The text was first translated for the original French into Greek by Eugenios Voulgaris. His translations are included in this addition via the annotation on f.25r-116v and commentary on the text entitled Iḥtimāl al-madhhab on f.117r-163v. Voulgaris’ translation was later translated into Arabic.

This volume contains chapters XLVIX onwards.

This volume contains Chapters I-XLVIII.

A note on the MS at Chapter 26 suggests that the leaves have been preserved in the wrong order when the MS was brought into a larger collection in 1876.

The MS forms part of a recueil created by Antoine-René d’Argenson, marquis de Paulmy in the eighteenth century. Also included in the volume are:

• De l’examen de la religion
• Réflexion sur l’existence de l’âme et sur l’existence de Dieu
• Traité de la liberté, divisé en quatre parties
• Réflexions sur l’argument de M. Pascal et de M. Locke, concernant la possibilité d’une autre vie à venir
• Sentiments des philosophes sur la nature de l’âme

The copy was made from the 1752 English edition of the work, published in London for J. Nourse under the title: An essay on universal history, the manners, and spirit of nations: From the reign of Charlemagne to the age of Louis XIV. The copy is undated.

The text corresponds to chapters 1-2 of OCV, vol.11A-13D. The MS is dated 1740.