Mr Francis Spendlove, deputy-register of the archdeaconty of Norwich 50 years, aged 86. Matthew Hubert at Birr, Ireland, aged 121. Jacob Rogers at Ripley, aged 95; well known among the gentry, and famous for his fkill in deftroying vermin.-It is faid, in his time, he had defroyed upwards of 2000 foxes. John Skinner of Bickerton, Herefordsh.Efq; Rev. Mr Bullemur, R. of Itteringham, and Beefton, Norfolk.

Dec. 1. Capt. Leverston, many years of the navy.

2. Viscountess Irwin, one of the ladies of the bed-chamber to the Princess Dowager.

Tho. Orpington of Kent, Efq; at Chelfea. 3. Ben. Malyn of Cork-hill, Ratcliff, Efq; 4. Relict of Col Hanmer, aged 99. Rev. Mr Clough, V. of Ashford, Kent, Rev. Mr Venner, V. of Eaft Sutton, Kent. 5. Relict of the late fecretary Cleveland of the Admiralty.

Hon. Mrs Lowther, mother of the prefent Sir James, and to the Countess of Darlington; at Bath.

Sir John Sinclair, near Dalkeith, Scotland. 8. Tim. Balderstone of Norwich, Efq; agd 83 Rev. Mr Coxen, V. of Goodmerfton, Norf At Beaumont Lodge, her Grace the Dutchefs of Roxburghe, fifter to General Moftyn. 10. Hum. Coates, Efq; at Kensington. Relict of Geo. Middleton, Efq; at Bath. Rev.MrGraham, curate of Hexham, agd 90. 11. Jafper Dalton, Efq; in Dean-ftr. Soho. Tho. Fell of Milnerfield, York fh, Efq; "Capt. Fennell near Ratcliff-crofs, aged 95. Mrs Jane Francis, near Newport, Shropfhire, aged 97; fhe has left to three nephews zcool. each, and several other legacies.

13. Mr White, aged near go; he conducted the curious wood work in the dome of St Paul's, a large part of Greenwich hofpital, and many other public buildings.

Brinley Skinner of Rhime, Dorfetfh. Efq; 14. Reginald Holt of Radnorhire, Efq; Mr Giddings, the oldeft inhabitant of St John Wapping, aged 82.

15. Mr Robert Loyd, author of the Altar, the Capricious Lovers, and feveral other ingenious pieces; he was fo much affected on hearing of the death of Mr Churchill, that it brought on an illness which is faid to have occafioned his death.

Mr Lock at Broughton Poys, Oxfordshire, aged 100.

Rev. Dr Waiker, vice-mafter and fenior fellow of Trinity-college, Cambridge, cafuiftical profefior of divinity, and R. of Upweil, Cambridgeshire.

16. Barth: Webster, Efq; at Highgate. Mrs Ridley, mother of Matthew Ridley, Efq; member for Newcastle on Tyne.

17 Walter Rogers, Efq; at Dulwich.
Lady Amelia Hotham, niece to the Earl of
Chesterfield.

Geo. Crosby of Walthamstow, Efq;
Tho. Feil of Gilead, Yorkshire, Eq;
"Ja Errick in Goodman's-fields Elq; and 89.
18. Hon. Lady Rofs in Upper Grosvenor-ft.
19. His Grace Dr George Stone, Abp of
Armagh, and primate of all Ireland.

Cha. Jecumb, Efq; in Swallow freet.
Capt, Redman in the Carolina trade,

20. Nathaniel Elms, Efq; at Marylandpoint, aged 87.

Mrs Bankes, mother of alderman Bankes. 21. John Freeland, Efq; in Chancery-lane. Lady of Sir Wm Owen of Pembroken. Bt. Ifaac Thornton, Efq; at Clapham. Rev. Mr Liffet, V. of Oundle, Northampfh. 22. Rev. W.Somner of New-College, Oxford Edward Bunton, Efq; recorder of Stockton. 23. Benjamin Wilkinfon, Efq; at Putney. 24. Geo. Anderfon of Hampshire, Efq; Rev. Mr Noble, 40 years reader to the fociety of Gray's-Inn.

Rev. Mr Clare, R. of Dymchurch, and V. of Lympe, Kent.

Rev. Mr Bradbury, R. of Wicken, Effex.
Wm Holford, Efq; at Brentford.
John Garth, Efq; member for the Devizes.
John Ciely, Efq; at Taunton.
John Afplen of Berkshire, Efq;

Lift of PROMOTIONS for the Year 1764.
From the London Gazette.

