but the primary matter having already extended to a greater length than he had contemplated, and indeed considerably beyond what is now presented to the public, he is compelled to abandon this part of his design, and may perhaps, offer it as a companion to the work in a separate publication. His collections concerning Oldmixon, Tutchin, and Ridpath, are the most considerable; but he has notices of many others, which altogether are sufficient to form a volume. Whether they will ever see the light, will depend partly upon the reception that may be given to the present work, and partly upon the measure of health that may be afforded him to prepare his materials for the press.

In recording my obligations to those individuals from whom I have received assistance in this undertaking, I must pay my respects in the first place to the late George Chalmers, Esq.; as well for some private communications, as for the loan of eight volumes of the Review, of which, as the reader will perceive, I have made ample use. Indeed, without this work, it would have been impossible to do any thing like justice to the subject. To Mr. Upcott, of the London Institution, I am obliged for a sight of his large collection of autographs, containing an original letter by De Foe, and some other documents relating to his family, which he most liberally allowed me to copy. To Mr. Stace, who was

preparing for publication an arranged catalogue of De Foe's works, but which he has kindly abandoned in my favour; I am indebted for a knowledge of several of De Foe's pieces, with which I was not previously acquainted (b). The Rev. Henry De Foe Baker, and his intelligent lady, Mrs. Harriet Baker, will here accept my acknowledgments for some important communications that have greatly enriched the work, and particularly for a most interesting letter penned by De Foe a little before his death. For my information relative to the descendants of De Foe, in addition to what is to be found in print, I am indebted principally to his great-grandson Mr. James De Foe; and to William Ward Wright, Esq., of Sopley, Hants, who was a school-fellow with one of the family. To the Right Honourable Thomas Grenville, and various other persons who will excuse being particularised, I have to express my thanks for the loan of books relative to my design; as I have to Joshua Wilson, Esq., of Highbury Place, for the free use of his valuable library. My obligations are also due to the late Mr. Isaac James, and Mr. Joseph Whittuck, both of Bristol; to my early friend, Charles Lamb, Esq., of Enfield, and to Mr. Thomas Williams,

(b) Mr. Stace has probably one of the largest collections of De Foe's works that is to be found in the kingdom. It consists altogether of more than a hundred pieces, and I understand is now offered for sale.

Mr. William Godwin, and Mr. William Hone, of London, for various communications, and for the liberality with which they have tendered their

assistance.

And now, in conclusion, I have only to remark, that in associating my name with that of De Foe, I shall account myself happy if I have at all succeeded in doing justice to his fair fame, and in recovering the memory of those public services which entitle him to be enrolled amongst the patriots and benefactors of his country.

"Yes, I am not ashamed of thus confessing
The debt my early childhood seems to owe;
And if I had the power to invoke a blessing

On them who first excited rapture's glow,

"Twould fall on Barbauld, Berquin, Bunyan, Day, De Foe! Their works were dear to me before I knew,

Or cared to know, if they were owned by fame;

And after all that life has led me through,

Of pain and pleasure, they are still the same.
Whene'er I meet them, they appear to claim
Familiar greeting not to be denied:
Nor should it for so complex is the frame
On which the mind's whole store is edified,

"Twere hard for me to tell what they have not supplied."

BERNARD BARTON.

CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE

OF THE

WRITINGS OF DE FOE.

INTRODUCTION.

THE following arranged Catalogue of De Foe's Works, will be found much more perfect than any that has been hitherto offered to the public; yet the Compiler is far from imagining it to be complete. As De Foe affixed his name to but few of his publications, there can be little doubt that some of them have passed into oblivion; whilst those that have been detected are sufficiently numerous to class him amongst the most laborious writers of his age. The means of identifying them, besides the uncertain light of tradition, must now be sought for, either in their internal evidence, or from allusions to them, either in his own writings, or in those of his contemporaries. These have been ransacked, to no inconsiderable extent, by the present writer, and the result will be found in the ensuing pages. Even the bare titles of his works are in themselves a literary curiosity, and will serve, in a degree, to illustrate the peculiar bent of the writer's genius. Some of the articles included in the list, appear there, perhaps, with doubtful propriety; and have been inserted rather in deference to common opinion,

than from a conviction of their genuineness. These are marked doubtful; and the collectors of De Foe may reject them or not from their collections, at their own option. Many of his pieces, particularly the small tracts, are now extremely scarce, and therefore are not to be procured without great difficulty. It has been only after much labour and expence, and the lapse of many years, that the writer of the present work has succeeded in accumulating a large proportion of those enumerated in the following catalogue.