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The Religion of the Ægyptians not properly coming into the plas we have propos'd to go into, we will omit any mention of it.

Next in rank to the Sacerdotal profession stood the Military; the Soldiers were exempted from all taxes, & receiv'd12. underline Arures /underline about half an acre of land, addition underline for cultivation /underline /addition besides five pounds of bread, two pounds of meat & one pint of Wine daily, ye number of Soldiers amounted to 200.000. they were practic'd in running riding, driving Chariots; tho every wise means were follow'd to make their troops excellent, yet the natural biass of the Nation was to peace, to policy, & wisdom, more than war.

The Ægyptians were fond of arts & Sciences, they were the first collectors of Books, & call'd them the remedys for the Soul; they gave themselves much to astronomy, Geometry & also to Physick; Painting Architecture, & Sculpture seems also not to have been neglected by them; but as to Musick they thought it enervated the mind, & deletion they /deletion therefore discourag'd it.

Those who profess'd Tillage, deletion Pasturage, /deletion addition Pasture, /addition or Artizans were esteem'd, the deletion y /deletion Ægyptians wisely considering that the necessitys of life ow'd their excellence to their