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Every attempt therefore to promote and ascertain that knowlege deferves attention; particularly in regard to fore throats, which of late years have very frequently proved fatal. Doctors Fo thergill and Huxham have merited, and received the thanks of the publick for their writings on this fubject; nevertheless the author of this pamphlet thinks they have been deficient in hot obferving a three-fold distinction, viz. inflammatory, gangre- ́ nous, and putrid. The firft fpecies, commonly called a quinfey, is well understood; the second hath been fufficiently confidered by the two physicians abovementioned; the third is peculiarly the object of our author's confideration. Its diagnofties are these it is not a primary but a fyftematic diforder, frequently attending a putrid fever; neither is it, like the gantgrenous, infectious; nor does it like that, feize the patients immediately on their being first taken ill, but generally two or three days after the first attacks of the fever. It is likewife lefs' rapid in its progrefs. For the cure of this disease, together with the fever attending it, he advifes cordial and alexipharmic medicines, together with antimonials, which last he confiders' as a fpecific in putrid fevers, and ftrongly recommends, as the beft preparation of antimony, the vitrum antimonit ceratum. In confirmation of this practice he relates feveral cafes, in which this method was attended with remarkable fuccefs.

24. Obfervations on the Gout and Rheumatism, &c. with a short Account of fome Medicines, and Ways of curing Difeafes, ufed by the Native Indians. To which are added, a few remarkable Cafes of other Diseases. By Henry Flower, an American. 80. Pr. s. Cooke:

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A mere quack advertisement, calculated to perfuade the credulous world, that the author is poffeffed of certain fpeci fics for the diforders mentioned in the title.

25. A further Appeal to the unprejudited Judgment of Mankind, in Bebal of the Indians, &c. &c. &. 8vo. Pr.1s. 6d. Millar.

We agree with the moderate and rational principles of this author. Before the Indians are made either epifcopalians or prefbyterians, a fmall preparative is requifite, which is that of making them chriftians. The French miffionaries forgot this literation, for they converted the Hurons, the Iroquois, and ther nations in North-America, not to christianity, but to popery.

25, 44wer to the Cafe of the Mills Frigate. 8vo. Pr. 15. Willcock,

Is this is a cafe of infurance, we can only recommend it to the perufal of underwriters and owners of fhips.

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7. The melancholy Narrative of the diftressful Voyage and miracu lous Deliverance of Captain David Harrifon, of the Sloop, Peggy,' of New-York, on his Voyage from Fyal, one of the Western lands, to New-York, who, having loft all kis Sails in a long Series of bard Weather, and entirely exhaufted his Provifions, lived two and forty Days without receiving the leaft Food, till he was happily relieved by the Humanity of Capt. Evers of the Sufanna, in the Virginia Trade. In this Narrative. the Expedients which Capt. Harrifon and his Men made Ufe of for their Subfiftence are particularly fet forth, who trice caft Lots for their Lives, and were to bave killed the fecond Man on the very Morning they were providentially taken up. The Whele being authenticated in the frongest Manner, by repeated Depofitions, before the Right Han George Nelfon, Efq; Lord Mayor of the City of London, and Mr. Robert Shank, Notary Public. Written by himself. 8vos Pr. Is. 6d. Harrison.

Befides the incidents difplayed in the title-page of this melan choly narrative, the unfortunate author mentions an unfeeling wretch of a fhip-mafter (whofe name however we think the author has too good-naturedly concealed) who came up to them in their diftrefs, promifed them affiftance, but left them without affording them any relief. It is only doing juftice to Capt. Harrison to fay, that his narrative is affecting, and written with far greater elegance than could have been expected from a man of his profeffion.

28. The Gentleman's Guide in his Tour through France. By an Of ficer in the Royal Navy, who lately made that Tour on a Principle which he fincerely recommends to all his Countrymen, viz. not Spend more Money in the Country of cur natural Enemy, than is requifite to fupport with Decency the Character of an Englishman. Containing interefting Obfervations and Remarks on the Laws, Governments, Religion, Manners, Cufioms, Commerce, Arts, and Manufactures of that Country. Likewife particular Defcriptions of the many curious Antiquities which are to be met with through the whole Tour, the Diftance of Places from each other, and the Prices of their feveral Conveyances, either by Land or Water; with all the neceffary Cautions to avoid the many Impofitions which Strangers are subject to meet with, that have not had a previous Intimation of them. 8vo. Pr. 2s. 6d. Millan.

This publication correfponds with its title page; and had we not been fo liberal of our quotations from Dr. Smollett's Travels through the fame country, we fhould have entertained our readers with fome fpecimens. We must, however, recommend:

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it as deferving the perufal of the public; for nothing can be of greater importance than the preventing too much of our money from coming into the hands of our enemies. Let us add, that the prodigality and lavishness of the English abroad is a national reproach to every foreigner of fenfe and reflection. True tafte is feen rather in faving than in fquandering money.

29. The Secret Correspondence of Sir Robert Cecil with James VI. King of Scotland. Now first published. izmo. Pr. zs. 6d. Millar.

This publication is both curious and useful, though it contains very little intelligence of importance which was not known' before. This correfpondence (fays the editor) was conducted on the part of Cecil by Lord Henry Howard, afterwards earl of Northampton: The confidents employed by king James were the earl of Marr and Mr. Edward Bruce of Kinlofs. Notwithstanding the anxious and repeated injunctions of Cecil.⚫ to destroy every letter,' great part of this correfpondence has been preferved. Some of the original letters are in the Advocates Library, at Edinburgh; copies of others, tranfcribed from the archives of the family of Marr, are in the poffeffion of the eart of Hardwicke.

