iv INDEX INDICATORIUS. offended with the petulant Libertines of our Times, and, among the reft, again. Mr. Heron, who, in his Letters of Literature," has thrown out fome fevere Reflections on the Sacred Scriptures, wishes that Mr. Heron had examined the Original before he had ventured to pronounce as a Judge; and fuppofes that. if the Paffages he excepts againft had been Quotations from his favourite Claffics, he would not have trufted to a Tranflation. He therefore thinks he deferves the Ferula, and wishes Dr. Johnfon were alive again to give him a Trimming.-A Correfpondent who figns FRIAR BACON, finding that Mr. Heron objects to the Phrafe of "Citizen of the World," charges him with Inattention to the Sentiments of Marcus Antoninus and Cicero on the fame Subject. Antoninus talks continually of the World as one Family, of which our Correfpondent cites Proofs; and thinks the Phrafe fufficiently supported by Shak fpeare, when he makes Wolfey fay, "All the World's a Stage." He agrees, however, with Mr. Heron, if he only objects to Men who call themfelves "Citizens of the World," while at the fame Time they neglect their Families, their Friends, and Country. Such Citizens of the World, he thinks, deferve the utmost Contempt; but the truly benevolent Man, whilft he performs his relative Duties, may be allowed (as Pope expreffes it) to -Take every Creature in of every Kind; 66 "Earth fmiles around, with endlefs Bounty bleft, He has a Latin Quotation from Cicero to the fame Purpose, (to which the learned may refer, the unlearned cannot profit by it,) De Officiis, lib. i. p 35, &c. Lamb. Edit.-A Correfpondent with many Titles, among the various Taxes which the Exigences of the State have rendered neceffary, laments that there is not one on LITERARY LYING. News-papers, and other periodical Publications, are fome of the Sources from whence future Writers will draw Matter for the Compilation of Hiftories; and their being poisoned and corrupted with Falfities to that Degree which they certainly are, we may reasonably expect that the Transactions of the present Age, when they come to be collected and published by future Hiftoriogra phers, will, in many Inftances, be at leaft Apocryphal, as Bp. Burnet's "Memoir, of his own Times," which he cunningly directed not to be publifhed till after his Death, that he might not fee them detected with his own Eyes. But what our Correfpondent chiefly aims to expofe, are thofe Theological Falfehoods which, after many repeated Detections, Convictions, and Confutations, are ftill continued without a Blufh. Here we muft ftop, let we should falfify our own Declaration.An Unitarian Chriftian thinks it ftrange that fome Writers cannot bear even to mention a certain Denomination of Chriftians without immediately flying out into rude and opprobrious Language, and loading them with reproachful Epithets; fo far we agree with this Correfpondent. but, as he enters into a Defence of his Principles against the cftablished Doctrines of the Church, we beg Leave to decline the Subject.-FIDEI DEFENSOR is one of thofe who confiders the growing Spirit of Schifm and Herefy fomented by that Set of Men, the Unitarians, in a very odious Light; we fhall, in like Manner, decline his bad Words, as very improper to fupport a good Caufe.-J. S. a very friendly Correfpondent, difapproves of our rejecting fome ingenious Pieces on Account of their Length; others because more proper for the Pulpit than a Magazine; thinks trivial Remarks on Churches, Families, Armorial Bearings, &c. might be spared, and Room made for Illuftrations of Scripture, Moral and Religious Differtations, &c.: all which is very good Advice, and we are not yet too old to learn; but we muft beg Leave to remind our well-meaning Friend of the old Adage, Many Men, many Minds. We have many to provide for; and our Endeavour is, to have fomething in The Gentleman's Magazine fuited to every Talte.-An Honeft Yorkshireman may be assured of our Readiness to afford Room for whatever has a Tendency to promote every good Cause; but the Refolutions of Justices of the General Quarter Seffions, though undoubtedly of that Tendency, are drawn up in a particular Style, and generally adapted to the Districts in which the Seffions are held, and therefore not fuited to a periodical Work, calculated for the Entertainment of Readers at large, both at Home and Abroad. What he has added refpecting Sunday-Schools is of univerfal Concern, and therefore fhall readily be admitted.