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Monk (George), Duke of Albemarle. His Life wrote 

 by Thomas Skinner, M.D. This Life was published 

 from the original manuscript by the Rev. William Web- 

 ster, 8vo. 1723. The manuscript is in the Harleian li- 

 brary, and purchased of Mr. Webster. There is a very 

 large Preface wrote by the Editor. 



Moss (Robert), D.D., Dean of Ely. In April, 1732, 

 4 vols, of Dr. Moss's Sermons were published in 8vo. by 

 Dr. Zachariah Grey. There is a Preface giving some 

 account of the Dean. This is wrote by the learned Dr. 

 Snape, Provost of King's College, Cambridge, though his 

 name be not put to it. 



Montague (Charles), Earl of Halifax. His Life 

 wrote by a very indifferent hand, even that scoundrel 

 John Oldmixon. Printed for Curll, 8vo. 1715. 



Oldfield (Mrs. Anne), the famous actress. Memoirs 

 of her Life, said to be wrote by one William Egerton, 

 Esq. (this is a fictitious name of Curll's) 8vo. 1731. She 

 was buried in Westminster Abbey, but the Dean would 

 not suffer the epitaph to be put up that was designed. 



Owen (John), D.D., Dean of Christ Church during 

 the Rebellion. His Life, with an Account of his Works, 

 published in 1720. He died August 24, 1683. There is 

 also his Funeral Sermon preached by David Clarkson, 

 B.D., sometime Fellow of Clare-Hall," 1720. This Owen 

 bad a pension from Lord Clarendon after the Restoration 

 to betray his brethren. 



Pennyman (John), A Short Account of his Life, as it 

 is called, but it is a large work with an Appendix, Lon- 

 don, 169li, 8v r o. 340 pages, besides some papers and let- 

 ters of his wife. Another edition of this in 1703. The 

 poor man seems to be very mad. Compare these two 

 editions: there seems to be a great deal of additions 

 and an Appendix. I have also a collection of papers 

 about the year 1680, bound up in quarto, in relation to 

 this John Pennvman and his wild proceedings. 



Salisbury (Sally), the famous whore. Her Life by 

 Capt Charles Walker. A mean performance, 8vo. 1723. 

 Walker, I suppose, is a fictitious name. It is dedicated 

 to Sally. Her true life would be a great instance of the 

 power vice has over people of sense and quality, when 

 they give way to it. She stabbed the Hon. John Finch, 

 third sou of Daniel Earl of Nottingham, for which she 

 was put into Newgate, where she died. 



Selden (John), Esq. His Life wrote in Latin, pre- 

 fixed to a Collection of his Works, published in folio in 

 six tomes, 1720, by a very great scoundrel, one David 

 Wilkins, as he styles himself, S.T.P., a Lambeth Doctor; 

 a proper place for such a fellow to have a degree from, 

 for I dare say no university would give him one. This 



Wilkins by birth is a . 



Shovel (Sir Cloudesly). His Life and Actions 

 printed in 1708, 12mo. A very mean performance by 

 some catchpenny fellow. 



A Consolatory Letter upon the Loss of Sir Cloudesly 

 Shovel, anil Sir John Nurborough, and Mr. James Nar- 

 borough, written to mi/ Lady Shovel, bv Mr. Gilbert Cro- 

 katt. Rector of Crayford, 8vo. 1708. "Sir John and Mr. 

 James were her sons by Sir John Xarborough. Though 

 this is not directly a life of these persons, yet there is 

 some account of them, and may come in as well into this 

 design of mine as Funeral Sermons. Sir John Nar- 

 borough and Mr. James were both of Christ Church Col- 

 lege in Oxford. Mr. James Narborough left 500/. to the 

 new building called Rockwater. There is an inscription 

 put up to his memory in Christ Church cathedral, on the 

 left hand as you go to the Latin Chapel. It is printed in 

 Le Xeve's Monumenta Anglicana, i. 134. Lady Shovel 

 died in April, 1732, of a great age. 

