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Excerpt from A Connection of Sacred and Profane History, Vol. 1
No one-can write a work of any research in Edinburgh without having to express his obligations to Dr Irving and to Mr David Laing. The intimate knowledge of books possessed by both these gentlemen is only equalled by their politeness and attention; and the former of whom, in particular, as librarian to the Faculty of Advocates, shows himself at all times ready to meet the generous views of the distinguished body whom he represents, by granting every facility to those who undertake to advance the interests of literature.
But, on this occasion, my special thanks are due to William Erskine, Esq, the accomplished editor of Baber's Memoirs, who, in the most friendly manner, allowed me access to his valuable collection, in which are some very rare treatises, printed as well as in manuscript, on oriental history and antiquities.
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