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Title: The gentleman's magazine, and historical chronicle
Year: 1736 (1730s)
Authors: Marchbank, James, former owner. StEdNL: PDL.38/111 Edinburgh Typographical Society (Edinburgh), depositor. StEdNL: PDL.38/111
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Publisher: London : Printed by Edward Cave ...
Contributing Library: National Library of Scotland
Digitizing Sponsor: National Library of Scotland

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judicious one to thofewho have been general colleftorsjmine, i acknowiedge, is but a partialone. The manufafturing of this rub-bi(n, or, as it may properly be called,waiting of copper, has been fyftemati-Cdlly brought forward ; and collcftorshave purchafed without confidcringthat they were tnanufaftured for noother purpofe than to impofe on them,the venders having produced only oneor two at a time, and charged them atan exo;bitant rate, although the dieswcic execucd L)y their order. Latelyfu.me colieflors have been ar the ex-pence pf dies, and have a few impref-lions ftruck for the acconimodatlon ofeach otiier. Thefe are not to be pur-chafed ; nor can they be procured butby thofe who will put theinfelves tothe (ame expence. J muft now apologize to you, Mr.U.ban, for writing (o long a letter;which I fhould not have done on any-other account than with an idea ofcommunicatingfome little information.Yours, 5;c. CwARiES Pye^Mr. era Sy.lc/(r/i tri a C.^ZZH^.^ 1111 JJcr. /^j^e^ Jf.ZCA-9 9 3-
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1 )(^().)C<ihvenient(^ elegant DefignforaChurch.—VixhYwiLatuCourts. 9 9 ^ Mr. Urban, Norivich, Jurei^. Ih^ve fcntyou a fmall drawing (PlateII.) of a plan and elevation of a de-fign tor a church of an oftangular in-terna! form, 100 feet diameter, whichreceives no light at the fides, but islighted by 16 \v;ndo«vs in the dome onthe top. It has a paffage quite roundit, which comm-r.i.3tes with everypart, and gives every perfon an oppor-tunity of entering at that part of thechurch neareft to their pew withoutdiHurbing the congregation by paIirgthrough the other p,irts. The dome isfuppotteS by arches, which reft on eightcolumns, which ^ilfo fupporr a galhryever everv tide of the houfe excej-t thealtar. This church, being (urroundedby a double wail, will prevent .he con-gregation being d\fturbe \v\r\g aslarge a number as podible in froiit ofthe preacher; and, if the TiatiPer inwhich found expands

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