when he was about fourscore Years Old_.]

[Footnote 13: The _Spanish_ Philosophers.--_This is not to be understood of
any Christians in_ Spain, _but Mahometans; for the Moors
Conquer'd a great part of_ Spain _in the Ninety Fifth Year of the_ Hegira,
_which answers partly to the Year of our Lord 710.
Afterwards, as Learning grew up amongst the Eastern Mahometans,
it increased proportionally among the Western too, and they
had a great many Learned Men in_ Toledo _and other Places. The
Author of this Book was a_, Spaniard, _as appears from an Expression
towards the end of this Preface_.]

[Footnote 14: Algazali.--_He was an Eminent Philosopher, Born at Thus
a Famous City of_ Chorafan, _in the Year of the_ Hegira 450, _of
Christ_ 1058. _He died in the Year of the_ Hegira 505, _of Christ_
1111-2. Dr. Pocock's Elenchus Scriptor.]

[Footnote 15: Heresy.--_In Arabick the Word_ Kafara, _signifies_ to be
an Infidel, _but they use it commonly as we do the word_ Heresy,
viz. _when a Person holds any thing erroneous in Fundamentals,
tho' Orthodox in other points_.]

[Footnote 16: The Doctrine of the _Suphians_--_The_ Suphians _are an Enthusiastick
Sect amongst the Mahometans, something like_ Quietists
_and_ Quakers; _these set up a stricter sort of Discipline, and pretended
to great abstinence and Contempt of the World, and also to
a greater Familiarity and stricter Union with God than other Sects;
they used a great many strange and extravagant actions and utter
Blasphemous Expressions_. Al Hosain Al Hallagi _was eminent
amongst them about the Year of the_ Hegira 300. _'Twas he that
wrote in one of his Epistles_, Blessed is he that possesses the shining
light, _&c. and pretended that God dwelt in him. The
Learned among the_ Arabians _are not agreed, about the derivation
of the Word,_ Sufi,
Suphian. _It seems not to be known
among them till about the_ 200 _Year of the_ Hegira. _The most probable
Interpretation of it is from the Arabick word_ Suph, _which
signifies_ Wool, _because those that followed this Sect refused to
wear Silk, and Cloathed themselves only with_ Wool. Dr. Pocock
_and_ Golius _follow this Interpretation; tho' the latter in his
Lexicon seems to doubt whether it is deriv'd from the [Greek: sophos]
or from the Arabick_ Suph. _The Sultan of Persia is often call'd
the_ Sophy, _because_ Ismael _the first Sultan of that Family
now in_ Persia _who began to Reign in the 605 Year of
the_ Hegira, _that is of our Lord t