HAYES, CHARLES, an English gentleman of extensive scientific and literary attainments, was born in the year 1678. In his early life he devoted himself principally to scientific studies, and was the author of the first treatise on Fluxions published in the English language. Subsequently, he gave himself to the study of ancient history, with espe cial reference to the history contained in the Scrip tures, and his various works bear testimony to a vast amount of learned research. He had a know ledge of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and also ol several modern languages. He died at the ad vanced age of eighty-two, Dec. 18, 176o. The following Biblical works were all published anony mously ; but their authorship is attested by a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine, Dec. 176r, in whose bands Hayes's papers had been placed.
1. A vindication of Me History of the Septuagint, Lond. 1736, Svc,.
2. A Critical Examination of the Holy Gospels accordiug, to St. Matthew and St. Luke, with regard to the History of Me Birth and infizncy of our Lord 7eszts Christ, Lond. 1738, Svo. 3. A dissertation
on the Chronology of the Sep/two-int, with an Appen dix Mewing that the Chaffee= and Egyptian Antiquities, hitherto esteemed fabzzloos, are perfectly consistent with the computations of that most ancient Version of the Holy Scriptures, Lond. 1741, Svo. In this work he enters at length into an examina tion of the variations in the ages of the patriarchs as given in the Hebrew, the Septuagint, and Jo sephus ; and offers some suggestions in defence of the integrity of the Hebrew and Greek texts. 4. Chronog-raphia Asiatzca et /Egyfitiacze specimen in quo 4 Origo Chronologia LXX. Interpret:11;z inves tigator Conspectus totius operis exhibetur, 1759, 8vo. This was issued partly as a prospectus of a large work on Asiatic and Egyptian chronology, from the creation of the world unto the birth of Christ, which although completed has never been published.—S. N.