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I solemnly declare to all mankind, that the above dedication was made for no one Prince, Prelate, Pope, or Potentate, -- Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, or Baron, of this, or any other Realm in Christendom; -- -- -nor has it yet been hawked about, or offered publicly or privately, directly or indirectly, to any one person or personage, great or small; but is honestly a true Virgin-Dedication untried on, upon any soul living.
I labour this point so particularly, merely to remove any offence or objection which might arise against it from the manner in which I propose to make the most of it; -- which is the putting it up fairly to public sale; which I now do.