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“ with a touch at the pretended plea of the army.” 1659, 4to. -Thispamphlet had a good effect, and was generally so well received, that itran through three imprefsions that year. Soon after came out a piece,entitled, “ News from Brufsels, in a letter from a near attendant on his“ Majesty’s Person, to a person of honour here, dated March 10, 1659.”The design of this pretended letter was to represent the character., ofKing Charles II. in as bad a light as pofsible and intended to destroythe imprefsion which had been propagated to his advantage. All theKing’s friends were extremely alarmed at this attempt, and Mr. Evelynas much as any of them; who, to furnish an antidote to this poison withall pofsible speed, sent abroad, in a week’s time, a complete answer,which bore the following title; 8. “ The late News or Mefsage from“ Brufsels unmasked.” 1659, 4to.

Immediately after the King’s return, Mr. Evelyn was introduced to,and graciously received by him; nor was it long before he received avery singular mark of the King’s esteem and confidence; for he waschosen by his Majesty to draw up “ A Narrative of a dispute and quarrel“ for Precedence, which happened between the Spanish and French Am-“ bafsadors,” and which would have occasioned a war between thosenations, if the King of Spain , though he gained the better in the presentscuffle, had not agreed to yield precedence to the French upon all futureoccasions without any dispute. Mr. Evelyn began now to enter into theactive scenes of life, but yet without bidding adieu to his studies; onthe contrary, he published, in the space of a few months, no lefs thanfour pieces: as, 9. “ A panegyric at his Majesty King Charles the“ Second’s Coronation , 1661,” folio.—10. “ Instructions concerning

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“ the erecting of a Library, translated from the French of Gabriel Naude ,“ with some improvements by himself,” 1661, 8vo.—11. “ Fumifugium;“ or the inconveniences of the air- and the smoke of London difsipated,“ together with some remedies humbly proposed,” 1661, 4to. This wasaddrefsed to the King and Parliament , and published by his Majesty’sexprefs command.—12. “Tyrannus; or the Mode : in a discourse of“ sumptuary laws,” 1661, 8vo. In the year 1662, when the Royal Society was established, Mr. Evelyn was appointed one of the first Fellows and ofthe Council. Pie had given a proof the same year, how well he deservedthat distinction, by a small but excellent work, entitled, 13. “ Sculptura ;