Births and Marriages. Orders are given for a furvey of all the timber trees in the royal forefts, previous to a fall of wood taking place this autumn. BIRTHS. Sept. 13. The duchefs of Northumberland, of a daughter. 19. The lady of colonel Read, of Rambury, Wilts, of a daughter. 20. Lady Herbert, of a daughter. 24. The lady of Alexander Davifon, of Harpur-ftreet, efq. of a daughter. The lady of John Moore, of Brookfreet, efq. of a fon. Oa. 6. Lady Kinnaird, of a fon. 8. The lady of Thomas Grange, of Norwich, efq. of a daughter. MARRIAGES. Sept. 12. Charles Granville Stuart Monteith, of Clofeburn, North Britain, efq. to mifs Ludivina Loughman. 13. George Poore, of Portsmouth, efq. to mifs Naomi Collins, of Egypt, Hle of Wight. 14. Thomas Donaldson, of Chifwick, Durham, efq. to mifs Selby, of Swansfield, Northumberland. 15. The marquis of Blandford, to lady Sufan Stuart. 17. G. Bulftrade, of Worcefler, efq. to mifs Bulftrode, of Dover. 20. William Brander, of Morden Hill, Surrey, to mifs Burnet, of Vauxhall. Thomas Hull, of Bristol, efq. to mifs Bennett, of Stoke Newington. John Ph. de Gruchy, of Fenchurch1treet, efq. to mifs C. Grant, of Portsmouth. The bishop of Corke, to mifs Mapletoft. 22. John Bute, of Bedford-row, efq. to mils Freeman, of Bartholomew Clofe. Jukes Coulfon, of Weftbrun Houfe, efq. to mifs Kindlefide, of Wigmore, Kent. George Sadler, of Lexden, Effex, to miss Stebbing, of Clare. Jasper Atkinson, of Aldermanbury, efq. to mils Gardiner, of Woodford, Effex. Sigifmund Trafford, efq. fon of the 24. The rev. John Tommas, of Brif- 559 Tucker, of Hull, efq. M. D. to mifs Wood. Capt. Nixon, of New Ormond-ftreet, to mifs Ifabella Capper, of Buhe,. Herts. The rev. James Hodgson, rector of Dr. George Moncrieff, phyfician in Geore Fletcher, of Hull, efq. to mifs Lieutenant J. Gilfillan, of Hanover- The rev. Samuel Hoole, M. A. fon of Mr. John Hoole, late of the EaltIndia House. 30. Thomas Lodington, of Lamb'sconduit-ftreet, efq. to mifs Day, of New North-ftreet. Henry Hunt, of the City-road, efg. to mifs Springall, of Bishopfgate-fireet. The rev. Jofeph Thomas, chaplain of his majefty's fhip Vanguard, to mifs Parkhurft, of Epfom. Oct. 1. R. Curling, of Sandwich, to William Utten, of Norwich, efq. to George Harrifon, of Lincoln's-Inn, John Hooper, of Yeoville, Somersetfhire, efq. to mifs Parfons. Henry Jackfon, of Mark-lane, efq. to mifs Harriet Bishopp. Lord Grantley, to mifs Midgley, of Beverley, Yorkshire. Sir John Peter, the British conful, in the Auftrian Netherlands, to mifs Porker, of Mufwell- Hill. The rev. John Robinson, M. A. minifter of Stayley-bridge, Lancashire, to mifs D. Buck, of Knaresborough. 6. John Stewart, of Brooke-fireet, efq. to mifs Stanes, of Dandelion. Capt. William Urquhart, of the 30th regiment of foot, to mifs Ifabella Rofe. Thomas Sinclaire, jun. of Belfaft, eiq. to mifs Jane Bland. Devetie, of Crosby, Cumberland, efq. to mifs Fawcett, of Scaleby-castle. Capt. Thomas Inglis of Edinburgh, to mifs Jean Balfour of Dunbog. Charles Chefler, of Curzon-freet, Mayfair, to mifs Roberts. William Hilton, of Hornchurch, Ef fex, efq. to mifs Searle, of Chambers, [ near Epping. DEATH S. Sept. 3. At Saddleworth, near Manchefter, Mifs Mary Buckley, of London. 13. The marchionefs of Abercorne. 14. The lady of lord Dunfany. Jofeph Baker, of Chichester, efq. The marquis de la Luzerne, the French ambassador. 15. John Marr, of Mile-end, efq. 16. The rev. Richard Cooperthwaite, rector of Newhaven. 19. Theophilus Thompfon, efq. deputy governor of the Bank of Ireland. The right hon. John Armstrong, one of the privy council in Ireland. 20. The lady of Paul Patrick, of New Broad-ftreet, efq. The lady of James Crabb, of Southampton-row, Bloomsbury, esq. James Maine, of Ferrybridge, Yorkfhire, efq. Philip Lower, of Kingston, Surry, efq. The rev. Mr. Temple, vicar of Addingham, Cumberland. Capt. Mark Kerr, of the 9th regiment of dragoons. Major Bickerton, Town-Major of the garrison of Berwick. The rev. William Jackfon, M. A. chaplain to the earl of Hardwicke. The lady of William Powell, Ringmer, Suffex, efq. of Lady Wharton, of Thirk, Yorkshire. The lady of fir Robert Palk, bart. The rev. John Free, D. D. vicar of Eaft Coken, Somerfet. Sir John Leman, lecturer of St. Mary at Hill. The lady of John Du Bois, of New Bafing hall treet, efq. 24. Mrs. Warren, of Millbrooke, Hants, filter to the late fir John Hobby Mill, bart. Dr. James De Lancey Muirfon, of Sloane Street. John Scott, efq. furgeon to the roth regiment of light dragoons. The hon. George Lane Parker, of Woodbury-hall, Cambridge fhire. Jofeph Baker, of Chichester, efq. Philip Robinfon, of York, efq. | Anthony Dutton, of Malton, Yorkshire, efq Francis Harrifon, of Leeds, efq. Thomas Gore, of Newcastle, efq. 27. John Hart, efq. principal land coal-meter, and late an alderman of the city of London. Lord Craven, at Lausanne. 