Attach this caution to any future use of the book's translations; verify disputed original passages independently.
A disclosed methodological limitation. It does not by itself invalidate every historical proposition; inspect the cited originals and translations before relying on contested readings.
The writer says he has not studied or spoken French and describes using dictionaries and substantial effort to interpret seventeenth-century texts. He states that original French text generally precedes English translation and invites corrections.
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The writer says he has not studied or spoken French and describes using dictionaries and substantial effort to interpret seventeenth-century texts. He states that original French text generally precedes English translation and invites corrections.
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A disclosed methodological limitation. It does not by itself invalidate every historical proposition; inspect the cited originals and translations before relying on contested readings.
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Attach this caution to any future use of the book's translations; verify disputed original passages independently.
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