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LIST of feveral of the most eminent PAINTERS of the Old School with a Scale of their Merits; found among the Papers of a diftinguished Artift lately deccafed.

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Rom. Michael Angelo Buanarotti, born 1474, died 1564
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Paul Veronefe, born 1532, died 1588
Rom. Perrin del Vague, born 1500, died 1547
Rom. Pietro de Cortona, born 1596, died 1669
Rom. Pietro Perugino, born 1524, died 1602
Rom. Polidore de Caravaggio, born 1595, died 1643
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Rom. Primatrice, died 1570

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A Memorial of the most rare and wonderful Things in Scotland*.

MONG many commodities that Scotland hath common with other nations, it is not needful to rehearfe in this place; in respect of their particulars, declared at length before: it is beautified with fome rare gifts in itfelfe, wonderful to confider, which I have thought good not to obfcure (from the good reader) as for example:

In Orknay, befides the great ftore of fheepe that feede vpon the maine Jande thereof, the ewes are of fuch fe

cunditie, that at every lambing time, they produce at least two, and ordingrily three. There be neither venemeus or rauenous beafts bred there, nor doe liue there, although they be transported thither.

In Schetland, the Iles called Thula, at the time when the funne enters the figne of Cancer, for the space of twenty daies, there appeares, no night at all; and among the rocks thereof, growes the delectable lanibre, called fuccinum: where is also great refort

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From "Certeine Matters concerning the Realme of Scotland, 1597-"

refort of the beaft called the mertrick, the skins whereof are coftly furrings. In Roffe, there be great mountaines of marble and alabafter.

In the fouth of Scotland, fpecially in the countries adiacent to England, there is a dog of maruellous nature, called the fath-hound; becaufe when as he is certified by wordes of arte, fpoken by his mafter, what goods are ftoine, whether horfe, fheepe, or neat: immediatly, he addreffeth him futhly to the fent, and followeth with great impetuofitie, through all kind of ground and water, by as many ambages as the theeues have vied, till he attaine to their place of refidence: By the benefit of the which dogge, the goods are recouered. But now of late, he is called by a new popular name, the Slouth-hound: Becaufe, when as the people do liue in flouth and idleneffe, and neither by themfelues, or by the office of a good herd, or by the ftrength of a good houfe, they doe preferue their goods from the incurGion of theeues and robbers : then have they recourfe to the dogge, for reparation of their flouth.

In the Weft, and North-weft of Scotland, there is great repairing of a fowle, called the Erne, of a maruellous nature, and the people are very curious and folift to catch him, whom thereafter they punze off his wings, that he shall not be able to flie againe. This fowle is of a huge quantitie: and although he be of a rucnous nature, like to the kind of haulks, and be of that fame qualitie, gluttonous; "neuerthe effe, the people doe give him fuch fort of meate, as they thinke conuenient, and fuch a great quantitie at a time, that he liues contented with ahat portion, for the pace of fourteene, fixteene, or twentic daies, and fome of them for the space of a moneth. The people that doe fo feed him, doe vfe him for this intent: That they may be furnished with the feathers of his wings, when hee doth caft them, for the garnishing of their arrowes, either

when they are at warres, or at hunting for thele feathers onely doe neuer receiue raine, or water, as others doe, but remaine alwaies of a durable estate, and vncorruptible.

In all the moore-land, and moffeland of Scotland, doth refort the blacke cocke, a fowle of a marueilous, beautie, and marueilous bountie : for he is more delectable to eate,'than a capon, and of a greater quantitie, cled with three forts of flesh, of diuers colours, and diuers teftes, but all delect- ́` able to the vse and nouriture of man.

In the two riuers of Deé and Done, befides the merueilous plentie of falmon fishes gotten there, there is also a marueilous kinde of fhel-fish, called the horfe-muffel, of a great quantitie: wherein are ingendred innumerable faire, beautifull and delectable pearles, conuenient for the pleafure of mas, and profitable for the vfe of phyficke; and fome of them fo faire and polished, that they bee equall to any mirreur of the world.

And generally, by the prouidence of the Almightie God, when dearth and fcarcitie of victuals doe abound in the land, then the fishes are most plentifully taken for fupport of the people.

In Galloway, the Loch, called Loch-myrton, although it be common to all fresh water to freeze in winter, yet the one halfe of this Loch doth never freeze at any time.

In the thire of Innernes, the Loch, called Loch-nes, and the river flowing from thence into the fea, doth neuer freeze: But by the contrary, in the coldest daies of winter, the Loch and riuer are both feene to imoake and reeke, fignifying vato vs, that there is a myne of brimftone vnder it, of a hot qualitie.

In Carrick, are kyne, and oxen, delicious to cate: but their fatnes is of a wonderfull temperature: that although the fatnes of all other comeftable beafts, for the ordinarie vle of man, doe congeale with the cold aire:

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by the contrarie, the fatnefe of thefe beafts is perpetually liquid like oile.

The wood and parke of Commerpauld, is replenished with kyne and oxen; and thofe at all times to this day, haue beene wilde, and all of them. of fuch a perfect wonderfull whitepeffe, that there was neuer among all the huge number there, fo much as the fmalleft blacke spot found to be ypon one of their finnes, horne, or clooue.

