It takes account of differences in the texts, and begins to point out the variations.

His very numerous notes are remarkable, and are still worthy of most serious consideration.

He was the first to offer useful elucidations, and these have been repeated after him, and with good reason will continue to be so.

The Abbe de Massy's edition of 1752, also an Amsterdam production, has made use of Le Duchat's but does not take its place.

Finally, at the end of the century, Cazin printed Rabelais in his little volume, in 1782, and Bartiers issued two editions (of no importance) at Paris in 1782 and 1798.