▁the ▁information ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁notes .' ▁Hen ley ▁replied ▁that ▁his ▁book ▁was ▁merely ▁a ▁translation ▁from ▁an ▁un pub lished ▁French ▁manuscript . ▁Beck ford , ▁in ▁the ▁pre face ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁version ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁mentions ▁that ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁translation ▁before ▁his ▁original ▁was ▁not ▁his ▁intention , ▁and ▁only ▁attributes ▁it ▁to ▁circumstances ▁" pe u ▁intér ess antes ▁pour ▁le ▁public ". ▁ ▁Hen ley ▁was ▁a ▁frequent ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁Month ly ▁Magazine . ▁He ▁also ▁occasionally ▁wrote ▁short ▁po ems ▁for ▁private ▁circul ation ▁among ▁his ▁friends . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Edward ▁Alfred ▁Jones ▁( 1 9 1 8 ), ▁Two ▁Prof ess ors ▁of ▁William ▁and ▁Mary ▁College ▁( Th omas ▁G w at kin ▁and ▁Samuel ▁Hen ley ) ▁M ellen ▁Chamber lain , ▁“ Sk etch ▁of ▁Life ▁of ▁Rev . ▁Same ul ▁Hen ley ,” ▁Pro ceed ings ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁ 1 5 ( 1 8 7 7 ), ▁ 2 3 0 - 2 4 2 ▁F ras er ▁Ne iman , ▁“ The ▁Let ters ▁of ▁William ▁Gil pin ▁to ▁Samuel ▁Hen ley ,” ▁Hun ting ton ▁Library ▁Qu arter ly , ▁ 3 5 : ▁ 2 ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 9 7 2 ), ▁ 1 5 9 - 1 6 9 ▁Arthur ▁Sher bo , ▁“ Sam uel ▁Hen ley , ▁Trans l ator ▁of ▁V at he