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There are some men, who will scarce believe anything but what they see, and at the same time will not stir an inch from home to be inform’d.

These sort of creatures are not to be satisfied as to the credibility of any thing beyond their own capacities. But for those who only seek a reasonable testimony and probability to believe things …

(THE TRANSLATOR OF HAMEL, A DUTCHMAN WRECKED OFF KOREA, 1653)