atholick Church in
all Ages. 2. That it is repugnant to the Principles and Practice of the
Church of England. 3. The Pernicious Consequences of such a Practice.
By the Author of Plain Dealing, or Separation without Schism," &c.
London, 1716.

I am aware that, according to Dr. Watt, the author of _Plain Dealing_ was
Charles Owen, D.D., but he makes no mention of _Donatus Redivivus_, and I
am unable to discover any account of Dr. Charles Owen or his writings
elsewhere. There appears to have been a reply to _Donatus Redivivus_,
purporting to be from the pen of a Mrs. Jane Chorlton. This I have never
seen, and have only learned of its existence from a subsequent pamphlet
with the following title:

"The Amazon Disarm'd: or, the Sophisms of a Schismatical Pamphlet,
pretendedly writ by a Gentlewoman, entituled An Answer to Donatus
Redivivus, exposed and confuted; being a further Vindication of the
Church of England from the scandalous imputation of Donatism or
Rebaptization. London, 1714."

The dedication of this last tract begins as follows:

"To the Reverend Mr. L--ter, and the Demi-reverend Mr. M--l--n.

"Gentlemen,

"This letter belongs to you upon a double account, as you were the
chief Actors in the late Rebaptizaton, and are the supposed Vindicators
of it, in the Answer to Donatus: a Treatise writ in Defence of the
Sentiments of the Church, which you father upon a Dissenting Minister,
and disingenuously point out to Mr. O----n by Name," &c.

The point which I wish particularly to ascertain is, whether Dr. Charles
Owen was really the {493} author of either of the tracts I have mentioned;
and if so, who he was, and where I can find an account of him and his
writings.

[Greek: Halieus].

Dublin.

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Minor Queries.

_Henry Scobell._--Henry Scobell, compiler of a well-known Collection of
Acts, was for several years clerk to the Long Parliament. I should be glad
to learn what became of him after the dissolution of that assembly.

A LEGULEIAN.

_The Court House._--This place is situated in Painswick, in
Gloucestershire, and has been described to me as an old out-of-the-way
place. Where can I meet with a full description of it? Is the tradition
that a king--supposed to be either the first or second Charles--ever slept
there true?

F. M.

_Ash-trees attract Lightning._--Is it true that ash-trees are more