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# Catalogue record: 24562 — Eric Benzelius an Leibniz
# Incipit: Quo majoribus beneficiis me ornasti quum in Germania apud vos versarer
# Date: 1701-04-06 (01-03-27)
# Sender: Benzelius — Addressee: Leibniz
# Akademie-Ausgabe: AA I,19 N. 301
# Other printings: -Erikson/Nylander [Hrsg.]: Benzelius' Letters to his learned friends; in: Acta Reg. Soc. Scient. et Litt. Gothoburgensis, Humaniora 22 (1983), S.27-29.
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# Work: https://leibnizlegible.com/work/DE-611-HS-958776
# Title: LBr. 49 · Benzelius
# Folios: Bl. 21–22 (from the shelfmark LBr 49 Bl. 21-22): 4 pages, canvases 41–44, page ids DE-611-HS-958776:0041 to DE-611-HS-958776:0044
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## Folio 21r — DE-611-HS-958776:0041
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Vir dustas e Excellentissime.
Cuo majoribus beneficiis me omasti quam in Germania opud vos vervaret et
quo majorem jucandissimae conversationis Tuae fructum percesti, eo. diffici-
lius tuli quod in redita meo in patriam TE adire integrum non etset Stru
gabam saltem oras Giermaniae, et Amstelodamo Stamburgum recta setebam
labens tamen ad TE declinassem, nigi sera anni tempestas et domestica
quaedam negotia festinandi necessitatem mihi imposuitsent. Paucissimis
ante festum nativitatis Christi diebus domum reversus sum. Ome felicem
si vel per horulas quasdam colloqui contigisset Tecum, qui me nunquam nisi
doctiorem dimisisti. Licuisset TE communem non Germaniae modo sed et Euro-
pre totius Praeceptorem consulere us de rebus, quae chactae commillere inter-
dum non satis Tutum est.. Sed fevenda sunt, quae mutar nequeunt. Batere
interim. Via Encellentissime, ut per litterns liberius ac frequentius Tecum
colloquar. Erc quo redio illuo ferme egi ut varia antiquibatis mo–
numentao, quae partim in Anglia, pactim in Callico collegi in ordinem
redigerem, ut enim nosti inter perequinandum singula ercaminare et
diligentius ercutere nequimus. contenti rodem reperisse massam. Suta ve
Tustitsima manime illustua restono Lib. W Commentam ad L. L. spe
ciales Philonis dudei ∞ Ejusdem Librum de Sustitia; ambo hactenums
inediti tam Circece quam Latine. eos descripri ex cod. pervetusto mss
fatinam.
Crceco vibliotheca Bodleianae Ononiensium. Versionem eram hutre
diebus adonavi, et junctim in pubticum prodire jubebo port mentes pau-
cillimos. addam Diffectationem de scuptis thonis Judaei, et ut spero. quae
dam non vulgana. Tu, vir Excellentisime. commodo rei publicae citteranae
nate, ut omnes intelligant, quantum et Septentuo noster Tibi debent, et

## Folio 21v — DE-611-HS-958776:0042
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haec studia mea juva. Quod prrecipue facies, si auctoritate Tua prae
stantissimi codicis msi Bhilonis, qui in bibliotheca Augustana atservatur,
usum per menses aliquot mihi conciliavens. Non paucca 15 loca nobis
restituet, ut ex annotationibus emditissim. Hoeschelim ad Tractatus ere
eodem codice primum editos passim colligimur. Celebratissima est humu
notas Cyratorum ejusdem biblisthecae et in commodandis Libis benevitentis
et cum Lyrrire essem memini viditse me plures ejusdem bibliothecae
codd. m5s. penes CI. Orearium, a quo adhuc pene indignabundi ex
spectemus Textum Circecum Brocopri Ciaz aer in ventatevelum. Auum
in Terram peregrinam milli debeat, fidem si interpositam velint alteratu
us. ministrorum publicorum Serenissimi Regis nostui, utpite  Sllustris
Sucteteri, qui egensturi degit, vel Cenerorissimi Farcendorzio, qui in vectra
ait puto, adtuc auta versatur, vel Nobilissimi Adtesfluchtii residentis r
cotuctensis, illud me ab alterutro eorum non difficulter impetrare
potse contido. et Patri enim meo et mihi sunt amicissimi. sed Tua
consilia sequar. Si fieri posset utinam tradatus codere bibliopotce
cuidam urbis Eorum, qui in nundinis, quae imminent, Francojuctens.
bus Lieby eitsio bibliopctae samburgens spectatissimo tradat. Commo-
difsime sic in manus meas pervenivet. Duos Philonis nostri codd.
m55. Augusta Wolferbytelensis bibliotheca vestra asservet, fac, quas
resciam. Nuperrime in manus. meas pervenit historia mSSa Sohaniis
Saignetl, quae an unquam edita sit a TC discere cupio. Titutus
integer est. Abreviatio vi Etarum. Entracta er divergis Librorum
voluminibus. per venerabilem virum Dominum Sohannem Saignet
in Legibus sicentiatum anno dui. Clcccet. Coder ejusdem cum
Arectore est aetatis, et quamvis sequioris, multa tamen non contemnenda
er veteribus memorat. Nobilissimus Spranvenfeletius multam sctutem Tibi

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nunciari qudlo  sollicita est ersectatione itlerarur Tuarum. Ami-
cissime et TE salutat optimus later meus, quem clementia Regis
mupser Archi Episcosrum apsaliencem constitutum volint, successor ipsi
datus est Clarissimus solathematicorum nostrorum Bilbergius. Htisce vale
Ercellentissimi Nominis Tin
devitilsimus culta
Gricus Benzelius
Erici filius
clabam Stockholinia
die XXVI. m. Mactii. St. v.
an. CBCC
et si id mereor, me amare perge
Si me tilleris Tuis beare velis millantu hiec recta
in aedes Dni Atsetsoris Hendrici Inzenstiena.

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Illustri et Encellentissimo
Do. Ciulielmo Godetrido Leibnogi0
Celcitsimi Electoris Aannoveran
Consiliario intimo.
Dlamburgum et Plannoveram.