1783. dated the 1st of December 1782; an engraved genealogical tree of the royal family of April. 1. Scotland, from King Malcolm III. to King William and Queen Mary, with half length portraits of all the Kings, in their robes and crowns, two feet 6 inches in length, and 7 inches broad; an engraved copy of a charter of King William the Lion, the original in the poffeffion of the Duke of Buccleugh; a view of the ruins of the Abbay of Dryburgh, taken by Rutherford, and engraved by Picot, 15 inches deep, and 21 inches broad; a fouth-west view of the caftle of Dowart, 300 yards from the fhore, a drawing; a print of the Fair Penitent, from Van Loo, engraved by Thomas Trotter, 11 inches deep, by 8 inches broad; a Mezzotinto print of the Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, done from a miniature picture, by R. Houlton, 1761, 14 inches deep, and 10 inches broad; an engraving of a leopard, 12 inches deep, and 14 inches broad; an engraving of a jackall, coloured by George Edwards; two engravings of a wild boar, coloured by the fame; an engraving of a dog feizing a duck, by B. Guelard; two engravings of birds and fquirrels, coloured by Edwards; a painting of the head of the great crested pigeon; fix engravings of birds, coloured by Edwards; an impreffion of the great feal of Scotland, taken from a charter of King James VI.; and a collection of engraved Scottish portraits, of which the following is an inventory : 1. Maria Reyne de France et d'Efcoffe. Tho. de Leu fecit et excudit. Copy of French verfes. Rare Value. L. O 2 6 2. Maria Scotorum Regina. G. Vertue fc. From Lord Burlington's pict. 3. Maria Scotiae et Galliae de facto de jure Angliae et Hiberniae Regina, &c, J. Leipolt. fculp. anno 1587 4. Charles Stuart. Strange fculpfit, 1746. Rare 5. Sir Thomas Urquhart, Knight of Bray and Udol, &c. O IO O IO 020 Glover ad vivum del. 1645. Of him whose shape the picture hath designed; virtue and learning 6. John Knox, from an original picture in the poffeffion of Mifs Knox at E- 7. Mr Thomas Trotter late merchant in Edinburgh. Miller pinx. Tho. Trotter fculp. 010 OIO 8. Mr Richard Cooper engraver in Edinburgh. Jo. Donaldfon delin. Richard Cooper fculpfit. Mezzotinto. 9. Carolus Primus, D. G. &c. Faithorne excudit OIO 10. Maria Ruten, nata in Scotia, uxor Antonii Vandyke Picatoris, &c. Ant. Vandyke pinxit. S. a Bolfwert fculpfit. 11. Jacobus Gibbs Architectus, 1736. B. B. fculpt. O -2 о O I 12. Jacobus Gibbs architectus, A. M. et F. R. S. J. Williams pinxit. Ja. MacArdell fecit. Mezzotinto, half theet 13. John Armstrong, M. D. Sir Joshua Reynolds. P. Edward Fifher fculpt. Half fheet, private plate. 14. Allan Ramfay. Richardus Cooper, ad vivum fculp. Edin. Value. L. oo 10 15. John Armstrong, M. D. T. Trotter fculp. for Bell's poets, 1782. 16. Sir James Steuart of Goodtrees. Jo. Medina Eques pinxit. Geo. Vertue fculpfit 17. Thomas Craig de Riccarton. Geo. Vertue fculp. 1731 18. An engraving, from the dry point of a noted old beggar at Edinburgh. Bogle pinxit et fculp. 1770. Prefented at Spring Garden exhibition. 19. The admirable Crichton. Mofes Griffith delin. J. Hall fculp. 1774 20. The Rev. Robert Henry, D. D. David Martin pinx. J. Caldwall fculp. 21. Georgius Comes de Melvill, &c. J. B. Medina Eques pinxit. fculp. 1783. April. r. 6. R. White 020 22. Patrick Earl of Strathmore, &c. Godfrey Kneller pinx. R. White fculp. 23. The Right Hon. Sir Hugh Dalrymple of North Berwick, Baronet, Lord Prefident of the court of feffion. Aikman pinx. Richardus Cooper fculp. 24. Frances Stewart, Countefs of Portland. Vandyke pinxit 25. The Right Hon. Alexander Lord Salton, Baron of Abernethy, a private plate. Rare, 1774 26. The Hon. Thomas Burnet, one of the juftices of his Majefty's court of common pleas. A. Ramfay pinx. J. Faber fecit. Mezzotinto, half fheet 27. His Highness Prince Rupert. P. Lely pinx. R. Thomfon excud. 