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He prepared an edition of Abū Al-Fidā's 'Geography,’ and in 1726 or 1727 printed as a specimen seventy-two folio leaves, but was unable to proceed, lacking support. The fragment was noticed in the
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Animadversiones in novas Abrahami Trommii Concordantias Græcas versionis vulgo dictæ LXX. Interpretum,’ appeared, which was considered an unfair attack on
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translation and notes. In 1707 he published at the Hague 'L'Église
Romaine convaincue de dépravation, d'idolatrie, et d'antichristianisme.' In 1710, at the insistence of Sharp,
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regular of the Abbey of St. Genevieve. Finding the life irksome, he retired to
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Gagnier died on 2 March 1740. He left a son, John, born in 1721, who died on 27 January 1796, aged 75.
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