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His medical writings require some notice. Besides his “Dissertatio de Dysenteria,” which has been twice transiated into English, he wrote in the Philosophical Transactions, 1. “Observations on the Origin and Use of the Lymphatic vessels,” part of his Gulstonian lectures, 1755 and 1757. Dr. Alexander Monro, the second of that name at Edinburgh, having taken notice of some inaccuracies in this paper, in his “Observations Anatomical and Physical,” Dr. Akensidc published a small pamphlet, 1756, in his own vindication. 2. “An account of a Blow on the Heart and its effects,” 1763. He published also, 3. “Oratio Harveiaua,” 4to, 1760; and three papers in the first volume of the Medical Transactions. Being appointed Krohnian lecturer, he chose for his subject “The history of the Revival of Learning,” and read three lectures on it before the colIfge. But this he gave up, as was supposed, in disgust; some one of the college having objected that he had chosen a subject foreign to the institution. He wrote also, in Dodsley’s Museum, vol. I, on “Correctness,” “Table of Modern Fame;” and in vol. II, “A Letter from a Swiss Gentleman.”

, the second of that name, and brother to the preceding, was born at Paris in 1530. Remaining attached to the Roman catholic religion, he refused to accompany his father when he went to Geneva, on which account his father disinherited him; but by his talents and labours he was soon enabled to provide for himself. From 1556 he had a printing-office with many founts of beautiful types, as we may see from his edition of Despauter’s “Rudimenta,” the first book he printed. William Morel was his partner in the publication of some works, and among the rest an Anacreon, prepared for the press by his brother Henry. It is thought that he obtained the brevet of king’s printer after the death of his father, but we do not find that he assumed the title before 1561. He died in Feb. 1571, and in the month of March following, his nephew, Frederic Morel, was made king’s printer. He married Denisa Barbe, and had three sons, Robert, Francis, who died young, and Henry. His widow married Mauiert Patisson.