Please cary, according to the Chiswick edition; To conclude for the prefent. but Dr. Barnard, in Johnson and Chalmers. confider the query with which I opened, The latter were right, or nearly fo, for my as being put again, and another added to copy has on the margin, "Dr. Bernard it, viz.: What is the original of "The late aftronomy profeffor at Oxon." Who, Difpenfary?" I know what is faid of its fave the author, or fome of his intimate being an imitation of Boileu's "Lutrin.” friends, could have fupplied the data, in R. H. S. the last half of the note, which fhows the appofiteness of the name, Horoscope? Diafenna, in the 3d book, is Gilftrop, an apothecary, (query, Geftrop?) in Johnfon, Chalmers, and the Chifwick edition; in my copy he is "Goddard, an Apothecary." "Two Brothers, nam'd Afcarides, to the " THE BEGUM. Southey dedicates THE DOCTOR to a myfterious perfonage, whom he calls The how Begum Kedora Niabarma. Can you inform me the meaning of these strange words? and alfo whether they refer to a real perfon, or are fimply a quiz? are the Pearcis, apothecaries, in the three AN "The filent Region of the fleeting shades," is Dr. Morton in Johnson, Chalmers & The Victims of my late ill conduct are." J. J. Y. UNPUBLISHED TRANSLATION BY DRYDEN. (?) The poem below, a translation from Dr. Henry More, the Platonist, is copied from the fecond edition of his "Philofophical Poems" (1647). The MS., which is written on a fly-leaf at the end of the volume, is in an old hand, not much later, I judge, than the volume itself; the last twelve lines were written when the hand, if it be the fame, which I doubt, had undergone confiderable changes. After a careful examination of all the handwriting of that period which I can procure (MS. and fac-fimiles), I have come to the conclufion that the tranflation was made by John Dryden, at, or near, the beginning of his poetical career. I base this opinion on certain peculiarities in the formation of the capitals, particularly the M's; in the way of internal evidence I find an exceffive ufe of the verb "do" in its various conjugations (a weakness with glorious old John in his poetical youth), and an almost immediate repetition of fimilar rhymes. volume belonged, in 1735, to one R. Palmer. The R. H. S. Monocardia-fingle heartedness, New Triumphs do my foul upheave, Is darker than the fhade of Night; January, 1862. The Philobiblion. Number 2. Walpole's MS. Notes on Bayle. P. 91.-The belief of a thing seen cannot (Concluded.) Vol. VI. p. 526, Art. BP. KIDDER.-He was killed in his bed with his Lady by the fall of a stack of chimneys at his house in Wells, during the great ftorm Nov. 26, 1703. "Tho the house was blown down by a ftorm & the Bp. killed in it, Dr. Hooper who fucceeded him, fued his heirs for dilapidations & gained his fuit." [I have heard that Mrs. Kidder was found killed in the bed: but the Bifhop was a little diftance on the floor. nett.] Ken be a virtue, &c. "It is difficult to comprehend why God fhould be pleased with any man's believing a meffage only because another man has related it. An impoftor must have the ftrongest reafons for encouraging fuch belief. Were God to tell us anything himfelf & we did not believe it he would indeed with reafon be displeased. Of the three great Scripture Virtues I can discover no merit but in charity. If a thing is credible I cant help believing it. If it is incredible I cant believe it. If I fay I do I am guilty of a lie or an abfurdity. Hope, I muft, for my own fake, where is there any merit to God in that?" [Belief or disbelief can neither be a virtue or a crime in any one who used the beft means in his power of being informed; if a propofition is evident, we cannot avoid believing it; and where is the merit or piety of a neceffary affent? If it is not evident we cannot help rejecting it, or doubting of it, and where is the crime of not performing impoffibilities, or not believing what does not appear to us to be true? Dr. Whitby's Last Thoughts.] P. 365, Art. MAJORAGIUS.-Majoragius deferves a place in the Catalogue of plagia ries. "There is nothing less reasonable than plagiarism: If you steal the work of a good Author, you are fure of being detected-& who can think it worth while to fteal from a bad Author?" P. 393, Art. Dr. MANDEVILLE. Some Re- aftic turn of mind; "By Lord Hervey." Part II.-In which is afferted the General Lawfulness of Pleasure; and the Extravagant Severities of Some Religious Syftems are fhewn to be a direct Contradiction to the Natural Appointment and Conftitution of Things. 