[115] [Footnote 111: Before I enter on the history of the prophet, it is incumbent on me to produce my evidence.

The Latin, French, and English versions of the Koran are preceded by historical discourses, and the three translators, Maracci, (tom.i.p.

10-32,) Savary, (tom.i.

p.
1-248,) and Sale, (Preliminary Discourse, p.

33-56,) had accurately studied the language and character of their author.