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The Philoſophie of the wiſe
auncient Fathers.
A Worke first compiled in the Indian
tongue, and afterwardes transferred
into divers and sundrie other
languages: as the Perſian, Arabian,
Hebrue, Latine, Spaniſh, and
Italian: and now reduced
into our vulgar
ſpeeche.
THE PROLOGUE.
This precious Jewell (beloued Reader) was first founde written in the Indian tongue, entituled Morall Wiſdome: and was thence conueyed into Perſia, and was coated with their language, naming it with them The example of good lyfe: and from the Perſian speech a long time after by the auncient Fathers (they knowing the wonderfull doctrine thereof) brought into the natyue Arabian and from that translated into
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