British Library: Western Manuscripts

Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was a Trustee from 1753 until his death ([1200-1799]) (Add MS 4101-4478) Table of Contents

Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was a Trustee from 1753 until his death ([1200–1799])

Key Details...... 1

Provenance...... 1

Add MS 4106–4107 TRANSCRIPTS OF STATE PAPERS and letters from public and private collections, made by or for Birch, together with...... 8

Add MS 4109–4124 ANTHONY BACON TRANSCRIPTS.Transcripts and extracts of the correspondence of Anthony Bacon (d. 1601), chiefly in...... 19

Add MS 4128–4130 ESSEX (DEVEREUX) PAPERSTranscripts of original letters and papers in the British Museum, Lambeth Palace Library,...... 32

Add MS 4133–4146 FORBES PAPERS. Vols. II–XV.4133–4146. Collections of Dr. Patrick Forbes, consisting of lists, copies, etc., of...... 37

Add MS 4150–4154 'LES LETTRES, memoires, actes, instructions, contractz faicts au Traitté de Mariage d'entre Madame Henriette...... 52

Add MS 4155–4159 THURLOE PAPERS. First Series.Collection of state letters and papers relating to events at home and abroad...... 55

Add MS 4160–4164 COLLECTION OF TRANSCRIPTS, chiefly in the handwriting of Birch, of State Papers and letters, from private and...... 90

Add MS 4166–4167 THURLOE PAPERS Second Series ([1655–1799])...... 96

Add MS 4168–4172 ROE LETTER–BOOKSLetter–books of Sir Thomas Roe, containing copies of his correspondence and papers during his...... 103

Add MS 4173–4175 LETTERS OF JOHN CHAMBERLAIN to Sir Dudley Carleton and others; 1598–1625. Copied by Birch from the originals...... 107

Add MS 4176–4178 'HISTORICAL LETTERS written in the Reigns of James I and Charles I ... now first publish'd from the Originals in...... 110

Add MS 4189–4190 PAPERS RELATING TO HENRY PRINCE OF WALES ([1605–1799])...... 120

Add MS 4196–4197 COMMONWEALTH WARRANTSWarrants and orders from the various Commissioners, members of councils and committees of...... 130

Add MS 4215 A–B Papers of Dr. Patrick Forbes. Cf'. also Add. MSS. 4126, 4133–4146, 4248, 4249, 35833. ([1700–1799])...... 153

Add MS 4219–4220 NATURAL HISTORY TREATISES ([1746–1763])...... 156

Add MS 4221–4225 BIRCH'S BIOGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONSCollection of biographical notices and memoranda of literary, scientific and...... 158

Add MS 4253–4257 BIRCH LITERARY PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE ADD. MSS. 4253–4257. ([1700–1799])...... 190

Add MS 4258–4263 BIRCH'S FRANCIS BACON COLLECTIONS ([1600–1799])...... 199

Add MS 4264–4267 CATHARINE COCKBURN PAPERSCollections by Thomas Birch of correspondence and essays, etc., of Catharine Cockburn,...... 204

Add MS 4268–4272 BIRCH PRIVATE PAPERS. Five volumes. Various sizes. ([1621–1799])...... 209

Add MS 4273 A–B MISCELLANEOUS BIRCH COLLECTIONSMiscellaneous documents collected by Thomas

Birch, probably for the sake of...... 214

Add MS 4274–4277 THORESBY PAPERSCollections of Ralph Thoresby, antiquary, consisting of autograph letters and other documents;...... 216

Add MS 4278–4280 PELL– PAPERS (lst Series)Correspondence and papers of Dr. John Pell, mathematician, political agent of Cromwell...... 239

Add MS 4281–4289 DESMAIZEAUX PAPERSCorrespondence and papers of Pierre Des Maizeaux (d. 1745), author of literary biographies,...... 246

Add MS 4291–4293 BIRCH'S MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS ([1536–1799])...... 258

Add MS 4300–4323 BIRCH CORRESPONDENCECollection of letters addressed to Thomas Birch; 1726–1766. Twenty–four volumes, arranged...... 277

Add MS 4324 A–B BIRCH–YORKE LETTERS (Vols. I,II)Letters of Thomas Birch, many of them unaddressed, but some written to Philip...... 306

Add MS 4326 A–B MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS OF THOMAS BIRCH. Two volumes. Quarto and folio. ([1712–1765])...... 309

Add MS 4327–4332 C Sermons written and preached by Thomas Birch, at various places and times: 1732–1766. About 150 in number,...... 312

Add MS 4336–4345 HENLEY LECTURESHeads of 'Lectures' and 'Discourses' of the Rev. John Henley, the 'Orator' (d. 1756), for...... 318

Add MS 4364–4365 COLLECTIONS RELATING TO THE SWISS CANTONSState papers and letters relating chiefly to the affairs of the Swiss...... 330

Add MS 4394–4396 PELL PAPERS (2nd Series)Mathematical and philosophical collections of Dr. John Pell, mathematician (d. 1685)...... 366

Add MS 4397–4404 PELL PAPERS (3rd Series)Mathematical collections of John Pell, consisting of treatises, calculations, and...... 369

Add MS 4407–4431 PELL PAPERS (4th Series)Mathematical collections of John Pell, consisting of treatises, geometrical and other...... 377

Add MS 4432–4448 ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERSCollections relating to the Royal Society (incorporated in 1662) made by Thomas Birch while...... 399

Add MS 4449–4451 PAPERS RELATING TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM4449–4451. Papers relating to the foundation and establishment of the...... 450

Add MS 4456–4457 BIRCH'S POETICAL COLLECTIONSPoems, etc., collected by Thomas Birch, some being written by him; circa 1625–1760...... 458

Add MS 4458–4459 BIRCH'S MISCELLANEOUS PAPERSMiscellaneous papers collected by Thomas Birch; 1631–1757. Two volumes. Small folio...... 473

Add MS 4476–4477 BIRCH MISCELLANEAMiscellaneous letters and papers collected by Thomas Birch, interspersed with numerous rough...... 494

Key Details

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4101-4478

Creation Date [1200-1799]

Extent and Format 378 items

Languages of Material Danish; English; Dutch; French; German; Latin; Greek, Modern; Italian; Spanish; Swedish; Turkish; Portuguese; Hebrew

Title Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was a Trustee from 1753 until his death ([1200-1799])

Scope and Content They comprise not only original documents (including some of Birch's own private papers) but also a number of transcripts, many of which were made by Birch himself, from originals preserved in public and private collections.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Collections of, bequeathed to the British Museum: 15th-18th centt.: Partly autogr.

Provenance

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Add MS 4101 (15th century)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4101

Creation Date 15th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; French

Scope and Content WRIOTHESLEY HERALDIC COLLECTIONS. Collections relating to heraldry, etc. Supplementary to Add. MSS. 5530, 45131-45133, 46354. The contents are as follows:-

(1) 'Le xviiie livre de Bethelemy des proprietes lequel parle de la proprite des bestes', being a French translation by Jean Corbichon of the 18th Book of the 'De proprietatibus rerum'of Bartholomew de Glanville, with the following chapters omitted viz., 7-10, 12, 30, 39, 45, 46, 48-56, 58-113. Preceded by a list of the 113 chapters. 15th cent. ff. 1-36.

(2) Copies of warrants, etc., of Henry VI, John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, Lieutenant Governor of France, and others, with wages-lists, orders, acquittances and other documents affecting the maintenance of English troops in France and especially in Avranches; 1441-1451 (but chiefly 1448, 1449). French. ff. 37-56.

(3) 'La coppie des constitucions et ordonnances qui furent faictes par les Roys d'armes et heraulx en leur chappitre a Rouen'. The chapter was held on 5 Jan. 1420/1. For another copy see Add. MS. 30495, f. 28. ff. 57-61.

(4) Ordinances of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and others of the Chapter of the Order of the Garter, settling provisionally the fees to be given to Garter King of Arms (lately established by Henry V) during the infancy of the young King (Henry VI). Dated at Windsor, Feast of St. George (23 April) 'L'an de grace Mil CCCC xxii' (? for 1423). French. Copy. For another copy dated similarly see Lansdowne MS. 285, f. 206. The ordinances are printed by E. Ashmole,

Page 1 2021-09-28 The institution ... of the most noble order of the Garter, 1672, App. V. ff. 61-62.

(5) 'Les ordonnances et estatutz que furent faictes de par le treshault et puissant prince Thomas de Lancastre Duc de Clarence etc. pour refourmacion et bon gouvernement en l'office darmes'; 1411-1421. For another copy see Lansdowne MS. 285, f. 207. ff. 62-64.

(6) 'Les ordonnances que furent faictes de par ... le Roy Henry le Vle par deliberacion de tout son grant conseil A tres puissant prince son oncle duc de Bedford et gouverneur pour lors des pays et duchie de Normendye'; 10 Dec. 1423. ff. 65-69b.

(7) Regulations for 'batailles en armes a oultrance'; 15th cent. f. 70.

(8) English translation of art. 3. ff. 71-75.

(9) English translation of art. 4. if. 75b-76.

(10) 'Les estatutz et les loix que Olront fist des Jugemens de la Mer', containing part of the Maritime Code known as the Laws of Oléron, viz. seventeen of the twenty-four of the oldest version. They practically agree with the version printed by Sir T. Twiss, The Black Book of the Admiralty, (Rolls Series), 187 1, i, p. 89 (though hedid not consult this MS.), the order of the Laws differing, as follows (the R.S. numbers are in brackets): 6(8), 7(6), 8(7), 12(13), 13(16), 14(19, 20), 15(21), 16(22), 17(23). On the whole subject cf. Twiss's introduction, pp. lxii et seqq. ff. 77-80b. Paper; ff. i+80, Large folio. A.D. 1467. Gatherings (excluding fly leaves), i-iii 8, iv 7, v 5, vi-vii 8, viii-xi 6, xii 4 with catchwords. At the foot of f.1 are the arms, crest and badge of Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Garter King of Arms (d. 1534). On the flyleaf is a note by Matthew Maty, Principal Librarian of the British Museum. The manuscript is written throughout in the same hand. The following note appears on f.56b 'Lan mil CCCC. lxxvii et le xviiie jour du moys de Decembre fut fait et escript ces livres en la cite de Londres a la Requeste de ... Water Bellengier, natif de Dieppe Roy darmes d'irlande ... Lequel livre a este escript par Jehan Pelhisser, escollier de l'universite de Paris et serviteur dudit Roy darmes d'irlande'. Cf. J. Anstis, Order of the Garter, 1724, i, pp. 323-324.

Jehan Pelhisser, escollier l'université de Paris: Wrote: in 1477.

Walter Bellengier, alias Bellingham; of Dieppe; Ireland King of Arms: Written for: 1477.

includes:

• f. i Dr Matthew Maty, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Notes by: 1766, n.d.: Autogr. • ff. 1-36 Jean Corbichon, Chaplain to Charles V of France: Translation of part of Bartholomew de Glanville's 'De proprietatibus rerum' by,: 1372: Fr.: Copy 15th cent. • ff. 1-36 Natural Science: 'De proprietatibus rerum,' Book 18, by Bartholomew de Glanville: 15th cent: Fr. transl. • ff.1-36 Bartholomew de Glanville, 1230-1250: 'De proprietatibus rerum', translated by J. Corbichon: 15th cent.: Fr.: Imperf. • ff. 37-45b Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset: Warrants, accompts, etc., rel. to the army in France: 1448-1449.: Fr. • ff. 37-56 Henry VI of England: Warrants, orders, etc., rel. to the army in France: 144 1 -1451.: Fr.: Copies. • ff. 37-56 Charles VII of France: Warrants, etc., rel. to the English army in France: 1441-1451.: Fr.: Copies. • ff. 37-56 Avranches, France: Warrants, etc., rel. to the English army at: 1448, 1449.: Fr.: Copies. • ff. 46-50 John Beaufort, 3rd Earl and (1443) 1st Duke of Somerset: Accompts, as Captain of Avranches, in Normandy: 1441-1443.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 57-61, 71-75 Heraldry: Constitutions made at a chapter of heralds held at Rouen: 1421.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • ff. 57-61,71-75 Rouen, France: Constitutions of a Chapter of Heraids held at: 1421.: Fr., with Engl. transl. • ff. 61-62 Orders Military. Garter: Ordinances rel. to the fees to be given to Garter King of Arms during the infancy of Henry VI: (?) 1423. • ff. 61-62, 75b-76 Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester: Ordinance of, for fees for Garter King of Arms: 1422.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • ff. 62-64 Thomas, Duke of Clarence: 'Ordonnances ... pour refourmacion ... en l'office darmes',: 1411-1421.: Copy 15th cent. • ff. 65-69b Henry VI of England: Letter to the Duke of Bedford: 1423.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 65-69b John, Duke of Bedford: Letters to, as Regent of France, from Henry VI: 1423.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 70 Heraldry: Regulations for 'batailles en armes a oultrance': 15th cent.

Page 2 2021-09-28 • ff. 77-80b Island of Oléron, France: Maritime laws of,: 1266, 15th cent.: Fr.: Copy.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Custodial History Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Garter King of Arms: Owned (arms, f.1): bef. 1534.

Add MS 4102 (13th century)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4102

Creation Date 13th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content FERRERS COLLECTIONS. Historical, heraldic, and genealogical notes, and

personal legal memoranda of Henry Ferrers, of Baddesley-Clinton, co. Warw., antiquary (d. 1633). Autograph. The contents are as follows:-

(1) Diary and personal memoranda. ff. 1-4, 5b-7b, 8b, 9-14, 15b, 16, 30,40b,43b,48b.

(2) Genealogical or heraldic notes of various families, viz. Wheler, ff. 4, 9, 12b; Eustace, son of King Stephen, f. 14b; Lister, f. 18; Maltravers, f. 18; Vere, Earls of Oxford, ff. 18b, 19; Vesci, f. 37b; Swinnerton, f. 40b; Randolf, f. 44; Ferrers, ff. 44, 47; Nevill, Lords Abergavenny, f. 46.

(3) Judgment in suit of Robert Prowe v. John Preston and John Barnard; 1 May 1589. ff. 4b-5.

(4) Diary of public events in 1554. ff. 8, 29b.

(5) Extract of letter from Sir John Norris and Sir F. Drake to the Council describing the landing of the troops led by Lord Essex at Peniche in Portugal, dated Cascaes, 5 Jun. 1589. Cf. Lives of the Devereux, Earls of Essex, 1853, i, p. 202. f. 14b.

(6) Lists and notes of Saxon and later Kings of England. ff. 15, 16b, 17, 19b-29, 31, 36b, 38b, 39.

(7) List of knights of co. Warwick in 1589. f. 17b.

(8) 'Mr. Robert Hare's notes in his Almanack of ... 1554'. f. 29b.

(9) 'Notes from the register of Baddesley'. f. 30.

(10) Descent of Robert Cotton from Robert de Bruce. ff. 31 b, 37-43.

(11) Copies of charters of the Clifford family, with the pedigree of Clifford and allied families. ff. 32-36, 38, 42b, 44b, 47b, 48.

(12) Extracts from the works of Thomas de Elmham of (a) events in 1310-1388, f. 39b, and (b) descent of Richard II from Rollo, Duke of Normandy, f. 41b.

(13) Descent of Emperors from Charles V, and of Sultans from Selim I. f. 41.

(14) Descent of Dukes of Saxony from Henry the Lion. f. 42.

(15) Descent of Henry V, Emperor; from the 10th cent. f. 46b. Paper; ff. ii+48. Folio. Written apparently in 1589 (cf. f. i). Bound up with the MS. are two vellum leaves of the XIII cent., containing Job, cap. XXXII. 1-XXXIV. 17, and Tobias, cap. I.6-III.9.

Henry Ferrers, antiquary: Historical, heraldic and genealogical notes: late 16th cent.

includes:

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• ff. i. ii Bible LATIN: Job xxxii. 1-xxxiv. 1 7 and Tobias i.6-iii.9: 13th cent. • ff. 1-48b passim Henry Ferrers, antiquary: Diary and personal memoranda: 1566-1589. • ff. 4, 9, 12b Nicholas Wheler, b. 1554: Notes on his family, etc.: late 16th cent. • ff. 4b-5 John Barnard: Suit v. Prowe: 1589. • ff. 4b-5 Robert Prowse: Suit v. Preston and Barnard: 1589. • ff. 4b-5 John Preston: Suit v. Prowe: 1589. • ff. 8, 29b Mary I of England: Diary of public events in 1554: late 16th cent. • f. 14b Peniche, Portugal: Report on the landing of English troops at: 1589.: Extr. • f. 14b Stephen of England: Genealogical note on Eustace, his son: 16th cent. • f. 14b Sir John Norris, military commander: Letter to the Privy Council: 1589.: Extr. • f. 14b Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Account of the landing of his troops at Peniche: 1589. • f. 14b Sir Francis Drake, circumnavigator: Letter to the Council: 1589.: Extr. • ff. 15-39 passim England General Chronicles and History: Memoranda of the succession of Saxon kings: 16th cent. • f. 17b County of Warwick: Knights of: 1589. • f. 18 Maltravers family: Pedigree: 16th cent. • f. 18 Lister family: Arms: 16th cent. • ff. 18b, 19 Vere family: Pedigree, etc.: 16th cent. • f. 29b Robert Hare: Notes from his almanac: 1554. • f. 30 Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire: Extracts from parish register: 16th cent. • ff. 3 1b, 37-43 Robert de Bruce, d 1141: Descent of Sir Robert Cotton from: 16th cent. • ff. 31b, 37-43 Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet; antiquary: Descent of, from Robert de Bruce: late 16th cent. • ff. 32, 46b Henry V; Emperor of Germany: Descent of: 16th cent. • ff. 32b-36,38,42b,44b,47b,48 Clifford family: Charters and pedigrees: 16th cent. • f. 37b Vesci family: Pedigree: 16th cent. • ff. 39b, 41b Thomas de Elmham, d 1428(?) historian: Extracts from his works: late 16th cent. • f. 40b Swinnerton family: Pedigree: 16th cent. • f. 41 Sultans of Turkey: Descent of Sultans from Selim I: 16th cent. • f. 41 Charles V; Emperor of Germany: Descent of Emperors from: 16th cent. • f. 41b Richard II of England: Descent from Rollo, Duke of Normandy: 16th cent. • f. 42 Saxony: Dukes of. Descent of, from Henry the Lion: 16th cent. • f. 44 Randolf family: Pedigree: 16th cent. • ff. 44, 47 Ferrers family: Genealogical notes: 16th cent. • f. 46 Nevill family; Lords Abergavenny: Pedigree: 16th cent.

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Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4103

Creation Date 17th century-18th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content WALSINGHAM AND OTHER PAPERS. Transcripts of State Papers, relating to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, viz:-

(1) Transcripts of correspondence of Sir Francis Walsingham with Queen Elizabeth I, Lord Burghley, Lord Leicester and others, during Walsingham's two embassies in France to negotiate an alliance between England and France, in 1570-1573 and in 1581. Imperfect at the beginning (the first leaf of the old foliation being f. 11). The transcripts were made by John Caborne in 1601-1602 (cf. ff. 214, 256b). The whole of the correspondence from this or similar transcripts in the collection of Sir Dudley Digges was printed in 1655 under the title of The Compleat Ambassador. ff. 1-256b.

(2) Transcripts (18th cent.) of letters from Queen Elizabeth to various princes; 1559-1602. Latin. Ff. 257-265 are extracted from Literae procerum Europae by J. C. Lünig, Leipzig, 1712, to whose pages references are given; and ff. 266-279 are from a collection, apparently in MS., entitled 'Acta publica Foederatorum'. ff. 257-280b. Paper; ff. 280. Folio. XVII-XVIII cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-256b Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Correspondence, etc., on his two missions to France: 1570-1573, 1581.: Copies. • ff. 1-256b John Caborne: Wrote: in 1601-1602. • ff. 257-280b Elizabeth I of England: Letters to various princes, etc.: 1559-1602.: Copies, 18th cent.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

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Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4104

Creation Date 18th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content TRANSCRIPTS OF STATE PAPERS made for Birch, from originals in the British Museum, etc., as follows:-

(1) Letters, etc., from William Herlle, Resident at Antwerp, and others relating to the Low Countries; 1582. Transcribed from Cotton MS. Galba C.vii, ff, 173, 205-212, 2 14, 217, 220, 232. ff. 3-26b.

(2) Letters from Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon, to Lord Burghley; York, 9 Oct., 10 Nov. 1573. Transcribed from Harley MS. 6991, ff. 62-69. ff. 29-34b.

(3) Letter from Thomas Ratcliffe, Earl of Sussex, to Lord Burghley; 20 Oct. 1573. Transcribed from Harley MS. 6991, f. 71. f. 36.

(4) Letters from Thomas Wentworth, Lord Wentworth, and William, Lord Grey of Wilton, relating to Calais; 1557, 1558. Transcribed from State Papers in the Public Record Office, see Calendars. ff. 37-49b.

(5) Letters from Valentine Dale, Ambassador to France, to Lord Burghley, Lord Leicester and various Secretaries of State; 1573-1577. Transcribed from State Papers in the Public Record Office, see Calendars. ff. 50-349b. At the beginning and the end are some notes, extracts and fragments of letters written by Thomas Birch in 1764. Paper; ff. 353. Quarto. XVIII cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• ff.3-26b William Herlle, Resident at Antwerp: Letters from, rel. to the Low Countries: 1582.: Copies. • ff. 29-34b Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon: Letters to Lord Burghley: 1573.: Copies. • ff. 29-34b William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letters to, from Lord Huntingdon: 1573.: Copies. • f. 36 Thomas Ratcliffe, Earl of Sussex: Letter to Lord Burghley: 1573.: Copy. • f. 36 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from Lord Sussex: 1573.: Copy. • ff. 37-49b Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth: Letters rel. to Calais: 1557, 1558.: Copies. • ff. 37-49b William Grey, 13th Baron Grey of Wilton: Letters rel. to Calais: 1557, 1558.: Copies. • ff. 50-349b passim Valentine Dale, LLD; diplomatist: Letters to Lord Burghley, etc.: 1573-1577.: Copies. • ff. 50-349b passim William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letters to, from V. Dale: 1573-1577.: Copies.

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Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4105

Creation Date 1753

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content TRANSCRIPTS AND ABSTRACTS OF STATE PAPERS made by Birch, in 1753 (cf. f. 24), probably from the originals then in the State Paper Office, as follows:-

(1) Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to the Queen and others, when in command of the forces in the Low Countries; 8 May 1586-22 Nov. 1587. Abstracts. ff. 1-23.

(2) Sir Henry Killigrew (a) to Queen Elizabeth; Blois, 8 Feb. 1571/2 Abstract. f. 24;-(b) to Secretary Walsingham, Lord Burghley, etc.; 4 Aug. 1587-4 Sept. 1588. Abstract. ff. 25-28.

(3) Sir William Russell to Lord Burghley; 17 July 1587-12 Feb. 1588/9. Abstract. f. 28.

(4) Thomas Wilkes, member of the Council of State of the Netherlands, etc., to Lord Leicester, etc.; 3 Dec. 1586-27 Nov. 1587. Abstracts. ff. 29-33b.

(5) Lord Leicester to Lord Burghley, etc.,'extracts of a volume ... in the Paper Office indors'd Lowe Countryes'; 11 July-27 Dec. 1571, 29 Jan.

158 5/6-21 Nov. 1587. ff. 34-53b.

(6) Valentine Dale to Queen Elizabeth, on his negotiations with the Duke of Parma; Ostend, 14 Mar. 1587/8. Copy. ff. 54-63b.

(7) 'Account of Mr. [Thomas] Wylkes's Negotiation with the States General in June 1590'. Copy. ff. 64-72b.

(8) Valentine Dale to Sir Christopher Hatton, 'from the original among the Papers of S'Julius Caesar, Vol. 160. p. 132'; Bourbourg, 26 July 1588. Extract. f. 73. Paper; ff. 73. Quarto. A.D. 1753.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• ff. 1-23 Elizabeth I of England: Letters to, from Lord Leicester: 1586-1587.: Abstracts. • ff. 1-23 Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Letters to Qu. Elizabeth, etc., when commanding the forces in the Low Countries: 1586-1587.: Abstracts. • ff. 24-28 Sir Henry Killigrew, diplomatist: Letters to Qu. Elizabeth and Walsingham: 1572-1588.: Abstracts. • ff. 24-28 Elizabeth I of England: Letters to, from Sir H. Killigrew: 1572-1588.: Abstracts. • f. 28 William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh: Letter to Lord Burghley: 1587-1589.: Abstr. • f. 28 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from Sir W. Russell: 1587-1589.: Abstract. • ff. 29-33b Thomas Wilkes, diplomatist: Letters to Lord Leicester: 1586-1590.: Abstracts. • ff. 34-53b Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Letters rel. to the Low Countries: 1571-1587.: Extr. • f. 54 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from V. Dale: 1588.: Copy. • f. 54 Valentine Dale, LLD; diplomatist: Letter to Qu. Elizabeth: 1588.: Copy. • ff. 64-72b Thomas Wilkes, diplomatist: Account of his negotiations with the States General: 1590.: Copy. • f. 73 Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor: Letter to, from V. Dale: 1588.: Extr. • f. 73 Valentine Dale, LLD; diplomatist: Letter to Sir C. Hatton: 1588.: Extr.

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Add MS 4106-4107 TRANSCRIPTS OF STATE PAPERS and letters from public and private collections, made by or for Birch, together with

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4106-4107

Creation Date 1473-1745

Extent and Format 2 items

Languages of Material Dutch; English; French; Latin

Title TRANSCRIPTS OF STATE PAPERS and letters from public and private collections, made by or for Birch, together with some original documents. In two volumes not chronologically arranged: Vol. I, 1473- 1657; Vol. II, 1598-1745. The names of the writers of letters, etc. are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Among the documents are:- (1473-1745)

Scope and Content Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Add MS 4106 (1473-1657)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4106

Creation Date 1473-1657

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material Dutch; English; French; Latin

Scope and Content Vol. I (ff. 276). Viz:-

(1) Appointment by Edward IV of John Russell, Bishop of Rochester, and Anthony Wydville, Earl Rivers, to be Governors of Edward, Prince of Wales; 28 Sept. 1473. Copy. ff. 1-5b.

(2) Sir Richard Morison to the Council; Spires, 7 Oct. 1552. Transcribed from Cotton MS. Galba B. xi, f. 117. Printed in Hardwicke State Papers, i, p. 51. Copy. ff. 8-15.

(3) Sir Nicholas Throckmorton to (a) the Council, 7 June 1560, ff. 17- 20b;-(b) Secretary Cecil, 24 June 1560, ff. 21-23b. Copies. Preceded (f. 16) by T. Birch's 'Account of the Recovery of Sr Nicholas Throckmorton's Papers by Nicholas Hardinge, Esq.', dated 19 Nov. 1755. Cf. Introduction to Vol. ii of Patrick Forbes's Full View of the Public Transactions in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, 1740, 1741.

(4) Robert Steward to Sir Thomas Smith; ? 18 Mar. 1563. Cf. Calendar of State Papers, Foreign 1563, art. 466. Copy. f. 24.

(5) Secret instructions for Sir Henry Killigrew, Ambassador to Scotland; circ. Aug. 1572. Copy. ff. 25-26.

(6) 'The English Mercury (published by Authority for the prevention of false reports)', viz. (i) July 26th 1588;- (ii) No. 50. July 23rd 1588. Printed;- (iii) No. 51. July 26th 1588. Printed;-(iv) No. 54. Nov. 24th (25th) 1588. Printed;-(v) July 28th 1588;-(vi) August,

Page 8 2021-09-28 1588;-(vii) Nov. 25th 1588, the corrected draft of No. 54 (see above). For an account of these forgeries, concocted by Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, Charles Yorke his brother and Thomas Birch, see Thomas Watts, 'Authorship of the Fabricated Earliest English Newspaper', Gentleman's Magazine, xxxiii, 1850, pp. 485-491; D. T. B. Wood, 'The true history of the fabrication of the Armada Mercurier', Nineteenth Century, lxxv, 1914, pp. 342-354, and the correspondence of the 2nd Lord Hardwicke and T. Birch in June 1743 (Add. MS. 35396). ff. 27-40b.

(7) Declaration of the negotiation with the French Ambassador (Guillaume de L'Aubespine) at the Lord Treasurer's house, 12 Jan. 158 6/7, respecting the plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. Two copies. ff. 41-50, 51-58.

(8) Sir Walter Ralegh to Sir Robert Cecil; 1601. Copy. f. 59.

(9) Memoranda of T. Birch from a collection of Anthony Bacon's Papers; 1580-1593 (cf. Birch's Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, 1754). ff. 60-61 b.

(10) Sir Arthur Gorges to Sir Robert Cecil; 26 July 1592. Copy. f. 62.

(11) Treaty between France and the United Provinces made in 1596. Extract. f. 64.

(12) Queen Elizabeth to the Earl of Essex; Nonsuch, 14 Sept. 1599. Two extracts. Printed in Lives of the Devereux, Earls of Essex, ii, p. 61. ff. 66-67, 70.

(13) Robert Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, to Lord Keeper Egerton; n.d. (? 18 Oct. 1598, cf. Birch's Memoirs of... Queen Elizabeth, ii, p. 386, or ?Aug. 1598, cf. Calendar of State Papers Domestic 1548-1601, p. 89). Copy. ff. 68-69.

(14) The same to Oueen Elizabeth; ? 1599-1600. Three copies. ff. 72, 74, 76.

(15) Francis Bacon to 'Lo. H. H.'(Lord Henry Howard); 3 Dec. 1599. Two copies. Followed by the reply. ff. 72, 75.

(16) Address from the City of London to James I on his accession; ? 24 Mar. 1603. Copy. ff. 77-78b.

(17) 'A Summary of ye matters wherwith the Duke of Norfolk was charg'd at his Arraynment', by Lord Burghley; circ. Jan. 1572. Copy. f. 79.

(18) Sir Walter Ralegh to Sir Robert Carr; circ. 1609. Copy. f. 81.

(19) Sir W. Ralegh's last words on the scaffold; 29 Oct. 1618. f. 82.

(20) James I to the Council; Hinchinbrooke, 7 Dec. 1610. Copy. ff. 84-85.

(21) Sir Francis Bacon, Sir Henry Montagu and Sir Henry Yelverton to James 1; 22 Jan. 1613/4. From Harley MS. 6986, f. 203. Copy. f. 87.

(22) 'Reasons why it should be exceeding much for his majesty's service to remove the Lord Coke [i.e. Sir Edward Coke] from the place he now holdeth', etc.; ? 1616. ff. 88-89.

(23) Sir Francis Bacon to James I; 7 Aug. 1613-27 Jan. 1615. Five letters. Copies. Ff. 93-95, 98 are from Harley MS 6986, ff. 214, 208. ff. 90, 93-95, 98, 105, 108-110.

(24) Correspondence of the same with George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham; 15 Feb. 1615/6 - Nov. 1623. Copies. Ff. 99, 102 are from Harley MS. 7006, ff. 3, 100, and ff. 104, 112, 113, 114 are from Harley MS. 7000, ff. 21, 78, 72, 122. ff. 92, 99-104, 106, 111-115.

(25) The same to John Murray; 21 Jan.- 28 Feb. 1614/15. Copies. From Harley MS. 6986, ff. 206, 207, 209, 216. ff. 95, 96, 96b, 98b.

(26) Extracts from the correspondence of Sir Thomas Roe, Ambasador to Sweden; 1629-1642. ff. 116-121 b.

(27) Duke of Buckingham to Dudley, Lord Carleton; 7 Feb. 1627/8, 21 Nov. 1627. Copies. ff. 122, 122b.

(28) Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Lord Chancellor, to the House of Lords; 19 Mar. 1620/1. Copy. f. 124.

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(29) Declaration of the Scottish Peers on the accession of Charles I; 31 Mar. 1625 (from Harley MS. 7004, f. 105). Copy. f. 127.

(30) One leaf of a commentary on the Decretals of Gregory IX, Lib. 1. Tit. v. 'De postulationibus prelatorum'; late 15th or early 16th cent. Printed. f. 129.

(31) Tracts and speeches relating to the Parliaments of 1627-1628 (most of them from Harley MS. 161). Copies. ff. 130-148b.

(32) Documents printed in 1626 and 1642 by George Eglisham under the title, 'The Forerunner of Revenge'. Copies. ff. 149b- 157.

(33) 'An Historical Account of the Controversy betwixt ye Kinge of Denmark and the Kings of Poland touching the Jurisdiction and Dominion over the Baltick Sea'; circa 1637 . Extract. ff. 158-159b.

(34) 'Account of ye Expedition to ye Isle of Rhé'; 1627. ff. 160-165.

(35) 'A seasonable Argument to perswade all the Grand Juries in England to Petition for A new Parliament or A List of the Principal labourers in the Great design of Popery' etc. The tract was printed at Amsterdam in 1677. Imperfect. ff. 166-176b.

(36) Warrant of Charles I for purchase of a Collection of Paintings at Venice 'which are known by the Name of Bartolomeo della Nave his collection'; 8 July 1634. Copy. Cf. Add. MS. 4293, f. 5. f. 186.

(37) Correspondence of John Leslie, Earl of Rothes, with Philip Herbert, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery; 1639, 1640. Copies. ff. 187, 191-196b.

(38) Instructions for the Fleet by Robert Rich, Earl of Warwick, Admiral and General of the Fleet, addressed to Capt. Richard Swanley, in command of the Fleet on the Irish Coast; 10 Apr. 1643. Followed by Private Instructions for the latter, 6 May 1643. Copies. ff. 199-204b, 205.

(39) Treaty of Commerce between the King of Denmark and the United Provinces; 9 Oct. 1649. Copy. ff. 207-208.

(40) Proclamation of the United Provinces inhibiting commerce with England; 1652. Dutch. Imperfect. Printed. f. 214.

(41) Petition of John Lilburne, prisoner in Newgate; 12 July 1653. Printed. ff. 220-223b.

(42) Transcripts from the Thurloe Papers (see Add. MSS. 4155-4159) including:-(a) Correspondence between Giovanni Battista Stoppa, Minister of the French Congregation at the Savoy, with Henri Charles de la Tremoille, Prince de Tarente, on the Prince de Condé's business; Aug.-Nov. 1654. Partly in cipher. ff. 228-239;-(b) Letters from Henri de Taillefer, Seigneur de Barrière, Agent of Prince de Condé, to the Prince, and others; 1656. ff. 240, 245, 249;-(c) A cipher. f. 250.

(43) Letter from Christopher Priemsky, on behalf of John Casimir, King of Poland, to Charles X Gustavus, King of Sweden, with the latter's reply; 29, 30 Aug. 1655. Latin. Copies. ff. 251, 252.

(44) 'A Commission of King Charles II dated at the Court at Bruges address'd to Lieutenant General Middleton to treat with the Jews of Amsterdam'; 24 Sept. 1656. Copy. f. 253.

(45) Letter from 'Edinburgh, September 10th' on the state of Scotland consequent on the tyranny of the Duke of Lauderdale; 1675. Two copies (one imperfect). ff. 255-264, 265-272.

(46) James Sharp, Archbishop of St. Andrew's, 1661, to John Maitland, Earl of Lauderdale; London, 28 Apr. 1657. See Thurloe State Papers, vi, p. 238. Copy. ff. 273-276.

includes:

• ff. 1-5b Anthony Wydville, 2nd Earl Rivers: Instructions to, as Governor of Edward, Prince of Wales: 1473.: Copy.

Page 10 2021-09-28 • ff. 1-5b John Russell, LLD; Bishop of Lincoln 1480: Instructions to, as Governor of Edward, Prince of Wales: 1473.: Copy. • ff. 1-5b Edward IV of England: Appointment of governors for the Prince of Wales: 1473.: Copy.

• f. 8 Sir Richard Morison, alias Moryson; Ambassador to Emperor Charles: Letter to the Council: 1552: Copy. • f. 16 Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, diplomatist: Account of the recovery of his correspondence, by N. Hardinge: 1755. • f. 16 Nicholas Hardinge, Clerk of the House of Commons: Account of the recovery of Sir N. Throckmorton's correspondence by: 1755. • f. 17 Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, diplomatist: Letter to the Council: 1560.: Copy. • f. 21 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from Sir N. Throckmorton: 1560.: Copy. • f. 21 Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, diplomatist: Letter to Sir W. Cecil: 1560.: Copy. • f. 24 Sir Thomas Smith, Secretary of State: Letter to, from R. Steward: 1563.: Copy. • f. 24 Robert Steward, in the service of the Prince de Condé: Letter to Sir T. Smith: 1563.: Copy. • ff. 25-26 Sir Henry Killigrew, diplomatist: Secret instructions for, as Ambassador to Scotland: 1572.: Copy. • ff. 25-26 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Secret instructions for H. Killigrew: 1572.: Copy. • ff. 27-40b Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'The English Mercury', July-Nov. 1588: 18th cent.: Forgeries, MS and printed. • ff. 41-58 Guillaume de L'Aubespine, Baron de Châteauneuf; French ambassador: Negotiations at the Lord Treasurer's house: 1587.: Two copies. • ff. 41-58 William Davison, Secretary to Queen Elizabeth: Negotiation with the French Ambassador: 1587.: Two copies. • ff. 41-58 Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor: Negotiation with the French Ambassador: 1587.: Two copies. • ff. 41-58 Elizabeth I of England: Negotiation touching a plot to assassinate: 1587.: Two copies. • ff. 41-58 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Negotiation with the French Ambassador: 1587.: Two copies. • ff. 41-58 Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Negotiation with the French Ambassador: 1587.: Two copies. • f. 59 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letter to, from Sir W. Ralegh: 1601.: Copy. • f. 59 Sir Walter Ralegh, alias Raleigh; military and naval commander; author: Letter to Sir R. Cecil: 1601.: Copy. • ff. 60-61b Anthony Bacon, diplomatist: Memoranda from his papers, 1580-1593, by T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 62 Sir Arthur Gorges, poet and translator: Letter to Sir R. Cecil: 1592.: Copy. • f. 62 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letter to, from Sir A. Gorges: 1592.: Copy. • f. 64 Henry IV of France: Treaty of, with the Low Countries: 1596.: Extr. • f. 64 Netherlands, United Provinces: Treaty with France: 1596.: Extract. • ff. 66, 70, 72, 74, 76 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Correspondence with Qu. Elizabeth: circ. 1599-1600.: Copies. • ff. 66, 70, 72, 74, 76 Elizabeth I of England: Correspondence with Lord Essex: circ. 1599-1600.: Copies. • f. 68 Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Ellesmere; 1st Viscount Brackley: Correspondence with Lord Essex: 1598.: Copies. • f. 68 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Correspondence with Lord Keeper Egerton: 1598.: Copies. • ff. 72, 75 (imperf.) Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Correspondence with Lord H. Howard: 1599.: Copies. • ff. 72, 75 (imperf.) Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton: Correspondence with F. Bacon: 1599.: Copies. • ff. 77-78b James I of England: Address of the City of London to: 1603.: Copy. • ff. 77-78b London; Lord Mayor, Corporation, etc: Address to James I on his accession: 1603.: Copy. • f. 79 Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk: Charges against: 1572.: Copy. • f. 79 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Summary of matters on the arraignment of the Duke of Norfolk: 1572.: Copy. • f. 81 Sir Walter Ralegh, alias Raleigh; military and naval commander; author: Letter to Sir R. Carr: circ. 1609.: Copy. • f. 81 Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset d 1645: Letter to, from Sir W. Ralegh: circ. 1609.: Copy. • f. 82 Sir Walter Ralegh, alias Raleigh; military and naval commander; author: Last words of, on the scaffold: 1618. • f. 84 James I of England: Letter to the Privy Council: 1610.: Copy.

Page 11 2021-09-28 • f. 87 Sir Henry Montagu, Viscount Mandeville 1620 and (1626) 1st Earl of Manchester: Letter to James I: 1614.: Copy. • f. 87 James I of England: Letter to, from Sir F. Bacon and others: 1614.: Copy. • f. 87 Sir Henry Yelverton, Attorney-General: Letter to James I: 1614.: Copy. • ff.87, 90, 93, 98, 105, 108 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Letters to James I: 1613-1616.: Copies. • ff. 88-89 Law OF ENGLAND: Treatise advising the removal of Sir E. Coke from office: [1616?].

• ff. 88-89 Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice: Reasons why he should be removed from office: ?1616. • ff. 90, 93, 98, 105, 108 James I of England: Letters to, from Sir F. Bacon: 1613-1616.: Copies. • f. 91 Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset d 1645: Letter to Sir T. Overbury: 1613.: Copy. • f. 91 Sir Thomas Overbury, murdered in 1613: Letter to, from Lord Somerset: 1613.: Copy. • ff. 92, 99-104, 106, 111-115 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Correspondence with Sir F. Bacon: 1616-1624.: Mainly copies. • ff. 92, 99-104, 106, 111-115 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Correspondence with the Duke of Buckingham: 1616-1624.: Mainly copies. • ff. 95, 96, 96b, 98b Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Letters to J. Murray: 1615.: Copies.

• ff. 95, 96, 96b, 98b John Murray, 1st Earl of Annandale 1624: Letters to, from Sir F. Bacon: 1615.: Copies. • f. 106 (copy) Bartolomeo della Nave: Warrant from Charles I for purchase of his collection of paintings at Venice: 1634. • ff.116-121b Sir Thomas Roe, diplomatist: Extracts from his correspondence, 1629-1642, by T. Birch: 1743. • ff. 122, 122b Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Letters to, from the Duke of Buckingham: 1627, 1628.: Copies. • ff. 122, 122b George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Letters to Lord Carleton: 1627, 1628.: Copies. • f. 123 Sir William Boswell, diplomatist: Letter to Sir T. Roe: 1639.: Extr. • f. 123 Sir Thomas Roe, diplomatist: Letter to, from Sir W. Boswell: 1639.: Extr. • f. 124 (copy) England; Parliament: Letters to the Lords, from Lord St. Albans: 1621. • f. 124 (copy) Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Letters to the House of Lords: 1621. • f. 125 Newsletters From Spain: From Madrid: 1623, 1659.: Engl. and Fran. • f. 127 Charles I of England: Declaration of the Scottish peers on his succession: 1625.: Copy.

• f. 128 Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway; Secretary of State 1623: Letter to Lord Carleton: 1627.: Copy. • f. 128 Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Letter to, from Sir E. Conway: 1627.: Copy. • f. 129 Law CANON: Fragment of commentary on Decretals of Gregory IX: late 15th or early 16th cent.: Lat.: Printed. • f. 129 Gregory IX; Pope: Fragment of commentary on Decretals of: late 15th or early 16th cent.: Lat.: Printed. • ff. 130-148b Charles I of England: Tracts and speeches rel. to Parliament: 1627-1628.: Copies.

• ff.130 -148b England; Parliament: Tracts and speeches rel. to: 1627-1628. • f. 132 Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet; antiquary: 'The Danger wherein the Kingdom now standeth and the Remedye': 1628.: Copy. • f. 132 Political Tracts: Sir R. Cotton: 'The Danger wherein the Kingdom now Standeth, etc.': 1628.: Copy. • f. 135 Sir Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 1641: Speech in Parliament: 1628.

• f. 135b Sir Robert Phelips, MP for county Somerset: Speech in Parliament: 1628. • f. 136b Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford d 1641: Speech in Parliament: 1628. • f. 138 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Speech to the Council: 1628. • f. 140 John Glanville, Knight 164 1: Speech of, against the Lords' propositions: 1628. • f. 141 Sir Henry Marten, alias Martyn; Judge of the Admiralty Court: Speech in Parliament: 1628. • f. 144 Charles I of England: Petition of Right, presented to: 1628.: Copy. • f. 148 Navy; England: Shipping taken by the enemy or lost at sea: 1625-1628. • ff. 149b-157 George Eglisham, Physician to James I: 'The Forerunner of Revenge': circ. 1626-1642.: Copy. • ff. 149b-157 Political Tracts: G. Eglisham: 'The Forerunner of Revenge': 1626. • ff. 158-159b Christian IV of Denmark: Notes on the controversy with Poland, respecting the Baltic: aft. 1635.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 158-159b Wladislas VII; King of Poland: Notes on the controversy with Denmark conc. the Baltic: aft. 1635.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 160-165 Isle of Rhé: Account of the expedition to: 1627. • ff. 166-176b England; Parliament: Seasonable argument for a new: 1677.: Imperf.

Page 12 2021-09-28 • ff. 166-176b Political Tracts: 'A seasonable argument ... for a new Parliament, or a List of the Principal Labourers in the Great Design of Popery': 1677.: Imperf. • ff. 166-176b Roman Catholics: List of prominent Roman Catholics in England, with brief characters: 1677.: Imperf. • f. 177 Charles I of England: Warrant for pay of troops serving the King of Denmark: 1629.: Copy. • f. 177 Christian IV of Denmark: Warrant for pay of the English regiments serving: 1629.: Copy.

• f. 177 Army; England: Warrant for pay of the four regiments serving the King of Denmark: 1629.: Copy. • f. 179 Sir Thomas Puckering, 1st Baronet: Letter to, from J. Pory: 1632.: Copy. • f. 179 John Pory, d 1635 traveller and geographer: Letter to Sir T. Puckering: 1632.: Copy.

• f. 180 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letter to, from D. Carleton: 1606.: Copy. • f. 180 Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Letter to Lord Salisbury: 1606.: Copy. • f. 182 England; Parliament: Sir J. Eliot's answer to Sir D. Carleton's speech: 1626.: Copy.

• ff. 182-185b Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Explanation of his speech in the Commons, with Sir J. Eliot's reply, 1626. Copy: 18th cent. • ff. 184-185b Sir John Eliot, MP: Answer to Sir D. Carleton's speech in the Commons,: 1626: Copy, 18th cent. • f. 186 (copy) William Petty: Royal warrant to, for the purchase of paintings at Venice: 1634.

• f. 186 (copy) Art. Miscellaneous: Warrant of Charles I for the purchase of pictures at Venice: 1634. • f. 186 (copy) Charles I of England: Warrant to W. Petty to purchase paintings in Venice: 1634.

• ff. 187-196b Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke; 1st Earl of Montgomery: Correspondence with Lord Rothes: 1639, 1640.: Copies. • ff. 187-196b John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes; afterwards Duke of Rothes, Royal Commissioner and Lord Chancellor of Sotland: Correspondence with Lord Pembroke: 1639, 1640.: Copies. • f. 197 James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde: Letter to, from Lord Cork: 1642.: Copy. • f. 197 Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork: Letter to the Marquess of Ormonde: 1642.: Copy. • ff. 199-204b Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick: Instructions for the Fleet: 1643.: Copy. • ff. 199--204b Navy; England: Instructions for the fleet by Adm. Lord Warwick: 1643.: Copy. • ff. 199-205 Ireland: Instructions for the Fleet on the Irish Coast: 1643.: Copy. • ff. 199-205 Admiral Richard Swanley: Instructions to, as commander of the fleet on the Irish Coast: 1643.: Copy. • ff. 207-208 Frederick III of Denmark: Treaty of commerce with the States General: 1649.: Copy.

• ff. 207-208 Netherlands, United Provinces: Commercial treaty with Denmark: 1649.: Copy. • f. 209 Walter Strickland, MP: Letter to the Council: 1649.: Copy. • f. 212b Frost: Letter to, from W. Strickland: 1649.: Copy. • f. 212b (rev) Walter Strickland, MP: Letter to - Frost: 1649.: Copy. • f. 213 James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde: Letter to Lord Byron: 1650.: Copy. • f. 213 John Byron, 1st Baron Byron: Letter to, from Lord Ormonde: 1650.: Copy. • f. 214 Netherlands, United Provinces: Proclamation of the States General inhibiting commerce with England: 1652.: Dutch.: Printed. Imperf. • f. 214 England; Commonwealth: Proclamation issued by the States General of the United Provinces inhibiting trade with: 1652.: Dutch.: Printed. Imperf. • ff. 216, 218 Adrian Pauw, Grand Pensionary of Holland; Dutch Ambassador to England: Letters to the Council of State: 1652.: Fr. • ff. 216, 218 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letters to the Council of State, from A. Pauw, Dutch ambassador: 1652.: Fr. • ff. 220-223b Lieutenant-Colonel John Lilburne: Petition, while in Newgate prison: 1653.: Printed. • f. 224 Benjamin Worsley, Secretary to the Parliamentary Commissioners: Letter to Lady --: 1653. • f. 226 W. Allen, of Dublin: Letter to O. Cromwell: 1654. • f. 226 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter to, from W. Allen: 1654. • ff. 228-239 Giovanni Battista Stoppa, Minister of the French Congregation at the Savoy: Correspondence, partly in cipher, with the Prince de Tarente: 1654.: Fr. and. Engl.: Copies.

• ff. 228-239 Henri Charles de La Trémoille, Prince de Tarente: Correspondence, partly in cipher, with G. B. Stoppa: 1654.: Fr. and Engl.: Copies. • ff. 228-250 Ciphers: Correspondence of French agents, partly in cipher: 1654. • ff. 228-250 Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Condé: Letters of his agents in London, partly in cipher: 1654-1656.: Fr. and Engl.: Copies. • ff. 240-249 Henri de Taillefer, Seigneur de Barrière; Minister of the Prince de Condé in

Page 13 2021-09-28 England: Correspondence with the Prince de Condé: 1654-1656.: Fr. and Engl.: Partly in cipher. Copies. • ff. 240-249 Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Condé: Correspondence, partly in cipher, with the Seigneur de Barriére: 1654-1656.: Fr. and Engl.: Copies. • ff. 240-250 Alonso de Cardenas, Spanish Ambassador in England: Letters to, partly in cipher, from the Marquis de Barriére: 1656.: Fr. and Engl.: Copies. • f. 244 Philip Mayo: Letter, partly in cipher, to - Tyndale: 1654.: Copy. • f. 244 Tyndale: Letter, partly in cipher, to, from P. Mayo: 1654.: Copy. • f. 245 Viole, President of Brussels: Letter partly in cipher to, from the Seigneur de Barrière: 1655.: Copy. • f. 245 Henri de Taillefer, Seigneur de Barrière; Minister of the Prince de Condé in England: Letter, partly in cipher, to -- Viole: 1665.: Copy. • f. 246 Colonel Joseph Bampfylde, alias Bampfield; called 'Jo Nownan': Letter partly in cipher to -: 1657.: Copy. • f. 247 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Letter to, partly in cipher, from B. Whitelocke: 1655.: Copy. • f. 247 (copy, partly in cipher) Bulstrode Whitelocke, Keeper of the Great Seal: Correspondence with J. Thurloe: 1654-1655. • f. 248 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Letter to, partly in cipher, from W. Lockhart: 1656.: Copy. • f. 248 (copy.) Sir William Lockhart, English Ambassador in Paris: Letters to J. Thurloe: 1656-1658.: Partly in cipher. • f. 251 Christopher Priemsky: Letter to the King of Sweden: 1655.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 251, 252 John Casimir of Poland: Correspondence with Charles X of Sweden: 1655.: Lat.: Copies. • ff. 251,252 Charles X of Sweden: Correspondence with John Casimir of Poland: 1655.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 253 Jews: Commission of Charles II, to treat with the Jews of Amsterdam: 1656. • f. 253 John Middleton, 1st Earl of Middleton; High Commissioner to the Scotch Parliament, afterwards Governor of Tangier: Commission to, from Charles II, to treat with the Jews of Amsterdam: 1656.: Copy. • f. 253 Charles II of England: Commission to Gen. Middleton to treat with the Jews at Amsterdam: 1656.: Copy. • f. 253 Amsterdam, Holland: Commission to treat with the Jews there: 1656.: Copy. • f. 254 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Letter to, from Sir K. Digby: 1656.: Copy. • f. 254 Sir Kenelm Digby, author and diplomatist: Letter to J. Thurloe: 1656.: Copy. • ff. 255, 265 Scotland General: Newsletter rel. to the state of Scotland consequent on the tyranny of the Duke of Lauderdale: 1675.: Two copies (one imperf.). • ff. 255-264, 265-272 (imperf.) John Maitland, 2nd Earl and Duke of Lauderdale; Secretary of State for Scotland: Newsletter rel. to the state of Scotland consequent on his tyranny: 1675.: Two copies. • ff. 255-264, 265-272 (imperf.) Newsletters From Scotland: Edinburgh: 1675.: Two copies. • f. 273 (copy) John Maitland, 2nd Earl and Duke of Lauderdale; Secretary of State for Scotland: Letter to, from J. Sharp: 1657. • f. 273 (copy) James Sharp, Archbishop of St. Andrews 1661: Letter to Lord Lauderdale: 1657.

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Page 14 2021-09-28 Add MS 4107 State papers, 1598-1745, transcribed by Thomas Birch (1598-1745)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4107

Creation Date 1598-1745

Extent and Format 1 volume.

Languages of Material English; French; Latin

Title State papers, 1598-1745, transcribed by Thomas Birch (1598-1745)

Physical Characteristics Materials: Paper. Dimensions: 335 x 230 mm. Foliation: ff. vi + 289. Binding: Post 1600. British Museum. Script: Partly in the hand of Thomas Birch (1705-1766).

Scope and Content Collection of state papers, 1598-1745, transcribed by Thomas Birch (1705-1766), compiler of histories and biographer. Vol. II. Including transcripts of letters in the hands Thomas Astle, Keeper of the Records, Tower of London (ff. 68r-77v), and transcripts of letters from the Hanover Papers (Stowe MSS 222-232) (ff. 93r-180v).

f. 1r-1v: Letter from John Thurloe, Secretary of State, to Henry Cromwell, Major-General of the Forces in Ireland, on the Protector's refusal to take the title of King. 12 May 1657. From a letter 'in ye possession of the ... Earl of Shelburn'.

ff. 2r-4r: Letter from Oliver Cromwell to Sir William Lockhart, Ambassador at the French Court. 26 May 1658.

f. 5r: Letter from Henry Cromwell, Lord Deputy of Ireland, to John Thurloe, Secretary of State. 16 June 1658.

f. 5v: ‘A sonnet to Mr Charles Yorke’ (Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwick). 8 January 1741.

ff. 6r-7r: Letter from Henry Cromwell, Lord Deputy of Ireland, to Roger Boyle, Baron Broghill. 7 April 1658.

ff. 8r-9v: Letter from the Senate of Geneva to Oliver Cromwell. c. 1655. French.

ff. 10r-12r: Paper titled ‘The humble remonstrance of the merchants trading for Spain and its Territories’. c. 1655.

f. 13r-13v: Letter from Oliver Cromwell to Oliver St. John. 1 September 1648.

ff. 14r-15v: Speech made by King Henri IV of France to Parliament. On the Edict of Nantes. 1598. English translation.

ff. 16r-19v: Address of the Independent Ministers to King Charles II. 27 February 1662/3.

f. 20r-20v: Speech made by King Charles II to Parliament. 29 July 1667.

ff. 21r-22v: Speech by Charles Lucas, 2nd Baron Lucas, in the House of Lords. 22 February 1670/1.

ff. 23r-24v: Two letters from Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, to his daughter Anne, and her husband, the Duke of York (later James II). On her conversion to Roman Catholicism. Montpelier, 3 and 4 April 1671.

ff. 25r-43v: Extracts from a diary of public transactions. Said to be ‘in the possession of…Viscount Weymouth’ (Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth). 1668-1671 and 1677-1688.

ff. 44r-45v: Extracts from letters and dispatches of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford. 1638-1639.

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ff. 46r-49r: Extracts from Edward Husband, Collection of Orders, Ordinances and Declarations of Parliament (1646). Concerning events in 1645-1646.

f. 49v: Extracts from The King’s Cabinet Opened (1645).

ff. 50r-51v: Notes on letters to Lord Digby, July and August 1645.

ff. 52r-53v: Affidavit concerning the religion of Sir Roger L’Estrange, journalist and pamphleteer. 1682.

ff. 54r-56v: Statement concerning negotiations for the Treaty of Partition of the Spanish Monarchy. 1700.

ff. 57r-58v: Letter from Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, to William Talbot, Bishop of Oxford. Denying a rumour that he is about to rejoin the Catholic Church. Rome, 27 September 1704.

ff. 59r-62r: Transcript of an anecdote concerning Philippe, Duc d'Orléans, Regent of France, and James Stanhope, 1st Earl of Stanhope. Told to Joseph Yorke, Baron Dover, by George Wade, Field-Marshal. 1744.

ff. 63r-64v: Reply sent from Emperor Charles VI of Germany to a letter from the English ambassadors. c. 1715. French.

ff. 65r-67v: Paper titled ‘Plan pour la Paix du Nord’. c. 1660-1727. French.

ff. 68r-77v: Copies and extracts of ‘original letters in the hands of Mr. Tho Astle’ (Thomas Astle, Keeper of the Records, Tower of London). 17th century.

f. 68r: Letter from Robert Aiton to George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. 1623.

f. 68v: Extracts of a letter from Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Baronet, to Thomas Kirke, FRS, of Cookridge. 1696-1703.

f. 69r: Extracts of a letter from Abraham Cowley, poet, to John Evelyn, diarist. 1663.

f. 69v: Extracts of a letter from Richard Carpenter, Vicar of Poling, to Sir Edward Dering, 1st Baronet. 1640.

f. 70v: Extracts of a letter from William Broome, translator of Homer, to E. Cave. 1736.

f. 70v: Extracts of a letter from Edward Conway, 3rd Earl of Conway, to Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet. 1666.

f. 71r: Extracts of a letter from Mrs Brereton to E. Cave. 1737.

f. 72r: Copy of a letter from James Welwood, MD, to J. Cay. 1701.

f. 74r: Copy of a letter to Chatillon. 1619. French.

f. 75r: Copy of a letter from Henry Cromwell, son of Henry Cromwell, to Reverend N. Hough.

f. 77r: Copy of an account of the elevation of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, to the peerage, as Baron Hervey of Ickworth. 1703.

ff. 78r-91r: Two copies of a letter from Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton, to William III and Mary II of England. Warning of the state of the country. 25 December 1689.

f. 92r: Letter from Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, to Thomas Stringer, of Ivychurch. 1696.

ff. 93r-180v: Transcripts of letters from the Hanover Papers (Stowe MSS 222-232).

ff. 181r-182v Letter from William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, possibly to Lord Godolphin. 6 June 1710.

f. 183r: Letter from Lord Godolphin, possibly to William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire. 27 May 1711.

Page 16 2021-09-28 ff. 184r-185r: Instruction sent from Queen Anne to Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth. For his embassy to Turin. 22 February 1711/12. Cipher.

ff. 186r-197v: Letter from John Campbell, Duke of Argyll, to William Stuart, MP. 1715.

f. 198r-198v: Letter from Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, philosopher and mathematician, to Rémond. 1716. French.

ff. 199r-204v: Letter from Abraham Stanyan, Ambassador at Constantinople, to François Louis de Pesmes, Seigneur de St Saphorin, Swiss Minister at The Hague. 22 July 1719. French.

ff. 205r-213r: Instructions given to Charles Whitworth, 1st Baron Whitworth, on his embassy to Berlin. 1 March 1719. French.

ff. 214r-215v: Plan for a treaty between England and Denmark. March 1719. French.

ff. 216r-225v: Letter from Valnay, French Consul in the Dardanelles, possibly to Jean Baptiste Louis Picon, Vicomte d'Andrezel, Ambassador at the Porte. 26 April 1726. English translation.

f. 226r: Account of Charles Montagu's elevation to the peerage as Baron Halifax on his removal from office. 23 Oct. 1728.

ff. 227r-232v: Reflections on the conduct of Emperor Charles VI of Germany, with regard to the Pragmatic Sanction. 1731. French.

f. 233r: Extracts of a letter from Colonel William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, to T. Robinson. 1741.

f. 234r-234v: Motion in Parliament for the removal of Sir Robert Walpole, Prime Minister. 1741.

f. 235r: Account of the attack by Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, on Sir Robert Walpole in the House of Commons. 1741.

f. 236r: Proclamation of Prince Charles Edward Stuart to the Mayor of Carlisle. 1745.

ff. 237r-238v: Letter from Antoine Gaubil SJ, French missionary in China, to one de L’Isle. 1752. English translation.

ff. 239r-240v: Account of the defeat and death of Major-General Edward Braddock, Commander in Chief in North America. 1755.

ff. 241r-242v: Address of Cambridge to George III on the occasion of his marriage to Queen Charlotte. 1761.

ff. 243r-244v: Key to a cipher, c. 1648.

ff. 245r-248v: Articles of a treaty of commerce between England and France. Negotiated by Sir Isaac Wake, Ambassador to France. 29 March 1632.

f. 249r-249v: Letter from Parliament to the French Ambassador, concerning the case of Captain J. Greene. c. 1648.

f. 250r: Proposition for importing bullion. 1650.

ff. 251r-252v: Letter from Claude de Lorraine, Duc de Chevreuse, to Charles, Prince of Wales. Paris, 19 December 1620. French.

ff. 253r-254v: Schedule of fees allowed to the Four Tellers. 17th century.

ff. 256r-259v: Accounts for farming the excise. With a record of casual payments. 17th century.

ff. 260r-265v: Speech by King Charles II in Parliament. Concerning liberty of conscience. March 1663.

f. 266r: Notes in Birch’s hand, on the subsequent two letters.

f. 267r-267v: Letter from Thomas Egerton, Baron Ellesmere and Lord Chancellor, to King James I. Taking exception to the Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice. York House, 22 October 1616.

Page 17 2021-09-28 ff. 268r-269v: Questions asked of Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice, by King James I. With Coke’s responses.

ff. 270r-271v: Letter from Henry Whitaker to an unknown recipient. Amsterdam, 11 September 1645.

ff. 272r-273v: Letter from Richard Verney, 13th Baron Willoughby de Broke and self-styled Earl of Carrick, to Bancroft, doorkeeper of the House of Commons. c. 1742.

ff. 274r-275v: Preface to the 'Ancient and Present State of the County of Down', from the original at Trinity College, Dublin (1744).

ff. 276r-277v: Letter from King Charles X of Sweden to Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg. 1657. The remainder of this letter is in Add MS 4365 (f. 208r). Latin.

f. 278r-278v: Letter from John Thurloe, Secretary of State, to Henry Cromwell, Major-General of the Forces in Ireland. 13 July 1658.

f. 279r-279v: Speech by Sir Vincent Corbet, 2nd Baronet, of Moreton Corbet, to his children on his death. 1680.

ff. 280r-281v: Letter containing an account of the naval engagement with Dutch forces off the coast of Sussex. ‘From aboard ye Charles’, 5 June 1666.

ff. 282r-283v: Bond from Christopher Marshall, to William Sykes, merchant of Hull. 1649.

f. 284r: Power of attorney for Joseph Hill, Deputy Commissary of Musters, given to Richard Sikes. 1647.

ff. 285r-286v: Letter from John Bellew, Patrick Netterville, and Lawrence Dowdall, of Dublin, to Fergus, John and Faghan Ferald, of County Longford. 1655.

ff. 287r-288v: Commission from Sir Charles Morgan, General, to Thomas Ballard. 1629.

f. 289r: Paper concerning George Camocke, Rear Admiral in the Spanish service, and James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond. c. 1718.

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Custodial History Origin:

Thomas Birch (1705–1766), compiler of histories and biographer: former owner.

Wilbur Cortez Abbott, ed., Writings and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell, 4 vols. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989).

Philip Aubrey, Mr Secretary Thurloe: Cromwell’s Secretary of State, 1652-1660 (London: Athlone Press, 1990).

Samuel Ayscough, ed., A catalogue of the manuscripts Preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed: consisting of five thousand volumes (London: British Museum, 1782), pp. 221-25.

Thomas Birch, ed., A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, 7 vols. (London: Fletcher Gyles, 1742).

‘Additional MS 4107’, Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts 1450-1700, ed. Peter Beal, online: http://www.celm-ms.org.uk/repositories/british-library-additional- 4101.html [accessed 26 April 2019].

Edward Hyde, An Appendix to the History of the Grand Rebellion (Oxford: John Wilford, 1724), pp. 313-24.

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Scope and Content TRANSCRIPTS OF LETTERS AND STATE PAPERS from the MS. collections of Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans (1621), Lord Chancellor, etc., most of which are printed in Cabala, 1663. Paper; ff. 114. Small folio. XVIII cent. At the beginning are the notes (a) 'Mpts of Lord Bacons bought at the sale of the Library of John Locker esqr in 1764' (f. lb); (b) 'Thomas Birch Sept. 26. 1763' (f. ii).

Cabala: Letters and state papers printed in the 'Cabala': 1663.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Letters and state papers from his MS. collections, mostly printed in the 'Cabala': 1663.: Copies.

includes:

• f. 1b John Locker, d 1760 FSA: Note rel. to the sale of his library: 1764.

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Add MS 4109-4124 ANTHONY BACON TRANSCRIPTS.Transcripts and extracts of the correspondence of Anthony Bacon (d. 1601), chiefly in

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Languages of Material English; French

Title ANTHONY BACON TRANSCRIPTS.Transcripts and extracts of the correspondence of Anthony Bacon (d. 1601), chiefly in his capacity as Private Secretary to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex; 1580-1598, with a few of earlier date. They were made by Birch in 1750, 1751 from the originals in the Lambeth Palace Library (Nos. 647-662) for the purpose of, and incorporation in, his Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth ... in which the secret intrigues of her court and the conduct of her Favourite Robert, Earl of Essex, both at Home and abroad are particularly illustrated, 2 vols, 1754. The principal writers (summarised at the end of the last volume) besides Bacon and Essex, are Lord Burghley, Sir Robert Cecil, Francis Bacon, Lord Henry Howard, Sir Robert Sidney, Edward Reynolds (Essex's secretary), Dr. Henry Hawkins (from Venice), Thomas Bodley and George Gilpin (from Holland), Antonio Perez (from Spain). Sixteen volumes. Paper. Small quarto. 1750, 1751. (1750-1751)

Scope and Content Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

Anthony Bacon, diplomatist: Copies, by T. Birch, of his correspondence (1558-1598) in Lambeth Library: 1750, 1751.

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Creation Date 1750-1751

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Languages of Material French

Scope and Content Vol. I, ff. 203, 1750, 1751.

includes:

• f. 8 City of Geneva: Letter from the Senate to O. Cromwell: circ. 1655.: Fr.: Copy.

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Scope and Content Vol. II, ff. 117, 1750, 1751.

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Scope and Content Vol. III, ff. 157, 1750, 1751.

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Creation Date 1750-1751

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Scope and Content Vol. IV, ff. 130, 1750, 1751.

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Creation Date 1750-1751

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Scope and Content Vol. V, ff. 121, 1750, 1751.

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Scope and Content Vol. VI, ff. 113, 1750, 1751.

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Scope and Content Vol. VII, ff. 114, 1750, 1751.

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Scope and Content Vol. VIII, ff. 172, 1750, 1751.

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Scope and Content Vol. IX, ff. 129, 1750, 1751.

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Scope and Content Vol. X, ff. 173, 1750, 1751.

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Scope and Content Vol. XI, ff. 132, 1750, 1751.

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Scope and Content Vol. XII, ff. 126, 1750, 1751.

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Scope and Content Vol. XIII, ff. 158, 1750, 1751.

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Scope and Content Vol. XIV, ff. 146, 1750, 1751.

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Scope and Content Vol. XV, ff. 134, 1750, 1751.

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Scope and Content Vol XVI, ff. 125, 1750, 1751.

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Creation Date 1584-1657

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Languages of Material English; French; Italian; Latin

Scope and Content ANTHONY BACON PAPERS Collection of letters and papers on state affairs, chiefly originals, from the papers of Anthony Bacon and addressed to him, used by Birch in his Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, 2 vols., 1754, and his Historical View of the Negotiations between England, France and Brussels, 1749. The chief contents are as follows:-

(1) Passport for 'Pierre Brun Angloys'going to Montauban on business of Anthony Bacon; Cahors, 30 July 1586. French. Signed by the consuls of Cahors. f. 3.

(2) Passport for the same, 'Messaiger ordinaire de la regne d'angleterre y'en venant de Cahours'; Montauban, 26 July 1586. French. Signed by — de Lomagne, seigneur de Terride, 'commandant en les cartiers pour le service du Roy, soulez lauctorité du Roy de Navarre'. f. 4.

(3) Passport for the same, going to Montauban; Cahors, 8 Aug. 1586. French. Signed by Antoine d'Ebrard de Saint Sulpice, Bishop of Cahors. ff. 5-6.

(4) Passport for ' le Sr de Bacon'(Anthony Bacon)going to England; 'du camp a San Joy', 27 Sept. 1586. French. Signed by Armand de Gontaut, Baron de Biron, maréchal de France. f. 7.

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(5) John Yonge to Jasper Mayne at Lyons Inn, London, on private legal matters; Brompton Ralph, co. Som., 27 Oct. 1586. f. 9.

(6) Newsletter from Narbonne; 12 Nov. 1586. French. f. 11.

(7) 'Memoire de nouvelles';? 1588. f. 12.

(8) Commission to Dr. William Awbrey and Dr. Julius Caesar, Masters of Requests, to consider the complaints of certain 'owners of shippes that went to Burdeaux this last vintage; Greenwich, 2 Mar. 1590/1. Copy. f. 13.

(9) Letter (unsigned) to Anthony Bacon on matters of religion in England; 11 Mar. 1590/1. f. 14.

(10) Acknowledgment by - Burières of the receipt of 'deux coffres' from Anthony Bacon; Montauban, 29 June 1590. French. f. 16.

(11) Newsletter from France; 24 Dec. 1590. French. Imperfect. f. 17.

(12) Anthony Bacon to - Beverson; 1 June 1591. f. 18.

(13) Report of Edward Selwyn on the case of the English merchants (see above, art. 8.); circa 1591. ff. 19-20.

(14) Newsletter, mentioning the taking of Louviers; 15 June 1591. French. f. 21.

(15) Robert Prentis to ? Anthony Bacon; Scilly, 21 Sept. 1591. French. f. 22.

(16) Anthony Standen, under the pseudonym of 'La Faye', to A. Bacon; 14 June 1592. French. f. 23.

(17) Newsletters from Venice., 1 Jan.- 19 Feb. 1593/4. Italian. ff. 24-37b.

(18) David Foulis to A. Bacon: Edinburgh, 15 Mar.- 4 Nov. 1594. French. ff. 38, 41, 157, 160-170, 174.

(19) Letter to ? A. Bacon, unsigned; St. Sebastian, 30 Apr. 1593 (assumed by Birch in Memoirs, etc., i, p. 98, and in Add. MS. 4111, f. 143, to be from A. Standen). f. 40.

(20) J.? Saluard? to A. Bacon; Castres, 19 June, circ. 1593. French. f. 43.

(21) Newsletters from Antwerp, Rome, Venice, etc.; 27 June 1593-28 Feb. 1598. Italian. ff. 44-359b, passim.

(22) 'Letter de Mr l'Ambassadeur de France' to D. Foulis; 1594. f. 159.

(23) D. Foulis to Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex; 22 Sept. 1594. French. Partly in cipher, deciphered. ff. 172-173.

(24) Sir Robert Cecil and Dr. John Herbert, Commissioners at Paris, to the Council; 8 Mar. 159 7/8. Copies. ff. 176, 178.

(25) Declaration by Cardinal Francesco Maria Tarugi, Archbishop of Avignon, of an agreement between Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Ranuccio I, Duke of Parma; 12 May 1597. Italian. Copy. f. 183.

(26) Sir Robert Cecil to A. Bacon; June 1597-5 July 1598. ff. 208, 214, 227, 319, 322, 342.

(27) List of the Imperial forces in Hungary, in a letter of a friend of the Secretary of War to the Emperor; 3 July 1597. Italian. Copy. f. 210.

(28) Robert Naunton to the Earl of Essex; Paris, 4 Aug. 1597. Copy. f 229.

(29) Edward Reynolds, Secretary to Lord Essex, to Antonio Perez; 28 Aug.-24 Oct. 1597. French.

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(30) Sir John Reynolds to —, on the doings of the English forces; 'Campe neare St. Omers'; 1 Sept. 1657. ff. 245, 244b.

(31) Robert Naunton to (a) A. Bacon; Paris, 23 Sept. 1597. f. 256;-(b) Lord Essex; Paris, 28 Nov. 1597-16 Feb. 1598. Copies. ff. 277-287b, 296-301.

(32) Peregrine Bertie, Baron Willoughby, Governor of Berwick, to Lord Essex; 21 Jan.-17 Sept. 1598. Copies. ff. 291, 333, 348.

(33) Sir Thomas Edmondes, Agent in France, to A. Bacon; Paris, 10 Feb. 1598. Copy. f. 293.

(34) Sir Robert Cecil and Dr. John Herbert to the Council; Angers, 23 Mar.-27 Mar. 159 7/8. Copies. ff. 306-307, 309-312b, 323-324b.

(35) Statement of Jacomo Bassadonna, that the King of Scotland threatens, on the advice of the King of Denmark, to make war on the Queen of England if she names Lord Essex her successor; 25 Mar. 1598. Italian. Extract. f. 308.

(36) Sir R. Cecil and Dr. John Herbert to Queen Elizabeth, describing their interviews with Henri IV; Nantes, 5 Apr. 1598. Copies. ff. 313-315, 329-332.

(37) Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, to William Hervey, Baron Hervey of Kidbrooke; Whitehall, 6 Apr. n.y. (circ. 1630). Copy. f. 317.

(38) Edward Reynolds to (a) Henri de la Tour, Duc de Bouillon; 14 June 1598. French. Draft. f. 335;-(b) Antonio Perez; 14, 24 June, 1598. French. Drafts. ff. 336, 338.

(39) Thomas Bodley to Lord Essex; July 1598. Copy. f. 340.

(40) Anthony Bacon to Sir R. Cecil; July 1597. With replies. ff. 342, 344.

(41) [? J.] Colvill to Lord Essex; Paris, I 0 July 1598. Copy. f. 346.

(42) Jean de Thumery, Seigneur de Boissise, Ambassador to England, to A. Bacon; 27 Oct. 1598. f. 350.

(43) Edward Reynolds to Queen Elizabeth; 17 Apr. 1599. Copy. f. 352.

(44) Bartholomew Kello to (a) A. Bacon, complaining of the delay in receiving a reward for the 'booke of Psalmes' written by his wife, Esther Inglis, and presented to the Queen (it was afterwards presented to Christ Church, Oxford, by the Queen); London, 14 July, Edinburgh, 15 Aug. 1599. ff. 354, 357;- (b) Queen Elizabeth on the same subject; London, 18 July 1599. f. 355.

(45) 'Memoire ... touchant le college d'ortes en Bear' (Orthez in Béarn); 16th-17th cent. ff. 360-362.

(46) 'Discourse' of Dr. Henry Hawkins on the ambitions of Spain; early 17th cent. Italian. ff. 365-366b.

(47) Memoir on the affairs of France, sent to A. Bacon; ? 1594. French. ff. 367-369.

(48) Letter of 'Jane du Mouscan' to --, giving a list of four members of the French Royal Household; late 16th cent. French. f. 380.

(49) 'The Grievances of the English Army in France, Represented to the Generall therof S r John Reynolds, Kt.' signed by 15 officers on behalf of the Army; 1657. ff. 383-384.

(50) Newsletter from France, on the movements of Charles Stewart, dissensions between the King of France and the Parlement, the desire of Spain to treat with the Protector, etc.; 1657. ff. 385-386.

(51) - Vinhagolus to A. ? Bacon; n.d. Latin. f. 387.

(52) Certificate of Arnaldus Spaignetus, physician of Bordeaux, on the ill-health of A. Bacon,

Page 27 2021-09-28 and advising that he eat meat in Lent; with the necessary permission of Antoine Prevost, Archbishop of Bordeaux, and diet-table; 15 Feb. 1584. Latin and English. ff. 388, 389.

(53) — Peña to A. Bacon on the nature, etc. of gout; n.d. f. 390.

(54) List of officials at Bayonne; circa 1590 ?. f. 395.

(55) List of those killed by the forces of the League at 'St. Tirie' (St. Thierry, dioc. Rheims), etc.; 15 Mar. 1591. f. 396.

(56) Rolle des gendarmes de Mr Boitian [? Guillaume de Gadagne, Seigneur de Botheon] qui accompagnoit Mr St Chamaran [? Jacques Mitte, Marquis de Chaumont, Ambassador to England in 1632] iusqua London'. f. 397.

(57) List of Spanish Grandees permitted to remain covered in the King's presence; 17th cent. f. 399. Paper; ff. 400. Folio. 1584-1599, 1657.

Anthony Bacon, diplomatist: Correspondence, etc., on state affairs: 1584-1599.: Engl. and Fr.: Partly copies.

includes:

• f. 3 Cahors, France: Passport signed by consuls of: 1586. • ff. 3-5 Peter Brown: Passports for, in France: 1586. • f. 4 de Lomagne, Seigneur de Terride: Passport signed by: 1586. • ff. 5-6 Antoine de Ebrard de St. Sulpice, Bishop of Cahors: Passport signed by: 1586. • f. 7 Anthony Bacon, diplomatist: Passport for, leaving France for England: 1586. • f. 7 Armand de Gontaut, Baron de Biron; Marshal of France: Passport signed by: 1586. • f. 9 Jasper Mayne: Letter to, from J. Yonge: 1586. • f. 9 John Yonge, recusant: Letter to J. Mayne: 1586. • f. 11 Newsletters From France: Narbonne: 1586.: Fr. • ff. 12, 17, 21, 367-369, 371, 385-386 Newsletters From France: Newsletters: [?1588]-1661.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 13 William Awbrey, DCL; Master of Requests: Commission to, from the Council: 1591.: Copy. • f. 13 Sir Julius Caesar, judge: Commission to, from the Council: 1591.: Copy. • ff. 13, 19-20 Bordeaux, France: Commission and report on English trade with: 1591, n.d. • f. 16 Burieres: Acknowledgment to A. Bacon: 1590. • f. 18 Beverson: Letter to, from A. Bacon: 1591. • ff. 19-20 Edward Selwyn, lawyer: Report on trading dispute at Bordeaux: circ. 1591. • f. 21 Louviers, France: News of the capture of: 1591.: Fr. • f. 22 Robert Prentis: Letter to [?A. Bacon]: 1591.: Fr. • f. 23 Anthony Standen, called 'La Faye': Letter to A. Bacon: 1592. • ff. 24-37b, 50-143 passim, 180-207 passim, 211b-304b passim, 359 Newsletters From Italy: Venice: 1593-1659.: Ital., Fr. and Lat. • ff. 38,41,157,160-170,174 David Foulis, 1st Baronet; 1620: Letters to A. Bacon: 1594. • f. 40 Anthony Standen, called 'La Faye': Unsigned letter to A. Bacon(?), possibly from: 1593. • f. 43 ?J. Saluard?: Letter to A. Bacon: circ. 1593. • ff. 44-155 passim, 180-207 passim, 213, 216, 219, 224, 231-294 passim, 358 Newsletters From the Netherlands: Antwerp: 1593-1598.: Ital. • ff. 52-155 passim, 188-207 passim, 211, 217-304 passim, 358 Newsletters From Italy: Rome: 1593-1656.: Engl. and Ital. • f. 137 Sir Edmund Harrison: Letter to Lord: 1712. • f. 159 David Foulis, 1st Baronet; 1620: Letter to, from the French Ambassador: 1594. • f. 172 David Foulis, 1st Baronet; 1620: Letter to Lord Essex: 1594.: Fr.: Partly cipher. • f. 172 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Letter to, from D. Foulis: 1594.: Fr. • ff. 176, 178, 306, 309, 323 John Herbert, DCL; English Commissioner in Paris: Letters to the Privy Council: 1598.: Copies. • ff. 176, 178, 306, 309,323 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letters to the Council: 1598.: Copies. • f. 183 Mantua, Duchy and Marquisate of. Vincenzo I: Agreement with the Duke of Parma: 1597.: Ital.: Copy. • f. 183 Ranuccio I; Duke of Parma: Agreement with the Duke of Mantua: 1597.: Ital.: Copy. • ff. 183-184 Cardinal Francesco Maria Tarugi, Archbishop of Avignon: Declaration by, of an agreement betw. Mantua and Parma: 1597.: Ital.: Copy. • ff. 208, 214, 227, 319, 322, 342, 344 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Correspondence with A. Bacon: 1597, 1598.

Page 28 2021-09-28 • f. 210 Hungary: List of the Imperial forces in: 1597.: Ital.: Copy. • ff. 229, 277-285, 296-300 Sir Robert Naunton, Secretary of State: Letters to Lord Essex: 1597-1598.: Copies. • ff. 229, 277-285,296-300 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Letters to, from R. Naunton: 1597-1598.: Copies. • ff. 241, 264, 336, 338 Antonio Perez, Secretary and Minister of Philip II of Spain: Letters to, from E. Reynolds: 1597, 1598.: Fr.: Drafts. • ff. 241, 264, 336, 338 Edward Reynolds, Secretary to Robert, 1st Earl of Essex: Letters to A. Perez: 1597-1598.: Fr.: Drafts. • f. 245 Sir John Reynolds, Commander-in-chief of English forces in France: Letter to --: 1657. • f. 256 Sir Robert Naunton, Secretary of State: Letter to A. Bacon: 1597. • ff. 291, 333, 348 Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby d'Eresby: Letters to Lord Essex: 1598.: Copies. • ff. 291,333,348 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Letters to, from Lord Willoughby: 1598.: Copies. • f. 293 Sir Thomas Edmondes, diplomatist: Letter to A. Bacon: 1598. • f. 308 Jacomo Bassadonna: Statement by, of the intentions of James VI, if Qu. Elizabeth named Lord Essex her successor: 1598.: Ital.: Extr. • ff. 313, 329 Elizabeth I of England: Letters to, from Lord Salisbury: 1598.: Copies. • ff. 313, 329 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letters to Qu. Elizabeth: 1598.: Copies. • ff. 313, 329 John Herbert, DCL; English Commissioner in Paris: Letters to Qu. Elizabeth: 1598.: Copies. • f. 317 William Hervey, Baron Hervey of Kidbrooke: Letter to, from Lord Essex: circ. 1630.: Copy. • f. 317 Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex: Letter to, from Lord Hervey: circ. 1630.: Copy. • f. 335 Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duc de Bouillon: Letter to, from E. Reynolds: 1598.: Fr.: Draft. • f. 335 Edward Reynolds, Secretary to Robert, 1st Earl of Essex: Letter to the Duc de Bouillon: 1598.: Fr.: Drafts. • f. 340 Sir Thomas Bodley, diplomatist and scholar: Letter to Lord Essex: 1598.: Copy. • f. 340 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Letter to, from Sir T. Bodley: 1598.: Copy. • f. 346 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Letter to, from [?J.] CoIvIlle: 1598.: Copy. • f. 346 [?] Colville: Letter to Lord Essex: 1598.: Copy. • f. 350 Jean de Thumery, Sieur de Boissise; French ambassador to England: Letter to A. Bacon: 1598.: Fr. • f. 352 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from E. Reynolds: 1599.: Copy. • f. 352 Edward Reynolds, Secretary to Robert, 1st Earl of Essex: Letter to Qu. Elizabeth: 1599.: Copy. • f. 354 Bartholomew Kello: Letter to A. Bacon: 1599. • ff. 354, 355 Esther Kello, née Inglis; calligrapher and miniaturist; wife of Bartholomew Kello: Letters of her husband on her gift of a book of Psalms to Qu. Elizabeth: 1599. • f. 355 Bartholomew Kello: Letter to Qu. Elizabeth: 1599. • f. 355 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from B. Kello: 1599. • ff.360-362 Orthez, France: Memoir rel. to the College at: 16th-17th centt. • f. 364 Goufos: Letter to Capt. Bonefoy: circ. 1587.: Fr. • f. 364 Captain Bonefoy: Letter to, from - Goufos: circ. 1587.: Fr. • ff. 365-366b Political Tracts: H. Hawkins: discourse on the ambitious designs of Spain: early 17th cent.: Ital. • ff. 365-366b Henry Hawkins, LLD; diplomatist: Discourse on the ambitious designs of Spain: early 17th cent.: Ital. • ff. 365-366b Philip III of Spain: Treatise of H. Hawkins on the ambitious designs of: early 17th cent.: Ital. • f. 373 Newsletters From Spain: 1598: early 17th cent.: Engl. and Ital. • f. 376b Clement VIII; Pope: Opinion of the treaty between France and Spain: 1598.: Ital. • f. 376b Philip III of Spain: Opinion of Clement VIII on the treaty with France: 1598.: Ital. • f. 376b Henry IV of France: Opinion of Clement VIII on the treaty with Spain: 1598.: Ital. • f. 380 Jane Du Mouscan: Letter to late: 18th cent: Fr. • f. 381 Orlando Woodward: Letter to, from -: [?1608].: Ital.: Imperf. • f. 382 Netherlands General: Arguments in favour of resisting Spain: late 16th cent.: Fr. • ff. 383-384 Humphrey Pickering, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances signed by: 1657. • ff. 383-384 Richard Hughes, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances, signed by: 1657. • ff. 383-384 Colonel Samuel Clarke: Representation of grievances of the English forces in France, signed by: 1657. • ff. 383-384 William Bedell, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances signed by: 1657.

Page 29 2021-09-28 • ff. 383-384 Roger Allsopp, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances signed by: 1657. • ff. 383-384 Isaac Dobson, of the English forces in France: Representations of grievances signed by: 1657. • ff. 383-384 William Legard, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances signed by: 1657. • ff. 383-384 Lieutenant-Colonel William Fleetwood, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances signed by: 1657. • ff. 383-384 Lieutenant-Colonel Roger Fenwick, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances signed by: 1657. • ff.383-384 Robert Mainwaring, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances signed by: 1657. • ff.383-384 William Littleton, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances signed by: 1657. • ff.383-384 Henry Lillingston, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances signed by: 1657. • ff.383-384 Army; England: Representation of the grievances of the army in France: 1657. • ff.383-384 H. Whitestone, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances signed by: 1657. • ff.383-384 Sir John Reynolds, Commander-in-chief of English forces in France: Representation to, of the grievances of the army: 1657. • ff.383-384 Matthew Kingwell, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances signed by: 1657. • ff.383-384 F. Bochrand, of the English forces in France: Representation of grievances signed by: 1657. • f. 387 Vinhagolus: Letter to A. Bacon (?): bef. 1601.: Lat. • f. 388 Arnaldus Spaignetus, physician, of Bordeaux: Statement on the ill health of A. Bacon: 1584.: Lat. • f. 388 Antoine Prevost, Archbishop of Bordeaux: Faculty to A. Bacon, to eat meat in Lent: 1584.: Lat. • ff. 388, 389 Anthony Bacon, diplomatist: Statement of ill health, and rules of diet for: 1584.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 390 Peña: Letter to A. Bacon: late 16th cent. • ff. 392, 393 Poetry FRENCH: Stanzas and verses: 17th cent. • f. 394 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses beg. 'O second Arthur': 17th cent. • f. 395 Bayonne, France: List of officials: circ. 1590. • f. 396 Henry IV of France: List of those killed and captured by the forces of the League at St. Thierry: 1591. • f. 396 St Thierry, France: List of those killed and captured at: 1591. • f. 397 Jacques Mitte, Marquis de St. Chaumont; French Ambassador: List of gendarmes accompanying him (?) to London: [?1632]. • f. 397 [Guillaume de] [?Gadagne], [Seigneur de Botheon]: List of his gendarmes, accompanying the French Ambassador to London: 1632. • f. 399 Spain, General: List of Grandees permitted to remain covered in the King's presence: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS.

Forbes Papers. Vol. I. Transcripts of State letters and papers (of which the originals are now in the Public Record Office and are calendared in Calendars of State Papers, Foreign, under their dates) made by, or for, Dr. Patrick Forbes and evidently intended for a continuation of his Full View of the Public Transactions in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, 2 vols, 1740, 1741, which ends with events of July 1563. The dates covered in the present MS. are 1564-1587, with one document (f. 3) of 1560/1, but the bulk of the papers refer to the negotiations of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton at the Scottish Court and the concurrent affairs in France in 1567. For other Forbes transcripts see Add. MSS. 4133-4146, 4215 A, B, 4248, 4249, 35833. Paper; ff. 360. Quarto. XVIII cent.

Scotland General: Transcripts of papers rel. to transactions with England: 1564-1587.

Patrick Forbes, d 1743 (?) MD; Scottish historian: Transcripts conc. the relations of England with France and Scotland, 1561, 1564-1587, made by, or for: circ. 1740.

France General: Papers rel. to transactions with England: 1561-1587.: Copies.

Elizabeth I of England: Historical collections of P. Forbes rel. to her reign: 18th cent.

Elizabeth I of England: Transcripts of papers rel. to transactions with France and Scotland: 1561-1587.

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Scope and Content PAPERS RELATlNG TO FLUSHING

Transcripts of letters of Sir John Throckmorton, Sergeant-Major and subsequently, on the death of Sir William Browne (circa June 1611), Lieutenant Governor of Flushing, under Robert Sidney, Viscount Lisle (1605), and Earl of Leicester (1618). The letters (about 250 in number) are all addressed to the Governor and are virtually reports on the state of the garrison, fortifications, etc., of the town; 1602-1616. The transcripts were probably made for Arthur Collins (d. 1760) (cf. ff. 262b, 269b) and the slight verbal corrections throughout the volume seem to be his. He did not, however, include any of the letters in his Letters and Memorials of State, otherwise known as the Sidney Papers, 2 vols., 1746 (compiled from the originals at Penshurst and the State Paper Office). Paper; ff. 276. Folio. ? Bef. A.D. 1760.

Sir John Throckmorton, Governor of Flushing: Letters to Lord Lisle: 1602-1616.: Copies.

Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester 1626: Letters to, from Sir J. Throckmorton: 1602-1616.: Copies.

Page 31 2021-09-28 Flushing: Letters from Sir J. Throckmorton to Lord Lisle, Governor of: 1602-1606.: Copies.

Arthur Collins, d 1760 bookseller, of London: Transcripts of letters of Sir J. Throckmorton to Lord Sidney made for: 18th cent.

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Title ESSEX (DEVEREUX) PAPERSTranscripts of original letters and papers in the British Museum, Lambeth Palace Library, etc., partly in the autograph of Birch and chiefly relating to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. (17th century-18th century)

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Scope and Content ESSEX (DEVEREUX) PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 44). Included are:-

(1) Sir Robert Cecil, Secretary of State, to Sir George Carew, President of Munster, on the arraignment, etc. of Lord Essex; 11 Mar. 1600/1. Copy. ff. 5-8b.

(2) 'Meditation' of Lord Essex beg. 'Since that time the Sun hath gone about the world' (cf. Royal MS. 17 B. L, from which Birch copied it). ff. 9-10.

(3) 'Verses made by Mr. Fra. Bacon' beg. 'The man of Life upright, whose guiltless heart is free', in imitation of Horace, Odes III. 3. f. 14. Printed in the Works of Francis Bacon, by J. Spedding, vii, p. 269.

(4) Henry Cuffe, Secretary to Lord Essex, to Sir R. Cecil, 'declaring the Effect of the Instructions framed by the Earl of Essex, and delivered to the Ambassador of the King of Scots touching the title to the Crown of England'; March 1601. ff. 17-20. Copied by Birch from Harley MS.

444, f. 18. For another copy see Stowe MS. 145, f. 12.

(5) The 'Declaration' of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, followed by the 'Examination' of Henry Cuffe and Sir John Davis, witnesses at the trial of Lord Essex; Feb.-Mar. 1601. ff. 23-28.

(6) The Earl of Essex's vindication of the war in Spain in an Apology to Mr. Anthony Bacon; 1598. Copy. Imperfect at the beginning. ff. 29-42b. Followed, in the same hand, by

Page 32 2021-09-28 copies of the letters of advice from Thomas Egerton, Lord Keeper, to Essex, 15 Oct. 1598, and of Essex's reply, 18 Oct. ff. 43-44b. The Lord Keeper's letter is imperfect at the beginning. The Apology was first printed in 1600, republished in 1603, and again in 1729. The letters are printed in Cabala, 1691, i, pp. 216, 217. For other copies see Stowe MS. 275, ff. 1-12, 15, 15b.

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Collections rel. to, made by T. Birch: 17th-18th centt.: Copies and printed.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• f. 5 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letter to Sir G. Carew: 1601.: Copies. • f. 5 George Carew, 1st Baron Carew; Earl of Totness (1626): Letter to, from Sir R. Cecil: 1601.: Copy. • f. 14 Poetry ENGLISH: F. Bacon: imitations of Horace: 16th-17th cent. • f. 14 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Verses in imitation of Horace: n.d. • f. 17 Henry Cuffe, Secretary to the Earl of Essex: Letter to Sir R. Cecil: 1601.: Copy. • f. 17 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Letter to, from H. Cuffe: 1601.: Copy. • ff. 23-28 Sir Ferdinando Gorges, military and naval commander: Declaration at the trial of Lord Essex: 1601. • f. 24b Henry Cuffe, Secretary to the Earl of Essex: Examination at the trial of Lord Essex: 1601. • f. 26 Sir John Davies, Attorney-General for Ireland; d.1626: Examination at the trial of Lord Essex: 1601. • ff. 29-42b Anthony Bacon, diplomatist: Apology of Lord Essex addressed to: 1598.: Two copies.

• ff. 29-42b (imperf.) Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Apology for the war with Spain: 1598.: Three copies. • ff. 43-44b Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Ellesmere; 1st Viscount Brackley: Correspondence with Lord Essex: 1598.: Copies. • ff. 43-44b Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Correspondence with Lord Keeper Egerton: 1598.: Copies.

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Scope and Content ESSEX (DEVEREUX) PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 18). Transcripts of papers relating to the Earls of Essex. Viz:-

(1) 'An apologye of ye Earle of Essex agaynst all those that falsly and maliciously holde hym to bee a disturber of ye Peace and quyet of this countrye'. This is the tract printed under this title in 1603, and as The Earl of Essex's Vindication of the War with Spain in 1729 (cf. Add. MS. 4128, art. 6, and Add. MS. 4130, art. 4). ff. 1-15.

(2) Verses: six lines beg. 'Who flyes with wyngs of highe desyre', followed by fifty-one lines beg. 'Deare countrye myne take heede betyme'. ff. 15b-16.

(3) The Council to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on his appointment of Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, as his 'General of the Horse', 10 June 1599; with the reply. Copies. ff. 16b-17b.

(4) Declarations of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, and of Frances Howard, his wife, in the proceedings for divorce in 1613. Copies. f. 18.

includes:

• ff. 1-15 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Apology for the war with Spain: 1598.: Three copies. • ff. 1-15 Anthony Bacon, diplomatist: Apology of Lord Essex addressed to: 1598.: Two copies.

• ff. 15b-16 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses beg. 'Who flyes with wings of highe desyre',: late 16th cent.: Copy, 18th cent. • ff. 16b-17b Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton: Correspondence on his appointment as General of the Horse in Ireland: 1599.: Copies. • f. 18 Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex: Depositions of him and Frances his wife previous to their divorce: 1613.: Copies.

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content ESSEX (DEVEREUX) PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 161). Papers and tracts relating to the Earls of Essex, as follows:-

(1) 'Certaine letters written by the Right honourable Robert late Earle of Essex to the Queene the Counsell and others his honourable frinds with some of their answeres to the same with an Adicion of divers other letters of noble personages gathered out of the collected writtings of many worthie gentlemen by M.K.'. The collection was used, and many of the letters printed by Birch in his Memoirs of the reign of Oueen Elizabeth, 1754. ff. 3-87b.

(2) Verses by John Hoskins, lawyer and poet (d. 1638), viz:-(a) Forty-two elegiac lines 'Ad Regem', beg. 'Jam mihi bis centum fluxere in carcere noctes' (printed in the Abbotsford Club Miscellany, i, p. 131). f. 92;- (b) Eighteen elegiac lines 'Ad Chutum et Sharpum', beg. 'Chute meae infelix consors et Acute ruinae'. f. 92b;- (c) Four lines 'Ad Beniaminum filium, beg. 'Sweete Beniamin whilest thowe are younge'. f. 93b;- (d) Eighteen four-line verses entitled 'Insomnium', beg. 'Me thoughte I walked in a dreame'. Cf. Add. MS. 4149, ff. 211-213. ff. 93b-94b.

(3) 'Flowers out of the history of Fraunce beginninge the raigne of H.

4th page 882', being a page of very brief notes. f. 95.

(4) 'An apologie of the Earle of Essex ... penned by himselfe in Anno 1598'. The printed edition of 1603. ff. 97-119b.

(5) 'Of Robert Devereux, Earle of Essex, and George Villiers Duke of Buckingham, some observations by way of Paralell in the time of their estates of favour', by Sir Henry Wotton; 1641. Printed in Reliquiae Wottonianae, 1672. ff. 121-159b. Birch has written his name and dates 8 Jan. 1752, 28 Jan. 1754 (ff. 1, 96); and 'Richard Bankes, Anno Domini 1708' is written on f. 2.

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Collections rel. to, made by T. Birch: 17th-18th centt.: Copies and printed.

includes:

• ff. 3-87b M. K: Letters, etc., of Lord Essex, 1546-1600, collected by: 18th cent. • f. 92b Leonel Sharpe, d 1631 DD; Chaplain to James I: Verses addressed to (?) by J. Hoskins: 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 92b Anthony Chute, d 1595? poet: Verses to, by J. Hoskins: 17th cent.: Lat. • ff. 92-94b John Hoskins, d 1638 lawyer and poet: Verses: 17th cent. • f. 93b Poetry ENGLISH: J. Hoskins: verses: 1614, 17th cent. • ff. 97-119b (printed) Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Apology for the war with Spain: 1598.: Three copies. • ff. 121-159b Sir Henry Wotton, diplomatist and poet: Comparison betw. the Earl of Essex and the Duke of Buckingham: 1641.

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Custodial History art. 1 Richard Bankes: Owned: in 1708.

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Creation Date 18th century

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Scope and Content Political tracts, etc., as follows:-

(1) 'A Letter concerning the Publick Transactions in the Reign of Q. Elizabeth, containing several Historical Anecdotes and Critical Reflections on Mr. Rapin's History of that Reign' addressed 'To Monsr x x x, Master of Requests' (M. de la Porte, see art. 2), by Etienne de Silhouette; London, 13 Feb. 1736 N.S. The original French version was printed at Amsterdam in 1736. The present translation, according to the endorsement, is by 'Dr. Barclay'. ff. 1-26.

(2) 'An Inquiry into a pretended Conspiracy of the French Ambassador, [Guillaume de L'Aubespine, Baron de Chateauneuf] resident in England to murder Queen Elizabeth' in Jan. 1587. lt is another translation of the same French tract by E. Silhouette (art. 1) addressed to 'Mr. de la Porte, Master of Requests', and it was apparently printed in London in 1741. Two copies, the first imperfect. On the last page (f. 55b) is a cipher. ff. 27-49b, 55b.

(3) List of variants, etc., in the text of the Treaty of Câteau Cambrésis, 1559, as printed in Rymer's Foedera xv, p. 505, and the original MS. Two copies. ff. 57-74. Paper; ff. 74. Folio. XVIII cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-26 Dr Barclay: Translation of a treatise by E. Silhouette ascribed to: 1736. • ff. 1-26,27-49b,55b Étienne de Silhouette, French financier: Tract by on a conspiracy against Qu. Elizabeth I in 1587: 1736.: Two Engl. transls. • ff.1-49b,55b Elizabeth I of England: Treatise by E. de Silhouette on a supposed conspiracy in 1587 to murder the Queen: 1736.: Engl. transl. • ff.57-74 Treaties: Collations with the original text of the treaty of Câteau Cambrésis, 1559,: 18th cent.

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Scope and Content 'AN HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE NEGOTIATIONS between the Court of England, France and Brussels from the year 1592 to 1617, Extracted chiefly from the MS. State Papers of Sr Thomas Edmondes, Knt., Embassador in France and at Brussels ... And of Anthony Bacon, Esq.', etc., by Birch, the original autograph MS. as used for the edition printed in 1749. The Relation of the State of France, by Sir G. Carew, which was included in the above edition is absent from the present MS. and now forms part of Add. MS. 4466, though it appears in the title and at the end of the 'View' (f. 300b) is the note 'Next follows Sr George Carew's MS., in fol. concerning France'. Instead, there follow 'Extracts from Sr Tho. Edmonds's State-Papers,' the substance of which is embodied in the 'View', with references to the pages of the volumes of State Papers, now Stowe MSS. 166-177, and followed (f. 360) by an Index. Paper; ff. 367. Quarto. Bef. A.D. 1749.

includes:

• ff. 1-300b Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: 'An Historical View of the Negotiations between the Court of England, France and Brussels ... 1592 to 1617',: bef. 1749.: Autogr. draft. • ff. 301-367b Sir Thomas Edmondes, diplomatist: Extracts from state papers of: 1592-1629. • ff. 301-367b Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

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Add MS 4133-4146 FORBES PAPERS. Vols. II-XV.4133-4146. Collections of Dr. Patrick Forbes, consisting of lists, copies, etc., of

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Creation Date [1558-1687]

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Title FORBES PAPERS. Vols. II-XV.4133-4146. Collections of Dr. Patrick Forbes, consisting of lists, copies, etc., of state papers in the 'Paper Office', the British Museum, and other public and private libraries, used or intended for use, in his Full View of the Public Transactions in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, 2 vols., London, 1740, 1741. Cf. Add. MSS. 4126, 4215 A, B, 4248, 4249, 35833. Fourteen volumes. Various sizes. ([1558-1687])

Scope and Content Patrick Forbes, d 1743 (?) MD; Scottish historian: Collections for his 'A full view of ... the reign of Q. Elizabeth': 1740, 1741.

Elizabeth I of England: Historical collections of P. Forbes rel. to her reign: 18th cent.

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Add MS 4133 ([1301-1603])

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Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 42). Miscellaneous papers, among them being: (a) Letter of English nobles to Pope Boniface VIII in defence of Edward I's right to the Crown of Scotland; London, 12 Feb. 1300/1. Engraved. f. 1;- (b) Chronological 'Index Litterarum Regum Scotiæ; 1534-1542. ff. 3-7;- (c) Letter on affairs in England, France and Scotland; late temp. Eliz . French. Imperfect at beginning and end. ff. 9- 16b;- (d) Shorthand copies (G. Ridpath's system, cf. Add. MSS. 4135, 4215 B) of letters probably made by P. Forbes, endorsed (f. 19b) 'Letters and negotiations of Ministers of State'. ff. 17-26b;- (e) 'Discours sur les trahisons commis de la royne d'Escoce et de son innocence (?)', in shorthand. ff. 27-28b;- (f) Letter on cryptic writing, followed by various ciphers; temp. Eliz. ff. 35-42. A note by Sir E. A. Bond states that 'the leaves formerly numbered 5-37, and 44-61 have been restored to Royal MS. 18 B. vi, and those numbered 62-106 to Royal 13 B. i'.

includes:

• f. 1 Scotland General: Letter of nobles defending the right of Edward I to the throne of: 1301.: Printed. • f. 1 Boniface VIII; Pope: Letter of English nobles to, in defence of Edward I's right to the crown of Scotland: 1301.: Engr. • f. 1 Edward I of England: Letter of nobles defending his right to the throne of Scotland: 1301: Engr., 18th cent. • ff. 3-7 James V of Scotland: 'Index litterarum regum Scotiae': 1534-1542. • ff. 17-26b Shorthand: Transcripts and notes in G. Ridpath's system: 17th-18th centt. • ff. 17-26b George Ridpath, Whig journalist: Transcripts and notes in his system of shorthand: 17th-18th centt. • ff. 35-42 Ciphers: Various ciphers: temp. Eliz.

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Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 527). The transcripts from which the Full View, etc., was printed, 23 Nov. 1558-30 Sept. 1559, extending to vol. i, p. 245. Preceded by in Introduction (ff. 1-77) which was not printed.

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Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 462).

(1) The transcripts, continued, 7 Oct. 1559-31 July 1563, extending to the end of vol. ii (followed by some others which were not printed). ff. 1-346.

(2) Transcripts, in shorthand according to the system of George Ridpath, 1687, of state letters from the Paper Office, most of which are to be found in the Calendars of State Papers, or in the Full View, etc., or in both. For other shorthand transcripts in the same hand see Add. MSS. 4215 B and 35833. ff. 347-413.

(3) Collation and corrections of transcripts. ff. 414-462.

includes:

• ff. 347-413 Shorthand: Transcripts and notes in G. Ridpath's system: 17th-18th centt. • ff. 347-413 George Ridpath, Whig journalist: Transcripts and notes in his system of shorthand: 17th-18th centt.

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Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 197).

(1) Tracings or facsimiles of state letters of temp. Elizabeth, many of them in cipher. ff. 1- 171.

(2) Keys to ciphers, viz:-(a) 'Sturmin's cipher 4 March 1566'. f. 172;-(b) Sir Nicholas Throckmorton's first, second and third ciphers. ff. 178, 178b, 180;-(c) 'Sir Thomas Smith's cipher'. f. 179;-(d) 'Sir Thomas Croft's cipher'. f. 179b.

(3) List of letters from Sir Robert Bowes to Sir Francis Walsingham; 1582, 1583. f. 190.

(4) List in Birch's writing, of letters relating to France, England and Scotland; 1560-1587. f. 195.

includes:

• ff. 172-180 Ciphers: Keys to various ciphers: temp. Eliz.

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Title FORBES PAPERS. Vols. VI, VII (ff. 309, 407). Lists of state letters and papers in public and private libraries, relating to the times of Queen Elizabeth, many of which are in Forbes's hand. (18th century)

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Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. 309).

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Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS. Vol. VII (ff. 407).

includes:

• ff. 164, 170, 172 (copy), 193 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Letters to, from the English Commissioners to carry out the treaty with Sweden: 1659.

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Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. 145). Similar lists of state letters, etc. At the beginning are many receipts in Forbes's hand for papers lent to him by the State Paper Office.

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Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff.149). Papers relating to the publication of the Full View, etc. consisting of draft proposals, introductory letters, title-pages, subscribers' lists, etc. Included (f.19) is a short account of the plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth in 1586 in which L'Aubespine, the French Ambassador, and others were implicated.

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Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 232). Lists of state letters and papers, 1568-1603, arranged in a rough chronological order.

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Add MS 4142-4145 FORBES PAPERS. Vols. XI-XIV. Transcripts, made by Forbes, of State Papers in the Paper Office, and in the Cotton

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Title FORBES PAPERS. Vols. XI-XIV. Transcripts, made by Forbes, of State Papers in the Paper Office, and in the Cotton MSS., British Museum, temp. Elizabeth. The volumes were used by the editors of the Calendars of State Papers, Foreign Series. (18th century)

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Scope and Content Vol. XI (ff. 159)

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Scope and Content Vol. XII (ff. 136)

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Scope and Content Vol. XIII (ff. 145)

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Scope and Content Vol. XIV (ff. 176)

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Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS. Vol. XV (ff. 66). Tracings (numbered 1 to 674) of signatures intended for reproduction in the Full View, etc.

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Scope and Content LETTER-BOOK OF HENRY MONTAGU, Viscount Mandeville, afterwards (1626) Earl of Manchester, as Lord High Treasurer, consisting of

copies of letters and warrants to farmers and collectors of customs at various ports; 16 Dec. 1620-4 Sept. 1621. Included also are (a) 'Fees and disbursements' on his creation as Earl of Manchester; 24 May 1625-July 1626. Signed. ff. 80b - 78 (rev.);- (b) List of persons cited to appear for offences against the Revenue; 1620-1622. ff. 82-83b;- (c) Miscellaneous accounts of Lord Manchester; 1625-1635. ff. 1, 84-86b. Paper: ff. 86. Folio. 1620-1635.

Sir Henry Montagu, Viscount Mandeville 1620 and (1626) 1st Earl of Manchester: Warrants and orders to farmers, etc., of customs: 1620,1621.: Copies.

Board of Customs: Warrants from the Lord High Treasurer: 1620, 1621.: Copies.

includes:

• ff. 1, 84-86b Sir Henry Montagu, Viscount Mandeville 1620 and (1626) 1st Earl of Manchester: Accompts: 1625-1635. • ff. 80b-78 (rev.) Sir Henry Montagu, Viscount Mandeville 1620 and (1626) 1st Earl of

Page 45 2021-09-28 Manchester: Fees and disbursements rel. to his creation as Earl of Manchester: 1625, 1626.

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Scope and Content DUDLEY CARLETON CORRESPONDENCE

Transcripts of the official correspondence of Dudley Carleton, afterwards Viscount Dorchester, when Ambassador at The Hague, consisting chiefly of letters from him to George Calvert and Sir Edward Conway, Secretaries of State; 28 Dec. 1622-10 Sept. 1624. The volume was given to Birch by Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston (2nd Earl of Hardwicke 1764) on 15 Dec. 1758 (see note on f. 1) and was probably intended to form a sequel to Letters from and to Sir Dudley Carleton during his Embassy in Holland from January 1615/6 to December 1620, published in 1757 with a 'Historical Preface' (embracing the whole of Carleton's diplomatic career) by Lord Royston. A part of the original draft of this Preface, corrected by Birch, is prefixed to the present MS. (op. cit. pp. iii-viii, xl-xlviii, etc.). Carleton's correspondence during his mission at The Hague in 1627 was privately printed by Sir Thomas Phillipps in 1841. Paper; ff. 259. Folio. XVII-XVIII cent.

Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Official correspondence as Ambassador at The Hague: 1622-1624.: Copies.

includes:

• ff. 3-13b Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Preface to his 'Letters from and to Sir Dudley Carleton during his Embassy in Holland': 1757.: Imperf. • ff. 3-13b Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Preface, by Lord Royston, to 'Letters from and to Sir Dudley Carleton during his Embassy in Holland': circ. 1757.: Imperf. draft.

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Custodial History Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Presented to T. Birch: 1757.

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content RALPH STARKEY TRANSCRIPTS

Transcripts of State Papers and political tracts made chiefly by Ralph Starkey (d. 1628), relating with few exceptions to the royal marriages of England; 1474-1624. Viz.:-

(1) Covenant for a proposed marriage of Cicely, dau. of Edward IV, with Prince James of Scotland (James IV 1488); 26 Oct. 1474. ff. 4-9b.

(2) Instructions to William Paget, Ambassador in France, 'touchinge a mariag moved by ye Frenche Ambassador betweene ye Lady Mary and ye Duke of Orleance'; 29 Jan., 12 Apr. 1542. ff. 10-21.

(3) Covenant between Henry VIII and Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox, for the surrender of certain Scottish towns to Henry VIII, the delivery of Mary, Queen of Scots, to him, and the marriage of the Earl with Margaret Douglas 'ye Kinges niece', dau. of the Qu. Dowager of Scotland; 26 June 1544. ff. 22-25b.

(4) Instructions for a proposed marriage between Edward VI and Mary, Queen of Scots; Jan. 1549/50. ff. 26b.

(5) Instructions by Edward VI to William Parr, Marquess of Northampton, and other Commissioners to the King of France for a marriage with Elizabeth the French King's daughter; 20 May 1551. ff. 29-34b.

(6) Instructions by Queen Mary to John Russell, Earl of Bedford, and others, her Commissioners, to negotiate a marriage between her and Prince Philip of Spain; 12 Mar. 1553/4. ff. 35-37.

(7) Dialogue of Sir Thomas Smith and Sir Francis Walsingham 'touchinge Queene Elizabethes marriage'; 1560. Printed by J. Strype, The Life of the Learned Sir Thomas Smith,1697, pp. 78-83 and App. pp. 7-123. ff. 38-87b.

(8) 'An inquisition . . . to gather what is meetest to be done in ye matter of mariage betwixt Queene Elizabethe and ye Archeduke Charle[s]'; 1567. ff. 88-97.

(9) 'A discourse of Queene Elizabethes mariage withe [François] ye Duke of Aniowe', generally attributed to Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper; 1570. ff. 98-103.

(10) The Summe and Principall heades of a Conference at Westminster touching Queene Elizabethes mariage with [François] ye Duke of Aniowe'; 4 Oct. 1579. ff. 104-105.

(11) 'Poin[t]es of state considered upon by the Counselle at Grenwiche touchinge ye present state of England to equalle Fraunce or Spaine'; 6 Oct. 1579. ff. 105b-108.

(12) Letter of James I to the Peers and Privy Council 'for an addicone of new Counselores', etc.; 10 Apr. 1603. ff. 109-110b.

(13) Speech of James I in Parliament, touching the union of England and Scotland; 1 May 1604. ff. 111- 113.

(14) 'Certeyn articles or considerations touching the union of the Kingdomes of England and Scotland collected and digested for his matiesbetter service', beg. 'Your matiebeing (I doe not doubt) directed and conducted',

etc., circa1604, ff. 114-131b.

(15) 'A Discourse of the State of Spayne written by Sr Charles Cornwallis the Lidger

Page 47 2021-09-28 Ambassador ther'; 1607. Printed in Somers Tracts, 181 0, iii, p. 104. ff. 132-152b.

(16) 'A Discource written by Sr Charles Cornwallis ... to prove that a Coniunction by Alyance of Marriag of England and Spaine is the most safe honorable and profitablest course for both ye monarchies especially for Spaine'; Sept. 1607. Beg. 'The surest, most solid and honorable meanes'. ff. 153-158.

(17) 'A letter written by Mr. Thomas Alured a Divine to George, Marquesse of Buckingham about the yeare 1620 disswading the Match of Charles Prince of Wales with the Infanta Maria of Spaine'. Printed in J. Gutch, Collectanea Curiosa,1781, i, p. 170, and for another MS. copy see Add. MS. 22473, f. 24. ff. 158-162b.

(18) 'A Relation of the carriage of the marriages that should have bine made betweene the Prince of England and the Infanta Maior and alsoe after with the younger Infanta', by Sir Charles Cornwallis; circ.1620. Printed in Somers Tracts,1810, ii, p. 493. ff. 163-172b.

(19) Act of Council against James Whitelocke, Counsellor at Law, and Sir Robert Marsell for slandering the Commission for reforming abuses in the Navy; 1609. ff. 173-176b.

(20) Commission from Henri IV to René Mairé, Sieur de Montbarot, and Daniel de la Tousche, Sieur de la Ravardière, 'for ye Conques of Guiana'; 29 May 1609. Followed by (a) commission to Srde la Ravardière creating him Vice-Admiral, etc.; 25 Feb. 1609;- (b) commissions by the latter to Robert le Brette, Sr'Dubose et de la Villesanges' to be his Lieutenant in Guiana, etc.; 8 July 1609, 2 Mar. 1610. English translations.ff. 177-182.

(21) Christian IV, King of Denmark, to James I, 'concerning a supposed scandall touchinge the Countesse of Nottingham' (Margaret, wife of Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham); 14 Aug. 1606. Latin.For a copyof Lady Nottingham's letter accusing the King of Denmark of an insulting speech see Add. MS. 29550, f. 21. f. 183.

(22) 'A matche propoundede by ye Savoian [Ambassador] betweene the Ladie Elizabethe [dau. of James I] and the Prince of Piemont'; followed (f. 193) by 'A Discourse touchinge a mariage between Prince Henrie of England and A Daughter of Savoye'; 9 Jas. I (1611-1612). See also Add. MS. 42 1, ff. 89-106b. Both are by Sir Walter Ralegh, and are printed in his Works,ed. Oldys and Birch, 1829, viii, pp. 224, 237. ff. 184-203b.

(23) Sir Charles Cornwallis to James I deprecating his displeasure; 22 June 1614, 1614. Two letters. Printed in J. Gutch, Collectanea Curiosa,1781, i, pp. 161, 168. ff. 204-209b.

(24) Challenge, etc., between Edward Bruce, 2nd Lord Kinloss, and Sir Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset, 1624, 'who fought together in Zealand in ... 1614 [sicfor 1613] wher the said Lord Brus was slaine'. ff. 210-211.

(25) 'Sonnett, intituled his Dreame', by John Hoskins, lawyer and poet, beg. 'Mee thought I walked in a dreame'; 1614. Cf. Add. MS. 4130, ff. 93b-94b. ff. 211-213.

(26) Satirical verses on an incident respecting Henry Ludlow, M.P. for Ludgershall, beg. 'Downe came grave ancient Sir John Crooke'; 1607. ff. 213-215.

(27) Commission from James I to Sir John Digby to negotiate a marriage between Prince Charles 'and the Infanta Maria'; 16 Apr. 1617. ff. 216-217.

(28) 'Consideracions upon the Treaty of mariage betwene England and Spaine', beg. 'The essentiall pointes thereof'; temp.Jas. I. For another copy see Stowe MS. 159, f. 218. ff. 218-225b.

(29) Negotiations of Sir Richard Weston with the ministers of the Archduchess (Isabella Clara Eugenia) at Brussels 'about a suspencion of Deposicion of Armes'; 1622. ff. 226-236b.

(30) 'A true relacion of that Narrative made by the Duke of Buckinhams grace' to Parliament, 24 Feb. 1623, 'for and concerning the breach of the two Treaties with Spaine touching Prince Charles his match with the Infanta and touching the restitucion of the Palatinate'. ff. 237-283b.

(31) 'A short veiw of ... the performance of certaine articles concerning the matche ... betweene Charles Prince of Wales and the Infanta of by 'Philanax Patroleinus' [i.e. Sir Simonds D'Ewes]; 1623. ff. 284- 289.

(32) 'The proposicions of the Kinge of Greate Brittaine touching ye marriage of the Prince of

Page 48 2021-09-28 Wales with the Infanta Donna Maria'; 1621- 1623. ff. 289b-305.

(33) 'A discourse of Marriage written by [Charles Blount] ye Earle of Devonshire in Defence of his marriage with ye Ladie Riche' (the divorced wife of Robert, Lord Rich, aft. Earl of Warwick); 1606. ff. 306- 319b.

(34) 'A Discourse ... against seconde marriage after sentance of Divorce', etc., by Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Ely; 1601. ff. 320-322b.

(35) 'The Bishope of Lincolne [John Williams] Lorde Keeper ... his speech in the Yeildehall of London for the Colectinge of the Subsedy'; Aug. 1621. ff. 323-327b.

(36) Speech of James I 'on the behalfe of the Earle of Midlesex' (Lionel Cranfield, Lord Treasurer); 5 May 1624. For another copy see Stowe MS.

183, f. 85. ff. 328-330b.

(37) 'Ordinances, Statutes and Customes presented received and used for lawes within the Land of Man', ratified by Sir John Stanley and the Barons, etc., in 1422. Printed in The Lex Scripta of the Isle of Man,1819, f. 1. ff. 331-346. Paper; ff. 349. Folio. XVII cent. The MS. was owned by Sir Simonds D'Ewes before 1650 and a few notes have been added in his autograph(ff. 158, 237, 284). The name of G. Hewett is written on f. 2.

Political Tracts: Tracts rel. to royal marriages of England: 15th-17th centt.: Copies.

England General Chronicles and History: Transcripts of state papers and political tracts rel. to royal marriages, 1474-1624,: 17th cent.

Ralph Starkey, antiquary: Transcripts of state papers and political tracts chiefly rel. to royal marriages of England: 1474-1624.

includes:

• ff. 1b, 348 Art. Engravings, etc: Flemish and Italian: 16th-17th cent. • ff. 4-9b James III of Scotland: Covenant for a marriage between Prince James, his son, and Cicely, daughter of Edward IV: 1474.: Copy. • ff. 4-9b Edward IV of England: Covenant for a marriage between his daughter Cicely and Prince James of Scotland: 1474.: Copy. • ff. 10-21 Charles Orléans, Duc d': Instructions for a proposed marriage with Princess Mary of England: 1542.: Copies. • ff. 10-21 William Paget, 1st Baron Paget; Lord Privy Seal: Instructions to, as Ambassador to France, for a marriage betw. Princess Mary and the Duke of Orléans: 1542.: Copies. • ff. 10-21 Mary I of England: Instructions for a proposed marriage with the Duke of Orléans: 1542.: Copies. • ff. 22-25b Henry VIII of England: Covenant with Lord Lennox for surrender of Scottish towns, etc.: 1544.: Copy. • ff. 22-25b Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Margaret, Queen Dowager of Scotland: Covenant for her marriage with the Earl of Lennox: 1544.: Copy. • ff. 22-25b Mary of Scotland: Covenant for surrender of Scottish towns and delivery of her to Henry VIII: 1544.: Copy. • ff. 22-25b Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox: Covenant with Henry VIII: 1544.: Copy. • ff. 26-28b Mary of Scotland: Negotiations for a proposed marriage with Edward VI: 1550.: Copy. • ff. 26-28b Edward VI of England: Negotiations for a proposed marriage with the Qu. of Scots: 1550.: Copy. • ff. 28b-29 (rev.) Sir William Parr, Baron Parr; Earl of Essex and Marquis of Northampton: Instructions to, for a marriage between Edward VI and Princess Elizabeth of France: 1550.: Copy. • ff. 29-34b Henry II of France: Instructions of Edw. VI of England rel. to his proposed marriage with the daughter of: 1550.: Copy. • ff. 29-34b Edward VI of England: Instructions for a proposed marriage with Elizabeth, daughter of the King of France: 1550.: Copy. • ff. 35-37 Philip II of Spain: Negotiations for a marriage with Qu. Mary of England: 1554.: Copy. • ff. 35-37 Mary I of England: Instructions for the marriage negotiations of: 1554.: Copy. • ff.35-37 John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford: Instructions to, for a proposed marriage between Qu. Mary and Philip of Spain: 1554.: Copy. • ff. 38-87b Elizabeth I of England: Dialogue rel. to her marriage, between Sir. T. Smith and Sir F. Walsingham: 1560.: Copy.

Page 49 2021-09-28 • ff. 38-87b Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Dialogue with Sir T. Smithe on the marriage of Qu. Elizabeth: 1560. • ff.38-87b Sir Thomas Smith, Secretary of State: Dialogue with Sir F. Walsingham on the projected marriage of Qu. Elizabeth: 1560. • f. 78 Deborah Love, widow of S Love, minister of Haverfordwest: Letter to W. Ashwell: 1658. • ff. 88-97 Elizabeth I of England: Treatise upon her proposed marriage with the Archduke Charles: 1567.: Copy. • ff. 88-97 Charles, Archduke of Austria: Treatise upon his suggested marriage to Queen Elizabeth: 1567.: Copy. • ff. 98-103 Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper: Discourse respecting Qu. Elizabeth's proposed marriage with the Duc d'Anjou: 1570.: Copy. • ff. 98-105 Elizabeth I of England: Treatises on her proposed marriage with the Duke of Anjou: 1570, 1579.: Copies. • ff. 98-105 François de Valois, Duc d'Anjou: Treatises on his proposed marriage with Qu. Elizabeth: 1570, 1579.: Copies, 17th cent. • ff. 105b-108 Elizabeth I of England: Considerations by the Council on the state of England: 1579.: Copy. • f. 109 James I of England: Letter to the Peers and Privy Council,: 1603.: Copy. • ff. 111-113 James I of England: Speech in Parliament, on the Union: 1604. • ff. 111-113 England; Parliament: James I's speech on the Union: 1604. • ff. 114-131b Scotland General: Considerations touching the union with England: circ. 1604.: Copy. • ff. 114-131b James I of England: Considerations touching the union with Scotland: circ. 1604.: Copy. • ff. 132-152b Sir Charles Cornwallis, diplomatist: Discourse on the state of Spain: 1607.: Copy. • ff. 132-152b Philip III of Spain: Discourse of the state of Spain, by Sir C. Cornwallis: 1607. • ff. 153-158 Sir Charles Cornwallis, diplomatist: Discourse in favour of a Spanish match with England: 1607.: Copy. • ff. 153-172b James I of England: Treatises on the proposed matches with Spain: 1607-1620.: Copies. • ff. 153-172b, 216-225b Philip III of Spain: Papers rel. to the Spanish match with England: 1607-1620.: Copies. • f. 158 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Letter to, from T. Alured: circ. 1620.: Copy. • f. 158 Thomas Alured, divine; Secretary to the Lord President of Wales: Letter to the Marquess of Buckingham: circ. 1620.: Copy. • ff. 163-172b Sir Charles Cornwallis, diplomatist: Relation of the proposed marriages of Prince Charles with the Infantas of Spain: circ. 1620.: Copy. • ff. 173-176b Navy; England: Charge, etc., against Sir R. Mansell, etc., for slandering the Commission for reforming of: 1609.: Copy. • ff. 173-176b Sir Robert Mansell, Treasurer of the Navy; son of Edward Mansell alias Manxell: Charge, etc., against, for slandering the Commission on the Navy: 1609.: Copy. • ff.173-176b James Whitelocke, alias Whitlocke; judge; Knight 1620: Charge, etc., against for slander: 1609.: Copy. • ff. 177-180 Daniel de La Tousche, Sieur de la Ravardiére: Commission, etc., to, for the conquest of Guiana: 1602-1609.: Copies. • ff. 177-180 René Mairé, Sieur de Montbarot: Commission, etc., to, for the conquest of Guiana: 1602-1609.: Copies. • ff. 177-182 Guiana: Commissions rel. to the French conquest of: 1609, 1610.: Engl. transl. • ff. 177-182 Henry IV of France: Commissions, etc., for the conquest of Guiana: 1609, 1610.: Engl. transl. • ff. 180b-182 Robert Le Brette, Sieur Dubose et de la Villesanges: Commissions to, for the conquest of Guiana: 1609. • f. 183 James I of England: Letter to, from Christian IV of Denmark: 1606.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 183 Christian IV of Denmark: Letter to James I: 1606.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 184-192 James I of England: Propositions for a marriage betw. Princess Elizabeth and the Prince of Piedmont: 1611-1612. • ff. 184-203b Charles Emmanuel I; Duke of Savoy: Treatises by Sir W. Ralegh on proposed marriage alliances with England: 1611-1612.: Copies. • ff.184-203b Sir Walter Ralegh, alias Raleigh; military and naval commander; author: Treatises on the proposed matches between England and Savoy: 1611-1612.: Two copies. • ff. 193-203b Henry Frederick (d, Princes of Wales; 1612): Discourse of Sir W. Ralegh on his proposed marriage with the Duke of Savoy's daughter: 1611-1612. • ff. 204, 208b Sir Charles Cornwallis, diplomatist: Letters to King James I: 1614.: Copies. • ff. 204, 208b James I of England: Letters to, from Sir C. Cornwallis: 1614.: Copies. • ff. 210-211 Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset: Challenge, etc., to, from Lord Kinloss: 1613.: Copies. • ff. 210-211 Edward Bruce, 2nd Baron Kinloss: Challenge, etc., to Sir E. Sackville: 1613.:

Page 50 2021-09-28 Copies. • ff. 211-213 Poetry ENGLISH: J. Hoskins: verses: 1614, 17th cent. • ff. 211-213 John Hoskins, d 1638 lawyer and poet: Verses: 17th cent. • ff. 213-215 Henry Ludlow, MP: Verses on an incident in Parliament: 1607.: Copy. • ff. 213-215 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses on an incident in Parliament: 1607. • ff. 216-217 John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol: Commission to, for the marriage of Prince Charles with the Spanish Infanta: 1617.: Copy. • ff. 216-217 James I of England: Commission to Sir J. Digby for the Spanish marriage: 1617.: Copy. • ff. 218-225b, 237-305 James I of England: Treatises, etc., on the Spanish marriage: 1623, n.d.: Copies. • ff. 226-236b James I of England: Negotiations of Sir R. Weston for the treaty of Brussels: 1622.: Copy. • ff. 226-236b Sir Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland: Negotiations at Brussels: 1622.: Copy. • ff. 237-283b George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Narrative to Parliament conc. the Spanish match: 1623.: Copy. • ff.284-289 Sir Simonds DEwes, 1st Baronet, d 1650, antiquary: Tract on the Spanish match by, under the pseudonym 'Philanax Patroleinus', 1623. Copy: 17th cent. • ff. 306-319b Charles Blount, Baron Mountjoy; Earl of Devonshire: Discourse by, in defence of his marriage: 1606.: Copy. • ff. 306-319b Penelope Blount, formerly Rich; wife of Charles, Earl of Devonshire: Defence of her second marriage: 1606.: Copy. • ff. 320-322b Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester: Discourse against second marriage after divorce: 1601.: Copy. • ff. 323-327b John Williams, Dean of Westminster, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper, afterwards Archbishop of York: Speech by, as Lord Keeper: 1621.: Copy. • ff. 328, 330b Lionel Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex: Speech of James I in his favour: 1624.: Copy. • ff.328-330b James I of England: Speech in favour of the Lord Treasurer: 1624.: Copy. • ff. 331-346 Sir John Stanley, Lord of the Isle of Man; son of Sir John Stanley: Laws of the Isle of Man confirmed by: 1422.: Copy. • ff. 331-346 Law OF ENGLAND: Laws of the Isle of Man, 1422.: 17th cent.: Copy. • ff. 331-346 Isle of Man: Ordinances, statutes, and customs, 1422: 17th cent.: Copy.

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Custodial History f. 2 G. Hewett: Signature, as owner (?): 17th-18th cent.

ff. 158, 237, 284 Sir Simonds DEwes, 1st Baronet, d 1650, antiquary: Notes by, as owner: 17th cent.

Page 51 2021-09-28 Add MS 4150-4154 'LES LETTRES, memoires, actes, instructions, contractz faicts au Traitté de Mariage d'entre Madame Henriette

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

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Creation Date 18th century

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Languages of Material English; Latin; French

Title 'LES LETTRES, memoires, actes, instructions, contractz faicts au Traitté de Mariage d'entre Madame Henriette Marie, Soeur du Roy, et Charles premier, Roy de la Grande Bretagne'; 1624, 1625. Five volumes. Vols. I, III-V are consecutive and contain the negotiations of Tannequy le Veneur, Comte de Tillières, Antoine Coeffier Ruzé, Marquis d'Effiat, successive French Ambassadors to England, and others, whereas Vol. II concerns the 'Suitte du marriage d'Angleterre avec L'Ambassade de Mons' [Jean de Varignies, seigneur] de Blainville pour l'establissement des domestiques de la Reyne', 1625, 1626. For other copies of this correspondence see Harley MSS. 4593-4596; Add. MSS. 30646-30649, 30651; and King's MSS. 133-138. For a fuller description see Cat. of Western MSS. in the Old Royal and King's Collections, vol. iii, 1921. Paper. Folio. XVIII cent. (18th century)

Scope and Content Charles I of England: Letters and state papers rel. to his marriage with Henrietta Maria: 1624-1626.: Fr.: Copies.

Louis XIII of France: Papers rel. to the marriage of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, his daughter: 1624-1626.: Fr.: Copies.

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Creation Date 18th century

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Languages of Material French

Scope and Content Vol. I, ff. 328, XVIII cent.

Tanneguy Le Veneur, Comte de Tillières; French Ambassador to England: Negotiations respecting the marriage between Charles I and Henrietta Maria: 1624-1625.: Fr.: Copies.

Antoine Coeffier Ruzé, Marquis d'Effiat; French Ambassador to England: Negotiations respecting the marriage of Charles I and Henrietta Maria: 1624-1626.: Fr.: Copies.

Page 52 2021-09-28 Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

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Creation Date 18th century

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Languages of Material French

Scope and Content Vol. II, ff. 656, XVIII cent.

Jean de Varignies, Seigneur de Blainville; French Ambassador in England: Negotiations for settling the establishment of Qu. Henrietta Maria: 1625-1626.: Fr.: Copy.

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Creation Date 18th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content Vol. III, ff. 274, XVIII cent.

Tanneguy Le Veneur, Comte de Tillières; French Ambassador to England: Negotiations respecting the marriage between Charles I and Henrietta Maria: 1624-1625.: Fr.: Copies.

Antoine Coeffier Ruzé, Marquis d'Effiat; French Ambassador to England: Negotiations respecting the marriage of Charles I and Henrietta Maria: 1624-1626.: Fr.: Copies.

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Creation Date 18th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content Vol. IV, ff. 346, XVIII cent.

Tanneguy Le Veneur, Comte de Tillières; French Ambassador to England: Negotiations respecting the marriage between Charles I and Henrietta Maria: 1624-1625.: Fr.: Copies.

Antoine Coeffier Ruzé, Marquis d'Effiat; French Ambassador to England: Negotiations respecting the marriage of Charles I and Henrietta Maria: 1624-1626.: Fr.: Copies.

includes:

• f. 70 Reverend Simon Ockley, orientalist: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1716.: Copy.

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Creation Date 18th century

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content Vol. V, ff. 310, XVIII cent.

Tanneguy Le Veneur, Comte de Tillières; French Ambassador to England: Negotiations respecting the marriage between Charles I and Henrietta Maria: 1624-1625.: Fr.: Copies.

Antoine Coeffier Ruzé, Marquis d'Effiat; French Ambassador to England: Negotiations respecting the marriage of Charles I and Henrietta Maria: 1624-1626.: Fr.: Copies.

includes:

• ff. 127-130 John Casimir of Poland: Order conc. the peace with Sweden: circ. 1657.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 250 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Letter to --: temp. Jas. I.

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Page 54 2021-09-28 Add MS 4155-4159 THURLOE PAPERS. First Series.Collection of state letters and papers relating to events at home and abroad

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

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Creation Date 1577-1692

Extent and Format 5 items

Languages of Material Dutch; English; French; Latin; Italian; German; Spanish

Title THURLOE PAPERS. First Series.Collection of state letters and papers relating to events at home and abroad chiefly in the time of the Commonwealth. Most of the documents formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They afterwards came into the hands of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor (1737), and were 'communicated' by him to Birch, according to the Preface to the Thurloe State Papers, which Birch edited and dedicated to Lord Hardwicke in 1742, and in which many of the documents are printed. See also Add. MS. 4166 below and for chronological list see Add. MS. 4167. In five volumes: 1577-1692. Folio.After the first few papers in vol. I, the arrangement is roughly chronological. The principal contents are:- (1577-1692)

Scope and Content John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Correspondence of and state papers collected by: 1577-1668.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Custodial History Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Owned: in 1737.

Add MS 4155 English political and diplomatic papers, 1587-1689 (1587- 1740)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4155

Creation Date 1587-1740

Extent and Format 1 volume

Languages of Material English; French; Latin; Greek, Ancient

Title English political and diplomatic papers, 1587-1689 (1587-1740)

Physical Characteristics Materials: paper, parchment. Dimensions: 195-305 mm x 155-205 mm (writing areas 190-300 mm x 130-195 mm). Foliation: ff. 274 + 111* + 270* (with four original flyleaves at the front and four at the end). Binding: British Museum. Brown polished leather; gold tooling; blind stamping; gold-stamped on front and rear, 'E Bibiotheca Birchiana'. The volume was bound by the British Museum between 1772, when the Birch collection was still in bundles, and 1782, by when Samuel Ayscough had ordered the Birch collection into volumes. Rebacked 1949.

Former Internal Reference Birch MS Vol. I

Scope and Content

Page 55 2021-09-28 This is a miscellaneous collection of papers, including Elizabethan political and military matters; the parliamentary politics of the 1620s; and a number of early 17th- century diplomatic letters. There are probably some originals amongst the collection, but it is evidently mainly a collection of copies, generally made quite close to the time of the original, though a few copies may be much later.

This volume has been classified as Thurloe Papers, Volume 1 (Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782, Additional Manuscripts 4101-5017 (1977), pp. 23- 26, taking the manuscripts as originally belonging to John Thurloe, Oliver Cromwell’s Secretary of State. But for this volume, unlike some other volumes in the series, this seems an insecure identification. There is one document which almost certainly must have passed across Thurloe’s desk (an information about plotting in County Durham in 1655, ff. 185r-v). Beyond that are a few documents which might possibly link to Thurloe. It is plausible that the series of extracts taken from the parliamentary journals of the 1640s, many relating to relations between the English Parliament and the Dutch Republic, would have a particular relevance to a man who in 1651 was sent to the United Provinces as a negotiator; similarly some other diplomatic correspondence from the 1630s and 1640s might have come through Thurloe.

It is better to consider this volume as Volume I of the Birch Collection, as did Samuel Ayscough, who created the series of volumes out of the bundles of loose papers ‘in the

Page 56 2021-09-28 Thomas Birch in his bequest of 1766, and who gave them their current call-numbers (Ayscough, vi).

There is evidence that some manuscripts in this volume had been united in the early- or mid-17th century (see ff. 71r-74v, 76r-93v, esp. f. 76, where the first two documents are recorded together in a hand of that period).

CONTENTS:

• f. 1: Title-page for the two letters that follow (Baron Wharton to William III; the Earl of Shaftesbury to the Earl of Essex). • ff. 2r-10r: Thomas Wharton, fifth Baron Wharton to King William III, 25 Dec 1689. (Copy). • ff. 10v-11r: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury to Arthur Capel, 1st Earl of Essex, 30 Jan 1679. The copy itself is undated and the date comes from f. 1r. The copy describes is as 'concerning his leaving the Counsell'. • ff. 13r-14v: John Carey, Viscount Rochford to William Cokayne, 16 Feb 1642. There is a slight element of doubt about the year, which may have been added later. The address refers to Cokayne as kinsman, and as a merchant living at Austin Friars, London. • ff. 15r-16v: A particular of the gilt plate belonging to 'my Lady Sussanes', date uncertain. The best reading is 2 Oct 1614, but the third digit of the year could be '0' or '2' (f. 15r). On 16v is '1599'. • ff. 17r-19v: Eulogy on Queen Elizabeth from the third book of the Memoirs of Michel de Castelnau, Sieur de la Mauvissiere (Paris, 1621). In French, with some English commentary. An early or mid 17th-century hand. • f. 20v. Etymological notes: Latin, English and Greek. The hand is early 17th-centrury, and refers to the edition of Charles Stephen. • ff. 21r-56v: 'An Ephemeris or Diary' of the proceedings of the English Commissioners sent into Flanders to treat with the Spanish Commissioners for Peace, Feb-July 1588. Copy in late 17th or 18th-century hand. • ff. 57r-67r: A brief discourse or journal of the service, march and travel of Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby of Willoughby, Beck and Eresby, General of Queen Elizabeth's forces in France in aid of King Henri IV, 1589-90. Copy in late 17th- or 18-century hand. • ff. 69r-72v: Advice to Queen Elizabeth I to support the Province of Holland against the King of Spain, 1587. In a late 16th-century hand. • ff.73r-74v: A general bond made by the good subjects of King James VI for the preservation of his person, and the pursuit of his 'undoubted Right' to the Crown of England, made 1599. A contemporary copy, but in English rather than Scots. • ff. 75r-v: 'Les paroles que le Roy a tenu aux dignes du Parlement', 7 Jan 1599. Speech of King Henri IV to the Parlement of Paris in favour of the Edict of Nantes. In French. • ff. 76r-93v: 'A post caution or rather a post monition to the Common Speakers in the Lower House of Commons the two last Parliaments', a treatise by 'A.B.C.D.' ff. 85v-86r are addressed to Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset. The author purports to have compiled the treatise from loose papers found in the clothes of 'a Paraliticke poore man' who died passing through Worcestershire, the author's county. the text is ff. 77r-86r; the whole bound together within vellum covers (ff. 76, 93) made up from a legal instrument dated 1616 (ff. 76v. 93r). The title on the cover is 'Advice for Duke of Buck[ingha]m'. Jotted notes on f. 76r refer to the advice to Queen Elizabeth in 1587 and bond to James VI, 1599 (ff. 69r-72v and 73r-74v), which from the 17th-century hand shows that they and this document formed part of the same collection long before Thomas Birch. There is also on f. 76 a number written (No 155) and the name John Ayre (although the name also appears in the legal instrument). There is a further, unclear note; 'and delivered in the [illegible] of John Boollock[?] [Tho]mas Calbeck'. • ff. 94r-97r: Relation of the trial of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, 19 Feb 1601. In early 17th-century hand. • ff. 98r-v: Account of the execution of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex [on 25 Feb 1601]. In early 17th-century hand. Endorsed, 'A very Particular account of the execution of the Earl of Essex in the Tower'. • ff. 100r-101v: Letter of Jahangir ('Gehangisr-Sha'), Mughal Emperor of India, to King James I of England. Letter delivered to the Ambassador, 20 Feb 1716[18] in reply to letter of King James's of 1616. Written at 'Amadanez' (Ahmedabad?). Gujerat. A copy in English translation, with a note on the aftermath of the letter. • ff. 102r-106r: Opening of Parliament and the King's speech, January 1621, and a conference between the Lords and Commons, 30 Jan 1621. The conference is headed 'eodem die' (i.e. 30 Jan) which makes more sense than the date later added, 21 Nov 1621. • ff. 107r-108v: Letters of John Burges [chaplain to the English volunteer force in the Palatinate] to Mr Dunne, 9 and 29 Jan 1621. (Mr. Dunne is very possibly John Donne). • ff. 109r-110v: Speech of King James I at the opening of Parliament, 30 Jan 1621. Copy in early 17th-century hand. • ff. 111r-111*v: Declaration by the House of Commons upon adjournment of its zeal and affection unto the King and his children touching the Palatinate and support of religion, 4 Jun 1621. Copy in early 17th-century hand.

Page 57 2021-09-28 • f. 112r: A Declaration of the House of Commons, 4 Jun 1621. Another copy of ff. 111r-111*v.

• ff. 113r-114v: The oration of the Lord Chancellor upon the presentation of the new Speaker, 5 Feb 1621. A late 17th- or 18th-century copy, and the year is written new style, 1621. • ff. 115r-116v: Letter of Stanislaus Koniecpolski (Polish soldier) to Sir Thomas Roe, English Ambassador at Constantinople, 18 Mar 1622. In Latin. • ff. 117r-118v: Letter of Wolmar Farensbach (soldier and diplomatist) to Sir Thomas Roe, 18 Mar 1622. From 'Des Tours de mer noire'. • ff. 119r-122r: The speeches of Prince Charles and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham to Parliament, 24 Feb 1624. Early 17th-century copy. • ff. 123r-125v: The answer of King James I to the Houses of Parliament, 6 Mar 1624, touching their advice. Early 17th-century copy. • ff. 126r-127v: Letter of Gaspar de Guzman, Conde de Olivarez, to 'Don Francisco', on the affairs of the Palatinate Madrid, 31 Oct. 1623. In English. An early 17th-century hand. Imperfect: the top halves of ff. 127r-v have been lost. • f. 128r: Speech of King James I, 25 Apr 1624. Recte 24 April: his answer to the petition of both Houses against recusants. • ff. 129r-v: Protestation of the House of Commons at Oxford at its dissolution, 12 Aug 1625.

• ff. 130r-v: Letter of King Charles I to John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol, 20 Feb 1626. A copy in early 17th-century hand. Journal of the House of Lords, III, 544, 30 Mar 1626, has a copy of this latter, but dated to 20 Jan 1626.(https://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol3/pp543-544, accessed 23 Apr 2019). • ff. 131r-132v: Letter of King Charles I to Sir Heneage Finch, Speaker of the House of Commons, 20 Mar 1626. Copy in early 17th-century hand. • ff. 133r-155v: Speech of the Lord Keeper (Sir Thomas Coventry) in the Parliament House to the assembled Lords and Commons, [29 Mar] 1626. Copy in early 17th-century hand. • ff. 137r-138v: Speech of Sir John Eliot to the House of Lords, being sent there with Sir Dudley Digges, [10 May] 1626. Copy in early 17th-century hand. • ff. 139r-140v: Articles of John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol against George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 1 May 1626. Copy in early 17th-century hand. • ff. 141r-142v: The six queries of Dr Samuel Turner against George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham raised in Parliament, 11 Mar 1626. Copy in early 17th-century hand. • ff. 143r-144v: A copy of the several crimes objected against George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham in the Parliament House, 1626. Early 17th-century copy. • ff. 145r-v: Speech of John Pym in Parliament against George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 1626 ('his exceptions against the Duke'). Copy in early 17th-century hand. • ff. 147r-148r, 149r-151v: Speeches of Sir Dudley Digges against George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, May and June 1626. Two copies of two speeches, in early 17th-century hands. • ff.152r-156v: 'The last declaracion of the Howse of Commons not delyvered upon the dissolvinge of the said Parliament'; June 1626. • ff. 159r-160v: The humble petition of John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol to the House of Lords; the answer of the Lord Keeper, Sir Thomas Coventry, to the Bristol, Dorset Court, 13 Mar 1626; the Earl of Bristol's answers to the Lord Keeper, Sherborne, 12 Apr 1626; and a letter of King Charles I to the Earl of Bristol, 20 Feb 1626. Copies in a 17th-century hand. • ff. 161r-v: Intelligence reports on Spanish naval preparations, n.d. [1620s?]. On the same paper, f. 162r (on a page where one can see some of the text on 161v in reverse, is a note: 'Memorandum that I James [Hay] Earle of Carlisle have red and had the twenteth'. • ff. 163r-v: Letter of Thomas Borsos (Transylvanian diplomat) to Sir Thomas Roe, English ambassador at Constantinople, 25 Mar 1627. In Latin. • f. 164r: Letter of Sir Edward Conway to his father Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway, St Martin, 20 Sep 1627. • ff. 166r-167v: Copy of Privy Council order, 27 Jan 1628. Order in Council for protection of Muscovy merchants trading to Greenland. Copy in early 17th.-century hand. • f. 168r: Letter of an agent of the Levant Company to (?) George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Constantinople, 9/19 Dec 1625. • ff. 169r-v: Speech of the Lord Keeper asking for the King's reply to the Petition of Right, with the King's replies before and after it was read; 7 June 1628. Copy in early 17th-century hand. • ff. 170r-171r: The proceedings of Parliament, 4 Apr 1628, being that day related to the King at the Council Board by the councillors who were MPs. Copy in early 17th-century hand. • ff. 172r-v: Propositions made by the House of Commons to King Charles I, 25 Apr 1628. Copy in early 17th-century hand. • ff. 174r-175v, 176r-177r; Speech of John Pym on religion ('Mr Pym a Parliamant man The hinderances of Religion to be enquired for Redresse'). Two copies in early 17th-century hands.

• ff. 178r-v: The heads of the Remonstrance presented to King Charles I at the Banqueting House, 17 Jun 1628, with the Censure of Roger Maynwaring, 13 Jun 1628. Copy in early 17th-century hand. • ff. 179r-180v, 181r-182r, 183r-184r: Speech of Francis Rous Parliament, 26 Jan 1629. Three

Page 58 2021-09-28 copies in early 17th-century hands. • ff. 185r-v: The Information of Francis Heighington servant to Mr. Linley Wren, 9 Apr 1655. Attested as a true copy of the information by Thomas Lilburne. About conspiracy in County Durham. Also endorsed as the copy of an information 'against the Wrenns and against Doctor Cradock'. • ff. 186r-187v: Letter of Count Axel Oxenstierna to Sir Thomas Roe, Elbing, 18 Nov 1631. • ff. 188r-191v: 'An humble representment of the state of affairs betweene England and Poland', in 1636, 'with the reasons of Englands discontinuance of entercourse (by Publicke Ministers) with that Crowne and Kingdome', by John Fowler, Advocate of the Fleet. • f. 192r-193v: Royal instructions for Sir Robert Jackson, Comptroller of the Musters in Berwick-upon-Tweed, 4 July 1639. Copy in 17th-century hand. • f. 194r: Instructions to the Governor of Dunbarton Castle, n.d. Copy in 17th-century hand.

• f. 195r: The speech of King Charles I to the Lords and Commons in the Lords' Chamber upon the passing of the Triennial Act, 16 Feb 1641. Copy in 17th-century hand. • ff. 196r-201r: The Scots Commissioners' preamble to the English Commissioners before their demands, 7 Jan. 1641. Copy in 17th-century hand. • ff. 204r-v: Notes on sequestration and finance of English Parliamentarian and Scottish armies, summarizing the relevant ordinances, 13 May 1643-20 Feb 1645. Copy in 17th-century hand. • ff. 206r-207v: Letter of Claudius de Mesmes, sieur d'Avaux, French Plenipotentiary, to Charles Lewis (Karl Ludwig), Prince Elector Palatine, Munster in Westphalia, 6 Apr 1644. Inviting him to the general treaties. English translation in 17th-century hand. • ff. 208r-209v: 'Advis sur la lettre des Deputés de quelques Electeurs à l'Empereur du 4 d'Avril, 1644'. • ff. 210r-v: Letter of Joan Adler Salvius, Legate (Swedish diplomat) to J. Averie [probably Joseph Averie, diplomat and agent for Charles I in Hamburg], Osnabruck, 18 Apr 1644. In Latin. Copy in 17th-century hand. • f. 211r: Order of House of Lords appointing a committee of named Lords to meet with a proportionable number from the Commons to consider of foreign affairs, 19 July 1644. Copy in 17th-century hand, evidently extracted from the Journal of the House of Lords (see 'House of Lords Journal Volume 6: 19 July 1644', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 6, 1643 (London, 1767-1830), pp. 640-642. British History Onlinehttp://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol6/pp640-642 [accessed 29 April 2019]).

• ff. 212r-213r: Request to the House of Commons for damages for captured merchant ships, delivered by the Dutch ambassador, Albert Joachimi, and signed by him, Willem Boreel, Heer van Duinbeke, and Johan van Reede, Heer van Renswoude, London, 10 Aug 1644. In French with marginal annotations in English. • f. 214r: Order of House of Commons about complaint from French resident about the seizure of French shipping, 30 Aug 1644. Copy in 17th-century hand, evidently extraced from the Journal of the House of Commons (see 'House of Commons Journal Volume 3: 30 August 1644', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 3, 1643-1644 (London, 1802), pp. 611-613. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol3/pp611-613 [accessed 29 April 2019]).

• f. 215r-216v: Order of House of Commons about decisions to be made about restitution of seized Dutch shipping, 30 Aug 1644. Copy in 17th-century hand, evidently extracted from the Journal of the House of Commons (see 'House of Commons Journal Volume 3: 30 August 1644', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 3, 1643-1644 (London, 1802), pp. 611-613. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol3/pp611-613 [accessed 29 April 2019]).With note in another hand of a like order, 4 Sep 1644. • f. 217r: Order of House of Commons referring to the Committee for the Navy the memorial of the French resident, M. Sabran, touching free commerce, 16 Sep 1644. Copy in 17th-century hand, evidently extracted from the Journal of the House of Commons (see 'House of Commons Journal Volume 3: 16 September 1644', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 3, 1643-1644 (London, 1802), pp. 628-629. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol3/pp628-629 [accessed 29 April 2019]). • f. 218r: Order of the Committee [of the Lords and Commons for Foreign Affairs?] for the restitution of the ship Thomas Bonaventure seized in Dutch waters, 18 Sep 1644. • ff. 219r-220v: Order of House of Commons about the seized goods of the Tiger of Rotterdam, 16 Sep 1644. Copy in 17th-century hand, evidently extracted from the Journal of the House of Commons 'House of Commons Journal Volume 3: 16 September 1644', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 3, 1643-1644 (London, 1802), pp. 628-629. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol3/pp628-629 [accessed 29 April 2019].

