"Poems, Lyric and Pastoral. By Edward Williams*, Bardd wrth Fraint a Defod Beirdd Ynys Prydain," 2 vols. 12mo.

"A Discourse, by way of a General Preface to the Quarto Edition of Bishop Warburton's Works; containing some Account of the Life, Writings, and Character of the Author." 4to.

"The Works of William Hay, Esq." collected, in Two handsome Quarto Volumes; now become exceedingly rare.

A new Edition of "Bishop Percy's Reliques of Ancient English Poetry," 3 vols. 8vo.

"The Will of King Henry the Eighth, from an authentic Copy, in the Hands of an Attorney [Mr. Francis Searle]." 4to.

"A Sermon, preached at St. Magnus Church, London Bridge, at the Anniversary of the Royal Humane Society, on Sunday, March 23, 1794.

* "Dr. Johnson, with his usual peculiarity, somewhere says of the work of an uneducated Writer, that, compared with excellence, it is nothing, but is very well for the person who wrote it. The Poems before us, which are the production of a Welsh Mason, deserve a more favourable sentence, and will be read with lively interest by all such as desire to become acquainted with the long-hidden scrolls of Cymbric verse.—On the whole, these volumes merit attention, and afford much amusement : but we think that the really ingenious Author would better have consulted the permanence of his reputation by suppressing a portion of his effusions, and by making public only his more select productions." M. Rev. N. S. XIII. 405, 414.

"This makes the Collection of what are called Royal Wills complete. Mr. Nichols published all the Royal Wills known to be extant, from the reign of William the Conqueror to that of Henry the Seventh. Henry the Seventh's Will was published separately; and this of Henry the Eighth, being printed in the same size with the preceding, will be thankfully received by all to whom the former were of value." British Critic, 111. 205.

For Mr. Urban's account of this and of two other of the early Discourses of one of the first Scholars and one of the most energetic Preachers of the present age, see Gent. Mag. LXIII. 255, 1122; LXIV. 811; one of which articles shall be transcribed: "We have frequently heard the classical attainments of this gentleman spoken of in terms of high respect; and the Sermon before us (The Connexion of the Duties of

By Thomas Rennell, D. D.* late Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and Rector of St. Magnus. Ad sidera rursus

Etheria et superas cœli venisse sub auras-Ecce repertores medicinæ talis et artis. VIRG." "A concise Treatise on the Courts of Law of the City of London. By Thomas Emerson†, an At

loving the Brotherhood, fearing God, and honouring the King,') bearing sure evidence of a strong and manly spirit, cannot fail to extend and confirm his great character. In the Second (Principles of French Republicanism essentially founded on Violence and Blood-guiltiness,') he sets out with general observations on the necessity of Government to keep mankind in order; and a remark, that the caution against blood-guiltiness applies alike to the governed as well as governors; paints the horrid scenes acting in France; and concludes with a pathetic warning to his audience to profit by the same example.' In the Third Sermon, Dr. Rennell takes occasion to remonstrate against the dangerous and spreading prevalence of the vice of Gaming Think,' says he, that in all these scenes which every day announces to us as exhibiting in the politer part of the Metropolis, when rank and elegance combine their powerful and fascinating delusions, when every external decoration which art and splendour can devise, is subsidiary to them think that, in the midst of these seductive scenes, you see Ruin, Fraud, Beggary, and untimely Death-think that you see the hand of the Suicide lifted against himself, and that Suicide your own darling child! gone forward to the bar of eternal justice, as a swift witness against the authors of his existence, for having early sown in him the seeds of temporal destruction and eternal death- and then, if possible, think the faithful Ministers of Christ too importunate when they exhort you to flee, in the early stages of these calamities, as for your lives, when they warn you, even in those habits which to careless and unthinking minds appear of an indifferent tendency, not to spurn the dictates of nature and conscience, and to expose those whom God has consigned to your protection and care to the floodgates of such wickedness, anguish, and desolation!"

Gent. Mag. LXIV. 831.

