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between the two Profeffions of Law and Divinity,-which 
was printed at London, with a preface by Dr. Hickes. In 
1709, Mr. Elftob publifhed, in the Saxon language, with 
a Latin tranflation, The Homily on St. Gregory’s Day. 
He had alfo compiled an Elfay on the Hiftory and Ufe of 
the Latin tongue; collected materials for a Hiftory of 
Newcaftle, &c. the manufcripts of which are now loft; 
and he had projected fcveral literary deftgns, the execu¬ 
tion of which was prevented by his death? which took 
place in 1714, when he was only forty-one years of age. 
The moft confiderable of his deftgns was an edition of 
the Saxon laws, with great additions, and anew Latin 
verfion by Somner, together with the notes of various 
learned men ; and a prefatory hiftory of the origin and 
progrefs of the Englifti laws, down to the Conqueror, 
and to Magna Charts. This great plan was completed, 
in 1721, by Dr. David Wilkins, who, in his preface, 
fneaks in very handfome terms of Mr. Elftob’s proficien¬ 
cy in Saxon lore, and the lofs which the lovers of anti¬ 
quarian learning had fuftained from his early death. He 
intended alfo a tranflation, with notes, of Alfred’s Para- 
phraftic Verfion of Orolius ; of which his tranfeript, with 
collations, was in the pofleflion of the late Dr. Pegge ; 
and another tranfeript by Mr. Ballard, with a large pre¬ 
face on the ufe of Anglo-Saxon literature, is in the li¬ 
brary of the fociety of antiquaries. 
EI/STOB (Elizabeth), filter of the preceding, born 
at NeWcaftle, in 1683. The rudiments of her education 
flie is faid to have received, from her mother, of whofe 
inftructions fhe was deprived by her death when Eliza¬ 
beth was only eight years of age. Upon that event, her 
guardians endeavoured to difeourage as much as poflible 
her application to literature, confidering it to be an im¬ 
proper purfuit for her fex ; but their efforts were fruit- 
lefs, and the was permitted to indulge her favourite pro- 
penfity- When, in the year 1709, Mr Elftob publifhed 
the Hotniiy on St. Gregory’s Day, (he accompanied it with 
an Englifti tranflation, and a preface, in which flie anfyvers 
the objections made to female learning, by producing the 
example of the celebrated Anna Maria Schurman, whom 
flie calls the glory of her fex. Her next publication was 
a tranflation of Madame Scudery’s Elfay on Glory. She 
likewife afiifted her brother in an edition of Gregory’s 
Paftoral, which was probably intended to include both 
the original and the Saxon verfion ; and fhe had tran- 
feribed all the hymns from an ancient manufeript in Sa- 
lifbury cathedral. By the encouragement of Dr. Hickes, 
fie undertook a Saxon Homiliarium, with an Englilh 
tranflation, notes, and various readings. And to promote 
that defign, Mr. Bowyer printed for her, in 1713, Some 
Teftimonies of learned Men, in favour of the intended 
Edition of the Saxon Homilies, concerning the Learning 
of the Author of thefe Homilies, &c. and the lord trea- 
furer obtained for her queen Anne’s bounty towards print¬ 
ing that work. But the queen’s death foon deprived 
Mrs. Elftob of that benefit; and flie was not otherwife 
fufficiently patronifed fo as to be able to complete her 
defign. A few only of the Homilies were printed at Ox¬ 
ford, in folio. In the year 1715, (lie publifhed a Saxon 
Grammar, the types for which had been cut at the ex¬ 
pence of lord-chief-juftice Parker, afterwards earl of 
Macclesfield. She had other literary deftgns in view, 
which the narrownefs of her circumftances and the want 
of the neceflary encouragement prevented her from pro¬ 
secuting ; and after her brother’s death flie became re¬ 
duced. In this lituation, fome worthy friends, by a re¬ 
commendation of her to queen Caroline, obtained for her 
a penlion of twenty guineas a-year. On the death of that 
princefs, however, (he was again involved in difficulties, 
and, though miftrefs of eight languages belides her own, 
was obliged to Solicit employment as a preceptrefs of 
children. It was her good fortune, in 1739, t0 be re¬ 
ceived in this capacity into the family of the duchefs 
dowager of Portland, where fhe continued till her death, 
jn 173(3, aged feventy-three. 
EL'STRA, a town of Lufatia: two miles fouth of 
Camenz. 
