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# Catalogue record: 50653 — S. Kortholt, Kilonii MDCCX d.XXV Dec.noctu, an Leibniz
# Incipit: Etsi nullum majorem quaestum censeo,
# Date: 1710-12-25
# Sender: Kortholt, S. — Addressee: Leibniz
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# Work: https://leibnizlegible.com/work/DE-611-HS-855475
# Title: LBr. 499 · Kortholt, S.
# Folios: Bl. 44–45 (from the shelfmark LBr 499 Bl. 44-45): 4 pages, canvases 87–90, page ids DE-611-HS-855475:0087 to DE-611-HS-855475:0090
# Original at the GWLB: https://digitale-sammlungen.gwlb.de/resolve?id=DE-611-HS-855475&page=87
# Lines: 132 recognised on 3 of 4 pages, mean confidence 0.92
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## Folio 44r — DE-611-HS-855475:0087
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semi relp. 25 dec. 1710.
. 1. p. 298.
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ir Illustrissime,
Caccenatum, facile Princeps,
si nullum mavorem guaestum censeo; quam si rei publ.
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Ulterariae, quoud ejus fieri potest, boluntate mea insertuire
possim: me tamen presitent vrique oportet, se potissimum,
rhice doctrinarum Sutrone, operum SrA M llaudabilem
eo contulisse, osi
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Duae Guelphebytanus Supelle
mus
V
Ctilem librariam
Gudianam manu eocaratam et vbig.
terrarum notum Bibliothecae suve Augustae consilio lite
ris questeritatiqs. mandando vindicant. Lgitur V, MMaccenas
Germaniae nostrati eruditue, cuius perinceps ornumentum et
sulerum menito atgue optimo iure audis, beneficium se
dignum collocasti, singularis. documento Eestatum secisti
quantopere in stiedii VI Autelair Citterarum exi-
imationem Taudabili consilio et raro recipias exemplo
Doposci Gudii illustris filium me proxime invisentem
atris Cui imaginem; sed oquoniam nusquam pruesto
illa est, icon autem aui sui patrios vultus eidem
minime videtur referre, ex suu tumen fola tamguam anima
li eocemplo veritatem in gnutum rei Timulacrum se transta-
turam Crudii Consiliariid qidua ibi, Vir Cxcellentissime
coram indicubat; maximoxere a se quacsumus, 
pro ingeni Sri qua certe maxima polles facultate
libris a Se coemtis Enscriptidnem aliquam
adricias Judianam memoriam facculis si forte
quaedam etiamnunc seguentur, omni aere certius tradituram.
Qua de re nulla interpositu mora, pro instituto consuetudinis
meac, et pro obserpantia quam SiBi debeo, perscribere
Saudyuaguam distulissem: Sed crebrus Cillenus meus oportuit
commeare ad Consiliarios Banos decimus iter atque
iterum exigentes, quibus respectu parui peculii mei
aliquum pecuniae magnitudinem numerare couctus sum
Id etiam caussae est, cur nondum gratissimum
ni
animu Cxcel
poroptereu quod precibus fuis deesse noluissi. Secirco
chus filius meg quondam priuutissimus auditor et convictor post nundinus
nostras muiores ianiam instuntes mores et studia lilterarum
ad arbitrium Professorum Derolinensium conferet. Quum ob rem
etiam atqu. etiam rogat, ut ne obliviscans obluta opportunitate
25sp 10

