ulent dissenters of
the City had begged that he might have the honour of giving security for
Ken," when the seven bishops were bailed, previous to their trial. On what
authority (for none is cited) does this statement rest?

Can any one give a clue to this passage from a letter written to Mr.
Harbin, Lord Weymouth's chaplain, by Bishop Ken, and dated "Winton, Jan
22." [1701]:

"I came to Winchester yesterday, where I stay one post more, and then
go either to Sir R. U. or L. Newton, where you shall hear from
me."--Ken's _Prose Works_, by Round, p. 53.

Can "Sir R. U." (the _U_ perhaps being a mistake for _W._) designate Sir
Robert Worsley, Bart., of Chilton, in the county of Southampton, married to
Lord Weymouth's daughter? and can "L. Newton" be a mistake for Long Sutton,
in Hants? or may it be Long Newton, in the hundred of Malmesbury?

J. J. J.

Temple.

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THE REV. JOHN LAWSON AND HIS MATHEMATICAL MANUSCRIPTS.

In the year 1774 the Rev. John Lawson, B.D., Rector of Swanscombe in Kent,
published _A Dissertation on the Geometrical Analysis of the Antients, with
a Collection of Theorems and Problems without solutions for the Exercise of
young Students_. This work was printed anonymously at Canterbury, but the
merits of the essay did not permit the author to remain long in obscurity;
the real writer was immediately known to most of the geometers of the day,
and the elegant character of many of the theorems and problems, led to a
general desire that their solutions should be published in a separate work.
In accordance with this intention, it was announced on a fly-sheet attached
to some copies of the work, that--

"The author of this publication being a man of leisure, and living in a
retired situation, remote from any opportunity of conversation with
mathematicians, would be extremely glad of a correspondence with any
such, who are willing to be at the expense of the same; or if this be
thought too much, will pay the postage of his answers to their letters.
But no letters, except post-paid, can be received by him; otherwise a
door would be opened for frolic, imposition, and impertinence. Any new
geometrical propositions, either theorems or problems, would be
received with gratitude, and if sent without solutions, he would use
his best endeavours to return such as might be satisfactory. Any new
solutions of propositi