• ff. 221r-222v: Order of House of Commons referring the papers of the French Resident to the Committee appointed to treat with the Dutch Ambassador, 21 Sep 1644 (see 'House of Commons Journal Volume 3: 21 September 1644', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 3, 1643-1644 (London, 1802), pp. 634-636. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol3/pp634-636 [accessed 29 April 2019]). • ff. 223r-224v: Order of the House of Commons that the Committee of both Houses previously

Page 59 2021-09-28 ordered to deal with the Dutch Ambassadors over shipping now draw up a reply to their offer of peace mediation, 23 Sep 1644. Copy in 17th-century hand, evidently extracted from the Journal of the House of Commons (see 'House of Commons Journal Volume 3: 23 September 1644', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 3, 1643-1644 (London, 1802), pp. 636-637. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol3/pp636-637 [accessed 29 April 2019]). With notes in another hand on the meeting of the committee, 28 Sep 1644. • ff. 225r-226v: Order of the House of Commons that the complaint of the Hamburg Council about the seizure of a ship be referred to the Committee of Lords and Commons to receive Dutch and other foreign complaints, 2 Nov 1644. Copy in 17th-century hand, evidently extracted from the Journal of the House of Commons (see 'House of Commons Journal Volume 3: 2 November 1644', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 3, 1643-1644 (London, 1802), p. 685. British History Onlinehttp://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol3/p685 [accessed 29 April 2019]). • ff. 227r-228v: Order of the House of Commons forwarding papers received from the French resident to the committee of both Houses appointed to meet the Dutch Ambassador, 6 Nov 1644. Copy in 17th-century hand, evidently extracted from the Journal of the House of Commons (see 'House of Commons Journal Volume 3: 6 November 1644', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 3, 1643-1644 (London, 1802), pp. 687-689. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol3/pp687-689 [accessed 29 April 2019]). • ff. 229r-230v: The answer of the committee to the Dutch Ambassadors concerning offer of peace mediation and shipping and trade issues, 17 Jan 1645. Noted as ‘veria copia’. A copy of this response appears in both the Journals of the House of Lords and Commons for that day (see 'House of Lords Journal Volume 7: 17 January 1645', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 7, 1644 (London, 1767-1830), pp. 142-143. British History Onlinehttp://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol7/pp142-143 [accessed 29 April 2019]; 'House of Commons Journal Volume 4: 17 January 1645', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 4, 1644-1646 (London, 1802), pp. 22-24 [accessed 29 April 2019]). • ff. 231r-232v: Order of the House of Commons: the answer to the States’ Ambassadors read and approved, and MPs named to form part of the Committee to deliver the answer, 17 Jan 1645. Copy in 17th-century hand, evidently extracted, but not a transcription, from the Journal of the House of Commons (see 'House of Commons Journal Volume 4: 17 January 1645', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 4, 1644-1646 (London, 1802), pp. 22-24. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol4/pp22-24 [accessed 29 April 2019]). • ff. 233r: Order by the Lords and Commons assembled that the committee of Lord and Commons for foreign affairs for treat with the Spanish Ambassador over Spanish shipping, 12 Apr 1645. In a 17th-century hand, and extracted from the Journal of the House of Lords (see 'House of Lords Journal Volume 7: 12 April 1645', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 7, 1644 (London, 1767-1830), pp. 315-317. British History Onlinehttp://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol7/pp315-317 [accessed 29 April 2019]).

• ff. 234r-v: Order of the House of Commons for MPS who are members of the Committee of Foreign Affairs to meet with the Dutch ambassadors, 17 Apr 1645. Copy in 17th-century hand, evidently extracted, but not a precise transcription, from the Journal of the House of Commons (see 'House of Lords Journal Volume 7: 17 April 1645', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 7, 1644 (London, 1767-1830), pp. 323-324. British History Onlinehttp://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol7/pp323-324 [accessed 29 April 2019]).

• f. 235r: Order of the Committee of Lords and Commons for the Advance of Money and other Necessaries for the Army to view letters recently taken in long Acre and to forward those relating to the Emperor’s Resident to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep 1645. The copy is attested by Martin Dallison, secretary to the Committee. • f. 236r, 237r: Orders of the Commons referring the matter of taken French ships to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 20 Sep 1645. Two copies in in 17th-century hand, evidently extracted from the Journal of the House of Commons (see 'House of Commons Journal Volume 4: 20 September 1645', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 4, 1644-1646 (London, 1802), pp. 279-281. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol4/pp279-281 [accessed 29 April 2019]). • f. 238r: Letter of G.G. (i.e. Giles Greene, MP) to René Augier (envoy for Parliament in Paris) on the business of the Committee of Foreign Affairs and disputes over merchant shipping, 20 Nov 1645. • ff. 239r-240v: Order of the House of Commons referring correspondence received from Christian IV, King of Denmark, to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan 1647 (see 'House of Commons Journal Volume 5: 20 January 1647', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 5, 1646-1648 (London, 1802), pp. 58-59. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol5/pp58-59 [accessed 29 April 2019]). • f.241r: Order of the House of Lords that the letter to M. Augier (René Augie4r, envoy for Parliament in Paris) be profferred to the Committee for Foreign Affairs to state the matter of fact and to consider whether it is not fit to acquaint the French Resident in London with its contents, 2 Apr 1647. A 17th-century copy, extracted from the Journal of the House of Lords.

Page 60 2021-09-28 See 'House of Lords Journal Volume 9: 2 April 1647', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 9, 1646 (London, 1767-1830), pp. 119-121. British History Onlinehttp://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol9/pp119-121 [accessed 29 April 2019]). The letter, as an earlier order makes clear, is about a ship laden with cloth going to Ireland captured by a Jersey ship and carried into St Malo. • f. 242r: Letter of G.G. (Giles Greene, MP) to René Augier (Parliament’s envoy in Paris), 29 Apr 1647. The letter is about continued depredations on English shipping and captured ships in French ports; also about the international situation. • f.243r: Order of the Committee for Foreign Affairs ordering the Committee for the Navy to pay £5 out of prizes goods to Robert Tattnall for a year’s service as a usher of the Chamber for the Committee, 29 Apr 1647. The signatures, including the Earl of Warwick and John Selden, indicate that this is an original document. • f. 244r: Order for the meeting of the House of Commons for the Committee for Foreign Affairs to meet tomorrow to receive letter from the French Resident bringing letter from the French King to Parliament, 25 Oct 1647. In 17th-century hand, extracted from the Journal of the House of Commons ('House of Commons Journal Volume 5: 25 October 1647', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 5, 1646-1648 (London, 1802), pp. 342-343. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol5/pp342-343 [accessed 25 April 2019].). With list of peers in another hand (presumably the Lords on the committee at the meeting, dated 26 October. • f. 245r: 7 July 1648: Order of the House of Commons adding names to the Committee for London, 7 Jul 1648. In 17th-century hand. The order is signed by Henry Elsyng, Clerk of the House of Commons, but the order itself is absent from the published Journal of the House of Commons.

• f. 246r: Letter of accreditation from the English Parliament for Dr Walter Walker and Mr Peter Thelwall to represent them in Spain, Westminster, May 1645. A draft. • f. 247r-248v: Ordinance for enabling the Committee of the Revenue to issue warrants for passing of such things as are granted by the Committee under the Great Seal. Endorsements note the process of the bill, and refers to 27 Aug 1646 (i.e. now f. 249r.); another refers to ‘a Jurnee to Starehaund Thursday 3 of September’. • f. 249r: Order of the House of Commons concerning an ordinance for the commit of the revenue to issue warrants, 27 Aug 1646. In 17th-century hand: evidently extracted from the Journal of the House of Commons ('House of Commons Journal Volume 4: 27 August 1646', in Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 4, 1644-1646 (London, 1802), pp. 653-656. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/commons-jrnl/vol4/pp653-656 [accessed 25 April 2019].

• ff. 250r-251v: Letter of protest of Antonio de Sousa de Macedo, Portuguese Resident in England, against Parliament’s prohibition of commerce to royalist ports, London, 24 Sep 1644. Copy in 17th-century hand. • ff. 252r-v: Memorials delivered to Monsieur d’Eymery, Contoller-General of French royal finances, delivered by Monsieur Augier (Parliament’s agent in Paris) concerning the affair of Monsieur de Cezi (formerly French Ambassador in the Levant), since the English Parliament’s liquidation of debts contracted on his behalf on 18 Aug 1645, delivered 1 Dec / 21 Nov 1645, 22/12 Feb 1646, 19/9 Apr 1646. Copies in 17th-century hand. • ff. 253r-257v: Solemn League and Covenant, 1643. The copy is noted as extracted by John Browne, Clerk of the House of Lords. The text is drawn from the Journal of the House of Lords, 18 Sep 1643 (see 'House of Lords Journal Volume 6: 18 September 1643', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 6, 1643 (London, 1767-1830), pp. 219-222. British History Onlinehttp://www.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol6/pp219-222 [accessed 29 April 2019]).

• ff. 257-259*v, 260r-261v; Articles of agreement between Christian IV and the English Parliament, Frederiksborg Castle, 2 June 1646, with letter from Christian IV to the English Parliament, Frederiksborg, 3 June 1646. The former a copy in English translation, the latter in Latin. • ff. 262r-263v: Excerpts out of a letter of Johann Joachim Rusdorf, agent of the Elector Palatine, Ratisbon. 1636. In Latin; English endorsement: ‘Collection out of a letter of mr Rustorff From Ratisbon 1636’. • f. 264r: Memorandum of debts arising to Charles Lewis [Karl Ludwig] from his expulsion from the Palatinate, May 1647. In French. • ff. 265r-v: Articles to be enquired of by the Visitors of the University of Oxford approved by the Committee of Lords and Commons, 24 Aug 1647, with the order of the Lords and Commons 26 Aug 1647. • f. 266r-269v: 'A briefe Memoriall of what hathe been restored and is to be restored [ sc. ships] still to the English Parliamenteers at Dunkirk, Mardick, Calais and Bologne in performance of his most Christian Majesties Ordinances' of 10 Jul 1643 and 20 May 1646 and his commission of 10 Jul 1647, 1647. A detailed list of ships and cargoes. Endorsed ‘Mr Augier’ (i.e. René Augier, agent for the English Parliament). • ff. 270r: Memorial of the principal officers of the Navy, 26 Aug 1647. • ff. 271r-272v: A copy of the French King’s instructions appointing Louis Janot consul of the French merchants in Holland, 31 may 1648. Signed by Louis XIV and the Queen Regent. A copy in

Page 61 2021-09-28 English translation. • ff. 273r-274r: Letter of John Cosin, to Thomas Morton, Bishop of Durham, St Germain, 8 Aug 1648.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Custodial History Origin: England; Germany; Ottoman Empire; India; Spain.

Provenance:

Thomas Birch (1705-1766), compiler of histories and biographer.

On his death, he left his books and manuscripts to the British Museum.

Samuel Ayscough, A catalogue of the manuscripts preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed: consisting of five thousand volumes; including the Collections of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. and about Five Hundred Volumes bequeathed, presented, or purchased at various Times, 2 vols (London: John Rivington, 1782), I, pp. iv-vi, 96, 196-8.

The British Library: Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782 (London: British Library, British Museums Publications Limited, 1977), pp. vi-vii, 23-26.

Add MS 4156 State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1650-1658 (especially 1654-1655) (1650-1658)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4156

Creation Date 1650-1658

Extent and Format 1 volume

Languages of Material English; French; Latin; Spanish; Scots

Title State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1650-1658 (especially 1654-1655) (1650-1658)

Physical Characteristics Material: Paper. Foliation: 215 ff. + f. 23* + f 26* + f. 51* + f. 60* + f. 65* + f. 68* + f. 142* + f. 163* + f. 170* + f. 174* + f. 191* + f. 206* (+ 4 modern flyleaves at the front and 4 modern flyleaves at the back). Dimensions: 265-370mm x 185-230mm (writing area: 230-330mm x 140-170mm). Scripts: various mid 17th-century secretary hands. Binding: British Museum. Brown polished leather; gold tooling; blind stamping; gold-stamped on front and rear, 'E Bibiotheca Birchiana'. The volume was bound by the British Museum between 1772, when the Birch collection was still in bundles, and 1782, by when Samuel Ayscough had ordered the Birch collection into volumes; this may be a later rebinding in that format.

Scope and Content The documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intelligence service.

This forms one volume of the Thurloe State Papers Collection of state letters and papers in the British Library: it has been catalogued as Volume II (e.g. The British Library: Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782, pp. 31-33), though there is a question-mark as to whether Volume I, Add MS 4155, is properly counted as Thurloe State Papers).

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The main series of Thurloe's papers were hidden behind a false ceiling in a garret over his chambers, and upon their discovery were sold to John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), lawyer and politician. The papers here probably came into Somers's possession after the 67 volumes of Thurloe Papers which are now in the Bodleian Library (in Rawlinson MSS A) were bound up. They afterwards came into the hands of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, and were 'communicated' by him to Birch, according to the Preface to the Thurloe State Papers, which Birch edited and dedicated to Lord Hardwicke in 1742, and in which many of the documents here are printed. From Hardwicke the letters passed to Birch who left them to the British Library.

The papers in this volume range between 1650 and 1658, but are especially rich for the period 1654-1655. Amongst major themes are the royalist rising in the Highlands (the Glencairn Rising) in 1654; diplomatic relations with Sweden and France; and the concern with dissent in the Army in Scotland and Ireland in late 1654 and early 1655. Most striking is the rare copy of the printed pamphlet, Two Letters from Major General [Robert] Overton (directed to a friend), The one from Aberdeen, dated the 26 Decemb. 1654. The other from the Tower of London (the place of his Confinement) dated Janu. 17. 1654[/55], ff. 118r-120r, found in a search of an Edinburgh innkeeper in March 1655; the pamphlet is accompanied by the wrapper in which it was found (f. 117r) and the covering letter with which the pamphlet was sent to Oliver Cromwell (ff. 161r-162v).

Contents:

ff. 1r-v: Ratification by Scottish Parliament of pensions granted to Sir Archibald Johnston, Lord Wariston, amounting to £400 sterling per annum, Edinburgh, 16 Mar 1650.

ff. 2r-3v: Letter of Oliver Cromwell to John Cotton, Pastor to the Church at Boston in New England, 2 Oct 1651. Copy.

ff. 4r-5v: Commission of Oliver Cromwell, Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief, to Major-General Charles Fleetwood to be Commander-in-Chief of the forces in Ireland, 10 Jul 1652. Copy.

ff. 6r-7v: Letter of Edward Barnard to Walter Strickland, of the Council of State (London), 'Adie', 4 Jun 1653. Original, with address and seal. Gives news of a naval engagement between the English and Dutch off Dunkirk.

ff. 8r-9v: Acts of the Roman Catholic Provincial Chapter of Canterbury held at London, 13 Jun 1653, with signatures of the members. In Latin.

ff. 10r-11v: Order of the Committee of the English Parliament for Affairs in Scotland instituting a Court of Admiralty there, Dalkeith, 1 Mar 1652. Copy. The order includes the appointment of Samuel Disbrowe and Richard Saltonstall to the Court.

ff. 12r-13v: Representations of Don Alonso de Cardenas, Spanish Ambassador to the Parliament, on the detention of Spanish vessels, London, 24/14 Dec. 1652. English translation. Endorsed as pronounced and read 14 Dec 1652.

ff. 14r-15v: Letter of Bulstrode Whitelocke to John Thurloe, Uppsala, 21 Apr 1654.

ff. 16r-v: Appeal of John Tully, William Bexbey and others, close prisoners in Amsterdam, to the Commonwealth's Admirals of the Fleet, 27 Apr 1653. Complaining of their ill-treatment, having been taken on 19 April. Original, with signatures and address. (see ff 17r-v, 18r-v)

ff. 17r-v: Letter of William Bexbey to Alexander Bence (in Catherine's Court in the Cloister, London), Amsterdam, 29 Apr 1653. An appeal for himself and his fellows, prisoners taken on 19 Apr (see ff. 16r-v, 18r-v)). Original, with address.

ff. 18r-v: Appeal of John Tully, William Bexbey and others, close prisoners in Amsterdam, to the Governor and Assistants of the Eastland Company. Complaining of their ill-treatment, having been taken on 19 April. Original, with signatures and address.

ff. 19r-20v: Pass issued by the Dutch States-General to the Parliament of England for Thilman Aquilius, 1 May 1653. In French.

ff. 21r-22v: Letter of accreditation to Oliver Cromwell for Hieronimus de Beverningh to act as representative in the peace negotiations for the Provinces of Holland and East Friesland, the Hague, 5 Jun 1653. English translation.

Page 63 2021-09-28 ff. 23r, 24r-25v, 26r: Petition of Captain John Mynne to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, claiming monies owing to him from grant to his father as King’s Harbinger to James I and Charles I (f. 23r); the breviate of his case is ff. 24r-25v, and f. 26r is an order of the Committee for Public Debts for Colonel Robert Castell to report on the matter to the House, 16 Sep 1653.

ff. 27r-28v: Letter of Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres to John Murray, 2nd Earl of Atholl, Killin, 12 Nov 1653. Original, intercepted, letter.

ff. 29r-30v: Unsigned letter to Cardinal Jules Mazarin, London, 14 Nov 1653. The endorsement gives the date as both old style/new style, 14/24 Nov.

ff. 31r-32v: Address of the English Council of State to Leopold William, Archduke of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, about John Causton, London merchant, Whitehall, 9 Dec 1653 (new style).

ff. 33r-34v: Letter of Robert Barry, Catholic Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, Owen OSullivan Moore and OSullivane Beere to Colonel Mortough O’Bryan, Colonel Daniel O Sullivane and Colonel Daniel McCarthy and Colonel McElligott o Donivane, or one of them, Paris, 10 Dec. With fragment of seal. The date is given as 10 December new style or ‘the last of Novembr wth you’, 1653. The letter is to be left with an English merchant at Dunkirk, Mr Everrett, to be sent on as directed. However, the letter was, as endorsed, an ‘Intercepted Letter’.

ff. 35r-36v: Letter of John Middleton to John Murray, 2nd Earl of Atholl, Amsterdam, 17 Dec 1653. With seal.

f. 37r: Letter of Bulstrode Whitelocke to Christina, Queen of Sweden, Uppsala, 14 Jan 1654. In English with Latin translation beneath.

ff. 38r-39v: Address of the University of Cambridge to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, 29 Dec 1653. In Latin (the date is written ‘quarto Kalendas Januarias. 1653’. With address and seal.

ff. 40r-41v: Letter of William Drummond (royalist army officer) to William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn, Dunkeld, 17 Feb 1654. The letter itself says 1652 (old style), though a rather clumsy ‘2’, the endorsement 1653 (old style). The latter is the more convincing date.

ff. 42r-44v: Letter of John Thurloe to Bulstrode Whitelocke, 3 Mar 1654. Draft.

ff. 45r-46v: Letter of the Commissioners for Prizes to John Thurloe, Prize Office, 4 Mar 1654. With address and seal. Signed by Richard Hill, Humphrey Blake, Robert Turpin, and Richard Blackwall.

ff. 47r-48v: Letter of J. Vernon to Oliver Cromwell, 10 Mar 1654.

ff. 49r-50v: Letter of Bulstrode Whitelocke to Oliver Cromwell, Uppsala, 17 March 1654. With address.

ff. 51r-52v: Letter of J. Cannibale, n.d. [?1654]. In French. The letter, which seeks a passport to England from the Lord Protector, may be intended for Bulstrode Whitelocke or John Thurloe. It is endorsed by Thurloe as passed on to him by Lord Whitelocke. Although the endorsement is an uncertain guide as to the date of writing, as there are endorsements which refer to the author by a peerage later than the dated document (e.g. fols 61r-62v), Whitelocke only became a peer on 10 Dec 1657.

ff. 52r-53v: Letter of John Johnson to George Monck. Rotterdam, 18/28 Apr 1658. Exhorting him to support Charles II. The endorsement suggests possibly 1654, but this has to ne an error: the letter itself is dated 1658 and refers to the fall of John Lambert in 1657. See also ff. 63r-64v.

ff. 54r-55v: Articles between the Lord Protector and Portugal examined and compared against the articles formerly made between the Council of State and the Portuguese Ambassador, noting the differences now made by the Ambassador, 22 Apr 1654.

ff. 56r-57v: Order of the Lord Protector and his Council, signed by Henry Lawrence, to the Commissioners appointed for managing the affairs of Ireland, Whitehall 26 Apr 1654. The order is that estreated lands in the four counties of Dublin, Cork, Kildare and Carlow shall be rented on a yearly basis.

ff. 58r-v: Letter of information of Charles Howard against William Carleton and other royalists in Cumberland, March 1655.

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f. 59r: Letter of Bulstrode Whitelocke to Christina, Queen of Sweden, 13 May 1654. On taking leave. In English. Signed.

ff. 60r-60*v: Printed proclamation of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, Dalkeith, 4 May 1654. Offering pardon or punishment for those in rebellion, and specifying £200 sterling reward for the arrest or killing of the leaders and fomenters of the rebellion: Major-General Middleton, the Earl of Atholl, the Earl of Seaforth, Viscount Kenmure and Major-General Dalyell. This copy is not mentioned in ESTC: R33064; Wing (2nd edn.) A841.

ff. 61r-62v: Letter of Charles Fleetwood to John Thurloe, 7 Jun 1654. Original, with address and seal.

ff. 63r-64v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 3 Jul 1658. Original, with address and seal. The letter encloses an offensive letter addressed to him ‘a Knavish trick of some Scotchman’ (from the reference in the endorsement to John Johnson, almost certainly ff. 52r-53v). Monck also recounts the fate of an Ostender privateer on the Scottish coast pursued by an English frigate.

ff. 65r-v: Letter of Don Alonso de Cardenas (Spanish Ambassador) to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, London, 25/15 Jul 1654. In Spanish. For translation into English, see f. 69r.

ff. 66r-67r: Extracts of letters sent to Samuel Hartlib. The extracts are dated Zurich, 22 Jul 1654; Leśna in Poland, 3 Jul 1654; and a passage out of Mr (Johannes Amos) Comenius, Leśna, 3 Jul 1654.

ff. 68r-v: Letter of John Middleton to John Murray, 2nd Earl of Atholl, Lawers, 10 Jul 1654.

f. 69r: Letter of Don Alonso de Cardenas (Spanish Ambassador) to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, London, 25/15 Jul 1654. English translation of ff 65r-v.

ff. 71r-72v: Letter of Charles Fleetwood to John Thurloe, 27 Jul 1654. With address and seal.

ff. 73r-74v: Letter of Archibald Campbell, Marquess of Argyll to Oliver Cromwell, Carrick, 4 Aug 1654. With address and seal.

ff. 75r-76v: Letter of George Monck to Oliver Cromwell, Camp at ‘Lence’, 5 Aug 1654. With address and seals.

ff. 77r-78v: Letter of Charles Fleetwood to Oliver Cromwell, Phoenix, 8 Aug 1654. He sends a 'list of our elected members for Ireland'. With address and seals.

ff. 79r-80v: Letter of Charles Howard to Oliver Cromwell, Carlisle, 9 Aug 1654. With address and seal.

ff. 81r-82v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe, Sterling, 21 Aug 1654. With address and seal.

ff. 83r-84v: Letter of Cardinal Jules Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in London, Peronne, 27 Aug 1654. English translation.

ff. 85r-86v: Letter of Armand Jean de Vignerot du Plessis, 2nd Duc de Richelieu to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in London, Paris, 19 Sept. 1654. English translation.

ff. 87r-88v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 21 Sep 1654. With address and seal.

ff. 89r-90v: Estimates of the income of the Commonweath, 3 Oct 1654 (f. 89r) and 4 Dec 1654 (f. 90r).

ff. 91r-92v: Letter of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia to the Dutch States-General, The Hague, 27 Oct 1654. Copy in English (see also ff. 93r-94r).

ff. 93r-94r: Letter of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia to the Dutch States-General, The Hague, 27 Oct 1654. Copy in French (see also ff. 91r-92v).

f. 95r: Letter of Oliver Cromwell to the City of Bremen, Westminster, 27 Oct 1654. In Latin.

ff. 96r-98v: Letter of John II Casimir, King of Poland to Oliver Cromwell, Grodna, 30 Nov 1654. Letter of accreditation for his envoy Nicholas de Bye. f. 96r is an English translation;

Page 65 2021-09-28 f. 97r is a copy of the Latin text.

ff. 99r-100v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 2 Dec 1654. With address and seal.

ff. 101r-102v, 103r-v: Letter of Louis XIV, King of France to Oliver Cromwell, Paris, 18 Dec 1654. Two copies, the first in French and the second an English translation. Seeking an audience or his ambassador, Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville.

ff. 105r-107v: Letter of Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville to Louis de Béthune, Comte de Charost, 21 Dec 1654. In French. Copy.

ff. 108r-109v: Letter of Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville to Henri Auguste de Loménie, Comte de Brienne (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), 21 Dec 1654. In French. Copy.

ff. 110r-111v: Letter of John Thurloe to Thomas Savage, Earl Rivers, 21 Dec 1654. Draft. A letter about a debt owing to the widow of Sir John Lytcott.

ff. 112r-113v: State of the account of the forces in Scotland, to 24 Dec 1654. This includes the cost of the forces; the monies allocated for them; and the shortfall between income and cost.

ff. 114r-115v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 26 Dec 1654. With address and seals. Monck promises, evidently in response to a letter from Thurloe, that he will be careful to hinder the printing of 'some new Pamphlets’ all he may.

ff. 117r-v: Wrapper around the pamphlet, ff. 118r-120v. The letter is addressed to Mr James Wallis, innkeeper in ‘Canneygate’ [?Canongate], Edinburgh, and carried a note by James Nallow(?) that this is the paper that the printed papers of letters signed by Robert Overton was found, Edinburgh, 9 Mar 1655. [see ff. 118r-120v, 161r-162v].

ff. 118r-120v: Two Letters from Major General [Robert] Overton (directed to a friend), The one from Aberdeen, dated the 26 Decemb. 1654. The other from the Tower of London (the place of his Confinement) dated Janu. 17. 1654[/55]. A printed pamphlet (noted as printed by Livewell Chapman, at the Crown in Pope’s Head Alley, London, 1655). For other copies, see ESTC: R222625; Wind (2nd edn.) O643A [see ff. 117r-v, 161r-162v].

ff. 121r-124v: Letter to Charles X, King of Sweden. The endorsement states the letter to be of ‘His Highnesse’ (i.e. Oliver Cromwell); the draft is in Thurloe’s hand; the content of the letter points to it being carried as a letter from Edward Rolt, appointed Ambassador to Sweden in June 1655, whose first audience with the King was on 6 Nov.

ff. 125r-126v: Letter of Christina, Queen of Sweden to Benjamin Bonel, her commissioner in England, Uppsala, 9 Jan 1654. An English translation.

ff. 127r-128v: Letter of Thomas Herbert to John Thurloe, Dublin, 25 Jan 1655. With address and seal. On the seizure of Colonel William Eyre as ‘a Complotter in the late conspiracy in England’, and in consideration of ‘his former levelling principles’.

ff. 129r-130v: Parole of Edmund Ludlow, Lieutenant-General of Horse and Colonel of Horse in Ireland to present himself before the Lord Protector by 10 March, Dublin, 30 Jan 1655. Copy.

ff. 131r-132v: Letter of Cardinal Jules Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, Paris, 2 Feb 1655. An English translation.

ff. 133r-134v: Address of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia to the Dutch Estates-General, The Hague, 29 Jan 1654. Copy in French.

ff. 135r-136v: Address of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia to the Dutch Estates-General, The Hague, 29 Jan 1654. Copy in English.

ff. 136r-137v: Letter of Cardinal Jules Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, Paris, 6 Feb 1655. An English translation.

ff. 138r-139v: Letter of Thomas Herbert to John Thurloe, Dublin, 7 Feb 1655. With address and seals. A letter enclosing Edmund Ludlow’s parole (see ff. 129r-130v), as well as the examination of Colonel William Eyre and reporting the imprisonment of Colonel Daniel Treswell.

ff. 140r-141v: Letter of Tobias Bridge to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 8 Feb 1655. With address and seal. Information on prisoners being sent to London and the situation in the Army in Scotland;

Page 66 2021-09-28 he desires his regiment, which has served long in Scotland, is not forgotten.

ff. 142r-142*v: Letter of Cardinal Jules Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, 11 Feb 1655. An English translation.

ff. 143r-v: Verdict of court martial held for the Head Quarters in Scotland at the Tolbooth, Canongate, Edinburgh, 16 Feb 1655. the court finds that the letters dated Aberdeen, 18 Dec 1654 and signed by Captain Henry Hedworth, Lieutenant John Braman, Cornet John Toomes, Quartermaster William Barford, Quartermaster John Gregory, Quartermaster John Wattridge, Mr Samuel Oates and Lieutenant Rawson and directed to several persons in the Regiments in Scotland were tending to sedition, mutiny and divisions in the Army. the copy is attested by Henry Whalley (Judge Advocate).

ff. 144r-145v: Letter of Antoine Léger, born in Piedmont and now Pastor and Divinity Reader in Geneva, to Jen-Baptiste Stouppe (pastor of the French Reformed Congregation in Threadneedle Street. Copy of a letter on the oppression of the Protestants in Piedmont, 1655.

f. 146r: An Information to his Highness the Lord Protector, and his Honourable Councill, concerning Sir John Scott of Scottistarvett [1655]. A broadsheet laying out his innocence and appealing for remission of his fine and reinstatement to his office. This is not the same as the pamphlet To His Highness Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dominions thereunto belonging. The humble address of Sir John Scot, of Scottistarvet (ESTC R183622; Wing S2076A).

ff. 147r-148v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 27 Feb 1655. With address and seals.

ff. 149r-150v: Examinations of Captain William Collinson, Captain John Miller and Lieutenant-Colonel Timothy Wilkes (Deputy-Governor of Leith), 6 and 7 Mar 1655. On finding incriminating verses against Oliver Cromwell upon search of Major-General Robert Overton on 4 Jan 1655: what Collinson describes as 'severall unhandsome verses relateinge to His Highnes the Lord Protector written upon the backside of an old Letter' (f. 149r). Overton told Wilkes that the verses 'were but for the tryall of my Witt' (f. 150r).

ff. 151r-152v: The humble remonstrance to the Lord Protector of sundry Congregational ministers in Scotland, on behalf of the churches and many others that way inclined. the seven ministers signing are John Stalham, John Collins, Thomas Charteris, John Beverley, William Dugard, William Stoughton and John Woadley.

ff. 153r-154v: Letter of Henry Whalley, Judge Advocate, to Oliver Cromwell, Edinburgh, 8 Mar 1655. On the court martials and proceedings against the officers in Scotland. With address and seals.

ff. 155r-156v: Letter of George Monck to Oliver Cromwell, Dalkeith, 10 Mar 1655. With address and seal. The letter includes allegations in the case against Overton, including an incriminating letter found in a trunk.

ff. 157r-160v: Letter of Bulstrode Whitlocke to John Thurloe, Uppsala, 10 Mar 1655. With address and seals.

ff. 161r-162v: Letter of Henry Whalley, Judge Advocate, to Oliver Cromwell, Edinburgh, 10 Mar 1655. With address and seal. On the letters discovered at the tavern of James Wallace (where Overton stayed when in Edinburgh) and his examination of Wallace. He encloses the one of the printed letters come to Wallace (see ff. 117r-v, 118r-120v).

ff. 163r-163*v: Letter of Cardinal Jules Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, 5 Apr 1655. An English translation.

ff. 164r-165v: Information of Francis Heighington, servant of Mr Linley Wren, taken by Thomas Lilburne, 9 Apr 1655. On a projected rising in the North.

ff. 166r-169v: Information and examination of Edward Bell of Duddo, Northumberland, 14 and 15 Apr 1655. The examination (ff. 168r-169r)was taken 11 Apr, the information (ff. 166r-168r) followed on 15 Apr; they were taken before Charles Howard. On an abortive royalist rising in the North.

ff. 170r-170*v: Letters of James Wilson, Consul at Cadiz, to Oliver Cromwell, 28 Apr 1655, 20 May 1655. On maritime news, including the sinking of 'the admirall of the Southe Sea called the Jesus and Mary'.

Page 67 2021-09-28 ff. 171r-172v: Speech of Constantin Schaum, Envoy of the Prince of Transylvania, George II Rakoczi, to the Lord Protector, 4 May 1655. English translation.

ff. 173r-v: Letter of William Prideaux, Resident in Russia, to Oliver Cromwell, 7 May 1655.

ff. 174r-174*v: Propositions tendered to the Lord Protector on the behalf of George II Ráckóczi, Prince of Transylvania, 14/24 May 1655. In Latin.

ff. 175r-176v: Propositions tendered to the Lord Protector on the behalf of George II Ráckóczi, Prince of Transylvania, 14/24 May 1655. English translation.

ff. 177r-178v; Letter of J.W. to Monsiuer Farettes, London, 28 May 1655. In French. With address and seal. Farettes's address is the Rue de Grenelle, at the next door to Monsieur Moreau, 'brasseur', Faubourg St Germain, Paris. Endorsed as an intercepted letter for Paris.

ff. 179r-180v: Letter of J.C. to Monsieur Osiris, Paris, 27 Jun 1655. In French. With address. The address for M. Osiris is given as his chamber in 'La Rue Royale', Westminster; in his absence the letter is directed to John Thurloe.

ff. 181r-182v: Letter of Cardinal Jules Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, Compiègne, 4 Jun 1655. English translation.

ff. 183r-184v: Address of the Protestant Cantons of Switzerland to the Lord Protector imploring his aid, 17 Jun 1655. In Latin. With address and seal.

ff. 185r-186v: Letter of Cardinal Jules Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, La Fère, 19 Jun 1655.

ff. 187r-188v: Letter of intelligence to John Thurloe, Paris, 26 Jun 1655. With address. The letter also has extracts from letters from Saumur, 14 Jun, and Bordeaux, 24 Jun.

ff. 189r-190v: Letter of Archibald Hamilton, Archbishop of Cashel to Oliver Cromwell, 1655. In Latin. With address and seal.

ff. 191r-191*v: Letter of Monsieur de Poincy [Robert, or possibly Philippe, Longvilliers de Poincy] to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, Plymouth, 2 Jul 1655. In French. Original. With address.

ff. 192r-193v: Letter of Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, to John Thurloe, 13 Jul 1655. With address and seal.

ff. 194r-195v: Letter of Oliver St John. Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, to John Thurloe, Bury St Edmunds, 2 Aug 1655. With address and seal.

ff. 196r-197v: Letter of Charles Fleetwood to Oliver Cromwell, 8 Aug 1654. He writes of his sense of neglect and his trials in Ireland; and a postscript sending his wife's (and Cromwell's daughter's) duty to him and his wife, her term now draws near.

ff. 198r-200r: Four letters to individuals in England from Charles II, Cologne, 12 Aug 1655. In both he avows his belief in their loyalty ana affection. Copies.

ff. 201r-202v: Letter of Charles II to Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Cologne, 12 Aug 1655. With address and seal. He rebukes him for levying men in land 'for the service of some forraine Prince', and forbids it. Endorsed 'Intercepted Letter'.

ff. 203r-207v: Letter of Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville to Cardinal Jules Mazarin, London, 2 Sep 1655. A copy in English and French.

ff. 208r-v: Letters of John Middleton to William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn and John Murray, 2nd Earl of Atholl, both from Utrecht. 4 Sep 1655.

ff. 209r-215v: Letter of Guillaume de Bordeaux, seigneur de Neufville and du Génitoy (father of the French Ambassador Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville), to Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Génitoy, 12 Sep 1655. English translation. On Cromwell's designs towards France.

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Custodial History Origin:

England, Scotland, France, Russia, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Northern Netherlands, Poland.

Provenance:

John Thurloe, (bap. 1616, d. 1668), government official.

(?) John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), lawyer and politician.

Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), Lord Chancellor.

Thomas Birch (1705-1766), compiler of histories and biographer.

On his death, he left his books and manuscripts to the British Museum.

The British Library: Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782 (London: British Library, British Museum Publications Limited, 1977), pp. 27-33.

Samuel Ayscough, A catalogue of the manuscripts preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed: consisting of five thousand volumes; including the Collections of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. and about Five Hundred Volumes bequeathed, presented, or purchased at various Times, 2 vols (London: John Rivington, 1782), I, pp. iv-vi, 198-201.

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, ed. by Thomas Birch (London, Fletcher Gyles, 1742), 7 vols. The preface in Volume 1 (pp. v-x) discusses the history of the collection; many of the documents are reprinted in Volumes 1-4. The volumes are accessible through British History Online: https://www.british- history.ac.uk/search/series/thurloe-papers (accessed 23 May 2019).

Add MS 4157 State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1655-1657 (1655-1657)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4157

Creation Date 1655-1657

Extent and Format 1 volume

Languages of Material English; French; Latin; Cipher

Title State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1655-1657 (1655-1657)

Physical Characteristics Materials: Paper. Dimensions: 230mm-345mm x 200mm-205mm (writing area: 205mm-340mm x 170mm-200mm). Foliation: 205ff + f. 102* + f. 143* + f. 184* (plus 4 modern flyleaves at the front and 4 moden flyleaves at the back). Binding: British Museum. Brown polished leather; gold tooling; blind stamping; gold-stamped on front and rear, 'E Bibiotheca Birchiana'. The volume was bound by the British Museum between 1772, when the Birch collection was still in bundles, and 1782, by when Samuel Ayscough had ordered the Birch collection into volumes.

Scope and Content The documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of

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This forms one volume of the Thurloe State Papers Collection of state letters and papers in the British Library: it has been catalogued as Volume III (e.g. The British Library: Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782, London: British Library, British Museums Publications Limited, 1977, pp. 31-33), though there is a question-mark as to whether Volume I, Add MS 4155, is properly counted as Thurloe State Papers).

The main series of Thurloe's papers were hidden behind a false ceiling in a garret over his chambers, and upon their discovery were sold to John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), lawyer and politician. The papers here probably came into Somers's possession after the 67 volumes of Thurloe Papers which are now in the Bodleian Library (in Rawlinson MSS A) were bound up. They afterwards came into the hands of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, and were 'communicated' by him to Birch, according to the Preface to the Thurloe State Papers, which Birch edited and dedicated to Lord Hardwicke in 1742, and in which many of the documents here are printed. From Hardwicke the letters passed to Birch who left them to the British Library.

Contents:

ff. 1r-2v: Letter of J l M (Jacques Le Maire, Dutch diplomat) to John Thurloe, 1 Oct 1655. With seal.

ff. 3r-4v: Letter of John Owen, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, Oxford, 2 Oct 1655.

ff. 5-6v: Hearing of suit of Robert Crowley and his wife Ann against John Johnson by Daniel Searle, Lieutenant Governor, and the Council, of Barbados, 16 Oct 1655.

ff. 7r-8v: Letter of Christina, former Queen of Sweden to Charles II, n.d. (Nov. 1655?). Copy. In French.

f. 7v: Letter of Christina, former Queen of Sweden to Charles X, King of Sweden, Innsbruck, 8 Nov 1655. Copy. In French.

ff. 9r-10v: Letter of Daniel Searle, Governor of Barbados to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, Barbados, 7 Nov 1655.

ff. 11-12v: Letter of Roger Boyle, Baron Broghill (later 1st Earl of Orrery) to John Thurloe, Edinburgh, 10 Nov 1655.

ff. 13r-14v: Letter of John Aldworth, English Consul at Marseilles to John Thurloe, Marseilles, 16 Nov 1655.

ff. 15r-16v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Edinburgh, 20 Nov 1655.

ff. 17r-18v: Letter of M. Minard to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Paris, 24 Nov 1655.

ff. 19r-20v: Letter of Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas, to John Thurloe, 27 Nov 1655. With seal.

f. 21r: Instructions of Charles II for Colonel William Borthwick, Cologne, 12 Aug 1655. With Charles's signature.

ff. 22r-23v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Edinburgh, 4 Dec 1655.

ff. 24r-25v: Letter of Jules, Cardinal Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Paris, 8 Dec 1655.

ff. 26r-27v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, Dalkeith, 15 Dec 1655.

ff. 28r-v: 'Representation of the present Popish Church-affaires in Fraunce; made by a very Judicious and Impartial States-man. From Paris written in Characters'. In Latin. Note that this is on the same sheet of paper as the accounts of Cassel and Amsterdam (see ff. 28v-29v).

ff. 28v-29v: Notes on visits to Cassel, 25 Dec 1655 (ff. 28v-29r) and Amsterdam, 21 Jan 1656

Page 70 2021-09-28 (ff. 29r-v). The latter section also has the author's thoughts on the re-admission of the Jews to England. In English with some Latin quoted. These notes are on the same sheet, and in the same hand, as the reflections on the state of church affairs in France (ff. 28r-v).

ff. 30r-31v: Translation into Latin of the letters of the Lord Chancellor, Christian Thomesen Sehested (10 Jan 1655) and Secretary, Erik Krag (15, 23 Jan 1655), of Denmark to the Lord Deputy [of the Eastland Company?]. The Lord Chancellor's letter is signed Christian Thomesen.

ff. 32r-33v: Letter of Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, to John Thurloe, 29 Jan 1656.

ff. 34r-37v: Letter to John Thurloe, 4 Feb 1656. The author's name has been cut in trimming the letter. A letter of intelligence about the international situation in Germany and its neighbours, by an informant who has been paid in guilders. In English.

ff. 38r-43v: Propositions made to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, by Nicholas de Bye, Polish envoy, Westminster, 29 Mar 1655. In Latin with English translation.

ff. 44r-45v: Letters of György II Ráckóczi, Prince of Transylvania to Johannes Amos Comenius [Jan Amos Komenský] (1592-1670), 19 Apr 1656, 15 Jun 1656. In Latin. The copies are forwarded to John Thurloe ('with my humble service'). With Comenius's seal.

ff. 46r-47v: 'Syllogismus Orbis terrarum practicus'. A tract in Latin in the wake of the Peace of Westphalia. Dated from or after 1652 [ by Johannes Amos Comenius (Jan Amos Komenský), ?1657].

ff. 48r-49r: Letter of Alexandre du Puy, Marquis de St André Montbrun to Jean-Baptiste Stouppe [Giovanni Battista Stoppa] (fl. 1651–1673), pastor of the French church at Threadneedle Street and spy, Paris, 21 Apr 1656. A copy in translation.

ff. 50r-51v: Letter of Jules, Cardinal Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Paris, 26 Apr 1656. In English translation. Endorsement notes 'Intelligence made up' 12 May 1656.

ff. 52r-53v: Examination of Juan Peres, aged 17 years, taken before the High Court of Admiralty of Scotland, 29 Apr 1656.

ff. 54r-55v: Letter of John Pearson to Colonel William Daniell (Governor of St Johnstone), Perth, 6 May 1656. The letter writes of a fire in the citadel which, as it is addressed to Daniell in Edinburgh or Leith, implies that the fire was at st Johnstone. With damaged seal.

ff. 56r-57v: Letter of James Borthwicke to (?) John Thurloe, The Sign of the Three Falcons, a little above Charing Cross, 6 May 1656.

ff. 58r-59r: Letter of William Lockhart, English Ambassador in Paris, to John Thurloe, Paris, 14 May 1656. Some ciphers on the outside of the letter.

ff. 60r-61v: Letter of William Lockhart, English Ambassador in Paris, to John Thurloe, Paris, 24 May 1656 (new style).

ff. 62r-63v: Letter of John IV, King of Portugal to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, Alcantara, 26 May 1656. In Latin. Signed by King John. With seal.

ff. 64r-65v: Letter of John IV, King of Portugal, to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, Alcantara, 24 June 1656. In Latin. Signed by King John. With seal.

ff. 66r-v: Letter of William Lockhart, English ambassador in France, to John Thurloe, Paris, 26 May 1656 (new style). With seal.

ff. 67r-68v; Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, Dalkeith, 7 June 1656. With seal.

ff. 69r-70v: Letter of William Lockhart, English ambassador in France, to John Thurloe, Chauni, 9 Jun 1656. The date in new style; the endorsement gives both this date and the old style 31 May.

ff. 71r-72v: Letter of William Lockhart, English ambassador in France, to John Thurloe, Chauni, 21 Jun 1656. Some use of ciphers, which have been translated.

ff. 73r-74v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe,

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ff. 75r-v: Letter of John Arden to John Bostocke, merchant of London, Dunkirk, 10 Jul 1656.

ff. 76r-77v: Letter of William Lockhart, English ambassador in France, to John Thurloe, 8 Aug 1656. Endorsement gives both old style and new style dates (29 Jul; 8 Aug). With seal.

ff. 78r-79v: Letter of Blanck Marshall to Richard Richardson, merchant of Chester, Bruges, 19 Aug 1656. The letter is dated both new style and old (9 Aug). With seal. Some use of cipher. The letter is addressed to be enclosed with one to Richard Row in the Admiralty Chamber, Whitehall. However, the names of both author and recipient in this spy's report are fictitious. Richardson is John Thurloe. Marshall is uncertain: possibly Captain Malcolm Smith' possibly Margaret, Lady Herbert (nee Smith). Nadine Akkerman, Invisible Agents: Women and espionage in Seventeeth-Century Britain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), pp. 222-25, discusses the mystery of Marshall's identity.

ff. 80r-81v: Letter of Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, 23 Aug 1656. Copy. In French. Letter written from his army.

ff. 82r-83v: Letter of Thomas Horton to Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas, Queens' College, Cambridge, 25 Aug 1656. With damaged seal.

ff. 84r-85v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Edinburgh, 26 Aug 1656. With seal.

ff. 86r-87v: Letter of Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas, to John Thurloe, 26 Aug 1656. With seal.

ff. 88v-89r: Letter of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, to Henry Cromwell ('Sonne Harry'), Major-General of the Forces in Ireland, 26 Aug 1656. A draft, not in Oliver's own hand.

ff. 90r-91v: Letter of William Lockhart, English ambassador in France, to John Thurloe, 27 Aug 1656. This is the new style date: the endorsement gives both this and the old (17 Aug).

ff. 92r-93v: Letter of William Lockhart, English ambassador in France, to John Thurloe, Clermont, 27 Aug 1656. Lockhart gives both the new style date (27 Aug) and the old style (17 Aug). With some use of ciphers, which have been translated.

ff. 94r-95v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Edinburgh, 2 Sep 1656. With seal.

ff. 96r-97v: Intelligence report from Brussels, 3 Sep 1656 (new style).

ff. 98r-99v: Letter of Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of Commons Pleas, to John Thurloe, Thorpe, 5 Sep 1656. With broken seal.

ff. 100r-101v: Letter of Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of Commons Pleas, to John Thurloe, 4 Oct 1656. With seal.

ff. 102r: Letter of Thomas Priestlye to Garret Johnson, Leiden, 15 Sep 1656. The letter gives both new style and old style (5 Sep) dates. This is presumably a copy, which notes a further superscription to Rowland Marston at an Amsterdam address. With some ciphering. A Garret Johnson was master of the Blue Unicorn of Amsterdam, Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, [Commonwealth] 1649-1660, preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office. ed. Mary Anne Everett Green. Vol. 3: Jan-Oct 1651 (London, England: Longman & Co., 1877), p. 229.

f. 103r: Letter of Thomas Priestlye to (?) Garret Johnson, Leiden, 15 Sep 1656. The letter gives both new style and old style (5 Sep) dates. This is presumably a copy. The letter looks to follow on from f. 102r, but the recipient is not named. Priestlye is also not named, but inferred from place and date.

ff. 104r-105v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 7 Nov 1656. With broken seal.

ff. 106r-v: Letter of Francis Prince to William Kiffin, Amsterdam, 22 Sep 1656.

ff. 107r-108v: Letter of Colonel Thomas Cooper to John Thurloe, Carrickfergus, 4 Oct 1656. With seal.

Page 72 2021-09-28 ff. 109r-110v: Letter of Henry Cromwell, Major-General of the Forces in Ireland, to John Thurloe, Athlone, 14 Oct 1656. With seal.

ff. 111r-112v: Intercepted copy of 'the returne otnthe diligence of those imployed by Charles Stuart to negotiate heere in Scotland and places elsewhere' by John Demster, 1656. A note states that 3 copies were sent overseas lest one should fail. One came to Charles Stuart's hands and he communicated it to Don John of Austria, 17 Oct 1656. This is in the same hand as ff. 113r-114v.

ff. 113r-114v: The heads of a discourse between Charles Stuart and Don John of Austria relating to the letter sent by John Demster out of Scotland. In the same hand as the copy of the letter, ff. 111r-112v.

ff. 115r-116v: Letter of Jeremy Sanderson to Samuel Hartlib, Heiligenbrunn (near Danzig), 1 Nov 1656.

ff. 117r-118v: Letter of Colonel William Moore to Henry Cromwell, from aboard the Sapphire, 2 Nov 1656. This letter, about the wreck of the Two Brothers, is enclosed, in Henry Cromwell's letter (ff. 119r-120v). The letter is addressed to ' Your Excelency'.

ff. 119r-120v: Letter of Henry Cromwell to Oliver Cromwell, Dublin, 7 Nov 1656.

ff. 121r-122v: Letter of Thomas Herbert, Clerk of the Council for Ireland, to John Thurloe, Dublin, 4 Nov 1656.

ff. 123r-124v: Newsletter from Elbing, Poland, 14 Nov 1656. Addressed to Richard Bradshaw, Resident at Hamburg. Broken seal.

ff. 125r-126v: Copy of intercepted royalist letter: Patrick Brun (or Brune) to Andrew or Peter Crean (of Sligo), London, 18 Sep 1656. ff. 125r-126v and 127r-128v may be the intercepted letters 'in Irish characters' referred to in Herbert's letter of 4 Nov (ff. 121r-122v).

ff. 127r-128v: Copy of intercepted royalist letter: Patrick Brun (or Brune) to Teige O'Dowd (at Castle Conor, Sligo), London, 26 Sep 1656. ff. 125r-126v and 127r-128v may be the intercepted letters 'in Irish characters' referred to in Herbert's letter of 4 Nov (ff. 121r-122v).

ff. 129r-130v: Newsletter from Elbing, Poland, 17 Nov 1656. Addressed to Richard Bradshaw, Resident at Hamburg. Broken seal.

ff. 131r-132v: Letter from William Steele, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, to John Thurloe, Dublin, 5 Nov 1656. With seal.

ff. 133r-134v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 18 Nov 1656. With seal.

ff. 135r-136v: Letter from Col. B [Joseph Bampfield] to John Thurloe. Paris, 29 Nov 1656. New style date in the text, endorsed with old style (19 Nov).

ff. 137r-138v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 11 Dec 1656. With seal.

ff. 139r-140v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 16 Dec 1656. With seal.

ff. 141r-142v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 23 Dec 1656. With seal.

f. 143r: Letter of Bernardo de Apericio to Francisco Sanchez Calderon, Madrid, 15 Dec 1656. In English translation.

ff. 144r-145v: Letter of Jules, Cardinal Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Paris, 4 Jan 1657.

ff. 146r-147v: Letter of Jules, Cardinal Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Paris, 10 Jan 1657.

ff. 148r-149v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 13 Jan 1657. With damaged seal.

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ff. 150r-151v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 20 Jan 1657. With damaged seal.

ff. 152r-153v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 27 Jan 1657. With damaged seal.

ff. 154r-155v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 29 Jan 1657. With damaged seal.

ff. 156r-157v: Letter of George Monck, Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, to John Thurloe, Dalkeith, 10 Feb 1657. With damaged seal.

ff. 158r-159v: Letter of John Richards (i.e. Sir Edward Hyde) to 'Little John', Cologne, 25 Jan 1657. Copy. Noted that the superscription was for Little John to Mrs Simbarbe, and that it came under cover to Anthony Hinton, apothecary, in the Old Bailey.

ff. 160r-161v: Letter of intelligence, its topics including Charles II and Scottish royalism, Rotterdam, 6 Feb 1656. The letter was clearly written by somebody who at least claimed to be close to the centre of the royalist court in exile, though it is unclear whether this was an intercepted letter or a spy's report to Thurloe.

ff. 162r-v: Lettre de cachet of Louis XIV to the Governor of St Malo, the Marquis de Coetquin, in favour English merchants, 25 Feb 1656. Two copies. In French.

ff. 163r-v: Letter of William Lockhart, English ambassador in France, to John Thurloe, Paris, 21 Feb 1657. Lockhart dates the day and the year both old (11 Feb) and new style (21 Feb).

ff. 166r-167r: Letter of John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, Cleve, 1 Mar 1656. Recipient uncertain: the letter addresses both 'My Lords' and 'My Lord'. In English translation. Perhaps the recipient is the Dutch States-General, but (especially if the plural 'Lords' is the ship of a transcriber's and translator's pen) perhaps his employer, the Elector of Brandenburg.

ff. 168r-169v: Letter of John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, Cleve, 6 Mar 1656. Recipient uncertain: the letter addresses My Lord'. In English translation. Perhaps the recipient is employer, the Elector of Brandenburg.

ff. 170r-v: Letter of Henry Cromwell and the Irish Council to John Thurloe, the Council Camber, Dublin, 1 Apr 1657. Signatories are Henry Cromwell, Lord Chancellor William Steele, [illegible], Robert Goodwin, Matthew Thomlinson and William Bury.

ff. 171r-171v: Examinations of James Ludloe [Ludlow], Keeper of Lambeth House, Edward Dendy and Micheel Meysey, 15 Apr 1657. Against the seditious words of the political prisoner Richard Lee; Ludloe also testifies that Lee had been visited by Colonel Nathaniel Rich.

ff. 174r-175r: Letter of Colonel William Daniell to George Monck (at Edinburgh), St Johnstone, 28 Apr 1657. Letter about the Quakerism of Captain-Lieutenant Davenport.

ff. 176r-v: Letter of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, to the Doge and Senate of Venice, Westminster, Oct 1657. Cromwell writes in praise of the victory of Venice against the Turks, and on behalf of Thomas Galilee, enslaved by the Turks whilst serving the Venetian Republic.

ff. 177r-v: Letter of Major-General Thomas Morgan to George Monck, , Commander-in-Chief in Scotland (at Dalkeith), Aberdeen, 29 Apr 1687. With seal.

ff. 178r-179v: Letter of Jules, Cardinal Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Compiegne, 15 May 1657.

ff. 180r-181v: Speech of Oliver Cromwell to Parliament [8 Apr 1657].

ff. 182r-184r: Letter of Henry Cromwell to Oliver Cromwell, Dublin, 5 Jun 1657.

ff. 185r-187v: Instructions by the Governor of Cuba, Pedro Bayona Villanueva to Major, Juan de los Reyes, for the reconquest of Jamaica, Cuba., 26 Jun 1657. With extracts of letters from the Governor of Cuba to Captain Lucas Borrero, 12 Sep 1657, and to Major de los Reyos, 10 Oct 1657; from Don Christopher Arnelosasi to Major de los Reyos, Cartagena, 10 Oct 1657; from the Deputy Governor of Cuba to the 'Vice-King' (i.e. Viceroy), 21 Jul 1657; and from the Governor of Jamaica to King Philip IV, 29 Aug 1657. In English translation.

ff. 188r-189v: Letter of William Craven, Baron Craven to Sir Walter Vane, The Hague, 15 Aug

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ff. 190r-191v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe, Edinburgh, 11 Aug 1657. With damaged seal.

ff. 192r-196v: Letter of George Monck to Oliver Cromwell, Edinburgh, 20 Aug 1657, with attached the annual charge

of the Scottish civil list (ff. 197r-198v), and the military establishment (ff. 199r-200v).

ff. 197r-198v: The annual charge of salaries and contingencies in the civil list in Scotland and for carrying on the government there according to the retrenchment: offered by the Council in Scotland, 20 Oct 1657, in reply to the Protector's letter of 16 Jul 1657.

ff. 199r-200v: List of the garrisons and military establishment in Scotland by the establishment of the Army, 26 Jul 1655, returned 20 Aug 1657.

ff. 201r-204r: Secret Instructions to Major-General William Jephson, 1657. On a mission to the King of Sweden.

ff. 205r-206v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe, Edinburgh, 18 Aug 1657. With damaged seal.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Custodial History Origin:

England; Scotland; France; Poland; Northern Netherlands; Southern Netherlands; Transylvania; Germany; Spain; Portugal; Cuba.

Provenance:

John Thurloe, (bap. 1616, d. 1668), government official.

(?) John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), lawyer and politician.

Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), Lord Chancellor.

Thomas Birch (1705-1766), compiler of histories and biographer.

On his death, he left his books and manuscripts to the British Museum.

The British Library: Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782 (London: British Library, British Museums Publications Limited, 1977), pp. 31-33.

Samuel Ayscough, A catalogue of the manuscripts preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed: consisting of five thousand volumes; including the Collections of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. and about Five Hundred Volumes bequeathed, presented, or purchased at various Times, 2 vols (London: John Rivington, 1782), I, pp. iv-vi, 201-204.

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, ed. by Thomas Birch (London, Fletcher Gyles, 1742), 7 vols. The preface in Volume 1 (pp. v-x) discusses the history of the collection; many of the documents are reprinted in Volumes 4-6. The volumes are accessible through British History Online , https://www.british- history.ac.uk/search/series/thurloe-papers (accessed 23 May 2019).

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Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4158

Creation Date 1657-1660

Extent and Format 1 volume

Languages of Material Dutch; English; French; Latin; Cipher

Title State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1657-1660 (1657-1660)

Physical Characteristics Materials: Paper. Dimensions: 305 -350mm x 205-235mm (writing area: 275-325mm x 255mm- 185mm). Foliation: 207ff + f. 101* + 159* + 161* + 189* + 192* (plus 4 flyleaves at the front and 4 flyleaves at the rear). Binding: British Museum. Brown polished leather; gold tooling; blind stamping; gold-stamped on front and rear, 'E Bibiotheca Birchiana'. The volume was bound by the British Museum between 1772, when the Birch collection was still in bundles, and 1782, by when Samuel Ayscough had ordered the Birch collection into volumes.

Scope and Content The documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intelligence service.

This forms one volume of the Thurloe State Papers Collection of state letters and papers in the British Library. It is has been classified as Volume 4 of the Thurloe State Papers (e.g. The British Library: Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782, London: British Library, British Museums Publications Limited, 1977, pp. 33-336), though there is a question mark as to whether Volume 1 properly belongs to this series.

The main series of Thurloe's papers were hidden behind a false ceiling in a garret over his chambers, and upon their discovery were sold to John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), lawyer and politician. The papers here probably came into Somers's possession after the 67 volumes of Thurloe Papers which are now in the Bodleian Library (Rawlinson MSS A 1-A 67) were bound up. They afterwards came into the hands of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, and were 'communicated' by him to Birch, according to the Preface to the A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, (London, Fletcher Gyles, 1742), 7 vols.which Birch edited and dedicated to Lord Hardwicke in 1742. From Hardwicke the letters passed to Birch who left them to the British Library.

Many of the documents here were printed in Birch, Thurloe State Papers (1742), vols 6 and 7. A number of 18th-century transcripts of items here are to be found in Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson A 73.

Contents:

ff. 1r-2v: Letter of Frederick III, King of Denmark, to the States General of the United Provinces, Copenhagen, 30 Aug 1659. In English translation. For a copy in Dutch, see ff. 176r-v.

ff. 3r-6r: Letter of Coenraad van Beuningen ('C. van Benningen'), Dutch emissary in Denmark, Odense, 7 Sep 1657. Addressed to 'My Lord'. In English translation.

ff. 7r-v: Letter of Willem Boreel, Dutch Ambassador at Paris, to 'My Lord', Paris, 7 Sep 1657. In English translation.

ff. 8r-9v: Letter of Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, to (?) Jules, Cardinal Mazarin, London, 2/12 Sep 1657. Bordeaux's text itself gives both old style and new style dates. In English translation.

Page 76 2021-09-28 ff. 11r-12v: Letter of Willem Boreel, Dutch Ambassador at Paris, to 'My Lord', Paris, 14 Sep 1657. Possibly addressed to 'my Lordes', in which case addressed to the Dutch States-General. In English translation.

ff. 13r-14v: Letter of Jacques-Auguste de Thou, French Ambassador to the Dutch Republic, to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, The Hague, 15 Sep 1657. In English translation.

ff. 15r-16v: Letter of M. le Maise, Dutch emissary to Denmark, to the Dutch Estates-General, Elsinore. 18 Sep 1657. In English translation.

ff. 17r-18v: Letter of Paulus Pels ('Pells'), Dutch Agent in Danzig, to the Dutch Estates-General, Danzig, 15 Sep 1657. In English translation.

ff. 19r-20v: Letter of Paulus Pels ('Pells'), Dutch Agent in Danzig, to the Dutch Estates-General, Danzig, 19 Sep 1657. In English translation.

ff. 21r-22v: Extracts out of the Resolutions of the Dutch Estates-General, 20 Sep 1657. In English translation.

ff. 23r-24v: Letter of Peter Charisius, Danish Resident in Holland, to Simon de Petkum, Danish Resident in England, The Hague, 21 Sep 1657.

ff. 25r-26v: Letter of Willem Boreel, Dutch Ambassador at Paris, to 'My Lord', Paris, 21 Sep 1657. In English translation.

ff. 27r-28v: Letter of Jacques-Auguste de Thou, French Ambassador to the Dutch Republic, to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, The Hague, 21 Sep 1657. In English translation.

ff. 29r-32r: Letter of Willem Nieupoort, Dutch Ambassador in England, to 'My Lord', Westminster, 21 Sep 1657.

ff. 33r-34r: Letter of Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas, to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), 24 Sep 1655.

ff. 35r-36v: Letter of Louis de Béthune, Comte de Charost, Governor of Calais, to Admiral Edward Montagu (before Dunkirk), Calais, 24 Sep 1657. Writing on behalf of Marshal Turenne. In French. With seal. With the letter is a list of munitions required, also in French (f. 37r).

ff. 38r-39v: Letter of Willem Boreel, Dutch Ambassador at Paris, to 'My Lord', Paris, 21 Sep 1657. In English translation.

ff. 40r-41v: Letter of M. de le Beigne, postmaster at Calais, Calais, 29 Sep 1657. A brief letter of news. In English translation.

ff. 42r-43v: Letter of Chevalier Hugues de Terlon ('Chevalier de Terlac'), French Ambassador to Sweden, to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Wismar, 27 Sep 1657. In English translation.

ff. 44r-45v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), Dalkeith, 29 Sep 1657. With seal. As well as the endorsement of name and date is a note: 'Letters relating to the Affaires of Scotland and Ireland made up 25 Nov: 1657'.

ff. 46r-47v: Letter of Louis de Béthune, Comte de Charost, Governor of Calais, to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Calais, 30 Sep 1657. In English translation.

ff. 48r-49v: Letter of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Dolman to Mr Thomas Dolman, Dort (i.e Dordrecht), 31 Aug 1657. A copy.

ff. 50r-51v: Letter of Louis de Béthune, Comte de Charost, Governor of Calais, to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Calais, 2 Oct 1657. In English translation.

ff. 52r-53v: Letter of Johann Friedrich Schlezer, Ambassador from the Elector of Brandenburg to England, to John Thurloe, 2 Oct 1657. In Latin.

ff. 54r-55v: Letter of Johann Friedrich Schlezer, Ambassador from the Elector of Brandenburg to England, to John Thurloe, 5 Oct 1657. In Latin.

ff. 56r-57v: Letter of Jacques-Auguste de Thou, French Ambassador to the Dutch Republic, to

Page 77 2021-09-28 Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, The Hague, 5 Oct 1657. In English translation.

ff. 58r-59v: - Brisdommer to Willem Nieupoort, Dutch Ambassador in England, The Hague, 5 Oct 1657. In English translation.

ff. 60r-61v: Letter of Paulus Pels ('Pells'), Dutch Agent in Danzig, to the Dutch Estates-General, Danzig, 6 Oct 1657. In English translation.

ff. 62r-63v: Extracts out of the Register of the Resoltions of the Dutch Estates-General, 11 Oct 1657.

ff. 64r-65v: Letter of Louis de Béthune, Comte de Charost, Governor of Calais, to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Calais, 20 Oct 1657. In English translation.

ff. 66r-67v: Letter of Roger Boyle, Lord Broghill to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), Youghal, 23 Oct 1657.

ff. 68r-69v: Letter of Marshal Turenne (Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne) to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Calais, 25 Oct 1657.

ff. 70r-71v: Letter of Sir William Lockhart, Ambassador in France, to John Thurloe, Paris, 18/28 Nov 1657.

ff. 72r-73v: Letter of Geoge Monck to George Downing, Scoutmaster-General, Dalkeith, 26 Nov 1657. The letter is addressed to Downing at his house in Axe Yard, King Street, Westminster. With seal.

ff. 74r-75v: Letter of Sir William Lockhart, Ambassador in France, to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), Paris, 1 Dec 1657. The date is new style. With seal.

ff. 76r-77r: Letter of Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas, to John Thurloe, 3 Dec 1657.

ff. 78r-79v: Letter of William Lunden (?Hunden) to Edward Nicolas, Secretary of State to Charles II, Alicante, 3 Dec 1657. Nicholas is at Bruges.

ff. 80r-81v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe, Edinburgh, 11 Mar 1658.

ff. 82r-83v: Letter of John 'Nownan', (pseudonym of Col. Joseph Bampfield) to Nathaniel Manton, merchant, of London. In English and French. Directions on sending him letters via Antwerp or Amsterdam. With seal. Apparently an original letter.

ff. 84r-v: Letter of John 'Nownan', (pseudonym of Col. Joseph Bampfield), 16/26 Dec 1657. Recipient not given. Some use of ciphers. A copy.

ff. 85r-86v: Letter of Samuel Disbrowe, Councillor in Scotland, to Oliver Cromwell, Edinburgh, 18 Dec 1657.

ff. 87r-88v: Letter of intelligence to John Thurloe, The hague, 19 Jan 1658.

ff. 89r-90v: Letter of William Jephson, envoy to Sweden, to John Thurloe, Wismar, 8 Feb 1658.

ff. 91r-92v: Letter of Peter Julius Coyet, Swedish diplomat, to William Jephson, Envoy to Sweden, 5 Feb 1658. In Latin.

ff. 93r-94v: Letter of William Jephson, envoy to Sweden, to John Thurloe, Wismar, 15 Feb 1658. Some use of cipher, decoded.

ff. 95r-96v: Letter of William Jephson, envoy to Sweden, to John Thurloe, Lubeck, 20 Feb 1658. Some use of cipher, decoded.

ff. 97r-98v: Letter of William Jephson, envoy to Sweden, to John Thurloe, Gottorp, 27 Feb 1658. Some use of cipher, decoded.

ff. 99r-100v: Letter of Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, to Jules, Cardinal Mazarin, London, 4/14 Feb 1658.

ff. 101r-103r: 'Humble Proposalls concerneing the Court of Judicature in Scotland from a sense of duty Represented to his Highnes' (f. 101r), followed by a draft of the Lord Protector's

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ff. 104r-105v: Letter of Sir William Lockart, Ambassador in France, to John Thurloe, Paris, 3/13 March. With seal.

ff. 106r-107v: Letter of George Downing, Resident at the Hague, to John Thurloe, 17 Mar 1658. With some use of cipher, decoded.

ff. 108r-109v: A copy of the second certificate of the Auditor-General concerning monies resting by the Treasurers at War or their Deputies: addressed to Council in Scotland by John Thompson, Edinburgh, 10 Mar 1658.

ff. 110v-115r: Address to the Council in Scotland by John Thomspon, Auditor-General, Edinburgh, 23 Feb 1658.

ff. 116r-117v: Letter of Henry Cromwell to Oliver Cromwell, Dublin, 25 Mar 1657. 25 March 1657 is the date given the letter; endorsement says 12 March 1657[/58].

ff. 118r-119v: Letter of intelligence of N V to John Thurloe, Dunkirk, 30 Mar 1658. With seal. The author is identified by Thurloe State Papers, Vol. 6, p. 132, as Vernatti.

ff. 120r-121v: Letter of Luisa, widow of John IV, Queen Regent of Portugal, to George Downing, English Resident at The Hague, Lisbon, 2 Apr. 1658. In English translation.

ff. 122r-123v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), Dalkeith, 5 Apr 1658.

ff. 124r-125v: Anonymous letter about Christopher Feake, Fifth Monarchist, 7 Apr 1658.

ff. 126r-127v: Letter of Samuel Disbrowe, Councillor in Scotland, to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), Edinburgh, 8 Apr 1658. With seal.

ff. 128r-129v: letter of George Monck to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), Edinburgh, 8 Apr 1658. With seal.

ff. 130r-131v: Letter of John Thurloe to George Downing, Resident at the Hague, Whitehall, 9 Apr 1658. A draft, with underlinings. At the head is a note: 'I pray uncipher this yourself', but the letter as it stands is unciphered.

ff. 132r-133v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), Dalkeith, 1 Jul 1658. With seal.

ff. 134r-135v: Letter of George Monck to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), Dalkeith, 13 Jul 1658. With seal.

ff. 136r-137v: Letter of Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas, to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), 3 Sep 1658.

ff. 138r-139v: Letter of Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas, to John Thurloe, 24 Nov 1658.

ff. 140r-141v: Letter of Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas, to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), 21 Dec 1658.

ff. 142r-143v: Letter of Oliver St John, Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas, to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), 28 Dec 1658.

ff. 144r-145v: Letter of Jules, Cardinal Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Calais, 18 Aug 1658.

ff. 146r-147v: Anonymous letter, endorsed 'An intercepted letter of concernment', 1 Jan 1659.

ff. 148r-149v: Letter of R. Gray to John Green, Maastricht, 1 Jan 1659, new style. The letter is obviously an intercepted letter. The first page is Gray's letter. The second and third are more mysterious: exactly the same hand but much fainter (invisible ink made visible?) and is headed 'M D St Thom.' The letter may be 1658: it is glossed new style, which strictly means New Year's Day 1 Jan 1658 would be 1658, but as not only the text but the endorsement within Thurloe's office give the year as 1658, I assume the year is old style [i.e. 1659] but the rest of the date new.

ff. 150r-151v: Letter of Mary Welsh to her nephew, 12 Jan 1659. Endorsed, 'An Intercepted

Page 79 2021-09-28 letter of consequence'. The writing on the first page is clear enough, and that is the page of Welsh's letter to her nephew. But there is also very faint writing, in the same hand, on the second and third pages (invisible ink made visible?).

ff. 152r-153v: Letter of Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, to Henri Auguste de Loménie, Comte de Brienne, Secreary of State for Foreign Affairs, London, 4/14 Feb 1659.

ff. 154r-v: Letter of Prince Rupert to the Dutch States-General, Frankfurt, 24 Feb 1659 (read 8 March 1659). On the grief of his mother Elizabeth of Bohemia, 'qu'on luy a causé par l'enlevement de ma seur la Princesse Louise'. Copy in English translation. The year given in the text is 1658, so possibly that rather than 1659, but the English endorsement also says 1658, so here taken throughout the year has been altered to old style.

ff. 155r-156v: Letter of Jules, Cardinal Mazarin to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, 1658. In English translation, where it is noted no date or place given. 1658 is added an endorsement. from the text, the letter predates the fall of Dunkirk (24 Jun 1658).

ff. 157r-161v: 'Heads of a Treaty to bee made with the K[ing] of Sweden for a neerer union' between England and Sweden. A draft: the title here comes from the endorsement, which also notes, 'Intelligence Made up 31 March 1658'. In English.

ff. 162r-163v: Letter of credence by the Dutch Estates-General to the English Parliament for Willem Nieupoort as Ambassador, The Hague, 29 May 1659. In French.

ff. 164r-167v: Report of the Commissioners for the Treaty with Sweden addressed to (?) John Thurloe, Elsinore, 10 Aug. 1659. Read 24 Aug 1659. Signed by Edward Montagu, Algernon Sidney, Robert Honywood, and Thomas Boone.

ff. 168r-169v: Letter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, Paris, 14 Aug 1659. Copy. Recipient unknown.

ff. 170r-171v: Letter of three of the Commissioners for the Treaty with Sweden to (?) John Thurloe, Copenhagen, 24 Aug 1659. Read 16 Sep 1659. Signed by Algernon Sidney, Robert Honywood and Thomas Boone.

ff. 172r-173v: Letter of three of the Commissioners for the Treaty with Sweden to (?) John Thurloe, Copenhagen, 24 Aug 1659. Read 16 Sep 1659. Signed by Algernon Sidney, Robert Honywood and Thomas Boone. This is a duplicate of ff. 170r-171v, which bears the actual signatures of the three signers (here the signatures are in the same hand as the rest of the text).

ff. 174r-175v: Letter concerning the Commissioners for a treaty with Sweden, Copenhagen, 27 Aug 1659. A copy. The title is headed 'Lords Commrs. at Coppenhagen', though it looks more an intelligence letter about, rather than form, them. Possibly directed to Thurloe. The hand is that in which intercepted overseas correspondence is usually written.

ff. 176r-v: Letter of Frederick III, King of Denmark, to the Dutch States-General, Copenhagen, 30 Aug 1659. In Dutch. For a transation into English, see ff. 1r-2v.

ff. 177r-178v: Letter of intelligence by unknown author to 'My Lord', 30 Aug 1659. In English translation.

ff. 179r-180v: Letter of Johan Eyckbergh, Dutch Envoy to Brandenburg, to the Dutch States-General, Gottorp,1 Sep 1659. In English translation, with a copy in the original Dutch, ff. 181r-v.

ff. 182r-183v: Letter of intelligence on diplomatic matters at The Hague, 6-12 Sep 1659. In French. The author is unclear, but close to events. The location of The Hague is inferred from the names of diplomats there referred to.

ff. 184r-v: Extracts out of the secret resolutions of the States of Holland, 6 Sep 1659. In English translation.

ff. 185r-186v: Letter of intelligence, The Hague, 10 Sep 1659. Author and recipient unknown; possibly in English translation as a copy in a hand regularly used for overseas intercepts.

ff. 187r-188v: Extracts out of the secret resolutions of the States of Holland, 10 Sep 1659. In English translation.

Page 80 2021-09-28 f. 189r: Article of a Treaty between the States General and England on the affairs of Sweden and Denmark, The Hague, 12 Sept. 1659. A copy; possibly in English translation as in a hand regularly used for overseas intercepts.

ff. 190r-192v: Letter of Jan de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland, to Willem Nieupoort, Dutch Ambassador in England, The Hague, 12 Sep 1659. In English translation.

ff. 193r-194v: Letter of three of the Commissioners for the Treaty with Sweden to (?) John Thurloe, Copenhagen, 12 Sep 1659. Signed by Algernon Sidney, Robert Honywood and Thomas Boone.

ff. 195r-196v: Letter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin to 'Deere Charge', Paris, 13 Sep 1659. Copy.

ff. 197r-198v: Letter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, Paris, 14 Sep 1659. Copy. Recipient unknown.

ff. 199r-200v: Letter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, Paris, 14 Aug 1659. Copy. Recipient unknown.

ff. 201r-202v: Letter of unknown writer to Antoine de Bordeaux-Neufville, French Ambassador in England, Calais, 16 Sep 1659.

ff. 203r-v: Letter of Queen Luisa, Regent of Portugal, to the Dutch States-General, 24 Sep 1659. In Latin.

ff. 204r-v: Letter of intelligence from Paris to Willem Boreel, Dutch Ambassador to France (at the Hague), Paris, 5 Mar 1660. in English translation.

ff. 205r-v: Letter of intelligence from Holland, 19 Mar 1660. In French.

ff. 206r-207v: Letter of Robert Dovey (i.e. Charles II ) to Mr Gofton (i.e Lady Elizabeth Cary), (Brussels), 18 Mar 1659. A copy. Notes at the foot identify the true names of author and recipient; that the letter comes from Charles Stuart from Brussels by way of Paris and bears his seal: and that the superscription was to Mr Gofton, in a cover to Lady Elizabeth Cary at the Earl of Monmouth's house in Lincoln's Inn Fields.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Custodial History Origin:

England; France; Germany; Poland; Northern Netherlands; Southern Netherlands; Denmark; Ireland; Scotland; Portugal.

Provenance:

John Thurloe, (bap. 1616, d. 1668), government official.

(?) John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), lawyer and politician.

Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), Lord Chancellor.

Thomas Birch (1705-1766), compiler of histories and biographer.

On his death, he left his books and manuscripts to the British Museum.

The British Library: Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782 (London: British Library, British Museums Publications Limited, 1977), pp. 31-33.

Samuel Ayscough, A catalogue of the manuscripts preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed: consisting of five thousand volumes; including the Collections of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. and about Five Hundred Volumes bequeathed, presented, or purchased at various Times, 2 vols (London: John Rivington, 1782), I, pp. iv-vi, 201-204.

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, ed. by Thomas Birch (London, Fletcher Gyles, 1742), 7 vols. The preface in Volume 1 (pp. v-x) discusses the history of the collection; many of the documents are reprinted in Volumes 6-7. The volumes are accessible through British History Online , https://www.british- history.ac.uk/search/series/thurloe-papers (accessed 23 May 2019).

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Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4159

Creation Date 1578-1700

Extent and Format 1 volume

Languages of Material Dutch; English; French; Latin; Italian; German; Cipher

Title State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1652-1660, with other state papers, c. 1578-1629 and 1661-1692. (1578-1700)

Physical Characteristics Materials: Paper. Dimensions: 170-325mm x 110-230mm (writing area: 145-280mm x 105-225mm). Foliation: 280 ff + f. 73* + f. 91* + f. 92* + f. 95* + f. 154* + f. 166* + f. 172* + f. 173* + f. 174* + f. 218* + f. 231* + f. 234* + f. 235* + f. 273* + f. 274* (plus 3 modern flyleaves at the front and 3 modern flyleaves at the rear). Script: 16th- and 17th century secretary hands. Binding: British Museum. The volume would originally have been bound by the British Museum between 1772, when the Birch collection was still in bundles, and 1782, by when Samuel Ayscough had ordered the Birch collection into volumes. However, unlike other volumes within this series (Add MSS 4155-4159), the original binding has been replaced by a more recent rebinding. This, however, has retained, gold-stamped on the front and rear, 'E Bibiotheca Birchiana'.

Scope and Content Many of the documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intelligence service.

This forms one volume of the Thurloe State Papers Collection of state letters and papers in the British Library. It is has been classified as Volume 5 of the Thurloe State Papers (e.g. The British Library: Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782, London: British Library, British Museums Publications Limited, 1977, pp. 33-336), though there is a question mark as to whether Volume 1 properly belongs to this series. Moreover, whilst many of these documents clearly are of the 1650s, a number are earlier, with three from the late sixteenth-century and a number up to 1629, and more for the period 1661-1692. It is probably more accurate to term it, as does the spine of the volume, Volume 5 of the Birch Collection, after the 18th-century antiquary Thomas Birch, from whom the papers came to the British Museum.

Thurloe's main papers were hidden behind a false ceiling in a garret over his chambers, and upon their discovery were sold to John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), lawyer and politician. The papers here probably came into Somers's possession after the 67 volumes of Thurloe Papers which are now in the Bodleian Library (Rawlinson MSS A 1-A 67) were bound up. They afterwards came into the hands of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, and were 'communicated' by him to Birch, according to the Preface to the A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, (London, Fletcher Gyles, 1742), 7 vols., which Birch edited and dedicated to Lord Hardwicke in 1742, and in which a number of the documents here were published. From Hardwicke the letters passed to Birch who left them to the British Library.

Contents:

ff.1r-4v: Letter of the Dutch Commissioners for the treaty with Sweden, to the Dutch States General, Copenhagen, 16/26 Apr 1660. Copies. ff. 1r-2r is in Dutch; ff. 3r-4r an English translation.

ff. 5r-6v: Letter of Charles Longland, agent at Leghorn (Livorno), to John Thurloe, Leghorn, 23 Apr 1660 (new style).

ff.7r-8v: Letter of news from - de Lawerin to Isaac Johnson, merchant, Hamburg, 24 Apr 1660.

Page 82 2021-09-28 Original. Johnson's is clearly acting as an intermediary between de Lawerin and Thurloe.

f. 9r: Letter from de Lawerin to John Thurloe, n.d. (?24 Apr 1660). Request for payment directly to Thurloe: the request is mentioned in de Lauwerin's letter of 24 Apr, ff. 7r-8v.

ff. 10r-11v: German printed newsbook, Ordinari Diengstags Zeitung, Hamburg: 1660, The newsbook covers events 10-24 Apr 1660.

ff. 12r-v: Letter of intelligence in French, addressed to 'Monseigneur', 9 May 1660. In French, with some use of ciphers. The ink is quite faint (originally invisible ink?).

ff. 13r-14v: Letter of Reginald Petit to John Thurloe, St Vincent (15 miles from Bayonne), 20/30 Apt 1660.

ff. 15r-v: Letter of intelligence, Paris, 12 March, 1660. In French.

ff. 16r-v: Letter of intelligence, Westminster, 12 Mar 1660. In French.

ff. 17r-v: Letter of intelligence of international news (evidently from the Netherlands), 19 Mar 1660. In French. The date may be 29.

ff. 18r-v: Letter of intelligence from France, 30 Mar 1660. In English.

ff. 20r-69v: Intelligences to Samuel Hartlib, 15 Feb 1661-15 Sep 1661. These are intelligences - narratives of events - formed into series in one hand. Hartlib's name only appears in one place, f. 63v: 'Intelligences to Mr Samuel Hartlib'. Despite the similarity of the handwriting, there would seem to be two roughly chronological sequnces, 1 Apr 1661-15 Sep 1661 (ff. 20r-61v) and 15 Feb 1661-25 Mar 1661. news from Paris, Amsterdam, Cleve, Hamburg, Warsaw.

f. 71r: Proclamation by state officials and citizens of Dublin of Richard Cromwell to be Lord Protector, [Sept 1658]. Signed by Henry Cromwell, Commander-in-Chief, and many others. Hand-written. Imperfect. [moved to shelf-mark 831b, May 2010].

ff. 72r-v: Answer of King Charles II to the address of the House of Commons, 16 Mar 1663.

ff. 73r-v: List of royal pensions, since 17 May 1673 (no other date).

ff. 74r-v: Letter of Henry Cromwell to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, Lord Chancellor, 9 Apr 1662. A copy, noted in an 18th-century hand as in the possession of Joseph Ratcliffe of the Inner Temple, esquire.

ff. 75v-76v: Note of the ships and artillery of the Red, White and Blue Squadrons, 1670.

ff. 77r-78v: Letter of James Ley, 3rd Earl of Marlborough to William Glascock, 23 May 1665.

ff. 79r-80v: Speech of Sir William Jones against the Duke of York upon the Exclusion Bill, Nov 1680.

ff. 81r-v: Account of interview between James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and King Charles II, [1683].

ff. 82r-84v: Account of the proceedings of the Lords Commissioners for Ecclesiatical Affairs against Henry Compton, Bishop of London, 4 Aug - 6 Sept 1686, Culminating in sentence of suspension.

ff. 85r-86v: Letter of William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mountjoy to Colonel Robert Lundy, Dublin, 10 Jan 1689 (ff. 85r-v) with added in another hand, resolution [of the Huse of Commons] of 28 Jan 1689 as to King James having rendered the throne vacant.

ff. 87r-88v: List of persons that signed the address [to William of Orange], 10 Jan 1689. The endorsement gives the title (also adding to the names 'I presum').

ff. 89r-90v: Letter of Charles Thompson, Surgeon-General of Ireland to Henry Gascoigne (with James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde in St James's Square), Dublin, 13 Feb 1689. Original. With seal.

f. 91r. Letter of King James II to his Privy Council, St Germain, 3 Apr 1692. Copy.

ff. 93r-v: Letter of M Dst Thom, n.d. Almost certainly a royalist letter intercepted in the 1650s.

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ff. 93r-94v: An account of the Babington conspiracy, 1586. In a 16th-century hand.

ff. 95r-v: Letter of King Charles I to Sir Heneage Finch, Speaker of the House of Commons, to be read in the House, Palace of Westminster, 9 Jun 1626.

ff. 96r: Letter of King James I or King Charles I, n.d. Neither author nor audience are given, but evidently from Charles or James to Parliament. HMC, Reports on the Manuscripts of the Dukes of Buccleugh and Queensberry, vol. III: VI: The Montagu Papers, 2nd ser (London, HMSO, 1926). p. 94, suggests James I [1604?].

ff. 97r-v: Letter of Alonso de Cardenas, Spanish Ambassador in England, to the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs, n.d. [1642-1649]. On trade with the Spanish Netherlands. Copy.

f. 98r: Petition showing the great inconveniencies arising to merchants in general by the delivery out of bills out of the Customs House of all merchants' entries of goods imported, n.d.. In 17th-century hand.

ff. 99r-100v: Letter of Anna Read to Robert Maitland, The Hague, 11 Jan. Year missing. probably a royalist letter intercepted in the 1650s. The first page is an innocuous letter from Read, the second and third pages (ff. 99v-100v) an enclosure in another hand.

f. 101r: Letter of the English Council of State to the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, and to the Marquis de Leda, Governor of Dunkirk, n.d (after 3 Dec 1653, when the Council of State gave permission for the petition of John Causton, merchant, over the matter at issue in this letter, to be presented Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, [Commonwealth] 1649-1660, preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office. edited by Mary Anne Everett Green. Vol. 6: July 1653-Feb London, England: Longman & Co., 1879, p. 284). Copy.

ff. 102r-103v: 'Remembrances concerning the proclaiming of Peace made with the Low Countryes', 1654. Notes on the process of formally proclaiming peace.

ff. 104r-v: Letter 'for his friend the governere of Glasgow', n.d. [1650s]. An anonymous (Quaker?) letter. It opens,, What thy name is friend I knowe not'

ff. 105r-110r: Letter of public affairs addressed to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, n.d. [Feb or Mar 1658]. The date is inferred from internal evidence by C. H. Firth, who tentatively suggests that the author was John Shaw, Master of the Charterhouse at Hull and minister of Trinity Church there ('Two letters addressed to Oliver Cromwell, ed. by C.H. Firth, English Historical Review, Vol. 22, No 86 [April 1907], p. 308). The letter discusses both public matters in general and the particular situation in Hull. Henry Reece, The Army in Cromwellian England, 1649-1660 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013), p. 128, fn. 59 raises problems with this identification, and suggests it more likely that the letter was written by a member of the Hull corporation.

ff. 111r-112r: 'Proposalls for the safetie of the nation and security of Trade in generall during the warre with Spaine', n.d. [1654-1658].

ff. 113r-114v: Letter of Jeremiah Whitaker to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, n.d [1654]. From internal evidence Firth dates the letter to after 19 Jan (and possibly 7 Feb) he died on 1 Jun 1654. ('Two letters addressed to Oliver Cromwell, ed. by C.H. Firth, English Historical Review, Vol. 22, No 86 [April 1907], p. 308).

f. 115r-116v: Letter of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Dolman, n.d. [1650s]. A copy.

ff. 117r-118r: Grant by ordinance of Lords and Commons of estates and possessions of delinquent estates and possessions (names left blank) to Lieutenant-General Oliver Cromwell, n.d. [1646-1648]. Draft.

ff. 119r-120v: Letter of Sir John Reynolds, commanding the English regiments in the Anglo-French army in Flanders, to (?) John Thurloe, n.d. [1657]. Original.

ff. 120r-121v: Letter of Posthumous Preistman to John Thurloe, n.d. Letter of intelligence from the 1650s.

ff. 123r-124v: Letter of Thomas Crompton to Matthew Worsewicke (at Stafford), 23 Sep [1654]. With seal. News of parliamentary business.

ff. 125r-126v: Letter to James Smith, merchant in London, 4 Oct [no year]. Endorsed as

Page 84 2021-09-28 'Intelligence without name or date'. With seal. Presumably James Smith is a pseudonym.

ff. 127r--130v: Order of John II Casimir, King of Poland, for treating of peace with the King of Sweden, n.d. [1657]. In Latin.

ff. 131r-132v; Letter of John II Casimir, King of Poland to Frederick III, King of Denmark, n.d. [c. 1657]. In Latin.

ff. 133r-v: Speech of Bulstrode Whitelocke, Ambassador to Sweden, to Queen Christina, on taking his leave, n.d. [12 May 1654]. In Latin. See also Add Ms 4156, f. 49.

ff. 134r-136v: Letter of Princess Hohenzollern (Maria Elizabeth, Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Countess van den Bergh and Marquise of Bergen-op-Zoom) exhibited before the Dutch States-General by Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, n.d. [1657]. In French. The endorsement notes that Elizabeth exhibited the letter to 'aggravat her crime' - that is, her part in the conversion of Elizabeth's daughter, Louise Hollandine, to Catholicism.

ff. 137v-138r: Letter of Charles Longland, to (?) John Thurloe, Legorn (Livorno).n.d. (1650s: 1650?-1654?).

ff. 138r-142r: A relation by the Venetian Resident in England of the fight which happened between the fleets of Venice and the Turks at the Dardanelles, July 1656. For the date and attribution of the account to the Venetian Resident, see f. 206r. The battle took place on 26/27 June 1656. In Italian (ff. 140r-142r) and English translation, (ff. 138r-139v).

ff.143r-144v: Notes upon the trails of the prisoners, 1654. The notes are for the trial (Jun-Jul 1654) of John Gerard, Peter Vowell and Somerset Fox for the attempted assassination of Oliver Cromwell.

ff. 145r-146v: Letter of A.N. to Sir G.R., n.d. [1650s]. Original. Either a royalist intercepted letter or a spy's report.

ff. 147r-148v: Letter of A.N., n.d. [1650s]. Original. Either a royalist intercepted letter or a spy's report.

ff. 149r-v: Letter of Tom the Pedlar, 20 Oct, no year [1650s]. Intercepted royalist letter. Signed 'Tom the Pedlar'; endorsed 'From the Pedlar'.

ff. 150r-151v: A proposition, made to René Augier, British Resident in Paris: Information to, of a secret naval construction which add destroy all navies and, indeed, all earthly forces, n.d. [1649-1653-.

ff. 152r-153v: Letter of John Adams to ?John Thurloe, Amsterdam, 1 May 1654.

f. 154r: Extract from Rolls of Parliament, no. 43, 46 Edward III (1372-1373), extracted by William Ryley. In Law French.

ff. 155r-156v: Anonymous letter to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, n.d. [1653-1658]. Glossed in the endorsement as 'a congratulatory letter'.

f. 157r: Order for the discovery of names of rebels in Gloucestershire, January 1644. A copy. Directed to the high constables of Slaughter hundred.

ff. 158r-159v: The Speech of Oliver St John before the Dutch States-General at the Hague, 1651. A draft.

ff. 160r-161v: Letter of safe conduct from the English Parliament to Anton Günther, Count of Oldenburg, [1649-1653]. Copy. In Latin. The names at the end are John Milton, William Lenthall and Henry Scobell.

ff. 162-163r: Grant of pension to George Lockhart, Advocate-General in Scotland, by Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector, 1658-1659. Draft.

ff.164r-166r: Narrative of intrigues between Don Alonso de Cardenas (Spanish Ambassador in London),'O' (Oliver Cromwell), and Jules, Cardinal Mazarin, on the affairs of the three countries, headed 'France and Spayne', n.d [1658-1659].

ff. 167r-v: Petition of both Houses of Parliament to King Charles II against Priests and Jesuits, 31 Mar 1663. Copy.

Page 85 2021-09-28 ff. 168r-v: Letter of - Wescomb to - de Witterd, Englishman, at the College de Clermont, Ruse St Jacques, Paris, 23 Sep 1656. An intercepted royalist letter, from an endorsement diverted by Maurice Roche, Bordeaux, 11 Oct 1656.

ff. 169r-v: The 'harangue' of King Henri IV to the Parlement of Paris, [8 Jan 1599]. The word used on the endorsement is 'harangue'. In French. Copy from early 17th-century.

f. 171: Protestation of the House of Commons against innovation in religion and the levying of tonnage and poundage [2 March 1629]. The text of the protestation is complete, but the list of signatories has been cut off after the first, Sir Peter Heyman ['Haymond']. The names of Sir John Eliot and Denzil Holles appear at the head.

ff. 172r-v: 'The Kinges speech' [the speech of King Charles I at the opening of Parliament, 17 Mar 1628].

ff. 173r-v: List of anti-Catholic legislative directives, n.d. (early 17th-century hand).

ff. 174r: Speech of Prince Charles (later King Charles I) in the House of Lords, 30 Jan 1621. The text is not labelled as such, but has been identified from the calendar text in Calendar of the manuscripts of the most Hon. the Marquis of Salisbury, ed. by G. Dyfnallt Owen, Vol. 22: 1612-1668. (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1971), p. 145.

ff. 175v-176r: Petition of Sir Humphrey Gilbert to Queen Elizabeth I for a charter for a voyage of discovery for the North-West Passage to Cathay. n.d. [?1578]. Late 16th-century hand. Probably a draft.

ff. 177r-178r: 'The declaration to the people of Virginia', containing accusations against Sir William Berkeley, Governor, and others, by 'Nathaniel Bacon, General, by consent of the People', n.d. [1676].

ff. 179r-180v. Ruling of Dr Walter Walker and Dr William Turner, advocates, as to the power of a court martial where one soldier has killed another in Ireland, no enemy being in the field, n.d. [?1650s].

ff. 181r-182v: Petition of Thomas Carter, chief officer, to the House of Commons for the certain measuring of all timber brought from foreign parts [into the Port of London], n.d.

ff. 183r-184v: Letter of Robert Lightfoot to John Turner, Rotterdam, 1/11 Jan.,no year[?1650s]. With seal. Probably a spy's report or intercepted letter. Original.

ff. 185r-186v: Letter of Alexander Davidson to Robert Maitland (in London), The Hague, 4 Jan new style, no year [1650s]. Endorsed as 'An Intercepted Letter'. Original.

ff. 187v-188r: Letter of Alexander Davidson to unknown recipient ('Monsieur'), The Hague, 10 Jan, no year. In French. Original.

ff. 189r-190v: Letter of James White to John Mahan (at Mrs Woods' house near the Upper Bench in Southwark), Sluys, 5 Jan (year). Endorsed 13 January. Original.

ff. 191r-192v: Letter of James Welsh to Thomas Jones, n.d. With partial seal. Note that the letter is to be left with Mrs Catherine Paine at Mr Taylor's house at the sign of the Sugar Loaf in Queen's Street.

ff. 193r-194r: Letter of C Phitton[?] to Francis Wigmore, Cologne, Jun, no year. Location and date from endorsement which notes it as an intercepted letter. Addressed to Wigmore at Mr Thomas Cartwrite's house next door to the Plow Stables in Lincoln's Inn Fields.

ff. 195r-196v: 'Reasons why those who did signe the late address to the Lord Protector are not to be communicated within the ordinances of God', n.d. [January 1655]. Identified as confiscated from Major John Bramston as part of the Overton Plot in There it is dated 1 Jan 1655, but noted as forwarded to Oliver Cromwell by George Monck in mid-January 1655 (The Clarke Papers: Further selections from the papers of William Clarke, vol 5, Camden Society, 5th series, Vol. 27, ed. by Frances Henderson, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005), pp. 231ff.

f. 197r: Letter of Constantin Schaum, Envoy of the Prince of Transylvania, to John Thurloe, n.d. [c. 1655?]. In Latin.

ff. 198r-199v: 'A Secret Instruction to [the English Commissioners] uppon their repaire to the Sound', n.d. [August 1659].

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ff. 200r-201r: Letter to Dionysius Massarius, Secretary of the Congregation for Propaganda, n.d [1650s]. Headed 'Proposita Caesari etc'. In Latin, and discusses the situation in Ireland. Endorsed as Intelligence from Rome.

ff. 202v-205r: Propositions for the better preservation of the Lord Protector's Revenue in Ireland, n.d [1653-1657].

ff. 206r-207v: Speech of Francesco Giavarina, Venetian Resident in England, to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, [1657]. Protesting against English support of the Turks. In English, with text in Italian at ff. 211r-212r.

ff. 208r-209v: Lieuwe (leo) van Aitzema to ?J. Thurloe, The Hague, 13 Feb, no year given [1654-1658]. On the poverty of Elizabeth of Bohemia, widow of Frederick V, Elector Palatine. In French.

f. 210r: Letter of Henry Cromwell to ?John Thurloe, n.d. [1654-1658].

ff. 211r-212r: Speech of Francesco Giavarina, Venetian Resident in England, to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, [1657]. Protesting against English support of the Turks. In Italian, with English translation at ff. 206r-207v.

f. 213r: Notes on national debt, n.d. n[?1650s]

ff. 214v-215r: Notes on the West Indies by Mr Cooper, n.d. [1654]. The endorsement says West Indies, but the main subjects of the notes are the Panama Coast, Cuba and the names of Englishmen with experience of the coasts of the area.

ff. 216r-217v: Notes assessing the strategic value of 'Bozemans' Bay on the North African coast, some 36-45 miles east of the Straits, nd. [1650s].

f. 218r-v: Address of the House of Commons against the marriage of James, Duke of York and Mary of Modena. n.d. [3 Nov 1673]. Copy.

ff. 219r-220v: Henry Robinson, merchant and economic writer: proposals for setting up a bank or office of exchanges (also called, in the endorsement, a perpetual treasury), n.d.

ff. 221r-222v: Proposals for keeping on the Stuart family, n.d. [1653-1658] building up a military interest based on those who have received Duchy and Church lands.

ff. 223r-226v: Articles of treason presented against Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon by George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, 1663. Copy.

ff. 227r-v: Heads of the characteristics of the protectoral regime [1653]. The list starts with the statement 'That the Lord Generall bee chiefe Protector'.

ff. 228r-229v: Letter of Charles Gerard, Baron Gerard of Brandon to Mr Priestman (at Newark), Shrewsbury, 6 Apr (no year) [1650s]. Priestman is probably the royalist Posthumous Priestman.

ff. 230r-v: Letter of Charles Gerard, Baron Gerard of Brandon to [illegible], Abergavenny, date lost. The illegible recipient - an endorsement - might possibly be 'Will'.

f. 231r: Letter of George Villiers, Marquess of Buckingham to Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, n.d. [probably before 1621]. The original is Harley MS 70000, ff. 74r-75v.

ff. 232r-233v; Letter of John Thurloe to Sir Harbottle Grimston, Speaker of the House of Commons. Draft. Clearing Oliver St John of any part in the death of King Charles I, n.d. [1660].

f. 234r: Intelligence report on royalist activity, addressed to Oliver Cromwell ('Your Highness'), n.d. [? 1656-1657]. From the content, the writer is evidently based in the Spanish Netherlands, and it is in the same hand as the anonymous letter from Brussels, f. 235r, which may be the covering letter to this report. The reports that James Duke of York is to be sent to the frontier towns and the hopes that the troops supplied by Cromwell to France will be suborned to run away to join with the King of Scots [Charles II). Thw riter also writes of a Dutch book, published in Cologne: 'It serves to incense the people against your Highnes: whom they have strangely pictured'.

f. 235r: Anonymous letter to Oliver Cromwell, Brussels, n.d. This is in the same distinctive hand as f. 234r., and may be the covering letter to that report. The writer complains that he

Page 87 2021-09-28 has been 'aspersed with the name of a spy' and physically attacked as such in Brussels. he offers his services in discovering all the plots of Don Alonso de Cardenas, 'the great animate wheel that now moves against your Highnes', and to open 'a Door of Intelligence'.

ff. 236r-237v: Two royalist intercepted letters, the first (ff. 236r-237v) signed R.B.; both in the same copyist's hand, and from the content possibly by the same author. The dates would seem to be late 1653 or early 1654. The first has an account of the end of Barebone's Parliament and the 'Instrument of Government' which made Cromwell Lord Protector. The second is even more evidently early 1654, reporting George Monck not yet removed from his ships, whilst the writer pins his hopes for the royalist cause on Scotland. (Monck was recalled from the fleet on 17 Jan 1654 and commissioned commander-in-Chief in Scotland on 8 April).

ff. 238r-243v: Speech of Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector, to the officers of the Army, n.d [18 Oct 1658]. A draft, heavily worked on.

ff. 244r-245v: Letter of the Swiss cantons to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, 2 Dec 1654. In Latin. With seal.

ff. 246r-247v: Report on the intrigues of Henry Rumbon [i.e. Rumbold], wine merchant at El Puerto de Santa Maria, n.d. [Nov 1657]. This is evidently in part a duplicate of a report made by Thomas Maynard, Consul at Lisbon, in a letter dates 8 Nov 1657 (reprinted in A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, ed. by Thomas Birch, 7 volumes [London: Fletcher Gyles, 1742), Vol. 4, p. 186). However. there is a significant divergence between the two texts in their second half.

ff. 248r-249r: Letter of John Benson to John Thurloe (at Whitehall), Danzig, 19 Oct 1653. With seal.

ff. 250r-v: Letter of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham to unknown recipient, n.d. [?1625]. In English. Relating to the Duke of Bouillon and M. Boisloree.

ff. 251r-252v: Letter of Jeh: (or Joh:) Burlamachi to Richard Browne, King Charles I's Resident in Paris, 9 Nov 1643. In French. With broken seal.

ff. 253r-254v: Letter to Oliver Cromwell by Swedish emissaries, n.d. [1657?]. In English. Incomplete.

ff. 255r-v: Letter to (?)Oliver Cromwell ('Illustris et Excellentissime Domine'). In Latin. In reply to a letter of 17 April. [Check Abbott]. Evidently from a city-state.

ff. 256r-257r, 261r-v, 278r-279r: Papers relating to dispute, at Morlaix, involving William Horn, Edward 'Dachoue' and Richard Davidge, English merchants, 1641-1642. In French.

f. 258r: 'In the Trunke R'. .d. This is evidently part of John Thurloe's filing: contents include various treaties; Sir William Lockhart's letters and three bundles of the letters and papers of George Downing, and 'severall printed Pamphletts'.

f. 259r: Note of agreement on Baltic shipping of the English Republic. In Latin.

f. 260r: Memorandum partly on diplomatic rights within the City of London, partly on education (on which he calls on the authority of the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of Winchester): 'in good Faith it is a shame that Children shoulde be bredde heare as if they were bredd in Madrid or in Roome'.

f. 262r: Notes on the Flanders trade and the jurisdiction of the Narrow Seas. [before 1655]. A draft.

ff. 263r-268v: Instructions to the English commissioners to Sweden, n.d. [?July 1658). Incomplete (the first complete articles is no. 9).

ff. 269r-270r: Anonymous letter to unknown recipient, n.d. ?[late 1657/early 1658]. Evidently an intercepted royalist letter.

ff. 271r-274r: Letter of intelligence from the Hague, 9 Apr (new style), no year. [1660]. A section, left blank on f. 272v, and added on separate pages, ff. 273r-v, discusses the terms of the surrender of principality of Orange to French troops (in March 1660) until William III, Prince of Orange, comes of age.

ff. 275r-276v: Anonymous letter on the English political situation, Mar 1660. Possibly written abroad and probably an intercepted letter.

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ff. 277r-v: Memorandum on royalist designs on Ireland, n.d. [c. 1655].

f. 280r: Letter of Privy Council to King James I, Whitehall, 16 June 1620. Copy.

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Custodial History Origin:

England; Scotland; Ireland; France; Northern Netherlands; Southern Netherlands; Portugal; Germany; Venice; Poland; Denmark; Sweden; Transylvania.

Provenance:

John Thurloe (bap. 1616, d. 1668), government official (for the bulk of this volume).

(?) John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), lawyer and politician.

Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), Lord Chancellor.

Thomas Birch (1705-1766), compiler of histories and biographer (for all the ducuments in this volume).

On his death, he left his books and manuscripts to the British Museum.

The British Library: Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782 (London: British Library, British Museums Publications Limited, 1977), pp. 36-38.

Samuel Ayscough, A catalogue of the manuscripts preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed: consisting of five thousand volumes; including the Collections of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. and about Five Hundred Volumes bequeathed, presented, or purchased at various Times, 2 vols (London: John Rivington, 1782), I, pp. iv-vi, 206-209.

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, ed. by Thomas Birch (London, Fletcher Gyles, 1742), 7 vols. The preface in Volume 1 (pp. v-x) discusses the history of the collection; many of the documents in this volume are reprinted in it. The volumes are accessible through British History Online , https://www.british- history.ac.uk/search/series/thurloe-papers (accessed 23 May 2019).

'Two letters addressed to Oliver Cromwell, ed. by C.H. Firth, English Historical Review, Vol. 22, No 86 (April 1907), pp. 308-15 (transcription of the letters at ff. 113r-114v and 105r-110v).

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Title COLLECTION OF TRANSCRIPTS, chiefly in the handwriting of Birch, of State Papers and letters, from private and public libraries, together with a few original papers; 1425-1728. Five volumes. Quarto. The names of the writers of the original papers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Included among these papers are:- (1425-1728)

Scope and Content Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

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Scope and Content Vol. I (ff. 340). Viz:-

(1) Notes by Birch from the MSS. of Sir Julius Caesar, Master of the Rolls, relating to the latter's life and family, etc. ff. 1, 17-25.

(2) Queen Elizabeth to Nicholas Throckmorton, Resident at the French Court, giving reasons of her determination not to send an Ambassador to 'the pretendid generall councill at Trident' (Trent); 22 Mar. 1562. Signed. f. 42.

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• ff. 1, 17-25 Sir Julius Caesar, judge: Notes rel. to his life and family, by T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 42 Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, diplomatist: Letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1562. • f. 42 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to W. Throckmorton: 1562.

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Scope and Content Vol. II (ff. 296). Opinion of John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln, on the legality of marriage between cousins german; Westminster College, 2 Mar. 1640/1. Autograph. f. 146.

includes:

• ff. 99, 100 John Barlee: Letters to -: 1612. • f. 146 John Williams, Dean of Westminster, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper, afterwards Archbishop of York: Opinion on the legality of marriage between cousins german: 1641. • f. 243 George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol: Letter to his cousin: 1630.

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Scope and Content Vol. III (ff. 280). Viz:-(a) James Sharp, Archbishop of St. Andrews, 1661, to John Maitland, 2nd Earl and 1st Duke (1672) of Lauderdale, on Church matters; London, 28 Apr. 1657. ff. 46-47;-(b) Robert Long to John Colepeper, Lord Colepeper; The Hague, June 1657. ff. 208-209b;-(c) Isaac Vossius to the Secretary of the Royal Society (?), on scientific subjects; Zandley, 23 Feb. 1675/6. f. 229;-(d) Anne Wharton to her husband Thomas Wharton (Marquess of Wharton 1715); 1681. ff. 232-235.

includes:

• f. 46 James Sharp, Archbishop of St. Andrews 1661: Letter to Lord Lauderdale: 1657. • f. 46 John Maitland, 2nd Earl and Duke of Lauderdale; Secretary of State for Scotland: Letter to, from J. Sharp: 1657. • f. 206 E. P.; of Bruges: Letter to Lord Colepeper: 1657. • f. 206 Newsletters From the Netherlands: Bruges: 1657. • f. 206 John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper: Letter to, from E. P.: 1657. • f. 208 Sir Robert Long, 1st Baronet: Letter to Lord Colepeper: 1657. • f. 208 John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper: Letter to, from R. Long: 1657. • f. 215 Oliver Cromwell of England: Remonstrance of merchants trading to Spain and the West Indies: circ. 1654. • f. 229 Isaac Vossius, scholar and bibliophile: Letter to the Royal Society: 1675.: Fr. • ff. 232, 234 Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton: Letter to, from his wife: 1681. • ff. 232, 234 Anne Wharton, wife of Thomas, 1st Marquess of Wharton, 1715: Letters to her husband: 1681. • f. 236 James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby 1702: Letter to his uncle, Lord --: 1689.

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Scope and Content Vol. IV (ff. 280). John Somers, Lord Somers, Lord Chancellor, to Lord — (? Thomas Wharton, Earl of Wharton, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland), on the subject of Money Bills for Ireland; 15 July 1710. ff. 216-217b.

includes:

• ff. 184-189b Nicolas Facio Duillier, mathematician: Letter to H. Hastings, with Lat. verses: aft. 1735: Partly Lat.: Copies. • f. 206 Thomas Dickonson, of Newport, I of Wight: Letter to J. Nutkins: 1710. • f. 208 John Seger a Weidenfeld, medical practitioner: Letter to J. Nutkins: 1710. • f. 216 John Somers, Baron Somers 1697: Letter to Lord Wharton(?): 1710.

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Scope and Content Vol. V (ff. 373). Sir Edward Conway, Secretary of State, to James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle, Ambassador to France; Newmarket, 21 Feb. 1624/5. Draft, partly autograph. ff. 146-148.

includes:

• f. 7 William Herring, Dean of St Asaph: Letter to (?)P. Yorke: 1745. • f. 131 Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth: Catalogue of his MSS., by T. Birch: 1753. • ff. 146-148 James Hay, Viscount Doncaster; 1st Earl of Carlisle: Letter to, from Sir E. Conway: 1625.: Draft. • ff. 146-148 Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway; Secretary of State 1623: Letter to Lord Carlisle: 1625.: Draft. • f. 373 William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to --: 1721.

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Scope and Content FLEETWOOD PAPERS

Original letters and papers (including two autograph letters from Oliver Cromwell) written to, or concerning Gen. Charles Fleetwood, Commander-in-Chief in, and (1654-1657) Lord Deputy of, Ireland; 1652- 1659, 1666. Most of the letters are of the year 1659 and have reference to the opposition of the Army to the Parliament summoned by Richard Cromwell (dissolved 22 April) and to the events which followed the Protector's submission to the Parliament re-constituted, in May, from the members of the Long Parliament on the invitation of Fleetwood and the Grand Council of Officers. The principal contents are:-

(1) Oliver Cromwell to Gen. Charles Fleetwood, his son-in-law, on private and domestic matters; December 1652. Autograph (except the first sixteen lines) and signed. Printed in the Letters, etc., ed. Carlyle, xvi, p. 218. f. 1. On the flyleaf (f. 2) have been pasted two snips, containing (a)'God blesse the now Lord Protector' and above it 'Marquis Worcester writt it' (sc. Henry Somerset, Marquess of Worcester 1667 and Duke of Beaufort 1682);-and (b) the signature of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax.

(2) Petition of 'Sir Ralph Hopton' (Baron Hopton 1642) to the Commonwealth, protesting against the sale of his lands; n.d. f. 3.

(3) Henry Cromwell to'? Gen. Charles Fleetwood. n.d. Imperfect. f. 5.

(4) Parole of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Traquair, to deliver himself to the Governor of Berwick; April 1652. Signed and sealed. f. 7.

(5) The Irish Council to the Lord Deputy (Gen. Charles Fleetwood), on victualling and other matters; Dublin, 12 Dec. 1655. Signed by Henry Cromwell, Miles Corbett, Richard Pepys, Chief Justice, Robert Goodwin and Matthew Thomlinson. Thurloe State Papers, iv, p. 307. f. 8.

(6) Philip Sandys to Gen. Charles Fleetwood; 9 Jan. 165 5/6. The latter part has been erased but a copy supplied. Printed in op. cit. iv, p. 407. ff. 10, II.

(7) Charles X Gustavus, King of Sweden, to the Lord Protector advising the continuance of the war against Denmark; Otterslöfft, nr. Copenhagen, 18 Aug. 1658. Copy. Op. cit. vii, p. 342. ff. 14-17b.

(8) Gen. George Monck and twenty-four others to Gen. Charles Fleetwood 'to be communicated to the Generall Councill of Officers at Wallingford House' advising as to their line of conduct; Dalkeith, 12 May 1659. Op. cit. vii, p. 669. ff. 19-20.

(9) Henry Cromwell to the Speaker, on the treatment of Ireland by the new Parliament, and expressing a wish to resign his command; Dublin, 15 June 1659. Copy. Op. cit. vii, p. 683. f. 21.

(10) Oliver Cromwell to the 'Commissioners for regulating the Customs', recommending a friend for 'a place in the outports'; October 1653. Autograph. Printed in the Letters, ed. Carlyle, xvi, p. 268. f. 25.

(11) Capt. Clement Nedham to Gen. Charles Fleetwood, on his dissatisfaction with the Committee of Officers; 4 Oct. 1659. Thurloe State Papers, vii, p. 754. ff. 31-32.

(12) Gen. John Lambert and nine others of the Committee of the Council of Officers to commanders of garrisons or regiments enclosing a petition for signature; Whitehall, 5 Oct.

Page 93 2021-09-28 1659. Signed by J. Lambert, John Disbrowe, Robert Barrow, John Mason, Thomas Kelsey, James Berry, Richard Ashfeild, Ralph Cobbett, Richard Creed, William Packer. Op. cit. vii, p. 755. f. 33.

(13) Gen. John Lambert and eleven others, to the same; 19 Oct. 1659. Printed, but signed by J. Lambert, J. Disbrowe, Ed. Salmon, T. Biscoe, John Daberon, S. Clarke, John Mason, Thomas Talbot, Thomas Kelsey, Oliver Edge, Jeremiah Camfield, Francis Allen; 19 Oct. 1659. Op. cit. vii, p. 766. f. 34.

(14) Certificate nominating Capt. William Gough to be Major, and Lieut. Robert Fox, to be Captain; 22 Oct. 1659. Signed by Generals John Lambert, John Disbrowe and James Berry. f. 35.

(15) Request by the same three generals to Gen. Fleetwood to give effect to the resolution of the General Council, for renewal of officers' commissions; 29 Oct. 1659. Op. cit. vii, p. 77 1. f. 37.

(16) Petition from Col. Herbert Morley and other officers to Gen. Fleetwood, against the proceedings of the Army; 1 Nov. 1659. Signed. Op. cit. vii, p. 771. ff. 38b-39.

(17) Sir Arthur Hesilrige, Col. Herbert Morley, and Valentine Walton to Gen. Fleetwood on the latter's attitude to the Parliament; 14 Dec. 1659. Op. cit. vii, p. 795. ff. 45-46.

(18) Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, Thomas Scot, Josiah Berners and John Weaver, to Gen. Fleetwood, acknowledging their designs to seize the Tower and urging him to declare for Gen. Monck; 16 Dec. 1659. Op. cit. vii, p. 797. ff. 47-48.

(19) Thomas Belasyse, Viscount Fauconberg, and Mary, his wife, to Gen. Fleetwood; Newborough, 5 Dec. circa 1659. f. 49.

(20) Petition of twenty-five 'subordinate officers of the Navy at Chatham' to the Parliament, asking to be reinstated; 1659. f. 50.

(21) Protest by John Mills, Quaker, 'who was turned out of the Army by General] Monck and the rest of his Councell', to the Council of Officers; 1659. f. 51.

(22) Thomas Morford, Quaker, to Richard Cromwell, Protector, on the reasons for his imprisonment; Oct. 1658. f. 53.

(23) Col. John Jones (executed 1660) to ? Gen. Fleetwood; 1659- 1660. Imperfect. f. 58.

(24) 'An act constituting C[harles] F[leetwood] Esqre. Lt.-Generall and Commander in Cheife of ye forces raised and to be raised by authoritie of Parliament'; June 1659. Op. cit. vii, p. 679. f. 59. Paper; ff. 63. Folio. 1652-1659, 1666.

General Charles Fleetwood: Letters to, and rel. to: 1652-1659.

includes:

• f. 1 General Charles Fleetwood: Correspondence with O. Cromwell: 1652-1654. • f. 1 Oliver Cromwell of England: Correspondence with Gen. Fleetwood: 1652-1654. • f. 2 General Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax: Signature: n.d. • f. 2 Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort 1682: Sentence written by: temp. Commonwealth. • f. 3 Ralph Hopton, Baron Hopton: Petition to Parliament: circ. 1651. • f. 4 Walter Cradock, Puritan divine: Letter to the Customs Commissioners: 1649. • f. 5 Henry Cromwell, Governor-General of Ireland: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood (?): n.d.: Imperf. • f. 5 Sir Richard Pepys, Chief Justice of Ireland: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1655. • f. 6 C Glock, of Norwich: Letter to.: 1651. • f. 7 John Stewart, Ist Earl of Traquair: Parole: 1652. • f. 8 Robert Goodwin, Irish Privy Councillor: Letter to Gen. C. Fleetwood: 1655.: Signed. • f. 8 Matthew Thomlinson, Knight 1657; Councillor of State in Ireland: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1655. • f. 8 Henry Cromwell, Governor-General of Ireland: Letter to Lord Deputy Fleetwood: 1655. • f. 8 Miles Corbet, regicide: Letter to Lord Deputy Fleetwood: 1655. • ff. 10-11 Philip Sandys: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1656. • f. 12 J. V: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood,: 1656. • f. 14 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter to, from Charles X of Sweden: 1658.: Copy. • f. 14 Charles X of Sweden: Letter to O. Cromwell: 1658.: Copy. • f. 19 Richard Heath: Letter to Gen. C. Fleetwood: 1659.

Page 94 2021-09-28 • f. 19 James Wright: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 John Hubbelthorne: Letter to Gen. C. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Thomas Johnson: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 General George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Abraham Holmes, army officer: Letter to Gen. C. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Ethelbirt Morgan: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Thomas Deane: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 [?Capt.l William Hellin: Letter to Gen. C. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Daniel Davison: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 William Davis: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 John Crispe: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Ralph Cobbett, Colonel: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659.: Signed. • f. 19 John Clobery: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Henry Brightman: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Henry Dorney: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Philip Watson: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Thomas Richardson: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Thomas Reade: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659.: Signed. • f. 19 Robert Reade: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659.: Signed. • f. 19 Admiral Jeremiah Smyth, Knight 1665: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Joseph Wallington: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 John Paddon: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Colonel Timothy Wilkes, Deputy Govemor of Leith: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 19 Robert Winter: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 21 England; Parliament: Letter from H. Cromwell to the Speaker: 1659.: Copy. • f. 21 Henry Cromwell, Governor-General of Ireland: Letter to the Speaker: 1659.: Copy. • f. 23 Sir Henry Vernon, 1st Baronet: Letter to, from J. Gilbert: 1666. • f. 23 Thomas Gilbert, nonconformist minister: Letter to Sir H. Vernon: 1666. • f. 25 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter to the Commissioners for the customs: 1653. • f. 29 Timothy Jordan, Pastor of Eckington: Letter to Gen. C. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 29 Robert Brown, schoolmaster at Eckington, county Worcestershire: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 29 Richard Fincher, Rector of All Saints, Worcester: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 31 Captain Clement Nedham: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 33 Colonel Richard Ashfeild: Letter to commanders of garrisons, signed by: 1659. • f. 33 Colonel Robert Barrow: Letter to commanders of garrisons: 1659. • f. 33 Colonel James Berry, Commissioner of the Exchequer: Letter to commanders of garrisons signed by: 1659. • f. 33 Colonel William Packer: Letter to commanders of garrisons signed by: 1659. • f. 33 Major Richard Creed: Letter to the commanders of garrisons signed by: 1659. • f. 33 Ralph Cobbett, Colonel: Letter to commanders of garrisons signed by: 1659. • ff. 33, 34 Major-General John Lambert, Parliamentary commander: Letters to commanders of garrisons signed by: 1659.: Partly printed. • ff. 33, 34 Major-General Thomas Kelsey, MP: Letters to commanders of garrisons signed by: 1659.: Partly printed. • ff. 33, 34 Major-General John Disbrowe, MP: Letters to commanders of garrisons signed by: 1659.: Partly printed. • ff. 33, 34 Colonel John Mason: Letters to commanders of garrisons: 1659.: Partly printed. • f. 34 Major John Daberon: Letter to commanders of garrisons, etc., signed by: 1659.: Printed. • f. 34 Colonel Edward Salmon: Letter to commanders of garrisons, etc., signed by: 1659.: Printed. • f. 34 Colonel Thomas Talbot: Letter to commanders of garrisons, etc., signed by: 1659.: Printed. • f. 34 Colonel T. Biscoe: Letter to commanders of garrisons, etc., signed by: 1659.: Printed. • f. 34 Colonel Samuel Clarke: Letter to commanders of garrisons, etc., signed by: 1659. • f. 34 Lieutenant-Colonel Jeremiah Camfield: Letter to commanders of garrisons, etc., signed by: 1659.: Printed. • f. 34 Major Oliver Edge: Letter to commanders of garrisons, etc, signed by: 1659.: Printed. • f. 34 Captain Francis Allen: Letter. to commanders of garrisons, etc., signed by: 1659.: Printed. • f. 35 William Gough, parliamentarian soldier: Appointment as major: 1659. • f. 35 Robert Fox: Certificate nominating him captain in the army: 1659. • ff. 35, 37 Major-General John Lambert, Parliamentary commander: Certificates: 1659. • ff. 35, 37 Colonel James Berry, Commissioner of the Exchequer: Certificates: 1659. • ff. 35,37 Major-General John Disbrowe, MP: Certificates: 1659. • f. 38 Major Nathaniel Barton: Petition to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659.: Signed. • f. 38 Colonel Henry Markham: Petition to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659.: Signed. • f. 38 John Streater, soldier and pamphleteer: Petition to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659.: Signed.

Page 95 2021-09-28 • f. 38 Colonel Thomas Sanders: Petition to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659.: Signed. • f. 38 William Harley, army officer: Petition to Gen. C. Fleetwood: 1659.: Signed. • f. 38 Colonel Matthew Alured: Petition to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659.: Signed. • f. 38 Colonel Herbert Morley, of the Council of State: Petition to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659.: Signed. • f. 38 Colonel John Okey: Petition to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659.: Signed. • ff. 38-42 Major Arthur Evelyn: Petition to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659.: Signed. • f. 43 John Turnor: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 45 Colonel Valentine Walton, regicide: Letter to Gen. C. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 45 Sir Arthur Hesilrige, 2nd Baronet: Letter to Gen. C. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 45 Colonel Herbert Morley, of the Council of State: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 47 Colonel Josiah Berners: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 47 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 47 John Weaver, MP: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659. • f. 49 Mary Belasyse, wife of Thomas Belasyse: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: circ. 1659. • f. 49 Thomas Belasyse, 2nd Viscount and (1689) 1st Earl Fauconberg: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: circ. 1659. • f. 50 Navy; England: Petition of officers at. Chatham for reinstatement: 1659. • f. 50 England; Parliament: Petition of naval officers at Chatham for reinstatement: 1659. • f. 51 John Mills, Quaker: Protest to the Council of Officers: 1659. • f. 53 Richard Cromwell of England: Letter to, from T. Morford: 1658. • f. 53 Thomas Morford, Quaker: Letter to the Protector, Richard Cromwell: 1658. • f. 54 Giles Medowcroft: Letter to -: 1659. • f. 55 Gilbert Gardne: Complaint of: circ. 1659. • f. 56 John Collins, Chaplain to General Monck's army: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: circ. 1659. • f. 58 Colonel John Jones: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood(?): circ. 1659.: Imperf. • f. 59 England; Parliament: Act constituting C. Fleetwood, Lieut.-Generailand Commander in Chief of the Forces: 1659. • f. 59 General Charles Fleetwood: Act appointing him Commander in Chief: 1659. • f. 63 Rowland Nevet, Pastor at Oswestry: Letter to Gen. Fleetwood: 1659.: Imperf. • f. 65 Thomas Gilbert, nonconformist minister: Letter to Gen. C. Fleetwood: 1659.: Imperf.

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Creation Date [1655-1799]

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Title THURLOE PAPERS Second Series ([1655-1799])

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Page 96 2021-09-28 Add MS 4167 Chronological index compiled by the antiquary Thomas Birch of the first sixty-one volumes of the main series of the

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4167

Creation Date 1655-1668

Extent and Format 1 volume

Languages of Material English; Cipher

Title Chronological index compiled by the antiquary Thomas Birch of the first sixty-one volumes of the main series of the papers and letters of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1652-1658 (1655-1668)

Physical Characteristics Materials: Paper. Foliation: 198 ff. (+ 1 contemporary and 2 modern flyleaves at the front and 1 contemporary and 2 modern flyleaves at the back). Script: 18th-century hand. Binding: British Museum. Maroon, with gold-tooled 'E Biblothecia Birchiana' stamped on front and rear.

Scope and Content This volume largely contains the chronological index compiled by the antiquary Thomas Birch of the first sixty-one volumes of the main series of the papers and letters of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1652-1658. These volumes cover the period from October 1638 (a powerful letter from Oliver Cromwell to his kinswoman Mrs St John) to November 1658. The index for the remaining six volumes in this series, covering the period to May 1660, does not appear in this volume. The sixty-seven volumes of original manuscripts (plus a further six volumes of transcripts and translations prepared for the press but not actually published) are now in the Bodleian Library, MSS Rawlinson A 1-73.

This main series of Thurloe's papers were hidden behind a false ceiling in a garret over his chambers, and upon their discovery were sold to John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), lawyer and politician. Somers bound the papers into their current sixty-seven volumes. From him they passed to Sir Joseph Jekyll, Master of the Rolls (bap. 1662, d. 1738), and after his death they were bought by Fletcher Gyles, bookseller. After Birch compiled this list, the volumes were bought by the antiquary and non-juring bishop Richard Rawlinson (1690-1755), who left them to the Bodleian Library. This volume is here because it is Birch's own list, and Birch left his manuscripts to the British Museum. These included a number of other Thurloe volumes which had come to him by a different route (Add MSS 4155-4159, 4166).

This volume also includes the a draft of Birch's prospectus for the publication of the series by subscription, 1739 (ff. 187r-188r). The volumes were published in 1742, A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, ed. by Thomas Birch, 7 vols (London: Fletcher Gyles, 1742). The heart of the volumes lies in the papers later bequeathed to the Bodleian, but they also include other Thurloe papers that came to Birch's attention. Many of the letters now in the British Library appear in the volumes: letters from Add MSS 4155-4159 are noted as then in the possession of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, whilst Add MS 4176 was then owned by Joseph Jekyll, esquire.

The published Thurloe State Papers gives the volume and page references to what is now in the Rawlinson Manuscripts; other manuscript items in the Rawlinson series which did not make it into print are listed in Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes complectens, ed. by William D. Macray (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1862).

This manuscript has to have been written between Jekyll's death and publication (i.e. between 1738 and 1742), and, as an incomplete list of the contents of a work in progress, may well also belong to 1739. The draft prospectus offers a complete index.

Contents:

ff. 1r-185r: Chronological index of the first sixty-one volumes of the Thurloe State Papers

Page 97 2021-09-28 (now Bodleian Library, Rawlinson MSS A 1-61), compiled by Thomas Birch.

ff. 186r-v: Notes and jottings.

ff. 187r-188r: Draft prospectus for publication of the Thurloe State papers by subscription, 1739.

ff. 189r-198v: Notes and jottings.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Custodial History Origin:

England.

Provenance:

Joseph Jekyll, esquire (owner in 1742).

Thomas Birch (1705-1766), compiler of histories and biographer.

Birch bequeathed his manuscripts and books to the British Museum.

The British Library: Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782 (London: British Library, British Museums Publications Limited, 1977), p. 42

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, ed. by Thomas Birch (London, Fletcher Gyles, 1742), 7 vols, accessible through British History Online , https://www.british-history.ac.uk/search/series/thurloe-papers (accessed 23 May 2019).

Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens, ed. by William D. Macray (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1862).

Page 98 2021-09-28 Add MS 4166 Letters of John Thurloe. Secretary of State, to Henry Cromwell, Major-General of the Forces in Ireland, 1655-1657;

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4166

Creation Date 1655-1668

Extent and Format 1 volume

Languages of Material English; Cipher

Title Letters of John Thurloe. Secretary of State, to Henry Cromwell, Major-General of the Forces in Ireland, 1655-1657; other state papers and cipher-keys from the 1650s; letter of Anne Thurloe, widow of John Thurloe, 1668 (1655-1668)

Physical Characteristics Materials: Paper. Dimensions: 305-365mm x 200-240mm (writing area: 295-360mm x 190-230mm) Foliation: 149 ff. + f. i + f. 93* + f. 120* + f. 139* (plus four modern flyleaves at the front and four modern flyleaves at the back). Binding: Britsh Museum. The volume would originally have been bound by the British Museum between 1772, when the Birch collection was still in bundles, and 1782, by when Samuel Ayscough had ordered the Birch collection into volumes. However, the original binding has been replaced by a more recent rebinding. This, however, has retained, gold-stamped on the front and rear, 'E Bibiotheca Birchiana'.

Scope and Content The bulk of this collection is made up of two main series. There are forty letters from John Thurloe, Secretary of State, to Henry Cromwell, Major-General of the Forces in Ireland, between June 1655 and July 1657. There are about thirty cipher-codes which were evidently in Thurloe's office ('about thirty' because it is not always certain in separating out the codes). Many are unidentified; some are linked to state officials, such as George Downing and Algernon Sidney; others to royalist correspondents. The collection also includes two letters of Oliver Cromwell to naval commanders, drafts in John Thurloe's hands partly ciphered and partly marked up for further ciphering.

Most of these letters (and all the letters to Henry Cromwell) are printed in A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, ed. by Thomas Birch, 7 vols (London: Fletcher Gyles, 1742), under dates, and described as being in the possession of 'Joseph Jekyll Esqre'.

The bulk of Thurloe's collections - the volumes now in the Bodleian Library in MSS Rawlinson A - were found in a false ceiling over a garret in Thurloe's chambers in the 1690s, and acquired by John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, who had them bound into 67 volumes. From Somers they passed to Sir Joseph Jekyll, Master of the Rolls, after whose death in 1738 they were sold to the bookseller Fletcher Gyles, who published the Birch edition. The papers here were probably never bound, but presumably also came into the hands of Sir Joseph Jekyll, passing into the hands of a kinsman when the rest were sold.

There is a further question about the letters from Thurloe to Henry Cromwell. These are original letters in Thurloe's hand, received in Dublin and docqueted by Cromwell's secretary, Sir William Petty. All other letters to Henry Cromwell in the British Library (Lansdowne MSS 821-823 and Add MS 43724; the former contains one letter from Thurloe, 25 Mar 1656, the latter nine, between 15 May 1655 and 19 Feb 1656) passed from Sir William Petty to the latter's descendants, Earls of Shelburne and Marquesses of Lansdowne, and stayed in the family until the 19th and 20th centuries (for an account of these descents, see The Correspondence of Henry Cromwell, 1655-1659: from the British Library Lansdowne Manuscripts, ed. by Peter Gaunt, Camden Society, 5th series, ,Vol. 31 [Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007], pp. 1-4).The letters in Add MS 4166, in the hands of Joseph Jekyll, esquire, by 1742, evidently had a rather different history.

For other Thurloe Papers in the British Library, in 1742 in the hands of Philip Yorke, Earl of Hardwicke, see Add MSS. 4155-4159. Add MS 4167 is Birch's chronological list of the papers and letters among the Thurloe manuscripts.

Contents:

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ff. 1r-2v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, Major-General of the Army in Ireland (at Dublin), Oct 1655. Date from the endorsement. With seals.

ff. 3r-4v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, n.d [1656]. The year is inferred from reference within the letter to William Brayne being appointed Commander-in-Chief in Jamaica. With seal.

ff. 5r-6v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, 25 Jun 1655. With seal.

ff. 7r-8v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (in Dublin), 14 Aug 1655. With seal.

ff. 9r-10v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (in Dublin), 16 Oct 1655. With seal.

ff. 11r-12v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (in Dublin), 13 Nov 1655. With seal.

ff. 13r-14v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (in Dublin), Whitehall, 25 Dec 1655. With seals.

ff. 15r-16v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (in Dublin), 22 Jan 1656. With seal. The address notes 'hast post hast'.

ff. 17r-18v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, 18 Mar 1656. With seals. The address notes 'hast post hast'.

ff. 19r-20v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, Whitehall, 9 Apr 1656. With seal. The address notes 'hast post hast'.

ff. 21r-22v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, Whitehall, 15 Apr 1656. With seal.

ff. 23r-24v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, 28 Apr 1656.

ff. 25r-26v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, Whitehall, 5 May 1656.

ff. 27r-28v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, 8 May 1656.

ff. 29r-30v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), Whitehall, 19 May 1657. With seal.

ff. 31r-32v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), 20 May 1656.

ff. 33r-34v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, 8 Jul 1656.

ff. 35r-36v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, Whitehall, 26 Aug 1656.

ff. 37r-38v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, Whitehall, 9 Sep 1656.

ff. 39r-40v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), Whitehall, 16 Sep 1656. With seal.

ff. 41r-42v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, 24 Sep 1656. Noted on the address as 'hast hast'. With seal.

ff. 43r-44v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, Whitehall, 29 Sep 1656. Noted on the address as 'hast hast'. With seal.

ff. 45r-46v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), 7 Oct 1656. Noted on the address as 'hast post hast'. With seal.

ff. 47r-48v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), Whitehall, 14 Oct 1656. With seal.

ff. 49r-50v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), 23 Oct 1656. With seal.

ff. 51r-52v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), Whitehall, 28 Oct 1656. With seal.

ff. 53r-54v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), Whitehall, 21 Oct 1656. With seal. Noted on the address as 'post hast'.

Page 100 2021-09-28 ff. 55r-56v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), Whitehall, 4 Nov 1656. With broken seal. Noted on the address as 'hast post hast'.

ff. 57r-58v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), Whitehall, 11 Nov 1656. With seal. Noted on the address as 'post hast'.

ff. 59r-60v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), 18 Nov 1656. With seal. Noted on the address as 'post hast'.

ff. 61r-62v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), Whitehall, 2 Dec 1656. With seal. Noted on the address as 'post hast'.

ff. 63r-64v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, Whitehall, 9 Dec 1656.

ff. 65r-66v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, Whitehall, 16 Dec 1656.

ff. 67r-68v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), Whitehall, 23 Dec 1656.

ff. 69r-70v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), Whitehall, 13 Jan 1657. With seals. Noted on the address as 'post hast'.

ff. 71r-72v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), 20 Jan 1657. With seal. Noted on the address as 'hast hast post hast'.

ff. 73r-74v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), Whitehall, 27 Jan 1657. Noted on the address as 'post hast'.

ff. 75r-76v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, 29 Jan 1656. With seal.

ff. 77r-78v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell (at Dublin), 3 Feb 1657. Some use of cipher. With broken seal . Noted in the address 'hast hast post hast'.

ff. 79r-80v: Letter of John Thurloe to Henry Cromwell, 28 Jul 1657. Date from endorsement.

ff. 81r-82v: Letter of Vincent Gookin to Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, 22 Nov 1656. The letter can be identified from the hand, but the date and author come from the transcription of the letter in Birch, Thurloe State Papers (1742), Vol. 5. pp. 646-649. A much more complete version of the letter is in Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson A 14.

ff. 83r-84v: Letter of Vincent Gookin, Westminster, 3 Feb [1657].

ff. 85r-87v: Letter of Vincent Gookin, Westminster, 27 Jan 1657. Addressed 'To your frend and mine'. Some use of cipher.

ff. 87r-89r: Letter of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, to Robert Blake, General-at-Sea. 13 June 1655. ff. 87r-88v is a copy in Thurloe's hand, with some ciphering and some marking up for ciphering; f. 89r is part of the letter ciphered.

ff. 90r-91v: Letter of Oliver Cromwell to Robert Blake and Edward Montagu, Generals-at-Sea, Whitehall, 9 Jan 1656. A draft in Thurloe's hand. With ciphering. The letter names those present - apart from Cromwell himself, these include the Lord President, the Lord Deputy, Lord Lambert, Lord Fiennes, Sir Gilbert Pickering, Col. Sydenham, Mr Strickland and Col. Jones. Noted, 'That his Highnes be advised to send this letter to the Generalls now before Cadiz in Spayne'. The endorsement gives details of how the letter was sent at night on 10 Jun 1656 by post to Plymouth.

ff. 92r-93*v: Letter of Sir Edward Hyde to Mr Milles, 1 Nov 1659. With cipher key. A copy.

ff. 94r-v: Letter of a spy to John Thurloe enclosing a cipher-key, 1659. A copy. The identities of one of Thurloe's spies and Thurloe himself comes from the endorsement. the cipher-key may be that at f. 95r.

ff. 95r-144v: A collection of about 30 cipher-keys, some probably used by John Thurloe, others royalist. Of these:

f. 95r: Possibly the cipher-key referred to in ff. 94r-v.

ff. 102v-103r: Cipher-key with Sir Philip Meadows, emissary in the Baltic, 1657-1658.

ff. 105r-106v: Cipher-key with Mr [Edward?] Winslowe.

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ff. 108-109r: Cipher-key 'given him' [?], 15 May 1658: 'Gardiner writes Monsr. Thomas Planipyn a la Rose Blanche in Ludstreet a Londres'.

ff. 110r-111v: Cipher-key for Mr James Sharp at Edinburgh (also endorsed: 'An invention of new names to express things by'). Possibly James Sharp, future Archbishop of St Andrews.

ff. 115v-116v; Cipher-key with Resident Downing (George Downing, Resident at the Hague, 1657-1659).

f. 117r-v: Cipher-key with Blank Marshall.

ff. 118r-119v: Cipher-key with 'Lord Henry' (?Henry Cromwell).

ff. 120r-120*v: Cipher between W and S,

ff. 121r-122v: Cipher-key with Jack Crosby.

f. 123r: Cipher-key with Mr Barret.

ff. 124r-125v: Cipher-key for Algernon Sidney 'in the Sound' [1659-1660].

ff. 126r-128r: Cipher-key of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin (ff. 126r-127v specified as 'to his Lady'.

ff. 141r-v: Cipher-key in French using tablature.

ff. 143r-144v: Cipher-key beneath notes on poitical threats (they refer to 'Siddecome', i.e. Miles Sindercombe).

f. 145r: Instructions to the Commissioners (including Captain Thomas Denis) for the reducing of Virginia, Whitehall, 26 Sept. 1651. Signed by John Bradshaw, President. An incomplete copy, which only has the concluding paragraphs. The whole of the document is printed in Birch, Thurloe State Papers (1742), Vol. 1, p. 197, drawing on a version in Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson A 10.

f. 145v: List of papers received, April, no year [?1653]. This is written on the back of the partial copy of the instructions to Virginia. At the head of that, even though the instructions are dated 26 Sep 1651, is written '1653' and this may well be the date of the notes.

ff. 146r-147v; Letter of Ann Thurloe (nee Lytcott or Lycott), widow of John Thurloe to John Howe, Presbyterian minister, Carleton, 4 Jul 1668. A letter in reply to Howe's of condolence. Copy.

ff. 148r-149r: List in Thomas Birch's hand, of speeches and papers by Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Lord Chancellor, as printed by Robert Stephens, Letters, Memoirs ... State Papers.. . of Lord Bacon, 1736.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Custodial History Origin:

England.

Provenance:

Sir Joseph Jekyll (bap. 1662, d. 1738), Master of the Rolls.

Joseph Jekyll, esquire (owner in 1742).

Thomas Birch (1705-1766), compiler of histories and biographer.

Birch bequeathed his manuscripts and books to the British Museum.

Page 102 2021-09-28 The British Library: Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782 (London: British Library, British Museums Publications Limited, 1977), pp. 41-42

Samuel Ayscough, A catalogue of the manuscripts preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed: consisting of five thousand volumes; including the Collections of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. and about Five Hundred Volumes bequeathed, presented, or purchased at various Times, 2 vols (London: John Rivington, 1782), I, pp. iv-vi, 96, 210.

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, ed. by Thomas Birch (London, Fletcher Gyles, 1742), 7 vols. The preface in Volume 1 (pp. v-x) discusses the history of the collection; many of the documents in this volume are reprinted in it. The volumes are accessible through British History Online , https://www.british- history.ac.uk/search/series/thurloe-papers (accessed 23 May 2019).

Add MS 4168-4172 ROE LETTER-BOOKSLetter-books of Sir Thomas Roe, containing copies of his correspondence and papers during his

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4168-4172

Creation Date 1638-1642

Extent and Format 5 items

Languages of Material English; French; Latin

Title ROE LETTER-BOOKSLetter-books of Sir Thomas Roe, containing copies of his correspondence and papers during his negotiations as Ambassador- Extraordinary to Hamburg, and, afterwards, to Regensburg and Vienna, for the settlement of a general peace, with the plenipotentiaries of the Emperor, France, Sweden and Denmark; 1638-1642. English, French, Italian and Latin. Five volumes. Folio. (1638-1642)

Scope and Content Sir Thomas Roe, diplomatist: Letter-books: 1638-1642.

Ferdinand III; Emperor of Germany: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe with: 1638-1642.

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Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4168

Creation Date 1620-1730

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content ROE LETTER-BOOKS. Vol. I (ff. 163). Negotiations at Hamburg; April-October, 1638. At the beginning of the volume are (a) 'Some considerations upon the Publication of Sr Thomas Roe's Epistolary Collections', in the hand of William Oldys, Norroy, etc. ff. 2-8;-(b) list of Sir T. Roe's letters, 1616-1622, by T. Birch. ff. 9-15b;-(c) confirmation of grant of arms to Sir T. Roe; circ. 1625. Imperfect copy. ff. 16-17b;-(d) the printed proposal for printing the Negotiations; 19 Oct. 1730. ff. 18-21b.

Christina of Sweden: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe with: 1638-1643.

Louis XIII of France: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe for a peace with: 1638-1641.

Christian IV of Denmark: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe with: 1638-1641.

includes:

• ff. 1-21b Sir Thomas Roe, diplomatist: Proposals, etc., for the publication of his correspondence: 1730.: Partly printed. • ff. 2-8 William Oldys, Norroy King of Arms: Considerations upon the publication of Sir T. Roe's correspondence: 1730. • ff. 16-17b Sir Thomas Roe, diplomatist: Confirmation of arms: circ. 1625.: Imperf. Copy.

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Add MS 4169 (Oct 1638-Jul 1639)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4169

Creation Date Oct 1638-Jul 1639

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Scope and Content ROE LETTER-BOOKS. Vol. II (ff. 163). The negotiations at Hamburg continued; Oct. 1638-July 1639.

Christina of Sweden: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe with: 1638-1643.

Louis XIII of France: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe for a peace with: 1638-1641.

Christian IV of Denmark: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe with: 1638-1641.

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Page 104 2021-09-28 Add MS 4170 (Jul 1639-Apr 1640)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4170

Creation Date Jul 1639-Apr 1640

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material French; Latin

Scope and Content ROE LETTER-BOOKS. Vol. III (ff. 188). The negotiations at Hamburg continued; July 1639-April 1640. Included (f. 45) is an original letter of Sir T. Roe to Axel Oxenstierna, Chancellor of Sweden; 8 Sept. 1639. French.

Christina of Sweden: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe with: 1638-1643.

Louis XIII of France: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe for a peace with: 1638-1641.

Christian IV of Denmark: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe with: 1638-1641.

includes:

• f. 45 Sir Thomas Roe, diplomatist: Correspondence with A. Oxenstierna: 1631, 1639.: Lat. and Fr. • f. 45 Count Axel Oxenstierna,; Chancellor of Sweden: Correspondence with Sir T. Roe: 1631, 1639.: Fr. and Lat.

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Add MS 4171 (Apr 1640-Feb 1641)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4171

Creation Date Apr 1640-Feb 1641

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content ROE LETTER-BOOKS. Vol. IV (ff. 54). The negotiations at Hamburg continued; April 1640-February 1641.

Christina of Sweden: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe with: 1638-1643.

Louis XIII of France: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe for a peace with: 1638-1641.

Christian IV of Denmark: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe with: 1638-1641.

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Page 105 2021-09-28 Add MS 4172 (May 1641-Mar 1642)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4172

Creation Date May 1641-Mar 1642

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; French; Latin

Scope and Content ROE LETTER-BOOKS. Vol. V (ff. 201). Negotiations at Regensburg and Vienna; May 1641-March 1642, with the title'Copies of my Letters, Relations, Acts and Negotiations in my Ambassage to th'Emperour, Electorall Dyet, Princes and Estates in Germany begun the 8th of May 1641'. Included in the volume are the following original letters of Sir. T. Roe, to:-(a) Sir Francis Barnham 'on the Publick Affaires of his Embassy'; Vienna, 20/30 Dec. 1641. ff. 103-104b;-(b) Sir John Finnett; 22 Jan.-27 Mar. 1639. Five letters, two being copies by T. Birch. ff. 143-156, 201;-(c) Richard Browne, Agent at Paris, on the affairs of the Palatinate; 13/23 Sept. 1641-25 Oct. 1643. Eighteen letters. ff. 159-198;-(d)-Bilderbec; Hamburg, 15/25 Oct. 1639. French. Copy. f. 200. The next volume, following upon this, is now Harley MS. 1901.

includes:

• f. 84 William York, Prior of Breedon: Warrant of the signet of the north for his presentation as Prior: 1450.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 103 Sir Thomas Roe, diplomatist: Letter to Sir F. Barnham: 1641. • f. 103 Sir Francis Barnham, MP; Parliamentarian: Letter to, from Sir T. Roe: 1641. • ff. 143-149 (copies), 151-156, 201 Sir Thomas Roe, diplomatist: Letters to Sir J. Finett: 1639. • ff. 143-149 (copies), 151-156, 201 Sir John Finett, Master of the Ceremonies: Letters to, from Sir T. Roe: 1639. • ff. 159, 163-198 Sir Thomas Roe, diplomatist: Letters to R. Browne: 1641-1643. • ff. 159, 163-198 Sir Richard Browne, Baronet; Clerk to the Privy Council: Letters to, from Sir T. Roe: 1641-1643. • f. 161 Sir Thomas Roe, diplomatist: Reply to the Bavarian Libel: 1643.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 176 Christina of Sweden: Negotiations of Sir T. Roe with: 1638-1643. • f. 176 Charles Louis; Elector Palatine of the Rhine: Heads of proposed treaties respecting the Palatinate of the Rhine drawn up by Sir T. Roe: 1643. • f. 176 Louis XIII of France: Heads of proposed treaty respecting the Palatinate, drawn up by Sir T. Roe: 1643. • f. 176 Christian IV of Denmark: Heads of a proposed treaty respecting the Palatinate, drawn up by Sir T. Roe: 1643. • f. 200 Sir Thomas Roe, diplomatist: Letter to - Bilderbec: 1639.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 200 Bilderbec: Letter to, from Sir T. Roe: 1639.: Fr.: Copy.

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Page 106 2021-09-28 Add MS 4173-4175 LETTERS OF JOHN CHAMBERLAIN to Sir Dudley Carleton and others; 1598-1625. Copied by Birch from the originals

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4173-4175

Creation Date 18th century

Extent and Format 3 items

Languages of Material English; Latin

Title LETTERS OF JOHN CHAMBERLAIN to Sir Dudley Carleton and others; 1598-1625. Copied by Birch from the originals then in the State Paper Office. Three volumes. Most, if not all, of the letters, from 1603, were printed from Birch's transcripts in The Court and Times of James I, 2 vols., 1849, and The Court and Times of Charles I, 2 vols., 1849. The earlier letters (Vol. I, ff. 63-177) were edited for the Camden Society, Old Ser., vol. 79, 1861, by Sarah Williams. At the beginning of Add. MS. 4173 are inserted a few miscellaneous notes and copies of letters, among them being (a) biographical account of J. Chamberlain (d. 1627), ff. 1-2b;-(b) extract from a MS. 'Life of Edward, Lord Herbert 1st Baron of Cherbury' (d. 1648) particulars of which were taken in 1718 from 'a MS. written by himself'. This autobiography of Lord Herbert has been frequently printed and was last edited by S. L. Lee in 1886. ff. 5-20b;-(c) Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, to Sir Thomas Edmondes; 10 Oct. 1605. ff. 24-26;-(d) Barbara Palmer, Duchess of Cleveland, to Charles II; Paris, 28 -, 1678. 'From the original in the hands of the Earl of Berkshire in 1731'. ff. 38-43;-(e) Six letters from Justinian Pagitt; 1633. Transcribed from Harley MS. 1026. ff. 53-61b. At the end of Add. MS. 4174, in another hand, are:-(a) 'Several Passages concerning the D. of Buck's death. Dated Aug' 23rd' 1628'. ff. 423-424b;-(b) Four letters from Justinian Pagitt (for three of which see above); 1633. ff. 425-429b. Paper; ff. 612, 429, 383. Quarto. XVIII cent. (18th century)

Scope and Content John Chamberlain, d 1627 letter-writer: Correspondence with Sir D. Carleton: 1598-1625.: Copies.

Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Correspondence with J. Chamberlain: 1598-1625.: Copies.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

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Scope and Content Vol. I, 1598-1617; XVIII cent.

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• ff. 1-2b John Chamberlain, d 1627 letter-writer: Biographical notes, by T. Birch: 1760, n.d. • f. 3 Johannes Valerius, born without arms: Verses on and engraved portrait, etc.: 1709.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly autogr. • f. 4 Morgan, of Llantarnam: Letter to, from Sir W. Herbert: bef. 1593.: Copy. • f. 4 Sir William Herbert, d 1593 of St. Julians: Letter to - Morgan: bef. 1593.: Copy. • ff.5-20b Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury: Life of, extracted by T. Birch from his autobiography: 1755. • f. 21 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Notices of meetings of the Royal Society signed by: 1763-1765.: Partly printed. • f. 22 Sir Thomas Puckering, 1st Baronet: Note on, by T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 24 Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton: Letter to Sir T. Edmondes: 1605.: Copy. • f. 24 Sir Thomas Edmondes, diplomatist: Letter to, from Lord Northampton: 1605.: Copy. • f. 32 Lady Arabella Stuart: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • f. 38 Barbara Palmer, wife of Roger, Earl of Castlemaine; Duchess of Cleveland 1670: Letter to Charles II: 1678.: Copy. • f. 38 Charles II of England: Letter to, from the Duchess of Cleveland: 1678.: Copy. • f. 44 Lytton family: Notes on, by T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 45 Puckering family: Notes on, by T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 53 James Harrington: Letter to, from J. Pagitt: 1634.: Two copies. • f. 53 Justinian Pagitt, Recorder of the King's Bench: Letter to J. Harrington: 1634.: Two copies. • ff. 55, 58 Justinian Pagitt, Recorder of the King's Bench: Letters to C. Twysden: 1633.: Copies. • ff. 55, 58 Charles Twysden, DCL: Letters to, from J. Pagitt: 1633.: Copies. • ff. 56, 61 Justinian Pagitt, Recorder of the King's Bench: Letters to - Tremyll: 1633.: Copies. • ff. 56, 61 Tremyll: Letters to, from J. Pagitt: 1633.: Copies.

