38. A Hiftory of a Gentleman, cured of Heats in his Face. Svo Is. Hawes and Co. The blemishes here mentioned appear to have been of the fcorbutic kind, and we are told, that they were totally removed by a temperate courfe of life, and the use of the red speedwell, or veronica rubra, either in décoction or tincture. In cafes of the fame nature, therefore, the author recommends this remedy. CONTROVERSIAL. 39. Obfervations on Various Subjects. By John Cafper Velthufen, one of his Majefty's German Chaplains. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Heydinger. Mr. Velthufen gives a paraphrastic verfion of the celebrated paffage in Daniel, concerning the Seventy Weeks; and then endeavours to explain the numbers contained in the prophecy. The edict of Cyrus for building the temple was published, he fays, in the year of the world 3468. From this time until the advent of the Meffiah, Daniel was told to compute seventyfeven feptenaries [i. e. 539 years] and fixty-two fegle years. The former number indicates the æra of the Meffiah's coming; and the latter the time of that deftructive war, which was to defoJate Jerufalem.' The one week, v. 27, implies, he thinks, a feptenary space, not of years, but of days. In these calculations the author encounters feveral chronological difficulties; but by fome few expedients, not much unlike thofe of Procruftes, he accommodates every period to his hypothefis. This difquifition was occafioned by Mr. Michaelis's letter on the fame subject. In the fecond article, the author endeavours to confirm the authenticity of the books of the Old Testament. For this purpofe, he produces a paffage from Jofephus against Apion, 1. i. §8; and one from the Mishna, in the treatife on polluting the hands, (Maffecheth Jadaim) § 3.—We can lay no great ftrefs on these teftimonies. Speaking of the Canticles, he fays: The encouragement of innocent tenderness will always be the moft effectual remedy to restrain a whole nation from lewdnefs. This poem feems to have been intended by God to promote this effect. It is a lively defcription, defigned to animate the tender feelings; an innocent paftoral, foftly moving the heart.' To attempt to reftrain concupifcence by lively defcriptions, which animate the tender feelings, is a paradox which we do not understand. The defign of the third article in this publication is to fhew, that the vulgar reading of 9eds, 1 Tim. iii. 16. is the only true reading; that the probability in favour of os is but very flight; and that the reading, though adopted by Wetflein, has fearce any plaufible argument in its fupport. The point therefore, which Mr. Velthufen labours to establish is, that among the vait multitude of Greek manuscripts extant, all fuch as can fairly be decifive in the prefent cafe, do unanimously agree in reading Jeds. This differtation is well worth reading, in conjunction with Sir Ifaac Newton's Letter to Le Clerc on the fame fubject, pubfifhed in the year 1754 DIVINITY. 40. The Heidelberg Catechifm. With proper Texts annexed to each Anfwer; used for the Inftruction of Children and Grown Perfons in Holland: and on which the Minifters are obliged to preach in Turn every Sabbath. All orthodox Divines allow this Catechism to contain the True Doctrine of Proteftants. 8vo. 25. Collier gives the following account of the origin of the Heidelberg Catechism. • Anno 1561, There was a great difpute at Heidelberg betwixt Tillemannus and Clebitius, about confubftantiation; but Frederic III. elector, willing to fecure the church's peace, difmiffed them both honourably; and having afterwards appointed a debate betwixt the Calvinifts and the Saxon Lutherans, he determined in favour of the Calvinists and to take away the fchifm, ordered the Heidelberg Catechifm to be publifhed; which being opposed by Tillemannus, another conference was appointed at Mulbrun, in 1564, where the Calvinifts were thought to have the better again." Dict. Art. HEIDELBERG. : In this Catechifm a great variety of texts are annexed to each answer, many of which, as the reader may fuppose, are far fetched, and improperly applied. There is no bookfeller's name to this publication, and we have not the original at hand; we can therefore fay nothing with respect to its authenticity. 41. A fhort Catechifm, intended chiefly for Children and Youth; on Some of the main Points of the Chriftian Religion. By George Burnett, M. A. 12mo. 64. Harris. The points which Mr. Burnett chiefly treats of are, the Nature and Perfections of God, the Creation of Man, the Adamic Covenant, the Fall, the Depravity of human Nature, the New Covenant, God's Promifes to Believers in this Life and the next. This writer appears to be an advocate for fome of the favourite notions of the methodists. MISCELLANEOUS. 42. Minutes of the Proceedings before the Lords Committees for Privileges, upon the feveral Claims to the Titles of Viscount Valentia, &c. Fol. 6. Boards. Robinson. The general circumftances and determination of this caufé being already well known to the public, it may be sufficient to fay, that the claims of the competitors have here undergone a clear clear and deliberate examination; and that the council for each fide, and the two lords who spoke at the conclusion of the trial, have difplayed very refpectable abilities. 43. The Vauxhall Affray; or, the Macaronies Defeated: being a Compilation of all the Letters, Squibs, &c. on both Sides of that Difpute. With an Introductory Dedication to the hon. Thomas Lyttleton, fq. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Williams. If any of our readers should think the fubject of this pamphlet fufficiently interefting to merit their attention, they may here have the pleasure of gratifying their curiofity through eighty-feven pages, in fmall print. 44. Woman's Wit; a Jeft-Book for the Ladies. 