The history. Of this learned book is very curious. Some envious person having insinuated' to the world that Spelnum did not write the whole; Dr. Robert Brady has satisfied the learned in this par ticular,fla the following anecdote. The first part of the Glbssary, to the letter N, was published in the year 1626, the whole being then finished and altered by Sir Henry Spelman to lllr. Bill, the king's printer, for the value of five pounds in books only: but he refusing to give him that: small sum for the copy, he ventured to print the first part of it at his own charge, and most of thebooks lay upon his hands until the latterend of the year 1637, when Mr. Stephens and Mr. Me redith, booksellers in St. Paul's Church-yard, took them off. The next year, Sir lvilliam Dngdale being with Sir Ilenry Spelman, and tel ling him that many learned men were very desirous to see the remaining part of that work, Sir Henry then told him what is here related, and produced both parts of the Glossary, the first whereof was printed, and interleaved with blank leaves, as also was the second, which was in manuscript, where in he had added and altered much. After his Majesty's Restoration, the Earl of Clarendon, then Lord Chancellor, and Dr. Sheldon, then Bishop of London, inquired of Sir William Dug dale, what was become of the remaining part of the Glossa r or whether ever it was finished? He told them, it was finished, and in the hands of I! R. Charles Spelman, grand-child to Sir Henry, and youngest son to Sir John. Whereupon, they desired Sir William to desire him to print it which he did: but finding that the booksellers would give nothing for the copy, and that he was not able to print it at his own charge, and re turning this answer to the Lord Chancellor and Bishop of London, they contributed liberally themselves; and, procuring many subscriptions to that purpose, desired Sir William Dugdale to receive the money, and deal with a printer to per form the work which he did, and caused it to be printed as he received it, all under the proper'hand-writing of Sir Ilenry Spt'lman, without ai teration or addition. And had it not been for the dreadful fire in London, wherein the copy was' consumed, it might, at this day, have been pro duced, to have confirmed what is here reported. For the truth whereof Sir lvilliam Dirge/ale, a person of great learning, worth, and integrity, and now a living testimony, without exception, may be consulted, if any man doubts what is here delivered. See Animadrersions upon a book, called, Jani Anglorum Faczes lvo'va, p. 96, eu nexed to an Answer to a book written by xvil liam Petit, Esq. 8vc. 1681.

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