Homas Sewell, Efq; member for Win

appointed

rolls, [and knighted ]

Hon. Charles Yorke, Efq;-precedency at the bar, next the Attorney-General. Rob. Lloyd, Efq;-house-keeper and wardrobe keeper at Kensington. Montfort Browne, Efq; lieut. gov. of Weft Florida.

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From other Papers.

Ancelot Grave Berry,-comptroller of cuftoms in North-Carolina.

Tho. Sandby, Efq;-fteward to the Duke of Cumberland. (Mr Ford, dec.)

John Richmond Webb, Efq; member for Boffiney,-one of the Welch judges. (Harvey, dec.)

Richard Jackfon, Efq;-tanding council to the South-Sea company.

Cha. Deaves, Efq;-fec. to the master of the rolls; and MrMendam,-under fecretary; Mr Craggs, train bearer, and Mr Grover,porter.

Rich. Bagot, Efq;-a commiffioner of the excife.

Capt. Wm Harcourt, from the balf pay, 3d Reg, of drag.-Lt. Col. 31ft R. of foot. Capt. Lt. Luke,-Capt. 55th R. in r. of Capt. Tho. Baugh,-major,-in room of Major Duncan,-Lt. Col. in room of Lieut. Cel. Elliot.

Capt. Lt. Chamberlayne,-Capt. in 70th R. The Earl of Hyndford,-vice-admiral of Scotland. (E. of Findlater, dec.)

Earl of Northumberland, Lord Lieut, of Ireland, -vice-admiral of all America. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

TH

HE king has been pleafed to grant unto
Wm Harley, clerk, the dignity of a
Gaz.
prebend of Worcester.
Fra. Gregory,-St George's and St Mary
Magdalen's, R. annexed, Canterbury,

Wm Robinson,-Denton, R. Kent.

Dr Brook, to the rectories of St Mary, with St Peter in Norfolk.

Geo. Bolton, Bainton-on-the-water, Gloucestershire.

Lift of Books, Bankrupts, Bill of Mortality.

Mr Place, Sedburgh, V. Vorkshire. Tho. Gurney,-Sea-Salter, V. and Whitftable curacy, Kent.

Mt Hodhon, Spenthorne, L. Yorkshire,

Difpenfation to held two Livings. Tho. Foley, chap 2 Ashton, R. 2 Worcefish. to the D. of Portl. Holt, R. 270i. P.A.

Ofmond Bevoir, 7 Littlebourn, V.

Talbot HarUpton Warren,R. Steifhire. Manilla,

SUPPLEMENT

TO THE

Gentleman's Magazine:

For the YEAR 1764.

CONTAINING,

Proper INDEXES to the Volume; eight additional Pages of Letter Prefs; a View of the Demolition of the Crofs in Cheapfide, in 1645; and a Reprefenta. tion of Mr Tull's Drill-Plough, Original letter wrote in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, relating to Mary Q. of Scots 605 An account of the crofs in Cheapfide -The demolishing of it

Tranfactions concluded

629

607

-Earthquakes in the Eaf-Indies; Punic infcription explained

ib.

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-Cancerous tumour cured by green hemlock

Remarks on the late improvements in optics6c9
Objections to the illuftrating of bibles with

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-effects of a blow on the heart

637

610

613

Remarkable catalogue of books

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ib.

639

cuts

615

Rules for jefting; illuftrated with feveral ex-
amples
On the generation of nitre; from the Latin of
Dr Wolfe
Extract from a pamphlet lately published, re-
lating to libels, warrants, and the feizure
of papers
618-23
The life of Pfalmanaxar continued 623 to 629
Epitome of the laft Vol. of the Philofophical

Epitaph to the memory of Mr Fry, an emi-
nent painter

Stocks and courfe of exchange in Dec.
Yearly bill of mortality. (See the end of the
Name Index.) Index to Effays-to Oc-
currences to Poetry-to the Names-and
to the Books,

A curious Letter from Sir AMYES POULET, to Lord BURLEIGH, containing the Subfiance of a Conference between him and MARY Queen of Scots, on the Receipt of a Letter from his Lordship, advising ber to refign ber Intereft in the Crown of Scotland to her Son, as the only Means of obtaining ber Liberty; a Letter the more curious, as it fhews the true Character of Sir AMYES, which has been variously reprefented by Hiftorians. He feems to have been courteous and civil towards his Prisoner, but at the fame time an artful and vigilant Spy over all ber Actions.

