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In clofing this flight fketch of the life 
of Mendelffohn, I lament that the nature 
ef this publication will not admit of a 
critical difcuffion and analyfis of his two 
great performances, ‘* The Phedcn,” and 
Original Letters. 
<< The Ferufalem.’ Thefe would form 
the moft interefting portion of this lite- 
rary biography; but are here unavoid~- 
ably omitted, as we have already tranf- 
grefled on our limits. 

ORIGIN 
in 177%, by the late 
to Mr. TOWERS, “aw 
NOTE, written 
Mr. WILKES, 
Dr. TOWERS. 
Prince’s Court, Aug. 18, I770: 
Se R. Wilkes prefents his compli- 
JL ments to Mr. Towers, and 
fubmits to his happy accuracy, and true 
judgment, whether the following fhort 
cbfervation deferves to be mentioned in a 
_fubfequent edition of his ‘ Obfervaitons 
on Mr. Hume's Hiftory of England.” 
Mr. Hume fays, “ The ftreet before 
Whitehall was the place deftined for the 
execution (of Charles I.): for it was in- 
tended, by choofing that very place, in 
fight of his own palace, to difplay mere 
evidently the triumph of popular juitice 
over reyal majeity.”” 
The intention, in choofing that very 
place, is ftated very differently in the ac- 
count -publifned at the time by /peczal 
authority. The words are: ‘¢ He was 
accompanied by Dr. Juxon, Col. Thom- 
linfon, and other officers, formerly ap- 
pointed to attend him, and the private 
guard of partizans, with muiquetiers 
on each fide, through the Banqgueting- 
houfe, adjoining to which the feaffold 
was ere&ted, between Whitenall gate and 
the gate leading into the gallery from 
St. James’s.”” There is the following 
marginal note to the word feaffold. <“ It 
was near (if not in) the very place, where 
the firft blood in the beginning of the 
late troubles was fhed, when the king’s 
cavaliers fell upon the citizens, killed 
one, and wounded about fifty others.” 
waa 
Two LetTrers of Ja VI. of ScorT- 
LAND, #0 QUEEN ELIZABETH. 
ICHT,&c. ‘This berare, our cou- 
j fing; the Earl ‘of Caffillis, ane 
young nobleman of great accempt and 
expectatioun, being difpeied to vifit for- 
yane countries, for his better experience 
and &cht of civile behaviour; We haif 
accordit to accompanie him with this our 
recommendacioun, afteCteouflie requeit- 
ing yow, oure deareft fufter and coufmg, 
to gif directioun that he, his tryne, and 
ervands, may courteouflie be ufed and 
entreated, during the tyme of thair reh- 
iS 
MES 
AL, 4a ld Eee 

dence within your realme; and haif fic 
favourable and ample pafport and con+ 
du&, as is requeltit, for their reddie 
and fure paflage throw the fame. And 
thus, Richt Heich, &c. From our pa- 
lace of Halyrudhous, the penul day of 
December 1595. 
Your maift loving and affectionat bro- 
der and couling, JaMeEs R. 
ICHT ‘excellent &c. This berare 
George Montgomerie, a gentleman 
of honourable raice and parentage, hav- 
ing {pent ten or twelf yeiris with your 
realme, his douteful behaviour and de- 
fert has procured fic favour and good 
will, that the refpett therof, with the 
veritie and pleafour to be reaped in that 
foill, has animat and allured him, (gif 
therewith he can enjoy that preferment 
expected,) to contineu his refidence and 
-habitatioun within the famyn, Quhais 
good intention we have willingle accord- 
it to further be this our recommenda- 
cioun ; afte€touflie requeifting yow, our 
deareft fufter and coufing, to gif ordour 
to infrank and indemnzie him, with the 
accuftumat immunities and libertie of fic 
ftrangeris inhabiting within your realme, 
quhairby he may be capable of quhat- 
fumever prefrement or benefit his goed 
defert can acquyre, of yourfeif or any 
your loyall and worthie fabjeétis. And 
heirwithall that, by your moyen and 
dire@tions, he may reape the favorable 
admiffioun of the ecclefiaitical governours, 
to that quhairunto he fal happin to be 

preferrit.. Thus Richt, &c. From our 
palace of Halyrudhous, xii Marche 
1595, and ofour reigne the xxix, 
Your maift loving and aftectionat 
broder and coufing, = + James R, 
ae 
Curious PriviLece to the Suip of the 
* Kine’s PAINTER. 
(From the Latin.) 
AMES, by the grace of God king of 
Scots, to ail and fingular, whom 
nowiedge of thefe prefents interefts, or 
may interett, fafety. We defire it to be 
known. and teftified to you by thefe pre- 
fents, that the fhip called the Sun, Matter 
John Johnfon of France, pertains by 
right 
