The Excess or Surplus of fuch Duties or Revenues (Part of the South-Sea Fund) as were established by Act of Parliament of the 3d and 5th Years of his late Majefty's Reign, for answering Payments to the South-Sea Company, and others; which Excess or Surplus is here ftated at Lady-Day 1735, viz. CREDITOR. By the S. Sea Company to discharge Annuities at 41. per Cent. on the principil Sum of 8,912,053. 8 s. 8d. Halfpenny, to which their Original Capital of 10,000,000l. is reduced, by abating from the fame 1,087,946. 11. and 34. Half penny, for a proportional Part of 4,500,000. repaid to the faid Comp. for redeeming fo much of their whole Capital, and the Annuities attending the fime, and is from the Half Year ended at Lady-day, 1735. By ditto Comp. on 7,129. 123. 11d. per Ann. for Charges of Management, to which their Allowance of 8000l.per Ann. was reduced, on Repayment to the faid Comp. of 4,500,000l. as aforefaid, and is for & Half Year ended at Lady-day 1735. By the Excefs or Surplus which at or 38,913 14 5 before Lady-day 1735, did arife by the Rates, Duties, Impofitions and Revenues per contra, over and above fufficient to fatisfy all Payments chargeable thereupon, which Excefs or Surplus is carried to the Sinking-Fund. 2,054 202,685 6 4 1. s. d. 178,241 1 4 3,564 16 S 181,805 17 10 DEBT O. R. The Exchequer to the Sinking Fund. To Surplus Money unapplied at Michaelmas 1734, as per Account, for the half Year then ended. To 354,2761. 95. 9 d. Halfpenny Surplus Money arisen in the half Year ended at Ladyday 1735, viz. Surplus of the Aggregate Fund, as per, Account Surplus of the S. Sea Company's Fund, as per Account Surplus of the General Fund, when the Sum of 37,318. 9. Sd. three Farthings, being the Complement to 362,434/. 135. sd. thall be made good, as per Account 158,980 12 73 20,579 8 6 174,416 8 7 ment 118,799 12 11 134,716 11 11 4,673 18 10 133,643 19 34 This being the Five and Twentieth Half-yearly Account made up, pursuant to the Act of 9th Geo. I. Page 367, is humbly prefented the 31st Day of January 1735, by me J. Scrope. LIST of Petitioners on Account of undue 1 Petitioners who Succeeded. Petitioners unsuccessful. Thefe which have Dates were prefented in the Brifiol, Several Citizens, for ↑ John Chefter, Rich, Manley, H. Williams, Jan. 22. * St Michell, Tho. Farring on, Wm Wardour, Milborn Port, Tho. Medlycott, Sen. Jan. 19, St Maws, M. Chitty St Quintin, Edward Montague, Petersfield, Norton Powlet, Jan. 28. Radnorfbire, Gwyn Vaughan, Jan. 29. * Westbury, Ja. Bertie, Wm Phipps, Jan. 16. Wotton Baffet, Prideaux Gwyn, King Gould SCOTLAND. SHIRES Shire of Air, Charles Cockrane, Jan. 22. Clackmananfh. Sir John Schaw, of Greenock, Kincardin, John Scot, of Wardroperton, Esq; Kirkudbright, Thomas Murdock, Jan. 27. Naim, Ja. Brodie, of Spynie, Efq; Jan, 22. BURGH S. Dumfries, Burgh, Bafil Hamilton, Inverkithen, Stirling, &c. James Ereskine, Wigtown, New Galloway, &c. Capt. John A LIST of the Counties, Cities and Burghs, for which new Writs have been order'd to be Iffued, or the first Returns order'd to be amended, fince the firft Sitting down of the prefent Parliament. The Gentlemen luft named come in the Room of thofe first named. A Merfham, Tho. Lutwyche, Efq; dead, in his Room. Alborough, Tork. Hon. Henry Pelham, Efq; Wm Jeffop, Ffa, dead; in their room. Andrew Wilkinson, Ef; Ashburton, Sir Wm Yonge, for Honiton, Bedfordfh. Hon. John Spencer, for Woodstock Bewdley, Wm Bowles, Efq; for Bridport. Bridgwater, Thomas Palmer, dead. Canterbury, SWmHardres, Bt,not duly elected Chipping Wiccomb, Edm. Waller, Efq; made Cirencester, Wm Wodehoufe, dead. Henry Bathurst, Efq; Colchester, Haac Lemyng Rebow, Efq; dead. Jacob Houblon, Efq; Derby, Charles Stanhope, Efq; dead. Devonshire, Sir Wm Courtnay, Bt, dead. Dorchester, John Brown, Efq; made a King's Eaftlow, John Willes, Ef made Attorney Edw. Trelawny, Efq; an Office. Exeter, John King, become Lord King. Gatton, Paul Docminique, Efq, dead Charles Docminique, Efq; Hertford. Sr Tho.SaundersSebrightBt, dead. Hindon, Stephen Fox, for Shaftsbury. Hull, George Crowle, Commiffioner of Vidual Kent, Lord Vife. Vane, dead. Sir Chriftopher Powell, Br. Knaresborough, Ri. Arundel,Offi. and rechofe, Launceston, John King, Efq; a Pecr. Sir William Irby, B. Leftwithiel, Philip Lloyd, dead. Mat. Ducie Morton,became a Peer Melcomb Regis, Geo. Doding ton for Bridgwater Midhurst, Bulftrode Peachy-Knight, dead. Monmouthh. John Hanbury, Efq; dead. Charles Hanbury Williams, Efq: Newport, Hants, Wm Fortefcue, a Judge Lord Viscount Boyne. Norfolk, Wm Wodehoufe, Efq; dead. Norwich, Waller Bacon, Efq; dead. Sir Robert Auften, Br. Shaftsbury, Philip Bennet, Efq; not duly elelled Southampton, Anthony Henley, not duly elett. Stockbridge, Col. John Montagu, dead Suffolk, Sir Robert Kemp, Br. dead Warwick, Sir Wm