'Do thou O God, who givest wisdom to them that ask it, of thee, enlighten our understandings...'; Before entering upon the Subject of my Prelections there are some things which I think proper to lay before you...you are all sensible of the loss which this University and you in particular sustained by the resignation of the learned and ingenious Gentleman who last filled this Chair...' 'Do thou O God, who givest wisdom to them that ask it, of thee, enlighten our understandings...' 2 pp. ' Before entering upon the Subject of my Prelections there are some things which I think proper to lay before you...you are all sensible of the loss which this University and you in particular sustained by the resignation of the learned and ingenious Gentleman who last filled this Chair...' 14 pp.; first page cancelled. [MS.2131.5 (69); formerly MS.2131.5 (34)] 18th century