290 Mr. Parkes's History of 



XXI. 1722. " BiBLiOTHECA Ltteraria, being a Col- 

 lection of Inscriptions, Medals, Dissertations, &c." Printed 

 for W. and J. Innys, at the West End of Saint Paul's. London. 



The editor, who was the learned Dr. Samuel Jebb, has pre- 

 fixed an introduction to the first number, which I shall copy for 

 the sake of shewing the nature of the publication, 



" The undertaker of this work having observed that many 

 things, which are useful and valuable, are in a manner lost to 

 the world, by reason of their being too small to be separately 

 published, has judged it will be acceptable to the learned and 

 curious, to have 'em collected into one body, and sent abroad as 

 occasion shall require. 



" The particulars which fall within the bounds of his design 

 are, 



" I. Inscriptions and Medals, which are discovered from 

 time to time, and cannot be printed apart, and must therefore 

 lye concealed from the public, imless made known in this 

 manner. 



" II. The small Tracts of ancient and approved writers^ 

 which lye dispersed in libraries, and have not yet been published. 



" III. Critical Dissertations upon Authors or Things. 



" IV. Whatever tends to the explaining any part of Anti- 

 quity, Notes upon the Fathers or Classicks, Emendations of 

 corrupted Passages, together with the readings of Manuscripts 

 not already collated." 



" Of these Collections he proposes to send abroad about six 

 or seven sheets once in two months. At the close of each per- 

 formance will be added an account of the labours of the 

 learned ; what works of value are preparing for the press 

 abroad, or at home in our own universities." 



The above extract will sufficiently shew the nature of this 

 periodical work; the contributors to which were Dr. Samuel 

 Jebb, the editor ; the eminent John Masson, who was tutor in 

 •the family of Bishop Burnet ; Dr. Brett, of Queen's College, 

 Cumbiidge ; the Rev. Joseph Wasse, rector of Aynhoe in 

 Noilhamptoubliirc, who was the most leuiucd mun of his lime; 



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