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1758. Ininanyoftliero^palaoes of Europe mntiog presses have at vanous times been erect- id for ue amusement of members of the royal 'amilies, and at which even kings and princes .hemselres have condescended to employ a lei- nue bour. In this year Feignot notices a press n the palace of Versailles, established by Ma- lame la Dauphine, at which she herself assisted in the printing of a French, EUvatiotu d« Camr i N. S. Jenu Chritt,^c. 1768, 16mo. In 1760, he dule of Burgundy, the king's brother, had a l>Te8S of his own nere, from which issued Priiret i Vvtage da enfant de France, 12mo. The marchioness of Pompadour likewise had a press in her apartments in the same year, 1760, from which she sent forth Rodogwte, a tragedy, by P. Comeille, with the imprint, au Nord, 1760, 4to. at the b^;inning of which book is a plate en- graved by her own hand. Louis XVI. while danphin, nad also a press at Versailles in 1766, from whioh came Maxima morala et politiqvet Hrie* de Telemaque, printed by his own hand in 1766, 8vo. of which twenty-five copies were worked off.
1758. A Catalogue of Books, containing up- ward! of 4000 Volumes ; in which is included the library of the late Dr.Holland,of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, j-c. (the prices being printed in the catalogue) on Wednesday the 15th March, 1758, by Samuel Fox, bookseller of Derby.
1758. Died, Henrt Lintot, printer, only son of Bernard Lintot, noticed at page 653, ante. He was born about August, 1709 ; was admitted to the freedom of the company of stationers, by patrimony, Sept. 1, 1730 ; obtamed the livery the same day; ana from that time their business was carried on in the joint names of Bernard and Henry ; but the father passed the principal part of his time in Sussex, of which county he was high sheriff. He obtained the patent of law printer about 1748 ; and in 1754 was elected into the court of assistants of his company. Two days after the death of his lather, Henry was appointed high sheriff for the county of Sussex. He married, first, Elizabeth, daughter of sir John Aubrey, bait, of Iilantrythed,in Glamorganshire, bv whom he had an only daughter and heiress, Catharine, who was married, Oct 20, 1768, (with a fortune of £45,000) to captain Henry Fletcher, at that time a director of the East In- dia company. Mr. Lintot married, secondly, Philadelphia , by whom he had no issue.
1758. In the beginnmg of this year Smollet published his Complete History of England, deduced from the descent of Julius Casar to the treaty of Aix U, Chapelle, in 1748, in four volumes 4to. It is said that this voluminous work, containing the history of thirteen centuries, and written witL uncommon spirit and correct- ness of language, was composed and finished for the press within fourteen months, one of the greatest exertions of facility of composition which was ever recorded in the history of lite- rature. The history was published in sixpenny weekly numbers, of which 20,000 were sold directly. This extxaordinary popularity was
created by the artifice of the publisher. He ad- dressed a packet of the propwals to eveiy parish clerk in England, carnage free, with half-a. crown enclosed as a compliment, to have them distributed through the pews of the church ; the result was, a universal demand for the work. Smollett, before he began to publish the work, wrote to the earl of Shelbume, then in a Whig administiation,and informed him, that if theeail would procure tia his work the patronage of govermnent, he would accommodate his pMitic* to the wishes of ministers ; but if not, taat he had high promises of support from the other partT. Lord Shelbume, of course, treated the proffered support of a writer of such accommo- dating principles with silent contempt, and the work of Smollet became distinguished for ita high Toryism.
1758, Aug. 1. The Grand Magazine, No. 1, published by Thomas Kinnersly. This immedi- ately succeeded the Literary Magazine, which ended July 1758 ; and which was avowedly sup- ported by the pen of Dr. Johnson.
1758, Oct. 7. Died, Joseph Ames, F. R. S. secretary to the Socie^ of Antiquaries, and au- thor of the well known work, entitled Typogra- phical Antiquities ; being an historical account of Printing in England, with memoirs of our ancient Printers, and a register of the books printed by them, from the year 1471 to 1600, with on Ap. pendix concerning Printiiuiin Scotlasid and Ire- land to the same time. ByJoseph Ames. 4to. Londcm, 1749, printed by W. Faden, and sold by J.Robinson, m Ludgate-street. This work was dedicated to Philip earl of Hardwick, lord high chancellor of England. Joseph Ames was born at Yarmouth, in die county ol Norfolk, Jan. 23, 1688. He was originally a plane maker, and afterwards a ship chandler at Wapping, which he carried on till his death. He displayed at a veiy early age a taste for English histmy and antiquities. In this predilection he was enoon- ragea by his friends, and after many years spent in the collection of his materials and arranging them, he published his Typogrmhieal Antigmties. In 1741 Mr. Ames was appointed secretary to the Society of Antiquaries, and this enabled him to pursue his favourite studies with renewed ad- vantages, which were further increased by his election into the Royal Society. Besides his great work, noticed above, Mr. Ames printed a catalogue of English printers from 1471 to 1700, An Index to Lord Pembroke's Coim, also, A Catalogue of English Heads, or an aecotmt of about 2000 prints, describing what is peculiar o» each. The last of Mr. Ames's literary laboura was the drawing up of the Parentalist, or memoirs of the family of Wren. The character ot Mr. Amea was remarkable for exemplary integrity and benevolence in social life. "He was," says Mr. Cole, "a friendly good-tempered man, a person of vast application and industry in col- lecting old printed books, prints, and other curio- sities, both natural and artificial."
Mr. Ames's collection of coins, natural curio- sities, inscriptions, and antiquities, were sold by
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