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A copious dictionary in three parts : I. The English before the Latin, enriched with about ten thousand words more then any former dictionary contains. II. The Latin before the English, with correct and plentiful etymological derivations, philological observations, and phraseological explications. III. The proper names of persons, places, [and] other things necessary to the understanding of historians and po[ets.] To which are adjoined a table of authors names at large, which in this [book] are made use of, or mentioned: and also some lesser tractates. The whole being a comprisal of Thomasiu[s] and Rider's foundations, Holland's and Holyoak's superstructure and improvements: together with amendments and enlargements very considerable for number and nature; promoted and carried on by a diligent search into, and perusal of several other dictionaries, and many authours ancient and modern: [...]