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Scope and Content Vol. II, 1618-1625; XVIII cent.

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• ff. 423-424b George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Notes on the death of: 18th cent. • f. 425 Justinian Pagitt, Recorder of the King's Bench: Letter to J. Harrington: 1634.: Two copies. • f. 425 James Harrington: Letter to, from J. Pagitt: 1634.: Two copies. • ff. 427, 429 Tremyll: Letters to, from J. Pagitt: 1633.: Copies. • ff.427,429 Justinian Pagitt, Recorder of the King's Bench: Letters to - Tremyll: 1633.: Copies. • f. 428 Charles Twysden, DCL: Letters to, from J. Pagitt: 1633.: Copies. • f. 428 Justinian Pagitt, Recorder of the King's Bench: Letters to C. Twysden: 1633.: Copies.

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Scope and Content Vol. III, Chronological index. XVIII cent.

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Title 'HISTORICAL LETTERS written in the Reigns of James I and Charles I ... now first publish'd from the Originals in the British Museum, [State] Paper Office, and private collections. By Thomas Birch, D.D.'. Birch's intention to publish (on the verso of the above title-page is an estimate of the cost, etc.) was never carried out but, with the omission of the two letters of an earlier date (Vol. I, ff. 17, 18) and with the addition of the letters of J. Chamberlain to Sir D. Carleton (see Add. MSS. 4173-4175), the letters were edited by Robert Folkestone Williams, The Court and Times of James I, 2 vols., 1849, and The Court and Times of Charles I, 2 vols., 1849. Three volumes. Paper; ff. 386, 447, 432. Quarto. XVIII cent. (18th century)

Scope and Content Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

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Scope and Content Vol. I, 15 Mar. 1602/3 - 29 Mar. 1623, 29 May 1639; Vol. I includes a chronological list of letters and events; 15 Mar. 1602/3 10 Feb. 160 5/6. ff. 4-16. XVIII cent.

James I of England: Letters illustrating his reign: 1603-1625.: Copies.

includes:

• f. 2 Charles I of England: Letters illustrating his reign: 1625-1641.: Copies.

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Scope and Content Vol. II, 15 Dec. 1608 - 23 Feb. 1623/4 (letters of Sir Dudley Carleton to J. Chamberlain, ff. 1-35) and July 1622-15 June 1628; XVIII cent.

Charles I of England: Letters illustrating his reign: 1625-1641.: Copies.

James I of England: Letters illustrating his reign: 1603-1625.: Copies.

includes:

• ff. 1-35 John Chamberlain, d 1627 letter-writer: Correspondence with Sir D. Carleton: 1598-1625.: Copies. • ff. 1-35 Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Correspondence with J. Chamberlain: 1598-1625.: Copies.

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Scope and Content Vol. III, 21 June 1628- 10 July 1641. XVIII cent.

Charles I of England: Letters illustrating his reign: 1625-1641.: Copies.

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Scope and Content BIRCH'S 'INTRODUCTION', addressed 'To the Right Honble Philip [Yorke] Lord Viscount Royston', of the above 'Historical Letters' (cf. Add. MSS. 4176-4178), dated 29 Sept. 1760, in which he gives biographical notes of some of the principal writers. A note (f. 29) by Birch altering, in the above draft title, the words 'Lord Viscount Royston' to 'Earl of Hardwicke' shows that he had not even in 1764 when the latter succeeded, given up hope of publishing the letters. Paper; ff. 31. Quarto. A.D. 1760.

Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Dedication to, by T. Birch, of his projected publication 'Historical Letters': 1760.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Introduction to his 'Historical Letters', addressed to Lord Royston: 1760.: Autogr. draft.

includes:

• f. 9b Thomas Lorkin, d 1625 alias Lorkyn: Biographical notes: 1760, 18th cent. • f. 12 John Pory, d 1635 traveller and geographer: Biographical notes: 1760. • f. 21 John Chamberlain, d 1627 letter-writer: Biographical notes, by T. Birch: 1760, n.d. • f. 21b John Beaulieu, French Secretary to James I; d. afterwards 1634: Biographical notes: 1760. • f. 23b Edward Norgate, d 1650 herald painter: Biographical notes, by T. Birch: 1760. • f. 116 Joseph Mead, d 1638 alias Mede; biblical scholar: Biographical notes of, by T. Birch: 1760.

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Scope and Content NICHOLAS PAPERS

'Extracts of the State Papers and letters of Sr Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State to the King Charles I and II, from the originals in the possession of his grandson William Nicholas Esqr. and now in that of Sr John Evelyn, Bart.' made by Birch in 1750-1751. Of the originals some were formerly at Wotton, some form part of Egerton MSS. 2533-2562, and others are missing altogether (see preface to The Nicholas Papers, ed. G. F. Warner, Camden Society, New Ser., xi, 1886, etc.). The contents are:-

(1) 'Memoirs of the Life of Sr Edward Nicholas ... by himself'. Printed op. cit., p. xii. ff. 2-6.

(2) Extracts from the letters of Sir E. Nicholas during his residence abroad; 1 Oct. 1648 - 2/12 Oct. 1658. ff. 7-139.

(3) Calendar with occasional extracts 'from the Bundles of letters to and from Sir Edw. Nicholas'; 1641-1669. ff. 140-169b.

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(4) 'Extracts from a MS. of Sr Edw. Nicholas concerning a History of the Long Parliament'. The original MS. containing '285 pages in folio' cannot be traced. ff. 170-176. Add. MS. 31954 is a contemporary copy of the present MS. Paper; ff. 176. Quarto. 1750-1751.

William Nicholas, grandson of Sir Edward Nicholas: Extracts from state papers and letters formerly in his possession: 1750, 1751.

Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State: Extracts from his state papers and letters, etc.: 1750.

Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet: Extracts from letters and papers in his possession: 1750, 1751.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• ff. 2-6 Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State: Memoir of: 1751.: Copy. • ff. 170-176 England; Parliament: Extracts from Sir E. Nicholas's 'History of the Long Parliament': 1750.

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Scope and Content 'THE RELATION OF SR BALTHAZAR GERBIER, Knt. Master of the Ceremonies to the King of great Brittain, For the cleering of Som particullars which have by some been misunderstood, during the Raignes of King James, and King Charles', preceded by the author's dedication-letter to Charles, Prince of Wales, dated Paris, 26 June 1648. He states that he had 'not long since set forth in the French tongue' the above relation, which he had presented to the Prince's mother, Queen Henrietta Maria. Neither French nor English version seems to have been printed. This is the original presentation copy. A 'Table of the Contents' is given at the end. Paper; ff. 54. Small Quarto. A.D. 1648. Bound in brown leather, with gold tooling. Belonged to Birch from '7 Aug. 1755' (f. 1).

Sir Balthazar Gerbier, painter, architect and courtier: Relation of some particulars during the reigns of James I and Charies I: 1648.: Autogr.

Charles I of England: Relation of Sir B. Gerbier of some particulars during his reign: 1648.

James I of England: Relation by Sir B. Gerbier of happenings during his reign: 1648.

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin; Italian

Scope and Content COLLECTION OF NEWS-LETTERS; 1665-1746. Including:-

(1) A series, in one handwriting, giving continuous news, domestic and foreign; Jan.-Nov. 1665. ff. 1-56.

(2) A series, dated from London, giving occasional news; 9 Sept. 1684- 17 Feb. 169 4/5. Some are addressed to John Ellis, Secretary of the Revenue in Ireland. ff. 57-81 b.

(3) 'The Post Boy'; 7-10 Mar. 1696/7. Printed. f. 82.

(4) 'The St. James's Post'; 16-23 Nov. 1716. Printed. ff. 84-85b.

(5) Two letters from Penrith, on the march of the Pretender on Carlisle; Nov. 1745. f. 86.

(6) Letter addressed to 'Mr. Williams, Coffeeman at the Pavillon', containing a scandalous story from Madrid and intelligence that T. Birch has probably gone to Ireland to consult 'the papers of Father Nugent ... as to the negotiations of the Earl of Glamorgan in the year 1646 with the Popish Council at Kilkenny' (see Add. MS. 4185); London, 5 Nov. 1746. ff. 91-92b.

(7) G. Grene to W. Strickland, R. Augier, and others, on affairs in Parliament; 29 May 1646-11 Feb. 1647. ff. 93-95, 97-98.

(8) Newsletters from Paris, Rome and Vienna; 1654-1658. ff. 99-110. Paper; ff. 110. Folio. 1665-1746.

includes:

• ff. 1-56 Newsletters: General: 1665. • ff. 57-81 Newsletters From England: London: 1684-1695. • ff.71-75 John Ellis, Under Secretary of State: Newsletters to: 1688, 1689. • f. 82 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'The Post Boy': March 1696. • ff. 84-85b Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'The St. James's Post',: November - 1716. • f. 86 Carlisle, Cumberland: News of the Rebels at: 1745. • f. 86 Newsletters From England: Penrith, co. Cumb.: 1745. • f. 87 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: Answer to a paper entitled 'Jack Sprat': 18th cent. • f. 91 Williams: Newsletter to: 1746. • f. 93 Giles Grene, MP: Correspondence with W. Strickland: 1646-1647. • f. 93 Walter Strickland, MP: Correspondence with G. Grene: 1646-1647. • ff. 94, 95, 98 René Augier, British Resident in Paris: Correspondence with G. Grene: 1646-1648. • ff. 94, 95, 98 Giles Grene, MP: Correspondence with R. Augier: 1646-1648. • ff. 95, 97 Giles Grene, MP: Correspondence with T. Skynner: 1647-1648. • ff. 95,97 Tbomas Skynner: Correspondence with G. Grene: 1647-1648. • f. 96 Henri Auguste de Loménie, Comte de Brienne; Secretary of State: Letter to - de Villequier: 1647.: Engl. transl. • f. 96 Louis XIV of France: Letter to - de Villequier: 1647.: Engl. transl. • f. 96 de Villequier, Governor of Boulogne: Letter to, from Louis XIV: 1647.: Engl. transl. • ff. 99-106 Newsletters From France: Paris: 1654-1662.: Engl., Fr. and Lat. • f. 107 Newsletters From Italy: Rome: 1593-1656.: Engl. and Ital. • f. 108 Newsletters From Austria: Vienna: 1654, 1658. • f. 109 Giovanni Battista Stoppa, Minister of the French Congregation at the Savoy: News from Paris sent to: 1655.

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Scope and Content TRANSCRIPTS OF STATE PAPERS, 1605-1625, as follows:-

(1) Answer of James I to the Memorial of Grievances of the Commons; 1605. For copies of the Grievances and the Answer see Cotton MS. Titus F. iv, ff. 25, 86. ff. 1-11 .

(2) Petition of the Commons to James I on civil and ecclesiastical grievances; July 16 10. For another copy see Cotton MS. Titus F. iv, f. 133. ff. 12-46.

(3) The King's Answer to the above Petition; 23 July 1610. Printed in Cobbett's Parliamentary History, i, p. 1135. ff. 47-57.

(4) Journal of the Expedition to Cadiz in October 1625 under Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon, by himself in form of a report to their 'Lordshipps'. ff. 58-67. In the margin are notes by someone hostile to the author. There is another copy of the journal and marginal notes at Oxford, Tanner MSS. lxxii. 16 (cf. S. R. Gardiner, History of England, vi, p. 12, note). The journal, as printed in 1626, is practically the present article.

(5) Another account of the expedition. ff. 68-77b. There is another copy of this account in Harley MS. 37, f. 88. It was printed under the title of 'The Charge delivered by the Earl of Essex and nine other Colonels at the Council-Table, against the Viscount Wimbledon, general of the last Cales Voyage', in The Genuine Works in Verse and Prose of... George Granville, Lord Lansdowne, 1732, ii, p. 256. Paper; ff. 77. Large quarto. XVII cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-11, 47-57 England; Parliament: Answers of James I to the grievances of the Commons: 1605, 1610.: Copies. • ff. 1-11, 47-57 James I of England: Answers to the Commons' grievances: 1605, 1610. • ff. 12-46 England; Parliament: Petition of the Commons: 1610.: Copy. • ff. 12-46 James I of England: Petition to, from the Commons: 1610.: Copy. • ff. 58-67 Navy; England: Journal of Lord Wimbledon's expedition to Cadiz: 1625.: Copy. • ff. 58-67 Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon: Journal of his expedition to Cadiz: 1625.: Copy. • ff. 58-77b Cadiz, Spain: Accounts of Lord Wimbledon's expedition to: 1625.: Copies, 17th cent. • ff. 68-77b Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex: Charge against Lord Wimbledon's conduct of the expedition to Cadiz: 1625.: Copy. • ff. 68-77b Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon: Charge against his conduct of the expedition to Cadiz: 1625.: Copy.

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Scope and Content CALENDAR OF PRIVY SEAL WARRANTS; 9 Feb. 1653/4-4 Dec. 1656. Arranged chronologically, one entry to a page, and against each the note 'From the Register of the Signet-In the possession of William Eyre, of Lincoln's Inn, esquire'. Paper; ff. 212. Folio. 1653/4 - 1656.

Privy Seal: Calendar of warrants issued: 1654-1656.

Oliver Cromwell of England: Calendar of privy seal warrants issued: 1654-1656.

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Scope and Content 'AN INQUIRY INTO THE SHARE WHICH KING CHARLES I had in the Transactions of [Edward Somerset] the Earl of Glamorgan for bringing over a Body of the Irish Rebels to assist that King in the years 1645 and 1646', with preface and Appendix, being the draft prepared for the press by Birch. It was printed in 1747. The arrangement is as follows:-(a) the text. ff. 5-184b;- (b) footnotes. ff. 185-205;- (c) another version of the text. ff. 206-247;- (d) 'Observations on the preceding Enquiry'. ff. 248- 253b;- (e) the appendix. ff. 254-259b;- (f) other extracts embodied in the text. ff. 260-279b;- (g) copies of letters and notes of David Hume on the work;1755. ff. 280-287;- (h) copy of a letter from Edward Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, to Lord Chancellor Edward Hume; 11 June 1660. ff. 288-290. The subject-matter of the MS. was taken by Birch from the Rinuccini MS. styled 'The Nuncio's Memoirs' preserved in Lord Leicester's library at Holkham (Holkham MS. 200) (see Hist. MSS. Comm., 9th Report, App., pp. 340-357). Cf. Add. MS. 4195. Paper; ff. 299. Quarto. XVIII cent.

Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester 1646, d 1667, styled Earl of Glamorgan: 'An Inquiry into the Share, which King Charles I had in the Transactions of the Earl of Glamorgan ... 1645 and 1646', by T. Birch: circ. 1747.: Draft.

Charles I of England: T. Birch's 'An Inquiry into the Share which King Charles I had in the Transactions of the Earl of Glamorgan ... 1645 and 1646': 1747.: Draft.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: 'An Inquiry into the Share which King Charles I had in the Transactions of the. Earl of Glamorgan ... 1645 and 1647',: circ. 1747.: Autogr. draft.

includes:

• ff. 280-287 David Hume, philosopher: Notes by, and extracts from letters: 1755.: Copies. • f. 288 Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester 1646, d 1667, styled Earl of Glamorgan: Letter to E. Hyde: 1660.: Copy. • f. 288 Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Letter to, from Lord Worcester: 1660.: Copy.

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Scope and Content 'LETTERS BETWEEN COL. ROBERT HAMMOND, Governor of the Isle of Wight, and the Committee ... at Derby House, Gen. Fairfax, Lt. Gen. Cromwell, Commissary General Ireton, etc., relating to Charles I ... in Carisbrooke Castle ... To which is prefixed a letter from John Ashburnham, Esq. to a Friend'; 1647, 1648. As prepared for the press by Birch, and printed with the above title in 1764. The arrangement is as follows:-(a) the preface and letters 1-3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 35-36, 39. ff. 2- 24b;- (b) the letters 1-34, 37-39 as sent to the press. ff. 25-54;- (c) the footnotes. ff. 55-74;- (d) 'some account' of the original letters, by T. H. f. 85;- (e) 'An account of the family and descendants of Oliver Cromwel'. ff.76-77b;- (f) a cipher. f. 80. The letter of John Ashburnham (see title page) is not contained in the MS. Paper; ff. 80. Quarto. XVIII cent.

Colonel Robert Hammond, Governor of the I of Wight: Correspondence rel. to Charles I at Carisbrooke Castle: 1647, 1648.: Copies.

Charles I of England: Correspondence rel. to his confinement in Carisbrooke Castle: 1647-1648.: Copies.

Carisbrook Castle, Isle of Wight: Correspondence rel. to the imprisonment of Charles I at: 1647, 1648.: Copies.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: 'Letters between Col. Robert Hammond, Governor of the Isle of Wight, and the Committee ... at Derby House ... relating to Charles I ... in Carisbrooke Castle': circ. 1764.: Draft (partly autogr.).

includes:

• ff. 76-77b Cromwell family: Account of: 18th cent.

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Scope and Content CALENDAR OF CLARENDON STATE PAPERS

Calendar of State Papers of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, Lord Chancellor (d. 1674), by Birch; to which are added:-(a) copies and extracts from some of the Earl's letters, etc.; 1630-1659. ff. 28-47b;- and (b) copies of letters of Sir Francis Windebank, Secretary of State, to Charles I; 1635-1640. ff. 48-58b. A note (f. 26b) in Birch's hand states that his calendar was taken, 22 Mar. 1756 'at the duchess of Queensbury's' (Catherine, dau. of Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon, wife of Charles, 3rd Duke of Queensberry). The originals are now in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. Paper; ff. 58. Folio. XVIII cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• ff. 1-27 Catherine Douglas, wife of Charles, 3rd Duke of Queensberry: Calendar of MSS. in the possession of: 1756. • ff. 1-27 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Calendar of MSS. of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon: 1756.: Autogr. • ff.1-27 Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Calendar of state papers of: 1756. • ff. 28-47b Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Correspondence of, etc.: 1630-1659.: Copies. • ff. 48-58 Sir Francis Windebank, Principal Secretary of State: Letters to Charles I: 1635-1640.: Copies. • ff.48-58 Charles I of England: Letters to, from Sir F. Windebank: 1635-1640.: Copies.

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Scope and Content LEICESTER STATE PAPERS

Transcripts of state papers, relating, with the exception of art. 1, to Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester (d. 1677). They were made by, or for, Arthur Collins from originals at Penshurst or in the State Paper Office, probably with a view to inclusion in his Letters and Memorials of State, 2 vols., 1746, but were not so included, most of the transcripts being marked 'not used'. Contents include:-

(1) 'A briefe Report of the Military services done in the Low Countries by [Robert Dudley] the Erle of Leicester written by one that serv'd there'; 1585. Imperfect. It agrees substantially with pp. 3-18 of the edition printed in 1587. ff. 1-6.

(2) Journal of Robert Sidney, Earl of Leicester, when Ambassador to the Court of Denmark; 14 Sept.-29 Nov. 1632, preceded by (a) his 'Instructions' (two copies). ff. 7-14b;-and (b) the memorial which he handed to Christian IV. f. 15. Collins promised but failed to print this journal (op. cit. i, p. 128). ff. 16-36.

(3) Letters of Lord Leicester to (a) the Secretaries of State, Sir John Coke and Sir Francis Windebank, during his mission to France; 26 May 1636 - 7 Sept/28 Aug. 1640. ff. 37-104;- (b) his son Philip, Viscount L'Isle; Oxford, 16 Mar. 1643/4. f. 105;-and (c) his son Algernon, 'at Hamburgh after his return from Denmark'; London, 30 Aug. 1660. ff. 108-110b. Paper; ff. 110. Folio. XVIII cent.

Penshurst, Kent: Transcripts of letters and papers preserved at: circ. 1740-1750.

Arthur Collins, d 1760 bookseller, of London: Transcripts of Sidney papers by: 18th cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-6 Netherlands, United Provinces: Report of Lord Leicester's military services in: 1585.: Copy. Imperf. • ff. 1-6 Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Report of his military services in the Low Countries: 1585.: Copy. Imperf. • ff. 7-110 b Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester 1626: Transcripts of State papers rel. to: 18th cent.

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Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

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Creation Date [1605-1799]

Extent and Format 2 items

Title PAPERS RELATING TO HENRY PRINCE OF WALES ([1605-1799])

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Add MS 4189 (18th century)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4189

Creation Date 18th century

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Scope and Content Transcripts of papers, letters, etc., made by Birch in preparation for his The Life of Henry, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King James I, compiled chiefly from his own Papers, and other Manuscripts, 1760. They include (a) The draft title-page of 'The Life', etc., on which Birch has written 'Begun, Monday January 1, 1759. The first Draught finish'd Monday Janu. 29, 1759. It was revis'd in Febry'. f. 1;- (b) Three drafts of the dedication to George, Prince of Wales. ff. 4-6b, 11- 13b, 130-131 b;-(c) Extract, from Harley MS. 6279, of the 'Life of Phineas Pette'. ff. 26-35b;-(d) 'A Relation of prince Henry's noble and virtuous Disposition and of sundry his witty and pleasant Speeches; Directed to the right Honble. the Lord Lumley and his Lady' (John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley, d. 1609). ff. 146- 161 ;-(e) Particulars of the Charter granting the Duchy of Cornwall to the Prince; 1 Sept. 1610. f. 172. No draft of 'The Life' itself appears in the volume, but extracts from the letters, many of which are copied from Harley MS. 7007, are printed therein. Some letters to Birch on the subject of the Life are added at the end of the volume. Paper; ff. 186. Quarto. XVIII cent.

Henry Frederick (d, Princes of Wales; 1612): Collections for his biography by T. Birch: 1760.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• f. 176 John Loveday, antiquary, of Caversham: Letters to T. Birch: 1760, 1761. • f. 180 Michael Lort, DD; Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1760-1765. • f. 181 Reverend John Jones, controversialist: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1765.

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Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

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Creation Date c 1610

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content 'ORDERS established to be observed by all gentlemen and officers of the Prince's households' (Henry, Prince of Wales). Birch in a note at the head of the roll says that it had belonged to Sir Julius Caesar, Master of the Rolls, at whose sale in 1757 he bought it (lot 7 in A catalogue of the manuscripts of Sir Julius Caesar, 14 Dec. 1757; and cf. annotated and priced copy of the sale-cat. in Lansdowne MS. 123). It was printed by Birch as an Appendix (Number XVII) to The Life of Henry, Prince of Wales, 1760 (p. 427) but, in a footnote, he expresses a doubt whether the Orders are not of a date antecedent to Prince Henry's creation as Prince of Wales in 1610. Vellum roll. 2.41 m x 0. 29m. Circa A.D. 1610.

Henry Frederick (d, Princes of Wales; 1612): Orders for the members of his household: circ. 1610.

Household, Royal: Orders for the household of Henry, Prince of Wales: circ. 1610.

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Custodial History Sir Julius Caesar, judge: Owned: in 17th cent.

Add MS 4191 (1644-1655)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4191

Creation Date 1644-1655

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; French; Latin; Italian; German; Spanish

Scope and Content COLLECTION OF LETTERS, MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS, relating to the capture or detention of ships and goods off the coasts of France and Holland; 1644-1655. Included are:-(a) Remonstrance by the Committee of Lords and Commons for Foreign Affairs presented to Don Alonso de Cardenas, Spanish Ambassador in England, against depredation by Dunkirk frigates on ships and goods of English merchants, with a list of the frigates which 'have commission from ye king of England', etc.; 7 Nov. 1645. Draft. f. 6;- (b) Memorial to Louis XIV for the surrender of a Bark taken by a Dunkirk frigate on the ground of its being in the service of Louis de Goth, Marquis de Rouillac, on his return from his embassy in Portugal; 26/16 July 1646. Copy. f. 8;- (c) Order of the Navy Commissioners to the English Ambassador to Turkey to remonstrate against the state of the English in Algiers and Tunis; circa 1647 . Draft. f. 20. Paper; ff. 56. Folio. 1644-1655.

Navy; England: Papers rel. to the destruction of English ships: 1644-1655.

England; Parliament: Petitions etc., to the Committee for Foreign Affairs: 1645-1655.

includes:

• f. 1 Zollikofer family, merchants of St Gall: Case of prize officers against: 17th cent. • ff. 2-4b John Harris, sea captain: Declarations conc. the capture of his ship 'Mercury' at Messina: 1644.: Fr. and Lat.: Copy.

Page 121 2021-09-28 • ff. 2-4b Mercury; ship: Declarations conc. the capture of, at Messina: 1644,: Fr. and Lat.: Copy. • ff. 2-4b Messina, Sicily: Declarations conc. the capture of an English vessel, the 'Mercury', at: 1644.: Fr. and Lat.: Copy. • ff. 6, 11 b Alonso de Cardenas, Spanish Ambassador in England: Letters to, from the Committee for Foreign Affairs: 1645.: Drafts. • ff. 6, 11 b England; Parliament: Letters of the Committee for Foreign Affairs to the Spanish Ambassador: 1645.: Drafts. • f. 8 René Augier, British Resident in Paris: Memorial to Louis XIV: 1646.: Copy. • f. 9 Mary Bason: Petition to the Committee for Foreign Affairs: 1648. • f. 10 Colonel Randall Mainwaring: Petition to the Committee for Foreign Affairs: circ. 1648. • f. 12 Francis Tennant, merchant: Petition concerning the loss of his ship: 1647. • f. 13 Huet Leate: Order of compensation to, for loss of goods: circ. 1648. • ff. 16-18 Colonel Raphe Harrison, merchant, of London: Petition to the Parliamentary Committee for foreign affairs: circ. 1650. • f. 18 Walter Strickland, MP: Letter to, from the Committee for Foreign Affairs: circ. 1650. • f. 19 Thomas Bonadventure; ship: Order for restitution of: temp. Commonwealth.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 19 Parroquet doré; ship: Order for restitution of: temp. Commonwealth.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 19 Paul; ship, Rotterdam: Order for restitution of: temp. Commonwealth.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 20 Charles I of England: Order of the Navy Commissioners to the English Ambassador to Turkey: circ. 1647.: Draft. • f. 20 Tunis: Representation to Turkey on the state of the English in: circ 1647.: Draft. • f. 20 Turkey, Sultans of. Ibrahim: Representation to, on the state of the English in Algiers, etc.: circ. 1647.: Draft. • f. 20 Edmund Casson, Agent in the Barbary States: Instructions for: circ. 1647.: Draft. • f. 20 Algiers, Africa: Representation to Turkey of the state of the English in: circ. 1647.: Draft. • f. 21 Alonso de Cardenas, Spanish Ambassador in England: Petition to, of F. Owen: circ. 1648. • f. 21 François Owen, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition to A. de Cardenas: circ. 1648. • f. 22 Peter Thelwall: Letter to Parliament: 1645.: Imperf. • f. 23 London; Lord Mayor, Corporation, etc: Parliamentary order for a committee to confer with the Common Council: 1648. • f. 23 England; Parliament: Order for conference with the City of London for a Committee of Safety: 1648. • f. 23 Henry Elsynge, clerk of the House of Commons: Order signed by: 1648. • f. 24 Peter Jones, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Steven White, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 William Boene, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Francis Lodewick, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Abraham Bush, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Richard Lawrance, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Benjamin Lannoy, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Nathanael Bonnel, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: Circa 1648. • f. 24 Andrew Cade, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Jacob Wachter, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Peter Houblon, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Michael Cade, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 James Houbelon, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 William Clough, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Pieter Heene, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Jacob Juvin, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 François Owen, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Richard Shute, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 James Lordell, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 James Stanier, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Thomas Rich, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Anthony Stubbes, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Trade and Commerce: Petition of merchants trading in Flanders, to the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Aff airs: temp. Commonwealth. • f. 24 Nicolas Skinner, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Mark Parker, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 John Rushout, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Abraham Otger, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 John Niclaes, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 David Bonnell, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circa 1648. • f. 24 James Oeils, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 John Webster, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648. • f. 24 Francis Lodwik Walrans, merchant trading in Flanders: Petition signed by: circ. 1648.

Page 122 2021-09-28 • f. 25 Anthony Rousseau, merchant: Petition of: circ. 1648. • f. 25 Daniel Le Seigner: Petition of: circ. 1648. • f. 25 Joos Arnold, merchant: Petition of: circ. 1648. • f. 25 Peter Le Texier: Petition of: circ. 1648. • f. 25 David Venn, merchant: Petition of: circ. 1648. • ff. 26, 38 Utrecht; frigate, Rotterdam: Order for its restitution, with inventory of stores: 1644. • f. 27 London; City Companies. Scriveners: Petition of: 1615-1616.: Copy. Imperf. • f. 28b Luis Ochoa de Echeandia, notary, of San Sebastian: Signature: 1645. • ff. 28, 30 Philip IV of Spain: Notarial copy of a captain's commission to C. Le Megre Echeverria: 1645: Span. and Engl. transl. • ff. 28-29, 30-33b Christian Le Megre Echeuerria: Notarial copy of his commission as captain of the 'Lady of Piety': 1645.: Span. and Engl. transl. • f. 29 Francis de Sarasto, notary public, of San Sebastian: Signature: 1645. • f. 29 Thomas de Astigarraga, notary public, of San Sebastian: Signature: 1645. • f. 33b Johanes Emans, notary public: Signature: 1645. • ff. 34, 35 Captain Hodges: Papers rel. to the capture of the 'Becasse' of St. Malo by: 1645. • f. 37 Samuel Avery, Deputy Assistant of the Company of Merchant Adventurers: Petition to Parliament, signed by: circ. 1650. • ff. 38, 39 James Smith, purser: Note of provisions, etc., found in the 'Utrecht': 1644. • f. 39 William Rowe: Signature: 1644. • ff. 40, 41 Peter Delasale, merchant: Petition to Parliament and case of: 1644. • f. 42 Walter Strickland, MP: Letter to, from -: 1646. • f. 43 Newsletters From Germany: Hamburg: 1652-1662.: Lat. and Germ. • f. 44b Newsletters From Italy: Rome: 1593-1656.: Engl. and Ital. • ff. 44, 46, 47 Newsletters From France: Paris: 1654-1662.: Engl., Fr. and Lat. • ff. 49, 5 1 Jonas Abeels, merchant, of Amsterdam: Appointment to act for English merchants at Amsterdam: 1651.: Fr.: Engl. draft. • f. 52 Jonas Abeels, merchant, of Amsterdam: Petition to the Judgment Court of Amsterdam: 1651. • f. 54 Thomas Pain, merchant: Declaration conc. release of his captured goods at Emden: 1646.: Notarial copy. • f. 54 Josua Mainet, notary public: Declaration notarised by: 1646.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Add MS 4192 (c 1653-1656)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4192

Creation Date c 1653-1656

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content ANGLO-PORTUGUESE RELATIONS

Collection of State Papers concerning the relations between the Commonwealth of England and the Kingdom of Portugal, and consisting mostly of articles, propositions, objections, etc., during the negotiations of João Rodriguez Sà e Menezes, Conde de Penaguião, Camereiro Mor to John IV, Ambassador in England, for a treaty of commerce finally concluded between the two countries in July 1654. Many of the papers are signed 'El Conde Camereiro Mor'. Among the contents are:-

(1) Treaty between Portugal and the United Provinces of Holland, on the former throwing off the Spanish yoke and placing the Duke of Braganza on the throne as John IV; The Hague, 22 June 1641. Copy. ff. 1-7.

(2) Articles of Peace to be made between John IV and the Parliament of England, now newly put forward by the Portuguese Ambassador; 1652. Latin and English. The proposals were embodied in the treaty of July 1654 (see f. 64, and also Stowe MS. 192). Followed (ff. 17b-41, 110-120b)

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(3) 'A Perticuler of the Artickles of Peace desired by ye Engsh Marchantes to be graunted them by his Matie of Portugall'; 1653. ff. 43-46b.

(4) Articles delivered by the Portuguese Ambassador at conferences held on 28 Feb., 5 Apr. 1653. Latin. ff. 17b-41, 54-63.

(5) The treaty concluded 10 July 1654. Copy. ff. 64-75.

(6) John IV to O. Cromwell, Lord Protector; 26 May-24 June 1656. English translation. ff. 76, 77.

(7) The same to the Conde de Penaguião; April 1654. English translation. f. 324.

(8) The Portuguese Ambassador's 'Answere to ye new Articles' of the Council; 1654. ff. 344-346b. Paper; ff. 361. Folio. Circ. 1653-1656.

England; Commonwealth: Negotiations for a treaty with Portugal: 1652-1654.

Joao Rodrigues de Sà e Menezes, Conde de Penaguiao; Camareiro Mór of Portugal: Negotiations, as Portuguese Ambassador, for treaty with England: 1652-1654.

John IV of Portugal: Negotiations with England for treaty: 1652-1654.

Treaties: Papers rel. to a commercial treaty betw. England and Portugal: 1654.

includes:

• ff. 1-7 John IV of Portugal: Treaty with Holland: 1641.: Copy. • ff. 1-7 Netherlands, United Provinces: Treaty with Portugal: 1641.: Copy. • ff. 76, 77 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letters to, from John IV of Portugal: 1656.: Lat., with Engl. transl. • ff. 76, 77 John IV of Portugal: Letters to O. Cromwell: 1656.: Lat. and Engl. transl. • f. 79 John IV of Portugal: Act of the Parliament of England to make ships, etc., taken from, to be Prize: 1650.: Printed. • ff. 79-82 England; Parliament: Act to make ships, etc., taken from the King of Portugal to be Prize: 1650.: Printed. • f. 95 Edward Ashe, Navy commissioner: Letter to T. Scot: 1653. • f. 95 Thomas Scot, of county Buckinghamshire, regicide (d. 1660): Letter to, from E. Ashe: 1653. • f. 242 John Exton, judge of High Court of Admiralty: Petition to the Council of State: 1654. • f. 242 William Stephens, DCL, MP; Admiralty judge: Evidence to the Council of State signed by: 1654. • f. 264 Francisco de Santo Agostinho de Macedo, OFM; Portuguese writer: Letter to the English Council of State: 1653.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 324 John IV of Portugal: Letter to his ambassador in England: 1654.: Engl. transl.

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Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4193

Creation Date 1653-1730

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material Dutch; English; Latin; French; German; Italian; Spanish

Scope and Content STATE PAPERS RELATING TO EUROPEAN AFFAIRS as affected in many cases by the Quadruple Alliance in 1718, with a few earlier documents; 1653-1730. The principal contents are as follows:-

(1) Drafts, etc., of a treaty between George I as 'Electeur de Brunswick' and Frederick William, King of Prussia; 1718. French. ff. 1-14.

(2) Comparison of the numbers of British infantry in 1711 and 1714. f. 1 5.

(3) 'Plan du Comte de la Marck [Louis Pierre de la Marck, French Ambassador to the North of Europe] pour la Paix du Nord'; 1718. ff. 17-23.

(4) Project of a treaty (containing fifty-three articles) between France and the Netherlands; circ. 1718. ff. 25-58.

(5) Account of the state of France in the early years of Louis XV, beg. 'La situation présente de la Constitution interieure de ce Pays'; circ. 1718. ff. 63-67.

(6) Projects of a treaty between Great Britain and Prussia in the interests of religion in Poland and Lithuania, with copies of letters from the Kings of Prussia, Great Britain and Poland; 1720. if. 72-77.

(7) Various projects 'pour la Paix de Nord'. One (ff. 92-93) is in the autograph of Sir Luke Schaub, British Minister at Paris, and another (ff. 94-95b) is printed under the date, 'March, 1719', in J. Du Mont, Corps Universel Diplomatique, Amsterdam, etc., 1731, viii, Pt ii, p. 8. if. 83-95b.

(8) Proposals by France and Great Britain 'constitués mediateurs pour le Congrés à tenir' subsequent to the Quadruple Alliance, with marginal notes in the autograph of Sir Luke Schaub giving the opinions of 'Le Cardinal' (? Giulio Alberoni) on each article; 1718. ff. 100-104.

(9) 'Projet d'Execution du Plan arreté par Sa Majesté [? Louis XV], et par Son Altesse Royale [? the Duc d'Orléans, Regent], pour . . . l'avancement de leurs Interets et les avantages de leur Maison'; circ. 1720. Two copies, the first imperfect. ff. 108-113b, 257-263b, 285- 290.

(10) 'Considerations sur le Traité entre l'Angleterre et La France 'by the Imperial Ministers at The Hague. At the foot is written 'you will easily believe 'tis not proper the Minister of France should know anything of this'; circ. 1717. Two copies. ff. 1 16-117b, 122-123b.

(11) Reply to 'Le Memoire présenté par Monsr de Leathes Resident de S.M.B. à Bruxelles à Mons r le Marquis de Prié' concerning trade with Sweden; 1717. f. 118.

(12) 'Extrait de l'Alliance conclue entre les Rois de France et d'Angleterre [i.e. Prince James Francis Edward Stuart] ... pour detruire les Anglois Protestants, et les Hollandois'; circ. 1701-1713, with note 'Ces articles ont éte tirés du Cabinet du Comte de Sunderland'. ff. 120-121.

(13) 'Manifest, Declaring the opinion of the people' on the corrupt state of France, and demanding a restoration of their liberties; n.d. ff. 124- 139b.

(14) 'Formula renuntiationis, ac Instrumenti desuper a Rege Catholico [Philip VI] ad normam articuli 4ti Tractatus Londinensis expediendi'; 1718. ff. 142-149b.

(15) 'Concepts' or articles of agreement proposed between the Commonwealth and the Dutch Ambassador (Willem Nieupoort) for regulating the commerce of the two kingdoms, with other papers; 1655. ff. 150-203.

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(16) 'Memoire historique contenant tout ce que le Sieur Emmanuel de Bondeli, Baron du Chatelat ... a fait pour le service de LL. MM. Les Roys d'Angleterre et de Prusse, principalement dans l'affaire de Neufchatel et Vallengin depuis L'an 1688'; 1715. ff. 206-219.

(17) 'Projet d'une Resolution à donner par le Corps Protestant à Ratisbonne aux Ministres Imperiaux'; aft. 1714. ff. 220-222.

(18) 'Etat Estimatif du Montant des Fonds employés en France'; 1720- 1727. f. 224.

(19) Memorial on the general state of Europe since the Quadruple Alliance (1718) by a British Minister abroad; circa 1727. French. Imperfect. ff. 225-244.

(20) 'Memoire' on the necessity of retrenchment in the finances of Saxony; Dresden, 1 Nov. 1730. ff. 245-248b.

(21) An examination of 'le stile, dont les Roys de la Grande Bretagne se sont servis, en

écrivant aux Czars de Muscovie'; tempp. Eliz.- Geo. I. ff. 249-251.

(22) Correspondence of Rudolph Johann, Baron von Wrisberg, Hanoverian Minister at Regensburg, with George I; 1720. French and German. Copies. ff. 264-276.

(23) Letters from Princess Louise von Holstein Beck, to George I; Rinteln, 2 Sept. 1720 (?). Signed. German. ff. 292-294.

(24) 'Solemnel Covenant ... Gemaeckt ende besworen door de Heeren ende Gemeenten van de drie Koninckrijcken van Engelandt, Schotlandt ende Yerlandt, Om de Religie te reformeren ende te stabilieren'; 1660. Printed. f. 295. Paper; ff. 318. Folio. 1653-1730.

George I of England: Proposals rel. to the Quadruple Alliance: 1718.

Treaties: Papers rel. to the Quadruple Alliance: 1718-1720.: Engl., Lat., Fr. and Germ.

includes:

• ff. 1-14, 72-77 Frederick William I of Prussia: Drafts, etc., of treaties with England: 1718, 1720. • ff. 1-14,72-77 George I of England: Drafts of treaties with Prussia: 1718, 1720.: Fr. • f. 15 Army; England: Comparison of British infantry in 1711 and 1714.: 1711, 1714. • ff. 17-23 Louis Pierre de La Marck, called Comte de la Marck: 'Plan pour la paix du Nord': 1718. • ff. 25-58 Netherlands, United Provinces: Project of a treaty with France: circ. 1718. • ff. 25-58 Louis XV of France: Project of a treaty with the Netherlands: circ. 1718. • ff. 63-67 Louis XV of France: Considerations of the state of France: circ. 1718.: Fr. • f. 68 Frederick William I of Prussia: Complaints of, against the Emperor Charles VI: circ. 1718.: Fr. • ff. 72-77 Lithuania: Project of treaty between Great Britain and Prussia in the interests of religion in: 1720.: Fr. • ff. 72-77 Frederic Augustus I; King of Poland: Project of treaty between Great Britain and Prussia in the interests of religion in Poland: 1720.: Fr. • f. 79 George I of England: Letter to, from the King of Prussia: 1720.: Germ.: Copy. • f. 79 Frederick William I of Prussia: Letter to George I: 1720.: Germ.: Copy. • ff. 81, 82, 266 Frederic Augustus I; King of Poland: Correspondence with George 1: 1720, 1721.: Germ.: Copies. • ff.81, 82, 266 George I of England: Correspondence with Frederick Augustus I of Poland: 1720, 1721.: Germ.: Copies. • f. 92 Sir Luke Schaub, diplomatist: 'Plan pour la Paix du Nord': 1719.: Autogr. • f. 92 Treaties: 'Plan pour la Paix du Nord': temp. Geo l. • f. 96 Newsletters From Sweden: From Stockholm: circ. 1720.: Fr.: Extr. • f. 98 Count Arved Berendt Horn,; Chancellor of Sweden: Letter to Count von Freytag: circ. 1720.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 100-104 Sir Luke Schaub, diplomatist: Proposals betw. France and England as 'Mediateurs pour le Congrès': 1718.: Fr. • ff. 108-113b (imperf.), 257-263b, 285-290 Louis XV of France: Treatise on his foreign policy: circ. 1720.: Two copies. • ff. 116-117b, 122-123b George I of England: Considerations of the Imperial ministers on the treaty with France: circ. 1717.: Fr.: Two copies. • ff.116-117b, 122-123b Louis XV of France: Considerations of the Imperial Ministers on the treaty between France and England: circ. 1717.: Fr.: Two copies.

Page 126 2021-09-28 • ff.116-117b,122-123b Charles VI; Emperor of Germany: Considerations of his ministers at The Hague on the treaty between France and England: n.d.: Fr.: Two copies. • f. 118 William Leathes, English Resident at Brussels: Reply to his memorial to the Marquis de Prié: 1717.: Fr. • ff. 120-121 Louis XIV of France: Articles of alliance with the 'Old Pretender': circ. 1701-1713.: Fr.: Extr. • ff. 124-139b France General: Treatise on the government of: 17th-18th centt. • f. 141 Jean de La Barde, Marquis de Marolles; French Ambassador in Switzerland: Letter to, from Comte de Brienne: circ. 1661.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 141 Henri Auguste de Loménie, Comte de Brienne; Secretary of State: Letter to J. de la Barde: circ. 1661.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 142-149b Philip V of Spain: Renunciation of art. 4 of the treaty of London: 1718.: Lat.: Two copies. • ff. 150-203 Willem Nieupoort, Dutch Ambassador in England: Propositions for regulating trade with England: 1655. • ff. 150-203 Netherlands, United Provinces: Proposals for regulating trade with England: 1655. • ff.150-203 Oliver Cromwell of England: Propositions for regulating trade with Holland: 1655. • f. 205 Hungary: Decree conc. religious freedom in: circ. 1715.: Lat. • ff. 206-219 Emmanuel Bondeli, Seigneur de Châtelard: Historical memoir on his services to the kings of England and Prussia: 1688-1715.: Fr. • ff. 206-219 Vallengin, Switzerland: Memoir conc. affairs in: 1688-1715.: Fr. • ff. 206-219 Principality of Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Memoir conc. affairs in: 1688-1715.: Fr. • f. 224 Louis XV of France: State of the finances of France: 1720-1727. • ff. 245-248b Saxony: Memoir on the finances of: 1730.: Fr. • ff. 249-251 Russia General: Variations of style in addressing the Czar: temp. Eliz. -Geo. I.: Fr. • ff. 264-276 Baron Rudolph Johann von Wrisberg,; Hanoverian diplomatist: Correspondence with George 1: 1720.: Fr. and Germ.: Copies. • ff. 264-276 George I of England: Correspondence with Baron von Wrisberg: 1720.: Fr. and Germ.: Copies. • f. 281 - del Campo Florido, Prince; Spanish Ambassador in France: Order signed by: 1720.: Span. • f. 283 Count Josef Lothar Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels: Credentials, as Imperial Ambassador to France: 1717.: Ital.: Copy. • f. 283b Count Conrad Sigismund von Starhemberg: Credentials, as Imperial Ambassador to England: 1720.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 284 Count Otto Christoph Volckra von Heidenreichstein,; Ambassador of the Emperor Charles VI: Letter rel. to his mission to England: 1715.: Fr. • ff. 291, 292 Princess Louise von Holstein Beck: Letter to George I: [? 1720].: Germ. • f. 292 George I of England: Letter to, from Louise, Princess of Holstein: [?1720].: Germ. • f. 295 Charles II of England: Solemn covenant with Scotland and Ireland in favour of the Reformed religion: 1660.: Dutch.: Printed. • f. 298 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Pass for: 1659.: Dutch. • f. 298 Willem Nieupoort, Dutch Ambassador in England: Pass signed by: 1659. • f. 298 Allard Pieter Jongestall: Pass signed by: 1659. • f. 298 Hieronymus van Beverningk, Dutch Ambassador to England: Pass signed by: 1659. • ff. 298-302 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Papers rel. to: 1653-1659.: Dutch. • f. 299 Frederic Henry, Princes of Orange; Count of Nassau: Order signed by his widow Amalia: 1653. • f. 299 William II, Princes of Orange: Order signed by his widow Mary: 1653. • f. 301 Breda: Memorial in favour of J. Pell to the Burgomaster of: 1653.: Dutch. • f. 301 J. H. van Nederuens: Memorial to the magistrates of Breda: 1653.: Dutch. • f. 317 George I of England: Letter to the Emperor Charles VI: 1720.: Germ.: Copy.

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Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4194

Creation Date 1686-1688

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content ELLIS CORRESPONDENCE

Original letters, many of them unsigned, addressed to John Ellis, Secretary to the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland, upon public affairs, giving many details of court news, appointments and dismissals of officials, and other events at home and abroad leading up to the Revolution; 1686-1688. Among the writers are James Butler, Duke of Ormonde; Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon; Sir Robert Southwell; Sir Jonathan Trelawney, Bishop of Bristol; Humphrey Prideaux; Owen Wynne, Under Secretary of State, etc. The writers' names are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Extracts from the letters were included by Sir Henry Ellis in his Original Letters Illustrative of English History, 1824, etc. (2nd Ser., iv), and the whole correspondence was published by G. A. Ellis, The Ellis Correspondence, 1829, 2 vols. For other correspondence of J. Ellis see Add. MSS. 28875-28956, especially 28875, 28876 which cover the dates of the present volume and contain letters from some of the same writers. Paper; ff. 438. Folio. 1686-1688.

Owen Wynne, Under Secretary of State: Letters to J. Ellis: 1686-1688.

John Ellis, Under Secretary of State: Letters to: 1686-1688.

James II of England: Newsletters from London, etc.: 1686-1688.

Israel Feilding, Commissary-General in Ireland, Commissioner for Victualling the Navy: Letters to J. Ellis: 1686-1688.

Newsletters From England: London: 1684-1695.

includes:

• ff. 14, 209 Samuel de Paz: Letters to J. Ellis: 1606, 1687. • f. 37 Company of Merchant Adventurers: Petition to Parliament: circ. 1650. • ff. 61,400 Philip Madoxe, clerk to Sir R Southwell: Letters to J. Ellis: 1686, 1688. • ff. 90, 97, 124, 319, 359 William Shaw, of the Treasury: Letter to J. Ellis: 1686-1688. • ff. 99, 120, 152, 173, 204 Francis Gwyn, politician: Letters to J. Ellis: 1686, 1687. • ff. 101, 387 James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde: Letters to J. Ellis: 1686, 1688. • f. 139 Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet; Bishop of Winchester: Letter to J. Ellis: 1687. • ff. 146, 181 Samuel Ellis: Letters to his brother, J. Ellis: 1687. • f. 160 Elizabeth Clarke: Letter to J. Ellis: 1687. • ff. 165, 285, 436 Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Letters to J. Ellis: 1686-1688. • ff. 184, 198, 218 Herbert Aubrey, Irish Commissioner: Letters to J. Ellis: 1687. • f. 205 William Smith, customs official at Dublin: Letter to: from 1687. • f. 206 Poetry ENGLISH: Lines on the author of the 'Hind and Panther': 1687. • f. 222 Hugh Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Mount Alexander: Letter to J. Ellis: 1689. • ff. 228, 315 Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon: Letters to J. Ellis: 1688. • ff. 252, 339 Francis Cave: Letters to J. Ellis: 1688. • f. 265 Humphrey Prideaux, Dean of Norwich: Letter to J. Ellis: 1688. • f. 295 James Bonnell, Accountant-General of Ireland: Letter to J. Ellis: 1688. • f. 313 Philip Ellis, RC Vicar-Apostolic of the Western District: Letter to J. Ellis: 1688. • ff. 347, 406 William Culliford, Commissioner of Revenue in Ireland: Letter to J. Ellis: 1688. • f. 377 William Henry (William III), Princes of Orange: Address to the States General on leaving Holland, with replies: 1688. • f. 393 Charles Loveseto: Notes on movements of the Dutch Fleet: 1688. • f. 418 City of Nottingham: Declaration of nobles and commons at: 1688.

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Creation Date 18th century

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Scope and Content RINUCCINI MEMOIRS

'Abstract of a MS. in the Library of the Right Honourable Thomas [Coke] Earl of Leicester entitled De Haeresis Anglicanae Intrusione et Progressu et de Bello Catholico ad Annum 1641 in Hibernia coepto, exindeque per aliquot Annos gesto Commentarius, compiled from the Original Papers of John Baptista Rinuccini, Archbishop of Fermo, and Nuncio from Pope Innocent X in Ireland in the year 1645, etc.'. In Birch's autograph. For a detailed account by J. T. Gilbert of the Rinuccini MS. (Holkham MS. 200) styled 'The Nuncio's Memoirs' see Hist. MSS. Comm., 9th Report, App., pp. 340-357. Cf. Add. MS. 4185. Paper; ff. 89. Quarto. XVIII cent.

Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, d 1653 Archbishop of Fermo, and Papal Nuncio in Ireland: Abstract by T. Birch of his 'Memoirs' in the Holkham library: 18th cent.

Holkham Hall, Norfolk: Abstract by T. Birch of the Rinuccini MS. in the library there: 18th cent.

Thomas Coke, Baron Lovell; Earl of Leicester: Abstract by T. Birch of the Rinuccini MS. in his library: 18th cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

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Creation Date 1656-1660

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Title COMMONWEALTH WARRANTSWarrants and orders from the various Commissioners, members of councils and committees of the Parliament, for payments of pensions, compensation for injuries in the war, soldiers' pay and stores, the salaries of the Protector's household, and officers of government, and for miscellaneous services to the Commonwealth. Two volumes. Among the signatures are those of William Sydenham, Slingsby Bethell, Arthur Annesley, Sir Thomas Widdrington, Carew Ralegh, Sir William Waller, John Trevor, John Disbrowe, Sir Henry Vane, jun., John Bradshaw, Sir Arthur Hesilrige, John Lambert, Archibald Johnston, of Warriston, Bulstrode Whitelocke, etc. Paper; ff. 360, 292. Folio. 1656-1660. (1656-1660)

Scope and Content John Blackwell, Treasurer at war: Warrants for payments to: 1658-1660.

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Creation Date 1656-1658

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Scope and Content Vol. I, 1656- 1658;

Gualter Frost, Treasurer to Council of State: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1660.

Sir Adam Loftus: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1660.

John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford and 1st Earl of Lindsay: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1659.

Henry Zinzan, alias Alexander; formerly equerry of the stable to James I: Warrants for payments to: 1656, 1657.

Ann Manning, widow: Warrants for payments to: 1657-1660.

Anne Holland: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1659.

William Sydenham, d 1661 parliamentarian: Warrants signed by: 1655-1660.

Sir William Roberts, 1st Baronet 1661: Warrants signed by: 1656-1660.

Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich: Warrants signed by: 1656-1658.

John Maidstone, Steward of O Cromwell's household: Warrants for payments to: 1655-1658.

Richard Turpin, gentleman of the bedchamber to James 1: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1659.

Nicholas Brage, alias Bragg; Teller of the Exchequer: Acquittances, etc., to: 1656-1660.

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Susanna Bastwicke, widow of Dr J Bastwicke: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1659.

Bulstrode Whitelocke, Keeper of the Great Seal: Warrants signed by: 1656-1659.

Denis Bond, MP; Clerk of the Pells: Warrants signed by: 1656-1658.

Thomas Fauntleroy, Clerk of the Pells: Warrants signed by: 1656-1658.

Richard Deane, Treasurer at War: Warrants for payments to: 1658, 1659.

Sir Thomas Widdrington, Speaker of House of Commons: Warrants signed by: 1656-1660.

Sir Andrew Dick, of Edinburgh: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1660.

includes:

• ff.1,144,249 Edward Birkhead, Sergeant at Arms: Warrants for payments to: 1656, 1657. • f. 2 Sir Adam Loftus: Powers of attorney: 1650. • ff. 5, 6, 26, 84,156 Anne Kerr, widow of Robert, 1st Earl of Ancram: Copy of assignment by, and warrants for payments to: 1655-1657. • f. 7 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Authorisation to his son Samuel, to receive an annuity: 1655. • f. 8 Anne Holland: Power of attorney: 1656-. • f. 10 Thomas Smith, owner of the 'Anne Percie': Warrant for payment to: 1657. • ff. 11, 121, 216 Sir John Barkstead, regicide; Governor of the Tower of London: Warrants for payments to: 1656, 1658. • ff. 12, 185 Samuel Vassall, parliamentarian: Warrants for payments to: 1656, 1658. • ff. 13, 106, 306 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Warrants for payments to: 1656, 1657. • f. 17 William Saulter: Warrant for payment to: 1657. • f. 21 Sir John Trevor, MP; member of the Council of State: Warrant for payment to: 1657. • f. 24 Major-General Thomas Kelsey, MP: Warrant for payment to: 1657. • ff. 27, 147, 237 Isaac Dorislaus, the younger; of the Court of Admiralty: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1658. • ff. 31, 162 Richard Hutchinson, Treasurer of the Navy: Warrants for payments to: 1656. • ff. 41, 83, 227, 331 Emlyn Keir, widow of Sir G Keir: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1658. • f. 42 Richard Badiley, Vice-Admiral: Warrant for payment to: 1657. • ff. 45, 73 John Barr, lawyer: Warrant for payment to, and receipt by: 1657. • f. 46 Elisha Coles, Steward of Magdalen College, Oxford: Warrant for payment to: 1657. • f. 47 John Vernon: Warrant for payment to: 1657. • f. 49 Lionel Beecher, of the Exchequer: Warrant for payment to: 1657. • f. 53 Edward Birkhead, Sergeant at Arms: Power of attorney: 1656. • f. 55 Lovell Scott: Receipt rel. to lands purchased by: 1656. • f. 55 William Hobson, Treasurer of Sequestrations: Exchequer acquittance: 1656. • f. 55 Stephen Estwicke, Alderman, of London: Exchequer acquittance to: 1656. • f. 59 Colton, Staffordshire: Debt of Lady Aston on lands at: 1657. • f. 59 Gertrude Aston, widow of Walter, 1st Lord Aston of Forfar: Debt to the Commonwealth in respect of lands in Colton, co. Staff.: 1657. • ff. 63, 145 John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford and 1st Earl of Lindsay: Powers of attorney: 1656. • f. 64 Robert Turpin, Commissioner for Prizes: Warrant for payment to: 1656. • ff.65, 155 William Jessop, Clerk of the Council of State, and of the House of Commons: Warrants for payments to: 1656. • f. 66 Nicholas Bernard, alias Barnard; DD; Dean of Ardagh: Warrant for payment to: 1656. • f. 72 Elisha Coles, Steward of Magdalen College, Oxford: Receipt signed by: 1657. • f. 75 Lovell Scott: Warrant for payment to: 1656. • f. 78 Henry Zinzan, alias Alexander; formerly equerry of the stable to James I: Power of attorney: 1656. • f. 79 Emlyn Keir, widow of Sir G Keir: Power of attorney: 1656. • f. 81 George Evelyn, Foreign Opposer in Exchequer Court: Warrant for payment to: 1656. • f. 96 Margaret Taylor: Warrant for payment to: 1656. • f. 107 William Murford, of Lynn: Warrant for payment to: 1656. • f. 108 Sir Andrew Dick, of Edinburgh: Powers of attorney: 1656-1660. • f. 109 Deborah Francklyn, widow of J Francklyn: Warrant for payment to: 1656. • f. 111 Colonel William Brayne, Governor of Jamaica: Warrant for payment to: 1656. • ff. 112, 226 John Wilson: Warrants for payments to: 1656, 1657. • ff.112,226 Elizabeth Wilson, formerly Rolfe; wife of John Wilson: Warrants for payments to: 1656, 1657. • ff. 116, 124 Thomas Manby, lawyer: Warrant for payment to, and receipt signed by: 1656.

Page 131 2021-09-28 • f. 117 Thomas Parry, Treasurer to the Council of State: Warrants for payment to: 1656, 1660. • f. 122 Deborah Francklyn, widow of J Francklyn: Power of attorney: 1656. • f. 135 Richard Turpin, gentleman of the bedchamber to James 1: Power of attorney: 1656. • ff. 148 (copy), 150 Margaret Phipps, widow of Captain E Phipps: Power of attorney: 1656. • f. 152 Margaret Lindsay, wife of John Lindsay: Letter to - Hall: 1656. • f. 152 Hall: Letter to, from M. Lindsay: 1656. • f. 157 Ann Manning, widow: Power of attorney: 1656. • ff. 165, 231, 267, 312, 333 Sir William Bowyer, Teller of the Exchequer: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1658. • f. 173 London, England: Lease of premises in Old Palace Yard: 1658. • f. 173 Nicholas Brage, alias Bragg; Teller of the Exchequer: Lease of premises in Old Palace Yard, Westminster: 1658. • f. 173 Katharine Bestney: Lease to, in Westminster: 1658. • f. 180 Matthew Newcomen, lecturer at Dedham: Copy of receipts for payments to: 1658, 1659. • f. 186 Deborah Love, widow of S Love, minister of Haverfordwest: Power of attorney: 1658. • f. 187 Robert Harding: Warrant for payment to: 1658. • f. 188 Sir Thomas Widdrington, Speaker of House of Commons: Warrant for payment to: 1658. • ff. 189, 355 Deborah Love, widow of S Love, minister of Haverfordwest: Warrants for payments to: 1658. • f. 190 Sir Thomas Widdrington, Speaker of House of Commons: Receipt signed by: 1658. • f. 194 Evan Seys, Attorney General for Glamorgan: Warrant for payment to...: 1657. • ff. 199, 275, 289 Jean Blarru, formerly deputy of Bordeaux: Warrants for payments to: 1657, 1658. • f. 204 Oliver Cromwell of England: List of pensioners on the Exchequer: 1658. • f. 206 Deborah Love, widow of S Love, minister of Haverfordwest: Receipt for money payable to: 1658. • f. 212 Sir John Barkstead, regicide; Governor of the Tower of London: Acquittance: 1658.: Copy. • f. 225 William Bedford: Receipt signed by: 1657. • ff. 229, 266, 311, 334 Robert Carvill, Deputy Chamberlain of the Exchequer: Warrants for payments to: 1657, 1658. • ff. 230 (copy), 342 Richard Newman, of Westminster: Receipts for rent: 1657-1660. • f. 232 Peter Sterry, chaplain to O Cromwell: Warrant for payment to: 1657. • f. 233 Rice Williams, Commissioner for Sequestrations: Power of attorney: 1657. • f. 233 Edward Cary, Commissioner for Sequestrations: Power of attorney: 1657. • f. 233 John Upton, Commissioner for Sequestrations: Power of attorney: 1657. • f. 233 Richard Moore, Commissionerfor Sequestrations: Power of attorney: 1657. • f. 245 Nathaniel Bacon, MP; Master of Requests: Power of attorney: 1657. • f. 245 Francis Bacon, MP; Master of Requests: Power of attorney: 1657. • ff. 247, 259, 261 Nathaniel Bacon, MP; Master of Requests: Warrants for payments to: 1657-1660. • ff. 248, 259, 265 Francis Bacon, MP; Master of Requests: Warrants for payments to: 1657-1660. • f. 250 Jean Blarru, formerly deputy of Bordeaux: Power of attorney: 1657. • f. 252 Peter Sterry, chaplain to O Cromwell: Letters of attorney: 1657, 1658. • f. 254 Sir Philip Meadows, the elder; Commissioner for Trade and Plantations: Power of attorney: 1657. • f. 257 Francis Hodges, Treasurer of the Forces in Jamaica: Warrant for payment to: 1657. • ff. 258, 330 Ralph Bird, Master of the Tennis Court: Warrants for payments to: 1657, 1658. • ff. 262, 328 Brian Taylor: Warrants for payment to: 1657, 1658. • ff. 263, 335 Francis Rous, MP: Warrants for payments to: 1657, 1658. • f. 276 Captain Edward Orpin: Power of attorney: 1657.: Signed. • f. 291 Sir Philip Meadows, the elder; Commissioner for Trade and Plantations: Warrant for payment to: 1657.: Copy. • f. 302 John Embree, Surveyer to the Lord Protector: Warrant for payment to: 1657. • ff. 303, 332 Philip Skippon, Major-General of the City of London 1655: Warrants for payments to: 1657-1659. • f. 304 Francis Rous, MP: Receipt signed by: 1657. • f. 314 Major Robert Cobbett: Warrant for payment to: 1657. • f. 319 William Dobyns, of the Committee for preventing the Multiplicity of Buildings, etc: Warrant signed by: 1659. • f. 319 Gra- Norton, of the Committee for preventing the Multiplicity of Buildings, etc: Warrant signed by: 1659. • f. 319 Richard Cromwell of England: Order of the Commissioners for preventing the multiplicity of Buildings, etc.: 1659. • f. 319 John Miller, of the Committee for preventing the Multiplicity of Buildings, etc: Warrant signed by: 1659. • f. 323 Hales, alias Hayles: Letter to, from R. Harley: 1659. • f. 323 Robert Harley: Letter to - Hales: 1659.

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Creation Date 1658-1660

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Scope and Content Vol. II, 1658-1660. A few documents at the end of Vol. II (ff. 278-283) are subsequent to the Restoration.

Thomas Scot, of county Buckinghamshire, regicide (d. 1660): Warrants signed by: 1659, 1660.

Samuel Foxley, Deputy Clerk of the Pells: Warrants signed by: 1658-1660.

Denis Bond, MP; Clerk of the Pells: Warrants signed by: 1656-1658.

Sir Adam Loftus: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1660.

Edward Backwell, Alderman, of London: Warrants for payments to: 1659, 1660.

Gualter Frost, Treasurer to Council of State: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1660.

Susanna Bastwicke, widow of Dr J Bastwicke: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1659.

Richard Hutchinson, Treasurer of the Navy: Warrants for payments to: 1656.

Richard Turpin, gentleman of the bedchamber to James 1: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1659.

Sir Andrew Dick, of Edinburgh: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1660.

William Sydenham, d 1661 parliamentarian: Warrants signed by: 1655-1660.

Colonel Herbert Morley, of the Council of State: Warrants signed by: 1659, 1660.

Anne Holland: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1659.

Sir James Harington, 3rd Baronet: Warrants signed by: 1659, 1660.

Sir William Roberts, 1st Baronet 1661: Warrants signed by: 1656-1660.

Richard Deane, Treasurer at War: Warrants for payments to: 1658, 1659.

John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford and 1st Earl of Lindsay: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1659.

Sir Thomas Widdrington, Speaker of House of Commons: Warrants signed by: 1656-1660.

Bulstrode Whitelocke, Keeper of the Great Seal: Warrants signed by: 1656-1659.

Nicholas Brage, alias Bragg; Teller of the Exchequer: Acquittances, etc., to: 1656-1660.

John Maidstone, Steward of O Cromwell's household: Warrants for payments to: 1655-1658.

Thomas Chaloner, regicide: Warrants signed by: 1659, 1660.

Ann Manning, widow: Warrants for payments to: 1657-1660.

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John Pykering: Warrants receipted by: 1658-1660.

includes:

• ff. 11, 266 Sir Andrew Dick, of Edinburgh: Powers of attorney: 1656-1660. • f. 24 Katharine Bestney: Receipt for: 1658. • f. 39 William Smithsby: Warrant for payment to: 1658. • f. 56 Robert Carvill, Deputy Chamberlain of the Exchequer: Warrants for payments to: 1657, 1658. • ff. 58, 154 Philip Skippon, Major-General of the City of London 1655: Warrants for payments to: 1657-1659. • f. 59 Sir William Bowyer, Teller of the Exchequer: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1658. • f. 60 Philip Sidney, Viscount L'Isle; 3rd Earl of Leicester 1677: Warrant for payment to: 1658. • f. 64 Philip Sidney, Viscount L'Isle; 3rd Earl of Leicester 1677: Receipt signed by: 1658. • f. 66 Emlyn Keir, widow of Sir G Keir: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1658. • f. 71 Jean Blarru, formerly deputy of Bordeaux: Warrants for payments to: 1657, 1658. • f. 73 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Warrants for payments to: 1656, 1657. • ff. 74, 75 Thomas Fell, Vice-chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Warrants for payments to: 1658. • f. 78 William Ashwell, Receiver in the Exchequer: Letter to, from D. Love: 1658. • f. 82 Captain Edward Orpin: Warrant for payment to: 1658. • ff. 83, 105 Edward Birkhead, Sergeant at Arms: Warrants for payments to: 1656, 1657. • f. 85 Nicholas Salter, Deputy Receiver for county Suffolk, etc: Warrant for payment to: 1658. • f. 88 Sir Adam Loftus: Powers of attorney: 1650. • ff. 90-92 Thomas Fauntleroy, Clerk of the Pells: Warrants signed by: 1656-1658. • f. 94 Sir William Lockhart, English Ambassador in Paris: Power of attorney: 1658.: Copy. • ff. 97, 166 Sir William Lockhart, English Ambassador in Paris: Warrants for payments to: 1658, 1659. • f. 104 Colonel Thomas Mason, Govemor of Carnarvon Castle: Power of attorney: 1658. • ff. 106, 246, 275 Richard Newman, of Westminster: Receipts for rent: 1657-1660. • f. 107 Isaac Dorislaus, the younger; of the Court of Admiralty: Warrants for payments to: 1656-1658. • ff. 108, 115, 168 Sir Andrew Dick, of Edinburgh: Letters to W. Ashwell: 1658, 1659. • ff. 108, 115, 168 William Ashwell, Receiver in the Exchequer: Letters to, from Sir A. Dick: 1658, 1659. • f. 110 William Clarke: Receipt signed by: 1658. • f. 111 Peter Sterry, chaplain to O Cromwell: Letters of attorney: 1657, 1658. • f. 114 Johnstone, Commissioner for appeals and regulating the Excise: Warrant signed by: 1658. • f. 114 Gervase Bennett, Commissioner for appeals and regulating the Excise: Warrant signed by: 1658. • f. 114 William Rance, Farmer of the Excise for county Hertfordshire: Warrant to: 1658. • f. 114 G. Baynes, Commissioner for appeals and regulating the Excise: Warrant signed by: 1658. • f. 114 William Gardner, Farmer of the excise of beer for county Hertfordshire: Warrantto: 1658. • f. 114 Humphrey Tayler, Farmer of the Excise for county Hertfordshire: Warrant to: 1658. • ff. 116, 153 Nathaniel Bacon, MP; Master of Requests: Warrants for payments to: 1657-1660. • ff. 117, 152 Francis Bacon, MP; Master of Requests: Warrants for payments to: 1657-1660. • ff. 119, 121,123 William Say, regicide: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 119-122 Nicholas Love, regicide: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 119-122,196,214,224 Henry Neville, d 1694 of the Council of State: Warrants signed by: 1659-1660. • f. 121 John Bressy, of the Exchequer of Receipt: Warrant for payment to: 1660. • ff. 121, 122, 135, 193, 207 Colonel Valentine Walton, regicide: Warrants signed by: 1659, 1660. • ff. 121, 135 Slingsby Bethell, parliamentarian: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 122, 204 Robert Wallop, regicide: Warrants signed by: 1659, 1660. • f. 123 Colonel Richard Mosse: Warrant for payment to: 1660. • f. 123 John Trenchard, d 1662 MP: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 123, 125 John Dove, regicide: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 123, 126, 128 Colonel William White: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 123-128 Sir John Fagg, 1st Baronet: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 124, 125 Colonel William Farley: Warrants for payments to: 1660. • f. 125 John Dormer, Parliamentary Commissioner: Warrant signed by: 1660. • ff. 125-128 Daniel Blagrave, MP; regicide; nephew of John Blagrave: Warrants signed by:

Page 134 2021-09-28 1660. • ff. 125-128, 229 James Nelthorpe, MP for Beverley: Warrants signed by: 1659-1660. • f. , 126 Captain William Angell: Warrant for payment to: 1660. • f. 127 Captain Robert Mason: Warrant for payment to: 1660. • ff.128,131 Captain William Sharpe, army officer: Warrant for payment to: 1660. • f. 129 Hales, alias Hayles: Letter to, from J. Loyd: 1660. • f. 129 J. Loyd: Letter to Hayles: 1660. • ff. 135, 229, 279 Carew Ralegh, alias Raleigh; son of Sir W Ralegh: Warrant signed by: 1659, 1660. • ff. 135, 276 Richard Bradshaw, diplomatist: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 135, 276, 279 Edward Bushell, Admiralty Commissioner: Warrants signed by: 1660. • f. 137 Gualter Frost, Treasurer to Council of State: Receipt signed by: 1660. • f. 147 General George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle: Power of attorney: 1660.: Copy. • f. 149 General George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle: Warrant for payment to: 1660.: Copy. • f. 150 Sir William Lewis, Baronet member of the Council of State: Warrant signed by: 1660. • ff. 150, 263, 264, 268 Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 150, 263, 264, 268, 270 Colonel James Temple, regicide: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 150, 263, 264, 270 Sir John Holland, 1st Baronet: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 150, 264 Edward Rosseter, of the Council of State: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 150, 270 Sir John Evelyn, of West Deane: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 150, 270 Colonel John Birch, Member of the Council of State: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 150,270 Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet; of Fiskerton: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 155, 160 Colonel Philip Jones, member of Council of State: Warrant for payment to, and receipt: 1659. • f. 156 Frances Blandeau: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 161 Philip Skippon, Major-General of the City of London 1655: Receipt signed by: 1659. • f. 162 Sir Charles Wolseley, 2nd Baronet: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 167 Robert Aldrich: Letter to - Hales: 1659. • f. 174 Sir Sigismund Zinzan, alias Alexander; son of Henry Zinzan alias Alexander: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 176 Sir Sigismund Zinzan, alias Alexander; son of Henry Zinzan alias Alexander: Receipt signed by: 1659. • f. 181 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 186 Colonel Thomas Mason, Govemor of Carnarvon Castle: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 190 John Dixwell, d 1690 alias Davids (James); Regicide: Warrant signed by: 1659. • ff. 190, 192, 194 Sir Robert Honywood: Warrants signed by: 1659. • f. 192 Algernon Sydney, 2nd son of Robert, 2nd Earl of Leicester; Ambassador to Denmark: Warrant signed by: 1659. • ff. 192-196, 198-200, 216, 218, 221 Archibald Johnston, Lord Warriston; Scottish statesman: Warrants signed by: 1659. • ff. 192-196, 202, 216, 224 John Berners: Warrants signed by: 1659. • f. 194 Major-General John Lambert, Parliamentary commander: Warrant signed by: 1659. • f. 197 Judith Parker: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • ff. 198, 264, 268 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury: Warrants signed by: 1659, 1660. • ff. 200, 208, 221, 276,279 George Thomson, MP: Warrants signed by: 1659, 1660. • ff. 200, 208, 241 Richard Salwey, of the Council of State: Warrants signed by: 1659. • f. 204 Colonel Sir Bruce Cockrain: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 204 Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Heane: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 207 Major-General John Lambert, Parliamentary commander: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • ff. 207, 221, 276 Robert Reynolds, Knight 1660; Solicitor-General: Warrants signed by: 1659, 1660. • ff.207, 208, 209 Sir Arthur Hesilrige, 2nd Baronet: Warrants signed by: 1659. • f. 211 Thomas Shadwell: Letter to -- Hales: 1659. • f. 211 Hales, alias Hayles: Letter to, from T. Shadweil: 1659. • ff. 214, 240 Robert Walton: Warrants for payments to: 1659. • f. 216 John Young: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 216 Lieutenant-Colonel William Clement: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • ff. 216, 219 Colonel James Berry, Commissioner of the Exchequer: Warrants signed by: 1659. • ff. 218, 224, 237, 241 Sir Henry Vane, the younger; statesman: Warrants signed by: 1659. • ff.219,221,224 John Bradshaw, regicide; d.1659: Warrants signed by: 1659. • f. 221 Jeffery Fleetwood: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 229 Samuel Spalding, alderman, of Cambridge: Order for recovery of money from: 1659. • f. 229 Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Lister, of the Council of State: Warrant signed by: 1659. • f. 229 Colonel John Downes, regicide: Warrant signed by: 1659. • ff. 229, 248, 250, 251, 253 Cornelius Holland, regicide: Warrants signed by: 1659. • f. 233 Miles Fleetwood, Teller of the Exchequer: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 234 Sir William Roberts, 1st Baronet 1661: Warrant for payment: 1659. • f. 235 Colonel John Miller: Warrart for payment to: 1659. • ff. 237, 270 Martin Noell, Knight 1662; alderman, of London: Warrants for payments to: 1659,

Page 135 2021-09-28 1660. • ff. 239 (imperf.), 26 1 Edward Fauconberge, of the Exchequer: Warrants for payments to: 1659. • ff. 248, 251, 253 John Blackwell, Treasurer at war: Warrants signed by: 1659. • ff.248,249,250 Major-General John Disbrowe, MP: Warrants signed by: 1659. • f. 253 Elizabeth Kerr, daughter of William Kerr: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 254 Cornelius Holland, regicide: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 255 Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 257 Michael Baker, of the Exchequer of Receipt: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • ff. 258, 281 Robert Bowyer, of the Exchequer of Receipt: Warrants for payments to: 1659, 1660. • f. 259 Edward Osbaldston, messenger at the Exchequer: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 260 Keilway Gwidott, messenger at the Exchequer: Warrant for payment to: 1659. • f. 263 Richard Knightley, KB 1661; member of the Council of State: Warrant signed by: 1660. • ff. 263, 264, 268 Thomas Parry, Treasurer to the Council of State: Warrants for payment to: 1656, 1660. • ff. 263, 264, 268, 270 Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 263, 264, 268, 270 General George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 263, 268 Sir Edward Harley, KB: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 263, 270 Sir William Waller, Parliamentary General: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 264, 270 Sir John Trevor, MP; member of the Council of State: Warrants signed by: 1660. • ff. 264,268,270 John Crew, 1st Baron Crew of Stene 1661: Warrants signed by: 1660. • f. 268 Hon William Pierrepont, MP: Warrant signed by: 1660. • f. 270 Alexander Popham, MP: Warrant signed by: 1660. • f. 270 John Swynfen, MP: Warrant signed by: 1660. • f. 270 Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles; MP: Warrant signed by: 1660. • f. 270 General Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax: Warrant signed by: 1660. • ff. 270, 279 John Weaver, MP: Warrants signed by: 1660. • f. 272 Sir Adam Loftus: Letter to N. Bragg: 1660. • ff.274, 283 John and Sarah Scarborough: Warrant, etc., for payments to: 1660. • f. 276 Tbomas Middleton: Warrant signed by: 1660. • f. 278 Sir Thomas Vyner, 1st Baronet 1661: Promissory note: 1660. • f. 279 Robert Scawen, MP: Warrant signed by: 1660. • f. 279 Sir William Penn, admiral: Warrant signed by: 1660. • f. 292 Mary Sankey, widow of R Sankey, solicitor for sequestrations in county Staffordshire: Warrant for payment to: 1657.

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Creation Date 1698-1699

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Scope and Content RICHARD HILL LETTERS

Original letters from Richard Hill, Deputy-Paymaster of the Troops in Flanders and Envoy Extraordinary to the Elector of Bavaria at Brussels, to James Vernon, Secretary of State; 3/13 Mar. 1697/8 - 23 Sept.2 Oct. 1699. He makes many complaints of his position at Brussels, from shortness of money to pay the troops with, etc., and speaks of his desire to be moved to The Hague when Sir Joseph Williamson should retire, gives news of affairs in France and Spain, and refers to trade difficulties owing to the English prohibition of foreign lace, etc., and mentions occasionally names of English and Scotch persons in the Netherlands. He was appointed to The Hague in June 1699 but only one letter, after that, is dated from that place (f. 67). In his last letter (f. 68) which is dated at Brussels he speaks of coming home. Paper; ff. 69. Small quarto. 1698-1699.

James Vernon, the elder; Secretary of State: Letters to, from R. Hill: 1698-1699.

Richard Hill, diplomatist: Letters to J. Vernon: 1698-1699.

includes:

• f. 24 Elizabeth Strickland, widow of Sir T Strickland, 2nd Baronet: Petitions to come to England: 1698. • f. 25 Walter Strickland, son of Sir T Strickland, 2nd Baronet: Petitions to come to England: 1698. • f. 28 Sir Richard Stych, 2nd Baronet: Letter to R. Hill: 1698. • f. 38 Ostend: Statement on some pewter fished up at: 1699. • f. 46 Richard Hill, diplomatist: Letter to, from W. Herbert: 1699. • f. 46 William Herbert, Viscount Montgomery and (1 745) 3rd Marquess of Powis: Letter to R. Hill: 1699.

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Creation Date 1645-1661

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Languages of Material English; French

Scope and Content GILES GRENE CORRESPONDENCE

State letters and papers, many of them written to Giles Grene, Chairman of the Navy Committee, and afterwards President of the Committee for Foreign Affairs for the Parliament; 1645-1661. Interspersed among the correspondence are several ciphers and deciphers. The principal contents are:-

(1) Walter Walker, Agent at Brussels, to G. Grene; 7, 21 June 1645. ff. 1-2b, 3-4b, 10-11b.

(2) Walter Strickland to the same; Hague, 7 June/28 May 1646, 17/27 June 1647. ff. 5-6b, 7-8b.

(3) René Augier, Resident for the Parliament at Paris, to the same, giving detailed accounts of current events; 20/10 April 1646-1 July/21 June 1648. ff. 13-25b, 30-40b, 46-49b, 51-68b, 70-71b.

(4) Correspondence of the same with M. P. d'Emery; 31 July, 3 Aug. 1646. Copies. Fr., with Engl. transls. ff. 26-29b.

(5) Memorial of the same to Cardinal Jules Mazarin; 2 May/22 Apr. 1647. f. 41.

(6) The same to Edward Montagu, Earl of Manchester, Speaker of the House of Lords, and William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons, relating his proceedings at the French Court on the English grievances; May 1647. ff. 42-45b.

(7) The same to Henri Auguste de Loménie, Comte de Brienne, Secretary of State; 23/13 July 1647. Copy. f. 50.

(8) Edward Montagu, General at Sea, Earl of Sandwich (1660), to (?) John Thurloe, Secretary of State, on the movements of the fleet; 'aboard the Naseby in Cales Bay'; 19 May 1656. Partly in cipher. Copy. ff. 76-77b.

(9) Anthoine de Bordeaux, French Ambassador in England, to -; 30 May 1653, and n.d. French. Partly in cipher. Copies. ff. 88-95.

(10) Correspondence of Henri de Taillefer, Seigneur de Barrière, Minister of the Prince de Condé in England, with the Prince; 15 Sept. 1654-12 Nov. 1655. French and English. Partly in cipher. Copies. ff. 96-107.

(11) 'A review of the severall negotiations which have been between England and the United Provinces of late yeares for the establishinge a firme Allyance and perpetuall union', by John Thurloe; 1661. Endorsed 'Mr Thurloe, rec. 28 March 1660/1'. Ed. C. E. Firth, Engl. Hist. Rev. vol. xxi, 1906, pp. 319-327. ff. 113-122. Paper; ff. 122. Folio. 1645-1661.

includes:

• ff. 1, 3, 10 Giles Grene, MP: Letters to, from W. Walker: 1645. • ff. 1, 3, 10 Walter Walker, LLD; Knight 1661: Letters and report to G. Grene: 1645. • ff. 5, 7 Giles Grene, MP: Correspondence with W. Strickland: 1646-1647. • ff. 5, 7 Walter Strickland, MP: Correspondence with G. Grene: 1646-1647. • ff. 9, 12-25b, 30-40b,46-49b,51-68b,70-71b René Augier, British Resident in Paris: Correspondence with G. Grene: 1646-1648. • ff. 9, 12-25b, 30-40b,46-49b,51-68b,70-71b Giles Grene, MP: Correspondence with R. Augier: 1646-1648. • ff. 13-70 passim Louis XIV of France: Letters of R. Augier on the French court, etc.: 1645-1648.

Page 138 2021-09-28 • ff. 26-29b Michel Particelli de Émery, superintendent of finances in France: Correspondence with R. Augier: 1646.: Fr. with Engl. transls.: Copies. • ff. 26-29b René Augier, British Resident in Paris: Correspondence with M. P. d'Émery: 1646.: Fr. copies with Engl. transls. • f. 41 Jules Mazarin, d 1661 Cardinal: Memorial to, from R. Augier: 1647. • f. 41 René Augier, British Resident in Paris: Memorial to Cardinal Mazarin: 1647. • f. 42 William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons: Letter to, from R. Augier: 1647. • f. 42 René Augier, British Resident in Paris: Letter to the Speakers of the House of Lords and House of Commons: 1647. • f. 42 Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester: Letter to, from R. Augier: 1647. • f. 50 Henri Auguste de Loménie, Comte de Brienne; Secretary of State: Letter to, from R. Augier: 1647. • f. 50 René Augier, British Resident in Paris: Letter to the Comte de Brienne: 1647.: Copy. • f. 61 City of Naples: Progress of the Neapolitan Republic: 1648. • f. 69 René Augier, British Resident in Paris: Letter to the Committee of Revenue: 1648. • f. 72 Giles Grene, MP: Correspondence with T. Skynner: 1647-1648. • f. 72 Tbomas Skynner: Correspondence with G. Grene: 1647-1648. • ff.74-110 Ciphers: Ciphers, and letters partly written in cipher: circ. 1653-1656. • f. 76 Navy; England: Notice of the movements of the fleet at Cadiz: 1656.: Copy. • f. 76 Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich: Letter to -: 1656.: Partly in cipher. Copy. • ff. 88-95 Anthoine de Bordeaux, French Ambassador in England: Letters, partly in cipher, to -: 1653, mid. 17th cent.: Fr.: Copies. • ff. 96-107 Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Condé: Correspondence, partly in cipher, with the Seigneur de Barriére: 1654-1656.: Fr. and Engl.: Copies. • ff.96-107 Henri de Taillefer, Seigneur de Barrière; Minister of the Prince de Condé in England: Correspondence with the Prince de Condé: 1654-1656.: Fr. and Engl.: Partly in cipher. Copies. • ff. 113-122 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Review of negotiations between England and the United Provinces: 1661. • ff.113-122 Netherlands, United Provinces: Review of negotiations with England, by J. Thurloe: 1661.

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Creation Date 1754

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content MONTAGU EMBASSY

'Extracts of ye Duke of Montagues Letters to Ld. Arlington during his Embassy to the Court of France, 1669-1672' made by Birch; 16-26 Nov. 1754. The real object of the mission of Ralph Montagu (Duke of Montagu 1705) was to make a secret alliance with Louis XIV against the Dutch and the later letters contain many references to that, while the earlier letters describe the state of the French Court, his interviews with 'Madame' (Henriette Marie, daughter of Charles I, wife of Philippe, Duc d'Orléans), etc. A few of the letters are written to Charles II. The extracts were probably made from the originals in the possession of the Duke of Buccleuch at Montagu House, Whitehall (see Hist. MSS. Comm., Report on the MSS. of the Duke of Buccleuch, 1899, i, p. 418), or from the 'fair copies' in the possession of the Marquess of Bath at Longleat (see Hist. MSS. Comm., 8th Report, p. 245). Paper; ff. 65. Quarto. A.D. 1754.

Ralph Montagu, Duke of Montagu 1705; Master of the Wardrobe: Letters to Lord Arlington: 1669-1672.: Copies.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington: Letters to, from R. Montagu: 1669-1672.: Extr. and copies.

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Creation Date 1697-1700

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin

Scope and Content ROOKE LETTERS

Original Letters of Admiral Sir George Rooke to James Vernon, Secretary of State; from the 'Britannia' at Spithead, 17 June 1697, and from his flagship the 'Shrewsbury', 11 May-16 Sept. 1700. French, English and Latin. The subject of the letters is the joint expedition of the English and Dutch fleets into the Sound under Sir. G. Rooke and Admiral P. van Allemonde sent out in May to support the Swedes against the Danes and to uphold the Treaty of Altona which guaranteed the Duchy of Holstein to the House of Holstein-Gottorp. This object being accomplished the English squadron arrived back in the Downs in September. The Diary of Rooke covering the period was edited by O. Browning for the Navy Records Society in 1897, the editor, in his account of the expedition, quoting largely from the correspondence of John Robinson, Resident Envoy at Stockholm (who was in constant communication with Rooke), with W. Blathwayt, Secretary at War, (now Add. MS. 35106), but making no mention of the present MS. (for a related journal of Rooke see also Add. MSS. 28125 and 47969). Paper; ff. 148. Quarto. 1697-1700.

James Vernon, the elder; Secretary of State: Letter to, from Adm. Sir G. Rooke: 1697, 1700.

Charles XII of Sweden: Expedition of Adm. G. Rooke in support of, against the Danes: 1700.

William III of England: Correspondence of Adm. Sir G. Rooke on his expedition to the Sound: 1700.

Frederick IV of Denmark: Letters of Adm. G. Rooke rel. to his expedition against: 1700.

Navy; England: Expedition under Adm. Rooke to the Sound: 1700.

Admiral Sir George Rooke: Letters to J. Vernon: 1697, 1700.

includes:

• ff. 24, 123 James Cressett, diplomatist: Letters to Sir G. Rooke: 1700.: Copy and extracts. • ff. 28, 30 François Bouton, Comte de Chamilly; French Ambassador to Denmark: Correspondence with Adm. G. Rooke: 1700.: Fr. and Engl.: Copies. • ff. 28,30 Admiral Sir George Rooke: Correspondence with the Comte de Chamilly: 1700.: Fr. and Engl.: Copies. • ff. 32, 33, 47, 49, 75, 77, 87-91, 97, 113 Admiral Sir George Rooke: Correspondence with Adm. Gyldenlöve: 1700.: Copies. • ff. 32-113 passim Ulrik Christian Gyldenlöve, Danish admiral: Correspondence with Adm. G. Rooke: 1700.: Fr. and Engl.: Copies. • f. 36 Hon Alexander Stanhope, Envoy to the United Provinces: Letter to, from Adm. Sir G. Rooke: 1700.: Copy. • f. 36 Admiral Sir George Rooke: Letter to -- Stanhope: 1700.: Copy. • ff. 39, 55 Frederick IV; Duke of Holstein-Gottorp: Commission in support of Adm. Sir G. Rooke: 1700.: Lat.: Two copies. • f. 41 Count Dans Wachtmeister,; Swedish admiral: Letter to Adm. Sir G. Rooke: 1700.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 41 Admiral Sir George Rooke: Letter to, from Count Wachtmeister: 1700.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 43 John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol and (1713) of London: Letter to, from Adm. Sir G. Rooke: 1700.: Copy.

Page 140 2021-09-28 • f. 43 Admiral Sir George Rooke: Letter to J. Robinson: 1700.: Copy. • f. 53 Frederick IV; Duke of Holstein-Gottorp: Letter to Adm. Sir G. Rooke: 1700.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 107-145 passim Admiral Sir George Rooke: Correspondence with W. Blathwayt: 1700.: Mainly copies. • ff. 107-145 passim William Blathwayt, Secretary at War: Correspondence with Adm. Sir G. Rooke: 1700.: Mainly copies. • f. 119 Robert Goes, Dutch Resident in Denmark: Letter to Adm. Allemonde: 1700.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 119 Philips van Almonde, Lieutenant - Admiral of Holland: Letter to, from R. Goes: 1700.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 121,137 William III of England: Instructions to Sir G. Rooke: 1700.: Copies. • ff. 225, 227, 228 George Bubb, Baron Melcombe 1761; afterwards Bubb-Dodington: Correspondence with Lord Stanhope: 1717.: Fr. and Engl.: Copies.

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Creation Date 18th century

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Scope and Content VERNON LETTERS

Extracts and abstracts of letters to Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, Secretary of State, etc., to William III, from James Vernon, at first Secretary to the Duke and subsequently Secretary of State; 29 Oct. 1696- 6 Nov. 1708. Copies by Birch from the 'three large volumes 4 to', then 'in the possession of the ... Earl of Cardigan'. On the Duke's death in 1718 his papers came into the hands of his cousin George Brudenell, 3rd Eari of Cardigan, and they afterwards passed into the possession of the Duke of Buccleuch, at Montagu House (see Hist. MSS. Comm., Report on the manuscripts of the Duke of Buccleuch, 1903, ii, p. 2). The correspondence begins with the Duke's retirement from Court in 1696 on the plea of ill health, just after Sir J. Fenwick's confession implicating him in Jacobite intrigues, and it practically ends with the Duke's final resignation of office and retirement abroad in 1700. Many of the letters were printed in G. P. R. James, Letters illustrative of the Reign of William III from 1696 to 1708, addressed to the Duke of Shrewsbury by James Vernon, Esq., Secretary of State, 1841. Paper; ff. 21. Quarto. XVIII cent.

James Vernon, the elder; Secretary of State: Letters to the Duke of Shrewsbury: 1696-1708.: Extracts and abstracts.

Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury: Letters to, from J. Vernon: 1696-1708.: Extracts and abstracts.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

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Creation Date 18th century

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Languages of Material English; Latin; French; German; Italian; Spanish

Scope and Content SCHAUB CORRESPONDENCE

Correspondence of Sir Luke Schaub during his successive embassies to Vienna (1715, 1718, 1719), Madrid (1718), Hanover (1720), Paris (1721-1724), Dresden (1731), etc., with Secretaries of State, especially James Stanhope, Earl Stanhope, James Craggs and John Carteret, Lord Carteret, and with Ministers abroad, especially Col. William Stanhope, Baron Harrington 1729, Ambassador at Madrid (1719-1727),and Horace Walpole, Ambassador at The Hague (1722). Latin, French, Spanish, Italian and English. Among the letters, which are for the most part transcripts made by Thomas Birch, the following original letters to Schaub occur, viz.: (a) John Dalrymple, Earl of Stair; Paris, 9 Nov. 1718. f. 22;-(b) Marchese Annibale Scotti, Ambassador to Spain from the Duke of Parma; Escurial, 10, 20 July 1720. ff. 33, 37;-(c) Joseph Patiño, Spanish Minister of State; 20 July, 1720. f. 34;-(d) Passport for Sir L. Schaub, signed by Philip V and by Joseph, Marques de Grimaldo; 9 July 1720. f. 35;-(e) James Craggs, Secretary of State; 20 Sept.- 1 2 Oct. 1720. ff. 41-45. At the beginning are some biographical notes of Schaub and a 'Schedule' of his 'Papers'. A transcript of correspondence between Col. W. Stanhope, at Madrid, and Lord Carteret, 14 May 1721-13 Mar. 1724, is inserted (ff. 282-342). Also included are: (a) copies of projects and proposals connected with the Quadruple Alliance formed in 1718, some of which are duplicates of documents in Add. MS. 4193, ff. 100, 142, etc. ff. 358-380;-(b) papers relating to the Spanish in Mexico; n.d. Spanish. Partly printed. ff. 381-390. Paper; ff. 392. Folio. XVIII cent.

Sir Luke Schaub, diplomatist: Correspondence and papers of: 1714-1736.: Fr. and Engl.: Partly autogr.

Colonel William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington: Correspondence with Sir L. Schaub: 1720-1730.: Fr. and Engl.: Copies and drafts.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• ff. 5, 8 Abraham Stanyan, diplomatist: Letters to Sir L. Schaub: 1714, 1716.: Fr.: Copies. • f. 7 Charles Whitworth, 1st Baron Whitworth and (1815) 1st Earl Whitworth: Letters to Sir L. Schaub: 1715.: Copies. • ff. 9-21, 210-220 Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton: Letters to L. Schaub: 1715-1716.: Copies. • f. 22 John Dairymple, 2nd Earl of Stair: Letter to Sir L. Schaub: 1718. • ff. 33, 37 Marchese Annibale Scotti, Envoy of the Duke of Parma in Spain: Letters to Sir L. Schaub: 1720.: Fr. and Ital. • f. 34 José Patino, Spanish Minister of State: Letter to Sir L. Schaub: 1720.: Span. • f. 35 Philip V of Spain: Passport to Sir L. Schaub: 1720.: Span.: Signed. • f. 35 José Guttiérez de Solórzano Grimaldo, Marquis de Grimaldo; Spanish statesman: Passport to Sir L. Schaub, signed by: 1720.: Span. • f. 38 de Los Cameros: Letter to J. Stanhope: 1720.: Span. • ff. 41-45 John Craggs, junior; Secretary of State., etc: Letters to Sir L. Schaub: 1720.: Fr. • ff.41, 43 de Gormond, of Paris: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1731.: Fr. • ff. 57-106 John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret; afterwards 1st Earl Granville; Secretary of State; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: Correspondence with Sir L. Schaub: 1721-1724.: Fr.: Drafts and copies. • f. 132 Charles Holzendorf, Secretary to the English Embassy at Madrid: Letter to Sir L. Schaub: 1724.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 135-139 (copies) François Louis de Pesmes, Sieur de St. Saphorin; French Ambassador to Vienna: Letters to Sir L. Schaub: 1726-1730, n.d.: Fr. • f. 171 Jayet, of Avenches: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1720.: Fr. • ff. 180, 181,184, 185, 193 George Woodward, Envoy at Warsaw: Correspondence with Sir L.

Page 142 2021-09-28 Schaub: 1731-1733.: Fr. and Engl.: Copies. • f. 275 Sir William Chapman, merchant, of London; Director, South Sea Company: Letter to J. Craggs: 1720. • ff. 282-342 John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret; afterwards 1st Earl Granville; Secretary of State; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: Correspondence with Col. W. Stanhope: 1721-1724.: Fr., Span. and Engl.: Copies. • ff. 282-342, passim Colonel William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington: Correspondence with Lord Carteret: 1721-1724.: Fr., Span. and Engl.: Copies. • ff. 358-380 Treaties: Papers rel. to the Quadruple Alliance: 1718-1720.: Engl., Lat., Fr. and Germ. • ff.362-368b Philip V of Spain: Renunciation of art. 4 of the treaty of London: 1718.: Lat.: Two copies. • ff. 370-374, 375-377 Sir Luke Schaub, diplomatist: Proposals betw. France and England as 'Mediateurs pour le Congrès': 1718.: Fr. • ff. 381-390 City of Mexico: Papers rel. to: 18th cent.: Span.

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Add MS 4205 (18th century)

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Creation Date 18th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; French

Scope and Content TRANSCRIPTS BY BIRCH of state letters and papers. The principal contents are:-

(1) 'Memorabilia in the Earl of Strafford's letters', being brief notes of the contents of the two volumes of Letters of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, printed in 1740 by Dr. William Knowler from the originals in the possession of Thomas Watson-Wentworth, Earl of Malton, now in the Wentworth-Woodhouse Collection at Sheffield Public Library. Birch's references are to the printed edition. French and English. ff. 1-47.

(2) Sir Henry Norris to Queen Elizabeth, on his negotiations at the French Court; 'Angiers', 13 Apr. 1570. Copy. ff. 51-55.

(3) Charles I to Edward Somerset, titular Earl of Glamorgan, beginning 'Glamorgan, I am glad to heare that you ar gone to Irland', etc.; Hereford, 23 June 1645. Copy. f. 56.

(4) Ralph Montagu, Ambassador to France, to Lord Arlington and Charles II; Paris, 30 June 1670-Feb. 1672. Cf. Add MS. 4201. Extracts. ff. 59-61.

(5) Queen Mary to Rachel, widow of William, Lord Russell; 12 July 1687-8 Oct. 1691. Copies. ff. 62-63.

(6) Roger Ascham to Sir William Cecil on the death of his wife's father — Howe; 1559. Copy. ff. 65-66.

(7) Henry Saville, Ambassador to France, to Sir Leoline Jenkins, Secretary of State; 22 Mar. 168 0/1, 22 July 1681. Copies. ff. 69-72.

(8) John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, to George Lewis, Elector of Hanover; 3 Aug. 1710. French. Copy. f. 73.

(9) Memoirs relating to Sir George Byng, afterwards Viscount Torrington; 1688-1690. Extracts. ff. 74-89.

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(10) Frederic Caillaud, traveller, to a Director of the East India Company, giving an account of the war in India; 'from the camp near Trichinopoly', 6 Feb. 1754. Copy. ff. 90-99.

(11) Journal by Robert Sidney, 2nd Eari of Leicester, of his embassy to Christian IV, King of Denmark, in 1632. Extract. f. 101. Paper; ff. 103. Quarto. XVIII cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• ff. 1-47 Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford d 1641: Extracts from his letters: 1617-1641. • ff. 48, 49 George Gilpin, diplomatist: Letters to Lord Burghley: 1596.: Copies. • ff. 48, 49 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letters to, from G. Gilpin: 1596.: Copies. • f. 50 William Smithe: Letter to --: 1604.: Copy. • f. 51 Sir Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norris of Rycote: Letter to Qu. Elizabeth: 1570.: Copy. • f. 51 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from Sir H. Norris: 1570.: Copy. • f. 56 Charles I of England: Letter to Lord Glamorgan: 1645.: Copy. • f. 56 Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester 1646, d 1667, styled Earl of Glamorgan: Letter to, from Charles I: 1645.: Copy. • f. 56b Charles Hickman, Bishop of Derry: Letter to the Bp. of Rochester: circ. 1700.: Copy. • f. 57b (extract) Henry Aldrich, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford; composer: Letter to the Bp of Rochester: 1700. • ff. 59, 60 Ralph Montagu, Duke of Montagu 1705; Master of the Wardrobe: Letters to Lord Arlington: 1669-1672.: Copies. • ff. 59-60 Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington: Letters to, from R. Montagu: 1669-1672.: Extr. and copies. • ff. 62, 63 Rachel Russell, widow of William, Lord Russell: Letters to, from Qu. Mary: 1687, 1691.: Copies. • ff. 62-63 William III and Mary II of England: Letters of Qu. Mary to Lady Russell: 1687-1691: Copies. • f. 64 Admiral Sir John Narbrough, Navy Commissioner: Letter to -: 1674. • f. 65 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from R. Ascham: 1559.: Copy. • f. 65 Roger Ascham, d 1568 scholar: Letter to Sir W. Cecil: 1559.: Copy. • f. 67 John Fincham, lawyer, of Outwell: Letter to R. L'Estrange: 1684.: Copy. • f. 67 Sir Roger L'Estrange, journalist and pamphleteer: Letter to, from J. Fincham: 1684.: Copy. • f. 68 Sir Roger L'Estrange, journalist and pamphleteer: Letter to F. Vincent: 1688.: Copy. • f. 68 Francis Vincent, formerly page of the Duke of Monmouth: Letter to, from Sir R. L'Estrange: 1688.: Copy. • ff. 69, 71 Sir Leoline Jenkins, Secretary of State: Letters to, from H. Saville: 1681.: Copies. • ff. 69, 71 Henry Savile, diplomatist: Letters to Sir L. Jenkins: 1681.: Copies. • f. 73 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letter to the Elector of Hanover: 1710.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 74-89 George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Memoirs rel. to: 1688-1690.: Extr. • ff. 90-99 Frederic Caillaud: Account of the war in India: 1754.: Copy. • ff. 90-99 India: Account of the war near Trichinopoly: 1754. • f. 100 A. S.; of Edinburgh: Letter to -: 1745. • f. 100 Scotland General: Particulars of the landing of Charles Edward Stuart in: 1745. • f. 101 Christian IV of Denmark: Abstract of the journal of Lord Leicester's mission to: 1632. • f. 101 Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester 1626: Abstract of the Journal of his embassy to Denmark: 1632. • f. 102 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • f. 103 George Garrard, Master of the Charterhouse 1637: Biographical notes: 18th cent.

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Creation Date 17th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; Latin; Greek, Modern

Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS: as follows:-

(1) Chronological notes concerning the orders of St John of Jerusalem and the Templars; 11th- 16th centt. ff. 1-5.

(2) 'De Monasteriis seu Abbatijs de Archimandrita, Coenobiarcha seu Abbati, et de Monachis, Eremitis, Anachoretis, seu Hesycastis, eorumque statu, conversatione instituto, sectis gradibus et officiis'. Latin, Greek and English. ff. 8-10.

(3) Tract entitled 'De Sacerdotijs veterum Romanorum ante Christianismum'. Latin and Greek. f. 11.

(4) Pedigrees of (a) Robert FitzHamon and his heirs. f. 12;- (b) Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester. f. 13;- (c) Despencer, Earls of Gloucester. f. 14;-(d) Beauchamp, Earls of Warwick. f. 15;- (e) Neville,Earls of Warwick. f. 16;- (f) Children of Edward III. ff. 17-18.

(5) Letter of Sir William Dugdale, to Henry Dethick on the arms of Bourchier; Blythe Hall, nr. Coleshill, 30 Nov. 1672. f. 19.

(6) Diary of historical events; 1528-1549. ff. 20-22.

(7) Short descriptions of Cirencester, Winchcombe, Hailes, Bristol and Tewkesbury, all co. Glouc; 17th cent. ff. 23, 27.

(8) Notes concerning lands held by religious orders freed from payment of tithes by the Lateran Council of A.D. 1215; 17th cent. ff. 24-26b.

(9) Glossary of the mediaeval meanings of certain Latin words. ff. 28-32b. Paper; ff. 32. Folio. XVII cent. The signature of Beaupré Bell, 1725, appears on f. 1.

includes:

• ff. 1-3 Orders Military. St. John of Jerusalem: Chronological memoranda of: circ. 1600. • ff. 4, 5 Orders Military. Templars: 'The Order & Knighthood of the Templers ordained & suppressed': circ. 1600. • ff. 8-10 Orders Religious: Tract entitled: 'De monasteriis &c; de monachorum sectis, gradibus & officiis; de monialibus': circ. 1600.: Lat., Gr. and Engl. • f. 12 Robert FitzHamon, d 1107: Pedigree: circ. 1600. • f. 13 Clare family: Pedigree: circ. 1600. • f. 14 Despencer family: Pedigree: circ. 1600. • f. 15 Beauchamp family; Earls of Warwick: Pedigree: circ. 1600. • f. 16 Neville family; Earls of Warwick: Pedigree: circ. 1600. • ff. 17-18 Edward III of England: Pedigree of his children: circ. 1600. • f. 19 Henry Dethick, Richmond Herald 1677: Letter to, from Sir W. Dugdale: 1672. • f. 19 Sir William Dugdale, Garter King of Arms: Letter to H. Dethick: 1672. • ff. 20-2 1 Henry VIII of England: Diary of events from 1528 to 1547: 17th cent. • f. 22 Edward VI of England: Diary of events from 1547 to 1549: 17th cent. • f. 23 Hailes Abbey; Glos: Memoranda on: circ. 1600. • f. 23 Cirencester, Gloucestershire: Notice of: circ. 1600. • f. 23 Winchcombe, Gloucestershire: Notice of: circ. 1600. • f. 23 b Bristol, Gloucestershire: Notice of: circa 1600. • ff. 23b, 27 Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire: Notices of: circ. 1600. • f. 26 Furness Abbey; Yorkshire: Opinion of H. Davenport as to exemption from tithe: 1612.: Signed. • f. 26 Humfrey Davenport, Knight 1624; lawyer: Opinion as to exemption of Furness Abbey from tithes: 1612.: Signed. • ff. 28-32b Dictionaries: Glossary of medieval Latin words: circ. 1600.

Page 145 2021-09-28 • f. 32b Unfrey Dowler: Particulars of his will: circ. 1600.

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Custodial History f. 1 Beaupré Bell, the younger; antiquary: Signature, as owner: 1725.

Add MS 4207 (18th century)

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Creation Date 18th century

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Languages of Material English; French

Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL TRACTS and historical papers, some of them in Birch's autograph. Viz:-

(1) 'An Inquiry into the Rights of Free Subjects in which the Cases of the British Sailors and Common Soldiers are distinctly Consider'd and Compar'd', etc. The MS. as prepared for the press. The tract was printed in 1749. ff. 1-74.

(2) 'A Letter to a Friend concerning Naturalizations', by Josiah Tucker, Rector of St. Stephen's Bristol (Dean of Gloucester 1758). The MS. as prepared for the press. The tract was printed in 1753. ff. 75-107.

(3) A comparison, by Thomas Birch, of Thomas Carte's 'Full Answer to a letter of a Bystander [C. Morris], wherein his false Calculations and Misrepresentations of Facts in the time of Charles II are refuted', with statements from various histories and especially T. Carte's History of the Life of James, Duke of Ormonde; 1742. ff. 108-138.

(4) 'An Authentick Narrative of the Campaign of the year 1744 in Flanders', under the command of Field Marshal George Wade. Written probably by a member of the staff. ff. 139-164.

(5) 'The Ld. Conway's Relation concerning the Passages in the late Northern Expedition'. Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway, was sent with troops for the defence of Newcastle in June 1640, but retired before the Scottish army in August. For another copy see Harley MS. 1579 (f. 3 reversing the volume). ff. 165-174.

(6) 'Histoire Politique du Siècle depuis 1648 jusqu'en 1748 par l'Editeur du Testament Pol.[itique] du Cardinal Alberoni', i.e. Jean Henri Maubert de Gouvest. Compared with the printed edition (London, 1754) the title-page, preface, arrangement of chapters and, after chap. xx especially, the subject matter all differ. Verbal and other alterations have been inserted in the MS. by the author. The dedication letter to 'Monsieur Humberston, gentilhomme Anglois', dated Lausanne, 10 Oct. 1753, bears the initials, supplied by the corrector, 'M.B.R.' The letter in the printed edition bears the initials 'De B. M.' The earlier work of the author mentioned above bore the name 'M. B. de G.' ff. 175-255.

(7) Letters from Sir Benjamin Keene, Ambassador at Madrid, to Secretaries of State, viz. (a) John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford; 25 Feb. 1749/50 ff. 256-265;- (b) Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holdernesse; 8, 9 Apr. 1754. ff. 265, 266;-(c) Sir Thomas Robinson; 15 Apr.-14 Dec. 1754. ff. 266b-322b. Copies. For the originals of letters on ff. 310, 311-319b see Stowe MS. 256, ff. 251, 255. Paper; ff. 322. Quarto. XVIII cent.

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• ff. 1-74 Political Tracts: 'Inquiry into the rights of free subjects' comparing the case of British sailors and soldiers: 1749. • ff. 1-74 Navy; England: Comparison of British sailors and soldiers.: 1749.

Page 146 2021-09-28 • ff. 1-74 Army; England: 'An inquiry into the rights of free subjects' comparing the case of British sailors and soldiers: 1749. • ff. 75-107 Political Tracts: J. Tucker: 'A Letter to a Friend concerning naturalizations': 1753. • ff.75-107 Josiah Tucker, DD; Dean of Gloucester: A Letter to a Friend concerning Naturalizetions': circ. 1753. • ff. 108-138* Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Discussion of the works of T. Carte: 1742.: Autogr. • ff. 108-138* Thomas Carte, historian: Comparison, by T. Birch, of his 'Full answer to a letter of a Bystander' with other historical works: 1742. • ff. 139-164 Flanders: Narrative of Gen. Wade's campaign in: 1744. • ff. 139-164 Army; England: Narrative of Gen. Wade's campaign in Flanders: 1744. • ff. 139-164 Field-Marshal George Wade: Narrative of his campaign in Flanders: 1744. • ff. 165-174 Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway: Relation of the Northern Expedition: 1640. 18th cent.: copy. • ff. 165-174 Army; England: Relation of the Northern Expedition, 1640. Copy: 18th cent. • ff. 165-174 Charles I of England: Relation of the Northern expedition.: 1640: Copy, 18th cent. • ff. 175-255 Jean Henri Maubert de Gouvest, French political writer: 'Histoire Politique du Siècle depuis 1648 jusqu'en 1748': 1753.: Copy, with autogr. corrections. • ff. 220, 222 Philibert Perachon, bookseller, of Geneva: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1707.: Fr. • ff. 256-322b Sir Benjamin Keene, KB; diplomatist: Letters to the Duke of Bedford and others: 1749-1754.: Copies.

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Creation Date c 1660

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content GWYN MEMORIAL

Memorial of the military services of Capt. John Gwyn of the Royal troop of Horse Guards, from 1642 to the Restoration; circ. 1660. With six prefatory dedication-letters, viz. to (a) Charles II. ff. 2-3b;-(b) James, Duke of York. f. 4;-(c) James Scott, Duke of Monmouth. f. 5;-(d) George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. f. 6;-(e) George Monck, Duke of Albemarle. f. 7;-and (f) Philip Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. f. 8. At the end of the memorial is the author's account (f. 91) of his lineage and pedigree, with painted coat of arms. lt is in the same hand (probably the author's) as Add. MS. 11801, another copy of the memorial, etc., which contains, however, only five prefatory letters. The work was edited as Military Memoirs of the Great Civil War by Sir Walter Scott in 1822 from a third MS., which contained eleven prefatory letters. Add. MS. 11810 does not contain the coat of arms, but a description of the quarterings, and whereas the third MS. contains both, the present MS. omits the description. At the beginning are notes by Matthew Maty and Sir Frederic Madden. Paper; ff. 96. Octavo. Circ. A.D. 1660.

Captain John Gwyn, alias Gwynne: Memorial of his military service: 1642-1660.: Autogr. (?).

Charles I of England: Memorial of Capt. Gwyn's services in the civil war: 1660.

includes:

• ff. 2-3b Charles II of England: Dedication letter to, from Capt. J. Gwyn: 1660. • f. 4 James II of England: Dedication letter to, as Duke of York, from Capt. J. Gwyn: 1660. • f. 5 James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleugh; alias Fitzroy: Dedication letter to, from Capt. J. Gwyn: 1660. • f. 6 George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham: Dedication letter to, from Capt. J. Gwyn:

Page 147 2021-09-28 1660. • f. 7 General George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle: Dedication letter to, from Capt. J. Gwyn: 1660. • f. 8 Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke and 2nd Earl of Montgomery: Dedication letter to, from J. Gwyn: 1660. • ff. 91-96 Captain John Gwyn, alias Gwynne: Account of his family, with coat of arms: 1660. • f. 92 Heraldry: Arms in colour of Gwyn family: 1660.

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Add MS 4209 (17th century)

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Creation Date 17th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; French

Scope and Content EXTRACTS FROM PRINTED BOOKS, etc.; 17th cent. Latin, French and English. Viz.:-

(1) 'Notes taken out of the Historye of the Raigne of King H. 7 written by ... Francis [Bacon] Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban: printed 1622'. ff. 3-18.

(2) 'Brief notes taken out of Samuell Daniel's collection of the Historye of England'. The Collection of the Historie of England was published in 1617. ff. 19-54.

(3) Report made by an unknown author, part of the argument of Edmund Plowden in the case between William Basset and W. Morgan and their wives, daughters of Sir R. Mansell and Ann his wife, plaintiffs, and Edward Mansell, def.; 6 Eliz. (1 563-1564). French. f. 55.

(4) 'Notes taken out of a Booke Intitled A Discoverye of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirelye subdued ... untill the beginnyng off hys maties happye raigne', by Sir John Davies, Attorney General of Ireland. 'Printed 1612'. ff. 56-80. Paper; ff. 80. Duodecimo. XVII cent.

includes:

• ff.3-18 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Notes from his history of the reign of Henry VII: aft. 1622. • ff. 19-54 Samuel Daniel, poet and historian: Notes from his 'Collection of the Historie of England': aft. 1617. • f. 55 Edmund Plowden, jurist: Report of an argument by: 1563-1564.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 55 W. Morgan: Report on the suit of Basset. and Morgan v. Mansell: 1563-1564.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 55 Edward Mansell, alias Manxell; of Margam; Knight 1572: Report on his suit v. Basset and Morgan: 1563-1564.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 55 William Basset: Report on the suit of Basset and Morgan v. Mansell: 1563-1564.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 56-80 Sir John Davies, Attorney-General for Ireland; d.1626: Notes from his 'Discoverye of the True Causes why Ireland was never entierelye subdued. . .': aft. 1612.

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Creation Date c 1610-1611

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS

Memoranda on the proceedings of Parliament; 9 Feb.-24 Nov. 1610. With a few miscellaneous notes, as follows:-(a) 'Causes of the transporting of English coyne'. f. 3b;-(b) 'Sr Stephen Procters offences'; May 1610. f. 106b;-(c) epigrams, epitaphs, etc. Latin and English. f. 108b. Paper; ff. 109. Duodecimo. Circ. 1610-1611. The name 'N. Boothe' (?Nathaniel Boothe) is written by a later hand on ff. 2, 109 (cf. Harley MS. 6257, f. 2 *b).

England; Parliament: Note book of proceedings in the Commons: 1610.

includes:

• ff. 2, 109 N[?athaniel] Boothe: Name inscribed: 17th-18th cent. • f. 3b Coinage: Notes on the reasons for the transportation of English coin overseas: 17th cent. • f. 106b Sir Stephen Procter: Note of his offences: 1610. • f. 108b Sir John Spencer, Lord Mayor of London: Epitaph: 17th cent. • f. 108b Sir William Seymour, 1st Marquess of Hertford 1641 and (1660) 2nd Duke of Somerset: Verses to, by A. Melvill: 1611.: Lat. • f. 108b Andrew Melville, Scottish presbyterian divine and poet: Verses to Sir W. Seymour: 1611.: Lat. • ff. 108b, 109 Poetry ENGLISH: Epigrams and epitaphs: circ. 1611. • ff. 108b, 109 Poetry LATIN: Epigrams: circ. 1611.

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Creation Date 17th century

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content PAPERS RELATING TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS: 1651-1654. Viz.:-

(1) Articles for a treaty between the Netherlands and England; 1651. The titles (f. 20b) run 'The Thirty-six Articles Delivered by the Dutch Ambassadors' and 'The Answer of ye Councell to the 36 Articles' with Latin versions (ff. 21-40). Partly shorthand. They are the propositions of the Commissioners of the States General which had been presented to Oliver St. John and Walter Strickland at the close of their mission to The Hague in June 1651. For a shorter draft of the Propositions see Hist. MSS. Comm. 13th Report, App. i, p. 605, and cf. S. R. Gardiner, History of the Commonwealth, i, p. 328, ii, p. 172. ff. 1-40.

(2) 'A short demonstration how the Imposition taken att the Sondt in Denmarke is to the dammage of the English, Irish and Scotch, also how the Danes have no true pretention nor any right therunto', a memorial drawn up by Bulstrode Whitelocke, Ambassador to Queen Christina of Sweden; 1654. Autograph. lt is endorsed 'Paper delivered to his H[ighness] by my Lord Whitelocke concerning ye Sound wch his Lordship had from ye Ld Vlefelt, a Dane banisht by his Master' (i.e. Corfitz, Count Ulfeld). ff. 41-44. Paper; ff. 46. Folio. XVII cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-40 England; Commonwealth: The 36 articles presented by the Dutch Ambassador, with replies: 1651.: Engl. and Lat.: Partly shorthand. • ff.1-40 Netherlands, United Provinces: Propositions for a treaty with England, with replies: 1651.: Engl. and Lat.: Partly shorthand. • ff. 41-44 Frederick III of Denmark: Memorial of B. Whitelocke against the exaction of the Sound dues: 1654. • ff. 41-46 Bulstrode Whitelocke, Keeper of the Great Seal: Memorial against the exaction of the Sound dues: 1654.: Autogr.

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Creation Date 17th century

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Scope and Content 'CERTAINE SELECTED CHAPTERS TRANSLATED OUT OF NICHOLAS MACHIAUELL his 3 bookes of discourses'; 17th cent. The chapters chosen are from N. Machiavelli's Discorsi. . . 'sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio', Bk. I. 11-16, 26, 27, 41, 55, 59. Bk. II. 3, 5, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, 23-27, 29, 30. Bk. III. 1-6, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19, 43. An index to the chapters is given at the end. A few verbal omissions show that the MS. is a copy. Paper; ff. 61. Large quarto. XVII cent. Belonged to Ralph Thoresby, of Leeds (d. 1725).

Niccolò Machiavelli: Extracts from his 'Discorsi': 17th cent.

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Creation Date c 1757

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Scope and Content BILLS OF MORTALITY

'A Collection of the yearly Bills of Mortality from 1657-1757 inclusive: together with several other Bills of an earlier Date', being collections, drafts, etc., prepared by Thomas Birch for his printed edition of the above work in 1759; circa 1757. The four treatises on the same or kindred subjects which are mentioned on the title-page of the manuscript are not included, but were inserted in the printed edition, viz.: (1) Observations on the Bills of Mortality, by Capt. John Graunt, F.R.S.;- (2) Another Essay in political Arithmetic, by Sir William Petty;- (3) Observations on the past growth ... of London, by Corbyn Morris;- (4) A comparative view of the diseases, etc., by J. P. (James Postlewayt). The Bills of an earlier date are for various years between 1605 and 1647 (ff. 25-42), and notes are included for Bills as early as 1592. Inserted at f. 57 is 'The number of the inhabitants of Rhode Island' for 1730, 1748 and 1755. Bound at the end (ff. 65-78) is a copy of an Order in a case relating to a legacy to the combined parishes of St. Margaret Pattens and St. Gabriel Fenchurch Street, of which Birch was the incumbent, and other London parishes; 17 July 1762. The attorney's bill to the parish for the action is attached. Paper; ff. 78. Folio. Circ. A.D. 1757.

Mortality: Collection of bills of mortality, with extracts and notes: 1592-1757.

London, England: Collections of bills of mortality, with notes: 1592-1757.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• f. 57 Rhode Island, North America: Census of blacks and whites in: 1730-1755. • ff. 65-78 London, Parishes. St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch St: Order in a

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Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL TRACTS; 16th-18th centt. Viz.:-

(1) On the government of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, beginning 'The government of the United provinces considered as one republick is called the Government of the Generality', with additional matter by another hand (ff. 85-94); circ. 1710. ff. 1-94.

(2) 'Observations of Holland', beginning 'They are a generall Sea-land', etc.; circa 1650. lt is identical with a tract entitled 'Three Weeks Observations of the Low Countries; especially Holland', first printed in 1652, and in a later (1662) edition the name of Owen Feltham is given as the author. For another MS. copy with a dedication-letter signed 'J.S.' see Harley MS. 5111, f. 1. Belonged to the Rev. 'Jo. Hall' (perhaps John Hall, Prebendary of St Pauls, London, d. 1707) who gave it to Ralph Thoresby (d. 1725). ff. 95-105.

(3) 'A Letter or Apologie written by Count Arundell to the Lord Treasurer Burleigh touching his title of Comes Imperij ; circ. 1595. Sir Thomas Arundell, later 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, was made Count of the Holy Roman Empire by the Emperor Rudolph II, for services against the Turks, in 1595. Imperfect. ff. 106-112.

(4) 'Vox Populi vox Dei, Newes from Spaine translated Accordinge to the Spannish Coppe', being the tract directed against the Spanish marriage by Thomas Scott, preacher to the English garrison at Utrecht (d. 1626); 17th cent. It was first printed in 1620. Belonged to Ralph Tboresby (d. 1725). ff. 113-122.

(5) A chronology of historical persons and events arranged alphabetically, from Roman times to 1723. Followed (f. 137) by an alphabetical list of the Popes. Latin. ff. 123-138.

(6) Bibliography of French history down to the 16th century and of ecclesiastical history from the earliest times to the 10th century, giving a list and account of the various authorities to be consulted for each period; 16th cent. French. ff. 139-142. Paper; ff. 142. Folio. XVI-XVIII centt.

includes:

• ff. 1-94 Political Tracts: On the Government of the United Provinces: circ. 1710. • ff. 1-94 Netherlands, United Provinces: Treatise on the government of: circ. 1710. • ff. 95-105 Political Tracts: O. Feltham: Observations of Holland: circ. 1650. • ff. 95-105 Netherlands, United Provinces: Observations of Holland by 0. Feltham: circ. 1650. • ff. 95-105 Owen Feltham, author of 'Resolves': 'Observations of Holland': circ. 1650. • ff. 106-112 Sir Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour 1605: Apology to the Lord Treasurer concerning his title 'Comes Imperil': Circa 1595.: Copy, 17th cent. Imperf. • ff. 113-122 Thomas Scott, Rector of St. Saviour's, Norwich: 'Vox Populi', a tract against the Spanish marriage, 1620.: 17th cent.: Copy. • ff. 113-122 Political Tracts: T. Scott: 'Vox Populi', 1620.: 17th cent.: Copy. • ff. 139-142 France General: 'Ordre pour lire l'histoire de France': 16th cent. • f. 262 Henry Fairfax, 4th Baron Fairfax: Letter to, from the Abp. of York: 1685.

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Custodial History ff. 95-105 Reverend John Hall, [?Prebendary of St Paul's]: Owned: in 17th cent.

ff. 95-105, 113-122 Ralph Thoresby, antiquary: Owned: early 18th cent.

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Title Papers of Dr. Patrick Forbes. Cf'. also Add. MSS. 4126, 4133-4146, 4248, 4249, 35833. ([1700-1799])

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Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS. Vol. XVI (ff. 126). 'The History of Scotland, written in Latin by ... George Buchanan, Now Done unto English'; 18th cent. The passages translated are Books IV. ch. i-xxv, ff. 2-5 1;-VIII, i-xii, ff. 52-76;-XII, i-xvi, ff. 82-115. An inserted passage (ff. 116, 117) in another hand is endorsed 'Hart's translation of Bp. Kennedy's Speech' (Bk. XII, ch. x, etc.). At the end are (a) a list of sixty-six criticisms of the text of William Bond's translation of the History (first published in 1722) with (f. 124) the complete passages criticized (XI. ch. 1, etc.). ff. 119- 123;-and (b) a passage of the history, in shorthand (G. Ridpath's system). f. 126.

Scotland General: Translations of G. Buchanan's 'History' by P. Forbes: 18th cent.

Patrick Forbes, d 1743 (?) MD; Scottish historian: Translation of G. Buchanan's 'History of Scotland', by: 18th cent.

George Buchanan, Scottish historian: Passages from his 'Rerum scoticarum historia' (1582), translated by P. Forbes: 18th cent.

includes:

• f. 79b Patrick Forbes, d 1743 (?) MD; Scottish historian: Letter (? ) from, to - Nurse: 18th cent.: Copy. • f. 116 Hart: Translation of a speech in G. Buchanan's 'History of Scotland': 18th cent. • ff. 119-125 William Bond, d 1735 dramatist: Criticism of a passage from his translation of G. Buchanan's 'History of Scotland', by P. Forbes: 18th cent. • f. 126 Shorthand: Transcripts and notes in G. Ridpath's system: 17th-18th centt. • f. 126 George Ridpath, Whig journalist: Transcripts and notes in his system of shorthand:

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Creation Date 18th century

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content FORBES PAPERS. Vol. XVII (ff. 55). Scottish historical collections; 18th cent.

(1) "Re Constitution of Scotland with respect to the Regal Power', being a translation of the beginning of G. Buchanan's 'De Jure Regni apud Scotos'. ff. 1-4.

(2) 'Refutatio libri Buchanani De jure Regni apud Scotos'. ff. 5-13.

(3) Letters copied in Ridpath's system of shorthand. ff. 15-24. For other shorthand transcripts see Add. MSS. 4135, art. 2, and 35833.

(4) Copies of Scottish charters, etc., temp. William the Lion-1654. Latin and shorthand. ff. 25-33.

(5) 'Description of Aberdeenshire' by Sir Samuel Forbes of Foveran; 1716, 1717. lt was edited for the Spalding Club by Joseph Robertson in 1843. ff. 34-50.

(6) 'Description of the parish of Foveran', by the same; circ. 1716. ff. 5 1-55.

Scotland General: Historical collections of P. Forbes rel. to: 18th cent.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly shorthand.

Patrick Forbes, d 1743 (?) MD; Scottish historian: Historical collections of: 18th cent.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly shorthand.

includes:

• ff. 1-13 George Buchanan, Scottish historian: Refutation and partial translation of his 'De jure regni apud Scotos' (1579): 18th cent.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 15-24, 31 Shorthand: Transcripts and notes in G. Ridpath's system: 17th-18th centt. • ff. 15-24, 31 George Ridpath, Whig journalist: Transcripts and notes in his system of shorthand: 17th-18th centt. • ff. 34-50 County of Aberdeen: Description of, by Sir S. Forbes: 1716-1717. • ff. 34-55 Sir Samuel Forbes, 1st Baronet; of Foveran: Description of Aberdeenshire and Foveran: 1716-1717. • ff. 51-55 Foveran, Aberdeenshire: Description of, by Sir S. Forbes: 1716-1717.

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Scope and Content FREINSHEIM'S LIVY EPITOMES

The Epitomes and Supplements to certain lost books of Livy's 'Historia Romana' (viz. Bks. XII-XX, XLVI-XLVIII, XLIX, ch. i-xxxv), by Johann Freinsheim (d. 1660), the classical scholar, translated into English; 18th cent. Book XII, ch. i-xv, have been corrected by Birch. Paper; ff. 206. Folio. XVIII cent.

Johann Freinsheim, d 1660 German classical scholar: Translation of his supplements to Livy: 18th cent.

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Creation Date c 1650

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Scope and Content THE LADY CATHERINE WHETENALL JOURNAL

'The Voyage of the Lady Catherine Whetenall from Brussells into Italy in the holy yeare with the cheif accidents that hath happened therin written in Padua a little before her ladyship fell sick by other of her trayne'; 1650. Written at her request by Richard Lassels al. Lescells (d. 1668), author of The Voyage of Italy (printed 1670). Autograph. The dedication letter is addressed to the lady's husband 'Thomas Whetenall, Esqre. The account begins with the marriage on 5 Sept. 1649 of Lady Catherine Talbot, 2nd daughter of John, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury, to Thomas Whetenall in the Church of the English Nuns at Louvain and ends with a description of her death and funeral at Padua, 1650. In the description of Rome (ff. 21-35) is an account of 'The Vatican Library' and of 'The Cheife Bookes'. A short account of Richard Lassels by Birch is on f. 2, and a note by M. Maty is on f. lb. Paper; ff. 48. Small quarto. Circ. A.D. 1650.

Lady Catherine Whetenall, née Talbot; wife of T Whetenall: Account of her journey from Brussels into Italy, 1649-1650, by R. Lassels: 17th cent.

Voyages and Travels: R. Lassels: account of the voyage of Lady C. Whetenall from Brussels to Italy: 1649-1650.

Richard Lassels, alias Lescells; Roman Catholic divine: 'The Voyage of the Lady Catherine Whetenall from Brussells unto Italy': circ. 1650.: Autogr.

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Creation Date 1728

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Scope and Content 'PILATUS MONS SPECIMINE HISTORIAE NATURALIS Illustrissimae Societatis Regiae Anglicanae subjectus ab ejusdem socio', by Mauritius Antonius Cappeler, M.D.; 1728. With four tables of drawings (ff. 2-5). The autograph portions of the work are the title-page, the heading (f. 6), chapter VI and part of chapter VII (ff. 63-76b), a passage pasted on f. 39, and the last paragraph (f. 89). The text and arrangement differ considerably from the work printed at Basle in 1767 as M.A. Cappellerii ... Pilati Montis Historia. The MS. is dedicated to Sir Hans Sloane, President, and to the members of the Royal Society to whom, however, there is no allusion in the printed work. Marked 'Copy'd' on title-page. Paper; ff. 90. Quarto. A.D. 1728.

Mauritius Antonius Cappeler, MD, FRS; Swiss naturalist: 'Pilatus Mons Specimine Historiae Naturalis': 1728.: Partly autogr.

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Add MS 4219-4220 NATURAL HISTORY TREATISES ([1746-1763])

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Languages of Material English; French

Title NATURAL HISTORY TREATISES ([1746-1763])

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Creation Date c 1751-1758

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Languages of Material English; French

Scope and Content Treatises on Natural History; circ. 1751-1758. Viz.:-

(1) 'Traité du Corail ... Pour servir a l'histoire naturelle de la mer', by Jean André de Peyssonnel, F.R.S., 'Médecin botaniste entretenu par sa majesté dans l'isle de Gaudeloupe', etc. ff. 1-1 13. For an account of this, and other treatises by this author see a paper read before the Royal Society in 1752 by William Watson, Philosophical Transactions, xlvii, p. 445.

(2) 'Dissertation sur les Eponges', by the same. ff. 114-148.

(3) 'Dissertation et observations sur les fourmis blanches ou poux de bois de l'Amerique', by the same. ff. 149-161.

(4) 'An account of Monsr de Peyssonel's Treatise of the Dracunculus or Vena Medinensis' (see below Add. MS. 4220) and of the two treatises above (artt. 2, 3), by Dr. James Parsons, F.R.S. ff. 162-166. Paper; ff. 166. Quarto. Circ. 1751-1758.

includes:

• ff. 1-161 Natural History: Treatises on, by J. A. de Peyssonnel: circ. 1751-1758.: Fr. • ff.1-161 Jean André Peyssonnel, FRS; French physician and naturalist: Treatises upon coral, sponges and white ants: circ. 1751.: Fr. • ff. 162-166 James Parsons, MD, FRS: Account of treatises on natural history by J. A. de Peyssonnel: circ. 1758.

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Creation Date c 1758

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Languages of Material French

Scope and Content 'Traitté ou dissertation sur le Dragon ou dragoneau, Draco sive Dracunculus Persarum, veine de Medine des Arabes, vena Medinensis Arabum, ver lutonie ver soye des miodernes vulgairement appellé dans les lles de l'Amerique, ver de Guinée'. by Jean André de Peyssonnel, F.R.S.; circ. 1758. For an English description see Add. MS. 4219, ff. 162-166. Paper; ff. 202. Octavo. Circ. A.D. 1758.

Jean André Peyssonnel, FRS; French physician and naturalist: Treatise upon the Dracunculus Persarum or Guinea worm: circ. 1758.: Fr.

Natural History: Treatises on, by J. A. de Peyssonnel: circ. 1751-1758.: Fr.

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Add MS 4221-4225 BIRCH'S BIOGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONSCollection of biographical notices and memoranda of literary, scientific and

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Creation Date c 1730-c 1766

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin; Italian

Title BIRCH'S BIOGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONSCollection of biographical notices and memoranda of literary, scientific and other illustrious persons, made by or for Thomas Birch; circa 1730-1766. The names of the subjects, as well as of the writers of the few original letters in the volumes, are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. The substance of some of these articles is to be found in A General Dictionary Historical and Critical translated from Pierre Bayle's Dictionnaire Historique et Critique (1730) with additions by Thomas Birch and other editors, 1734-1741. Paper. Five volumes. Folio and (Vol. V) Quarto. (c 1730-c 1766)

Scope and Content Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr.

Biography: Collection of biographical notices by T. Birch: circ. 1730-1740.

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Creation Date c 1730-c 1766

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin; Italian

Scope and Content Vol. I (ff. 348). A-C.

includes:

• ff. 1-14 Lancelot Addison, Dean of Lichfield: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 9b, 15 Joseph Addison, dramatist and essayist: Biographical notices: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 17 Reverend Michael Ainsworth, Master of Cornhampton School: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 19 Edward Alleyn, d 1626 actor and founder of Dulwich College: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 20 Peter Allix, d 1717 DD; French Protestant theologian: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 22 James Anderson, d 1728 Scottish genealogist and antiquary: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 23-27 Anne of England: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Imperf. • ff.28-38 Gottfried Arnold, d 1714 German ecclesiastical historian: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 39 John Atherton, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff.40-43 Sir Robert Atkyns, Chief Baron of the Exchequer: Biographical notes: circ. 1753. • ff. 44-53 John Aubrey, FRS; antiquary and naturalist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff.54-60 Abbé Jean d' Aubry, d 1667 French alchemist and physician: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 61-63 Jean Barbier d'Aucour, d 1694 French scholar: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 64-66 Benedetto Averani, d 1707 Italian writer: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 67 Thomas Martin, of Palgrave: Letter to G. Wegg: 1753. • f. 67 Bacon family: Biographical notice: 1753. • f. 68 Ralph Baynes, d 1559 Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Lat. • f. 69 Joshua Barnes, d 1712 FRS; Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University, 1695: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 71 Peter Baro, d 1599 alias Baron; DD; controversialist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 73 Jacques Barrelier, d 1673 French botanist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 75-82 John Barwick, d 1664 DD; Dean of St Paul's: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 83-93 Henri Basnage de Beauval, d 1710 French author; brother of Jacques Basnage de Beauval: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 94-95 James Baudouin, French Protestant refugee: Sepulchral inscription: 1739. • f. 96 Richard Baxter, divine: Note on: 18th cent. • ff. 97-99 John Biddle, d 1662 Unitarian: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Imperf. • f. 100 Aphra Behn, dramatist: Sepulchral inscription: 1689. • f. 101 George Berkeley, DD, Bishop of Cloyne; philosopher: Epitaph: 1753.: Lat. • f. 101 William Markham, Headmaster of Westminster School; Archbishop of York 1777: Epitaph on Bp. Berkeley: 1753. • ff. 102-103 Edward Bernard, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford: Note of his works: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 104-109 James Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Berwick d 1734: Biographical notes of: 18th cent.

• ff. 110-117 Adrian Beverland, d 1712 Dutch jurist and philosopher: Biographical notes: 18th cent.: Fr., Lat. and Engl. • f. 111 John Hudson, Bodley's Librarian, Oxford: Notes rel. to A. Beveriand: 1711. • f. 118 Birch family; of Lancashire: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • f. 119 Thomas Blackwell, the younger; classical scholar: Proposals for printing his 'Memoirs

Page 159 2021-09-28 of the Court of Augustus': circ. 1753.: Printed. • f. 121 Admiral Robert Blake: Biographical notes: 1735. • ff. 123-125 James Augustus Blondel, d 1734 MD: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • ff. 126-136 Blount family: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • ff. 137-145 Giovanni Boccaccio: Biographical notes: 18th cent.: Ital., Lat. and Engl. • ff. 146, 148-150 Samuel Bochart, d 1667 French orientalist and divine: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • ff. 147. 148 Boi, 'Il Siracusano'; chess player; fl. 1556-1598: Biographical note: 18th cent.

• ff. 151-158 Robert Bolton, d 1631 Rector of Broughton: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 159 Jacques Bongars, diplomatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 160-161 René Le Bossu, d 1680 author of 'Traité du poème épique': Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 162-164 Thomas Bourchier, Cardinal; Archbishop of Canterbury: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 165-169 Dominique Bouhours, d 1702 SJ; French critic: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 170-172 Gerard Brandt, d 1685 Dutch eccleslastical historian: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 173-177 François Bruys, d 1738 French author: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 178-179 Sir Nathanael Brent, Warden of Merton College, Oxford: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 180 Richard Brett, d 1637 DD; Rector of Quainton: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 182 Jacobus Breynius, d 1697 German botanist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 184 John Banister, d 1692 botanist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 185-189 William Briggs, MD, Physician to William III: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 191 Sir Thomas Browne, d 1682 MD; author: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 193 Edward Browne, d 1708 MD, FRS; traveller: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 195-199 Jean de La Bruyère, d 1696 French essayist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 201 Thomas Burnet, Master of the Charterhouse: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. and Lat. • ff. 202-208 Samuel Butler, satirist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 210-214 Edmund Calamy, d 1755 nonconformist minister; son of Edmund Calamy (d. 1732): Notice of the Calamy family in a letter to T. Birch(?): 1735. • ff. 215-225, 233-238 Richard Carew, d 1620 antiquary: Biographical notice: early 18th cent.

• ff. 227-232 Richard Carew, d 1620 antiquary: Treatise on methods of learning foreign languages: early 18th cent. • ff. 239-261 Richard Carew, d 1620 antiquary: 'A Triall of wits' by: 17th cent.: Printed. Imperf. • f. 263 John Hales, Fellow of Eton College: Letter to Sir D. Carleton: 1618.: Copy. • f. 263 Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Letter to, from Rev. J. Hales: 1618.: Copy. • ff. 267-276 Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Biographical notices of: 18th cent. • ff. 277-281 George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter d 1732: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 282-285 Meric Casaubon, d 1671 D D; classical scholar: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • ff. 286-288 Ludovico Castelvetro, d 1571 Italian philosopher: Biographical notes: 18th cent.: Ital., Lat. and Engl. • ff. 289-291 Louis VIII of France: Biographical notice of Qu. Blanche of Castile: 18th cent.

• f. 292 William Cave, d 1713 DD; Vicar of Isleworth: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 293-296 Bonaventura Cavalieri, d 1647 Italian mathematician: Biographical notice: 1735.

• ff. 297-302 Cavendish family: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 303-312 Christophorus Cellarius, d 1707 the elder; German historian and geographer: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 313 William Chappell, d 1649 Bishop of Cork and Ross: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 315-328 William Chillingworth, d 1644 D D; Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 329 Anthony Collins, d 1729 deist: Bibliographical notes on: circ. 1730-1737, n.d. • ff. 331-339 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 340 Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 341 William Congreve, dramatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 342 Pierre Corneilie, d 1684 French dramatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 344 Pierre Coton, SJ: Account of an incident rel. to: 1604.: Extr. • ff. 346-348 Ralph Cudworth, d 1688 DD; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge: Biographical notices: 1742, 18th cent.

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Creation Date c 1730-c 1766

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Languages of Material English; French

Scope and Content Vol. II (ff. 274). D-L.

includes:

• f. 1 Sir Robert Dallington, Master of the Charterhouse: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 2 Edmund Dickenson, d 1707 MD: Biographical notices: 18th cent. • f. 3 Publius Cornelius DolabeIla, Roman general; d. 44 BC: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 4 Horatius DolabeIla: Reference to 'Apologia pro Puritanis' alleged to have been written by him bef. 1623: 18th cent. • f. 4 Etienne Dolet, d 1546 French jurist and humanist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 5 Domitian; Emperor of Rome: Biographical notice of his wife, Domitia Longina: 18th cent.

• f. 5b Walter Donaldson, philosophical writer; fl. 1620: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 6 Geronimo Donato, d 1513 Venetian statesman: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 6b Marcello Donato, d 1602 Venetian physician: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 6b-7 Hugues Doneau, d 1591 French jurist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 7b Antonio Francesco Doni, d 1574 Italian poet: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 8-11 John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich: Essay on the character of, as 'Dorophagus': 1743. • f. 12 Sir Geoffrey Dutton, fl. temp. Henry III: Notice rel. to his family: 18th cent. • f. 13 Reverend Laurence Echard, d 1730 historian: Biographical notice: 1736. • f. 14 Sir Roger L'Estrange, journalist and pamphleteer: Letter to Sir C. Calthrop: 1703.: Copy. • ff. 16-18 Sir Simonds DEwes, 1st Baronet, d 1650, antiquary: Biographical notice: 18th cent.

• f. 19 Lewis Delafaye, French translator of the 'London Gazette', circa 1679-1710: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 20 William Fleetwood, d 1723 Bishop of St. Asaph and (1714) of Ely: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 22-56 Martin Folkes, President of the Royal Society: Memoirs of his life: 18th cent. • f. 57 Thomas Fuller, d 1661 DD; theologican and historian: Epitaph, at Cranford: 18th cent.

• ff. 58, 59 Gib family: Notes on: 1601-1618, 18th cent. • f. 60 Jacobus Golius, Dutch orientalist and mathematician: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 62 Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin: Biographical notice: 1745. • ff. 65b-75 James Gregory, d 1675 FRS; mathematician: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 75-78 David Gregory, d 1708 FRS; mathematician: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 79 Christiaan Huygens, d 1695 Heer van Zuylichem; mathematician and astronomer: Notice of: 18th cent. • ff. 80, 81 Grey family: Notice of: 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 82 Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey; wife of Philip, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letter to, from -: 1749.: Draft. • ff. 84b, 85 Elizabeth Anson, d 1760 née Yorke; wife (1748) of George, Baron Anson: Letter to, from -: 1749.: Draft. • ff. 87-97 John Hales, Fellow of Eton College: Analysis of a pamphlet by: 18th cent. • ff. 98-159 John Hales, Fellow of Eton College: Biographical collections: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 160-173 Reverend Stephen Hales, DD, FRS: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 174, 175 Sir Matthew Hale, judge: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 176 Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 177-189 Edmund Halley, FRS; astronomer: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 190-193 Alexander Henderson, presbyterian divine and diplomatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.

Page 161 2021-09-28 • ff. 194-200 Reverend James Hervey, d 1758 devotional writer: Life: 18th cent. • ff. 201-207 George Hooper, Bishop of Bath and Wells: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 203 Mrs A. Prowse: Letter to T. Birch: 1737. • f. 208 Sir John Hoskyns, 2nd Baronet d 1705, President of the Royal Society: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 209, 210 Christiaan Huygens, d 1695 Heer van Zuylichem; mathematician and astronomer: List of his works: 18th cent. • f. 211 Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • f. 213 James Keill, d 1719 MD, FRS; brother of John Keill: Notes of his works: 18th cent. • ff. 214-217 John Keill, d 1721 FRS; mathematician and astronomer: Note of his works: 18th cent. • ff. 218, 219 Grey family; Earls and Dukes of Kert: Biographical notes on: 18th cent. • f. 220 John King, d 1621 Bishop of London: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 221 Edward King, d 1637 Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 222 Thomas Osborne, 1st Earl of Danby 1674; 1st Duke of Leeds 1694: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 223-262 John Locke, philosopher: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 264 William Lloyd, Bishop of St Asaph and of Lichfield and Coventry: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 267-269,271 Thomas Lorkin, d 1625 alias Lorkyn: Biographical notes: 1760, 18th cent. • f. 270 Sir Adam Newton, 1st Baronet: Letter to, from the Bp. of Bath and Wells: circ. 1620.: Copy. • f. 270 Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells: Letter to Sir A. Newton: circ. 1620. • f. 272 Lyttelton family: Biographical notes: 18th cent.

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Scope and Content Vol. III (ff. 283). M-S.

includes:

• ff.1-5 Thomas Madox, d 1727 Historiographer Royal: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 6-12 Sir John Marsham, 1st Baronet d 1685: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 13,16 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 17-33 Richard Mead, MD: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 34-38 William Molyneux, FRS; philosopher: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 39 Richard Montagu, d 1641 Bishop of Norwich: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 41, 42 John Worthington, DD; Master of Jesus College, Cambridge: Correspondence with H. More: 1665.: Copies. • ff.41,42 Henry More, DD; theological writer: Correspondence with J. Worthington: 1665.: Copies. • ff. 44-50 Henry Neville, d 1694 of the Council of State: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 51-75 John Norris, d 1711 Rector of Bemeton: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 76-80 Enrico Noris, Cardinal 1695: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 81-84 William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727): Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 85-88 William Noy, Attorney-General: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 89-115 Edward Russell, Earl of Oxford d 1727: Biographical notice: circ. 1749. • f. 116 Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 117-120 William Oughtred, d 1660 mathematician: Account of his works: 18th cent. • f. 121 Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff.123-126 Robert Parsons, SJ: Biographical notice: 18th cent.

Page 162 2021-09-28 • ff. 127-131 Simon Patrick, Bishop of Chichester and (1691) of Ely: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 132 John Pearson, Bishop of Chester: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 133 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.

• f. 135 Andrew Perne, d 1589 DD; Dean of Ely: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 137-143 Katherine Philips, d 1664 called 'Orinda', poetess: Biographical notices: 18th cent. • f. 144 J. Clerk, of Edinburgh: Letter to T. Birch: 1738. • ff. 144-147 Archibald Pitcairne, d 1713 physician and poet: Biographical notice: 1738. • f. 148 Edmund, Earl of Cornwall: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 149b Alexander Pope: Notes on his works: 18th cent. • ff. 150-154 John Pory, d 1635 traveller and geographer: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 155 Humphrey Prideaux, Dean of Norwich: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 158 Aimeric de Péguilhan, Provençal poet; d. circ. 1230: Biographical notice: 18th cent.

• f. 159 Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester: Biographical notice: 1745. • f. 161 Henry Rowlands, d 1723 Welsh divine: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 162 Thomas Rymer, d 1713 Historiographer Royal: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 165 Oliver Cromwell of England: Memorandum of a letter from, to J. Sadler: 1649. • ff.165-167 John Sadler, d 1674 Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge: Biographical notice: 1738. • ff. 168-193 William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 194 Thomas Nettleton, of Halifax: Letter to: 1741. • f. 194 Nicholas Saunderson, d 1739 LLD; mathematician: Biographical notice: 1740. • f. 196 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 197 Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 198 Jonathan Smedley, Dean of Clogher: Character of: 1729.: Lat. • f. 199 T. Williams: Letter to J. Wilcox: 1738. • ff. 199-205 John Smith, d 1715 DD; Treasurer of Durham: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 206, 207 Reverend Thomas Smith, d 1661 Librarian of Cambridge University: Biographical notices: 18th cent.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 208-214 John Somers, Baron Somers 1697: Biographical notices: 18th cent. • ff. 215-249 John Somers, Baron Somers 1697: Correspondence of: 1706-1711. • f. 241 Robert Bafie, FRS: Letter to Lord Somers: circ. 1706-1709. • ff.244, 246 Edward Gould, banker, of Livorno: Letters to Lord Somers: 1706. • f. 248 Eustace Hickes, sea captain: Letter to Lord Somers: 1709. • ff.250-251 Robert South, d 1716 DD; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford: Note of his works: 18th cent. • f. 252 Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 254 Right Hon Edward Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 256 Baron Ezechiel Spanbeim, d 1710, German diplomatist and scholar: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 258-263 John Spencer, d 1693 DD; Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 264-298, 300-305 Spencer family; Earls Spencer: Biographical notices: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 299 Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: 'Letter to a Friend in London': 1690.: Printed.

• ff. 306-316 Lady Arabella Stuart: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • f. 317 Sir John Suckling, poet; MP for Bramber: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • ff. 319-375 Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin; author: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • f. 376 William Sydenham, d 1661 parliamentarian: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 377-382 Richard Symonds, royalist and antiquary: Journal of his travels: 18th cent.

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Scope and Content Vol. IV (ff. 312). T-W. Together with miscellaneous notes among which are: (a) extracts relating to Cambridge men, from Thomas Baker's collections in Harley MSS.7031-7037. ff. 178-201;- (b)'Alphabetical list of Lives' by Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford. ff. 202-204;- (c) 'Kalendarium Carlananum', a chronology of events in the life of Pierre Bayle of Carlat; 1647-1686. Cf. Dictionnaire Historique et Critique, 1730, i, p. cix. ff. 205-211;- (d) Critical notes by A. A. Sykes on Phlegon's account of an eclipse temp. Tiberius; circa 1735. ff. 218- 222;- (e) Notes upon Appius Claudius III, Roman decemvir and consul, fl. 451-449 B.C. ff. 251-254.

includes:

• f. 1 Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol, d 1737, Lord Chancellor: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 3, 4 John Trenchard, d 1662 MP: Notes on his family: 18th cent. • ff. 5-19 Charles Trimnell, Bishop of Norwich and (1721) of Winchester: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 20-32 Reverend Thomas Wagstaff, d 1712 nonjuror: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 33 Sir Patience Ward, d 1696 Lord Mayor of London: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 35 Esay Ward, d 1674 MD, FRS: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 36-75 John Ward, d 1758 LLD, FRS; Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College: Correspondence and notes rel. to his life: aft. 1758-1766.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 41 Catherine Jones: Letter to A. Ducarel: 1765. • ff. 44, 62 ,64 John Loveday, antiquary, of Caversham: Letters to A. Ducarel: 1765, 1766. • ff. 49, 59 Andrew Coltee Ducarel, LL.D; FSA: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1765. • f. 53 Nathaniel Lardner, DD; nonconformist divine: Letters to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 60 Dr Matthew Maty, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Notes by: 1766, n.d.: Autogr. • f. 66 A. Goodwin, of Warwick: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 76 John Warner, d 1666 Bishop of Rochester: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 78, 102 Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton: Biographical notices: 18th cent. • ff. 80-88 William III of England: Character, etc., represented in the Duke of Shrewsbury's correspondence: 18th cent. • ff. 85-111 Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury: Characters of William III and his ministers abstracted from his correspondence: 18th cent. • ff. 89-93 Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: Character of, etc.: 18th cent. • ff. 94-98 John Somers, Baron Somers 1697: Biographical notices: 18th cent. • f. 99 Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough: Character, etc., of: 18th cent. • f. 103 Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland: Character of: 18th cent. • f. 104 Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Character: 18th cent. • f. 104 Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax: Character: 18th cent. • ff. 105-111 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury: Character: 18th cent. • ff. 112-127 Thomas Willis, d 1675 MD; FRS: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff. 129-147 Anthony à Wood, d 1695 antiquary: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 148-167 Reverend William Wotton, d 1727 divine and scholar: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 168-170 Matthew Wren, Bishop successively of Hereford, Norwich, and Ely, (ob. 1667): Account of interview with Lord Winchester, Bp. Laud, etc.: 1624. • ff. 172-176 Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet; Chancellor of Exchequer: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 177 Robert Barclay, d 1690 Quaker: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • ff. 178-201 Thomas Baker: Biographies taken from his collections: 18th cent.: Extracts. • ff. 205-211 Pierre Bayle, d 1706 French philosopher: Chronology of events in his life: 18th cent.: Fr. and Lat. • f. 212 William Rushworth, d 1637 Roman Catholic divine: Note on his 'Dialogues': 18th cent.