 Shakspeare (Master William). An Account of his 



Life and Writings, collected and drawn up by Mr. Nicho- 

 las Rowe. This is prefixed to an edition of his Works, 

 published by Mr. Rowe in 8vo. 1709. This Rowe, a 

 general Editor, though he pretended to be a poet, yet he 

 knew little of what he was about, for there never was a 

 worse edition. He not onlj' left the errors that had been 

 in other editions, but added many more of his own, with 

 most vile prints. 



Somner (William). His Life wrote by White Kennett, 

 and prefixed to Mr. Somner's' Treatise of the Roman Ports 

 and Forts in Kent, Oxford, 1693. Mr. James Brome was 

 the Editor. The Life is addressed to him by Kerfhett. 

 In 1726, was published in 4to. A Treatise of Gavelkind, 

 by Mr. Somner, and the Life of Mr. Somner, which bad 

 been formerly printed with the Treatise of the Roman 

 Ports and Forts, is added to this, and said to be revised 

 and enlarged by the said White Kennett, now become 

 Bishop of Peterborough. The additions are marked with 



South (Robert), D.D. Memoirs of his Life, with his 

 Will annexed, Svo. 1717, printed by Curll. This is wrote 

 by one of Curll's authors. This same author wrote the 

 Life of Lord Halifax, Dr. Ratcliffe, and Sir Stephen Fox. 

 Three Sermons by Dr. South are also printed, and the 

 Oration which was spoke at the Doctor's funeral. This 

 Oration was printed with a very stupid and false trans- 

 lation : for this Curll was so severely used by the West- 

 minster boys : he deserved much more and worse usage.* 



Spenser (Edmund). A very short Account of his 

 Life : it is called A Summary of his Life, and it is really a 

 very short one. It is prefixed to an edition of his Works, 

 fol. 1679. In 1715 comes out an edition of Spenser's 

 Works, in 6 vols. 8vo., dedicated to the Lord Sommers, 

 at the time this Lord affected to talk of Spenser. He 

 had his picture drawn, and leans his hand on the Spenser 

 folio. This 8vo. edition is put out by Mr. John Hughes, 

 a very ingenious honest man. To this is prefixed an 

 Account of the Life of Mr. Edmund Spenser, though it is 

 larger than the former, yet it still wants much to be per- 

 fect. Hard is the fate of this truly great poet and man, 

 that we know so little of his life, and have no certain 

 picture of him, but in his Works. I was told by Lord 

 Carteret, that when he was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 

 in 1724, a true descendant of this Edmund Spenser, who 

 bore his name, had a trial before Baron Hale, and he 

 knew so little of the English language that he was forced 

 to have an interpreter. Strange! f 



Stow (John). Bit Life is wrote by Mr. John Strype, 

 A.M., and prefixed to Mr. Strype's new, but very mean 

 edition of John Stow's Survey of the Cities of London and 

 Westminster, 2 vols. fol. 1720. 



Temple (Sir William). 3Iemoirs of his Life and Ne- 

 gotiations, 8vo. 1714. It is long, above 400 pages. I 

 much doubt the performance. 



Tilt.otson (John), Archbishop of Canterbury. Sis 

 Life, said to be compiled from the Minutes of the Rev. 

 M'r. Young, late Dean of Salisbury, by F. H, M.A., 

 8vo. 1717. Who F. H. is I know not, but the book being 

 printed for Curll, I much suspect the author, besides what 

 appears from thejperformanee.j 



[* See "N. & Q." 2"<i S. ii. 21. 301. 



t In the Anthologia Hibernica for March, 1793, a cor- 

 respondent says, "I have lately heard that within a few 

 years a lineal descendant and namesake of the celebrated 

 Spenser was resident at Mallow; that he was in posses- 

 sion of an original portrait of the poet, which he valued 

 so highly as to refuse 500/. which had been offered for it, 

 with many curious papers and records concerning his 

 venerable ancestor." 



% This work, of which there is also an edition in folio, 



