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Fungi, (Vegetable) an Account of the Hiftory of their feveral Species, 62. The Purposes of that Work, 67

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ENERATION, (equivocal) the Abfur

I dity of fuppofing it

472

Glafs, (Dr. Thomas) an Account of bis Book on
Fevers

29

Gunnery, an Account of Mr. Robins's Treatife on
that Subje, -28. Errors relating to this Art
rectified, 19-28.
Gun-powder, Conjectures about the Time of its In-
vention, 6. Its firft Application to military
Affairs, 7 Improvements it has received by
different Ways of making it, 8. The Changes
in the Force of it which arife from the diffe-
rent States of the Atmosphere, 12-15.
various Kinds of it fpecified, 15.

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The Methods of proving its Strength and Goodness, 17

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ALES, (Lord Chief Juftice) bis Character drawn by an High Church-man, 118. Reflections thereon, 121

Hauxley, (Edward) an Account of his Syftem of
Navigation

325 467

Health, wherein it confifts
Heifter, (Dr. Laurence) an Account of his General
Syftem of Surgery, 395. His indefatigable Labours
for obtaining a Mastery in this Art, 396—398
Henneberg, (Countess of) the Story of her bringing
forth 365 Children at once refuted

260

Hoffman, (Mr.) the Manner and Time of his Death, as likewife fome brief Memoirs of his Life 253

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NDEX, (a compleat one to Madox's Hiftory of the Exchequer) its Ufes Specified

Injection, (into the Veins of Animals) the fanative Effects thereof

392-394

Inftances of

468

Jonathan, bis amiable Character, 364. bis Mifbehaviour, 364-366

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Abyrinth (of Candia) defcribed

85

Lens, (a Convex) the Way of computing its magnifying Power 455 Life of David, (3 Vol.) the Contents of the first Volume, 241. An Abstract of the first fixteen Chapters, 299-324. Of the last fourteen, 333-370 Luke xx. 37, 38. The precife Nature and Force of Chrift's Argument in this Paffage ftated and cleared 149-153

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AYNARD, (Mr. Sergeant) Stories to his
Difcredit

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281

Measures, (Itinerary) a Comparison of the ancient with the modern ones 79-85 Microscope, an Account of Mr. Baker's Treatife relating to the Nature, Üfes, and Powers thereof,

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451 Microscopial Objects, the Way to judge of their real. or comparative Dimenfions 456 Middleton, (Dr. Conyers) an Account of his Edition and Tranflation of the Epiftles between Cicero and Brutus, and their Genuineness defended 371

391

Mufic, Reflections on its Influence in the Cafe of Sau!

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304

TORTH, (Lord Francis, Baron of Guilford) an Abstract of his Memoirs, 97-125, 226237, 272-298. His Pedigree and Education 100. His Admiffion of the Middle-Temple, 101. His Conduct and Employment there, while a Student, 101-111. His Grandfather's unnatural Treatment of him in two Inftances, 104-108. His Character when he became ready for the Bar, 108. His Settlement in the Temple as a Practifer, 111. His Behaviour in a critical CircumStance,

His

fance, 112; in his Circuits, 113; in the Poft of
Fudge of the Royal Franchife of Ely, 114; and
as King's Counsel in a formal Iter, 114.
Courfe of Life while in great Bufinefs, 116. He
corrects his Father's Settlement and Will, 228.
The Manner in which he kept his Public Reading,
230. Is chofen Member of Parliament, 232. Is
made Attorney-General, is foon tired of the Place,
and the Reasons why, 233. Is preferred to be
Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas, 234. His
Methods for regulating what was amiss in the
Law, 276. His Behaviour on the Bench, 279.
His Cautiousness exemplified, 285. The Stability
of his Friendship inftanced, 286. His prudent
Advice in refpect of Libels, 291. His great Con-
cern for the Popife Plotters, 292. His fophiftical
Reasoning in the Affair of Lord Danby, 296. His
Opinion on the Question, whether the King's-Bench
might bail a Perfon committed by the Lords, 298

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RPHEUS, the Story of his Adventures in
Thrace derived from the Scripture Account of
David's fojourning in Paran

335-341
Orr, (Rev. Mr. John) an Account of his Sermons

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424

HILIPPI, the two that are mentioned in
Virgil's Georgics explained and reconciled to
Hiftory
183-208
Poifon, the Nature and Symptoms of that called the
Indian Poifon in the Weft-Indies, 179. With
what, and how cured, 180.

Power of God, over the Minds and Hearts of wicked
Men, difplayed, 143–146. An Objection rela-
ting to this Point answered, 146.

Proverbs xvi. 4. An Explication of this Text, 140.
The general Doctrine of it illuftrated, 141. A

Point principally intended, tho' not expreffed therein, confidered, 143-147

Pyramids (of Egypt) the ancient and modern Meafures of the largest

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EADINGS, (on the Statutes) their Ufefulnefs 230 Redemption, an Abftrait of Mr. Balgue's Effay on that Subject, 31-54. The Thing defined, 33-37. The Need of it proved, 37-42. The Agreement of the Scripture-Doctrine thereof with the Divine Truth and Reftitude clearly evinced, 42 — 45. The Manner of effecting it vindicated, 45 53. The Benefits of it, 53

Regifter, (of Eftates) Obftructions to a Law for eftablishing it throughout England

Rollin, (M. Charles) bis Elogium

Romans ix. 3. explained

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AMUEL, his Character

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277.

401-413

147

334

Saul, Reflections on his being feized with a p phetical Spirit at Naioth, 318. On his ordering the Priests to be massacred at Nob, 322. His Adventure with the Pythonefs at Endor,351-355. A Difcuffion of the Queftion, Whether it was really Samuel who appeared to him there, and pronounced his Fate? 355--363

Schools, (of the Prophets) the Nature of them, 300 Scroggs, (Sir William) an Account of him 288 Spenfer, Remarks on feveral Paffages of this Poet 209-222 Stadt-Houfe, (of Amsterdam) Jome Reflections relating to it

262

89-97

Stones, their Vegetation demonftrated Stukeley, (Dr.) an Account of a fecond Volume, to be published, of his Defcription of the Temples of the Druids in the British fles

125

Swamp

Swamp-Plum-Tree, a Preparation of it for curing

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Syderfin, (Mr.) an Account of him

T Poison,

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421 227

ARANTULA, (the) ftrange Effects of its Poifon, and the Method of Cure 69-72 Tempeft, (4) Virgil's noble Defeription of one compared with David's in the fixth and nine following Verfes of the 18th Pfalm Torques, (a Golden) defcribed

312-317

182

Travels, a general Account of Mr. Blainville's, 237Several Extracts from the firft Number 255–272 Tythimal, (the Root of it) its Virtues

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240

Vcious Conceit of bis

"AUGHAN, (Lord Chief Justice) an injudi

273

Virgil, an Account of a Tranflation of his Works into French Profe, by the Abbé Desfontaines 58 Virginia, Customs of the Aborigines of that Coun-.

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Untruth, (Verbal) not always criminal

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415-423

230

ARBURTON, (the Reverend and Learned Mr. William) an injurious Character of bim, by the Hand of an Adverfary 76 Waterland, Dr. Daniel) an Account of his Sermons

136

World, (Immaterial) a Theory of it 443-450

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'Aeunemann, (Sidonie Hedwig) the Fate and Character of this Lady

330

FINI S.

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