A CATALOGUE OF THE CURIOUS AND DISTINGUISHED LIBRARY Of the late Reverend and Learned THOMAS CROFTS, A. M. By Chancellor of the Diocese of PETERBOROUGH, And Fellow of the Royal and Antiquary Societies, Which will be fold by AUCTION, Mr. PATERSON, At his Great Room, No 6. King-Street, Covent-Garden, LONDON, On MONDAY, April 7. 1783. and the FORTY-TWO To be viewed Six Days previous to the Sale, which will begin CATALOGUES may be had of the principal Booksellers in London, Oxford, [Price FIVE SHILLINGS.] I. CONDITIONS of SALE. TH 'HE highest Bidder will be declared the Buyer; but it any Dispute fhall arife, the Lot must be put up again. II. Bidders to advance not less than Six-pence each Bidding; and after the Lot is rifen to One Pound, not lefs than one Shilling. III. Every Purchafer is to pay down five Shillings in the Pound as Earneft in part of Payment, and to give in his Name and Place of abode. IV. The Books are prefumed to be perfect, unless otherwife expreffed; but if upon collating at the Place of Sale, any fhould prove imperfect, the Purchasers will then be at Liberty to take or reject them, but not after the Books are delivered, and taken away. V. The Lots are to be removed at the Buyers Expence, within fix Days after the Sale; and the Remainder of the Money to be paid on the Delivery, at the Place of Sale, upon Forfeiture of the Depofit. Gentlemen fending their Commiffions, accompanied with Orders of Payment, agreeable to the above Conditions, may have the fame faithfully executed by their most bumble Servant, SAMUEL PATERSON. PRE FAC E. HE great Reputation which the late Reverend and learned Mr. CROFTS had acquired with Refpect to Bibliographical Knowledge, cannot be better established than by the following Digest of his excellent Library; in which no pains have been fpared to render it worthy the Character of the Collector, and fuch as he himself, it is prefumed, would not have difapproved. In almost every Language and Science, and even under the shortest Heads, fome one or more rare Articles occur; but in the copious Claffes, fuch as follow, literary Curiofity is gratified, is highly feasted.. The Collection on the Origin of Letters, and of Grammars and Dictionaries of moft of the known Languages in the World (Pa. 1. to 19.) is admirable; and much fuller of curious Books than is to be found in many Libraries of the firft Defcription; in particular (No. 89. Pa. 5.) a Manufcript Chinefe and Latin DICTIONARY, of ineftima ble Price. The Hift. Literaria and Bibliographia (Pa. 20. to 25.) include many excellent Authors, and valuable Catalogues: Among other, one of the rareft in the Catalogue of rare Books (No. 427. Pa. 22.) ia Biblioteca Aprofiana. The Theological Divifions (Pa. 25. to 51.) comprehend many curious and valuable Articles: fome fcarce Tranflations of the Bible; á fine Collection of the rareft Editions of the Greek Teftament ; many interefting Párticulars in Ecclefiaftical and Monaftical History; feveral fcarce Liturgies and Rudiments of the Chriftian Doctrine in various Oriental and other Languages; Apocryphal Books, and Lives and Miracles of Saints; Treatifes of Dæmonology and other Superfti tions; and laftly, the Wanderings of Atheists, Freethinkers and Fanatics, with their Opponents. The Claffical Part of the Library (Pa. 51. to 117.) containing about 1300 Articles) is, indeed, a Treasure of Greek and Roman Learning in the most elegant Form; when feverally and collectively confidered, as comprizing many of the early Editions; almoft all the Aldine Editions; the Editions of the best modern Commentators, and the rareft and most esteemed Tranflations, including almoft a complete Set of the Collana. Among |