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94 (29. Some remarks on Charles I.and account of

two fermons preached at his martyrdom) 345

95 (30. Accounts of Du Pleffis Mornay Cardinal
Cardinal d'Offat

Perron Paul V.

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11b A fine landscape from the top of a mountain

and the author's arrival at the feat of Mr. Berrisfort; a gentleman who came with him from Ireland in the fhip he had his paffage in 432 111 A paffage in a Greek author: and fome reflexions 435 112 The kind reception the author had from Mr. Berrisfort

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113 Manner of living at Mr. Berrisfort's houfe His character- and the characters of Mifs Berrisfort and Miss Fox

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114 The daring fpirit of Mifs Berrisfort in hunting 441 115 An account of two fad falls in the field in a morning hunt

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116 A religious conversation between Mr. Berrisfort and the author

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117 (40. Accounts of Erafmus, Grotius, Limborch, Baxter, Dodwell, and their writings, and of Dr. Sykes..-Courcelles---and Polienbourg 453

118 (40. A remark on our little Vaux-halls ;

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a word of advice to the rich and gay, who frequent Ranelagh and Vaux-hall)

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119 (41. Of Simon of the Oratory --- Du Pin; and their writings: and of Le Clerc's Sentimens de quelques theologiens)

120 (42. Of Mr. Macknight's harmony)

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120 (43. Of Jones's method of fettling the canonical authority of the books of the New Teftament--the facred claffics - Dr. Lardner's credibility of the gofpel hiftory; particularly his admirable fupplement to the first book of the second part; and Mr. Jacob Ilive's letter to the bishop of London) 485 121 (44. The cafe of prophecy --- and of Jerom, Am brofe, and the firft St. Gregory)

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122 The author departs from Yeoverin-Green, and arrives at a fhaking-bog --- the nature of this kind of bog 123 A continuation of the journey from the fhakingbog-- to Mr. Fleming's houfe -- and the hif tory of Mr. Fleming and his two brothers

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124 The author arrives at laft at Ulubræ, to the great joy of the gentlemen, his friends; and from thence proceeds the next day to Eggleston the day after to other places, to enquire for Mifs Melmoth, but cannot find her

502 125 By chance however he met with her at Gretabridge, and from that place they set out for Orton-Lodge, where they were married

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AGE 5. line 16. after the words my private tutor, add

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Mr. John Bruce, who was a bright and excellent man : you will find a large account of him in the first volume of my memoirs of feveral ladies, p. 7.- -P. 6. 1. 8. after else, infert till. p. 19. 1. 4. gluto read glutto. p. 87. note 10. penult. delightful, read charming, and in the laft line delightful, read happy. P. 88 note 10. 1. 6. them, read men, 1. 2. extreme, read extremely. p. 156. 1. 2. difpenation, read difpenfation. p. 160. 1. 6. dele and. p. 165.1.9. after subjacent, read clouds. p. 186. note 14. 1. 12. fponteneity, read fpontaneity. p. 227. laft line, part, read paft. p. 229. 1. 18. after muft, infert have. p. 230. l. 1. h, read a. p. 231. 1. 11. after more, infert to. p. 232. 1. 11. after beauty, infert and. P. 233. 1. 1. after principle, put a comma. Ib. 1. 14. oblotion, read oblation. p. 234. 1. 11. with him, read within us. p. 238.1. 23. thro' read the. p. 239. 1. 2. after which, infert he. p. 239. 1. 22. derived, read doubted. Ib. 24. one, read our. p. 241. 1. 28. eve, read ever. p. 242. 1. 21. trial, read trials. p. 264. in the note 5. innovation, read invention. p. 281. in the note, line laft, Stanemore, read Boulness. p. 287. 1. 13. July, read June, p. 290. in the note 1, Cuillenau, read Mac Cuillenan. p. 319. 1. 14. after read during. p. 344. J. 19. marionalotry, read marianolatry. p. 344. 1. 20. demonalatry, read demonolatry. p. 359. in the note 6. his, read the. p. 401. 1. 17. after the word refurrection, infert in the first volume of my memoirs of feveral ladies, p. 324 you will find a further account of Mrs. Harcourt. p. 405. 1. 12. after no, infert other. p. 512. after No. 5. in the advertisement at the end of the life, (relative to an appendix) add No. 6. Stric. tures on Mr. Jacob Ilive's letter to the bishop of London. Na. 7. Continuation of Mrs. Harcourt's paintings of the vifions in the revelations of St. John.

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THE

LIFE

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John Buncle, Efq;

Nec Vixit Male, qui Natus Morienfque fefellit.

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HAT the Tranfactions of my Life, and the obfervations and reflections I have made on men and things, by fea and land, in various parts of the world, might not be buried in oblivion, and by length of time, be blotted out of the Memory of Men, it has been my wont, from the days of my youth to this time, to write down Memorandums of every thing I thought worth noticing, as men and matters, books and circumftances, came in my way; and in hopes they may be of fome fervice to my fellow-mortals I publish them. Some pleafing, and fome fur

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A Reflection.

furprizing things the Reader will find in
'them. He will meet with mifcellany
thoughts upon feveral subjects. He will
read, if he pleases, fome tender ftories. But
all the relations, the thoughts, the observa-
tions, are defigned for the advancement of
valuable Learning, and to promote whatso-
ever things are true, whatsoever things are
honcft, whatsoever things are juft, what-
foever things are pure, whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are of good re-
port.

1. About fifty years ago the Midwife wheeled me in, and much fooner than half a Century hence, in all human probability, Death will wheel me out. When Heaven pleafes, I am fatisfied. Life and death are equally welcome, becaufe equally parts of my way to Eternity. My lot has been a fwarthy one in this firft State, and I am in hopes I fhall exchange worlds to advantage.. As God, without all peradventure, brought his moral creatures into being, in order to increase their Virtue, and provide fuitable happiness for the Worthy, the most unfortunate here may expect immutable felicity at laft, if they have endeavoured, in proportion to what power they had, to render themselves useful and valuable, by a fincerity and benevolence of temper, a difinte

reftedness,

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