Leibniz, Akademie-Ausgabe, Bd. I, 23 - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ...

N. 66 george psalmanazar für andrew fountaine, Beilage zu N. 65 95
notion of Transubstantiation, he got away into Germany, where being equally averse to
the Lutherans principle of Consubstantiation he left them and went into Holland, but
ther alsoe not being able to agree with the Calvinists about predestination, he came into
England and made himself a member of our Church. I have here enclosed sent you his
Alphabet written all with his own hand, and the powers he has given the letters; he says 5
this Alphabet was tought to his nation by a certain great wise man about 900 yeares
agoe. I suppose you already informed about him, soe I shall say no more at present.
A gentleman desired me to acquaint you that if you have not got D r C u d w o r t h s
I n t e l l e c t u a l l S y s t e m , My Lady Massam will be glad of an oppertunity to
present you with one; she being the authors daughter and the inheritrix of his Learning. 10
My Saxon coines goe on apace, and I have inclosed the first table that you may give your
opinion of it. I will by the first oppertunity send you a Welsh Dictionary, but I cant as
yet hear of an Irish one, though I am told that such have bin printed at the colledge
de propaganda fide in Rome. I must repeat my intreaties to you not to neglect any
oppertunity of acknowledging my gratitude to her Prussian Majesty and the Electrice 15
for the honours done me whilest I was at their courts, and I beg of you to command me
in any thing I can serve you in, and to beleive me most sincerely,
Dear S r your affectionate humble servant. And. Fountaine.
A Monsieur Mon r de Leibnitz conseiller d’Etat de Son Altesse Elect le Monseig r
L’Electeur de Bruns. et Lunen. à Hannovre franco E〈—〉 20
66. GEORGE PSALMANAZAR FÜR ANDREW FOUNTAINE
Japanisches Alphabet.
Beilage zu N. 65. [65. 126.]
Überlieferung: K Alphabetliste: LBr. 279 Bl. 34. 2 o . 1 S. Auf Bl. 34 v o mittig: ” For the
8 gentleman: Gemeint sein dürfte G. J. von Püchler, der die Übersendung des nachfolgend erwähnten
Werks in die Wege leitete, vgl. hierzu dessen Brief an Leibniz vom 14./25. Dezember 1703 (I, 22
N. 440). 9 Massam: D. Masham. 11 Saxon coines: A. Fountaine, Numismata Anglo-Saxonica et
Anglo-Danica, 1705. 13 Irish one: Bei der Propaganda war erschienen F. O’Molloy, Grammatica
Latino-Hibernica compendiata, 1677. Vgl. auch Leibniz’ Antwort.
Zu N. 66: Die von Psalmanazar als japanisches Alphabet ausgegebene Tabelle wurde Leibniz mit
N. 65 übersandt. Zu Leibniz’ Einschätzung der Tabelle vgl. N. 126.
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