that_o annius_n his_o berosus_n set_v peremptory_o down_o that_o semiramis_n build_v babylon_n and_o yet_o berosus_n in_o joseph_n and_o eusebius_n pamphilus_n set_v down_o the_o quite_o contrary_a and_o reprehend_v the_o greek_n for_o their_o vanity_n in_o affirm_v that_o which_o the_o other_o berosus_n do_v for_o the_o build_n of_o babylon_n notwithstanding_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o nimrod_n begin_v belus_n continue_v and_o semiramis_n enclose_v it_o with_o a_o wall_n but_o not_o that_o great_a and_o mighty_a wall_n for_o this_o