ridicales," and several other works, are in their kind equally luable and his books in general are of special use to the readers, well as the writers of English history. It is remarkable, that e publication of the "Monasticon" was productive of many lawits, by the revival of old writings; and that the Puritans were ghly offended at it, as they looked upon it as a large step towards troducing popery. Ob. 10 Feb. 1685-6.

*

ELIAS ASHMOLE, Mercuriophilus Anglicus. Before his "Fasciculus Chemicus."

ELIAS ASHMOLE. Faithorne sc. a bust; 4to. Faihorne was paid 77. for engraving this head.

ELIAS ASHMOLE; copied from Faithorne by Michael Jandergucht. Before the "Antiquities of Berkshire," vo.t

ELIAS ASHMOLE, together with the head of Lilly he Astrologer. J. Lodge sc. Before their lives and hat of Charles I. 1774, 8vo.

ELIAS ASHMOLE. W. Richardson.

ELIAS ASHMOLE. Stow sc. From an original picture n Malcolm's "Lives of Antiquaries;" 4to.

Elias Ashmole, whom Mr. Wood styles "the greatest virtuoso nd curioso that was ever known or read of in England," had a happy facility in learning every art or science to which he applied

of the numberless Errors and Defects in Dugdale's Baronage." Mr. Hearne, having mentioned the " Baronage," in a note on p. 251 of "Lib. Nig. Scaccarii," adds: "Specimen satis amplum errorum Dugdalianorum in libellum, memoriæ causa, retulit Antonius Wood, opusculum in Museo Ashmoliano adservatum, nondum autem in lucem editum."

* Warton's "Life of Dr. Bathurst," p. 148. It is also observable, that this being almost the only one of our books that finds a ready admittance into the libraries of monks, has rendered it scarce.

We are informed, at p. 81 of his " Diary," that he" sat for a second picture to Mr. Ryley." I have seen neither of these portraits.

himself. He studied astrology, botany, chemistry, heraldry, and antiquities; in all which he was a great proficient. In the latter end of the reign of Charles I. he retired to the pleasant village of Englefield, in Berkshire, where he amused himself with botany. The time he spent in this delicious retirement appears to have been the happiest part of his life. In 1650, he published, under the feigned name of James Hasolle, esq. his "Fasciculus Chemicus, or Chemical Collections, expressing the Ingress, Progress, and Egress, of the secret Hermetic Science," &c. 12mo. His "Theatrum chemicum Britannicum," published in 4to. 1652, contains many pieces of our old hermetic philosophers. This work gained him a considerable reputation, which was very much increased by his laborious and accurate "History of the Order of the Garter," published in folio, 1672.* He has not taken proportionable pains in his "Antiquities of Berkshire," which might have been much more complete. He enjoyed several lucrative places under the government, in the reign of Charles II. It is well known that he, in his lifetime founded the Museum at Oxford, which bears his name. Ob. 18 May, 1692, Et. 76.

GULIELMUS BURTON, LL. Baccalaureus. Hollar; in an oval; holding a book; small folio.

William Burton was some time usher to Thomas Farnaby, a famous schoolmaster in Kent, and was himself afterward a school. master at Kingston-upon-Thames. When he was at the university, he was patronised by the very learned Mr. Allen, of Gloucester-hall, who appointed him Greek lecturer there. He had the honour of speaking a funeral oration upon the death of that excellent person, which was much applauded for its propriety and elegance. He wrote annotations upon the first of Clement's epistles, in English, and histories of the Greek and Persian tongues, in Latin; both which were published in 1657. His principal work is his learned Commentary on "Antoninus his Itinerary, or Journies of the Roman

* He informs us himself, that he made an expensive and laborious collection of materials for the "Lives of the Companions of the Order of the Garter." These are probably in the Museum at Oxford. See Anstis's "Register of the Garter," vol. ii. p. 150.

"Hist." p. 643.

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Empire, so far as it concerneth Britain," 1658; fol. to which is prefixed his head. At page 136 of this book, he gives some account red to the ples of his family, and tells us that his great-grandfather expired with amused himser excess of joy, upon his being informed of the death of Queen irement appeas: Mary. Ob. 28 Dec. 1657.

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Fascicula RICHARDUS KILBURNE, Topographiæ Cangress, Progrestianæ author, Et. 52, 1657. T. Cross sc. 2mo. His "Ther

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This person was author of the "Survey of Kent," 1659; 4to. Several of our greatest antiquaries speak of his book as modern and superficial, and consequently of small value. See p. 45 of Kennet's "Life of Somner," before the second edition of that author's "Treatise of Gavelkind," 1726, 4to.; and p. 15, of the second edition of "Nicolson's Historical Library," 1714; folio.

JOHN GREAVES; inscribed, "Effigies Johannis L. Ba Gravi," A. D. 1650. E. M. fec.*

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In the improved copy of Ward's "Lives of the Gresham Professors," in the British Museum, under JOHN GREAVES, at p. 152, is the following additional paragraph: "The Reverend Mr. Edward Browne,great-grandson of Dr. Thomas Greaves,t and rector of Walesby, in Lincolnshire, has the head of Mr. John Greaves, etched on a copper-plate; several copies of which have been printed off at the expense of the Reverend Dr. Thomas Birch."-MS.