mselves in talking of OLD CHRONICLES, which both loved to
read, though, among our more late Chronicles printed in
English, Isaackson's was what they chiefly preferred for a
general knowledge of things; a book which was much esteemed
also by those two eminent Chronologers, Bishop Lloyd and Mr.
Dodwell. By the way, I cannot but observe that Isaackson's
Chronicle is really, for the most part, Bishop Andrews's;
Isaackson being amanuensis to the bishop." _Hemingi
Chartular. Eccles. Wigornien._, vol. ii., 666-9, Edit.
Hearne. See also, _Robert of Glocester's Chronicle_, vol.
i., p. LXXII. We will close our account of this perfectly
_unique_ bibliomaniac by subjoining the title of the
_Catalogue of his Books_; for which I am indebted to the
ever-active and friendly assistance of Mr. Heber. The volume
is so rare that the late Mr. Reed told Mr. H. he had never
seen another copy: but another has recently been sold, and
is now in the curious collection of Mr. R. Baker. "The
Library of Mr. THOMAS BRITTON, Small-coal man, Deceas'd:
who, at his own charge, kept up a Concort of Musick above 40
years, in his little Cottage. Being a curious Collection of
every Ancient and Uncommon book in Divinity, History,
Physick, Chemistry, Magick, &c. Also a Collection of MSS.
chiefly on vellum. _Which will be sold by auction at Paul's
Coffee House, &c., the 24th day of January, 1714-15, at Five
in the Evening._ By Thomas Ballard, Esq., 8vo., p. 30.
Containing 102 articles in folio--274 in 4to.--664 in
octavo--50 pamphlets--and 23 MSS." A few of the works, in
octavo, were sufficiently amatory. The third and last
character above mentioned, as making this illustrious
bibliomaniacal triumvirate complete, is THOMAS HEARNE. That
Pope, in the verses which Lysander has quoted, meant this
distinguished antiquary seems hardly to be questioned; and
one wonders at the Jesuitical note of Warburton, in striving
to blow the fumes of the poet's satire into a different
direction. They must settle upon poor Hearne's head: for
WANLEY'S antiquarian talents were equally beyond the touch
of satire and the criticism of the satirist. Warton has,
accordingly, admitted that HEARNE was represented under the
character of WORMIUS; and he defends the character of Hearne
very justly ag