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sinuations of this nature: “ IT have let 
facts speak for themselves; it is not my 
fauls, if they should not agree with the 
ideas of certain persons. The reflections 
with which the mention of these facts is 
accompanied, spring naturally from the 
subject, are cor fined to no system, and 
weré not written in favour of any party. 
There are those who have even censured 
me for shewing a predilection for re- 
publics. This 1s what always happens 
on publishing any work in a time of pub- 
lic troubles and faction, when impar- 
tiality 1s so rare that its existence is not 
believed.” 
All enlightened readers will, without 
hesitation, rank this last-mentioned work 
among those which unite erudition and 
[A pil I s- 
eriticism with enlarged and judicious 
views of things, and. which entitle the 
author to a place among the most 
esteemed publicists. In considering the 
particular time at which it appeared, it 
is impossible not to applaud the courage 
with which he brought the truth before 
Ke eyes of his countrymen, § and recalled 
men of letters to the dignity and sacred- 
ness of their duties. 
Many other important works of St. 
Croix must be here passed in total silence, 
a satisfactory account of them would 
swell this memecir too much, Few men 
of letters have equalled him in purity of 
views, indefatigable activity, extent of 
acquirements, and the talent of applying 
his knowledge usefully, 
SCARCE TRACTS, WITH EXTRACTS AND ANALYSES OF 
SCARCE BOOKS. 
i is proposed in future to devote a few Pages of the Monthly Magazine to the 
Insertion of such Scarce Tracts ‘as are of un interesting Nature, with the Use 
of which we may be favoured by our Correspondents ; and under the same Head te 
antroduce also the Analyses of Scarce ond Curious Books. 
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4 Description of the Persiun Monarchy, 
now beige, the Orientall ,Indyes, 
’ Jles, and other parts of the Grénter 
‘Asia and Affrick.” By Thomas Her- 
bert, esq. “London [1634], fol. 
WRNHESE Travels form a very curious 
"| volume, and were written by the 
Mr. Herbert who paid so much attention 
to king Charles I, in his latter moments; 
and who, in 1660, was advanced to the 
dignity of baronet. 
‘The engraved title of the work, given 
above, is followed by a printed one, 
somewhat different. ‘The dedication is 
to Philip earl of Pembroke: and begins, 
Good wine needs nu bush: but this 
traveller wants a guide, and, as under 
z2ge, a guardian too,’ 
Mr. Herbert’s Travels were begun in 
4616. 
earlier pasts of the voluine are short; but 
of Persia, the East Indies, and America, 
his accounts are fall. 
The following is the copy of “The 
Emperour of Persia’s firman,” to the 
English ambassador, in 1628: 
“ Abbas, 
° & The high and mighty starre, whose 
head is covered with the sun, whose 
ration is comparable to the aeriall 
firmament, whose majesty is come trom 
Asharaff, and hath dispatched the lord 
His pees see of places" in the, 
ambassadour of the English king: the 
command of the Great King i is, that his 
followers shall bee conducted from our 
pallace of Cazbeen to Saway, and by the 
darragned (or maior) of Saway, to the 
citie of Ceom, and _by the governour of 
Coom, vnto the citie of Cashan, &c. 
through all my territories. Faile not my 
cominand ; I also command - them @ 
peaceable ‘travaile. 
** Sealed with a stampe of letters in 
inke.” 
At page 215 we have, “ A Description 
of Sancta Helena.” 
«« Saint Helena was so denominated by 
Juan de Noua, the Portugal}, in regard 
he first discovered it on that saint’s day. 
“Tt is doubtfull whether it adhere to 
America or Afrique, the vast ocean bel-= 
lowing, on both sides, and almost equal- 
ly; yet I imagine she inclines ony ta 
Afer than _Vespusius. bate 
“?Tis in circuit thirty English miles, 
of that ascent and height that "ts oft ” 
inveloped with clouds, from whom she ~ 
receives moisture to fatten her: and as 
the land is very high, so the sea at the. 
brinke of this ile is excessive deepe, and 
the ascent so immediate, that though the 
sea beat fiercely on her, yet can no ebbe 
nor flow be well perceived there. 
“The watcr is sweet above, but rune 
ning 
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