ΤΟ THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN, LORD ELTON, BARON ELDON, OF ELDON, IN THE COUNTY PALATINE OF CHESTER, Lord High Chancellor of Great-Britain, &c. &c. MY LORD, THE following Works are the production of a MAN of whom the Learned Profession has reason to boast. His piety and virtue, his learning and labors, reflected a lustre on the exalted station he filled, and have stamped on his memory the veneration and esteem of impartial posterity. Your Lord si'up will not be unwilling that YOUR NAME should be inscribed on the same roll with that of Sir MATTHEW HALE. Under a persuasion that he would, with reciprocal pleasure, acknowledge My LORD ELDON, these Works, WITH PERMISSION, are dedicated to your Lordship, By your Lordship's most humble, And obedient Servant, THOMAS THIRLWALL. Mile-End, March 30, 1805. CON CONTENTS. The Life and Death of Sir Matthew Hale, A Catalogue of Sir Matthew Hale's Works An Appendix to the Life and Death of Sir Additional Notes on the Life and Death of Sir Matthew Hale, Knt. written by Richard Baxter, at the request of Edward Stephens, Esq. Publisher of his Contemplations, and A Continuation of the Appendix, by the Editor Four Letters of Sir Matthew Hale to his Chil- Letter I. Directions touching the Keeping Letter II. Directions touching Religion Letter III. Concerning their Speech Letter IV. To one of his Sons after his Re- A brief Abstract of the Christian Religion Considerations seasonable at all Times for A Discourse of Religion, in Three Parts: Part II. The Life of Religion, and Super- Part III. The Superstructions upon Reli- gion, and Animosities about them The Life and Death of Pomponius Atticus, written by his Contemporary and Acquaint ance, Cornelius Nepos; translated out of his - ERRATA. Vol. I. p. 71, read as a Note- Even the party whom he decided against were satisfied with the equity of his decision. p. 166, line 8, for do, read does. - 9, for render, read renders. p. 167, 8, for intelligencer, read intelligence, Vol. II. p. 141, - 6, after God, see note. - |