ELS'WICH (John Herman de), a learned German 
Lutheran divine, born at Rendfburg, in Holftein, in 1684. 
He profecuted his ftudies fuccefli vely at Lubeck, Roftock, 
Leipfic, Jena, and Wittemberg; and in the latter univer- 
fity took his degree of mafter of arts. In 1717, Ire was 
fettled in the exercife of the miniftry at Stade, at which 
place he died in 1721. Though fo young at the time of 
his death, he left behind him various works, which re- 
fle£t credit on his literary diligence; and plans of others 
which he did not live to complete. Among the former 
are, r. An edition of Peter Simonius’s treatife De Literis 
Percuntibus , with notes. 2. Epijlola familiarcs varii, theo- 
logici potijjimum , Arguments. 3. An edition of Launoy’s 
treatife De Varia Arijlotelis Fortuna in Schola Parifievfi ; to 
which he added, Sckediafma de varia Arijlotelis in Scholis 
Protejlantium Fortuna. 4. Commentatio de Rdiquiis Papatus 
Ecelejia Lutherana temere affliElis. 5. Dijfcrtatione's de Mclchi- 
Jcdecho. 6. Formula Concordia in Dania non combujla. 7. Rc~ 
centiorum in Novum Foedus Critica. 8. Fanaticorum Palinodia. 
9. Obfervationes Philologica fuper Wittcri Commentationan in 
Genefim ; and, 10. Vindicia Diafcepfeos Hunniana. 
ELSYN'GE (Henry), a perfon eminent for parliamen¬ 
tary knowledge, born at Batterfea, in 1598. His father 
was clerk of the houfe of lords. Henry was educated at 
Weftminfter-fchool and Chriftchurch-college, Oxford, and 
afterwards fpent feven years in foreign travel. He was 
highly valued for his accomplifliments; and by the inte- 
reft, it is faid, of archbiffiop Laud, obtained the place of 
clerk of the houfe of commons, which he filled with An¬ 
gular ability and good conduct. He acquired the efteem 
of all parties in times of great turbulence and faction, and 
kept his poll under the long parliament till December, 
1648, when he defired permiilion to refign. A decline of 
health was the pretext; but it was underftood that he was 
unwilling to take any part in the trial of the king. He 
retired to his houfe at Hounllow, and there died in 1634. 
His principal work is intitled The ancient Method and 
Manner of holding Parliaments in England ; printed firft 
in 1663. It is a fmall piece, but valuable from its mat¬ 
ter and method. It has been feveral times reprinted; 
the laft edition, in 1768, is the moft correft, arid is en¬ 
riched by a large addition taken from the author’s origi¬ 
nal manufeript in the Britifti Mufeura. 
EL'TEKEH, a city of Paleftine, fituated in the tribe 
of Dan; and one of the cities of the Levites, of the fa¬ 
mily of Kohath. JoJh. xxi. 23. 
EI.'TEKON, a city of Paleftine, in the tribe of Judah, 
fituated in the mountains of that province. Jqfh.w.$ 9. 
EL'TEN, a town of Germany, in the circle of Weft- 
phalia, and duchy of Cleves : five miles north of Cleves. 
EL'TERLEIN, a town of Germany, in the circle of 
Upper Saxony, and circle of Erzgebirg: two miles eaft- 
north-eaft of Grunhayn. 
ELT'HAM, a pleafant town in the county of Kent, 
eight miles from London, on the road to Maidftone, and 
midway between Bromley and the Thames. Anthony 
Beck, bifliop of Durham, having fraudulently fecured the 
pofleflion of this manor, in 1290, beautified the capital 
manfion, and left it to Eleanor, the queen of Edward I. 
Edward II. frequently refided here. His queen was here 
delivered of afon, who had the name of John of Eltham. 
Poflibly from this circumftance, it is improperly called 
King John’s Palace; unlefs it obtained this appellation 
from the fumptuous entertainment given here by Edward 
III. to the captive King John of France. Succeeding 
princes, and particularly Henry VII. enlarged and improved 
this palace ; but it was neglefted, after Greenwich became 
the favourite country refidence. The Britifti princes often 
celebrated their feftivals at Eltham with great pomp. 
The laft of thefe feafts was held at Whitluntide, in 1315, 
when Henry VIII. created (irEdward Stanley baron Mont- 
eagle, for his fervices at Flodden-field. Part of the (lately 
hall which was the feene of thofe feafts, is ftill in being, 
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