In the parke of Halyrud-houfe, are foxes, and hares, of a wonderful white, peffe, in great number.

In Coyle, now called Kyle, is a rock, of the height of twelue foot, and as much of bredth, called the deaf craig, for akhough a man fhould crie neuer fo loud, to his fellow, from the one fide to the other, he is not heard, although he would make the noise of a gunne.

In the countrey of Stratherne, a Jittle aboue the old towne of the Pights, called Abirnethie, there is a marvellous rocke, called the rocke, and stone, of a reasonable bignes, that if a man will push it with the leaft motion of his finger, it wil mooue verie lightly, but if he shall addreffe his whole force, he profites nothing: which nooues many people to be wonde full merry, when they confider fuch contrarie ie.

In Lennox, is a great Loch, called Loch lowmond, being of length 24. uiles, in bredth eight miles, containing the number of thirtie Iles. In this Loche are obferued three woonder full things: One is, fithes very deJectable to eate, that houe no fynncs to mooue themfelues withall, as ether fishes doe. The second, tempeftuous waues and furges of the water, perpe. rual.y raging without windes, and that in time of greatest calmes, in the faire pleafant time of fummer, when the aire is quiet, The third is, one of thefe Iles, that is not corroborate nor united to the ground, but hath beene perpetually loofe: and although it be fertill

of good graffe, and replenished with neat; yet it mooues by the waues of the water, and is tranfported fometimes toward's one point, and otherwhiles toward another.

In Argyle, is a ftone found in diuers parts, the which laid under ftraw or ftubble, doth confume them to fire, by the great heat that it collects there.

In Buquhan, at the caftle of Slains is a caue, from the top whereof diftilles water, which within fhort time doth congeale to hard ftones, white in colour. In, this countrey are no rottons fene at any time, although the land be wonderful fertill.

In Lothien, within two miles of Edinburgh, fouth-ward, is a welfpring, called, Salat Katherins well, which flows perpetually with a kind of blacke fatnesse, aboue the water: whereof Diofcorides makes mention. This fatnes is called Bitumen aquis fupernatans. It is thought to proceed of a fat myne of coale, which is frequent in all Lothien, and specially of a fort of coale, called vulgarly the parret coale: For as focne as it is laid in the fire, it is fo fat and gummy, that it renders an exceeding great light, dropping, frying, hifsing, and making a great noife, with fhedding and diuiding it felfe in the fire, and of that marueilous nature, that as foone as it is laid in a quicke fire, immediately it conceives a great flame, which is not common to any other fort of coale. This fatues, is of a merueilous vertue: That as the coale, whereof it proceeds, is fudden to conceiue fire and flame, fo is this cile of a fudden operation, to heale al falt fcabs and humours, that trouble the outward fkin of man, wherefover it be, fro the middle vp, as commonly thofe of experience haue obferued. All fcabbes in the head, and hands, are quickly healed by the ufe of this oile, and it renders a marucilous sweet fmell.

At Abirdene is a well, of maruciloys good qualitie to diffolue the ftone,

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colour, which in the night time do gather great quantitie of the crops of the graffe, growing vpon the land, and carry the fame to the fea. Then they affemble in a round, and with a won drous curiofitie, do offer euery one his owne portion to the Sea floud, and there attend vpon the flowing of the tide, till the graffe be purified from the fresh tafte and turned to the filt! and left any part thereof fhould efcape, they labour to hold it in with the labour of their nebbes. Theres after orderly cuery fowle eates his portion. And this cuftome they obs ferue perpetually. They are verie fatte, and verie delicious to bee eaten.

Account of the Revolution at Delhi, the Capital of the Mogul Empire; write ten by an English Gentleman, refident there.

GHOLAM KAHDUR, author told the King, on this, that he had

of the Revolution, was the fon of Zabda Khan. His father difinherited him, and drove him from his prefence, on account of his vices and his crimes. Shaw Allum, the King of Delhi, took him under his protection, treated him as his own fon, and conferred on him the first title in the kingdom, Amere ul Omraow. He lived with the King, and raised a body of about 8000 troops of his own countrymen, the Moghuls, which he commanded. Gholam Khadur was of a very paffionate temper, haughty, cruel, ungrateful, and a great debauchée, as will appear. In the latter end of the year 1788, the King had formed falpicions, and they were founded, that fome of the neighbour ing Rajahs (Princes) would make an attempt to plunder and deftroy his territories. These fufpicions were yesified by the approach of a confiderable army towards his capital, commanded by Ifmael Beg Khan, and afiited by Scindia. Gholam Khadur

nothing to fear for that he had an army fufficiently trong to oppose the enemy; that all the King had to do was to march out with his troops, give them a fupply of cath, and he would lay his head on the enemy's being overcome. The King on this replied, that he had no money to carry on a conteft. Gholam Khadur faid, that this objection would foon be obviated, as he (Gholam Khadur) would advance the neceffary fupply of cash, and that all his Majefty had to do was to head the army: This, faid he, will animate them, and give them confidence the prefence of a Monarch is above half the battle." The King agreed, in appearance, and requested Gholam Khadur to affemble the army, pay their arears, and inform them of his intentions. Gholam Khadur retired contented: but great was his aftonishment, when he intercepted, the next day, a letter from the King to Scindia, defiring him to make as much haile as

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