Keyt, Br. 2 Wells, Tho. Edwards, Efq; Geo. Speke, Ef not duly elected. voted du, eleded not duly elected. voted du.cletted Wendover, John Boteler, Efq; his Election void. Weobly, Baron Birch, dead. Whitchurch, Hants, John Conduit for South- [ampton. Tarmouth, Hants, Paul Burrard, Efq; dead] Thomas Giblon, Efq; SCOTLAND. Argylefbire, Sir James Campbel, Br. for Ster- Shire of Cromar-JohnCampbel, Efq; for Pem Alexander Brodie of Lethen. Forfarshire, Tho Lyon, become Earl of Strath- [more. Lanerkshire, Lord Wm Hamilton, dead. Peeblesh.D.R. Sr Alex.Murray, Br. withdrew. Sutherland. Sr James Ferguson, Br. made a Lord of Seffion. Col. James St Clair. Burghs of Dum freis, Kirkud- Charles Ereskine for Dum- SrJnDouglas,Br.withdrew On Jan. 23, and Feb. 19. purfuant to two Addreffes to his Majefty, were laid before the H. of Commons Copies and Extracts of Repre fentations, Memorials, or Petitions, made to the Commiffioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral, relating to any Loffes fuftained by his Majesties Subjects, by Depredations committed by the Spaniards in Europe and America, which had not already been laid before the Houfe: And Copies of Letters from Governors in America, Confuls in Enrope, Commanders of his Majelty's Ships of War, &c. Alfo of all Letters written, and Inftructions given by the faid Commiffioners to Governours in the Plantations, or Commanders of his Majefty's Ships, relating to the faid Depredations fince March 25. 1725. together with a Lift of the faid Copies or Extracts. But the whole confifting of above 700 Articles, we have not room to give even the Titles of them, Am obliged to the Author of the Speci- A men for acknowledging that my op pofition to it proceeded from an honest Intention; and hope I fhall give him no Reafon in this Reply to alter his Opinion of me. The Point in Debate, is, Whether a Tranflation of the Bible may not be too Literal? And particularly, Whether his Specimen for Purpofe is not fo? B understand at first Sight. I mean this of uncontroverted Paflages; where a proper Tranflation would give no Offence to Chriftians of any Sect or Party: And where the Mode of Expreffion is do different from the Ufage of our own Country, that it would feem abfurd, and create a needles Difficulty to the unlearned; at the fame Time that it is easily understood by thofe who are acquainted with the Original. I doubt not but A. P. can recollect fome Inftances of this Kind: And I am afraid he ventures too far, when he affirms, That bis Verfion of the 68th Pfalm is as eafy and intelligible to an Englife Reader, as the Original would be to an Hebrew one. If it is not taking too much upon myself, I would Affirm in my turn that it is not fo. And what Injury then can be apprehended to the Scriptures if a Tranflator, upon proper Occalions, endeavours to make them as Intelligible to others, as they are to himself? Why, he may tranflate wrong; and obtrude his own Conceptions upon the World inftead of Scripture. So may the most ferupulous literal Tranflator. And I think A. P. would not have mention'd this Objection, if he had confider'd that the great Confusion among Interpreters, which he com plains of, is often Occafion'd by the lateval meaning of Words. Nor do I in the leaft apprehend that fuch a Liberty as I am pleading for, to be ufed fparingly, and never but upon evident Neceflity, is more liable to this Confequence than his own Method. But it feems A. P. is not willing to allow that there ever can be such a Neceflity: And thinks it an Imputation upon the infpired Writings to fuppofe they would not be the very fame in an exact literal Tranflation, that they are in the Original. Strange! fays he, that the very Language of the Holy Ghoft fould be fo cbfcure and unintelligible, fo infipid and uncouth! The very Language, I fay, for what is it otherwife, when truly render'd Word for Word, &c? This is what no one G over afferted of the Language of the Holy Gholt, that I know of. But then I can by no means agree with the Author that a literal English Tranflation, or any other, is that very Language; if fo, then the Hebrew Tongue is capable of being render'd literally at all times into all others without lofs or diminution: Which I am fure is a greater Miracle than any that is recorded in the Bible. In general I think it obvious to any one who is acquainted with the nature of Languages, that neither the Beauty nor Senfe of an Author can always be preferved in a Tranflation exactly Literal. Different Nations have different ways of fpeaking: And a Word, or manner of Expreffion which is both Familiar and Elegant in one Language, would be unintelligible, or ridiculous, by being literally Tranflated into another; which is more efpecially the Cafe of Poetry; or where the Original is highly Figurative,, as it is contentedly