y2 
ere, they are at Almadenejos Guadalperal 
and Las Cugbas; thefe are dependencies 
en Almaden and agree with the latter in 
all the principal operations. i 
Since the year 1524, there has been 
procured from ‘this mine about fifteen 
hundred thoufand quintals cf mercury; 
the clear annual produce is fometimes as 
‘high as twenty thoufand quintals, exclu- 
five of about fixty quintals which are fent 
every year to Seville, either in the form of 
vermillion or in fealing-wax, and which 
contains about 9.70 of mercury, Thee 
works employ about a thoufand work- 
ncn. 
———e 
Ze the Editor of the Monthly Magazine, 
SIR, 
FFA HE following “ merrie tale,” related 
I by Dr. Wilfon, a writer againt 
ulvry in the reign of Elizabeth, contains 
a point fo firikingly connected with mo- 
dem politics, that all enlightened readers 
will probabiy derive fome pleafure from 
its-perusal. | 
«« About xvi yeeres paft, at my beng 
in Rome (where I was. forth comming 
afierwardes, again my wil God know- 
eth) there was warre betwixt the Pope 
Paulus Quartus andthe Emperor Charles, 
for the kingdome of Napks ; the Pope 
himfelf being a nobleman by birth, of 
the houfe of Carraffa in Naples, and the 
cheefe authour and beginner of this war, 
as one that hated the emperour mott dead- 
he, for putting to death ap uncle of the 
faide pope’s, uppon the rebellion made by 
the Prince of Salerne and others, to reftcre 
the Napolitanes to their ancient libertes, 
and free governement of that kinedome. 
En this time of warre, the Duke of Alva 
being not tar cff with a maine power 
againit the Pope, and French king, who 
tooke his, part, Duke Guife being gene- 
val then for the French armie, the holie 
father did fet foorth in print, a certaine 
praier for peace, and commanded that all 
priefis within their parifhes, fhould call 
the people together, and exhort them to 
praie for peace. Amongit-whom, one 
prieft of a certaine parifh there, fecing the 
people aflembled, began to declare unto 
them the holie father’s will, which was, 
that they fhoulde all praie together for a 
f{peedie peace. And when they were thus 
evouthe gathered together, and warned 
to praie, the pricft iaid thus, after manie 
{peeches paft before: * Good brethren, 
you ice I muft doe as I am commanded; 
E cannot do otherwite, and therefore, 
@sbort you eftfoones, and I praie you 
Prayer for Peace...Vieland’s Letter. 
; { Nor. 
hartilie praie for peace. But this I will 
faie unto you before hand, if you have 
anie. peace at all, with all your praiers, 
Iwill give you my head. For how can 
it be otherwife, when he that is the au- 
thour, and the onlie deviler of this warre, 
doth require you to praie for peace, who 
might have i? when he lift, if he woulde 
be quiet himfelfe! But I knowe he wil 
not, ana therefore your praiers will be in 
vaine, and yet praie, firs, for manners 
fake.” A ftrange {peech of a parifh prieft 
in Rome, who was well punifhed for his 
labour, be you wel affured.”” E, 

To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine, 
SIR, 
--N incorreét tranflation having been 
‘w\ inferted in the Varieties of your laf 
valuable Magazine, of that part of Mr, 
WHIELAND’S letter in which he mentions 
Mr. SorHEsBy’s verfion of Oberon, I 
think it would be fatisfa@tory to the lovers 
of German literature, if you would take 
the trouble to infert the original words, 
with the following faithful tranflation. I 
am, Sir, your humble fervant, A! B. 
‘¢ Herrn Sotheby’s Uberfetzung machte 
mix ein tberrafchendes und noch in kei- 
nem einlichen falle gefithltes vergntgen 3 
denn fie ift ein zchtes meifterftiick, Sie hat 
alle grazie und zierliche leichtig keit des ori- 
ginals, und kann gleichwohl fur ein modell 
der treue und iiberfetzerlicher gemauigkeit 
geiten. Nicht dafs Momus, oder Zoilus, oder 
auch felbft Ariftarch oder Metius, oder einer 
ihres gleichen hier und da den gewohnlichen 
unterfchied zwifchen einer guten kopie eines 
nicht fchlechten originals, bey vergleichung 
Ges letzteren mit der erfteren wahrnehmen 
follte: aber genug; was Herr Sotheby ge- 
Teiftet hat is fo viel, und feine iiberfetzung 
ift in fo hohem grade, con amore e gufto aui- 
gearbeitet, dais ich fehr ungerecht, ung- 
-eniigiam und tbellaunifch feyn miife, wenn 
ich noch mehr forderte, und diefen in Old 
England wahrlich feltener freund unfrer fo 
lange dort verkannten Germa ifchen literatur 
nicht recht vielen dank dafiiy wiistte, mich 
auf eine fo chrenyolle art den Britten bekannt 
gemacht zu haben.” 
LITERAL TRANSLATION. 
¢ Mr. Sotheby’s tranflation has given me 
a furprifing pleafure, and fuch asI have never 
betore experienced on fimilar occafians, for 
it is a genuine mafterpicce. It pofleftes all 
the grace, eafe, and elegance of an original, 
and yet may be pronounced a model of fidelity 
and accuracy in tranflation, Not but that 
Momus, or Zoilus, or even Ariftarchus him- 
felf, or Metius, or any of their like, might, 
not by the comparifon of a good copy witk 
mot a bad original, find out here and there 
a BY the 
