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of honourable men, who deprived him of his freeholds, without his confent, and without an equivalent, in direct oppofition to right, and the invariable rule of common law; notwithstanding too he was honoured with a letter from a noble Lord, affuring him that he might depend upon the juftice of Parliament. And he feels the lofs of his property as much as fome who have fuffered by the fury of the late tumultuary populace.-De mortuis tamen nil nifi bonum: yet

We should profane the fervice of the dead

To fing a requiem, and fuch peace to them,
As to peace-loving fouls.'-

What a ftruggle there would have been between the Doctor's conScience and the claim of the church, if he had been called upon to read the burial-fervice over the defunct bodies of these honourable men,' to whofe fouls he cannot " fing a requiem," without being guilty of an act of profaneness! Happy for him, that he had not another fore evil to complain of the terrible alternative of telling a lie, with the Service-book in his hand; or being profecuted by the living, for refufing peace and good-will to the dead.

Art. 45. An Account of the taking the East and West-India Fleet, under Convoy of the Ramillies, Thetis, and Southampton, Ships of War, Aug. 9. 1780. To which is added, a few Remarks on the Religion, Manners, Cuffoms, and Political State, of France and Spain; with their Behaviour to the English: alfo, useful Hints to every Perfon going abroad. By a Gentleman who was taken in the Fleet. 8vo. I S. Bew, &c.

An ill-written and fuperficial narrative; but it seems to be authentic and the Author may be entitled to indulgence on account of the misfortune of his captivity; by which, he says, he has lost all his little property.' He therefore publishes, in the hope that the profit of the fale may contribute fomewhat toward bringing him home to his native country.'-We heartily wish the poor gentleman may not be disappointed.

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Art. 46. British Topography: or, an Hiftorical Account of what has been done for illuftrating the Topographical Antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland. 4to. 2 Vols. 21. 12 s. 6d. Boards. T. Payne. 1780.

In our Review for June 1769, we gave an account of the first edition (in one volume 4to) of this ufeful work; to which we now refer our Readers. In regard to the prefent edition, all that is neceffary for us to obferve, is, that it contains feveral corrections, and many large and valuable additions. The Author has received very great affiftance from his friends; particularly from George Steevens, Efq. Mr. Pegge; John Fenn, Efq. Sir John Cullum; William Burrell, Efq. J. C. Brooke, Efq. Mr. Paton; the Rev. Mr. Price, of the Bodleian Library; the Rev. Mr. Cole, of Milton, in Cambridgefhire; the Rev. Mr. Afhby, of Barrow, the present Dean of Exeter, &c. &c.

The library of the late James Weft, Efq. to which the Author was not fo happy as to have access during Mr. Weft's life, has furnished him with a rich acceffion of materials; and has put it in his power, he fays, to form a fmall MUSEUM OF BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY, of which the foundations were before but just laid.

In a word, the whole is brought up, as nearly as poffible, to the clofe of the year 1779; and fuch of our Readers as are fond of British antiquities, will look upon this edition as a very curious, useful, and even entertaining work.

Art. 47. A General Account of the Calamities occafioned by the late tremendous Hurricanes and Earthquakes in the Weft-India Islands, Foreign as well as Domestic. With the Petitions to, and Refolutions of, the Houfe of Commons, in Behalf of the Sufferers, &c. &c. Carefully collated from authentic papers. By Mr. Fowler. 8vo. 1 s. 6 d. Stockdale. 1781.

This appears to be a careful collection of the feveral accounts of the above-mentioned dreadful difpenfations of Providence, which have, from time to time, appeared in the public prints, &c.

MEDICAL.

Art. 48. A Treatise on the Natural Small-Pox; with fom Remarks and Obfervations on Inoculation. By Charles Roe, Member of the Corporation of Surgeons. 8vo. 26. Dixwell. 1780.

The writer begins his fhort treatise with a defcription of the different fpecies of the fmall-pox; from which it does it does not appear, that accuracy of difcrimination is his talent.

His fucceeding chapter of Remarks, tending to illustrate the nature of the fmall-pox, contains fome observations worthy of attention. From feveral arguments he is convinced, that the variolous fever is properly of the inflammatory, not of the putrid kind; and that the putrid fymptoms, which fometimes occur during the course of it, proceed rather from particular occafional caufes, than from the natore of the difeafe. Accordingly, he has obferved, that perfons of ftrong and firm fibres, denfe blood, and an irritable habit, discoverable by dark-coloured, ftrong, curling hair, and a dark complexion, commonly have a bad kind of fmall-pox; whereas, perfons of lax fibres, foft fkin, and thin blood, with a moderate fhare of irritabi lity, indicated by fair hair and complexion, ufually have it in a favourable way. He fuppofes. that the ptyalifm of adults, and diarThea of children in the confluent fmall-pox, are not efforts of nature to throw off the morbid matter, but proceed from accidental irrita❤ tion of the falivary glands and bowels.