2nd. Ed. Lond. 1740. PP. 105. Part III. In which Some General Account is endeavoured to be given of the Rife and Conftitution of Falfe Theory in Religion in the Earlier Pagan World. Lond. 1739. PP. 93. .. Part IV.-A continuation of the Subject of Part III. Lond. 1741. PP. 135. Part V.-In which the Origin and Progrefs of the Rite of Sacrifice in Antiquity is particularly Confidered. Lond. 1744. PP. 112. 2 Head pieces to Parts II. III. and IV. engraved by Gravelot. William Cole in Reftituta Vol. III. p. 50, Says: "A man of good Eftate: part of it in the Ifle of Ely. I used to be much with him at Dr. Middleton's and Mr. Horace Walpole's. When he first came to the University, he was of a religious enthusias was Mr. H. W. also, even fo much as to go with Ashton his then great friend, and now Fellow of Eton, to pray with the prifoners in the Castle: aftook to the infidel fide of the queftion. I terwards both Mr. Coventry and Mr. W. believe Mr. Coventry was fomewhat difordered in his intellects before his death. He used to drefs remarkably gay, with much gold lace; had a most prominent Roman of Coventry, at leaft in a bastard line; and nofe; was I think, a bastard son of an Earl was much of a gentleman. Author of PhilAuthor of Pompey the Little who was a emon to Hydafpes. He was uncle to the Clergyman, and died young."] P. 504, Art. ARTHUR MAYNWARING. Four Letters to a Friend in North Britain, written upon the publishing Dr. Sacheverell's Trial. These four Letters were wrote by Sr. Robert Walpole. H. W.". P. 717.—JOAN I. Queen of Naples. Brantome adds the Princefs might have loved not Boccaccio's body but his noble foul as he had feen feveral beautiful ladies love many learned men. Whereupon he relates the answer which a Dauphin's fpoufe made who had kiffed a poet [Alain Chartier] while asleep. "John of Gaunt D. of Lancaster who good Principle prevailed; what advantage married Conftance the eldeft furviving did the Bad Principle obtain by consenting Daughter affumed the Title of K. of Caf- that the Good should ever have an opportile in her pretended right. The English tunity of exerting his beneficence? But writers never mention her illegitimacy: the original Syftem of Two equally omnipAnderson in his genealogical Tables p. 709 otent Principles is most abfurd. Could the fays that the French out of regard to their Bad Principle be upon an Equality with Blanche of Bourbon reckon Mary de Pa- the Good if he were not equally All-Wife? dilla only mistress to K. Peter; but that & if he were All-Wife would he not love after Mary's death Peter owned Her to Virtue? & if he did would he be the Auhave been his lawful Wife & produced thor of Vice?" vouchers of their marriage." The third daughter Iffabella, "md. Edmund D. of York." P. 178, Art. GUY PATIN.-A New Col P. 353, Art. SIR WM. PETTY.-To prevent the ingratitude and backwardness of men to reward him. lection of Letters of Mr. Guy Patin the End of this Article!" [15000 l. per "Vide, what a vaft Eftate he left, at taken from the Study of Mr. Charles Spon. "They are wretched filly stuff." P. 188.-He had a noble afpect, a countenance grave and compofed, and which greatly refembled Ariftotle's face as we find it on an ancient medal. "There are no medals of Ariftotle but ann.] P. 403, Art. ALBERTUS PIGHIUS.—Let us add a French Minister to these two Englishmen; Cardinal Roffenfis &c. "I believe this means Fisher Bp. of Rochester who had a Hat coming for him when he was beheaded." what are imaginary & ftruck long after his P. 410, Art. Du PIN.-Besides thefe works, time." "This Argument is far from putting the Two Principles on a level; on the contrary it encreases the power but leffens the wisdom of the Evil Principle: the Bad Principle would keep all things in confufion and mifery, but the Good c'd. not maintain them in tranquillity and happiness: was not the former therefore more power he was employed in the later Editions of Moreri's Dictionary. "In all 83 volumes befides those he asfifted, and republished of others." P. 455, Art. MARTIN POLONUS.—Dr. Burnet obferves, 'I do not believe the story of Pope Joan, having feen in England with my own eyes, a manuscript of Martinus Polonus one of the most antient authors who used to be quoted upon that fubject, which manuscript seems to have been wrote foon after the Author's death and in which that Story is not in the text, but only in the margin where it is even writ by a different hand from that of the text.' "The Story is very doubtful, yet this ful? But in the Treaty the wisdom of the does not feem a good argument against the |