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strations_, and his _Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain_.] _Gorram._--Please to direct me where I can find a short account of Gorram, an ecclesiastical writer (I suppose) mentioned by D'Aubigne, vol. v. p. 245. L. (2) [The divine alluded to by D'Aubigne is no doubt Nicholas de Gorran, a Dominican, confessor to Philip the Fair of France. He was an admired and eloquent preacher, and his Sermons, together with a Commentary on the Gospels, appeared at Paris, 1523 and 1539. He died in 1295.] "_Rock of Ages._"--Who is the author of the hymn beginning "Rock of Ages?" J. G. T. [That celebrated advocate for _The Calvinism of the Church of England_, the Rev. Augustus Montague Toplady.] * * * * * Replies. REMUNERATION OF AUTHORS. (Vol. vii., p. 591.) Responding to the challenge of your correspondent MR. ANDREWS, I copy the following from my common-place book: _From Lintot's memorandum-book of "Copies when purchased."_ _Farquhar._ L s. d. 1705. Recruiting Officer 16 2 6 1706. Beaux Stratagem 30 0 0 _Betterton._ 1712. The Miller's Tale, with some characters from Chaucer 5 7 6 _Mr. Centlivre._ 1703. May 14. Love's Contrivance 10 0 0 1709. May 14. Busy Body 10 0 0 _Mr. Cibber._ 1701. Nov. 8. A third of Love's Last Shift 3 4 6 1705. Nov. 5. Perolla and Izadora 36 11 0 1707. Oct. 27. Double Gallant 16 2 6 Nov. 22. Lady's Last Stake 32 5 0 Feb. 26. Venus and Adonis 5 7 6 1708. Oct. 9. Comical Lover 10 15 0 1712. Mar. 16. Cinna's Conspiracy 13 0 0 1718. Oct. 1. The Nonjuror 105 0 0 _Mr. Gay._ 1713. May 12. Wife of Bath 25 0 0 1714. Nov. 11. Letter to a Lady 5 7 6 1715. Feb. 14. The What-d'ye-call-it? 16 2 6 Dec. 22. Trivia 43 0 0 Epistle to the Earl of Burlington 10 15 0 1717. May 4. Battle of the Frogs 16 2 6 Jan. 8.
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