In his method of cure we find little remarkable. It is, in general, formed on the most approved and judicious plan; but is too much crowded with remedies, and too defective in method and clearness, to afford much inftruction.

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His concluding fhort chapter on Inoculation would scarcely have been added, but for the following curious reafon, that the Readers may not be at the trouble of confulting other authors.' Modeft enough, Mr. Roe! Can you really think that you have so exhausted the fubject of this molt important difeafe in a two-fhilling pamphlet, as that your work will ftand in the place of all other writers upon it ? We find nothing in this part worth notice, except that he totally dif approves of mercurials in the preparation for inoculation, both from experience, and from this probable theoretical argument, that these medicines are confeffed to difpofe the habit to inflammation and puefaction.

RELIGIOUS.

Art. 49. A Summary View, or Genuine Evidences, of the Truth of the Chriftian Religion, being the Subftance of two Dif courfes, delivered at the Sunday Evening Lectures, at Horsham, Suffex. By William Everfhed. 8vo. 1 s. Buckland. 1780. Thefe are plain and fenfible difcourfes; the writer of which aims at difplaying the truth without ornament or declamation.

This general or fummary view of the evidences of Chriftianity, may be read to good and useful purpose by Chriftians of every denomination. When they have thoroughly confidered the fubject here propofed, they may learn to pay but little regard to objections and difficulties of any other kind which may fall in their way, fince they cannot shake, or materially affect, that firm foundation on which the truth of the Scriptures is eftablished.

Art. 50. Popish Tyranny and Cruelty exemplified and difplayed, in the History of the French Martyrs at the Time of the Reformation, abridged; containing an authentic Account of above Two Hundred Proteftants, who fuffered Death for the Gospel. Published as a proper and feasonable Caveat to the Proteftants of Great Britain. Tranflated by the Rev. Abraham Maddock, of Creaton, Northamptonshire; Author of the Letter to the Rev. Mr. Brown, on the Downfall of Antichrift. 12mo. 3 s. Wilkie.

1780.

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Mr. Maddock, in a railing kind of preface, afks, What are those meetings at the Feathers-Tavern held for, but to establish Arminianifm by a law? or rather, to establish the very essence and poison of Popery, and its fure attendant, unbelief, by authority?' Now, though we are not particularly acquainted with the gentlemen to whom he refers, we are perfuaded, that they are as far diftant from the practice and fpirit of Popery as even Mr. Maddock himself.-As to the book which he has tranflated, it appears to be very proper for the perufal of proteftants of every denomination. It was written by a minister of the Church of the Walloons, at the Hague, about the year 1684.

Art. 51. Concio ad Clerum Provincia Cantuarienfis in Ede Paulinâ Kal. Novemb. Habita a Gulielmo Cooke, Decano Elienfi et Coll. Regal. Cantab. præpofito. Juu Reverendiffimi. 4to. I S. Bathurst. 1780.

No one could have felected a more appofite text, when addreffing himfelf to the dignitaries of the church, than this which is made choice of by Dr. Cooke-My kingdom is not of this world. It is not, however, to be expected, that a dutiful fon of mother church fhould handle an argument of this kind in a manner that will fatisfy us. If he, and his dignified audience, were fatisfied, it is fufficient. Yet, lightly as we may eftimate the merit of this performance, with refpect to its fcope and tendency, we must, nevertheless, acknowledge ourfelves gratified with the elegance of its Latin, which, indeed, comes up to the most faultlefs ftandard of claffical purity. Art. 52. The Proteftant directed in the Principles of his Religion. 12mo. I S. Milne.

1780.

The first part of this tract contains a catechifm, fhewing the principal errors of the Church of Rome; to which are added, reafons for

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religion in general, and for the Chriftian religion in particular: the fecond part confifts of the principles of the Chriftian religion: the third, of admonitions against three of the most prevalent vices, drunkenness, whoring, and fwearing; to which are added, a paraphrafe on the 5ft pfalm, with prayers, hymns, &c. for public and private worship. This is a fmall, but ufeful work, the more useful because it is fmall. We have looked over it with pleafure, and find little to object to, though we think it might be improved; what we chiefly with is, that it had not been fo much confined to one fet or party of Chriftians, churchmen, as they are termed; whereas, we fuppofe it might with ease have been fo adapted, as to fuit all the denominations of Proteftants.

