Originaltext - Latin - Si autem dixerimus praecedentes ...

&? Can we use this rather English short for "and" in Latin? Roman people didn't know it. Hm...
Moreover, it doesn't fit here... if it is to be "et" in Latin...

From my experience with this author, it might mean something in the direction of FURTHERMORE. Does that make sense here?

Yes, it could make more sens here. Thank you, jairhaas. But, why has & appeared here? IMHO it is not Latin short at all?

I replaced this anachronic character with a regular "et"

The sign appears in the text itself (many times), which is from the 15th century, meaning that at this relatively late stage of the Latin language it actually exists in that language. Or maybe the author borrowed it from Spanish, which is his nationality.

Hi jairhaas!
You're right, according to wikipedia this sign was already used in Latin script 1st century AD.

So I'll put it back in the text, of course it won't be translated and left as it is in the translation as well.



Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampersand

Wow! Thank you for your searching, dear Francky!!! It was very helpful for me...