de escrever he a mais necessaria para o cõmercio 
dos homens de Negocio, e para o mais trato civil, a Arte de imprimir he 
a mais precisa para os homens de letras, e para todas as Artes, e 
Sciencias, que tambem ajudaõ ao negocio, e à conservaçaõ do genero 
humano, com a differença, [~q] a Arte de escrever suppre 
ordinariamente a falta da presença dos que vivem, e a Arte de imprimir 
resuscita os que já naõ existem, conservando lhes o nome, e a fama, 
que he huma vida mais perduravel. Devem pois entre os Artifices, que 
concorrem para este fim, ser mais estimados, naõ só os que fundem os 
characteres, mas os que formaõ aquelles instrumentos donde elles 
nascem, e muito mais os que executaõ huma, e outra cousa; de sorte 
que naõ só enriquecem as officinas da Impressaõ com as letras mais 
bem formadas, mas lhes deixaõ as fontes inexgotaveis dos Punçoens, 
Matrizes, e Moldes, de que por muitos seculos se poderáõ valer para se 
refazerem de toda a especie de characteres, que lhes forem necessarios. 
Aos Soberanos pertence mais que a ninguem exaltar, e favorecer a Arte 
de imprimir, porque nesta Officina se forja a trombeta da sua Fama; e o 
metal [~q] se emprega neste exercicio, naõ he menos conducente para 
permanecer a sua gloria, que o das Estatuas, em que tanto se ostenta a 
dos Heroes, a quem se dedicaõ semelhantes incentivos da memoria, 
ficando esta mais diffusa, e nobremente eternizada pelas relaçoens das 
façanhas, escritas, e impressas pelo character das virtudes referidas, e
pela eloquencia dos Historiadores, e Panegyristas, do que pela 
semelhança da figura representada, ou pela estatura do corpo figurada, 
que mais serve para lembrar a pessoa, do que para persuadir o 
merecimento. Assim espera Joaõ de Villeneuve ter a mayor fortuna, [~q] 
he merecer o agrado de Vossa Magestade por esta prova, [~q] offerece 
dos characteres [~q] formou, e fundio para o serviço da Impressaõ da 
Academia Real da Historia Portugueza. 
* * * * * 
O Director, e Censores da Academia Real da Historia Portugueza 
mandaõ imprimir esta prova dos primeiros characteres, que fez Joaõ de 
Villeneuve para uso da Impressaõ da mesma Academia. Lisboa 
Occidental, 18 de Janeiro de 1732. 
O Conde da Ericeira. O Marquez de Alegrete. Joseph da Cunha 
Brochado. O Marquez de Abrantes. O P. D. Manoel Caetano de Sousa. 
O Marquez Manoel Telles da Sylva. 
 
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