Courtenay and Elizabeth his Wife, p. 70. 3. Of the Family of William de Courtenay, son of Robert de Courtenay, second son of Peter of France, p. 70. 4. Of the Seigneurs de Bleneau, de Villar, &c. p. 82. 5. Of the Seigneurs de la Ferte Loupiere, de Chevillon, &c. p. 88. 6. Of the Seigneurs de Arrablay, &c. and of the Seigneurs de la Ferte Loupiere, p. 97. 7. Of the Seigneurs de Tanlay, p. 101. 8. Of the Seigneurs de Yerre, p. 106.

The 3rd, and most valuable Part, is divided into Three Books, p. 113 to 307, and is illustrated by Genealogical Tables, 1. Of the Family of Reginald de Courtenay, who was the first of that Family that came into England, p. 113. 2. Of the Family of Edward, Earl of Devonshire, grandson of Hugh Courtenay, second Earl of Devonshire and Elizabeth Bohun, p. 201. 3. Of the Family of Sir Hugh Courtenay, of Haccomb, younger brother of Edward, Earl of Devonshire, p. 238. 4. Of the Family of Powderham, p. 265.

The book concludes with "A Collection of Deeds and Instruments, and other writings, referred to in the foregoing History," pp. 32.

Ezra Cleaveland, the author, died in the year 1740, and was buried in the church of Honiton, where is a monument erected to his memory: the inscription upon it is printed in the Gentleman's Magazine, vol. 63. pt. i. p. 393.

At the end of the 61st chapter of the " History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," vol. vi. p. 211, 4to. edit. is a digression on the Family of Courtenay. In the course of reading necessary to produce that luminous and interesting detail, Gibbon applied but did not confine himself to this "History," &c. by Ezra Cleaveland, and observes, "The Rector of Honiton had more gratitude than industry, and more industry than criticism." That great historian had as little faith in Dugdale, the father of our genealogical science, whom he also consulted, Mon. Angl. vol. i. p. 786, and Baronage, vol. i. p. 634. "The fable of the grateful or venal monks of Ford Abbey was too respectfully entertained by our antiquaries Camden and Dugdale; but it is so clearly repug nant to truth and time, that the rational pride of the family now refuses to accept this imaginary founder."

DXVII.

1736.

Symbola Heroica; or the Mottoes of the Nobility and Baronets of Great Britain and Ireland;

Placed Alphabetically: Whereby the proper Owner of any Coat of Arms, may be readily known. Also a Compleat Alphabetical List of the Nobility of each Kingdom, the Dates of their several Patents, or Summons to Parliament, &c. With Lists of the Knights of the Order of the Garter, Thistle, and Bath, and of the Baronets, referring to their several Mottoes.

London: printed for Joel Stephens, at the Hand and Star, between the Temple Gates, in Fleet Street; &c. 1736. 12mo. pp. 130.

DXVIII.

1736.

Parentalia in Anniversario Funere Mariæ Clementinæ, Magnæ Britanniæ Reginæ, habita coram sacro Collegio S. R. E. Cardinalium jussu sacræ Congregationis de Propaganda Fide, &c.

Roma: jussu Clementis XII. Pont. Max. 1736. Folio.

This book, which is beautifully printed, contains Encomiastic Verses, &c. upon Maria-Clementina Sobieski, wife to James-FrancisEdward, son of James II. king of England, the pretended Prince of Wales, attainted by the English parliament. He was proclaimed King of England at Paris by Louis XIV. in Sept. 1701, and landed in Scotland as the Chevalier St. George, Dec. 23, 1715, and was crowned at Scone.

The title is engraved, with her portrait at the top. She died at Rome, 18 Jan. 1735, and was interred at St. Peter's with Royal solemnity, of which the book contains an account in Latin and Italian, printed in double columns. Two large plates represent the Ceremony of the Funeral both within the church, and the Procession to it.

There was also printed, "Solenne Esequie di Maria Clementina Sobieski, Regina dell' Inghilterra, celebrate nella chiesa di S. Paterniano in Fano. 1735." Folio. Pope Clement XII. who had been uniformly kind and liberal to the family, erected an elegant monument to her memory in St. Peter's, with her portrait in mosaic.

The anniversary of her death was commemorated: by "Academia Funebri nel giorno Anniversario della Morte di Maria Clementina, Regina della Gran Brettagna. Roma. 1737." Folio.

There was besides, an "Oration on the Anniversary of the Death of Maria Clementina, by Philip Dazon, translated by A. Lumisden,” &c. a MS in Rodd's Catalogue, 1822, No 29.

Other Ceremonials, &c. relating to the exiled Stuarts:— "A Funeral Oration on the Death of King James II. by Hen. Em. de Rouquette. London printed. 1703." 4to.

"Raccolta de Solenni Funerale fatti in Roma, per la Morte della Maesta di Giacomo III. Re della Gran Brettagna. Romæ. 1766.” 4to.

A mausoleum to the memory of the three last branches of the illustrious and unfortunate House of Stuart, James, his son CharlesEdward, and Cardinal York his son, has been erected at Rome, 1819, from designs of Canova, by King George IV. then Prince Regent.

DXIX.

