1810.] 
and Dr. Henry, as well as by his old and 
much-esteemed friend Mr. Henry, the 
father of the latter gentleman, and every 
assistance was affurded him which me- 
dical skill and the kind attention of his 
friends could yield; notwithstanding 
which he rapidly sank under his disorder, 
till it terminared fatally about midnight, 
between the 27th and 98th of June last. 
In the near view of death, the feelings of 
the late Rev. Dr. Barhes were not 
meicly those of serenity and peace, but 
Of joy ‘and exultation, grounded upon the 
animating hope and assurance of a blessed 
immo} tality which awaited him. He 
uniformly discovered the most perfect 
patience and submission to the will of 
God, under the distressing sufferings 
which he experiewsced, particularly from 
the difficulty of respiration; was often 
repeating passages of Scripture expressive 
of this temper, as well as of his firin hope 
and confidence in God; and giving, in 
the most tender and affeciionate manner, 
pious and good advice to his friends 
around him,’ particularly recommending 
to them a serious attention to religion, 
as the most important of all concerns, 
At times his mind was almost over- 
powered by the feelings of rapturous de- 
light which lfe experienced iu the pros- 
pect of his approaching removal to a 
better world, aad particularly in that of 
a speedy union with all the pious and the 
good of every former age, as well as with 
those that were gone, before him, whose 
friendship he had cultivated and enjoyed 
wpon earth, During a few of the last 
Scarce Tracts, Xe. 
TMERe, 2: 
> kaye 
days of his life, his understanding became 
less clear and collected, through increas 
sing weakness; but, atthe same ume, 
his friends had the satisfaction of observ 
ing that his bodily ‘sufferings. greatly 
abated; and, at last, he expired in the 
most easy manner, without a struggle or 
a groan, mm the 64th year of his age, and 
the 42d of his stated Curistian ministry. 
[lis remains were interred at Manchester, 
on the Monday morning following, which 
was the 2d of July, and were mec upon 
the road by sixty-four gentlemen, chiefiy 
members of his congregation, who walked 
before the corpse, with hat-oands and 
mourning provided at their own expence, 
and by twenty-five carviayes, beside those 
which had before formed the processions 
occupied by friends who wished to shew 
their regar d for the deceased, by attend- 
ing his last obsequies; aud sig he was 
conducted to the house appointed for all 
living, with a degree of honour and reo 
spect which has not probably been paid 
to any one in Manchester before, within 
the memory of the oldest person living 
4 ( > 
He has left a widow to whom he 
was united eariy im life, in the year 1770, 
with whom he has uniformly lived upen 
terms of the most perfect harmony and 
mutual affection; and who, amidst the 
grief which she feels for, the unspeakable 
loss she has sustained, may juscly be con 
soled by the thought of her having been 
so long the object of the tenderest regard 
of a inan of such distinguished excellence 
and worth. 
rrr cere meer iter TTS 
SCARCE TRACTS, WITH EXTRACTS AND ANALYSES OF 
SCARCE BOOKS. 
—— 
it is proposed in future to devote a few Pages ee the Monthly Magazine to the 
Insertion of suck Scarce Tracts as are of an interesting Nature, with the Use 
of which we muy be favoured by our Corr espondents ; aia under the same Head to 
introduce also the Analyses of Scarce and Curious Books. 
— ae 
An Account of King Charles II.d’s 
escape from the Battle of Worcester, tzll 
his landing in France, dictuted to Samuel 
Pepys, esq. (Secretary of the Admi- 
ralty,) by the King himself; at the 
request of the Dukeof York, taken 
down in short Hand by Mr. Pepys, on 
Sunday, October 3d, and Tuesday, Oc- 
tober 5th, 1680, und afterwards trans- 
erided by hirn at length .” 
a 
[The following Narrative is copied from one 
taken from the original manuscript, in 
Mr. Pepy’s library, given to Magaalen 
College, in Cambriuge. } 
FTER that the battle was so abso- 
lutely iost as to be beyond hope 
ot recovery, I began to think of the best 
way of saving myself; and the first 
thought that came into my head, was, 
thar 
