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HISTORY OF PRINTING.
aalt teais, and afterwards, she gently turning herself upon her back again, swamme away without being seen any more."
1654, Feb. 8. A precept from the lord mayor, for the company of stationers' rails to be set in the street, and the livery to attend in their g^owns and hoods, when the lord protector goes to dinner at Grocers' hall ; orders were given accordingly ; and the wai'dens to provide cloth to adorn the rails.
1654. John Mould, tallow-chandleT, and a freeman of the stationers' company, presented to them a silver bowl as a token oi respect, inscribed "The gift of John Mould, stationer, 1654."
1654. Miles Flesder gave £5 to the sta- tioners' companv, " for the service of the livery at the funeral of his wife."
1654, Nov. 30. Died, John Seloen, the most learned and honest patriot of his time, — whom Grotius styles " the glory of the English Nation." Wealth, power, and dignities were laid at his feet, and ue refused them. Firm in his resist- ance to that royal prerogative, the limits of which no man could so well de&ne as himself, and equally indifferent to popularity, he stood almost alone, a perfect example of public integrity. He enriched the republic of letters with many useful works, the chief of which are, Titles of Honour, Hutory of Tithes, and De Jure Naiu- rali et Gentrum nixta Disciplinam Hehraoram. He was born at Salvington, in Sussex, Dec. 16, 1584, and buried in theTemple church, London.
1664, Jan. 6. The true Informer, for T. Lock.
1664, Jan. \l. The Politique Post, No. 12.
1654, Jan. 17. The Grand Politique Post, No. 127.
1654, Feb. 6. Perfect Occurrences, No. 1.
1654, March 8. Mercuriut Poeticut, No. 2.
1654, March 20. Mercurius Aulicus, No. 1.
1664, April 21. Perfect Occurrences, No. 1.
1664. The Blood's Almanack; or Monthly Observations and Predictions.
1664, May 8. Perfect Diurnal Occurrences.
1654, May 8. The Weekly Post, for George Horton, No. 177.
1654, June 7. Mercurius Fumigosus; or, the Smoaking Nocturnal, No. 1.
1654, July 21. Mercurius Jocotus ; or, the Merry Mercury.
1654, Oct. 31. The Observator, No. 1.
1664, Nov. The reprinting of Mercurius Poli- tieus, was transferred from Leith to Edinburgh ; where it continued to be published till the Ilth of April, 1660 ; and was then reprinted, under the name of Mercurius Publicus. The printing- office of Mr. Higgins, in Edinburgh, was in Hart's Close, opposite the Tron church ; a part of the town now occupied by North-bridge-slreet.
1666. Mr. MerediUi gave to the company dG20 a-year; (which still continues a rent charge on two houses on the north side of St. Paul's Church-yard) out of which books to the amount of £6, are annually sent to the rector of Eemp- sey, in Worcestershire, for the use of the free- school in that parish ; £4 to Christ's Hospital, for bibles ; and £10 to the poor of the company. I
1666, March 21. Died, James Usbeb,* arch- bishop of Armagh, in Ireland, designated bjDr. Johnson as the greatest luminary of the Irish church. He was born in Dublin, Jannaiy 4, 1580, and was one of the three first stndena admitted into Trinity college, in 1693. See ps^ 412, ante. In 1620 he was promoted to t£e bishopric of Meath, and in 1626, translated to the see of Armagh. He was not only emioeot in the pursuits of literature, but was no kss reputable for the gentleness of his manneiB and the holiness of his life, than for his profoasd erudition. His chief work, entitled Amtale* Veteriset Novi 7e(tamentt,is an excellent sacied chronology, in which the great events of profane and sacred history are reconciled. It is txanc- lated into English in one volume folio. He died of a pleun^ at London, and was buried in Westminster abbey. After the death of this illustrious prelate, the English army in Irelaiid, purchased nis valuable collection of books and manuscripts, in order to present them to Trinity college, Dublin ; and though several obstadn intervened, through Cromwell, the munificent donation was finsuly confirmed by Charles II.
1655. The earliest Hebrew production known to have been issued from the Oxford press, «as Dr. Pococke's Porta Moses, 4to.
1655, Feb. 4. Mercurius Polilicus.
1666, Sep. 7. Certain Passages of every Dnfs Intelligence, No. 1 .
1655, Oct. 8. The Public Intdligencer, for Henry Hills, No. 1.
1666. Dr. Cotton, in his Typographieat Gaxe- teer, states that printing was introduced into the city of Chester so early as this year, withont giving either the name of the printer, or work produced. Peter Ince was a stationer in Chester m 1636, see page 489, ante ; and Peter Boyddl is noticed as a bookseller in 1663.
1666. Mr. Leake, on behalf of himself, Mr. Rothwel], Mr. Hurford, Mr. Pakeman, and Mr. Fawne, presented a large silver cup, valued at j£12 10s. with the companys' arms, and their several names engraved on it.
1656, Sept. 8. Died, Joseph Hall, an emi- nent and learned bishop of Norwich : he was the first who wrote satires in English veise, with anv degree of elegance and success. They refer to general objecL*!, and present some just pictures of the more remarkable anomalies in the human character; and are written in a style of greater polish and volubility than most of the compo- sitions of his age. He is universally allowed to have been a man of great wit and learning, and of as great meekness, modesty, and piety. His works make five vols, folio, and have gaiuM him the appellation of the English Seneca. He was born in 1674.
The following extract is from his Oceasionml Meditations, "upon the sight of a great library.*
- The famllj name was orijciaally Nevil, bat an ancestor
who accompanied KinffJohn into Ireland, In the qnalitv of ushei of the chamber. foUowed the common cuatcm of the timea, in exchangiing the English name for that of tk* olBce with which he was invested.
