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The History of Saint John of Damascus:

Regarding the Life

and conduct of Saint Bar-

laam the Hermit/ and Josaphat, the

son of the King in India/ etc. First translated by Jacques

de Billy de Prunay original: "Jacobo Billio Gianæo" from the Greek into

Latin: subsequently by the late well-born

Lord Schweickhart, Count of Helfenstein/

Baron of Gundelfingen/ etc., Councilor to his Princely Highness

in Bavaria and Governor at Landsberg/ etc.

translated into German up to the

twenty-second chapter.

Count of Hohenzollern/ Sigmaringen/ and Vö-

ringen/ Lord of Haigerloch/ and Wehrstein/ Hereditary Chamberlain

of the Holy Roman Empire/ Councilor to his Princely Highness in

Bavaria/ etc./ completed/ and prepared

for print.

With Grace and Privilege of His Imperial Majesty. original: "Cum Gratia & Priuilegio Ca. Ma."

by Nicolaus Kalt.

The History of Barlaam and Josaphat