• f. 214 John Milton, poet: Note on his arrest and release: 1660. • f. 215 Henri Justel, Secretary to the King of France, afterwards Librarian to the King of England: Biographical note: 18th cent.

Page 164 2021-09-28 • f. 216 Sir Thomas Gooch, 2nd Baronet; Bishop successively of Bristol, Norwich and Ely: Note of sermon preached before House of Commons by: 1712. • f. 217 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Biographical note: 18th cent. • ff. 218-222 Phlegon, of Tralles: Notes on his account of an eclipse temp. Tiberius: circ. 1735. • ff. 218-222 Arthur Ashley Sykes, DD; Precentor of Salisbury, Prebendary of Winchester: Notes on Phlegon's account of an eclipse temp. Tiberius: circa 1735.: Autogr. • ff.218-222 Astronomy: Notes on Phlegon's account of an eclipse temp. Tiberius: circ. 1735. • ff.223, 257-260 Saint Winefride: Life of: 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 228-243 Political Tracts: Letter from a Person of Quality, to his Friend in the Country': 1675.: Printed. Imperf. • f. 246 John Bertit, of Madrid: Letter to J. Collins, 1671. Copy: 18th cent. • f. 248 Pierre Bayle, d 1706 French philosopher: Notes on: 18th cent. • ff. 251-254 Appius Claudius Crassus lnregilensis Sabinus, Roman decemvir and consul; fl. 451-449 BC: Notes on: 18th cent. • f. 255 Marcus Castritius, magistrate of Placentia; fl. 85 BC: Notes on: 18th cent. • f. 255 Titus Castritius, rhetorician; fl. 2nd cent. AD: Notes on: 18th cent. • ff. 255b, 256 Saint Cataldus,; Bishop of Tarento: Legends of: 18th cent. • f. 262 Hubert von Giffen, d 1624 alias Giphanius; Flemish jurist and philologist: Notes on: 18th cent. • f. 263 Hobart family: Notes on: 18th cent. • f. 264 Jacques Bongars, diplomatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 265 Andrew Coltee Ducarel, LL.D; FSA: Note on the Tenison Papers in the Lambeth Library: 18th cent. • f. 274 John Beaufort, 3rd Earl and (1443) 1st Duke of Somerset: Biographical note: 17th cent.

• f. 274 Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Biographical note: 17th cent. • f. 274b John, Duke of Bedford: Biographical notice: 17th cent. • f. 274b Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter 1416: Biographical notice: 17th cent. • f. 274b Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester: Biographical notice: 17th cent. • f. 282 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Letter criticising T. Birch's Life of: 1750. • f. 282 Henry Etough, Rector of Therfield, county Hertfordshire: Letters to T. Birch: 1743-1757. • f. 295 Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Winchilsea: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 297 Poetry TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES: T. Birch: verses written and collected by: circ. 1625-1760.: Lat., Engl. and Fr.: Partly printed. • f. 302 Offspring Blackall, d 1716 Bishop of Exeter: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 306 Sir Thomas Littleton, d 1481 judge: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • ff. 307, 308 John Toland, deist: Notes on his works: 18th cent.

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Scope and Content Vol. V. (ff. 111). Miscellaneous, but chiefly prominent historical figures. In narrative form, in Birch's autograph.

includes:

• f. 1 Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham d 1483: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 5 Henry VII of England: Biographical notice of Qu. Elizabeth: 18th cent. • f. 9 Henry VIII of England: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 13 Henry VIII of England: Biographical notice of Qu. Jane Seymour: 18th cent. • f. 15 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey; 1st son of Thomas, 3rd Duke of Norfolk: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 19 Sir Thomas Smith, Secretary of State: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 22 Sir Philip Sidney, soldier, statesman and poet: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 25 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Biographical notice: 18th cent.

• f. 29 Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset d 1645: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 33 William Shakespeare: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 36 Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel and Surrey d 1646: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 40 Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 43 Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 47 Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 51 Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 54 Sir Kenelm Digby, author and diplomatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 57 Sir William Morice, Secretary of State; theologian: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 60 Thomas Sydenham, d 1689 physician: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 62 John Dryden, poet and dramatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 65 Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton: Biographical notices: 18th cent. • f. 69 George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 73 George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 76 Joseph Addison, dramatist and essayist: Biographical notices: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl.

• f. 79 Richard Steele, d 1729 Knight 1715; essayist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 83 Sir Samuel Garth, d 1719 physician and poet: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 86 Samuel Clarke, d 1729 DD; metaphysician: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 89 Jane of England: Biographical notices: 18th cent. • f. 93 Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 96 John Selden, d 1654 jurist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 100 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • ff.104-106 Thomas Carte, historian: Notes on his works: 18th cent. • ff. 107b-111 Reverend Nathaniel Spinckes, d 1727 nonjuror: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 238 Thomas Hobbes, philosopher: Conversation with J. Pell on the problem of doubling a cube: 1662.

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Scope and Content PIERRE BAYLE LETTERS

Collection of original letters (with some copies) chiefly of Pierre Bayle, author of La Dictionnaire Historique et Critique, to various French, Dutch and Swiss literary persons, among them being Pierre Des Maizeaux, Abbé Claude Nicaise, Bernard de la Monnoye, Jean LeClerc, David Constant de Rebecque, etc; 1670-1706. French. Followed (f. 263) by miscellaneous papers of P. Des Maizeaux connected with his editions of Lettres de Bayle, 1729, 1739, in which most of Bayle's letters are printed, and his La Vie de Bayle, 1722, 1732. The names of the correspondents will be found in the Index to the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 327. Folio. 1670-circ. 1739.

Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Collections for the life and works of P. Bayle: 17th-18th centt.: Fr.

Pierre Bayle, d 1706 French philosopher: Collection rel. to his life and works: 17th-18th centt.: Fr.

includes:

• f. 1 Jacob Bayle, minister at Carla; brother of Pierre Bayle: Letter to, from P. Bayle: 1670.: Fr. • ff. 1-249 passim Pierre Bayle, d 1706 French philosopher: Letters from: 1670-1706.: Fr. and Lat.: Partly copies. • ff. 3, 9, 11, 20, 25, 47, 83, 168, 232 Vincenzo Minutoli, Professor of Greek and History at Geneva: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1671-1702.: Fr. and Lat. • ff. 13-194 passim David Constant de Rebecque, Swiss Protestant theologian: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1674-1704.: Fr. • f. 27 Jacob Bayle, minister at Carla; brother of Pierre Bayle: Letter to J. A. Dubourdieu: 1682.: Fr. • f. 27 Jean Duhourdieu, minister at Montpellier and the Savoy, London: Letter to, from J. Bayle: 1682.: Fr. • ff. 29, 31, 34, 58, 93, 109 Jean Le Clerc, d 1736 French Protestant theologian: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1684-1697.: Fr. • f. 33 Marsilli: Letter to, from P. Bayle: 1685.: Fr. • ff. 36, 37 Christina, ex-Queen of Sweden: Correspondence with P. Bayle: 1686.: Fr.: Copies. • f. 44 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury: Letter to, from P. Bayle: 1689.: Fr. • ff. 62, 63, 66, 71, 73, 121, 150, 158, 178 Peter Silvestre, MD: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1691-1702.: Fr. • f. 64 Robert Cunningham: Letter to, from P. Bayle: 1691.: Fr. • ff. 75, 234-241 Jacques Lenfant, d 1728 French Protestant theologian: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1683-1693.: Partly copies. • ff. 77, 82, 159 Abbé Claude Nicaise, French antiquary: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1693-1701.: Fr. • f. 85 de Naudis: Letter to, from P. Bayle: 1693.: Fr.: Extr. • ff. 97, 106, 113, 117 Cailloue, bookseller, of London: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1696, 1697.: Fr. • f. 99 de La Porte: Letter to, from P. Bayle: 1697.: Fr. • ff. 103, 107, 114, 118, 119, 124, 129, 131 Bernard de La Monnoye, French poet: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1697-1699.: Fr. • ff. 104, 146, 160, 176, 188, 191, 195, 200, 206, 208 Pierre Coste, alias Costet; French critic and translator: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1697-1705.: Fr. • ff. 11 1, 127, 137, 139, 154, 156, 180 Peter Regis, MD, of Amsterdam: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1697-1702.: Fr. • f. 134 Charles Delafaye, Under Secretary of State: Letter to, from P. Bayle: 1699.: Fr. • ff. 135-230 passim Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1699-1706.: Fr. • f. 136 Thomassin de Marauques, Councillor to the Parlement of Provence: Letter to, from P.

Page 167 2021-09-28 Bayle: 1699.: Fr. • f. 212 Jean Duhourdieu, minister at Montpellier and the Savoy, London: Letter to, from P. Bayle: 1705.: Fr. • f. 224 Blaise Henri de Corte, Baron de Walef: Letter to, from P. Bayle: 1706.: Fr. • ff. 242-246 (copies) Jacob Le Duchat, editor of Rabelais: Correspondence with P. Bayle: 1693-1702.: Fr. • ff. 246b-249 (copies) Mathurin Veyssière La Croze, French orientalist: Correspondence with P. Bayle: 1702-1706.: Fr. • f. 249 Samuel Crellius, Socinian divine: Letter to, from P. Bayle: 1706.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 250 de Daillon, son of the following: Correspondence with his father: 1691-1692.: Fr.: Partly copies. • f. 250 Benjamin de Daillon, French Protestant minister: Correspondence with his son: 1691-1692.: Fr.: Partly copies. • ff. 252-255 de Daillon, son of Benjamin de Daillon: Treatise on demonology: circ. 1692.: Fr.: Autogr. • ff. 314-324 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Reply to strictures on his 'Lettres de Mr Bayle': 1729.: Autogr. draft.

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Scope and Content MORRICE'S LIFE OF ROGER BOYLE

The Life of Roger Boyle, Lord Broghill and 1st Earl of Orrery, by Thomas Morrice, his chaplain; circa 1679. With preface, notes and additions by John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery; circa 1742, and followed by a copy of letters and papers; 1641-1660. Cf. a note by Lord Orrery, dated 1744 (f. 1) that 'the writings in this Book are copied from my original papers ... by my very worthy Friend and Chaplain Mr. Benjamin Milward of Cloford'. The whole of the MS. was printed in, and forms the first part of, A Collection of the State Letters of the Right Honourable Roger Boyle, the first Earl of Orrery …, 1742. Paper; ff. 132. Folio. Circa 1679-1744.

Thomas Morrice, Chaplain to Roger, 1st Earl of Orrery: Life of Lord Orrery, circ. 1679, as prepared for publication: 1742.

Benjamin Milward, Vicar of Cloford: Wrote part of: circa 1742.

Roger Boyle, Baron Broghill; 1st Earl of Orrery: Life of, by T. Morrice, circa 1679, as prepared for publication: 1742.

John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery: Preface and additions by, to T. Morrice's life of Lord Orrery: circ. 1679, 1742.

includes:

• f. 1 John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery: Signature: 1744.

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Scope and Content BIRCH'S LIFE OF ROBERT BOYLE

The Life of Robert Boyle, seventh son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cork, by Birch, as prepared for the press; 1743. Autograph. It was printed at the beginning of The Works of the honourable Robert Boyle, 5 vols., Dublin, 1744. Included (f. 98) is an original letter from John Winthrop, Governor of Connecticut, to R. Boyle, as 'Governor of the Corporation for propagating the Gospel among the Indians in New England'; Hartford in New England, 25 Sept. 1664. Paper; ff. 206. Quarto. A.D. 1743.

Hon Robert Boyle, d 1691 FRS; physicist and chemist: Life of, by T.Birch: 1744.

includes:

• f. 98 John Winthrop, Governor of Connecticut: Letter to Hon. R. Boyle: 1664. • f. 154 Thomas Hyde, Bodley's Librarian, Regius Professor of Hebrew, and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford: Letter to R. Boyle: 1677.

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Scope and Content ROBERT BOYLE PAPERS

Letters and Papers relating to the life and works of the Hon. Robert Boyle (d. 1691) and especially to the edition of his Works of 1744 (see Add. MS. 4228); 1657-1744.

(1) 'An Account of Mr Boile's first Physico-Mechanical Experiments concerning ye weight and Spring of ye Air: of other experiments concerning bodies shining in ye dark; of several experiments of ye Academy del Cimento, [Florence], and Mr. [Francis] Hauksbee [sen.] upon those subjects; of Otto Guerick's Magdeburgii Instrument; and of Mr [Blaise] Pascal's Tract of the Weight of ye Air'; circa 1709. ff. 1-32.

(2) Papers of Sir Peter Pett (d. 1699) relating to R. Boyle; circ. 1692- 1699. ff. 33-49.

(3) Letter of Thomas Dent, D.D., Prebendary of Westminster, to William Wotton, D.D.;Westminster Abbey, 20 May 1699. ff. 50-51b.

(4) Letters of John Evelyn to: (a) Robert Boyle; Says Court, 9 May, 1657, 13 Apr. 1659. Printed op. cit., v, pp. 397, 402. ff. 52-53b, 54- 55b;- (b) Dr. William Wotton; Wotton, 10 Sept. 1703, 29 Mar. 1696. ff. 56-57b,58-59b.

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(5) Biographical memoranda of R. Boyle dictated by him and copied by Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury; circ. 1692. ff. 60-63.

(6) The Rev. George Stanhope, Vicar of Deptford and (1704) Dean of Canterbury, to ?John Evelyn, enclosing a copy of Roger Boyle's epitaph, etc.; 6 Sept. 1703. ff. 64-65b.

(7) Biographical notes of Robert Boyle, by Robin Bacon, his amanuensis; circ. 1692. ff. 66-68b.

(8) Memoranda for the new edition of R. Boyle's Works in the hands of T. Birch, H. Miles, and others; circ. 1744. ff. 69-95. Included are: (a) letter of dedication to Thomas Herring, Archbishop of York; 6 Feb. 1743/4. It is not the dedication as printed in the Works, etc. 1744. ff. 80, 81;-

(b) Catalogues of 'Mr. Boyle's writings'; circa 1744. ff. 82-95.

(9) Letters of Henry Miles, F.R.S., to Andrew Millar, printer of the 1744 edition of the Works, etc.; Tooting, 4 Aug. 1741-15 July 1742 and n.d. Thirty-four letters. ff. 96-121b, 124-155.

(10) Cromwell Mortimer, M.D., to ?T. Birch; 17 Dec. 1741. ff. 122-123.

(11) Edward Pocock, D.D., Professor of Arabic at Oxford, to R. Boyle, with enclosure; Oxford, I Oct. 1672. ff. 156-159. Paper; ff. 159. Folio. 1657-1744.

Hon Robert Boyle, d 1691 FRS; physicist and chemist: Papers rel. to his life and writings: 1657-1744.

includes:

• ff. 1-32 Otto von Guericke, d 1686 German scientist: Observations on his air pump: circ. 1709.

• ff.1-32 Blaise Pascal, French scientist and philosopher: Observation on his tract of the weight of the air: circ. 1709. • ff.1-32 Natural Science: Account of experiments by R. Boyle and others: circ. 1709. • ff.1-32 Francis Hauksbee, the elder; FRS: Observations on his scientific experiments: circ. 1709. • ff.1-32 Florence, Italy: Observations on experiments of the Accademia del Cimento at: circ. 1709. • ff. 33-49 Sir Peter Pett, FRS; lawyer and author: Biographical memoranda rel. to R. Boyle: bef. 1699. • ff. 50-51b Reverend William Wotton, d 1727 divine and scholar: Letter to, from T. Dent: 1699.

• ff. 50-51b Thomas Dent, D D; Canon of Westminster: Letter to W. Wotton: 1699. • ff. 52, 54 John Evelyn, diarist: Letters to Hon. R. Boyle: 1657-1664. • ff.52,54 Hon Robert Boyle, d 1691 FRS; physicist and chemist: Letters to, from J. Evelyn: 1657-1664. • ff. 56, 58 Reverend William Wotton, d 1727 divine and scholar: Correspondence with J. Evelyn: 1696-1703. • ff. 56, 58 John Evelyn, diarist: Correspondence with W. Wotton: 1696-1703. • ff.60-63 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury: Biographical memoranda on R. Boyle copied by: circ. 1692. • f. 64 Roger Boyle, eldest son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cork: Epitaph: 1615. • ff. 64-65b George Stanhope, DD; Dean of Canterbury: Letter to J. Evelyn: 1703. • ff. 66-68b Robin Bacon: Memoranda respecting the Hon. R. Boyle: circ. 1692. • ff. 69-95 Henry Miles, DD, FRS: Catalogue of the works and correspondence of R. Boyle: circ. 1744. • ff. 80, 81 Thomas Herring, Archbishop of Canterbury: Dedication of T. Birch's Life of Boyle to: 1744. • ff. 96-121b, 124-155 Henry Miles, DD, FRS: Letters to A. Millar: 1741-1742. • ff. 122-123 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letter to T. Birch: 1741. • f. 142 Richard Baxter, divine: Letter to, from Hon. R. Boyle: 1665: Copy. • ff.156-159 Dr Edward Pococke, Professor of Hebrew at Oxford: Letter, etc., to R. Boyle: 1672.

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Scope and Content BIRCH'S LIFE OF MILTON

'An Historical and Critical Account of the Life and Writings of Mr. John Milton. By Thomas Birch M.A. and F.R.S.', as prepared for the press; circ. 1738. Prefixed to A Complete Collection of the ... Works, etc., 1738, 2 vols. Preceded by a short life of Milton in Birch's autograph, entitled 'a Supplement to Mr. [Peter] Bayle's Article' on the poet and followed (f. 152) by his 'Appendix to the Life of John Milton' as printed in the edition of 1738. At ff. 133, 134 are two leaves (2ix, 2xi) of the printed edition of 1738, with additions and corrections subsequently embodied in the later edition of 1753. At the end is the last leaf of The Life of John Milton by John Toland. A printed list of Fellows of the Royal Society in 1763 is bound in at the beginning of the MS. Paper; ff. 223. Quarto. Circ. A.D. 1738.

John Milton, poet: Life, by T. Birch: 1738.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• f. 1 Royal Society: List of Fellows: 1763. • f. 223 John Toland, deist: Extract from his 'Life of John Milton': 1699.: Printed.

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Scope and Content BIRCH'S LIFE OF RALEGH

'The Life of Sir Walter Ralegh', by Thomas Birch, as prepared for the press; circ. 1751. Prefixed to his edition of the Works, etc., 1751. Autograph. At the beginning (ff. 1-16) are two revised proof-sheets of the Life (signatures 'a' and 'f'). Followed (f. 84) by supplementary material including: (a) Letters of Ralegh to Sir Humfrey Gilbert and Sir John Gilbert, senior, and Sir John Gilbert, junior; 18 Mar. 1582/3, n.d. ff. 85-88. Copy and extracts made from originals in the possession of Pomeroy Gilbert, Fort-Major of Plymouth, the letter to Sir Humfrey Gilbert being printed in A. Cayley's Life of Sir Walter Ralegh, i, p. 47;-(b) Two discourses by Ralegh concerning the proposed marriages between Princess Elizabeth and Prince Henry of England and the Prince and Princess of Savoy; 1611. Copies. See also 4149, ff. 184-203b. Both these treatises are printed in the Works (see above) i, pp. 249, 265. ff. 89-97b, 98-106b. Paper; ff. 106. Folio. Circ. A.D. 1751.

Sir Walter Ralegh, alias Raleigh; military and naval commander; author: Life of, etc. by T. Birch: circa 1751.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• f. 85 Sir Humphrey Gilbert, navigator: Letters to, from Sir W. Ralegh: 1583.: Copies. • f. 85b Sir John Gilbert, brother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert: Letter to, from Sir W. Ralegh: temp. Eliz.: Extr. • ff. 85-88 Sir Walter Ralegh, alias Raleigh; military and naval commander; author: Letters from,: 1583, n.d.: Copies and extracts, 18th cent. • ff. 85b-86b Sir John Gilbert, son of Sir H Gilbert: Letter to, from Sir W. Ralegh: temp. Jas. i.: Copy. • ff. 89 - 106b Sir Walter Ralegh, alias Raleigh; military and naval commander; author: Treatises on the proposed matches between England and Savoy: 1611-1612.: Two copies.

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Scope and Content JOHN THORESBY LEDGER

Ledger of John Thoresby (d. 1679), father of Ralph Thoresby, the antiquary, containing lists of books, etc., and the prices paid for them, for himself, Richard Stretton and Robert Hickson (ff. 2, 5, 13, etc.) and sometimes with the names of persons from whom they were bought; 1673-1675. (For Ralph Thoresby papers see Add. MSS. 4212, 4214, 4274-4277, 4385, 4460, 4926-4933). Among the entries is the following (f. 12): 'April 21, 1673. Paid to the Rt. Hon ble. Henry, Lord Fairfax and Thomas Hutton, of Popleton, Esqre executors of. . . Thomas, Ld. Fairfax deceased for the bookes and coynes, etc. in the Study at Nun-Appleton the sum of one hundred eighty and two pounds'. John Thoresby became the founder of the 'Museum Thoresbeianum' by the purchase of Lord Fairfax's collection of coins and medals. Included in the volume are:-(a) 'A Discourse of Mr. Theodore Beza containing in briefe the History of the life and death of Mr. John Calvin ... written in French by Beza and now made English by ... I.T.'. Two copies, both imperfect. ff. 15-21, 31-37. ' I.T.' is doubtless John Thoresby, in whose autograph is the first copy of the translation; in a list of French books (f. 27) in his possession is 'Beza de vie du Calvin, 8º ';- (b) an anonymous dedication to the 'Lord of Schellenberge' on the 'reprinting the Emperours ... which 20 years agoe hath been published by the industry of Plutinus', and in which the author mentions his friends, Mark Velser (d. 1614) and 'Jo. Jacobus Ruegerus'. f. 22;-

(c) catalogue of French and Italian books, with a note at the head by — Battersbie, probably a bookseller; late 17th cent. f. 25;-(d) 'Livres Francois que J'ai Aujourdhuy 1675' in J. Thoresby's hand. f. 27. Paper; ff. 40. Narrow folio. 1673-1675.

John Thoresby, d 1679 wool merchant of Leeds; father of Ralph Thoresby: Lists and prices of books and coins purchased: 1673-1675.

Booksellers: Lists of books with prices, of J. Thoresby, bookseller, of Leeds: 1673-1675.

includes:

• f. 5 John Thoresby, d 1679 wool merchant of Leeds; father of Ralph Thoresby: Signature: circ. 1673-1675. • f. 5 Richard Stretton, d 1712 nonconformist minister: Signature: circ. 1673-1675. • f. 5 Robert Hickson, of Leeds: Signature: circ. 1673-1675. • ff. 15-21, 31-37 John Thoresby, d 1679 wool merchant of Leeds; father of Ralph Thoresby: Beza's 'Vita Joannis Calvini' translated by: n.d.: Imperf. Two copies. • ff. 15-21,31-37 Jean Calvin, d 1564 Protestant reformer: Beza's 'Vita Joannis Calvini', translated by J. Thoresby: 17th cent.: Two copies. Imperf. • ff. 15-21,31-37 Theodore Beza, French Calvinist: Engl. transl. of his 'Vita Joannis Calvini', by J. Thoresby: 17th cent.: Two copies. Imperf. • f. 25 Battersbie, bookseller(?): Note to J. Thoresby(?): 17th cent.: Signed.

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Scope and Content CAVENDISH'S LIFE OF WOLSEY

The Life of Cardinal Wolsey by George Cavendish (d. 1561?); early 17th cent. A MS. copy, belonging to Thomas Birch. In the latter's account of the author (f. 2) he erroneously ascribes the work to William Cavendish, 2nd son of Thomas Cavendish, Clerk of the Pipe of the Exchequer, temp. Hen. VIII, whereas George, the elder son, gentleman-usher to Wolsey, was the author. It has been many times printed, the latest edition being that by Richard S. Sylvester, The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey by George Cavendish (E.E.T.S., no. 243), 1959 (from the autograph text in Egerton MS. 2402). Paper; ff. 186. Folio. Early XVII cent.

Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal; Archbishop of York: Life of, by G. Cavendish,: 1557.: Copy, early 17th cent.

George Cavendish, Gentleman usher to Cardinal Wolsey: Life of Cardinal Wolsey, 1557. Copy: early 17th cent.

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Scope and Content BIRCH'S BOWER COLLECTIONS Collection by Thomas Birch of papers, letters, etc., relating to Archibald Bower, lapsed Jesuit, author of the History of the Popes, etc., and Keeper of Queen Caroline's library (d. 1766); circa 1746-1758. The principal contents are:-

(1) 'Proposals for printing ... the History of the Popes'; 25 Mar. 1747. With Preface. Printed. ff. 1-8.

(2) Bower's account of the Holy Inquisition at Macerata and his escape from Italy in 1732, in the autograph of Edmund Law, Master of Peterhouse, etc., followed (f. 23) by a copy, with an addition, in Birch's autograph; circ. 1750. Cf. Bower and Tillemont compared, 1757, p. 89. ff. 9- 3 7 b.

(3) The above account compared with another narrative by Bower (see art. 6); circ. 1750. ff. 38-40b.

(4) Six letters of Bower to Father Sheldon al. Elliott Brown, Provincial of the Jesuits in England; 1746, 1747; preceded (f. 41) by 'Mrs. (Hannah) Hoyles narrative concerning Mr. Bower taken from her own mouth ... June 1, 1756'. Printed as Six letters from A-d B-r etc. by John Douglas in 1756. ff. 41-48b.

(5) 'Extracts of the Papers of Father Sheldon ... siez'd at his lodgings in Wild Street, London in Novemb. 1745'. Copied by Birch from extracts made by T. Waite, circ. 1750. ff. 49-6 1 b.

Page 174 2021-09-28 (6) 'Mr. Bower's Account of his Escape from ye Inquisition'; circa 1750. At the end the writer says 'The Dean of Durham had this from his own Mouth', and it is endorsed by Birch 'This paper was found in the Library of the Revd Mr (? Francis) Folkard a clergyman near Otley in Suffolk, Given me by Mr. Wetstein, Aug. 11. 1756'. Printed as A Faithful Account of Mr. Bower's Motives etc., by Richard Barron, 1750. ff. 62-63b.

(7) Letters from Sir Henry Bedingfield, of Oxborough, co. Norf., to Birch, with the latter's draft replies; Feb. 1756-28 Apr. 1757. ff. 64-83b.

(8) Correspondence of Sir George Lyttelton (afterwards (1756) Baron Lyttelton) with Sir H. Bedingfield; 11-18 Feb. 1756. Copies. ff. 86-88b.

(9) John Douglas, D.D. (Bishop of Salisbury 1791), to Birch; 12 Feb., 16 Apr. 1756. ff. 89-90b, 91.

(10) Dr. Edmund Law to the same; 16 June 1756. ff. 104-105b.

(11) Note of information received by Birch from Dr. J. Douglas concerning Bower; 1756. ff. 106-107b.

(12) Extracts from the 'Six Letters', with notes on Bower in Birch's autograph; circ. 1755-1758.

(13) Archibald Bower to — Merill 'Bookseller to Cambridge'; London, 31 Jan. 1754. Autograph. ff. 125-126b. Paper; ff. 165. Folio. Circ. 1746-1758.

Archibald Bower, church historian: Papers rel. to his connection with the Jesuits: circ. 1746-1758.

includes:

• ff. 9-22 Edmund Law, DD, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge afterwards Bishop of Carlisle: Account of the escape of A. Bower from the Holy Inquisition at Macerata transcribed by: circ. 1750. • ff. 9-40b, 62-63b Macerata, Italy: Accounts of the Inquisition there, and of A. Bower's escape: circ. 1750. • ff. 9-40b, 62-63b Inquisition: Accounts of the escape of A. Bower from the Inquisition at Macerata: circ. 1750. • ff. 41-42b Mrs Hoyle: Narrative conc. A. Bower: 1756. • ff. 43-61b, 108-124 passim Henry Joseph Sheldon, called 'Elliot Brown'; Provincial of the Jesuits in England: Letters to, from A. Bower, with extracts from his papers: 1745-1747. • ff. 64-80, passim Sir Henry Arundell Bedingfield, 3rd Baronet: Letters to T. Birch: 1756-1758. • ff. 68, 141 Sir Henry Arundell Bedingfield, 3rd Baronet: Letters to A. Bower: 1756.: Copies. • f. 84 John Brown, DD, Vicar of Newcastle on Tyne: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1756, 1760. • ff. 86-88 Sir Henry Arundell Bedingfield, 3rd Baronet: Correspondence with Sir G. Lytteiton: 1756.: Copies. • ff. 86-88 George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton: Correspondence with Sir H. Bedingfield: 1756.: Copies. • ff. 89, 91 John Douglas, DD; Bishop of Salisbury: Letters to T. Birch: 1756-1764. • f. 99 John Davidson, Scottish antiquary: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754-1764.: Partly copies. • f. 102 Reverend John Duncombe, poet and historian; son of William Duncombe: Letter to T. Birch: 1756. • f. 104 Edmund Law, DD, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge afterwards Bishop of Carlisle: Letters to T. Birch: 1737-1762. • ff. 106-107b John Douglas, DD; Bishop of Salisbury: Information conc. A. Bower: 1756.: Copy. • f. 125 Archibald Bower, church historian: Letter to - Merrill: 1754. • ff. 127-133 Archibald Bower, church historian: Receipts signed by: 1748-1749. • ff. 143, 149, 151, 153, 161, 163 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'The Public Advertiser': 1754-1763. • f. 145 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'The London Chronicle': 1758. • ff. 155, 157, 159 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'The Evening Advertiser': 1756. • f. 165 Archibald Bower, church historian: Epitaph: 1766.

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Scope and Content 'The Life of Mr. Edmund Spenser', by Thomas Birch; 1751. This is the draft of his 'Life' prefixed to his edition of The Faerie Queene, 1751, 3 vols. At the beginning are the 'Proposals' for printing the work. Paper; ff. iii + 39. Quarto. A.D. 1751.

Edmund Spenser, poet: Life of, by T. Birch: 1751.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr.

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Scope and Content BIRCH'S TILLOTSON COLLECTIONS

Collection of papers, letters, etc., made by Thomas Birch, chiefly in preparation for his 'Life' of John Tillotson (d. 1694), Archbishop of Canterbury; 1680-1761. The 'Life' was prefixed to the 1752 edition of Tillotson's works, also published separately in that year, and reprinted in 1753. The chief contents are:-

(1) An imperfect draft of the 'Life', etc., mainly consisting of copies of Tillotson's letters to Rachel, Lady Russell, and others; circ. 1752. ff. 1-80.

(2) 'Some Memorials of ... Dr. John Tillotson ... written upon the news of his Death by John Beardmore, M.A.'; 1694. Printed as Appendix I to the 'Life'. ff. 81-113.

(3) 'Miscellaneous Remarks on the Works of Archb. Tillotson, By John Jortin, M.A.', printed as Appendix III to the 'Life'; circa 1752. ff. 114-125.

(4) Notes and criticisms of the 'Life', etc., with (f. 159) proposed additions for a new edition, copies of the Archbishop's letters and biographical notes; 18th cent. French and English. ff. 131-216.

(5) Original letters of Dr. Tillotson to (a) Robert Nelson, non-juror; 27 July 1680-15 Dec. 1691. ff. 217-250;-(b) Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury; 29 Mar. 1692-10 Sept. 1694. ff. 251-258, 261;-(c) Edward Stillingfleet, Bishop of Worcester; 4 Sept. 1694. ff. 259-260.

(6) 'A Prayer for the King and Queen'; 29 June 1694. ff. 330-331.

(7) Opinion of Dr. Tillotson on a minor's contract of marriage; n.d. Two copies. ff. 332-333, 334.

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(8) Reflections upon that Act of Gloucester Common Council which occasioned Dr. Fowler's printing his Discourse of Offences, together with a short Reply to the late Scandalous Queries offered to the Reverend Dean of Canterbury, by John Tillotson; 1683. Printed. ff. 341-348.

(9) The Articles recommended by the Archbishop of Canterbury to all the Bishops within his Metropolitan Jurisdiction; 16 July 1688. Printed. ff. 349-350.

(10) 'A Letter formerly sent to Dr. Tillotson ... with the said Doctor's Letter to the Lord Russell a little before his Execution'; 1683. ff. 351-354. Paper; ff. 357. Folio. 1680-1761.

John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Collections rel. to, made by T. Birch, chiefly in preparation for his 'Life': 1680-1761.

includes:

• ff. 1-80 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr. • ff. 12, 326 Sir Tbomas Colepepper, alias Culpeper; the younger; writer on usury: Letter to, from J. Tillotson: 1681.: Two copies. • ff. 81-113 John Beardmore, Rector of Whitwell: Memorials of J. Tillotson: 1694. • ff. 114-125 John Jortin, ecclesiastical historian: Remarks on the works of J. Tillotson: circ. 1752. • f. 209 Reverend John Jones, controversialist: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1765. • f. 214 Tillotson family: Pedigree: 1694. • f. 215 Robert Nelson, FRS; religious writer: Life of, by T. Birch: 1751. • ff. 217-250, 272-280, 283-288b, 298, 299b, 302 Robert Nelson, FRS; religious writer: Letters to, from J. Tillotson: 1680-1691.: Mainly copies. • ff. 217-250, 272-280, 283-288b, 298-299b, 302 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letters to R. Nelson: 1680-1691.: Partly copies. • f. 238 Henrietta Berkeley, daughter of George, 1st Earl of Berkeley: Letter to, from J. Tillotson: 1682.: Copy. • ff. 251-257, 261, 304 (copy) John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letters to the Bp. of Salisbury: 1692-1694. • ff. 251-257, 261, 304 (copy) Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury: Letters to, from Abp. Tillotson: 1692-1694. • f. 259 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to the Bp. of Worcester: 1694. • f. 259 Edward Stillingfleet, Bishop of Worcester: Letter to, from the Abp. of Canterbury: 1694. • ff. 263-265, 267 William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letters to, from J. Tillotson: 1678-1688.: Copies. • ff. 268, 300 (copies) John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letters to R. Barker: 1675-1691.: Mainly copies. • ff. 268, 300 (copies) Ralph Barker, DD; Chaplain to Archbishop Tillotson: Letters to, from Abp. Tillotson: 1675-1691. • ff. 282, 297, 301 Sir Robert Atkyns, Chief Baron of the Exchequer: Letters to, from Abp. Tilotson: 1681, 1689.: Copies. • f. 289 Nicholas Hunt, of Canterbury: Letter to, from J. Tillotson: 1688.: Copy. • ff. 292, 293-296, 303, 307b-311, 315 Rachel Russell, widow of William, Lord Russell: Letters to, from J. Tillotson: 1685-1692.: Mainly copies. • f. 311 b Lady Coventry: Letter to, from the Abp. of Canterbury: 1691.: Copy. • f. 312 Michael Boyle, Archbishop of Dublin; Chancellor of Ireland: Letter to, from the Abp of Canterbury: 1691.: Copy. • ff. 317-318b John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Concessions to be made by the Church of England for the Union of Protestants: 1689.: Autogr. • f. 318b Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland: Letter to, from J. Tillotson: 1693.: Copy. • f. 325 Peter Birch, DD; Chaplain to the House of Commons: Letter to, from J. Tillotson: circ. 1690. • f. 325 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Rev. P. Birch: circ. 1690. • ff.330, 331 Prayers: Prayer for the King and Queen, by J. Tillotson: 1694. • ff. 332-334 Law CANON: Opinions on the marriage of a minor, by J. Tillotison: bef. 1694.: Two copies. • f. 335 James Mountain, Senior Fellow of Clare Hall; d.1697: Letter to -: n.d. • ff. 337-338 John Cosin, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Bishop of Durham (1660): Relation on the Archbishop of Spalato and Bishop John Overall: n.d.: Copy. • ff. 349-350 William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury: Articles recommended to his suffragans: 1688.: Printed. • ff. 351-354b John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, rel. to the execution of

Page 177 2021-09-28 Lord W. Russell: 1683.: Printed. • f. 355 Henry Miles, DD, FRS: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1742-1754. • f. 356 H. Thomas, of Blackheath: Letters to T. Birch: 1760, 1761.

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Scope and Content BIRCH'S NEWTON COLLECTIONS

Collections for a life of Sir Isaac Newton, by Thomas Birch; 1682-1761.

(1) The 'Life', as printed in Bayle's A General Dictionary, Historical and Critical, rev. ed., 1738. ff. 1-99.

(2) Two letters of Sir Isaac Newton to William Briggs, M.D.; commending with some reservations, and discussing, his 'New Theory of Vision'; Trinity College, Cambridge, 20 June, 12 Sept. 1682. Autograph. Printed in J. Ealeston's Correspondence of Sir Isaac Newton and Professor Cotes, 1850, pp. 264, 265. ff. 100-101b, 102-103b.

(3) 'De comparatione Virorum Illustrium Newtoni et Leibnitii praelectio', by John Alexander of Geneva, F.R.S., addressed to the Royal Society; 24 April 176 1. ff. 104-113.

(4) 'Apostille', being part of a letter from Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz to —, on Sir I. Newton's scientific claims; n.d. French. Copy. f. 114.

(5) Notes on Sir I. Newton and Leibnitz; 18th cent. French. ff. 116-118.

(6) A list of Dr. John Newton's mathematical works; 18th cent. f. 119. Paper; ff. 120. Folio. 1682-1761.

Sir Isaac Newton: Collections for a life of, by T. Birch: 1682-1761.

includes:

• ff. 1-99 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr. • ff.100, 102 Sir Isaac Newton: Letters to W. Briggs: 1682. • ff.100,102 William Briggs, MD, Physician to William III: Letters to, from I. Newton: 1682. • ff. 104-113 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: A comparison of Leibnitz and Newton, by J. Alexander: 1761.: Lat. • ff.104-113 John Alexander, of Geneva: 'De comparatione Virorum Illustrium Newtoni et Leibnitii': 1761. • f. 114 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Letter to: n.d.: Fr.: Extr. • f. 119 John Newton, d 1678 DD; mathematician and astronomer: List of his mathematical works: 18th cent.

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Scope and Content BIRCH'S BURNET COLLECTIONS

Collections by Thomas Birch on the life and works of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, supplemental to the article in Bayle's A General Dictionary; 1702-circ. 1735. The contents are as follows:-

(1) Notes on Bishop Burnet, in Birch's hand; circa 1735. ff. 1-35.

(2) Castrations in Bishop Burnet's History of my own Time; 1724. In Birch's autograph. ff. 36-51.

(3) Book of notes on theological subjects including the following:- (a) Remarks on William Binckes, A Prefatory Discourse to an Examination of a late book entitled an Exposition of the Thirty-Nine articles ... by Gilbert, Bishop of Sarum, 1702. ff. 52-59;- (b) Letter of the Pastors, etc., of Geneva addressed to Oxford University; 25 Sept. 1706. With the reply; 12 Feb. 1706/7. Latin. Copies. ff. 60-65;- (c) Verses on Queen Anne's accession beginning 'Hail happy day, first conscious of ye Birth'; 1702. f. 67;- (d) Notes on Dr. Henry Hammond's Paraphrase and Annotations on ye New Testament, 1653; n.d. ff. 68-69;- (e) Notes on Isaac Vossius, De Septuaginta Interpretibus, 1661; n.d. Latin. ff. 70-72;- (f) 'Episcopatus defensio', a few extracts from the Fathers on the order of Bishops; n.d. Latin. ff. 73-74. Paper; ff. 74. Quarto. 1702-circ. 1735.

includes:

• ff. 1-59 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury: Collections on his life by T. Birch: 1702-circ. 1735. • ff. 52-59 William Binckes, DD; Dean of Lichfield: Remarks on his 'Prefatory Discourse to an Examination of a late book entitled an Exposition of the Thirty-Nine articles ... by Gilbert, Bishop of Sarum': circ. 1702. • ff. 60-65 University of Oxford: Correspondence with the pastors, etc., of Geneva: 1706, 1707.: Lat.: Copies. • ff. 60-65 City of Geneva: Letter from the pastors, etc., of, to Oxford University, with reply: 1706, 1707.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 67 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses on the accession of Qu. Anne: 1702. • f. 67 Anne of England: Verses upon her accession: 1702. • ff. 68-69 Henry Hammond, d 1660 DD; Chaplain to Charles I: Collections from his 'Paraphrase ... upon New Testament': 18th cent. • ff. 70-72 Isaac Vossius, scholar and bibliophile: Notes on his 'De Septuaginta Interpretibus' (1661): 17th-18th centt.: Lat.

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Scope and Content MARTINDALE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

'The Autobiography of Adam Martindale, presbyterian minister; 1685 (cf. Chap. iv, §. 11). Autograph. The MS. was edited by Richard Parkinson, Canon of Manchester, for the Chetham Society in 1845. Paper; ff. 115. Small quarto. A.D. 1685.

Adam Martindale, Presbyterian minister: Autobiography: 1685.: Autogr.

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Scope and Content OLDYS MEMOIRS

MEMOIRS relating to the family of Oldys, by William Oldys, Norroy King of Arms (d. 1761), including a pedigree of the family from 1366 (f. 14); n.d. Autograph. Paper; ff. 28. Small quarto. XVIII cent.

William Oldys, Norroy King of Arms: Memoir of his family and pedigree: 18th cent.

Oldys family: Biographical memoir, and pedigree: 1366-1725.

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Scope and Content BIRCH'S SLOANE COLLECTIONS

'Memoirs relating to the Life of Sir Hans Sloane Bart. formerly President of the Royal Society', by Thomas Birch, with miscellaneous biographical notes; 1753. Also included in the volume are: (a) a similar memoir in French taken from the above. ff. 26-35;-(b) 'Éloge de M. Sloane' by Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, Secretary of the French Academy of Science, from the Histoire de L'Academie Royale des Sciences, 1753. Printed, with an autograph note 'Pour Monsieur Birch, sécretaire, de la part de son très humble serviteur De Fouchy', and Birch's acknowledgment of the gift, 9 Nov. 1758. ff. 38-46b. Paper; ff. 46. Quarto. A.D. 1753.

Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Collections of T. Birch rel. to his life: circ. 1753.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• f. 38 Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, French scientist: Signature: 1758. • ff. 39-46b Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, French scientist: Obituary of Sir H. Sloane by: 1753.: Printed.

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Scope and Content ROPER'S LIFE OF MORE

'Sir Thomas Moores Lyfe' by his son in law, William Roper (d. 1578); early 17th cent. Copy. Imperfect at end and mutilated by damp. The work was first printed in Paris in 1626. At the beginning is an engraved portrait of Sir Thomas More taken from Henry Holland's Herwologia, 1620, p. 10. On the flyleaf are the initials 'H.M.'. Paper; ff. i + 43. Small quarto. Early XVII cent.

William Roper, d 1578 of the Court of King's Bench: Life of his father-in-law, Sir T. More: 17th cent.

Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor: Life of, by W. Roper: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content BIRCH'S GREAVES COLLECTIONS

Collections for the life and account of the writings of John Greaves, Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford; 1646-1737. Made by Thomas Birch in view of his edition of the Miscellaneous Works of J. Greaves, 1737, 2 vols. The chief contents are:-

(1) The 'Life', as written for the article in Bayle's General Dictionary, Historical and Critical, rev. ed., 1737. Cf. also the 'Life' prefixed to Birch's edition of the Miscellaneous Works of John Greaves, 1737. Two copies, the first imperfect. Followed by biographical notes. ff. 3-29.

(2) Correspondence of J. Greaves; 1638-1651. Copies. Printed in the Miscellaneous Works, ii, p. 434-469. ff. 30-49.

(3) Observations on his travels in Italy, Constantinople, Egypt, etc.; 1637-1640. Copies. ff. 50-86.

(4) Pyramidographia, by J. Greaves; 1646. Printed. ff. 88-146.

(5) A Discourse of the Romane Foot and Denarius, by J. Greaves; 1647. Printed. ff. 147-217.

(6) Biographical notes, extracts from parish registers, wills and other records of the Graves or Greaves family by 'R.G.' (Richard Graves of Mickleton, co. Glouc., see ff. 236b, 245b); 1723. ff. 218-245. Paper; ff. 245. Folio. 1646-1737.

John Greaves, Professor of Astronomy at Oxford: Biographical collections rel. to: 1646-1737.

includes:

• ff. 3-29 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr. • ff. 50-86 Voyages and Travels: J. Greaves: observations on his travels in Italy, Turkey and Egypt,: 1637-1640: Copy, 18th cent. • f. 54 Tilleman Bobart, Comptroller at Blenheim Palace: Letter to -: 1712.: Copy. • f. 88 Thomas Smith, d 1710 DD; nonjuror; Cottonian librarian: Note by: n.d.: Autogr. Signed. • ff. 88-146 John Greaves, Professor of Astronomy at Oxford: 'Pyramidographia': 1646.: Printed. • ff. 147-217 John Greaves, Professor of Astronomy at Oxford: A Discourse on the Romane Foot and Denarius': 1647.: Printed. • f. 218 James West, FRS; politician and antiquary: Signature: 1733. • ff. 218-245 Richard Graves, the elder; antiquary: Historical notes by: 1723. • ff. 218-245 passim Graves al. Greaves family: Memoranda on, by R. Graves: circ. 1723.

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Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS BIOGRAPHICAL AND LITERARY MEMORANDA by Thomas Birch; 18th cent. Latin, French and English. Included are:-(a) notes and lists of learned women. ff. 21-24;- (b) abstract of observations by Philip Yorke on the State Paper Office; 1746. ff. 31-36;-

(c) notes and lists of works of Catherine Cockburn née Trotter; 1749. Cf. Add.MSS.4264-4267. ff.41b-51;- (d) account of Birch's visit to 'Mrs. Forster, granddaughter to Milton', with extracts from the poet's family bible; 6 Jan. 1749/50 . ff. 52b-53. The names of other persons referred to are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 67. Small quarto. XVIII cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• f. 1 George Hickes, DD, Dean of Worcester: Notes from J. Lewis's life of: 18th cent. • f. 5b Elizabeth Rowe, d 1737 poet; widow of T Rowe, biographer: Biographical note: 18th cent. • ff. 5, 21 Jane of England: Biographical notices: 18th cent. • ff. 5, 22 Katherine Philips, d 1664 called 'Orinda', poetess: Biographical notices: 18th cent. • ff. 5b, 22 Mary Astell, d 1731 authoress: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • f. 7 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to T. Birch: 1748-1763. • f. 16 Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • f. 17 Sir Thomas Edmondes, diplomatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 19 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 19b Phillips Glover, High Sheriff of Lincolnshire: Note on books written by: 18th cent. • f. 21 Margaret Roper, née More; wife of William Roper: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 21 Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby d 1509: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 21 Henry VIII of England: Biographical notice of Qu. Catherine Parr: 18th cent. • f. 21 Elizabeth I of England: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 21b Mildred Cecil, wife of the 1st Lord Burghley: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 21b Ann Bacon, d 1610 née Cooke; wife of Sir Nicholas Bacon: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 21b Rachel Russell, widow of William, Lord Russell: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 21b Mary Herbert, d 1621 née Sydney; wife of Henry, 2nd Earl of Pembrcke: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 21b Lady Arabella Stuart: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • f. 22 Margaret Cavendish, wife (1645) of William, 1st Duke of Newcastle: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 22b Mrs Mary de la Rivière Manley, d 1724 author: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 22b Mrs Susannah Newcome, religious writer: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 24 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 24 Mary Chandler, d 1745 poet: Biographical note: 18th cent. • ff. 27-28 John Dairymple, 2nd Earl of Stair: Notes by T. Birch on his papers during his embassy in France: 1714-1720, 1749. • ff. 31-36 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Abstract of his observations on the State Paper Office: 1746. • f. 38 Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin; author: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • f. 38b Andrew Millar, bookseller and publisher, of London: List of MSS. lent to T. Birch by: 1749. • ff. 41 b-5 1 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Memoranda of her correspondence by T. Birch: 18th cent.

Page 183 2021-09-28 • ff.52b-53 John Milton, poet: Notes on his family: 18th cent. • ff. 56-57b David Arnold Conrad: Notes, by T. Birch on his 'Cryptographia denudata' (1739): 18th cent. • f. 58 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Notes on: circ. 1750 - circ. 1752. • f. 60 London, Parishes. St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch St: List of persons to be confirmed: 1765. • f. 60 Newborough Swingland, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland: Signature: 1765.

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Scope and Content COMMONPLACE BOOKS, viz.:-

(1) Commonplace book of Thomas Birch consisting of biographical notes, epitaphs, literary memoranda, etc.; circ. 1765. ff. 2-58.

(2) Commonplace book of William Oldys, Norroy King of Arms (d. 1761), containing biographical notes, poetical and literary extracts, apothegms, etc.; n.d. Cf. also Add. MSS. 12522, 12523. ff. 59-102. Paper; ff. 102. Duodecimo. XVIII cent.

Commonplace Books: T. Birch and W. Oldys: 18th cent.

includes:

• ff. 2-58 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Commonplace books: 1725, circ. 1765. • ff. 59-102 William Oldys, Norroy King of Arms: Commonplace book: 18th cent.

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Scope and Content BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES BY THOMAS BIRCH, relating to British and foreign persons, arranged alphabetically, with references to printed works concerning their lives and works; 18th cent. The MS. was originally a 17th-cent. commonplace book with ethical headings and some entries, which was utilised by Birch. Latin and English. Paper; ff. 490. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

Commonplace Books: Anonymous: 17th cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr.

Biography: Biographical commonplace book by T. Birch: 18th cent.

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Scope and Content BIOGRAPHICAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONS, as follows:-

(1) Key to the works of Jean Louis Guez de Balzac (d. 1654), being annotations of passages in his works; 18th cent. French. ff. 1-7.

(2) Life of John Selden; 18th cent. French. The notes in the margin are by Pierre Des Maizeaux. ff. 8-12. Followed by copies in Birch's autograph of letters of John Selden to (a) Lucius Cary, Viscount Falkland; 29 June 1642. f. 13;-and (b) William Seymour, 1st Marquess of Hertford; June, n.y. ff. 14, 14b.

(3) 'La Vie du Père Jacques Sirmond, jesuite', by Paul Colomiès, with revisions by Pierre Des Maizeaux; 18th cent. Cf. La Bibliothèque Choisie de M. Colomiès, Paris, 1731, pp. 295-314. ff. 15-19. Paper; ff. 20. Folio. XVIII cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-7 Jean Louis Guez, Seigneur de Balzac: Annotations of passages in his 'Oeuvres Diverses': 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 8-12 John Selden, d 1654 jurist: Life of: 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 8-12, 15-19 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Marginal notes in lives of J Selden, and J. Sirmond: 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 13 John Selden, d 1654 jurist: Letter to Lord Falkland: 1642.: Copy. • f. 13 Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland: Letter to, from J. Selden: 1642.: Copy. • f. 14 Sir William Seymour, 1st Marquess of Hertford 1641 and (1660) 2nd Duke of Somerset: Letter to, from J. Selden: 1642.: Copy. • f. 14 John Selden, d 1654 jurist: Letter to Lord Hertford: 1642.: Copy. • ff. 15-19 Jacques Simond, d 1651 SJ; French scholar: Life of, by P. Colomiès: 18th cent.:

Page 185 2021-09-28 Fr. • ff. 15-19 Paul Colomiès, d 1692 French Protestant scholar: Life of J. Sirmond: 18th cent.: Fr.

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Scope and Content LISTS OF STATE PAPERS, etc., relating to affairs between England and Scotland, tempp. Henry VIII-James I, contained in various MSS. now in the British Library; 18th cent.

(1) Lists of part of the contents of Harley MSS. 4644-4653; 18th cent. ff. 2-26.

(2) Similar lists, in the hand of Patrick Forbes, Scottish historian, of part of the contents of Cotton MSS. Caligula B. i-vi, viii-x, C. i-ix, D. i, ii. For other Forbes papers see Add. MSS. 4126, 4133-4146, 4215A, B, 4249, 35833. ff. 28-463.

(3) 'A view of the damage which the Cottonian Library sustained by fire 23rd October 1731', taken by Patrick Forbes from the printed report of 1732. ff. 464-472. Paper; ff. 472. Quarto. XVIII cent.

includes:

• ff. 2-26 Harley MSS: Lists of part of their contents: 18th cent. • ff. 28-472 Patrick Forbes, d 1743 (?) MD; Scottish historian: Historical collections of: 18th cent.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly shorthand. • ff. 464-472 Cotton Library: A view of the damage to Cotton MSS. in the fire of 1731: 18th cent.

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Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS; 18th cent. Four articles, artt. 3 & 4 being bound separately. Artt.1 and 2. Forbes papers: notes by Patrick Forbes, Scottish historian; 18th cent. For other Forbes papers see Add. MSS. 4126, 4133-4146, 4215A, B, 4248, 35833.

(1) List of selected articles from various Cotton MSS. of which a list is given (f. 1b). ff. 2-50.

(2) Similar lists and notes from Cotton MSS. etc., many of them being in shorthand (Ridpath's system). ff. 51-173. Paper; ff. 173. Quarto. XVIII cent.

Art. 3. Memorandum-book of Pierre Des Maizeaux; 18th cent. French. Containing (a) Private memoranda. f. 2;-(b) 'Livres prétes [sic]'. f. 3;- (c)'Catalogue de mes Livres le - juillet 1716'. ff. 5-26;-and at the end, reversing the volume, private personal memoranda, notes of books lent or missing, etc.

Paper; ff. 39. Duodecimo. XVIII cent.

Art. 4. Memoir of manuscripts held by Jean Aymon at The Hague; circa 1700. French. Incomplete. This article is now bound up in Add. MS. 4254 at f. 291.

includes:

• ff. 1-173 Patrick Forbes, d 1743 (?) MD; Scottish historian: Lists of state papers in various libraries by: 18th cent.: Partly shorthand. • art. 2 Shorthand: Transcripts and notes in G. Ridpath's system: 17th-18th centt. • art. 2 George Ridpath, Whig journalist: Transcripts and notes in his system of shorthand: 17th-18th centt. • art. 3 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Private memoranda and catalogue of his books: 18th cent.: Fr.: Autogr. • art. 3 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Books of P. Desmaizeaux: early 18th cent.: Fr. • art. 4 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: MSS. of J. Aymon: circ. 1700.: Fr.: Imperf. • art. 4 Jean Aymon, French theological writer: Memoir of manuscripts in the possession of: circ. 1700.: Fr.

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Scope and Content INDEX to Dr. Conyers Middleton's Free Inquiry into the Miraculous Powers ... in the Christian Church, 1749, made by Thomas Birch; 1748. The entries between 'cave' and 'jewell' are missing. Middleton refers to the index in a letter to Birch dated 15 Dec. 1748 (see Add. MS. 4314, f. 27). Paper; ff. 31. Quarto. A.D. 1748.

Conyers Middleton, DD: Index by T. Birch to his 'Free Inquiry into the Miraculous Powers ... of the Christian Church': 1748.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Index by, to C. Middleton's 'Free Inquiry into the Miraculous Powers ... in the Christian Church': 1748.: Autogr.

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Scope and Content NOTE-BOOKS OF THOMAS BIRCH containing various literary and biographical memoranda, principally from the Harley MSS; 18th cent. Included is a list of persons who received presentation copies of Birch's Life of Prince Henry, 1760 (f. 122). French and English. Paper; ff. 122. Duodecimo. XVIII cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr.

Biography: Biographical memoranda by T. Birch: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl.

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Scope and Content COLLECTION BY BIRCH AND PATRICK FORBES OF CATA- LOGUES OF BOOKS AND MSS, viz.: (1) Catalogue in Birch's autograph, perhaps of his own books, arranged in sizes, etc., under heads: viz.:- (a) Biography, ff. 1-4, 149, 153;- (b) Letters, ff. 5-14;- (c) Poets, ff. 15-22;- (d) Law, ff. 13-25;- (e) Politics, ff. 26-27;- (f) Itineraries, ff. 28-32;- (g) Antiquities and numismatics, ff. 34-35;- (h) Romances and Novels, ff. 36-37;- (i) Miscellaneous, ff. 38-52, 156;- (j) 'Political Newspapers', f. 53;- (k) Manuscripts, ff. 54-56, 158. Most of these are now in the present collection;- (l) Theology, ff. 57- (m) History, ff. 81-116;- (n) Greek and Latin classics, ff. 117-121;- (o) Philosophy and Mathematics, ff. 122-126;- (p) Arts and Sciences, f. 127;- (q) Medicine and Anatomy, ff. 129-133;- (r) Geography, f. 134;- (s) Dictionaries, Grammars and philology, ff. 136- 142;- (t) Catalogues, etc., ff. 143-148.

(2) Note of 'Translators of Ld. Bacon's Works', and notes on Bacon; 18th cent. ff. 160b-166.

(3) Two catalogues in the autograph of Patrick Forbes, arranged under the two heads, 'Mathematici' and 'Medici' many of the same works appearing in both catalogues. ff. 168, 189, 190-204. Paper; ff. 205. Quarto. XVIII cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-148 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Catalogue of his (?) library by: 18th cent.: Autogr. • ff. 1-159 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Books and MSS. of T. Birch: 18th cent. • ff. 78-93 John Dryden, poet and dramatist: Notes on his biography in 'Biographia Britannica': 18th cent. • ff. 160b-166 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • ff. 168-204 Patrick Forbes, d 1743 (?) MD; Scottish historian: Catalogues of books: 18th cent.: Autogr. • ff. 168-204 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Catalogues by P. Forbes of mathematical and medical books: 18th cent.

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Title BIRCH LITERARY PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE ADD. MSS. 4253-4257. ([1700- 1799])

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Title Literary papers and correspondence of Thomas Birch, connected with his work as joint-editor of the revised edition of Bayle's General Dictionary, Historical and Critical, and as Secretary of the Royal Society; 18th cent. Many of the letters in the first volume, of which only a few are originals, are written by Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, to Edward, 2nd Earl of Oxford, and to Humfrey Wanley, librarian to both, and have reference to the Harley MSS., some of them containing offers from authors, such as Strype, Rymer and others, for disposal of their collections. Add. MS. 4255 contains a number of draft letters of Birch. The names of writers of letters are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 220, 291, 257. Folio. XVIII cent. (18th century)

Scope and Content Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

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Scope and Content Vol. I, ff. 220, XVIII cent.

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• f. 1 William King, d 1729 Archbishop of Dublin: Letter to S. Madden: 1701.: Copy. • f. 5 Francis Gwyn, politician: Letter to R. Harley: 1693.: Copy. • f. 5b Narcissus Luttrell, annalist; bibliographer: Letter to R. Harley: 1693.: Copy. • ff. 5-75 passim Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Correspondence of: 1693-1722.: Copies. • f. 6 Sir Edward Harley, KB: Letter to, from T. Blount: 1672.: Copy. • f. 6 Thomas Blount, legal historian: Letter to Sir E. Harley: 1672.: Copy. • ff.7,7b John Mill, DD; Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford: Letters to G. Hickes: 1701, 1702.: Copies. • f. 9 Humfrey Wanley, librarian to the Earls of Oxford: Letter to R. Harley: 1703.: Copy. • ff. 12-19 Peter Allix, d 1717 DD; French Protestant theologian: Letters to R. Harley: 1704-1707.: Copies. • ff. 20, 21b Guilielmus Surenhusius, Professor of Hebrew at Amsterdam: Letters to R. Harley: 1706, 1709.: Lat.: Copies. • ff. 23, 23b Elkanah Settle, poet: Letters to R. Harley: 1704.: Copies. • f. 24 George Hickes, DD, Dean of Worcester: Letter to R. Harley: bef. 1711.: Copy. • f. 26 William Hanbury, Keeper of the Cotton Library: Letter to R. Harley: 1706.: Copy. • ff. 27-29 Adrian Beverland, d 1712 Dutch jurist and philosopher: Letter to R. Harley: circ. 1704-1708.: Lat.: Copy. • ff.28,29 Art. Miscellaneous: List of pictures belonging to A. Beverland: circ. 1704-1708. • f. 30 Moses Stringer: Letter to R. Harley: 1707.: Copy. • f. 32 John Strype, historian: Letter to H. Wanley: 1710.: Copy. • ff. 33-35b Robert Nelson, FRS; religious writer: Letters to Lord Harley: 1710-1714.: Copies. • f. 36 Gregory King, Lancaster Herald: Letter to R. Harley: 1711.: Copy. • ff. 38-43 Peter Le Neve, Norfolk antiquary: Letters to R. Harley: 1711-1712.: Copies. • f. 41b Thomas Rymer, d 1713 Historiographer Royal: Offer to sell his MSS. to Lord Oxford: 1711. • f. 44 John Ernest Grabe, d 1711 D D; editor of the 'Codex Alexandrinus': Letter to Lord Oxford: 1711.: Copy. • f. 45 William Nicholls, DD; religious writer: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1711.: Copy. • ff. 46-48 Joshua Barnes, d 1712 FRS; Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University, 1695: Letters to Lord Oxford: 1711.: Copies. • f. 49 John Dennis, critic and dramatist: Letter to R. Harley: 1711.: Copy. • f. 50 Aaron Hill, poet: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1714.: Copy. • f. 52b Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk: Letter to J. Anstis: circ. 1710.: Copy. • f. 53 John Anstis, heraldic writer and Garter King of Arms: Letter to H. Wanley: 1713.: Copy. • f. 53b John Anstis, heraldic writer and Garter King of Arms: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1712.: Copy. • f. 54 Stonesfield, Oxfordshire: Letter describing Roman remains found at: 1712. • f. 55 William Elstob, brother of Elizabeth Elstob: Letter to R. Harley: 1711.: Copy. • f. 56 Robert Greene, Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1712.: Copy. • f. 57 Robert Sedgwick, Clerk of the Jewel Office: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1713.: Copy. • ff. 58-60b John Elphinstone, formerly librarian in the Cotton Library: Letters and petitions to Lord Oxford: 1711-1717.: Extracts. • f.61 (copy) William Derham, FRS; Vicar of Upminster: Letters to J. Chamberlayne: 1713. • ff. 62-63b Elizabeth Elstob, Anglo-Saxon scholar: Letters to Lord Oxford: 1713, 1714.: Copies. • f. 64 John Smith, d 1715 DD; Treasurer of Durham: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1714.: Copy. • ff. 65-69 Richard Fiddes, d 1725 DD; historian: Letters to Lord Oxford: 1714-1723.: Copies. • f. 70 Martha Ockley, wife of Reverend Simon Ockley: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1720.: Copy. • ff. 71, 71b Joseph Bingham, Rector of Havant; ecclesiastical historian: Letters to Lord Oxford: 1717, 1718.: Copies.

Page 191 2021-09-28 • f. 73 Henrietta Cavendish Harley, daughter of John, Duke of Newcastle, and wife of Edward, 2nd Earl of Oxford: Letter to Lord Harley: 1718.: Copy. • f. 74 T. Walter: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1720.: Copy. • f. 75 Nathaniel Hooke, the younger; historian: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1722.: Copy. • f. 76 William Stafford-Howard, 2nd Earl of Stafford: Letter to -- Preston: 1730.: Copy. • f. 77 James Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Berwick d 1734: Letter to Lord Dupplin: 1731.: Copy. • f. 78 Nathaniel Noel, bookseller: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1732.: Copy. • f. 79 Elizabeth I of England: Note respecting her Bible: 1733. • f. 79 Captain Thomas Robinson: Letter to -- Crump: 1733.: Copy. • ff. 80, 81 Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford: Letters to Mrs. C. Clayton: 1731.: Copies. • ff. 80b, 81b Charlotte Clayton, wife of W Clayton, Baron Sundon 1735: Letters to Lord Oxford: 1731.: Copies. • ff. 82-84 Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury 1741; Lord Bruce: Letters to Lord Oxford: 1714, 1734.: Copies. • f. 85 Henry Paget, 1st Earl (1784) of Uxbridge: Letter to Lord Harley: 1736.: Copy. • ff. 86-97 James Tunstall, DD, 1744; Rector of Great Chart: Letters to Lord Harley: 1738, 1739.: Copies. • f. 98 Eusebius, pseudonym: Letter to [?T. Birch]: circ. 1740. • f. 98 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Criticism by 'Eusebius' of his 'Divine Legation of Moses': circ. 1740. • ff. 104-111 Reverend Johnson, of Dublin: Letter to the authors of 'True and Candid Disquisitions': 1750.: Copy. • f. 112 Edmund Gibson, Bishop of Lincoln and (1720) of London: Letter to M. Tate: 1721.: Copy. • f. 114 Thomas Sprat, Bishop of Rochester: Letter to, from H. Aldrich: 1700.: Copy. • f. 114 (copy) Henry Aldrich, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford; composer: Letter to the Bp of Rochester: 1700. • ff.116-118 Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin; author: Extracts by T. Birch from his 'History of the last Parliament of Queen Anne', written in 1713: 1742. • f. 119 John Leland, DD; nonconformist minister: Letter to S. Chandler: 1755.: Copy. • ff. 123 - 125 Andrew Baxter, Metaphysician: Considerations on his dialogue 'Matho': circa 1740. • f. 126 John Henry Ott, Librarian at Lambeth Palace, and Prebendary of Peterborough: Letter to -: 1727. • f. 128 Henry Miles, DD, FRS: Letter to -: 1742. • f. 130 Strickland Gough, d 1752 Rector of Swayfield: Letter to the Editor of the 'Monthly Review': 1751. • f. 145 Austin Parke Goddard: Letter to [?J.] Douglas: 1758.: Copy. • ff.145-146 Archibald Bower, church historian: Character of, etc.: 1758. • ff. 148-151 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Letter to M. Concanen: 1727.: Copy. • f. 152 William Hogarth, artist: Advertisement for a new edition of his 'Analysis of Beauty': 1754. • f. 154 Johann Gutenberg, d 1468 printer: Notes on: 1760. • f. 155 Benjamin Jonson, dramatist and poet: Letter conc. him: circ. 1760. • f. 157 Thomas Ruddiman, Librarian of the Society of Advocates, Edinburgh: Letter to A. Millar: 1736.: Extr. • ff. 159-162 Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln 1660: Letter to --: 1657.: Copy. • f. 163 Dorothy Pakington, d 1679 wife of Sir J Pakington, 2nd Baronet: Affidavit respecting her authorship of 'The Whole Duty of Man': 1698: Copy, 18th cent. • f.163 Thomas Caulton, Vicar of Worksop: Affidavit of, respecting the authorship of 'The Whole Duty of Man', 1698. Copy: 18th cent. • f. 164 Poetry ENGLISH: J. Milton: lines attrib. to, 1665.: 18th cent.: Copy. • f. 164 John Milton, poet: Poem said to have been written by him in 1665, beg. 'Fair mirror of foul times'.: 1665: Copy, 18th cent. • ff.165-179 Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Notes on his life: 1738. • f. 180 Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Letter to W. Kemp: 1717.: Copy. • f.180 John Kemp, FRS; antiquary: Memoranda rel. to his will: 1717. • f. 181 John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery: Letter to T. Carte: 1737. • ff. 192-195b,197-208 Samuel Squire, DD; Bishop of St Davids 1761: 'A Letter to John Trot-Plaid... By Duncan MacCarte, a Highlander', by: 1748. • ff. 192-208 Thomas Carte, historian: Letters rel. to his 'History of England': 1748.

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Scope and Content Vol. II, ff. 291, XVIII cent.

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• f. 1 George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton: Letters to Lord Bolingbroke: 1740-1749.: Copies. • f. 1Ob Saul Levi Mortera, d 1660 rabbi, of Amsterdam: Notice of him and of his 'Providentia divina': 18th cent. • f. 3 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Letter to Lord -: circ. 1745.: Extr. • f. 4 (copy) Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Letters to D. Mallet: 1745, 1749. • f. 5 David Mallet, formerly Malloch; author: Denial of W.Warburton's charge against him: circ. 1745.: Copy. • f. 5 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Charge against D. Mallet: circ. 1745.: Copy. • ff. 6-7 London, England: Proposal by T. Carte for a library at the Mansion House: circ. 1743. • ff.6-7 Thomas Carte, historian: Proposal to purchase the Harley MSS. and found a library at the Mansion House: circ. 1743. • f. 7b Richard Rawlinson, FRS: Note by: 1743.: Autogr. • f. 10 Isaac formerly Baltasar Orobio de Castro, Spanish mathematician: Note rel. to: 18th cent. • ff. 10-11 Jews: Account of some rare MSS. on the Jewish faith: 18th cent. • f. 11 Isaac ben Abraham, d 1594 rabbi: Notice of his 'Fortification de la Fè', translated in 1621: 18th cent. • ff.15-18 Antony van Dale, MD; Dutch antiquary and philosopher: Preface to a translation of his work, 'De Oraculis Ethnicorum': 1683. • ff. 19-68 Elizabeth Carter, author: Review and proof sheets, with autogr. corrections, of 'Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy explain'd for the use of Ladies', translated by: 1739. • f. 69 Robert Clayton, Bishop of Cork and Ross; Bishop of Clogher 1745: Review by T. Birch of 'A Journal from Grand Cairo to Mount Sinai . . . ', translated by: 1753. • ff. 73-77 William Shakespeare: Notes to the article on, in 'Biographia Britannica': 18th cent. • f. 98 Joseph Mead, d 1638 alias Mede; biblical scholar: Memoranda conc. publication of his works in 1669: 18th cent. • ff. 99-103 Comte Henri de Boulainvilliers,; historian and philosopher: Notice of his 'Mémoires': 18th cent.: Fr. • f.105 Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin; author: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • f. 106 Thomas Fuller: 'Objectiones contra Josephum Historicum': 1723. • f. 107 Edmund Dunch, merchant, in Turkey: Extract from his account of travels in Turkey: circa 1679 - circa 1688. • f. 108 Ralph Cudworth, d 1688 DD; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge: Dedication intended for his 'True Intellectual System of the Universe': 1742.: Draft. • ff. 112-113 Samuel Johnson, LLD; lexicographer: Notice of his 'Plays of W. Shakespeare': 1765. • f. 114 Bible. Textual Criticism: Libri Job Græco carmine redditi Examinatio: 18th cent. • f. 116 Thomas Worrall, bookseller and publisher, of London: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 John Wilcox, bookseller, of London: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 James Crokatt, bookseller and publisher, of London: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734. • f. 116 John Gray, bookseller: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed.

Page 193 2021-09-28 • f. 116 Timothy Hatchett, bookseller, of London: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 Charles Corbett, bookseller and publisher, of London: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 John Clarke, bookseller, of London: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 Edward Cave, printer, of London: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 John Brindley, bookseller, of London: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 James Bettenham, printer, of London: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 John Peter Bernard, d 1750 FRS; biographer: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734. • f. 116 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734. • f. 116 Jeremiah Batley, bookseller: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 Andrew Millar, bookseller and publisher, of London: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 Caesar Ward, bookseller, of York: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 Thomas Osborne, Bookseller, Gray's Inn: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 Henry Van der Esch: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 George Strahan, bookseller, of London: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 John Shuckburgh, bookseller, London: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734.: Signed. • f. 116 John Lockman, writer and translator: Agreement for compilation of the 'General Dictionary': 1734. • f. 121 (copy) Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury; son of Henry, 4th Earl of Clarendon: Letter to D. Mallet: 1752. • f. 124b David Mallet, formerly Malloch; author: Letter to H. Hyde: 1752.: Copy. • f. 126 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Letter to G. Lyttelton: 1749.: Copy. • ff. 128-144 Commonplace Books: T. Birch: 1754. • f. 145 Philip Morant, rector of St. Mary at the Walls, Colchester, historian of Essex: Letter to S. Clarke: 1728.: Copy. • f. 146 Bible ENGLISH: Scheme for translation, with names of translators: 1604: Copy, 17th cent. • ff. 147-150 Bible. Textual Criticism: Collations by J. J. Wetstein from the Codex Alexandrinus: 18th cent.: Lat. and Gr. • ff. 147-150 Johann Jacob Wetstein, FRS; Professor of Philosophy at Amsterdam; great-grandson of J R Wetstein (1): Collations from the Codex Alexandrinus: bef. 1754.: Lat. and Gr. • ff. 151-152 John Pine, engraver: Dedication for his 'Vergil': 1757.: Lat. • f. 153 Thomas Allen, Rector of Kettering: Letter to J. Jones: 1749. • ff. 155-166 Daniel Tilenus, d 1633 French Protestant theologian: Criticism of a work by: 18th cent. • ff. 167, 169-180 John Reynolds, d 1727 dissenting minister: Controversy conc. the validity of his ordination: early 18th cent.: Partly autogr. • f. 181 Peter Templeman, MD: Remarks on an essay by Bp. Atterbury on Virgil's 'Iapis': bef. 1769.: Autogr. • f. 181 Publius Virgilius Maro: Remarks on the identification of 'lapis', Aen. Xll. 391: 18th cent. • f. 181 Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester: Remarks of P. Templeman on his essay on Virgil's Iapis: 18th cent. • ff. 184-226, 240 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury d 1713: Life, by T. Birch, and biographical notes: circ. 1734. • ff. 227-229 Reverend George Whitefield, Methodist preacher: Remarks on his essay 'The Enthusiasm of Methodists and Papists compared': 1749. • ff. 230-232 John Ward, d 1758 LLD, FRS; Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College: Account of his 'Lives of the Professors of Gresham College', by T. Birch: circ - 1740. • f. 239 Dr Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and Connor: Note of a sermon by: 18th cent. • ff. 242-245 Philosophy: Notes on metaphysics: 18th cent. • f. 254 Sir Thomas Roe, diplomatist: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • f. 255 Sir John Suckling, poet; MP for Bramber: Biographical notes: 18th cent. • ff. 256-261 Jan Amos Komensky, d 1670 alias Comenius; writer on education: Epitaph and notes on his 'Pansophia': circ. 1700.: Lat. • f. 262 Eccard Leichner, German naturalist: Note on his letter to the Royal Society: 1663.

Page 194 2021-09-28 • f. 263 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Notice of his 'Julian': 1750. • f. 273 Louis Moréri: Remarks upon his 'Dictionnaire historique': 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 273-286 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Remarks upon Moreri's Dictionary: 18th cent.: Fr.: Autogr. • f. 287 Pierre Bayle, d 1706 French philosopher: Letters to V. Minutoli: 1676 circ. 1700.: Fr. and Lat. • f. 287 Vincenzo Minutoli, Professor of Greek and History at Geneva: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1671-1702.: Fr. and Lat.

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Scope and Content Vol. III, ff. 257, XVIII cent.

includes:

• ff.1-3 Royal Society: Dedication to George II by T. Birch of his History of: 1757. • ff. 4 - 7, 13 - 14 William Murdin, Vicar of Shalford: Preface to his 'Collection of State Papers. . . ': 1759. • f. 9 John Locke, philosopher: Tract on his 'Essay upon Human Understanding': 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 17 Samuel Johnson: Letter to -: 1655. • ff. 19-22 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Dedication by T. Birch of his life of: 1751.: Two copies. • f. 28 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Note by T. Birch on a collection of letters printed by him: 1757. • f. 31 Dunfermline, Fifeshire: Notice of the baptismal register: 1602-1610, 18th cent. • f. 33 Humphrey Prideaux, Dean of Norwich: Calendar of letters of: 18th cent. • f. 35 Bookplates: With Skene arms: 17th cent. • f. 35 Heraldry: Armorial bookplate of the Skene family: 17th cent. • f. 35 Skene family: Armorial bookplate: 17th cent. • f. 38 Ralph Thoresby, antiquary: Proposals for printing his 'Ducatus Leodiensis': circ. 1715.: Printed. • f. 39 John Webster, physician and puritan writer: Notes by R. Hooke on the MS. of his 'The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft': 1675. • f. 40 John Webster, physician and puritan writer: Letter to the Royal Society: 1675.: Copy. • f. 48 Jacques Bernard Durey de Noinville, d 1768 French historian and jurist: List of his works: 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 51 Maidstone, Kent: Particulars of MSS. sent to Sion College from: 1758. • f. 51 London; Hospitals, Educational and Charitable Institutions. Sion College: Particulars of papers lent from Maidstone to the Library: 1758. • f. 55 Anthony Wotton, d 1626 theologian: Notes on: 18th cent. • f. 55 Richard Holdsworth, d 1649 DD; Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge: Memoranda conc.: 18th cent. • f. 60 Colonel Valentine Walton, regicide: Reference to a history of the Civil War by: 18th cent. • f. 60 Oliver Cromwell of England: Note on some original letters by: 18th cent. • f. 65 James Solas Dodd, surgeon, lecturer and actor: Proposals for printing a natural history of esculent fish: 1752.: Printed. • f. 67 Robert Frampton, Bishop of Gloucester: Sermon given before the King: 1666.: Extr. • f. 70 John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery: Instructions for T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 81 Dionysius, Periegetes; Greek poet and geographer: Note of MS. rel. to, in the Bibliothéque du Roy: 1710.: Fr. • ff. 83 - 84b Emilia Steeple: Letter to 'N. Mist', [i.e. J. Smedley]: 1727.: Copy.

Page 195 2021-09-28 • f. 85 Jeremiah Horrocks, astronomer: Epitome of his treatise 'Venus in sole visa': 1639.: Lat. • f. 87 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letter to, from I. Boulliau: circ. 1639.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 87 Ismael Boulliau, French astronomer: Letter to S. Hartlib: circ. 1639.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 93 Niccolò Machiavelli: Dedication of his 'Historie Fiorentine': 17th cent.: Engl transl.: Imperf. • f. 112 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Note of dispute rel. to his contributions to the 'General Dictionary': 18th cent. • f. 128b Henry Foulkes, Curate of St. Margaret Pattens: Letters to T. Birch: 1746-1765. • ff. 145-147 Edmund Dickenson, d 1707 MD: Biographical notices: 18th cent. • f. 152b Philip Carteret Webb, Solicitor to the Treasury; MP for Haslemere: Letters to T. Birch: 1740-1765. • ff. 205-206 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Papers of R. Stephens, J. Locker and T. Birch, rel. to his life and works: 18th cent. • ff. 209-210 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Classical, theological and historical works: circ. 1700.: Fr. • f. 213 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Books in the Register of the Stationers Company: 1665-1667. • ff. 213-214 George Tokefielde, Clerk to the Stationers Company: Catalogue of books registered, with signature: 1667. • ff. 228-235, 237-238 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Books of H. Oldenburg: 1670. • ff.228-235, 237-238 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Catalogue of his books: 1670. • f. 236 Madden: Inventory of his household goods: 17th cent. • f. 236 Inventories: Household goods of Madden: 17th cent. • ff. 243-244 Philosophy: 'A Parallel between Original Reason, . . . Gentilism, . . . and Christianity': 18th cent. • ff. 247-249 P. Sers: Letter, etc., to -: 18th cent. • f. 254 William Wishart, DD; Principal of Edinburgh University: Letter to J. Amory: 1733.: Copy.

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Scope and Content Literary papers and memoranda, with a few original letters, relating chiefly to Birch's literary undertakings, particularly to his work on the revised edition of Bayle's A General Dictionary, Historical and Critical; 18th cent. Names of the writers of letters are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. The contents include the following: (1) Suggestions for obtaining protection of literary property from Parliament; n.d. ff. 1-2.

(2) Proposals for establishing an agency in Paris for procuring foreign books, etc. in England; n.d. f. 3.

(3) Agreement between Birch and Fletcher Gyles, bookseller, for the editing of the Thurloe State Papers; 17 Aug. 1739. f. 4.

(4) Agreement between Jean Baptiste de Fréval and Michel de la Javalière for the translation of 'L'Historie de Leopold, Empereur d'occident'; 17 Jan. 17 39/40. French. Witnessed by P. Des Maizeaux and F. Aribat. A book with this title was published in 1739 at The Hague, anonymously, but no English translation is known. ff. 5-6.

(5) 'Lettre de l'Auteur a son Libraire', being a defence by Pierre Bayle of his 'Commentaire Philosophique' against the attack of Pierre Jurieu (cf. Des Maizeaux, Vie de Bayle,

Page 196 2021-09-28 1732, i, p. 200); London, 20/30 May 1687. French. ff. 22-23.

(6) Acknowledgment by Richard Warner (author, d. 1775) of some MS. plays of George Lillo, the dramatist; 7 Feb. 1742/3. f. 33. Paper; ff. 65. Quarto. XVIII cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

includes:

• ff. 1-2 England; Parliament: Plan for obtaining protection from, for literary property: 18th cent. • f. 3 City of Paris: Proposals for an agency at, for supply of books to England: 18th cent. • f. 4 Fletcher Gyles, bookseller, of London: Agreement with T. Birch, for editing the 'Thurloe State Papers': 1739.: Signed. • ff. 5-6 Michel de La Javalière: Agreement with J. B. de Freval for a translation of 'L'Histoire de Leopold, Empereur d'occident': 1740.: Signed. • ff. 5-6 Jean Baptiste de Freval: Agreement with M. de la Javalière for a translation of 'L'Histoire de Leopold, Empereur d'occident': 1740.: Signed. • f. 6 F. Aribat: Signature: 1740. • f. 6 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Signature: 1740. • ff. 11, 19, 20 Henry Van der Esch: Letters to T. Birch: 1734-1737. • f. 12 Edward Umfreville, of the Inner Temple: Letter to F. Giles: 1741. • f. 13 C. Hochereau, bookseller, of Paris: Letter to J. Jeffreys: 1757.: Fr. • f. 18 George Barwell, clerk at the House of Commons: Letter to T. Birch: 1739. • f. 21 Numismatics: Note on some Scotch coins and the origins of 'Sterling': circ. 1734. • ff. 22-23 Pierre Bayle, d 1706 French philosopher: Defence of his 'Commentaire Philosophique': 1687.: Fr. • f. 32 Jeremiah Milles, Dean of Exeter: List of Clarendon MSS. in his possession: bef. 1766. • f. 33 George Lillo, dramatist: List of MS. plays by, in the possession of R. Warner: 1743. • f. 33 Richard Warner, Shakespearian scholar: Acknowledgment of his possession of certain MS. plays, etc.: 1743. • ff. 34-43, 53-64 Accompts: Accompts rel. to the 'General Dictionary', with receipts: 1734-1736. • ff.41,62 John Martyn, FRS; botanist: Receipts for fees for work on 'Tbe General Dictionary': 1734, 1735. • f. 48 John Gray, bookseller: Letters to T. Birch: 1735-1742. • f. 50 Andrew Millar, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1735-1759, bef. 1766. • ff. 55-60 George Sale, orientalist: Receipts signed by: 1734-1736. • f. 64 George Sale, orientalist: Letters to T. Birch: 1734. • f. 160 Satires: 'The Lawyers' Creed': 18th cent.: Lat.

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Scope and Content Literary collections of Thomas Birch; 18th cent. The contents are as follows;-

(1) Review, partly in Birch's autograph, of Dr. Conyers Middleton's History of the Life of M. T. Cicero; 1741. ff. 1-28.

(2) 'Variae Lectiones in Caesaribus Juliani Imperatoris septem codicibus manuscriptis ... cum prima editione Parisiis, 1577 impressa, collatis', in the autograph of Patrick Forbes; 18th cent. Greek, Latin and shorthand (Ridpath's system). ff. 29-60.

(3) Literary extracts and bibliographical notes by Pierre Des Maizeaux; 1738. Latin, French and Spanish. ff. 61-89. Paper; ff. 89. Small quarto. XVIII cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-28 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Review of C. Middleton's 'History of the Life of M. T. Cicero': 1741.: Partly autogr. • ff.1-28 Conyers Middleton, DD: Review of his 'Life of Cicero': 1741. • ff. 29-60 Julian; Emperor of Rome: Collation of versions of his 'De Caesaribus sermo': 18th cent.: Gr. and Lat.: Partly shorthand. • ff. 29-60 Patrick Forbes, d 1743 (?) MD; Scottish historian: Collation of versions of the Emperor Julian's 'De Caesaribus sermo': 18th cent.: Gr. and Lat.: Partly shorthand. • ff. 29-60 passim George Ridpath, Whig journalist: Transcripts and notes in his system of shorthand: 17th-18th centt. • ff. 61-89 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Bibliographical notes: 1738.: Lat., Fr. and Span.

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Title BIRCH'S FRANCIS BACON COLLECTIONS ([1600-1799])

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Title Papers relating to Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Lord Chancellor; 17th-18th centt. They consist of the collections of Thomas Birch, who edited the Letters, Speeches, . . . of Francis Bacon in 1763; Robert Stephens, historiographer royal and editor of Letters of Sr Francis Bacon, published 1702; and of John Locker, who on Stephens's death in 1732 came into possession of his collection and who in 1734 edited a revised edition of Stephens's work under the title Letters and Remains of the Lord Chancellor Bacon. Copies of many of Bacon's letters are included, mainly in Add. MS. 4261, among them being some from the Tanner MSS. in the Bodleian Library at Oxford (cf. Add. MS. 4259, f. 134, 426 1, f. 303).Add. MS. 4261 also contains two books of copy letters of Bacon (a) in an early 17th cent. hand. ff. 226-270;-(b) a volume of 18th cent. copies, reproducing a number of the letters found in (a) above. ff. 167-225. Most of the letters are included in the above mentioned editions or in The Works of Francis Bacon, 14 vols., 1857-1874, edited by James Spedding and others. Paper: ff. 231, 168, 69, 306. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt. (17th century-18th century)

Scope and Content Robert Stephens, d 1732 Historiographer Royal: Collections by, rel. to the life and works of Sir Francis Bacon: early 18th cent.

John Locker, d 1760 FSA: Collections by, rel. to the life and works of Sir Francis Bacon: 18th cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Papers of R. Stephens, J. Locker and T. Birch, rel. to his life and works: 18th cent.

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Scope and Content Vol. I, ff. 231, XVII-XVIII centt

includes:

• ff. 1-7 Peter Shaw, physician and author: Proposal to print F. Bacon's philosophical works: 1731.: Printed. • ff. 19-24 Charles Leslie, nonjuror: 'A letter from Mr Lesly to a Member of Parliament in London': 1714.: Printed. • ff. 26-33 Law OF ENGLAND: Notes on various cases: circ. 1730. • ff. 38-72 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Correspondence with Sir F. Bacon: 1616-1624.: Mainly copies. • ff. 38-72 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Correspondence with the Duke of Buckingham: 1616-1624.: Mainly copies. • ff. 214-228 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: 'De scientiis et mente': 18th cent.: Copy.

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Languages of Material English; Spanish

Scope and Content Vol. II, ff. 168, XVII-XVIII centt

includes:

• f. 131 Andrew Millar, bookseller and publisher, of London: Advertisement for his new edition of the works of F. Bacon: 1740.: Printed. • f. 132 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'The Public Advertiser': 1754-1763. • f. 134 Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Abp. Sancroft: 1682.: Copy. • f. 134 William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from T. Tenison: 1682.: Copy. • f. 136 Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to R. Chiswell: 1682. • f. 136 Richard Chiswell, the elder; publisher, of London: Letter to, from T. Tenison: 1682. • f. 138 Sir John Davies, Attorney-General for Ireland; d.1626: Letter to, from Lord Bacon: 1607. • f. 139 Diego Sarmiento de Acunas, Conde de Gondomar; Spanish Ambassador in London: Letter to Lord Bacon: 1621.: Span. • f. 141 Trade and Commerce: 'Reasons why the new Company is not to be trusted and continewed with the trade of Cloth': 17th cent. • ff. 143-154 William Griffith: 'A Preliminary Discourse Concerning Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam . . . ': aft. 1663.: Printed. Imperf. • f. 155 Henry Frederick (d, Princes of Wales; 1612): Dedication of Bacon's Essays to: circ.

Page 200 2021-09-28 1610. • f. 159 Sir George Simeon, of Chilworth: Dispute with J. Bartram: 17th cent. • f. 159 John Bartram: Dispute with Sir G. Simeon: early 17th cent. • f. 161 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Letters to James I: 1613-1616.: Copies. • f. 161 James I of England: Letters to, from Sir F. Bacon: 1613-1616.: Copies. • f. 163 Art. Miscellaneous: List of portraits in a gailery: 18th cent. • f. 164 England; Parliament: Letters to the Lords, from Lord St. Albans: 1621. • f. 164 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Letters to the House of Lords: 1621.

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Scope and Content Vol. III, ff. 69, XVII-XVIII centt

includes:

• f. 10 Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton: Correspondence with F. Bacon: 1599.: Copies. • f. 10 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Correspondence with Lord H. Howard: 1599.: Copies. • f. 11 Edward Bruce, 1st Baron Bruce of Kinloss: Letter to, from F. Bacon: 1603.: Copy. • f. 12 University of Oxford: Letter to, in a presentation book, from Lord Bacon: circ. 1623.: Lat. • f. 13 Robert Stephens, d 1732 Historiographer Royal: Letter to R. Harley: 1702.: Copy. • f. 14 Thomas Madox, d 1727 Historiographer Royal: Letter to R. Harley: 1702.: Copy.

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Scope and Content Vol. IV, ff. 306, XVII-XVIII centt

includes:

• f. 29 Poetry ENGLISH: Poem by -- Johnson to Lord Bacon: 1621. • f. 29 Johnson: Poem to Lord Bacon: 1621. • f. 299 Stoke Albany, Northamptonshire: Sepulchral inscriptions: 18th cent.

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Scope and Content Letters, speeches, etc. of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor, being the copy, in Birch's hand, sent to the printer for his edition; circ. 1763. Imperfect, wanting (by the old pagination) pp. 46-88, 91-96, 126, 206-209, 214, 458. Followed by (a) a few chronological memoranda of the Bacon family. f. 383-(b) 'Abstract' by Birch of letters of Nicholas Faunt, secretary, to Sir F. Walsingham; circa 1763. ff. 384-388. Paper; ff. 389. Folio. Circa A.D. 1763.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: 'Letters, Speeches ... of Francis Bacon': circ. 1763.: Autogr. draft. Imperf.

includes:

• ff. 1-382 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Papers of R. Stephens, J. Locker and T. Birch, rel. to his life and works: 18th cent. • f. 383 Bacon family: Chronological memoranda, by T. Birch: 18th cent. • ff. 384-388 Nicholas Faunt, Secretary to Sir F Walsingham: Letters of: 1581-1584.: Abstracts, circ. 1763. • f. 389 Hon Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1764.

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Scope and Content Miscellaneous treatises of Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Lord Chancellor, in various hands; 17th-18th centt. Artt. 1-11 are printed in The Works of Francis Bacon, 14 vols., 1857-1874, edited by James Spedding and others.

(1) The use of the Law; early 17th cent. Spedding, vii, p. 453. ff. 1-55.

(2) 'The Arguments of Lawe . . . in certaine great and difficulte cases', with corrections in Bacon's hand; early 17th cent. Spedding, vii, p. 519. ff. 56-101.

(3) 'A short view of Great Brittayne and Spayne'; circ. 1641. Spedding, xiv, p. 22. ff. 102-105.

(4) 'A breife Discourse touchinge the happy union of the Kingdomes of England and Scotland'; circa 1641. Spedding, x, p. 90. ff. 106-109.

(5) 'A Prayer of Psalme'; circa 1641. Spedding, xiv, p. 229. ff. 110.

(6) 'A confession of ye Faith'; 17th cent. Spedding, vii, p. 215. ff. 111-115.

(7) 'The Lo. Chan. Bacon's submission to the Parliament'; 22 April 1621. Spedding, xiv, p. 242. ff. 116-117.

(8) 'A Discourse of an Holy Warre'; 1622. Spedding, vii, 3. ff. 118-124.

(9) 'An Advertisement touchinge the controversyes of the Church of England'; circa 1641. Spedding, viii, p. 74. ff. 125-134.

(10) 'Certaine considerations touchinge the bette rpacification and edification of the church of England'; circa 1641. Spedding, x, p. 103. ff. 135-144.

(11) 'Observations made upon a Libell published this present yeare 1592 intituled A Declaration of the true causes of the great troubles ... against the Realme of England'; circ. 1641. Spedding, viii, p. 144. ff. 145-166.

(12) Another copy of art. 10 with the beginning of a third copy; 17th cent. ff. 167-186, 187-189.

(13) Collection of legal forms and precedents, beginning 'A president for a Bill in Chancery'; 17th cent. On the flyleaf are a few 'Chancery Fees' and 'Kings Bench fees'. ff. 190-199.

(14) Advice to Sir George Villiers, afterwards Duke of Buckingham, when he became favourite to King James; early 18th cent. Printed in the Works of Francis Bacon, 1765, ii, p. 257. ff. 200-225. Paper: ff. 225. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

Political Tracts: F. Bacon: political tracts: 16th-17th centt.: Copies.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Collected treatises: 17th cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-101, 190-199 Law OF ENGLAND: Treatises, etc., on, by F. Bacon: 17th cent. • f. 110 Prayers: 'A prayer or psalme' by Sir F. Bacon: 17th cent. • f. 116 England; Parliament: Letters to the Lords, from Lord St. Albans: 1621. • f. 116 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Letters to the House of Lords: 1621. • ff. 125-134, 135-144 England, Ecclesiastical History: Two treatises on the Church of England by Sir F. Bacon: 17th cent. • ff. 200-225 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Correspondence with Sir F. Bacon: 1616-1624.: Mainly copies. • ff. 200-225 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Correspondence with the Duke of Buckingham:

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Add MS 4264-4267 CATHARINE COCKBURN PAPERSCollections by Thomas Birch of correspondence and essays, etc., of Catharine Cockburn,

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Title CATHARINE COCKBURN PAPERSCollections by Thomas Birch of correspondence and essays, etc., of Catharine Cockburn, née Trotter, dramatist, etc; 1693-1751. Collected for his edition of The Works of Mrs Catharine Cockburn, Theological, Moral, Dramatic and Poetical, 2 vols., 1751, in which most of the articles below are printed in part or in whole. The names of writers of letters are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper. Four volumes. Quarto and (Vol. IV) octavo. (1693-1751)

Scope and Content Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Works and correspondence, 1693-1749, collected by T. Birch: 1751.

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Scope and Content COCKBURN PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 338). The contents include the following: - (1) Letter of advice by C. Cockburn to her son; n.d. Copy. Imperfect at the beginning. Works, ii, p. 111. ff. 3-11.

(2) The same to -, on the infallibility of the church of Rome; n.d. Works, ii, p. 134. ff. 12-13b.

(3) The same to her niece Anne Hepburn, afterwards Arbuthnot; n.d. ff. 14-15b.

(4) 'On moral virtue and its natural Tendency to Happiness'; n.d. Works, ii, p. 129. ff. 16-17b.

(5) 'Remarks on Mr Jeremiah Seed's sermon on moral virtue'; n.d. Works, ii, p. 143. f. 18.

(6) 'On the usefulness of schools and universities'; n.d. Works, ii, p. 125. ff. 19-20b.

Page 204 2021-09-28 (7) Notes on Christianity as old as the creation; n.d. Works, ii, p. 131. ff. 21-22b.

(8) Two letters to the Gentlemen's Magazine; 22 July, ? Aug. 1737. Works, ii, p. 139. Drafts. ff. 23-24b, 25.

(9) 'Sunday's Journal', essay on the observance of Sunday; n.d. Works, ii, p. 121. ff. 26-29b.

(10) 'Remarks upon an inquiry into the origin of human appetites and affections'; n.d. Works, ii, p. 144. ff. 30-32b.

(11) 'On the credibility of the historical parts of Scripture'; n.d. Copy. Works, ii, p. 128. f. 33.

(12) C. Cockburn to Edmund Law, Archdeacon of Carlisle; Mar. 1747-Aug. 1748. Works, ii, pp. 347, 349. ff. 34-35b, 282-283.

(13) Thomas Sharp, Archdeacon of Northumberland, to the Rev. Patrick Cockburn; Whitton Tower, 8 Aug. 1743. ff. 36-38.

(14) Correspondence of C. Cockburn with Archdeacon Sharp; 1743- 1748. Works, ii, p. 353. ff. 41-94.

(15) Denton Nicholas to Catharine Trotter; 19 Oct. 1703, 17 Jan. 1703/4 and n.d. Works, ii, pp. 208, 209. ff. 95-101b.

(16) George Farquhar to the same; circ. 1699. f. 102.

(17) Correspondence of Catharine Trotter with Thomas Burnett, of Kemnay; 14 Oct. 1701-10 Sept. 1708. Copies and originals. Works, ii, pp. 153-207. ff. 103-154b.

(18) Elizabeth Burnet, 3rd wife of Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury, to C. Trotter; 19 June 1702. f. 155.

(19) C. Trotter to the Rev. Patrick Cockburn; 3 June-l Sept. 1707. Works, ii, pp. 212-244. ff. 157-177b.

(20) The same to the Rev. - Fenn; 18 July-31 Aug. 1707. Works, ii, pp. 246-251. ff. 178-179b, 180, 181-182.

(21) Correspondence of C. Cockburn with her niece Anne Hepburn, afterwards Arbuthnot; 6 Dec. 1731-1 Oct. 1748. Copies and originals. Works, ii, pp. 255-346. ff. 183-239b.

(22) Edmund Law, Archdeacon of Carlisle, to C. Cockburn; Graystock, 22 Dec. 1746, 30 Mar. 1747. ff. 279-280b, 281.

(23) Correspondence of Sara, wife of Sir George Piers, with C. Trotter; 9 June 1697-19 Aug. 1709, n.d. ff. 284-332.

(24) William Congreve to C. Trotter; 1697. ff. 335-336.

includes:

• ff. 14, 183-239b Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Correspondence with A. Hepburn: 1731-1748.: Partly copies. • ff. 14, 183-239b Anne Arbuthnot, née Hepburn; wife of John Arbuthnot: Correspondence with her aunt, C. Cockburn: 1731-1748. • ff. 23-25 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Letters to the 'Gentleman's Magazine': 1737, n.d.: Drafts. • ff.34,282 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Letters to E. Law: 1748. • ff.36,47 Thomas Sharp, DD; Archdeacon of Northumberland: Letter to P. Cockburn: 1743. • ff. 41- 94 Thomas Sharp, DD; Archdeacon of Northumberland: Correspondence with C. Cockburn: circ. 1737-1748. • ff. 41-94 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Correspondence with T. Sharp: circ. 1737-1748. • ff. 95-101 Denton Nicholas, MD: Letters to C. Trotter: 1703-1704. • f. 102 George Farquhar, dramatist: Letter to C. Cockburn: circ. 1699.

Page 205 2021-09-28 • ff. 103-152 passim Thomas Burnett, of Kemnay: Correspondence with C. Trotter: 1701-1707.: Partly copies. • ff. 103-152 passim Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Correspondence with G. Burnet: 1701-1707.: Partly copies. • f. 121 Hanover, Electors of. Ernest Augustus: Letter from the Electress Sophia to G. Burnet: 1704.: Fr. • f. 155 Elizabeth Burnet, 3rd wife of Gilbert Burnet: Letter to C. Trotter: 1702. • ff. 157-177 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Letters to P. Cockburn: 1707. • ff.178,180,181 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Letters to Rev. - Fenn: 1707. • ff. 245-261 passim Serena; pseudonym: Letters to 'Aspasia': 1720-1725. • ff.. 245-261 passim Camilla; pseudonym: Letters to 'Aspasia': 1720-1725. • ff.263-268 E. B: Letters to C. Cockburn: bef. 1749. • f. 269 Dr Hope Chamberlen: Letter to C. Trotter: bef. 1708. • f. 271 Thomas Chambers, of Lincoln's Inn: Letter to C. Trotter: 1696. • f. 272 Thomas Chambers, of Lincoln's Inn: Verses to C. Trotter: 1696. • f. 272 Poetry ENGLISH: T. Chambers: verses: 1696. • ff. 273-275 George Conyers: Letters to C. Trotter: bef. 1749. • f. 277 John Hill: Letter to C. Trotter: 1693. • ff.279, 281 Edmund Law, DD, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge afterwards Bishop of Carlisle: Letters to C. Cockburn: 1746, 1747. • ff. 284-332 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Correspondence with Lady Piers: 1697-1709, n.d. • ff. 284-332 Sarah Piers, wife of Sir G Piers: Correspondence with C. Trotter: 1697-1709, n.d.

• f. 312 Sarah Piers, wife of Sir G Piers: Verses: early 18th cent.: Printed. • f. 312 Poetry ENGLISH: Lady Piers: 'Let those malicious Pens': early 18th cent.: Printed. • f. 333 Thyrsis; pseudonym: Letter, so signed, to C. Trotter: 1705. • f. 335 William Congreve, dramatist: Letters to C. Trotter: 1697, 1703.

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Scope and Content COCKBURN PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 190). The contents include the following:-

(1) 'The Life' as sent to the press; circa 1751. Works, i, p. i. it includes (ff. 19-20b) a letter of William Congreve with criticisms on C. Trotter's play The Revolution of Sweden'; 9 Nov. 1703. ff. 1-39b.

(2) Biographical memoirs on C. Cockburn; 1748-1749. ff. 44-54.

(3) 'Poems on several occasions'; 1693-1706, n.d. Works, ii, pp. 557-576. ff. 55-73.

(4) Other poems, not printed in Works (except the lines by J. Hughes, f. 87), as follows: (a) 'Advice to Poets'; York, 7 Dec. 1694. f. 74;- (b) 'To Mrs Reresby'; n.d. f. 76;- (c) 'On the Death and Funerall of the incomparable Mr Dryden'; circ. 1700. f. 78;- (d)'Verses sent to a Lady with Mr Granvill's play called Heroick Love'; circ. 1698. f. 79;- (e) 'Epitaph of a young Gentleman who dyed for Love of a married Lady'; n.d. f.81;- (f) 'Epilogue to Agnes de Castro, spoken by Mrs Verbruggen'; 1695. f. 82;- (g) 'Epilogue to be spoken by Honoria': n.d. f. 83;- (h) Lines beginning 'when by the Powerfull Charms of Sleep

supprest'; n.d. f. 84;-( i) Lines 'to the author of Fatal Friendship', by John Hughes; 1698. f. 87.

(5) Correspondence of C. Cockburn with her niece Anne Hepburn; 6 Dec. 1731-14 Aug. 1748.

Page 206 2021-09-28 Autograph. Partly printed in Works, ii, 255- 346. ff. 110-145b, 148-184b.

(6) James Drummond, Lord Drummond (4th Earl of Perth 1675), to Sara Bellenden, wife of Capt. David Trotter; circ. Feb. 1683/4, 3 Apr. 1671. ff. 188, 189-190b.

includes:

• f. 16 John Locke, philosopher: Letter to C. Trotter: 1702.: Copy. • f. 19 William Congreve, dramatist: Letters to C. Trotter: 1697, 1703. • f. 40 George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne; Secretary at War, etc: Letter to C. Cockburn: bef. 1711. • ff. 55-83 Poetry ENGLISH: C. Cockburn: verses and songs: 1693-1706. • ff. 55-84 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Poems: 1693-1706.: Partly autogr. • f. 84 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses beg. 'When by the powerful charms of sleep supprest': 18th cent.

• f. 87 John Hughes, poet: Verses to C. Trotter: 1698. • ff. 110-145b, 148-184b Anne Arbuthnot, née Hepburn; wife of John Arbuthnot: Correspondence with her aunt, C. Cockburn: 1731-1748. • ff.110-145b,148-184b Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Correspondence with A. Hepburn: 1731-1748.: Partly copies. • f. 185 Captain David Trotter, RN: Probate of his will: 1684. • f. 186 Sarah Trotter, née Bellenden; wife of Captain David Trotter: Petition to the Queen: 1684. • ff. 188, 189 Sarah Trotter, née Bellenden; wife of Captain David Trotter: Letters to, from Lord Perth: 1671, 1684. • ff.188,189 James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth; styled 1st Duke of Perth: Letters to S. Trotter: 1671, 1684.

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Scope and Content COCKBURN PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 278).

(1) 'Vindication of Mr Locke's Christian Principles from the imperious imputations of Dr Holdsworth', Part I, and 'Vindication of Mr Locke on the controversy concerning the Resurrection of the same Body', Part II; circa 1726. Autograph. Works, i, pp. 157, 253. ff. 1- 118.

(2) Dr. Thomas Sharp, Archdeacon of Northumberland, to C. Cockburn, in answer to Mrs Cockburn's letter of 2 Oct. 1747 (see art. 4); ? Oct. 1747. Works, ii, p. 144. ff. 119-140, 206.

(3) The same, 'Reply to Mrs C's 2nd paper about the Foundation of Moral Virtue and Moral Obligaticn'; circ. 1737. Partly autograph. F. 188 should precede f. 160 and two leaves are missing before f. 189. Works, ii, pp. 385-439. ff. 141-202.

(4) C. Cockburn to Dr. T. Sharp; 2 Oct. 1747. Works, ii, p. 439. ff. 203-205b.

(5) Another copy of art. 3; circ. 1737. Imperfect. ff. 207-240.

(6) Fatal Friendship. A Tragedy, by C. Trotter; 1698. Printed with five complimentary poems to the author. Some MS. lines by Bevil Higgons are inserted. ff. 241-276.

(7) George Burnet, of Kemnay, to C. Trotter; 17 June 1707. Works, ii, p. 193. ff.

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• f. 92 Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Letter to - Milles: 1659.: Copy. • ff. 119-240 Thomas Sharp, DD; Archdeacon of Northumberland: Correspondence with C. Cockburn: circ. 1737-1748. • ff. 119-240 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Correspondence with T. Sharp: circ. 1737-1748. • ff. 241-276 Drama: C. Trotter, 'Fatal Friendship': 1698.: Printed. • ff. 241-276 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: 'Fatal Friendship': 1698.: Printed. • f. 243 Poetry ENGLISH: B. Higgons: verses to C. Trotter: 1698. • f. 243 Bevil Higgons, poet: Verses to C. Trotter: 1698. • f. 277 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Correspondence with G. Burnet: 1701-1707.: Partly copies. • f. 277 Thomas Burnett, of Kemnay: Correspondence with C. Trotter: 1701-1707.: Partly copies.

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Scope and Content COCKBURN PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 202). Printed tracts by Catharine Cockburn, all of which were reprinted by Birch in his edition of her Works, as follows:-

(1) A Defence of Mr Lock's Essay of Human Understanding; 1702. Printed. Two copies, the second containing (ff. 53, 90-91) two notes in C. Cockburn's hand which were inserted by Birch in the Works, i, pp. 56, 61-62. For a MS copy see Add. MS. 4371, ff. 65-93. ff. 1-44, 45-88.

(2) A Discourse concerning a Guide in Controversies, in two letters ...

2nd ed.; Edinburgh, 1728. Printed. ff. 92-121.

(3) A Letter to Dr Holdsworth occasioned by his sermon ... concerning the Resurrection of the same Body; 1726. Printed. ff. 122-157.

(4) Preface by William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester (1759), to Remarks upon the Principles and Reasonings of Dr Rutherforth's Essay on the Nature ... of virtue; 1747. Printed, with manuscript note. ff. 158- 162.

(5) 'Remarks upon some writers in the Controversy concerning the Foundation of Moral Virtue', etc. Printed in The History of the Works of the Learned, August 1743, pp. 80-162 (f. 164 should follow f. 202). ff. 163-202.

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Title BIRCH PRIVATE PAPERS. Five volumes. Various sizes. ([1621-1799])

Scope and Content Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Private papers: 1720-1766.

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Scope and Content Vol. I (ff. 49). Miscellaneous private papers of Thomas Birch, consisting of biographical notes of himself and family, a fragment of a diary, with a few original letters from members of his family and others; 18th cent. The names of the writers of letters are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue.

Birch family: Notes on: 18th cent.

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• ff.1,3 Andrew Coltee Ducarel, LL.D; FSA: Letter, etc., to M. Maty: 1766. • f. 12 William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock: Appointment of T. Birch as his domestic chaplain: 1734. • ff. 13-16, 18-21 Hannah Birch, née Cox; wife of T Birch: Poems, etc., on the death of: 1729.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly printed. • f. 18 Poetry TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES: T. Birch: verses written and collected by: circ. 1625-1760.: Lat., Engl. and Fr.: Partly printed. • ff. 22-33 Diaries and Memoranda: T. Birch: 1726-1766.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 34 Jonathan Smedley, Dean of Clogher: Letter to the Bp. of Salisbury: 1729.: Copy. • f. 37 Hannah Birch, née Cox; wife of T Birch: Letters to her husband: 1728, 1729. • f. 38 Samuel Birch, brother of Thomas Birch: Resignation of his share of his mother's effects in favour of T. Birch: 1740. • f. 39 Joanna Smith, wife of N Smith: Letters to her uncle, T. Birch: 1744-1756. • f. 41 J. H: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • f. 43 Sarah Young: Letters to her brother, T. Birch: bef. 1745, 1762. • f. 46b Poetry ENGLISH: Verses from the 'Review': 1706. • f. 49 Birch al. Byrch family; of Staffordshire: Arms: 18th cent.

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Creation Date 1720-1722

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content Vol. II (ff. 272). School exercises, copy books, translations from the classics, etc., of Thomas Birch; 1720-1722.

Education: School and copy books of T. Birch: 1720-1724.

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• f. 21 County of Monmouth: Map of: circ. 1720. • f. 21 Maps and Plans: Monmouthshire: circ. 1720. • ff. 260-264 Richard Claridge, Quaker minister, of Tottenham: Letter to J. Cleher: 1723.: Lat.: Copy.

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Creation Date 1621-1765

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content Vol. III (ff. 127). Private papers of and documents collected by Thomas Birch; 1621-1765. Included are documents connected with his incumbencies of Ulting, co. Essex (1732), St. Margaret Pattens, London (1746-1766) and especially Debden, co. Essex (1761-1766).

includes:

• f. 1 Philip Knightsbridge: Receipts for payments to the Archdeacon of Colchester, signed by: 1734. • f. 1 Ulting, Essex: Receipt for payments to the Archdeacon of Colchester in respect of: 1734. • f. 2 [?T.] Cleaveland, Inspector of Customs: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • ff. 2-16 Newborough Swingland, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland: Papers relating to his election: 1761. • ff. 2-16 London, England: Papers conc. the election of a parish clerk: 1761. • f. 4 Robert Bell, of St Margaret Pattens: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • f. 13 John Cock, DD; Rector of Debden: Letters to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 13 Roger Flexman, DD; presbyterian minister: Letters to T. Birch: 1750-1761. • f. 17 Rebecca Birch, mother of T Birch: Letters of administration: 1746. • f. 19 Joseph Hillary, merchant, of Leeds: Bond to E. Moones: 1621.: Signed. • f. 19 Elizabeth Moones, of St Katherines without the Tower: Bond to, from J. Hillary: 1621. • f. 20 Reverend John Place: Documents rel. to his ecclesiastical preferments: 1671-1696.:

Page 210 2021-09-28 Lat. and Engl. • f. 22 Mary Dorothy Hawthorne, of Whitechapel: Marriage licence: 1732. • f. 22 John Edgell, of St. Botolph's, Aldgate: Marriage licence: 1732. • f. 23 Ann Norfolke, widow: Subpoena in the case of Parkin v. Norfolke, at York Assizes: 1699.: Lat. • f. 23 William Parkin: Subpoena to, in the case Parkin v. Norfolke at York Assizes: 1699.: Lat. • ff. 24-25 London, England: Accompts: [?1745]. • ff. 27, 66, 68, 85 John Clark, of Debden: Letters to T. Birch: 1764, 1765. • ff. 27-127 passim Debden, Essex: Papers of T. Birch rel. to his incumbency and the tithes of: 1761-1765. • ff. 27-127, passim Accompts: Accompts rel. to the incumbency of T. Birch of Debden: 1761-1765. • f. 63 London, Parishes. St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch St: Accompts: aft. 1746. • ff. 75b, 92 John Cornwell, of Debden: Letters to T. Birch: 1761-1763. • ff.81-84 London, England: Accounts of the parish clerk: 1760-1761. • f. 89 John Hensleigh, of LIanddewi Velfrey: Letters to T. Birch: [?1744]-1765. • f. 136 Anne Jackson: Letter to, from M. Cooke, annotated by: 1670. • f. 149 Gilbert Sheldon, Bishop of London and (1663) Archbishop of Canterbury: Warrant for books imported from Hamburg: 1670.

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Creation Date 1730-1761

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content Vol. IV (Forty-three vellum or paper documents). Letters of ordination and institution, declarations of conformity, diplomas, etc., of Thomas Birch; 1730-1761. The appointments, etc., are as follows: Deacon, 1731; Priest, 1731; Vicar of Ulting, co. Essex, 1732; Rector of Llandewy Welfrey, co. Pemb., 1743; Rector of St. Michael, Wood Street, with St. Mary Staining, London, 1744; Rector of Siddington, co. Glouc. 1744; Rector of St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch Street, London, 1746; D.D. by the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1753; Domestic Chaplain to Princess Amelia, 1761; Rector of Debden, 1761; M.A. and S.T.P. of Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1735, 1753.

includes:

• art. 1 Archdeaconry of Llandaff: Grant by the Bp. of Llandaff of the right of presentation to to the Abp of Canterbury.: 1730.: Lat. • artt 4 - 8 Ulting, Essex: Documents rel. to T. Birch's institution to the vicarage: 1732.: Lat. and Engl. • art .8 Richard Voice, of Ulting: Signature: 1732. • art. 8 William Gladwyn, of Ulting: Signature: 1732. • art. 8 James Deekes, of Ulting: Signature: 1732. • art. 8 John Milton, churchwarden, of Ulting: Signature: 1732. • artt. 9 - 15 Llanddewi Velfrey, Pembrokeshire: Papers rel. to T. Birch's institution to the rectory: 1743. • art. 13 Gilbert Burnet, Vicar of St. James's, Clerkenwell: Bond with T. Birch: 1743. • art 15 John Hensleigh, of LIanddewi Velfrey: Signature: 1743. • art. 15 David Lewis, of Llanddewi Velfrey: Memorandum signed by: 1743. • art. 15 William Kymer, of Llanddewi Velfrey: Signature: 1743. • artt. 16 - 21 London, England: Papers rel. to the institution of T. Birch to the united rectories: 1744. • art 18 Robert Smith, parishioner of St Michael's Wood Street, London: Signature: 1744. • art, 18 Edward Fisher, parishioner at St. Michael, Wood Street: Signature: 1744.

Page 211 2021-09-28 • art. 18 William Sheppard, of the parish of St Michael, Wood St., London: Signature: 1744. • art. 18 Robert Purse: Signature: 1744. • art. 18 Gilbert Burnet, Vicar of St. James's, Clerkenwell: Certificate by, of the induction of T. Birch to two rectories: 1744. • artt 18, 19 James Barrow, churchwarden of St Michael Woodstreet: Signatures: 1744. • artt. 18, 19 Thomas Wheatley, Churchwarden of St. Michael Woodstreet: Signatures: 1744. • art. 20 Paul Knapton, bookseller, of London; brother of John Knapton: Bond with T. Birch: 1744. • art. 20 John Knapton, bookseller, of London: Bond with T. Birch: 1744. • artt 22, 23 Siddington, Gloucestershire: Presentation of of T. Birch to the rectory of Siddington St. Mary and the vicarage of Siddington St. Peter: 1744. • artt 24 - 29 London, Parishes. St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch St: Documents rel. to the institution of T. Birch to the united rectory: 1746. • art 25 Joseph Adams, churchwarden of St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch Street: Signature: 1746. • art. 25 John Gunthorpe, churchwarden of St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel Fenchurch Street: Signature: 1746. • art. 25 Stephen Degulhon, afterwards Rector of Ashby: Signature: 1746. • art. 25 Thomas Griffin, churchwarden of St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel Fenchurch Street: Signature: 1746. • artt. 25, 28 John Cookesey, FRS; Rector of St. Anthony's, London, and (circa 1755) of Wimbledon: Induction of T. Birch to St. Margaret Pattens by: 1746.: Signed. • art. 28 Newborough Swingland, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland: Signature: 1746. • art. 31 Amelia Sophia Eleanor, Princess; daughter of George II: Appointment of T. Birch as her domestic chaplain: 1761.: Signed. • artt. 32-39 Debden, Essex: Papers of T. Birch rel. to his incumbency and the tithes of: 1761-1765. • art. 35 Accompts: Fees for Bishop's dispensation to T. Birch: 1761. • art. 36 John Crane, Vicar of Saffron Walden: Certificate by, of the induction of T. Birch to the rectory of Debden: 1761. • art. 36 John Clark, of Debden: Signature: 1761. • artt, 36, 39 Bowtell Filbridge, of Debden: Signatures: 1761. • art. 38 William Strahan, MP; printer and publisher: Bond with T. Birch: 1761. • art. 38 Bartholomew Hammond, of St. Clement Danes: Bond by: 1761. • art. 39 John Cornwell, of Debden: Signature: 1761. • art. 39 W. Bunting, of Debden: Signature: 1761. • art. 40c Debden, Essex: Receipt for visitation dues: 1763. • art 40 a & b London, Parishes. St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch St: Receipts for visitation dues: 1763. • artt 41, 42 County of Aberdeen: University of. Marischal College. Diplomas of M.A. and S.T.D. conferred upon T. Birch: 1735, 1753.: Lat. • art 43 University of Glasgow: Oath of the Chancellor: 18th cent.: Lat.

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Creation Date 1637-1765

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin; German

Scope and Content Vol. V (ff. 128). Miscellaneous papers of Thomas Birch, including literary memoranda, summonses to meetings, lists of books, receipts for literary work, printing estimates, binding bills, etc.; 1637-1765. Latin, French, English and German.

includes:

• f. 7 Hannah Morton: Signature: 1720. • f. 25 George Vertue, engraver: Letters to T. Birch: 1737-1754. • f. 27 John Wilcox, bookseller, of London: Petition for appointment as Librarian of the British Museum: circ. 1755. • f. 27 British Museum: Petition of J. Wilcox for the appointment of Librarian: circ. 1755. • f. 28 British Museum: Order for the inspection of Sir H. Sloane's pictures, etc.: 1756. • f. 33 John Davis: Petition ' for appointment as master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ's Hospital: 1757.: Printed. • f. 33 London; HOSPITALS. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL: Petition of J. Davis to be Master of the Royal Mathematical School of: 1757. • f. 35 John Trusler, literary compiler: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1760, 1765. • f. 39 Alexander Gordon, FSA: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1740. • ff. 41-42 Horticulture: List of English fruits and their seasons: 18th cent.: Printed. • ff. 43, 45, 53, 56-59, 67, 82, 106, 118, 122 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Notes by: 18th cent.: Fr. and Lat.: Autogr. • f. 48 Music: List of tunes for the psalms: 18th cent. • ff. 53-70 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Lists of books: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 72 P. Safford: Receipt signed by: 1736. • f. 74 John Francius, Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge: Receipts signed by: 1637. • f. 80 George Pinckard: Receipt for rent and land tax signed by: 1746. • f. 81 George Sale, orientalist: Receipts signed by: 1734-1736. • f. 84 Thomas Watkinson, of Barwick-in-Elmet: Certificateof his banns: 1710.: Lat. • f. 84 George Plaxton, Vicar of Sheriffhales and (1703) Rector of Barwick-in-Elmet: Certificate of banns signed by: 1710.: Lat. • f. 84 Grace Whitfield, of Leeds: Certificate of her banns: 1710.: Lat. • f. 86 Hans Rudolph Müller, of Zurich: Receipt to J. Pell signed by: 1658.: Germ. • f. 87 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to W. Holland: 1668. • f. 87 William Holland, Rector of Malpas: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1668. • f. 95 Johann Friedrich Ulrich, of Zurich: Note by: 1658.: Germ. • f. 100b Johann Osiander, German theologian and statesman: Letter to D. Wilkins addressed by: circ. 1719. • f. 126 William Oldys, Norroy King of Arms: Receipt signed by: 1736. • f. 127 Andrew Millar, bookseller and publisher, of London: Receipts signed by: 1738. • f. 128 S. Littlemore: Bill signed by: 1742.

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Page 213 2021-09-28 Add MS 4273 A-B MISCELLANEOUS BIRCH COLLECTIONSMiscellaneous documents collected by Thomas Birch, probably for the sake of

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Creation Date 1618-1764

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Languages of Material Dutch; English; French; German; Latin

Title MISCELLANEOUS BIRCH COLLECTIONSMiscellaneous documents collected by Thomas Birch, probably for the sake of autograph signatures; 1618-1764. Latin, English, Dutch, French, German. They consist chiefly of certificates, letters of ordination, marriage-licences, etc., by various Archbishops, Bishops and other officials, mainly of the northern province, and some foreign documents. The names of the writers, etc., are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. (1618-1764)

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Creation Date 1653-1713

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content Twenty-three single vellum or paper documents.

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• art . 1 John Selden, d 1654 jurist: Certificate signed by: 1653. • art 1 John Langley, High Master of St. Paul's School: Certificate signed by: 1653. • art. 1 Samuel Clarke, schoolmaster at Islington: Certificate for: 1653. • art. 1 Thomas Coxe, MD: Certificate signed by: 1653. • art. 1 Gerard Langbaine, the elder; Provost of Queen's College, Oxford: Certificate signed by: 1653. • art. 1 William Rant: Certificate signed by: 1653. • art. 1 Edward Reynolds, Bishop of Norwich: Certificate signed by: 1653. • art. 1 James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh: Certificate signed by: 1653. • art. 2 John Dolben, d 1686 Archbishop of York 1683: Dispensation to, from the Bp. of London: 1662.: Lat. • art. 3 Richard Sikes, alias Sykes; of Monks Frystone, county Yorks: Notification of his release from excommunication by the Abp. of York: 1667.: Lat. • art. 4, 5, 7, 8, 14 - 16 Reverend John Place: Documents rel. to his ecclesiastical preferments: 1671-1696.: Lat. and Engl. • art. 5 Patrick Brompton, North Riding of Yorkshire: Appointment of J. Place to the curacy: 1673.: Lat. • art. 6 Henry Price, DD; Dean of Cashel 1694: Certificate of his declaration of Uniformity: 1674. • artt. 7, 8 Well, North Riding of Yorkshire: Letters of appointment of J. Place to the vicarage of: 1683.: Lat. and Engl. • art. 9 William Corteys, Rector of Marston: Marriage licence for: 1690.: Lat. • art. 9 Dorothy Dixon, of Leeds: Marriage licence for: 1690.: Lat. • artt. 10, 11 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire: Declaration of conformity of J. Killingbeck as Vicar: 1690. • artt. 10, 11, 13 John Killingbeck, Vicar of Leeds: Declarations of uniformity: 1690, 1694.

Page 214 2021-09-28 • art. 12 Anna Barry, of Dublin: Marriage licence for: 1690.: Lat. • art. 12 Paul Barry, of Dublin: Marriage licence for: 1690.: Lat. • artt. 14-16 West Tanfield, North Riding of Yorkshire: Documents rel. to the institution of J. Place as Rector: 1696.: Lat. and Engl. • art.17 Henry Price, DD; Dean of Cashel 1694: Appointment as Subdean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: 1698.: Lat. • artt. 18-20 Copgrove, Yorkshire: Documents rel. to the institution of C. Bridgwater to the rectory: 1702.: Lat. and Engl. • artt.18-20 Christopher Bridgwater: Documents rel. to his institution to the rectory of Copgrove: 1702.: Lat. and Engl. • art. 21 Thomas Baxter, of Copgrove: Letters of administration to his widow: 1706.: Lat. • art. 22 Samuel Pollard, of Leeds: Marriage licence of: 1712.: Lat. • art. 22 Elizabeth Cross, of Leeds: Marriage licence of: 1712.: Lat. • art. 23 Lydia Robinson, of Leeds: Marriage licence,: 1713.: Lat. • art. 23 William Walker, of Leeds: Marriage licence of: 1713.: Lat.

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Creation Date 1618-1764

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Languages of Material Dutch; English; French; German; Latin

Scope and Content Paper; ff. 1-31. Folio.

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• ff. 1-5 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Will, afterwards cancelled: 1764.: Copy. • f. 6 London, Parishes. St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch St: Lists of candidates for the lectureship of: 1755. • f. 7 James Mickleton, d 1719 antiquary: Signature: 18th cent. • f. 7 John Cosin, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Bishop of Durham (1660): Order, as Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University: circ. 1639-1640.: Lat. • f. 8 John Grove, of Potter Newton: Life insurance policy for: 1689. • f. 8 Insurance: Life policy of J. Grove: 1689. • f. 9 John Schoppens: Letter to M. Idle: 1689. • f. 9 Samuel Sale: Letter to M. Idle: 1689. • f. 9 Michael Idle, Alderman of Leeds: Letter to, from J. Schoppens and S. Sale: 1689. • f. 10 Rachel Caward, alias Cawood; of Kingston-on-Hull: Attachment for contempt of the Council of the North: 1618. • f. 11 John Watson: Appointment as deputy Vice-Chancellor of Dublin University: 1663.: Lat. • f. 12 Robert Barton, notary public, of London: Protest, sealed and signed by: 1676. • f. 14 Frederick van Banchem, notary public, of Amsterdam: Accompts signed by: 1621.: Dutch.

• ff. 16-20 Accompts: J. Harrison of Leeds: 1625-1630, n.d. • ff. 16-20 John Harrison, d 1656 philanthropist; of Leeds: Accompts: 1625-1630, n.d.: Autogr.

• f. 21 Richard Maden: Certificate from Amsterdam Gymnasium for: 1652. • f. 21 Cornelius Slade, Rector of Amsterdam Gymnasium: Certificate from: 1652. • f. 22 Richard Duppa: French passport for: 1706.: Fr. • f. 23 Anna Katharina von Erdtman, of Reval; widow of H Cahlen: Letter to J. Dodgson: 1707.: Germ.: Partly printed. • ff. 23-27 John Dodgson, merchant, of Reval: Wedding announcements addressed to: 1707.: Germ.: Printed. • f. 25 Christian Buchau: Letter to J. Dodgson: 1707.: Germ.: Printed. • f. 27 Berdruta Helena Reimers, alias Stecher; of Reval; widow of J G Stecher: Letter to J. Dedgson: 1707.: Germ.: Partly printed. • ff. 29,31 John Dodgson, merchant, of Reval: Swedish passports for: 1707.: Germ.: Printed.

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Add MS 4274-4277 THORESBY PAPERSCollections of Ralph Thoresby, antiquary, consisting of autograph letters and other documents;

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Creation Date c 1539-1722

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Languages of Material Dutch; English; Latin; French; Greek, Modern; Italian

Title THORESBY PAPERSCollections of Ralph Thoresby, antiquary, consisting of autograph letters and other documents; circ. 1539-1722. Purchased at the sale of his museum in 1764 by Thomas Birch (see 4274, f. 2). For other Thoresby MSS. see Add. MSS. 4212, 4460, 4926-4933. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper and (4274) paper and vellum. Four volumes. Folio. (c 1539-1722)

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Custodial History Ralph Thoresby, antiquary: Owned: early 18th cent.

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Creation Date c 1551-1721

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content THORESBY PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 309). Letters, etc., of Archbishops and Bishops arranged in alphabetical order of see; circ. 1551-1721. Latin and English. At the beginning are lists made by R. Thoresby of his collections of original letters and the sources from which he obtained them. Some of the letters in the present collection are to be found at ff. 6, 7. At ff. 8-11 are the subscriptions of Thomas Young, Archbishop of York, and Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury, and of seventeen bishops, to the Oath of Allegiance; 1560, 1561. That of Archbishop Parker (f. 11), which has at the foot the subscriptions of ten other bishops, was printed by J. Strype in his Life of Parker, i, p. 123, 182 1, from this original, which was then given to him by R. Thoresby (see endorsement).

includes:

• f. 1 Dr Matthew Maty, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Notes by: 1766, n.d.: Autogr. • f. 8 John Best, Bishop of Carlisle: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1561. • f. 8 James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1561. • ff. 8, 11 Thomas Young, Archbishop of York: Subscriptions to the oath of supremacy: 1560, 1561. • ff. 8-11 England, Ecclesiastical History: Subscriptions of English bishops to the oath of supremacy: 1560, 1561. • f. 9 Gilbert Berkeley, Bishop of Bath and Wells: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1560.

Page 216 2021-09-28 • f. 9 Edmund Gheast, alias Guest; Bishop of Rochester: Subscription to the Oath of Supremacy: 1560. • f. 9 Thomas Bentham, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, d. 1579: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1560. • f. 10 John Parkhurst, Bishop of Norwich: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1560. • f. 11 Nicholas Bullingham, Bishop of Lincoln: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1560. • f. 11 John Scory, Bishop of Hereford: Subscription to the Oath of Supremacy: 1560. • f. 11 Edwin Sandys, Bishop of London: Subscription to the Oath of Supremacy: 1560. • f. 11 Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1560. • f. 11 Richard Cox, Bishop of Ely: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1560. • f. 11 Richard Davies, Bishop of St. Asaph and (1561) of St. David's: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1560. • f. 11 John Jewel, DD, Bishop of Salisbury: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1560. • f. 11 Rowland Meyrick, Bishop of Bangor: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1560. • f. 11 Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1560. • f.11 William Barlow, Bishop of Chichester: Subscription to the oath of supremacy: 1560. • ff. 13, 19 Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury: Signatures: 1551, n.d. • ff. 15, 23 Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury: Signatures: 1563, 1576. • f. 16 Tobias Matthew, Bishop of Durham, afterwards Archbishop of York: Signature and motto: aft. 1606. • f. 17 Richard Neile, d 1640 Archbishop of York 1631: Signature and motto: n.d.: Lat. • f. 20 John Dolben, d 1686 Archbishop of York 1683: Signature: n.d. • f. 21 Matthew Hutton, Dean of York, Bishop of Durham, Archbishop of York: Signature: bef. 1589. • f. 22 Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury: Subscription to letter: 1574. • f. 24 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury: Address to letter signed by: n.d. • f. 25 Tobias Matthew, Bishop of Durham, afterwards Archbishop of York: Signature: n.d. • f. 26 Henry Bridgeman, Bishop of Sodor and Man: Fragments of a treaty on tithes: n.d.: Lat.: Autogr. • f. 27 John Wilkins, DD, Bishop of Chester 1668: Inscription: bef. 1672. • f. 28 Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury: Signature: n.d. • f. 29 John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury: Signature: 1590. • f. 30 Richard Sterne, d 1683 Archbishop of York: Signature: aft. 1664. • f. 31 Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury: Superscription to letter: 1573. • f. 32 Mary Vere, d 1670 wife of Horace, Baron Vere of Tilbury: Letters to: circ. 1615-1653, n.d. • f. 32 James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh: Letter to Lady Vere: 1625. • f. 34 Thomas Harrison, Vice - Provost of Trinity College, Dublin: Letter to, from the Abp. of Armagh: 1627. • f. 34 James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh: Letter to the Vice-Provost of Dublin University: 1627. • f. 35 James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh: Letter to Lady Tyrrell: 1654. • f. 35 Elizabeth Tyrreil, wife of Sir T Tyrrell: Letter to, from her father, Abp. Ussher: 1654. • ff. 36, 37 William Brook, of Drightlington: Letters to, from the Abp. of Armagh: 1665, 1666. • ff.36, 37 James Margetson, Archbishop of Dublin 1661, and (1663) of Armagh: Letters to W. Brook: 1665, 1666. • ff. 38, 225 John Fell, DD, Dean of Christ Church, Bishop of Oxford (1676): Letters to, from the Bp. of St. Asaph: 1682, 1684. • ff. 38,225 William Lloyd, Bishop of St Asaph and of Lichfield and Coventry: Letters to the Bp. of Oxford: 1682-1684. • ff. 39-41 William Beveridge, DD; Prebendary of Canterbury and (1704) Bishop of St Asaph: Letters to -: 1686-1688. • f. 42 Sir William Trumbull, Secretary of State: Letter to, from the Bp. of Bangor: circ. 1696. • f. 42 Humphrey Humphreys, Bishop of Bangor and (1701) of Hereford: Letter to Sir W. Trumbull: circ. 1696. • f. 43 Captain Peter Mews, Bishop of Bath and Wells (1672), and of Winchester (1684): Letter to Sir J. Sydenham: 1677. • f. 43 Sir John Sydenham, 2nd Baronet: Letter to, from the Bp. of Bath and Wells: 1677. • f. 45 Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells: Letter to: 1680. • f. 46 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to, from the Bp. of Bath and Wells: 1697. • f. 46 Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells: Letter to the Abp. of York: 1697. • f. 48 John Humfrey, nonconformist minister and theological writer: Letter to, from the Bp. of Bath and Wells: 1697. • f. 48 Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells: Letter to J. Humfrey: 1697. • f. 49 Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells: Letter to J. Edwards: 1702.

Page 217 2021-09-28 • f. 50 Joseph Cressy, Rector of Birkin: Letter to, from the Bp. of Bath. and Wells: 1700. • f. 50 Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells (ob. 1711): Letter to Rev. - Cressy: 1700. • f. 51 Edmund Gibson, Bishop of Lincoln and (1720) of London: Letter to, from G. Hooper: 1698. • f. 51 George Hooper, Bishop of Bath and Wells: Letter to E. Gibson: 1698. • f. 52 John Hall, Bishop of Bristol: Letter to J. Humfrey: circ. 1700. • f. 53 John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol and (1713) of London: Pedigree: circ. 1710. • f. 54 John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol and (1713) of London: Letter to S. Pawson: 1692. • f. 54 Samuel Pawson, of Gothenburg, in Sweden: Letter to, from J. Robinson: 1692. • f. 55 John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol and (1713) of London: Letter to R. Dale: 1710. • f. 56 George Smalridge, Bishop of Bristol 1714: Signature and motto: 1711. • f. 56b George Plaxton, Vicar of Sheriffhales and (1703) Rector of Barwick-in-Elmet: Note by: 1711. • f. 57 George Smalridge, Bishop of Bristol 1714: Letter to J. Chamberlayne: 1718. • f. 58 William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham: Letter to, from the Abp. of Canterbury: 1592. • f. 58 John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Lord Cobham: 1592. • f. 60 George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to the Bp. of London: 1612. • f. 60 John King, d 1621 Bishop of London: Letter to, from the Abp. of Canterbury: 1612. • f. 62 Richard Astley, DD; Warden of All Souls College, Oxford: Letter to, from the Abp. of Canterbury: 1635. • f. 62 William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to R. Astley: 1635. • f. 64 William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from -: 1640. • f. 65 William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury: Warrant to the customs officers at Newcastle: 1640. • ff. 66-68b James II of England: Petitions of the seven bishops: 1688.: Copies. Partly in cipher. • f. 69 Mrs Lydia Hough, of Halifax: Letter to, from the Abp. of Canterbury: 1694. • f. 69 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Mrs. L. Hough: 1694. • f. 70 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to, from Abp. Tillotson: 1694. • f. 70 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to the Abp. of York: 1694. • f. 71 Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to W. Petyt: 1690. • f. 71 William Petyt, Keeper of the Records in the Tower: Letter to, from T. Tenison: 1690. • ff. 73, 76, 78 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Correspondence with Abp. Tenison: 1695-1712. • ff.73,76,78 Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letters to Abp. Sharp: 1695-1712. • f. 75 John Evelyn, diarist: Letter to, from the Abp of Canterbury: 1696. • f. 75 Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to J. Evelyn: 1696. • f. 79 Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to J. Chamberlayne: 1712. • f. 80 William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to the Bp. of Oxford: 1684. • f. 80 John Fell, DD, Dean of Christ Church, Bishop of Oxford (1676): Letter to, from W. Wake: 1684. • f. 81 John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Rev.-- Cowper: 1706. • f. 83 William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727): Letter to, from the Bp. of Carlisle: 1682. • f. 83 Edward Rainbowe, Bishop of Carlisle: Letter to W. Nicolson: 1682. • f. 85 John Fell, DD, Dean of Christ Church, Bishop of Oxford (1676): Letter (?) to, from W. Nicolson: 1684. • f. 85 William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727): Letter to [?the Bp. of Oxford]: 1684. • ff. 86, 87 Christopher Wilkinson, Curate of Armley: Letters to, from W. Nicolson: 1691. • ff. 86,87 William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727): Letter to C. Wilkinson: 1691. • f. 88 William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727): Letter to J. Killingbeck: 1714. • f. 89 William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727): Letter to -: 1715. • f. 90 William Palliser, Archbishop of Cashel: Letter to -: 1706.: Imperf. • f. 91 Brian Walton, Bishop of Chester 1660: Letter to S. Clarke: 1659. • f. 91 Samucl Clarke, d 1669 orientalist: Letters to: 1658-1669.: Partly Lat. • f. 92 Henry Atkinson, of Rippon Park, West Riding of Yorkshire: Letter to, from the Bp. of Chester: 1673. • f. 92 John Pearson, Bishop of Chester: Letter to H. Atkinson: 1673. • f. 93 Nicholas Stratford, Bishop of Chester: Letter to J. Killingbeck: 1694. • f. 93 John Killingbeck, Vicar of Leeds: Letter to, from the Bp. of Chester: 1694. • ff. 94, 95 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letters to, from the Bp. of Chester: 1695, 1700. • ff. 94, 95 Nicholas Stratford, Bishop of Chester: Letters to the Abp. of York: 1695, 1700. • f. 96 Francis Gastrell, Bishop of Chester: Letter to R. Gale: 1721. • ff. 97-103 John Cosin, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Bishop of Durham (1660): Letters to, from R. Mountagu: 1625-1627.

Page 218 2021-09-28 • ff. 97-103 Richard Mountagu, Bishop of Chichester 1628: Letters to J. Cosin: 1625-1627. • f. 104 Sir John Sydenham, 2nd Baronet: Letter to, from R. Brideoeke: 1674. • f. 104 Ralph Brideoke, Dean of Sarum, afterwards Bishop of Chichester: Letter to Sir J. Sydenham: 1674. • f. 106 John Lake, Bishop of Chichester 1685: Letter to his sister: 1667. • f. 107 John Harrison, d 1656 philanthropist; of Leeds: Epitaph: 1656. • f. 107 John Lake, Bishop of Chichester 1685: Epitaph to J. Harrison by: 1656. • ff. 109, 111 Robert Hitch, Dean of York: Letters to, from J. Lake: 1669, 1672. • ff. 109, 111 John Lake, Bishop of Chichester 1685: Letters to R. Hitch: 1669, 1672. • ff. 113-117 John Milner, Vicar of Leeds: Letters to, from the Bp. of Chichester: 1687-1688. • ff.113-117 John Lake, Bishop of Chichester 1685: Letters to J. Milner: 1607-1688. • f. 119 John Williams, Bishop of Chichester 1696: Letter to Rev. J. Hill: 1701. • f. 121 Edward Wetenhall, Bishop of Cork and Ross: Letter to --: 1680. • f. 122 Edward Wetenhall, Bishop of Cork and Ross: Letter to J. Humfrey: circ. 1697. • f. 122 John Humfrey, nonconformist minister and theological writer: Letter to, from the Bp. of Cork and Ross: circ. 1697. • ff. 123, 148 Thomas Morton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and (1632) of Durham: Letter to Lord Fairfax: 1624, 1635. • ff.123,148 Thomas Fairfax, 1st Baron Fairfax: Letters to, from Bp. Morton: 1624, 1635. • f. 125 Horton: Letter to, from the Bp. of Coventry and Lichfield: 1698. • f.125 William Lloyd, Bishop of St Asaph and of Lichfield and Coventry: Letter to - Horton: 1698. • f. 126 William Lloyd, Bishop of St Asaph and of Lichfield and Coventry: Letter to the Abp. of York: 1698. • f. 126 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to, from the Bp. of Lichfield and Coventry: 1698. • f. 127 Thomas Watson, Bishop of St. Davids 1687: Letter to G. Plaxton: circ. 1673. • f. 127 George Plaxton, Vicar of Sheriffhales and (1703) Rector of Barwick-in-Elmet: Letter to, from T. Watson: circ. 1673. • f. 128 Thomas Watson, Bishop of St. Davids 1687: Letter to R. Banks: 1704. • f. 130 George Bull, Bishop of St David's: Letter to R. Nelson: 1694. • f. 130 Robert Nelson, FRS; religious writer: Letter to, from G. Bull: 1694. • ff. 132, 133 Adam Ottley, Bishop of St Davids 1713: Letters to T. Newborough: 1693-1697. • ff. 132, 133, 219 Thomas Newhorough, bookseller, of London: Letters to: 1693-circ. 1700. • ff. 134, 136 John Bramhall, Archbishop of Armagh: Letters to B. Wandesford: 1638, 1648. • ff. 134, 136 Bridget Wandesford, widow of M Wandesford, Dean of Londonderry: Letters to, from the Bp. of Londonderry: 1638, 1648. • f. 137 John Bramhall, Archbishop of Armagh: Letter to Sir R. Browne: 1649. • f. 137 Sir Richard Browne, Baronet; Clerk to the Privy Council: Letter to, from the Bp. of Londonderry: 1649. • f. 139 George Walker, Governor of Londonderry: Letter to, from the Bp. of Londonderry: 1689. • f. 139 Ezekiel Hopkins, Bishop of Derry: Letter to M. G. Walker: 1689. • f. 140 Dr Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and Connor: Letter to E. Langsdale: 1653. • f. 140 Edward Langsdale, MD, of Gainsborough and Leeds: Letter to, from J. Taylor: 1653. • ff. 141, 201 Arthur Collins, d 1760 bookseller, of London: Letters to, from the Bp. of Ossory: bef. 1714. • ff.141, 201 John Hartstonge, Bishop of Ossory (1693) and Derry (1714): Letters to - Collins: circ. 1700. • f. 142 Dr Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and Connor: Letter to -: 1657. • f. 143 Edward Langsdale, MD, of Gainsborough and Leeds: Letter to, from the Abp. of Dublin: 1682. • f. 143 Francis Marsh, Bishop of Limerick; Archbishop of Dublin: Letter to E. Langsdale: 1682. • f. 145 Mary Potter: Letter to, from the Abp. of Dublin: 1684. • f. 145 Francis Marsh, Bishop of Limerick; Archbishop of Dublin: Letter to M. Potter: 1684. • f. 147 Narcissus Marsh, Archbishop of Armagh: Note signed by, as Abp. of Dublin: 1700. • f. 147 Narcissus Marsh, Archbishop of Armagh: Signature, as Abp. of Cashel: circ. 1691-1694. • f. 150 George Banks, Fellow Of Peterhouse, Cambridge; Vicar of Cherry Hinton: Letter to, from J. Cosin: 1637. • f. 150 John Cosin, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Bishop of Durham (1660): Letter to G. Banks: 1637. • f. 150 Joseph Beaumont, Fellow and (1663) Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge; poet: Receipts signed by: 1637. • f. 152 Cambridge; Peterhouse: Accounts for works on the chapel.: 1635-1636. • f. 152b John Francius, Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge: Bill receipted by, as steward of the college: 1636. • ff. 152b, 153 John Cosin, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Bishop of Durham (1660): Orders signed by, as Master of Peterhouse: 1636.

Page 219 2021-09-28 • f. 153 Richard Knuckells, of Cambridge: Signature: 1637. • f. 154 John Cosin, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Bishop of Durham (1660): Review of a letter on the ordination service: n.d.: Autogr. • f. 156 Thomas Eden, LL.D; Master Of Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1626: Letter to, from the Bp. of Ely: 1623. • f. 156 Nicholas Felton, Bishop of Ely: Letter to T. Eden: 1623. • ff. 158-159 Gilbert Sheldon, Bishop of London and (1663) Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from the Bp. of Chichester: 1670. • ff. 158-159 Peter Gunning, Bishop of Ely: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1670. • ff. 160-163 Peter Gunning, Bishop of Ely: Memorandum on the Waldenses: 1659-1660. • f. 164 Francis Turner, Bishop of Rochester and Ely: Letter to -: 1700. • ff.165, 166 William Fleetwood, d 1723 Bishop of St. Asaph and (1714) of Ely: Letters to Rev. J. Todde: 1709. • f. 167 Simon Patrick, Bishop of Chichester and (1691) of Ely: Letter to J. Edwards: 1692. • f. 167 John Edwards, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from the Bp. Of Ely: 1692. • f. 168 Simon Patrick, Bishop of Chichester and (1691) of Ely: Letter to J. Humfrey: 1699. • f. 168 John Humfrey, nonconformist minister and theological writer: Letter to, from the Bp. of Ely: 1699. • f. 170 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to, from the Bp. of Ely: 1700. • f. 170 Simon Patrick, Bishop of Chichester and (1691) of Ely: Letter to the Abp. of York: 1700. • f. 171 William Fleetwood, d 1723 Bishop of St. Asaph and (1714) of Ely: Letter to -: 1716. • f. 172 Philip Thomas Howard, Cardinal, Almoner to Qu Catharine of Braganza: Letter to -: circ. 1680. • f. 173 Philip Thomas Howard, Cardinal, Almoner to Qu Catharine of Braganza: Letter to Lady Nelson: 1690. • f. 173 Lady Theophila Nelson, formerly Lucy; wife of Robert Nelson: Letter to, from Cardinal Howard: 1690. • f. 175 John Leyburn, Secretary to the Cardinal of Norfolk, and Vicar-apostolic of England: Letter to - Ord: 1682. • f. 175 Ord, banker, of Paris: Letter to, from J. Leyburn: 1682. • f. 176 John Humfrey, nonconformist minister and theological writer: Letter to, from E. Worth: 1654. • f. 176 Edward Worth, Bishop of Killaloe 1661: Letter to J. Humfrey: 1654. • f. 178 Tobias Matthew, Bishop of Durham, afterwards Archbishop of York: Letter to, from the Bp. of Lincoln: 1592. • f. 178 William Wickham, Bishop of Lincoln and (1595) of Winchester: Letter to T. Matthew: 1592. • f. 180 John Williams, Dean of Westminster, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper, afterwards Archbishop of York: Letter to the Provost and Fellows of Eton College: 1622. • f. 180 Eton College; Berkshire: Letter to, from the Bp. of Lincoln: 1622. • f. 182 Richard Gowland, Keeper of the Library at Westminster Abbey: Letter to, from the Bp. of Lincoln: 1637. • f. 182 John Williams, Dean of Westminster, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper, afterwards Archbishop of York: Letter to R. Gowland: 1637. • ff. 183, 184 James Gardiner, Bishop of Lincoln 1695: Letters to R. Banks: 1694, 1695. • ff. 183, 184 Robert Banks, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Hull: Letters to, from Dr. Gardiner: 1694, 1695. • f. 185 Reverend Edmund Hickeringill, pamphleteer: Letter to, from the Bp. of London: 1689. • f. 185 Henry Compton, Bishop of London: Letter to Rev. E. Hickeringhill: 1689. • ff.186,187 Henry Compton, Bishop of London: Letters to Rev. J. Killingbeck: 1712. • f. 188 Henry Compton, Bishop of London: Letter to the Abp. of York: circ. 1710. • f. 189 John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol and (1713) of London: Letter to 'Mr. Justice Chamberlain': 1718. • f. 190 William Moreton, Dean of Christchurch and (1705) Bishop of Meath: Letter to Sir H. Piers: 1708. • f. 191 Francis Tallents, Presbyterian Minister: Letter to, from E. Rainbowe: 1660. • f. 191 Edward Rainbowe, Bishop of Carlisle: Letter to Rev. F. Tallents: 1660. • f. 193 John Killingbeck, Vicar of Leeds: Letter to, from R. Tisdale: 1689. • f. 193 William Lloyd, Bishop of Norwich: Note to Rev. J. Killingbeck: 1689. • f. 193 Richard Tisdale, Chaplain to the Bishop of Norwich: Letter to Rev. J. Killingbeck: 1689. • f. 195 William Lloyd, Bishop of Norwich: Letter to W. Petyt: 1689. • f. 195 William Petyt, Keeper of the Records in the Tower: Letter to, from the Bp. of Norwich: 1689. • f. 197 John Moore, Bishop of Norwich and (1707) of Ely: Letters to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1699-1700. • f. 197 Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from the Bp. of Norwich: 1699-1700. • f. 198 Charles Trimnell, Bishop of Norwich and (1721) of Winchester: Letter to J. Wyat:

Page 220 2021-09-28 1714. • f. 199 Thomas Dwyer, Rector of Medbourne: Letter to, from R. Huntington: 1699. • f. 199 Robert Huntington, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin; Bishop of Raphoe 1701: Letter to T. Dwyer: 1699. • f. 200 John Hartstonge, Bishop of Ossory (1693) and Derry (1714): Letter to J. Hill: 1696. • f. 200 Joseph Hill, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from the Bp. of Ossory: 1696. • f. 202 Clark: Letter to, from the Bp. of Oxford: [? 1669]. • f. 202 John Fell, DD, Dean of Christ Church, Bishop of Oxford (1676): Letter to - Clark: [?1669]. • f. 203 John Fell, DD, Dean of Christ Church, Bishop of Oxford (1676): Letter to: 1683. • f. 204 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from the Bp. of Oxford: 1694. • f. 204 John Hough, Bishop of Worcester: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1694. • f. 206 Richard Howland, Bishop of Peterborough: Letter to Sir. J. Harington and Sir A. Noell: 1591. • f. 206 Sir Andrew Noel, Sheriff of Rutland: Letter to, from the Bp. of Peterborough: 1591. • f. 206 James Harington, of Exton, Knight 1565: Letter to, from the Bp. of Peterborough: 1591. • f. 208 Maleverer: Letter to, from T. White: 1693. • f. 208 Thomas White, non-juring Bishop of Peterborough: Letter to -- Maleverer: 1693. • f. 210 Richard Cumberland, Bishop of Peterborough: Letter to Rev. - Atkinson: 1701. • f. 211 Welbore Ellis, DD, Bishop of Kildare and (1732) of Meath: Letter to -: circ. 1705-1731.: Fragm. • ff. 212-213 Law CANON: Treatise on ecclesiastical liberties by J. Fisher, Bp. of Rochester: 1535.: Lat.: Autogr. draft. • ff.212-213 John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester: Treatise on ecclesiastical liberties: 1535.: Lat.: Autogr. draft. • f. 214 William Barlow, Bishop of Rochester and (1608) of Lincoln: Letter to -: 1606. • f. 215 Henry Fairfax, 4th Baron Fairfax: Letter to, from the Bp. of Rochester: 1685. • f. 215 Thomas Sprat, Bishop of Rochester: Letter to Lord Fairfax: 1685. • f. 216 Thomas Sprat, Bishop of Rochester: Letter to B. Fairfax: circ. 1690. • f. 216 Brian Fairfax: Letter to, from the Bp. of Rochester: [? circ. 1690]. • f. 218 Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester: Letter to G. Plaxton: 1711. • f. 219 Thomas Wilson, Bishop of Sodor and Man: Letter to T. Newborough: 1697. • f. 221 Thomas Wilson, Bishop of Sodor and Man: Letter to R. Bankes: 1710. • f. 222 Gilbert Sheldon, Bishop of London and (1663) Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from the Bp. of Winchester: 1670. • f. 222 George Morley, Bishop of Winchester: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1670. • f. 224 Captain Peter Mews, Bishop of Bath and Wells (1672), and of Winchester (1684): Letter to: 1697. • f. 227 William Petyt, Keeper of the Records in the Tower: Letter to, from the Bp. of Worcester: 1689. • f. 227 Edward Stillingfleet, Bishop of Worcester: Letter to W. Petyt: 1689. • f. 228 Edward Stillingfleet, Bishop of Worcester: Letter to J. Humfrey: circ. 1695. • f. 228 John Humfrey, nonconformist minister and theological writer: Letter to, from the Bp. of Worcester: circ. 1695. • f. 229 Edward Stillingfleet, Bishop of Worcester: Letter to the Abp. of York: 1693. • f. 229 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to, from the Bp. of Worcester: 1693. • ff. 231, 233, 237 Matthew Hutton, Dean of York, Bishop of Durham, Archbishop of York: Correspondence with the Bp. of Durham: 1603-1604. • ff. 231, 233, 237 Tobias Matthew, Bishop of Durham, afterwards Archbishop of York: Correspondence with the Abp. of York: 1603, 1604. • f. 233 Hampton Court, Middlesex: Account of the conference at, by the Bp. of London: 1604. • ff. 238, 242 Thomas Fairfax, 1st Baron Fairfax: Letters to, from the Abp. of York: 1606, 1619. • ff. 238, 242 Tobias Matthew, Bishop of Durham, afterwards Archbishop of York: Letters to Sir T. Fairfax: 1606, 1619. • f. 240 Tobias Matthew, Bishop of Durham, afterwards Archbishop of York: Letter to Sir T. P. Hoby: 1614. • f. 240 Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby: Letter to, from the Abp. of York: 1614. • f. 244 Henry Fairfax, Chaplain to the Archbishop of York: Signature: 1618. • f. 244 John Ayscoghe, chaplain to the Archbishop of York: Signature: 1618. • f. 244 Thomas Benson, Chaplain to the Archbishop of York: Signature: 1618. • ff. 245, 245b, 252 Richard Neile, d 1640 Archbishop of York 1631: Receipts and acquittances signed by, as Dean of Westminster: 1606-1607. • ff. 245-252 London; Westminster. Abbey of St Peter: Accompts and acquittances of Canons, etc., of: 1606, 1607. • ff. 246, 251 Thomas Ravis, Bishop of London: Acquittances signed by: 1607. • ff.247, 250, 251 Matthew Holmes, 'chanter' of Westminster Abbey: Signatures: 1607. • ff.247,250 Hadrian de Saravia, Prebendary of Westminster: Receipts signed by: 1607. • f. 251 Hugh Goodman, Prebendary of Westminster: Receipt signed by: 1607.

