58 MEMOIR OF 



mention at your own choice. I have neer finished 

 anfi edition of Arator from the excellent MS. I 

 have. I am expecting some observations and 

 notes on him from a learned Swedish gentleman, 

 who wrote to me about the edition of Arator from 

 England. I shall acquaint yow of what I gett 

 when they come to my hand ; and now I have 

 prepared ane edition of our countrieman, Sedulius, 

 from ane excellent manuscript copie of it with 

 notes in parchment belonging to the Lawers 

 Library. I purpose to add to it Sedulius his 

 paraphrase in prose published by himself, a printed 

 copie of which I have, and the notes of Antonius 

 Nebrissensis, and others, so it will be lyke one of 

 the poets done for the Dauphin. They are excel- 

 lent poets, especially Sedulius, and I hope they 

 may be of use for the young students for fixing 

 n ther mynds the great truths of Religion. I 

 think this may, with the blessing of God, be one 

 mean for the reformation of manner, (happily 

 begun in the neighbour kingdome,) wished for by 

 all good men in that country. Mr Andrew Simp- 

 son heth promised to make a faire and correct 

 edition, if he may have incouradgement from the 

 schools and colledges. I ame hopeful yow will 

 take pains to procure subscriptions in Glasgow. 

 1 intend Sedulius shall be first published, he being 

 lyke to be best wellcomed here, and having so 

 many advantages above the others, tyme may 