-W. R. M.'s Remarks on the Rev. John Wesley's "Thoughts on Marriage" are exceptionable only as they tend to circulate the fanciful Reveries of Minds tinctured with mystical Conceits. Youth should be held in ignorance of Notions fo incongruous to common Life. our ich, ued ST. JOHN's Gate. Edinburgh 5 Dublin Newcastle 3 York 2 Leeds 2 Norwich 2 Nottingham 2 Liverpool 2 Gloucester 2 Bury St Edmund's Lewes Sheffield Shrew bury Winchefter Ipfwich Salisbury Lcicefter Worcefter Stamford Chelmsford Southampton Northampton Reading Whitehaven Dumfries Aberdeen Glafgow For JANUARY, 1786. CONTAINING Bere in Muantity and greater Mariety than ang Book of the Rind and Price. -Meteorol. Diaries for Feb. 1785, and Jan. 1786 into Particulars of Mr. Cowper, and his Poems ; fo his de ing Ruins of St. Rule's Church near St. Andrew's of St. Robert's Chapel at Knaretboro' 21 Johnson's Opinion of Knolles's Turkish Hift. 31 3, 4 Hints for an Academy of Painting at Oxon 32 38 39 41 Dr. Dodwell's Publications rightly reprefented ib. 6Differ, in the Bills of Mortality-A real Otho 33 Dean Sherlock-Plants on Yarmouth Beach 34 8 Dr. Johnfou's Opinion of Perfons and Books 35 9The TRIFLER; a new Correfpondent ib. Imitations and Refemblances of Milton ery Excavations near Nottingham-Hofpital there to Contest of Lord D. and Dr B. elucidated per Henry 1. fafe from Sacrilege-Dr. Cooper 11-13 Peculiarities of the Mackaw and the Cuckoo 42 our Of bowing at the Name of Jefus Lore Meteor obferved at Walthamstow Fa-Clara Reeves, her Critique queftioned. ons Anecdote of Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, The Jute vindicated, againft Gov. Pownall Vindication of Johnfon and Rofwell Merit of Linnæus as a Naturalift confidered ny Anecdotes of Mr. Etough; his Peculiarities 25 Cafe refpecting Parents and Public Rewards 26 Average Prices of Grain-Theati al Register 81 Average Table of New and Old Silver (curious) 27 Lifts of Births, Marriages, Deaths, Promotions od The true Site of Ophir accurately determined 28) Preferments, Bankrup s, &c. &c. gh Further Acc. of Mr. John Fletcher's Writings 29 Daily Variations in the Prices of Stocks Our lly to at 82-87 88 Embellished with elegant Views of the CHURCH of ST. REGULUS In SCOTLAND; of the LONDON, Printed by J. NICHOLS, for D. HENRY, late of SAINT JOHN'S GATF. fharp froft, fair, and fill. 2 Feb. Barometer. Days. Inch. 20ths Meteorological Diaries for February, 1785; and January, 1786. bright and ftill, fnow. 18 29 24 SE 8 fnow. 4 19 29 19 NW 20 29 21 N 21 28 19 23 S NE 6 30 N W 2.5 29 16, 18% NE E OBSERVATIONS. * Late froft hath done more damage in the garden than the fevere weather in December.2 Hedge-fparrow (motacilla modularis), and chaffinch (fringilla cœlebs), fing.-3 Blackbird (turdus meiula) fings.-4 Therm. 19 at 11 P. M.-5 Freezes ftrongly within door; Therm. 20 at 11 P. M. Halo round moon.-6 Halo round moon. Therm. 23 at 11 P. M.-7 Snow from the fouth. Air fa highly electric teat loaf-fugar firikes fire. & Evergreens and garden-plants unhurt on the top of Norwood, much injured in many places below-9 Froft penetrates into houses.-Therm. 25 at 2 P. M. Sea-gulls hawking over the fields. For the following new and accurate Table we are obliged to Mr. W. CARY, Mathematical Inftrument-Maker, oppofite Arundel-Street, Strand. COPIOUS INDEXES to both Volumes of the Year 1785 are inferted in our SUPPLEMENT. THE Gentleman's Magazine: NY For JANUARY, 1786. BEING THE FIRST NUMBER OF VOL. LVI. PART I. MR. URBAN, A Jan. 12. *XXXS all perfons deriving pleafure and information from your valuable Mifcellany are bound in gratitude to contribute fomething towards fupporting the continuation of it, you are therefore defired to accept of a diplomatic correfpondence, that is not known to have been ever yet parufed by the publick. It is contained in forty-one letters, written betwixt the years 1689 and 1727, fome by the celebrated Sir Paul Rycaut, others by Lord Orrery, Lord Oxford, Lord Sydney, &c. &c.; which fhall be all faithfully tranfcribed from the originals, with the abbreviations and marks exactly as they are, and be remitted to you, for the benefit of your Magazine, and the amufe ment of your readers. The copies of four accompany this, to begin the year with, by inferting two, three, four, or five, according to their length, in each number of your next 13 Magazines; they may be all comprised in one volume, but they cannot be all arranged according to priority of date, becaufe fome few are not fully dated, and it would be wrong to depend upon conjectures that may be falfe." Yours, &c. R. R. LETTER I. Sir P. Rycaut to Lord Pagett. My Lord, Hamburg, May 10, 1690. My letter to yr Lord'P was of the 3d inftant, in answer to yts of the 17th-27th of Aprill, fince wch I have received none from y2 Lord?, nor have I much to adde, confidering that the affaires of this city ftand much in the fame pofture as they did at the time of writing my laft letter. For this Government remaines full of hopes, & longing expectation to receive a new prolongation of time from the Emperour, for fix months longer; wch if they doe obtaine, I