in 1751 he edited algernon sidney's "discourse concerning government", and in 1753 john milton's prose works; of which an edition by john toland had appeared in 1697, and one by thomas birch in 1738. baron later found the second edition of "eikonoklastes", and reprinted it in 1756. he also edited edmund ludlow's "memoirs" in 1751, and marchamont nedham's "excellency of a free state" in 1757. hollis engaged him in 1766 to superintend an edition of andrew marvell; but the plan was dropped and it was later taken up by edward thompson in 1776.