massacre in cold blood mentioned by any of our historians? But for such
unexceptionable evidence, it would appear incredible.

C.F.S.


_Adamson's Reign of Edward II._--

"The Reigns of King Edward II., and so far of King Edward III.,
as relates to the Lives and Actions of Piers Gaveston, Hugh de
Spencer, and Roger Lord Mortimer, with Remarks thereon adapted
to the present Time: Humbly addressed to all his Majesty's
Subjects of Great Britain, &c., by _J. Adamson_. Printed for J.
Millar, near the Horse Guards, 1732, and sold by the Booksellers
of London and Westminster, price One Shilling."

The above is the title-page of a little work of eighty-six pages in my
possession, which I am inclined to think is scarce. It appears to be a
defence of the Walpole administration from the attacks of the
_Craftsman_, a periodical of the time, conducted by Amhurst, who was
supported by Bolinbroke and Pulteney, the leaders of the opposition. Is
anything known of _J. Adamson_, the author?

H.A.E.


_Sir Thomas Moore._--Can any of your readers give any account of Sir
Thomas Moore, beyond what Victor tells of him in his _History_ of the
Theatre, ii. p. 144., "that he was the author of an absurd tragedy
called _Mangora_ (played in 1717), and was knighted by George I."