TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
Except for those changes noted below, misspelling by the author, and inconsistent or archaic usage, has been retained. For example, infinites, infinities; premiss; any thing, anything; every body, everybody.
[p. v] 'General Introduction 3' inserted in the ToC.
[p. 23] 'flies us' replaced by 'flies from us'.
[p. 36] 'face themselves' replaced by 'face they themselves'.
[p. 36] 'superintendant' replaced by 'superintendent'.
[p. 39] 'any thing thing else' replaced by 'any thing else'.
[p. 51] 'outvieing' replaced by 'outvying'.
[p. 71] 'people is' replaced by 'people are'.
[p. 112] 'have gained' replaced by 'has gained'.
[p. 122] 'people was' replaced by 'people were'.
[p. 127] 'De Cultu fæmin.' replaced by De Cultu femin.'
[p. 172] 'though his son' replaced by 'through his son'.
[p. 227] 'artizan' replaced by 'artisan'.
[p. 246] 'if be alike' replaced by 'if it be alike'.
[p. 319] Note for 'P. 12' moved after note for 'P. 11'.
[p. 322] 'Ecclus.' replaced by 'Eccles.'.
[p. 333] Note for 'P. 238'; 'principalment' replaced by 'principalement'.
[p. 338] Note for 'P. 304'; accents added to répand, ténèbres and répandre.
[p. 338] Note for 'P. 309'; 'Discours sur la Méthode' replaced by 'Discours de la Méthode'.
INDEX:
[Two entries for 'Chances, doctrine of'] combined into one.
[Entry for 'Heresies';] 'tha way' replaced by 'the way'.
[Entry for 'Laws';] 'isngle' replaced by 'single'.
[Entry for 'Man cannot bear';] 'depised' replaced by 'despised'.
[Entry for 'Thamar';] refers to 'Tamar' in the text.