Page 221 2021-09-28 • ff. 253, 255 Sir Edmund Harrison: Letters to, from the Abp. of York: 1634. • ff. 253, 255 Richard Neile, d 1640 Archbishop of York 1631: Letters to J. Harrison: 1634. • f. 257 Thomas Lamplugh, Bishop of Exeter and (1688) Archbishop of York: Letter to Lord Clarendon: 1684. • f. 257 Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon: Letter to, from the Bp. of Exeter: 1684. • f. 258 Richard Sterne, d 1683 Archbishop of York: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1665. • f. 258 Gilbert Sheldon, Bishop of London and (1663) Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from the Abp. of York: 1665. • ff. 259, 260 Richard Sterne, d 1683 Archbishop of York: Letters to R. Hitch: 1669, 1670. • ff. 259, 260 Robert Hitch, Dean of York: Letters to, from the Abp. of York: 1669, 1670. • f. 261 John Dolben, d 1686 Archbishop of York 1683: Letter to Sir W. Lowther: 1684. • f. 261 Sir William Lowther: Letter to, from Abp. Dolben: 1684. • f. 262 John Dolben, d 1686 Archbishop of York 1683: Letter to Lord Fairfax: 1685. • f. 263 Sir William Lowther: Letter to , from Abp. Lamplugh: 1690. • f. 263 Thomas Lamplugh, Bishop of Exeter and (1688) Archbishop of York: Letter to Sir. W. Lowther: 1690. • ff. 264-268, 272, 274, 276-281, 284, 288-298 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letters to J. Killingbeck: 1694-1710. • ff. 264-268, 272, 274, 276-281, 284, 288-298 John Killingbeck, Vicar of Leeds: Letters to, from the Abp. of York: 1694-1710. • f. 270 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to H. Squire: 1698. • f. 270 Henry Squire, lawyer: Letter to, from the Abp. of York: 1698. • f. 275 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to -: 1701. • f. 277 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to - Thornton: 1702. • f. 282 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to Sir. W. Lowther: 1702. • f. 286 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to the justices for the liberty of Otley: 1703. • ff. 300-304 Armley, West Riding of Yorkshire: Papers conc. the Chapelry at: 1713. • ff. 300-304 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Papers rel. to the chapelry of Armley: 1713. • f. 305 Sir William Dawes, 3rd Baronet; Bishop of Chester and (1713) Archbishop of York: Letter to Rev. J. Killingbeck: 1715. • ff. 307, 308 John Hough, Bishop of Worcester: Letters to -, 1 722: 1724. • f. 309 Seth Ward, Bishop of Exeter, afterwards of Salisbury, Chancellor of the Order of the Garter: Letter to R. Hooke: 1673. • f. 309 Robert Hooke, FRS: Letter to, from the Bp. of Salisbury: 1673.

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Title THORESBY PAPERS. Vols. II, III. Letters, etc., of English divines and learned men, placed in rough alphabetical order, each letter of the alphabet having a double arrangement of (a) Church dignitaries and (b) Nonconformist ministers. Latin and English. ([1534-1722])

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• f. 1 Roger Acroide, DD; Archdeacon of the West Riding of York: Letter to Dean -: 1614. • f. 2 John Agate, d 1720 DD; Rector of Stawley: Letter to R. Banks: 1703. • f. 4 Richard Allestree, DD; provost of Eton: Letter to the Bp of Oxford: 1675. • f. 4 Henry Compton, Bishop of London: Letter to, from R. Allestree: 1675. • f. 6 Roger Altham, DD; Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford: Letter to R. Thornton: 1707. • f. 7 Roger Altham, DD; Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford: Letter to the Bp. of Oxford: circ. 1683. • f. 7 John Fell, DD, Dean of Christ Church, Bishop of Oxford (1676): Letter to, from R. Aitham: circ. 1683. • f. 8 William Ames, puritan divine: Letter to Lady Vere: circ. 1615. • ff. 8, 60-68, 97, 158-173, 182-191, 206 Mary Vere, d 1670 wife of Horace, Baron Vere of Tilbury: Letters to: circ. 1615-1653, n.d. • ff. 10, 11 Charles Ashton, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge: Letters to Rev. - Hough: 1702, 1703. • ff. 13, 14 Joshua Ibbetson, Alderman, of Leeds: Letters to, from G. Atkinson: 1698. • ff.13,14 Gilbert Atkinson, Rector of Methley: Letter to J. Ibbetson: 1698. • f. 15 Gilbert Atkinson, Rector of Methley: Letterto J. Killingbeck: 1701. • f. 16 Vincent Alsop, nonconformist minister; d.1703: Letter to R. Stretton: n.d. • f. 16 Richard Stretton, d 1712 nonconformist minister: Letter to, from V. Alsop: bef. 1703. • f. 17 Isaac Ambrose, nonconformist divine: Letter to E. Wales: 1643. • f. 17 Nathaniel Jackson, Rector of Barwick in Elmet: Letter to E. Wales: 1643. • f. 17 William Clarkson: Letter to E. Wales: 1643. • f. 17 Peter Smith: Letter to E. Wales: 1643. • f. 17 Elkanah Wales, nonconformist minister: Letter to, from W. Clarkson: 1643. • f. 17 Nicolas Cudworth, minister of Bramley, Leeds: Letter to E. Wales: 1643. • f. 19 Samuel Angier, nonconformist minister at Dukinfield, county Cheshire: Letter to O. Heywood: 1697. • f. 19 Oliver Heywood, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from S. Angier: 1697. • ff. 20, 21 Robert Banks, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Hull: Letters to, from T. Baker: circ.

Page 223 2021-09-28 1700. • ff. 20,21 Thomas Baker, Cambridge antiquary: Letters to R. Banks: circ. 1700. • f. 22 Robert Banks, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Hull: Letter to J. Killingbeck: 1702. • f. 23 Joshua Barnes, d 1712 FRS; Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University, 1695: Letter to the Bp. of Rochester: 1682.: Lat. • f. 23 John Dolben, d 1686 Archbishop of York 1683: Letter to, from J. Barnes: 1682.: Lat. • ff. 25, 26 John Barwick: Letters to R. Thornton: 1708, 1710. • f. 26 Harewood; W.R., Yorkshire: Note of arms at the castle: 1710. • f. 27 Edward Basset, LLD; Rector of Horseheath: Letter to - Collins: circ. 1709. • f. 28 Arthur Charlett, DD; Master of University College, Oxford: Letter to, from R. Bathurst: 1692. • f. 28 Ralph Bathurst, DD, President of Trinity College, Oxford, afterwards Dean of Wells: Letter to A. Charlett: 1692. • f. 31 Benjamin Bayly, Rector of St. James's, Bristol: Letter to Sir P. Sydenham: 1710. • f. 32 Henry Beeston, DCL; Warden of New College, Oxford: Letter to S. Clarke: 1661. • ff. 32, 40, 94, 243 Samucl Clarke, d 1669 orientalist: Letters to: 1658-1669.: Partly Lat. • f. 34 Sir Timothy Tirell: Letter to, from H. Beeston: 1682. • f. 34 Henry Beeston, DCL; Warden of New College, Oxford: Letter to Sir T. Tirrell: 1682. • f. 35 Roger Bellwood, Rector of St. Cross, York: Indulgence to parishioners to eat flesh on fishdays: 1630. • f. 35 Maria Leeke: Permission to her and to her daughter to eat flesh upon fish-days: 1630. • f. 36 Thomas Bennet, D D; Rector of St. James, Colchester: Letter to Sir P. Sydenham: 1706. • f. 37 Thomas Bennet, D D; Rector of St. James, Colchester: Letter to --: 1706. • f. 38 Richard Bentley, DD; Master of Trinity College, Cambridge: Letter to J. Bentley: 1699. • f. 38 James Bentley, brother of Richard Bentley: Letter to, from R. Bentley: 1699. • f. 40 Edward Bernard, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford: Letter to S. Clarke: 1669. • f. 42 Moses Cartier, MA, of Christ Church, Oxford: Testimonials in his favour: 1694. • f. 42 Arthur Bury, DD; theologian: Testimonial for M. Cartier: 1694. • f. 42 Edward Bernard, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford: Testimonial for M. Cartier: 1694. • f. 42 John Wallis, DD, FRS; mathematician: Testimonial for M. Cartier: 1694. • f. 42 George Verman, Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford: Testimonial for M. Cartier: 1694. • f. 43 John Spademan, nonconformist minister at Rotterdam and London: Letter to, from E. Bernard: 1696. • f. 43 Edward Bernard, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford: Letter to J. Spademan: 1696. • f. 44 Edmund Gibson, Bishop of Lincoln and (1720) of London: Letter to, from W. Beveridge: 1700. • f. 44 William Beveridge, DD; Prebendary of Canterbury and (1704) Bishop of St Asaph: Letter to E. Gibson: 1700. • ff. 45, 46 John Billers, Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge: Letters to G. Plaxton: 1703, 1704. • f. 47 William Binckes, DD; Dean of Lichfield: Letter to G. Plaxton: 1704. • f. 48 Robert Bolton, d 1631 Rector of Broughton: Letter to A. Hildersham: 1628. • f. 48 Arthur Hildersam, d 1632 Vicar of Ashby-de-la-Zouch: Letter to, from R. Bolton: 1628. • f. 49 Thomas Bradley, d 1670 DD; Chaplain to Charles I: Benedictions: 17th cent.: Autogr. • ff. 50, 51 Samuel Bradford, Bishop of Rochester: Letters to J. Wyat: 1709. • f. 52 Francis Bragge, Prebendary of Lincoln: Letter to J. Wyat: 1708. • ff. 53, 54 Reverend Samuel Brearey, Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge: Letters to N. Hough: 1701, 1702. • f. 55 Thomas Brett, d 1744 LLD; Rector of Betteshanger: Letter to --: 1709. • f. 56 Thomas Dwyer, Rector of Medbourne: Letter to, from E. Brome: 1698. • f. 56 Reverend Edmund Brome, Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge: Letter to T. Dwyer: 1698. • f. 58 William Brough, Dean of Gloucester 1643: Letter to J. Harrison: 1637. • f. 58 John Harrison, d 1656 philanthropist; of Leeds: Letter to, from W. Brough: 1637. • ff. 60-68 John Burgess, MD; Rector of Sutton Coldfield: Letters to Lady Vere: 1618-1621. • ff. 70, 71 John Wyatt, bookseller, of London: Letters to, from W. Burkitt: circ. 1700. • ff.70,71 William Burkitt, Vicar of Dedham: Letters to J. Wyatt: circ. 1700. • f. 72 Henry Byard, Rector of Wheldrake: Letter to -: 1649. • f. 73 William Bagshaw, 'Apostle of the Peak'; nonconformist divine: Letter to - Fletcher: 1699. • f. 73 Fletcher, of Christ's College, Attercliffe: Letter to, from W. Bagshaw: 1699. • f. 74 Reverend John Berry: Letter to R. Stretton: 1703. • f. 76 Joseph Boyse, Presbyterian minister at Dublin: Letter to, from W. Bigger: 1699. • f. 76 William Bigger, of Limerick: Letter to J. Boyse: 1699. • ff. 78-83 Joseph Boyse, Presbyterian minister at Dublin: Memoranda and theological pieces: 1699-1702. • f. 79 William III of England: Inscription by J. Boyse for the statue of, in Dublin: circ. 1702.: Lat.

Page 224 2021-09-28 • f. 82 Poetry ENGLISH: J. Boyse: 'The Primitive Bishop': circ. 1700. • f. 84 Joseph Boyse, Presbyterian minister at Dublin: Epitaph on T.Vincent by: 1678. • f. 84 Thomas Vincent, nonconformist minister: Epitaph on, by J. Boyse: 1678. • ff. 85, 86 Reverend Thomas Whitaker, minister, of Leeds: Letters to, from T. Bradbury: 1699, 1703. • ff.85,86 Thomas Bradbury, Congregational minister: Letters to T. Whitaker: 1699, 1703. • f. 87 Thomas Bradbury, Congregational minister: Autobiographical memoranda: circ. 1700. • f. 88 Robert Cannon, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge; Dean of Lincoln 1721: Letter to T. Newborough: 1694. • ff. 88, 259, 275 Thomas Newhorough, bookseller, of London: Letters to: 1693-circ. 1700. • f. 90 Daniel Burgess, d 1713 nonconformist minister: Letter to Rev. - Cunningham: n.d. • f. 91 Richard Carr, Rector of Burnsall: Letter to T. Clapham: 1708. • f. 92 Edmund Castell, DD, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge: Bond for return of book to Cambridge University: 1659. • f. 92 University of Cambridge: Bond for return of a book to the library: 1659. • f. 93 Edmund Castell, DD, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge: Letter to J. Hill: 1659.: Lat. • f. 93 Joseph Hill, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from E. Castell: 1659.: Lat. • f. 94 Edmund Castell, DD, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge: Letter to S. Clarke: circ. 1660. • f. 95 Edmund Castell, DD, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge: Letter to Rev. -: 1673. • f. 96 Edmund Gibson, Bishop of Lincoln and (1720) of London: Letter to, from W. Cave: 1700. • f. 96 William Cave, d 1713 DD; Vicar of Isleworth: Letter to E. Gibson: 1700. • f. 97 Laurence Chaderton, Master of Emmanuel College, Cambrdige: Letter to Lady Vere: 1619. • f. 99 Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby: Letter to, from L. Chaderton: 1634. • f. 99 Laurence Chaderton, Master of Emmanuel College, Cambrdige: Letter to Sir T. P. Hoby: 1634. • f. 101 Arthur Charlett, DD; Master of University College, Oxford: Letter to J. Houghton: 1694. • f. 101 John Houghton, FRS: Letter to, from A. Charlett: 1694. • f. 102 Arthur Charlett, DD; Master of University College, Oxford: Letter to Sir P. Sydenham: 1711. • f. 104 William Chillingworth, d 1644 D D; Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral: Letter to Anne: temp. Charles I. • ff. 105, 107 Thomas Clapham, Vicar of Brad ford: Letters to W. Cookson: 1708-1709. • ff. 106, 108 Thomas Clapham, Vicar of Brad ford: Letters to L. Hall: 1708. • f. 109 Sir Thomas Clarges, Commissary general of the Musters: Letter to Col. Fairfax: 1660. • f. 109 Colonel Charles Fairfax, Governor of Hull: Letter to, from Sir T. Clarges: 1660. • f. 111 Samuel Clark, annotator of the Bible: Letter to his son, B. Clark: 1700. • f. 111 Benjamin Clark, son of S Clark, annotator of the Bible: Letter to, from his father: 1700. • f. 112 Charles Daubuz, Vicar of Brotherton; son of I Daubuz, Protestant minister at Nérac: Letter to, from J. Collier: 1699. • f. 112 Jeremy Collier, Nonjuring Divine: Letter to C. Daubuz: 1699. • f. 114 Jeremy Collier, Nonjuring Divine: Letter to - Atkins signed J. Smith: 1710. • f. 115 John Cockburn, d 1729 DD: Letter to Sir P. Sydenham: 1711. • f. 116 William Cooke, DD; Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge: Letter to T. Dwyer: 1700. • f. 116 Thomas Dwyer, Rector of Medbourne: Letter to, from W. Cooke: 1700. • ff. 117, 119 Timothy Manlove, nonconformist minister: Letters to, from T. Comber: 1692. • ff. 117, 119 Thomas Comber, DD; Dean of Durham 1691: Letters to T. Manlove: 1692. • f. 118 Thomas Comber, DD; Dean of Durham 1691: Letter to -: n.d. • f. 120 G. Conway, Rector of Eversley: Letter to his brother: 1711. • f. 121 Samuel Casson, Alderman, of Leeds: Church rate signed by: 1628. • f. 121 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire: Church rate: 1628. • f. 121 William Killingbecke, of Leeds: Church rate signed by: 1628. • f. 121b Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire: Note on the seating of parishioners: circ. 1628. • f. 121b Robert Woodhouse, of Leeds: Note signed by: circ. 1628. • f. 121b Alexander Cooke, d 1632 Vicar of Leeds: Note on the seating of parishioners: circ. 1628. • ff. 122, 125, 129 William Cooke, DD; Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge: Letters to -: 1667-1703. • f. 123 William Cooke, DD; Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge: Letter to J. Watkinson: 1702. • ff. 126, 128, 131, 135 William Cooke, DD; Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge: Letters to N. Hough: 1703-1706. • f. 133 William Cooke, DD; Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge: Letter to J. Killingbeck: 1706. • f. 136 Marmaduke Cooke, Vicar of Leeds: Letter to A. Jackson: 1670. • f. 137 John Copley: Letter to L. Coats: 1705. • f. 138 John Cookson, of Navenby: Letter to W. Cookson: 1704. • f. 139 Reverend Gilbert Cowper: Letter to J. Killingbeck: 1709. • f. 141 J. Cressy, of Leeds: Letter to - Simpson: 1710.

Page 225 2021-09-28 • f. 142 Edmund Calamy, d 1732 DD; nonconformist biographer; grandson of Edmund Calamy (d. 1666): Letter to his cousin: n.d. • ff. 143-150 John Canne, nonconformist minister at Amsterdam: Letters, etc., to W. Sykes: 1640-1647. • ff. 143-150 William Sykes, merchant, of Hull: Letters and receipts to, from J. Canne: 1640-1647. • f. 151 John Humfrey, nonconformist minister and theological writer: Letter to, from S. Clark: 1700. • f. 151 Samuel Clark, annotator of the Bible: Letter to J. Humfrey: 1700. • ff. 152, 153 John Chorlton, Presbyterian minister at Manchester: Letters to Rev. -: 1701. • f. 154 Arthur Hildersam, d 1632 Vicar of Ashby-de-la-Zouch: Letter to, from J. Cotton: circ. 1613-1631. • f. 154 John Cotton, minister of Boston, New England: Letter to A. Hildersam: circ. 1613-1631. • f. 156 John Crompton, of Manchester: Letter to Mrs. Heywood: 1702. • ff. 158-173 John Davenport, puritan divine: Letters to Lady Vere: 1628-1647. • f. 175 John Davies: Letter to C. Daubuz: 1709. • f. 176 T. de La Faye, of Utrecht: Letter to E. Calamy: 1719. • ff. 178, 181 William Derham, FRS; Vicar of Upminster: Letters to R. Towneley: 1705, 1707. • f. 180 William Derham, FRS; Vicar of Upminster: Letter to J. Wasse: 1706. • ff. 182-191 John Dod, d 1645 puritan divine: Letters to Lady Vere: 1642, n.d. • f. 192 Henry Dodwell, the elder; theologian: Letter to the Bp. of Lichfield and Coventry: 1696. • f. 192 William Lloyd, Bishop of St Asaph and of Lichfield and Coventry: Letter to, from H. Dodwell: 1696. • f. 193 Reverend James Coningham, presbyterian divine: Letter to, from T. Doolittle: 1699. • f. 193 Thomas Doolittle, nonconformist divine: Letter to J. Coningham: 1699. • f. 194 Theophilus Dorrington, Rector of Wittersham: Letter to J. Wyatt: 1708. • f. 195 Francis Drake, Vicar of Pontefract: Letter to J. Killingbeck: 1707. • f. 196 James Drake, MD, FRS; political writer: Letter to Rev.: 1703. • f. 197 Eleazar Duncon, DD; Chaplain to Charles I: Letter to J. Cosin: 1637. • f. 197 John Cosin, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Bishop of Durham (1660): Letter to, from E. Duncon: 1637. • f. 198 Eleazar Duncon, DD; Chaplain to Charles I: Letter to: 1638. • f. 199 James Duport, Regius Professor of Greek, Cambridge: Letter to - Darrell: 1655. • f. 199 Darrell: Letter to, from J. Duport: 1655. • f. 201 Thomas Dwyer, Rector of Medbourne: Letter to J. Killingbeck: 1706. • f. 203 Thomas Dwyer, Rector of Medbourne: Letter to J. Dawson: 1713. • f. 204 William Edmundson, DD; Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge: Letter to H. Lodge: 1711. • f. 205 John Edwards, nonconformist divine: Letter to J. Wyat: 1708. • f. 206 Richard Eedes, presbyterian divine: Letter to Lady Vere: 1653. • f. 208 George Evans: Letter to N. Hough: 1701. • f. 209 Henry Fairfax, Dean of Norwich 1689: Letter to Lord Fairfax: 1676. • f. 209 Henry Fairfax, 4th Baron Fairfax: Letter to, from H. Fairfax: 1676. • f. 211 Henry Fairfax, Dean of Norwich 1689: Letter to his brother, T. Fairfax: 1688. • f. 211 Thomas Fairfax: Letter to, from his brother, H. Fairfax: 1688. • f. 213 James Fall, Canon of York 1691: Letter to J. Killingbeck: 1700. • f. 213 John Killingbeck, Vicar of Leeds: Letter to, from J. Fall: 1700. • f. 214 John Midgeley, of Halifax: Warrant against: 1620. • f. 214 Michael Drake, of Northowram: Warrant against: 1620. • f. 214 John Favour, d 1624 Vicar of Halifax: Warrant signed by: 1620. • f. 215 York; Cathedral church of St Peter: Remarks on the placing of the Archbishop's seat in the chancel: circ. 1616-1624. • f. 216 Richard Fiddes, d 1725 DD; historian: Letter to J. Anstis: 1722. • f. 217 Richard Fiddes, d 1725 DD; historian: Note by: n.d. • f. 218 Bardsey Fisher, DD; Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge: Letter to G. Plaxton: 1704. • f. 219 Tobias Matthew, Bishop of Durham, afterwards Archbishop of York: Letter to, from N. Fletcher: 1623. • f. 219 Nathaniel Fletcher, Rector of Barking, county Suffolk: Letter to the Abp. of York: 1623.: Lat. • f. 221 August Hermann Francke, German protestant divine: Letter to A. Böhn: 1712.: Lat. • f. 222 Thomas Furni[?s], of Pateley Bridge: Letter to R. Kirshaw: 1708. • f. 223 Humfrey Fenn, d 1634 puritan divine: Letter to A. Hildersam: n.d. • f.223 Arthur Hildersam, d 1632 Vicar of Ashby-de-la-Zouch: Letter to, from H. Fenn: n.d. • f. 224 [Rev.?] John Foxcroft, of Sutton, county Bedfordshire: Letter to J. Hardy: 1720. • ff. 225, 226 Oliver Heywood, nonconformist divine: Letters to, from R. Frankland: 1697. • ff. 225, 226 Richard Frankland, nonconformist schoolmaster: Letters to O. Heywood: 1697. • ff. 227-230 John Fell, DD, Dean of Christ Church, Bishop of Oxford (1676): Letters to, from

Page 226 2021-09-28 T. Gale: 1682-1685. • ff. 227-230 Thomas Gale, DD; Dean of York 1697: Letters to the Bp. of Oxford: 1682-1685. • f. 231 Edmund Gibson, Bishop of Lincoln and (1720) of London: Letter to J. Evelyn: 1694. • f. 231 John Evelyn, diarist: Letter to, from E. Gibson: 1694. • f. 232 John Goodwyn, (?) MP: Letter to: 1646. • f. 233 James Talbot, DD; Rector of Spofforth 1700: Letter to, from H.Godolphin: 1691. • f. 233 Henry Godolphin, DD, Provost of Eton; Dean of St Paul's: Letter to J. Talbot: 1691. • f. 234 William Goodwin, DD; Chancellor of York: Letter to the Abp. of York: 1607. • f. 234 Tobias Matthew, Bishop of Durham, afterwards Archbishop of York: Letter to, from W. Goodwin: 1607. • f. 236 William Gouge, DD, Rector of St. Anne's, Blackfriars, London: Letter to Sir T. Hoby: 1631. • f. 236 Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby: Letter to, from W. Gouge: 1631. • ff. 238-241 William Gouge, DD, Rector of St. Anne's, Blackfriars, London: Letters to Mrs. Wotton: 1632, 1633.: Lat. • ff. 238-241 Mrs Wotton: Letters to, from W. Gouge: 1632, 1633.: Lat. • f. 242 Humfrey Gower, DD; Master of St John's College, Cambridge: Testimonial for J. Mauleverer: 1683. • f. 242 John Mauleverer, Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge: Testimonial for: 1683. • f. 243 Thomas Greaves, DD; orientalist: Letter to S. Clarke: 1668. • f. 244 John Grandorge, Rector of Hartfield: Letter to N. Hough: 1702. • f. 245 Thomas Hutton, of Poppleton: Letter to, from J. de Groeve: 1694. • f. 245 Johannes de Groeve, MD: Letter to T. Hutton: 1694. • f. 246 Gerard Van der Gucht, engraver: Letter to - Warburton: 1719. • f. 247 Reverend Tbomas Gumble, biographer of General Monck: Letter to C. Fairfax: 1660. • f. 247 Colonel Charles Fairfax, Governor of Hull: Letter to, from T. Gumble: 1660. • f. 249 John Gunter, Fellow of New College, Oxford: Letter to his sister: 1650. • f. 251 J. Gill, of Hull: Letter to T. Whitaker: 1704. • f. 252 Richard Stretton, d 1712 nonconformist minister: Letter to, from R. Gilpin: 1698. • f. 252 Richard Gilpin, nonconformist minister: Letter to R. Stretton: 1698. • ff. 254-255b Griffith: Notes on biblical texts: circa 1700: Autogr.(?). • f. 256 John Hacket, of Guiseley: Letter to R. Lowther: 1707. • f. 257 Henry Hammond, d 1660 DD; Chaplain to Charles I: Letter to H. Henchman: circ. 1654. • f. 257 Humfrey Henchman, Bishop of London: Letter to, from H. Hammond: circ. 1654. • f. 259 Francis Hare, Bishop of Chichester: Letter to T. Newborough: circ. 1700. • f. 260 George Halley, Prebendary of Ripon: Letter to R. Banks: 1703. • f. 261 Francis Thorpe, judge: Letter to, from J. Harrison: circ. 1650. • f. 261 John Harrison, d 1656 philanthropist; of Leeds: Letter to F. Thorpe: circ. 1650. • ff. 263-270 John Harrison, d 1656 philanthropist; of Leeds: Menoranda: circ. 1650. • f. 271 Thomas Harrison, Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge: Letter to R. Banks: 1707. • f. 272 Thomas Heald, Vicar of Hudders field 1714: Letter to N. Hough: 1703. • f. 273 George Herbert, poet: Acrostic upon the word 'Roma': n.d.: Lat. • f. 274 Roger Herbert, of Belvoir: Letter to: 1703. • f. 275 John Heslerton: Letter to T. Newborough: 1696. • ff. 276, 277 (extr.) Reverend Edmund Hickeringill, pamphleteer: Letters to his sister: 1701. • f. 279 George Hickes, DD, Dean of Worcester: Letter to W. Nicolson: 1698. • f. 279 William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727): Letter to, from G. Hickes: 1698. • f. 280 William Higden, d 1715 DD: Letter to -: n.d. • f. 281 Arthur Hildersam, d 1632 Vicar of Ashby-de-la-Zouch: Memoranda rel. to fasts: early 17th cent. • f. 282 Joseph Hill, of Wakefield: Letter to, from his cousin, J. Hill: 1643. • f. 282 J[ohn?] Hill, of Huddersfield; brother of D Hill, of Oxford: Letter to his cousin, J. Hill: 1643. • f. 282b Joseph Hill, of Wakefield: Letter to, from D. Hill: 1642.: Lat. • f. 282b Daniel Hill, of Oxford: Letter to J. Hill: 1642.: Lat. • f. 283 Hillary: Letter to, from R. Hitch: 1650. • f. 283 Robert Hitch, Dean of York: Letter to - Hillary: 1650. • ff.284, 285 Robert Hitch, Dean of York: Letters to J. Harrison: 1650, 1653. • ff.284,285 John Harrison, d 1656 philanthropist; of Leeds: Letters to, from R. Hitch: 1650, 1653. • f. 287 Colonel Charles Fairfax, Governor of Hull: Letter to, from R. Hitch: 1660. • f.287 Robert Hitch, Dean of York: Letter to C. Fairfax: 1660. • f. 288 John Thoresby, d 1679 wool merchant of Leeds; father of Ralph Thoresby: Letter to, from R. Hitch: 1670. • f. 288 Robert Hitch, Dean of York: Letter to J. Thoresby: 1670. • f. 290 Robert Hitch, Dean of York: Letter to Mrs. - Adburgh: 1666. • f. 290 Mrs Adburgh: Letter to, from R. Hitch: 1666.

Page 227 2021-09-28 • f. 292 Robert Hitch, Dean of York: Letter to -: 1670. • f. 293 Humphrey Hody, DD; Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Sir P. Sydenham: 1701. • f. 294 John Andrews, of Mansfield, county Nottinghamshire: Letter to, from W. Holder: 1697. • f. 294 William Holder, DD; FRS; Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal: Letter to J. Andrews: 1697. • f. 295 William Holman, antiquary: Letter to J. Anstis: 1714. • f. 296 Edmund Hough, of Penistone: Letter to his brother, N. Hough: 1703. • f. 297 Nathaniel Hough, Chaplain to Lady Fauconberg: Letter to J. KiiIingbeck: 1709. • f. 298 John Hudson, Bodley's Librarian, Oxford: Letter to C. Neville: 1700. • f. 298 Cavendish Neville, Vicar of Norton 1710: Letter to, from J. Hudson: 1700. • f. 299 John Hudson, Bodley's Librarian, Oxford: Letter to -: 1706. • f. 300 Laurence Humphrey, DD; President of Magdalen College, Oxford: Autograph: n.d. • f. 301 John Hughes, Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge 1705: Letter to T. Perrott: circ. 1700.: Lat. • f. 303 William Hunt, Canon of Wells: Letter to -: 1712. • f. 304 John Huntbache, antiquary; of Featherstone: Letter to G. Plaxton: 1704. • f. 305 Thomas Harrison, Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge: Letter to, from R. Huntington: circ. 1692-1701. • f. 305 Robert Huntington, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin; Bishop of Raphoe 1701: Letter to T. Harrison: circ. 1692-1701. • f. 306 Robert Huntington, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin; Bishop of Raphoe 1701: Letter to -: 1701.: Fragm. • f. 307 Thomas Hutton, of Poppleton: Letter to, from his brother M. Hutton: 1697. • f. 307 Matthew Hutton, Rector of Aynho, Antiquary: Letter to his brother, T. Hutton: 1697. • f. 308 Matthew Hutton, Rector of Aynho, Antiquary: Letter to R. Banks: 1702. • f. 309 Thomas Harrison, Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge: Letter to, from T. Hyde: 1700. • f. 309 Thomas Hyde, Bodley's Librarian, Regius Professor of Hebrew, and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford: Letter to T. Harrison: 1700. • f. 310 Matthew Henry, commentator on the Bible; son of Philip Henry: Letter to F. Tallents: 1696. • f. 310 Francis Tallents, Presbyterian Minister: Letter to, from M. Henry: 1696. • f. 311 Matthew Henry, commentator on the Bible; son of Philip Henry: Letter to J. Boyse: 1699. • f. 311 Joseph Boyse, Presbyterian minister at Dublin: Letter to, from M.Henry: 1699. • f. 312 Matthew Henry, commentator on the Bible; son of Philip Henry: List of classical names: 1714.: Autogr. • ff.313-325 Philip Henry, d 1696 nonconformist divine: Lecture on Matth. vi, 22: 1672.: Autogr. • f. 326 Philip Henry, d 1696 nonconformist divine: Observations on the communion service: late 17th cent.: Autogr. • ff. 326-327 Matthew Fowler, DD; Canon of Lichfield: Observations on his letter conc. kneeling at communion: late 17th cent. • f. 328 John Howe, nonconformist minister: Letter to J. Spademan: 1697. • f. 328 John Spademan, nonconformist minister at Rotterdam and London: Letter to, from J. Howe: 1697. • f. 329 John Howe, nonconformist minister: Letter to J. Boyse: 1699. • f. 329 Joseph Boyse, Presbyterian minister at Dublin: Letter to, from J. Howe: 1699. • f. 331 John Howe, nonconformist minister: Letter to T. Whitaker: circ. 1700. • f. 331 Reverend Thomas Whitaker, minister, of Leeds: Letter to, from J. Howe: circ. 1700.

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Creation Date c 1539-1716

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Languages of Material English; Latin; Greek, Modern

Scope and Content Vol. III (ff. 225). I-W; circ. 1539-1716.

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• f. 1 James Talbot, DD; Rector of Spofforth 1700: Letter to, from H. James: 1698. • f. 1 Henry James, DD, President of Queens' College, and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University: Letter to J.Talbot: 1698. • f. 2 John Issett, Chaplain to William III: Letter to W. Kennett: 1701. • f. 3 J. Jolly: Letter to T. Whitaker: 1704. • ff. 4, 5 Thomas Jollie, nonconformist minister: Letters to O. Heywood: 1696, 1699. • ff. 4, 5 Oliver Heywood, nonconformist divine: Letters to, from Thornas Jollie: 1696, 1699. • f. 6 Timothy Jollie, nonconformist minister; son of Thomas Jollie: Letter to O. Heywood: 1700. • f. 6 Oliver Heywood, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from Timothy Jollie: 1700. • f. 7 Bible ENGLISH: Rules to be observed in the new translation: 1607: Copy, 17th cent. • f. 7 Edmund Kay, d 1652 Vicar of Rothwell: Rules to be observed in translating the Bible, 1607, alleged to have been copied by: 17th cent. • f. 8 Thomas Bradbury, Congregational minister: Letter to, from G. Keith: 1697. • f. 8 George Keith, Quaker: Letter to T. Bradbury: 1697. • f. 9 White Kennett, Bishop of Peterborough: Letter to J. Hudson: circ. 1686-1701. • f. 9 John Hudson, Bodley's Librarian, Oxford: Letter to, from W. Kennett: circ. 1686-1701. • f. 10 White Kennett, Bishop of Peterborough: Letter to T. Tanner: 1701. • f. 11 John Killingbeck, Vicar of Leeds: Letter to Lady -: 1710. • f. 12 Nathaniel Hough, Chaplain to Lady Fauconberg: Letter to, from J. King: circ. 1700. • f. 12 Reverend James King, lecturer at St. Martin's, Ludgate: Letter to N. Hough: circ. 1700. • f. 13 Samuel Dugard, Rector of Forton: Letter to, from J. Kymberley: 1689. • f. 13 Jonathan Kimberley, Canon Of Lichfield: Letter to S. Dugard: 1689. • f. 15 George Plaxton, Vicar of Sheriffhales and (1703) Rector of Barwick-in-Elmet: Note by: 1706. • f. 15 Jonathan Kimberley, Canon Of Lichfield: Letter to G. Plaxton: 1705. • f. 16 Blytheman, tax commissioner: Letter to, from R. Lowther: 1698. • f. 16 Richard Lowther, Rector of Swillington: Letter to Blytheman: 1698. • f. 17 Edward Leeds: Letter to J. Burrough: late 17th cent. • f. 17 James Burrough: Letter to, from E. Leeds: late 17th cent. • f. 18 Robert Lightfoot, Rector of Odell: Letter to J. Wyatt: 1708. • f. 19 Poetry LATIN: T. Lamplugh: verses on the death of Prince George of Denmark: 1708.: Lat. • f. 19 Anne of England: Verses by J. Lamplugh upon the death of Prince George of Denmark: 1708.: Lat. • f. 19 Thomas Lamplugh, Rector of Bolton Percy 1716; grandson of Thomas Lamplugh: Verses upon the death of Prince George of Denmark: 1708.: Lat.: Autogr. • f. 20 Henry Lupton, Rector of Richmond, county Yorkshire: Letter to -: early 18th cent. • f. 21 James Lacy, Vicar of Sherborne: Letter to Sir P. Sydenham: 1711. • f. 22 George Larkham, Vicar of Cockermouth: Letter to J. Coningham: 1696. • f. 22 Reverend James Coningham, presbyterian divine: Letter to, from G. Larkham: 1696. • ff. 23, 24 Gerard Langbaine, the elder; Provost of Queen's College, Oxford: Letters to S. Clarke: 1653, 1657. • ff. 23, 24 Samuel Clarke, schoolmaster at Islington: Letters to, from G. Langbaine: 1653, 1657. • f. 25 Reverend John Miller, of Middleton: Letter to, from J. Lightfoote: 1656. • f. 25 John Lightfoote, Rector of Bury: Letter to J. Miller: 1656. • f. 26 Adam Littleton, Rector of Chelsea; lexicographer: Letter to W. Petyt: 1685. • f. 26 William Petyt, Keeper of the Records in the Tower: Letter to, from A. Littleton: 1685. • f. 27 Bridget Wandesford, widow of M Wandesford, Dean of Londonderry: Letter to, from J. Margetson: 1638.

Page 229 2021-09-28 • f. 27 James Margetson, Archbishop of Dublin 1661, and (1663) of Armagh: Letter to Mrs. Wandesford: 1638. • f. 29 John Marshall, LLD; Rector of St. George's, Bloomsbury: Letter to - Newman: 1712. • f. 30 Thomas Marshall, Dean of Gloucester 1681: Letter to S. Clarke: 1663. • ff. 30, 83 Samucl Clarke, d 1669 orientalist: Letters to: 1658-1669.: Partly Lat. • f. 31 Oliver Naylor, Rector of Tawstock: Letter to J. Cosin: bef. 1636. • f. 31 John Cosin, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, Bishop of Durham (1660): Letter to, from O. Naylor: bef. 1636. • f. 33 John Milner, Vicar of Leeds: Letter to, from T. Marshall: 1676. • f. 33 Thomas Marshall, Dean of Gloucester 1681: Letter to J. Milner: 1676. • f. 35 Francis Tyndall, of Harrow-on the-Hill: Receipt for legacy by, to Queens' College, Cambridge: 1632. • f. 35 Edward Martin, President of Queens' College, Cambridge: Receipt for a legacy to the College: 1632. • f. 36 John Maulyverer: Letter to T. Dwyer, with verses on Queen Anne's visit to Cambridge: 1705. • f. 36 Poetry ENGLISH: J. Maulyverer: verses on Qu. Anne's visit to Cambridge: 1705. • f. 36 Anne of England: Verses by J. Maulyverer on her visit to Cambridge: 1705. • f. 38 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letter to, from J.Mead: 1638. • f. 38 Joseph Mead, d 1638 alias Mede; biblical scholar: Letter to S. Hartlib: 1638. • f. 40 Joseph Mead, d 1638 alias Mede; biblical scholar: Dedication to the Bishop of Ely: 1615.: Lat.: Autogr. • f. 41 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to, from H. More: 1680. • f. 41 Henry More, DD; theological writer: Letter to J. Sharp: 1680. • f. 43 John Kyllinbecke: Certificate of his baptism at Guiseley in 1618: 1639. • f. 43 John Miers, parish clerk of Guiseley: Baptismal certificate signed by: 1639. • f. 43 Robert More, Rector of Guiseley: Baptismal certificate signed by: 1639. • f. 44 John Millington, Prebendary of St. Paul's: Letter to N. Hough: 1703. • ff. 45, 46 Robert Moss, DD, Dean of Ely: Letters to J. Wyatt: 1709, 1714. • f. 47 James Talbot, DD; Rector of Spofforth 1700: Letter to, from J. Mountagu: 1698. • f. 47 John Mountagu, Dean of Durham 1699: Letter to J. Talbot: 1698. • f. 49 Cotton Mather, DD; American puritan divine: Letter to J. Edwards: 1712. • ff. 50, 50b T. M: Letters to Rev. -: 1692.: Copies. • f. 51 James II of England: Loyal address to, from the Isle of Ely: 1685. • f. 51 Reverend John Nalson, historian: Loyal address from the Isle of Ely to James II composed by: 1685. • f. 53 John Newborough, Headmaster of Eton: Letter to his brother, T. Newborough: 1697. • ff. 53, 66, 119, 169, 171-173, 184, 185 Thomas Newhorough, bookseller, of London: Letters to: 1693-circ. 1700. • f. 54 Samuel Newby, of Jesus College, Cambridge: Letter to N. Hough: 1708. • f. 54 William Cooke, DD; Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge: Particulars of his will and gifts to the college: 1708. • f. 56 Henry Newcome, Rector of Middleton; brother of Peter Newcome: Letter to J. Wyat: 1703. • f. 57 Peter Newcome, Vicar of Aldenham: Letter to J. Wyat: 1702. • f. 58 Joshua Newton, Vicar of Pickering: Letter to J. Dryden: circ. 1690. • f. 58 Jonathan Dryden, Prebendary of York: Letter to, from J. Newton: circ. 1690. • f. 60 Peter Nourse, Rector of Selsey: Letter to J. Wyat: 1708. • f. 61 Alexander Nowell, Dean of St Paul's: Paul's. Letter to Lord Burghley: 1591. • f. 61 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from A. Nowell: 1591. • f. 63 Reverend Simon Ockley, orientalist: Letter to Sir P. Sydenham: 1711. • f. 64 John Ollyffe, Rector of Dunton: Letter to [?W]. Tongue: 1702. • f. 66 Adam Ottley, Bishop of St Davids 1713: Letters to T. Newborough: 1693-1697. • f. 67 Gilbert Sheldon, Bishop of London and (1663) Archbishop of Canterbury: Address to, from University College, Oxford: circ. 1663-1677.: Lat. • f. 67 Oxford; University of. University College: Address to the Abp. of Canterbury: circ. 1663-1677.: Lat. • f. 69 John Owen, assistant at Rathmell Academy: Letter to T. Whitaker: 1698. • f. 69 Reverend Thomas Whitaker, minister, of Leeds: Letter to, from J. Owen: 1698. • f. 70 William Parkins, alias Perkins; Rector of Colsterworth: Letter to J. Killingbeck: 1710. • f. 71 Squire Payne, Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge: Letter to N. Hough: circ. 1700. • f. 71 Nathaniel Hough, Chaplain to Lady Fauconberg: Letter to, from S. Payne: circ. 1700. • ff. 72, 74, 76 William Pearson, Archdeacon of Nottingham: Letters to R. Thornton: 1709. • f. 75 William Pearson, Archdeacon of Nottingham: Letter to J. Killingbeck: 1709. • f. 77 Edward Pelling, DD; Rector of Petworth: Letter to J. Talbot: 1692. • f. 77 James Talbot, DD; Rector of Spofforth 1700: Letter to, from E. Pelling: 1692. • f. 78 Thomas Peighen, of Barnsley: Letter to J. Killingbeck: 1716. • f. 79 Edmund Perkes, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford: Letter to G. Plaxton: 1703. • f. 80 Percy family: Genealogy: circ. 1700.

Page 230 2021-09-28 • f. 82 George Plaxton, Vicar of Sheriffhales and (1703) Rector of Barwick-in-Elmet: Letter to M. Lister: 1708. • f. 83 Dr Edward Pococke, Professor of Hebrew at Oxford: Letter to S. Clarke: 1658. • f. 84 Calligraphy: Specimen of miniature writing by R. Porter: bef. 1690. • f. 84 Robert Porter, d 1690 ejected divine: Specimen of miniature writing by: n.d. • f. 85 Joseph Hill, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from M. Poole: 1647.: Lat. • f. 85 Reverend Matthew Poole, biblical commentator: Letter to J. Hill: 1647.: Lat. • f. 87 John Postlethwayt, High Master of St Paul's School: Letter to J. Chamberlayn: 1709. • f. 87 Henry Newman, Secretary of the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge: Note by: 1713. • f. 88 John Preston, DD; Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge: Letter to Lady Vere: circ. 1625. • ff. 88, 112, 137, 197 Mary Vere, d 1670 wife of Horace, Baron Vere of Tilbury: Letters to: circ. 1615-1653, n.d. • f. 90 Henry Price, DD; Dean of Cashel 1694: Letter to --: 1698.: Fragm. • f. 91 Humphrey Prideaux, Dean of Norwich: Letter to F. Drake: 1703. • f. 93 Ralph Lutton: Notes on his children: 1636. • f. 93 Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby: Letter to, from F. Prowde: 1636. • f. 93 Francis Prowde, Minister at Hackness: Letter to Sir T. O. Hoby: 1636. • f. 95 Gabriel Quadring, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge: Letter to J. Mauleverer: 1691. • f. 95 John Mauleverer, Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge: Letter to, from G. Quadring: 1691. • f. 96 Rev. J. R: Letter to -: 1704. • f. 97 Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby: Letter to, from R. Remington: 1598. • f. 97 Richard Remington, Archdeacon of the E Riding: Letter to Sir T. Hoby: 1598. • f. 99 William Robinson, Curate of Beeston: Letter to J. Killingbeck: 1702. • f. 100 John Richardson, Irish divine: Letter to H. Newman: 1711. • f. 102 James Talbot, DD; Rector of Spofforth 1700: Letter to, from C. Roderick: 1692. • f. 102 Charies Roderick, LLD, DD; Provost of King's College, Cambridge: Letter to J. Talbot: 1692. • f. 104 Reverend Henry Robinson, of Leeds: Letter to T. Dwyer: 1700. • f. 104 Thomas Dwyer, Rector of Medbourne: Letter to, from H. Robinson: 1700. • ff. 105, 108 Ezekiel Rogers, puritan divine: Letters to W. Sykes: 1646, 1648. • ff.105,108 William Sykes, merchant, of Hull: Letters to, from E. Rogers: 1646, 1648. • ff. 107, 217 Elkanah Wales, nonconformist minister: Correspondence with E. Rogers: 1646, 1647. • ff. 107, 217 Ezekiel Rogers, puritan divine: Correspondence with E. Wales: 1646, 1647. • f. 109 Timothy Rogers, nonconformist minister: Letter to T. Whitaker: 1699. • f. 109 Reverend Thomas Whitaker, minister, of Leeds: Letter to, from T. Rogers: 1699. • f. 110 Gilbert Rule, MD; Principal of Edinburgh University: Letter to J. Cuningham: 1701. • f. 111 Henry Sacheverell, DD: Letter to H. Clements: circ. 1709. • f. 112 Peter Senthill: Letter to Lady Vere: 1636. • f. 114 Reverend Thomas Sharp, of Leeds: Verses on sleep: circ. 1671. • f. 114 Poetry ENGLISH: T. Sharp: verses on sleep: circ. 1671. • f. 115 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to -: bef. 1691.: Fragm. • f. 116b(fragm.) Richard Sherlock, d 1689 DD; Rector of Winwick: Autographs: 17th cent. • f. 117 William Sherlock, Dean of St. Paul's, London: Letter to the Abp. of York: 1698. • f. 117 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to, from W. Sherlock: 1698. • f. 119 Alexander Sion: Letter to T. Newborough: 1696. • f. 121 Oliver Heywood, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from M. Smith: 1698. • f. 121 M. Smith: Letter to O. Heywood: 1698. • f. 122 Thomas Smith, d 1710 DD; nonjuror; Cottonian librarian: Letter to E. Lloyd: 1703. • f. 124 William Smith, Fellow of University College, Oxford: Letter to: 1702. • f. 126 Dr Rousell: Letter to, from W. Spencer: 1699. • f. 126 William Spencer, of Thurnscoe: Letter to Dr. - Rousell: 1699. • f. 127 Robert South, d 1716 DD; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford: Letter to S. Jones: 1669. • f. 127 Samuel Jones, ejected minister: Letter to, from R. South: 1669. • f. 129 Robert South, d 1716 DD; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford: Letter to J. Hudson: 1703. • f. 131 Richard Sikes, alias Sykes; of Monks Frystone, county Yorks: Letter to, from J. Stainforth: 1667. • f. 131 John Stainforth, of York: Letter to R. Sykes: 1667. • f. 132 John Stackhouse, dissenting minister; of Norwich: Letter to -- Coppendale: 1704. • f. 133 James Mickleton, d 1719 antiquary: Note by: late 17th cent.: Autogr. • f. 133 Charles I of England: Note of the Covenanters' petition to: 1640. • f. 133 Richard Steward, DCL; Provost of Eton: Memorandum of Covenanter's petition to the King: 1640. • f. 134 Reverend Charles Seward, of Kensington: Letter to J. Richardson: 1709. • f. 135 William Stonestreet, Rector of St Stephen's, Walbrook: Letter to --: 1702. • f. 136 John Strype, historian: Letter to J. Woodward: 1707.

Page 231 2021-09-28 • f. 137 Obadiah Sedgwick, puritan divine: Letter to Lady Vere: circ. 1630. • f. 138 Seiks: Letter to, from T. Shepard: 1646. • f. 138 Thomas Shepard, Pastor of Cambridge, Mass: Letter to - Seiks: 1646. • f. 139 Joseph Boyse, Presbyterian minister at Dublin: Letter to, from J.Shower: 1699. • f. 139 John Shower, nonconformist minister: Letter to J. Boyse: 1699. • f. 140 John Shower, nonconformist minister: Letter to -: 1698.: Fragm. • f. 141 John Shower, nonconformist minister: Letter to R. Stretton: circ. 1700. • f. 141 Richard Stretton, d 1712 nonconformist minister: Letter to, from J. Shower: circ. 1700. • f. 142 John Spademan, nonconformist minister at Rotterdam and London: Letter to, from J. Shower: 1698. • f. 142 John Shower, nonconformist minister: Letter to J. Spademan: 1698. • f. 143 John Spademan, nonconformist minister at Rotterdam and London: Letter to J. Coningham: circ. 1700. • f. 143 Reverend James Coningham, presbyterian divine: Letter to, from J. Spademan: circ. 1700. • f. 144 Vincent Alsop, nonconformist minister; d.1703: Letter to --: 1699. • f. 144 John How: Letter to: 1699. • f. 144 Richard Stretton, d 1712 nonconformist minister: Letter to -: 1699. • ff.145,146 James Talbot, DD; Rector of Spofforth 1700: Letters to G. Plaxton: 1706, 1708. • f. 147 Thomas Tanner, Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, afterwards Bishop of St. Asaph: Letter to W. Nicolson: 1696. • f. 147 William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727): Letter to, from T. Tanner: 1696. • f. 148 Edward Tenison, Archdeacon of Carmarthen and (1731) Bishop of Ossory: Letter to J. Wyat: 1709. • f. 149 Edward Thwaites, Anglo-Saxon scholar: Letter to W. Nicolson: 1697. • f. 149 William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727): Letter to, from E. Thwaites: 1697. • f. 150 Edmund Gibson, Bishop of Lincoln and (1720) of London: Letter to, from H. Todd: 1698. • f. 150 Hugh Todd, DD; Prebendary of Carlisle: Letter to E. Gibson: 1698. • f. 151 Hugh Todd, DD; Prebendary of Carlisle: Letter to T. Noble: 1704. • f. 152 Hugh Todd, DD; Prebendary of Carlisle: Letter to A. Collins: 1712. • f. 153 Robert Todd, Vicar of St John's, Leeds: Letter to J. Hill: 1648.: Lat. • f. 153 Jo- Hill, of Cambridge: Letter to, from R. Todd: 1648.: Lat. • f. 154 Richard Towneley, Carthusian; called 'Brother Colomban': Letter to his father, R. Towneley: 1706. • f. 156 William Tong, Presbyterian divine: Letter to J Cay: 1701. • f. 157 Walter Travers, puritan divine: Letter to A. Hildersam: 1625. • f. 157 Arthur Hildersam, d 1632 Vicar of Ashby-de-la-Zouch: Letter to, from W. Travers: 1625. • f. 158 Thomas Turner, Vicar of Blockley: Letter to -: 1697. • f. 159 John Turner, DD; Prebendary of Lincoln: Letter to J. Wyat: 1714. • f. 160 William Twisse, DD; Puritan divine: Letter to Lord Say and Sele: temp. Charles I. • f. 160 William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele: Letter to, from W. Twisse: temp. Charles I. • f. 161 Jonathan Twittey, Curate of Rossington: Testimonial signed by: 1707. • f. 161 Brooke: Testimonial signed by: 1707. • f. 161 Benjamin Greaves, Vicar of Brodsworth: Testimonial signed by: 1707. • f. 161 George Mompesson, Rector of St. Martin Micklegate, York: Testimonial signed by: 1707. • f. 161 W. Man, schoolmaster, of Hemsworth: Testimonial signed by: 1707. • f. 161 Gervas Twist, of Brodsworth: Testimonial for: 1707. • f. 161 Edmund Withers, Rector of Rossington: Testimonial signed by: 1707. • f. 162 Reverend Josias Tuckerman: Letter to, from Rev. George -: 1704. • f. 163 William Taylor, Presbyterian minister: Letter to O. Heywood: 1696. • f. 163 Oliver Heywood, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from W. Taylor: 1696. • f. 164 Josias Chorley, Presbyterian minister at Norwich: Letter to, from J. Tean: 1694. • f. 164 John Tean, of Glasgow: Letter to J. Chorley: 1694. • f. 165 William Tong, Presbyterian divine: Letter to R. Stretton: 1702. • f. 166 William Gouge, DD, Rector of St. Anne's, Blackfriars, London: Order signed by: 1647. • f. 166 Elkanah Wales, nonconformist minister: Appointment of, to officiate in St. Mary's church, Carlisle: 1647. • f. 166 Sir Henry Vane, the younger; statesman: Orders signed by: 1647. • f. 166 John Strickland, nonconformist minister: Order signed by, as member of the Westminster Assembly of divines: 1647. • f. 166 Philip Nye, puritan divine: Order signed by: 1647. • f. 166 Arthur Salwey, member of the Westminster Assembly of divines: Order signed by: 1647. • f. 166 John Blakiston, MP; regicide: Order signed by: 1647.

Page 232 2021-09-28 • f. 166 Richard Barwis, MP: Order signed by: 1647. • f. 168 Griffith Vaughan, Archdeacon of Salop: Letter to G. Plaxton: 1704. • f. 169 Edward Vernon, DD; Rector of Guildford St Mary: Letter to T. Newborough: 1695. • f. 170 Mrs Elliot: Letters to, in verse, from J. Vicars: 1632. • f. 170 John Vicars, schoolmaster at Christ's Hospital: Letter, in verse, to Mrs. - Elliot: 1632. • f. 170 Poetry ENGLISH: J. Vicars: letter in verse, to Mrs. Elliot: 1632. • ff. 171-173 Giovanni Francesco Vigani, Professor of Chemistry at Cambridge: Letters to T. Newborough: 1696, 1697. • ff. 174, 175 Giovanni Francesco Vigani, Professor of Chemistry at Cambridge: Letters to H. Giles,: 1698, 1699. • ff.174,175 Henry Giles, glass painter: Letters to, from J. F. Vigani: 1698, 1699. • f. 176 H. Vincent: Letter to J. Houghton: 1698. • f. 176 John Houghton, FRS: Letter to, from H. Vincent: 1698. • f. 177 Reverend John Upton: Letter to: 1711. • f. 178 Edmund Wall, of St. John's College, Cambridge: Letter to J. Morton: 1706.: Copy. • f. 179 John Wallis, DD, FRS; mathematician: Letter to M. Lister: 1694. • f. 179 Martin Lister, FRS; physician and zoologist: Letter to, from J. Wallis: 1694. • f. 180 Erasmus Warren, Rector of Worlington, county Suffolk: Letter to H. Newman: 1712. • f. 180 Charles Whichcote, brother of Benjamin Whichcote: Letter to, from B. Whichcote: 1675. • f. 182 George Walker, Governor of Londonderry: Letter to --: 1690. • f. 183 John Walker, Rector of St. Mary Major: Exeter. Letter to Sir P. Sydenham: 1711. • ff.184, 185 Stephen Weston, master at Eton College; Bishop of Exeter 1724: Letters to T. Newborough: 1697. • f. 186 John Walker, of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: Certificate of his degree as B.A.: 1637. • f. 186 Richard Love, DD; Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: Testimonial signed by: 1637. • f. 186 Reverend John Booth, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: Testimonial signed by: 1637. • f. 186 Robert Tonstall, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: Testimonial signed by: 1637. • f. 186 Reverend John Tindall, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: Testimonial signed by: 1637. • f. 188 Benjamin Whichcote, DD; Provost of King's College, Cambridge: Letter to his brother, Charles: 1675. • f. 189 Benjamin Whichcote, DD; Provost of King's College, Cambridge: Articles for uniting Catholics and Evangelists: circ. 1664. • f. 191 Reverend William Whiston, Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University: Letter to - Sagar: 1713. • f. 192 William Whitaker, DD; Master of St. John's College, Cambridge: Letter to Lord Burghley: 1595. • f. 192 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from W. Whitaker: 1595. • ff. 194-195 Daniel Whitby, DD; Precentor of Salisbury: Letter to J. Churchil: 1708. • f. 196 Daniel Whitby, DD; Precentor of Salisbury: Letter to J. Wyat: 1709. • f. 197 Reverend Daniel Whitbie: Letter to Lady Vere: bef. 1670. • ff. 198, 199 Samuel White, Chaplain to the Earl of Portland: Letters to A. Collins: circ. 1709. • f. 200 Reverend J. White, alias Lesley: Letter to H. Newman: 1703. • f. 201 J. Wickham: Letter to J. Milner: 1673. • f. 201 John Milner, Vicar of Leeds: Letter to, from J. Wickham: 1673. • f. 202 John Williams: Verses on the death of Sir F. Eure: 1621. • f. 202 Sir Francis Eure, of Porkington: Verses on his death, by J. Williams: 1621. • f. 202 Poetry ENGLISH: J. Williams: verses on the death of Sir F. Eure: 1621. • f. 204 Reverend William Willymott, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge: Letter to M. Atkins: 1711. • f. 205 Ralph Thoresby, antiquary: Letter to, from N. Witsen: 1690. • f. 205 Nicolaus Witsen, FRS: Letter to R. Thoresby: 1690. • f. 206 John Witty, Rector of Lockington, county Yorkshire: Letter to his nephew, J. Witty: circ. 1709.: Imperf. • ff. 206-207 Witty family: Pedigree and notes on: circ. 1710. • f. 207 Ralph Witty, Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge: Letter to J. Witty: 1709. • f. 208 Benjamin Woodroffe, DD; Principal of Worcester College, Oxford: Letter to J. Houghton: 1693. • f. 208 John Houghton, FRS: Letter to, from B. Woodroffe: 1693. • f. 209 Reverend Josiah Woodward, E India Co. minister at Poplar: Letter to H. Newman: 1710. • f. 210 William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727): Letter to, from W. Wotton: 1696. • f. 210 Reverend William Wotton, d 1727 divine and scholar: Letter to W. Nicolson: 1696.

Page 233 2021-09-28 • f. 211 John Evelyn, diarist: Correspondence with W. Wotton: 1696-1703. • f. 211 Reverend William Wotton, d 1727 divine and scholar: Correspondence with J. Evelyn: 1696-1703. • f. 212 Nicholas Wotton, Dean of Canterbury and York; diplomatist: Letter to A. Bellassis: 1539.: Copy. • f. 212 Anthony Belasyse, alias Bellassis; LLD; Chaplain to Henry VIII: Letter to, from N. Wotton: 1539.: Copy. • f. 213 Christopher Wyvill, DD; Canon of York: Letter to R. Banks: 1705. • f. 214 Elkanah Wales, nonconformist minister: Memoranda conc. the oath of allegiance: 17th cent. • f. 215 Cockermouth, Cumberland: Letter to the 'godly Christians' of, from E. Wales: 1646. • f. 215 Elkanah Wales, nonconformist minister: Letter to the 'goodly Christians' at Cockermouth: 1646. • ff. 216, 218 Elkanah Wales, nonconformist minister: Note by: 17th cent.: Autogr. • f. 218 Wales family: Notes on: 1619-1665.: Lat., Gr. and Engl. • f. 219 Elkanah Wales, nonconformist minister: Letters to --: 17th cent.: Copies. • f. 220 Jeremiah White, Chaplain to O Cromwell: Letter to T. Bradbury: 1704. • f. 221 John Whitlock, d 1709 puritan divine: Letter to -: 1698. • f. 222 Reverend Daniel Williams, nonconformist divine: Letter to J. Humfrey: 1696. • f. 222 John Humfrey, nonconformist minister and theological writer: Letter to, from D. Williams: 1696. • f. 223 Joseph Boyse, Presbyterian minister at Dublin: Letter to, from D. Williams: 1699. • f. 223 Reverend Daniel Williams, nonconformist divine: Letter to J. Boyse: 1699. • f. 225 R. Whitaker, father of Reverend Thomas Whitaker: Letter to his son, Thomas: 1703.

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Add MS 4277 (1559-1572)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4277

Creation Date 1559-1572

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material Dutch; English; Latin; French; Greek, Modern; Italian

Scope and Content THORESBY PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 201). Letters, etc., of miscellaneous literary persons and ecclesiastics, mostly foreign; circ. 1549- 1721. Latin, Greek, English, French, Italian and Dutch.

Many of the letters are addressed to Thomas Gale, Dean of York (1697-1702). Among them are letters from (a) Martin Bucer, Peter Martire Vermigli, Peter Alexander and Paul Fagius, then guests of Archbishop Cranmer, to Lord Burghley; Lambeth, 13 Aug. 1549. Latin. f. 43;- (b) John Calvin to the Protector Somerset; Geneva, 25 July 1551. French. Printed in Strype's Memorials of Cranmer, App. LVIII, with the heading 'Advise for the rectifying some abuses in our church and university relating to the alienation and misuse of their Revenues'. ff. 45- 46b;- (c) Godfrey Kneller to his brother John; London, 12 Apr. ?1677. Italian. f. 104;- (d) three leaves in the autograph of Philipp Melanchthon relating to a passage of the Eudemian Ethics of Aristotle, VII, 14; 16th cent. Latin. ff. 114-116b;- (e) transcript of letters from John Jewell, Bishop of Salisbury, John Parkhurst, Bishop of Norwich, Edwin Sandys, Bishop of Worcester, Edmund Grindall, Bishop of London, and others, to Henry Bullinger; 1559-1572. Latin. ff. 184-199b.

includes:

• f. 1 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from J. à Lasco: 1552.: Lat. • f. 1 Johannes à Lasco, alias Laski (Jan); Polish reformer: Letter to W. Cecil: 1552.: Lat. • f. 2 Peter Allix, d 1717 DD; French Protestant theologian: Letter to T. Gale: 1700.: Lat. • ff. 2-177 passim Thomas Gale, DD; Dean of York 1697: Letters to, from foreign scholars and divines: 1677-1700. • f. 3 Peter Allix, d 1717 DD; French Protestant theologian: Letter to J. Fall: 1684.: Fr. • f. 3 James Fall, Canon of York 1691: Letter to, from P. Allix: 1684.: Fr.

Page 234 2021-09-28 • f. 4 Theodore Jansson van Almeloveen, Dutch medical writer: Letter to T. Gale: 1693.: Lat. • f. 6 Jacob Bobart, the younger; botanist: Letter to, from P. Ammann: 1686.: Lat. • f. 6 Paul Ammann, German botanist and medical writer: Letter to J. Bobart: 1686.: Lat. • f. 7 Arsenios, Archbishop of Thebais: Letter to - Chamberlayne: 1714.: Fr. • f. 8 Etienne Baluze, French historian: Letter to T. Gale: 1687.: Lat. • f. 10 Robert Pugh, RC controversialist: Letter to, from Card. F. Barberini: 1651: Ital. • f. 10 Francesco Barberini, Cardinal 1623: Letter to R. Pugh: 1651.: Ital. • f. 11 Johann Rudolf Battier, of Basle: Letter to S. Clarke: 1664.: Lat. • ff. 11, 44, 51, 85, 124, 133 Samucl Clarke, d 1669 orientalist: Letters to: 1658-1669.: Partly Lat. • f. 12 Eric Benzelius, the younger; Librarian of Uppsala University; Archbishop of Uppsala 1742: Letter to J. Hudson: 1705.: Lat. • ff. 14, 15 Joseph Hill, nonconformist divine: Letters to, from S. Beregszaszi: 1658, 1659.: Lat. • ff. 14, 15 István Beregszaszi, Hungarian refugee: Letters to J. Hill: 1658, 1659.: Lat. • f. 16 Abraham van Berkel, Dutch classical scholar: Letter to T. Gale: 1678.: Lat. • f. 17 Joseph Hill, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from A. van Berkeli: 1678.: Lat. • f. 17 Abraham van Berkel, Dutch classical scholar: Letter to J. Hill: 1678.: Lat. • f. 19 Edward Bernard, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford: Letters to T. Gale: circ. 1670, 1671.: Lat. • f. 19 Thomas Gale, DD; Dean of York 1697: Letters to, from E. Bernard: circ. 1670, 1671.: Lat. • f. 20 Claude Boucher de Bertigny: Letter to T. Gale: 1687.: Lat. • f. 22 Adrian Beverland, d 1712 Dutch jurist and philosopher: Letter to -, with list of his works: 1722.: Lat. • f. 24 Adrian Beverland, d 1712 Dutch jurist and philosopher: 'Colloquium inter Satanem, Evam et Adamum': early 18th cent. • ff. 26-29 Abbé Jean Paul Bignon, Librarian to Louis XV: Letter to -, with enclosure: 1711.: Fr. • f. 28 Jean Boivin de Vilieneuve, d 1726 French classical scholar and poet: Scholia on the 'Periegesis' of Dionysus: circ. 1711.: Gr. and Lat.: Extr. • f. 30 Theodore Beza, French Calvinist: Letter to Lord Burghley: 1586.: Lat. • f. 30 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from T. Beza: 1506.: Lat. • f. 32 Anthony William Boehm, Chaplain of German Chapel at St James's Palace: James's. Letter to J. Newman: 1712. • f. 33 Elias Boherellus, alias Bouhereau; French refugee minister: Letter to T. Gale: 1697.: Lat. • f. 35 Johann Bohn, MD; German anatomist and chemist: Letter to T. Gale: 1681.: Lat. • f. 36 André Louis Frédéric Bonet de Saint Germain, Prussian Resident in London: Letter to: 1720.: Fr. • ff. 38-42 Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux: Letter to R. Nelson: 1700.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • ff. 38-42b Robert Nelson, FRS; religious writer: Letter to, from the Bp. of Meaux: 1700. • f. 43 Paul Fagius, German reformer and Hebrew scholar: Letter to W. Cecil: 1549.: Lat. • f. 43 Peter Alexander, Prebendary of Canterbury: Letter to W. Cecil: 1549.: Lat. • f. 43 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from M. Bucer and others: 1549.: Lat. • f. 43 Pietro Martire Vermigli, DD; reformer: Letter to W. Cecil: 1549.: Lat. • f. 43 Martin Bucer, German Protestant theologian: Letter to W. Cecil: 1549.: Lat. • f. 44 Johann Buxtorf, the younger; German scholar: Letter to S. Clarke: 1662.: Lat. • f. 45 Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset; Lord Protector of England: Letter to, from J. Calvin: 1551.: Fr. • f. 45 Jean Calvin, d 1564 Protestant reformer: Letter to the Duke of Somerset: 1551: Fr. • f. 47 Jacques Cappel, French Protestant scholar: Letter to T. Gale: 1684.: Lat. • f. 48 Louis Cappel, the younger; French Protestant theologian: Memorandum to D. Herauld: 1626.: Lat. • f. 48 Didier Hérauld, French classical scholar and jurist: Memorandum to, from L. Cappel: 1626. • f. 48 Johann Sibrand, (?) Professor of Law at Rostock: Signature: 17th cent. • f. 49 Blaise Cary, barrister-at-law: Letter to -: circ. 1650.: Lat. • f. 50 Sir John Chardin, of the East India Co: Letter to -: 1703.: Fr. • f. 51 Peter Clausson, Canon of Stavanger, Norway: Letter to S. Clarke: 1669.: Lat. • f. 52 Jean Le Clerc, d 1736 French Protestant theologian: Letter to Rev. J. Spademan: 1694.: Lat. • f. 52 John Spademan, nonconformist minister at Rotterdam and London: Letter to, from J. Le Clerc: 1694.: Lat. • f. 54 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Letter to, from J. Le Clerc: 1695.: Lat. • f. 54 Jean Le Clerc, d 1736 French Protestant theologian: Letter to the Abp. of York: 1695.: Lat. • f. 56 Joseph Hill, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from J. Daillé: 1678. • f. 56 Jean Daillé, the younger: Letter to J. Hill: 1678.: Lat.

Page 235 2021-09-28 • f. 57 David Clarke, of Merton College, Oxford: Letter to, from R. Derschow: 1659.: Lat. • f. 57 Reinhold von Derschow, the younger; German theologian: Letter to D. Clarke: 1659.: Lat. • f. 58 Daniel Elsevier, Dutch printer: Letter to T. Gale: 1679.: Lat. • ff. 59,61 Johann Albert Fabricius, German scholar: Letters to J. Hudson: 1704, 1710.: Lat. • f. 63 Sebastianus Feschius, Swiss antiquary: Letter to T. Gale: 1677.: Lat. • f. 64 Francesco de Ficoroni, Italian antiquary: Letter to A. Fontana: 1702.: Ital. • f. 65 Johann Rudolf Frey, of Basle: Letter to T. Gale: 1681.: Lat. • f. 66 Alberico Gentili, Regius Professor of Civil Law, at Oxford: Letter to the Bp. of Durham: 1604.: Lat. • f. 66 Tobias Matthew, Bishop of Durham, afterwards Archbishop of York: Letter to, from A. Gentili: 1604. • f. 68 John Ernest Grabe, d 1711 D D; editor of the 'Codex Alexandrinus': Letter to E. Gibson: 1699.: Lat. • f. 68 Edmund Gibson, Bishop of Lincoln and (1720) of London: Letter to, from J. E. Grabe: 1699.: Lat. • f. 69 John Ernest Grabe, d 1711 D D; editor of the 'Codex Alexandrinus': Letter to (-): 1703. • f. 70 N. Fahll, of Paris: Letter to, from J. G. Graeve: 1677. • f. 70 Johann Georg Graeve, German classical scholar: Letter to N. Fahll: 1677.: Lat. • f. 72 Johann Georg Graeve, German classical scholar: Letters to T. Gale: 1679-1691 (?).: Lat. • f. 72 Thomas Gale, DD; Dean of York 1697: Letters to, from J. G. Graeve: 1679-1691(?).: Lat. • f. 74 John Hudson, Bodley's Librarian, Oxford: Letter to, from J. G. Graeve: 1696.: Lat. • f. 74 Johann Georg Graeve, German classical scholar: Letter to J. Hudson: 1696.: Lat. • f. 76 Jacobus Gronovius, Professor at Leyden University; son of Joannes Fridericus Gronovius: Letter to T. Gale: 1671.: Lat. and Gr. • ff. 78-83 Jacobus Gronovius, Professor at Leyden University; son of Joannes Fridericus Gronovius: Letters to J. Cay: 1698-1702.: Lat. • ff.78-83 John Cay, MD; of Newcastle upon Tyne: Letters to, from J. Gronovius: 1698-1702.: Lat. • f. 84 van Meden: Letter to, from H. Grotius: 1618.: Dutch. • f. 84 Hugo Grotius, d 1645 Dutch scholar and statesman: Letter to - van Meden: 1618.: Dutch. • f. 85 Theodore Haak, d 1690 FRS; translator: Letter to S. Clarke: 1668 .: Lat. • f. 87 Jean Baptiste Du Hamel, French astronomer and physicist: Letter to J.Cay: 1702.: Lat. • f. 89 Lazarus Seaman, DD; Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge: Letter to, from P. Hartmann: 1672. • f. 89 Paul Hartmann, Rector of Shellingford 1675: Letter to L. Seaman: 1672.: Lat. • f. 90 Thomas Gale, DD; Dean of York 1697: Letter to, from N. Heinsius: 1678.: Lat. • f. 90 Nicholas Heinsius, Dutch poet and diplomatist: Letter to T. Gale: 1678.: Lat. • f. 91 Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont, Baron: Verses from tile New Testament written by: 17th cent.: Fr. • f. 92 Elizabeth Bland, d 1712 wife of N Bland: Specimens of her handwriting in English, Hebrew and Greek: n.d. • f. 93 Dr Paul Hermann, German botanist: Letter to R. Richardson: 1690.: Lat. • f. 93 Richard Richardson, MD, FRS; botanist and antiquary: Letter to, from P. Hermann: 1690.: Lat. • f. 95 Dr Paul Hermann, German botanist: Letter to J. Bobart: 1692.: Lat. • f. 95 Jacob Bobart, the younger; botanist: Letter to, from P. Hermann: 1692.: Lat. • f. 97 Ernst Gottfried Heyse, physician, of Danzig: Letter to T. Gale: 1682.: Lat. • f. 98 Johannes Heysigius: Letter to T. Gale: 1682.: Lat. • f. 99 Richard Hogarth, father of William Hogarth: Letter to -: 1697.: Lat. • f. 100 Pierre Daniel Huet, Bishop of Avranches: Letter to T. Gale: 1693.: Lat. • f. 101 Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German theologian: Letter to an archbishop: 1710. • f. 103 Johannes Jessenetus, OSB; French historian: Letter to T. Gale: 1679.: Lat. • f. 104 Sir Godfrey Kneller, Baronet artist: Letter to his brother, J. Kneller: circ. 1677.: Ital. • f. 104 John Zacharias Kneller, artist: Letter to, from his brother, G. Kneller: circ. 1677.: Ital. • f. 105 James Fall, Canon of York 1691: Letter to, from H. Justel: 1684.: Fr. • f. 105 Henri Justel, Secretary to the King of France, afterwards Librarian to the King of England: James's Palace; d. 1693. Letter to J. Fall: 1684.: Fr. • f. 106 Ludolph Kuster, German classical scholar: Letters to J. Wasse: 1706-1710.: Lat. • f. 107 John Hudson, Bodley's Librarian, Oxford: Letter to, from M. Lequien: 1700.: Lat. • f. 107 Michel Lequien, OP; ecclesiastical historian: Letter to J. Hudson: 1700.: Lat. • f. 108 Berry: Letter to, from Baron von Leibnitz: 1693.: Fr. • f. 108 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Letter to - Berry: 1693.: Fr.

Page 236 2021-09-28 • f. 109 Ludovicus Lescuyer, OSB: Letter to T. Gale: 1679.: Lat. • f. 109b Michel Germain, OSB: Note to T. Gale: 1679.: Lat. • f. 111 Johannes Ludovicus Longinus: Letter to T. Fenton: 1709.: Lat. • f. 113 Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf, Secretary to Prince George of Denmark: Letter to: 1710. • ff. 114-116, 119 Philipp Melanchthon, reformer: Remarks on a passage of Aristotle's Ethics.: n.d.: Lat.: Autogr., with 17th cent. imperf. copy. • f. 117 Jean Mabillon, OSB; palaeographer: Letter to T. Gale: 1687.: Lat. • f. 120 Otto Mencke, of Leipzig University: Letter to T. Gale: 1693.: Lat. • f. 122 Otto Mencke, of Leipzig University: Letter to J. Hudson: 1705.: Lat. • f. 123 André Morell, Swiss numismatist: Letter to the Chevalier Fontaine: 1702. • f. 124 Johannes Muralt, physician, of Zurich: Letter to S. Clarke: 1669. • f. 125 Gottfried Olearius, German philosopher and theologian: Letter to J. Hudson: 1704.: Lat. • f. 126 Johann Friedrich Ostervald, Swiss Protestant divine: Letter to M. Chamier: 1707.: Fr. • f. 127 Johann Friedrich Ostervald, Swiss Protestant divine: Letter to J. Newman: 1716. • f. 129 Johann Baptist Ott, Pastor of Zollikon and Professor of Hebrew at Zürich: Letter to E. Calamy: 1721.: Lat. • f. 130 Domenico Passionei, Archbishop of Ephesus; Cardinal 1738; Librarian of the Vatican: Letter to J. Hudson: 1705. • f. 131 Jacob Perizonius, Dutch classical scholar: Letter to J. Hudson: 1705. • f. 133 Johann Conrad Peyer, Swiss anatomist: Letter to S. Clarke: 1669.: Lat. • f. 134 [?Isaée] Daubuz, Protestant minister at Nérac: Letter to, from J. de la Placette: 1681.: Lat. • f. 134 Jean de La Placette, French Protestant minister: Letter to - Daubuz: 1681.: Fr. • f. 136 Johann Georg Pritz, Lutheran theologian: Letter to J. Hudson: 1705: Lat. • f. 138 Adrian Reland, Dutch orientalist: Letters to J. Wasse: 1706.: Lat. • f. 139 Adrian Reland, Dutch orientalist: Letter to J. Hudson: 1711.: Lat. • f. 140 [?Charles] Daubuz, Protestant minister at Nérac: Letter to, from W. Rivet: 1650.: Fr. • f. 140 Wilhelm Rivet, of Taillebourg: Letter to - Daubuz: 1650.: Fr. • f. 141 Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist: Letter to J. Bobart: 1697.: Lat. • f. 141 Jacob Bobart, the younger; botanist: Letter to, from A. Q. Rivinus: 1697.: Lat. • f. 142 Edward Lhwyd, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum: Letter to, from A. Q. Rivinus: 1697.: Lat. • f. 142 Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist: Letter to E. Lhwyd: 1697.: Lat. • f. 144 M. Rossat, of Groningen: Letter to E. Calamy: 1719.: Fr. • f. 145 Frederick Rostgaard, Danish bibliophile: Letter to J. Hudson: 1696.: Lat. • f. 145 John Hudson, Bodley's Librarian, Oxford: Letter to, from F. Rostgaard: 1696.: Lat. • f. 147 Thierri Ruinart, OSB; French ecclesiastical historian: Letter to T. Gale: 1685.: Lat. • f. 149 Evaldus Rulaeus, of Haarlem: Letter to T. Gale: 1680.: Lat. • f. 150 Daubuz, of Agen: Letter to, from I. Sarrau: 1670.: Fr. • f. 150 Isaac Sarrau, Huguenot minister: Letter to - Daubuz: 1670.: Fr. • f. 151 Julius Caesar Scaliger, d 1558 Italian classical scholar: Letter to C. (?) Seumo: 16th cent. • f. 151 Carolo Seumo?: Letter to, from J. C. Scaliger: 16th cent. • f. 152 Sir Andrew Fountaine: Letter to, from C. Schlegel: 1700.: Lat. • f. 152 Christian Schlegel, German numismatist: Letter to A. Fountaine: 1700.: Lat. • f. 153 Johann Jacob Scheuchzer, FRS; Swiss naturalist: Letter to J. Woodward: 1704.: Lat. • f. 155 Serapheim, hieromonachus, of Mitylene: Notes on modern Greek grammar, to assist in reading his translation of the New Testament: circ. 1703.: Lat.: Autogr. • f. 155 John Hardy: Note by: circ. 1703. • f. 156 Richard Simon, Oratorian; French biblical scholar: Letter to J. Fall: 1698.: Fr. • f. 156 James Fall, Canon of York 1691: Letter to, from R. Simon: 1689.: Fr. • f. 157 R. Simonides: Letter to J. Hill: 1681.: Gr. • f. 157 Joseph Hill, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from R. Simonides: 1681.: Gr. • f. 158 Johannes Philippson, Sleidanus; German historian: Letter to Sir W. Cecil: 1552.: Lat. • f. 158 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from J. Sleidanus: 1552.: Lat. • f. 160 Peter Symon, OSB: Letter to T. Gale: 1680.: Lat. • f. 162 Friedrich Spanheim, Professor of Theology at Leyden; brother of Baron Ezechiel Spanbeim: Letter to J. Hill: 1693.: Lat. • f. 162 Joseph Hill, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from F. Spanheim: 1693.: Lat. • f. 163 Baron Ezechiel Spanbeim, d 1710, German diplomatist and scholar: Letter to J. E. Grabe: 1703.: Lat. • f. 164 Charles Spon, MD, of Lyons: Letter to - Ord: 1682.: Fr. • f. 164 Ord, banker, of Paris: Letter to, from C. Spon: 1682.: Fr.

Page 237 2021-09-28 • f. 165 Edmund Gibson, Bishop of Lincoln and (1720) of London: Letter to, from J. Strype: 1699. • f. 165 John Strype, historian: Letter to E. Gibson: 1699. • f. 166 Jacob Trigland, the elder; Dutch Protestant theologian: Certificate signed by: 1646.: Lat. • f. 166 G. van Hoogeveen, of Leyden: Certificate signed by: 1646.: Lat. • f. 166 Charles Steuard, student at Leyden University: Certificate of merit for: 1646.: Lat. • f. 166 Leyden University: Certificate of merit to C. Steuard: 1646.: Lat. • f. 166 Jacobus Golius, Dutch orientalist and mathematician: Certificate signed by: 1646.: Lat. • f. 167 Joseph Hill, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from J. Tollius: 1694.: Lat. • f. 167 Jacob Tollius, Dutch classical scholar: Letter to J. Hill: 1694.: Lat. • f.168 Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, MD; French botanist: Letter to: 1684.: Lat. • f. 169 Pieter Valckenier, Dutch diplomatist: Letter to J. Woodward: 1706.: Fr. • f. 171 Joseph Hill, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from J. Verwey: 1690.: Lat. • f. 171 Johan Verwey, of The Hague: Letter to J. Hill: 1690.: Lat. • f. 172 Thomas Marshall, Dean of Gloucester 1681: Letter to, from A. Uchtmannus: 1668.: Lat. • f. 172 Alardus Uchtmannus, Professor of Hebrew at Leyden University: Letter to T. Marshall: 1668.: Lat. • f. 173 Karadi Orbán Érsekujvári, Hungarian Protestant minister: Letter to J. Hill: 1656.: Lat. • f. 173 Joseph Hill, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from K. O. Érsekujvari: 1656,: Lat. • f. 174 S. Wesenfelt, of Basle: Letter to J. A. Turretini: 1720.: Lat. • f. 176 Robert Scott, bookseller, of London: Letter to, from J. R. Wetstein: 1669.: Fr. • f. 176 Johann Rodolf (3 Wetstein), Swiss theologian: Letter to R. Scott: 1669.: Fr. • f. 177 Johann Rodolf (3 Wetstein), Swiss theologian: Letter to T. Gale: 1679.: Lat. • f. 178 Joseph Wasse, Rector of Aynhoe: Letter to N. Hough: 1702. • f. 180 Viglius Zuichem ab Aytta, President of the Council of State of the Netherlands: Letter to his nephew, B. de Montzima: 1560.: Fr. • f. 180 Buche de Montzima: Letter to, from his uncle, V. Zuichemus d'Aytta: 1560.: Fr. • ff. 180, 188b, 199, 199b John Parkhurst, Bishop of Norwich: Letters to H. Bullinger: 1565-1572.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 181 Lorenzo Alessandro Zacagni, alias Zaccagni; Custos of the Vatican Library: Letter to J. Hudson: 1702.: Lat. • f. 182 Lorenzo Alessandro Zacagni, alias Zaccagni; Custos of the Vatican Library: Letter of recommendation for D. F. Rizzi: 1702.: Ital. • f. 184b Thomas Lever, puritan divine: Letter to H. Bullinger: 1560.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 184, 187,188,191 John Jewel, DD, Bishop of Salisbury: Letters to H. Bullinger: 1559-1568.: Lat.: Copies. • ff. 184-199 Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss reformer: Letters to, from English bishops: 1559-1572.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 189 Edwin Sandys, Bishop of London: Letter to H. Bullinger: 1567.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 189b, 190b, 192, 192b, 194b Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letters to H. Bullinger: 1566-1570.: Lat.: Copies. • ff. 192b, 194, 196b Robert Horne, Bishop of Winchester: Letters to H. Bullinger: 1568, 1571.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 194b Richard Cox, Bishop of Ely: Letter to H. Bullinger: 1568.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 195b James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham: Letter to H. Bullinger: 1570.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 200 Ciphers: Cipher of Sir H. Wotton: temp. Jas. I. • f. 200 Sir Henry Wotton, diplomatist and poet: Cipher for: temp. Jas. I.

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Page 238 2021-09-28 Add MS 4278-4280 PELL- PAPERS (lst Series)Correspondence and papers of Dr. John Pell, mathematician, political agent of Cromwell

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Title PELL- PAPERS (lst Series)Correspondence and papers of Dr. John Pell, mathematician, political agent of Cromwell to the protestant cantons of Switzerland and Resident at Zurich (1654-1658); 1631-1683. Latin, French, English, German, Italian and Dutch. For other series of Pell papers see Add. MSS. 4394-4404 and 4407-4431. The correspondence is mainly of a scientific rather than a political character, though a number of allusions are made to affairs connected with his Swiss mission, and many letters of intelligence from France, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary, etc., are scattered throughout the volumes. A few of the letters are printed in The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell by R. Vaughan, 1838 (in the appendix to which the family letters are inserted) and also in Letters of Scientific Men by S. J. Rigaud, 1841. For other correspondence of John Pell (especially his letters to Secretary Thurloe under the latter's pseudonym of Adrian Peters), see Add. MSS. 4364, 4365, 24850 and Lansdowne MSS. 745-755. The names of the writers of letters are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper. Three volumes. Folio. (1631-1683)

Scope and Content John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence and papers: 1631-1683.: Partly autogr.

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Add MS 4278-4279 PELL PAPERS. Vols. I, II. Letters, etc., arranged in alphabetical order. ([1619-1683])

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Title PELL PAPERS. Vols. I, II. Letters, etc., arranged in alphabetical order. ([1619-1683])

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Page 239 2021-09-28 Add MS 4278 (c 1641-1672)

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Scope and Content Vol. I (ff. 356). A-C; circ. 1641-1672. Among the writers are Thomas Brancker, Rector of Tilston, mathematician; Sir Charles Cavendish (for Pell's draft letters to whom see Add. MS. 4280,

ff. 105-138); John Collins, author of mathematical and mercantile works, etc.

includes:

• f. 2 François Balde, the younger; merchant, at Frankfort: Letter to J. Durie: 1654. • f. 2 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letter to, from F. Balde, the younger: 1654. • ff. 3-14, 16-17 François Balde, the elder; merchant, at Frankfort: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1658.: Fr. • ff. 15, 20 François Balde, the younger; merchant, at Frankfort: Letters to J. Pell: 1654. • f. 19 François Balde, the elder; merchant, at Frankfort: Letter to J. Durie: 1654.: Fr. • f. 19 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letter to, from F. Balde, the elder: 1654.: Fr. • ff. 21b, 22 (copies) Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters to, from E. Bernard: 1672, 1673. • ff. 21b, 22 (copies) Edward Bernard, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford: Letters to H. Oldenburg: 1672, 1673. • f. 23 Josiah Birkhead, of Leicester: Letter to J. Pell: 1668. • f. 26 Recipes, Domestic: For liquorice cakes: 1659. • ff. 26-27 Richard Bourchier, son of Sir J Bourchier: Letter to Mrs. -: 1659. • f. 28 Richard Bourchier, son of Sir J Bourchier: Letter to -: 1662. • f. 29 Richard Bourchier, son of Sir J Bourchier: Letter to J. Pell: 1662. • ff.31-120, passim Thomas Brancker, Vicar of Whitegate, county Cheshire; mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1665-1676. • ff. 56,78,78b,96 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Correspondence with T. Brancker: 1666, 1669. • ff. 56,78,78b,96 Thomas Brancker, Vicar of Whitegate, county Cheshire; mathematician: Correspondence with Lord Brereton: 1666, 1669. • f. 65 Daniel Hartlib: Letter to, from T. Brancker: 1667. • f. 65 Thomas Brancker, Vicar of Whitegate, county Cheshire; mathematician: Letter to D. Hartlib: 1667. • f. 89 Richard Sterne, d 1683 Archbishop of York: Letter to, from Lord Brereton: 1668.: Lat.: Draft. • f. 89 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Letter to the Abp. of York: 1668.: Lat.: Draft. • f. 98 Hannah Brancker, wife of Thomas Brancker: Letter to J.Pell: 1668. • f. 104 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1652-1664, n.d. • ff. 106, 111, 113, 114 Nathaniel Brewster, mathematician: Correspondence with his uncle, J. Pell: 1662-1663. • f. 115 Anna Brisco: Letters to her cousin, J. Pell: 17th cent. • f. 116 Anna Brisco: Letter to - Rurke: 17th cent. • ff. 117-148 (copies), 326-350 passim John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1666-1669. • f. 141 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Letter to J. Collins: 1666.: Copy. • f. 141 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Letter to, from Lord Brereton: 1666.: Copy.

• ff. 150-160 Elizabeth, Princess; daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine of the Rhine: Letters to, from R. Descartes: 1643.: Fr. with Engl transl.: Copies. • ff.150-160 René Descartes, philosopher: Letters to Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia: 1643.: Fr. with Engl. transl.: Copies. • ff. 161-324 passim Sir Charles Cavendish, d 1654 mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1641-1651.

Page 240 2021-09-28 • ff. 192-193 Astronomy: Notes conc. the manufacture of telescopes: 1644. • f. 199 Peter de Carcavi, French mathematician: Demonstration of a theorem: circ. 1645.: Lat.: Signed. • f. 200 Thomas Hobbes, philosopher: Demonstration of a mathematical theorem: circ. 1645.: Lat.: Signed. • ff. 217-222 Marine Mersenne, O Minim.; French mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1639-1645.: Lat.: Partly copies. • f. 248 Marine Mersenne, O Minim.; French mathematician: Demonstration of mathematical problem by: 1646.: Fr.: Signed. • f. 251 Bonaventura Cavalieri, d 1647 Italian mathematician: Demonstration of a theorem: circ. 1646.: Lat. • f. 264 Jacques Le Pailleur: Letter to M. Mersenne: circ. 1646.: Fr. • f. 264 Marine Mersenne, O Minim.; French mathematician: Letter to, from J. le Pailleur: circ. 1646.: Fr. • f. 297 William Cavendish, 1st Marquess and (1665) 1st Duke of Newcastle: Letter to J. Pell: 1650. • ff. 351, 354 Andrea Costa: Letters to [?J. Pell]: 1657.: Ital. • f. 352 Andrea Costa: Licence to teach, from the burgomaster of Zurich: 1658.: Germ. • f. 356 A. Culpeper: Letter to J. Pell: 1647.

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Scope and Content Vol. II (ff. 324). D-Z; circ. 1624-1683. Included are letters of Samuel Hartlib, Marin Mersenne, Sir Samuel Morland, Johann Jacob Stockar, etc.

includes:

• ff. 1, 3, 6, 7 John Davis, of Horndon-on-the-Hill: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1662. • f. 5 Elizabeth Pell, daughter of J Pell, DD: Letter to, from her father: 1662.: Copy. • f. 8 Jan Brosterhuizen, Professor of Greek at Breda: Letter to, from H. à Diest: 1625.: Lat. • f. 8 Henricus á Diest, German theologian: Letter to J. Bros-terhuizen: 1625.: Lat. • ff. 9, 10, 14-16, 19-24 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letters to J. Thurloe: 1654-1657. • ff. 9, 10, 14-16, 19-24 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Letters to, from J. Durie: 1654, 1655. • ff. 12, 18 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Letters to, from J. Pell: 1654, 1655. • f. 25 John Evelyn, diarist: Letters to Hon. R. Boyle: 1657-1664. • f.25 Hon Robert Boyle, d 1691 FRS; physicist and chemist: Letters to, from J. Evelyn: 1657-1664. • f. 27 Hans Conrad Ficler, alias Fitler; banker, of St Gall: Letter to J. Pell: 1657.: Fr. • f. 32 Jacob Christoff Schlaprik, merchant, of St Gall: Letter to H. J. Füssli: 1657.: Germ.: Copy. • f. 32 Hans Jacob Füssli, the elder; of Zurich: Letter to, from J. Hochreutiner and J. C. Schlaprik: 1657.: Germ.: Copy. • f. 32 Jacob Hochreutiner, merchant, of St. Gall: Letter to H. J. Füssli: 1657.: Germ.: Copy. • f. 33 Hans Conrad Ficler, alias Fitler; banker, of St Gall: Letter to H. J. Füssli: 1657.: Germ.: Copy. • f. 33 Hans Jacob Füssli, the elder; of Zurich: Letter to, from H. C. Ficler: 1657.: Germ.: Copy. • f. 34 Georg Orell, merchant, of Zurich: Letter to, from J. Forcart: 1655.: Germ.: Extr. • f. 34 Jacob Forcart, merchant, of Basle: Letter to D. and G. Orell: 1655.: Germ.: Extr.

Page 241 2021-09-28 • f. 34 Daniel Orell, merchant, of Zurich: Letter to, from J. Forcart: 1655.: Germ.: Extr. • ff. 36, 38 Nicholas Gildredge, of Eastbourne: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1663. • ff. 41-57 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1659, n.d. • f. 58 George Hastings: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1681, 1685. • f. 60 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letter to, from J. R. Hoffmeister: 1659.: Lat. • f. 60 Johann Rudolph Hoffmeister, Professor of Theology at Zurich: Letter to J. Pell and J. Durie: 1659.: Lat. • f. 62 William Holland, Rector of Malpas: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1668. • f. 64 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letters to, from G. Horn: circ. 1654-1657.: Lat.: Extracts. • f. 64 Georg Horn, German historian and geographer: Letters to S. Hartlib: 1654-1657.: Lat.: Extracts. • f. 65 Horton: Letter to (?)J. Pell: circ. 1662. • ff. 67-74 Johann Jakob Ulrich, Antistes of Zurich: Correspondence with J. Pell: circ. 1654-1658.: Lat., Fr. and Germ. • ff. 75-87 Joachim Junge, German philosopher and mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1645.: Lat. • f. 88 Fobbing, Essex: Letter to J. Pell from the parishioners of: circ. 1683. • f. 88 Edward Ford, of Fobbing: Signature: 1683. • f. 88 John Lake, of Fobbing: Signature: circ. 1683. • f. 88 Thomas Fretton, of Fobbing: Signature: circ. 1683. • f. 90 Dr Allen, of Stanford, county Essex: Letter to, from J. Pell: circ. 1683.: Copy. • f. 90 Maute, of Vange: Letter to, from J. Pell: circ. 1683.: Copy. • f. 91 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Letter to J. Pell: 1675.: Lat. • ff. 93, 95, 97 Jacob Locher: Letters to J. Pell: 1658.: Ital. and Germ. • f. 96 William Long: Letter to Mrs. -: 17th cent.: Copy. • f. 98 Henry Lowd: Letter to - Platts and J. Pell: 1640. • f. 98 Platts: Letter to, from H. Lowd: 1640. • ff. 99, 113, 125-141,181 Marine Mersenne, O Minim.; French mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1639-1645.: Lat.: Partly copies. • f. 103 Bathshua Makin: Letter to her brother, J. Pell: bef. 1685. • ff. 104-112, 114-117,122-124 Theodore Haak, d 1690 FRS; translator: Letters to, from M. Mersenne: 1639, 1640.: Fr.: Copies. • ff. 104-112,114-117,122-124 Marine Mersenne, O Minim.; French mathematician: Letters to T. Haak: 1639, 1640.: Fr.: Copies. • f. 142 Marine Mersenne, O Minim.; French mathematician: Letter to Sir C. Cavendish: 1640.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 142 Sir Charles Cavendish, d 1654 mathematician: Letter to, from M. Mersenne: 1640.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 145 Gabriel Naudé, d 1653 MD; French bibliographer: Dedication to, of a work on magnetic phenomena: 17th cent.: Lat.: Printed. • f. 147 Johannes Moriaen, of Amsterdam: Letter to J. Pell: 1652.: Lat. • f. 148 Jonas Abeels, merchant, of Amsterdam: Letter to, from J. Moriaen: 1658.: Dutch. • f. 148 Johannes Moriaen, of Amsterdam: Letter to J. Abeels: 1658.: Dutch. • ff. 149, 155 William Moreton, Dean of Christchurch and (1705) Bishop of Meath: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1680. • ff. 152, 158, 160, 161-174 Sir Samuel Morland, 1st Baronet; diplomatist and mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1658-1683.: Engl. and Lat.: Partly copies. • f. 156 Henry More, DD; theological writer: Letter to J.Pell: 1665. • ff. 175, 176 Martin Noell, Knight 1662; alderman, of London: Letters to J. Pell: 1657. • f. 177 Philip Thomas Howard, Cardinal, Almoner to Qu Catharine of Braganza: Letter to H. Oldenburg: 1675. • f. 177 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letter to, from Cardinal Howard: 1675. • f. 179 John Nye, Curate of Laindon: Letter to J. Pell: 1678. • ff. 182, 307 Robert Payne: Correspondence with W. Warner: 1634-1636. • ff. 182, 307 Walter Warner, d 1643 mathematician: Correspondence with R. Payne: 1634-1636. • ff.183-185 Sir William Petty, political economist: Letters to J. Pell: 1644, 1645. • ff. 186-194, 197-201 Moses Pitt, bookseller and publisher, of London: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1666-1678.: Partly copies. • f. 203 Johann Kaspar Sutec, bookseller, of Schaffhausen: Letter to J. Pell: 1657.: Germ. • f. 207 Joseph Raven: Letter to his grandfather, J. Pell: 1677. • ff. 209, 279 (copy) William Raven, uncle of Joseph Raven: Letter to J. Pell: 1681. • ff. 211, 212 Johann Heinrich Rahn, the elder; Swiss mathematician: Letters to J. Pell: 1654-1675.: Lat. • f. 213 Jean Richard, postmaster, at Paris: Correspondence, etc., with J. Pell: 1657.: Fr.: Partly copies.

Page 242 2021-09-28 • f. 214 Paolo Sarotti, Venetian Resident at Zurich: Letter to J. Pell: 1659.: Ital. • ff. 216, 217 A. Schmid, of the Senate of Zurich: Letters to J. Pell: 1658.: Lat. • f. 218 Jeremie Mitz, of Basle: Letter to J. Minertshagen and D. van den Enden: 1658.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 218 Matias Schreiber, of Basle: Letter to J. Minertshagen and D. van den Enden: 1658.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 218 Johann Minertshagen, merchant, at Cologne: Letter to, from J. Mitz and M. Schreiber: 1658.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 218 David van den Enden, merchant, at Cologne: Letter to, from J. Mitz and M. Schreiber: 1658.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 222, 223 Ambrose Sparrow, of Malpas: Letters to J. Pell: 1668. • ff. 225-231, 232 (copy), 233-253 passim Johann Jacob Stockar, Secretary of State of Schaffhausen: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1658.: Lat. and Fr. • f. 240 Alexander VII; Pope: Apostolic letter to the nobles of Venice: 1657.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 240 Venice: Letter to the nobles of, from Pope Alexander VII: 1657.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 249 Hieronymus van Beverningk, Dutch Ambassador to England: Letter to J. J. Stockar: 1654.: Lat. • f. 249 Johann Jacob Stockar, Secretary of State of Schaffhausen: Letter to, from H. van Beverningk: 1654.: Lat. • ff. 254-264 Johann Rudolph Stuck, Professor of Theology at Zurich: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1658, n.d.: Lat. • ff. 265-271 Johann Adolf Tassius, German mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1645.: Lat.: Partly copies. • f. 273 Anthony Thompson: Letters to J. Pell: 1658. • f. 275 Reverend Herbert Thorndike, theological writer: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1652-1655.: Partly copies. • f. 276 Reverend Herbert Thorndike, theological writer: Minute of conversation: 1653. • f. 278 Walter Warner, d 1643 mathematician: Proposition by J. Pell to publish his mathematical papers: circ. 1680. • f. 279 Abram Thresher: Letter to J. Pell: 1681. • f. 280 Ezerel Tonge, DD: Letters to J. Pell: 1662. • ff. 281, 281b John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letters to, from D. Tossanus: 1655.: Lat.: Copies. • ff. 281, 281b Daniel Tossanus, or Toussain; Reformer, Professor at Heidelberg: Letters to J. Durie: 1655.: Lat.: Copies. • ff. 283-296 Jacques Tronchin, merchant, of Lyons: Papers rel. to his prosecution by the Canton of Berne: 1657, 1658.: Fr.: Printed. • ff. 297-304 Jacques Tronchin, merchant, of Lyons: Letters to J. Pell: 1656-1658.: Fr. • f. 305 John Troutbeck, MD: Letter to J. Pell: circ. 1683. • f. 306 Sir Samuel Morland, 1st Baronet; diplomatist and mathematician: Letter to, from - Ulrich: 1658.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 306 Ulrich, son of J J Ulrich, Antistes of Zurich: Letter to S. Morland: 1658.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 306 b Sir Samuel Morland, 1st Baronet; diplomatist and mathematician: Letter to J. Tronchin: 1658.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 306b Ulrich, son of J J Ulrich, Antistes of Zurich: Letter to Sir O. Fleming: 1658.: Fr.: Extr. • f. 306b Sir Oliver Fleming, Master of Ceremonies: Letter to, from Ulrich: 1658.: Fr.: Extr. • f. 306b Jacques Tronchin, merchant, of Lyons: Letter to, from Sir S. Morland: 1658.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 309 Johann Ludwig Wolzogen, Baron von Neuhaus: Letter to J. Pell: 1646.: Lat. • ff. 311, 312 Williams Peter; pseudonym: Letter to -, in cipher, with deciphered copy: circ. 1624.: Copy. • ff. 311, 312 Ciphers: Letter signed 'P. Williams' in cipher, with deciphered copy: circ. 1624.: Copy. • f. 313 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Letter to, from J. Winthrop: 1670.: Copy. • f. 313 John Winthrop, Governor of Connecticut: Letter to Lord Brereton: 1670.: Copy. • f. 315 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Verses to, and anagram on his name by J. Wirtz: 1658. • f. 315 Johann Wirtz, Professor of Theology at Zurich: Verses, etc., to J. Pell: 1658.: Lat. • f. 317 Jan de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland: Letter to J. J. Stockar: 1654.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 317 Johann Jacob Stockar, Secretary of State of Schaffhausen: Letter to, from J. de Witt: 1654.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 318 Oliver Cromwell of England: Extract from records at The Hague conc. the peace with England: 1654.: Germ. • f. 318 Netherlands, United Provinces: Extracts from records at The Hague concerning the peace with England: 1654.: Germ. • f. 319 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Correspondence with C. Huygens:

Page 243 2021-09-28 1671-1675.: Fr. • f. 319 Christiaan Huygens, d 1695 Heer van Zuylichem; mathematician and astronomer: Correspondence with H. Oldenburg: 1671-1675.: Fr. • ff. 321 (copy), 322,323 William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker: Correspondence with C. Huygens van Zuylichem: 1675.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 321(copy), 322, 323 Christiaan Huygens, d 1695 Heer van Zuylichem; mathematician and astronomer: Correspondence with Lord Brouncker: 1675.: Fr. and Engl.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 325). Miscellaneous; circ. 1631-1681. The latter part of this volume contains Pell's letters to his wife Ithumaria, his son John, and his daughters Elizabeth and Bathshua, as well as papers connected with the rectory of Fobbing, co. Essex, to which he was presented by Charles II in 1661.

Newsletters: General, addressed to J. Pell: 1654-1658.

includes:

• f. 1 Astronomy: Notes on the comet of 1652: 17th cent.: Lat. and Engl.: (two copies). • f. 2 Christian Raue, German orientalist and traveller: Letters to J. Pell: 1651 - 1671.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 3 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Letter to, from Gen. Fleetwood: 1654.: Copy. • f. 3 (copy) General Charles Fleetwood: Letters to J. Thurloe: 1654. • ff. 5, 6, 166 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1659, n.d. • f. 8 Jacob Raue, brother of Christian Raue: Letter to J. Pell: 1645.: Lat. • f. 10 Jacob Raue, brother of Christian Raue: Letter to C. Raue: 1645.: Lat.: Extr. • f. 10 Christian Raue, German orientalist and traveller: Letter to, from his brother, J. Raue: 1645.: Lat.: Extr. • f. 11 John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper: Letter to, from E. Hyde: circ. 1658. • f. 11 Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Letter to Lord Culpeper: circ. 1658. • f. 15 Johann Jakob Ulrich, Antistes of Zurich: Letter to, from -- Rosselet: 1655.: Fr.: Copy.

• f. 15 Rosselet, President of the Synod at Nîmes: Letter to J. J. Ulrich: 1655.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 15 - 16b Waldensians: Accounts of massacre of, in Piedmont: 1655.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 15-16b , ff. 4-365, ff. 97-107 Piedmont: Accounts of the massacre of Waldensians in: 1655.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 18 Newsletters From Italy: Naples: circ. 1656-1659.: Engl. and Fr. • f. 18 Newsletters From Spain: From Madrid: 1623, 1659.: Engl. and Fran. • f. 18 Newsletters From Italy: Venice: 1593-1659.: Ital., Fr. and Lat. • f. 18 Newsletters From Italy: Rome: 1593-1656.: Engl. and Ital. • ff. 18, 64 Newsletters From Italy: Milan: 1656, 1659.: Engl. and Fr. • f. 19 Martin Hortensius, Dutch astronomer: Letter to J. Brosterhuys: 1637.: Dutch. • f. 19 Jan Brosterhuizen, Professor of Greek at Breda: Letter to, from M. Hortensius: 1637.: Dutch. • f. 20 Botany: List of plants: 17th cent. • f. 20 H. Mispelblom: Letter to his son, H. Mispelblom: 17th cent.: Dutch. • f. 22 Johannes Rudulfus Pestalozza: Letter to, from J. Pell: 17th cent.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 23 René Descartes, philosopher: Note conc. date of his death, by J. Pell: 1657.: Lat. • ff. 24-26 Leonardus Augustus, of Bergamo: Letter, etc., to J. Pell: 1657.: Lat. • f. 29 Christiaen Massa, of Amsterdam: Letter to J. Pell: 1653.: Dutch. • f. 30 Michel Le Vassor, French historian: Letter rel. to his intrigues: 1697.: Fr.

Page 244 2021-09-28 • f. 32 François Chicoyneau, d 1752 MD; Chancellor of Montpellier University: Mathematical problems: n.d.: Lat. • f. 34 Baron Ezechiel Spanbeim, d 1710, German diplomatist and scholar: Letter to J. Pell: 1678. • ff. 35-36, 38 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letter to, from -: 1671. • ff. 40-41 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Papers rel. to his tenure of a vicariate in Bremen Cathedral: 1634-1663.: Lat. and Germ.: Copies. • f. 43 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Letters to, from H. Oldenburg: 1666, 1668.

• f. 43 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters to Lord Brereton: 1666, 1668.

• ff. 46, 140, 141, 207-249 passim, 256 (fragm.) Ithumaria Pell, wife of J Pell, DD: Correspondence with her husband: 1638-1658, n.d. • ff. 49, 51-52, 55 John Casimir of Poland: Newsletters relating to the war between Sweden and Poland: 1657-1658.: Lat. • f. 50 Trade and Commerce: Letter from a German dyer in the Netherlands rel. to his trade: 1658.: Germ. • ff. 52b-53 Medniansky, Privy Councillor to the Prince of Transylvania: Account of Transylvanian affairs: 1657.: Lat. • ff. 52b-53 George II Racoczy, Princes of Transylvania: Account of affairs in Transylvania: 1657.: Lat. • f. 54 Brandenburg, Elector of. Frederick William: Correspondence with Charles X of Sweden: 1657.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 54 Charles X of Sweden: Correspondence with Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg: 1657.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 55 Konstantin Schaum, Envoy from the Prince of Transylvania: Intelligence from Hungary: 1657.: Lat. • f. 62 Rudolph Hospinianus, Schoolmaster, and Provost of the Canons College, at Zurich: Letter to, from J. Pell: 1658.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 62 (copy) Johann Rudolph Stuck, Professor of Theology at Zurich: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1658, n.d.: Lat. • ff. 63 (draft), 79, 80 Johann Jakob Ulrich, Antistes of Zurich: Correspondence with J. Pell: circ. 1654-1658.: Lat., Fr. and Germ. • ff. 66, 67 City of Zurich: Letter and address of J. Pell to the magistrates of: 1658.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 68 Jacob Locher: Letter to J. Ulrich: 1658.: Ital. • f. 68 Johann Jakob Ulrich, Antistes of Zurich: Letter to, from J. Locher: 1658.: Ital. • f. 70 Johann Jakob Ulrich, Antistes of Zurich: Letter to, from -: 1658.: Lat. • f. 71 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter to Louis XIV: 1658.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 71 Louis XIV of France: Correspondence with O. Cromwell: 1654, 1658.: Fr. and Lat., with Engl. transl.: Copies. • ff. 73-78 Newsletters From France: Paris: 1654-1662.: Engl., Fr. and Lat. • ff. 93, 94, 154-161, 204, 205 Christianus Severinus Longomontanus, d 1647 Danish astronomer: Papers conc. his controversy with J. Pell, 'De Verâ Circuli mensurâ': 1644.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly printed. • f. 97 John Leake: Letter to, from J. Pell: 1645.: Draft. • ff. 99,139 Joachim Junge, German philosopher and mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1645.: Lat. • ff. 100, 102, 260 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1652-1664, n.d. • f. 104 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Receipt by: 1655.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 105-138, 149, 257 Sir Charles Cavendish, d 1654 mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1641-1651. • ff. 142, 144, 173-180, 318 John Pell, son of John Pell: Correspondence with his father: circ. 1662.: Partly copies. • ff. 145, 146 Mrs Jane Wood, of Fobbing: Certificates in her favour: 1662. • f. 147 John Pell, son of John Pell: Letter to his sister, Elizabeth: circ. 1662. • f. 147 Elizabeth Pell, daughter of J Pell, DD: Letter to, from her brother, John: circ. 1662.

• f. 150 William Holland, Rector of Malpas: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1668. • f. 151 Stephen Nye, theological writer: Letter to J. Pell, with draft reply: 1681. • f. 153 (draft) Nicholas Gildredge, of Eastbourne: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1663. • f. 169 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Letters to, from J. Pell: 1654, 1655. • f. 172 Poetry LATIN: Ode to J. Pell: 17th cent. • ff. 183-185, 193, 268-311 passim, 325 Accompts: J. Pell, while Resident at Zurich: 1657-1658.: Fr., Germ. and Engl. • ff. 187, 201 (copies) François Balde, the elder; merchant, at Frankfort: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1658.: Fr. • ff. 190-192 Jean Richard, postmaster, at Paris: Correspondence, etc., with J. Pell: 1657.: Fr.: Partly copies.

Page 245 2021-09-28 • ff. 194-197 (copies) Johann Jacob Stockar, Secretary of State of Schaffhausen: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1658.: Lat. and Fr. • f. 233 Edmund Wingate, mathematician: Letter to, from J. Pell: 1631.: Copy. • ff. 250-253 Bathshua Pell, daughter of J Pell, DD: Correspondence with her sister, Elizabeth: 1661.: Partly copies. • ff. 250-253 Elizabeth Pell, daughter of J Pell, DD: Correspondence with her sister, Bathshua: 1661.: Partly copies. • f. 255 William Adams, Curate of Fobbing: Agreement with J. Pell: 1662.: Draft. • ff. 261-264 Ithumaria Pell, wife of J Pell, DD: Bills for her funeral: 1661. • f. 266 Richard Shawe, broderer, of London: Bond to, from J. Pell: 1664. • f. 267 Fobbing, Essex: Certificate concerning the sequestration of: 1674. • f. 267 Edward Layfield, Archdeacon of Essex: Certificate signed by: 1674. • f. 269 Samuel Castleton, Vicar of East Tilbury: Receipt: 1664. • ff. 289-290 Botany: Page of a botanical index and notes: 17th cent.: Dutch. • ff. 300-303 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Algebraical treatise: n.d.: Lat.: Imperf. • ff. 312-314, 316-318 Fobbing, Essex: Papers of J. Pell rel. to the rectory of: 1662. • f. 313 Mrs Jane Wood, of Fobbing: Letter to J. Pell: 1662. • f. 315 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1666-1669. • ff. 316, 319-322 Orsett, Essex: Papers of J. Pell rel. to the rectory: 1662.

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Title DESMAIZEAUX PAPERSCorrespondence and papers of Pierre Des Maizeaux (d. 1745), author of literary biographies, gentleman of the King's Household, etc.; 1688-1744. French and English. Arranged in alphabetical order. Many of the writers were booksellers or publishers living in Paris, Amsterdam, The Hague, etc. Vol. IX contains the miscellaneous papers of Des Maizeaux, including testimonials of his college career at Berne and Geneva from the year 1688, papers connected with the grant to him of a civil list pension, memoranda of transactions with publishers, many drafts of replies of his correspondents and notes on the letters by Birch. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper. Folio. Nine volumes. (1688-1744)

Scope and Content Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Correspondence and papers: 1688-1744.: Fr. and Engl.

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• f. 1 J. Abbadie, valet de chambre: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1718.: Fr. • f.2 John Abbadie, Secretary to Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield 1721: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: circ. 1720. • f. 4 Joseph Addison, dramatist and essayist: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1710. • f. 6 Allut, of Montpellier: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1742.: Fr. • f. 7 Pierre Guisard, MD: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1742.: Fr. • f. 8 Johann Amman, MD, FRS; Swiss physician and botanist: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1733.: Fr.

• f. 10 Charles Ancillon, d 1715 French Protestant writer: Observations on a work of P. Bayle: early 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 11 G. H. Arnaud: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1741.: Fr. • f. 13 Dr J. Arnold, of Exeter: Letter to J. Chamberlayne: 1719.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 15 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Letter to J. Arnold: 1716.: Fr.: Extr. • f. 17 François Charies d' Artis, Pastor of the French Protestant church in Stockholm: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1721.: Fr. • ff. 19-35 Jean Barbeyrac, French historian and juridical writer: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1706-1719.: Fr. • f. 37 Madame Bardou: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1711.: Fr. • f. 39 Barghou, goldsmith, of Vevey: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1714.: Fr. • ff. 41-64 Jacques Basnage de Beauval, Minister of the Walloon Congregation at the Hague: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1707-1714.: Fr. • ff. 66, 68 Henri Basnage de Beauval, d 1710 French author; brother of Jacques Basnage de Beauval: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1704.: Fr. • f. 69 Bayze: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: early 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 70 Pierre Bayle, d 1706 French philosopher: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1706.: Fr. • ff. 74-79 John Frederic Bernard, bookseller, of Amsterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1711-1739.: Fr. • ff. 80-160 Jacques Bernard, French Protestant theologian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1700-1709.: Fr. • ff. 161-270 Abbé Jean Paul Bignon, Librarian to Louis XV: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1708-1718.: Fr. • f. 272 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1736. • f. 273 W. Botin: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1715.: Fr. • f. 276 Bonafons: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: early 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 277-287 Philippe de Bons: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1717-1718.: Fr. • f. 288 Madeleine du Monteil Desmaizeaux, wife of Louis Desmaizeaux: Receipt on behalf of her son, Pierre: 1721.: Fr. • ff. 289, 290, 291 D. Bosset, Pastor of Avenches: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1720, 1721, n.d.: Fr. • ff. 293-299 Joseph Bougerel, Oratorian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1731-1733. • ff. 301-306 Louis Bourguet, of Neufchâtel; archaeologist and naturalist: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1730-1733.: Fr. • ff. 307-324 Briasson, bookseller, of Paris: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1735-1739.: Fr. • ff. 326-327 Claude Brossette, French lawyer and editor of Boileau's works: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1729.: Fr. • ff. 328-361 François Bruys, d 1738 French author: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1731-1733.: Fr.

• ff. 362, 364 Claude Buffier, French grammarian and historian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1710, 1712.: Fr. • f. 366 Samuel Buckley, printer; writer of London Gazette: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1734.

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• ff.1-45 Abbé Denis François Camusat, French historian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1719-1732.: Fr. • ff. 46-52 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: 'Histoire des Journaux', with his marginal notes: 1720.: Fr.: Printed. • f. 53 Jacques Cappel, French Protestant scholar: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1706.: Fr. • f. 54 D. Cappel, of Hoxton: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1716.: Fr. • f. 56 J. Cargil: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1742.: Fr. • ff. 57,58 Caze, bookseller: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1713.: Fr. • f. 60 John Chamberlayne, F R S; author: Letter to J. Lenfant: 1714.: Fr. • ff.61-67 John Chamberlayne, F R S; author: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1714-1719. • f. 68 de Chancey, Secretary to the Portuguese Envoy: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: early 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 70 Poetry FRENCH: Sonnet by -Bornie to Caroline, Princess of Wales: 1722. • ff. 70, 81, 83 Armand Boisbeleau de La Chapelle, Minister of the Walloon Church at The Hague: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1722, 1729.: Fr. • ff.72-80 rançois? Changuion [F], bookseller, of Amsterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1738-1739.: Fr. • f. 85 L. Châtelain, bookseller, of Amsterdam: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1732.: Fr. • ff. 87-96 Chaubert, bookseller, of Paris: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1729-1741. • f. 97 Philippe Cheret: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1700.: Fr. • ff. 99 -110 Jean Le Clerc, d 1736 French Protestant theologian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1699-1714.: Fr. • f. 101 b de La Motte, of the firm of Covens and Mortier, booksellers, of Amsterdam: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1700-1744.: Fr. • ff. 112-213, 216-239 passim Anthony Collins, d 1729 deist: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1710-1729, n.d. • f. 198 E. Collins, daughter of A Collins, deist: Letter to her father: 1723. • f. 214 Anthony Collins, d 1729 deist: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux, signed 'John Williams': 1726.

• f. 240 Richard Dighton: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1731, 1733. • ff. 242-257 Anthony Collins, d 1729 deist: Bibliographical notes on: circ. 1730-1737, n.d. • ff. 252, 254 Elizabeth Collins, widow of A Collins, deist: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1737.

• ff. 262, 264 Abbate Antonio Conti, Italian writer and dramatist: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1721, 1722.: Fr. • ff. 265-268 J. Correvont: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1728.: Fr. • ff. 269-273 Pierre Coste, alias Costet; French critic and translator: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1713.: Fr. • ff. 274, 276 Pierre François Le Courayer, French theologian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1732, 1739.: Fr.

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• ff. 1-19 Covens and Mortier; booksellers, Amsterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1726-[1740?].: Fr. • f. 20 Pierre François Le Courayer, French theologian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1732, 1739.: Fr. • f. 21 Robert Cowne, solicitor: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1718. • ff. 24-30 Samuel Crellius, Socinian divine: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1730-1734.: Lat. • f. 32 (fragm.) Mathurin Veyssière La Croze, French orientalist: Correspondence with P. Bayle: 1702-1706.: Fr. • ff. 33, 34, 170 Mathurin Veyssière La Croze, French orientalist: Letters' to P. Desmaizeaux: 1716-1733.: Fr. • f. 35 Jean Pierre de Crousaz, Swiss philosopher and mathematician: Letter to - Panhoud: 1717.: Fr. • f. 37 Pierre Daval: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1706.: Fr. • ff. 39-68 Pierre Daudé, French Protestant theologian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1733-1744.: Fr. • ff. 71-75 Henry Desbordes: Letters to P Desmaizeaux: 1706.: Fr. • ff. 76, 78-87 Jacques Desbordes, bookseller and publisher, of Amsterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1715-1718.: Fr. • f. 77 Jacques Desbordes, bookseller and publisher, of Amsterdam: Letter to J. Masson: 1715.: Fr. • ff. 88-134 Theophille Desbrisay: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1710-1719.: Fr. • ff.138-143 André François Boureau Deslandes, French philosopher and writer on naval history: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1713.: Fr. • ff. 145, 147 E. Degulhon: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1713, 1718.: Fr. • f. 149 Richard Dighton: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1731, 1733. • f. 151 Jean Armand Dubourdieu, Rector of Sawtrey Moynes; son of Jean Duhourdieu: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1718.: Fr. • ff. 152-174 passim Jacob Le Duchat, editor of Rabelais: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1716-1730.: Fr. • f. 176 Dupuy La Chapelle, wife of N Dupuy La Chapelle: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1716.: Fr.

• f. 178 N. Dupuy La Chapelle, Secretary to the Congress at Ryswick: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1716.: Fr. • ff. 180-185 David Durand, Pastor of the French Churches in St. Martin's Lane and the Savoy: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1717, 1729, bef. 1745.: Fr. • ff. 186, 188 Parrain de Durette, of the French Church in London: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1718, 1728.: Fr. • ff. 190-196 Sir John Dutton, 2nd Baronet; of Sherborne: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1718-1743.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 197, 199 Johann Esdras Edzard, German historian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1709. • ff. 200, 202 Juste van Effen, Dutch writer: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1727, circ. 1728.: Fr.

• ff. 204-212 John Fabre, of Oxford: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1736-1739.: Fr. • f. 214 Le Fèvre, physician to the Seigneur de Saint Évremond: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1703.: Fr. • f. 216 Pierre François Guyot Desfontaines, French critic: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1734.: Fr.

Page 249 2021-09-28 • ff. 218-234 Fabri et Barrillot; booksellers, Geneva: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1714-1722.: Fr. • f. 235 Jean de Fonvive: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: circ. 1730. • f. 236 Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey, Perpetual Secretary to the Academy of Sciences at Berlin: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1736.: Fr. • ff. 237-241 P. Fornalla, of Avenches: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1723-1731.: Fr. • f. 243 D. Fornerod: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1734.: Fr. • ff. 245-261 Abbé Claude François Fraguier: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1705-1713.: Fr. • ff.264, 267 Benjamin Furly, Quaker; merchant, of Rotterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1700, 1701.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 269 Robert Fysher, Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford; Bodley's Librarian: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1739. • ff. 271-276 Reverend Jean Gagnier, orientalist: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1710-1734.: Fr. • f. 277 Richard Francklin, printer, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1739. • ff.278-288 Fritsch et Bohm; booksellers, Rotterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1710-1714.: Fr.

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• ff. 1-14 Ganeau, bookseller, of Paris: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1713-1734.: Fr. • f. 14 J. Nollin, the younger: Note to P. Desmaizeaux: circ. 1730.: Fr. • f. 15-26 Reverend Jean Gagnier, orientalist: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1710-1734.: Fr. • ff. 27-38 Daniel Gervais, of Dublin; agent to the French pensioners: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1728-1743.: Fr. • f. 39 Th- Gaugain, in the service of Lord Halifax: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: early 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 45 Louis François Dubois de Saint Gelais, French historical writer: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: [? 1713].: Fr. • f. 47 Isaac Grognet, alias Grongnet; son of Francis Grognet alias Grongnet: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1702.: Fr. • f. 48 John Gibson: Letter, to P. Desmaizeaux: bef. 1745. • f. 49 Pierre Gosse, the elder; bookseller, of The Hague: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1727.: Fr.

• f. 49 Jean Neaulme, bookseller, of The Hague: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1727.: Fr. • ff.51,53 Hippolyte Louis Guérin, bookseller, of Paris: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1728, 1729.: Fr. • f. 55 Count Carl Gyllenborg: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: early 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 57,59 J. G., of Geneva: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1711.: Fr. • ff. 61, 64, 66 Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1731, 1732.: Fr. • f. 70 Pierre Hamelot: Letter to: 1729.: Fr. • ff. 72-81 Hasperg, Councillor of the Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1711-1715.: Fr. • f. 82 John Henley, Orator: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1742. • f. 84 J[aques?] Herman, Swiss mathematician(?): Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1701.: Fr. • f. 86 J. Hill: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 18th cent.: Fr.

Page 250 2021-09-28 • ff. 88-92 John Hudson, Bodley's Librarian, Oxford: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1710-1711. • ff.94-104 Pieter de Hondt, bookseller, of The Hague: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1735-1742.: Fr. • ff.106,108,113,117,118, 121,123 Theodore Huet, French Protestant Minister at The Hague: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1711-1714.: Fr. • f. 125 David Hume, philosopher: Letter to P.Desmaizeaux: 1739. • ff. 127-137 Thomas Hutchinson, DD; of Hart Hall, Oxford: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1726-1735.

• ff. 138-163 passim Hyacinthe Cordonnier de Saint-Hyacinthe, French critical writer: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1727-1737.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 145, 165 Suzanne de Saint-Hyacinthe, wife of H C de Saint-Hyacinthe: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1731.: Fr. • ff. 167-170 Jean Jallabert, FRS; Swiss divine and physicist: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: bef. 1745.: Fr. • ff.173,174 Sir Joseph Jekyll, Master of the Rolls: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1736. • f. 175 David Le Jeune, bookseller, of Paris: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1732.: Fr. • ff. 177-191 Thomas Johnson, bookseller at The Hague: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1727-1732.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 192 Joucerant: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1700.: Fr. • f. 193 C. Jouvancel, bookseller: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: circ. 1743.: Fr. • f. 195 Le B. de Desaintipolite: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1744.: Fr. • f. 197 Jean Baptiste Labat: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1719.: Fr. • f. 199 Ja- Latouche: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1731.: Fr. • ff. 200-207 Reinier Leers, Bookseller, of Rotterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1707.: Fr. • ff. 208, 210, 214 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1711-1714.: Fr. • f. 212 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Letter to J. Chamberlayne: 1714.: Fr. • ff. 217-221 Abbé Pierre Varignon, FRS; French mathematician: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1721.: Fr. • ff. 220-225 Abbate Antonio Conti, Italian writer and dramatist: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1721, 1722.: Fr. • ff. 236-245 Jacques Lenfant, d 1728 French Protestant theologian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1715, 1718, n.d.: Fr. • f. 247 Henri Philippe de Limiers, Dutch historian: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1716.: Fr. • f. 247b Samuel Masson, Pastor of the Evangelical Church at Dordrecht: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1712-1717.: Fr. • f. 249 John Loggan, Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: early 18th cent. • f. 251 John Lockman, writer and translator: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: n.d. • f. 252 Jacques Le Long, Oratorian; French bibliographer: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1720.: Fr.

• f. 254 Jean Louis de Lorne, bookseller, of Amsterdam: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1711.: Fr. • f. 257 George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1743.: Fr. • f. 258 William Mace, FRS 1745; Gresham Professor of Civil Law: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1718.

• ff. 261-264 Daniel Maichel, German philosopher: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1722-1739.: Fr.

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• ff.1-50 Peter Malié, of Dublin: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1724-1743.: Fr. • f. 51 Maillet: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1739.: Fr. • ff. 52, 54, 58, 62-145 Mathieu Marais, French lawyer and author: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1706-1736.: Fr. • f. 56 Mathieu Marais, French lawyer and author: Letter to - Basnage: 1709.: Fr. • f. 60 Daniel Maichel, German philosopher: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1722-1739.: Fr. • f. 147 Prosper Marchand, French bibliographer: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1714.: Fr.: Imperf.

• ff. 149-181 Samuel Masson, Pastor of the Evangelical Church at Dordrecht: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1712-1717.: Fr. • ff.182,184,187 John Masson, tutor to Bishop Burnet's family: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1710-1738.: Fr. • f. 186 Poetry FRENCH: Rondeau, 'C'est un grand Clerc. . . ': early 18th cent. • f. 188 Paul Marret, bookseller, of Amsterdam: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1698.: Fr. • ff. 191-206 Antoine Augustin Bruzen de la Martiniere, French geographer and historian: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1733-1739.: Fr. • ff. 208, 210 Michael Maittaire, classical scholar: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1734. • ff. 211, 212, 213 Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, FRS; French mathematician and astronomer: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1731, 1732.: Fr. • ff. 215, 217 John Machin, FRS; mathematician and astronomer: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1732.: Fr. • f. 219 Barbut: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1732.: Fr. • f. 222 Richard Mead, MD: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1741. • ff.224-240 Michel Guyot de Merville, French dramatist: Letters to p. Desmaizeaux: 1727, 1728.: Fr. • f. 241 J. E. Misaubin: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1739.: Fr. • f. 243 John Misaubin, MD: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: bef. 1734. • f. 245 François Maximilien Misson, author of 'Nouveau Voyage d'Italie': Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1719.: Fr. • f. 247 César de Missy, French Chaplain at the Savoy Chapel: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1736.: Fr. • f. 249 Fr- Moette, bookseller, of Paris: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1708.: Fr. • f. 250 Adriaan Moetjens, bookseller, of The Hague: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1709.: Fr. • f. 252 Abraham Le Moine, Rector of Everley: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1740.: Fr. • ff. 254-260 Pierre Nicolas Desmolets, Oratorian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1727-1730.: Fr.

• ff. 261, 263 Bernard de Montfaucon, OSB; Greek scholar and palaeographer: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1722, 1723.: Fr. • ff. 264, 266 P. Morel, of Dublin: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1714.: Fr. • f. 268 Pierre Mortier, the elder; bookseller, of Amsterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1703-1706.: Fr. • ff.270, 271, 272 Pierre Mortier, the younger; book seller, of Amsterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1727-1731.: Fr. • ff. 274-284 Johann Lorenz von Mosheim, German ecclesiastical historian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1727-1732.: Lat. • f. 285 Pierre Du Moulin: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1734.: Fr. • f. 285 ?C. Natalis: Receipt signed by: 1734.: Fr.

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de La Motte, of the firm of Covens and Mortier, booksellers, of Amsterdam: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1700-1744.: Fr.

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• ff. 8, 15b, 23, 36b Pierre Mortier, the elder; bookseller, of Amsterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1703-1706.: Fr. • f. 159 John Ernest Grabe, d 1711 D D; editor of the 'Codex Alexandrinus': Biographical note: 18th cent.

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• ff. 1-175 passim de La Motte, of the firm of Covens and Mortier, booksellers, of Amsterdam: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1700-1744.: Fr. • f. 94 William Smith, bookseller, of Amsterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1728-1740.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 132 Covens and Mortier; booksellers, Amsterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1726-[1740?].: Fr. • ff. 176-191 Jean Pierre Niceron, Barnabite; French biographer: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1729-1733.: Fr. • ff. 192-199 Antoine Arnauld, Jansenist: Justification of, against an article in J. P. Niceron's 'Mémoires pour servir á l'histoire des hommes illustres': 1730.: Fr. • ff. 192-199 Jean Pierre Niceron, Barnabite; French biographer: Refutation by, of an article on A. Arnauld in his 'Mémoires pour servir à I'histoire des hommes illustres': 1730.: Fr. • f. 200 P. Dunoyer: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1722.: Fr.

Page 253 2021-09-28 • ff. 202-209 Pierre Joseph Thoulier d'Ohvet, Abbé: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1725-1729.: Fr.

• ff. 210-216 Thomas Parker, 1st Baron Parker; 1st Earl of Macclesfield: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1716, 1717. • ff. 224, 225, 227 Philibert Perachon and Cramer (Guillaume Philibert); booksellers, Geneva: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1730-1734.: Fr. • f. 233 Louis de Thésut, OSB; Abbot of Saint Père-en-Vallée, diocese Chartres: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1729.: Fr. • ff.235-244 Louis de La Poype: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1731, 1732.: Fr. • ff. 245-253 Daniel Preverau, clerk in the Secretary of State's office: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1716-1743.: Fr. • ff. 256, 258 A. de La Rive, banker, of Paris: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1714.: Fr. • f. 260 Jean de Robethon, secretary to George I: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1718.: Fr. • f. 261 Michel de La Roche, French Protestant refugee: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1717.: Fr. • ff. 263-265 J. Rollin, bookseller, of Paris: letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1727, 1731.: Fr. • ff. 266-270 Jacques Du Rondel, French philosopher: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1709, 1711.: Fr.

• ff. 271-278 Georges Louis Le Sage, the elder; French philosophical writer: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1715-1743.: Fr. • ff. 279-297 Albert Henri de Sallengre, FRS; Dutch poet and historian: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1716-1723.: Fr. • ff. 298-358 Henri Du Sauzet, bookseller, of The Hague: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1715-1739.: Fr.

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• ff. 1-77 Henri Du Sauzet, bookseller, of The Hague: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1715-1739.: Fr.

• ff.78-85 Henry Sceheurleer, bookseller, of The Hague: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1710-1731.: Fr. • f. 86 Johann Jacob Scheuchzer, FRS; Swiss naturalist: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: circ. 1725.: Fr. • ff. 87, 88, 92 Samuel Scheurer, FRS; Professor of Theology at Berne: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1717, 1718.: Fr. • f. 90 H. Schiff: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: early 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 94 W.? de Schwanberg: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 95-103 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury d 1713: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1701-1703. • ff. 104 -112 Étienne de Silhouette, French financier: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1734.: Fr.

• f. 113 Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1740. • ff. 115-160 passim Wetstein and Smith; bookseller, Amsterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1728-1740.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 115-160 passim William Smith, bookseller, of Amsterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1728-1740.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 130 William Smith, bookseller, of Amsterdam: Letter to D. Preverau: 1730. • f. 162 Agatha Cornelia Smith, née Wetstein; widow of W Smith, bookseller, of Amsterdam: Letter

Page 254 2021-09-28 to P. Desmaizeaux: 1741.: Fr. • f. 163 [?Joannes B.] Sorsoleil: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1716.: Fr. • f. 165 Right Hon Edward Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1711. • f. 167 Charles Soyer: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1738.: Fr. • f. 169 Daniel Soyer: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1731.: Fr. • f. 171 Baron Ezechiel Spanbeim, d 1710, German diplomatist and scholar: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1710.: Fr. • f. 173 John Sprint, of Milborne Port: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1728. • f. 174 Abraham Stanyan, diplomatist: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1708.: Fr. • f. 176 Jean Jacques Stephani: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1739.: Fr. • f. 178 Mademoiselle B. Silvestre, daughter of Peter Silvestre(?): Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: circ. 1730.: Fr. • ff. 184, 186 Jean Tronchin du Breuil, of Amsterdam: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1713.: Fr. • ff. 188, 189 Daniel Tschiffely, printer, of Berne: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1699.: Fr. • f. 190 Isaac Vaillant, bookseller, of London: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1715.: Fr. • f. 192 Jean Alphonse Turrettini, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Geneva: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1717.: Fr. • ff. 193, 195 Mademoiselle La Touche de la Vallette: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1715-1718.: Fr.

• ff. 198, 200 Jean Baptiste Henri de Trousset, Sieur de Valincourt: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1721, 1725.: Fr. • f. 202 Abbé Pierre Varignon, FRS; French mathematician: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1721.: Fr. • f. 229 François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1728. • f. 230 William Wall, d 1728 divine and biblical scholar: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: early 18th cent.: Lat. • ff. 231-240 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1732-1738. • f. 241 Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1701.: Fr. • f. 243 Johann Heinrich Wetstein, bookseller and publisher, of Amsterdam; son of J R Wetstein (2): Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1702.: Fr. • f. 243b de La Motte, of the firm of Covens and Mortier, booksellers, of Amsterdam: Correspondence with P. Desmaizeaux: 1700-1744.: Fr. • ff. 245 - 255 Gerard Wetstein, bookseller and publisher, of Amslerdam; son of J H Wetstein: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1717-1726.: Fr. • ff. 245-255 Rodolf Wetstein, bookseller and publisher, of Amsterdam; son of J H Wetstein: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1717-1726.: Fr. • ff. 256-269 Jacob Wetstein, bookseller and publisher, of Amsterdam; grandson of J H Wetstein: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1741-1744.: Fr.

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Scope and Content Vol. IX (ff. 368). W-Z, misc.

includes:

• f. 1 Robert Whatley, Rector of Toft, county Lincolnshire: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1744. • f. 4 Woodrow: Letter to Dr. Fraser: 1726.: Copy. • ff. 5, 7 Hugh Wrottesley, of Lincoln's Inn; son of Sir W Wrottesley: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 18th cent. • f. 8 Edward Young: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1710. • ff. 10-28 Philip Henry Zollmann, FRS: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1716-1730.: Fr. • ff. 29-36 Louis Desmaizeaux, French Protestant minister: Letters to his son, Pierre: 1699-1701.: Fr. • ff.37-79 Madeleine du Monteil Desmaizeaux, wife of Louis Desmaizeaux: Letters to her son, Pierre: 1702-1721.: Fr. • ff. 66b, 67 Mademoiselle La Touche de la Vallette: Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1715-1718.: Fr.

• f. 80 Samuel Leeman, Professor of Philosophy at Berne: Testimonial signed by: 1693. • f. 80 Joannes Rodolphus Rodolph, Professor of Theology at Berne: Testimonial signed by: 1693.: Lat. • f. 80 Rodolf Strauss, pastor, at Berne: Testimonial for P. Desmaizeaux signed by: 1693. • f. 80 Emmanuel Bondeli, Seigneur de Châtelard: Testimonial signed by: 1693. • ff. 80, 81 David Wyss, alias Albinus; Professor of Theology at Berne: Testimonials signed by: 1693, 1695.: Lat. • ff. 80, 81 André Martel, French Protestant theologian: Testimonials signed by: 1693, 1695.: Lat. • ff. 80-84 City of Berne: Testimonials from Academy and church authorities of, on behalf of P. Desmaizeaux: 1693-1695.: Lat. and Fr. • f. 83 Duncan Mourgues, elder of the French Church at Berne: Testimonial signed by: 1695. • f. 83 Scipion Bésombes, Pastor at Berne: Testimonial signed by: 1695. • f. 83 C. L'Huilier, elder of the French Church at Berne: Testimonial signed by: 1695. • f. 83 Plante, minister of Berne: Testimonial signed by: 1695. • f. 83 A. Melliers?, of Berne: Testimonial signed by: 1695. • f. 87 Benedict Calandrini, Professor of Theology at Geneva: Testimonial signed by: 1699. • f. 87 City of Geneva: Testimonial for P. Desmaizeaux from the Academy of: 1699.: Lat. • f. 87 Antoine Léger, the younger; Professor of Philosophy at Geneva: Testimonial signed by: 1699. • f. 87 Vincenzo Minutoli, Professor of Greek and History at Geneva: Testimonial signed by: 1699. • f. 87 Jean Antoine Gautier, Swiss historian: Testimonial signed by: 1699. • f. 87 Jacob Sarasin, Rector of the Academy at Geneva: Testimonial signed by: 1699.: Lat. • f. 87 Michel Turrettini, Professor of Oriental Languages at Geneva: Testimonial signed by: 1699.: Lat. • f. 87 Jean Alphonse Turrettini, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Geneva: Testimonial signed by: 1699.: Lat. • f. 87 Ludovicus Tronchinus, Professor of Theology at Geneva: Testimonial signed by: 1699. • f. 87 Benedict Pictet, Swiss Protestant theologian: Testimonial signed by: 1699.: Lat. • f. 87 Benignus Mussard, Professor of Civil Law at Geneva: Testimonial signed by: 1699.: Lat.

• f. 89 Louis Desmaizeaux, French Protestant minister: Letter to, from - Perdriau: 1699.: Fr.

• f. 89 Perdriau: Letter to L. Desmaizeaux: 1699.: Fr. • f. 104 Brownlowe Sherard, 3rd Baronet 1730: Certificate issued by, as Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber: 1722. • f. 106 Ranew Robinson: Memoranda of business with P. Desmaizeaux: 1725.: signed by. • ff. 115, 116 Jacob Wetstein, bookseller and publisher, of Amsterdam; grandson of J H Wetstein:

Page 256 2021-09-28 Letters to P. Desmaizeaux: 1741-1744.: Fr. • f. 118 Thomas Woodward, bookseller, of London: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1733. • f. 159 Patrick Campbell, bookseller, of Dublin: Memorandum of business with P. Desmaizeaux: 1718.: Signed. • ff. 185, 186 George II of England: Addresses to him and Qu. Caroline from French Protestant refugees: circ. 1727-1737.: Fr. • f. 192 John Stewart: Letter to P. Desmaizeaux: 1729. • f. 328 Vincenzo Minutoli, Professor of Greek and History at Geneva: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1671-1702.: Fr. and Lat. • f. 328 Pierre Bayle, d 1706 French philosopher: Letters to V. Minutoli: 1676 circ. 1700.: Fr. and Lat. • f. 333 Anne Des Maizeaux, wife of P Desmaizeaux: Letters of attorney: 1743.: Signed. • f. 335 Thomas Woodward, bookseller, of London: Memorandum of agreement with P. Desmaizeaux: 1724.: Signed. • f. 335 John Peele, bookseller and publisher, of London: Memorandum of agreement with P. Desmaizeaux: 1724.: Signed. • f. 336 J. J. Morel, Pastor of Avenches: Testimonial for P. Desmaizeaux: 1688.: Fr.: Signed.

• f. 336 J. Lambert, refugee pastor at Avenches: Testimonial for P. Desmaizeaux attested by: 1688.: Fr.: Signed. • f. 338 Jules Mazarin, d 1661 Cardinal: Epitaphs on: 17th- 18th centt.: Lat., Fr. and Engl. • f. 338 Poetry FRENCH: Verses on the death of Cardinal Mazarin: 1661, 17th cent. • ff. 341-342 Poetry FRENCH: 'Nous vous disons adieu Bethé . . .': late 17th cent. • f. 347 Medicine and Surgery: Recipes: 15th-18th centt.: Lat., Engl., Fr. and Ital.

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Scope and Content LOCKE CORRESPONDENCE

Correspondence, etc., of John Locke, philosopher, consisting of forty-two autograph letters to his friend Edward Clarke, of Chipley, a portion of a letter-book containing his letters to Anthony Collins, and other papers; 1678-1745. The MS. was freely used by H. R. Fox Bourne when compiling The Life of John Locke, 2 vols., 1876. Cf. also the edition by

Benjamin Rand, The correspondence of John Locke and Edward Clarke, 1927. The principal contents are as follows:-

(1) J. Locke to Anthony Collins, 'To be deliver'd to him after my decease'; Oates, 23 Aug. 1704. Copy. Printed partly in The Works of John Locke, 1823 edn., x, p. 298. ff. 1-2.

(2) Antonius Borgesius to J. Locke on his 'Reasonableness of Christianity'; circa 1695. Latin. Imperfect. ff. 4-9b.

(3) 'Mr Locke's Extempore Advice, etc.' Printed in Works, iii, p. 293, with the title 'Some thoughts concerning Reading and Study for a Gentleman'. ff. 11-14.

(4) Correspondence of Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, with John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, concerning J. Locke's conduct at, and expulsion from, Christ Church; 6-16 Nov. 1684. Copies. Cf. Fox Bourne's The Life of John Locke, i, pp. 483-485. ff. 15-16b.

Page 257 2021-09-28 (5) Letter-book of letters from J. Locke to:-(a) Anthony Collins; Oates, 4 May 1703-1 Oct. 1704. Cf. Works, x, pp. 261-31 1. ff. 17-52;-

(b) Lady Calverley; n.d. Cf. Works, x, p. 268. ff. 52-55.

(6) J. Locke to Edward Clarke, M.P.; 1689-1702. Autograph. Mostly printed in Fox Bourne's The Life of John Locke, ii, passim. ff. 56-107.

(7) The same to Denis Grenville (Dean of Durham 1684); Paris, 23 Mar.

16 78/79, 6 Dec. 1678. Two letters copied 'from the originals in the possession of Richard Rawlinson, L.L.D.' by Birch. Cf. op. cit., i, pp. 390, 394. ff. 109-114, 115-119. Paper; ff. 119. Quarto. 1678-1745.

John Locke, philosopher: Correspondence and papers: 1678-1704.

includes:

• f. 3 John Ward, d 1758 LLD, FRS; Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College: Letter to T. Stack: 1745. • f. 4 Antonius Borgesius, DD: Letter from (?), to J. Locke: circ. 1695.: Lat.: Imperf. • ff. 15-16 Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: Correspondence with the Bp. of Oxford: 1684.: Copies. • ff. 15-16 John Fell, DD, Dean of Christ Church, Bishop of Oxford (1676): Correspondence with Lord Sunderland: 1684.: Copies. • f. 52 Frances Calverley, wife of Sir Walter Calverley: Letter to, from J. Locke: late 17th cent.: Copy. • ff.56-107 Edward Clarke, of Chipley Park, county Somerset, MP for Taunton: Letters to, from J. Locke: 1689-1702. • f. 108 Edward Clarke, of Chipley Park, county Somerset, MP for Taunton: Letter to, from J. Cary: 1695. • f. 108 John Cary: Letter to E. Clarke: 1695. • ff. 109-119 Denis Grenville, DD; Dean of Durham 1684: Letters to, from J. Locke: 1678, 1679.: Copies.

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Title BIRCH'S MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS ([1536-1799])

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Scope and Content Miscellaneous letters, originals and copies, collected by Thomas Birch. The names of the writers will be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. The contents include:-

(1) Charles Davenant, Inspector-General of Imports, etc., to his son Henry Davenant, Resident at Frankfurt; London, 13 Apr. 1703-10 Feb. 1707/8. ff. 3-144.

(2) Matthew Henry, commentator, etc., to the Rev. Daniel Williams; Chester, 20 Feb. 169 6/7(?). Signed also by Samuel Lawrence, nonconformist minister of Nantwich. f. 159.

(3) Correspondence of Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester; 1687- 1730. Copies, by Birch and others. Printed in The Epistolary Correspondence ... of ... Francis Atterbury, 1783, i. ff. 161-185.

(4) John Dryden, poet, to Dr. Richard Busby; 31 Jan. 1659/60. Latin. f. 191.

(5) James Ralph to the Rev. Strickland Gough; 24 July 1726-June 1727. ff. 209-212.

(6) Daniel Defoe to Robert Harley, Secretary of State; n.d. (?1706). f. 219.

(7) Matthew Prior to Dean Jonathan Swift; Westminster, 25 Apr. 1721. f. 252.

(8) The Dey of Algiers to Oliver Cromwell, 'Ruler of the English', informing him of the death of Consul Edmund Comyn, and requesting the appointment of a successor; Rabi-al-Akbir, A. H. 1065 (A.D. 165 4/5 Turkish. f. 288. Paper; ff. 288. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

includes:

• f. 1 George Paul, DD; Vicar-General to the Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to his cousin, - Paul: 1713.: Copy. • f. 2 John Chamberlayne, F R S; author: Letter to -: 1719. • ff. 3-144 Charies Davenant, LLD; political economist: Correspondence with his son, H. Davenant: 1703-1708.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 3-144 Henry Davenant, diplomatist: Correspondence with his father, C. Davenant: 1703-1708.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 145 Thomas Brett, d 1744 LLD; Rector of Betteshanger: Letter to W. Warren: n.d.: Extr. • f. 147 Mrs Wymondefelds: Letter to J. Child: 18th cent.: Copy. • f. 149 John Radcliffe, MD: Letter to Sir G. Beaumont: 1714.: Copy. • ff. 150, 151 Valentine Greatrakes, 'the stroker': Treatise and extracts from letters rel. to: 1666, 1744, n.d. • ff. 150, 151 Alexander Herbert Phaire, of St. John's, Enniscorthy: Extracts from letters to V. Greatrakes: 1744.: Two copies. • ff. 152-153 James Mead: Letter to, from his brother, R. Mead: circ. 1690.: Lat.: Copy. • ff.152-153 Richard Mead, MD: Letter to his brother, J. Mead: circ. 1690.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 154 Josiah Tucker, DD; Dean of Gloucester: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752-1764.: Partly copies. • f. 155 Edward Browne, d 1708 MD, FRS; traveller: Letter to J. Le Clerc: n.d.: Lat. • f. 155 Jean Le Clerc, d 1736 French Protestant theologian: Letter to, from E. Browne: n.d.: Lat. • f. 158 John Spademan, nonconformist minister at Rotterdam and London: Letter to S. Brown: 1705. • f. 159 Matthew Henry, commentator on the Bible; son of Philip Henry: Letter to Rev. D. Williams: [?16971. • f. 159 Reverend Daniel Williams, nonconformist divine: Letter to, from M. Henry and S. Lawrence: [?1697]. • f. 159 Samuel Lawrence, nonconformist minister, of Nantwich: Letter to D. Williams: [?1697]. • ff. 161-185 Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester: Correspondence of: 1687-1732.: Copies.

