Ancient and Modern Learning, which appeared in the second part of his Miscellanea (1690): the answer of W. Wotton is his Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning (1st edn. 1694: second edn. with Bentley's Dissertation upon the Epistles of Phalaris, &c. 1697: third edn. with Wotton's Defence of the Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning, 1705): the Appendix by Dr Bentley is the Dissertation just mentioned as having appeared in the second edn. of Wotton's book: the new edition of Phalaris is that published by Charles Boyle in 1695: Mr Boyle replied at large in Dr Bentley's Dissertations . . . Examined by the Honourable Charles Boyle, Esq. (first edn. 1698: second edn. with the addition of a Short Account of Dr Bentley, by way of Index, same year; third edn. with the addition of a few remarks occasioned by John Milner's View of the Dissertation upon the Epistles of Phalaris, 1699: the Doctor voluminously rejoined in his Dissertation upon the Epistles of Phalaris. With An Answer to the Objections of the Honourable Charles Boyle, Esquire . . . 1699.
P. lxiii., l. 13. the Honourable Charles Boyle became Earl of Orrery in 1703: the Battle was published in 1704.
P. lxiv., l. 6. St James's Library. The Royal Library was in St James's Palace. Bentley was appointed ⟨librarian⟩ in 1694 (see p. xxi.).
P. lxiv., l. 9. the manuscript by injury of fortune or weather. The lacunae in the Battle were probably not due to the cause here alleged. In the course of the Tale and the Battle there are nine such gaps (Tale, S. i. 52, 118, 138: Battle, pp. (of this edn.) 30, 31, 34, 35, 37; see also p. 47). In the fifth edition of the Tale and Battle (1710) the following note is added at the occurrence of the first hiatus: "Here is pretended a defect in the manuscript, and this is very frequent with our author,
