for their advancement and profperity, they may, at some time, inftance their better judgment by their reformation. The confiftent proteftant, the affectionate parent, the virtuous patriot, will admire the wisdom and zeal of our author in his plans and exertions for the religion of the gofpel, the improved education of youth, and the reform of fome important parts of the political conftitution of their country, although they may be difpofed, in fome cafes, to accommodate to the temporary expediency of other measures, lefs perfective of true liberty. My particular obligations are due to feveral greatly esteemed and very respectable friends, for their communications and affiftances in various ways, the recital of whofe names would do me much honour; but, unwilling to make them generally refponfible for faults, which may be peculiarly my own, I deny myself the gratification of making any other than this general acknowledgment of their kindness. The patronage which has been afforded to the present publication, will appear to be confiderable from the numerous and refpectable fubfcribers, whofe names are prefixed; but it has been rendered ftill more confiderable by feveral inftances of fingular munificence, which do honour to human nature, but which were accompanied with a prohibition of every marked diftinction. These inftances of regard for the memory of Dr. John Jebb, and of esteem for his surviving confort, have greatly contributed to excite my own attention and diligence, as they were attended with the most unequivocal evidence of the acceptableness of my undertaking; an undertaking, in the event of which I am no otherwife interested, than as the honour of my beloved friend, and the intereft of truth and of mankind are concerned. APRIL 17, 1787, D. SUBSCRIBER S. A. HIS Excellency the Hon. John Adams, Ambaffador from the United States of America. Mr. Daniel Adams, Tavistock-ftreet, London. Alexander Adair, Efq. Pall-mall, London. James Adair, Efq. M. A. one of his Majesty's Serjeants at law, and Recorder of London. Mrs. Adair, Lincoln's- inn-fields, London, Mifs Adair. Robert Adair, Esq. Argyle-street, London: Robert Adair, Efq. Lincoln's-inn, London. Mr. Arthur Anftey, Lincoln's-inn, London. John Anftruther, Efq. M.P. Lincoln's-inn-fields, Lon don. B. Mr. W. Bakewell, Burton-upon Trent, Derbyshire. Samuel Barlow, Efq. Middlethorpe, Yorkshire. Mr. Bafnett, Nottingham. John Lodge Batley, Efq. Lamb's-conduit- ftreet, London. Mr. Edmund Batten, Yeovil, Somersetshire. Thomas Butterworth Bayley, Efq. F.R.S. Hope, Lan cashire. John Bayly, M.D. Chichester. William Baynes, Efq. Embfay-kirk, Yorkshire. John Baynes, Efq. M.A. Gray's-inn, London. Rev. Richard Beadon, D.D. Mafter of Jefus college, Cambridge. Rev. William Becher, M.A. Prebendary of Southwell. Mr. John Bell, for Book Society, Yarmouth. Samuel Yate Benyon, Efq. Lincoln's-inn, London. Rev. Samuel Berdmore, D.D. Head mafter of the Charterhoufe-school, London. Sir Robert Bernard, Bart. Brampton, Huntingdonshire. Thomas Bernard, Efq. Lincoln's-inn, London. Rev. William Bevil, London. John Bicknell, Efq. Lincoln's-inn, London. James Bindley, Efq. M.A. F.S. A. Commiffioner of the Stamp-duties, London. Rev. John Bing, Tamworth, Staffordshire. Thomas Birch, Efq. New Bond-ftreet, London. Mr. Mr. Bird, Surgeon, Chelmsford, Effex. Rev. Francis Blackburne, M.A. Archdeacon of Cleveland, Yorkshire. Rev. Fra. Blackburne, LLB. Vicar of Brignal Yorkshire. Wm. Blackburne, M.D. F.S.A. Spring-garden, London. Colonel Samuel Blackden, Maffachufets. Mr. Wm. Blackburn, F.S.A. Southwark, Mr. Bland, Surgeon, Newark. Edward Bootle, Efq. Lower Brook-ftreet, London. Rev. George Bosley, M.A. Chesterfield. Rev. John Bourne, M.A. Chesterfield. Rev. Lawrence Bourne, M.A. Drenfield, Derbyshire. Edward Brice, Efq. Berner-ftreet, London. Mrs. Brice. Edward Bridgen, Efq. F.R.S. and S.A. London. Richard Bright, Efq. Bristol. Rev. William Broadbent, Tutor at the Academy at Daventry. Richard Brocklesby, M.D. F.R.S. London. Sir George Bromley, Bart. Stoke, Nottinghamshire. |