no man but himself, could affign all the parts of the Ancient Univerfal History to their proper authors; at the request of Sir Robert Chambers, or of myself, gave the account which I now tranfmit to you in his own hand, being willing that of fo great a work the history should be known, and that each writer should receive his due proportion of praise from pofterity.

I recommend to you to preferve this fcrap of literary intelligence in Mr. Swinton's own hand, or to deposit it in the Museum, that the veracity of this account may never be doubted.

The Hiftory of the Differtation on the Peopling of

America.

the Arabs.

on the Independency of

The Cofmogony, and a small part of the hiftory immediately following. By Mr. Sale.

To the Birth of Abraham. Chiefly by Mr. Shelvock. Hiftory of the Jews, Gauls, and Spaniards. By Mr. Pfalmanazar.

Xenophon's Retreat. By the fame.

Hiftory of the Perfians, and the Conftantinopolitan Empire. By Dr. Campbell.

History of the Romans. By Mr. Bower.

EPITAPH S.

AT LITCHFIELD.

H. S. E.

MICHAEL JOHNSON.

VIR impavidus conftans, animofus, periculorum immemor, laborum patientiffimus; fiduciâ Chriftianâ fortis, fervidufque; Paterfamilias apprimè ftrenuus; Bibliopola admodum peritus; mente et libris et negotiis exculta; animo ita firmo, ut, rebus adverfis diu conflictatus, nec fibi nec fuis defuerit: Lingua fic temperata, ut ei nihil quod aures vel pias vel castas læfiffet, aut dolor vel voluptas unquam exprefferit.

Natus Cubleia in agro Derbienfi, anno MDCLVI, obijt MDCCXXXI.

Appofita

Appofita eft SARA Conjux.

Antiqua FORDORUM gente oriunda: quam domi fedulam, foris paucis notam; nulli moleftam, mentis acumine et judicii fubtilitate præcellentem; aliis multum, fibi parum indulgentem: Æternitati femper attentam, omne fere Virtutis nomen commendavit.

Nata Nortoniæ Regis, in agro Varvicenfi, anno MDCLXIX; obijt MDCCLIX.

Cum NATHANAELE illorum filio, qui natus MDCCXII, cum vires et animi et corporis multa pollicerentur, anno MDCCXXXVII, vitam brevem pia morte finivit.

IN BROMLEY CHURCH.

Hic conduntur reliquice
ELIZABETHAE

Antiqua JARVISIORUM gente
Peatlinge, apud Leiceftreness, ortœ;
Formofæ, cultæ, ingeniofæ, piæ;
Uxoris, primis nuptiis, HENRICI PORTER,
fecundis, SAMUELIS JOHNSON,

Qui multum amatam, diuque defletam,
Hoc lapide contexit.

Obijt Londini, mense Mart.
A. D. MDCCLIII.

IN WATFORD CHURCH.

In the vault below are depofited the remains of
JANE BELL, wife of JOHN BELL, Efq;
who in the fifty third year of her age,
furrounded with many worldly bleffings,

heard, with fortitude and compofure truly great, the horrible malady, which had for fome time begun to afflict her,

pronounced incurable;

and for more than three years,

endured with patience and concealed with decency, the daily tortures of gradual death;

continued to divide the hours not allotted to devotion, between the cares of her family, and the converse of her friends;

rewarded the attendance of duty,

and acknowledged the offices of affection; and while she endeavoured to alleviate by chearfulness, her husband's fufferings and forrows, increased them by her gratitude for his care, and her folicitude for his quiet.

To the teftimony of these virtues,

more highly honoured as more familiarly known,
this monument is erected by
JOHN BELL *.

She died in October, 1771.

IN

IN STRETHAM CHURCH.

Juxta fepulta eft HESTERA MARIA
Thomæ Cotton de Combermere baronetti Ceftrienfis filia,
Johannis Salufbury armigeri Flintienfis uxor
Forma felix, felix ingenio;

Omnibus jucunda, fuorum amantiffima.
Linguiş artibufque ita exculta
Ut loquenti nunquam deeffent
Sermonis nitor, fententiarum flofculi,
Sapientiæ gravitas, leporum gratia :
Modum fervandi adeo perita,

Ut domeftica inter negotia literis oblectaretur.
Literarum inter delicias, rem familiarem fedulo curaret,
Multis illi multos annos precantibus
diri carcinomatis veneno contabuit,]
nexibus que vitæ paulatim refolutis,
e terris-meliora fperans-emigravit.
Nata 1707. Nupta 1739. Obiit 1773.

Paraphrased by MR. MURPHY.

Near this place

are deposited the remains of

Hefter Maria,

the Daughter of Sir Thomas Cotton, of Combermere in the county Chefhire, Bart. the wife of

John Salusbury,

of the county of Flint, Efquire. She was born in the

year 1707, married in 1739, and died in 1773.

A pleafing