Page 259 2021-09-28 • ff. 171, 172 Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester: Notes rel. to: 18th cent. • f. 186 Thomas Parne, Cambridge University Librarian: Letter to R. Bentley: 1736. • f. 188 John Dryden, poet and dramatist: Letter to C. Dryden: 1697.: Copy. • ff. 188-190 Charles Dryden, son of J Dryden: Letters to, from his parents: 1697, n.d.: Copies. • f. 189b Lady Elizabeth Dryden, wife of John Dryden: Letter to C. Dryden: circ. 1695.: Copy. • f. 191 Richard Busby, Head Master of Westminster School: Letter to, from J. Dryden: 1660.: Lat. • f. 191 John Dryden, poet and dramatist: Letter to R. Busby: 1660.: Lat. • f. 192 Hugh Wyat, Prebendary of St. Paul's: Letter to -: 1751. • f. 194 Thomas Dale, MD, of Charlestown, S Carolina; son of F Dale, of Hoxton: Letter to S. Gough: 1732. • f. 196 James How, Rector of Milton: Let-ters to T. Birch: circ. 1752-1757. • ff.198,206 Nehemiah Stokes: Letters to S. Gough: 1752. • f. 200 J. Pauleuze: Letter to S. Gough: n.d. • f. 205 Hugh Wyat, Prebendary of St. Paul's: Letters to S. Gough: 1752. • f. 208 Joseph Standen, Vicar of Speen: Letter to S. Gough: 1728. • ff. 209-212 James Ralph, d 1762 historian and journalist: Letters to S. Gough: 1726, 1727. • f. 213 Reverend George Watts, Master of the Temple 1771: Letter to S. Gough: 1752. • f. 215 J. M: Letter to S. Gough: 1752. • f. 216 Strickland Gough, d 1752 Rector of Swayfield: Medical instructions for: 1752. • f. 217 Richard Rawlinson, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1734-1752. • f. 218 Strickland Gough, d 1752 Rector of Swayfield: Bill to, for rent: 1752. • f. 219 Daniel Defoe, novelist: Letter to R. Harley: [?1706]. • f. 221 George Paul, Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1713.: Lat.: Copy. • ff.223-226 Archibald Bower, church historian: Notarial instruments rel. to: 1758.: Ital. and Lat.: Copies. • ff. 227-228 Paolo, d 1623 Frà, Servite [Pietro Sarpi]: Notes on: circ. 1752.: Lat. and Ital. • f. 229 Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1736.: Copy. • f. 230 Sir Joseph Jekyll, Master of the Rolls: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1734.: Copy. • f. 231 Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1733.: Copy. • ff. 232, 232b John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett: Letters to Lord Harley: 1720.: Copies. • ff. 234, 236 William Stratford, DD; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford: Letters to Lord Harley: 1723.: Copies. • f. 237 George Cheyne, MD, of Bath: Letter to Lord Harley: 1720.: Copy. • f. 238 Abigail Hay, wife of George, 8th Earl of Kinnoull: Letter to Lord Harley: 1719.: Copy. • f. 239 James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos: Letters to Lord Harley: 1719, 1723.: Copies. • f. 239b Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford: Letter to the Duke of Chandos: 1723.: Copy. • f. 240 Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Letter to Lord Breadalbane: 1717.: Copy. • f. 240b John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane: Letter to Lord Oxford: 1717.: Copy. • f. 241 W. Cheyne: Letter to Lord Harley: 1716.: Copy. • ff. 242-244 (extr.) Erasmus Lewis, Under Secretary of State: Letters to J. Swift: 1713-1717. • f. 245 (copy) Abigail Masham, wife of Samuel, 1st Baron Masham: Letters to J. Swift: 1714-1733. • f. 247 (copy) Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Letters to J. Swift: 1714, 1717. • ff. 248, 248b (extracts) Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Correspondence with J. Swift: 1711-1734. • f. 250 (copy) John Gay, poet: Letters to J. Swift: 1714-1732. • f. 252 Matthew Prior, poet and diplomatist: Letters to J. Swift: 1713-1721. • f. 253b Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin; author: Letter endorsed by: 1721. • ff. 254, 258-268 passim Catherine Talbot, essayist: Letters to the Hon. Miss Campbell: 1735-1738.: Copies. • ff. 254b-255 Catherine Talbot, essayist: Letters to Lady Mary Grey: 1735-1736.: Copies. • f. 269 Thomas Rundle, Bishop of Derry: Letters to the Duchess of Kent: 1742.: Copies. • f. 270 John Whitcombe, Bishop of Clonfert: Letter to the Bp. of Derry: 1742.: Copy. • f. 271 Catherine Talbot, essayist: Letter to her cousin, Miss Talbot: 1742. • f. 273 Catherine Talbot, essayist: Letter to the Marchioness Grey: 1755.: Copy. • f. 275 Thomas Rundle, Bishop of Derry: Letter to Lady Mary Grey: 1742.: Copy. • f. 277 George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton: Letter to F. M. A. de Voltaire: 1760.: Copy. • ff. 278-280 Alexander Pope: Letter to Lord Bolingbroke: 1740.: Copy. • f. 281 George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton: Letters to Lord Bolingbroke: 1740-1749.: Copies. • f. 283 Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont: Letter to Lord Bolingbroke: 1740.: Copy. • f. 285 Edward Stanhope: Letter to, from his father, Sir T. Stanhope: 1586.: Copy. • f. 285 Sir Thomas Stanhope, of Shelford: Letter to his son, E. Stanhope: 1586.: Copy. • f. 286 Sir Michael Hicks, Secretary to Lord Burghley: Letter to, from Sir T. Stanhope:

Page 260 2021-09-28 1586. • f. 286 Sir Thomas Stanhope, of Shelford: Letter to Sir M. Hicks: 1586. • f. 288 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter to, from the Dey of Algiers: 1655.: Turkish. • f. 288 Algiers, Africa: Letter from the Dey to O. Cromweil: 1655.: Turkish.

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Scope and Content Collection of letters and papers made by Thomas Birch, chiefly transcripts in his autograph but including a few original letters; 17th-18th centt. Included are: (a) copies of the correspondence of Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury, made from the originals among Bishop Gibson's MSS. in Lambeth Palace Library (especially No. 933). ff. 1-71b;-

(b) correspondence of John Flamsteed with Sir Isaac Newton and Edmund Halley. ff. 88-120b;-(c) letters of John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury, to his chaplain Dr. Ralph Barker, Rector of Brasted. ff. 148-154. The names of the writers will be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 279. Folio. XVII--XVIII centt.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• ff. 1-5 John Wallis, DD, FRS; mathematician: Letter to T. Tenison: 1680.: Copy. • ff. 1-71 passim Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Correspondence: 1678-1715.: Copies.

• f. 6 Benjamin Colinge, of Willingham: Letters to, from W. Griffith: 1678.: Copies. • f. 6 William Griffith: Letters to B. Colinge: 1678.: Copies. • ff. 8-10 John Hough, Bishop of Worcester: Letter to -: 1687.: Copy. • ff. 11-13 Henry Wharton, Chaplain to Archbishop Sancroft: Letter to the Bp. of Lincoln: 1692.: Copy. • ff. 14-15 Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond: Declarations of contrition for having renounced his religion: 1692.: Copies. • ff. 16-19 William III and Mary II of England: Letter of William III to the Archbishops: circ. 1695.: Copy. • f. 20 Sir Samuel Morland, 1st Baronet; diplomatist and mathematician: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1695.: Copy. • ff. 2 1, 24 Arthur Charlett, DD; Master of University College, Oxford: Letters to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1695.: Copies. • f. 22 Humphrey Prideaux, Dean of Norwich: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1695.: Copy. • f. 27 William Simpson: Letter to J. Toland: 1697.: Copy. • f. 27 John Toland, deist: Letter to, from W. Simpson: 1697.: Copy. • f. 28 John Toland, deist: Letter to, from 'Aristodemon': 1697.: Copy. • f. 28 Aristo-demon: Letter, so signed, to J. Toland: 1697.: Copy. • f. 29 William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1699.: Copy.

• ff. 30-33 Reverend James Pound, astronomer: Letter to-: 1701.: Copy. • f. 34 Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1700.: Copy. • f. 34b Simon Patrick, Bishop of Chichester and (1691) of Ely: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1700. • ff. 34b-35,46,63 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury: Letters to Abp. Tenison: 1700-1707.:

Page 261 2021-09-28 Copies. • f. 35b (copy) Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from the Bp. of Norwich: 1699-1700. • f. 35b (copy) John Moore, Bishop of Norwich and (1707) of Ely: Letters to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1699-1700. • ff. 36, 52b (copies) John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Correspondence with Abp. Tenison: 1695-1712. • ff. 36, 52b (copies) Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letters to Abp. Sharp: 1695-1712. • ff. 37-42 Charles Goodall, MD: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1702.: Copy. • f. 43 Anne of England: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: n.d.: Copy. • f. 44 William Worth, Fellow of All Souls, Oxford: Letter to J. Potter: 1707.: Copy. • f. 48 Johann Albert Fabricius, German scholar: Letter to A. Snape: 1708.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 50 William Sheridan, Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh: Memorandum of his remarks upon H. Sacheverell: circ. 1709. • f. 51 Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt: Inscription on a basin presented to him: 1710.: Lat. • f. 51 Henry Sacheverell, DD: Inscription on a basin presented by him to Lord Harcourt: 1710.

• f. 53 John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Abp. Tenison: 1714.: Copy. • f. 54 John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol and (1713) of London: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1715.: Copy. • ff. 55-56 Henry Wharton, Chaplain to Archbishop Sancroft: Extracts from his autobiography: 1606.: Lat. • ff.57-62 William Cave, d 1713 DD; Vicar of Isleworth: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1697.: Copy. • f. 63 John Somers, Baron Somers 1697: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1699. • ff. 64-71 William Beaw, DD; Bishop of Llandaff: Letter to Abp. Tenison: 1699.: Copy. • f. 72 George Bell, MD: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1731.: Copy. • f. 73 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Address on his election as High-Steward of Cambridge University: 1764. • f. 75 Martha Fowler, Quaker: Letter to, from R. Barclay: 1670.: Copy. • f. 75 Jean Woodcock, Quaker: Letter to, from R. Barclay: 1670.: Copy. • f. 75 Robert Barclay, d 1690 Quaker: Letter to J. Woodcock and M. Fowler: 1670.: Copy. • f. 76 (copy) Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Baronet: Letters to T. Kirke: 1696-1703. • f. 76 (copy) Thomas Kirke, FRS; of Cookridge: Letters to, from Sir G. Copley: 1696-1703. • f.77b Thomas Hobbes, philosopher: Petition to Charles II: n.d. • ff. 79 (copy), 278 Hon Robert Boyle, d 1691 FRS; physicist and chemist: Letter to, from Lady Ranelagh: 1677. • ff. 79 (copy), 278 Katherine Jones, née Boyle; wife of Arthur, 2nd Viscount Ranelagh: Letter to her brother, R. Boyle: 1677. • f. 80 Sir Henry Wotton, diplomatist and poet: Letter to Charles I: 1627.: Copy. • f. 80 Charles I of England: Letter to, from Sir H. Wotton: 1627.: Copy. • f. 81 Edward Franklin, Chaplain to Lord Chancellor Bacon: Letter to -: 1625.: Copy. • f. 82 John Beale, FRS; Rector of Yeovil: On cooking mushrooms: 1659. • f. 82 Cookery: J. Beale's notes on the cooking of mushrooms: 1659. • ff. 84, 87 Richard Busby, Head Master of Westminster School: Letters to, from W. Needham: 1655, late 17th cent. • ff. 84, 87 Walter Needham, d 1691 FRS; anatomist: Letters to R. Busby: 1655, late 17th cent.

• f. 88 John Flamsteed, Astronomer Royal: Letter to E. Halley: 1681.: Copy. • f. 88 Edmund Halley, FRS; astronomer: Letter to, from J. Flamsteed: 1681.: Copy. • ff. 91-118 (copies), 119 John Flamsteed, Astronomer Royal: Correspondence with Sir I. Newton: 1694-1699. • ff. 91-118 (copies), 119 Sir Isaac Newton: Correspondence with J. Flamsteed: 1694-1699. • f. 121 Sir Isaac Newton: Letter to, from J. Chamberlayne: 1704. • f. 121 John Chamberlayne, F R S; author: Letter to Sir I. Newton: 1704.: Copy. • f. 123 (copy) Thomas Gale, DD; Dean of York 1697: Letter to, from N. Heinsius: 1678.: Lat. • f. 123 (copy) Nicholas Heinsius, Dutch poet and diplomatist: Letter to T. Gale: 1678.: Lat.

• ff. 124-126 (copies) Thomas Gale, DD; Dean of York 1697: Letters to, from J. G. Graeve: 1679-1691(?).: Lat. • ff. 124-126 (copies) Johann Georg Graeve, German classical scholar: Letters to T. Gale: 1679-1691 (?).: Lat. • f. 127 (copy) Thomas Gale, DD; Dean of York 1697: Letters to, from E. Bernard: circ. 1670, 1671.: Lat. • f. 127 (copy) Edward Bernard, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford: Letters to T. Gale: circ. 1670, 1671.: Lat. • f. 129 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Letter to -: 1693.: Fr.: Copy.

Page 262 2021-09-28 • f. 131 [?Philippe] Gentet, SJ: Letter to, from L. A. Zacagni: 1700.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 131 Lorenzo Alessandro Zacagni, alias Zaccagni; Custos of the Vatican Library: Letter to Père Gentet: 1700.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 132 Thomas Gale, DD; Dean of York 1697: Letter to J. Mill: 1701.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 133 Recipes, Domestic: For various drinks: 1657. • f. 134 Coghen, of Amsterdam: Letter to, from J. Sprey: 1666.: Copy. • f. 134 J. Sprey: Letter to - Coghen: 1666.: Copy. • ff. 136, 138 Joseph Hillary, merchant, of Leeds: Letters to, from W. Stephenson: 1608. • ff. 136, 138 William Stephenson: Letters to J. Hilary: 1608. • f. 139 Henry Plumptre, MD, FRS, President of the Royal College of Physicians 1740: Letter to J. Petiver: circ. 1695. • f. 139 James Petiver, FRS, Apothecary to the Charter-House: Letter to, from H. Plumptre: circ. 1695. • f. 141 Sir William Petty, political economist: Letter to S. Hartlib: n.d.: Copy. • f. 141 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letter to, from Sir W. Petty: n.d.: Copy. • f. 143 (copy) Thomas Sydenham, d 1689 physician: Letter to W. Gould: 1687. • f. 143 (copy) William Gould, MD: Letter to, from T. Sydenham: 1687. • f. 144 William Foster, of Acrise: Letter to S. Burges: 1696. • f. 144 Samuel Burges, Rector of Instow: Letter to, from W. Foster: 1696. • f. 146 London; Hospitals. St Thomas's Hospital: List of Governors: 1749.: Printed. • ff. 148-153 (copies), 154 Ralph Barker, DD; Chaplain to Archbishop Tillotson: Letters to, from Abp. Tillotson: 1675-1691. • ff. 148-154 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letters to R. Barker: 1675-1691.: Mainly copies. • ff. 155, 155b Ralph Barker, DD; Chaplain to Archbishop Tillotson: Letters to, from E. Tillotson: 1696.: Copies. • ff. 155, 155b Elizabeth Tillotson, widow of John Tillotson: Letters to R. Barker: 1696.: Copies. • ff. 155b-156b Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells: Letter to R. Barker: 1693.: Copy. • ff.155b-156b Ralph Barker, DD; Chaplain to Archbishop Tillotson: Letter to, from the Bp. of Bath and Wells: 1693.: Copy. • ff. 157-163 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Letter, etc., to, from J. Attwood: 1655.: Engl. and Hebrew. • ff. 157-163 John Atwood, of Broomfield: Letter, etc., to J. Thurloe: 1655.: Engl. and Hebrew.

• ff. 159-163 Hebrew Language: Extracts from the Pentateuch found upon A. Phillips: 1655.: Hebrew. • ff. 164-224 passim Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Correspondence, etc.: 1594-1624.: Copies. • f. 212 George Davenport, Chaplain to the Bishop of Exeter: Letter to W. Sancroft: 1658.: Copy.

• f. 212 William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from G. Davenport: 1658.: Copy.

• f. 213 William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from -: circ. 1658.: Copy. • f. 225 Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester: Letter to, from H. Grotius: 1619.: Lat. • f. 225 Hugo Grotius, d 1645 Dutch scholar and statesman: Letter to the Bp. of Winchester: 1619.: Lat. • ff. 227-228 Hugo Grotius, d 1645 Dutch scholar and statesman: Table of contents for his 'De Jure Belli ac Pacis': 17th cent.: Lat. • ff. 229-232 William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727): Review of 'A True State of the Controversy between the present Bishop and Dean of Carlisle...': 1704.: Imperf. • ff. 233-239 Theology: Reviews of theological tracts: 18th cent. • ff. 240-241 Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Essay on: 1743. • ff.245-248 William III and Mary II of England: Sources for the political history of England, from 1689-1695. • f. 249 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter to, from Lord Bolingbroke: 1646.: Copy. • f. 249 Oliver St. John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke (1624): Letter to 0. Cromwell: 1646.: Copy.

• f. 250 Elizabeth St John, 2nd wife of O St. John, Lord Chief Justice: Letter to, from her uncle O. Cromwell: 1638.: Copy. • f. 250 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter to E. St. John: 1638.: Copy. • f. 252 Banage: Letter to the Marquis de Prie: 1706.: Fr.: Extr. • f. 254 Sir Philip Warwick, politician and historian: Letter to Sir J. Trevor: 1670.: Copy. • f. 254 Sir John Trevor, Secretary of State; son of Sir John Trevor: Letter to, from Sir P. Warwick: 1670.: Copy. • f. 254b Sir Philip Warwick, politician and historian: Letter to C. Bertie: 1678.: Copy. • f. 254b Brent: Letter to, from P. Warwick: 1677.: Copy. • f. 254b Sir Philip Warwick, politician and historian: Letter to - Brent: 1677.: Copy.

Page 263 2021-09-28 • f. 254b Charles Bertie, 5th son of Montagu, 2nd Earl of Lindsey: Letter to, from Sir P. Warwick: 1678.: Copy. • f. 256 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Letter to -: 1669.: Extr. • f. 257 Reverend John Brooke, of North Carolina: Letter to -: 1708. • f. 257b Christopher Gale, Attorney-General of N Carolina; son of Reverend Miles Gale: Letter endorsed by: 1709. • f. 259 Jacob Le Duchat, editor of Rabelais: Correspondence with P. Bayle: 1693-1702.: Fr. • f. 261 John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buck ingham and Normanby 1703: Letter to J. Tillotson: 1689. • f. 261 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from Lord Mulgrave: 1689. • f. 263 Sir John Cheke, tutor to Edward VI; Provost of King's College, Cambridge: Inscription to R. Ascham: 18th cent.: Lat. • f. 263 Roger Ascham, d 1568 scholar: Inscription to, by Sir J. Cheke: 18th cent.: Lat. • f. 264 John Milton, poet: Letter to, from A. Marvell: 1654.: Copy. • f. 264 Andrew Marvell, poet: Letter to J. Milton: 1654.: Copy. • f. 264b John Wall, DD; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford: Letter to J. Milton: 1659.: Copy. • f. 264b John Milton, poet: Letter to, from J. Wall: 1659.: Copy. • ff. 264-265 Josiah Owen, presbyterian minister: Transcripts attested by: circ. 1750. • f. 265b Thomas Chubb, Theological writer: Letter to J. Clayton: 1720.: Copy. • f. 266 Eton College; Berkshire: Royal provision for the Vicar of Windsor to be a Fellow: 1634.: Copy. • f. 268 Edward I of England: Warrant to the Sheriff of co. Bucks concerning Eton Bridge: 1303.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 268 Eton, Buckinghamshire: Warrant to the Sheriff of Bucks. on the state of Eton bridge: 1303.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 270, 276 Thomas Rundle, Bishop of Derry: Letters to the Duchess of Kent: 1742.: Copies.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Add MS 4293 (1536-1765)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4293

Creation Date 1536-1765

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; French; Latin

Scope and Content Miscellaneous warrants, letters. etc., chiefly original, collected by Thomas Birch; 1536-1765. The names of the writers, etc., are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. The more important articles are described below:-

(1) Warrant of Henry VIII to Sir Thomas Audeley, Chancellor of England, for a special commission to try the charges against Queen Anne Boleyn, 24 Apr. 1536, with the result of the inquiry. Cf. J. A. Froude, History of England, 1890, ii. p. 359. Latin. Copy. ff. 1-2.

(2) Warrant of Queen Elizabeth I to Sir Martin Calthrop, Lord Mayor of London, to levy and muster 1,000 men for service in the Low Countries; 2 Apr. 1589. Signed by the Queen and countersigned by Thomas Windebank. ff. 3-4b (3) Warrant of Charles I for sending William Petty to Venice to purchase Bartolomeo della Nave's collection of pictures, the King to have a fourth share, after an equal division of the collection by an expert, the priority of choice to be decided by throw of the dice; 8 July 1634. Signed. Cf. Add MS. 4106, f. 186. f. 5.

(4) Warrant of Charles II forbidding any printer or other to print 'a Book or Poem call'd Hudibras ... without the consent of Samuel Boteler, Esqr ; 10 Sept. 1677. Signed by Charles II, and countersigned by Sir John Berkenhead. Printed in Nash's edition of Hudibras, 1793, i, p. viii. f. 7.

(5) Queen Anne to Sir George Rooke condoling with him on 'ye great Affliction wch hath befallen'; n.d. (Jan. 1705?). f. 9.

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(6) Elizabeth, widow of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, to Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Earl Marshal; The Hague, 22/12 Feb. 1634. ff. 11-12.

(7) George I to Philip V of Spain on the re-establishment of amity between the two countries; 1 June 1721. French and English translation. Copies. ff. 13-15b.

(8) Sir Godfrey Kneller to Edward Porter, on the engraving of a picture; n.d. ff. 17-18b.

(9) Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, to Oliver Cromwell?, asking him to give ear to what the Sieur de Barrière may say to him; Brussels, 11 June 1653. French. Copy. f. 20.

(10) 'Letter from the Synod of the Kirk of Scotland at Edinburgh to King Charles containing a serious Admonition'; 1643?. f. 2 1.

(11) Will of James Talbot, Rector of Spofforth, with inscription for his monument; 31 Jan. 170 7/8. Signed and sealed. ff. 35-38b.

(12) The Hon. Robert Boyle to Robert Thompson 'concerning the India Company's propagating the Gospel in the East Indies'; Pall Mall, 5 Mar.

169 6/7. ff. 45-46.

(13) Statements, etc., relating to the performances of Valentine Greatrakes the 'stroker' (d. 1683). ff. 49-53b.

(14) William Congreve, dramatist, to Edward Porter; circa 1700. ff. 54-64b.

(15) John Flamsteed to Henry Oldenburg; Greenwich, 13 May 1676. f. 68.

(16) John Evelyn to the Hon. Robert Boyle; Says Court, Sept. 1659, 17 Sept. 1661. ff. 69-72b.

(17) Peter Francius to Vincenzo Minutoli; Amsterdam, 10 Aug. 1683. Latin. ff. 73-74b.

(18) — Gesner to Vincenzo Minutoli; Zurich, 25 Sept. 1683. Latin. ff. 75-76b.

(19) John Hawkesworth, author, to Lockyer Davis, bookseller; 4 Aug. 1765. f. 78.

(20) Eliza Haywood, novelist, to —, submitting some of her works; circa 1730. ff. 81,82.

(21) Cotton Mather, D.D., to Daniel Williams, D.D.; Boston, New England, 30 Apr. 1714. ff. 83-84b.

(22) Walter Needham, F.R.S., to Richard Busby, Master of Westminster School; late 17th cent. ff. 85-86b.

(23) Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Charles-; Houghton, 24 June 1743. Copy. f. 87.

(24) John Woodward, Professor of Physic, Gresham College, to 18 July 1722. f. 91.

(25) Correspondence of William Lilly, astrologer, with Elias Ashmole; 25 Apr. 1670-26 June 1677. ff. 111-129.

(26) Gilbert Sainthill, M.D., to William Lilly; Broadhembury, 24 June 1650. ff.133-134b.

(27) Isaac Barrow to John Collins; Trinity College, Cambridge, 5 Sept. 1664-29 Mar. 1670. Copies. Printed in S. P. Rigaud, Correspondence of Scientific Men, 1841-1862, ii, p. 32. ff. 136-148b passim.

(28) Isaac Vossius to Isaac Barrow?; 23 Feb. 1675. Copy. French and English translation. f. 149. Paper; ff. 151. Folio. 1536-1765.

includes:

• f. 1 Henry VIII of England: Warrant for a special commission to try Qu. Anne Boleyn: 1536.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 3 Thomas Windebank, Clerk to the Signet; father of Sir Francis Windebank: Royal warrant counter signed by: 1589.

Page 265 2021-09-28 • f. 3 Army; England: Royal warrant to levy 1000 men in London for the Low Countries: 1589. • f. 3 Elizabeth I of England: Warrant to Sir M. Calthrop, Lord Mayor of London, to levy soldiers: 1589.: Signed. • f. 3 Sir Martin Calthrop, Lord Mayor of London: Royal warrant to him to levy soldiers: 1589. • f. 5 William Petty: Royal warrant to, for the purchase of paintings at Venice: 1634. • f. 5 Bartolomeo della Nave: Warrant from Charles I for purchase of his collection of paintings at Venice: 1634. • f. 5 (signed) Art. Miscellaneous: Warrant of Charles I for the purchase of pictures at Venice: 1634. • f. 5 (signed) Charles I of England: Warrant to W. Petty to purchase paintings in Venice: 1634. • f. 7 Samuel Butler, satirist: Warrant to protect copyright of 'Hudibras': 1677. • f. 7 Charles II of England: Injunction against infringing the copyright of 'Hudibras': 1677.: Signed. • f. 9 Anne of England: Letter to Sir G. Rooke: [?1705]. • f. 11 Frederick V; Elector Palatine of the Rhine; King of Bohemia: Letter of Elizabeth, his widow, to Lord Arundel: 1634. • f. 11 Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel and Surrey d 1646: Letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth of Bohemia: 1634. • ff. 13, 15 George I of England: Letter to Philip V of Spain: 1721.: Fr. copy and Engl. transl. • f. 17 Sir Godfrey Kneller, Baronet artist: Letter to E. Porter: bef. 1723. • f. 17 Edward Porter: Letter to, from Sir G. Kneller: bef. 1723. • f. 20 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter to, from the Prince de Condé: 1653.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 20 Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Condé: Letter to O. Cromwell: 1653.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 21 Charles I of England: Letters to, from the Synod of the Kirk of Scotland: 1643. • f. 21 County of Edinburgh: Letter from the Synod of the Kirk at, to Charles I: 1643. • f. 22 Meinzeis, Minister of Carlowereck: Letter to the presbytery of -: circ. 1638. • ff. 24-26 co. Camb. See of Ely: Arguments for granting a lease of the lands of to the Lord Keeper, and for appointing a new bishop: 1599.: Copy. • f. 27 Alice Aldbrough, wife of R Aldbrough, of Ellingthorpe: Dispensation to, to eat meat in Lent: 1630. • f.27 Samuel Harsnet, Archbishop of York: Dispensation to eat flesh in Lent signed by: 1630. • f. 28b Sir George Rawdon, 1st Baronet: Notes of his family: 17th cent. • f. 29 John Thwaites, of Gledhow: Deposition conc. requisition of his horses: 1644. • f. 29 Sir William Wentworth: Deposition signed by: 1644. • f. 30 John Thwaites, of Gledhow: Militia order to: 1650. • f. 30 John Preston, of Apletrewick: Militia order to: 1650. • f. 31 Tbomas Dickinson, Parliamentary Tax Commissioner: Warrant signed by: 1649. • f. 31 Sir Edward Rodes, afterwards MP and PC: Warrant signed by: 1649. • f. 31 John Farrer, Parliamentary Tax Commissioner: Warrant signed by: 1649. • f. 31 Captain Thomas Tottie: Appointment as collector for the wapentake of Skyrack: 1649. • ff. 31, 48 John Thwaites, of Gledhow: Appointment and accompt of, as collector for the wapentake of Skyrack: 1649. • ff. 31, 48 Wapentake of Skyrack, Yorkshire: Appointment and account of tax collectors for: 1649. • ff. 33-34 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire: Tax assessment for Chapel Allerton: 1658. • ff.35-38b James Talbot, DD; Rector of Spofforth 1700: Will: 1708.: Signed and sealed. • f. 38 George Plaxton, Vicar of Sheriffhales and (1703) Rector of Barwick-in-Elmet: Note to R. Thoresby: 1711. • ff. 39-40 Mecklenburg family: Notes on, by T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 41 Thomas Toller, Vicar of Sheffield: Account of the Deanery of Doncaster: circ. 1612.: Copy. • f. 41 Reverend Henry Sampson, d 1700 MD: Account of the Deanery of Doncaster, copied by: 17th cent. • f. 41 Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire: Account of the parishes of the Deanery, by T. Toller and R. Clark: circ. 1612.: Copy. • f. 41 Richard Clark, Vicar of Braithwell: Account of the Deanery of Doncaster: circ. 1612.: Copy. • f. 42 William Aglionby, diplomat: Letter to -: 1700. • f. 43 St George Ashe, Bishop of Clogher and (1717) of Derry: Letter to --: 1695. • f. 44 Osborne Barwell, clerk at the House of Commons: Letters to T. Birch: 1739. • f. 45 Hon Robert Boyle, d 1691 FRS; physicist and chemist: Letter to R.Thompson: 1677. • f. 45 Robert Thompson: Letter to, from the Hon. R. Boyle: 1677. • f. 49 Alexander Herbert Phaire, of St. John's, Enniscorthy: Extracts from letters to V. Greatrakes: 1744.: Two copies. • ff. 49-53b Valentine Greatrakes, 'the stroker': Treatise and extracts from letters rel. to: 1666, 1744, n.d. • ff. 50-53b Hon Robert Boyle, d 1691 FRS; physicist and chemist: Memoranda conc. V.

Page 266 2021-09-28 Greatrakes: 1666. • ff. 54-64 William Congreve, dramatist: Letters to E. Porter: 1700. • f. 65 G. Cooksey: Letter to Dr. Brackenridge: 1753. • ff.66 Thomas Dale, MD, of Charlestown, S Carolina; son of F Dale, of Hoxton: Letter to Mrs. -: 1726. • f. 68 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letter to, from J. Flamsteed: 1676. • f. 68 John Flamsteed, Astronomer Royal: Letter to H. Oldenburg: 1676. • ff. 69, 7 1 John Evelyn, diarist: Letters to Hon. R. Boyle: 1657-1664. • ff. 69, 71 Hon Robert Boyle, d 1691 FRS; physicist and chemist: Letters to, from J. Evelyn: 1657-1664. • f. 73 Vincenzo Minutoli, Professor of Greek and History at Geneva: Letter to, from P. Francius: 1683.: Lat. • f. 73 Peter Francius, Dutch scholar: Letter to V. Minutoli: 1683.: Lat. • f. 75 Vincenzo Minutoli, Professor of Greek and History at Geneva: Letter to, from - Gesner: 1683.: Lat. • f. 75 Gesner, of Zurich: Letter to V. Minutoli: 1683.: Lat. • f. 77 William Hardisty, of Water Poppleton: Letter to Lord Hardwicke: 1745. • f. 78 John Hawkesworth, LLD; writer: Letter to L. Davis: 1765. • f. 80 Thomas Nutting, alderman, of Cambridge: Letter to -, and proposal for a fire engine: 18th cent.: Copies. • ff. 81, 82 Eliza Haywood, writer: Letters to -: circ. 1730. • f. 83 Cotton Mather, DD; American puritan divine: Letter to D. Williams: 1714. • f. 85 Richard Busby, Head Master of Westminster School: Letters to, from W. Needham: 1655, late 17th cent. • f. 85 Walter Needham, d 1691 FRS; anatomist: Letters to R. Busby: 1655, late 17th cent. • f. 87 Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Letter to Charles -: 1743.: Copy. • f. 88 Guy Smith, of Virginia: Letter to H. Dodwell: 1714. • f. 89 Reverend George Watts, Master of the Temple 1771: Letter to --: circ. 1736.: Lat. • f. 91 John Woodward, MD; Professor of Physic at Gresham College: Letter to -: 1722. • f. 92 Matthew Wright, of Northwich: Letter to, from J. Wrenche: 1642. • f. 92 John Wrenche: Letter to M. Wright: 1642. • f. 94 Mrs Mary Ford: Letter to, from: early 18th cent. • f. 96 M. Booth, widow, of Salford: Account of her death: 1667. • f. 97 John Letherland, Presbyterian minister, of Stratford-upon-Avon: Letter to W. Tong: 1707. • f. 98 Brian Walton, Bishop of Chester 1660: Letter to, from T. Mallory, etc.: 1661.: Copy. • f. 98 Thomas Mallory, DD; Canon of Chester: Letters to the Bps. of London and Chester: 1661.: Copies. • f. 98 Henry Pigott, Rector of Brindle: Letters to the Bps. of London and Chester: 1661.: Copies. • f. 98 Hugh Barrow, Vicar of Lancaster: Letters to the Bps. of London and Chester: 1661.: Copies. • f. 98 Gilbert Sheldon, Bishop of London and (1663) Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from T. Mallory and others: 1661.: Copy. • f. 98 Richard Sherlock, d 1689 DD; Rector of Winwick: Letters to the Bps. of London and Chester: 1661.: Copies. • f. 99 John Goudet: Letter to, from: 1723.: Imperf. • f. 101 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Letter to -: 1731. • f. 103 François La Rochefoucauld, Duc de la Rochefoucauld: Letter to Mlle. de Sillery: circ. 1670.: Fr.: Copy. • f.103 Gabrielle-Françoise Brulart, daughter of the Marquis de Sillery: Letter to, from the Duc de la Rochefoucauld: circ. 1670.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 104, 108 Jacques Basnage de Beauval, Minister of the Walloon Congregation at the Hague: Letters to V. Minutoli: 1673, 1683.: Fr. • ff. 104, 108 Vincenzo Minutoli, Professor of Greek and History at Geneva: Letters to, from J. Basnage de Beauval: 1673, 1683.: Fr. • f. 106 Mrs Augier: Letter to, from Dr. -: 1658. • f. 107 Vincenzo Minutoli, Professor of Greek and History at Geneva: Letters to, from P. Bayle: 1671-1702.: Fr. and Lat. • f. 107 Pierre Bayle, d 1706 French philosopher: Letters to V. Minutoli: 1676 circ. 1700.: Fr. and Lat. • ff. 109-110b John Ayliffe, forger; ex. 1759: Notes on the case of his orphan and creditors by T. Birch: 1761. • ff. 111-126,128 Elias Ashmole, founder of the Ashmolean Museum: Correspondence with W. Lilly: 1670-1677. • ff.111-126,128 William Lilly, astrologer: Correspondence with Elias and Elizabeth Ashmole: 1670-1677. • f. 119 Ruth Lilly, 3rd wife of William Lilly: Letter to Elizabeth Ashmole, partly by: 1670. • f. 119 Elizabeth Ashmole, wife of Elias Ashmole: Letter to, from R. and W. Lilly: 1670.

Page 267 2021-09-28 • f. 130 H. Whitmore, of Chester: Letter to E. Ashmole: 1653. • f. 130 Elias Ashmole, founder of the Ashmolean Museum: Letter to, from H. Whitmore: 1653. • f. 132 John Sheare: Letter to E. Ashmole: 1685. • f. 132 Elias Ashmole, founder of the Ashmolean Museum: Letter to, from J. Sheare: 1685. • f. 133 William Lilly, astrologer: Letter to, from G. Sainthill: 1650. • f. 133 Gilbert Sainthill, physician: Letter to W. Lilly: 1650. • f. 135 Robert Spry, of Plymouth: Letter to W. Lilly: 1655. • f. 135 William Lilly, astrologer: Letter to, from R. Spry: 1655. • ff. 136-148b passim John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Letters to, from I. Barrow: 1664-1670.: Copies. • ff. 136-148b, passim lsaac Barrow, d 1677 DD, FRS, mathematician and divine: Letters to J. Collins: 1664 -1670.: Copies. • ff. 145, 150-151 lsaac Barrow, d 1677 DD, FRS, mathematician and divine: Notes on, by T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 149 lsaac Barrow, d 1677 DD, FRS, mathematician and divine: Letter to, from I. Vossius: 1676.: Fr.: Copy, with Engl. transl. • f. 149 Isaac Vossius, scholar and bibliophile: Letter to [I?] Barrow,: 1676.: Fr.: Copy, with Engl. transl.

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content OLDENBURG CORRESPONDENCE

Miscellaneous original letters, etc., addressed chiefly to Henry Oldenburg, Secretary to the Royal Society, by scientific men; 1665-1676. 'Re writers include:-

(1) Sir Isaac Newton to Henry Oldenburg; 24-26 Oct. 1676. Latin and English. ff. 1-10, 12.

(2) John Beale, chaplain to Charles II, to the same; June 1667-2 Sept. 1671. ff. 16-17b, 26-41b, 44-45b.

(3) Henry Oldenburg to William Brereton, Baron Brereton; London, 16 Jan. 1666/7. ff. 20-2lb.

(4) Heinrich Cocceji to the same; Heidelberg, 29 Sept. 1673. ff. 22-23b.

(5) William Brouncker, Viscount Brouncker, to the same; 5 Oct. 1665. ff.24-25b.

(6) Nicolaus Mercator to William Brereton, Baron Brereton; London, 5 Apr. 1666. ff. 42-43b.

(7) Edward Bernard, Professor of Astronomy at Oxford, to Henry Oldenburg; 20 Apr. 1673. Partly printed. ff. 46-47.

(8) Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz to the same; Paris, 8 Mar. 1672/3-27 Aug. 1676. Latin. Originals and copy. ff. 48, 56-57b, 67-70.

(9) The same, to Thomas Hobbes; Mainz, 13/23 July 1670. Original and copy. ff. 62-66b.

(10) John Wallis, D.D. to Henry Oldenburg; Oxford, 7 Oct. 1675. f. 71. Letters copied or drafted by H. Oldenburg occur at ff. 15b, 19, 50-61. Paper; ff. 71. Folio. 1665-1676.

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Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Correspondence of: 1665-1676.

includes:

• ff. 1-10, 12 Sir Isaac Newton: Letters to H. Oldenburg: 1676.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 11 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Notes on Jewish feasts: n.d.: Autogr. • f. 11 Jews: Notes by J. Pell on Jewish feasts: 17th cent. • f. 13 Robert Grove, stationer, of London: Warrant from the Bp. of London to examine an importation of books: 1676. • f. 14 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Method of weighing a column of air: 17th cent. • ff. 15b, 16, 19, 26-40, 44 John Beale, FRS; Rector of Yeovil: Correspondence with H. Oldenburg: 1667-1671. • f. 20 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters to Lord Brereton: 1666, 1668. • f. 20 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Letters to, from H. Oldenburg: 1666, 1668. • f. 22 Heinrich Cocceji, Baron 1713; German jurist: Letter to H. Oldenburg: 1673.: Lat. • f. 24 William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker: Letter to H. Oldenburg: 1665. • f. 42 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Letter to, from N. Mercator: 1666.: Lat. • f. 42 Nicolaus Mercator, d 1687 FRS; Danish astronomer and mathematician: Letter to Lord Brereton: 1666.: Lat. • f. 46 Edward Bernard, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford: Letters to H. Oldenburg: 1672, 1673. • f. 46 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters to, from E. Bernard: 1672, 1673. • ff. 48-56,58-61,67 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Correspondence with H. Oldenburg: circ. 1673-1676.: Lat.: Partly copies. • ff. 62 (copy), 64 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Letter to T. Hobbes: 1670.: Lat. • ff. 62 (copy), 64 Thomas Hobbes, philosopher: Letter to, from G. W. von Leibnitz: 1670.: Lat. • f. 71 John Wallis, DD, FRS; mathematician: Letter to H. Oldenburg: 1675.: Lat.

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin; German; Italian

Scope and Content TOLAND PAPERS

Collection of papers, letters, etc., relating to the life and writings of John Toland, deist (d. l722), consisting of agreements with publishers and printers, title-pages of his works, answers to critics, etc., with a few original letters addressed to him, and drafts of his own letters. Some of the papers

are printed in The Miscellaneous Works of Mr. John Toland, by P. Desmaizeaux, 2 vols., 1747. For other papers relating to Toland see Add. MS. 4465. The names of the writers of letters, etc., are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 83. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

John Toland, deist: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers: 1690-1722.

includes:

• f. 1 Philip and Mary I of England: Memoranda respecting the gift of a golden rose to, by the Pope: circ. 1554.: Ital.: Copy. • f. 2 Heinrich Haxthausen, Prochancellor of Hesse Cassel: Letter to, from C. S. Schurzfleisch: 1687.: Lat. • f. 2 Conrad Samuel Schurzfleisch, German historian: Letter to H. Haxthausen: 1687.: Lat. • f. 4 Richard Baldwin, stationer, of London: Bond to, from J. Toland: 1697. • f. 6 John Darby, the younger; stationer, of London: Bond to, from J. Toland and T. Raulins: 1698. • f. 6 Thomas Raulins: Bond to Darby: 1698. • f. 8 Antony van Dale, MD; Dutch antiquary and philosopher: Letter to J. Toland: 1699.: Lat. • f. 10 John Darby, the younger; stationer, of London: Promissory note to, from J. Toland: 1699. • f. 11 Count Johann Kasimir Kolbe von Wartenberg,; Grand Chamberlain of the King of Prussia: Letter to J. Toland: 1702.: Fr. • f. 13 Baron Christian Carl von Lintelo,; Dutch Ambassador to Prussia: Letter to J. Toland: 1707.: Fr. • f. 15 John Charles; Elector Palatine of the Rhine: Letter to Sophia, Dowager Electress of Hanover: 1707.: Engl. transl. • f. 16 Count August Christoph von Wackerbarth,; Field Marshal: Letter to - Eschbach: 1708.: Germ. • f. 18 Orders Military, Chevaliers de la Jubilation: Extract from the Registers of the Chapter: 1710.: Fr. • f. 21 Egbert Sanger, bookseller, of London: Promissory note to J. Toland: 1711. • f. 22 Poetry FRENCH: Song respecting the conduct of England at the peace of Utrecht: 18th cent. • f. 23 Laurentius Jacobus Arminius, Dutch scholar and writer: Letters to J. Toland: 1710, 1712.: Fr. and Lat. • ff. 24,25 John Humfreys, printer: Accompts to J. Toland for printing: 1713, 1714. • f. 25 Edmund Curll, bookseller, of London: Account to J. Toland for printing: 1714. • f. 26 Barnaby Bernard Lintot, bookseller and publisher, of London: Agreement with J. Toland: 1714. • f. 27 John Chamberlayne, F R S; author: Letter to J. Toland: 1718. • f. 29 John Beaumont, FRS; surgeon and geologist: Letter to J. Toland: 1718. • f. 31 John Wallace: M.D Recipe: 1718. • f. 32 Samuel Reynolds: Letter to J. Toland: 1719. • f. 34 Ro- North: Receipt to J. Toland: 1720. • f. 35 John Watts: Receipt to J. Toland: 1720. • f. 36 Jean de Fonvive: Acknowledgement of subscription to South Sea Company: 1720. • f. 37 Gargan, of Hanover: Letter to J. Toland: 1720.: Fr. • f. 39 John Toland, deist: Letter to B. Goode, signed 'Philagathus': 1720. • ff. 41-43 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Books and MSS. of J. Toland: 1720.

Page 270 2021-09-28 • ff. 44-47 Francis Hare, Bishop of Chichester: Criticism by J. Toland of his 'Scripture vindicated. . .': 1721. • f. 49 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: Proposals for better regulating the public newspapers, by J. Toland: circ. 1714-1722. • f. 53 Countess B. C. von Schlippenbach: Letter to J. Toland: early 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 55 Poetry LATIN: Laudatory verses to J. Toland: 18th cent. • f. 57 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury d 1713: Letter to J. Toland: circ. 1705. • f. 60 Chinese Language: Notes on: 18th cent. • ff. 64, 65 Poetry ENGLISH: J. Toland: verses by: bef. 1722. • f. 68 Finance: Scheme for a National Bank: circ. 1708. • ff. 69-70 Paul Christian Hilscher, d 1730 Lutheran theologian: Title page and contents list of his 'Christopaedia': 18th cent.: Engl. transl. (?). • f. 72 Arabia: Note of MS. reputed to have been given to the Christians of, by St. John the Baptist: 18th cent. • f. 74 England; Parliament: Note on proceedings in the Commons rel. to J. Wilkes: 1764. • f. 75 François Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, Abbé, Comte, afterwards Cardinal: Poem on his installation in the Order of the Holy Spirit: 1758.: Fr. • f. 75 Louise Henriette d' Orléans, wife of Louis Philippe, Duc d'Orléans: Poem on the installation of F. J. de Pierre de Bernis in the Order of the Holy Spirit: 1758.: Fr. • f. 75 Poetry FRENCH: On the installation of the Abbé de Bernis in the Order of the Holy Spirit: 1758. • ff. 76, 77 John Toland, deist: Epitaph on: 1722.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 80 Recipes, Domestic: For a pudding: 18th cent. • f. 81 Medicine and Surgery: Remedy against gravel: 18th cent.: Fr.

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Scope and Content EDWARD FRANKLIN LETTER-BOOK

Letter-Book of Edward Franklin, Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge (1610-1623), Rector of St. Lawrence, co. Essex (1621), and of Great and Little Cressingham, co. Norf. (1622), ejected circ. 1644, chaplain to Lord Chancellor Bacon (cf. note by Birch, f. 180, and Add. MS. 23018, f. 59b); 1601-1630. Latin. Paper; ff. 180. Duodecimo. 1601-1630.

Edward Franklin, Chaplain to Lord Chancellor Bacon: Letter book: 1601-1630.: Lat.

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Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS TRANSCRIBED CHIEFLY BY THOMAS BIRCH; 17th-18th centt. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Included are originals and copies of letters from (a) Elizabeth Carter, poetess, to Edward Cave, and others; 1739. ff. 49, 57-61;- (b) Dr. William Warburton to the Hon. W. Murray; 3 July 1738. f. 68;- (c) Birch's dedicatory letter to Joseph Butler, Bishop of Bristol and Dean of St. Paul's (dated 6 Nov. 1742), of Ralph Cudworth's Intellectual System, 2 vols., 1743, followed by his Life of the latter prefixed to that edition. ff. 86-103. Paper; ff. 109. Quarto. XVII-XVIII centt.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• ff. 1-2 (extracts) Charies Davenant, LLD; political economist: Correspondence with his son, H. Davenant: 1703-1708.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 1-2 (extracts) Henry Davenant, diplomatist: Correspondence with his father, C. Davenant: 1703-1708.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 3 Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Qu. Anne: 1713.: Copy. • f. 9 John Fell, DD, Dean of Christ Church, Bishop of Oxford (1676): Letter to, from Sir L. Jenkins: 1683.: Copy. • f. 9 Sir Leoline Jenkins, Secretary of State: Letter to the Bp. of Oxford: 1683.: Copy. • f. 12 Sir George Mackenzie, of Rosehaugh; Lord Advocate of Scotland: Letter. to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1681.: Copy. • f. 12 William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from Sir G. Mackenzie: 1681.: Copy. • ff. 14-17 Law OF ENGLAND: Description of trial by combat: 18th cent. • ff. 18-20b Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: Letters to H. Sidney: 1679-1689.: Extracts. • ff. 18-20b Henry Sidney, 1st Earl of Romney 1694: Letters to, from Lord Sunderland: 1679-1689.: Extracts. • ff. 20b-23b Anne Spencer, wife of Robert, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: Letters to H. Sidney: 1679-1688.: Extracts. • ff. 20b-23b Henry Sidney, 1st Earl of Romney 1694: Letters to, from Lady Sunderland: 1679-1688.: Extracts. • ff. 23b-33 Dorothy Spencer, wife of Henry, 1st Earl of Sunderland: Letters to -: 1680.: Copies. • f. 34 John Locke, philosopher: Letter to A. Churchill: 1704.: Copy. • ff. 35-37 Robert Nelson, FRS; religious writer: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1708.: Copy. • f. 38 Phineas Fowke, MD: Letter to G. Plaxton: 1676.: Copy. • f. 38 George Plaxton, Vicar of Sheriffhales and (1703) Rector of Barwick-in-Elmet: Letter to, from P. Fowke: 1676.: Copy. • f. 39 Francis Hooper, DD; Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge: Letter to E. Vernon: 1752.: Copy. • f. 40 John Williams, Dean of Westminster, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper, afterwards Archbishop of York: Letter to Lord Buckingham: 1623.: Copy. • f. 40 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Letter to, from the Bp. of Lincoin: 1623.: Copy. • ff. 43-48 Thomas Beach, poet and wine merchant: Letters to: 1737.: Copies. Imperf. • ff. 48b-49 (copies) Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Baronet: Letters to T. Kirke: 1696-1703. • ff. 48b-49 (copies.) Thomas Kirke, FRS; of Cookridge: Letters to, from Sir G. Copley: 1696-1703. • ff. 49-50b (extr.), 57-59 Elizabeth Carter, author: Letters to E. Cave: 1737-1739. • f. 50b James Bonnell, Accountant-General of Ireland: Letter to J. Strype: 1689.: Copy. • f. 50b John Strype, historian: Letter to, from J. Bonnell: 1689.: Copy.

Page 272 2021-09-28 • f. 51 Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham 1681: Letters to Sir E. Dering: 1656, 1658.: Extracts. • f. 51 Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet: Letters to, from H. Finch: 1656, 1658.: Extracts. • f. 51 b John Bull: Letter to - Dering: 1632.: Copy. • f. 51b Dering: Letter to, from J. Bull: 1632.: Copy. • f. 61 Elizabeth Carter, author: Letters to-: 1739, n.d.: Lat. and Engl.: Copies. • ff. 62-65 Robert Lowth, Bishop of London: Correspondence with W. Warburton: 1756.: Extr. • ff. 62-65 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Correspondence with R. Lowth: 1756.: Extracts. • f. 66 Robert Lowth, Bishop of London: Letter to T. Chapman: 1756. • f. 68 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Letter to Hon. W. Murray: 1738. • f. 69 Richard Osbaldeston, Bishop of London: Letter to G. Ridley: 1756.: Copy. • ff. 71, 72 Thomas Willing, banker; of Philadelphia: Letter to -: 1755.: Copies. • ff. 73-75, 78-85 Isaac Papin, French Protestant theologian: Correspondence with J. Leclerc: 1684.: Fr.: Copies. • ff. 73-75,78-85 Jean Le Clerc, d 1736 French Protestant theologian: Correspondence with I. Papin: 1684.: Fr.: Copies. • f. 76 Jean Le Clerc, d 1736 French Protestant theologian: Letter to C. Le Cene: 1685.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 76 Charles Le Cene, Huguenot refugee: Letter to, from J. Le Clerc: 1685.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 86-103 Ralph Cudworth, d 1688 DD; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge: Biographical notices: 1742, 18th cent. • f. 107 Gerard Langbaine, the elder; Provost of Queen's College, Oxford: Letter to -: 1652.

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Scope and Content TRANSCRIPTS OF SLOANE CORRESPONDENCE

TRANSCRIPTS in Thomas Birch's autograph of selected letters from the correspondence of Sir Hans Sloane (Sloane MSS. 4036-4069). Paper; ff. 150. Quarto. Circa 1750-1757.

Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Collections of T. Birch rel. to his life: circ. 1753.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

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Creation Date 16th century-18th century

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Languages of Material Dutch; English; French; Latin; German; Italian; Spanish; Swedish

Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of letters and papers, of a commercial and diplomatic character, mostly referring to foreign affairs.

Included are some original letters, imperfect or unsigned drafts, etc. The names of the writers, etc. are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 162. Folio. XVI-XVIII centt.

includes:

• f. 1 Theodore Haak, d 1690 FRS; translator: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1643-1664.: Germ. and Engl. • f. 1 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence with T. Haak: 1643-1664.: Germ. and Engl. • f. 3 Newsletters From France: Paris: 1654-1662.: Engl., Fr. and Lat. • f. 4 Germany, General: Satire on possible candidates for election as Emperor: 1658.: Fr. • f. 5 Sir Thomas Edmondes, diplomatist: Letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1595.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 5 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to T. Edmondes: 1595.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 9 Abraham Stanyan, diplomatist: Letter to -: 1714.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 9-13b, 17, 103-106, 108, 109, 119-120 Sir Luke Schaub, diplomatist: Correspondence and papers of: 1714-1736.: Fr. and Engl.: Partly autogr. • f. 11 Stanyan, wife of Abraham Stanyan: Letter to -: 1714.: Fr.: Draft. • f. 14 François Louis de Pesmes, Sieur de St. Saphorin; French Ambassador to Vienna: Letters to Sir L. Schaub: 1726-1730, n.d.: Fr. • f. 19 Peter I of Russia: Article 4 of the treaty of Neustadt, with Sweden: 1721.: Fr. • f. 19 Frederick I of Sweden: The 4th article of the Treaty of Neustadt with Russia: 1721.: Fr. • ff. 20-28, 98-109 passim, 115-116, 119-120 George I of England: Papers rel. to foreign policy: circ. 1715-1721.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 29 Emmanuel Bondeli, Seigneur de Châtelard: Letter to Baron de Strünckede: 1724.: Fr. • f. 36 Charles Whitworth, 1st Baron Whitworth and (1815) 1st Earl Whitworth: Instructions to, as Envoy to Berlin: 1719.: Fr. • f. 38 Sir Robert Sutton, diplomatist: Letter to Sir L. Schaub: 1718.: Fr. • ff. 40-43 Mines: Report on mining in Saxony: 18th cent.: Germ. • ff. 40-43 Saxony: Report on mining activities: 18th cent.: Germ. • ff. 44-45 Prince James Francis Edward Stuart,; the 'Old Pretender': Satirical history of the first 14 years of his 'reign': circ. 1720.: Fr. • ff. 44-45 Satires: Satirical history of the first fourteen years of the 'reign' of the 'Old Pretender': circ. 1720.: Fr. • f. 46b Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux: Memorandum rel. to: early 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 47 Pieter Codde, Archbishop of Sebaste; Vicar Apostolic in the S Netherlands: Memorandum: early 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 48 Galileo Galilei: Letter to, from: bef. 1642.: Ital.: Copy. • ff. 50, 51 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters copied by: 1666.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 52 Samuel Kirke, of Leeds: Bill of exchange: 1689.: Notarial copy. • f. 52 Samuel van Lodensteyn, notary public, of Rotterdam: Notarial attestation by: 1689. • f. 54 Anne Vigot, wife of T de la Chaumette: Financial agreement with M. du Monteil Desmaizeaux, signed by: 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 54 Madeleine du Monteil Desmaizeaux, wife of Louis Desmaizeaux: Financial agreement with A. Vigot signed by: n.d.: Fr. • ff. 55, 57, 58 Ludolph Kuster, German classical scholar: Letters to J. Wasse: 1706-1710.: Lat. • f. 56 Adrian Reland, Dutch orientalist: Letters to J. Wasse: 1706.: Lat. • f. 60 Georgius Melchior, of Amsterdam: Letter to J G Graevee: 1669.: Lat. • f. 60 Johann Georg Graeve, German classical scholar: Letter to, from G. Melchior: 1669.: Lat. • f. 61 Johann Georg Steigertahl, Chief Court Physician to George I: Letter to -: 1716.: Fr.

Page 274 2021-09-28 • f. 62 Mathematics: Mathematical problems: 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 64 London, England: Certificate signed by the ministers and elders of the French Church in Threadneedle St.: 1703. • f. 64 Abraham Cossart, Elder of the French Church in London: Testimonial signed by: 1703. • f. 64 John Hanet, elder of the French Church in London: Testimonial signed by: 1703. • f. 64 Ch- Bertham, of the French Church in London: Testimonial signed by: 1703. • f. 64 Francis Grognet, alias Grongnet; French Refugee Minister: Testimonial for, from the minister of the French Church in London: 1703. • f. 64 Joseph Ducasse, Elder of the French Church in London: Testimonial signed by: 1703. • f. 64 D. Primerose, Minister of the French Church in Threadneedle St: Testimonial signed by: 1703. • f. 66 Palgrave: French passport for: 1678.: Fr. • f. 67 François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénelon, d 1715 Archbishop of Cambrai: Review of his 'Télémaque': early 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 67, 68 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Reviews of Fénelon's 'Télémaque' and Raphson's 'Fluxions': early 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 68 Joseph Raphson, FRS: Review of his 'History of Fluxions' (1715),: early 18th cent: Fr. • ff. 70, 71 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Notes by: 18th cent.: Fr. and Lat.: Autogr. • ff. 72-76 Jacques Christophe Le Blon, engraver: Description of his method of printing pictures in colour, with list of pictures so printed: circ. 1720-1730. • ff. 72-76 Art. Miscellaneous: Description of J. C. Le Blon's method of printing pictures in colour, with a list of pictures so printed: circ. 1720-1730. • f. 77 Loys: Letter to: 1750.: Fr.: Extr. • f. 78 The Hague, the Netherlands: Account of an earthquake at: 1755.: Fr. • ff. 79-80 Anne of London; vessel: Proceeding of the French Council of State relative to her capture: 1647.: Fr.: Printed. • ff. 79-80 Louis XIV of France: Proceedings of the Council of State rel. to a captured Dutch vessel: 1647.: Fr.: Extr. Printed. • ff. 81-84 Adrian Pauw, Grand Pensionary of Holland; Dutch Ambassador to England: Letters to the Council of State: 1652.: Fr. • ff. 81-84 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letters to the Council of State, from A. Pauw, Dutch ambassador: 1652.: Fr. • f. 85 Jean Bonnefons, d 1614 the elder; French poet: Notes on his 'Carmina' by P. Desmaizeaux: 18th cent.: Lat. • f. 85 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Notes on the poems of J. Bonnefons: 18th cent.: Lat. • f. 87 Newsletters From Breslau: Breslau.: 1658.: Germ. • f. 87b Newsletters From Upper Hungary: : 1658.: Germ. • f. 87b Jan Amos Komensky, d 1670 alias Comenius; writer on education: Letter to -: 1658.: Lat. • f. 92 Christiaan Huygens, d 1695 Heer van Zuylichem; mathematician and astronomer: Correspondence with H. Oldenburg: 1671-1675.: Fr. • f. 92 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Correspondence with C. Huygens: 1671-1675.: Fr. • f. 94 Jacques Severin, French Protestant minister: Testimonial in favour of -- Bridou: 1676.: Fr. • ff. 94, 95 Bridou: Testimonials in favour of, from - Severin and C. Voisin: 1676.: Fr. • f. 95 Claude Voisin, of London: Testimonial in favour of - Bridou: 1676.: Fr. • ff. 96-97 Newsletters From France: Newsletters: [?1588]-1661.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 97b Poetry FRENCH: Verses on the death of Cardinal Mazarin: 1661, 17th cent. • f. 97b Jules Mazarin, d 1661 Cardinal: Epitaphs on: 17th- 18th centt.: Lat., Fr. and Engl. • f. 98 George I of England: Memorandum on the importance, for his German interest, of influence at the Papal Court: circ. 1720.: Fr. • ff. 100-102 Turkey, Sultans of. Ahmed III: Letter to Philip V of Spain: 1714.: Ital. transl. • ff. 100-102 Philip V of Spain: Letter to, from the Sultan of Turkey: 1714.: Ital. transl. • f. 107 Philip V of Spain: List of diplomatic documents: circ. 1720.: Span. • ff. 110-111 Philip V of Spain: Memorandum conc. the terms of the Quadruple Alliance: circ. 1720.: Ital. • f. 112 Frederick William I of Prussia: Tenth article of the Treaty of Partition with the Prince of Orange: 1732.: Fr. • f. 112 William (IV) Charles Henry Friso, Princes of Orange: Tenth article of treaty with the King of Prussia rel. to the partition and succession of Orange: 1732.: Fr. • f. 114 Accompts: Accompts of money exchanged between Lisbon and Genoa: 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 117 Catherine I of Russia: Memorandum on relations with Poland: circ. 1726.: Fr. • f. 117 Frederic Augustus I; King of Poland: Memorandumon Polish relations with Russia: circ. 1726.: Fr. • ff. 121, 123 Alonso de Cardenas, Spanish Ambassador in England: Application to the English

Page 275 2021-09-28 Parliament for compensation: 1649.: Span., with Engl. transl. • ff. 121, 123 Santa Clara Spanish vessel: Application to the English Parliament for compensation for detention of the goods of: 1649.: Span., with Engl. transl. • f. 125 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Account of the founding of the 'Brothers Club': 1711.: Fr. • f. 125 Brothers Club: Account of its founding: 1711.: Fr. • f. 126 Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarborough: Epitaphs on: circ. 1740.: Fr. and Lat. • f. 127 Münster, Westphalia: Memorial of C. Bernard respecting his lawsuit with the city: 18th cent.: Lat. • f. 127 Christopher Bernard: Memorial of his law-suit with the city of Münster: n.d. 18th cent.: Lat. • ff. 128, 132 Susanna van der Meulen, widow of Machiel van Craeyesteyn, of Dordrecht: Letters of attorney, with notarial attestation: 1658.: Dutch and Engl. transl. • ff. 128-129, 131-132 Hatfield, Yorkshire: Papers rel. to the ownership of the manor of: 1655-1658.: Dutch and Engl. • f. 130 Mary Kightly, of Hatfield Chase: Letter to, from P. van Hecke: 1671. • f. 130 Peter van Hecke: Letter to M. Kightly: 1671. • f. 131 M. van Deurn, of London: Letter to T. Lee: 1655. • f. 131 Thomas Lee, of Hatfield: Letter to, from M. van Deurn: 1655. • f. 133 Heinrich Plütschau, German Protestant missionary: Speech: 1712.: Lat. • f. 134 August Hermann Francke, German protestant divine: Letter to -: 1712.: Germ. • f. 135 Johann Ernst Gründler, German missionary in India: Letter to: 1712.: Germ. • ff. 135, 139 Bartholomeus Ziegenbalg, German Protestant missionary: Letters to -: 1710, 1712.: Germ. • f. 137 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire: Undertaking of Dutch prisoners at, not to assist the King of England: 1646.: Germ. • f. 137 Charles I of England: Undertaking of Dutch prisoners at Hull not to assist the King: 1646.: Germ. • f. 137 Netherlands, United Provinces: Undertaking of Dutch prisoners at Hull not to assist the King of England: 1646.: Germ. • f. 140 John Pickering: French passport for: 1710.: Fr. • f. 141 de Salinas Varona, Spanish commissioner in Manila: Letter to the Duke of Atrisco: 1709.: Span. • f. 143 Jan de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland: Letter to N. Paets: 1669.: Dutch. • f. 143 N. Paets, Councillor of Rotterdam: Letter to, from J. de Witt: 1669.: Dutch. • f. 145 Basilius Kipesinus, Hungarian refugee minister: Receipt for money sent from Leeds: 1677.: Lat. • f. 145 Johannes Jablonczay, Hungarian refugee minister: Receipt for money sent from Leeds: 1677.: Lat. • f. 146 Amsterdam, Holland: Certificate conc. the cloth trade at: 1638.: Dutch. • ff. 147,148 Puymirol, France: Petitions for a guard: 1572, 1573.: Fr. • ff.147,148 Honorat de Savoy, Marquis de Villars: Petitions to, from the town of Puymirol, with orders signed by: 1572, 1573.: Fr. • f. 149 Jullien Delespes, Seigneur de Loustalneau: Receipt for pay for the garrison of Puymirol signed by: 1577.: Fr. • f. 149 Puymirol, France: Receipt from the Governor for pay for the garrison: 1577.: Fr. • f. 150 Everard Mercurian, General of Society of Jesus: Licence to say mass signed by: 1574.: Lat. • f. 150 Henry Thorpe, SJ: Licence to celebrate mass: 1574.: Lat. • f. 150 Leonardus Arminus Brasilia, SJ: Licence to celebrate mass: 1574.: Lat. • f. 152 Charies Créquy, Duc de Créquy: Letter to A. de Bordeaux: 1659.: Fr. • f. 152 Anthoine de Bordeaux, French Ambassador in England: Letter to, from the Duc de Créquy: 1659.: Fr. • f. 154 Frederick V; Elector Palatine of the Rhine; King of Bohemia: Decree of the Emperor Ferdinand II on behalf of the children of: 1635.: Lat. • f. 154 Ferdinand II; Emperor of Germany: Decree on behalf of the children of Frederick, Elector Palatine: 1635.: Lat. • f. 156 Amsterdam, Holland: Petition by the city authorities to Lord Fairfax on behalf of P. Le Febuare: 1664.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • f. 156 Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Baron Fairfax: Petition of the city of Amsterdam on behalf of P. Le Febuare, to: 1644.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • f. 156 Peter Le Febuare, of Amsterdam: Petition from the city of Amsterdam to Lord Fairfax on his behalf: 1644.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • f. 158 Mademoiselle Rigaudy, of Puymirol: Certificate of exemption from impositions to: 1580.: Fr. • f. 158 Jehan de Laval, Commander in Lot and Garonne for Henry of Navarre: Certificate of exemption from impositions to Mlle. - Rigaudy: 1580.: Fr. • f. 159 Puymirol, France: Letter to the Consuls of, from the Consuls of Montauban: 1596.: Fr. • f. 159 Montauban, France: Letter from the Consuls of, to the Consuls of Puymirol: 1596.:

Page 276 2021-09-28 Fr. • f. 161 Henry IV of France: Letter to, from the inhabitants of Montaignac: circ. 1609.: Fr. • f. 161 Montagnac, Mauvezin, France: Letter from the inhabitants, to the king of France: circ. 1609.: Fr. • f. 162 Udde Odla, of Stockholm: Order signed and sealed by: 1662.: Swedish.

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Add MS 4300-4323 BIRCH CORRESPONDENCECollection of letters addressed to Thomas Birch; 1726-1766. Twenty-four volumes, arranged

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4300-4323

Creation Date 1726-1766

Extent and Format 24 items

Languages of Material English; French; Italian; Latin

Title BIRCH CORRESPONDENCECollection of letters addressed to Thomas Birch; 1726-1766. Twenty-four volumes, arranged roughly in alphabetical order. The names of writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. In Add. MS. 4323 most of the letters lack signatures. French, Latin, Italian and English. Paper. Folio. (1726-1766)

Scope and Content Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Add MS 4300 (1734-1764)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4300

Creation Date 1734-1764

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; French; Italian; Latin

Scope and Content Vol. I (ff. 256). A-B.

includes:

• f. 1 H. Abé, Surgeon Major of General Cornube's Regiment at Namur: Letter to the Royal Society: 1755. • f.3 Louis Paul Abeille, Advocate to the Parlement of Brittany: Letter to T. Birch: 1761.: Fr.

• f. 6 Gottfried Achenwall, German writer on statistics: Letter to T. Birch: 1759.: Lat. • f. 7 Charles Ackers: Letter to T. Birch: 1734. • f. 8 Oliver Acton, of Bridewell Hospital, London: Letter to T. Birch: 1735. • f. 10 R. Adams: Letter to T. Birch: 1744. • f. 10* Michel Adanson, French naturalist and traveller: Letter to T. Birch: 1760.: Fr. • ff. 12-40 Swithin Adee, MD; of Guildford: Letters to T. Birch: 1758-1760. • f. 42 Reverend William Agate, Lecturer of St. Lawrence Jewry, London: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1750.

Page 277 2021-09-28 • f. 43 de St Aignan, Comte: Letters to T. Birch: 1764.: Fr. • ff. 45-53 Mark Akenside, poet and physician: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1762. • f. 53* Count Francesco Algarotti,; Italian scholar: Letters to T. Birch: 1756, 1759.: Ital.

• ff.54, 56, 57 Thomas Allen, Rector of Kettering: Letters to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 59 William Allen, American jurist and politician: Letter to T. Birch: 1758.: Copy. • f. 63 William Allen: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1746. • ff. 65, 66 William Allix, of Tower Hill: Letters to T. Birch: 1758, 1762. • f. 67 Charles Alston, botanist, of Edinburgh: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • ff.68, 69 Reverend Thomas Amory, dissenting tutor: Letters to T. Birch: 1763, 1765. • ff. 70-77 Richard Andrews, Rector of Whiston, county Northamptonshire: Letters to T. Birch: 1752. • ff. 78-84 Elizabeth Anson, d 1760 née Yorke; wife (1748) of George, Baron Anson: Letters to T. Birch: 1749-1756, n.d. • ff. 85-89 Antoine Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville, French writer, naturalist and engineer: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753-1755.: Lat., Fr. and Engl.: Partly copies. • ff. 90, 92 John Armstrong, MD; physician and author: Letters to T. Birch: 1741, 1742. • f. 93 Richard Arnald, Prebendary of Lincoln; theological writer: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 95 H. Ast: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1766. • ff. 97-101 Thomas Astle, FSA; Keeper of the Records, Tower of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1761, 1764. • f. 99 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to Qu. Mary: 1554.: Copy. • f. 102 Reverend Anthony Atkey, of Shepton Mallet: Letter to T. Birch: 1734. • ff. 104-106 Joseph Atwell, DD, FRS; Canon of Westminster: Letters to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 107 Benjamin Avery, LLD; physician: Letter to - Welby: 1740. • ff. 108, 109 Stephen Austen, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1746.

• f. 112 Reverend Francis Aylmer, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: Letter to A. Clarke: 1739. • ff.113, 115 Sir Joseph Ayloffe, 6th Baronet: Letters to T. Birch: 1752, 1762. • f. 116 Sir James Burrow, Master of the Crown Office: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1760-1765, n.d. • f. 118 Thomas Baker, surgeon at St. Thomas's Hospital: Letter to T. Birch: 1738. • f. 121 F[otherby?] Baker, of Haberdashers'Hall: Letter to T. Birch: 1745. • ff. 122, 123 (draft) David Erskine Baker, writer on drama: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754.

• f. 124 George Baker, 1st Baronet 1776; physician: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • ff.125-130 Roger Baldwin, FRS; Rector of Aldingham: Letters to T. Birch: 1763-1765. • f. 131 Edward Ballard, DD: Letter to T. Birch: 1744. • ff. 132, 134 George Ballard, of Magdalen College, Oxford: Letters to T. Birch: 1749. • ff. 136-153 Samuel Bamfield, of Honiton; teacher of mathematics: Letters to T. Birch: 1761-1764. • f. 154 Robert Bankes: Letter to T. Birch: 1741. • f. 156 Pierre Barrère, French physician and naturalist: Letter to T. Birch: 1752.: Fr. • f. 158 Samuel Christian Hollman, FRS; German philosopher: Testimonials for P. Barrère signed by: 1751, 1752.: Lat. • f. 158 Albrecht von Haller, Swiss scientist: Testimonials on behalf of P. Barrére: 1751, 1752.: Lat. • f. 158 Paul Gottlieb Werlhof, Physician of the King of England at Hanover: Testimonials for P. Barrère signed by: 1751, 1752.: Lat. • f. 158 Pierre Barrère, French physician and naturalist: Testimonials for: 1751, 1752.: Lat.

• f. 159 James Barrow, churchwarden of St Michael Woodstreet: Letter to T. Birch: 1744. • f. 160 John Barrow, teacher of mathematics: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • ff. 162, 165 Abbé Jean Jacques Barthélemy, French scholar and numismatist: Letters to T. Birch: 1754.: Fr. • f. 164 Abbé Jean Jacques Barthélemy, French scholar and numismatist: Letter to - Jeffreys: 1754.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 166-172 Cutts Barton, Rector of Little Laver: Letters to T. Birch: 1753, 1754. • f. 174 Reverend Thomas Barton, of Pennsylvania: Letter to T. Birch: 1757. • ff. 176-180 Osborne Barwell, clerk at the House of Commons: Letters to T. Birch: 1739. • f. 181 Job Baster, Dutch physician and botanist: Letter to T. Birch: 1757.: Lat. • f. 183 R. Bateman: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • f. 185 William Pulteney, Earl of Bath 1742: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • f. 189 Bathoe, bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 190 William Battie, MD, FRS: Letter to - Hawksbie [?F. Hawksbee]: 1752. • ff. 192-203 Mrs R. Batty, widow: Letters to T. Birch: 1757-1759. • f. 204 Ottavio Antonio Bayardi, of Rome: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • f. 204 Camillo Paderni, Keeper of the Herculaneum Museum: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • ff. 205, 207 William Baylies, MD: Letters to T. Birch: 1758.

Page 278 2021-09-28 • f. 209 William Baynes: Letter to T. Birch: 1747. • ff. 211-215 Reverend Philip Bearcroft, DD; Master of the Charterhouse: Letters to T. Birch: 1742-1757. • ff. 216, 218 Edward Bearcroft, Secretary to the Charterhouse: Letters to T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 220-222 Jean-Baptiste Jacques Élie de Beaumont, FRS; French jurist: Letters to T. Birch: 1764, 1765. • ff. 223-229, 230-232b (copies), 233 Sir Henry Arundell Bedingfield, 3rd Baronet: Letters to T. Birch: 1756-1758. • f. 235 John Belchier, FRS; Surgeon to Guy's Hospital: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • f. 236 Beaupré Bell, the younger; antiquary: Letter to T. Birch: 1740. • ff. 238, 240 (copy) James Bennet, schoolmaster, of Hoddesdon: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1762. • f. 242 George Benson, DD; dissenting minister: Letter to T. Birch: 1757. • f. 243 Edward Bentham, DD, Fellow of Oriel College, and Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 245 Charles John Bentinck, Count Bentinck of Nieuhuys; 2nd son of the 1st Earl of Portland: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • f. 247 Scrope Berdmore, of Nottingham: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 248 Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Baron and Count; Danish Minister of State: Letter to T. Birch: 1757: Fr. • f. 250 John Berrow: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 251 John Berriman, Rector of St. Alban's, Lond: Alban's, Lond. Letter to T. Birch: 1751.

• f. 253 Ferdinand Berthond, FRS; Swiss horologist: Letter to T. Birch: 1764.: Fr. • f. 254 James Bettenham, printer, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1750.

Legal Status Not Public Record(s)

Add MS 4301 (1733-1764)

Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts

Reference Add MS 4301

Creation Date 1733-1764

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; French

Scope and Content Vol. II (ff. 375). B.

includes:

• ff. 1-99 John Peter Bernard, d 1750 FRS; biographer: Letters to T. Birch: 1733-1742, n.d. • ff. 100-1 16 John Bevis, MD; astronomer: Letters to T. Birch: 1752 1761. • ff. 117-125 John Bird, mathematical instrument maker: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1764. • f. 126 Ann Bishop: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1766. • ff. 127-138 passim Francis Blackburne, Archdeacon of Cleveland: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1754. • f. 139 William Blackman: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • ff. 141-154 Thomas Blackwell, the younger; classical scholar: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1748-1753. • ff. 156-162 Richard Blacow, Canon of Windsor: Letters to T. Birch: 1749-1755. • ff. 164-170 Reverend John Blair, LLD, FRS; chronologist: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1756-1764. • f. 172 Francis Blake, 1st Baronet 1774; FRS: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 173 Joshua Blew, of the Inner Temple Library: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 174-178 Reverend Nathanael Bliss, Astronomer Royal (1762): Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1756.

• ff. 179-194 Sir Harry Pope Blount, 3rd Baronet: Letters to T. Birch: 1734-1735. • f. 195 Robert Bogg, Treasurer to the Philharmonic Society: Letters to T. Birch: 1760, 1764.

• f. 196 Philipp Adolf Böhmer, German anatomist: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 198 François Xavier Bon, Marquis de Saint Hilaire; naturalist: Letter to T. Birch: 1752.:

Page 279 2021-09-28 Fr. • f. 200 B. Bonner: Letter to J. Ward: 1728. • f. 202 B. Bosanquet: Letter to T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 203 Richard Boteler: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1760. • ff. 204-207 William Botham, the younger; printer, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1742-1746.

• ff. 210-217b Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752-1756.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 218 James Bowen: Letters to T. Birch: 1759. • f. 222 Samuel Bourn, dissenting minister; son of S Bourn, the younger: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • ff. 223, 225 John Bowes, Baron Bowes; Lord Chancellor of Ireland: Letters to T. Birch: 1751, 1753. • f. 227 John Bowles: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • ff. 229-233 Walter Bowman, Antiquary: Letters to T. Birch: 1763, 1764. • ff. 234-241 William Bowyer, the younger; printer: Letters to T. Birch: 1738-1751. • ff.242-249 Samuel Boyse, Poet: Letters to T. Birch: 1742. • f. 250 Benjamin Bradly: Letter to T. Birch: 1732. • ff. 252-284 Reverend William Braikenridge, alias Brakenridge; FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1732-1758. • f. 286 Thomas Brand, afterwards Hollis; FRS; FSA: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • ff. 287-291 Gustavus Brander, Antiquary: Letters to T. Birch: 1754, 1755. • f. 292 John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane: Letter to T. Birch: 1757. • f. 293 E. Briggs: Letter to T. Birch: 1746. • f. 295 John Brindley, bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1751. • ff. 297-301 Charles Etienne Briseux, French architect: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754.: Fr. and Engl.: Partly copies. • ff. 302-307 John Bristed, Rector of St Peter's, Lewes: Letters to T. Birch: 1748-1754. • f. 308 William Bromfield, surgeon: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 309 William Brookes: Letter to T. Birch: 1736. • ff. 310-313, 315-317b Joseph Brooksbank: Letters to T. Birch: 1758-1760. • f. 314 Brooksbank: Letters to T. Birch: 1758, n.d. • ff. 318-328 passim Edward Browne, Rector of Walesby: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1755. • ff. 329-344 Moses Browne, Poet: Letters to T. Birch: 1738-1754. • f. 345 John Brown, DD, Vicar of Newcastle on Tyne: Letter to Lord Royston: 1760.: Copy. • ff. 346, 349 (copies) John Brown, DD, Vicar of Newcastle on Tyne: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1756, 1760. • f. 350 William Brownrigg, MD, FRS; chemist: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 352 Brydges: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1760. • ff. 353-358 Benjamin Bulkeley, DD; Rector of Chingford: Letters to T. Birch: 1742, 1746. • f. 359 Richard Bullock, Rector of Streatham: Letter to T. Birch: 1749. • ff. 361, 362 Gilbert Burnet, Vicar of St. James's, Clerkenwell: Letters to T. Birch: 1738, 1744. • ff. 363, 365 Sir James Burrow, Master of the Crown Office: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1760-1765, n.d. • f. 367 George Burton, Rector of Elden: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 369 Daniel Burton, D D; Rector of St. Peter-le-Poer, London: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1760. • f.370 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute; Prime Minister: Letter to -Miller: circ. 1755. • f. 372 Reverend Alban Butler, d 1773 hagiographer: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1760, 1764, n.d.

• f. 373 Deodatus Bye, Rector of Otterden: Letter to F. Gyles: 1740.

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Scope and Content Vol. III (ff. 299). C.

includes:

• ff. 1-21 passim Charles Cadogan, 2nd Baron Cadogan: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1761. • ff. 12-15 British Museum: Observations of Lord Cadogan on the plan for the showing of: 1756.: Signed. • f. 22 Caesar: Letter to T. Birch: 1728. • f. 24 Edmund Calamy, d 1755 nonconformist minister; son of Edmund Calamy (d. 1732): Letter to T. Birch: 1742. • f. 25 Sir James Caldwell, 4th Baronet; Count of the Holy Roman Empire: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 27 Sir James Caldwell, 4th Baronet; Count of the Holy Roman Empire: Letter to Father Franciscus: 1753.: Lat.: Draft. • ff. 29-33 Richard Owen Cambridge, poet: Letters to T. Birch: 1745-1761. • f. 34 Reverend Archibald Campbell: Letter to T. Birch: 1740. • ff. 35-37 John Campbell, LLD; Agent for the Colony of Georgia; author: Letters to T. Birch: 1759-1765. • ff. 38-42 Edward Capell, d 1781 Shakespearian commentator: Letters to T. Birch: 1758, 1759, n.d. • ff. 43 (copy), 44-57 Mary Capell, daughter of William, 3rd Earl of Essex: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1751, bef. 1766. • f. 59 David Steuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • ff.60-65 Reverend John Carmichael, Chaplain to Lady Barrymore of Dublin: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1757. • f. 66 John Carr, Rector of Alphamstone: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 68 Richard Carr: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1754. • ff. 69-79 Elizabeth Carter, author: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1738, 1739.: Copies. • ff. 80, 82 Giovanni Francesco Mauro Melchiorre Salvemini di Castiglione, FRS; Italian geometrician: Letters to T. Birch: 1756, 1759.: Fr. • ff. 84 (draft), 85-90 Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754-1764.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 91-145 Edward Cave, printer, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1734-1753, n.d. • ff.146-152 Lord Charles Cavendish, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1747-1760. • f. 153 Chevalier Joseph Louis Vincent de Mauléon de Causans: Letter to T. Birch: 1754.: Fr.

• f. 155 John Cay, FSA; judge: Letter to T. Birch: 1750. • ff. 157-159 Thomas Chamberlayne, Rector of Charlton, Kent: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • f. 160 John Chandler, F RS; apothecary: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • f. 161 Richard Chandler, printer and bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1734. • ff. 163-17 1 Samuel Chandler, DD; Dissenting minister: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1765.: Partly printed. • f. 172 John Channing, printer, of London: Letter to W. Watson: circ. 1760. • ff. 174-183 passim Thomas Chapman, DD; Prebendary of Durham: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1755-1757. • f. 180 See of Durham: Confirmation by the Dean and Chapter, of the lease of Whickham and Gateside colliery to the use of the Bp. of Durham: 1664. • ff. 184, 186 (draft), 188 Dr George Charles, British Chargé d'Affaires at Turin: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754-1765. • f. 189 William Chebsey: Letter to T. Birch: 1731. • f. 190 Joâo Chevalier, FRS; Oratorian, of Lisbon: Letter to T. Birch: 1754,: Lat. • f. 192 Charies Bourchier Cheyney, Reader at St. Mary le Strand: Letter to T. Birch: 1746. • f. 195 William Chimmon, Vestry clerk of St. Clement Danes: Letters to T. Birch: 1747. • ff. 196-203 Reverend John Clark, Master at St. Paul's School: Letters to T. Birch: 1737, n.d.

• f. 204 John Clark, of Debden: Letters to T. Birch: 1764, 1765. • ff. 206-220 Alured Clarke, Dean of Exeter, Chaplain to George I and II: Letters to T. Birch:

Page 281 2021-09-28 1739-1740. • ff. 221-224 John Clarke, bookseller, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1731-1748. • f. 225 Reverend Richard Clarke: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 227 Samuel Clarke, FRS; son of Samuel Clarke: Letters to T. Birch: 1759, n.d. • ff. 229-249 Sir Thomas Clarke, FRS; Master of the Rolls: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1760. • ff.250-257 William Clarke, Rector of Buxted: Letters to T. Birch: 1739-1741. • f. 258 Robert Clayton, Bishop of Cork and Ross; Bishop of Clogher 1745: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1752.: Copy. • f. 259 William Cleland: Letter to T. Birch: 1739. • ff.260-284 John Clephane, MD, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1758. • f. 285 John Clerk, Vicar of Brinsop: Letter to T. Birch: 1747. • f. 286 Edward Cobden, DD, Archdeacon of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1751. • ff. 288, 289 John Cock, DD; Rector of Debden: Letters to T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 290-298 John Cockburn, of Rochester; son of Mrs. C Cockburn: Letters to T. Birch: 1750-1764.

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Scope and Content Vol. IV (ff. 214). C.

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• f. 1 Lawrence Cole, Secretary to the Society for promoting English Protestant Schools in Ireland: Letter to T. Birch: 1745. • ff. 2, 3 Josiah Colebrooke, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1750, 1751. • ff. 4-9 Arthur Collins, d 1760 bookseller, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1746-1749. • ff. 10-39 Peter Collinson, FRS, Botanist: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1765, n.d. • f. 40 Reverend John Colson, FRS; mathematician: Letter to T. Birch: 1742. • ff.41-61 Richard Combes, Solicitor: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1756. • ff. 62, 63 John Conyers, MP: Letters to T. Birch: 1763. • ff.65,66 Thomas Cooke, poet and translator: Letters to T. Birch: 1747, 1748. • ff. 68-75 John Cookesey, FRS; Rector of St. Anthony's, London, and (circa 1755) of Wimbledon: Letters to T. Birch: 1745-1765. • f. 76 H. Cookson, of Chiswick: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • ff. 77, 79 Elizabeth Cooper, compiler and dramatist: Letters to T. Birch: 1740, 1752. • ff. 80-159 passim John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1741-1759. • f. 135 Reverend John Maxwell: Plan of his 'Treasure of the English Tongue': 1747. • ff. 160-163 Margaret Boyle, wife of John, 5th Earl of Orrery: Letters to T. Birch: 1742-1758.

• ff. 164-168 John Cornwell, of Debden: Letters to T. Birch: 1761-1763. • ff. 169, 171 (copy) Antonio Josefo Correa, Secretary to the Royal Society of Seville: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1763.: Lat. • ff.172-181 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1764. • ff. 182, 184 Reverend George Costard, astronomical writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1761. • f. 186 Benjamin Cotton, schoolmaster of the Charity School, Cripplegate: Letters to T. Birch: 1744. • f. 187 Pierre François Le Courayer, French theologian: Letter to T. Birch: 1764. • ff. 189-194 James Cowper, MD: Letters to T. Birch: 1755, 1757. • f. 195 Hadley Cox, Vicar of Flitton: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 197 Thomas Cox, printer: Letter to T. Birch: 1733. • f. 198 Crichton: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • ff. 199-202 James Crokatt, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1744, 1749, n.d.

Page 282 2021-09-28 • f. 203 William Cromwell, of Gray's Inn; great grandson of Oliver Cromwell: Letter to T. Birch: 1740. • f. 205 Thomas Crozier: Letter to T. Birch: 1731. • ff. 206, 208 Lewis Crusius, DD; FRS; Headmaster of Charterhouse School: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • f. 210 [? Archibald] Cunningham, army officer in Canada: Letter to his father: 1755.: Copy.

• f. 211 Edmund Curll, bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1738. • ff.212,214 Count Petr Grigorevich Chernyshev,; Russian Minister in London: Letters to T. Birch: 1753, 1754.

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Scope and Content Vol. V (ff. 255). D.

includes:

• ff.1-3 Francis Dale, of Hoxton; brother of S Dale, physician and apothecary: Letters to T. Birch: 1733, 1751. • ff. 5-45 Samuel Dale, physician and apothecary, of Braintree: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1738.

• ff. 46-66, 67 (copies) Thomas Dale, MD, of Charlestown, S Carolina; son of F Dale, of Hoxton: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1726-1736.: Lat. and Engl. • ff.46-66, 67(copies) Thomas Dale, MD, of Charlestown, S Carolina; son of F Dale, of Hoxton: Correspondance with T. Birch: 1726-1736: Lat and Engl. • ff. 68-105 Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet; Lord Hailes: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1765. • ff. 106 (copy), 107, 109 John Dalton, poet and divine: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1732, 1739. • f. 110 P. Damas: Letter to J. Baker: 1756. • f. 110 Stamp Office: List of commissioners and officers: 1756. • f. 112 Sarah Darby: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1766. • ff. 114-145 Peter Davall, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1760, n.d. • ff. 146-193 John Davidson, Scottish antiquary: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754-1764.: Partly copies. • f. 194 Jacques Daviel, surgeon and oculist to the King of France: Letter to J. Clephane: 1754.: Fr. • f. 196 B. J. Davies, of Billingsgate Ward Charity School: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 197 Charles Davis, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1741. • ff. 198-202 Lockyer Davis, bookseller and Publisher, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1759-1765. • f. 203 P. Delmé: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 205, 221 (copy), 223 Pierre Demours, French oculist: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1757, 1759.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 206-220 Pierre Demours, French oculist: Preface to French translation of the 'Philosophical Transactions' of the Royal Society by: 1757.: Fr. • ff.206-220 Royal Society: Preface to a French translation by P. Demours of 'Philosophical Transactions': 1757. • f. 225 Henry Dent: Letter to T. Birch: 1741. • f. 227 Samuel Derrick, poet and translator: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • f. 230 Devaijnes, French prisoner at Portchester Castle: Letter to T, Birch: 1761.: Fr. • ff. 232-241 Robert Dingley, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1755, 1756. • f. 242 Edward Dixon: Letter to T. Birch: 1759.

Page 283 2021-09-28 • ff. 244-255 Jeremiah Dixon, astronomer: Letters to T. Birch: 1760-1761. • f. 245 Charles Mason, astronomer: Letter to T. Birch: 1760.

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Scope and Content Vol. VI (ff. 188). D-E.

includes:

• f. 2 James Solas Dodd, surgeon, lecturer and actor: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 4 Charles Dodgson, Bishop of Ossory 1765: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1760. • f. 5 Robert Dodsley, bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1751. • f. 6 Vitaliano Donati, FRS; Italian botanist: Letter to T. Birch: 1757.: Lat. • ff. 7 (copy), 8-13 Jane Done, servant: Correspondence with her master, T. Birch: 1763. • f. 16 Douglass: Note conc.: 1756. • ff. 17-25 John Douglas, DD; Bishop of Salisbury: Letters to T. Birch: 1756-1764. • f. 26 Douville, Conseiller au Presidial d'Abbeville: Letter to T. Birch: 1753.: Fr. • f. 28 John Downes., Rector of St. Michael, Wood Street: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • f. 29 Francis Drake, F R S; historian of York, son of Francis Drake: Letter to T. Birch: 1753.

• f. 31 Somerset Draper, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 33 Robert Hay Drummond, Archbishop of York: Letter to T. Birch: 1756. • ff. 35-59 Andrew Coltee Ducarel, LL.D; FSA: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1765. • ff.60-80 Daniel Dumaresq, DD, FRS; Chaplain to the English Factory at St. Petersburg: Letters to T. Birch: 1748-1762. • ff. 82, 84 William Duncombe, editor and dramatist: Letters to T. Birch: 1737, 1739. • ff. 85-90 Samuel Dunn, mathematician: Letters to T. Birch: 1762-1764. • f. 91 Louis Dupuy, French mathematician and philologist: Article on the value of the 'Bezant': circ. 1760.: Fr. • ff. 92, 93 David Durand, Pastor of the French Churches in St. Martin's Lane and the Savoy: Letters to T. Birch: 1754, 1756.: Fr. • ff. 95-107 Matthew Dutton: Letters to T. Birch: 1739. • f. 108 Walter Earle, Vicar of Hendon: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 110-111 Eboracensis, pseudonym: Letter to T. Birch: 1744. • f. 112 John Edgell, of St. Botolph's, Aldgate: Letter to T. Birch: 1732. • ff. 114-126 George Edwards, Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians: Letters to T. Birch: 1749-1762. • f. 121 Sibert Dorrien: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1750. • ff. 127-132 Thomas Edwards, d 1757 FSA; of Turrick: Letters to T. Birch: 1750-1753. • f. 133 Hon John Egerton, Bishop of Durham: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 135 Annie Sophia Egerton, 1st wife of J Egerton, Bishop of Durham: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1750. • f. 137 Daniel Elleker: Letter to T. Birch: 1757. • ff. 139-144 John Ellicott, FRS; clockmaker: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1761. • ff. 145, 146 Anthony Ellys, d 1761 Bishop of St. Davids: Letters to T. Birch: 1759, n.d. • ff. 147-161 John Ellis, FRS; naturalist: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1759. • ff. 162, 164 Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip 1794; Secretary at War: Letters to T. Birch: 1752, 1765. • f. 165 William Ellis, Rector of All Hallows, Staining: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • f. 166 Sloane Elsmere, DD, Vicar of Chelsea, executor of Sir H Sloane, Baronet: Letter to T. Birch: 1737. • ff. 168-173 William Ellwood: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1745. • f. 175 Thomas Em-, [?bookseller], of London: Letter to T. Birch: 18th cent.

Page 284 2021-09-28 • ff. 175, 177 James Empson, Keeper of Natural History and Antiquities, British Museum: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1762. • f. 179 John Entick, schoolmaster and author: Letter to T. Birch: 1731. • f. 181 Niels Eriksen, of Copenhagen: Letter to T. Birch: 1760.: Lat. • f. 183 Charles Erskine, of Lincoln's Inn: Letter to T. Birch: 1746. • ff.185,187 Henry Van der Esch: Letters to T. Birch: 1734-1737.

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Scope and Content Vol. VII (ff. 189). E.

includes:

• ff. 1-173 Henry Etough, Rector of Therfield, county Hertfordshire: Letters to T. Birch: 1743-1757. • ff. 175, 177, 179 (copy) Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton: Letters to H. Etough: 1744-1756. • f. 181 Lieutenant John Evans, RN: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • f. 182 Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet: Letter to T. Birch: 1756. • f. 184 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letter to Sir J. Evelyn: 1756. • ff.186,188 Sir Francis Haskin Eyles-Stiles, 3rd Baronet: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1761.

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Scope and Content Vol. VIII (ff. 210). F.

includes:

• f. 1 Emanuel de D. Falkner, of Basle; son -in -law of N Bernoulli: Letter to T. Birch: 1759.: Fr. • f. 3 [James?] Fanch: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1753. • f. 4 George Faulkner, bookseller, of Dublin: Letter to T. Birch: 1749. • ff. 6, 8, 9 Reverend Nicholas Fayting, master at Merchant Taylors School: Letters to T. Birch: 1746, 1753, bef. 1766. • f. 10 Paul Feilde, of Lincoln's Inn: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • ff. 11, 13 James Ferguson, FRS; astronomer: Letters to T. Birch: 1763-1765. • f. 15 Fermignac, attorney, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • f. 15 Wharton, attorney, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 16, 18 Thomas Fern: Letters to T. Birch: 1728, 1731. • ff. 19-33 Benedict Ferner, FRS; afterwards tutor to Gustavus III of Sweden: Letters to T. Birch: 1759-1761.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 34-47 Jenkin Ferriors, of Pembroke: Letters to T. Birch: 1740-1766. • f. 49 Sir John Fielding, magistrate: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • f. 50 Petrus Nicolaus Filenius, FRS; Bishop of Linköping 1761: Letter to T. Birch: 1738. • ff.52-58 Lady Isabella Finch, Lady-in-waiting to the Princess Amelia: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1763. • f. 60 Reverend Robert Poole Finch, Prebendary of Westminster 1781: Letter to T. Birch: 1753.

• ff.61,62 Edward Fisher, parishioner at St. Michael, Wood Street: Letters to T. Birch: 1744.

• f. 62 Gilbert Burnet, Vicar of St. James's, Clerkenwell: Letters to T. Birch: 1738, 1744. • ff. 63, 64, 65 Joseph Fisher, of Bancroft's Hospital: Letters to T. Birch: 1748-1757. • ff. 67, 68 Keane Fitzgerald, FRS: Letters, etc., to T. Birch: 1758-1763. • f. 70 Caleb Fleming, nonconformist minister: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • ff. 71-91 Malcolm Flemyng, MD; physiologist: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1763. • ff. 92, 93 Roger Flexman, DD; presbyterian minister: Letters to T. Birch: 1750-1761. • ff. 94-98 Martin Folkes, President of the Royal Society: Letters to T. Birch: 1737-1752. • f. 99 J. Ford, of Bristol: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • ff. 101-1 15 Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey, Perpetual Secretary to the Academy of Sciences at Berlin: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753-1759.: Fr. and Engl.: Partly copies. • ff. 116, 118 (copy) Nathaniel Forster, DD; Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753. • f. 119 Reverend Richard Forster, of Sheffield: Letters to T. Birch: 1757-1762. • ff. 120, 122 James Foster, Independent Minister: Letters to T. Birch: 1733, 1749. • ff. 123-141 Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, French scientist: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753-1764.: Fr. and Engl.: Partly autogr. • ff. 142-166 Henry Foulkes, Curate of St. Margaret Pattens: Letters to T. Birch: 1746-1765. • f. 167 John Fox: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • ff. 169-172 Pierre François: Letters to T. Birch: 1743-1753.: Lat., Fr. and Engl. • f. 173 Richard Frankland, of Headley: Letter to F. Gyles: 1740. • ff. 176, 177 Benjamin Franklin, American statesman: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1757-1762. • f. 178 Charles Frederick, Surveyor-General of the Ordnance; KB 1761: Letter to T. Birch: 1737.

• ff. 180, 181 William Freman: Letters to T. Birch: 1742, n.d. • ff. 182-202 Philippe-Richard Fremont, formerly of the Parlement of Paris: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1758.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 203 Jean Baptiste de Freval: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • f. 205 Richard Frost, dissenter: of Yarmouth. Letter to T. Birch: 1736. • f. 206 Ursula Fryer: Letter to T. Birch: 1751. • f. 209 John Fuller, son of T Fuller, MD: Letter to T. Birch: 1736. • f. 210 Furneaux: Letter to T. Birch: 1763.

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Scope and Content Vol. IX (ff. 275). G.

includes:

• f. 1 Pieter Gabrij, FRS; of The Hague: Letter to T. Birch: 1756.: Lat. • f. 2 Prince Charies Hyacinthe Antoine Galléan, Duc de Galléan: Statement of his titles: circ. 1763.: Fr.: With seal. • f. 3 Prince Charies Hyacinthe Antoine Galléan, Duc de Galléan: Letter to T. Birch: 1763.: Fr.

• f. 5 Gallio, pseudonym: Letter to T. Birch: 1729.: Lat. • ff. 7, 9 Henry Gally, DD; Chaplain to George II: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1758. • f. 10 Mrs Gally, wife of Henry Gally: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1760. • ff. 11, 13 Elizabeth Gambarini, daughter of Charles Gambarini: Letter, etc., to T. Birch: 1763. • f. 13 Charles Gambarini, Librarian to the Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel: Proposals for sale of his picture collection: 1763. • ff. 14-3 1 Robert Ganton, Curate of Saffron Walden: Letters to T. Birch: 1761-1765. • f. 32 R. Garden, of the Middle Temple: Letter to T. Birch: 1739. • f. 34 John Garnett, Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin and (1758) of Clogher: Letter to T. Birch: 1746. • f. 36 T. Gardner: Letter to T. Birch: 18th cent. • ff. 37-46 David Garrick, actor: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1751- 1761. • ff. 47-65 Antoine Gaubil, SJ; French missionary in China: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752-1758.: Lat. and Fr. • f. 66 Edmé -Jacques Genêt, French writer and translator: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • f. 67 Samuel Luther von Geret, Professor at Wittenberg: Letter to T. Birch: 1756.: Lat. • ff. 69, 71 Jean Alexandre Genevois, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1761, 1762.: Fr. • f. 74 Edmund Gibson, Bishop of Lincoln and (1720) of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1744. • ff. 75, 77 George Gibson: Letters to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 78 John Gibson: Letter to T. Birch: 1737. • ff. 80, 82 José Antonio Givomo y Laneri, of Madrid: Letter to T. Birch: 1763.: Lat. and Fr.

• f. 84 Josiah Tucker, DD; Dean of Gloucester: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752-1764.: Partly copies. • f. 85 Philipp Friedrich Gmelin, German scientist: Letter to T. Birch: 1757. • ff. 87-99, 102-131 Strickland Gough, d 1752 Rector of Swayfield: Letters, etc., to T. Birch: 1732-1752, n.d. • ff. 100, 101 (copy) Matthias van Goch, MD; of Moordrecht: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1755.: Lat. • f. 132 Matthias van Goch, MD; of Moordrecht: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1755.: Lat. • f. 134 Boyle Godfrey, MD; chemist; son of Ambrose Godfrey alias Godfrey-Hanckwitz: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 136 Francis Godolphin, 2nd Baron Godolphin of Helston: Letter to T. Birch: 1728. • f. 138 Luise Adelgunde Victoria Gottsched, German dramatist; wife of Johann Christoph Gottsched: List of her works: 1748.: Fr. • ff. 138,139 Johann Christoph Gottsched, German poet and philospher: Letter to T. Birch: 1748.: Fr. • ff. 140-144 Alexander Gordon, FSA: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1740. • f. 145 Robert Gosling: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • ff.147,149 Richard Graham, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1741, bef. 1753.

Page 287 2021-09-28 • f. 150 Charies Gray, FRS: Lette- to T. Birch: 1754. • ff. 152, 154,156,157 John Gray, bookseller: Letters to T. Birch: 1735-1742. • f. 157 John Clarke, bookseller, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1731-1748. • ff. 158, 160, 162, 164, 166, 168 John Gray, Rector of Tanfield: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1764. • f. 171 John Gray, FRS: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • ff. 173-194 John Green, Bishop of Lincoln: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1749-1765.: Partly copies. • ff. 195, 197, 199 Richard Green, DD; FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 200 Augustinus Nathaniel Grischow, Professor of Astronomy at St. Petersburg: Letter to T. Birch: 1753.: Lat. • f. 201 Zachary Grey, Church of England clergyman: Letter to T. Birch: 1738. • ff. 203-214 Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey; wife of Philip, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to T. Birch: 1744-1764. • ff. 215, 216, 219 Nicholas Griffinhoofe, Rector of Woodham Mortimer: Letters to T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 217, 218 John Brown, DD, Vicar of Newcastle on Tyne: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1756, 1760. • f. 220 Jeremiah Griffiths, lawyer, of the Inner Temple: Letter to T. Birch: 1734. • ff.221,226 Ralph Griffiths, publisher of the 'Monthly Review': Letters to T. Birch: 1750, 1758. • ff. 223, 225 Richard Griffith: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • ff. 228-237 Stephen Grigman, DD; Curate of St Botolph's, Bishopsgate: Letters to T. Birch: 1731-1739. • f. 238 Ann Grove: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 240-241b General John Guise: Letter, etc., to T. Birch: 1753.: Engl. and Fr. • ff. 242-257 Joseph de Guignes, orientalist: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752-1755.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 258, 261-275 Fletcher Gyles, bookseller, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1738-1741. • f. 259 William Guthrie, historical writer: Letter to T. Birch: 1739.

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Scope and Content Vol. X (ff. 134). H.

includes:

• f. 1 Henry Hadley, father of John Hadley: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 3-14 John Hadley, FRS; Professor of Chemistry at Cambridge: Letters to T. Birch: 1762-1764. • ff. 15, 17 Henry van Haemstede, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1762. • f. 19 Godhard Hagen: Letter to T. Birch: 1747. • f. 21 John Hale, of Abbots Roding: Letter to T. Birch: 1742. • ff.23-50 Reverend Stephen Hales, DD, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1759. • ff. 51-57 Helenus Halkerstone, of Rathillet, county Fifeshire: Letters to T. Birch: 1763-1765.

• f. 58 Reverend Benjamin Hall: Letter to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 60 Joseph Hall: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1760. • f. 62 Sylvester O'Halloran, surgeon and antiquary: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 63 W. Hammond: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 64 W. Hammond: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • ff. 66-77b, 78 (copy), 79, 80 William Hanbury, FRS; of Kelmarsh: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1740-1764.

Page 288 2021-09-28 • f. 81 Hankins: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • f. 82 Michael Christoff Hanov, Professor of Philosophy at Danzig: Letters to T. Birch: 1761-1764.: Lat. • f. 83 Jonas Hanway, traveller and philanthropist: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 85 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: List of his letters, by T. Birch: 1740-1748. • ff.86,88 James Harris, of Salisbury: 1761. Letters to T. Birch: 1738. • f. 90 Thomas Harris: Letter to T. Birch: 1742. • ff. 91-100b Thomas Haris, Master in Chan-cery: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1757. • ff. 101-105 William Harris, DD 1765; nonconformist minister: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1763.

• ff. 106, 108 (copy) Walter Harte, Canon of Windsor: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1756. • ff. 109, 1 1 1 David Hartley, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1738, 1740. • f. 113 Henry Hatsell, Bencher of Middle Temple: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • ff. 114-124 Francis Hauksbee, the younger; scientific writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1761.

• f. 125 George Hawkins, bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1738. • f. 127 Alexander Hay, formerly linen manufacturer at Banff: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 129, 132, 134 (copy) Thomas Hayter, DD; Bishop of Norwich: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752, 1758.

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Scope and Content Vol. XI (ff. 318). H-J.

includes:

• ff. 1-10, 11 (copy) Sir Francis Head, 4th Baronet: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1755-1756.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 13 Gilbert Heathcote, 3rd Baronet 1759: Letter to T. Birch: 1757. • ff. 15,17 Ralph Heathcote, DD: Letters to T. Birch: 1757, 1762. • f. 19 Seawell Heatherley, Head Master of Christ's Hospital 1738: Letters to T. Birch: 1736.

• ff. 20-29 William Heberden, MD; FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1748-1764. • f. 30 Andrew Henderson, bookseller: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 32 John Henley, Orator: Letter to T. Birch: 1725.: Lat. • ff. 33, 35b, 36, 37-40b David Henry, printer: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 41- 62 John Hensleigh, of LIanddewi Velfrey: Letters to T. Birch: [?1744]-1765. • ff. 63-70,76 Thomas Herring, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letters to T. Birch: 1742-1755. • ff.71,73,74,75 William Herring, Dean of St Asaph: Letters to T. Birch: 1750-1763. • ff. 77, 79 Reverend John Herringham: Letters to T. Birch: 1731. • f. 81 M. Hewitt: Letter to T. Birch: 1740. • f. 83 Joseph Highmore, portrait painter: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • f. 85 Gilbert Hill, brother of Aaron Hill: Letter to T. Birch: 1751. • ff. 87-92 Reverend Beriah Hills: Letters to T. Birch: 1751-1764. • ff. 93, 100 Philovite; pseudonym: Letters to T. Birch: 1755, 1756.: Fr. • ff. 95-99 Mathematics: Treatise on squaring the circle, by 'Philovite': 1755.: Fr. • ff. 95-99 Philovite; pseudonym: Treatise on the squaring of the circle: 1755.: Fr. • f. 101 John Hinton, (?) bookseller and publisher: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • ff.102-106 Benjamin Hoadley, Bishop of Winchester: Letters to T. Birch: 1752. • ff.107-115 Reverend John Hoadly, poet and dramatist; son of Benjamin Hoadly: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1765. • f. 116 William Hoare, portrait painter: Letter to T. Birch: 1740. • f. 118 William Hocker, Deputy Keeper of the Records at the Tower: Letters to T. Birch: 1742.

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• f. 120 William Hodgson, son of J Hodg-son, FRS: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • f. 122 William Hogarth, artist: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • ff. 124, 127 Lawrence Holden, nonconformist minister: Letter to T. Birch: 1759, 1760. • f. 128 Holl: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1740. • ff. 130-139 Thomas Hollis, FRS, FSA: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1763. • ff. 140-142 Mark Holman, Deputy Registrar to the Archdeaconry of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1759-1764. • ff. 143, 145 Samuel Christian Hollman, FRS; German philosopher: Letters to T. Birch: 1759-1765.: Lat. • ff. 146-150 Edwards Holloway: Letters to T. Birch: 1737-1751. • f. 151 Pieter de Hondt, bookseller, of The Hague: Letter to T. Birch: 1740.: Fr. • ff. 152, 153 J. Hoole: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1740, n.d. • f. 154 John Hoole, translator: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • ff. 155-159 Reverend David Horne: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1758. • f. 161 Thomas Hornsby, FRS; astronomer: Letter to T. Birch: 1764. • ff. 163, 164 Robert Horsfield, Clerk of the Stationers' Company: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1765. • f. 165 Joseph Hortega, FRS: Letter to T. Birch: 1753.: Lat. • f.167 T. Houlding: Letter to T. Birch: 1735. • ff. 169-187 James How, Rector of Milton: Let-ters to T. Birch: circ. 1752-1757. • ff. 188, 190, 193 Leonard Howard, DD: Letters to T. Birch: 1740, circ. 1750. • f. 194 William Hubbard: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1760. • f. 195 Johann Jakob Huber, Professor of Anatomy at Cassel: Letter to T. Birch: 1754.: Lat. • ff. 197, 199 Martin Hübner, Professor of History at Copenhagen, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1757. • f. 200 William Huddesford, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 202-207 David Hughes, Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge: Letters to T. Birch: 1756-1764. • ff. 208, 209, 21 1 Carl Friedrich Hundertmark, MD; of Leipzig; FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1755, 1758.: Lat. • ff. 213, 216, 217 Thomas Hunt, Laudian Professor of Arabic, afterwards Regius Professor of Hebrew, at Oxford: Letters to T. Birch: 1737-1739. • f. 219 Richard Hurd, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • f. 220 Richard Hurd, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry: Letter to [?the Bp. of Gloucester]: 1762.: Fragm. • ff. 221, 223 N. Hussey, of Colchester: Letters to T. Birch: 1738, 1764. • ff. 225, 226 Reverend John Hutchins, antiquary: Letters to T. Birch: 1761. • ff. 227, 229 Addison Hutton, MD; FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1736, [?1737]. • f. 231 Hutton: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • ff.232-239 Reverend John Corham Huxham, FRS; son of John Huxham: Letters to T. Birch: 1757-1758. • f. 240 Charlotte Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon 1775; wife of Baron Hyde: Letter to T. Birch: 1756. • f. 242 Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury; son of Henry, 4th Earl of Clarendon: Letter to T. Birch: 1747. • f. 244 Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1756. • f. 246 T. J.; ?Chaplain to Mary, wife of William, 2nd Baron Talbot: Letter to T. Birch: 1741.

• f. 248 J. Jacobson: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 249 Reverend John Jackson, theological writer: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • ff. 251, 252 Thomas James: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1760. • f. 253 Edward Jameson: Letter to T. Birch: 1738. • f. 255 Theodore Janssen, 1st Baronet; 1715: Letter to J. Toland: early 18th cent. • f. 257 John Ibbetson, Clerk in the Admiralty Office: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • ff. 258, 262 (copy) John Jeffery, Rector of Drayton: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752. • f. 259 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Lord -: n.d.: Copy. • ff. 263-271 John Jeffreys, DD; Rector of St. Nicholas, Cole Abbey: Letters to T. Birch: 1748-1764. • f. 272 Josiah Jefferys, of Shenfield: Letter to T. Birch: 1757. • f. 274 Charles Jenner, DD; Chaplain to George II: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1760. • f. 276 Joseph Jennings: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • f. 278 Richard Jephson: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 280 Eide Siade? Johans, Judge in Bremen: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • ff. 283-297 Maurice Johnson, FSA; of the Spalding Society: Letters to T. Birch: 1744-1753. • ff. 298-308, 309 (copy), 310-316 Samuel Johnson, LLD; lexicographer: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1743-1756. • f. 317 James Johnstone, physician, of Kidderminster: Letter to T. Birch: 1757.

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Scope and Content Vol. XII (ff. 302). J.

includes:

• ff. 1-3 Griffith Jones, Vicar of Llanddewi Velfrey: Letters to T. Birch: 1754, 1755. • ff. 4-242 passim Reverend John Jones, controversialist: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1765. • ff. 240, 251-261 John Jortin, ecclesiastical historian: Letters to T. Birch: 1751-1763. • f. 243 Katherine Jones: Letter to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 245 Jones: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 246 Thomas Jones: Letter to T. Birch: 1751. • f. 248 Walter Jones, DD; Chaplain to George II: Letter to T. Birch: 1737. • f. 249 William Jones, FRS; mathematician: Letter to T. Birch: 1736. • ff. 262-300 Joseph Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753-1764.: Fr. and Engl.: Partly copies. • f. 301 James Jurin, the younger; MD; FRS: Letter to T. Birch: 1756.

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin

Scope and Content Vol. XIII (ff. 328). K-L.

includes:

• ff.1-3 György Kalmár, Hungarian philologist: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 4 Edmund Keene, Bishop of Chester; Bishop of Ely 1771: Letter to T. Birch: 1748. • ff. 6, 8 Benjamin Kennicott, Biblical scholar: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • ff.10-14 Sophia Grey, 2nd wife of Henry, 1st Duke of Kent: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1745. • ff. 15, 17 (copy) Willem Kersseboom, of The Hague: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 18, 19 Reverend John Kidgell, assistant preacher to the Bishop of Bangor: Letters to T. Birch: 1755. • f. 20 James King, of Dublin: Letter to T. Birch: 1737. • ff. 20b, 21 William King, d 1729 Archbishop of Dublin: Account of his life and works: 1737.

• f. 22 Thomas Kirby, of Chatham: Letterto T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 24, 26 (copy) Reverend John Kirkby, of Canterbury: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752.

Page 291 2021-09-28 • f. 27 James Kirkpatrick, MD: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • ff. 29-39, 41-44 John Knapton, bookseller, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1735-1754. • f. 40 Paul Knapton, bookseller, of London; brother of John Knapton: Letters to T. Birch: 1743, 1750. • f. 45 Reverend Charles Kippax: Letter to T. Birch: 1751. • f. 47 Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester: Letter to A. Pope: 1731.: Copy. • ff. 47-52 Reverend Samuel Knight, DD; biographical writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1734-1742. • f. 53 Sir Bibye Lake, 1st Baronet: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • ff. 55,57 Thomas Lamborn: Letters to his uncle, T. Birch: 1765. • f. 58 Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande, French astronomer: Memorandum conc.: circ. 1762.

• f. 59 Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande, French astronomer: Letter to T. Birch: 1762.: Fr.

• f. 60 Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande, French astronomer: Letter to G. Morris: 1761.: Fr.: Extr. • f. 61 Edmund Langbridge: Letter to T. Birch: 1745.: Lat. • f. 62 E. Langton: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 64 William Lauder, Literary forger: Letter to T. Birch: 1751. • f. 70 Nathaniel Lardner, DD; nonconformist divine: Letters to T. Birch: 1765. • ff. 71-75 Edmund Law, DD, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge afterwards Bishop of Carlisle: Letters to T. Birch: 1737-1762. • f. 76 Thomas Lawrence, MD, FRCP: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • ff. 77-124 John Lawry, F R S; Prebendary of Rochester: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1765. • ff. 126-130 Daniel Peter Layard, MD, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1759. • f. 131 James Leake: Letter to T. Birch: 1734. • ff. 133, 134 Thomas Lediard, d 1743 FRS; historical writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1737, n.d.

• f. 135 Charlotte Lennox, novelist: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 136, 138 Smart Lethieullier, FRS; antiquary: Letters to T. Birch: 1756, 1759. • ff. 139, 141, 145 Charles Ley, Rector of Wickham Bishops: Letters to T. Birch: 1733, 1735, nd.

• f. 143 Charles Ley, naval chaplain: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 147 James Lievre, shipwright, of Plymouth: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • f. 149 Charles Lind, Rector of Wivenhoe: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 151 Diederich Wassel Linden, MD; Mineralogist: Letter to T. Birch: 1757. • f. 152 S. Littlemore: Letter to T. Birch: 1742. • f. 153 Francis Lherondell, Rector of Sturmer: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • f. 155 David Lloyd: Letter to T. Corbett: 1722. • ff.157-164 Henry Lloyd: Letter to T. Birch: 1740, 1741. • f. 165 Richard Lloyd: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • ff.167,169 Robert Lloyd: Letters to T. Birch: 1745, 1753. • ff.171-181 Theophilus Lobb, MD, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1756-1763. • ff. 182-187 John Lock, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1763. • ff. 188-234 John Lockman, writer and translator: Letters to T. Birch: 1732-1758, n.d. • f. 235 Roger Long, DD, FRS; Master of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge: Letter to T. Birch: 1764. • ff. 236 (copy), 237-245 Michael Lort, DD; Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1760-1765. • ff. 246, 248 John Loveday, antiquary, of Caversham: Letters to T. Birch: 1760, 1761. • f. 249 Solomon Lowe: Letter to T. Birch: 1738. • f. 251 Thomas Lowndes, Founder of the Lowndean professorship of Astronomy at Cambridge: Letter to T. Birch: 1741. • f. 253 Charles Lucas, MD; Irish patriot: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • ff.255, 256 Richard Lucas, Rector of Foots Cray: Letters to T. Birch: 1744, 1745. • f. 258 John Lukin: Letter to T. Birch: 1738. • ff. 260-263 John Luther, MP: Letters to T. Birch: 1763. • ff. 264, 266 John Lynch, DD; Dean of Canterbury: Letters to T. Birch,: 1751, 1752. • f. 269 Pierre Lyonet, FRS; Dutch naturalist: Letter to T. Birch: 1760.: Fr. • ff. 270-328 Charles Lyttelton, DD; FRS; Bishop of Carlisle: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1738-1763.: Partly copies.

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Scope and Content Vol. XIV (ff. 311). M.

includes:

• ff. 1-50 George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752-1763.: Partly copies. • f. 51 William Mace, FRS 1745; Gresham Professor of Civil Law: Letter to J. Ward: 1757. • f. 52 Benjamin Mackerell, antiquary; Librarian, Norwich Public Library: Letter to T. Birch: 1735. • f. 53 Archibald Maclaine, DD; Minister of the English Church at The Hague: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 55, 56 (copy) William McCulloch, gunner, RA: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753. • f. 57 John Madden, of Dublin: Letter to T. Birch: 1738. • f. 59 Isaac Maddox, Bishop of Worcester: Letters to T. Birch: 1752. • ff. 61, 62 W. Mahallem, of Limehouse: Letters to T. Birch: 1762. • ff. 63, 65 Maillet: Letters to T. Birch: 1732, 1734.: Fr. • f. 66 William Maitland, FRS; topographer: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • ff.67-74 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Letters to T. Birch: 1736, n.d. • ff. 71-73 Anthony Collins, d 1729 deist: Bibliographical notes on: circ. 1730-1737, n.d. • f. 76 Chevalier - Duduit de Maizières: Letter to T. Birch: 1765.: Fr. • f. 76 Chevalier Duduit de Maizières: Letters to T. Birch: 1765: Fr. • f. 78 Jaques André Mallet, Swiss astronomer: Letters to T. Birch: 1765.: Fr. • ff. 79, 81 David Mallet, formerly Malloch; author: Letters to T. Birch: 1757. • f. 82 Richard Manby, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • ff. 83, 84 John Maples, tutor: Letters to T. Birch: 1752, 1753. • f. 86 Ignace Hugary de Lamarche-Courment, equerry to the Duc d'Orléans: Letter to T. Birch: 1752.: Fr. • f. 88 W. Markham: Letter to T.Birch: 1731. • f. 89 H. Marriott: Letter to T. Birch: 1749. • f. 91 Michael Marlow, Vicar of Nazeing: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 93 Emma Marshall: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • ff.95-100 Robert Marsham, of Stratton, county Norfolk: Letters to T. Birch: 1759, 1760. • ff.101-169 Benjamin Martyn, dramatist and biographer: Letters to T. Birch: 1737-1762. • f. 170 Henrietta Martyn, sister of W Martyn, attomey, of Great Yarmouth: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • ff.171-180 John Martyn, FRS; botanist: Letters to T. Birch: 1734-1754. • ff. 182-191 Richard Martyn, brother of William Martyn: Letters to T. Birch: 1728-1746, n.d.

• ff.192-235 William Martyn, attorney, of Great Yarmouth: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1758. • ff. 236-245, 246 (copy), 248, 250 Nevil Maskelyne, DD, FRS; Astronomer Royal: Letters to T. Birch: 1760-1764. • f. 252 Charles Mason, DD, FRS; Woodwardian Professor at Cambridge: Letter to T. Birch: 1761.

• ff. 253-270 William Massey, author and translator: Letters to T. Birch: 1733-1759.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 271 Mary Masters, poet: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • ff.273-283 Robert Masters, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: Letters to T. Birch: 1754, 1755. • ff. 284-290, 291 (copy) Antonio Matani, FRS; Italian physician and antiquary: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1761-1763.: Lat. • ff. 292-299 Dr Matthew Maty, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Letters to T. Birch: 1751-1763. • f. 300 Israel Mauduit, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1765, bef. 1766.

Page 293 2021-09-28 • f. 304 Matthias Mawson, Bishop of Llandaff (1739), of Chichester (1740), and of Ely (1754): Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • ff. 306, 308 Reverend William May: Letters to T. Birch: 1742, 1752. • f. 310 Jacques Le Mazurier: Letter to T. Birch: 1756.: Fr.

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Scope and Content Vol. XV (ff. 247). M.

includes:

• ff. 1, 3, 7 Richard Mead, son of Richard Mead: Letters to T. Birch: 1754, n.d. • f. 5 Richard Mead, MD: Extract from the records of St. Thomas's Hospital conc. his resignation in 1715: 1754. • ff. 5-6 W. Baker, of St. Thomas's Hospital (?): Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 8 Mead Glomas): Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • f. 10 Solomon Mendes: Letter to T. Birch: 1738. • f. 12 Reverend Marshall Montague Merrick: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • f. 13 Charles Messier, FRS; French astronomer: Letter to T. Birch: 1764.: Fr. • f. 14 Reverend John Michell, astronomer: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • ff. 16-30 Conyers Middleton, DD: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1749. • f. 31 Conyers Middleton, DD: Notes on his MSS. by T. Birch: circ. 1750. • f. 33 William Mildmay: Essay on measuring time at sea: 1755. • f. 33 Navigation: Essay on measuring time at sea, by W. Mildmay: 1755. • f. 34 William Mildmay: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • ff. 37-59 Andrew Millar, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1735-1759, bef. 1766. • f. 60 Philip Miller, FRS; Curator of the Botanic Garden, Chelsea: Letter to T. Birch: 1753.

• ff. 62-105, 107 (copy), 108-113 Henry Miles, DD, FRS: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1742-1754.

• ff. 115-119 Andrew Hervey Milles: Letters to T. Birch: 1762-1763. • ff.120-158 Jeremiah Milles, Dean of Exeter: Letters to T. Birch: 1746-1764. • ff. 159, 161 Catharine Mills, daughter of Reverend J Mills, of Lewes: Letters to T. Birch: 1763. • ff.162-174 John Mills, writer on agriculture: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1765. • f. 175 Sir Andrew Mitchell, KB; FRS; diplomatist: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • ff.176,178 Abraham Le Moine, Rector of Everley: Letters to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 179 Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, FRS; French botanist: Letter to T. Birch: 1756. • f. 181 John Monro, MD; physician to Bethlehem Hospital: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • ff. 182, 183 Richard Combes, Solicitor: Correspondence with Sir E. Montagu: 1754.: Copies. • ff. 182,183 Sir Edward Hussey Montagu, Earl of Beaulieu 1784; formerly Hussey: Correspondence with R. Combes: 1754.: Copies. • ff. 184-191 Sauveur François Morand, FRS; French anatomist: Letters to T. Birch: 1757-1764.: Fr. • ff. 192-213 passim Philip Morant, rector of St. Mary at the Walls, Colchester, historian of Essex: Letters to T. Birch: 1748-1762. • f. 207 Philip Morant, rector of St. Mary at the Walls, Colchester, historian of Essex: Letter to A. C. Ducarel: 1760.: Copy. • ff. 214, 215 Henry More, of Leyton: Letters to T. Birch: 1761, 1762. • f. 216 Richard Moreton: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 218 Giovanni Battista Morgagni, FRS; Italian anatomist: Letter to T. Birch: 1756.: Lat. • ff. 220, 221 Reverend John Morgan: Letters to T. Birch: 1731, n.d.

Page 294 2021-09-28 • f. 223 S. Morgan, Clerk to the Foundling Hospital: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • ff. 225-235 Thomas Moore, theological writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1751-1753. • f. 236 Medicine and Surgery: Plan of the method of practice of C. Mortimer: 1744. • f. 236 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Plan of his method of practice: 1744. • ff. 237, 241 Corbyn Morris, FRS; writer on economics: Letters to T. Birch: 1743-1751. • f. 243 Stephen Morris: Letter to T. Birch: 1748. • f. 244 Robert Morris, architect: Letter to T. Birch: 1736. • f. 247 Hans Winthrop Mortimer, MP: 1774; son of the preceding. Letter to T. Birch: 1752.

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Scope and Content Vol. XVI (ff. 393). M-N.

includes:

• ff. 1-33 James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton: Letters to T. Birch: 1761-1765, bef. 1766. • ff. 34-55 Charles Morton, MD; FRS; Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1776: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1764, bef. 1766. • ff. 56, 58 E. Morton: Letters to T. Birch: 1763, 1765. • ff. 60-78 J. Morton, apothecary, of Royston: Letters to T. Birch: 1731-1733. • f. 79 Charles Moss, 1711-1802; Bishop of Bath and Wells: Letters to T. Birch: 1757, bef. 1766.

• f. 81 de La Mothe: Letter to T. Birch: 1739.: Fr. • ff. 83, 194-206 Reverend R. Neville: Letters to T. Birch: 1731, 1732. • f. 85 Pierre Charles Le Monnier, FRS; French astronomer: Letter to T. Birch: 1761.: Fr. • f. 87 Stephen Mullane: Letter to T. Birch: 1739. • ff. 88-94 Gerhard Friedrich Müller, FRS; German historian and traveller: Letters to T. Birch: 1756-1762.: Lat. and Fr. • ff. 95, 99-106 Nicolas Munckley, MD, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1758, bef. 1766. • f. 97 Nicolas Munckley, of Lincoln's Inn: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 107-145, 148-152 William Murdin, Vicar of Shalford: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1759. • f. 146 William Murdin, Vicar of Shalford: Letter to Lord Royston: 1758. • f. 153 Ann Murdin, daughter of W Murdin, Vicar of Shalford: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 155 Reverend Cornelius Murdin: Letter T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 157, 159 Patrick Murdoch, FRS; Rector of Stradishall: Letters to T. Birch: 1756, 1759. • f. 161 William Murray, of Hambro': Letter to A. Millar: 1761. • f. 162 Samuel Musgrave, MD, FRS: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 164, 165 Reverend John Myonnet: Letters to T. Birch: 1735, 1751. • f. 166 James Mynde, Engraver: Letter to T. Birch: 1742. • ff. 167-172 N. N: Letter to T. Birch: 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 174 Lorenz Natter, gem engraver and medallist: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 176 John Turberville Needham ., FRS; RC priest: Letter to T. Birch: 1757. • ff.178-187 H. O'Neill: Letters to T. Birch: 1737-1741. • f.188 Johann Nettis, MD; of Middelburg: Letter to T. Birch: 1755.: Lat. • ff. 189, 191, 193 Timothy Neve, Rector of Middleton Stoney: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 207 Rachel Nevill, wife of V Nevill: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 208, 212 (copy), 213 Valentine Nevill: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1757. • ff. 214-217 de Neuvialle, SJ; missionary in China: Letters to T. Birch: 1754. • ff.218, 220 Robert New: Letters to T. Birch: 1761. • ff. 222-226 Peter Newcome, FRS; of Hackney: Letters to T. Birch: 1744-1754. • f. 227 Richard Newton?: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1740. • ff. 228-233 Thomas Newton, Bishop of Bristol: Letters to T. Birch: 1746-1749.

Page 295 2021-09-28 • ff. 234-236 William Nicholas, grandson of Sir Edward Nicholas: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1742.

• ff.237-240 Philip Nichols: Letters to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 241 Dr Nicols: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1760. • ff.243-264 Joseph Nicoll: Letters to T. Birch: 1750-1753. • f. 265 Reverend Samuel Nicolls, Master of the Temple: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • ff.266-327 John Nixon, FRS, Vicar of Cold Higham: Letters to T. Birch: 1740-1764. • ff. 328, 330 Reverend William Noble: Letters to T. Birch: 1745, 1753. • f. 332 Abbé Jean Antoine Nollet, FRS: Letter to T. Birch: 1760.: Fr. • ff. 334-338, 339 (printed), 390 William Norris, Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1761. • f. 339 Society of Antiquaries: Letter from the Secretary to members: 1757.: Printed. • ff. 341-386 William North, Rector of Langford: Letters to T. Birch: 1732-1749. • f. 388 Reverend George North, numismatist: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 392 Edward Nourse, FRS; Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital: Letter to T. Birch: 1741.

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content Vol. XVII (ff. 272) O-P.

includes:

• f. 1 J. O: Letter to T. Birch: 1745. • ff. 3, 5 William Oldys, Norroy King of Arms: Letters to T. Birch: 1751. • f. 7 Olivier: Letter to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 8 Arthur Onslow, Speaker of the House of Commons: Letter to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 9 George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • f. 10 Oram: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1760. • ff. 11-93 John Orr, Archdeacon of Ferns: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1749-1765.: Partly copies. • f. 66 John Nixon, FRS, Vicar of Cold Higham: Letter to [? J. Orr]: 1759. • ff. 94, 96 Richard Osbaldeston, Bishop of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1763. • f. 98 Thomas Osborne, Bookseller, Gray's Inn: Letters to T. Birch: 1742. • f. 99 Osborne, of Gray's Inn: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • ff. 100-109 John Orlebar, Treasurer of the Middle Temple: Letters to T. Birch: 1751-1763. • f. 110 Josiah Owen, presbyterian minister: Letter to T. Birch: 1748. • f. 112 William Owen, bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 113 W. Owen: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 114 Thomas D'Oyly, of Ely: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • ff. 115-127, 156 Daniel Paton: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753-1757. • ff. 128, 130 Palmer, of Ironmongers Hall: Letters to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 131 Martin Panzano y Abos, FRS: Spanish scholar: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • f. 133 David Papillon, FRS: Letter to T. Birch: 1740. • f. 135 Samuel Paris: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1740. • f. 136 Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 137 William Parker, DD, FRS: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • f. 138 Matthias Parkes: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1740. • ff. 139, 140 James Parsons, of Cirencester: Letters to T. Birch: 1744. • ff.141-148 James Parsons, MD, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1760. • ff. 149-154 Reverend E. Patterson: Letters to T. Birch: 1756. • f. 158 Robert Patown: Letter to T. Birch: 1750. • ff.160-161 Joseph Paice: Letters to T. Birch: 1756. • f. 162 Sir Edward Wilmot, 1st Baronet; Physician to George III: Testimonial for J. Paul: 1741.

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• ff. 162-167 Joseph Paul, surgeon: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1758. • f. 168 John Payne, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1753. • ff. 170 - 174 John Payne, publisher; Accountant-general, Bank of England 1780: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1762. • f. 176 Thomas Payne, the elder; bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • ff. 177, 179-180 Zachary Pearce, Chaplain to George I, afterwards Bishop of Bangor and Rochester: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1764. • f. 181 Pearson: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 182, 184, 196 Henry Pemberton, MD, FRS; medical writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1762, 1763.

• ff. 186, 238 Pedro Pineda, alias Penader: Letters to F. Giles: 18th cent. • ff. 190-195,198-210 Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore: Letters to T. Birch: 1763-1765. • ff. 211, 213 John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont: Letters to T. Birch: 1738. • f. 216 Jonathan Perrie: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • ff. 218, 221, 223 (copy) Reverend John Perry, of Trim, county Meath: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753, 1754. • f. 224 Humphrey Persehowse, Canon of Westminster Abbey: Letters to T. Birch: 1731. • f. 225 G. Phillips: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1750. • ff. 227, 229, 231 (copy) D. L. Pierre: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754-1755.: Lat. • f. 232 Nathaniel Pigott, FRS; astronomer: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 234 Frederick Pigou, Director of the E India Co: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 236 Colonel Charles Pinckney, of Ripley: Letter to T. Birch: 1756. • ff. 239-248 Archibald Pitcarn: Letters to T. Birch: 1743-1747. • f. 249 Andrew Pitt: Letter to T. Birch: 1734. • ff.251-258 James Pitt: Letters to T. Birch: 1747-1757. • ff. 259 (Lat.), 261 Andrea Giuseppe Planta, Assistant Librarian in the British Museum; father of Joseph Planta: Letters to T. Birch: 1758, bef. 1766. • f. 262 Henry Plumptre, MD, FRS, President of the Royal College of Physicians 1740: Letters to T. Birch: 1739, 1740. • ff. 264-272 Charles Plumptre, DD, Rector of Wimpole, Archdeacon of Ely (1751), etc: Letters to T Birch: 1752-1764.

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Creation Date 1735-1766

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Languages of Material English; French

Scope and Content Vol. XVIII (ff. 309). P-R.

includes:

• ff. 1-7 Richard Pococke, Bishop of Meath: Letters to T. Birch: 1743-1753. • f. 8 Reverend George Porter: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • f. 10 John Porter, brother of Sir James Porter: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • ff. 12-24 Margaret Bentinek, wife of William Bentinck: Letters to T. Birch: 1743-1748. • f. 25 Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 27 Reverend John Potter, of Woolley, near Wakefield: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 29 Edward Poston, Servant to Lord Chancellor Hardwicke: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 31 John Pregitzer, Minister at Denkendorf, in Württemberg: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 32 John Pregitzer, Minister at Denkendorf, in Württemberg: Letter to the Bp. of London: 1754. • f. 33 Nicolas Prevost, publisher and bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 34 H. Price, landwaiter, of Poole: Letter to T. Birch: 1735. • ff. 35, 37 F. Price: Letters to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 38 Benjamin Prideaux, F R S; son of the following: Letter to T. Birch: 1747.

Page 297 2021-09-28 • ff. 39, 41 Edmond Prideaax, son of Humphry Prideaux: Letters to T. Birch: 1738. • f. 42 Reverend Joseph Priestley, scientist: Letter to T. Birch: 1764. • ff. 44, 46 Sir John Pringle, Baronet; Physician to George III: Letters to T. Birch: 1757-1763.

• ff. 47, 49 Reverend William Prior: Letters to T. Birch: 1754, 1756. • ff. 50-54 George Psalmanazer, literary imposter: Letters to T. Birch: 1732-1752. • ff. 55-60 Samuel Pullein, writer on silkworms: Letters to T. Birch: 1759, circ. 1760. • ff. 61-79 Edmund Pyle, DD; Archdeacon of York 1751: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1744-1754.

• f. 80 Catherine Douglas, wife of Charles, 3rd Duke of Queensberry: Letter to T. Birch: 1756.

• ff. 82-107 James Ralph, d 1762 historian and journalist: Letters to T. Birch: 1739-1741, n.d.

• f. 108 Ramsay: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 109 Mary Randles: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 112 Matthew Raper, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1763, 1764. • f. 113 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1764. • f. 115 William Rawlings: Letter to A. Millar: 1739. • ff. 117-139 Richard Rawlinson, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1734-1752. • ff. 140-143,145-153 Thomas Reading, Secretary to Sion College; son of William Reading: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1765. • f. 154 William Reading, Library Keeper at Sion College: Letter to T. Birch: 1736. • ff.155, 157 Arthur Reid: Letters to T. Birch: 1763, 1764. • f. 158 Thomas Reynolds, printer, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 159 Adam Joseph Rheiner: Letter to T. Birch: 1739. • ff. 161-168 Jonathan Richardson, the younger; portrait painter: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1754. • f. 169 John Richardson: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 171 J. Richardson: Letter to T. Birch: mid 18th cent. • ff. 172-181 Samuel Richardson, novelist: Letters to T. Birch: 1738-1760. • ff. 182-186 William Richardson, DD, Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge: Letters to T. Birch: 1737-1763. • f. 187 James Richie, of Halifax: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • ff. 190-203 Gloucester Ridley, Vicar of Weston Poplar; theological writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1748-1765. • f. 204 William Rivet: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • ff. 205-210 John Rivington, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1765. • ff. 211, 213 Christopher Roberts: Letters to T. Birch: 1764. • ff. 215 - 233 William Robertson, historian: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1758-1765.: Partly copies. • ff. 234-239, 241 Jacob Robinson, bookseller, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1739-1757, bef. 1766. • f. 240 Nicholas Robinson, MD: Letter to T. Birch: 1757. • ff. 242, 243 Jean Georges Roederer, French physician: Letters to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 245 Richard Roderick: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1750. • f. 247 Rochard, Surgeon Major at Belle Isle: Letters to the Royal Society: 1761.: Fr. • f. 249 Jean Romilly, clockmaker, of Geneva: Letter to T. Birch: 1763.: Fr. • f. 251 Thomas Ronayne, of Cork: Letters to T. Birch: 1762, 1763. • ff. 253-260 George Henry Rooke, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge: Letters to T. Birch: 1749-1752. • ff. 261-270 Joseph Roper, DD; Rector of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey: Letters to T. Birch: 1738-1743. • f. 271 Reverend Charles Rose, LL.D: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • ff. 274-277 John Ross, DD, FRS; Bishop of Exeter 1778: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1759. • ff. 279-281 William Ross: Letters to T. Birch: 1761-1763. • f. 282 Thomas Royle: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 283, 284 Elizabeth Rowe, d 1737 poet; widow of T Rowe, biographer: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1730. • f. 286 Theophilus Rowe: Letter to T. Birch: 1740. • f. 288 Thomas Ruddiman, Librarian of the Society of Advocates, Edinburgh: Letter to F. Gyles: 1740. • ff. 290, 292 (copy) Thomas Rundle, Bishop of Derry: Letter to T. Birch: 1738. • f. 293 Thomas Rundle, Bishop of Derry: Letters to the Duchess of Kent: 1742.: Copies. • ff. 294-298 Alexander Russell, MD, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1756-1760. • ff. 299 (copy), 301, 303 Richard Russell, MD, FRS: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752-1755.

• ff. 305, 307 (copy), 308, 309 Thomas Rutherforth, DD; Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1743, 1762.

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin

Scope and Content Vol. XIX (ff. 294). S.

includes:

• ff. 1, 2 George Sale, orientalist: Letters to T. Birch: 1734. • f. 3 Abhi Claude Safiier, FRS; French historian and librarian: Letter to T. Birch: 1756.: Fr.

• f. 5 Abhi Claude Safiier, FRS; French historian and librarian: Letterto - Wetstein: 1754.: Fr.

• ff.7-25 Samuel Salter, D D; Master of the Charterhouse: Letters to T. Birch: 1745-1764. • f. 26 Tbomas Sambourn, silversmith: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1766. • ff. 27-34 Reverend Edward Sandercock: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1751. • f. 35 M. Sandiford: Letter to T. Birch: 1749. • ff.36, 37 Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys 1770; MP: Letters to T. Birch: 1756. • ff. 39-53 Richard Savage, d 1743 poet: Letters to T. Birch: 1734-1738, n.d. • f. 54 Edward Say, printer, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1745. • f. 55 Reverend Francis Say, Secretary to the Bishop of Ely: Letter to T. Birch: 1742. • ff.56,57,59 Johann Albrecht Schlosser, MD, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1755, 1756. • f. 59 John Nixon, FRS, Vicar of Cold Higham: Letter to [? T. Birch]: 1759. • f. 62 Daniel Dumaresq, DD, FRS; Chaplain to the English Factory at St. Petersburg: Note rel. to I. I. . Shuvalov: 1758.: Autogr. • f. 62 Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, FRS; Russian Chamberlain: Note rel. to: 1758. • f. 63 Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, FRS; Russian Chamberlain: Letter to D. Dumaresq: 1758.: Fr.: Copy. • ff.64-67 Ludwig von Schrader, Hanoverian Secretary to Frederick, Prince of Wales: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1758. • f. 68 Jacob Christian Schaeffer, German naturalist: Letter to T. Birch: 1761.: Fr. • f. 69 Henry Schröder, Steward to Baron von Münchhausen: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • ff. 71, 72-73 (drafts) Ivan Daniel Schumacher, Librarian at the Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 74 Reverend [? William ] Sclater: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 75 George Lewis Scott, FRS; Commissioner of Excise: Letter to T. Birch: 1756. • f. 77 Robert Scott: Letter to T. Birch: 1746. • ff. 79-108 Thomas Secker, Bishop of Oxford; Archbishop of Canterbury: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1765. • f. 109 Reverend John Seddon, Secretary of Warrington Academy: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 111 Samuel Seddon: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 113 Charles Selwin, banker, of Paris: Letter to T. Birch: 1751. • f. 113 Richard Selwin, banker, of Paris: Letter to T. Birch: 1751. • ff. 114 (copy), 115, 118, 119 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1738-1755. • f. 121 Gregory Sharpe, LLD, FRS; Chaplain to George III: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • f. 122 John Sharp: Letter to T. Birch: 1750. • ff. 123-129 Samuel Sharp, FRS; surgeon: Letters to T. Birch: 1753. • ff. 130-148, 149 (copy) Thomas Sharp, DD; Archdeacon of Northumberland: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1749-1753. • f. 150 Thomas Shaw, d 1751 DD, FRS; African traveller: Letter to T. Birch: 1728. • ff..151-155b Reverend Paul Shenton, Chaplain of the Hasler Hospital, Portsmouth: Letters to T. Birch: 1763. • ff. 156-169 James Short, FRS; optician: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1764. • f. 170 John Simpson, of Ockbrook, county Derbyshire: Letters to T. Birch: 1755, 1756.

Page 299 2021-09-28 • ff. 172, 173 (copy), 174, 175 Thomas Simpson, FRS; mathematician: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752-1758. • ff. 176, 177 Elisabeth Sisson: Letters to T. Birch: 1754, 1755. • f. 179 Reverend Stephen Sleech, Provost of Eton 1745: Letter to Dr. [?R.] Bankes: 1736. • f. 181 Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Letter to T. Birch: 1743. • ff.183-184 William Sloane, FRS; nephew of Sir Hans Sloane: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 184 Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Obituary notice of, by J. Ranby: 1753. • f. 184 John Ranby, Serjeant Surgeon to the King: Obituary notice of Sir H. Sloane by: 1753.

• ff. 186-190 John Smeaton, FRS; civil engineer: Letters to T. Birch: 1753, 1754. • ff. 191-196 Jonathan Smedley, Dean of Clogher: Letters to T. Birch: 1727-1728. • ff. 197-200 Joanna Smith, wife of N Smith: Letters to her uncle, T. Birch: 1744-1756. • ff.201,202 Joseph Smith: Letters to T. Birch: 1732. • ff. 203, 205 Reverend William Smith, Provost of the College of Philadelphia: Letters to T. Birch: 1754, 1756. • f. 207 William Smith: Letter to T. Birch: 1746. • ff. 208-213 Reverend William Smith, Provost of the College of Philadelphia: Narrative of the case of, by T. Birch: 1758. • f. 214 Reverend William Smith, Provost of the College of Philadelphia: Letter to S. Chandler: 1758.: Extr. • f. 215 Robert Smith, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge: Letter to T. Birch: 1736. • f. 217 Sir Sydney Stafford Smythe, Baron of the Exchequer: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • f. 219 James Spalding, of Whitechapel: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • ff. 220-226 Robert Spavan: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1764. • ff. 227, 229 Reverend Joseph Spence, Professor of Poetry, afterwards of Modern History, at Oxford: Letters to T. Birch: 1754, 1762. • f. 230 Jacob Spencely, of Sunderland: Letters to T. Birch: 1758. • f. 231 Baron von Spilcker,; Lieutenant - Colonel; Aide de camp to the King of Prussia: Letter to T. Birch: 1754.: Fr. • ff. 233-238 Balthasar Sprenger, Pastor at Göppingen: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1757.: Lat. • ff. 239-263 Edward Spry, surgeon, of Plymouth: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1765. • ff. 264-294 Samuel Squire, DD; Bishop of St Davids 1761: Letters to T. Birch: 1746-1751.

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Creation Date 1739-1765

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin

Scope and Content Vol. XX (ff. 295). S-T.

includes:

• f. 1 Thomas Stack, MD, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1744. • f. 2 Edward Stone, of Chipping Norton: Letter to Lord Macclesfleld: 1763. • ff. 3, 4 Charles Stanhope, brother of William, 1st Earl of Harrington: Letters to T. Birch: 1750, 1753. • f. 6 William Steel: Letter to T. Birch: 1750. • f. 8 Philip Stephens, Secretary of the Admiralty: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 10-16b Sir Francis Haskin Eyles-Stiles, 3rd Baronet: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1761. • f. 17 Elias Stoeber, German philologist: Letter to T. Birch: 1748. • ff. 19, 20, 22 Reverend James Stonhouse, 10th Baronet 1792 MD: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 23 John Strange, diplomatist: Letters to R. New: 1761, 1762.: Extracts. • f. 24 John Strange, diplomatist: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • f. 25 Nehemiah Stokes: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 26 Straube, of Rotterdam: Letter to the Librarian of the Royal Library, London: 1754.: Fr.

Page 300 2021-09-28 • ff. 28-33 Alexander Stuart, MD, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1739-1741. • f. 34 Stuart: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • f. 36 George Stubbs, Solicitor: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 37 John Swan, MD: Letter to T. Birch: 1757. • f. 39 John Swan, MD: Letter to: circ. 1749.: Imperf. • ff..40,41 Newborough Swingland, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland: Letters to T. Birch: 1747, 1750. • f. 43 Newborough Swingland, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland: Letters to T. Birch: 1763, 1765. • f. 44 Sidney Swinney, DD: Letters to T. Birch: 1765, circ. 1765. • ff. 47-69 John Swinton, DD, FRS: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754-1765. • ff. 70 - 91 Arthur Ashley Sykes, DD; Precentor of Salisbury, Prebendary of Winchester: Letters to T. Birch: 1731-1755. • ff. 92, 95 Martin Hübner, Professor of History at Copenhagen, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1757. • ff. 92-99 Arthur Ashley Sykes, DD; Precentor of Salisbury, Prebendary of Winchester: Biographical notes on: 1757. • ff. 100, 103 Robert Symmer, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1759, circ. 1760. • ff. 101, 104-111 Catherine Talbot, essayist: Letters to T. Birch: 1749-1756. • f. 112 John Taylor, Prebendary of Westminster: Letter to T. Birch: 1746. • f. 114 Reverend John Taylor, LLD; classical scholar: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 115 Robert Taylor, MD, FR.S: Letter to T. Birch: 1757. • ff. 117, 119 (draft) John Temple, of Moor Park; grandson of Sir John Temple: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1748-1749. • ff. 121, 122 Richard Terrick, Bishop of Peterborough and of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1738, 1756. • f. 124 John Territt, of South Weald: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 126 Lewis Theobald, Editor of Shakespeare: Letter to T. Birch: 1737. • f. 130 Jane Thomas: Letter to C. Yorke: circ. 1760. • f. 131 Jane Thomas: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1760. • f. 132 Noah Thomas, Knight 1775; MD: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • ff. 133, 135 H. Thomas, of Blackheath: Letters to T. Birch: 1760, 1761. • f. 136 Reverend John Thomas: Letter to T. Birch: 1742. • f. 137 Reverend John Tbomas, Curate of Coity: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 138 William Henry Thomlinson, Rector of Rochford: Letter to R. More: 1756. • f. 140 Joshua Thompson: Letter to T. Birch: 1732. • f. 141 William Thompson: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • f. 143 David Thomson: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 145 Jack Thornycroft: Letter to T. Birch: circ. 1730. • f. 146 A. Tilghman: Letter to T. Birch: 1740. • f. 148 J. Tillard: Letter to T. Birch: 1741. • ff. 149, 155 Joshua Tillotson, Sur-Master at St. Paul's School: Letters to T. Birch: 1752. • ff. 152, 153 William Hirst, DD; master of Hertford Free School: Letters to J. Tillotson: 1752.

• f. 156 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Notes on: circ. 1750 - circ. 1752. • ff. 157-159 Reverend Nicholas Tindal, historian: Letters to T. Birch: 1743-1751. • f. 160 T. Tomkyns: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • ff. 162-165 Thomas Tomlinson: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1759. • f. 168 Samuel Torrent, Perpetual Curate of Edgware: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 170 De Blossiers Tovey, DCL; Principal of New Inn Hall, Oxford: Letter to T. Birch: 1745.

• f. 172 Samuel Towers, of Hornsey: Letter to T. Birch: 1745. • f. 173 Robert Tracy, MP: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 175 John Ward, d 1758 LLD, FRS; Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College: Memorandum on his papers: 1761. • f. 175 London; Hospitals, Educational and Charitable Institutions. Gresham College: Memorandum on papers of J. Ward rel. to: 1761. • ff. 177, 178b (copy), 179-197 Abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753-1764.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 198 Christoph Jacob Treu, MD, FRS; German naturalist: Letter to T. Birch: 1758.: Lat. • f. 200 John Trusler, literary compiler: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1760, 1765. • ff. 201, 203 Niklaus Emanuel Tscharner, Secretary to the Economic Society of Berne: Letters to T. Birch: 1761, 1762.: Fr. • ff. 204-274 Josiah Tucker, DD; Dean of Gloucester: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752-1764.: Partly copies. • ff. 236-247 passim Elections Parliamentary: Papers rel. to the election at Bristol: 1754.: Printed. • ff. 236-247 passim Bristol, Gloucestershire: Papers rel. to the election at: 1754.: Printed.

• f. 244 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: Bristol Weekly Intelligencer': 13 Apr 1754.

Page 301 2021-09-28 • f. 276 James Tunstall, DD, 1744; Rector of Great Chart: Letter to T. Birch: 1749. • ff. 277, 278 Louis François Henri de Menon, Marquis de Turbilly: Letters to T. Birch: 1761.: Fr. • ff. 279-295 George Turnbull: Letters to T. Birch: 1739-1741.

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Scope and Content Vol. XXI (ff. 287). U-W.

includes:

• ff.1-4 Paul Vaillant, bookseller, of London; nephew of Isaac Vaillant: Letters to T. Birch: 1743-1753. • ff. 6, 9-12 Rodolph Valltravers, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1763. • f. 7 Sauveur François Morand, FRS; French anatomist: Letters to T. Birch: 1757-1764.: Fr. • ff. 13, 15, 17 (copies) Didier Robert de Vaugondy, French geographer: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753, 1754.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 16 James Vernon, the younger; Commissioner of Excise and Clerk of the Council: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 20 Vernon: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1766. • f. 21 John Vernon: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 22-64 George Vertue, engraver: Letters to T. Birch: 1737-1754. • ff.65-74 Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1756. • f. 75 Samuel Vines: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 76 Antonio Viviano, of Naples: Letter to the Royal Society: 1760.: Lat. • f. 78 Edward Umfreville, of the Inner Temple: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 79 John Upton, of Lincoln's Inn: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 80-81b W: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • f. 82 R. W: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 83 Robert Waddington, teacher of mathematics: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • ff. 85, 86 Reverend Alexander Walker: Letters to T. Birch: 1730, 1746. • ff. 88 (copy), 89, 91 John Walker, DD; Professor of Natural History in the University of Edinburgh: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754-1757. • f. 93 Charles Walmesley, Bishop of Rama; Vicar Apostolic of the Western District: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • ff. 94, 96-97 (copies) Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1745, bef. 1757. • f. 98 Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton: Letters to H. Etough: 1744-1756. • ff. 99-105 Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford 1791: Letters to T. Birch: 1758-1764. • ff. 105-205 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1736-1765. • ff. 206-209 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Biographical memoranda: circ. 1760.