* Thomas Rennell, of King's College, Cambridge; B. A. and Prebendary of Winchester, 1777; M. A. (per Literas Regias) 1779; Rector of St. Magnus and St. Margaret, London, 1792 (resigned 1808); D. D. 1794; Master of the Temple, 1797; Prebendary of Harleston, in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 1802; Dean of Winchester 1805; and Rector of Alresford, Hants, 1809.

+ Mr. Emerson was of Staple Inn; a man of strict integrity,

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torney of the Court of King's Bench, and one of the Four Attornies of the Lord Mayor's Court *." "Account of a rich illuminated Missal, executed for John, Duke of Bedford, Regent of France under Henry VI.; and afterwards in the Possession of the late Duchess of Portlandt," 4to.

and of eminence in his profession. He had purchased, in 1788, the office of one of the Attorneys of the Lord Mayor's Court; and in the Long Vacation of 1801, being on a visit to his friends at Newcastle, he was unfortunately drowned in the Tyne in the beginning of October.

* "Among the many valuable privileges appertaining to the City of London by prescriptive right, we look upon the Judicial Franchise of that City as worthy of particular attention. This Franchise, as exercised through the City Courts of Law, of ordinary jurisdiction, is the subject of the following sheets. The City's Courts, which may be said to be Courts of Ordinary Jurisdiction, are four in number; namely, the Court of Hustings, the Mayor's Court, and the two Sheriffs' Courts, each whereof hath jurisdiction throughout the whole City, so far as relates to the matters respectively cognizable therein; but those Courts differ materially as to the objects of their Jurisdiction; they vary too as to the mode of holding Pleas, some of them possessing that power by virtue of an original right which is inherent in them; to others it is given by the King's writ issuing out of Chancery. Those Courts are likewise of different degrees of preeminence, some of them being superior to, and exercising a controul over the others, in some cases before, in others after judgment, of all which matters we shall treat under the proper heads to which they belong." Author's Introduction.

"This account of a most curious Missal is remarkably well drawn up; and sets in a strong point of view the useless industry of Superstition." M. Rev. N. S. XV. 33.

This bibliographical treasure, it is well known, was purchased by Mr. Edwards, of Pall Mall; whose purse, or whose spirit, exceeded that of even Crowned Heads; and to Mr. Edwards the publication is thus dedicated:

"To whom, with greater propriety, can be inscribed, an Illustration of the Bedford Missal, than to him who, with the spirit to purchase it, unites the taste to possess it? Preserve, Sir, this splendid monument of the Arts in the Fifteenth Century, and precious memorial of one of the most illustrious in the catalogue of English Worthies; to remain either as an heir-loom in your own family, or as a deposit in some of our National Collections. And may it survive to latest posterity, secure from the ravages of Time, or the far worse havoc of Political Frenzy. Believe me, Sir, Your obliged humble servant, R. GOUGH."

"Elegia

"Elegia Grayiana Græcè; Interprete Stephano Weston*, S. T. B. Hempston Parvæ Rectore, R. S. S." 4to.

Elegia Thomæ Gray Græcè reddita. Curavit B. E. Sparke§, A. M.”

1795.

"Elegia Grayiana Græcè. Accedit etiam Epitaphium in Ecclesiâ Episcopali Bristoliensi & Græcè

* See vol. VIII. p. 149.

+ "Mr. Weston's performance is ushered in by a joint dedica. tion to Lord Chancellor Loughborough, the Earl of Lisburne, and Sir George Baker, Bart. More respectable names do not easily present themselves to the mind--and we congratulate Mr. Weston on the possession of such a triad of friends. The Work is printed with uncommon elegance of type, paper, and arrangement-and does credit to the taste of the Author." Br. Crit. V. 135. + Mr. Sparke's translation almost rivals that of Mr. Weston in elegance." Ibid. 238.

