. The craftsman. ubjeSis, till Jfee what your Fa£lion have to fay in Reply to that ex^,^celknt Treatife. I am, SIR, Tour old Correfpondent and Antagmijit.^^j A. COURTLY GRUB, Ef<J took no Notice of your late Dedication to Sir R. I find my Brother Jrcber hath begun oneCritique upon tbat Piece in the Courant, and myCoufm Walfingham another in the free-Briton, Idoubt not that both of them will be executed with Ithat Elegance of Style, and Solidity of Reafoning,iwhich dilUnguilh the Writings of thofe Gentlemen ;snd therefore I fliall not prefume to interfere withThem upon
. The craftsman. ubjeSis, till Jfee what your Fa£lion have to fay in Reply to that ex^,^celknt Treatife. I am, SIR, Tour old Correfpondent and Antagmijit.^^j A. COURTLY GRUB, Ef<J took no Notice of your late Dedication to Sir R. I find my Brother Jrcber hath begun oneCritique upon tbat Piece in the Courant, and myCoufm Walfingham another in the free-Briton, Idoubt not that both of them will be executed with Ithat Elegance of Style, and Solidity of Reafoning,iwhich dilUnguilh the Writings of thofe Gentlemen ;snd therefore I fliall not prefume to interfere withThem upon that SubjeSi. N<^455. Saturday, March 22, 17^4-5. r^ CALEB D* AN VERS, £/^;S I R, H E Hiftory of Timur Bec, common-ly calldTamerlan e, is lately tranfla-ted into Englijh, and dedicated to hisRoyal Highnefs the Prince of ^ Wales ithe Life of this great Man being pro-pofed as a moll noble Pattern for theConduft of Perfons in his high Station. It J3 a Hi-ftory, indeed, well worth the Perufal of all Princes ani. N° 455- 2^^^ Craftsman. 251 and Kings. The Author iays of Him, in his Preface,that the Reader will not be furprized at the heroickAnions, which raifed Him to the fupreme Dignity ofEmperor of Tartary, and fubje£led all Jfia to Him,from the Frontiers of China to thofe of Greece; Thatis, the Countries of Turkey, Tartary, Perjta, Indiaand Syria, when He fhall be acquainted with the fub-lime Qualities, with which this Prince was was a very pious and religious Obferver of theMahometan Lavj. He was fo prudent, that He alwaysgovernd the State himfelf, without having Recourfeto a Prime Minister ; and He fucceeded in all hisEnterprizes, wherein He had no other End than theGlory of God, the Increafe of Religion, and the Goodof his People. He was exceedingly liberal and courteousto every one, excepting Thofe, who refufed to obeyHim. He was a great Lover of Jujiice ; and noneunder his Government ever exercifed Violence and Ty-ranny unpunifhd. He efteemd Learning and le
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