• ff.210-216 Caesar Ward, bookseller, of York: Letters to T. Birch: 1756-1758. • ff. 217-287 passim John Ward, d 1758 LLD, FRS; Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College: Letters to T. Birch: 1731-1758. • f. 248 John Ward, d 1758 LLD, FRS; Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College: Letter to P. Davall: 1752. • f. 251 George Ballard, of Magdalen College, Oxford: Letter to J. Ward: 1752.

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Scope and Content Vol. XXII (ff. 278). W.

includes:

• ff. 1, 3, 6 (copy) Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish mathematician and astronomer: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753-1765.: Lat. and Fr. • ff. 7, 9 Edward Waring, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge: Letters to T. Birch: 1758-1763. • ff. 10-12 William Warneford, Rector of All Hallows, Bread Street, London: Letters to T. Birch: 1742-1752. • ff.13-17 Ferdinand Warner, LLD; Rector of Barnes: Letters to T. Birch: 1762-1764. • ff. 18-24 Joseph Warner, FRS; Surgeon to Guy's Hospital: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1762. • ff. 25 (copy), 26 Langhorn Warren, Rector of West Bergholt: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753. • ff. 28, 29 Thomas Warton, author of 'The History of English Poetry': Letters to T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 30-32 Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • f. 33 Joseph Wasse, Rector of Aynhoe: Letter to T. Birch: 1737. • f. 35 Thomas Watkins: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • f. 37 William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Letter to T. Birch: 1745.

• ff. 38,39 Henry Watson, FRS 1767: Letters to T. Birch: 1752, 1753. • ff. 40, 41 Luke Wayman, surgeon, of Royston: Letters to T. Birch: 1754, 1756. • ff. 43-79 Philip Carteret Webb, Solicitor to the Treasury; MP for Haslemere: Letters to T. Birch: 1740-1765. • f. 81 Philip Webber, of Falmouth: Letter to R. Dickerson: 1747. • ff. 82, 83 Samuel Wegg, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1753, 1754. • f. 85 Johann Friedrich Weidler, German mathematician and astronomer: Letter to T. Birch: 1752.: Lat. • ff. 87-164 Reverend Josiah Welby, schoolmaster at Lewes: Letters to T. Birch: 1724-1744.: Lat. and Engl. • ff.165-180 Rachel Welby, wife of Reverend Josiah Welby: Letters to T. Birch: 1744-1750. • ff.181,183 James West, FRS; politician and antiquary: Letters to T. Birch: 1752. • ff. 184-196, 200-230 Johann Caspar Wetstein, FRS; Rector of Helmingham; greatgrandson of J R Wetstein (1): Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1760. • f. 198 Johann Jacob Wetstein, FRS; Professor of Philosophy at Amsterdam; great-grandson of J R Wetstein (1): Letter to T. Birch: 1753.: Lat. • ff.231-236 Robert Whatley, Rector of Toft, county Lincolnshire: Letters to T. Birch: 1751-1765. • ff. 237-244 Stephen Whatley, author and translator: Letters to T. Birch: 1756-1762. • ff.245, 247 Thomas Wheatland, Curate of St Magnus, London Bridge: Letters to T. Birch: 1734, 1735, bef. 1737. • f. 248 Benjamin White, bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • f. 249 Taylor White, FRS; Justice of the county Palatine of Chester: Letter to T. Birch: 1759.

• ff. 251-253 John Whiston, bookseller, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1753, 1757. • ff.254-263 Charles Whitworth, MP; Knight 1768: Letters to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 264 Charles Marsh, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • ff. 265, 266 Reverend Richard Widmore, Librarian to the Dean and Chapter at Westminster: Letters to T. Birch: 1757. • f. 267 John Wilkes, politician: Letter to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 268 John Wilkins, in the service of Sir B Sherard: Letter to T. Birch: 1739. • ff. 270-273 Matthew Wilkins: Letters to T. Birch: 1749-1756.

Page 303 2021-09-28 • f. 274 John Wilkinson, MD, FRS: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 275 Edward Willes, DD; Bishop of Bath and Wells 1743: Letters to T. Birch: 1741. • ff. 277, 278 S. Willett: Letters to T. Birch: 1740.

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Scope and Content Vol. XXIII (ff. 161). W-Z.

includes:

• ff. 1-7 Browne Willis, antiquary: Letters to T. Birch: 1738-1739. • ff. 8-13 Hugh Willoughby, 15th Baron Willoughby of Parham: Letters to T. Birch: 1760-1764. • ff. 14-38 Reverend James Wills, painter: Letters to T. Birch: 1739-1758. • f. 39 John Wills, Vicar of St. Brides: Fleet St. Letter to T. Birch: 1744. • ff. 41, 43 Elizabeth Wills, wife of Reverend James Wills: Letters to T. Birch: 1739-1741. • f. 45 Edward Willes, DD; Bishop of Bath and Wells 1743: Letters to T. Birch: 1741. • ff.47,53 Edward Wilson, 5th Baronet 1759; of Uckfield: Letters to T. Birch: 1755. • f. 55 Robert Wilson, printer: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • ff. 57, 58 (copy) Thomas Wilson, DD; Rector of St. Stephen's Walbrook: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1743, 1752. • ff. 59, 60 William Wilson: Letters to T. Birch: 1731. • f. 61 Johann Heinrich Winkler, FRS; Professor of Philosophy at Leipzig: Letters to T. Birch: 1753, 1754.: Lat. • f. 63 Sir Clifton Wintringham, Baronet 1774; MD, FRS: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • ff. 64, 66 Reverend George Wollaston, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1753, 1765. • f. 67 William Henry Wollaston, brother of Reverend George Wollaston: Letter to T. Birch: 1754.

• f. 68 Robert Wood, Under-Secretary of State: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • ff. 69, 73 Henry Woodfall, printer; son of Henry Woodfall (?): Letters to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 71 Henry Woodfall, printer: Letters to T. Birch: 1738, bef. 1747. • f. 74 Isaac Maddox, Bishop of Worcester: Letters to T. Birch: 1752. • ff. 76-129 passim Daniel Wray, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1736- bef. 1766. • f. 126 Daniel Wray, FRS: Letter to M. Folkes: circ. 1740. • f. 130 Edward Wright, MD: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • f. 131 J. Wight: Letter to T. Birch: 1748. • f. 133 S. Wright: Letter to T. Birch: 1739. • f. 135 Hugh Wyat, Prebendary of St. Paul's: Letters to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 137 Hugh Wyat, Prebendary of St. Paul's: Letters to S. Gough: 1752. • ff. 139, 140 Mary Yonge, of Hull: Letters to her cousin, Mrs. Hannah Birch: 1729. • f. 142 John Young, tenant at Sion College: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • f. 144 Robert Young: Letters to T. Birch: 1763, 1765. • f. 146 Reverend William Young, lexicographer: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 148 A. Z: Letter to (?) T. Birch: circ. 1746-1766. • ff. 150, 152, 153b (copy), 154 Eustachio Zanotti, Professor of Astronomy at Bologna: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1760-1762.: Lat. • ff. 153 (copy), 156 Francesco Maria Zanotti, Italian philosopher; uncle of Eustachio Zanotti: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1761.: Lat. and Ital. • ff. 158, 160 (copy) Johann Jacob Zimmermann, Swiss theologian: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754.: Lat.

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Scope and Content Vol. XXIV (ff. 67). Misc.

includes:

• ff. 3, 39 Bocca, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Turin: Letters to the Royal Society: 1754.: Fr. • f. 5 Count Francesco Algarotti,; Italian scholar: Letters to T. Birch: 1756, 1759.: Ital. • f. 7 Sir Thomas Clarke, FRS; Master of the Rolls: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1760. • f. 8 John Huxham, MD; of Plymouth: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • f. 9 Alexis Claude Clairaut, French mathematician: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 11 Moses Browne, Poet: Letters to T. Birch: 1738-1754. • f. 12 See of London: Notice of the general day of appeal for the City clergy: 1749. • f. 16 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury: Comments on an account of in 'Biographia Britannica': 1763. • f. 19 British Museum: Minutes of an order by the Lord Chancellor rel. to: 1753. • f. 22 John Strange, diplomatist: Letters to R. New: 1761, 1762.: Extracts. • f. 26 Peter Davall, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1760, n.d.

• f. 29 Jacques Vallée, Seigneur Desbarreaux d 1673: Poem: 18th cent.: Engl. transl. • f. 29 Poetry ENGLISH: J. Vailée: verses beg. 'Grand Dieu, tes jugements sont remplis d'equité': 18th cent.: Engl. transl. • f. 31 Henry de Bracton, d 1268 Judge and legal writer: Notes on, for T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 32 Justus Heurnius, Dutch missionary in the E Indies; d. circa 1651: Biographical note: 18th cent. • f. 33 Henry Compton, Bishop of London: Biographical notice: 18th cent. • f. 38 John Cookesey, FRS; Rector of St. Anthony's, London, and (circa 1755) of Wimbledon: Letters to T. Birch: 1745-1765. • f. 51 Sir James Burrow, Master of the Crown Office: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1760-1765, n.d.

• f. 55 John Ward, d 1758 LLD, FRS; Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College: Letter to, from -: circ. 1756. • f. 56 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Letter to, from -: bef. 1764. • f. 57 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1765.

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Title BIRCH-YORKE LETTERS (Vols. I,II)Letters of Thomas Birch, many of them unaddressed, but some written to Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke 1764, and to other members of the Yorke family. Drafts. Two volumes. Paper; ff. 240, 228. Quarto. 1748-1765. (1748-1765)

Scope and Content Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

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• f. 20 Francis Hauksbee, the younger; scientific writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1761.

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Scope and Content Vol. II, 1760-1765.

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content BIRCH-YORKE LETTERS (Vol. III)

4325. Letters mainly addressed to Thomas Birch, from the following members of the Yorke family, viz.:-Philip, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, 1758-1763 (ff. 1-8);- Philip, Viscount Royston and 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, 1741-1765 (ff. 9-43);- The Hon. Charles Yorke, Solicitor- General, etc., 1742-1764 (ff. 44-82);- The Hon. John Yorke, 1750-1765 (ff. 83-101, 103);- and the Hon. James Yorke, 1752-1762 (ff. 102, 104,

105). The latter part of the volume consists of copies, chiefly in Birch's autograph of (a) the correspondence of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke, 1706-1763. ff. 112-142;- (b) Birch's introduction to An Historical View of the Negociations between the Courts of England, France, and Brussels, published in 1749, with rough draft of the same; 4 Aug. 1748. ff. 143- 164;- (c) abstract of a memoir of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke; April 1764. ff. 165-181;- (d) 'Memoirs touching the Scots War carried on for their Majesties Service by Major General Mackay against Viscount Dundee'. 1689; copied from the original in possession of Lord Hardwicke, 10 Feb. 1756. ff. 182-196;- (e) 'Memorandum of Dr. White Kennet ... in the Blank Leaf of his copy of Dr. Burnet's Memoirs of the Dukes of Hamilton now in the possession of the honourable Mr. Chas. Yorke', being Dr. Burnet's story of the signing of a death warrant for John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun (d. 1663), when imprisoned in the Tower in March 1640, and its subsequent withdrawal at the request of the Marquess of Hamilton. f. 197;- (f) speech of Philip Yorke, M.P. for Reigate, later 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, in the House of Commons, on the British troops in Flanders; 11 Jan. 1743/4. ff. 199-201;- (g) five short poems, of which the first is said by Birch to be by the Hon. Margaret Yorke, the second is by Charles Yorke (cf. Gentleman's Magazine, 1770, p. 38), the fourth, a sonnet to Charles Yorke by his brother Philip, and the fifth from lines to 'Mr. B.' (probably Birch). ff. 202-209. Paper; ff. 209. Quarto. XVIII cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

includes:

• ff. 1-8 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to T. Birch: 1748-1763. • ff. 9, 13-42 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1765. • f. 10 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letter to D. Wray: 1749. • ff. 43, 128 (copy) Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to his father, Lord Hardwicke: 1741, 1762. • ff. 44-82 Hon Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1764.

Page 307 2021-09-28 • ff. 83-101, 103 Hon John Yorke, son of Philip, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to T. Birch: 1750-1765. • ff.102,104,105 James Yorke, Bishop of Ely: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1762. • ff. 106-111 (copies) Hannah Birch, née Cox; wife of T Birch: Letters to her husband: 1728, 1729. • ff. 112, 115 Samuel Morland, Schoolmaster at Hackney: Letters to P. Yorke: 1706, 1708.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 118 Samuel Palmer, Rector of Brampton Bryan 1721: Letter to P. Yorke: 1709.: Copy. • f. 122 Thomas Parker, 1st Baron Parker; 1st Earl of Macclesfield: Letter to P. Yorke: 1720.: Copy. • f. 122b John Craggs, junior; Secretary of State., etc: Letter to P. Yorke: 1720.: Copy. • f. 123 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Letter to S. Clerk: 1724.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 125 Thomas Tickell, poet: Letter to Sir P. Yorke: 1725.: Copy. • f. 126b Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford: Letter to Lord Hardwicke: 1740.: Draft. • ff. 126-127 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to Lord Oxford: 1734-1740.: Copies. • f. 129 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Letter to Lord Hardwicke: 1744.: Copy. • f. 131 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Letter to P. Ward: 1750.: Copy. • ff. 133, 134 Joseph Yorke, Baron Dover: Letters to Lord Hardwicke: 1759.: Copies. • f. 134 Joseph Yorke, Baron Dover: Letter to Lord Holderness: 1759.: Copy. • ff. 137-142 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Letter to Lord Royston: 1763.: Copy. • ff. 165-181 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Abstract of a memoir on, by T. Birch: 1764. • ff. 182-196 Hugh Mackay, of Scourie, afterwards General: Notes on a memoir of his campaign in Scotland, 1689-1690, by T. Birch: 1756. • ff. 182-196 William III and Mary II of England: Notes on a memoir of H. Mackay's campaign in Scotland in 1689-1690, by T. Birch: 1756. • f. 197 White Kennett, Bishop of Peterborough: Memorandum concerning Lord Loudoun: 1718.: Copy. • f. 197 John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun Chancellor of Scotland: Memorandum rel. to: 1719.: Copy. • ff. 199-201 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Speech in Parliament: 1744.: Copy. • f. 202 Hon Margaret Yorke, daughter of Philip Yorke: Poem to Lady Grey: 1747. • ff. 202-209 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses: 18th cent. • ff. 203-204 Hon Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor: Verses by: 18th cent. • f. 205b Poetry ITALIAN: Sonnet beg. 'Scioglie Eurilla dal lido': n.d. • ff.207,208 Hon Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor: Sonnet to: 1741. • ff. 207 (copy), 208 (autogr.) Poetry ENGLISH: P. Yorke: sonnet: 1741. • ff. 207 (copy), 208 (autogr.) Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Sonnet to Hon. C. Yorke: 1741. • f. 209 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Lines addressed to: 18th cent.

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Title MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS OF THOMAS BIRCH. Two volumes. Quarto and folio. ([1712-1765])

Scope and Content Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

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• ff. 198-201 William Heberden, MD; FRS: Memoranda by T. Birch of conversations with: 1751.

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Creation Date 1741-1765

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin

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Scope and Content Vol. I (ff. 184).

(1) Revised drafts of portions of the Athenian letters having, in many cases, the initials of the revisers at the end of the letters (Nos. I-LXIII), published in 1741-1743. ff. 1-86. Followed by (a) 'Minutes of the Committee for revising' the same, the members present being 'Messrs. Yorke, Lawry, Birch', 3-8 Aug. 1741. f. 87;-(b) note in P. Yorke's hand 'The letters marked C. are writ by my Brother C. Y: those L. by Mr. Lawry, those R. Mr. Rooke, those O. by Mr. Coventry and those P. are mine'. The remaining initial, H. may be for Lord Chancellor Hardwicke. f. 89;-(c) correspondence of Charles Yorke and Birch on the same subject; 1741-1743. ff. 90-95.

(2) Letters of Charles Yorke to Birch, on the correction, etc., of the proofs of the former's work entitled Consideration on the Law of Forfeiture for High Treason (published in 1746); 21 Dec. 1744-3 July 1746. ff. 96-113.

(3) Draft letters of Birch. ff. 114-139.

(4) Copies of papers, draft letters, and memoranda mainly in Birch's hand, among them being: (a) statements on the treatment of the wounded after Culloden; 23 July 1749. f. 140;-(b) number of coins in Sir Hans Sloane's cabinet. f. 160;-(c) 'Dissertation upon the antient Measures and the Proportion between them and those of the Moderns', by Nicolaas Struÿck, F.R.S. f. 176;-(d) two letters of Lady Mary Forbes to Birch, 18 May 1765, and May-June 1765. ff. 181, 182.

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• ff. 1-86 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Revised drafts of parts of the 'Athenian Letters': 1741. • f. 87 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Minutes of meetings, rel. to the revision of the 'Athenian Letters': 1741. • ff. 90--113 Hon Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1764. • f. 140 Scotland General: Statements on the treatment of the wounded after Culloden: 1749. • f. 140 George II of England: Statements on the treatment of the wounded after Culloden: 1749. • f. 160 Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Numerical list of coins in his possession: 18th cent. • f. 176 Nicolaas Struÿck, FRS; of Amsterdam: Dissertation on ancient and modern measures: 1750.: Fr., with Engl. transl. (imperf.). • f. 176 Weights and Measures: Dissertation by N. Struÿck on ancient and modern measures: circ. 1750.: Fr., with Engl. transl. (imperf.). • f. 177 Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon: Letter to Lord Burghley: 1584.: Copy. Imperf. • f. 177 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from Lord Hunsdon: 1584.: Copy. Imperf. • f. 178 John Ward, d 1758 LLD, FRS; Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College: Letter to A. Gronovius: 1743.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 179-180 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Latin inscriptions at his house at La Source, near Orléans,: aft. 1720, mid 18th cent.: Copy. • ff. 181, 182 Lady Mary Forbes, wife of Admiral Hon. John Forbes: Letters to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 183 Samuel Palmer, d 1732 printer: Attestation by Lord Hardwicke of copy for his 'General History of Printing': 1734. • f. 183 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Attestation by, of copy for S. Palmer's 'General History of Printing': 1734. • f. 184 Oran, Algiers: Account of a storm and earthquake at: 1755.: Fr.

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin

Scope and Content Vol. II (ff. 216).

(1) Original letters addressed to Birch. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue.

(2) Copies, in Birch's hand (with one exception) chiefly of state papers and letters, among them being (a) Extracts from the dispatches by Matthew Prior, during his embassy in France; 1712-1714. ff. 86-101:-

(b) Extracts from the letters of Benjamin Keene, Minister- Plenipotentiary to the Court of Spain; 1728-1736. ff. 102-177;-(c) Memoranda by Birch of conversations with Dr. Richard Heberden, Philip Yorke, Benjamin Martyn, and others; 29 Mar.-12 May 1751. ff. 198-201.

includes:

• f. 1 Zachary Pearce, Chaplain to George I, afterwards Bishop of Bangor and Rochester: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1764. • ff. 3-30, 32, 35, 37-40 Henry Etough, Rector of Therfield, county Hertfordshire: Letters to T. Birch: 1743-1757. • f. 3 1b Henry Etough, Rector of Therfield, county Hertfordshire: Letter to W. Warburton: 1749.: Draft. • ff. 31, 34 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Letters to H. Etough: 1749. • ff. 41-42 Gerhard Friedrich Müller, FRS; German historian and traveller: Letters to T.

Page 310 2021-09-28 Birch: 1756-1762.: Lat. and Fr. • ff. 43, 44 William Murdin, Vicar of Shalford: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1759. • ff. 45-46 Jacques Bernard Durey de Noinville, d 1768 French historian and jurist: Letter to T. Birch: 1755.: Fr. • ff. 48, 49 William Norris, Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1761. • f. 51 John Orr, Archdeacon of Ferns: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1749-1765.: Partly copies. • f. 53 Jean André Peyssonnel, FRS; French physician and naturalist: Letters to the Royal Society: 1751-1756.: Fr. • f. 55 John Simpson, of Ockbrook, county Derbyshire: Letters to T. Birch: 1755, 1756. • f. 57 John Swinton, DD, FRS: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754-1765. • f. 58 Jean Antoine Tilkin, of Liége: Letters to the Royal Society: 1755, 1756.: Fr. • f. 59 Abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753-1764.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 63-69 Josiah Tucker, DD; Dean of Gloucester: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752-1764.: Partly copies. • ff. 70, 71 Rodolph Valltravers, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1763. • ff. 73-76 John Ward, d 1758 LLD, FRS; Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College: Letters to T. Birch: 1731-1758. • f. 77 Philip Carteret Webb, Solicitor to the Treasury; MP for Haslemere: Letters to T. Birch: 1740-1765. • ff. 79, 80 Johann Caspar Wetstein, FRS; Rector of Helmingham; greatgrandson of J R Wetstein (1): Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1760. • ff. 82, 84 Reverend James Wells: Letters to T. Birch: 1755. • ff. 86-101 Matthew Prior, poet and diplomatist: Despatches: 1712-1714.: Extr. • ff. 86-177 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr. • f. 88 Ralph Barker, DD; Chaplain to Archbishop Tillotson: Letter to, from H. Wharton: 1692.: Copy. • f. 88 Samuel Pegge, FSA; Rector of Whittington: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • f. 88 Henry Wharton, Chaplain to Archbishop Sancroft: Letter to R. Barker: 1692.: Copy. • ff. 102-177 Sir Benjamin Keene, KB; diplomatist: Extracts from his letters, 1728-1736, by T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 178 Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Letter to B. Keene: 1731.: Copy. • f. 179 James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave: Letters to B. Keene: 1734.: Copies. • ff. 183-188 George II of England: Extracts from the 'Caledonian Mercury' rel. to the battle of Prestonpans: 1745. • f. 189 Scotland General: News of the rebellion: 1745.: Copy. • f. 189 George II of England: News of the rebellion: 1745.: Copy. • f. 191 Prince James Francis Edward Stuart,; the 'Old Pretender': Letter to his son, Charles Edward Stuart: circ. 1748.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 193 John Maule, Baron of the Scottish Exchequer 1748; MP: Letter to H. Etough: 1745.: Copy. • ff. 195-197 Wales, Frederick Louis (d.1751): Documents conc. his relations with the Tories: 1748.: Copies. • f. 200 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Note of conversations with T. Birch: 1751. • f. 201 Benjamin Martyn, dramatist and biographer: Note of conversations with T. Birch: 1751. • f. 202 Sir James Gray, 2nd Baronet; diplomatist: Letter to Sir T. Robinson: 1754.: Extr. • ff. 204 - 207 Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton: Letter to J. Tucker: 1755.: Copy. • f. 214 John Williamson, Chaplain to the English Factory at Lisbon: Letter to A. Millar: 1755.: Copy. • f. 216 Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Notes by T. Birch on works by: 18th cent.

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Page 311 2021-09-28 Add MS 4327-4332 C Sermons written and preached by Thomas Birch, at various places and times: 1732-1766. About 150 in number,

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Title Sermons written and preached by Thomas Birch, at various places and times: 1732-1766. About 150 in number, they were mostly preached in the churches of St. Michael, Wood Street, or St. Margaret Pattens, of which he was successively Rector, or other city churches, or at Hampstead Chapel. The dates and places are generally noted on the flyleaves of the sermons. Eight volumes, arranged in order of texts as they occur in the Bible. Paper; ff. 215, 199, 220, 213, 203, 196, 201, 102. Quarto. 1732-1766. (1732-1766)

Scope and Content Sermons: T. Birch: sermons: 1732-1766.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Sermons by: 1732-1766.: Autogr.

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Scope and Content Vol. I. Exod. viii. 32-Ps. cxix. 71;- 1732-1766.

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Scope and Content Vol. II. Ps. cxix.

42-Jer. xiii. 23;- 1732-1766.

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Scope and Content Vol. III. Jer. xvii. 17-Matt. vii. 21;- 1732-1766.

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Scope and Content Vol. IV. Matt. vii.

21-John iii. 3;- 1732-1766.

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Scope and Content Vol. V. John iii. 19-Rom. xiv. 22;- 1732-1766.

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Scope and Content Vol. VI. Rom. xiv.

22-1 Thess. v. 22 (including, at f. 55, one preached to the clergy of London, 8 May 1759, in Latin);- 1732-1766.

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Scope and Content Vol. VII. I Tim. vi. 8-1 John v. 3. At the end are:-(a) sermon on 2 Cor. vi. 1, in another hand, with date 12 July 1713. ff. 137-142;- (b) fragments and notes of sermons. ff. 143-176;- (c) notes on natural philosophy by Birch. ff. 188-196;- (d) notes for sermons in other hands; late 17th cent, 1701-1702. ff. 197-201;- 1732-1766.

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• ff. 137-142 Sermons: Sermon notes on II Cor. vi: 1713. • ff. 197-201 Sermons: Notes for, late 17th cent: 1701-1702.

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Scope and Content Vol. VIII. Sermons by Birch arranged in order of texts as above, Eccl. xii. 14-Hebr. xi. 16. Preceded (ff. 1-7) by a sermon, in another hand, entitled 'The alliance of Religion and Learning ... Preach't in the Metropolitical Church of Canterbury on occasion of the School-Feast, Sept. 6. 1716'. 1732-1766.

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• ff. 1-7 Sermons: Sermon in Canterbury Cathedral on the occasion of the School feast: 1716.

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Page 315 2021-09-28 Add MS 4333 (17th century-18th century)

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Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS SERMONS

Collection of miscellaneous sermons, in various hands, containing the following:-(1) Gen.i.27. ff.1-14;- (2)Prov.xxii. l March 18, 1703/4, preached by -- Cooling at the funeral of Thomas Lane. ff. 15-23;- (3) Matth. vi. 12. 'The Lord Bishop of Meath [Henry Jones] sermon preached at Oxmon Church'; 24 June 1667. ff. 25-36;- (4) Ps. xix, 3, 4. ff. 37- 54;- (5) Jer. li. 15. ff. 55-68;- (6) Matth. vi. 19, 20. ff. 69-88;- (7) John v. 17. ff. 89-103;- (8) l Cor. xv. 20. '1723. March 31'. ff. 104-118;- (9) Eph. v. 11. 11 Aug. 1695, revised 1712, 1714. ff. 119-129;- (10) Ps. xvi.

9. 'Low Sunday, [27 April] 1712'. ff. 130-136;- (11) Matth. vii. 7. f. 137;- (12) Ps. xc. 9, 10. ff. 140-141;- (13) Ps. xvi. 8. f. 154;- (14) Matth. xxviii. 19. 'Highgate, June 4 1732'. f. 160;- (15) James iv. 1. 'St. Mary's Nottingham July. 1715', etc. ff. 181-204;- (16) 2 Sam. xxiii. 3. ff. 205-218;- (17) Rom. xiii. 1. 30 Jan. 1698/9. ff. 210-23 1;- (18) Ps. li. 15. 1719. f. 243. Interspersed are (a) fragments of prayers and of other sermons, one of which (f. 143) is written on the back of a licence of the marriage of William Orchard, of St. Laurence, Isle of Wight, with Elizabeth Urry of Godshill, 31 Jan. 1721/2; another is in French (f. 165);- (b) 'Considerations on the expediency of making and the manner of conducting the late regulations at Cambridge', relating to exercise on horseback and in chaises. ff. 265-283. Paper; ff. 285. Small quarto. XVII-XVIII centt.

Sermons: Miscellaneous sermons: 17th-18th centt.

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• ff. 15-23 Reverend Cooling: Funeral sermon for T. Lane: 1704. • ff.15-23 Thomas Lane: Sermon preached at his funeral by - Cooling: 1704. • ff. 25-36 Henry Jones, Bishop of Meath: Sermon preached by: 1667. • f. 143 Elizabeth Urry, of Godshill, I of Wight: Licence for marriage with W. Orchard: 1722. • f. 143 William Orchard, of St Laurence, I of Wight: Licence for his marriage with E. Urry: 1722.

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Scope and Content PELL SERMONS

Collection of sermons, fragments and notes of sermons, prayers, etc., mainly by Dr. John Pell (d. 1685).The volume contains a sermon on 14 Prov. 32 in another hand (ff. 1-8). For other Pell Papers see Add. MSS. 4278-4280, 4394-4404, 4407-4431. Paper; ff. 316. Small quarto. XVII-XVIII centt.

Sermons: J. Pell: collection of sermons and sermon notes chiefly by: 17th cent.

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• ff. 9-316 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Sermons, sermon notes and prayers: n.d.: Autogr.

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Scope and Content DUCHAL SERMONS

Presumptive arguments for the truth and divine authority of the Christian religion, in ten sermons; to which is added a 'Sermon upon God's moral government', preceded by a preface, by James Duchal, M.A. (d. 1761); n.d. but printed in 1753. The copy prepared for the press. Imperfect. Paper; ff. 314. Quarto. Circa A.D. 1753.

Sermons: J. Duchal: sermons on the truth and divine authority of the Christian religion: 1753.

James Duchal, Irish presbyterian divine: 'Presumptive arguments for the truth and divine authority of the Christian religion ... ': 1753.

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Page 317 2021-09-28 Add MS 4336-4345 HENLEY LECTURESHeads of 'Lectures' and 'Discourses' of the Rev. John Henley, the 'Orator' (d. 1756), for

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Title HENLEY LECTURESHeads of 'Lectures' and 'Discourses' of the Rev. John Henley, the 'Orator' (d. 1756), for delivery on the five Sundays in December, 1750. Ten volumes, bound in three. Autograph. For similar MSS. of his see Add. MSS. 10346-10349, 10576-10578, 11768-11801, 12199, 12200, 19919- 19924. Paper; Small quarto. A.D. 1750. (1750)

Scope and Content Sermons: J. Henley: heads of lectures and discourses: 1750.

John Henley, Orator: Heads of discourses and Iectures: 1750.

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Scope and Content Vol. I, ff. 163, 1750.

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Page 318 2021-09-28 Add MS 4339-4342 (1750)

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Scope and Content Vol. II, ff. 180, 1750.

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Scope and Content Vol. III, ff. 155, 1750.

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Scope and Content COLLECTION OF SERMONS and notes for sermons, written in one hand. The following indications of authorship, etc. occur, viz.:-(a) 'Canter[bury] March 20 ... for Dr Castle' [Edmund Castell, D.D., Prebendary of Canterbury]. 1669'. f. 7;- (b) 'Mr. Bond at ye Savoy' (John Bond, L1.D., Master of the Savoy); 7 Sept. 1656. f. 26b;- (c) 'Lincolnes Inn. Nov. 25. 1655'. f. 46;- (d) 'Flanchford or Reigate, Dec. 25. 1656'. f. 98;- (e) 'Bridgwater house, June 1, 1656'. f. 107b;- (f)'For Bridgwater house, Aug. 17, 1656'. f. 116b;- (g) 'Canterb. Febr. 20. 1669 ... for Dr [Peter] Du Moulin' (Prebendary of Canterbury). f. 143;- (h) 'Flanchford [in Reigate] Dec. 28. [16]56'. f. 153. Followed (ff. 155-206b) by The Whole Book of Psalmes by T. Sternhold, J. Hopkins and others, with music, the printed edition of 1635. At the end (f. 208) is the following entry, 'Henry Bignell was baptized, July the 17 th , Anno Dom. 1611' (i.e. Henry Bignell, sometime Rector of St. Peter-le-Bayly, d. 1660). Paper; ff. 208. Octavo. XVII cent.

Sermons: Miscellaneous sermons and sermon notes: 1655-1669.

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• ff. 155-206b Thomas Sternhold, d 1549: 'The Whole Book of Psalmes...': 1635.: Printed. • ff. 155-206b Music: 'The Whole Book of Psalmes...', by T. Sternhold, J. Hopkins and others: 1635.: Printed.

Page 319 2021-09-28 • ff. 155-206b Liturgies ENGLISH: 'The Whole Book of Psalmes', with music, by T. Sternhold and J. Hopkins: 1635.: Printed. • ff. 155-206b John Hopkins, d 1570 translator: 'The Whole Book of Psalmes...': 1635.: Printed. • f. 208 Henry Bignell, Rector of St. Peter-le-Bayly, Oxford: Note of his baptism: 1611.

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Scope and Content BRASENOSE COLLEGE SERMONS

Sermons (eight) and notes for sermons preached at Brasenose College, Oxford; circ. 1617-1618 (cf. the opening prayer, in which the preacher prays for the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, the Principal of Brasenose, etc., by name). Possibly the work of John Pickering, Fellow of Brasenose (1589) and Chaplain (1613). Paper; ff. 126. Octavo. Circa 1617-1618.

Sermons: J. Pickering (?): sermons probably preached at Brasenose College, Oxford: circ. 1618.

John Pickering, Fellow and Chaplain of Brasenose College, Oxford: Book of sermons possibly by: circ. 1618.

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Scope and Content SAMPSON SERMONS

Sermons and notes by Robert Sampson, Rector of Cuxwold, Vicar of Cabourne, Curate of Rothwell and usher of the Free School in Caistor, all in co. Linc. (cf. notes on f. 150b and f. 175). Some lists of books are added (ff. 1, 22b, 23, 174 rev.) and, reversing the volume, is a list of texts of 178 sermons and the dates on which they were preached by the author from 1703 to 1717.

Paper; ff. i + 175. Duodecimo. 1703-1717.

Sermons: R. Sampson: sermons and notes: 1703-1717.

Robert Sampson, Rector of Cuxwold: Sermons and notes of: 1703-1717.

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• ff. 1, 174 Robert Sampson, Rector of Cuxwold: Lists of his books: early 18th cent. • ff. 1, 174 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Books of R. Sampson: early 18th cent. • ff. 7-8b Richard Willis, Bishop successively of Gloucester, Salisbury (1721) and 1723 Winchester: Notes by R. Sampson on sermon preached by: 1704. • f. 8b Thomas Manningham, Bishop of Chichester; d.1722: Andrews, Holbom and (1709) Bishop of Chichester. Notes by R. Sampson on sermon preached by: 1703. • f. 9 John Sharp, Archbishop of York 1691: Notes by R. Sampson on sermon preached by: 1703. • ff. 22b-23 Thomas Harneis, d 1733 Rector of Rothwell: List of his books: early 18th cent. • ff. 22b-23 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Books of T. Harneis: early 18th cent.

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Page 321 2021-09-28 Add MS 4349 (17th century)

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Scope and Content A COURSE OF SERMONS or theological lectures on the Lord's prayer preached on twelve Sundays by E. T.; 17th cent. Paper; ff. 151. Duodecimo. XVII cent.

E. T: Twelve sermons on the Lord's Prayer by: 17th cent.

Sermons: E.T.: sermons on the Lord's Prayer: 17th cent.

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Languages of Material English; Italian

Scope and Content PAPAL CONCLAVE PROCEEDINGS

Relations of the proceedings of Papal Conclaves, etc., from the death of Pius IV (1565) to the election of Innocent X (1644). Italian. Viz.:-

(1) 'Conclave fatto per la Morte di Pio quarto ... nel quale fu Creato Pont. ce il Card. Ghisleri ... detto Pio Quinto'; 1566. Begins: 'Non e merauiglia'. For another slightly different copy see Add. MS. 8418, f. 2. if. 1-43b (2) 'Conclave fatto per morte di Leone Undecimo ... nel quale fu eletto Pontifice II Cardle Borghese, detto poi Paolo Quinto'; 1605. Begins: 'Se mai nelle'. Printed in Conclavi de'Pontifici Romano, 1667, p. 347. For other copies see Add. MSS. 8412, f. 307; 8419, f. 90. ff. 44-95.

(3) 'Conclave fatto per la sede Vacante di Papa Paolo quinto ... nel quale fu eletto Pon ce il Cardinal Alessandro Ludoisio Bolognese detto poi Gregorio Decimo quinto'; 1621. Begins: 'Non dica essere'. Imperfect at the end. Printed op. cit., p. 373. For other copies see Add. MSS. 8412, f. 329; 8419, f. 192. ff. 96-145.

(4) 'La malatia del Papa ouero trattati delli Ministri Cattolici durante la malatia di Papa Urbano ottauo' in 163 7. Cf. Add. MS. 8699, f. 1. Preceded by nine Latin lines addressed 'Ad Vmbras'. ff. 146-175.

(5) 'Conclave fatto per la morte di Gregorio XVo Ludouisio con l'Assunt ne. al Pontificato di Maffeo Cardinal Barberino detto poi Urbano VIII'; 1623. Begins: 'L'Imperio che da infiniti'. For other copies see Add. MSS. 8416, f. 206 (imperfect); 8420, f. 119. ff. 176-214.

(6) 'Aviso per li Ministri del Re Cattco nel corrente Conclave d'Urbano Ottauo con incluso breue racconto dell'ordinaria inclinat.ne de Papi e Card.li e del passato gouerno Barberino'; 1644. ff. 215-262.

(7) 'Conclave nell'assonttione al Pontificato di Papa Innocentio Decimo'; 1644. Begins:

Page 322 2021-09-28 'Urbano Papa Ottauo'. ff. 263-292b. Paper; ff. i + 292. Quarto. XVII cent. Acquired by Birch, 9 Apr. 1764 (cf. f. i).

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• ff.1-43b Pius V; Pope: Proceedings at the Conclave electing him: 1566.: Ital. • ff. 44-95 Paul V; Pope: Proceedings at the Conclave electing him: 1605.: Ital. • ff. 96-145 Gregory XV; Pope: Proceedings at the Conclave electing him: 1621.: Ital. • ff.146-175 Urban VIII; Pope: 'Trallati delli ministri Catholici durante la malatia di': 1637. • ff. 176-214 Urban VIII; Pope: Proceedings at the Conclave electing him: 1623.: Ital. • ff. 215-262 Urban VIII; Pope: Opinions at the Conclave held on his death: 1644.: Ital. • ff. 263-292b Innocent X; Pope: Proceedings at the Conclave electing him: 1644.: Ital.

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Scope and Content MICHAELIS THEOLOGICAL LECTURES

4352. Theological lectures or commentaries on the Bible, most, if not all, by Christian Benedict Michaelis, Professor of Philosophy at Halle in 1713. They are not, however, identical with his Adnotationes in Hagiographos veteris testamenti, Halle, 1720. Latin.

(1) 'Animadversiones philologicae in Genesin ... ex lectionibus in Genesin habitis a M. Benedicto Christiano Michaeli ... descriptae a Joanne Jacobo Rambach'; 1713. ff. 1-3 1.

(2) Commentary on Deuteron. xxxii. ff. 32-43.

(3) 'Praelectiones Philologicae in Prophetas Minores habitae a Christiano Benedicto Michaelis ... 1714'. ff. 44-168.

(4) 'Proverbia Salomonis notis perpetuis illustrata', probably by the same. ff. 169-216.

(5) 'Praelectiones Philologicae in Canticum Canticorum auctore Christiano Benedicto Michaelis ... 1714'. ff. 217-228.

(6) 'Historia Jobi notis perpetuis et necessaria paraphrasi illustrata' by the same; 1714. In the same hand as art. 1. ff. 229-261.

(7) 'Succinta et luculenta Linguae Sacrae Institutio'. ff. 262-268.

(8) Grammatical analysis of Gen. i-iv. Hebrew and Latin. ff. 269-292. Paper; ff. 292. Quarto. Early XVIII cent.

Bible. Commentaries: On the Old Testament, by C. B. Michaelis: 1713-1714: Lat.

Christian Benedict Michaelis, Professor of Philosophy at Halle: Lectures and commentaries on the Old Testament: 1713, 1714.: Lat.

includes:

• ff. 1-31, 229-261 Johann Jacob Rambach, German theologian: Theological commentaries of C. B.

Page 323 2021-09-28 Michaelis transcribed by: 1713, 1714.: Lat. • ff. 262-268 Hebrew Language: Treatise on: circ. 1714.: Lat.

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Scope and Content There is no manuscript bearing this number, due to a mistake in numeration.

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Scope and Content MATERIALS for a universal catalogue of Patriarchs, Archbishops and Bishops of the Catholic Church consisting of nominal lists under each see, etc., with references to authorities; 17th cent. The order of sees, etc., is neither local nor alphabetical, and the lists, compared with P. B. Gams, Series Episcoporum, 1873, are unreliable. Latin. The volume was apparently originally used as an Arabic-Latin dictionary (ff. 20b-251 passim). At the beginning (ff. 1-5) are a few roughly-drawn English coats-of-arms. Paper; ff. 252. Octavo. XVII cent. Note of ownership (f. 5b) 'Tho. Birch, Nov. 22. 1740'.

Church History: Materials for a universal catalogue of Patriarchs, Archbishops, and Bishops: 17th cent.

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• f. 1 Fitz Herbert family: Arms: 17th cent. • ff. 1-5 Heraldry: Various English arms: 17th cent. • f. 2 Russell family; Earls of Bedford: Arms: 17th cent. • f. 2b Throgmorton family: Arms: 17th cent. • f. 2b Aremin family; of Oskerby, Lincolnshire: Arms: 17th cent. • f. 3 Peverel family; Lords of Nottingham: Arms: 17th cent. • f. 3 Earls of Brittany; family: Arms: 17th cent. • f. 4 Earls of Warenne; family: Arms: 17th cent. • f. 4 Fitzwilliam family: Arms: 17th cent. • f. 4 Sir [Edmund or Edward] Ferrers, of Baddesley Clinton: Arms: 17th cent. • ff. 20b-251 passim Arabic Language: Arabic-Latin dictionary: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content 'SANCTI PATRIS BASILIJ Magni Episcopi Caesariensis in Esaiam Prophetam commentariorum Tomus prior de graecis in latina conuersus per Johannem Shepreuum graecarum et hebraicarum literarum olim Oxonij professorem publicum celeberrimum'; before 1542. The title, and the address to King Philip which follows (ff. 3-14), dated at Oxford, 1 Sept.

1554, are by and in the autograph of George Etherege al. Ethrygg al. Edrych. Etherege was a pupil of John Shepreve at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and Regius Professor of Greek 1547-1550, 1554-1559. Shepreve's translation, comprising only Is. i-iv and preceded by a 'praefatio' (f. 15), is probably autograph as far as f. 325, the remainder being in the hand of a student corrected by the author. At f. 2b is 'Ad sacram Trinitatem Hymnus Johannis Shepreui' in fourteen Latin elegiacs. Birch has prefixed (f. 1) a note on Shepreve. Latin. Paper; ff. 345. Octavo. XVI cent. On f. 1 is the inscription 'Tho. Birch 1 Junij 1763' and the name 'John Holwell' in an early 17th cent. hand.

John Shepreve, d 1542 Professor of Hebrew at Oxford: Translation of St. Basil's Commentary upon Isaiah, i-iv: 16th cent.: Lat.: Partly autogr.(?).

Bible. Commentaries: Translation of St. Basil's Commentary upon Isaiah i-iv, by J. Shepreve: 16th cent.: Lat.

Saint Basil,; of Caesarea; 'the Great': Commentaries on Isaiah i-iv, translated by J. Shepreve: 16th cent.: Lat.

includes:

• f. 2b John Shepreve, d 1542 Professor of Hebrew at Oxford: Hymn to the Holy Trinity: 16th cent.: Lat. • f. 2b Hymns: Hymn to the Holy Trinity, by J. Shepreve: 16th cent.: Lat. • ff. 3-14 George Etherege, alias Edrych alias Ethrygg; classical scholar: Preface to J. Shepreve's translation of St Basil's commentary upon Isaiah i-iv: 1554.: Lat.

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Custodial History f. 1 John Holwell: Signature, as owner(?): early 17th cent.

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Scope and Content CONCORDANTIAE BIBLIORUM (Aaa-Zelpha), by an unknown author. Vellum. ff. ii+ 146. Small quarto. XIV cent. Gatherings, excluding fly-leaves, of 12 leaves (with the exception of ii10) and xiii4) and signatures. Notes of ownership: 'Memorandum quod iste liber est Magistri T Wyche ex empcione a I Moror, anno Domini 1000.400.41. 26. die mensis Ianuarij [26 Jan. 1441] emptus erat pro vij s.', on f. 146, and inscription 'Thomas Birch, March 4th 1733/4, on f. i.

Bible. Dictionaries, Glossaries, etc: Concordance: 14th cent.: Lat.

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Custodial History Thomas Wyche, Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford: Owned (note of ownership, f.1): in 1442.

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Scope and Content ADVICE TO A YOUNG MAN, on leaving Oxford University to reside in London, beg. 'My very good friend, I have longe held it for a principle'; temp. James I. Anonymous. The writer quotes, inter alia, the Basilicon Doron of 'our King' (i.e. James I) (f. 22) and De veritate Cbristianae religionis of Philippe de Mornay (d. 1623) 'learned writer of our time' (f. 45b). At the beginning and end are short elegiac poems on the subject. There follow in a different hand:- (a) sermon on the duty of magistrates, from Ps. 82.5. ff. 65-71;- (b) sermon or exercise on Ps. 117. Latin. ff. 71 b-76;- (c) a translation, entitled 'A description of the House of Fame', of Ovid's Metamorphoses, XII, 1, 38, with the Latin. f. 77;-(d) an extract, 'Corinnae concubibus', from Ovid's Amores, Lib. I, El. 5. f. 78b. Paper; ff. iv + 78. Quarto. Early XVII cent. The name John Dennis is inscribed on a flyleaf at the beginning. According to Foster's Alumni Oxonienses one of this name graduated B.A. from Pembroke College, 21 Feb. 1624/5.

includes:

• ff. 1-64 Manners and Customs: Advice to a young man on leaving Oxford: early 17th cent. • ff. 1b, 64 Poetry LATIN: Verses beginning and ending a treatise of advice to a young man leaving Oxford: early 17th cent. • ff. 65-71 Sermons: On the duty of magistrates: 17th cent. • ff. 71b-76 Sermons: On Ps. 117: early 17th cent.: Lat.

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Custodial History f. iii John Dennis: Signature, as owner (?): early 17th cent.

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Scope and Content THE SECOND PART OF a treatise on 'the Clergyes claiming an Independent Power', written (cf. ff. 13, 23, etc.) in criticism of the Irenicum ... or, the Divine Right of Particular Forms of Church Government, 1662, by Edward Stillingfleet, Rector of Sutton and (1689) Bishop of Worcester (d. 1699), to whom the author refers as being now dead (f. 23). Begins: 'Having in the first part plainly shown'. Additions to the text have been made on some of the verso sides of the leaves. Paper; ff. 70. Small quarto. Aft. A.D. 1699.

Edward Stillingfleet, Bishop of Worcester: Second part of an anonymous treatise in criticism of his 'Irenicum' (1662): aft. 1699.

Church History: Second part of a treatise against the clergy's claim to independent power: early 18th cent.

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Scope and Content 'A BREVIARY of the State of the Roman (or Westerne) Church and Empire; ... Gathered by Mich[ael] Dalton of Lincolne's Inn, Esq re ... Anno Domini 1642'. Paper; ff. 115. Small octavo. A.D. 1642. Inscription on f. 1, 'Tho. Birch. Februry 16. 1732/3 .

Michael Dalton, of Lincoln's Inn: 'A Breviary of the State of the Roman (or Westerne) Church and Empire...': 1642.

Church History: 'A Breviary of the State of the ... Church ... from the tyme of ... Jesus Christ, till Martin Luther,' by M. Dalton: 1642.

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Scope and Content EPISTLE AND GOSPEL-BOOK, written in a German hand; 15th cent. Imperfect at the end. Latin. Paper; ff. 144. Duodecimo. XV cent. Notes of ownership: 'Domini Went Abbatis De Layson' [? Thomas Went, canon of Leiston Abbey] in a late XVIIth cent. hand (f. 144); 'Iste liber pertinet fratri Cornelio Johann' in a XVIth cent. hand (f. 144b); and at the beginning the inscription 'Thomas Birch, Mart. 12, 1733/4' .

Liturgies LATIN: Epistle Gospel-book written in Germany(?): 15th cent.

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Custodial History Thomas Wentworth, Canon of Leiston Abbey: Owned: circa 1500.

Thomas Leyson, Abbot of Neath: Owned(?): 16th cent.

Cornelius Johann, frater: Owned (note of owner ship f. 144b): 16th cent.

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Scope and Content ACCOUNT-BOOK of Thomas Dickins and Thomas Russell of collections and subscriptions from the London diocese for charitable objects handed over to Henry Compton, Bishop of London, whose signed acknowledgements are often added; 1678-1686. Among the items are:-(a)'Decr 27º, 1678. Recd . towards y' Building of St. Pauls Church. .. 84:03:06'. f. 2b;- (b) 'Nov. 10. 1680. Recd . of Mr Cockett for redemption of slaves in Turkey ... 13.15. 10'. f. 13;-(c) Receipts from each church 'for the poor in London upon the Kings letter', with 'Payments out of ye same by my Lds order'; 1684. ff. 17b-35 passim;-(d) 'An acct of monyes recd for the releiffe of French Protestants', in 1681. f. 36. Paper; ff. 46. Duodecimo. 1678-1686.

Thomas Russell: Accompts as collector of charitable subscriptions for the Bp. of London: 1678-1686.

See of London: Accompt book of charitable subscriptions collected in: 1678-1686.

Thomas Dickins: Accompts, as collector of charitable subscriptions for the Bp. of London: 1678-1686.

Henry Compton, Bishop of London: Accompts signed by: 1678-1686.

Accompts: Accompts of charitable subscriptions collected in the diocese of London: 1678-1686.

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Scope and Content 'EINE ANLEITUNG züm Himmel aus Gottes Wort oder Guter Rast, wie man sich mit Christo seeliglich Vereinigen möge ... aus dem Engelschen zum nutzen der Christen übersetzt und zum Druck befordert von A. B. C. u.s.w. 1682'; a book of devotions for morning and evening and for Sundays, as prepared for the press. Paper; ff. 48. Duodecimo. A.D. 1682.

Theology: Devotional work, translated from English: 1682.: Germ.

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Scope and Content 'COLLECTIONS out of ye Jewish antiquities', comprising brief notes with references to the works of Flavius Josephus and others. Preceded by an alphabetical index of words. Paper; ff. 72. Duodecimo. XVII cent. Written on f. 72 is 'Mr Disny at y e White Swan on Holborne Bridge'.

Jews: Memoranda on Jewish antiquities: 17th cent.

Antiquities: Memoranda on Jewish antiquities: 17th cent.

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• f. 8 Richard Saunders, alias Sanders; astrologer: Extract from his Almanac for: 1664. • f. 72 Disny: Name inscribed: 17th cent.

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Page 329 2021-09-28 Add MS 4364-4365 COLLECTIONS RELATING TO THE SWISS CANTONSState papers and letters relating chiefly to the affairs of the Swiss

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Title COLLECTIONS RELATING TO THE SWISS CANTONSState papers and letters relating chiefly to the affairs of the Swiss Evangelical Cantons and Piedmont, and to Cromwell's efforts in 1656-1657, to detach the Cantons from France and to create throughout Europe an universal Protestant League. Two volumes. 1632-1714. Paper. Folio. Included are many letters from John Pell, Cromwell's Agent to the Cantons, and subsequently Resident at Zurich, and of John Durie, who with Cromwell's approbation acted with Pell, visiting the Cantons and various states of Germany, Holland, etc. (For other correspondence of John Pell see Add. MSS. 4278-4280, 24850 and Lansdowne MSS. 745- 755). Some of the letters in Vol. I are signed by, them jointly, while others are written under the name of Pell's servant 'Marcus' or 'Marcus Feege', and addressed to 'Adrian Peters, Merchant, London' (i.e. J. Thurloe). In Vol. II Durie writes generally as 'John Robertson', and some of his letters relate to his second journey to the Continent, undertaken in 1661 with the same object, the Union of the Churches. The collection includes many newsletters from France, Holland, Germany and Sweden, some being addressed to Samuel Hartlib and forwarded by him to Thurloe. A few by the latter will be found printed in The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, by Robert Vaughan, 1838, or in Thurloe State Papers, ed. Birch, 1742. This volume also contains some of Pell's private and scientific papers (see also Add. MSS. 4394-4404 and 4407-4431). The principal contents are as follows:- (1632-1714)

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Scope and Content Vol. I (ff. 170).

(1) Instructions to George Downing, Extraordinary Ambassador to Geneva, Basle, etc., John Pell, Resident with the Evangelical Cantons of Switzerland, and Samuel Morland, Envoy to the Duke of Savoy; 28 July 1655. Draft, partly in Secretary Thurloe's hand. ff. 1-6b.

(2) Instructions for John Pell, Agent to the Protestant Cantons, 30 Mar. 1654; followed by 'Secret Instructions' for the same. Both signed at the head, 'Oliver P.' With copies. ff. 7-11b, 27-33b.

(3) Oliver Cromwell, Protector, to the Protestant Cantons; 27 Mar. 1654. Latin. Copy. f. 12.

(4) Judgment drawn up by Theodor Zwinger, on behalf of the theologians, etc., of Basle, on the scheme of John Durie for union of the Evangelical churches; 16 Oct. 1654. Latin. Copy. f. 13-14b.

(5) 'Considerations about sending into Switzerland', concerning the business of J. Durie; 1654 (see above). Drafts, with additions. ff. 15-16, 23-24b, 26.

(6) 'Further instructions to John Pell ... Resident at Zuricke'; 21 Feb. 1655/56. Draft, in Thurloe's hand, followed by a copy, in Latin, of his 'Letters credentiall to the whole Helvetian Body': same date (printed in Thurloe State Papers, iv, pp. 551, 552). ff. 17-19, 21-22b.

(7) Credentials for J. Pell from the Protector; 28 Mar. 1654. Latin. Copy. f. 25.

(8) 'Memoire des despens que la Ville de Zuric fait tous les ans ... pour la seule cause de la conservation du S. Evangile ès trois Ligues des Grisons. . .'; 1653. French. ff. 35-36b.

(9) 'Exitus Evangelicorum ex Arth Suitensium oppido ad Lacum Tugiensem [Zug] mense Septembre anno 1655 ... nec non ... supplicatio ad Ecclesias Evangelicas'. Signed by Johann Jakob Ulrich, in the name of the College, etc., of Zurich; 1658. ff. 39-42.

(10) Letter of condolence from the Council in England to the Protestant refugees from Arth, Switzerland; 26 May 1658. Latin. Copy. ff. 43-44.

(11) Reply of the Evangelical Cantons to the speech of John Pell on the Protector's proposition for a league of amity, followed (f. 48) by a copy of Pell's speech, 13 June 1654; Zurich, 27 July 1654. Latin. f. 46.

(12) The Consul and Senate of Zurich to the Protector; 14 Apr. 1655. Latin. ff. 51-52b.

(13) The Evangelical Cantons to the Protector; 25 Apr. 1655. Latin. Copy. f. 54.

(14) The same to the States General; 17 June 1655. Latin. Copy. f. 56.

(15) Memorial of John Durie to the Senate of Basle; 3 Sept. 1654. Latin. Copy. f. 57.

(16) Speeches of J. Durie and J. Pell to the Deputies of the Evangelical Cantons at Aarau on 13 June 1654, with copies of the replies received, 27 July 1654. Latin. ff. 75-76, 80-83b.

(17) Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, to the Evangelical Cantons; 2 July 1654. French. Copy. f. 84.

Page 331 2021-09-28 (18) Petition from the Irish Commissioners to Charles II that the Peace, made with the Catholics at Kilkenny, 17 Jan. 164 8/9, be declared null and void; 1661. Draft. ff. 85-88b.

(19) Letter to O. Cromwell from the Protestants in France; 26/16 May 1654. French with Latin translation. Copies. ff. 104-107.

(20) Letter book of John Pell; 1655-1658. ff. 135-163.

(21) Herbert Thorndike to J. Pell; 21 Jan. 1655. f. 167.

John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letters and papers rel. to his mission to the Protestant countries of Europe: 1654-1657.

Marcus Fege, alias Feege; servant of J Pell: Letters of J. Pell to 'A. Peters', signed with this name: 1654-1658.

Oliver Cromwell of England: Papers rel. to negotiations for a Protestant League: 1654-1658.

John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence and papers: 1631-1683.: Partly autogr.

Switzerland: Letters and papers rel. to the English mission to the Protestant Cantons of: 1654-1658.

John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Correspondence of, etc., chiefly rel. to the English mission to Switzerland: 1654-1658.

City of Zurich: Papers rel. to J. Pell, Resident at: 1654-1658.

John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letters and papers rel. to his mission to Switzerland: 1654-1658.

includes:

• ff. 1-6 Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet: Instructions to: 1655. • ff. 1-6 Sir Samuel Morland, 1st Baronet; diplomatist and mathematician: Instructions to: 1655. • ff. 7, 9 Oliver Cromwell of England: Instructions to J. Pell, Envoy to the Swiss Cantons: 1654.: Signed. • f. 13 Theodor Zwinger, Professor of Theology at Basie: Judgement by, on J. Durie's scheme for Protestant Union: 1654.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 37-38 Arth, Switzerland: List of Protestant refugees from: 1655.: Fr. • f. 38 Milan: List of persecuted Protestants at: circ. 1655. • ff. 39-42 Arth, Switzerland: Petition to Protestant Churches from Zurich on behalf of the persecuted Protestants of: 1658.: Lat. • ff. 39-42 Johann Jakob Ulrich, Antistes of Zurich: Petition to Protestant Churches, on behalf of the persecuted Protestants of Arth,: 1658.: Lat.: signed by. • f. 43 Arth, Switzerland: Letter of condolence from the English Council to Protestant refugees from: 1654.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 49, 111 Newsletters From Switzerland: Zurich: 1654-1656.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 49-50, 111, 113, 127, 129 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letters of intelligence to: 1654-1661.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly extracts. • ff. 49b, 127 Newsletters From Poland: Danzig: 1654 -1657.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 50 Newsletters From Italy: Venice: 1593-1659.: Ital., Fr. and Lat. • f. 56 Netherlands, United Provinces: Letter to the States General, from the Swiss Protestant Cantons: 1655.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 75-76, 80-83b, 96 Aarau, Switzerland: Speeches of the English envoys to the representatives of the Protestant Cantons at, with replies: 1654.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 84 Charles Emmanuel II; Duke of Savoy: Letters to the Swiss Protestant cantons: 1654, 1655.: Fr.: Copies. • ff. 85-88b Charles II of England: Petition to, against the treaty of Kilkenny: 1661.: Draft. • ff. 85-88b Ireland: Petition to Charies II against a treaty made at Kilkenny in 1649: 1661.: Draft. • ff. 85-88b County of Kilkenny: Petition against the treaty made there in 1649 with the Catholics: 1661.: Draft. • f. 100 (Lat. and Engl. transl.) Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letters to, from G. Horn: circ. 1654-1657.: Lat.: Extracts. • f. 100 (with Engl. transl.) Georg Horn, German historian and geographer: Letters to S.

Page 332 2021-09-28 Hartlib: 1654-1657.: Lat.: Extracts. • f. 113 Newsletters From the Netherlands: Amsterdam: 1654-1707.: Engl., Fr. and Lat. • f. 117 Newsletters From Germany: Frankfort-on-Main: 1654-1658.: Engl. and Germ. • f. 127 Newsletters From the Netherlands: Leyden: 1655, 1657.: Lat. • f. 127b Poetry LATIN: Anagrammatical poem on J. Durie: 1654. • f. 127b Poetry ITALIAN: On the capture of Castellammare by the Duke of Guise: 1654. • ff. 164, 165 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letters to, from J. Worthington: 1655, 1658.: Lat. and Engl.: Extracts. • ff. 164, 165 John Worthington, DD; Master of Jesus College, Cambridge: Letters to S. Hartlib: 1655, 1658.: Lat. and Engl.: Extracts. • ff. 167, 168 Reverend Herbert Thorndike, theological writer: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1652-1655.: Partly copies.

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Scope and Content Vol. II (ff. 399).

(1) Johann Heinrich Rahn to J. Pell; Kyburg, near Zurich, 3 March 1658. Latin. ff. 5-6b.

(2) John Pell to Theodore Hank, on scientific subjects; 1663, 1664. ff. 13-17b.

(3) Ezerel Tonge, D.D., to J. Pell; 8 Oct. 1662. ff. 23-24.

(4) John Aubrey, F.R.S., to J. Pell; circ. 1673. f. 34.

(5) Theodore Haak to J. Pell; London, 9 Dec. 1663, 16 Dec. 1663. ff. 41-43.

(6) Christianus Ravius (Raue) to J. Pell with a printed copy of his Synopsis Chronologiae Biblicae infallibilis; London, 4 Feb. 1670/1. Latin. ff. 57-59b.

(7) Samuel Morland, Envoy to the Duke of Savoy, to Secretary Thurloe; Geneva, 28 Nov. 1655-15 Jan. 1655/6 Printed in Thurloe State Papers, iv, p. 252. ff. 70-94b.

(8) The Syndics and Council of Geneva to the Burgomasters and Council of Zurich; 1655. French. ff. 98-99b.

(9) Antoine Leger, Pastor, etc., at Geneva, to G. B. Stoppa, French Pastor in London; 22 May, 30 May, 6 June, 1655. Abstracts. Printed in Thurloe State Papers, iii, p. 459. ff. 106-107.

(10) Ismael Boulliau to Henry Oldenburg, Secretary to the Royal Society; Paris, 12 May 1676-12 May 1677. French. ff. 131-136b.

(11) Address of the Protestants at Regensburg; 1714. French. ff. 145-151.

(12) Correspondence of Nicholas Mercator with Johannes Ravius, Dr. Seth Ward and Samuel Hartlib, on scientific subjects; 1654-1658. Latin. Copies. ff. 153-157b, 162-168b.

(13) Preface to 'Schola Ludus' of Jan Amos Komenský; 1654. ff. 169-170.

(14) Instructions to Rudolph van Ommeren, Dutch Commissioner to the Swiss Evangelical Cantons and to the Duke of Savoy, from the States General; Hague, 13 July 1655. English

Page 333 2021-09-28 translation. Together with articles proposed by van Ommeren to the Protestant Cantons, with reply, 1/11, 3/13 Oct. 1655. Latin. Copies. ff. 190-194b.

(15) Elizabeth, dau. of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Abbess of Hervorden, to Theodore Hank, on scientific subjects; Berlin, 19/9 May 1665. French. Copy. f. 196.

(16) Jan Amos Komenský to Henry Oldenburg; Amsterdam, 15/25 Feb. 1667. Latin. ff. 199-200b.

(17) Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, to the States of Zurich, Berne, etc.; Rivoles, 3 June 1655. French. Copy. ff. 201-202.

(18) Judgment of the ministers and church of Nérac in a dispute between the consistory of St. Justin and the inhabitants of the commune; St. Justin, 17 Mar. 1681. French. Signed. ff. 203-204.

(19) The pastors, etc., of the evangelical churches of Piedmont to the pastors, etc., of the churches of Belgium and England; Angrogna, 10 June 1664. Latin. Signed. ff. 205-206b.

(20) Thomas Osmonston, minister, in the name of the Protestants of New Ross, Ireland, to Henry Cromwell, Commander-in-chief, etc.; 4 Dec. 1655. ff. 288-289b.

(21) Walter Gostelowe to John Earle, D.D., Chaplain to Charles II, describing 'the two ladyes Francis the Elder allso Elyzabeth Boylle, chosen by the Allmyty wiffe for our souerne Lord the Kinge'; circa 1656. ff. 291-292b.

(22) John Durie to Charles Louis, Elector Palatine; Hanau, 12 Oct. 1655, Cassel, 2 Dec. 1655. Latin. Copies. ff. 325-326, 348-349.

(23) Samuel Hartlib to Secretary Thurloe; Charing Cross, 14 Nov. 1655. ff. 340-342b.

(24) John Durie to Frederick, Duke of Zweibrücken; Cassel, 1 Dec. 1655. Latin. Copy. f. 344.

(25) 'Representation of the present Affaires of Protestants . . . from Lubeck. Dec. 19. 1655'. Latin. ff. 359-360b.

(26) Francis Burman, minister of the Belgian Church at Hanau, to J. Durie giving an account of Emmanuel-Eugène, grandson of Don Antonio, Prior of Crato; 22 Aug. 1655. Latin. Copy. f. 390.

City of Zurich: Papers rel. to J. Pell, Resident at: 1654-1658.

John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence and papers: 1631-1683.: Partly autogr.

Switzerland: Letters and papers rel. to the English mission to the Protestant Cantons of: 1654-1658.

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• ff. 1-4, 19, 21, 70-129 passim, 138-151, 179, 213-397 passim John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Correspondence of, etc., chiefly rel. to the English mission to Switzerland: 1654-1658. • ff. 1-6b, 19-22, 67-129, 138-151, 172, 179, 190-195, 201, 207-209, 213-399 passim Oliver Cromwell of England: Papers rel. to foreign affairs: 1654-1658. • f. 3 Newsletters From Switzerland: Basle: 1655. • ff. 3, 95b, 124,125b, 223, 271, 278, 278b, 284, 336, 369, 377 Newsletters From the Netherlands: Amsterdam: 1654-1707.: Engl., Fr. and Lat. • ff. 3-4, 95, 259, 269, 284, 323, 352, 356, 363-372 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letters of intelligence to: 1654-1661.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly extracts. • ff. 3b, 95, 223b, 259, 284b, 352b, 363, 369b Newsletters From Poland: Danzig: 1654 -1657.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 5 Johann Heinrich Rahn, the elder; Swiss mathematician: Letters to J. Pell: 1654-1675.: Lat. • f. 7 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letter to J. Pell: 1678. • ff. 8-15, 25-33 Astronomy: Notes on eclipses, by J. Pell: 1664, n.d. • ff. 13-17b (copies), 41, 43 Theodore Haak, d 1690 FRS; translator: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1643-1664.: Germ. and Engl. • f. 18 Mathematics: Notes on geometry: 17th cent.

Page 334 2021-09-28 • f. 23 Ezerel Tonge, DD: Letters to J. Pell: 1662. • f. 34 John Aubrey, FRS; antiquary and naturalist: Letter to J. Pell: circ. 1673. • ff. 48, 49 Prayers: Prayers and notes by J. Pell: 17th cent. • f. 50 Elizabeth Pell, daughter of J Pell, DD: Accompt of money spent by: circ. 1665. • ff. 51-55 Sermons: J. Pell: on Eph. i. 20: 17th cent. • f. 57 Christian Raue, German orientalist and traveller: 'Synopsis Chronologia Biblica infallibilis': 1670.: Printed. • ff. 59, 60 (copy) Christian Raue, German orientalist and traveller: Letters to J. Pell: 1651 - 1671.: Lat. and Engl. • ff.63,64 Johann Buxtorf, the younger; German scholar: Title pages of his 'Biblia Hebraica' and 'Critica Sacra', copied by J. Pell: 1658. • ff. 65-66 Venice: Description of, from 'Paradisus Deliciarum Italiae ... ': 1625.: Germ. • f. 67 Newsletters From Germany: Nuremberg.: 1658.: Germ. • ff. 67, 278b, 336b, 352 Newsletters From Germany: Frankfort-on-Main: 1654-1658.: Engl. and Germ. • f. 67b (Germ.) Newsletters From Austria: Vienna: 1654, 1658. • f. 68 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letter to -: 1635. • ff. 70-94 Sir Samuel Morland, 1st Baronet; diplomatist and mathematician: Letters to J. Thurloe: 1655, 1656. • f. 95 Newsletters From Germany: Hanau: 1655. • ff. 97, 142b, 259, 353 Newsletters From Switzerland: Geneva: 1655, circ. 1656.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 97-107 Waldensians: Accounts of massacre of, in Piedmont: 1655.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 98, 105 City of Geneva: Letter from the Council of, to the magistrates of Zurich: 1655.: Fr. copy and Engl. transl. • ff. 99b, 104b Ennemond Servien, French Ambassador at Turin: Letter to the consuls of Pragelato: 1655.: Fr. with Engl. transl. • ff. 99b, 104b Pragelato, Italy: Letter to the consuls of, from E. Servien: 1655.: Fr., with Engl transl.: Copy. • ff. 106-107 Giovanni Battista Stoppa, Minister of the French Congregation at the Savoy: Letters to, from A. Léger: 1655.: Copies. • ff. 106-107 (abstracts) Antoine Léger, the elder; Pastor at Geneva: Letters to G. B. Stoppa: 1655. • f. 108 Paulus Philipp Pels, Dutch Commissary at Danzig: Letters to the States General of the United Provinces: 1657.: Copies. • ff. 113-397 passim John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Letters to, from J. Durie: 1654, 1655. • ff. 113-397passim John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letters to J. Thurloe: 1654-1657. • ff. 117, 243, 244, 274, 371 Newsletters From France: Paris: 1654-1662.: Engl., Fr. and Lat. • ff. 124b, 207 Konstantin Schaum, Envoy from the Prince of Transylvania: Letters to -: 1657.: Lat.: Copies. • ff.126b, 208, 276 Newsletters From the Netherlands: The Hague: temp. Commonw.- 1659.: Engl., Fr. and Lat. • f. 128 Johannes Matthiae, Gothus; Bishop of Strängnäs: Letter to J. Durie: 1657.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 128 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letter to, from the Bp. of Strängnäs: 1657.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 130 Astronomy: Notes on the comet of 1652: 17th cent.: Lat. and Engl.: (two copies). • ff. 13 1, 133, 135 Ismael Boulliau, French astronomer: Letters to H. Oldenburg: 1672-1677.: Fr. • ff. 131, 133, 135 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters to, from I. Boulliau: 1672-1677.: Fr. • f. 137 Calendars: Roman calendar calculated by J. Pell: 17th cent. • f. 142 Newsletters From Italy: Genoa: circ. 1656. • f. 142 Newsletters From Italy: Naples: circ. 1656-1659.: Engl. and Fr. • f. 142b Newsletters From Switzerland: Lausanne and Neuchâtel: circ. 1656. • f. 142b Newsletters From France: Newsletters: [?1588]-1661.: Fr. and Engl. • ff.142, 219 Newsletters From Italy: Rome: 1593-1656.: Engl. and Ital. • ff. 145-151 Diet of Ratisbon: Address of the Protestants at: 1714. • f. 156 Recipes, Domestic: For distilling flower water: 17th cent. • f. 156 Johann Raue, German classical scholar and educationist; brother of Christian Raue: Letter to, from N. Mercator: circ. 1654.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 156 Nicolaus Mercator, d 1687 FRS; Danish astronomer and mathematician: Letter to J. Raue: circ. 1654.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 156b, 162 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Correspondence with S. Ward: 1654.: Lat.: Copies. • ff.156b, 162 Seth Ward, Bishop of Exeter, afterwards of Salisbury, Chancellor of the Order of the Garter: Correspondence with S. Hartlib: 1654.: Lat.: Copies. • ff. 157, 163, 167, 168 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letters to, from N. Mercator: 1654-1658.: Lat.: Copies.

Page 335 2021-09-28 • ff. 157, 163,167,168 Nicolaus Mercator, d 1687 FRS; Danish astronomer and mathematician: Letters to S. Hartlib: 1654-1658.: Lat.: Copies. • ff. 158-161 Nicolaus Mercator, d 1687 FRS; Danish astronomer and mathematician: 'De emendatione annuâ... ': (?) 1650.: Printed. • ff. 169-170 Jan Amos Komensky, d 1670 alias Comenius; writer on education: Preface to his 'Schola Ludus': 1654.: Copy. • ff. 169-170 Education: Preface to Komensky's 'Schola Ludus': 1654.: Copy. • f. 170 Newsletters From Germany: Hamburg: 1652-1662.: Lat. and Germ. • f. 171 t. A: Letter to T-: 1632. • f. 172 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letter to, from C. Ravius: 1652.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 172 Christian Raue, German orientalist and traveller: Letter to S. Hartlib: 1652.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 173-178 Medicine and Surgery: Recipes: 15th-18th centt.: Lat., Engl., Fr. and Ital. • ff. 181-182 Medicine and Surgery: Notes on spectacles, by J. Pell: 17th cent. • f. 183 Mrs Hastings, wife of G Hastings; grand-daughter of J Pell: Letter to, from J. Jencks: 1685. • f. 183 John Jencks: Letter to Mrs. Hastings: 1685. • f. 183 (copy) George Hastings: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1681, 1685. • ff. 184-185, 290 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letters to, from G. Horn: circ. 1654-1657.: Lat.: Extracts. • ff. 184-185, 290 Georg Horn, German historian and geographer: Letters to S. Hartlib: 1654-1657.: Lat.: Extracts. • f. 186 Isaac Vossius, scholar and bibliophile: Notes on his 'De Septuaginta Interpretibus' (1661): 17th-18th centt.: Lat. • f. 189 Japan: Notes on the northern passage to, by J. Pell: 17th cent. • f. 190 Rudolph van Ommeren, Dutch Commissioner to the Evangelical Cantons of Switzerland: Instructions to, from the States General: 1655.: Engl transl. • ff. 190-194b Netherlands, United Provinces: Papers rel. to the mission of R. van Ommeren to the Swiss Protestant Cantons: 1655.: Lat. Copies, with Engl. transl. • ff. 192-194b Rudolph van Ommeren, Dutch Commissioner to the Evangelical Cantons of Switzerland: Proposals of, to the Swiss Protestants, with reply: 1655.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 196 Elizabeth, Princess; daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine of the Rhine: Letter to T. Haak: 1665.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 196 Theodore Haak, d 1690 FRS; translator: Letter to, from Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia: 1665.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 199 Jan Amos Komensky, d 1670 alias Comenius; writer on education: Letter to H. Oldenburg: 1667.: Lat. • f. 200 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letter to, from J. A. Komensky: 1667.: Lat. • ff.201,258 Charles Emmanuel II; Duke of Savoy: Letters to the Swiss Protestant cantons: 1654, 1655.: Fr.: Copies. • ff. 203-204 St Justin, France: Judgment in a dispute between the consistory and commune of: 1681.: Fr. • ff. 203-204 Nérac, France: Judgment by the elders of the Church of, in a dispute with the commune of St. Justin: 1681.: Fr.: Signed. • f. 205 Piedmont: Letter from the Protestant Churches of, to the Protestant Churches of England and Belgium: 1664.: Lat. • f. 208 Brandenburg, Elector of. Frederick William: Correspondence with Charles X of Sweden: 1657.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 208 Charles X of Sweden: Correspondence with Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg: 1657.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 208b Medicine and Surgery: Cures effected by onionwater at Leominster, reported by J. Beale: 1658. • f. 208b Jan Amos Komensky, d 1670 alias Comenius; writer on education: Letter to -: 1657.: Lat.: Extr. • ff. 208b, 209, 209b John Beale, FRS; Rector of Yeovil: Correspondence with S. Hartlib: 1657, 1658.: Lat. and Engl.: Extracts. • ff. 208b, 209, 209b Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Correspondence with J. Beale: 1657-1658.: Lat. and Engl.: Extracts. • ff. 210-212 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letter to Lord Lauderdale: 1670.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 210-212 John Maitland, 2nd Earl and Duke of Lauderdale; Secretary of State for Scotland: Letters to, from J. Durie: 1670.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 217 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letter to [?E.] Cressett: 1657.: Copy. • f. 217 [?Edward] Cressett: Letter to, from J. Durie: 1657.: Copy. • ff. 219, 377b Newsletters From Switzerland: Zurich: 1654-1656.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 223, 352, 356, 367, 369b Newsletters From Germany: Cassel: 1655, 1656. • f. 229 Ciphers: Directions for writing in cipher: 17th cent.

Page 336 2021-09-28 • ff. 237, 254 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letters to S. Hartlib: 1655, circ. 1655.: Extr. • ff. 237 (extr.), 254 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letters to, from J. Durie: 1655, circ. 1655. • f. 239 Piedmont: Propositions from the Protestants of, to O. Cromwell: circ. 1656.: Engl. transl. • f. 251 Christina, ex-Queen of Sweden: Letters to Charles X of Sweden: 1655.: Fr.: Copies. • f. 251 Charles X of Sweden: Letters to, from ex-Queen Christina: 1655.: Fr.: Copies. • ff. 261-262 The Grisons: Grievances of: 1655. • f. 265 Antoine de Brouilly, Marquis de Piennes: Letter to, from Louis XIV of France: 1655.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 265 Louis XIV of France: Letter to the Marquis de Piennes: 1655.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 273 Arnoldus, 'Legationis Concionator', at Danzig: Letter to T. Haak: 1656: Lat. • f. 273 Theodore Haak, d 1690 FRS; translator: Letter to, from Father(?) Arnoldus: 1656.: Lat. • f. 274 G. Dury: Letter to J. Thurloe: 1656. • f. 276b Jan Amos Komensky, d 1670 alias Comenius; writer on education: Letter to -: 1656.: Lat.: Extr. • ff. 278, 284 Newsletters From the Netherlands: Leyden: 1655, 1657.: Lat. • f. 280 Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss theologian and orientalist: Letter to the Senate of Zurich: 1657.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 280b Eberhard III, Duke of Würtemberg: Letter to Charies Louis, Elector Palatine: 1657.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 280b Charles Louis; Elector Palatine of the Rhine: Letter to, from Eberhard, Duke of Würtemberg: 1657.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 282 Zacharias Prüschenck von Lindenhoven, German statesman and writer on law: Letter to J. Durie: 1657.: Lat. • f. 282 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letter to, from Z. Prüschenk: 1657.: Lat. • f. 286 Konstantin Schaum, Envoy from the Prince of Transylvania: Letter to S. Hartlib: 1657.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 286 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letter to, from C. Schaum: 1657.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 288 Thomas Osmonston, minister at New Ross: Letter to H. Cromwell: 1655. • f. 288 New Ross, Wexford: Letter from the Protestants of, to H. Cromwell: 1655. • f. 288 Henry Cromwell, Governor-General of Ireland: Letter to, from the Protestants of New Ross: 1655. • f. 291 Walter Gostelowe: Letter to J. Earle: circ. 1656. • f. 291 John Earle, Chaplain to Charles II; Bishop of Salisbury 1663: Letter to, from W. Gostelowe: circ. 1656. • f. 321 Oliver Cromwell of England: Note on J. Gerard's conspiracy against: 1654. • f. 321 Colonel John Gerard, Royalist: Note on his conspiracy against O. Cromwell: 1654. • f. 323 Diez, Nassau: Agreement between the Protestant Churches of: 1655.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 325, 348 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letters to the Elector Palatine: 1655.: Lat. and Engl.: Copies. • ff. 325, 348 Charles Louis; Elector Palatine of the Rhine: Letters to, from J. Durie: 1655.: Lat. and Engl.: Copies. • f. 330 Payerne, Switzerland: Memorandum of proceedings at the assembly of Evangelical Cantons at: 1655.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 340 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letter to J. Thurloe: 1655. • f. 343 Newsletters From Germany: Königsberg: 1655. • f. 344 Frederick, Duke of Zweibrücken: Letter to, from J. Durie: 1655.: Lat.: Copy. • f.344 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letter to the Duke of Zweibrücken: 1655.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 346 Cassel, Germany: Opinion of the ministers of, on union of the Protestant Churches: 1655.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 358 (extr.) City of Bremen: Correspondence with O. Cromwell: 1654, 1655.: Lat. • f. 358 (extr.) Oliver Cromwell of England: Correspondence with the city of Bremen: 1654, 1655.: Lat. • f. 359 Newsletters From Germany: Lübeck: 1655.: Lat. • f. 372 Newsletters From the Netherlands: Flushing: 1656.: Lat. • f. 377 Newsletters From Germany: Germany: 1656. • f. 390 Frans Burman, the elder; Dutch theologian: Letter to J. Durie: 1635.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 390 John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Letter to, from F. Burman: 1655.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 391 Emmanuel-Eugéne, grandson of Don Antonio, Prior of Crato: Genealogy and account of his family: 1655.: Fr. • f. 398 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter to, from J. Pell.: circ. 1655. • f. 399 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter to, from the city of Zurich: 1655.

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Scope and Content EDWARD HERBERT OF CHERBURY TREATISE

Treatise on the Christian religion, in dialogue form, by Edward Herbert, 1st Lord Herbert of Cherbury, d. 1648 (see preface to printed edition). Imperfect copy, wanting one or two leaves at the beginning; 18th cent. The work was printed in 1768 under the title A Dialogue between a Tutor and his Pupil on the elements of religion. Another MS. copy, written circ. 1650, is in the Bodleian Library, Oxford (Ballard MS. 54). Paper; ff. i + 60. Folio. XVIII cent. Belonged to Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, whose name is written on the flyleaf.

Theology: E. Herbert: treatise on the Christian religion, in dialogue form: 18th cent.

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury: Dialogue on the Christian religion: 18th cent.: Imperf.

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Scope and Content SIMON BROWNE COLLECTIONS

Collection of miscellaneous theological letters and treatises, partly the work of Simon Browne, Minister at Portsmouth and at Old Jewry, London (1680-1732). Included are:-

(1) Psalms i-xiii, metrical version, in the hand of Simon Browne. ff. 1-4.

(2) 'Propositions concerning Church Communion and Schism' in the hand of Simon Browne. f. 5.

(3) Correspondence of Simon Browne and others on Paedobaptism and other church doctrines; 1702, etc. Copies. Latin, English and shorthand. ff. 8-23, 34-42.

(4) Treatise, 'Whether Episcopacy, i.e. Bishops as a Superior order to Presbyters be of Divine right' by Simon Browne. ff. 24-28, 31-33.

Page 338 2021-09-28 (5) Catalogue of S. Browne's books and their prices; 16 Mar. 1708/9 . ff. 34b, 35b, 37-40.

(6) Treatise, 'Truth in ye inward parts held forth in a Conference betwixt the Soule and the Spirit'; 17th cent. ff. 46-54.

(7) 'Lettre à François de Voltaire', on the subject of the Quakers by Josiah Martin; London, 25 Sept. 1733. Printed in 1745 as Lettre d'un Quaker a F. de Voltaire. Draft and copy corrected for the press. See also Add. MS. 4372, ff. 44-55. Both imperfect. ff. 55-67, 68-82.

(8) Stephen Nye to —, on the doctrine of the Trinity, etc.; 17 Nov. 1703. ff. 99-103.

(9) 'Notes to Brachmans', being notes to a work on the Brahmins and their practices; 18th cent. ff. 104-111.

(10) Notes from various historians on the Creation by Birch and anon.; 18th cent. ff. 114-157.

(11) Letters and decrees of the Council of Berne against the Anabaptists; 1710,1714. Printed and MS. copies. German, with French translations. ff. 163-172. Paper; ff. 172. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

Theology: Miscellaneous treatises: 17th-18th centt.: Engl., Lat., Fr., and Germ.

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• ff. 1-4 Liturgies ENGLISH: Metrical version of psalms I-XIII, by S. Browne: early 18th cent. • ff. 1-5, 24-33 Simon Browne, d 1732 nonconformist minister: Theological works by: n.d.: Lat. and Engl.: Autogr. • ff. 8-23, 34-36, 37b, 38b, 39b, 40b-42 Simon Browne, d 1732 nonconformist minister: Correspondence of: n.d.: Autogr. shorthand copies. • ff. 34b, 35b, 37-40 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Books of S. Browne, with prices: 1708. • ff. 34b, 35b, 37-40 Simon Browne, d 1732 nonconformist minister: Catalogue of his books: 1709. • f. 45 John Green, of Chilcompton: Epitaph: 1701.: Lat. • ff. 52b-54 Hymns: 'The Soules hymn in the holy Mountaine': 17th cent. • ff. 55-67 (autogr.), 68-82 Josiah Martin, Quaker: 'Lettre à François de Voltaire': 1733.: Three copies. Imperf. • f. 99 Stephen Nye, theological writer: Letter to -: 1703. • ff.104-111 Brahmins: Notes on: 18th cent. • ff. 112-114 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: List, by T. Birch, of Latin and French books: circ. 1725. • ff. 163-172 City of Berne: Letters and decrees against Anabaptists: 1710, 1714.: Germ. with Fr. transl.: Printed and MS copies. • ff. 164b, 172b City of Berne: Council of. Letter to the Seigneur de St. Saphorin: 1710.: Germ. with Fr. transl.: Copy.

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Scope and Content 'JOHANNIS MÜLLERI, V.D.M. et Hist. Eccles. apud Tig. Prof., Compendii Historiae Ecclesiasticae Pars Prima, descripta ac excepta a Johanne Rodolpho Wetstenio, Basiliensi. Tiguri. MDCLXII'. This first part, comprising the first six centuries, is followed (f. 46) by the 'Liber Secundus' which includes the 7th and 8th centuries. The colophon (f. 78b) runs 'Seculi octavi finis ut et dimidiae partis historiae ecclesiasticae absolvi bono cum Deo Aº 1662, 23 Aug.' Paper; ff. 78. Small quarto. A.D. 1662.

Johannes Müller, Swiss theologian: 'Compendii Historiae Ecclesiasticae Pars Prima...', Books I and II: 1662.

Church History: 'Compendii Historiae Ecclesiasticae Pars Prima . . . ' of J. Müller, Books I and II: 1662.

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Scope and Content 'TWO DISSERTATIONS concerning the Etymology and Scripturemeaning of the Hebrew words, Elohim and Berith ... By Tho. Sharp, D. D., Archdeacon of Northumberland and Prebendary of Durham'. Autograph. The dedicatory letter to Robert Spearman (f. 2) is dated 'Rothbury, Sept.

22. 1750'. 'ne work was printed, evidently from this MS., in 1751. Paper; ff. 113. Quarto. A.D. 1750.

Thomas Sharp, DD; Archdeacon of Northumberland: 'Two Dissertations concerning The Etymology and Scripture-meaning of the Hebrew words Elohim and Berith...': 1750.: Autogr.

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• ff.2-14 Thomas Sharp, DD; Archdeacon of Northumberland: Letter to R. Spearman: 1750.

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Scope and Content CLARKE AND DAILLON PAPERS

Miscellaneous theological collection, the first part of which (ff. 1-48) consists of copies of correspondence of Samuel Clarke, D.D., of Caius College, Cambridge, and sometime Rector of St. James, Westminster (d. 1729); 1706-1728. The latter part (ff. 49-101) comprises correspondence and papers of Benjamin de Daillon, Minister at La Rochefoucauld, and, afterwards, 'Moderateur' of the French Church in London (d. 1726), chiefly relating to his sermons and works on the doctrine of Demons; 1673-1696. The last document in the volume consists of extracts from the 'livre des

deliberations de messrs les ministres françois refugiés en Angleterre' concerning meetings on 4 Jan 1691/2, and 18 Jan. 1691/2, specially summoned to consider B. de Daillon's opinions and conduct. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 101. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

includes:

• f. 1 Henry Dodwell, the elder; theologian: Letter to S. Clarke: 1706.: Copy. • ff. 1-48 Samuel Clarke, d 1729 DD; metaphysician: Correspondence of: 1706-1728.: Lat. and Engl.: Copies. • f. 3 Samuel Bradford, Bishop of Rochester: Letter to S. Clarke: 1712.: Copy. • f. 5 Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham: Letter to S. Clarke: 1713.: Copy. • f. 6 William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to S. Clarke: 1714.: Copy. • f. 7 William Fleetwood, d 1723 Bishop of St. Asaph and (1714) of Ely: Letter to S. Clarke: 1714.: Copy. • f. 7 George Smalridge, Bishop of Bristol 1714: Letter to S. Clarke: 1714.: Copy. • ff. 8-1 1 Daniel Whitby, DD; Precentor of Salisbury: Letters to S. Clarke: 1714.: Copies. • ff. 12b-14b J[ohn?] L[aurence?]: Letters, etc., to S. Clarke: 1714.: Copies. • ff. 16, 17 Arthur Ashley Sykes, DD; Precentor of Salisbury, Prebendary of Winchester: Letters to S. Clarke: 1715.: Copies. • f. 18 William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to --: 1717.: Copy. • f. 19 John Clarke, d 1734 Master at Hull Grammar School: Letter to S. Clarke: 1717.: Copy. • ff. 21-22 Arthur Onslow, Speaker of the House of Commons: Letters to S. Clarke: 1717.: Copies. • f. 23 Hubert Stogdon, nonconformist minister: Letter to S. Clarke: 1717.: Copy. • ff. 25-45 Reverend John Jackson, theological writer: Letters to S. Clarke: 1714-1717.: Copies. • ff. 46, 47 Sarah Churchill, wife of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letters to S. Clarke: 1719.: Copies. • f. 48 Benjamin Morland, FRS; High Master of St. Paul's School; son of the following: Letter to S. Clarke: 1728.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 49 Benjamin de Daillon, French Protestant minister: Declaration respecting his doctrine of demons: 1691.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 49 Thomas Satur, Minister of the French Church of the Savoy: Attestation by: 1691.: Fr. • ff. 49-101 Benjamin de Daillon, French Protestant minister: Correspondence of, and papers rel. to: 1673-1696.: Fr. • ff. 50, 54 David Martin, Minister at Utrecht: Correspondence with B. de Daillon: 1692.: Fr. • ff. 56, 62, 64, 68b, 69, 71, 76, 82 de Daillon, son of the following: Correspondence with his father: 1691-1692.: Fr.: Partly copies. • ff. 56, 62, 64, 68b, 69, 71, 76, 82 Benjamin de Daillon, French Protestant minister: Correspondence with his son: 1691-1692.: Fr.: Partly copies. • f. 58 Pierre Jurieu, French Protestant divine: Letter to, from J. Rou: 1692.: Fr. • f. 58 Jean Rou, French historian: Letter to P. Jurieu: 1692.: Fr. • ff. 59, 60, 73-75,78 Pierre Jurieu, French Protestant divine: Correspondence with B. de Daillon: circ. 1691-1692.: Fr.: Partly copies. • ff. 77, 91 lsaac Cottière, Pastor at Angoulême: Letters to B. de Daillon: 1678, 1679.: Fr. • f. 84 Mademoiselle François: Letter to, from - de Daillon: 1691.: Fr.

Page 341 2021-09-28 • f. 84 de Daillon, son of the following: Letter to Mlle. - François: 1691.: Fr. • ff. 86, 92 André Lortie, Pastor at La Rochelle: Letters to B. de Daillon: 1679.: Fr. • f. 90 lsaac Cottière, Pastor at Angoulême: Certificate respecting the doctrines of B. de Daillon: 1678.: Fr. • ff. 94 - 98 Michel Le Vassor, French historian: Correspondence with (?) L. de L'Isle: 1696.: Fr.: Copies. • ff. 94-98 [Louis de] [?L'Isle], [?Seigneur d'Ollon]: Correspondence with M. Le Vassor: 1696.: Fr.: Copies. • f. 98b [Louis de] [?L'Isle], [?Seigneur d'Ollon]: Attestation by: circ. 1696. • f. 100 Thomas Satur, Minister of the French Church of the Savoy: Extract from the minute books of the French ministers in England: 1692.: Fr.

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Languages of Material English; Latin; French; German

Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS THEOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL TREATISEs and extracts, as follows:-

(1) 'The Religious History of Mankind adapted to all Common Capacitys'; 18th cent. ff. 1-55b.

(2) 'A Dutifull Letter from a Prelate to a Prelate Relating to Matters of Grand Concern. London. Printed in the year 1703', being a MS. copy of the letter of Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, to Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury, on the latter's sermon on the death of Queen Mary; 29 Mar. 1695. ff. 56-64.

(3) 'A Vindication of an Essay concerning Human Understanding', being a defence of John Locke by Catharine Cockburn, and printed in her works; circ. 1702. Cf. Add. MS. 4267, ff. 1-88. ff. 65-93.

(4) 'Principes de Sapience Tires de la parole de Dieu et approuués par la raison', by P.B.; 18th cent. With some critical notes (ff. 97-98b). ff. 94-114.

(5) 'Some collections out of Dr [Henry] Hammond's resolutions to six Quaeres', namely, extracts from A letter of Resolution to six Quaeres. . . , published in 1653. ff. 115b-122 rev.

(6) Miscellaneous theological notes and extracts. ff. 1 15, 122b-1 3 1. Paper; ff. 131. Quarto. XVII-XVIII centt.

Theology: Miscellaneous treatises: 17th-18th centt.: Engl., Lat., Fr., and Germ.

includes:

• ff. 56-64 Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells (ob. 1711): 'A Dutifull Letter from a Prelate to a Prelate. . . ': 1703. • ff. 65-93 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: 'Vindication of an Essay concerning Human Understanding': circ. 1702. • ff. 115b-122 (rev.) Henry Hammond, d 1660 DD; Chaplain to Charles I: Collections from his 'A letter of Resolution to six Quaeres': 18th cent.

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Languages of Material English; Latin; French; German

Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS THEOLOGICAL TREATISES including:-

(1) Introduction and six chapters of a treatise on 'Pneumatology'. Imperfect. ff. 1-27.

(2) 'The History of ye General Resurrection'; 1698. ff. 28-36.

(3) 'Lettre à François de Voltaire' by Josiah Martin. Printed in 1745 as Lettre d'un Quaker à F de Voltaire. See also Add. MS. 4367, ff. 55-82. Imperfect. ff.44-55.

(4) 'Queries humbly proposed to serious and candid consideration' covering the revision of the liturgy of the Church of England. ff. 56-62.

(5) 'Thoughts Concerning Mans Condition and Duties in this Life And His Hopes in the World to come'. ff. 63-90.

(6) Letter of — Emailling of Hasserode to the Royal Society enclosing a printed treatise entitled Das Bisher noch unerkannt und verborgen gewesene Licht der Natur, oder, Der rechte Gebrauch der Vernunft. French and German. ff.91-102. Paper; ff. 102. Quarto. XVII-XVIII centt.

Theology: Miscellaneous treatises: 17th-18th centt.: Engl., Lat., Fr., and Germ.

includes:

• ff. 1-27 Philosophy: Treatise on pneumatology: 18th cent.: Imperf. • ff. 37-43 John Toland, deist: Treatise on the same: circ. 1699. • ff. 44-55 Josiah Martin, Quaker: 'Lettre à François de Voltaire': 1733.: Three copies. Imperf. • ff. 56-62 England, Ecclesiastical History: Proposals for revision of the liturgy of the Church of England: 18th cent. • f. 92 Emailling, of Hasserode: Letter to the Royal Society: 18th cent.: Fr. • ff. 95-102 Philosophy: Treatise on the use of understanding in the search after truth: 18th cent.: Germ.: Printed. • ff. 95-102 Emailling, of Hasserode: 'Das Bisher noch unerkannt ... Licht der Natur. . .: 18th cent.: Printed.

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Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL DOCUMENTS, as follows:-

(1) Will of Richard Claridge, of St. James, Clerkenwell; 18 Apr. 1723. Copy. ff. 1-9.

(2) 'Brief of the evidence of ye conspiracy by John Gerard and others', against 0. Cromwell, Protector; 1654. Followed (f. 20) by the charge of high treason by the Attorney-General against the conspirators. ff.10-29. Paper; ff. 29. Folio. 1654, 1723.

includes:

• ff. 1-9 Richard Claridge, Quaker minister, of Tottenham: Will: 1723.: Copy. • ff. 10-29 Colonel John Gerard, Royalist: Brief and charge in his trial for conspiracy: 1654. • ff. 10-29 Oliver Cromwell of England: Brief and charge in the trial of J. Gerard and others for conspiracy against: 1654. • ff. 10-29 Captain Somerset Fox, royalist: Brief and charge in his trial for conspiracy: 1654. • ff.10-29 Peter Vowell, Master of Islington Grammar School: Brief and charge in his trial for conspiracy: 1654.

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS LAW PAPERS, as follows:-

(1) The proceedings of the House of Lords upon the Bill of Attainder against Sir John Fenwick; 26 Nov. 1696-23 Jan. 1696/7. ff. 1-70.

(2) Copies and translations from the originals 'in the hands of Viscount Weymouth. A.D. 1708' of two charters of Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, viz.:- (a) Grant to Robert d'Aumary of the land of Monksham in Marston Bigott, co. Som.; temp. Hen. III. f. 73;- (b) Grant of the rent of the same lands to Witham Priory, co. Som.; 12 July 1285. f. 74.

(3) Proceedings at 'Sr John Mordaunts' Tryal at the Court Martial'; 1757. In Birch's autograph. ff. 77-88.

(4) 'Proceedings in the Court Martial of Lord Geo. Sackville. . .'; 7-12 Mar. 1760. In the same hand. ff. 89-109. Paper; ff. 109. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

includes:

Page 344 2021-09-28 • ff. 1-70 England; Parliament: Lords proceedings in the Bill of Attainder against Sir J. Fenwick: 1696-1697. • ff. 1-70 Sir John Fenwick, Jacobite: Proceedings of the House of Lords in the Bill of Attainder against: 1696-1697. • ff. 71-76 Marston Bigot, Somerset: Grants of Monksham in: circa 1272-1285.: Lat.: Copies, with Engl. transl. • ff. 71-76 Edmund, Earl of Cornwall: Grants of Monksham in Marston Bigott by: circa 1272-1285.: Lat.: Copies, with Engl. transls. • f. 73 Robert d' Aumary: Grant to, of Monksham in Marston Bigott, co. Som.: temp. Hen. III.: Lat. with Engl transl.: Copy. • ff. 73, 75 Robert D'Aumary: Grant to, of Monksham in Marston Bigott: circ. 1272-circ. 1285.: Lat.: Copy with Engl. transl. • ff. 74, 75b Witham Priory; Somerset: Grant to, of the rent of Monksham in Marston-Bigott,: 1285: Lat.: Copy, with Engl. transl. • f. 77 Plague, The: Extracts from the register of Merton College, Oxford, conc.: 1603.: Lat.

• f. 77 Oxford; University of. Merton College: Extracts from the register of, conc. the plague at Oxford: 1603.: Lat. • ff. 77-88 Sir John Mordaunt, KB: Proceedings at his court martial: 1757. • ff. 89-109 Lord George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville l782: Proceedings at his court martial: 1760.

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Scope and Content INDEX NOMINUM OF SCOTTISH CHARTERS

Alphabetical index of personal names in some of the charters contained in the Rolls of King Robert Bruce and his successors, David II, Robert II, and Robert III. For an edition of these charters see The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland. A.D. 1306-1424, ed. J. Thomson, Edinburgh, 1912. Cf. also Harley MS. 4609. Paper; ff. 26. Octavo. XVIII cent.

Scotland General: Index of personal names in the Charter Rolls of Robert I, David II, Robert II and Robert III: 18th cent.

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Languages of Material English; French; German; Latin; Italian

Scope and Content MEDICAL COLLECTIONS

Collections of treatises, chiefly medical, and letters of doctors and their patients; 17th- 18th centt. The names of the writers of the letters will be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. The treatises are as follows:-

(1) 'De subiecto primo et imediato Caloris partium fluidarum et solidarum Corporis animalis', etc. ff. 16-20b.

(2) Notes on portions of the Praxis Medica, Amsterdam, 1657, of Henricus Regius, Professor of Medicine at Utrecht. Latin. ff. 21-30b.

(3) 'Dissertatio de proxima nutritionis materia', by Walter Needham, M.D. (d. circa 1691). Autograph. ff. 34-44b.

(4) 'Passio Gallica MDCLVIII', a political tract on the relations of France and Germany and the influence of Cardinal Mazarin. German. ff. 45-49.

(5) Abstracts of orders of the Corporation of London and other memoranda relating to the Plague; 1544-1666. ff. 50-59b, 77, 80.

(6) 'The History of Anatomy by Mr [Alexander] Monro, Professor of Anatomy in the University of Edinburgh'. Autograph (?). It is not identical with the 'Essay on Comparative Anatomy' printed in his Collected Works, edited by his son, Dr. Alexander Monro, secundus, in 1781, but in the'Life' prefixed to the Works (p. xiv) a 'History of Anatomy' is mentioned as being the subject of his first lecture to the University in 1725. ff. 81-136b.

(7) 'Bemerkungen von Kopff Wunden and die Nothwendigkeit zu trepaniren nebst einer Anleitung die Kopff Wunden allgemein gut zu behandeln', a treatise on trepanning by Johann Ulrich Bilguer (d. 1796). Apparently autograph. ff. 137-178b. Paper; ff. 178. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

Medicine and Surgery: Medical treatises, etc.: 17th-18th centt.

includes:

• ff. 1-15 (imperf.) Valentine Greatrakes, 'the stroker': Treatise and extracts from letters rel. to: 1666, 1744, n.d. • ff. 21-30b Henricus Regius, Professor of Medicine at Utrecht: Notes on parts of his 'Praxis Medica': 17th cent. • f. 31 Medicine and Surgery: Notes on hearing: 17th cent. • ff.32, 33 John Laugharne, of Llanrythan, Haverfordwest: Letter to the Fellows of the College of Physicians: 1749. • ff. 34 - 44 Walter Needham, d 1691 FRS; anatomist: 'Dissertatio de Proxima nutritionis materia': 17th cent.: Autogr. • ff. 45-49 Political Tracts: 'Passio Gallica': 1658.: Germ. • ff. 50-59b Plague, The: Orders of the Corporation of London conc.: 1544 -1666.: Abstr. • f. 60 Thomas Dawkes, surgeon, of St. Ives, county Huntingdonshire: Letter to R. Mead: 1750. • f. 64 Edmund Anderson: Letter to R. Mead (?): 18th cent. • f. 69 J- Delacoste, MD, of Bath and Paris: Letter to R. Mead: circa 1722.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 71 William Cayley, Consul at Cadiz; Commissioner of Excise, etc: Correspondence with G. Kennedy: 1723.: Copies. • f. 71b Gilbert Kennedy, Physician at the British Factory at Lisbon: Correspondence with W. Cayley: 1723.: Copies. • f. 75 Thomas Sydenham, d 1689 physician: Letter to W. Gould: 1687. • f. 75 William Gould, MD: Letter to, from T. Sydenham: 1687. • f. 79 Medicine and Surgery: Recipes: 15th-18th centt.: Lat., Engl., Fr. and Ital. • f. 80 Plague, The: Recipe against: circ. 1665.

Page 346 2021-09-28 • ff. 81-136b Alexander Monro, MD, Professor of Anatomy at Edinburgh: 'History of Anatomy': circ. 1725.: Autogr. (?). • ff. 137-178b Johann Ulrich Bilguer, d 1796 Swiss surgeon: Treatise on trepanning: 18th cent.: Germ.: Autogr.

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Scope and Content GRAMMATICAL MISCELLANEA

Collection of notes and treatises on grammatical subjects, the more important being: (1) Extracts, etc., from works on Arabic and Hebrew Grammar, by John Pell. ff. 1-24.

(2) Fragment of the Koran. Arabic. f. 27.

(3) Guide to the Hebrew language, 'Invented by Moses Marcus'. f.35.

(4) 'A Concordance of Letters, to reade all the. . . Languages in Europe with a ... Radiographie or short writinge of late invention 1628'. Engraved. Attributed on the verso to Alexander Topcliff. f. 39.

(5) Notes on the French and Italian alphabets, pronunciation and grammar. ff. 40-48.

(6) Treatise on the Tangut language by Gerhard Friedrich Müller, F.R.S.,dedicated to the Royal Society; circa 1740. Autograph. ff. 53-75.

(7) 'De periodo, Colo, Hypocolo, et Commate eorumque interpunctionibus, auctore Johanne Clerico' [i.e. ? John Clarke, Master at Hull Grammar School, d. 1734]. ff. 77-81.

(8) Rudimenta Grammatices et docendi methodus, by John Colet, 1537; ?17th cent. MS. copy of the title page and preface. ff. 82-85.

(9) Rules, etc., for Latin syntax. ff. 86-111, 114-124.

(10) Account of a quarrel between the Schoolmaster and Usher of Godshill School (Isle of Wight): 1724. Imperfect. ff. 125-131.

(11) Tracts, letters, etc. of George Dalgarno (d. 1687) relating to his system of shorthand, viz.:- (a) tract addressed, 'Omnibus omnino hominibus' etc., and beg. 'Vos omnes Adami posteri'. Printed. f. 139;- (b) News to the whole world of the discovery of an Universal Character and a new Rational Language. Printed. f. 143;- (c) Character universales; 1657. Printed. f. 144;- (d) A New Discovery of the Universal Character; 1657. Printed. f. 144;- (e) Tables of the Universal Character. Printed. f. 145;-

(f) Faustus Morsteyn, M.A., Oxon., to Samuel Hartlib; 11 Apr. 1657. Latin. f.147;- (g) G. Dalgarno to S. Hartlib; Oxford, 20 Apr.1657. Copy. f. 148;- (h) S. Hartlib to Dr. John Pell; 3 July 1657. f. 149;- (i) G. Dalgarno to Dr. John Pell; Dec. 1657. f. 150;- (k) the same to William Brereton; 17 Feb. 1658/9. f. 155;- (l) testimonial of Dalgarno's scheme from Dr. Richard Love, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Cambridge; 1 May 1658. Printed. f. 157;- (m) memoranda on the same subject by Dr. John Pell. f. 158. Paper; ff. 167. Folio.

Page 347 2021-09-28 XVII-XVIII centt.

Grammar: Notes and treatises on various languages: 17th-18th centt.

includes:

• ff. 1-24 passim, 32-34, 37-38 Hebrew Language: Notes on, by J. Pell: 17th cent. • ff. 1-24 passim, 49-50 Arabic Language: Notes on, by J. Pell: 17th cent. • ff. 1-52 passim John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Notes on Arabic and Hebrew languages and texts: n.d.: Autogr. • ff. 24*, 27-30 Arabic Language: Fragments of the Koran, etc.: 17th cent. • f. 25 Turkey, Sultans of. Osman II: Oath to the Prince of Transylvania: 1620.: Engl. transl.: Imperf. • f. 25 Bethlem Gabor (Gabriel II), Princes of Transylvania: Oath to, from the Sultan of Turkey: 1620.: Engl. transl.: Imperf. • ff. 35-36 Moses Marcus, teacher of Oriental languages: Guide to the Hebrew language: 18th cent. • ff. 35-36 Hebrew Language: Guide to, by M. Marcus: 18th cent. • f. 39 Alexander Topcliff: Table of alphabets of 24 languages: 1628.: Engr. • f. 39 Alphabets: Table of twenty-four alphabets, by A. Topcliff: 1628.: Engr. • ff. 40-43 French language: Notes on pronunciation, by T. Birch, etc.: 18th cent. • ff. 44-48 Italian Language: Notes on pronunciation and grammar, by T. Birch: 18th cent. • ff. 53-75 Gerhard Friedrich Müller, FRS; German historian and traveller: Treatise on the Tangut language: circ. 1740. • ff. 53-75 Tangut Language: Treatise on, by G. F. Müller: circ. 1740. • f. 76 Tungus Language: Lord's Prayer in transliteration, with Lat. transl.: 1714. • f. 76 David Wilkins, DD; orientalist: Lord's Prayer in the Tungus language and notes on the Tungus people: 1714.: Lat. • ff. 77-81 John Clarke, d 1734 Master at Hull Grammar School: Treatise on punctuation by (?): early 18th cent. • ff. 82-85 Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal; Archbishop of York: Preface and rules for grammar by, from J. Colet's 'Rudimenta Grammatices...': 1537.: Lat. • ff. 82-85 John Colet, Dean of St Paul's: Title page and preface to 'Rudimenta Grammatices et docendi Methodus. . . ' by: 1537.: Copy. • ff. 86-111, 114-124 Latin Language: Rules for grammar, etc.: 17th-18th centt. • ff. 125-13 1 Godshill, Isle of Wight: Memorandum of a dispute between the Master and Usher of the School at: 1724.: Imperf. • ff. 125-131 Reverend James Nutkins, Master at Godshill School, I of Wight: Account of his dispute with the Usher: 1724.: Imperf. • ff. 132, 134 Reverend James Nutkins, Master at Godshill School, I of Wight: Letters to -: 1732. • f. 136 Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Baronet; of Apuldercombe: Letter to -: 1714. • f. 137 Education: Proposals for schools at the intended Royal Academy in Piccadilly: 18th cent. • f. 137 Royal Academy of Arts: Proposals for schools at the intended Royal Academy in Piccadilly: 18th cent. • ff. 139-157 Shorthand: Papers, etc., rel. to G. Dalgarno's system: 1657-1659.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly printed. • ff. 139-157 George Dalgarno, writer on shorthand and pasigraphy: Papers and treatises rel. to his shorthand system: 1657-1659.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly printed. • ff. 139-157 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Papers and treatises rel. to the shorthand system of G. Dalgarno: 1657-1659.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly autogr. and partly printed. • f. 147 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letter to, from F. Morsteyn: 1657.: Lat. • f. 147 Faustus Morsteyn, Polish nobleman: Letter to S. Hartlib: 1657.: Lat. • f. 148 George Dalgarno, writer on shorthand and pasigraphy: Letter to S. Hartlib: 1657.: Copy.

• f. 148 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Letter to, from G. Dalgarno: 1657.: Copy. • f. 149 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1659, n.d. • f. 150 George Dalgarno, writer on shorthand and pasigraphy: Letter to J. Pell: 1657. • f. 155 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Letter to, from G. Dalgarno: 1659. • f. 155 George Dalgarno, writer on shorthand and pasigraphy: Letter to W. Brereton: 1659. • f. 157 Richard Love, DD; Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: Letter recommending G. Dalgarno's shorthand system: 1658.: Lat.: Printed. • ff. 158-160 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Notes on a shorthand scheme: circ. 1658.: Autogr. • ff. 158-160 Shorthand: Notes on a scheme of shorthand, by J. Pell: circ. 1658.

Page 348 2021-09-28 • ff. 161-164 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Notes on the measurement of time: n.d.: Autogr. • ff. 161-164 Chronology: Notes on the measurement of time, by J. Pell: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content 'THE MOTHER'S LEGACIE to her unborne Childe' by Elizabeth Jocelin (d. 1622), with 'The Approbation' of Dr. Thomas Goad and dedicatory letter to her husband Tourell Jocelin. Autograph. It was first printed in 1624, with the 'Approbation' and letter. Paper; ff. 51. Duodecimo. Circa A.D. 1622.

Elizabeth Jocelin, wife of Tourell Jocelin: 'The Mother's Legacie to her unborne Childe': circ. 1622.: Autogr.

includes:

• ff. 1-5 Thomas Goad, DD; Rector of Hadleigh: 'Approbation' prefixed to E. Jocelin's 'The Mother's legacie to her unborne Childe': circ. 1622. • f. 6 Tourell Jocelin: Dedication to him of 'The Mother's Legacie to her unborne Childe': circ. 1622.

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Scope and Content WINCHESTER SCHOOL EXERCISES

Collection of themes and exercises, in Latin prose and verse; circa 1565. Made by a scholar at Winchester School named William Badger, under the guidance of Christopher Johnson, Headmaster (1560-1570) (cf. ff. 20, 108, 173b, et. al.), and of -- Miller, Master (cf. ff. 52b, 113b, et. al.). Paper; ff. 204. Quarto. Circa A.D. 1565.

Miller, master at Winchester College: Exercises written under his guidance: circ. 1565.

Christopher Johnson, Headmaster of Winchester College: Exercises written under his guidance: circ. 1565.

Education: Exercises written at Winchester College by W. Badger: circ. 1565.

William Badger: Exercises written while a scholar at Winchester College: circ. 1565.: Lat.

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Scope and Content STUCKEY COLLEGE EXERCISES

Collection of essays and exercises of John Stuckey, Wadham College, Oxford, 1666; B.A., 1669, Vicar of Chilton Dormer, co. Som. 1675; 1667-1668. Paper; ff. 90. Octavo. 1667-1668.

John Stuckey, of Wadham College, Oxford: Student exercises and essays of: circ. 1667-1668.: Lat.

Education: Student exercises and essays of J. Stuckey, of Wadham College, Oxford: 1667-1668.: Lat.

includes:

• ff. 88-75 (rev.) Martin Morland, Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford; brother of Sir Samuel Morland: 'Stahlii axiomata... abbreviata': circ. 1667-1668.

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Creation Date 17th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content TREATISES on law or logic. Viz.:-

(1) 'Joh. Fred. Gronovii Oratio de Lege Regia', delivered to the Academy at Leyden, 8 Feb. 1671. It agrees with, and is probably copied from the printed edition of 1678, but the dedication is here omitted 'brevitatis causâ'. ff. 1-38.

(2) Draft treatise on logic in the autograph of John Pell, beginning 'Post quinque alios' and preceded by a preface beginning 'Celsissime Princeps'. ff. 39-65.

(3) 'Logicae breve compendium seu Summulae'. ff. 66-92. Paper; ff. 92. Duodecimo. XVII cent..

includes:

• ff. 1-38 Joannes Fridericus Gronovius, German classical scholar: 'Oratio de lege regia': 1671.: Lat. • ff. 39-65 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Treatise on logic: n.d.: Autogr. • ff. 39-92 Philosophy: Treatises on logic: 17th cent.: Lat.

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Page 351 2021-09-28 Add MS 4382 Aristotle and various notes in Greek, English, Italian and French (17th century)

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Creation Date 17th century

Extent and Format 8 items

Languages of Material Greek, Ancient

Title Aristotle and various notes in Greek, English, Italian and French (17th century)

Physical Characteristics • Material: Paper. • Foliation: ff 1-60, (ii), 61-114. • Dimensions: 145 x 94 mm. • Binding: Half goat leather binding with brown cloth and leather corners.

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Immediate Source of Bequeathed by the Rev. Dr Thomas Birch, 1766. Acquisition

Custodial History John Pell, mathematician (1611-1685).

• The British Library Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782 (London, 1977), p. 109. • M. Richard, Inventaire des manuscrits grecs du British Museum I, Fonds Sloane, Additional, Egerton, Cottonian et Stowe (Paris, 1952), p. 2.

Page 352 2021-09-28 Add MS 4382, ff 1-41v Aristotle, Topica (TLG 0086.044). (17th century)

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Creation Date 17th century

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Languages of Material Greek, Ancient

Title Aristotle, Topica (TLG 0086.044). (17th century)

Scope and Content Extracts.

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Add MS 4382, ff 42-47 Aristotle, Sophistici elenchi (TLG 0086.040). (17th century)

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Creation Date 17th century

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Languages of Material Greek, Ancient

Title Aristotle, Sophistici elenchi (TLG 0086.040). (17th century)

Scope and Content Sophistici elenchi (TLG 0086.040)

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Page 353 2021-09-28 Add MS 4382, ff 48-53 Aristotle, Analytica priora (TLG 0086.001). (17th century)

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Reference Add MS 4382, ff 48-53

Creation Date 17th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material Greek, Ancient

Title Aristotle, Analytica priora (TLG 0086.001). (17th century)

Scope and Content Analytica priora (TLG 0086.001). Extracts from Chapter 2.

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Add MS 4382, ff 53v-60v Aristotle, Analytica Posteriora (TLG 0086.001). (17th century)

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Creation Date 17th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material Greek, Ancient

Title Aristotle, Analytica Posteriora (TLG 0086.001). (17th century)

Scope and Content Analytica Posteriora (TLG 0086.001). Extracts.

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Page 354 2021-09-28 Add MS 4382, ff 61-64r Notes on the 1544 Basle edition of Archimedes’s works and on mathematical problems, by John Pell. (17th

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Creation Date 17th century

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Languages of Material Greek, Ancient; English; Latin

Title Notes on the 1544 Basle edition of Archimedes’s works and on mathematical problems, by John Pell. (17th century)

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Add MS 4382, ff 66-67v Notes of a journey on the Rhine, with drawings of castles. Dutch. (17th century)

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Creation Date 17th century

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Languages of Material Dutch

Title Notes of a journey on the Rhine, with drawings of castles. Dutch. (17th century)

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Page 355 2021-09-28 Add MS 4382, ff 68-84v Pocket book containing accounts, medical recipes, and travel information, c. 1612. Italian, French and

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Creation Date 17th century

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Languages of Material Italian; French; Latin

Title Pocket book containing accounts, medical recipes, and travel information, c. 1612. Italian, French and Latin. (17th century)

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Add MS 4382, ff 85-114v Miscellaneous mathematical notes by John Pell. (17th century)

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Creation Date 17th century

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Title Miscellaneous mathematical notes by John Pell. (17th century)

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Add MS 4383 (17th century)

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Reference Add MS 4383

Creation Date 17th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content THESES ON LOGIC, and, on the back, a collection of scholastic exercises in prose and verse, to some of which the following names are attached: John Edsawe, Thomas Barker, Edward Burton, Thomas Sherley, Thomas ? Bristowe and Thomas Pollard. From Venn's Alumni Cantabrigienses it appears that these men were contemporaries at Cambridge circ. 1611-1618. Paper roll. 3.80m. x. 195m. XVII cent.

Philosophy: Theses on logic: 17th cent.: Lat.

includes:

• dorse Thomas Sherley, of Trinity College, Cambridge: Exercises by: circ. 1615.: Lat. • dorse Thomas Pollard, of Pembroke College, Cambridge: Exercises by: circ. 1614.: Lat. • dorse Poetry LATIN: Exercises by Cambridge scholars: circ. 1615. • dorse John Edsawe, of Queens' College, Cambridge: Exercises by: circ. 1615.: Lat. • dorse Edward Burton, of St. John's College, Cambridge: Exercises by: circ. 1613.: Lat. • dorse Thomas Bristowe, of Christ's College, Cambridge: Exercises by: circ. 1615.

Page 356 2021-09-28 • dorse Thomas Barker, of Cambridge University: Exercises by: circ. 1617.: Lat.

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Creation Date 17th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content SPECIMENS of handwriting, notes and tables of mnemonics, etc., as follows:-

(1) 'A Coppie booke of the vsuall hands written: sett foorth by Richard Gething, Master in Writinge: ... Anno 1616'. Engraved. It formed the foundation of his Calligraphotechnia, 1652. ff. 3-29.

(2) 'The Penmans daily Practise or Cyfering Book' by John Ayres (d. 1700), author of A Tutor to Penmanship, 1698. On f. 63b is written the name 'Jos. Cooke', 23 Dec. 1707. ff. 30-63.

(3) Papers, some in the hand of John Pell, concerning mnemonics, the art of memory of Caleb Morley, and a scheme by John Beale for a code for the Royal Society, 1663. Inserted (f. 67) is 'Architectiones seu Inventiones sex' by Henry Reginald, written on minute leaves, and addressed to James I in 1604. ff. 64-117. Paper; ff. 117. Folio. XVII cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-2 Calligraphy: Specimen of a heading to a deed, etc.: 17th cent. • ff. 1-2 Calligraphy: Specimen of the heading to a deed, etc.: 17th cent. • ff. 3-29 Calligraphy: 'A coppie book of the usuall hands written ...', by R. Gething: 1616: Engr. • ff. 3-29 Richard Gething, calligrapher: 'A Coppie booke of the vsuall hands written...': 1616. • ff. 30-63 John Ayres, writing master: 'The Penmans daily practise . . .': 1690.: Engr. • ff. 30-63 Calligraphy: 'The Penman's daily practice . . .', by J. Ayres: 1690.: Engr. • f. 63b Jos. Cooke: Name inscribed: 1707. • f. 64b Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Correspondence with J. Beale: 1657-1658.: Lat. and Engl.: Extracts. • f. 64b John Beale, FRS; Rector of Yeovil: Correspondence with S. Hartlib: 1657, 1658.: Lat. and Engl.: Extracts. • ff. 64-117 passim Ciphers: Papers rel. to a scheme for a mnemonic code for the Royal Society: 1663. • ff. 64-117 passim John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Notes on mnemonics and a scheme for a code for the Royal Society: 1663.: Autogr. • ff. 64-117 passim John Beale, FRS; Rector of Yeovil: Papers concerning his scheme for a mnemonic code for the Royal Society: 1663. • f. 65 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Letter to, from J. Beale: 1663.: Copy. • f. 65 John Beale, FRS; Rector of Yeovil: Letter to W. Brereton: 1663.: Copy. • ff. 67-78, 79-92 (draft) Henry Reginald, schoolmaster, of London: 'Architectiones seu Inventiones sex': 1604.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 93 John Beale, FRS; Rector of Yeovil: Letter to [? H. Oldenburg]: 1663.: Copy. • f. 97 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1652-1664, n.d. • ff. 99-104 Ciphers: Numerical cipher: 17th cent.: Lat.

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Add MS 4385 (1584-1755)

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Reference Add MS 4385

Creation Date 1584-1755

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; French; Italian; Latin

Conditions of Use Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript

Scope and Content COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPHS, consisting of notes, superscriptions and subscriptions to letters, signatures, etc., on scraps of paper. Some were the property of James Petiver, apothecary and botanist, in whose correspondence (Sloane MSS. 4062-4067) letters will be found from all the persons whose autographs are found in ff. 2-13 of the present MS. Some (ff. 19-24) are addressed to Sir Philip Sydenham, 3rd Bart. (d. 1739). The majority of those in ff. 29-76 have been annotated by Ralph Thoresby, the antiquary. The writers' names are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 76. Small quarto. 1584-1755, n.d.

includes:

• f. 1 Johannes Valerius, born without arms: Verses on and engraved portrait, etc.: 1709.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly autogr. • f. 2 Olof Rudbeck, the elder; Swedish botanist: List of books required by: circ. 1700.: Autogr. • ff. 2-13 James Petiver, FRS, Apothecary to the Charter-House: Autographs collected by, with notes: circ. 1695-1718. • f. 4 Maria Sibilla Merian, d 1717 afterwards Graf; German naturalist: Autograph: early 18th cent. • f. 5 Georgius Josephus Camellus, S J; botanist: Botanical notes: late 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 6 Guillaume Nissolle, physician, of Montpellier: Autograph: early 18th cent. • f. 8 Fredrik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist: Signature: [? 1711]. • f. 9 Johann Crafto Hiegel, physician to the Elector of Trier: Note by: circ. 1700. • f. 10 Filippo Buonanni, d 1725 SJ; Italian naturalist and antiquary: Autograph: early 18th cent. • f. 11 Magnus von Bromelius, physician at Stockholm: Autograph: early 18th cent.: Fragm. • f. 12 Hendrik Ruysch, son of Fredrik Ruysch: Autograph: 1711.: Fragm. • f. 13 Carl Helvig, Professor of Medicine at Greifswald: Autograph: early 18th cent. • f. 14 Richard Sherlock, d 1689 DD; Rector of Winwick: Autographs: 17th cent. • f. 17 Daniel Burgess, d 1713 nonconformist minister: Letter to -: late 17th cent.: Fragm. • f. 18 Daniel Alexander, (?) nonconformist minister: Signature: circ. 1695. • f. 18 Richard Adams, ejected minister 1662; Presbyterian Pastor at Southwark: Signature: circ. 1695. • f. 18 Daniel Burgess, d 1713 nonconformist minister: Signature: circ. 1695. • f. 18 Nathaniel Vincent, nonconformist minister: Signature: circ. 1695. • f. 18 Edward Barton, Vicar of Welford: Signature: circ. 1695. • f. 18 William Bates, DD; nonconformist minister: Signature: circ. 1695. • f. 18 John Shower, nonconformist minister: Signature: circ. 1695. • f. 18 Samuel Slater, d 1704 nonconformist minister: Signature: circ. 1695. • f. 18 Richard Stretton, d 1712 nonconformist minister: Signature: circ. 1695. • f. 18 John Howe, nonconformist minister: Signature: circ. 1695. • f. 18 Nathanael Taylor: Signature: circ. 1695. • f. 18 Timothy Rogers, nonconformist minister: Signature: circ. 1695. • f. 19 Thomas Coney, d 1752 DD; Canon of Wells: Autograph: 18th cent. • ff. 19-24 Sir Philip Sydenham, 3rd Baronet d 1739: Autographs collected by, with notes: 18th cent. • f. 20 John Cockburn, d 1729 DD: Address written by: 18th cent. • f. 21 Francis Proud, d 1723 Rector of Oake by Taunton: Autograph: 18th cent. • f. 22 Matthew Hole, d 1730 Rector of Exeter College, Oxford: Address written by: 18th cent. • f. 23 John Agate, d 1720 DD; Rector of Stawley: Autograph: early 18th cent. • f. 24 Hilkiah Bedford, d 1724 non-juring divine: Autograph: 18th cent. • f. 25 Calligraphy: Specimen of: 17th cent.: Fr.

Page 358 2021-09-28 • f. 26 Antonio Magliabecchi, Librarian to the Duke of Florence: Letter to H. Dodwell: circ. 1700.: Ital.: Fragm. • f. 28 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury: Autograph: 1710. • f. 29 Gulielmus Hornius: Autograph: circ. 1700. • f. 30 Charles Marguetel de Saint-Denis, Seigneur de Saint-Evremond: Letter to Madame de la Perrine: late 17th cent.: Fr. • f. 30 Madame de La Perrine: Letter to, from the Sieur de Saint-Évremond: late 17th cent.: Fr. • f. 32 Charles Marguetel de Saint-Denis, Seigneur de Saint-Evremond: Note by: late 17th cent.: Fr.: Signed. • f. 34 Florimond de Raemond, d 1602 alias Rémond; French historian: Autograph of (?): n.d. • f. 36 William Whately, d 1639 alias Wheadey; Vicar of Banbury: Note conc.: 17th cent. • f. 37 James Owen, d 1706 presbyterian minister: Letter to -: 17th cent.: Fragm. • f. 38 Franciscus Gomarus, d 1641 Flemish theologian: Autograph: early 17th cent. • f. 39 Thomas Erpenius, Oriental Professor at Leyden: Note by: circ. 1615. • f. 40 Jan Gruter, Librarian of the Palatine Library, (1603-1622): Autograph: early 17th cent. • f. 41 Justus Josephus Scaliger, classical scholar; son of Julius Caesar Scaliger: Note ascribed to: 16th cent. • f. 42 Tayllard: Autograph: 17th cent. • f. 43 Edward Capell, d 1781 Shakespearian commentator: Note by: 18th cent. • f. 44 Richard Savage, d 1743 poet: Letter to R. Dodsley: 1737. • f. 45 Cranbrook, Kent: Account of an earthquake at: 1755. • f. 46 Michael Rigmaden: Notarial certificate rel. to his appointment to teach in the parish of Merrington, 1599, and his ordination 1601,: early 17th cent. • f. 49 Philip Flattisbury, Irish historical writer; fl. 1500: Note purported to be signed by: n.d. • f. 50 John Billingsley, d 1722 the younger; nonconformist divine: Signature: 17th cent. • f. 50 John Whitlock, d 1709 puritan divine: Signature: n.d. • f. 50 William Reynolds, nonconformist minister: Signature: 17th cent. • f. 51 Richard Hollinworth, presbyterian minister: Summons to J. Angier to the f uneral of: 1656. • f. 51 John Angier, nonconformist minister: Manchester. Summons to, to the funeral of R. Hollinworth: 1656. • f. 52 Edward Holbrooke: Bill of mortality signed by: 17th cent. • f. 52 Mortality: Bill of mortality for the Manchester area during a plague: 17th cent. • f. 52 Jo- Gaskell: Bill of mortality, signed by: 17th cent. • f. 52 Manchester, Lancashire: Bill of mortality for the Manchester area for one week during a plague: 17th cent. • f. 53 Thomas Hooker, minister in New England: Accompts with his pupils at Emmanuel College, Cambridge: 1617, 1618. • f. 54 [John] [?Jackson]: Note by: 17th cent. • f. 55 John Field, d 1587 astronomer: Autograph (?): 16th cent. • f. 56 William Leigh, tutor to Prince Henry: Autograph: 17th cent. • f. 57 Jeremiah Marsden, nonconformist minister: Autograph: 17th cent. • f. 58 Josias Shute, d 1643 Archdeacon of Colchester: Autograph: 17th cent. • f. 59 Edmund Castell, DD, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge: Autograph: 17th cent. • ff. 60, 69 Thomas Sparke, d 1616 DD; Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford: Autographs: 16th-17th centt. • f. 61 Andrew Penne: Autograph: 17th cent. • f. 62 Joannes Pricaeus, classical and Biblical scholar; d. circa 1676: Autograph of (?): 17th cent. • f. 63 John Feilde, Puritan divine: Signature: 16th cent. • f. 64 Reverend Edmund Bunny, d 1618 theological writer: Autograph: 16th-17th cent. • ff. 64b-66 Caleb Morley, fl. 1623: Note on his art of memory: 17th cent. • f. 66 Reverend Matthew Poole, biblical commentator: Autograph: 17th cent. • f. 66 John Bewe: Signature: 1646. • f. 67 Thomas Calvert, d 1679 puritan divine: Note by: 17th cent. • f. 68 John Foxe, martyrologist; d.1587: Subscription to a letter to Lord Burghley: 1584. • f. 70 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire: Notes of presentments for offences in the area: 17th cent. • f. 71 Thomas Barmby, churchwarden, of Leeds: Signature: 1609. • f. 71 Robert Cooke, Vicar of Leeds: Allotment of pews in the parish church, signed by: 1609. • f. 71 Alexander Fletcher, church warden, of Leeds: Signature: 1609. • f. 71 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire: Allotment of pews in the parish church: 1603. • f. 72 Robert Cooke, Vicar of Leeds: List of goods of Leeds parish church: 1596.: Autogr. • f. 72 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire: Inventory of the parish church: 1596. • f. 73 George Barker, Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge: Letter to, from N. Jackson: 1656.: Lat.

Page 359 2021-09-28 • f. 73 Nathaniel Jackson, Rector of Barwick in Elmet: Letter to G. Barker: 1656.: Lat. • f. 74 G. Marsden: Autograph: 1637. • f. 76 Elizabeth Hardcastle: Signature: early 18th cent. • f. 76 Nathaniel Jackson, Rector of Barwick in Elmet: Letter to -: 1656.: Lat.

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Custodial History ff. 29-76 passim Ralph Thoresby, antiquary: Owned: early 18th cent.

Add MS 4386 (c 1729)

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Creation Date c 1729

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content TREATISE on 'The Practical Part of Printing', being probably the projected second volume of The General History of Printing by Samuel Palmer, 1732. Palmer circulated a prospectus in 1729 for 'The Practical Part of Printing', but this was never published (cf. E. C. Bigmore and C. W. H. Wyman, A Bibliography of Printing, 1880-1886, ii, p. 109). Copy, in Birch's autograph. Paper; ff. 143. Folio. Circ. A.D. 1729

Printing: 'The Practical Part of Printing': circ. 1729.

Samuel Palmer, d 1732 printer: 'The Practical Part of Printing', probably by: circ. 1729.: Copy.

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Creation Date 17th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content TREATISES, notes, tables, etc., relating to the Art of Dialling. Artt.

1 and 2 are in the hand of Dr. John Pell. They include:- (1) 'Horologiographia. The Art of Dialling', being a MS. copy of the first few chapters of Thomas Fale's work first printed in 1593 'newly corrected and amended ... by Redivivus Falus' and printed in 1629. ff. 1-6;- (2) 'The best way and manner of calculating of Tables for all Kinde of Dialls, &c. in all Countryes whatsoever ... 1628', by the methods of Edmund Gunter. ff. 7-12;-(3) MS. copy of a work printed in Zwolle, 1634, under the title 'Descriptio insignis Instrumenti siue Horologii ... fabrefacti anno 1630 a Dauide Lingelbach'. ff. 43-48b. Paper; ff. 49. Small quarto. XVII cent.

John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Notes on chronometry: n.d.: Autogr.

Chronometry: Treatises and notes rel. to the art of: 17th cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-6 Redivivus Fale: 'Horologiographia' of T. Fale amended by: 1629.: Copy. Imperf. • ff. 43-48b David Lingelbach: 'Descriptio Insignis Instrumenti sive Horologii...': 1634.

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Add MS 4388 John Pell: notes on logic, geometry and music. (17th century)

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Creation Date 17th century

Extent and Format 1 volume (109 folios)

Languages of Material Danish; English

Title John Pell: notes on logic, geometry and music. (17th century)

Physical Characteristics Paper.

Scope and Content Collections relating to music, mainly in the hand of John Pell, mathematician and diplomatist. Preceded by some notes on logic and geometry also in Pell's hand (ff. 1-13). Includes notes, tables, exercises and papers relating to the studies of John Birchensha on music from a mathematical basis and the 'Musicae Compendium' written in 1618 by René Descartes, as copied by Pell shortly before its publication at Utrecht, 1650.

Contents:

• ff. 1-2 Philosophy: Notes on logic, by J. Pell: 17th cent. • ff. 3-5 Mathematics: Geometric axioms on the theory of motion: 17th cent. • ff. 6-12 Mathematics: Notes on geometry by J. Pell: 17th cent. • ff. 14-44, 67-68 John Birchensha, musician: Notes and calculations, mainly by J. Pell, rel. to his science of music: 1665-1666.

Page 361 2021-09-28 • ff. 45-66, 86-100 Music: Notes on, by J. Pell: 1635, 17th cent. • f. 52 Margretha Heintz: Letter to B. Jonsen: 1769.: Danish. • f. 69 John Birchensha, musician: Prospectus for his 'Syntagma Musica': 1672.: Printed. Signed.

• ff. 70-83 René Descartes, philosopher: 'Compendium Musicae', 1618, copied by J.Pell: circ. 1650. • f. 101 John Dowland, composer: Setting of Psalm 100 by: 17th cent.: Two copies. • ff. 103-109 Songs: 17th cent.

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Creation Date 1730

Extent and Format 1 item

Scope and Content 'THE HISTORY of the Trade and Navigation of the Ancients, address'd to Monsr. [Jean Baptistel Colbert, Minister and Secretary of State to Lewis 14th of France, by Peter [Daniel] Huet, Bishop of Avranches, Sub-Preceptor to the Dauphin'. A translation from the original French work first printed in 1716 under the title Histoire du Commerce et de la Navigation des Anciens. In Birch's autograph. Dated 'August 12th, 1730' (f. 149b). Paper; ff. 150. Quarto. A.D. 1730.

Pierre Daniel Huet, Bishop of Avranches: English translation of his 'Histoire du Commerce et de la Navigation des Anciens' (1716): 1730.

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Creation Date c 1700

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Languages of Material Italian; English

Scope and Content PAPERS relating to a report to be drawn up in London for the use of some Italian state (? Venice) as to the conditions, privileges and laws affecting the supply of provisions and manufactures into the London markets; circ. 1700. Italian and English. Paper; ff. 20. Folio. Circ. A.D 1700.

Trade and Commerce: Papers rel. to a proposed report for an Italian state on the trade of London markets: circ. 1700.: Ital. and Engl.

London, England: Papers rel. to a proposed report for an Italian state on the trade of London markets: circ. 1700.: Ital. and Engl.

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Creation Date 18th century

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Scope and Content PAPERS RELATING TO COINAGE AND MINTING, among them being:- (a) Treatise on the Roman coinage and weights of metals, by Thomas Birch. Autograph. ff. 1-23b;- (b) Printed sale catalogue of the collection of coins and medals of the late Thomas Selbye; 18, 19 Dec. 1755. ff. 33-38b;- (c) Analogies and problems on chemical processes relating to metals, etc. in the autograph of Walter Warner (cf. Add. MSS. 4279, f. 307; 4394 passim). ff. 39-65. Paper; ff. 67. XVIII cent. Folio.

includes:

• ff. 1-23 Coinage: Treatise on Roman coins and weights, by T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 24 Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire: Engraving the Old Hall: early 18th cent. • ff. 25-26 Francis Perry, engraver: Coins from the collection of A. C. Ducarel engr. by: circ. 1761. • ff. 25-26 Numismatics: Engravings of coins from the collection of A. C. Ducarel, by F. Perry: circ. 1761. • ff.25-26 Andrew Coltee Ducarel, LL.D; FSA: Engravings of coins from the collections of, by F. Perry: circ. 1761. • f. 27 Thomas Hanbury: Engraving of his funeral monument in Buriton church: 1617. • f. 27 Buriton, Hampshire: Engraving of the funerary monument of T. Hanbury in the church: 1617. • f. 28 Hanbury, Staffordshire: Engraving of the effigy of Sir John de Hanbury in the church: 14th cent. • f. 28 Sir John de Hanbury: Engraving of his funeral monument in Hanbury church: 14th cent. • ff. 29, 30 William Hanbury, FRS; of Kelmarsh: Price tables of wheat at Windsor market: 1646-1758.: Engr. • ff. 29, 30 Windsor, Parks: Table of wheat prices in the market: 1646-1758.: Engr. • ff. 29, 30 Prices: Wheat at Windsor market: 1646-1758.: Engr.

Page 363 2021-09-28 • ff. 31, 32 Coinage: Tables of the standard of English silver coins, by M. Folkes: 1763. • ff. 31,32 Martin Folkes, President of the Royal Society: Table of the standard of English silver coins, 1066-1601. Engr.: 1763.: Two copies. • ff. 33-38b Thomas Selbye: Sale catalogue of his coins: 1755.: Printed. • ff. 33-38b Numismatics: Sale catalogue of T. Selbye's coins: 1755.: Printed. • ff. 39-65 Walter Warner, d 1643 mathematician: Mathematical and philosophical papers: 1627-1632, n.d.: Mainly autogr. • f. 66 England; Parliament: Journal of the Lords: 1660.: Extr. • ff. 66-67 J. Wight: Letter to --: circ. 1750.

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Add MS 4392 (17th century-18th century)

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Creation Date 17th century-18th century

Extent and Format 1 item

Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content TREATISES ON NAVIGATION, as follows:-

(1) 'The Art of Navigation, Book 1st', and (f. 23) 'Book 3d the latter containing only the first two of the eight chapters described on the title-page (f. 23). Leaves have been cut out (prior to the old foliation) after ff. 6, 11, 17, 22, 27. At the foot of f. 27 is written 'Laus Deo. 11o Mensis 4i 1723'. ff. 1-28.

(2) 'Histiodromia seu Navigandi Ars ad ... D. Ovenum Giedde Equitem Auratum Regni Daniae Archithalassum [?] perscripta a Nicolao Kauftman Holsato [i.e. Nicolaus Mercator]'; 17th cent. ff. 29-36.

(3) 'Suggestions for the Improvement of practical Navigation Geography and Astronomy ... by H. J.' preceded by (a) a coloured map 'Circus Atlanticus seu Naustathmus Britannicus vel Oculus Mundi', and (b) a letter from H. J. to 'Mr. Urban' (i.e. Edward Cave, editor of the Gentleman's Magazine) dated Cecil County, Maryland, 9 July 1753, in which he mentions that he has already written about his 'Georgian Calendar and Octave Arithmetic'. Cf. Gentleman's Magazine, xv, 1745, p. 377. ff. 37-74. Paper; ff.74. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

includes:

• ff. 1-28 Navigation: 'The Art of Navigation': 1723.: Imperf. • ff. 29-36 Navigation: Treatise on, by N. Mercator: 17th cent.: Lat. • ff. 29-36 Nicolaus Mercator, d 1687 FRS; Danish astronomer and mathematician: 'Histiodromia', or the Art of Navigation: 17th cent.: Lat. • ff. 29-36 Ove Giedde, Danish navigator: Treatise on nevigation by N. Mercator dedicated to: bef. 1661.: Lat. • f. 37 Maps and Plans: Atlantic Ocean, by H. J.: 1753. • f. 37 H. J.; of Maryland: Map of the Atlantic: 1753. • f. 37 Atlantic Ocean: Map of, by H. J.: 1753. • f. 38 H. J.; of Maryland: Letter to the Gentlemen's Magazine: 1753. • ff. 39-74 H. J.; of Maryland: Treatise on practical navigation, etc.: 1753.

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Scope and Content TREATISES, etc., relating to methods of finding the longitude, as follows:-

(1) 'Demonstratio longitudinum maris et terrae' by H. E. Knoodt, 'Satrapa ... Electoris Trevirensis', etc; 18th cent. ff. 1-6.

(2) 'The Use of the Inclynatorie Magneticall Needle to find the Longitude by the use of the Carolina Tables'; 17th cent. In the autograph of Dr. John Pell. ff. 7-19b.

(3) Methods for finding the longitude, by Johannes Petrus Biester, Med. Doct.; London, 3 Feb. 1731/2. ff. 20-25.

(4) Correspondence, etc., of Dr. John Pell as member of two commissions to enquire into the theories of:-(a) Henry Bond, teacher of mathematics, and (b) the Sieur de St. Pierre, concerning the taking of the longitude, with tables of calculations, etc. ff. 26-108. The letters to Dr. Pell are from:- (i) Sir Samuel Morland; 15 Apr. 1674, 1 Feb. 1674/5. ff. 26, 92;- (ii) Seth Ward, Bishop of Salisbury; 26 Apr.-20 June 1674. ff. 28- 35;- (iii) Sir Joseph Williamson, Secretary of State; 23 Apr. 1675. f. 97;- (iv) John Flamsteed, Astronomer Royal; 26-28 Apr. 1675. ff. 96, 99, 101, 104-105b. Included (f. 89) is the original commission, signed by Charles II, to enquire into Sieur de St. Pierre's theories, 15 Dec. 1674. Paper (except f. 89, vellum); ff. 108. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

Navigation: Papers rel. to methods of finding longitude: 17th cent - 1765.: Engl and Fr.

includes:

• ff. 1-6 ?H. Knoodt, in the service of the Elector of Trier: Treatise on longitude: 18th cent.: Lat. • ff. 7-19b John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Treatise on the use of a magnetic needle to find longitude: n.d.: Autogr. • ff. 20-25 Johannes Petrus Biester, MD: Treatise on methods of finding the longitude: 1732. • ff. 26, 92, 94 Sir Samuel Morland, 1st Baronet; diplomatist and mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1658-1683.: Engl. and Lat.: Partly copies. • ff. 26-106 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Collections rel. to commissions to enquire into the methods for finding the longitude: 1673-1676.: Partly autogr. • ff. 26-88 Henry Bond, the elder; teacher of mathematics: Papers rel. to the commission to investigate his method of finding the longitude: 1673-1676. • ff. 28-35 Seth Ward, Bishop of Exeter, afterwards of Salisbury, Chancellor of the Order of the Garter: Letters to J. Pell: 1674. • ff. 89, 91 (copy) Charles II of England: Commission for an enquiry into the Sieur de St. Pierre's proposal for finding the longitude: 1674.: Signed. • ff. 89-106 Charles Castel de Saint Pierre, Sieur de Saint Pierre: Papers rel. to the commission on his method of finding the longitude: 1674-1675. • ff. 96, 99, 101, 104 John Flamsteed, Astronomer Royal: Letters to J. Pell: 1675.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 97 Sir Joseph Williamson, Secretary of State: Letter to J. Pell: 1675. • f. 98b Edward Layfield, Archdeacon of Essex: Signature: 1675.

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Title PELL PAPERS (2nd Series)Mathematical and philosophical collections of Dr. John Pell, mathematician (d. 1685) chiefly in the hand of Walter Warner, mathematician (d. 1643). For other series of Pell Papers see Add. MSS. 4278-4280, 4397-4404 and 4407-443 1. Three volumes (Vol. II, III were originally Add. MSS. 4408, 4409). Paper. Folio. XVII cent. (17th century)

Scope and Content Walter Warner, d 1643 mathematician: Mathematical and philosophical papers: 1627-1632, n.d.: Mainly autogr.

John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Mathematical and scientific collections: 1617-1681, n.d.: Mainly autogr.

Mathematics: Mathematical collections of J. Pell: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 479). The chief contents are:- (a) Animadversions of John Wallis, Savilian Professor of Geometry, on Thomas Hobbes's De Principiis et Ratiocinatione Geometrarum, 1666, in form of a letter; circa 1666. Autograph. Imperfect. ff. 30-31b;- (b) Treatise on faith and works, the sabbath, the mass, etc. Latin. Imperfect. ff. 34-50b;- (c) 'Algebraicum Alphabeta'. f. 67;- (d) 'Chronologium Sacrum'. ff. 71-75;- (e) 'Praelectio 4 ta, An Anima Rationalis sit Immortalis ?'. ff. 85-86b;- (f) Tabula numerorum quadratorum decies millium by John Pell, 1672. Printed. ff. 89-98b;- (g) 'An Inventorie of the Papers of Mr [Walter] Warner' by John Collins, 1667. f. 106;-

(h) Catalogue of scientific books printed from 1492 to 1657. Imperfect. ff. 111b-113b;- (i) 'Ad architecturam nauticam Problema'. ff. 115- 116b;- (j) Philosophical discourse, 'Of states, alterations, causes'. Imperfect. ff. 129-130, 132-175b, 177-271b, 382-391;- (k) Problems on numerical ratios, etc., in Warner's hand. ff. 272-343;- (l)'Rationis et proportionis definitiones quas Simon Stevinius opusculo suo (Problematum Geometricorum libri 5) ... praefixit'. ff. 345-349;- (m) 'De generatione aequationum canonicarum Tho. Harioti' (i.e. Thomas Harriot, d. 1621). Cf. Add. MS. 6783, f. 180. f. 392;- (n) Treatise on matter. Imperfect. ff. 396-403b;- (o) Prospectus of Moses

Page 366 2021-09-28 Pitt's English Atlas; circa 1679. Printed. f. 405;- (p) Notes on De Lucis natura et proprietate, by Isaac Vossius, Amsterdam, 1662, in Pell's autograph. f. 420;- (q) Notes on the measurements of Solomon's sea described in I Kings vii. 23, 2 Chron. iv. 2, with letter on the subject from Johann Heinrich Rahn to John Pell; Zurich, 9 Mar. 1657. English and Latin. ff. 446, 452, 455, 458.

includes:

• f. 26 Calendars: Description of a Chinese almanac: aft. 1671. • f.26 Chinese Language: Description of a Chinese almanac: aft. 1671. • ff. 30-31b John Wallis, DD, FRS; mathematician: Animadversions by, on T. Hobbes's 'De Principiis et Ratiocinatione Geometrarum': circ. 1666.: Autogr. Imperf. • ff.30-31b Thomas Hobbes, philosopher: Animadversions by J. Wallis on the geometrical works by: circ. 1666. • ff. 34-50b Liturgies LATIN: Notes on the Mass, etc.: 17th cent.: Lat.: Imperf. • ff. 85-86b Theology: Treatise on the immortality of the soul: 17th cent.: Lat. • ff. 89-98b John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: 'Tabula numerorum quadratorum decies millium': 1672.: Printed. • f. 106 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: List of W. Warner's mathematical papers: 1667. • f. 106 Walter Warner, d 1643 mathematician: List of his mathematical papers: 1667. • ff. 345-349 Simon Stevin, Flemish mathematician: Extract from his 'Problematum Geometricorum' (1583),: 17th cent. • f. 392 Thomas Harriot, mathematician and astronomer: 'De generatione aequationum canonicarum': 17th cent.: Extr. • f. 404 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian scientist: Notes on his 'De vi percussionis' (1667): 17th cent. • f. 405 Moses Pitt, bookseller and publisher, of London: Prospectus of his English Atlas: circ. 1679.: Printed. • f. 406 Edmund Wingate, mathematician: 'Tabula proportionis Numerica': 1653.: Printed. • f. 420 Isaac Vossius, scholar and bibliophile: Notes on his 'De lucis natura et proprietate' (1662): 17th cent. • ff. 446, 452, 455, 458 Bible. Commentaries: Notes on the measurements of Solomon's sea: 17th cent. • f. 455 Johann Heinrich Rahn, the elder; Swiss mathematician: Letters to J. Pell: 1654-1675.: Lat.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 212). The chief contents are:- (a) Another portion of the philosophical discourse described above (art. j). Partly Latin. ff. 1-70;- (b) 'Differentiae singulae sequentes quo pacto addendo vel minuendo et singulas precedentes et ipsas acervorum congeries afficiant et componant', with an undated letter, on the flyleaf, from Nathaniel Torporley, mathematician (d. 1632). ff. 89-90;- (c) Monition 'ad mathematicos studiosos' by Warner, when editing T. Harriot's Artis Analyticae Praxis. It was printed at the end of that work published in 1631. f. 92;- (d) Tables of angles of refraction 'Ex observationibus diligentissimis Tho: Aylesbury et Walt: Warner. Westmonasterii mense Julio 1627 apparent. Ab Aere ad Vitrum'. ff. 96, 99, 119-120, 140;- (e) Extracts 'ex Lydyati calculo' (? Thomas Lydiat, chronologer, d. 1646), in Warner's autograph. ff. 100-101;- (f) Problems in optics, in Warner's autograph. Latin. ff. 103-111, 124-128;-

(g) 'Problematis de longitudine inveniendâ processus' and other propositions, in Warner's autograph. ff. 122-123;- (h)'Mr Hobbes analogy', in Thomas Hobbes's autograph. ff. 131, 133;- (i) Calculations, definitions, etc., on the angle of refraction, etc., in Warner's autograph. Latin. ff. 141-154b;- (j) Geometrical problems, in the same hand as art. a and 4394, art.j. ff.155-183;- (k) 'Of the Search of Truth ... Englished out of French by H[enry] O[ldenburg]. Printed ... 1675'. ff. 185-212 (ff. 185-190 autogra ph).

includes:

• ff. 89, 90 Nathaniel Torporley, d 1632 mathematician: Letter, etc., to J. Protheroe: early 17th cent.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 89, 90 John Protheroe: Letter, etc., to, from N. Torporley: early 17th cent.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 92 Nathaniel Torporley, d 1632 mathematician: Note conc. W. Warner's edition of T. Harriot's 'Artis Analyticae Praxis': circ. 1631.: Autogr. • f. 92 Thomas Harriot, mathematician and astronomer: Notes conc. W. Warner's edition of his 'Artis Analyticae Praxis': circ. 1631. • ff. 96, 99, 119-120, 140 Thomas Aylesbury, 1st Baronet 1627: Observations by, of angles of refraction: 1627.: Copies, 17th cent. • ff. 100-101 Reverend Thomas Lydiat, mathematician; d 1646: Extracts 'ex Lydyati calculo': 17th cent. • ff. 131, 133 Thomas Hobbes, philosopher: Notes on refraction: 17th cent.: Lat. • ff. 185-212 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: 'Of the Search of Truth', translated by: 1675.: Partly autogr.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 145). The chief contents are:- (a) 'Axiomata ex canonis genesi analogorum scilicet et tacticorum habitudine deducta atque ex illis definitiones' in Warner's autograph. ff. 1-39;- (b) 'De resectione spacii', in the same hand. ff. 40-62b;- (c) Definitions and propositions on the science of hitting a mark. Imperfect.

ff. 63b-73b;- (d )'Doctrinae Analyticae. Inventum novum collectum ex epistolis D. P. Fermat' (Pierre de Fermat), 1670. Extract. ff. 83-84b;-

(e) Letter of Sir Thomas Aylesbury to Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, in favour of Walter Warner concerning the latter's editing the posthumous works of 'Mr H' (Thomas Harriot); 5 July 1632. Copy, in Warner's autograph. f. 90;- (f) Definitions, propositions, etc. on numbers; in Warner's autograph. Latin. ff. 93-115, 131-144;- (g) Problems, etc., on quantities, in the same hand. Latin. ff. 116-129.

includes:

• ff. 83-84b Pierre de Fermat, d 1665 French mathematician: Extracts from his works: 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 90 Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland: Letter to, from Sir T. Aylesbury: 1632.: Copy.