§ Bowyer-Edward Sparke, of Pembroke College, Oxford; B. A. 1782; M. A. 1785; Chaplain to the Duke of Rutland; Rector of Waltham, Leicestershire, 1789; D. D. and Dean of Bristol 1803. He published a "Concio ad Clerum," 1807; was elected Bishop of Chester 1810; and translated to Ely in 1813. This very learned and benevolent Prelate has frequently been invited to advocate the cause of Public Charities; and has pleaded for them with singular ability and success. Among his single Sermons which have been printed, are, 1. "On the 30th of January 1810, before the House of Lords;" 2. "At the Foundling Hospital, 1810;" 3. "For the Royal Humane Society, 1814."

The translating of this celebrated Elegy into Greek was at that time a fashionable amusement. The earliest version of it into that language was published, in 1785, by the Rev. William Cooke, M. A. Fellow of King's College, and Greek Professor at Cambridge (son of the late venerable Dean of Ely) at the end of his Edition of Aristotle's Poetics; who was followed by the Rev. John Norbury, D. D. Fellow of Eton, in 1793; by the Rev. Stephen Weston, B. D.; the Rev. B. E. Sparke, M. A. (now Bishop of Ely); and the Rev. Charles Coote¶, LL. D. in 1794; by the Rev. Edward Tew, M. A. Fellow of Eton, in 1795; and by the Rev. John Plumptre, M. A. Canon of Worcester, and Fellow of King's College, in 1796.

¶ Dean of Kilfanora in Ireland, and Chaunter of Christ Church. He published"The Life of Julius Cæsar, drawn from the most authentic Sources of Information, 1796," 8vo; and died at Dublin in the same year, Feb. 17.

redditum.

redditum*. Interprete Edvardo Tew†, A. M. Coll. Etonens. Soc." 4to.

"A Fortnight's Ramble to the Lakes in Westmoreland, Lancashire, and Cumberland. By A Rambler, Second Edition," 8vo.

* "We announced at a very early period of our labours that Mr. Cooke and Dr. Norbury would be succeeded by various competitors. We announced, too, that another Grecian [Mr. Tew] would soon enter the lists, though not with sufficient speed to enable us to submit his performance to the public decision, together with those which at that period fell under our consideration." Britic Critic, V. 626.

† Educated at Eton; admitted thence at King's College, Cambridge, 1753; B. A. 1758; M. A. 1761; elected Fellow of Eton College, Dec. 24, 1781.

"We are happy to find that our lively Correspondent has taken in good part the hints thrown out to him." Gent Mag LXVI.132. § Of Mr. Budworth [now Joseph Palmer, Esq. of Palmerston, co. Mayo] some traits have been already given, from his own pen, in vol. III. pp. 334, 340; and again in the present volume, p. 140. This entertaining Ramble was first published in 1792; re-printed in 1795; and in a Third Edition of it, in 1810, the Author's name is thus subjoined to the Dedication:

::

"To William Noble*, Esq. Banker, Pall Mall, London. "Were there a man on earth whom I esteem more than I do you, to him should this Book have been dedicated. You expressed a wish to visit your Native Country. Most willingly I accompanied you. A better guide I could not have had. Your approval of my descriptions made me write with energy and fleetness, and drew me before the Publick. I could never make known the many obligations you have showered down upon me; but, besides the having ordered a Captain of a ship to supply me during hard times at Gibraltar with whatever I wanted, in meat, liquor, or apparel in this Edition I venture (without asking permission) to mention what you did for me, when imperiously forced to quit the service in which I commenced my military career-in point of assistance, you made me in reality a Soldier of Fortune; besides other obligations, in since giving your time and salutary advice, and with such effect, as to entitle you to mine, and my family's, gratitude in a new shape. The cup was up to the brim before; but it hath so repeatedly ran over, "It is for ever flowing, and for ever full. "I am, with esteem, your obliged, affectionate, and most faithful Friend, Jos. BUDWORTH." The Preface is truly characteristic of the Author's benevolence: * Of whom a good Portrait is prefixed to the “ Fortnight's Ramble.” " Having