L’Estrange

(Thomas), writer, b. 17 Jan. 1822. With a view to entering the Church he graduated at Trinity College, Dublin, 26 Feb. ’44, but became an attorney. Having read F. A. Paley’s Introduction to the Iliad, he became convinced that the “cooking” proce there described, has been undergone by all sacred books now extant. He wrote for Thomas Scott’s series valuable tracts on Our First Century , Primitive Church History , Irenæus , Order , The Eucharist . He also edited Hume’s Dialogues on Natural Religion , and wrote The First Ten Alleged Persecutions .