606 Original Letter from Sir A. Poulett to Lord Burleigh.

feemyd to deale more confidently and
mere ynwardly with me than yn tyme
past, which no doute proceedyd from
no other cause than that by the delive
ry of this meffage the conceavyd fome
earneft oppynyon of your lordship's fa- A
vour towards me, whereof the was not
fully perfwadyd before, although the
dyd not greatlye doute yt.

Withyn fower or fyve dayes after, the receyvyd letters from Maubiffen, by the which he wryteth that your lordship advyfed thys Queen to refigne her intereft in the crowne of Scotland to her fonne as the readyef meane to delyver her out of the troubles of thys tyme, and that then, perchaunce (this word was much notyd) fbe myght be permitted to retourne ynto Scotland, or to be refloryd to some 6ther lybertye.

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could not fo fuddenlye found to the bottom.d fayd that councellours dyd not always fpeake to the ambassadors of other pryaces playnlye as they thought, and that your lordfhyp myght perchaunce faye thus much to Maubifhen for no other cause than that he should report your oppynyon to others Arather than to her; but that you dyd fpeake it in plain meanynge with yntent that thold be deliveryd over unto her, then the ought to believe that fome cause unknown to her moved you thereBunto, and that you wold yelde fuffycyent reason for what you had fayd when you were yn place to aunswer for yourfelf. Manye wordes paffyd at that tyme betweene her and me, but her paffyon was fo vehement as nothyng could appease her, and I left her yn thys dyfcontentment,departyng from her not well contentyd of my parte. Fortnight after, or thereabouts, a woman who had fervyd Mrs Perpont manye yeres, and was out of the E. of Shrewsburye' house not long before the departure of the Qfrom thence came to thys cattle-gate praying to fpeake with Mrs Perpont, whereof beyng denyed, the defyred to fee her onlye, whych was alfo denyed. Then the prayed to fend her fome needle workes, whych the fayd the had made for thys Q. She was anfweryd that the hold not reveale or delyver any thyng here, and therefore wylled to depart, & conveyed her out of the town by one of my warders. I had not yet forgotten the greetyng which I had from my Lord of Leycefter yn the lyke caufe. Thys was taken unkyndĺye, and hereupon 1 was requyred to come to thys Q. chamber, where the tolde me that the had conceavyd a very honourFable oppynyon of me (I ufe her owne termes) and therefore founde yt ftrange that 1 wold deale thus hardlye wyth her. After some words palled to and fro, and that her heate was now overrulyd with reafon, I told her I could hor hope that her good opynyon of me could have any long continueance, G when upon fo flyght occafyons, she was foreadye to conceave hardlye of a Lord Treasurer, who, by bys credyt yn counest, was able to fland her in better fede than twenty fuch as I was. Yes (fayeth the) I dyd repofe my comfort upon future thynges, I knowe he myghte do me pleasure, but I am old through fyckneffe, lame yn my lymmes, and out of all hope of long lyfe, and what thall I do wyth a cawdell when I am dead alreadye; I holde thofe my good fryends

The Q toke thys fo much at the hearte, as the would not be quyet untyll C the had fent for me to come unto her, and then acquayntyng me wyth thys advertyfement from Maubiffien [the French ambaffador] affyrmed wyth great payon that yf you had ftryken her to the hearte wyth a dagger you could not have offended her more than wyth thys meffage, and then wyth ma ny teares and much sobbyng sayed, that the had refufed the friend hypp of fome others in England for your fake, and for the efpecyall account the made of youe, for dyvers forrain prynces had been yncenfyd agaynft youe, but by her endeavour dyd nowe conceave honourab. E Tye of youe, yet was afrayd that bokes fhould have bene fett furthe to dyfcredyt your lord hyp's doyngs yn manye thyngs; whych the would not permyt but stayed them for the love the dyd beare unto youe, your lordfhyp bad vrytten long fythens that you had the deyll yn faft bandes (meaning herfelf) and that you would not lett bym loofe untyll bys Lybertye myght do good, which he had forgotten, and trodden under foote, and dyd not thinke to have called yt agayne to remembrancey and y's thys my recompenfe, fayeth fhe, to perfwade me to dyfpoffeffe myself from my crowns, and then perchaunce, 57. concludyng that the wold not dishonour herfelf to hyghly, and wold never be inducyd unto yt by anye English perfwafyons whatsoever. Her fonne dyd hold yt, and myght hold yt as an ufur. per, but hould not hold yt by authori. ty from her, untyll he deserved it better. I told her I was very forry to fee her, fo much grieved upon fo flender a caufe, and wyth a matter whych Be

