er. So aoe 
tie it 
‘southern climates. 
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458 Scarce Tracts, Xc. 
senting. the Golden Age. The artist 
chose for his scene an agreeable valley, 
bounded by sma!l hills covered with 
forests, A brook crosses this beautiful 
spot; and the trees on the ascents are of 
those species. which are. peculiar .to 
The valley enlarges, » 
and at length forms-a vast plains of which 
the horizon stretches to a great ‘distance, 
and is ultimately bounded by the sea 
anda chain of mountains. ‘Trees loaded 
with fiuit, aud vines bending under the 
eight of their clusters, display nature in 
all her luxuriance and ail her riches. 
Seoeral groups animate this delightful 
valley, with joy and innocence depicted 
in their features and their amusements. 
All the figures are’ without any other 
ornaments than those supplied by na- 
ture; and nothing belonging to art is 
seen in this spot, where wants are wholiy 
unknown. 
At a time when the mind of Carstens 
[June 1, 
might have been fully occupied by ins 
sufferings, he yet snatched some moments 
from these latter, te be bestowed on an 
art to which he had devoted all his 
thoughts and all his labours. Sitting 
upright in bed, he endeavoured to 
sketch, with a trembling hand, the bat- 
tles described by the bard who has ime 
mortalised Llium. He preserved his in- 
tellectual faculties unimpaired through 
his whole illness, The writer of this 
memoir assisted him in his last moments; 
‘and discussed subjects of art with him 
till his death, which happened on the 
25th of May, 1798. Qn opening his 
body, the lunzs were found to be entirety 
destroyed. Carstens was buried near 
the pyramid of Cestius; and M. Fernow 
pronaunced. over his tomb a discourse 
marked by the simplicity and modesty 
which were conformable to the character 
of his friend. 
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. 
— wee 
‘Transcript of the Parish Expenditure 
of Milton-Abbot, for the Yeur 1588 ; 
an the Order, and exactly after the 
. Letter, of the Original.” 
4 be cownte of George Robyns and 
Richard Coombe, the collectors for 
the poor people of this parish of Myl- 
tone-Abbot, electyd and cHosen att the 
feaste of the Nativitie of St. Jonn the 
Baptist, Ann. Dom. 1587, untyll the 
said feaste now, Ann. Dom, 1588; that 
is to say, for oné whole yeare. 
Iter. They do‘cownte for: vjs. vd. 
receyvyd of Richard Hawkin and Con- 
‘stantyne Maynard, the last collectors, 
_ whych dyd remayne to the use of the 
poor mens box, as doth apere in the end 
of the collectors eownte, made the last 
yere. 
Item. They dco cownte for newe 
receyts receyvyd this yere ; and first: 
Tristram Arscot, esquyre +» gee: 
‘Wm. Robyns eee eee jd. 
Henry Hockadaye ease coos FL 
Constantyne Maynard eves iiiy. 
i Maynard, of Chelyton ee XV). 
Constantyne Bobyns ee ee Xx¥j. 
Robert Whytbourne ee or LN 1 ST 
Thomas Nycholl oe 72 Vids 
John Bourne and Richard Bourn ij. 
‘Richard Burrough os oe Viife 
Thomas Collyns ee or vif. 
Roger Tremlete cuve@l Jprtes 9 lilj. 
Maud Tremlett, vid. eee iiiy. 
Richard Snow ee “* Xe - 
John Ware ee i fies iiij. 
Walter Collyns ee ee VJ. 
Jobn Sowton ee ee iiij. 
John Doidge, of Weke weee VJs 
Wm. Doidge, of Weke cece iilj. 
Roger Doidge eee ene iilj. 
Philip Hame oe .° os ij. 
John Doidge, of Newhouse Sk aa | = 
W. Doidge the elder, of Quether iiij. 
Wm. Doidge the younger . ijs 
Wm. Blatchford .° ee ij. 
Richard Scable . «ese - esee Vj. 
Nicholas Badiam ois e° iiij. 
John Cragge | ee ch ike Vilj. - 
John Hockeday S99 gatl-ae i}s 
John Bart nae sre VJe 
Jobn Rundle ee +. VJ. 
Philip Egabeare tece esee  Glije 
Nichelas Collyne ee 2 vj 
Roger Sleman eee cree ilije’ 
John Maynard, of Fogharger V}e 
Thomas and Walter Rundle =~ iiij. 
Philip Rundle es Sa: 
Rich ard Sleman cove teue | Viljy 
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