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 in making their White Potters-work; that they nuke use of Indigo or Woad in painting their work with blew; but that for all this knowledge there remaines still something, necessary to make these vessels alright, which they keep very secret, insomuch that he passeth amongst them for one of the greatest Criminals, that reveals this Art to any but his own Children.

Lastly, as to their Art of Printing, which was invented among them about 50. years after Christ, their manner is, That they Cut their Letters with an instrument of Iron, (as we doe Wood-prints) upon some fit wood; lightly gluing the Written Copy thereon, whereby their Books are free from Errata's. They are very dextrous at it, and will cut a whole sheet, as soon as a Composer with us can set one; and one man will print off 1500. in a day. They have also this conveniency, that their Forms may be laid by for as many impressions as they please, and in the meantime print off no more copies, than they find sale for, &c.

As Montagne learnt the Latin tongue by Vse alone, his Father having plac'd him in his Child-hood with such persons as spake nothing but that Language with him; so does the Author of this Book undertake to shew, that without much difficulty the like maybe done with others, confirming what he saith, first, by an Example of a Boy, who having been bred, as soon as he was wean'd, (which was at the 22th month of his Age) like Montagne, speaks Latin frankly and properly, being hardly four years old, and hath been seen by the King and all the Court at Paris: secondly by two other Children, both very young, that are entred into the same conduit, and in a very hopeful way of success. To which the Author subjoyns a Discourse of the great Vsefulness of this Method, the maine advantage of it being, that Children may employ in Learning Arts Rh