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who do theyr endeavoars to get me Tome fatysfactyon yn thys my ympryfonment, and are not unwyllyng that my fonne fhold reconcyle hymielf unto me, my whole defyre and contentment reftyng upon these two poynts. Do youe not knowe, madame (fayd I) that the Lord Treasurer ys but one councellour among manye, do youe thynke that he can doe yn all thy'ngs as he world? do youe not remember that youe have tolde me manye tymes that (you) have myghtie enemys nere to her majeftye, and yet when youé have not full fatysfactyon yn all thyngs whych youe defyre, youe ympute the faulte to B the Lord Treasurer, as though hy's worde myght over rule all thyngs. No (fayeth fhe) not fo, but I expect that my good fryends fhold einploye theyr best meanes to gyve me fome caufe of contentatyon among so many troubles wherewyth I am overwhelmyd on every fyde, and then fell ynto a long C dyfcourfe of her many fold myferyes, whych the myngled wyth many teares, concludyng, that although the matyon made by your lordsbyp to Maubiffien touchyng her fonne dyd gryeve her greatlye, yet The dyd not cease to thynk honourably of youe. She feared (no doubt) least I had alreadye advertyfed your lord hyp of her tharpe fpeeches, and therefore alked me yf I had heard of late from your lord hyp. I answered, No; and that I had not wrytten one worde to youre lord hyp of that whych had paffed between her and me yn thefe thyngs, as yndeed I had not, although I had forborne yt for no other caufe then for want of a faythful messenger.

When my fervant departed from hens with my last letter to your lordThyp, I was fomewhat grieved yn one of my hands, fo as I was not able to wryte, and therefore beyng unwyllyng to commyt these thyngs to any other man's penne, I have forborne untill thys prefent tyme, and now these let ters come to your lord hyp by one of my owne fervants. God graunt! unto your lord hyp yn good health, a long and happye lyfe, and after lyle ever lastynge.

From Tutburye the xth of O. 1585.
Your Lordship's to command,

Mr URBAN,

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A. POULET,

HERE has lately fallen into my hands a little print or reprefentation of an incident that is now but little known, or rather is totally forgot.

ten by almost all our hiftorians; and yet deferves in my opinion to be recorded, as it thews the fpirit and temper of the times in which it happened; the apprehenfions the people in general were under from the terrors of popery; and the zeal they fhewed in the demo Jition of the last remains of that idolatry in this great metropolis.

The incident here alluded to is the pulling down the old cross in Cheapfide erected, as Strype fays, in 1290, by Edward I. at the laft refting place of the remains of his deceased queen, in its progrefs from Herdeby, where he died, to Wefiminfier- Abbey, where the was interr'd. This cross was on this occafi on adorned with the queen's image and arms, and afterwards enriched with the ftatues of faints, martyrs, and popes. In process of time it became itill more confiderable and ufeful, and conduits were added to it for fupplying the city with water, which was brought in leaden pipes from a fpring at three miles distance; and a public granary was erected over them to provide against the fcarcity of corn, that the city fhould not be diftreffed for want of bread.

This crofs, according to Strype, if I understand him right, is wholly differDent from the late conduit that was removed from Cheapfide, being fituated in quite a different part of the street ; and the filence of our hiftorians on its demolition feems to be the more inexcufable, as it appears to have been an object of public attention in more reigns than one.

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In that of Henry VI letters patent were iffued for re building and enlarging it, conferring a prebeminence upon it as the grand aqueduct from whence all other aqueducts were to be supplied for the ufe of the city; and the public granary was also included in that patent, in order to provide again't the caJamities of famine, to which all popu lous cities in the then low ftate of agriculture, were at certain periods liable to be expofed. The water that fupplied the aqueduct was brought in leaden pipes from the pond between Highgate Gand Hampfiead; and the corn that fupplied the granary was bought up at the public expence in years of plenty, and referved to years of dearth, when it was retailed out at an equal price to rich and poor, that neither might have reafon to complain of the arts of engroffers, or the exorbitant profits of ordinary retailers.

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