_Tuscan_ Language, as now they do the _Greek_. And in his 28th Book,--"_Hanibal_ erected an Altar, and dedicated it with a large Inscription of all his Atchievements, in the _Greek_ and _Punick_ Tongues. _Idem Lib._ 40. Both Altars and Inscriptions on them in the _Greek_ and _Latin_ Tongues." Lastly, I cannot imagine, that _Caesar_ wou'd have expressed himself (if he had meant, as these wou'd have him) _Graecis literis scribere_; but rather, _Graecarum literarum forma_, as we see in _Tacitus_, Lib. 11. "_Novas literarum formas addidit._" He added new Characters of Letters: Having found, that the _Greek_ Literature was not begun and perfected at once. And again,--"_Et forme literis latinis quae veterrimis Graecorum_, &c." Now lest any body shou'd wonder, how the Word _Graecis_ crept into _Caesar_'s Text, I will instance you the like Mischance in _Pliny_, _lib._ 7. _cap._ 57. where 'tis thus written,--"_Gentium consensus tacitus primum omnium conspiravit ut_ IONUM _literis uterentur_." And afterwards,--"_Sequens gentium consensus in tonsoribus fuit._" And again,--"_Tertius consensus est in Horarum observatione._" Now who is there that sees not plainly the Word IONUM ought to be left out, as well because 'tis apparently unnecessary, (for _Pliny_ had no farther Design than to let us know, that Men first of all consented in the Writing and Form of their Letters) as because 'tis false, that the _Ionian_ Letters were the first invented; as _Pliny_ himself in his foregoing Chapter, and _Tacitus_, _lib._ 11. have told us? I have observed however two Places, (_Gregorius Turonensis_, lib. 5. and _Aimoinus_, lib. 3. cap. 41.) wherein 'tis intimated, that the _Gauls_ used the _Forms_ of the _Greek_ Letters: For where they speak of King _Chilperick_,--"_He added_ (say they) _some Letters to our Letters_; and those were, [Greek: o, ps, z, ph]; and sent Epistles to the several Schools in his Kingdom, that the Boys should be so taught." _Aimoinus_ mentions only three Letters, [Greek: ch, th, ph]. But we must understand, that these were _Franks_, not _Gauls_; or rather _Franco-gauls_, who made use of their own native Language, the _German_ Tongue; not that ancient Language of the _Gauls_, which had grown out of use under the _Roman_ Government: Besides, if the _Francogalli_ had made use of the _Greek_ Letters, how came they at first to except these, when they made use of all the rest? But we have said enough, and too much of this Matter. As for their Opinion who believe that the _Gauls_ spoke the _German_ Language, _Caesar_ confutes it in that single place, wherein he tells us, that _Ariovistus_, by Reason of his long Conversation in _Gallia_, spoke the _Gallick_ Tongue.