Art. 53. Remarks on Mr. Hume's Dialogues concerning Natural Religion. By T. Hayter, A. M. Fellow of King's College, Cambridge; and one of the Preachers at his Majefty's Chapel in Whitehall. 8vo. I s. 6 d. Cadell. 1780.

These Remarks are fuch as muft naturally and obviously occur to those readers who are converfant with moral and theological fubjects, and acquainted with Mr Hume's writings. They chiefly relate to the moral attributes of the Deity, and the influence of religious principles upon human conduct. The Author writes in a lively and animated manner; and his style, after a little more practice and attention to the rules of compofition, will, we doubt not, become more chafte, correct, and uniformly elegant.

Art. 54. The Seaman's Chriftian Friend, containing Moral and Religious Advice to Seamen. By Jonas Hanway, Efq; fmall 8vo. 1 s. 6d. Dodfsley, &c.

1779.

Our worthy monitor introduces this little manual with the following account of himself.

If I am partial in my affection for feamen beyond the measure of ordinary regards, be it known to you, that I was born within the fpray of the fea; and it hath been my lot to live constantly in feaports in five different dominions, and in a commercial or public capacity, to be connected with feamen, for the last half hundred years of my life. My father and two of his brothers, and his three fons, have been maritime officers, half the number in the military line, and half in civil departments; and I have been engaged alfo for four and twenty years in a voluntary fervice, in behalf of poor sea boys, and landmen volunters to ferve the King at fea.'

A feafaring life is a life of continual hazard and danger; and though fome men of reflection may by habit learn to overlook those perils that they fo frequently escape, yet, in general, it is a known truth, however it may interfere with fome of Mr. Hanway's favourite ideas, that the most thoughtless perfons make the most daring failors. Hence it is usual, when children prove fo perverfe or profligate, as not to admit of training to a life of regularity on fhore, to fend them to tea, as the laft alternative. The confequences of this kind of affociation may easily be conceived; and notwithstanding the restraints of rigid difcipline, fhips of war are notorious academies of vulgar licentioufnefs. But here, national fpirit fupplying the place of every other good quality, the greatest pels of fociety on land, by a happy direction of mifchievous propenfities, from

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plaguing their friends to plaguing their foes, become the gallant defenders of the honour and welfare of their country. Mr. H. whofe good intentions always merit acknowledgment, has here thrown to gether a great number of useful admonitions for the perufal and reformation of feamen; and we heartily wish him all that honest plea fure that naturally arifes from a consciousness of meaning well. Art. 55. A fcriptural Illuftration of the Book of the Revelation. Being an Effay towards fetting in a true Light the Majefty, Glory, Life, and Excellency, of that facred Book, according to the fpiritual Intention thereof, as it is adapted to the Church of God, and not to the World; without Regard to the Opinions of Expofitors, but fimply attending to the Light of the Holy Scriptures, and the Analogy one Part of this Prophecy bears to another. By John Johnfon, Author of the Riches of Gofpel-Grace opened. 8vo. 5 s. fewed. Warrington printed, and fold, in London, by B. Law. 1779.

The above title page fufficiently fhews the defign of this Writer, and intimates in what refpects he intends to differ from others who have gone before him. By the church of God, he means thofe whom he comprises under the term elect; and we are fomewhat apprehenfive, that, according to his hibboleth, in its rigid exactnefs, the number will be but very fmall. Though he speaks flightly of expofitors, it may be perceived that he has been willing to apply to and make fome use of them. How far he or they are right in their conjectures and interpretations, we do not pretend to determine; though it is certain, that fome learned men have thrown much light on different parts of this most difficult and mysterious book."

We take the earliest opportunity to correct an error of the prefs in the title of Dr. Dunbar's Essays, in our Review for December laft, which may lead our Readers to form a wrong idea of the fubje&t of his work:-instead of uncultivated ages, read cultivated ages.'

+++ In the Review for the prefent month, the name of the very ingenious Author of the Ode to Mr. Howard, is by mistake omitted; viz. William Hayley, Efq;—as it stands in the title-page of that admirable poem.

At the defire of many of our English Readers, who seem to be more peculiarly interested in the Literature of their own country, we have endeavoured to gratify their partiality by a new_divifion of our APPENDIX; appropriating only one part of it to Foreign, and the other to British publications: by which means we hope to provide a difh for every palate.-This regulation took place in the lait Appendix-published on the first of February, 1781.

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