## Folio 44v — DE-611-HS-855475:0088
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silii sui inferre mentionem, si Cortassis ad Praefectu
Arad. Egucstis Dominum de Stas propediem
Seribes. Se quoque sIB vir sleustissime
de meliore nota commendat Collega Musaeus et
animo beneficii ingentis memori agnoscit, quod
sibi responsorias MMustris. Marchionis Bergomi
impetrars. Carum eaempluns, quod pace
uo fiat, adiicio.
De cetero verto excponendum duxei frutrem moio
iterum Parisiis agentem pronime quac sequuntur litten
suis inseruisse datis ultimo oueme. Die. Mr Hvet
cy denant Euéque d’Aurancoes et ayé au moins
de quatre vingt ans et il s’et retiré chez les se-
suites, à qui il laissera La Brbliotheque.
M. des Preaux ayé desoiaante guatorze ans
jouit pendant tout le beau tems du bon air d’Hautaul
ou il a rne maison d’en campugne, et il passe l’hyner
à Par. Sa compugnie et devenue fort inomode.
car il et presque pourd.
l’Atomere de
Madame DAcier et pret à puroitre,.
on pretend quelle fait mieux le Grec oue
Son mari. ∞ ∞ Il’y à dins la Bibliotheque du
oi les Tkemes de Louis XIV. qui nous alesatu
ferent de sa pretendue ignorance duns les lettres.
ouis iv ée auteur: il a traduit le premier
livre des commentaires. de Cesar. Il’el imprime in
Solro et compris dans le present, qu’il rait de
Ses conguetes et de ses muisons et monumens.
Le catatoyue de cette Bibliotheque et de vingt
volumes. Ce sus raui de trouver sous la lettre
X. la dissertation que vous auez publiée de
Studio Senili.x
ed nortuus
Athenas. Badibit propediem altera disputatio
2C1 Tido 0Y1 na divr seu dle discipulis Senibus.
Harduinus Bibliothecae lesuiturum custos

## Folio 45r — DE-611-HS-855475:0089
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nouum editionem comorum Conciliorum molitur. Dimidian.
aperis partem absoluit. Proxime me convenit aliquoties
qui Atiamnune hic ayit Episcopi Abvensis filius, frater
Dibloothecac praefecti Vpsaliensis Erici Bentrelii au
Bentrelius. Elli indultu regio accessus patuit ad tabularium
quod archinu dicunt) Holmiense, obi deprehendit 80
plagulas Epistolorum Grotii summi viri manu exaerataru
ad Reginum Ceristinum, aut exenstiernium etc. Iniis
politics citteris latino scriptis unica comparet Epissola
gallico exarata sermone. Omnes publici iuns fuciet
Beneficio prelorum Belgicoru, et una deteget fictitia nominu
gune in Codice Epstolarum Amstelod. impresso leguntur
e. g. Ensebius est Richelius si Richelieu, Justinus ipse Grotius etc
In Belgio quoque Wolterecaius, quem nouissi, typis
mandari curabit notus seu siglus gruecorum, in numis, inscripti.
etc.
gnibusg. passim obvias. Etia si altereckius ivata atque Mayn
ster Schoettgenius ratiebius achlacobus Muscouius, ona
cum fratribus Rrausius symbolam conferunt adedi–
fionem libri qui venerabile m Trrin principe pagina
vultum eschibet, quiq. inscribitur: AnuneaBrichar Dorvie e
Immini curant les Tourneuux de Paris M. llauart Biblix
thecaire de M. l’Abbe Digion, l’Abbe  ayuet
Tilladet, Buret, Serasson, Sauria, et Andry
Sed pecco in publicam voilitatem. Quociria memon
acendurum quac instunt lanuur. id solum
nunc addon, me opture SiBi omnes prospentu-
ses, quas apprecaty graece est Kruficxeniy pense
quod propediem recipies, quusq. Principes et Regiue
personue vouerunt aut non vouerunt. omnia
denique quue ipse TiBI precars apprecor ex
animi sensu. Vale Patronoru
Crincep.
Rapt. Kilonii C,373CCX
nebii ut per du fratiem suma notitis literariis, 8. Deav ec. nactu.
ab anno 1684.. item collectionem variormrlibellorum
Er Mstome
atque Euccllentis
Nloc A duo
habeat ex Gallia. quaerit aliquem qui subinde nuntiet
curiosorum a pud j0r. Cusson oditorum
quaengantur inliteris, liticulas etiam doororum significat
quaesivi de toto mercurio Galante, quanti et de Garetta
observantiss. Serulus
ttus

## Folio 45v — DE-611-HS-855475:0090
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