30. William Dunn, of Camdenftreet, Dublin, efq. The right hon. lady Elizabeth Hay, aunt to the earl of Kinnoul. The rev. Mr. Mulfo, prebendary of Winchester. Charles Orby Hunter, of Crowland, Lincolnshire, efq. Sir Herbert Mackworth, bart. Oa. 5. The lady of major Grymes. 6. General John M'Kenfie, colonel commandant, and adjutant-general of the marine forces. James Butler, of Red-lion fquare, efq. The hon. Thomas Henry Coventry, youngest fon of vifcount Deerhurst. Thomas Hoo, of Barr, near Birmingham, efq. The lady of Francis Forfter, of Trinity-hall, Cambridge. efq. James Bulcock, of Dulwich, efq. James Bennet, of Walthamstow, Effex, efq. 7. The relict of the late W. Drury, of Oakhampton, Rutland, efq. The lady of William Moore, of Hoddefdon, Herts, efq. William Mafon, efq. in commiffion of the peace, for Surrey. James Fisher, of Lincoln's-inn, efq. Jehu Dunn, of Tannochfide, NorthBritain, efq. 9. The countefs dowager of Glafgow. Jeremiah Waring, of Thorpe Leehoufe, Surrey, efq. 10. The lady of George Barber, of Clock-house, near Bradford, efq. John Hodges, of Frith-ftr. Soho, efq. Samuel Hoare, efq. of Corke. THE Lady's Magazine; O R, Entertaining Companion for the FAIR SEX, appropriated folely to their Ufe and Amusement. 567 559 573 3 On Taciturnity, 4 Account of Ford Abbey, 5 Rofetta, a Tale, 6 On Fans, 7 Alexis; or, the Cottage in the Woods, 574 8 The Chronicles of the Three Sifters, 579 9 The Cenfor; or, Friendly Female Monitor, No. 14. 585 587 10 The Expatiator, No. 1. 589 14 On the Courage of the North Ame rican Indians, 593 Is On a ridiculous Affectation of Study, 595 20 Enigmatical Lifts, 26 Marriages, 16 Account of the new Pantomime cal ed Oscar and Malvina, 609 612 614 615 ibid. 616 This Number is embellished with the following Copper Plates, viz. 1. A new Pattern for working a Cravat, &c.-2. A View of Ford Abbey, Devonfhire.-3. An exquifite Portrait of his Royal Highnefs Frederic Duke of York. And, 4. The Succefs of Damon's Invocation to Chloe. By the Author of the Invocation, inferted in the Lady's Magazine for June. Set to Mufic by T. Wright, of Stockton-upon-Tees. LONDON, Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinfon, No. 25, Paternofter Row, where Favours from Correfpondents will be received. THE Lady's Magazine; For NOVEMBER, 1791. The STATE of FEMALE LITERATURE in ENGLAND in the fixteenth Century. I Wotton, that no age was fo T has been remarked, by Mr. productive of learned women as the fixteenth century. Speaking of the flourishing condition of learning in that century, he fays, it was fo very modifh, that the fair fex feemed to believe that Greek and Latin added to their charms, and that Plato and Ariftotle untranflated were frequent ornaments of their clofets. One would think by the effects, that it was a proper way of educating them, fince there are no accounts in hiftory of so many great women in any one age, as are to be found between the years fifteen and fixteen hundred. — Erafmus, alfo, defcribing those times, fays, "Scena rerum humanarum invertitur: monachi literas nefciunt, et fæmina libris indulgent Bellum eft eum fexum ad prifca exempla fefe poftliminio recipere.-The fcene of human affairs is changed: the monks are ignorant of literature, and women are fond of books.-It is a pleafing circumflance that the female fex should at length have recourse to the ancient examples." Learning was then held in fuch high eftimation, that feveral great men were defirous that their daughters fhould be poffeffed of it as well as their fons. The examples of king Henry the Eighth, in the education of the princeffes Mary and Elizabeth, and of fir Thomas More, with regard to Mrs. Roper, are thought to have chiefly contributed to the introduction of this cuftom. There can be no doubt but that the conduct of perfons fo illuftrious would have much effect upon the fentiments of our countrymen, and be productive of imitation. But, befides this, there was a concurrence of other causes; fuch as the recent origin of printing; the curiofity hence excited in the human mind; the admiration with which the ancient writers, fo lately brought to light, were contemplated, and the diftinguished honour that arose from literary pursuits. In fhort, the general fpirit of the age nourished the principle of training up women in learning. Nor was a flight degree of learning deemed fufficient for them. They were rendered complete mistreffes of the Greek and Latin, as well as of the modern languages. Their reading was not confined to the claffic authors, but comprehended the fathers of the church. They could write Greek epistles and compofe Greek verfes. It fhould be remembered, however, that the literature of the women at that period extended com4 Cz parative y |