Leamington.
_"Country Parson's Advice to his Parishioners."_--Could you inquire through
your columns who the author of a book entitled _The Country Parson's Advice
to his Parishioners_ is? It was printed for Benjamin Tooke, at the Ship, in
St. Paul's Church Yard, 1680.
I have a singular copy of this book, and know at present of no other copy.
The booksellers all seem at a loss as to who the author was; some say
Jeremy Taylor, others George Herbert; but my date does not allow the
latter,--at least it makes it very improbable, unless it was published
after his death. The book itself is like George Herbert's style, very solid
and homely; it is evidently by some masterly hand. Should you be able to
give me information, or get it for me, I should be obliged. I think of
reprinting the book.