l';9I« HINTS TO THE LEARKJED. SIJ 



with notes and illullrations by Puffendorf, is to be 

 found in the great library of the late Count de Biinau, 

 now iacorpoiated with the elector of Saxony's library 



at D re I'd en. 



In the Royal library at Berlin, there is a large col- 

 leftion of Hterarj'^ imd political correfpondence of the 

 fixteeiirh .;i.d ieven'conth centuries ; and among the 

 reft, ft^verai volumes of Cardinal Maz.arin's letters. 



Tbe Abbe Granvelle, a defcendant of the brother of 

 Cardir:! Granvelle, minifter of the Emperor Charles 

 th' V. was poiTcfled foine years ago of the papers of 

 the. Card-n.^], f/om which an ufeful felcclion might ba 

 m-^de to 'liultrate Schmidt's hiftory of Germany, and 

 Dr. RoDci lion's hillory of Charles the V. 



In the library at Breflaw, ^'-ere is a fair and fine ma- 

 rufcript ot Froillart's hiltory, fuller than that which 

 has been printed. The curatois of thelib'.ary of Breilaw 

 cai.nut allow any manufcript to be borrowed out of 

 their apartments ; but it miglit be proper to have it 

 collated, with the printed copies, and to print that 

 which has not hitherto appeared, and mark the correc- 

 tions that are tound to be neceffary for a new edition 

 of Froiffart. 



Mr. Bernoulli at Berlin, has a large colleftion of 

 original letters of the learned, prepared for tlie prefs, 

 with proper illuftrations, which he would be willing 

 to part with on a moderate indemnification, by any 

 man of learning, who is difpofcd to publifh them. 



N. B. Nothing ran fo mucli contribute to the perfeftion 

 of the hiftory of the progrefs of the human mind, and of 

 literature, as a judicious feleclion of the correfpon- 

 dence of the learned. 



A learned and. elegant life of George Buchanan is 

 much defidemtcd ; and for this undertaking, there are 



