ay's Inn, in
which he was keeper of a library for the use of the Romish clergy. Mr.
Barrington wrote it for amusement, in a fit of the gout. He began it
without any plan, and did not know what he should write about when be
put pen to paper. He was author of several pamphlets, chiefly
anonymous, particularly the controversy with Julius Bate on Elohim."

Of this circumstantial and sufficiently positive attribution, which is
dated October, 1785, no contradiction ever appeared that I am aware of. The
person intended is S. Berington, the author of--

"Dissertations on the Mosaical Creation, Deluge, building of Babel, and
Confusion of Tongues, &c." London: printed for the Author, and sold by
C. Davis in Holborn, and T. Osborn in Gray's Inn, 1750, 8vo., pages
466, exclusive of introduction, 12 pages.

On comparing Gaudentio di Lucca with this extremely curious work, there
seems a sufficient similarity to bear out the statement of the
correspondent of the _Gentleman's Magazine_, W.H. The author quoted in the
_Remarks of Sigr. Rhedi_, and in the _Dissertations_, are frequently the
same, and the learning is of the same cast in both. In particular, Bochart
is repeatedly cited in the _Remarks_ and in the _Dissertations_. The
philosophical opinions appear likewise very similar.

On the whole, unless some strong reason can be given for questioning the
statement of this correspondent of the _Gentleman's Magazine_, I conceive
that S. Berington, of whom I regret that so little is known, must be
considered to be the author of _The Memoirs of Gaudentio di Lucca_.

JAS. CROSSLEY.

Manchester, October 7. 1850.

* * * * *

ENGLEMANN'S BIBLIOTHECA SCRIPTORUM CLASSICORUM.

(Vol. ii., pp. 296. 312.)

The sort of defence, explanation, or whatever it may be called, founded
upon usage, and offered by ANOTHER FOREIGN BOOKSELLER, is precisely what I
wanted to get out, if it existed, as I suspected it did.

If your correspondent be accurate as to Engelmann, it appears that no wrong
is done to _him_; it is only the public which is mystified by a variety of
title-pages, all but one containing a suppression of the truth, and the one
of which I speak containing more.

I now ask you to put in parallel columns extracts from the title given by
Engelmann with the substitutes given in that which I received.

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