The fecret inftructions, which ftand firft in this collection, were published by the worthy and ingenious Dr. Birch, in his Memoirs of Queen Elifabeth,' vol. II. p. 5'105 but, by following too fcrupulously the uncouth spelling of king James, he left this curious piece altogether unintelligible to moft English read." ers. I have printed it from the original, without any alteration except as to orthography. All the other letters are now for the first time published.

In the notes to this edition, fome obfcure phrafes are explained, and fome hiftorical paffages illuftrated. I must however acknowledge, that there are various particulars in the letters, of which I do not comprehend the meaning. The correfpondence itself is myfterious, and contains many imperfect hints and allufions, for understanding of which, great know ledge in the hiftory of that age would be required. The ftyle of lord Henry Howard is affectedly dark and perplexed; and, to add to the diftrefs of a publisher, his hand-writing is fcarcely legible.

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By what arts it was that Cecil established himself in the favour of king James, and at the fame time fupplanted his rivals, will appear from the perufat of the following sheets. The reader may probably be of opinion, that this confummate politican was no lefs folicitous to maintain his own power, than to fettle the fucceffion to his aged benefactress queen Elifabeth,'

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We agree with the editor, that the inftructions which form the first letter of this collection fhew that Jaines's judgment was then found, and his apprehenfion clear; but we are furprized, (as we are informed the editor is a Scotchman) that he does not understand the meaning of no check under cure. By a little enquiry, he might have discovered, that in the old Scotch idiom cure is made ufe of for cover; which makes the expreffion here pertinent, as fignifying, no referved or covered check. We fufpect that the editor has never feen the first instructions given to the earl of Marr and the abbot of Kinlofs, (nor does he seem to have been acquainted with the negotiations of Bowes, who was Elizabeth's refident at the court of Scotland,) by which they were ordered to expoftulate with Elizabeth upon the pretended treason of one Thomas, which he wanted to make a handle of against James; and upon the kidnapping of two of her own subjects of Scotland, one Athfield, and Sir William Evers, whom the edi- . tor mentions in a note, but omits his being kidnapped. He likewife forgets to tell us one very extraordinary circumstance relating to this embaffy, which is, that in a convention of the ftates held at Edinburgh the 12th of February 1600, eftates granted 20,000 crownes for defraying the earle of Marr's charges, qwho was fent by his majeftie extraordinary ambaffa-dor to queine Elifabethe, queine of England, with a verey greate traine.' (Balfour's Annals, MSS.) This was an immenfe fum, if there is not a cypher too much in the manufcript.

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Before the reader perufes this collection we must premife, out of pure good-nature, that he never undertook fince he could read, a talk fo furfeiting and disagreeable, as going through one of this lord Henry Howard's letters. He was afterwards earl of Northampton, and not only one of the greatest pedants, but the worst men, of his age. To conclude, this publication throws feveral lights upon the hiftory of that time; and we are always glad when we fee fuch original papers offered to the public, becaufe they fix conjecture into certainty.

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30. The Hiftory of the late War; from the Commencement of Hoftili-. ties after the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748, comprehending an authentic Account of the military Operations and naval Engagements. in different Parts of the World; together with the minifterial Negotiations of the Jeveral Courts of Europe, during that Period. Compiled chiefy from original Papers of the beft Authority. By Richard Rolt. 8vo. Pr. 55. Waller.

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This compilation is executed with the fame dull fidelity to the words of Gazettes, news-papers, proclamations, &c. &c. that diftinguish former collectors and publishers of the fame materials. The only fuperiority. this author possesses over his felVOL. XXI. June, 1756.

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low labourers confifts in his notes, fome of which may be ufeful, when it shall become fafe to draw up a real hiftory of the late war. This firft volume clofes with the reduction of Minorca by the French, which was certainly the moft fhameful occurrence in the laft war.

31. The Hiftory of Tunbridge-Wells. By Thomas Benge Barr. 8vo. Pr. 5. Hingefton.

We learn from the preface, that the author of the volume before us is a journeyman bookfeller. Though the title is not very promifing, yet his work must be owned to be very entertaining; for it contains not only a history of the first difcovery, the progrefs, and the prefent ftate, of Tunbridge Wells, but a well-wrote, and indeed accurate, hiftory, both natural, civil, and ecclefiaftical, of the principal places in the neighbourhood. His poetical epiftle is far from being deftitute either of wit, humour, or verfification; and we promise the author to make his Hiftory our vade mecum the first time we have the pleasure of vifiting the delightful fcenes he defcribes.

32. A Complaint on the Part of the Hon. Thomas Hervey, concerning an undue Proceeding against him at Court: fet forth in two Letters to her Royal Highness the Princefs of Brunswick. 8vo. Pr. 15. This author, in the letter before us, juftifies the obfervations we formerly made on a production of the fame kind addreffed to the late king; and indeed, one who writes in the ftyle. and manner he does to royal perfonages can only expect mortification and contempt.

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33. Obfervations on fome Papers in that very vfeful Collection, intiled, Muleum Rufticum. By a Gentleman. To be continued occafionally. With new theoretical and practical Pieces on Hufbandry. 800. Pr. 15. Sandby.

The world was conquered by the offspring of Italian farmers; and it is almost impoffible to read without raptures the encomiums their poets and profe-writers have faid in praise of hufbandry. This author feems to have inherited a portion of their fpirit: he writes with that air of fatisfaction in doing good which the fimplicity and innocence of a country-life infpires, and founds the welfare of the farmer in the belief and practice of religion and the moral duties. He then proceeds to give more particular cautions and advices, all tending to promote ferenity of mind and health of body, without forgetting the be

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