of our enemies, we could not but be moved with a just indignation at so insolent an attempt: and though, from our nature and principles, we abhor and detest a practice so unusual among Christian Princes, we cannot, but out of a just regard to the dignity of our person, promise the like reward of thirty thousand pounds sterling, to him, or those, who shall seize or secure till our further orders, the person of the Elector of Hanover, whether landed, or attempting to land in any part of His Majesty's dominions. Should any fatal accident happen from hence, let the blame lie entirely at the door of those who first set the infamous example. CHARLES, P. R. Given at our Camp at Kinlockeill, August 22, 1745. By His Highness's command, Jo. MURRAY. The original paper from which the above was copied is so rare, that I never heard of any other than that which accident lately deposited in the British Museum. The fact, however, itself is mentioned by Hume, and other historians. EPISTRES EPISTRES FRANCOISES Des Personnages illustres et doctes a Mons* Joseph Juste De la Scala mises en lumiere. Par Jaques De Reves. Harderwyck. 12mo. 1624. THIS is esteemed among the very rare books by Vogt, who quotes Morhoff as his authority. It consists of Epistles to Scaliger, which were published after Scaliger's death. Morhoff thus speaks of him: Sunt et Epistolæ Gallica Lingua ad Scaligerum scriptæ, Liber ille rarissimus est, atque multa continet singularia de libris et viris eruditis. Editus est post mortem Scaligeri. Morhoff. Poly-Hist. Lit. v. 1. p. 286, For an account of this edition of J. De Reves, consult Niceron. v. 30. p. 30. The following letter from James the First, of England, to Scaliger, is extracted from this volume. MONSIEUR Scaliger le Sieur de la lessée Maistre des Requestes de Mad. de France estāt venu en ce Royaume, y a demeuré quelque espace de teps aupres de nous, pendant lequel nous avons eu pour tresagreable sa cognoissance, ensemble les bōs fruicts de son estude c'st pourquoy nous n'avons voulu permettre que partat d'icy en deliberatio de passer en Holl. il s'eallast au lieu de vostre residece, sans vous faire la presente qu'il vous donnera avec asseurance de l'extreme amitie que nous portons aux gens de scauoir & de merite, & principalement à vous qui avez attainct ce beau degrè avec une si 'louable reputatio. Ce sera aussi pour vous prier de la favoriser de vostre part & de vos meilleures cognoissancs ce qué pourroit seruir à l'honneste curiosité qu'il a d'estre honoré de la bienveuillance des hommes verteux. De nation il nous est & voisin & comme patriote. Et nous aussi, qui ne desnierons jaimais les effects de nostre singuliere affection à ses semblables, serons grandement satisfaicts si ceste nostre sincere recommendation ne luy est point inutile en vostre endroict. Sur ce nous supplierons le Createur vous augmenter. Monsieur Scaliger, en parfaicte santé & longue vie la rarité de ses graces. De nostré chasteau de Lefco, ce 15, Apuril 1597. Vostre tres affectionné amy JAQUES R'. Among these letters are some from Henry the Fourth, of France; from Theodore Beza, Henry Stevens, John Barclay, Diodati, Thuanus, and others the most distinguished individuals of their time, WITCH WITCHCRAFT. The following curious letter is copied from a manuscript preserved in the British Museum: From Mr. Manning, dissenting teacher at Halstead in Essex, to SIR, J. Morley, Esq. Halstead. Halstead, August 2, 1732. THE narrative wa I gave you in relation to witchcraft, and which you are pleased to lay your commands upon me to repeat, is as follows: There was one master Collett, a smith by trade, of Haveningham in the County of Suffolk, formerly servant in Sir John Duke's family, in Benhall in Suffolk, who, as 'twas customary with him, assisting the maide to churne, and not being able, (as the phrase is) to make the butter come, threw an hot iron into the churn under the notion of witchcraft in the case, upon which a poore labourer, then employed in carrying of dung in the yard, cryed out in a terrible manner, they have killed me, they have killed me; still keeping his hand upon his back, intimating where the paine was, and died upon the spott. Mr. Collett, with the rest of the servants then present, took off the poore man's cloathes, and found, to their great surprize, the mark of the iron that was heated and thrown into the churn, deeply impressed upon his back. This account I had from Mr. Collett's own mouth, who being a man of an unblemished character, I verily believe to be matter of fact. I am, Sir, Your obliged humble servant, SAM. MANNING.. Harleian Man. 1686. COMMON PRAYER BOOK. In the third year of the reign of Edward the Sixth, the compilers of the Common Prayer Book were Dr. Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr. |