Excerpt from A Bibliographical Dictionary, Vol. 2: Containing a Chronological Account, Alphabetically Arranged of the Most Curious, Scarce, Useful, and Important Books, in All Departments of Literature Which Have Been Published in Latin, Greek, Coptic, Hebrew, Smaritan, Syriac, Chaldee, Aethiopic Edition, was the sole act of Cromwell himself: and there is reason to believe, that be granted the same privilege to Dr. Caste! For his Heptaglott Lexicon. He was certainly addressed on this subject, and in the following words: after a Preamble, setting forth the usefulness of that Lexicon, and in particular its subserviency to the better understanding of the Po lyglott Bible, the Dr. Proceeds, May it please your Highness, for the countenance and encouragement of your Petitioners, that they may the better be ena bled to accomplish the undertaking, according to expectation, to vouchsafe them the like favour and privilege, that your Highness hath formerly granted to the publishers of that famous work (viz. The Po lyglott Bible) and others, who were printing some Commentaries in relation thereunto, (viz. Bee's Cri tici Sacri, ) that your Petitioners may have the im port of five thousand reams of royal Paper, excise and custom free.
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