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As to the Ægyptian History its beginnings deletion in a /deletion addition ^ are an unfathomable /addition chaos, they piqu'd themselves on their Antiquity & consequently let fancy not facts direct their Accounts; deletion unclear /deletion addition most /addition Historians agree that underline Menes /underline was the first King, some think this was Mesraim the addition ^ Second /addition Son of Cham, who was Noah's Second Son, Menes is suppos'd to have been the first introducer of the Heathen Wordships; as these are but few facts in the Early periods of this History either curious or useful, we shall not spend much time on them.

Ægypt was many ages govern'd by its own Native Princes, when Strangers, addition ^ either underline Arabs or Phenicians /underline /addition commonly call'd Pastoral Kings in the Ægyptain language Hicsos, took possession of Lower Ægypt, Memphis which they kept about 260. Years Upper Egypt & Thebes fell not under their Yoke Pharaoh deletion unclear /deletion addition mention'd /addition in the Old Testament, who wantd to possess Sarah; deletion whom He thought /deletion addition thinking his /addition Abraham's Sister not Wife, is suppos'd to have been of deletion that /deletion