344 Posthumous Work of the late Col. Mark Beaufoy. 
the domestic arrangements proceeded with perfect aA yon 
was never at a loss for leisure in her husband’s pursuits. 
She died in 1800, at an early age, after an illness of a few hours ; an ir- 
reparable loss to her husband. He survived her twenty-seven years, 
and proved the sincerity of his attachment by not marrying again. 
A few hours before he died, he spoke of her with emotions which 
shewed that time had not made the smallest diminution in his affec- 
tion.” To this account of Mrs. Mark Beaufoy, it must be added, 
that this remarkable couple left behind them sons and daughters.— 
Of their son, Mr. Henry Beaufoy, junior, we have now to say a few 
words. 
This gentleman having received a good education, profited by it 
so as to be very useful to his father in his pursuits; and his father 
in consequence bequeathed to him his manuscripts. He is a mem- 
ber of the Royal Society of London, has ascended in a balloon with 
philosophical views, but (one instance only excepted) he is believed 
never to have appeared much as an original author. He seems con- 
tented, for the present, with being the editor of his father’s works, 
which is a task full both of labor and responsibility ; this however is 
not the precise place to enlarge upon this topic. 
The work before us is printed at the Editor’s private press, and is 
given to the public. At one period the first volume (namely, 
that now distributed) had cost £3000 sterling. It may be supposed 
that a smaller number than fifteen hundred copies would have 
more than sufficed, for distribution of a work of this nature ; but 
although this may be true as regards the two first volumes, the 
volume of miscellaneous papers may require the number of cop- 
ies now printed ; and objections may have occurred against print 
ing the work in broken parts. It may also be supposed, that the 
work might have been printed in a less expensive form; but ex- 
perience has shown, that works splendidly printed and bound, are 
those which are most carefully preserved. This fact was known to 
that eminent distributor of books, Mr. Thomas Hollis, a gentleman 
who had a kindred desire to disperse knowledge, with the Beaufoy 
family, and who often in the books which he gave away, wrote the 
words Ut spargam, (that I may spread knowledge,) adding to this 
nothing more than T. H., the initials of his name. 
It is proper to close this noiiée of the Beaufoy family, by saying 
that Mr. Henry Beaufoy, junior, is believed to be, like his grandfa- 
