APOLOGY In this context, "Apology" does not mean an expression of regret, but rather a formal legal and intellectual defense of a person's character or actions.

FOR ALL

THE GREAT

MEN,

WHO HAVE BEEN

ACCUSED

OF MAGIC.

By Mr. Gabriel NAUDÉ.

A decorative woodcut printer's ornament centered on the page. It features a stylized heart shape formed by floral vines and scrolling foliage, topped with a small crown-like bouquet of flowers.

IN PARIS,

At the shop of JACQUES COTIN, at the fifth

Pillar of the Great Hall of the

Palace The Palais de Justice in Paris, where booksellers traditionally set up stalls between the pillars of the great hall., at the Sign of the Shield of France.

1669.

WITH THE KING'S PRIVILEGE A legal grant of exclusive rights to print and sell the work, ensuring the author or publisher's "copyright" under the French monarchy.