J. ANDERSON.-1736.

Royal Genealogies: or the Genealogical Tables of Emperors, Kings, and Princes, from Adam to these Times. In Two Parts. Part I. begins with a Chronological History of the World, from the Beginnning of Time to the Christian Æra; and then the Genealogies of the earliest great Families, and most ancient Sovereigns of Asia, Europe, Africa, and America, down to Charlemain, and many of 'em down to these Times. Part II. begins with the Grand Revolution of Charlemain, and carries on the Royal and Princely Genealogies of Europe down to these Times; concluding with those of the Britannic Isles. The Second Edition. With new Addenda and Corrigenda after the Preface. James Anderson, D. D.

By

London: printed by James Bettenham, for Charles Davis, in Pater

noster Row. 1736. Folio. Pages 812.

This most useful and valuable work is dedicated to FrederickLewis, Prince of Great Britain, pp. 4.

It is divided into Two Parts, for the sake of binding it in two volumes, with a title-page to the Second Part, yet the pages are continued in succession through the whole, that the book may be bound in one as any person may desire.

In the 1st Part, the author has followed the chronology of Usher and Prideaux, and the Genealogical Tables begin with the Patriarchs, before and after the Flood; for the better understanding of Holy Scripture, he exhibits the Judges, Kings, and High Priests of God's peculiar people, the Asmodæans and Herodians, with the progenitors and family of Jesus of Nazareth, the promised Messiah. Next the old Chaldæan, Median, Lydian, and Persian Monarchs before Cyrus the Great; the Persian Monarchy from Cyrus to Alexander the Great. Then the Seleucidæ, Ptolemaidæ, the Carthaginians, Numidians, and Mauritanians, the Arsacidæ, and their successors the Persians, the Damascens, Tyrians, Trojans, and Romans, with Chronological Catalogues of all the Roman Emperors, Eastern and Western, and of the Popes.

The Genealogies of the families of Domitius, Antony, Julius Cæsar, Augustus; The first six Roman Emperors and Cæsars continued; Of Vespasian, Trajan, Adrian, Antonine, Severus, Gordian, Valerian, Constantine, Valentinian, Theodosius, Leo Magnus, &c. Of the Ostrogoths and Visigoths, the Heruli, Vandals, Lombards, and Italian Kings. Of Heraclius Basilius and other Easterns, of the Comneni and Angeli, the Courtenays and Palæologi; then

The Turkish and Tartarian Kings of Persia, with the Sophis; The Caliphs of Arabia, Syria, and Persia, with the pedigree of Mahomet, &c.

The Genealogies of the Kings of Hungary; the Dukes and Czars of Muscovy and Russia; the Princes of Poland, &c.; the Kings of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden; with the various branches of Oldenburg and Holstein; The ancient Royal Suevi and Goths of Germany; the Amazons; The oldest German Kings and Princes of the old Saxons till Wittekind the Great, ending with page 447.

Part II. begins with the Genealogy of Charlemain; next that of the Saxon, Franconian, and Swabian Emperors, Of those during and after the great Interregnum, and those of Austria; the Archdukes of Austria from their three Patriarchs, with other old families in the Tyrol, Carniola, Carinthia, &c. and the six happy marriages of Austria; Next the three Spiritual Electors of Mentz,

Triers, and Cologne, with the Spiritual Princes; and then the Genealogies of the six Temporal Electors, or the various ancient and modern families of Bohemia, Saxony, Brandenburg, Bavaria, Palatin, and Braunschweig; the Princes of Silesia, &c. and all the Princely Families of Germany and the Netherlands, or all north of France, to the great Houses of Burgundy and Lorrain, in their several branches; then

All the Kings of France, ancient and modern, and the various Princely families related to them, or descended from them; All the houses of Savoy and Sardinia, Nemours, Montferrat, and Genoa ; the Doges of Venice; the Exarchs of Ravenna; the Houses of Milan, Mantua, and Gonzaga, Esté and Modena, Farnese and Grimaldi, Pico and Cybo, and many others in the north of Italy; the old Kings of Italy and Tuscany, with the Grand Dukes, and many others in the middle and south of Italy, with the Genealogies of several Popes; next the old Kings of Syracuse, the various Kings of Naples, Sicily, and Cyprus, and all the divers Kings of Spain and Portugal, ancient and modern, in their various branches.

The Royal and Princely Genealogies of the ancient and modern Kings and Princes of England, Wales, Scotland, Man, and Ireland, with those Families that are any way related to them by descent, or by marriage; concluding with a brief account of all the Peers in England, Scotland, and Ireland upon record, before or since the Norman Conquest, according to their surnames alphabetically digested, and also Lists of the present Peers of each nation, according to their Precedency. A copious Index of Names is at the end.

The Genealogies are disposed after the manner of Hubner, of Hamburgh, whose work it was the author's intention at first only to translate, but it increased under his hands to three times the size of the original.

The book is perhaps the most difficult and laborious that ever was undertaken by author or printer. It was seven years in hand, and is the most extensive and copious work of the kind in any language, and the first in English of so large a scope. It may be considered as an Abridgment of Universal History, to be used as an Index to all Historical writings, and a Regulator of those whose authors have been either ignorant or negligent of chronology and genealogy, without which any history is deficient, imperfect, and perplexing.

The names of nearly five hundred subscribers of rank and distinction sufficiently attest the encouragement that was bestowed, and which, it will not be denied, the author merited.