in no fmall Part of the Old D Teftament. This is fo evident } I imagine it will not be contefted, therefore if it does not equally conclude against such a Method of tranflating the Bible, as well as any other Book, it must be owing to fome Peculiarity in the Nature of it, which obliges the Tranflator to keep more clofely to the Original, than would be thought proper upon any other Occafion. To fpeak my own thoughts freely; as I believe the Bible to be Divinely inspired for a Rule of Faith and Manners, I am for a literal Tranflation of it: And think it neceflary for that Reafon to adhere fcrupuloufly to the Original, in all Cafes where the full Force and Meaning of it can be preferved. But is that always poffible to be done? Will not the Scriptures by this means fometimes appear ridiculous; or be render'd Imperfect or Obfcure? And whenever it would fo happen, does not their great Importance, and the Venera tion that is due to them, as ftrongly demand another Method of tranflating, as they do a Literal one at other times? If A. P. infifts, as I think he does in his Defence, That a literal Version must be the best way to preserve the Senfe of the Original, and inftruct fuch as are only Engith Readers unless the Scriptures were to be render'd by one that is divinely infpired, or infallible; I answer, that fuch a Verfion would fometimes much embarass the Engüfh Reader; and fend him to an Interpreter for what he has a Right to F H I hope I fhall be pardon'd, if I now proceed to take fome further Notice of A. P.'s Vertion; which it would have been impertinent and injurious in me to have given my my thoughts of, if I had neither known nor examin'd the Hebrew. My Reason for asking, as I did, Whether melteth at the Fire, and rejoice before God, were not really as literal Tranflations, as by the Face of the Fire, and by the Face of God, was, because tho' the Hebrew Words are compounded of two others, which, when divided, fignify by the Face; yet in their compounded State they generally fignify before or because of; fo that one is as literal a Tranflation as the other; and, I B think, more agreeable to an English Ear. I can aflure A. P. that no one is more defirous of feeing the Records of his Salva tion in their primitive Purity and Simplicity than myfelf. I can truly fay that appland his Defign; and hope I fhould not be the last to Congratulate him upon the Succefs of it. But I confefs I am not yet of Opinion (nor any one I have confulted) that for that Purpofe it is always neceflary to retain the very Hebrew Phrafeology and form of Expreffion: Which feem to be the Method . P. has confined himfelf to; notwithstanding he fays he is not for too literal a Tranflation. Which if I cou'd have reconciled either with his Specimen or Defence, I fhould neither have given him nor myself this trouble. Tours, &c. Philo-biblicus. Verfe 32. Culh fhall run with bis Hands to God.) The Original is fhall make his Hands run to God. But neither, I'm afraid, is Intelligible to a mere Eng lib Reader. It is obvious to any one who is skilled in the Hebrew, that the Word [Tarits] is ftrongly Expreffive of a ready Submition in a posture of Supplication, whether a Tranflation of the Bible my Which the common Tranflation gives fome Idea of, and, I think, A. P.'s nonc at all. C V. 10. Being weary thou preparedft for it.) In the common Tranflation, Thou refrefbedft it when it was weary. Which D is as literal, and lefs Ambiguous. It looks as if being weary in A. P.'s Vertion related to God. V. 12. The Women Declaring were a great Army.) The word Declaring, in my Opinion is extremely flat; and a very imperfect rendering of [Mebafferoth. Which generally fignifies to publif good News, or celebrate great Actions. But this must often be the Cafe, when a Tranflator confines himself to render word for word. V. 13. The Kings of the Armies did flee, did flee.) The Words did flee, by being doubled in the Hebrew are Expreffive of an utter Rout, according to the Genius of that Language. But repeating them in the Tranflation can have no other Effect than to puzzle or divert the Reader, V. 17. Why do you start up, O Mountains of great Rifings --Why do you start up, is as bald, as why hop ye fo, in the common Tranflation; and high Hills is better than Mountains of great Rifings. The Original is, why do you exalt. Let the Reader judge which is the belt. V. 31. Rebuke thou the Reed Company] This is indeed the Original word for word: But in Englife fignifies jult nothing. If the Writer's Intention was to exprefs a Company of Spearmen or Archers, I can fee no Reafon why it fhould not be as proper to give the unlearned fome Notion or it in a Tranflation, as to amuse them with words of no Meaning. G A. P. on PHILO-BIBLICUS's fecond Letter. not be too literal, &c. but confefles at laft |