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Hugh Peters' last Legacy to his Daughter, [Sept. 1, 
ultliough they are to tr.any. Horne 
Tooke thinks, (vol. ii, p. 56) that it,, an¬ 
ciently hit, is the past participle of 
hartan to name, and that it answers to 
the afbresrud. But it seems as likely to 
be the substantive head, the use of which 
for sA' 3 / occurs in several languages. 
SINGULAR COLLECTION OF LETTERS. 
The correspondence of men celebrated 
for genius, learning, rank, or activity, has 
repeatedly been edited. Even the cor¬ 
respondence of obscure men has found 
commentators. That of merchants, of 
lovers, of parents, has been published, 
as supplying models for imitation. But 
the most singular collection of epistolary 
exertions ever compiled, was printed at 
Berlin in lt83, for Mylius; and consists 
of Original Letters of Lunatics. They are 
not forgeries, but were picked up by a 
formal quest resulting from enquiry at 
the several mad-houses. They throw- 
light on many questions of psychology ; 
not directly, but as adapted to be the 
cause of observation in others. The 
editor commends letter-writing as the 
most useful discipline, in which those 
who are out of their minds can be em¬ 
ployed. No doubt he aspires to assem¬ 
ble materials for half-a-dozen additional 
volumes. 
SCARCE TRACTS, WITH EXTRACTS AND ANALYSES OF 
SCARCE BOOKS. 
It is proposed in future to devote a few Pages of the Monthly Magazine to the 
Insertion of such Scarce Tracts as are of an interesting Nature, with the Use 
of which we may be favoured by our Correspondents; and under the same Head to 
introduce also the Analyses of Scarce and Curious Books. 
£The name of Hugh Peters has usually been 
considered as a synonyme to fanaticism. 
Hume, in his Apology for the Stuarts, call, 
ed a History of England, and all the biogra¬ 
phers of the reigns of Charles asd James, 
and their subsequent copyists, denominate 
him, a fanatical preacher,’' Let us hear 
him, however, speak for himself, in a work 
published a few weeks after his extraor¬ 
dinary trial and execution. Our copy of 
this curious little book is defective from the 
I02d page, and we should feel obliged to 
any of our readers who would have the 
goodness to transcribe and send us the 
remainder.] 
A Dying Father’s last Legacy to an 
Oncly Child, or Mr. Hugh Peters^ 
Advice to his daughter. Written by 
his own hand, during his late Impri- 
sonment in the Tower of London; and 
given her a little before his death. 
For Elizabeth Peters. 
JIY DEAR CHILD, 
HAVE thought to leave you the ex¬ 
tract, so far as may concern your 
self; and because there are so many 
books printed, looking to all cases, which 
1 have Often commended to you; my la- 
hour will be the less, though your pains 
the greater, in searching and studying 
them, which, next to the scriptures, I 
conjure you to acquaint your self withall; 
for never age was so pregnant that way 
since our Saviour came in the flesh, 
which light I wish may grow to greater 
glory. But to thy self. 
1. Above all things know, that no¬ 
thing can do you any good without union 
with Christ the head', which can never 
be, till your understanding he enlightned 
with the want of Christ, and his worth ; 
and then that your will be so subdued 
to that light, that it draw forth choice, 
and consent of and to that only good, 
with an ernvire or resolution to close 
with him against sin, world, hell, death, 
&c. And know this, that the necessity 
of a Christ (which the understanding dis¬ 
covers) will set the will on work to all 
duty, and (the w'orth in Christ it makes 
manifest) will make the will delight; un¬ 
less these two faculties be thus wrought 
upon by the w-ord and spirit, you will'be 
at a constant loss, and all the miscar¬ 
riages in religion have the ignorance oi 
this for the fountain. Read Shepherd’s 
Convert;-,Daniel RogePs Practical Cate- 
chism, and Hooker, to this end, with such 
other helps as you may get; and herein I 
am the more earnest with you, because 
m this my condition, I find that union 
with Christ, and the satifaction Christ 
hath, made to his Father’s ^justice, by his 
active and passive obedience, are the only 
two pillars that must support a soul 
leaving a mortal body. For, as I profess 
my 