12mo. 15. Allen. A contemptible old catch-penny, new vamped up. 45. CORRESPONDENCE. PARKINSON'S GHOST may be affured that the delay of inferting the account of Hawkefworth's Voyages in our Review proceeds from no intention of garbling that article, as he pretends to fufpect, but from an accident which could neither be forefeen nor avoided. Our account of that work is now preparing for the prefs, and will appear as foon as poffible; when we hope that our impartiality will be fully evinced, and not a Shadow of fufpicion remain with our vifionary correfpondent. We are obliged to the writer of the Letter from Boston in New England for his offer of procuring us copies of all books and pamphlets published in the colonies, but cannot accept of his offer, as reviewing thofe books is not exactly confiftens with our plan. It muft, as the writer obferves, give pleafure to the friends of literature in England, to hear of its advances amongst their North American brethren; and this pleafure they will have, as the best books which may be produced in the colonies will fpeedily be republished here, or at leaft will be imported by the bookfellers, we fhall then have an opportunity of announcing them to our readers: as to the lefs important publications, it will be of very little detriment to the caufe of literature, if they remain unnoticed in our Journal. 1 We have read Mr. P's Letter, but cannot publish it. Mr. P we truft, will find as much candour in the future articles of our Review as in thofe he mentions. THE CRITICAL REVIEW. For the Month of September, 1773. ARTICLE I. State Papers collected by Edward Earl of Clarendon. Vol. II. Fol. l. 15. Large Paper. 11. 55. Small Paper. Payne. WE 'ERE the character of the earl of Clarendon established upon no other teftimony, this vaft collection of papers would alone fufficiently evince his amiable difpofition, integrity, good fenfe, and affiduous application towards obtaining and preserving authentic documents of the British trans actions during the interefting period in which he lived. We cannot behold these valuable materials without regretting that the noble writer did not himself enjoy the use of them when he composed his Hiftory of the Rebellion, which must otherwife have been rendered more perfect in point of information. It appears, that fince the publication of the former volume, confiderable acceffions have been made to the collection, from whence very important advantages may be expected to accrue with regard to the hiftory of those times. The papers in the volume before us, of which Dr. Scrope has been fole editor, begin at the year 1637, and to 1640, confift chiefly of the dispatches of Mr. Secretary Windebank to his majesty and others. We shall present our readers with fuch as are most remarkable, in the chronological order in which they occur. The first is a letter from the earl of Newcastle to Mr. Windebank, on receiving information of his (the earl's) being appointed the only gentleman of the bedchamber to the prince of Wales, through the immediate favour of their maVOL. XXXVI. Sept. 1773. M jefties. jefties. It expreffes in the strongest terms, the high fenfe he entertained of the honour which had been done him by that appointment. • Noble Sir, I beseech you to present me in the most humble manner in the world to his Sacred Majefty, and to let his majesty know I fhall as cheerfully as diligently obey his majefty's commands. Truly, the infinite favour, honour, and truft his Majefty is pleased to heap on me in this princely employment, is beyond any thing I can exprefs. It was beyond a hope of the most partial thoughts I had about me: neither is there any thing in me left, but a thankful heart filled with diligence, and obedience to his Sacred Majesty's will. It is not the least favour of the King and Queen's Majefties to let me know my obligation: and I pray, fir, humbly inform their Majefties, it is my greatest bleffing that I owe myself to none but their Sacred Majefties. God ever preferve them and their's, and make me worthy of their Majefties' favours ! I have had but feldom the honour to receive letters from you; but fuch as these you cannot write often. But truly I am very proud I received fuch happy news by your hand, which fhall ever oblige me to be inviolably, Sir, your most faithful Welbeck, the 21st March, 1637. W. NEWCASTLE., In fome of the fubfequent letters we find, that a negociation was entered into by Charles I. for procuring from the court of Spain and the infant cardinal in Flanders, fix thoufand difciplined troops, for the purpofe of fuppreffing the rebellion; in confideration of which fervice, a warrant was to be granted for levying fuch a number of the king's fubjects as fhould be fufficient to complete the English and Irish regiments in the Spanish army. This negociation feems to have proved abortive through the inability of Spain, on account of fome recent loffes, to comply with a diminution of their force; but that the unfuccefsful iffue of it produced no coolness between the two crowns, appears from the fubftance of another in the year 1640, which is as follows. I. That the king of Great Britany will make a league offenfive and defenfive with the king of Spain, and break with the Hollanders, immediately after the fuppreffion of the rebellion in Scotland, and the reducing that kingdom to the former obedience, in which it was before these present troubles. II. That the king of Great Britany hath granted a levy of 3000 Irish for the fervice of the king of Spain; for which purpose the lord-lieutenant of Ireland is presently to despatch orders neceffary to that levy. III. That the king of Great Britany hath likewife granted a fhip for the wafting of the marquis of Ceralvo and the countess of Feria into Spain. " IV. That |