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Book IV – Astrologia Munda
Introduction
Again, I agree with him that we should use reason rather than fall to slavish
duty! But before we judge, we have to make sure we have examined carefully
those reasons and make sure we have come to a clear understanding of those
reasons! Unfortunately, Ramsey’s examination denies this due process to the
reader and we are left to trust his judgment that it is superior and less foolish
than the ancients’ judgment is, which I have in the preceding demonstrated is
not based on what was actually taught.
In light of this short-coming in Ramesey’s work, I have tried to put these
various issues into the perspective of the actual writings of the ancients and the
reader will find some of these discussed in the appendixes to this book.
Writing Conventions
For those readers that feel re-writing this work into a more readily
comprehended and updated English language is inappropriate, I will refer you
to Ramesey’s own wish for this book.
«But let me now return to show you the method of these my subsequent labours. In the penning of
them I have been very plain for that I desire to be understood, animis scribo non auribus, I write to
edify my readers understanding, not to please his ear with fine words, rather respecting the matter
than syllables…»
Mr. Ramesey was himself more concerned with understanding the subject
matter rather than the eloquence with which it is presented. I have therefore
tried to apply modern English grammar and spelling, in so far as it was
necessary to make the text easily readable and understandable, especially for
the non-English reader.
Throughout the text, Ramesey writes in a very heavy style, interjecting
additional thoughts in parenthesis often making sentences very difficult to
follow. I have throughout, taken these and added them as «NOTES BY
RAMESEY» in the footnotes to each page. All of those footnotes are numbered
in blue text.
I have also included many footnotes of my own where appropriate to explain
something and those are marked in red numbers.
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