acon and Fagan--Blunder--Prince of
Wales' Feathers--Portrait of Ben Jonson--Robert
Burton--Blowen 105

REPLIES:--

Touchstone's Dial, by Robert Snow and J. Clarke 107

Winifreda, by Lord Braybrooke 108
Replies to Minor Queries--Did St. Paul's Clock
strike Thirteen--By the bye--Clement's Inn--Words
are Men's Daughters--Passage in Saint Mark--"And
Coxcombs vanquish Berkeley by a Grin"--Dr.
Trusler's Memoirs 109

MISCELLANEOUS:--

Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 110

Books and Odd Volumes wanted 111

Notices to Correspondents 111

Advertisements 111

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Notes.

INEDITED LETTER FROM THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY, AUTHOR OF THE
"CHARACTERISTICS," TO LE CLERC, RESPECTING LOCKE.

[We are indebted to our valued correspondent JANUS DOUSA, for a
transcript of the following important letter--the original of which is
preserved in the Remonstrant Library of Amsterdam--and for which our
correspondent acknowledges his obligations to the great kindness of
Prof. des Amories van der Hoven.]

"St. Giles's, in Dorset, Feb. 8-13. 1705.

"Sir,--Having once writt to you in my own Language, I continue to use the
same Privilege. I am sorry that I am in no better a condition to acquit my
self of my Promise to you. My Recovery has been so slow, that I am scarce
yet got up: and I have been unable to hold any Correspondance with my
Friends in Town. Mr. King promisd to send me the Papers I mention'd to you
of Mr. Lock's; who, it seems, had begun some Memoires of his own relating
to my G^d Father. These however imperfect, yet as being Mr. Lock's own I
should have been glad to send you with what supplement I could make myself:
But Mr. King's Engagements in the Publick affaires has made him delay this
so long, that according to the account you have given me of the shortness
of your Time, I must wayt no longer: but content my self with giving you
what I can out of my own head, without other Assistance.

"Mr. Lock came into my Grandfathers Family in the summer of the year 1666,
recommended by his Friend[1] Mr. Bennet of y^e town of Shaftesbury. The
occasion of it was thus. My