11. An Introduction to a Breviary of the History of England, with the Reign of King William I. entitled the Conqueror; published

in 8vo, 1693, by Dr. John Moore, (afterward bishop of Ely) from the MSS. of archbishop Sancroft, with a preface by Dr. Moore.

"12. The Seat of Government, upheld by the two great Pillars thereof, viz. Civil Justice, and Martial Policy, which are framed out of Husbandry, Merchandize, and Gentry of this Kingdom; a fragment, first printed in his Remains, 12mo, 1651.

“13. Observations concerning the Causes of the Magnificency and Opulency of Cities; a fragment, also printed in his Remains.

" 14. The Sceptic; founded on the doctrine of Pyrrho, and printed in his Remains, as above.

"It seems highly probable that many of sir Walter's writings are yet unpublished. David Lloyd, in his State Worthies, informs us, that Mr. Hamden, a little before the wars, was at the charge of transcribing 3,452 sheets of Ralegh's MSS. as the amanuensis himself told him; who had his close chamber, his fire and candle, with an attendunt to deliver him the originals, and take his copies as fast as he could

write them. I need not add, that the extant writings of sir Walter, at that time unpublished, with which we are acquainted, appear to bear a small proportion to this quantity.

"The following is a list of the pieces known and ascribed to the knight, yet omitted by Dr. Birch, of which I have been able to collect the titles.

"A Report of the Truth of the Fight about the Isles of Azores, already noticed in chap. iii. of this work.

"A Relation of Cadiz Action, in the year 1596, printed at length in chap. v. of this work.

"A Discourse of Tenures which were before the Conquest, namely, knight service, soccage, and frankalmoign; and the effect of those tenures, wards, reliefs, heriots escuage, or warfaring by tenure, reservations of rent or victuals, and provisions or purveyors in the Saxon times; that the same estates in the soil of this land were due unto the subjects by birthright of their ancestors, the inhabitants of the land, before duke William's time, namely, to have land in fee simple, freeholders, copyholders, customary tenants, and villains, before the year 1066; together with the

resemblances or disresemblances of those, in outlandish, ancient or modern, estates; printed in Gutch's Collectanea Curiosa, from Tanner's MSS. in the Bodleian library.

"A Discourse, how War may be made against Spain and the Indies; referred to in the Discourse touching a War with Spain, but not known either in print or MS.

"Memorial touching the Port Dover, already noticed in chap. v. of this work.

"Treatise of the West Indies, referred to in the dedication to the first Guiana Voyage, (see chap iv.) but not known either in print or MS.

"Considerations of a Voyage to Guiana, MS. in the British Museum. (See Ayscough's Catalogue, p. 692, No. 1133.)

"Journal of Second Voyage to Guiana; MS. in the Cotton library (Titus, B. viii), being notes from which the Apology was written.

"The Present State of Spain, with a most accurate account of his Catholic Majesty's Power and Riches; also the names and worth of the most considerable persons in that kingdom; MS. noticed by Anthony Wood, and in Shirley's Life of Ralegh.

"The Present State of Things, as they now

stand between the three Kingdoms, France, England, and Spain; MS. in the Harleian li brary. (xxxviii. B. 3.)

"A Dialogue between a Jesuit and a Recusant, shewing how dangerous are their Principles to Christian Princes; No. iii. of Genuine Remains of Sir Walter Ralegh, subjoined to an an abridgment of his History of the World, by Philip Ralegh, Esq. only grandson to sir Walter, Svo, 1700.

"A Discourse of the words Law and Right; MS. in the Ashmolean library.

"A Treatise of the Soul; MS. in the same library.

"A Treatise of Mines, and the Trials of Mi-, nerals; MS. noticed by Anthony Wood.

"A Collection of Chemical and Medicinal Receipts; MS. in the British Museum. (See Ayscough's Catalogue, p. 492, No.359.)

"A Discourse of the Spaniards' Cruelties to the English in Havanna; MS. formerly in the collection of Henry, earl of Clarendon.

"A Treatise of the Art of War by Sea; referred to, as unfinished, in the History of the World, (Lib. v. chap. 1, sect. 6,) but not known either in print or MS.

"A Discourse of a Maritimal Voyage, and the passages and incidents therein, addressed to Prince Henry, referred to in the Observations concerning the Royal Navy and Sea Service, but not known either in print or MS.

"Certain publications not entitled to a place in the above list, yet to which sir Walter's name hath been appended, are noticed here. Such are

"A Notable and Memorable Story of the cruel war between the Carthagenians and their own Mercenaries, 4to, 1647; a republication of the History of the World. Lib. v. chap. 2, &c.

"War with Foreign Princes Dangerous, 8vo, 165-, by sir Robert Cotton; to which a head of sir Walter was at first improperly prefixed.

"The Dutiful Advice of a Loving Son to his aged Father; printed in Ralegh's Remains, as written by him, but more probably a libel upon him by one of his enemies. (See Birch's Works of Ralegh, Prolegomena, p. 105.)

"The Life and Death of Mahomet, the