am of opinion, (as I have alwayes beene,) that they will neither by threats from England, or Holland, be induced to publifh the Avocatoria, thô thereby they fhould loose the trade & com'erce of both nations: in the mean time, & untill we heare farther from Whitehall, the convoy from hence (of wth I wrote to y Lordfe in my laft) remaines ftill at a ftand, nor is it knowne, as yet, whether it will proceed for England, or not. As to the marching of the troops, wch belong to the neighboring Princes, towards the Rhine, your Lordf? will be beft informed from Sr Wm Colt at Cell. So that not having farther to adde, I remaine, My Lord, your Lordfps most faithfull & most humble fervant, PAUL RYCAUT. To the Lord Pagett. LETTER II. Sir Paul Rycaut to Lord Paget. (Marked on the outfide, "Anfwered "Aug. 17-27th.”) Hamburg, Aug. 6-16th, 1690. My Lord, I wrote yr Lord on the 19th, 23d, & 30th of the last month, & therein amongst other matters I acquainted yr Lord P how that Monst Bidal was cairied away from Altena to Flentyburg, a * Probably Zell. 4. Original Diplomatic Correfpondence.—Mr. Cowper. place not fubjected to the laws of the is fo, her Ma'y would have you be the more earnest in preffing the Emperor and his Minifters to fend with all speed the 6000 men to the Duke of Savoy's affiftance, and efpecially the horse which was promised, and, if it be poffible, to order more troops to march to his affiftance, that he may not be expofed to the fury of France, and be ruined for his good intentions towards the Allys. I am, your Lordship's most humble fervant, Lord Pagett. NOTTINGHAM. But thô Mons Bidal be departed hence, yet he hath left two agents behind him, one Jeremia le Blanc, a French Proteftant, & one Parmentice, a Papist, borne here of French parents; thefe z have beene great engines to ferve the French intereft, & have beene H. Broughton, English Conful at Ve the laders of diverfe fhips wth am'unition & contrabanda goods, pretended for Oftend, but defigned for Dunkirke; & at this prefent, they are lading a flyboat of 300 tuns at Wittemberg, a place upon the Elbe, about a league diftant from Hamburg, with planks, knees, & other timbers for building fhips, the ch are intended for Dunkirke. Perhaps I may by this, or by the next poft, furnish y' Lord' with many particular informations authenticated before a public notary against them, their mifde meanors in this bufineffe being notorioufly knowne to many perfons in this place in the meane time, untill fuch informations can be fent, I defire y Lord' to poffeffe the chiefe Minifters about the Emperour wth the ill practifes of these men, & that orders be given to punith them as enemies to the empire, & offenders against the Imperiall Avo LETTER III. Lord Nottingham, Secretary of State, to Lord Pagett. (Marked on the back From L. Nottingham, dated Aug. 26th; received Sept. 28; and ya "ánfwered the fame day, 1690." Whitball, Aug. 26th, 1690. My Lord, The latt letters which are come from France do all agree in giving us the fad hews of a totall defeate given to the Duke of Savoy, and though the place from whence it comes does with good eaton make us fufpect it, yet we feare o much of it is true.- if you find it LETTER IV. nice, to My Lord, My moft humble thanks I render for yor Lordsps favor, to thofe for & from S Wm Huffey, and answering receit of feveral from me. I Save the inclofed paper of newes, I have no fubject worth yor Lordfps notice. My Ld Cavendish, his brother, and other English and Scotch gentlemen, are come to fee the carnival. befecch your wonted favor to this for his Excellency Sr Wm Huffey, fuppofing will be the laft I fhall have occasion to prefume to fend unto Vienna. I pray all health & happiness to yo Lordip this & many new years, and with all humble duty declare I am, my Lord, yor Lordfps moft humble fervant, H. BROUGHTON. Venice, 30 O'ber, 1690. (To be continued in our next; when GRATIAN shall bave a place.) MR. URBAN, January 16. looking over your Review of New Publications for December last, I was exceedingly pleafed with the judicious praises you have given to a work intitled, "Poems by Wm. Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Efq."-The paffages you have quoted are fo poetical, and fo ftriking, that your readers, like yourfelf, muft feel an interest in knowing the character of an author who joins fuch fluency of language with fo much ftrength of thought and fuch exquifite fenfibility of feeling. Your candour, I am fure, will forgive me, if (though a perfect ftranger both to yourfelf and to Mr. Cowper) I fhould endeavour to correct you in fome part of your annotations, efpecially as I allude to a paffage which touches upon Mr. Cowper's character, and where he fpeaks in a strain the most plaintive and beyond meafure interesting. I ought not, |