28. Joann. Bapt. Colbert. Champagne pinx. Nantevil fculp. 1660 29, John Campbell Duke of Argyle and Greenwich. Allan Ramfay pinx. Faber fculp. Mezzotinto, fheet, 1740 30. Archibaldus D. Argatheliae, A. Ramfay pinx. Faber fecit. Mezzotinto, 1744 31. Allan Ramfay. Mezzotinto, half fheet 32. Maria Beatrice Principiffa de York. Mezzotinto, half sheet 33. Alexander Monro fenior, M. D. profeffor of anatomy. A. Ramfay pinx. o 2 6 34. His Royal Highnefs James Duke of York and Albany. Mezzotinto. Lely pinx. Brown fculp. A proof reverfed, by his Highnefs's order 35. Thomas Alexander Earl of Kelly. Rich. Hume pinx. R. Blyth sculpt. о 3 0 36. David Hume, Efq; A proof. Mezzotinto. A. Ramfay pinx. This was the property of Mr Hume, and the infcription is written by himself 37. Jac. Gibbs Architectus, A. M. & F. R. S. 1750. Hogarth. delin. Paron fculp. 0 2 6 38. The Right Hon. the Earl of Mansfield. David Martin pinxit et fculpfit. I 4 O By Dr WILLIAM CUMING of Dorchefter. 439. A copy of the history and antiquities of the county of Dorfet, with a copy of doomf day book, and the inquifitio gheldi for the county, adorned with a correct map of the. 1783. April 1. county, and views of the antiquities, feats of the nobility and gentry, &c. by the Rev. John Hutchins, M A. two volumes folio, London, 1774, handsomely bound and gilt. By Mr JOHN NICHOLS Printer, London. 440. The following books, viz. A copy of the bibliotheca topographica Britannica, No. vii. containing the history and antiquities of Hinckley, in the county of Leicester, 4to, London 1782; proofs that Great Britain was fuccefsful against each of her numerous enemies, before the late victory of Sir George Bridges Rodney, 4to, London 1782; the court register, and statesman's remembrancer, containing a series of all the great officers, prime minifters, &c. for above an hundred years paft, corrected up to the 3d of June 1782, 8vo, London 1782; Collatio codicis Cottoniani Genefeos, cum editione Romana, a Joanne Ernefto Grabe, jam olim facta, nunc demum edita ab Henrico Owen, M. D. S. R. S. 8vo, London 1778; and Configlio ad un Giovane Poeta del Sig. Martin Sherlock, 12mo, London, 1780. By Mr WILLIAM RICHARDSON Surgeon in Birmingham. 441. A history of Birmingham, to the end of the year 1780, by W. Hutton, 8vo, Birmingham 1781, adorned with prints, and handfomely bound and gilt. By LACHLAN MTAVISH of Campbeltown, Efq; 442. A good fpecimen of afbeftos, from Argylefhire, and a petrifaction, which filled a pair of large efcallop fhells, bearing the mark of their ridges and hollows. By Mr JAMES MILLER Writer. 443. A copper coin of Lewis XIII. King of France, dated 1637, and another of Maximilian de Bethun, dated 1636. By Mr ALEXANDER SPROT Tanner. 444. An Irish penny; on one fide, a King crowned, with an antique crown, a harp before him, and an imperial crown above him; infcription, Floreat Rex; on the other fide, a perfon crowned with a mitre, in his hand a patriarchal staff, a church at a distance; infcription, Quiefcat Plebs. By the Hon. Sir JOHN DALRYMPLE, H. M. Baronet. 445. A piece of the root of the heather, lifhed, measuring 73 inches in length, and from the island of Uift, neatly fquared and po ths of an inch in breadth. 1 By By ALEXANDER FERGUSON of Craigdarroch, Efq; 446. An antient Druidical bead or amulet, of coarfe dark brown glafs, croffed with small stripes of yellow, 1 inch in diameter, the perforation 4ths of an inch in diameter; a bead of the fame kind, but of a dark green colour, was found at Caftiefhaw, in Yorkshire, and described in the Archaeologia of the Antiquaries of London, Vol. i. p. 217. 20th of February 1766, Art. No. 45. by Mr Watfon, minifter of Rippond, in York!hire; alfo, Mr Pennant's Br. Zoology, Vol. iii. p. 33. Svo edition. By Mr JOHN GARDNER Banker. 