Jan. 7. 1854.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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l)im how he (Jare sin again after such a warning, he 

 had no excuse. But being persons of quality, for some 

 special reason of worldly interest I must not name 

 him.' " — De Foe's Life of Duncan Campbell, 2nd ed. 

 p. 107. 



After this story, De Foe says : 



" Another relation of this kind was sent to Dr. 

 Beaumont (whom I myself personally knew, and 

 which he has inserted in his account of genii, or fa- 

 miliar spirits) in a letter by an ingenious and learned 

 clergyman of Wiltshire," &c. 



But he does not say that the story which he has 

 already quoted as from Baxter stands just as he 

 has given it, and with a reference to Baxter, in 

 Beaumont's Historical, Physiological, and Theo- 

 logical Treatise of Spirits, p. 182. Of course one 

 does not attach any weight to De Foe's saying 

 that he knew Dr. Beaumont " personally," but 

 does anybody know anything of him ? Nearly 

 four years ago you inserted a somewhat similar 

 inquiry about this Duncan Campbell, but I be- 

 lieve it has not yet been answered. 



S. R. Maitxanp. 



OCCASIONAL FORMS OF PRAYER. 



(Vol. viii., p. 535.) 



From a volume of Forms of Prayer in the 

 library of Sir Robert Taylor's Institution, I send 

 you the following list, as supplementary to Mr. 

 LATHBURTt's. This volume forms part of a col- 

 lection of books bequeathed to the University by 

 the late Robert Finch, M. A., formerly of Baliol 

 College : 



A Form of Prayer for a General Fast, &c. 4to. 

 London. 1762. 



In both the Morning and Evening Services of 

 this Form "A Prayer for the Reformed Churches " 

 is included, which is omitted in all the subsequent 

 Forms. This is a copy of it : 



"A Prayer for the Reformed Churches. 



" O God, the Father of Mercies, we present our 

 Supplications unto Thee, more especially on bt-half of 

 our Reformed Brethren, whom, blessed be Thy Name, 

 Thou hast hitherto wonderfully supported. Make 

 them perfect, strengthen, 'stablish them : that they may 

 stand fast in the Liberty wherewith Christ hath made 

 them free, and adorn the Doctrine of God our Saviour 

 in all things. Preserve the Tranquillity of those who 

 at present enjoy it : look down with compassion upon 

 such as are persecuted for Righteousness' sake, and 

 plead Thy cause with the oppressors of Thy people. 

 Enlighten those who are in Darkness and Error ; and 

 give them Repentance to the Acknowledgment of the 

 Truth : that all the Ends of the World may remember 

 themselves, and be turned unto the Lord ; and we all 

 may become one Flock, under the great Shepherd and 

 Bishop of our Souls, Jesus Christ, our only Mediator 

 and Advocate. Amen." 



Form, &c. Fast. 



Form, &c. Fast. 



Form, &c. Fast. 



Form, &c. Fast. 



Form, &c. Fast. 



1776. 

 1778. 

 1780. 

 1781. 

 1782. 



A Prayer to be used on Litany Days before the 

 Litany, and on other days immediately before the 

 Prayer for all Conditions of Men, in all Cathedral, 

 Collegiate, and Parochial Churches and Chapels, 

 &c, during his Majesty's present Indisposition. 

 1788. 



The following MS. note is inserted in the hand- . 

 writing of Mr. Finch, father of the gentleman who 

 bequeathed the collection : 



"Mrs. Finch accompanied my Father (Rev. Dr. 

 Finch, Rector of St. Michael's, Cornhill) to the Ca- 

 thedral, where he had a seat for himself and his lady 

 assigned him under the Dome, as Treasurer to the 

 Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, the 

 original patrons of the Charity Schools. Mrs. F. was 

 so fortunate as to obtain a seat in the choir, and saw 

 the procession from the choir gate. Myself and 

 Robert saw the cavalcade (which was extremely grand, 

 and continued for the space of more than three hours, 

 both Houses of Parliament with their attendants pre- 

 ceding their Majesties) from Mrs. Townsend's house 

 in Fleet Street." — April 23, 1789. 

 Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving for the King's 



Recovery. 1789. 

 Form, &c. Fast. 1793. " 



Form, &c. Fast. 17 95. 

 Form, &c. Fast. 1796. 

 Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving for many signal and 



important Victories. 1797. 

 Form, &c. Fast. 1798. 

 Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Victory of 



the Nile, &c. 1798. 

 Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Victory over 



the French Fleet, Aug. 1. 1798. 

 Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving for the safe Delivery 

 of H. R. II. the Princess of Wales, and the birth of 

 a Princess. 1796. 

 Form, &c. Fast. 1799. 

 Form, &c. Fast. 1800. 

 Form, &c. Fast. 1801. 



Form and Thanksgiving for the Harvest. 1801. 



Form and Thanksgiving for putting an End to the 

 War. 1802. 



Form, &c. Fast. 1803. 



Form, &c. Fast. 1804. 



Form, &c. Fast. 1805. 



Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving for Lord Nelson's 

 Victory. 1805. 



Form, &c. Fast. 1806. 



Form, &c. Fast. 1807. 



Form, &c. Fast. 1 808. 



Form, &c. Fast. 1809. 



Form, &c. Fast. 1810. 



Form, &c. Fast. 1812. 



Form, &c. Thanksgiving for the Peace. 1814. 



Form, &c. Thanksgiving for the Peace. 1816. 



John Macbat. 

 Oxford. 



