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would that they should all be united in one single body, so that they might all be burned at once in a single fire. In the same way a certain Emperor wished, but wished wrongly, that all the Romans might have but a single head, so that he might slay them with one blow. Meanwhile I shall use every endeavour to make war upon them, both by bringing them to Justice, and by my humble writings, as I now do with this Treatise which I offer again to the public under your name, Monsieur, always presupposing that Monseigneur your Uncle, to whom I dedicated it in the first place, will agree that during his absence you should take his place in this new edition, and that on your own part you will be pleased to accept my offer as coming from one who has already devoted himself entirely to you and desires ever to be known,
Monsieur,
as your very humble servant,
Henry Boguet.