447. Two filver coins, viz. a forty-pence Scottish piece of King Charles I. and an Englifh threepence of Queen Elizabeth. By Mr ALEXANDER WEIR Painter. 448. An ancient bell, covered with curious carvings, in baffo relievo; on one fide, a reprefentation of Adam and Eve, with the ferpent in the tree of knowledge; on the other, of our Saviour's crucifixion; height of the bell 3 inches, diameter of the mouth 3 inches. By JAMES DURHAM of Largo, Efq; 449. Six small filver coins, of an irregular oval form, each having a Greek infcription, in four lines, on one fide, and indiftinct flat sculpture on the other. By Mr ALEXANDER GARDNER Jewellcr. 450. The following filver coins, viz. Five pennies of King Alexander III. of Scotland, in which there are three varieties. The following forty-nine pennies of Edward I. King of England, viz. 1. A front view of the King's head, with bufhy hair, his crown adorned with three flowers de lys, and two low points, topped with pearls alternately; infcription, within two dotted circles, Edw. Rex. Angl. Dns. Hyb.; a cross potent over the King's head, between the first and laft words; reverfe, a narrow plain crofs, extending to the edges of the piece, in each angle three pellets in triangles; infcription, within two doted circles, Civi-tasLon-don. 2. A duplicate of the above coin. 3. Face as the laft; infcription, Edw. R. Angl. Dns. Hyb.; reverfe as the laft. 4. A duplicate of the last coin. 5. Face as the laft; reverse as the laft, the pellets larger. 6. A duplicate of the laft coin. 7. As No. 3; but, from the badnefs of the fculpture, it appears to be a counterfeit. 8. As No. 3.; infcription on the reverfe, Robe-rtus-de H-adl. 1783. April 1 9. A 1783. April. 1. 9. A duplicate of the laft coin. 10. As No. 3.; infcription on the reverfe, Civi-tas-Can-tor. 12. As No. 3.; infcription on the reverfe, Civi-tas-Ebo―raci. 14. As No. 3. ; infcription on the reverfe, Civi-tas-Dur-e 15. A duplicate of the laft coin. 16. As No. 3. ; infcription on the reverfe, Civi-tas-Dur-eme; a double quarter foil before the first letter. 17. As No. 3.; infcription on the reverfe, Civi-tas-Cef-trie. 18. A duplicate of the last coin. 19. As No. 3.; infcription on the reverfe, Civitas-Lin—col. 20. A duplicate of the laft coin. 21. As No 3.; infcription on the reverse, : Vil-la B-ere-wici. 22. As No. 3. ; infcription on the reverfe, Vill-Bri—ftc-lie. 23. As No. 3.; infcription on the reverfe, Vill-a Br-ifto-llie. 24. A duplicate of the laft coin. 25. A front view of the King's head crowned, as in No. 1. within a triangle, formed by a dotted line, within which is a plain line; infcription, Edw. R—Angl. D—ns Hyb.—; reverse as that of No. 1.; infcription, Civitas-Dublinie. 26. A duplicate of the last coin. 27. Face as the laft; reverse the fame; infcription, Civi-tas-Wate-rfor. 28. Face as No. 1.; infcription, Edwa. R. Angl. Dns. Hyb.; reverse as that of No. 29. A duplicate of the laft coin. 30. As the laft; infcription on the reverfe, Civi-tas-Can-tor. 31. A duplicate of the last coin. 32. As the laft; infeription on the reverfe, Civi-tas-Dun-elme. 34. As the laft; infcription on the reverse, Civi-tas-Dur-eme. 36. As the laft; infcription on the reverfe, Vill-a Be-rev-vici. 38. As the laft; infcription on the reverfe, Vill-Bri-flo-lie. 39. As the laft; infeription on the reverfe, VillScie-dmundi. 40. A duplicate of the laft coin. 41. Face as No. 1.; inscription, Ed-war. R. Angl. Dns. Hyb.; reverse as that of No. 30. 42. A duplicate of the last coin. 43. As the laft; infcription on the reverfe, Civi-tas Dur-eme. 44. Face as No. 1.; infcription, Edward. R. Angl. Dns. Hyb.; reverse as that of No. 1. 45. A duplicate of the laft coin. 46. As the lat; infcription on the reverfe, Civi-tas-Can-tor. 47: A |