[Mr. George Offor, in his Introduction to _The Pilgrim's Progress_,
published by the Hanserd Knollys Society in 1847, notices the third
part as a forgery:--"In a very few years after Bunyan's death, this
third part made its appearance; and although the title does not
directly say that it was written by Bunyan, yet it was at first
generally received as such. In 1695, it reached a second edition; and a
sixth in 1705. In 1708, it was denounced in the title to the ninth
edition of the second part, by a 'Note, _the third part, suggested to
be J. Bunyan's, is an imposture_.' The author of this forgery is as yet
unknown." Mr. Offor has also devoted fifty pages of his Introduction to
the conjectured prototypes of Bunyan's _Pilgrim's Progress_. He says,
"Every assertion or suggestion that came to my knowledge has been
investigated, and the works referred to have been analysed. And beyond
this, every allegorical work that could be found, previous to the
eighteenth century, has been examined in all the European languages,
and the result is a perfect demonstration of the complete originality
of Bunyan."]
_John Frewen_.--What is known of this divine? He was minister at Northiam
in Sussex in 1611; and published, the following year, a small volume of
_Sermons_, bearing reference to some quarrel between himself and
parishioners. Are these _Sermons_ rare? Any particulars would be
acceptable.