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Hawkesworth On Robertson's History.
HAWKESWORTH ON ROBERTSON'S HISTORY .
TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE . SIR , TLTEREWITH you will receive some original observations by Dr . ¦*• Hawkesworth , written with a pencil in the margins of the first volume of Dr . Robertson ' s History of Scotlandin 4 to 1759 . The book
, , was a presentation copy from the author to Dr . Hawkesworth . The literary character of both those writers is such as to render , in my opinion , these notes peculiarly valuable . Your's , & c . London , April 3 , J-98 . - HIST 0 RICUS .
Robertson , page 53 . ' But James V . who succeeded his father , was an infant of a year old ; and though the office of regent was conferred on the Duke of A li any , a man of genius and enterprize , a native of France , and accustomed to a government where the power of the-King was already great ; though he made many bold attempts to
extend the royal authority ; though he put to death Lord Home , and banished the Earl of Angus , the two noblemen of greatest influence in the kingdom , the aristocracy lost no ground under his administration . ' Hawkesworth : — ' Should we not have been here told how the kingdom came to be given up to the government of this Frenchman ?'
Robertson , page 84 . ' The Earl of Arran had scarce taken possession of his new dignity when a negociation was opened with England , which gave birth to events of the most fatal consequence to himself and to the kingdom . ' Hazokeswortb : —This anticipates . ' Robertson , page 8 . 7 . [ Mathew Stewart , Earl of Lenox ] had many claims upon the regent , and pretended a ri ght to exclude him not
only from succeeding to the crown , but to deprive him of the possession of his private fortune . ' Hawkesworth : — ' How to exclude him from the power ?' Robertson , page 95 . ' The conversation occasioned by an event , which happened a short time before the conclusion of this peace , rendered it more acceptable to the nation . ' [ Referring to the murder of Beatoun . ] Hawkesxvorth : — ' Not in order of time . '—Ibid , infra . ' Well written , not well compiled : he anticipates the event he should relate , and has others out of time , '
Robertson , on the Queen ' s marriage with the Dauphin , p . 133 . * Amiable as the Queen of Scots then was , in the bloom of youth ; and considerable as the territories were , which she would have added to the French monarchy ; there did not want reasons to persuade Henry to depart from his first plan of marrying her to his son . ' Hawkswortb : ¦ — ' lie should tell us what connection Lorrain had with this intended marriage , and not expect all the readers of his History of Scotland to
know that Mary of Guise was daughter of Claude of Lorrain . ' Robertson , page 1 , 3 $ . ' The Queen of Scots was the onl y innocent VOL . s . sd
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Hawkesworth On Robertson's History.
HAWKESWORTH ON ROBERTSON'S HISTORY .
TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE . SIR , TLTEREWITH you will receive some original observations by Dr . ¦*• Hawkesworth , written with a pencil in the margins of the first volume of Dr . Robertson ' s History of Scotlandin 4 to 1759 . The book
, , was a presentation copy from the author to Dr . Hawkesworth . The literary character of both those writers is such as to render , in my opinion , these notes peculiarly valuable . Your's , & c . London , April 3 , J-98 . - HIST 0 RICUS .
Robertson , page 53 . ' But James V . who succeeded his father , was an infant of a year old ; and though the office of regent was conferred on the Duke of A li any , a man of genius and enterprize , a native of France , and accustomed to a government where the power of the-King was already great ; though he made many bold attempts to
extend the royal authority ; though he put to death Lord Home , and banished the Earl of Angus , the two noblemen of greatest influence in the kingdom , the aristocracy lost no ground under his administration . ' Hawkesworth : — ' Should we not have been here told how the kingdom came to be given up to the government of this Frenchman ?'
Robertson , page 84 . ' The Earl of Arran had scarce taken possession of his new dignity when a negociation was opened with England , which gave birth to events of the most fatal consequence to himself and to the kingdom . ' Hazokeswortb : —This anticipates . ' Robertson , page 8 . 7 . [ Mathew Stewart , Earl of Lenox ] had many claims upon the regent , and pretended a ri ght to exclude him not
only from succeeding to the crown , but to deprive him of the possession of his private fortune . ' Hawkesworth : — ' How to exclude him from the power ?' Robertson , page 95 . ' The conversation occasioned by an event , which happened a short time before the conclusion of this peace , rendered it more acceptable to the nation . ' [ Referring to the murder of Beatoun . ] Hawkesxvorth : — ' Not in order of time . '—Ibid , infra . ' Well written , not well compiled : he anticipates the event he should relate , and has others out of time , '
Robertson , on the Queen ' s marriage with the Dauphin , p . 133 . * Amiable as the Queen of Scots then was , in the bloom of youth ; and considerable as the territories were , which she would have added to the French monarchy ; there did not want reasons to persuade Henry to depart from his first plan of marrying her to his son . ' Hawkswortb : ¦ — ' lie should tell us what connection Lorrain had with this intended marriage , and not expect all the readers of his History of Scotland to
know that Mary of Guise was daughter of Claude of Lorrain . ' Robertson , page 1 , 3 $ . ' The Queen of Scots was the onl y innocent VOL . s . sd