• f. 90 Thomas Aylesbury, 1st Baronet 1627: Letter to Lord Northumberland: 1632.: Copy.

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Title PELL PAPERS (3rd Series)Mathematical collections of John Pell, consisting of treatises, calculations, and extracts from printed works, with other miscellaneous matter, chiefly in Pell's autograph. For the 1st, 2nd and 4th Series of these collections see Add. MSS. 4278-4280, 4394-4396, 4407-4431. A few letters are interspersed; the names of the writers of these are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Eight volumes. 17th cent. (17th century)

Scope and Content John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Mathematical and scientific collections: 1617-1681, n.d.: Mainly autogr.

Mathematics: Mathematical collections of J. Pell: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 65). Included are:-

(1) 'Tabulae Directoriae ad praxin Mathematicam nonnichil conferentes. Cum earundem constructione et usu' by John Pell; 16 July 1628. ff. 1-5b.

(2) 'Eclipticus Prognosta, or The Eclips Prognosticator', by the same; 10 Apr. 1634. ff. 12-20.

(3) 'Joannis Pellii ... Apologia pro Francisco Vieta contra calumnias Christiani Severini Longomontani'. ff. 21-24.

(4) Notes on Petri Rami [Pierre de la Ramée] Algebrae libri duo a Lazaro Schonero emendati, A o 1599, from a copy printed at Frankfurt, 1627. f. 38.

(5) Extracts from Euclides restitutus, sive Prisca Geometriae Elementa, by Giovanni Alphonso Borelli, Pisa, 1658. At the top is written 'Edmond Waller'. ff. 43-45.

(6) 'Modus supputandi Ephemerides Astronomicas ... Paradigmate ad Annum 1630 accommodato'. ff. 47-48.

(7) 'Tables exactly calculated for the latitude 51º.0', by Arthur Pollard, Vicar of Eastdeane and Frithston [Friston] in Sussex ... Ex dono Authoris 1627'. f. 49.

(8) Astronomical tables, calculated for the years 1619, 1621, 1650. ff. 50-65b.

includes:

• ff. 1-5b,12-20 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Mathematical compositions: 1628-1634.: Autogr. • ff. 21-24 Christianus Severinus Longomontanus, d 1647 Danish astronomer: His opinions against F. Vieta confuted by J. Pell: 17th cent.: Lat. • ff. 21-28 Franciscus Vieta, d 1603 French geometrician: Extracts from and notes on his mathematical works: 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 38 Lazarus Schoner: Notes by J. Pell on his revised version (1599) of Pierre La Ramée's 'Algebrae libri duo': 17th cent. • f. 38 Pierre de La Ramée, French humanist scholar: Notes by J. Pell on his 'Algebrae libri due' (1599),: 17th cent. • ff.43-45 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian scientist: Extracts from his 'Euclides restitutus sive Prisca Geometriae Elementa (1658): 17th cent. • ff.47-48 Astronomy: 'Modus supputandi Ephemerides Astronomicas', for 1630.: 1630. • f. 49 Arthur Pollard, Vicar of East Dean and Friston: Tables for lat. 51'0: 1627.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 196). Included are:-

(1) An Introduction to Algebra, translated ... by Thomas Brancker, M.A., much altered and augmented by D.P. (i.e. Dr. Pell); 1668. Printed with MS. corrections in Pell's autograph. ff. 1-32.

(2) Letters to Dr. Pell from:-(a) Henry Briggs; Merton College, 25 Oct. 1628. ff. 137-139;-(b) Charles Lloyd; Donghen, n.d. f. 142;-

(c) Johann Heinrich Rahn, Senator, quaestor, etc., of Zurich; Zurich, 17 Apr. 1675. Latin. f. 143;-(d) Thomas Brancker; Brereton, 14 Aug. 1676. f. 150.

(3) 'In Answer to Monsr. [Gottfried Wilhelm von] Leibnitz's Letter from Solving a Cubick aequation by plaine Geometry'; 15 June 1675. ff. 139-140.

(4) Johann Rodolf Wetstein to Johann Rudolph Stuck, Canon of Zurich; 11 Feb. 1657. Latin. f. 141.

includes:

• ff. 1-32 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: 'An Introduction to Algebra', by T. Brancker, with MS. corrections by: 1668.: Printed. • ff. 1-32 Johann Heinrich Rahn, the elder; Swiss mathematician: Translation by T. Brancker of his work on algebra: 1668.: Printed. • ff. 1-32 Thomas Brancker, Vicar of Whitegate, county Cheshire; mathematician: 'An Introduction to Algebra' by J. H. Rhonius, translated by: 1668.: Printed. • f. 133 Johann Jakob Ulrich, Antistes of Zurich: Letter to, from J. Schönacker: 1657.: Fr. • f. 133 J. Schönacker, of Basle: Letter to J. J. Ulrich: 1657.: Fr. • f. 135 Francis Potter, Rector of Kilmington: Leaf from a Latin translation of his treatise 'An Interpretation of the Number 666': bef. 1657. • f. 137 Henry Briggs, d 1631 mathematician: Letter to J. Pell: 1628. • f. 137 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to, from H. Briggs: 1628.

• ff. 139-140 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Answer to his letter on the solution of a cubic equation: 1675. • f. 141 Johann Rodolf (2 Wetstein), Swiss theologian: Letter to J. R. Stuck: 1657.: Lat.: Copy.

• f. 141 Johann Rudolph Stuck, Professor of Theology at Zurich: Letter to, from J. R. Wetstein: 1657. • f. 142 Sir Charles Lloyd: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1651, n.d. • f. 142 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence with Sir C. Lloyd: 1651, n.d. • f. 143 Johann Heinrich Rahn, the elder; Swiss mathematician: Letters to J. Pell: 1654-1675.: Lat. • f. 143 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letters to, from J. H. Rhonius: 1654, 1675.: Lat. • f. 145 Sir Christopher Wren, P R S: Notices of Royal Society meetings signed by: 1681, 1682.: Printed. • f. 150 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to, from T. Brancker: 1676.

• f. 150 Thomas Brancker, Vicar of Whitegate, county Cheshire; mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1665-1676. • f. 151 Pierre de Fermat, d 1665 French mathematician: Extracts from his works: 17th cent.: Lat.

Page 371 2021-09-28 • f. 153 Robert Anderson, mathematician and silk-weaver of London: 'An algebraical solution of a problem proposed to me ... by Mr. Edmund Halley': 1678.: Printed.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 93). Miscellaneous calculations, and extracts from works by Pell, John Wyberd, Henry Briggs, and Christiaan Huygens.

includes:

• ff. 10, 21 John Wyberd, mathematician: Notes by J. Pell on his 'Tactometria' (1650),: 17th cent. • f. 90 Christiaan Huygens, d 1695 Heer van Zuylichem; mathematician and astronomer: Theorem of: 1652.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 92). Included are:-

(1) 'Controversia De Verâ Circuli mensurâ anno MDCXLIV exorta inter Christianum Severini Longomontanum ... et Joannem Pellium'. Followed (f. 4) by four leaves from a work on the same subject printed at Copenhagen, 1644. ff. 1-7b.

(2) Propositions from 'Orontius [i.e. Orontius Finaeus] abbreviated'. f. 11.

(3) Extracts from the Trignometriae ... libri V of Bartholomaeus Pitiscus, Frankfurt, 1612; 1628. ff. 15-39.

(4) Fragment entitled 'An Astronomical history of about 200 observations. Lansberg' (i.e. Philippus van Lansbergen). f. 41.

(5) Correspondence between Renatus Franciscus Slusius, Canon of Liége, and Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society, 'de speculo sphaerico'; 22 Nov. 1670-17 Jan. 1673. Latin. Copies. ff. 48-67.

(6) 'Excerpta ex literis Christiani Huygenii Zuylichemii, De speculo sphaerico', being his correspondence with 'Monsieur Grubendol' (i.e. Henry Oldenburg); 7 Nov. 1671-1 Feb. 1672/3 .

Page 372 2021-09-28 French. Copies. ff. 68-71b.

(7) Geometrical tables from 'Cardani [i.e. Girolamo Cardano] Cap. x. Lib. X'. ff. 88-90.

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• ff. 1-7b Christianus Severinus Longomontanus, d 1647 Danish astronomer: Papers conc. his controversy with J. Pell, 'De Verâ Circuli mensurâ': 1644.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly printed.

• f. 11 Orontius Finaeus, d 1555 French mathematician: Propositions of, abridged by J. Pell: 17th cent. • ff. 15-39 Bartholomaeus Pitiscus, German mathematician: Extracts from his 'Trigonometriae ... libri quinque' (1612): 1628. • f. 41 Philippus van Lansbergen, Dutch astronomer: Note by J. Pell of astronomical observations by: 17th cent. • ff. 48-67 (copies) Renatus Franciscus Slusius, Canon of Liége; mathematician and orientalist: Correspondence with H. Oldenburg: 1670-1675.: Lat. • ff. 48-67 (copies) Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Correspondence with R. F. Slusius: 1670-1675.: Lat. • ff. 68-71b (copies) Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Correspondence with C. Huygens: 1671-1675.: Fr. • ff. 68-71b (copies) Christiaan Huygens, d 1695 Heer van Zuylichem; mathematician and astronomer: Correspondence with H. Oldenburg: 1671-1675.: Fr. • ff. 88-90 Girolamo Cardano, d 1576 Italian physician and mathematician: Geometrical tables by: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 123). Included are:- (a) 'The Description and use of the Quadrant, Written for the use of a freind, by Jo[hn] P[ell] ... 1628'. ff. 3-14b;- (b) Treatise on 'Canonicall numbers'. ff. 15-20;- (c) 'Resolutions of Problems', 1666; containing many allusions to Franciscus à Schooten's Sectiones Miscellaneae, printed at Leyden, 1657. ff. 46-123. Inserted at the beginning is a vellum deed, viz. a grant from John Wykes, of Horsham, to William Duke, Robert atte Denne and Richard Warde, of a messuage in Horsham; dat. 26 May, 9 Hen. VI (1431).

includes:

• f. 1 John Wykes: Grant by, of land in Horsham, to W. Duke and others: 1431. • f. 1 Richard Warde: Grant to, of land in Horsham: 1431. • f. 1 Horsham, Sussex: Grant in: 1431. • f. 1 William Duke: Grant to, of land in Horsham: 1431. • f. 1 Robert atte Denne: Grant to, of land in Horsham: 1431. • ff.1-28 Botany: List of plants, entitled 'Le Jardin d'Arnald': 17th cent.: Lat. • ff. 3-14b John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: 'The Description and Use of the Quadrant': 1628.: Autogr. • ff. 46-123 Franciscus à Schooten, d 1660 the younger; Dutch mathematician: Allusions to his 'Sectiones Miscellaneae' (1657),: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. 16). Viz.:- (a) Arithmetical treatise on fractions. ff. 1-9;- (b) Trigonometrical treatise on 'The Doctrine of Triangles'. ff. 10b-16.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. VII (ff. 169). Included are:-

(1) Logarithmo-Technia, by Nicolaus Mercator, 1668, to which is joined Exercitatio Geometrica de Maximis et Minimis by Michele Angelo Ricci, 1668. Printed, with a few MS. additions and notes by Pell. ff. 1-40.

(2) Treatises in shorthand (Ridpath's system) on (a) Hydrostatics;-

(b) Mechanics. ff. 41-52, 53-65.

(3) 'Optica Mathematica', by J. Bennet, dedicated to Dr. Bushy, master of Westminster School. ff. 78-112.

(4) A Perpetuall Almanack invented by S[amuel] Morland, 1650, with 'An Explanation'. Printed. ff. 113-119b.

(5) 'A New Almanacke and Prognostication', for the year 1628, by John Pell. ff. 120-145.

(6) Ephemeris ad annum ... 1687, dedicated to the Royal Society. Printed. ff. 146-153.

(7) Description of 'Two Mathematicall Instruments, viz.: one cal[l]ed Macrolexis, the othe[r]Scenolixis, which may well be named swift messengers by sea and land' by Henry Reginald, of London; 1627. Latin. ff. 154-163b.

(8) 'A perpetual Table of Dominical Letters in all periods of Time'. ff. 165-169.

includes:

• ff. 1-23b Nicolaus Mercator, d 1687 FRS; Danish astronomer and mathematician: 'Logarithmo-technia': 1668.: Printed. • ff. 24-33 Michelangelo Ricci, mathematician; Cardinal 1681: 'Exercitatio Geometrica de Maximis

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. 26). Viz.:- (a) treatise on trigonometry. Latin. ff. 1-14;- (b) tables of logarithms, by John Pell. ff. 16-20b. Added (f. 25) is a list of dues to the king in 1680, 1681, for tenths at Laindon and Fobbing, co. Essex, of which Pell was Vicar and Rector.

includes:

• f. 25 Laindon, Essex: List of dues to the King for tenths: 1680, 1681. • f. 25 Fobbing, Essex: List of tithes due to the King from: 1680, 1681.

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Scope and Content ARITHMETICAL EXERCISE BOOK of Thomas Massey; 1720. Paper; ff. 70. Quarto. A.D. 1720.

Thomas Massey: Arithmetical exercise book: 1720.

Mathematics: Arithmetical exercise book of Thomas Massey: 1720.

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Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC TREATISES, Viz.:-

(1) List of plants, with the title 'Le Jardin d'Arnald'. Latin. ff. 1-28.

(2) Treatise on logarithms. French. Imperfect. ff. 29-39.

(3) Treatise on chemistry. Latin. Imperfect. ff. 40-42. Paper; ff. 42. Small quarto. XVII cent.

includes:

• ff. 29-39 Mathematics: Treatise on logarithms: 17th cent.: Fr.: Imperf. • ff. 40-42 Natural Science: Treatise on chemistry: 17th cent.: Lat.: Imperf.

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Languages of Material Dutch; English; Latin; French; German; Italian

Title PELL PAPERS (4th Series)Mathematical collections of John Pell, consisting of treatises, geometrical and other problems and their solutions, tables and calculations of logarithms, etc., chiefly autograph. For other collections made by Pell see Add. MSS. 4278-4280, 4394-4396 and 4397-4404. The names of the writers of a few original letters are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Twenty-four volumes. Folio. ([1609-1678])

Scope and Content John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Mathematical and scientific collections: 1617-1681, n.d.: Mainly autogr.

Mathematics: Mathematical collections of J. Pell: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 198). The contents include:-

(1) 'Christiani Hugenii, De Saturni luna observatio nova'; The Hague, 5 Mar. 1656. f. 1.

(2) Treatise on geometry, perhaps by George Hastines; n.d. ff. 2-30.

(3) Treatise on geometry, perhaps by - Chauveau whose name appears at the head. French. ff. 31-37b.

(4) Catalogues of mathematical books, viz.:- (a) of Andrea Argoli. f. 41;- (b) in the 'Bibliotheca Civitatis Tigurinae. 1654'. ff. 42, 43, 45- 46b;- (c) 'Catalogus Librorum Mathematicorum quorum possessionem Linggius habet'. f. 44;- (d) 'Catalogus librorum Mathematicorum'. ff. 48-52b.

(5) Drawings of mathematical instruments, some invented or made by Thomas Browne, joiner. Engraved. 1631. ff. 59b-60.

(6) 'Imitatio Nepeirea [John Napier, of Merchiston] Sive Applicatio omnium (fere) regularum suis Logarithmis pertinentium ad Logarithmos Mri [Henrici] Brigges. Ex propriâ descriptione sui Canonis Mirifici. Impressa Edinburg, Anno 1614'. ff. 65-78b.

(7) Calculations for a mathematical measuring of the surface of the globe into maps. ff. 89-104.

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(8) 'Methodus ad disquirendam maximam et minimam', by Pierre de Fermat. f. 105.

(9) Extracts from the works of Claude Mydorge, on conics. ff. 106-107b.

(10) 'Conicorum. Lib. 1. Jo. Pellius'. Fragment. f. 128.

(11) Notes on 'Marci Zuerii Boxhornii oratio inauguralis de Polymathia seu disciplinis veterum'; 1632. ff. 188-189b.

(12) 'Eclipsis Lunae observabilis Bredae ante solis ortum die veneris Novemb. 9. 19 Anno 1649'. f. 196.

(13) 'J. P[ellii] Commentationes in ... [Johann Heinrich] Alstedii'. f. 197.

includes:

• f. 1 Christiaan Huygens, d 1695 Heer van Zuylichem; mathematician and astronomer: 'Saturni Luna Observatio Nova': 1656. • ff.2-30 George Hastines: Treatise on geometry possibly by: 17th cent. • ff. 31-37b Chauveau: Treatise on Geometry perhaps by: 17th cent.: Fr. • f. 41 Andrea Argoli, d 1650 Italian mathematician: Catalogue of mathematical books of: 17th cent. • ff. 41-52b Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Mathematical works: 17th cent. • ff. 42, 43, 45-46b City of Zurich: Catalogue of mathematical works in the City Library: 1654.

• ff. 55-57 Ciphers: Cipher wheel, constructed by J. Pell: 17th cent. • ff. 59b-60 Thomas Browne, joiner: Drawings of mathematical instruments: 1631.: Engr. • f. 63 John Beale, FRS; Rector of Yeovil: Letter to -: temp. Commonwealth. • ff. 65-78b John Napier, of Merchiston; mathematician: Application of his rules to the logarithms of Henry Briggs: 1614. • ff. 65-78b Henry Briggs, d 1631 mathematician: Application of Napier's rules to his logarithms: 1614. • ff. 105, 108, 1 10 Pierre de Fermat, d 1665 French mathematician: Extracts from his works: 17th cent.: Lat. • ff. 106-107b Claude Mydorge, d 1647 French mathematician: Extract from his work on conics: 17th cent. • f. 127b Christiaan Huygens, d 1695 Heer van Zuylichem; mathematician and astronomer: 'Problema Alhazeni': 1672.: Imperf. • f. 128 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: 'Conicorum Lib. 1': n.d.: Autogr. fragm. • f. 143 John Leake: Answer by J. Pell to a mathematical problem by: 17th cent. • f. 157b Hans Rodolph Lavater, d 1557 Swiss soldier: Particulars of his descendants: 17th cent.

• f. 162 Marcus Fege, alias Feege; servant of J Pell: Letter to J. Pell: 1658.: Germ. • f. 162 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to, from his servant, M. Fege: 1658.: Germ. • f. 164 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to, from M. J. Scipio: 1656.: Fr. • f. 164 Michael Jean Scipio, printer, of Ems: Letter to J. Pell: 1656.: Fr. • ff. 165, 166 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Bills, while in Switzerland: 1654-1658.: Germ. • f. 167 Marcus Fege, alias Feege; servant of J Pell: Testimonials for: 1651-1658.: Engl. and Germ.: Copies. • f. 168 Franciscus Vieta, d 1603 French geometrician: Extracts from and notes on his mathematical works: 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 186 Sir Charles Cavendish, d 1654 mathematician: Letters to W. Warner: 1636, n.d. • f. 186 Walter Warner, d 1643 mathematician: Letters to, from Sir C. Cavendish: 1686, n.d. • ff. 188-189b Marc Zuer Boxhorn, Professor of Jurisprudence and History at Leyden: Notes on his 'Oratio inauguralis de Polymathia' (1632): 17th cent. • f. 196 Breda: Eclipse of the moon observed at: 1649. • f. 197 Johann Heinrich Alstedius, d 1638 German Protestant divine and philosopher: Commentary by J. Pell on his mathematics: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content Vol. II, (ff. i + 390)

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• f. 55 Jan Janszoon Stampioen, Dutch mathematician and inventor: Notes on his 'Nieuwe Tafelen der polus-hooghte' (1618),: 17th cent. • f. 88 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence with Sir C. Lloyd: 1651, n.d. • f. 88 Sir Charles Lloyd: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1651, n.d. • ff. 103, 198 Franciscus à Schooten, d 1660 the younger; Dutch mathematician: Extracts from his works: 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 210 Albert Girard, Dutch mathematican: Extract from his 'Invention nouvelle en Algébre' (1629): 17th cent. • f. 228 Johan Coutereels, Dutch mathematician; fl. 1596-1624: Note on his arithmetical works: 17th cent. • f. 262 Christian Raue, German orientalist and traveller: Letters to J. Pell: 1651 - 1671.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 262 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to, from C. Raue: 1655. • f. 263 Johann Ludwig Wolzogen, Baron von Neuhaus: Letter to J. H.: 1655.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 297 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian scientist: Notes on his 'De vi percussionis' (1667): 17th cent. • f. 355 Christiaan Huygens, d 1695 Heer van Zuylichem; mathematician and astronomer: Extract from his 'De Circuli Magnitudine Inventa' (1654): 17th cent. • f. 360 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letters to S. Hartlib: n.d. • f. 360 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1659, n.d. • f. 384 Henry Gellibrand, d 1636 mathematican: Notes on his discourse on the magnetic needle: 1636.

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Scope and Content Vol. III (ff. i + 392).

includes:

• f. 18 Johann Heinrich Rahn, the elder; Swiss mathematician: Letter to: 1654: Lat. • f. 20 Jacobus a Wassanaer: Mathematical problems: 17th cent.: Dutch. • f. 21 Sir Samuel Morland, 1st Baronet; diplomatist and mathematician: Note by J. Pell on the cyclometrical papers of: bef. 1685. • f. 54 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Certificate conc. his daughter Judith: 1666.: Autogr. • ff. 58, 131b, 136 Franciscus Vieta, d 1603 French geometrician: Extracts from and notes on his mathematical works: 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 95 Ink: Recipes for making: 1666. • ff. 98, 99 Stephen Boughton: Acquittances to J. Pell: 1681. • ff. 261, 374 Girolamo Cardano, d 1576 Italian physician and mathematician: Problems by: 17th cent. • f. 373 William Oughtred, d 1660 mathematician: Comment on the mathematical key of: 1632. • ff.383,385 John Blagrave, d 1611 mathematician: Extracts f rom his mathematical works: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 226). Papers relating to the finding of Easter in connection with his pamphlet printed in 1664, Easter not mistimed, A Letter ... to a Friend (i.e. Theodore Haak), a copy of which is inserted at the beginning of the volume (ff. 1-8), etc.

Thomas Streete, astronomer: Notes from his 'Astronomia carolina' (1661),: 17th cent.

John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Collections rel. to his 'Easter not Mis-timed': 1664.: Partly autogr.

Calendars: J. Pell's collections on the timing of Easter: 1664.

includes:

• ff. 101-124b Thomas Streete, astronomer: 'Angelus Solis & Lunae': 1663.: Printed. • f. 180 George Stradling, DD; Chaplain to the Abp. of Canterbury: Letter to J. Pell: 1664. • f. 180 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to, from G. Stradling: 1664.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 412). Papers relating to his Tabula numerorum quadratorum decies millium, 1672, tables of logarithms, and solutions of problems in which the works of Thomas Brancker, Franciscus à Schooten, Johann Heinrich Rahn and others are quoted.

includes:

• f. 24 John Brereton, 4th Baron Brereton: Letter to his father: 1667.: Draft. • f. 104 John Awbrey: Lines by: 1605.: Lat.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. 373). Tables of logarithms, and miscellaneous geometrical problems and calculations.

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• ff. 1-6 Henry Briggs, d 1631 mathematician: Extracts from his works: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. VII (ff. 429). Miscellaneous geometrical calculations, tables of logarithms, extracts from the works of Henry Gellibrand, Girolamo Cardano, Franciscus Vieta, Thomas Harriot and other mathematicians, and notes on the art of fortification.

Fortification: Notes on, by J. Pell: 17th cent.

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• f. 52 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Mathematical problem sent from Breda by: 1649. • f. 112 Johann Jaworsky: Letter to J. Pell: bef. 1685.: Lat. • f. 116 Seals: Account of ' My Lord Percy's ' seal, engr. with mathematical figures: 17th cent.

• f. 116 Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland: Account of his seal engraved with mathematical figures: 17th cent. • f. 181 Robert Morden, d 1703 cartographer: 'Proposals for the Publishing of a New Size of Great Globes': 17th cent.: Printed. Imperf. • f. 181 William Berry: 'Proposals for the Publishing of a New Size of Great Globes': 17th cent.: Printed. Imperf.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. 255). The contents include:- (a) papers relating to An Introduction to Algebra translated ... by Thomas Brancker, M.A., much altered ... by D.P. (i.e. Dr. Pell), the letter 'To the Readers' being in Brancker's autograph. 1668. ff. 2-10b;-(b) Notes on John Kersey's 28 Ouestions in the Appendix of ... [Edmund] Wingate's Arithmetic made easy printed ... 1650. ff. 11, 14-l8;- (c) a fragment of Pietro Mengoli's Arithmetica Realis, Bologna, 1675. ff. 136-156. Interspersed are many geometrical problems, logarithms, etc.

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• ff. 2-10b Thomas Brancker, Vicar of Whitegate, county Cheshire; mathematician: Papers connected with the 'Introduction to Algebra': 1668. • ff.2-10b John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Papers connected with Brancker's 'Introduction to Algebra' augmented by: circ. 1668. • f. 10 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Publisher's preface to Brancker's 'Introduction to Algebra': 1668. • ff. 11, 14-18 Edmund Wingate, mathematician: Notes by J. Pell on the appendix to his 'Arithmetic made easy' (1650): 17th cent. • ff. 11, 14-18 John Kersey, the elder; mathematician: Extracts from his edition of Wingate's 'Arithmetique made easie' (1650): 17th cent. • f. 67 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'The London Gazette': 1669, 1671. • f. 77 Ezekiel Decker: Mathematical problem: 17th cent. • ff. 106, 107 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence with A. Pollard: 1635. • ff. 106,107 Arthur Pollard, Vicar of East Dean and Friston: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1635. • ff. 136-156 Pietro Mengoli, Italian mathematician: Extracts from his 'Arithmetica Realis': aft. 1675. • ff.168, 170 Franciscus à Schooten, d 1660 the younger; Dutch mathematician: Extracts from his works: 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 169 Florimond de Beaune, French mathematician: Extract from his 'De natura aequationum' (1659): 17th cent. • ff. 176b, 178, 183 John Twysden, MD: Extracts from his 'Problematum quorundam Mathematicorum Analytice Solutio et constructio' (1659),: 17th cent. • f. 207 Richard Knowles, of Pontefract: Action against, for trespass: 1652. • f. 207 William Heptonstall, of Featherstone, county Yorkshire: Action for trespass against R. Knowles: 1652. • f. 223 Honorat de Meynier, French soldier and writer; d. circa 1638: Note on arithmetical problem by: 17th cent. • f. 254 John Wallis, DD, FRS; mathematician: Extracts from his works: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff. i + 330). Various works and extracts, partly in Pell's autograph, among them being:-(a) 'De progressionis differentialis gradu secundo'; 1630. f. 9;-(b) 'Logistica generalis'; 1634. f. 15;-(c) 'Progymnasma analyticum'; 1637. f. 19;-(d) 'Paradigmata progressionis differentialis'. ff. 90-91;-(e) 'Geometriae subjectum'. ff. 260-261. Interspersed are many geometrical problems, tables and calculations of logarithms, extracts from the mathematical works of Henry Briggs, Thomas Harriot, Simon Stevin, Joseph Moxon, Apollonius Pergaeus, etc.

includes:

• f. 2 Nicolaus Mercator, d 1687 FRS; Danish astronomer and mathematician: Note by J. Pell on his 'Logarithmo-technia': 17th cent. • ff. 70, 83 Thomas Harriot, mathematician and astronomer: Notes on his mathematical works: 17th cent. • f. 85 Simon Stevin, Flemish mathematician: Notes from a mathematical work by (1585): 17th cent. • ff. 126b-131 Joseph Moxon, hydrographer and mathematician: Notes on logarithmitical tables: aft. 1657. • ff. 133, 166-192 Henry Briggs, d 1631 mathematician: Notes on his logarithmetical tables: 17th cent. • f. 225 William Byrd, composer: 'Mr. Bird's inimitable lesson, containing 2 parts in one upon a Plainsong', transcribed by J. Pell,: 17th cent. • ff. 241-248b Apollonius, Pergaeus, Greek mathematician; fl. 246-205 BC: Note on his work on conics: 17th cent. • ff. 256-259 Pierre de Fermat, d 1665 French mathematician: Extracts from his works: 17th cent.: Lat.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 305). Extracts from astronomical works, including 'The Everlasting Tables of Heavenly Motions ... composed by Philip Lansberg ... 1632, now turned out of Latine into English [by Pell?] ... 1634' (ff. 1-3); mathematical problems and solutions; and part of a printed copy of Samuel Hartlib's The Reformed Husbandman, 1652 (ff. 281-288), etc.

includes:

• ff. 1-3 Philippus van Lansbergen, Dutch astronomer: Astronomical tables by, translated by J. Pell: 1634. • f. 5 Thomas Strode, mathematician, of Maperton: Astronomical problem: 1672. • f. 25b Mespira Rogers: Letters to Mrs. I. Pell: 1637. • f. 25b Ithumaria Pell, wife of J Pell, DD: Letter to, from Mrs. Rogers: 1637. • f. 52b James Gregory, d 1675 FRS; mathematician: Solution of a mathematical problem by: 17th cent. • ff. 54-56 Colonel Silius Titus, MP: List of mathematical works borrowed from, by J. Pell: 1675. • ff. 159 (imperf.), 166 William Becher: Letters to his cousin, Sir W. Becher: 1643. • f. 174 London; Westminster. Abbey of St Peter: Note on repairs to the celestial globe in the library: 17th cent. • ff. 211, 217 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Letters to J. Brancker: 1667.: Extr. • ff. 211, 217 Thomas Brancker, Vicar of Whitegate, county Cheshire; mathematician: Letters to, from J. Collins: 1667.: Extr. • ff.281-288 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: 'The Reformed Husbandman': 1652.: Printed. Imperf.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. Xl (ff. 459). Problems, exercises and extracts from the works of Diophantus Alexandrinus, Franciscus Vieta, Alexander Anderson of Aberdeen, etc. Among them are:- (a) Definitions, etc. of astronomical anomalies. ff. 26-37;- (b) Canons of arithmetical progression. ff. 43b-46;- (c) 'Quadraticall Æquations solved by Delineation'. ff. 54-62;- (d) Extracts from 'Controversiae De Vera

Circuli Mensurâ inter Ch. Se. Longomontanum et Joannem Pellium, Anno 1664'. ff. 267-272;- (e) Extracts from Franciscus Vieta's Zeteticorum liber.. . , Tours, 1591. ff. 443-459.

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• ff. 26-37 Astronomy: Definitions, etc. of anomalies: 17th cent. • ff.45,52 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letters to, from Sir S. Morland: 1672. • ff.47,52 Sir Samuel Morland, 1st Baronet; diplomatist and mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1658-1683.: Engl. and Lat.: Partly copies. • f. 218 Amandus Keller, German antiquary: Proposals to the King and Parliament for raising funds: circ. 1683.: Copy. • ff. 267-272 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: 'Controversiae de verâ circuli mensurâ', with C. S. Longomontanus: 1644.: Autogr. extr. • ff. 267-272 Christianus Severinus Longomontanus, d 1647 Danish astronomer: Papers conc. his controversy with J. Pell, 'De Verâ Circuli mensurâ': 1644.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly printed.

• f. 291 Alexander Anderson, of Aberdeen; mathematician: Extracts from his 'Supplementum Apollonii redivivi' (1612),: 17th cent. • ff. 442-459 Franciscus Vieta, d 1603 French geometrician: Extracts from and notes on his mathematical works: 17th cent.: Lat.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. XII (ff. i+359). Geometrical, arithmetical and chronological tables and problems. Among them are:- (a) Note on the Tabulae motuum coelestium perpetua of Philippus van Lansbergen. f. 4;- (b) Extract from Pell's Oratio Inauguralis Bredae, 1646. f. 101;- (c) Suggestions for re-naming Virginia and New England, Antispania; 1636. f. 219;- (d) 'Mr Bird's [William Byrd] inimitable Lesson, conteining 2 Parts in one upon a Plainesong, transcribed out of [Thomas] Morley by [? Charles] Butler and thence', by Pell. f. 225;- (e) Rule to find Easter' invented by J[ohn] P[ell]'; 1640. f. 238;- (f) Tables compiled from T. Lydyat's Emendatio Temporum; 1609, 1631, 1633. f. 284;- (g) 'A Synopticall Chronology from the first beginning of the world to the end thereof'; 1633. f. 295.

includes:

• f. 4 Philippus van Lansbergen, Dutch astronomer: Note by J. Pell on his 'Tabulae motuum coelestium perpetuae' (1632): 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 101 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: 'Oratio Inauguralis Bredae': 1646.: Autogr. extr. • f. 110 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letters to: n.d.: Drafts. • f. 143 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'The London Gazette': 1669, 1671. • f. 210 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to --: 1655.: Draft. • f. 225 Music: Notes on, by J. Pell: 1635, 17th cent. • f. 240 Christianus Severinus Longomontanus, d 1647 Danish astronomer: 'Schema generale Cyclometricum': 1634. • f. 259 (draft) John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence with T. Haak: 1643-1664.: Germ. and Engl. • f. 259 (draft) Theodore Haak, d 1690 FRS; translator: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1643-1664.: Germ. and Engl. • f. 267 Latin Language: Rules for grammar, etc.: 17th-18th centt. • ff. 275, 279-283 Ciphers: Scheme of a cryptic seal: 17th cent. • f. 284 Reverend Thomas Lydiat, mathematician; d 1646: Chronological tables compiled from his 'Emendatio Temporum' (1609),: 1631, 1633. • f. 284 Chronology: Tables compiled from T. Lydiat's 'Emendatio Temporum' (1609): 1631-1633.

• f. 356 René Descartes, philosopher: Solution by J. Pell to a geometrical problem by: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. XIII (ff. i + 341). Miscellaneous geometrical and trigonometrical problems, calculations, and extracts from the works of William Oughtred, Henry Briggs, Diophantus Alexandrinus, etc.

Diophantus, of Alexandria; Greek mathematician: Arithmetical problems by: 17th cent.

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• ff. 5, 8, 10, 19 William Oughtred, d 1660 mathematician: Extracts from his mathematical works: 17th cent. • ff. 43, 47, 48, 112 Johann Rudolph Stuck, Professor of Theology at Zurich: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1658, n.d.: Lat. • ff. 43, 47, 48, 112 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letters to, from J. R. Stuckius: 1654, n.d.: Lat. • ff. 92, 108-111, 143 Henry Gellibrand, d 1636 mathematican: Extracts from his works: 17th cent. • ff. 92, 108-111, 143 Henry Briggs, d 1631 mathematician: Extracts from his works: 17th cent.

• f. 152 Johann Jakob Ulrich, Antistes of Zurich: Correspondence with J. Pell: circ. 1654-1658.: Lat., Fr. and Germ. • f. 152 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to, from J. J. Ulrich: n.d.: Lat. • ff. 155-157 Richard White, alias Albius; mathematical writer; fl. 1648: Extracts from geometrical works by: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. XIV (ff. i + 219). Trigonometrical and algebraical problems and calculations; Pell's 'Logistica, or the Art of reckoning', 1635 (f. 47); and extracts from the works of Isaac Barrow, W. Oughtred, Franciscus Vieta, and especially from the Trigonometria Britannica of Henry Briggs and Henry Gellibrand, 1633, etc.

Henry Gellibrand, d 1636 mathematican: Extracts from his works: 17th cent.

Henry Briggs, d 1631 mathematician: Extracts from his works: 17th cent.

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• f. 2 lsaac Barrow, d 1677 DD, FRS, mathematician and divine: Notes on his method of finding tangents: 17th cent. • ff. 25, 74, 130, 199 Franciscus Vieta, d 1603 French geometrician: Extracts from and notes on his mathematical works: 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 47 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: 'Logistica, or the art of reckoning': 1635.: Autogr. • f. 100 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: 'Controversiae de verâ circuli mensurâ', with C. S. Longomontanus: 1644.: Autogr. extr. • f. 100 Christianus Severinus Longomontanus, d 1647 Danish astronomer: Papers conc. his controversy with J. Pell, 'De Verâ Circuli mensurâ': 1644.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly printed.

• ff. 111, 168 William Oughtred, d 1660 mathematician: Extracts from his mathematical works: 17th cent.

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Physical Characteristics • Material: Paper. • Foliation: ff 59-61v. • Dimensions: 170 x 108 mm. • Binding: Half goat leather binding with brown cloth and corners.

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Custodial History John Pell, mathematician (1611-1685).

• The British Library Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782 (London, 1977), p. 119.

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Title PELL PAPERS. Tables of logarithms, and the solution of trigonometrical or geometrical problems, relating especially to spherical triangles, mechanics, etc. (1641-1682)

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Scope and Content Vos. XVI (ff. 341).

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• ff. 42, 43 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'Poor Robin's Intelligence': 1676. • ff. 62-77, 80-84, 163b, 181, 226 Henry Briggs, d 1631 mathematician: Extracts from his works: 17th cent. • f. 78 Robert Hooke, FRS: Note by J. Pell on his 'Animadversiones': aft. 1674. • f. 89 Nicolaus Mercator, d 1687 FRS; Danish astronomer and mathematician: Tables from his 'Logarithmotechnia': 17th cent. • ff. 163b, 181, 2 17, 226 Henry Gellibrand, d 1636 mathematican: Extracts from his works: 17th cent. • ff. 213-215 Sir Charles Cavendish, d 1654 mathematician: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1641-1651.

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Scope and Content Vol. XVII (ff. 405).

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• ff. 1-4 Thomas Hobbes, philosopher: Geometrical papers by, with refutations of them: 1671.: Printed. • f. 50 Johann Heinrich Rahn, the elder; Swiss mathematician: Letters to J. Pell: 1654-1675.: Lat. • f. 50 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letters to, from J. H. Rhonius: 1654, 1675.: Lat. • ff.87,113,126,138,146 Franciscus Vieta, d 1603 French geometrician: Extracts from and notes on his mathematical works: 17th cent.: Lat. • ff. 128, 137-140, 377, 401 Apollonius, Pergaeus, Greek mathematician; fl. 246-205 BC: Extracts from his mathematical works: 17th cent. • f. 201 Lloyd: Letter to -: 1671.: Imperf. • f. 326 Francis Porter, of Felstead: Copy of court roll rel. to: 1653. • f. 327 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Appointment as Vice President of the Royal Society: 1676. • f. 327 William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker: Notices of meetings, etc., of the Royal Society signed by, as President: 1663-1676. • f. 338 Reverend Edmund Hickeringill, pamphleteer: 'The Black Non-Conformist ...': 1682.: Printed. • f. 347 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letters to C.S. Longomontanus: n.d.: Lat.: Drafts. • f. 347 Christianus Severinus Longomontanus, d 1647 Danish astronomer: Letters to, from J. Pell: 17th cent.: Lat.: Drafts. • f. 379 Music: Notes on, by J. Pell: 1635, 17th cent. • f. 379 Thomas Campion, physician and poet: Notes, by J. Pell, on his rules of counterpoint: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. XVIII (ff. i + 458). The contents include tables, etc., of sines, and other trigonometrical problems and notes on (a) the publication of his Tabula numerorum quadratorum decies millium, 1672. ff. 80-102;-(b) Dr. John Twysden's problem on triangles. ff. 137-259, passim.

includes:

• f. 27 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to, from H. Oldenburg: 1673.

• f. 27 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letter to J. Pell: 1673. • f. 79 Society of Manxmen: Notice of meeting: 17th cent.: Printed, with MS. annotation. • f. 80 Nathaniel Thompson, printer: Account of his dealings with J. Pell: 1671. • ff. 80-102 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Notes on his 'Tabula Numerorum Quadratorum decies millium' (1672): n.d.: Autogr. • ff. 137-259 passim John Twysden, MD: Notes by J. Pell on his problems on triangles: 17th cent.

• ff. 349, 350 Newspapers Germany: 'Wochentliche Ordinari Zeitung': 1655. • ff. 380, 383 William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker: Notices of meetings, etc., of the Royal Society signed by, as President: 1663-1676. • f. 381 Renatus Franciscus Slusius, Canon of Liége; mathematician and orientalist: Note of his election to the Royal Society: 1674. • f. 381 Edmund Castell, DD, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge: Note of his election to the Royal Society: 1674. • f. 382 Sir Christopher Wren, P R S: Notices of Royal Society meetings signed by: 1681, 1682.: Printed. • f. 442 George Pine: Table of sines in trigonometry: 17th cent.

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Title PELL PAPERS. Solutions of various trigonometrical, optical, and philosophical problems, with tables of logarithms, etc., and (in 4426) some tradesrnen's and household bills (1661-1663) and family notes. (1661-1663)

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Scope and Content Vol. XIX (ff. 413).

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• f. 8 Giovanni Battista Calvenzano, merchant, of Milan: Bookplate: 17th cent. • ff. 48, 82 William Oughtred, d 1660 mathematician: Extracts from his mathematical works: 17th cent. • f. 57 (copy), 60 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Letter to, from M. Davy: 1675. • ff. 57 (copy), 60 Michael Davy: Letter to J. Collins: 1675. • f. 108 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to J. Bradshaw: n.d. • f. 108 John Bradshaw, regicide; d.1659: Letter to, from J. Pell: 17th cent. • f. 112 Joannes Isaacus, called Hollandus: Fragment from his 'Opus vegetabile': 1659.: Printed.

• f. 152 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to J. Lister: 1635.: Draft.

• f. 152 Joseph Lister: Letter to, from J. Pell: 1635.: Draft. • f. 160 Astronomy: Notes on Venus, by J. Pell: 1630. • f. 211 John Wallis, DD, FRS; mathematician: Extracts from his works: 17th cent. • ff.238, 251 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Conversation with T. Hobbes and refutation of his solution of doubling a cube: 1662.: Autogr. • f. 294 Edward Wright, mathematician: Notes on his table of latitudes: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content Vol. XX (ff. 266).

John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Household bills, family notes, etc.: 1661-1663.

includes:

• f. 220 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letters to C.S. Longomontanus: n.d.: Lat.: Drafts. • f. 220 Christianus Severinus Longomontanus, d 1647 Danish astronomer: Letters to, from J. Pell: 17th cent.: Lat.: Drafts. • f. 234 Henry Reginald, schoolmaster, of London: 'Magae Britanniae Chronographa Imperialia': 1625.: Printed.

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Scope and Content Vol. XXI (ff. 264).

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Scope and Content Vol. XXII (ff. 339).

includes:

• f. 24 Rudolph van Ommeren, Dutch Commissioner to the Evangelical Cantons of Switzerland: Letter to J. Pell: circ. 1656.: Fr. • f. 24 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to, from R. van Ommeren: circ. 1656.: Fr. • ff. 44-45b Calendars: 'How to find Easter', by J. Pell: 1640. • f. 77 Louis XIV of France: Note by J. Pell on Campanella's horoscope of: 1639. • f. 77 Tommaso Campanella, OP: Note by J. Pell on his horoscope of the Dauphin: 1639. • f. 89 Giovanni Battista Hodierna, d 1660 Italian astronomer: Note of his works: 1644. • f. 129 Newspapers; The Netherlands: 'Extraordinaire Haarlemse Donderdaeghse Courant': 1676.: Extr. • ff. 143, 209 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letters to: n.d.: Drafts.

• f. 146 William Oughtred, d 1660 mathematician: Extracts from his mathematical works: 17th cent. • f. 147 Christophorus Helvicus, d 1617 German philologist: Note by J. Pell on his system of education: 1631. • ff. 176, 177, 302 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Bills, while in Switzerland: 1654-1658.: Germ. • f. 191 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence with his wife, Ithumaria: 1638, n.d. • f. 191 Ithumaria Pell, wife of J Pell, DD: Correspondence with her husband: 1638-1658, n.d.

• f. 197 James Pell, uncle of John Pell: Letter to, from his nephew, John: 17th cent: Draft. • f. 197 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to his uncle, James Pell: n.d.: Draft. • f. 223 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Note to, from L. Hilton: n.d. • f. 223 ?L. Hilton: Note to J. Pell: 17th cent. • f. 235 Ortwinus Gratius, d 1541 German theologian: Extracts from the 'Epistolae obscurorum virorum' directed against: 17th cent. • f. 242 Thomas Norman, physician: Note conc.: 17th cent.: Printed. • f. 265 Jacques de Billy, d 1679 SJ; French astronomer: Extracts from his works: 17th cent. • f. 265 Franciscus Vieta, d 1603 French geometrician: Extracts from and notes on his mathematical works: 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 291 (imperf.) Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters to, from: n.d. • f. 307 Barnabas Bloxon, tailor, of Southwark: Letter to J. Pell: 1681. • f. 314 Sir Christopher Wren, P R S: Letter to H. Oldenburg: aft. 1660.: Extr. • f. 314 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letter to, from Sir C. Wren: aft. 1660.: Extr. • f. 327 Medicine and Surgery: Advertisement of a remedy for scurvy and other diseases: 17th cent.: Printed.

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Scope and Content Vol. XXIII (ff. 471).

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• f. 8 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letter to, from G. W. von Leibnitz: 1676.: Lat. • f. 8 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Correspondence with H. Oldenburg: circ. 1673-1676.: Lat.: Partly copies. • f. 172 John Dowland, composer: Setting of Psalm 100 by: 17th cent.: Two copies. • ff. 172, 173, 176 Music: Notes on, by J. Pell: 1635, 17th cent. • f. 176 Thomas Ravenscroft, composer and editor: Notes by J. Pell on his Psalm book (1633),: 17th cent. • ff. 248, 249 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence with E. Montagu: 1658. • ff. 248, 249 Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1658.

• f. 290 Seals: Notes on a cipher seal by J. Pell: 17th cent. • f. 307 Sébastien Le Clerc, French engraver: Note on his'Pratique de la Géometrie' (1669),: 17th cent. • ff. 389-391b Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Observations on mechanical inventions: 1636. • f. 392 Nicola Zucchi, S J; mathematician: Extract from his 'Nova de machinis philosophia' (1649),: 17th cent. • f. 400 Alexander Anderson, of Aberdeen; mathematician: Extracts from his 'Supplementum Apollonii redivivi' (1612),: 17th cent. • f. 402 Pietro Paolo Caravaggio, Italian mathematician and poet: Problems from his 'Geometria applicationum deficientium' (1659): 17th cent. • ff. 448-471 Jacques de Billy, d 1679 SJ; French astronomer: Extracts from his works: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. XXIV (ff. 139). Problems and tables of logarithms, including some problems 'Dictated to George Schwarts at his going away, Chichester 1630' (f. 21) and some 'Given to William More at his going away from Chichester, Ao. 1630' (f. 30).

includes:

• f. 21 George Schwarts: Logarithmetical problems by J. Pell dictated to: 1630. • f. 30 William More, of Chichester: Problems by J. Pell given to: 1630.

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Scope and Content PELL PAPERS. Vol. XXIV (ff. 558). A miscellaneous collection of treatises, of Pell's notes on them, problems, tables of logarithms, etc., including the following;- (a) 'Labyrinthus ingenii'; 1629. ff. 1-7;- (b) 'The ground of all the recreations in N[icholas] Hunt's books printed 1631', i.e. New Recreations of the Mindes release and solacing. ff. 11- 12b;- (c) 'The Logarithmes for the Ascripts of a Circle ... Calculated by Mr Henry Brigs [Briggs], Professor of Geometry in Oxford, September 19.1634'. f.31;- (d)'Modus calculandi Tabulas Guntericas Sinuum ... Facillimus'. Cf. Canon Triangulorum sive Tabula sinuum et Tangentium per Edmundi Gunter, 1670. f. 43;- (e) Title page, etc., of 'The Construction and Use of the Proportioned Line', by Redivivus Fale; 1629. ff. 70-74b;- (f) 'Medietates rectangulares'. f. 76;- (g) 'Petri Herigoni Algebra'. ff. 517-520.

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• ff. 11-12b Nicholas Hunt, d 1648 arithmetician: Notes on his 'New Recreations. . .' (1631): 17th cent. • f. 31 Henry Briggs, d 1631 mathematician: Logarithms calculated by: 1634. • f. 43 Edmund Gunter, d 1626 mathematician: Notes on his table of sines: 17th cent. • ff. 70-74b Redivivus Fale: Title page, etc., of 'The Construction and Use of the Proportioned Line' by: 1629.: Copy. • f. 81 Clément de Cyriaque de Mangin, called 'Denis Henrion': Notes on the mathematical works of: 17th cent. • f. 113 Astronomy: List of eclipses of the moon: 1636-1650. • ff. 118, 147 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Mathematical works: 17th cent. • ff. 123,517-520 Pierre Herigone, French mathematician; fl. 1634-1644: Extracts from his mathematical works: 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 130 Vincentius Renerius, Italian mathematician and theologian: List of contents of his 'Tabulae Mediceae' (1639),: 17th cent. • f. 252 Johann Rudolph Stuck, Professor of Theology at Zurich: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1658, n.d.: Lat. • f. 252 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letters to, from J. R. Stuckius:

Page 398 2021-09-28 1654, n.d.: Lat. • ff. 253-258 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Bills, while in Switzerland: 1654-1658.: Germ. • f. 282 John Barclay, d 1621 poet: Extract from his 'Satyricon': 17th cent. • f. 301 Ithumaria Pell, wife of J Pell, DD: Correspondence with her husband: 1638-1658, n.d. • f. 301 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence with his wife, Ithumaria: 1638, n.d. • f. 334 Franciscus Vieta, d 1603 French geometrician: Extracts from and notes on his mathematical works: 17th cent.: Lat. • ff. 352-354 Guillaume Gosselin, French mathematician: Extracts from his 'De Arte magna' (1577): 17th cent. • f. 379 Jacques de Billy, d 1679 SJ; French astronomer: Solutions of problems by: 17th cent. • f. 408 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to, from G. de St. Vincent: 1647.: Lat.: Imperf. • f. 408 Grégoire de St Vincent, Flemish geometrician: Letter to J. Pell: 1647.: Lat.: Imperf. • f. 421 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to --: 1642. • ff. 431, 467, 469 William Oughtred, d 1660 mathematician: Extracts from his mathematical works: 17th cent. • f. 472 Willebrodus Snellius, d 1626 Dutch mathematician: Trigonometrical problem by: 17th cent. • f. 513 Samuel Hartlib, writer of education and husbandry: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1654-1659, n.d. • f. 513 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letters to S. Hartlib: n.d. • f. 514 John Speidell, mathematician: Logarithmetical rules and tables: 17th cent.

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Title ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERSCollections relating to the Royal Society (incorporated in 1662) made by Thomas Birch while Secretary of the Society (1752-1765), consisting of letters, articles or communications sent for consideration, many of which were subsequently printed in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, draft minutes, etc. 1660-1765. Seventeen volumes. Paper. Folio. The chief contents are as follows:- (1660-1765)

Scope and Content Royal Society: Papers rel. to: 1662-1765.: Engl., Lat., Fr. and Germ.: Partly printed.

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Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. I. (ff. 392).

(1) 'Dr [William] Croon's account of the weight of a Carp'; 1663. f. 1.

(2) 'Remarks on the Journal of [Thomas] Batts and [Robert] Fallam, in their Discovery of the Western Parts of Virginia in 1671', by John Mitchell, M.D., F.R.S.; aft. 1755. The journal was actually kept by Robert Fallam (see below, art. 8). ff. 6-9b.

(3) Correspondence of Paolo Sylvio Boccone with Nicolaus Steno concerning the stone 'Astroites undulatus'; 1672, 1673. Copies. ff. 10-17b.

(4) Robert Wittie to Henry Oldenburg, Secretary to the Society; 1672. ff. 18-19b.

(5) John Wallis, D.D., to the same, on the cycloid; Oxford, 12 Jan.

1673/4. f. 20.

(6) Renatus Franciscus Slusius to the same, on the equilibrium of liquors; Liége, 8 Oct. 1675. Latin. ff. 23-24b.

(7) John Collins to the same; 25 May 1675. f. 25.

(8) 'A Journal [by Robert Fallam] from Virginia beyond the Apallachian Mountains in Sept. 1671 sent to the Royal Society by Mr [John] Clayton and read Aug. 1. 1688'. In Birch's autograph. Printed in C. W. Alvord and L. Bidgood, The first explorations of the Trans-Allegheny Region by the Virginians 1650-1674 (Cleveland, 1912), pp. 183-193. See also above, art. 2. ff. 27-33b.

(9) William Derham, Vicar of Upminster, to John Chamberlayne, on the planet Jupiter; Upminster, 22 Aug. 1713. ff. 34-35b.

(10) 'An account of the Solar Eclipse, April 22nd 1715 as it appear'd at Upminster .. . in Essex' by Samuel Molyneux, Secretary to George, Prince of Wales. ff. 37-43.

(11) John Rushworth, of Northampton, surgeon, to Sir Hans Sloane on the effect of bark on mortifications; 13 May 1721. Cf. Phil. Trans., xxxvi, p. 430. ff. 44-47b.

(12) William Stukeley, F.R.S., to the same; Tuxford, 7 Oct. 1721. ff. 48-49b.

(13). Richard Richardson to the same; 1722-1727. ff. 50, 59-60b, 62-63b.

(14) Thomas Shaw, D.D., Chaplain at Algiers, to Dr. John Woodward; Algiers, 8 June 1722. Copy. ff. 51-52.

(15) 'Account of a new invented Machine to extract the stone out of the Bladder, by John Henry Hess, Surgeon at Copenhagen'; 1725. ff. 66-67.

(16) 'Catalogue [by Isaac Rand, F.R.S.] of the Fifty Plants from Chelsea-Garden presented to the Royal Society, by the Company of Apothecaries, for the year 1726 pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane'. Cf. Phil. Trans., xxxv, p. 293. f. 68.

(17) 'Osservazione del Lune Boreale ueduto nell' Osservatorio di Bologna li 14 Marzo 1727 dal Dr Eustachio Manfredi'. Cf. Phil. Trans., xxxv, p. 456. ff. 69-70b.

(18) Marten Triewald, Director of Mechanics to the King of Sweden, to the Secretary of the Royal Society, on his electrical phenomena, with remarks by Jean Théophile Desaguliers; 1728,

Page 400 2021-09-28 1729. ff. 71-86b.

(19) 'Explication of the Properties of the Loadstone' by — Créquy. ff. 87-94b.

(20) Recipe of Joannes Sigismundus Augustus Frobenius for experiments with 'Spiritus vini aethereus'; 1730. Cf. Phil. Trans., xxxvi, p. 283. ff. 95-96.

(21) An account of letters found in the middle of a beechtree, by Jacob Theodor Klein, Secretary to the Senate at Danzig; 19 Oct. 1729. Translated from Latin. if. 97-100b.

(22) William Borlase, Vicar of Ludgvan, to William Oliver, M.D., F.R.S., giving an account of Trematon Castle, co. Cornw.; Ludgvan, 28 Oct. 1730. f. 102.

(23) 'An Essay towards finding the Longitude and by the way is discover'd a cheape engine of great use for raising water'; 1730. ff. 104-115b.

(24) 'A Description of the Bandura a very extraordinary plant in the Island Ceylon, by John Amman', M.D., F.R.S. Translated from Latin. 1730. ff. 116-119b.

(25) T. Sympson to Philip Miller on discoveries of sepulchres at Lincoln; Lincoln, 17 May 1731. ff. 120-121b.

(26) Essay on thunder and lightning; June 1731. Latin. ff. 122- 132.

(27) John Derby to Henry Sheppard giving an account of a whirlwind at Cerne Abbas; Minterne Magna, 13 Nov. 1731. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 229. ff. 136-137b.

(28) Report by Ambrose Godfrey-Hanckwitz, F.R.S., on experiments on 'some China Indien Blew Stones'; 11 Nov. 1731. ff. 138-140.

(29) Francis Welles, Rector of Prestbury, co. Glouc. to —, describing a storm there; 1731. Imperfect. ff. 143-144.

(30) Description of mineral waters at West Ashton, co. Wilts, and cures from its use, by Thomas Beach; 1732. ff. 154-160.

(31) John Machin to Cromwell Mortimer, M.D., Secretary to the Royal Society; circ. 1732. ff. 165-166b.

(32) Charles Alston to Philip Miller, Director of the Botanical Gardens, Chelsea, on the poisonous qualities of the laurel; Edinburgh, 22 Feb. 1731/2. ff. 169-170.

(33) Account of the discovery of the remains of the city of Herculaneum, by William Hammond; Naples, 7 Mar. 1731/2. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 345. ff. 171-172b.

(34) Account of an earthquake at Peking in 1730 by Jean Baptiste Du Halde, Jesuit. ff. 175-178.

(35) Observations by Henry Beighton: (a) on sound, June 1725 and (b) on a 'Method of making a Large Quadrant or Arch capable of taking the longitude of a place'; 1727. ff. 180-183b.

(36) Dr. John Rutty to Dr. Cromwell Mortimer, on the poisonous qualities of laurel water; 1732. Extract. f. 184.

(37) Account of inscribed rocks in Taunton River in New England, by Isaac Greenwood; 18 Dec. 1730. ff. 185-190.

(38) Alexander Stuart, M.D. to Dr. Cromwell Mortimer; concerning locust-destroying birds; Bloomsbury, 20 June 1732. ff. 191-192b.

(39) 'An Account of the Teredo marina Belgica', the pile-worm, in a letter to Sir H. Sloane from Gottfried Sellius, LL. D., author of Historia Naturalis Teredinis, 1733; Utrecht, 22 July 1732. Latin and English translation. ff. 202-226b.

(40) Account by John Eames, F.R.S., of Dr. James Jurin's' 9th and last Dissertation de vi motrice'; 14 Dec. 1732. ff. 227-232b.

(41) Observation on an explosion in the air at Halstead, co. Essex; 1732. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 288. ff. 237-238b.

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(42) Account by Philip Henry Zollman of De Bononiensi Scientiarum et artium Instituto atque Academiâ, edited by Eustachio Zanotti, Bologna, 1731; 1732. ff. 241-254b.

(43) 'A new scheme for keeping of an account of Time in order to find the Longitude at Sea', by John Wall; London, 14 Dec. 1732. ff. 255-262b.

(44) Letters on diseases in Bengal from (a) Dr. Oliver Coult to-; Fort William, 25 Nov. 1718 - circa 1720. ff. 262-268b;- (b) Robert Coult to Dr. O. Coult; Calcutta, 10 Feb. 1731/2. ff. 269-272.

(45) 'An Account of a Treatise intitled Stereography', etc., by John Hamilton; 1733. ff. 273-282b.

(46) 'Experiments with the Lauro-Cerasus in order to investigate its Properties ... in Animal Bodies', by Browne Langrish, M.D.; 1732. ff. 285-303b.

(47) 'An account of Dr. [William] Stukeley's book now in the press, on the cause and cure of the Gout'; 23 Jan. 1733/4. ff. 306-307b.

(48) 'De Ischuria e Renibus observatio ... a Petro Antonio Michelotti' of Venice; 1733. ff. 308-315b.

(49) 'Of the figure of the Earth and the variation of gravity on the surface' by James Stirling, F.R.S. Cf. Phil Trans., xxxix, p. 98. ff.316-318.

(50) Beaupré Bell, Jun., to Dr. Robert Nesbitt on a 'Haystack vitrified by Lightning'; Beaupré Hall, co. Norf., 10 Sept. 1733. ff. 319-320.

(51) Dissertation on natural and artificial strength, with drawings, by John Theophilus Desaguliers, LL.D.; 1733. ff. 321-364.

(52) 'De fatis operum Manuscriptorum Ioannis Keppleri ... paraenesis Michaelis Gottlieb Hanschii'; 1734. ff. 365-372b.

(53) An account of a landslip at Pardines in Auvergne by 'M. Tradaine, Intendant of Auvergne'; 1733. French, with English translation by Philip Henry Zollman, F.R.S. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 272. ff. 373-377b.

(54) Browne Langrish, M.D., to the Society on his theories of a falling barometer; Petersfield, 16 Mar. 1732/3. ff. 380-385b.

(55) Philip Miller, F.R.S., to the same, on espalier fruit trees; 26 Apr. 1733. ff. 386-387.

(56) Andrew Cantwell to Dr. Thomas Stack on experiments with laurel water; Montpellier, 13 July 1732. f. 390.

Navigation: Papers rel. to methods of finding longitude: 17th cent - 1765.: Engl and Fr.

Natural Science: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Natural History: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Medicine and Surgery: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1721-1765.

Mathematics: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1674-1765.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

Astronomy: Accounts of astronomical phenomena communicated to the Royal Society: 1715-1765.

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• f. 1 William Croone, MD, Registrar of Gresham College: Account of the specific gravity of fish: 1663. • f. 2 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters to, from N. Fairfax: 1669.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 2 Nathaniel Fairfax, MD: Letters to H. Oldenburg: 1669.: Lat.: Copies. • ff. 6-9b John Mitchell, MD; FRS; botanist and cartographer: Remarks on the discovery of Western Virginia: in 1671, aft. 1755.

Page 402 2021-09-28 • ff. 6-9b Virginia: Remarks on the discovery of the western parts in 1671: aft. 1755. • ff. 6-9b Captain Thomas Batts, settler in Virginia: Remarks on his expedition to western Virginia in 1671: aft. 1755. • ff.6-9b Robert Fallam, settler in Virginia: Remarks on his expedition to western Virginia in 167 1: aft. 1755. • ff. 10-17b Paolo Sylvio Boccone, Italian naturalist: Correspondence with N. Steno: 1672, 1673.: Copies. • ff. 10-17b Nicolaus Steno, Danish theologian and anatomist: Correspondence with P. S. Boccone: 1672, 1673.: Copies. • f. 18 Robert Wittie, MD; of York: Letter to H. Oldenburg: 1672. • f. 20 John Wallis, DD, FRS; mathematician: Letter to the Royal Society: 1674. • f. 21 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Correspondence with R. F. Slusius: 1670-1675.: Lat. • f. 21 Renatus Franciscus Slusius, Canon of Liége; mathematician and orientalist: Correspondence with H. Oldenburg: 1670-1675.: Lat. • f. 25 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Letter to H. Oldenburg: 1675. • f. 25 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letter to, from J. Collins: 1675. • ff. 27-33b Virginia: Journal of an expedition to the western parts: 1671.: Copy 18th cent. • ff. 27-33b John Clayton, FRS; Rector of Jamestown: R. Failam's journal of an expedition to western Virginia in 1671, sent to the Royal Society by,: 1688: Copy, 18th cent. • ff. 27-33b Robert Fallam, settler in Virginia: Journal of an expedition to western Virginia in 1671.: 1671: Copy, 18th cent. • f. 34 William Derham, FRS; Vicar of Upminster: Letters to J. Chamberlayne: 1713. • f. 36 Chichester, Sussex: Account of the town cross: 18th cent. • ff. 37-43 Samuel Molyneux, FRS; astronomer and politician; son of William Molyneux: Account of an eclipse of the sun: 1715.: Copy. • f. 44 John Rushworth, surgeon, of Northampton: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1721. • f. 48 William Stukeley, antiquary: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1721. • ff. 50, 59, 62 Richard Richardson, MD, FRS; botanist and antiquary: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1722-1727. • f. 51 Thomas Shaw, d 1751 DD, FRS; African traveller: Letter to J Woodward.: 1722.: Copy. • f. 55 Siena, Italy: Case of a monstrous birth at: 1724. • ff. 66-67 Johann Heinrich Hess, surgeon, of Copenhagen: Account of a surgical instrument for extracting stone: 1727.: Engl. transl. • f. 68 Chelsea, Middlesex: Catalogues of the plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company from their garden at: 1726-1757. • f. 68 Isaac Rand, Botanist: Catalogues of the 50 plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries' Company: 1725, 1737-1739. • f. 68 Botany: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company: 1726-1757. • f. 68 London; Secular Institutions. City Companies. Society of Apothecaries: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually by, to the Royal Society: 1726, 1737-1739, 1757. • ff. 69-70b Eustachio Manfredi, FRS; Italian astronomer: Account of northern lights seen at Bologna: 1727.: Ital. • ff. 69-70b Bologna, Li quaranta del reggimento di: Accounts of Northern Lights seen at: 1727, 1737.: Ital. and Engl. transl.: Partly printed. • ff. 71-86b Marten Triewald, FRS; Director of Mechanics to the King of Sweden: Letters to the Royal Society: 1728, 1729. • f. 75 John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Remarks on electrical experiments of M. Triewald: 1729. • ff. 87-94b Créquy: Account of the properties of the loadstone: 1729. • ff. 90, 148 (extr.) Andrew Cantwell, of Paris; physician: Letters to T. Stack: 1731-1740. • ff. 95-96 Johannes Sigismundus Augustus Frobenius, MD, FRS: Papers on experiments with ether,: 1730, 1740.: Lat. and Engl. transl. • ff. 97-100b Jacob Theodor Klein, FRS; German naturalist: Account of characters found in a beech tree: 1729.: Engl. transl. • f. 101 Captain Hammond, of Ipswich: Hypothesis on magnetism: 1730. • f. 102 William Borlase, FRS; Vicar of Ludgvan and St Just; antiquary: Letter to W. Oliver: 1730. • f. 103 Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire: Account of inscription found in the churchyard: 1729. • f. 103 Richard Le Paumer: Copy of an inscription on his tombstone, found in Haverfordwest churchyard: 1729. • f. 103 Antiquities: Inscription in Haverfordwest churchyard, copied: 1729. • ff. 116-119b Johann Amman, MD, FRS; Swiss physician and botanist: Description of the Bandura plant of Ceylon: 1730.: Engl. transl. • f. 120 T. Sympson, antiquary; of Lincoln: Letter to P. Miller: 1731. • ff. 122-132 Meteorology: Essay on thunder and lightning: 1731.: Lat. • f. 134 Alexandria, Egypt: Copy of an inscription on a pillar at: 1730. • f. 134 Joseph Ames, d 1759 FRS; Secretary, Society of Antiquaries: Inscription on a pillar from Alexandria copied by: 1730.

Page 403 2021-09-28 • f. 134 Antiquities: Inscription on a marble pillar from Alexandria, copied: 1730. • f. 135 Thomas Henchman, Prebendary of Salisbury: Account of the cultivation of peas: 1731. • f. 136 John Derby, Rector of Minterne Magna: Letter to H. Sheppard: 1731. • ff. 138-140 Ambrose Godfrey, alias Godfrey-Hanckwitz; FRS; chemist: Experments on china bluestones: 1731. • f. 141 John Martyn, FRS; botanist: Account of the 'Gardeners Calendar': 1731. • ff. 143, 144 Francis Welles, Rector of Prestbury: Letters to --: 1731. • f. 145 Sir John Clark, Baron of the Exchequer in Scotland: Letter to R. Gale: 1731.: Extr. • f. 147 Charles Banks, merchant at Hamburg: Account of his insomnia: 1731. • f. 149 Louis-Léger de Gouey: Extract from his 'La véritable Chirurgie': 1716. • ff. 154-160 Thomas Beach, of West Ashton, county Wiltshire: Account of the mineral waters at West Ashton: 1732. • ff.154-160 West Ashton, Wiltshire: Account of its mineral waters and cures: 1732. • f. 161 Giovanni Batista Felice, of Florence: Letter to P. Gianetti: 1717.: Extr. • f. 165 John Machin, FRS; mathematician and astronomer: Letter to C. Mortimer: circ. 1732. • f. 169 Charles Alston, botanist, of Edinburgh: Letter to P. Miller: 1732. • f. 171 John Green: Letter to W. Sloane: 1732. • ff. 171-172b Herculaneum: Accounts of discoveries at: 1732, 1740. • ff.171-172b William Hammond: Account of an underground city near Naples: 1732. • f. 173 William Stukeley, antiquary: Account of a shower of seeds: 1732. • ff. 175-178 Jean Baptiste Du Halde, S J; French geographer: Account of an earthquake at Peking: in 1730. • ff. 175-178 City of Peking: Account of an earthquake at: 1730. • f. 179 William of Rubruck, alias Rubruquis; OFM: Account of an earthquake in 1253: 18th cent.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 180-183b,198-201b Henry Beighton, FRS; surveyor and engineer: Scientific observations by: 1712-1733. • f. 184 John Rutly, MD: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1732.: Extr. • ff. 185-190 Taunton River, New England: Account of inscribed rocks in: 1730. • ff. 185-190 Antiquities: Account of inscriptions on a rock in Taunton River, New England: 1730. • f. 190 Isaac Greenwood, American mathematician: Letter to J. Eames: 1732. • f. 191 Alexander Stuart, MD, FRS: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1732. • f. 193 John Geekie, in charge of the E India Co.'s factory in Isfahan: Account of locust-destroying birds: 1731. • f. 194 John Drummond, merchant, of Amsterdam: Letter to A. Stuart: 1732. • f. 195 Abraham Chovet, American surgeon: Proposal for anatomical models: 1732. • f. 197 Navigation: Inventions for improving navigation: 1732. • ff. 200b-201b Nuneaton, Warwickshire: Note of a hurricane in 1712 at,: 1733. • ff. 202-226b Gottfried Sellius, LL.D: Account of the Teredo marina Belgica or pile-worm: 1732.: Lat., with Engl. transl. • ff. 227-232b John Eames, FRS: Account of J. Jurin's dissertation 'De Vi Motrice': 1732. • ff. 227-232b James Jurin, the elder; MD; FRS: Account of 'De vi motrice' by: 1732. • f. 233 Richard Christopher: Report on a hydrographical machine: 1732. • f. 233 William Banks: Report on a hydrographical machine: 1732. • f. 233 George Reynoldson: Report on his hydrographical machine: 1732. • f. 233 A. Hammond: Report on a hydrographical machine: 1732. • f. 235 Hon Henry Temple: Letter to his father, Lord Palmerston: 1732.: Extr. • ff. 237-238b Alexander Vievar, Vicar of Halstead, county Essex: Account of an explosion in the air at Halstead: 1732. • ff. 241-254b Philip Henry Zollmann, FRS: Account of E. Zanotti's 'De Bononiensi Scientiarum et Artium Instituto': 1732. • ff. 241-254b Eustachio Zanotti, Professor of Astronomy at Bologna: Account of his 'De Bononiensi Scientiarum et artium Instituto': 1732. • ff. 255-262b John Wall: Scheme for finding longitude: 1732. • ff. 263, 265, 267 Oliver Coult, MD; of Bengal: Letters to -: 1718-circ. 1720. • f. 269 Robert Coult, of Bengal: Letter to O. Coult: 1732. • ff. 273-282b John Hamilton, FRS 1734: Account of his treatise on stereography: 1733. • ff. 285-303b Browne Langrish, physician: Experiments with the properties of the lauro cerasus: 1732. • f. 305 Fleet, Dorset: Description of a meteor at: 1733. • f. 305 Crocker: Description of a meteor at Fleet: 1733. • ff. 306-307b William Stukeley, antiquary: Account of his book on the gout: 1734. • ff. 308-315b Pietro Antonio Michelotti, FRS; Italian physician and mathematician: 'Observatio de Ischuria e Renibus': 1733. • ff. 316-318 James Stirling, FRS: On the figure and gravity of the earth: 1733.: Autogr. • f. 319 Beaupré Bell, the younger; antiquary: Letter to Dr. Nesbitt: 1733. • ff. 321-364 John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Dissertation on natural and artificial strength: 1733. • f. 326 Felstead, Essex: Copy of court roll: 1653.

Page 404 2021-09-28 • ff. 365-372b Johann Kepler, d 1630 astronomer: Account of his MSS. by M. G. Hansch: 1734.: Lat. • ff.365-372b Michael Gottlieb Hansch, German mathematician and philosopher: Account of the MS. works of J. Kepler: 1734.: Lat. • ff. 373-377b Tradaine, Intendant of Auvergne: Account of landslip at Pardines in Auvergne: 1733.: Fr., with Engl. transl. • ff. 373-377b Pardines, Auvergne: Account of a landslip at: 1733.: Fr., with Engl. transl. • f. 378 Augsburg: Statistical account of births, marriages, and deaths: 1501-1720.: Germ.: Printed. • ff.380-385b Browne Langrish, physician: Barometrical observations: 1733. • ff. 386-387 Philip Miller, FRS; Curator of the Botanic Garden, Chelsea: Note on espalier fruit trees: 1733.: Autogr. • f. 392 Josephus? Simonius Assemanus, Syrian orientalist: Explanation of an inscription at Florence: 1733. • f. 392 Florence, Italy: Explanation of an inscription on a chimaera at: 1733.

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Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. (Vol. II) ff. 326.

(1) 'An account of the Locusts in New England' by Paul Dudley; Roxbury, nr. Boston, 18 Dec. 1733. Followed by letters, etc., relating to the same, 1733-1737. ff. 4-27b.

(2) 'Histories of the Epidemick Colds which happened in the Years 1729 and 1732/3 ... in London' by John Chandler; 18 Oct. 1734. ff. 28-44b.

(3) 'A Description of Mr [William] Whiston's Reflecting Telescope for ye discovery of ye Longitude at Sea' by himself; 6 Nov. 1734. ff. 45-46b.

(4) 'Of some surprizing Meteors appearing from time to time in the province of Trevigiana [in the Dominions of Venice] described and explained by Sig. Ludovico Riva, in his Miscellanies in Latin'. Taken from Giovanni Francesco Crivelli's Elementi di fisica 1732, by Philip Henry Zollman, F.R.S. ff. 47-56.

(5) 'Of an Expedition to the Equinoctial Line', proposed by Louis Godin; 1734. ff. 57-59b.

(6) Account of a sun-fish and the glue made from it, by Rev. William Barlow; Stoke Dock, nr. Plymouth, 29 June 1734. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 343. ff. 60-61b.

(7) Servington Savery to Sir Hans Sloane, with observations on the variations of the horizontal needle, and drawings; Exeter, 20 Apr., 20 May 1732. ff. 62-87.

(8) 'Of the Alcalescent disposition of Animall fluids', by John Armstrong, M.D.; 1734. ff. 88-95b.

(9) Samuel Christian Hollman, Professor of Metaphysics at Göttingen, to the Society, with two papers on skeleton leaves; 27 Nov. 1734. Latin. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, pp. 789, 796. ff. 96-105b.

(10) Observacion y recuerdo astronomico de la proxima mansion dragonica de terremotos del Reyno del Peru, por Don Juan de Barrenechea; 1737. Printed. Preceded by a short notice of the tract, in English. ff. 108-117b.

Page 405 2021-09-28 (11) Thomas Dundas, surgeon, to Charies Cadogan, 2nd Earl Cadogan, on the Cheltenham waters; Gloucester, 25 Mar. 1735. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 834. ff. 120-121b.

(12) Jean Philippe Baratier, on finding the longitude at sea; Schwabach, 4 Feb. 1735. Latin. ff. 127-132b.

(13) Cromwell Mortimer, M.D., Secretary to the Royal Society, to William Bogdani, F.R.S., giving an account of Dr. Alexander Stuart's paper on the muscular structure of the heart; 7 Aug. 1735. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 675. ff. 133b-137b.

(14) Marten Triewald to Sir Hans Sloane, on two new machines; Stockholm, 24 Apr. 1735. ff. 138-145.

(15) 'Calculations of the height of a Giant's body from the size of an Os bregma', by Jacob Theodor Klein, of Danzig, F.R.S.; 13 Nov. 1735. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 308. ff. 148-149b.

(16) Account by Johann Heinrich Hampe, M.D., of the 'Observationes de Febribus' of Paul Gottlieb Werlhof of Hanover; 1735. ff. 150-153b.

(17) Account by Zachary Pearce, D.D., of Etienne Fourmont's 'Reflexions critiques sur les Histoires des Anciens peuples'; Paris, 1735. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 313. ff. 154-155b.

(18) Notes by Jacob Rasch of Norwegian antiquities and manners and customs; Dec. 1735. ff. 162-163b.

(19) Hugh Stackhouse to the Secretary relating to sun spots; Bridgnorth, 22 Dec. 1735; 6 Feb. 1735/6. ff. 164-167b.

(20) Experiments by Andrew Cantwell, M.D., on animals with laurelwater, etc.; Paris, Apr. 1735. ff. 168-171b.

(21) John Kellaway to —Hume, on the medicinal water of Tilbury; London, 15 Dec. 1735. Copy. ff. 173-174b.

(22) Dr. Balthasar Ehrhart to Dr. Cromwell Mortimer on geological strata and fossils; Memmingen, 10 May 1735. Copy. ff. 175-180b.

(23) The Rev. Samuel Kirshaw to William Sloane, F.R.S., concerning two pigs of lead with Roman inscription found near Ripley, co. York.; Ripley, near Barrowbridge (Boroughbridge), 15 Dec. 1735. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 560. ff. 181-183.

(24) Account by Dr. David Crichton, of a petroleum spring found at Gabian in Languedoc; 1735. ff. 188-189b.

(25) 'Abstract of the Sieur [Jacques] Le Maire's Memoir relating to the new magnetick Needle without Declination with some Reflexions ... by Father [? Jean Jacques] Du Chatelard, Hydrographer to the King of France at Toulon' together with Le Maire's reply; 1735. French and English. ff. 190-229b.

(26) 'An Enquiry into the causes of a dry and wet Summer'; 1735. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 519. ff. 235-244b.

(27) 'An Account of the Acta Literaria et scientiarum Sueciæ for the year 1731'; 1736. ff. 247-249b.

(28) John Freke, F.R.S., Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, to the Royal Society 'relating a case of extraordinary Exostoses on the back of a boy'; 15 Apr. 1736. Cf. Phil Trans., xli, p. 369. ff. 251- 252b.

(29) 'An Account of the New Spirit-Level invented and made by Mr. Jonathan Sisson, mathematical-Instrument maker ... communicated by William Gardiner, Land-Surveyor'; 1736. ff. 253-254b.

(30) Account of electrical experiments made by Granville Wheler, F.R.S.; 1 1 May 1737. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. I 1 2. ff. 258-26 1 b.

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(31) Account by William Gardiner of a new protractor and scale invented by Jonathan Sisson; 1736. f. 266.

(32) The case of a wound in the cornea of the eye cured by Thomas Baker, Surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital; 1736. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 135. ff. 267-268b.

(33) Paul de St. Hyacinthe to Sir Hans Sloane on scorpions; Paris, 5 May 1736. Extract. ff. 269-272b.

(34) 'The Heads of some Papers design'd for the R. Society' by Henry Beighton; 10 June 1736. f. 273.

(35) Henry Beighton to Francis Hauksbee; Griff, nr. Coventry, 25 Nov. 1736. f. 276.

(36) Jean Théophile Desaguliers to Dr. Thomas Stack with description of a sandglass, and drawing; 1736. ff. 279-285b.

(37) Thomas Cockburn to Dr. William Cockburn; Kingston (Jamaica), 8 Sept. 1736. ff. 286-287b.

(38) John Bevis, M.D., to the Royal Society on his examination of telescopes; 1736. ff. 288-289b.

(39) Edmund Stone, F.R.S., to -, concerning two species of lines of the third order; 31 July 1736. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 318. ff. 292- 293b.

(40) Observations by John Gray on the movement of clocks in London and Cartagena; 1734. ff. 296-298b.

(41) Louis Godin to Cromwell Mortimer on his expedition to Quito; 4 Nov. 1736. English translation. ff. 299-300b.

(42) George Kingsley to John Machin, Secretary to the Royal Society, on optical glasses, etc.; York, 3 May 1736. ff. 301b-308.

(43) 'A Description and Use of an universal horizontal Dial. Invented by Julian le Roy, Clockmaker ... at Paris'; 1737. ff. 311-314b.

(44) Account of a remarkable cure by John Cagua, surgeon at Plymouth Dock, in a letter to William Cheselden, F.R.S.; I Mar. 1736/7. ff. 316-322b.

(45) Account of an operation for quinsy by Michel Bermingham, surgeon, of Paris; 1731. French and English. ff. 323-326b.

Natural Science: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Natural History: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Medicine and Surgery: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1721-1765.

Mathematics: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1674-1765.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

Astronomy: Accounts of astronomical phenomena communicated to the Royal Society: 1715-1765.

Navigation: Papers rel. to methods of finding longitude: 17th cent - 1765.: Engl and Fr.

includes:

• f. 1 John Sisley, surgeon-apothecary; Of West Malling: Account of a case of stone: 1734. • f. 2 William Gregory, MD, of Brompton in Chatham, county Kent: Account of a monstrous birth: 1733. • ff. 4-19b Paul Dudley, of Roxbury, New England: Account, etc., of the locusts in New England: 1733.: Partly printed. • ff. 4-27b New England, America: Account of the locusts in: 1733-1737. • f. 12 Calendars: An astronomical diary or almanac: 1733.: Printed. • f. 12 Nathaniel Ames, the elder; American mathematician and physician: Astronomical diary: 1733.: Printed. • ff.20, 26 Paul Dudley, of Roxbury, New England: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1733, 1735.

Page 407 2021-09-28 • f. 22 John Bartram, American botanist: Letter to P. Collinson: 1737.: Extr. • f. 22 Pennsylvania: Account of the locusts in: 1737. • f. 22b Dr Witt, of Pennsylvania: Letter to P. Collinson: 1737.: Extr. • f. 23 Dr Kersley, of Philadelphia: Letter to P. Collinson: 1737. • ff. 24-25 Reverend Punderson, of Granton: Account of locusts in New England: 1735. • ff.28-44b John Chandler, F RS; apothecary: History of epidemic colds: in 1729, 1733. • ff. 45-46b Reverend William Whiston, Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University: Description of his reflecting telescope: 1734. • ff. 47-56 Giovanni Francesco Crivelli, Italian mathematician: Extracts from his 'Elementi di fisica': 1732.: Engl. transl. • ff.47-56 Ludovico Riva: Description of meteors in Trevigiana: 1732. • ff. 57-59b Louis Godin, French astronomer: Account of his intended expedition to Quito: 1734.

• ff. 57-59b Province of Quito, Ecuador: Account of intended expedition to, by L. Godin: 1734.

• ff. 60-61b William Barlow, Rector of Sutcombe and Stoke Damerel: Account of the sun-fish: 1734. • ff.62-87 Servington Savery, of Exeter: Letters to Sir H. Sloane, with observations on the horizontal needle: 1732. • ff. 88-95b John Armstrong, MD; physician and author: Note on animal fluids: 1734. • ff. 96-105b Samuel Christian Hollman, FRS; German philosopher: Observations on leaf-fibres: 1734.: Lat. • f. 106 London, England: Astronomical observations in: 1735, 1739. • f. 106 John Bevis, MD; astronomer: Account of a luminous appearance in the sky at London: 1735. • ff. 110-117b Peru: Tract on earthquakes in: 1737.: Span.: Printed. Two copies. • ff. 110-117b Juan de Barrenechea, Accountant General of Peru: Tract on earthquakes in Peru: 1737.: Span.: Printed. Two copies. • f. 118 Samuel Trotman: Letters to the Royal Society: 1735. • f. 120 Tbomas Dundas, surgeon: Letter to Lord Cadogan: 1735. • ff. 122-126 Marten Triewald, FRS; Director of Mechanics to the King of Sweden: Extract from his 'Konsten at Lefwa under Watn': 1735.: Engl. transl. • ff. 122-126 Philip Henry Zollmann, FRS: Account of M. Triewald's Swedish work on the art of living underwater: 1735. • ff. 127-132b Jean Philippe Baratier, child prodigy: On finding the longitude at sea: 1735.: Lat. • f. 133 Alexander Stuart, MD, FRS: Account of his treatise on the heart: 1735. • f. 133b Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letter to W. Bogdani: 1735. • ff. 138-145 Marten Triewald, FRS; Director of Mechanics to the King of Sweden: Letters, etc., to Sir H. Sloane: 1735. • f. 147 Didacus de Revillas, FRS; Abbot of St. Jerome, Rome: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1735.: Copy. • ff. 148-149b Jacob Theodor Klein, FRS; German naturalist: Calculation of the height of a giant from an os bregma: 1735. • ff. 150-153b John Henry Hampe, MD, Physician to the Princess of Wales: Account of P. E. Werlhoff's 'Observationes de Febribus . . .': 1735. • ff. 150-153b Paul Gottlieb Werlhof, Physician of the King of England at Hanover: Account of his 'Observationes de Febribus': 1735. • ff. 154-155b Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist: Review of his 'Reflexions critiques sur les Histoires des Anciens peuples': 1735. • ff.154 - 155b Zachary Pearce, Chaplain to George I, afterwards Bishop of Bangor and Rochester: Review of E. Fourmont's 'Reflexions critiques sur les Histoires des Anciens peuples': 1735.

• f. 156 Benjamin Cooke, of Newport, Isle of Wight: Report on discovery of brass spears: 1735.

• f. 156 Isle of Wight: Account of spears found there: 1735. • f. 158 Weights and Measures: Certificate of the pound weight of Paris: 1735. • f. 158 City of Paris: Certificate of the Paris pound weight: 1735. • f. 160 Charies François de Cisternay Du Fay, FRS; French chemist: Letter to J. T. Desaguliers: 1735.: Engl. transl. • f. 162 Antiquities: Notes on a Runic inscription on Norwegian golden horn: 1735. • ff. 162-163b Norway: Notes of J. Rasch on antiquities and customs in: 1735. • ff.162-163b Jacob Rasch, Norwegian antiquary: Notes by, on Norwegian antiquities and customs: 1735. • ff. 164-167b Reverend Hugh Stackhouse, of Bridgnorth: Letters to the Royal Society: 1735, 1736. • f. 168 Andrew Cantwell, of Paris; physician: Letters to T. Stack: 1731-1740. • f. 172 Guion: Letter to T. Stack: 1735.: Fr. • f. 173 John Kellaway, of Tilbury: Letter to - Hume: 1735.

Page 408 2021-09-28 • f. 175 Balthasar Ehrhart, German physician: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1735, 1741.: Copies. • f. 181 Reverend Samuel Kirshaw: Letter to W. Sloane: 1735. • f. 184 Alexander Orme, of Calcutta: Account of his pectoral syrup: 1733. • f. 186 John Chandler, F RS; apothecary: Account of a tumour upon a woman's thigh: 1735. • ff. 188-189b Dr David Crichton: Account of a petroleum spring in Languedoc: 1735. • ff. 188-189b Gabian, France: Account of a petroleum spring at: 1735. • ff. 190-209b Pére [?Jean Jacques] Du Chatelard, Hydrographer Royal at Toulon: Reflections on a new magnetic needle: 1735.: Fr. with Engl. transl. • ff. 190-229b Jacques Le Maire, Sieur: Abstract, etc., of his memoir on a new magnetic needle: 1735.: Fr., with Engl. transl. • f. 230 Claude Joseph Geoffroy, FRS; French chemist: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1736-1743.: Extracts and Engl. transl. • f. 232 George Knapton, portrait painter: Extract from letter to C. Knapton: [?1738]: Two copies. • ff. 235-244b Meteorology: Inquiry into the cause of a dry or wet summer: 1735. • f. 245 Thomas Steill, of Strathaven: Letter to the Duke of Hamilton: 1734. • ff. 247-249b Upsala, Sweden: Account of the 'Acta Literaria et Scientiarum Sueciae' published by the Royal Society of Uppsala in: 1731, 1736. • f. 251 John Freke, FRS; surgeon: Letter to the Royal Society: 1736. • ff. 253-254b, 266 Jonathan Sisson, mathematical instrument maker: Accounts of his spirit level and protractor: 1736. • ff. 253-254b, 266 William Gardiner, surveyor: Accounts of J. Sisson's new spirit level and protractor: 1736. • f. 255 J. Mackarness, apothecary, of Chipping Norton: Account of a case of calculus: 1738. • ff. 258-261b Granville Wheler, FRS; Rector of Leake: Account of his electrical experiments: 1737. • f. 262 John Stevens, FRS: Account of an operation on a woman's head: 1736. • f. 264 William Barlow, Rector of Sutcombe and Stoke Damerel: Account of his diving machine: 1736. • ff.267-268b Thomas Baker, surgeon at St. Thomas's Hospital: Account of a cure of a wounded cornea by: 1736. • ff. 269-272b Paul de St Hyacinthe, FRS: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1736.: Extr. • f. 273 Henry Beighton, FRS; surveyor and engineer: Titles of projected dissertations: 1736.

• ff. 274, 275 J. Burnet, MD; of Madrid: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1736.: Extr. • f. 276 Henry Beighton, FRS; surveyor and engineer: Letter to F. Hauksbee: 1736. • f. 279 John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Letter, etc., to T. Stack: 1736. • f. 286 Thomas Cockburn, of Kingston, Jamaica: Letter to Dr. W. Cockburn: 1736. • ff. 288-289b John Bevis, MD; astronomer: Account of examination of telescopes: 1736. • f. 291 James Short, FRS; optician: Letters to R. Graham: 1736, 1737.: Extracts. • ff. 292-293b Edmund Stone, FRS: Note on lines of the third order: 1736.: Autogr. • f. 294 John Gray, FRS: Letter to G. Graham: 1736.: Extr. • ff. 294-298b Cartagena, S. America: Observation on the motion of a clock at: 1734. • ff. 295-297 William Bromfield, surgeon: Accounts of post mortem examinations: 1738, 1739. • ff. 296-298b John Gray, FRS: Observations at Cartagena: 1734. • ff. 299-300b Louis Godin, French astronomer: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1736.: Engl. transl. • ff. 301b-308 George Kingsley, of York: Letter, etc., to J. Machin: 1736. • f. 309 Claude Amyand, surgeon; FRS: Account of a tumour on a woman's thigh: 1737. • ff. 311-314b Julien Le Roy, clockmaker, of Paris: Account of a new dial invented by: 1736. • f. 315 Christian Ludwig Gersten, German astronomer: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1737.: Extr. • f. 316 John Cagua, surgeon, at Plymouth Dock: Letter, etc., to W. Cheselden: 1737. • ff. 323-326b Michel Bermingham, surgeon, of Paris: Account of a surgical operation: 1731.: Fr. and Engl.

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Languages of Material English; French; Italian; Latin; Spanish

Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 327).

(1) An account by Dr. Thomas Stack of a tract entitled 'Johannis Matthaei Barthii ... de Culice Dissertatio'; 1737. ff. 1-2b.

(2) Accounts by Mark Catesby, F.R.S., of René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur's 'Memoires pour servir à l'histoire des Insectes'; 1737, 1738. ff. 3-32b, 315-322.

(3) Treatise 'de thoracis hydrope' by Pietro Antonio Michelotti; 1733. ff. 33-38b.

(4) The description and draught of a machine for reducing fractures of the thigh, by Henry Ettrick, Surgeon; 1737. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 562. ff. 41-42b.

(5) 'Mercurius a Venere sublatus Maii 17. 1737 ... per J[ohannem] Bevis, M.D.'. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 630. ff. 43-44b.

(6) 'An Account by David Hartley, M.B., F.R.S., of Dr. [Christopher Jacob] Trew's Dissertation of a Human Body before and after Birth'; 1736. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 436. ff. 45-46b.

(7) John Gray to Philip Miller, on the temperature at Cartagena; Cartagena, 29 July 1737. ff. 49-50b.

(8) Account of an ancient Prussian armilla brachialis aenea by Jacob Theodor Klein; 1737. ff. 51-56b.

(9) 'An Attempt to examine the Barrows in Cornwall, by Stephen Williams, M.D.'; 1737. ff. 57-62b.

(10) Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis to James Bradley, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, on the operations in Lapland and the figure of the earth; Paris, 27 Sept. 1737. French, with English translation. ff. 73-77b.

(11) Carl Linnaeus to Philip Miller giving an 'account of the insect which destroys the cattle in Lapland'; 20 June 1737. Latin. ff.78-82b.

(12) 'Of a Bubonocele or Rupture in the Groin' by Claude Amyand, Serjeant Surgeon to the King; 1737. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 361. ff. 83-86b.

(13) Samuel Jenkins to Sir Hans Sloane, with the figure of a machine for grinding lenses; Essex Court, 29 Nov. 1737. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 555. ff. 88-91b.

(14) Description of an engine for drawing water out of a Dock, Canal, Mine, Ship's Hold, etc. by Charles Leigh; 1737. ff. 92-97b.

(15) James Short to George Graham on an Aurora Borealis seen at Edinburgh; 6 Dec. 1737. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 605. Extract. f. 98.

(16) John Fuller, jun., F.R.S., to Sir H. Sloane, on the same subject; Rosehill, co. Sussex, 20 Dec. 1737. Cf. Phil. Trans. xli, p. 606. f. 99.

(17) Dr. Magnus Prince to Sir H. Sloane, on the Lychnis maritima repens; Newcastle, Ireland, 9 July 1737. Extract. f. 102.

(18) Granville Wheler, F.R.S., to Cromwell Mortimer giving some electrical experiments; Otterden Place, 17 Jan. 1737/8. Cf. Phil. Trans. xli, p. 98. ff. 103-107b.

Page 410 2021-09-28 (19) Accounts of a landslip at Scarborough; December 1737. ff. 108-113b.

(20) The improvement of the Sandglass for the true measuring of Time in order to find the Longitude', by John Morgan and James Short; 1738. ff. 114-115b.

(21) Account of an Aurora Borealis seen at Rome, by Didacus de Revillas, F.R.S., on 17 Dec. 1737. Latin, with English translation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 601. ff. 116-122b, 188-189b.

(22) 'Some thoughts and Experiments concerning Electricity', by Jean Théophile Desaguliers; 26 Jan. 1737/8 . Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 193. ff. 123-130b, 153-156b.

(23) Description of an Aurora Borealis observed at Bologna by Eustachio Zanotti; 16 Dec. 1737. Partly printed. Italian, with English translation. ff. 132-142b.

(24) Nicolaas Struÿck to Edmund Halley, Astronomer Royal; Amsterdam, 17 Sept. 1737. ff. 145-146b.

(25) 'Trias Problematus Arithmeticorum', by Michael Gottlieb Hansch; 1737. ff. 151-152b.

(26) An account by James Theobald, F.R.S., of the Principia rerum naturalium, Leipzig, 1734, of Emmanuel Swedenborg; 1738. ff. 157- 164b.

(27) An account of a new machine to show the principal phenomena of the tides, by J. T. Desaguliers; 8 Dec. 1737. ff. 165-166b.

(28) Account of 'A Mania from the puncture of a Nerve' by Claude Amyand; 16 Mar. 173 7/8. ff. 167-168b.

(29) Granville Wheler to Cromwell Mortimer describing Stephen Gray's electrical experiments; Otterden Place, 20 Feb. 1737/8. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 118. ff. 169-171b.

(30) John Copping, Dean of Clogher, to the President concerning the caesarian operation performed by a butcher; Dublin, 16 Mar. 1737/8, 2 June 1738. Extract. Cf . Phil. Trans., xli, p. 814. ff. 172-173b, 269- 270b.

(31) 'Observationes Martis Autumno Anni 1736 Berolini habitae', by Christfried Kirche. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 573. ff. 174-185.

(32) Catalogue of the fifty plants sent from Chelsea Garden to the Royal Society, 1737. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 1. f. 186.

(33) Observations of Aurora Borealis at Wittenberg, by Johann Friedrich Weidler, F.R.S.; 1738. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 221. ff. 198- 199b.

(34) José Ignacio de Torres to the Society asking for membership; Gandia, Valencia, 19 Mar. 1738. Latin, with English translation. With the Society's reply. ff. 201-207.

(35) A case of renal calculus, by Noah Sherwood, surgeon; 1737. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 610. f. 210.

(36) The Rev. Ebenezer Latham to Cromwell Mortimer forwarding two letters from William Willett on the speculum of reflecting telescopes; Oct. 1738. ff. 211-213b.

(37) Nicolo Michele d'Aragona, Principe di Cassano, F.R.S., to the President, on the eruption of Vesuvius in May, 1737. Italian, with English translation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 237. ff. 214-227b.

(38) Account by John Eames, F.R.S., on Anders Celsius's 'De observationibus pro figura telluris determinanda ... disquisitio'; 1738. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 371. ff. 228-236.

(39) John Smart to George Heathcote on his tables of annuities; Guildhall, 25 Feb. 1737/8. ff. 237-241.

(40) Observatio Aurorae Borealis by Giovanni, Marchese Poleni, at Padua at 16 Dec. 1737. Printed, 1738; with translation by Dr. Thomas Stack. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 587. ff. 243-250b.

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(41) An account of the Red Lights at Naples, by N. M. d'Aragona, Principe di Cassano; Dec. 1737. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 583. Italian, with English translation. ff. 257-261b.

(42) John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, to Sir Hans Sloane, enclosing a letter from Robert Clayton, Bishop of Cork, on a polypus fish; Charlton, near Greenwich, 23 May 1738. ff. 262-265b.

(43) 'Recherches sur la figure des Planetes qui tournent autour de leur axe' by Alexis Claude Clairaut; 1738. ff. 271-281b.

(44) John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, to Sir H. Sloane with a letter from Robert Clayton, Bishop of Cork, describing an extraordinary skeleton, etc., with drawings and engravings; 26 Aug. 1738. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 810. ff. 266-268, 282-288.

(45) Claude Joseph Geoffroy, F.R.S., to Sir H. Sloane on the calcination of tin; Paris, 26 Aug, 1738. ff. 290-291b.

(46) Extracts of various letters on the solar eclipse; 1738. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 91. ff. 292, 294, 298-300b.

(47) 'Du Trou oval ouvert dans L'adulte et de ses Especes' by Claude Nicolas Le Cat, M.D.; 1738. French, with English translation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 681. ff. 301-312.

(48) Notes on the dissection of a monkey, by Claude Amyand, surgeon; 1738. ff. 313-314b.

(49) William Burtsal to the Society describing a machine for measuring a ship's way on the sea; Bungay, 1 Mar. 1735/6. ff. 324.

(50) 'Occultatio Palilicii [i.e. Aldebaran] observata' on 23 Dec. 1738 by Johann Friedrich Weidler at Wittenburg and by Christfried Kirche at Berlin. ff. 325-327.

Natural Science: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Natural History: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Medicine and Surgery: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1721-1765.

Mathematics: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1674-1765.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

Astronomy: Accounts of astronomical phenomena communicated to the Royal Society: 1715-1765.

Navigation: Papers rel. to methods of finding longitude: 17th cent - 1765.: Engl and Fr.

includes:

• ff. 1-2b Johann Matthaeus Barth, German naturalist: Account of his dissertation on gnats: 1737. • ff. 1-2b, 246-250 Thomas Stack, MD, FRS: Accounts and translation of scientific works: 1737, 1738. • ff. 3-32b, 315-322 Mark Catesby, FRS; naturalist: Accounts of Réaumur's 'Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes': 1737-1740. • ff.3-32b,315-322 René Antoine Ferehault de Réaumur, FRS; French naturalist: Account of his 'Mémoires pour servir a l'Histoire des Insectes': 1736-1740. • ff. 33-38b Pietro Antonio Michelotti, FRS; Italian physician and mathematician: 'De thoracis hydrope': 1733. • ff. 41-42b Henry Ettrick, surgeon: Description of a machine for reducing fractures of the thigh: 1737. • ff. 43-44b John Bevis, MD; astronomer: Astronomical observations at Greenwich: 1737. • ff. 45-46b David Hartley, FRS: Account of C. J. Trew's dissertation on the human foetus: 1737.

• ff. 45-46b Christoph Jacob Treu, MD, FRS; German naturalist: Account of his dissertation on the human foetus: 1737. • f. 47 Captain John Morke: Proposals for conveyance of water in earthen pipes: 1737. • f. 49 John Gray, FRS: Letter to P. Miller: 1737. • ff. 49-50b Cartagena, S. America: Account of the temperature: 1737. • f. 51 Jacob Theodor Klein, FRS; German naturalist: Letters, etc., to Sir H. Sloane: 1737, 1740.: Engl. transl.

Page 412 2021-09-28 • ff. 57-62b Stephen Williams, MD; FRS: Examination of barrows in Cornwall: 1737. • f. 73 Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, FRS; French mathematician and astronomer: Letter to J. Bradley: 1737.: Fr., with Engl transl. • f. 78 Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist: Letter to P. Miller: 1737.: Lat. • ff. 83-86b Claude Amyand, surgeon; FRS: Account of a surgical operation, etc.: 1737. • f. 88 Captain Samuel Jenkins: Letter, etc., to Sir H. Sloane: 1737. • ff. 92-97b Charles Leigh: Description of a water engine: 1737. • f. 98 James Short, FRS; optician: Letters to R. Graham: 1736, 1737.: Extracts. • ff. 98-100b County of Edinburgh: Account of an aurora seen there: 1737. • f. 99 John Fuller, the younger; FRS: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1737. • f. 102 Magnus Prince, physician, of Belfast: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1737.: Extr. • ff. 103,169 Granville Wheler, FRS; Rector of Leake: Letter, etc., to C. Mortimer: 1738. • ff. 108-113b Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire: Accounts of a landslip at: 1737. • ff. 114-115b James Short, FRS; optician: Improvements in the sandglass invented by: 1738. • ff.114-115b John Morgan: Improvements with sandglass invented by: 1737. • ff. 116-122b, 188-189b Didacus de Revillas, FRS; Abbot of St. Jerome, Rome: Accounts of astronomical observations: 1737, 1740.: Lat. with Engl. transl. • ff. 116-122b, 188-189b Court of Rome: Accounts of auroras seen there: 1737, 1740.: Lat. with Engl. transl. • ff. 123-130b, 153-156b John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Accounts of electrical and other experiments by: 1738-1741. • ff. 131, 290 Claude Joseph Geoffroy, FRS; French chemist: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1736-1743.: Extracts and Engl. transl. • ff. 132-142b Bologna, Li quaranta del reggimento di: Accounts of Northern Lights seen at: 1727, 1737.: Ital. and Engl. transl.: Partly printed. • ff. 132-142b (Ital. Printed) Eustachio Zanotti, Professor of Astronomy at Bologna: Astronomical observations at Bologna: 1737, 1739. • f. 143 T. Cox, surgeon, of Peterborough: Account of his fever, through performing an operation: 1738. • f. 144 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire: Account of a child saved from drowning near: 1737. • f. 145 Nicolaas Struÿck, FRS; of Amsterdam: Letter to E. Halley: 1737. • ff. 147, 151 Michael Gottlieb Hansch, German mathematician and philosopher: Letters, etc., to the Royal Society: 1737, 1740.: Lat. • f. 149 Michael Gottlieb Hansch, German mathematician and philosopher: Letter to P. H. Zollmann: 1738.: Lat. • ff. 157-164b Emmanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher: Account of his 'Principia': 1738. • ff.157-164b James Theobald, FRS: Account of E. Swedenborg's 'Principia': 1738. • ff. 165-166b John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Description of a machine invented by, to show tidal phenomena: 1737. • ff.167-168b Claude Amyand, surgeon; FRS: Account of a case of mania: 1738. • ff. 172, 269 (extracts) John Copping, DD; Dean of Clogher: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1738-1740. • ff. 174-185 Christfried Kirche, German astronomer: Observations of Mars: 1736.: Lat. • f. 186 Botany: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company: 1726-1757. • f. 186 Isaac Rand, Botanist: Catalogues of the 50 plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries' Company: 1725, 1737-1739. • f. 186 London; Secular Institutions. City Companies. Society of Apothecaries: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually by, to the Royal Society: 1726, 1737-1739, 1757. • f. 186 Chelsea, Middlesex: Catalogues of the plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company from their garden at: 1726-1757. • ff. 190-197b Peru: Tract on earthquakes in: 1737.: Span.: Printed. Two copies. • ff. 190-197b Juan de Barrenechea, Accountant General of Peru: Tract on earthquakes in Peru: 1737.: Span.: Printed. Two copies. • ff. 198-199b Wittenberg: Astronomical observations there: 1738, circa 1750. • ff. 198-199b, 292, 325 Johann Friedrich Weidler, German mathematician and astronomer: Astronomical observations: 1738.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 201-207 José Ignacio de Torres, Spanish physician: Correspondence with the Royal Society: 1738.: Lat., with Engl. transl. • f. 210 Noah Sherwood, FRS; surgeon: Account of a case of renal cal-culus: 1737. • ff. 211, 213 William Willets, of Newcastle-under-Lyme: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1738. • f. 212 Reverend Ebenezer Latham, MD: Letters, etc., to C. Mortimer: 1738, 1740. • ff. 214-227b Niccolo Michele d' Aragona, Principe di Cassano: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1737.: Ital., with Engl. transl. • ff. 228-236 Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer: Account of his 'De observationibus pro figura telluris determinanda': 1738. • ff.228-236 John Eames, FRS: Account of a work by A. Celsius on the shape of the earth: 1738.

• f. 232 J. Alexander, of New York: Letter to - Collinson: 1738. • f. 237 John Smart: Letter, etc., to G. Heathcote: 1738.

Page 413 2021-09-28 • ff. 243-245b Marchese Giovanni Poleni, Italian mathematician: 'Observatio Aurorae Borealis': 1738.: Printed. • ff. 243-250b Padua, Italy: Account of an aurora there: 1737.: Lat. with Engl. transl.: Partly printed. • f. 251 Charles Perry, MD; Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1738. • ff. 257-261b City of Naples: Observations on the aurora there: 1737.: Ital., with Engl. transl. • ff.257-261b Niccolo Michele d' Aragona, Principe di Cassano: On the Aurora at Naples,: 1737.: Ital., with Engl transl. • ff. 262, 282 John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1738. • ff.263,284 Robert Clayton, Bishop of Cork and Ross; Bishop of Clogher 1745: Letters, etc. to Lord Egmont: 1738-1743. • ff. 271-281b Alexis Claude Clairaut, French mathematician: 'Recherches sur la figure des planetes qui tournent autour de leur axe': 1738. • f. 289 Francisco Xavier de Menezes, Conde de Ericeira: Letter to - de Castro: 1738.: Engl. transl.: Extr. • f. 293 T. Cox, (?) surgeon, of Peterborough: Note on cuckoos: 1738. • f. 294b Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1738.: Engl. transl. • f. 298 George Graham, FRS; clock and instrument maker: Observation of a solar eclipse: 1738.

• f. 298 James Short, FRS; optician: Astronomical observations: 1738-1750. • ff. 299-300b Eustachio Manfredi, FRS; Italian astronomer: Account of a solar eclipse: 1738.: Lat., with Engl transl.: Partly printed. • ff. 301-312 Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Anatomical notes and drawings: 1738.: Fr. with Engl. transl. • ff. 313-314b Claude Amyand, surgeon; FRS: Notes on the dissection of a monkey: 1738. • f. 324 William Burtsal: Letter to the Royal Society: 1736. • f. 326 Christfried Kirche, German astronomer: Account of the occultation of Palilicium [i.e. Aldebaran] observed at Berlin: 1738.: Lat.

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Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 285).

(1) 'Defectus solis observatus e specula Bononiensis scientiarum instituti ... referente Eustachio Manfredio', 15 Aug. 1738. Printed. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 94. ff. 1-2b.

(2) Account of electrical experiments by Jean Théophile Desaguliers; 1738, 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, pp. 200, 209. ff. 3-13b, 104-112.

(3) 'An Examination of Sea water frozen and melted again ... made in Hudson's Streights by Capt. Christopher Middleton, F.R.S.' Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 806. f. 15.

(4) 'A Description of Needles made for operations on the Eyes, by Archibald Cleland, Surgeon to Genl. Wade's Regt. of Horse'; Feb. 1738/9. With drawings. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 847. ff. 16-19.

(5) John Copping, Dean of Clogher, to Sir H. Sloane; Dublin, 27 Jan. 1738/9. ff. 20-22b.

(6) 'An Account of an ancient Date in Arabian figures upon the North Front of the Parish Church of Rumsey in Hampshire' by Rev. William Barlow; 1741. Cf. Phil Trans., xli. p. 652. ff. 25-27b.

Page 414 2021-09-28 (7) Account of Experiments with Pendulums by J. T. Desaguliers; 1739. ff. 28-31b.

(8) Account, by Dr. Thomas Stack, of J. F. Weidler's tracts 'Commentatio de Parheliis mense Januario anni 1736' and 'De rubore coeli igneo mense Decembri anni 1737'; 1738. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 459. ff. 34-37b.

(9) An abstract of Dr. Antonio Cocchi's speech 'De usu Artis Anatomicae'; 1 Mar. 1738/9. ff. 38-39b.

(10) Catalogue of the fifty plants from Chelsea Garden presented to the Royal Society for the year 1738. f. 44.

(11) 'An observation of the Lights seen in the Air, an Aurora Australis on March 18, 1738/9 at London', by Dr. C. Mortimer. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 839. ff. 45-46b.

(12) Description of two caves in the Carpathian mountains by Màtyàs Bél; 1739. Latin. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 41. ff. 47-50b.

(13) Description of a catheter for removing stone, by Archibald Cleland, surgeon; 5 Apr. 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 844. ff. 51-53.

(14) 'Of the true place of the planets' by John Cope; 1739. ff. 55-56b.

(15) 'A Natural History of the Parish of Killasher [Co. Fermanagh], by the Revd. Mr. Wm. Henry, Rector'; 1 Sept. 1732. ff. 58-74b.

(16) 'Ad Eclipses Terrae representandas Machina' of Johann Andreas Segner, Professor of Mathematics at Göttingen; 20 July 1738. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 781. ff. 75-84b.

(17) 'Of the cure of arteriotomy and aneurism occasioned by Bloodletting', by Dr. Claude Amyand; 1739. ff. 85-87, 89-91b.

(18) Description and sketch of a Roman pavement discovered at Weldon, co. Northt.; 1739. ff. 88, 92, 95-96b.

(19) 'The Variation of the Magnetic Needle, as Observed in three Voyages from London to Maryland, [1732-1734] by Walter Hoxton'; 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 171. ff. 113-114b.

(20) Observations and experiments with madder on animals, by Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, in a letter to Sir H. Sloane; Paris, 10 May 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 390. French, with English translation. ff. 116-135b.

(21) 'An Astronomical Dissertation on the Moon's Atmosphere', by Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, in a letter to Dr. C. Mortimer; 31 May 1739. Latin, with English translation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 261. ff. 138-157b.

(22) Claude François Nicole, engraver, to the Secretary offering to complete the die for Sir Isaac Newton's medal; Nancy, 1739. French, with English translation. ff. 162-165b.

(23) An examination of the Cheltenham mineral waters, by Conrad Hieronymus Senckenberg; 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 830. ff. 166- 168b.

(24) Marten Triewald, F.R.S., to Dr. C. Mortimer on artificial heat for hotbeds; Stockholm, 5 Nov. 1739. ff. 169-175b.

(25) 'An Observation of the immoderate and fatal Use of Lapilli Cancrorum', by Johannes Philippus Breynius; 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 557. ff. 176-180.

(26) 'Some Thoughts and Conjectures concerning the Cause of Elasticity', by J. T. Desaguliers; 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 175. ff. 181-189b.

(27) Francis Drake to Sir Hans Sloane on a fall in the barometer; York, 24 Nov. 1739. f. 190.

(28) Johann Matthaeus Barth to Dr. C. Mortimer; Regensburg, 15 Oct. 1739. English translation. ff. 191-193b.

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(29) Johann Georg Steigertahl to the President enclosing observations by J. F. Weidler on a solar eclipse and an occultation of Palilicium or Aldebaran; Hanover, 16/27 Nov. 1739. English translation. ff. 194-196b, 201-202b.

(30) William Watson to Dr. Thomas Stack on the cure of a woman bitten by a viper; 14 Dec. 1739. f. 200.

(31) Account of the effect of frost on eggs, by Dr. Alexander Stuart; 1740. ff. 203-206b.

(32) François de Brémond to the President on his suggested translation of the 'Philosophical Transactions'; Paris, 7 Dec. 1739. English translation. ff. 207-210b.

(33) 'The Case of Mary Howell who had a needle run into her Arm and came out at her breast in 1733'; 2 June 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 767. ff. 211-212b.

(34) George Mackenzie to the Society on 'A Method for Preparing Plank and other Ship-Timbers, as of makeing a Pitch'; 3 Aug. 1739. ff. 213-215b.

(35) 'An Account of an Improvement on the Terrestrial Globe', by Joseph Harris; 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 321. ff. 217- 218b.

(36) 'Concerning the planet Venus according to [Francesco] Bianchini's Discoveries as it is represented by Clock-work in a Planetarium', by J. T. Desaguliers; 1740. ff. 219-224b.

(37) 'Dissertation concerning the Measure of the Force of Bodies in Motion,' etc., by J. T. Desaguliers; Feb. 1739/40. ff. 226-236b, 280- 282b.

(38) The Rev. Ebenezer Latham, M.D., to Dr. C. Mortimer concerning star clusters in the ancient sphere; 21 Feb. 17439/40. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 730. ff. 237-246.

(39) 'The Dimensions of the little French Girl, that was shewed Publickly at Charing Cross', taken 28 Feb. 1739/40, by James Douglas, M.D. ff. 247-249b.

(40) 'An Account of Coal-Balls', made at Liége, by William Hanbury, F.R.S.; 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 672. ff. 252-254.

(41) 'Some curious Experiments and Observations on a Beetle that lived three years without food', in a letter from Henry Baker to Alexander Stuart, M.D.; Strand, 2 Jan. 1739/40. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 441. ff. 255-260b.

(42) John Copping, Dean of Clogher, to Sir H. Sloane on the natural history of Ireland, etc.; 1740. ff. 266-273b.

(43) John Martyn, Professor of Botany at Cambridge, to John Machin, concerning an Aurora Australis seen at Chelsea; 18 Mar. 1738/9. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 840. ff. 284-285b.

Navigation: Papers rel. to methods of finding longitude: 17th cent - 1765.: Engl and Fr.

Natural Science: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Natural History: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Medicine and Surgery: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1721-1765.

Mathematics: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1674-1765.

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Astronomy: Accounts of astronomical phenomena communicated to the Royal Society: 1715-1765.

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• ff. 1-2b Eustachio Manfredi, FRS; Italian astronomer: Account of a solar eclipse: 1738.: Lat., with Engl transl.: Partly printed. • ff. 3-13b, 28-31b, 104-112 John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Accounts of electrical and other experiments by: 1738-1741. • f. 13 B. Hothersall, of Barbados: Letter to P. Miller: 1737.

Page 416 2021-09-28 • f. 15 Captain Christopher Middleton, FRS; Arctic explorer: Examination of frozen sea water by: 1738. • ff. 16-19 Archibald Cleland, army surgeon: Description of needles for operations on the eyes: 1739. • ff. 20, 266-273b John Copping, DD; Dean of Clogher: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1738-1740. • ff. 25-27b Romsey, Hampshire: Account of a date in Arabic numerals on the church: 1741. • ff. 25-27b William Barlow, Rector of Sutcombe and Stoke Damerel: Account of an ancient date on Romsey Church: 1741. • f. 32 Henry Hare, 3rd Baron Coleraine; of Bruce Castle, Tottenham: Account of a woman voiding a stone: 1739. • ff. 34-37b Thomas Stack, MD, FRS: Accounts and translation of scientific works: 1737, 1738.

• ff. 34-37b, 194b-196b, 201-202b Johann Friedrich Weidler, German mathematician and astronomer: Astronomical observations: 1738.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 38-39b Antonius Celestino Cocchi, Italian physician: Abstract of his 'De usu Artis Anatomicae oratio' (1736): 1739. • ff. 40-41 City of St Petersburg: Account of extremes of cold at: 1709-1738. • ff. 40-41 Meteorology: Tables of cold at St. Petersburg, 1709-1738, and remarks on temperatures in Siberia: 1738. • f. 44 London; Secular Institutions. City Companies. Society of Apothecaries: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually by, to the Royal Society: 1726, 1737-1739, 1757. • f. 44 Chelsea, Middlesex: Catalogues of the plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company from their garden at: 1726-1757. • f. 44 Isaac Rand, Botanist: Catalogues of the 50 plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries' Company: 1725, 1737-1739. • f. 44 Botany: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company: 1726-1757. • f. 45 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Account of the Aurora Australis seen in London: 1739. • f. 45 London, England: Astronomical observations in: 1735, 1739. • ff. 47-50b Mátyás Bél, FRS; Hungarian theologian and historian: Description of two caves in the Carpathians: 1739.: Lat. • ff.51-53 Archibald Cleland, army surgeon: Description of a catheter: 1739. • ff. 55-56b John Cope: 'Of the true place of the planets': 1739. • f. 57 Antiquities: Note on Camden's identification of 'Julia Strata': 1739. • ff. 58-74b William Henry, DD; FRS: 'A Natural History of the Parish of Killasher': 1732. • ff. 58-74b Killasher, Fermanagh: Natural history of the parish: 1732. • f. 75 Johann Andreas Segner, FRS; Professor of Mathematics at Göttingen: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1738.: Engl. transl. • ff. 77-84b Johann Andreas Segner, FRS; Professor of Mathematics at Göttingen: Description of an astronomical machine: 1738.: Lat. • ff. 85-87, 89-91b Claude Amyand, surgeon; FRS: Tract on the cure of arteriotomy, etc., caused by blood letting: 1739. • ff. 88, 92, 95-96b Antiquities: Description and sketch of a Roman pavement discovered at Weldon, co. Northt.: 1739. • ff. 88, 92, 95-96b Great Weldon, Northamptonshire: Description and sketch of a Roman pavement at: 1739. • ff.94, 283 John Martyn, FRS; botanist: Letters to J. Machin: 1739. • ff. 98-99, 274-277 Howel Knethell: Description of a machine for turning a ship, with diagrams: 1740. • f. 100 Francis Drake, F R S; historian of York, son of Francis Drake: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1739. • ff. 100, 102-103 William Bromfield, surgeon: Accounts of post mortem examinations: 1738, 1739.

• ff. 107, 110 John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Letters to C. Mortimer: 1739, 1740. • ff. 113-114b Captain Walter Hoxton: Observations of the variation of the magnetic needle made during voyages from London to Maryland: 1739. • f. 115 Moreton Gilkes, FRS; surgeon: Letter to J. Martyn: 1739.: Extr. • f. 116 Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, FRS; French botanist: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1739.: Engl. transl. • ff. 116-135b Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, FRS; French botanist: Account of experiments for tingeing bones with madder: 1739.: Fr. with Engl. transl. • f. 136 Claude Amyand, surgeon; FRS: Medical case: 1739. • f. 138 Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, French scientist: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1739, 1741.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • ff. 139-157b Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, French scientist: Dissertation on the moon's atmosphere: 1739.: Lat., with Engl. transl. • ff. 162, 164 Claude François Nicole, engraver, of Nancy: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1739.: Fr. with Engl. transl.

Page 417 2021-09-28 • ff. 166-168b Conrad Hieronymus Senkenberg: Examination of the Cheltenham mineral waters: 1739.

• ff. 166-168b Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: Account of the mineral waters: 1739. • f. 167 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Note on the examination of the Cheltenham mineral waters: 1739. • ff. 169-175b Marten Triewald, FRS; Director of Mechanics to the King of Sweden: Letter, etc., to C. Mortimer: 1739. • f. 176 Joannes Philippus Breynius, filius Jacobi: Description of a post mortem on Sir R. Hacket: 1739.: Engl. transl. • f. 178 Joannes Philippus Breynius, filius Jacobi: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1739.: Eng. transl.

• ff. 181-189b John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Notes on elasticity: 1739. • f. 191 Johann Matthaeus Barth, German naturalist: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1739, 1740.: Engl. transl. • ff. 194 -196b, 201-202b Johann Georg Steigertahl, Chief Court Physician to George I: Letter, etc., to Sir H. Sloane: 1739.: Engl. transl. • ff. 197-199b Edward Milward, M.D, MD: Letter, etc., to Sir Hans Sloane. • f. 200 William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Letter to T. Stack: 1739.

• f. 203 Alexander Stuart, MD, FRS: Account of the effects of frost on eggs: 1740. • f. 207 François de Brémond, French translator of the 'Philosophical Transactions': Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1739, 1740.: Engl. transl. • ff. 211-212b Mary Howell, of Oswestry: Sworn statement of an injury to, in 1733: 1739.: Copy.

• f. 213 George Mackenzie: Letter to the Royal Society: 1739. • f. 216 Petworth, Sussex: Account of an ass frozen to death at: 1739. • ff. 217-218b Joseph Harris, assay master of the Mint 1748: Account of his improvement in the terrestrial globe: 1740. • ff. 219-224b John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Account of Bianchini's discoveries concerning the planet Venus: 1740. • ff. 219-224b Francesco Bianchini, d 1729 Italian astronomer and antiquary: Account of his discoveries respecting the planet Venus: 1740. • f. 225 Captain Edward Wright: Letter to P. Collinson: 1740. • ff. 226-236b, 280-282b John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Treatises on velocity of bodies: 1740. • ff. 237-246 Reverend Ebenezer Latham, MD: Letters, etc., to C. Mortimer: 1738, 1740. • ff.247-249b James Douglas, MD, FRS: Dimensions of a French dwarf: 1740. • f. 250 James Short, FRS; optician: Astronomical observations: 1738-1750. • ff. 252-254 William Hanbury, FRS; of Kelmarsh: Account of coal-balls made at Liége: 1740. • ff. 252-254 Liege, Belgium: Account of coal-balls made there: 1739. • f. 255 Henry Baker, FRS; naturalist and poet: Letters, etc., to Dr. Stuart: 1740. • f. 261 Darlington, Durham: Note of the temperatures at, in the winter of 1739-1740.: 1739-1740. • ff. 261, 263 [? H.] Forth, of Darlington: Letters to F. Hauksbee: 1740. • f. 265 John Bevis, MD; astronomer: Letter to the Royal Society: 1740. • f. 265 Joseph Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer: Letter to J. Bevis: 1740.: Engl. transl. • f. 278 John Cope: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1740.

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Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. V. (ff. 246).

(1) 'Dissertation concerning the Measure of the Force of Bodies in Motion,' by J. T. Desaguliers; 29 Mar. 1739. ff. 1-10.

(2) 'A New Method of improving and perfecting Catadioptrical Telescopes', by Caleb Smith; 5 Apr. 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 326. ff. 11-18b.

(3) Diary of the weather and height of the barometer from November 1736 to December 1739, by Henry Beighton. ff. 19-24b.

(4) Catalogue of the fifty plants from Chelsea Garden presented to the Royal Society for the year 1739. f. 25.

(5) Dr. Andrew Cantwell to Dr. Thomas Stack on a medical case; 26 Mar. 1740. ff. 27-30b.

(6) Claude Nicolas Le Cat, M.D., to Dr. Claude Amyand and paper on a surgical case with testimonials; Rouen, 10 Feb. 1740. French, with English translation. Partly printed. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 712. ff. 31-53b.

(7) 'Letter relating to the late Discoveries of the ancient Town of Herculaneum'; circa 1740. Copy in Birch's autograph. ff. 54-58.

(8) Notes on the reasoning powers of ants, parrots, etc. ff. 59-60b.

(9) 'A Description of Lough Erne' by William Henry, D.D.; circ. 1740. ff. 61-70b.

(10) 'Mémoire contenant la description d'un Nouveau quart de cercle', by — Passemant, 'ingenieur du Roi au Louvre à Paris'; 1740. ff. 71-74b.

(11) 'An account of Professor [Johann Heinrich] Winkler's experiments in electricity' by William Watson, F.R.S.; 1740. ff. 75-76b.

(12) Essay 'Sur la loi de Continuité'; circ. 1740. ff. 79-86.

(13) Dissertation on 'the curve and solid of least Resistance', by Guillaume de St. Jacques Silvabelle; circa 1745. French. ff. 93- 105.

(14) 'Dissertation sur les mesures Anciennes et le raport qu'elles ont avec celles d'à present' by Nicolaas Struÿck, F.R.S.; 1750. ff.106-lllb.

(15) 'Cogitationes de Velocitate Potentiarum Machinas equibus liquidum quodcunque cadit Versantium', by --Brun, M.D., of Montpellier; 1755. ff. 112-116.

(16) Dissertation on the forms of snowflakes, by Johann Nettis, M.D. of Middelburg; circ. 1740. Latin. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlix, p. 644. ff. 117-118b.

(17) 'Addition au Memoire sur la precession des Equinoxes' by Guillaume de St. Jacques Silvabelle; circ. 1753. ff. 119-120b.

(18) 'De Terrae Helveticae Bonitate et Qualitatibus variantibus' and 'De Aquarum Helveticarum praestantia et abundantia' by Johann Jacob Scheuchzer; circ. 1740. ff. 121-125b.

(19) 'Orders for Masters of Ships bound for the East Indies, and other farre Voyages' for scientific observations; n.d. ff. 128-133b.

Page 419 2021-09-28 (20) 'Description of an Electrometer as contrived by Mr. Dietrich [?Dieterich] at Basel'; circ. 1755. ff. 134-135b.

(21) Account by Daniel Bernoulli of the same author's 'Aiguilles d'inclinaison magnetique'; circ. 1755. f. 136.

(22) Account of the discovery of a Roman Hypocaustum at Lincoln in letters from T. Sympson to (a) Browne Willis, 16 Feb. 1739/40;-(b) James West, 7, 30 Apr. 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 855. ff. 138-139b, 140-141b,142-145.

(23) 'An Account of Dr. Francis Clifton's Book Intit'led Hippocrates upon Air, Water and Situation, upon Epidemical Diseases', etc., by Theophilus Lobb, M.D.; May, 1740. ff. 146-148b.

(24) 'Some Questions relating to numbers expressing the lengths of the 3 sides of a rightangled Triangle' by Archibald Hutcheson; 1 May 1740. ff. 149-150b.

(25) Messenger Monsey, physician, to Francis Wollaston, F.R.S., on some honeysuckle leaves; 4 Feb. 1739/40. ff. 151-152.

(26) Letters, etc., relating to the poisonous nature of laurel water; 1740, 1741. ff.155-167b.

(27) 'A Dissertation on the Worms which destroy the Piles on the coasts of Holland amd Zealand, by Job Baster, M.D.'; 1740. Latin, with English translation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 276. ff. 168-184b.

(28) 'A Description of a large Lake called Malholm [Malham] Tarn ... near Skipton in Craven' co. York, by John Fuller, Jun., F.R.S.; 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 612. ff. 186-187b.

(29) Account by Mark Catesby of René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur's Memoires pour servir à l'histoire des Insectes, iv, Paris, 1738; 1740. ff. 188-193b.

(30) 'An account of Tumours which rendered the Bones soft', by Percival Pott, surgeon; 1740. ff. 194-197b.

(31) The Rev. John Copping to Sir Hans Sloane; 2 Feb. 1739/40. ff. 199-200.

(32) Camillo Paderni to Allan Ramsay on the discovery of a subterranean town near Naples; Rome, 20 Nov. 1739, 20 Feb. 1749/50. English translation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 484. ff. 210-21lb.

(33) George Knapton to Charles Knapton on the same subject; Rome, 10 May 1738. Extract. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p.489. ff. 212-213.

(34) - Crispe to George Knapton on the same subject; Rome, 24 Apr. 1740. Extract. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 493. ff. 213b-214b.

(35) 'A Narrative of a new Invention of expanding Fluids,' etc., by John Payne; 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 821. ff. 222-228b.

(36) 'Cornelius Le Bruyn's [Cornelis de Bruyn] Relation of petrified Oysters illustrated By Mr [Jacob Theodor] Klein of Dantzic'; 1740. Cf. Phil Trans., xli, p. 586. ff. 229-232b.

(37) 'An Observation on the planet Venus (with regard to her having a Satellite)', and other astronomical notes, by James Short, F.R.S.; 23 Oct. 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, pp. 632, 646, 647. ff. 233-234b, 236- 237b.

(38) 'An Account of the Influence which two Pendulum Clocks were observed to have upon each other', by John Ellicott, F.R.S.; 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 126. ff. 238-239b.

(39) Henry Baker to Dr. Alexander Stuart with a notice of 'The Discovery of a perfect Plant in Semine'; 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 448. ff. 240-246b.

Natural Science: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Natural History: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Medicine and Surgery: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1721-1765.

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Mathematics: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1674-1765.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

Astronomy: Accounts of astronomical phenomena communicated to the Royal Society: 1715-1765.

Navigation: Papers rel. to methods of finding longitude: 17th cent - 1765.: Engl and Fr.

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• ff. 1-10 John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Dissertation on the force of bodies in motion: 1739. • ff.19-24b Henry Beighton, FRS; surveyor and engineer: Meteorological diary: 1736-1739. • f. 25 London; Secular Institutions. City Companies. Society of Apothecaries: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually by, to the Royal Society: 1726, 1737-1739, 1757. • f. 25 Isaac Rand, Botanist: Catalogues of the 50 plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries' Company: 1725, 1737-1739. • f. 25 Chelsea, Middlesex: Catalogues of the plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company from their garden at: 1726-1757. • f. 25 Botany: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company: 1726-1757. • f. 27 Andrew Cantwell, of Paris; physician: Letters to T. Stack: 1731-1740. • f. 31 Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Letter to C. Amyand: 1740.: Fr.: Partly printed. • ff. 35-53b Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Account of a medical case: 1740.: Fr., with Engl. transl. • ff.54-58 Herculaneum: Accounts of discoveries at: 1732, 1740. • ff. 61-70b Erne, Lough, Ireland: Description of: circ. 1740. • ff. 61-70b William Henry, DD; FRS: 'A Description of Lough Erne': circ. 1740. • f. 70b Charlton on Otmoor, Oxfordshire: Note on a well at: circ. 1740. • ff.71-74b Passemant, Ingénieur du Roi au Louvre: Description of a new method for quadrants: 1740.: Fr. • ff. 75-76b William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Note on J. H. Winkler's electrical experiments: 1740. • ff. 75-76b Johann Heinrich Winkler, FRS; Professor of Philosophy at Leipzig: Note on his electrical experiments: 1740. • f. 77 Chevalier Joseph Louis Vincent de Mauléon de Causans: Letter to the Académie des Sciences: circ. 1740.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 77b Chevalier Joseph Louis Vincent de Mauléon de Causans: Letter to the archbishops and bishops of France: circ. 1740.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 87 Godfried Krieger, instrument maker: Letter to the Royal Society: circ. 1740. • ff. 88-91 Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Descriptions of surgical instruments: 1749. • ff. 93-105 Guillaume de St Jacques Silvabelle, French mathematician: Dissertation upon a solid and curve of least resistance: circ. 1745.: Fr. • ff. 106-1 1 1b Nicolaas Struÿck, FRS; of Amsterdam: Dissertation on ancient and modern measures: 1750.: Fr., with Engl. transl. (imperf.). • ff. 106-111b Weights and Measures: Dissertation by N. Struÿck on ancient and modern measures: circ. 1750.: Fr., with Engl. transl. (imperf.). • ff.112-116 Brun, MD; of Montpellier: Dissertation on the relationship between energy and velocity in moving liquids: circ 1740.: Lat. • ff. 117-118b Johann Nettis, MD; of Middelburg: Treatise on forms of snowflakes: circ. 1740.: Lat. • ff. 119-120b Guillaume de St Jacques Silvabelle, French mathematician: Additions to a memoir upon the precession of the equinoxes: 1752.: Fr. • ff. 121-125b Johann Jacob Scheuchzer, FRS; Swiss naturalist: Treatises on the natural features of Switzerland: circ. 1700.: Lat. • ff. 128-133b Navigation: Orders for observations to be made by masters of ships at sea: 18th cent. • ff. 134-136 Dieterich, of Basle: Description of his electrometer, etc.: circ. 1755.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 136 Daniel Bernoulli, FRS; Swiss mathematician and naturalist: Account of - Dieterich's work on magnetic needles: circ. 1755.: Fr. • f. 137 William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Report of a case of hydatids: circ. 1740. • ff. 138-145 T. Sympson, antiquary; of Lincoln: Letters to B. Willis and J. West: 1740. • ff. 146-148b Francis Clifton, d 1736 M D; FRS: Account of 'Hippocrates' (1734) by: 1740. • ff. 146-148b Theophilus Lobb, MD, FRS: Account of F. Clifton's 'Hippocrates', etc.: 1740. • ff. 149-150b Archibald Hutcheson, MP, FRS: Problems rel. to right angled triangles: 1740.

Page 421 2021-09-28 • f. 151 Dr Messenger Monsey: Letter to F. Wollaston: 1740. • ff.153, 213b Crispe: Extract from letter to G. Knapton: 1740.: Two copies. • f. 155 John Wall, physician, of Worcester: Letter to R. Mead: 1740. • f. 155 Thomas Cameron, physician, of Worcester: Letter to R. Mead: 1740. • f. 155 James Mackenzie, physician, of Worcester: Letter to R. Mead: 1740. • f. 155 Attwood, physician, of Worcester: Letter to R. Mead: 1740. • f. 157 William Heberden, MD; FRS: Letter to the Royal Society: 1741. • ff. 168-184b Job Baster, Dutch physician and botanist: Dissertation on worms that destroy the piles on the coast of Holland: 1740.: Lat., with Engl. transl. • f. 185 John Huxham, MD; of Plymouth: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1740. • ff. 186-187b John Fuller, the younger; FRS: Description of Malham Tarn near Skipton: 1740. • ff. 186-187b Malham Tarn, West Riding of Yorkshire: Description of: 1740. • ff. 188-193b Mark Catesby, FRS; naturalist: Accounts of Réaumur's 'Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes': 1737-1740. • ff. 188-193b René Antoine Ferehault de Réaumur, FRS; French naturalist: Account of his 'Mémoires pour servir a l'Histoire des Insectes': 1736-1740. • ff. 194-197b Percival Pott, surgeon: Account of tumours which softened the bones: 1740. • f. 199 John Copping, DD; Dean of Clogher: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1738-1740. • ff. 201-203 Claude Amyand, surgeon; FRS: Observations on an intestinal wound: 1740. • ff.205,207 Samuel Cooke, miller, of Wincham, county Cheshire: Letters to the Royal Society: 1740, 1741. • ff. 210, 210b Camillo Paderni, Keeper of the Herculaneum Museum: Letters to Allan Ramsey: 1739, 1740.: Engl. transl. • f. 212 George Knapton, portrait painter: Extract from letter to C. Knapton: [?1738]: Two copies. • f. 215 Edward Hody, MD, Physician to St. George's Hospital, London: Description of post mortem: 1740. • ff. 217-218 J. Porter, schoolmaster at Broad Chalk: Letters to the Royal Society: 1740. • f. 219 Claude Joseph Geoffroy, FRS; French chemist: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1736-1743.: Extracts and Engl. transl. • f. 221 H. Burden, of Charleston, S Carolina: Letter to J. Ranby: 1739.: Extr. • ff. 222-228b John Payne: Account of his invention for expanding fluids: 1740. • ff. 229-232b Cornelis de Bruyn, Dutch artist and traveller; d. circa 1726: Discussion of his account of petrified oysters, by J. T. Klein: 1740.: Engl. transl. • ff. 229-232b Jacob Theodor Klein, FRS; German naturalist: Letters, etc., to Sir H. Sloane: 1737, 1740.: Engl. transl. • ff. 233-234b, 236-237b James Short, FRS; optician: Astronomical observations: 1738-1750. • f. 235 George Graham, FRS; clock and instrument maker: Astronomical observations: 1738. • f. 236 John Bevis, MD; astronomer: Astronomical observations: 1740. • ff. 238-239b John Ellicott, FRS; clockmaker: Account of the mutual influence of clock pendulums: 1740. • ff. 240-246b Henry Baker, FRS; naturalist and poet: Letters, etc., to Dr. Stuart: 1740.

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Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. 285).

(1) François de Brémond, M.D., to Dr. C. Mortimer concerning a file rendered magnetical by lightning; Paris, 4 June 1740. English translation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, 614. ff. 1-2b.

(2) 'Some Reflexions on Generation and on Monsters', by Daniel de Superville, chief physician to the Margrave of Brandenburg; 27 Nov. 1740. French and English translation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 294. ff. 4-21b.

(3) 'An Account of a new Purging Spring discovered at Dulwich', by John Martyn, F.R.S.; 10 Dec. 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 835. ff. 23-24b.

(4) Joseph Nicolas Delisle, F.R.S., to Dr. C. Mortimer sending his work 'La Decouverte des Longitudes'; Paris, 15 Mar. 1740. French. ff. 28-29b.

(5) 'Some things concerning Electricity', by J. T. Desaguliers; 15 Jan.

1740/1. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 634. ff. 35-37b.

(6) George Lynn to Dr. James Jurin on his weather charts; Southwick, 21 Apr., 19 May 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 686. ff. 38-45b.

(7) 'An Account of the Case of a Calculus', by David Hartley, F.R.S.; 12 Jan. 1740/1. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 349. ff. 46-49.

(8) 'Experiments concerning the Spirit of Coals etc.', in a letter from the late Rev. John Clayton, D.D., communicated by Robert Clayton, Bishop of Cork, to John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont; London, 23 Dec. 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, pp. 59, 62. ff. 50-53b.

(9) Dr. Andrew Cantwell to Dr. Thomas Stack on Alicant Soap, Camphire, etc.; Paris, 30 July 1740. Copy. f. 54.

(10) 'The Parabolick Orbit for the Comet of 1739 Observed by Signr Eustachio Zanotti at Bologna'. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 809. f. 60.

(11) 'Preparatio liquidi aetherei' by Joannes Sigismundus Augustus Frobenius, M.D.; 1740. With English translation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 864. ff. 62-67b.

(12) Accounts of electrical experiments by J. T. Desaguliers; Jan., Aug. 1741. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 637. ff. 71-72b, 120-121b, 188- 189b, 194-196, 215-216b.

(13) Description of a new Plotting-Table for making plans and maps in surveying; invented in 1721 by Henry Beighton, F.R.S. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 747. ff. 75-82b.

(14) 'A Letter from the Revd. Mr John Clayton afterwards Dean of Kildare in Ireland to Dr. Grew, in answer to several Queries [relating to Virginia] sent to him ... A.D. 1687'. Communicated by Robert Clayton, Bishop of Cork, to John Perceval, Earl of Egmont. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 143. ff. 85-97b.

(15) Account of an experiment to prove the elasticity of water when agitated by fire, by the Rev. John Clayton, d. 1725. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 162. ff. 102-103b.

(16) 'Lumen Australe Romae observatum Die 27 Jan. An. 1740 a Didaco de Revillas, abbate Hieronymno. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 744. ff. 108-109b.

Page 423 2021-09-28 (17) 'An account of a chaise that may be work'd by a man carryed upon it, and without horses' by W. Stukeley. ff. 111- 113.

(18) 'De Nova Brachium amputandi ratione' by Lorenz Heister; 1741. ff. 114-117b.

(19) 'Some Remarks concerning the circulation of the Blood, as seen in the tail of a water Eft thro' a Solar Microscope' by the Rev. Henry Miles in a letter to J. Eames; Tooting, 31 Mar. 1741. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 725. ff. 124-126b.

(20) Extract from the Italian Journal of Literature for 1726 and 1727, describing the dissection of a woman's arm of enormous size and similar cases; 1741. ff. 127-135b.

(21) Pierre Sigorgne to the Secretary of the Royal Society with his 'Demonstration Physico-mathématique de L'impossibilité et de L'insuffisance des Tourbillons'; Paris, 3 Mar. 1741. With English trans - lation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 409. ff. 136-163b.

(22) 'An Observation upon all Female Foetus's with regard to a particular part of their bodys', by James Parsons, M.D.; 30 Apr. 1741. ff. 168-170b.

(23) Dr. Carlos de Vico to the Secretary of the Royal Society, on longitudes; Lisbon, 4 Apr. 1741. Latin, with English translation. ff. 173-175b.

(24) 'A treatise on Fluxes', by John Gould, M.A.; Bridgwater, 3 July 1739. ff. 176-183b.

(25) 'A Rule for finding the meridional parts to any Spheroid ... by Colin MacLaurin, F.R.S.'; 29 Apr. 1741. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 808. f. 184.

(26) Johan Welin, Professor of Philosophy at Abo in Finland, to Sir H. Sloane; London, 28 Apr. 1741. English translation. ff. 185-187b.

(27) Giovanni Salvemini di Castiglione to Joseph de Montagny, F.R.S., 'de curva Cardioide'; Vevey, 31 Mar. 1741. Latin. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 778. ff. 192-193b.

(28) Joseph de Montagny, F.R.S., to Sir H. Sloane; Lausanne, 8 Apr. 1741. French, with English translation. ff. 197-203b.

(29) Jeremiah Peirce, of Bath, Surgeon, to Dr. Richard Mead giving an account of a case of tumour in the knee; Bath, 11 June 1737. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 56. ff. 212-213b.

(30) Gabriel King, M.D., to Dr. C. Mortimer; Armagh, 8 June 1741. f. 214.

(31) James Parsons to the President, etc., of the Society giving an account of his book 'A Mechanical Critical Inquiry into the Nature of Hermaphrodites'; 29 Oct. 1741. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 650. ff. 217- 218b.

(32) Willem Kersseboom to John Eames, F.R.S.; The Hague, 31 Mar. 1741. Dutch, with English translation. ff. 262-271b.

(33) The Rev. Henry Miles to John Eames, F.R.S., concerning the seed of fern; Tooting, 29 Oct. 1741. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 770. ff. 272-275b.

(34) The Rev. William Gostling, Minor Canon of Canterbury, to Peter Collinson, F.R.S., on a fire-ball or meteor observed on 11 Dec. 1741; Canterbury, 13 Dec. 1741, 9 Mar. 1741/2. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 872. ff. 276, 285.

(35) Another account of the same by George Seymour, Viscount Beauchamp. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 870. ff. 277-278b.

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• f. 1 François de Brémond, French translator of the 'Philosophical Transactions': Letters to C. Mortimer: 1740, 1741.: Engl. transl. • f. 3 William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Medical case: 1740. • ff. 4-21b Daniel de Superville, FRS; physician to the Margrave of Brandenburg: Reflections on human generation: 1740.: Fr. and Engl. • f. 22 George Mackenzie: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1740.: Extr. • ff. 23-24b Dulwich, Surrey: Account of a spring there: 1740. • ff. 23-24b John Martyn, FRS; botanist: Account of a spring at Dulwich: 1740. • f. 27 Jacob Theodor Klein, FRS; German naturalist: Letters, etc., to Sir H. Sloane: 1737, 1740.: Engl. transl. • f. 28 Joseph Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1740-1751.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • f. 30 John Huxham, MD; of Plymouth: Letter to T. Stack: 1739. • f. 33 Walter Graham, physician, of Mansfield: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1740. • ff. 35-37b John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Notes on electricity: 1741. • ff.38-45b George Lynn, the elder; astronomer and antiquary: Letters to J. Jurin with weather tables (for 1726-1739),: 1740. • ff.46-49 David Hartley, FRS: Account of a calculus case: 1740. • f. 50 Robert Clayton, Bishop of Cork and Ross; Bishop of Clogher 1745: Letters, etc. to Lord Egmont: 1738-1743. • ff. 52-53b John Clayton, d 1725 Dean of Kildare: Account of his experiments conc. coal-spirit: 1740. • f. 54 (copy) Andrew Cantwell, of Paris; physician: Letters to T. Stack: 1731-1740. • f. 55 François Xavier Dentrecolles, SJ; missionary in China: Letter to J.B. du Halde: 1736.: Engl. transl. • f. 59 William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1740, 1751. • f. 60 Eustachio Zanotti, Professor of Astronomy at Bologna: Astronomical observations at Bologna: 1737, 1739. • f. 61 Paul Heinrich Gerhard Moehring, German physician and naturalist: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1740.: Engl. transl. • ff. 62-67b Johannes Sigismundus Augustus Frobenius, MD, FRS: Papers on experiments with ether,: 1730, 1740.: Lat. and Engl. transl. • ff. 71-72b, 120-121b, 188-189b, 194-196, 215-216b John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Accounts of electrical and other experiments by: 1738-1741. • f. 73 Johann Amman, MD, FRS; Swiss physician and botanist: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1741.: Extr. • f. 74 Johann Matthaeus Barth, German naturalist: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1739, 1740.: Engl. transl. • ff.75-82b Henry Beighton, FRS; surveyor and engineer: Description of a table for taking plans, invented in 1721. • f. 85 John Clayton, d 1725 Dean of Kildare: Letter to N. Grew: n.d.: Copy. • ff. 102-103b John Clayton, d 1725 Dean of Kildare: Account of his experiments on the elasticity of water: n.d. • f. 104 Thomas Knowlton, gardener and botanist: Letters to P. Collinson: 1741.: Copy. • f. 105 George Plumrage: Account of finding a fossilized animal: 1741. • ff. 106, 108-110 Didacus de Revillas, FRS; Abbot of St. Jerome, Rome: Accounts of astronomical observations: 1737, 1740.: Lat. with Engl. transl. • ff. 106,108-110 Court of Rome: Accounts of auroras seen there: 1737, 1740.: Lat. with Engl. transl. • ff. 111-113 William Stukeley, antiquary: Account of a chaise worked without horses: 1741. • ff.114-117b Lorenz Heister, FRS; German surgeon: Description of a method of amputating an arm.: 1741.: Lat. • f. 118 Antiquities: Account of a Roman hypocaust discovered at Lincoln: 1740. • f. 118 Lincolnshire, county: City of. Account of a Roman hypocaust found there: 1740. • f. 119 J. H. von Sprekelson, of Hamburg: Letter to P. Collinson: 1741.: Extr. • ff. 125, 272 Henry Miles, DD, FRS: Letters to J. Eames: 1741. • ff. 136-160 Pierre Sigorgne, French physician: Essay on vortices: 1741.: Fr. with Engl. transl. • ff. 161, 163 Pierre Sigorgne, French physician: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1741.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • ff. 164-167, 219-261 Goslar, Germany: Meteorological observations at: 1740-1746.: Lat. • ff. 164-167, 219-261 Johann Conrad Trumphius, MD; of Goslar: Meteorological observations: 1740-1747.: Lat. • ff. 168-170b James Parsons, MD, FRS: Observations on the female foetus: 1741.

Page 425 2021-09-28 • ff. 171-172b Dallow: Account of mineral water by: 1741. • f. 173 Carlos de Vico, MD; of Lisbon: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1741.: Lat., with Engl. transl.

• ff. 176-183b John Gould, MA; of Bridgewater: Treatise on fluxes: 1739. • f. 184 Colin Maclaurin, FRS; mathematician: Rule for finding meridional parts to any spheroid: 1741. • f. 185 Johan Welin, FRS; Professor of Philosophy at Abo University: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1741.: Engl. transl. • f. 190 Botany: Proposals for collecting rare English specimens by subscription: 1741. • f. 192 Giovanni Francesco Mauro Melchiorre Salvemini di Castiglione, FRS; Italian geometrician: Letter to J. de Montagny: 1741.: Lat. • ff. 197-203b Joseph François de Mollin de Montagny, FRS; Professor of Philosophy at Lausanne: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1741.: Fr., with Engl. transl. • f. 204 Virginia: Note on the poison ivy of Virginia: 1741. • f. 204 Botany: Note on the poison ivy of Virginia: 1741. • f. 205 V. T: Letter to the Royal Society: 1741.: Fr. • f. 210 Andrew Lamb: Description of a new carriage: 1741. • f. 212 Jeremiah Peirce, surgeon, of Bath: Letter to R. Mead: 1737. • f. 214 Gabriel King, MD: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1741. • f. 217 James Parsons, MD, FRS: Letter to the Royal Society: 1741. • ff. 262-271b Willem Kersseboom, of The Hague: Letter to J. Eames: 1741.: Dutch, with Engl. transl. • ff. 276, 285 (extr.) Reverend William Gostling, antiquary: Letters to P. Collinson: 1741, 1742. • ff.277-278b George Seymour, Viscount Beauchamp: Observations on a fire-ball seen in Kensington: 1741. • f. 279 (copy) Benjamin Cooke, of Newport, Isle of Wight: Letters to F. Collinson: 1741, 1761.

• f. 280 Thomas Knowlton, gardener and botanist: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1742.: Copy. • f. 281 Benjamin Langwith, DD; Rector of Petworth: Letter to P. Collinson: 1741.: Copy. • f. 282 Henry Baker, FRS; naturalist and poet: Letter to M. Folkes: 1742.: Copy. • ff. 283, 284 Benjamin Boddington, of Ipswich: Correspondence with H. Baker: 1742.: Copies. • ff. 283, 284 Henry Baker, FRS; naturalist and poet: Correspondence with B. Boddington: 1742.: Copies.

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Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. VII (ff. 268).

(1) Sigismund Ferdinand Weismüller to the Secretary of the Royal Society with (a) printed tract 'Speculum Dei mundum fabricantis in septenario ad mentem Philonis de opificio mundi, 1742';- (b) an essay, 'Quadratura circuli e Tetraëdro et prismate', etc.; Wassertrudingen, 31 May 1747. ff. 1-37b.

(2) E. Sparke to the Secretary, etc., of the Royal Society relating to weights and measures; 1743-1745. Copies. ff. 38-53.

(3) 'An Explanation of Ælia Laælia Crispis', an inscription, by the Rev. Francis Squire, Rector of Exford, co. Som.; 1742. f. 57.

(4) Dr. Balthasar Ehrhart, to Dr. C. Mortimer, relating to plants, etc., in Swabia; Memmingen, 1 June 1741. Latin. Copy. ff. 58- 59b.

Page 426 2021-09-28 (5) Gottfried Heinsius, Professor of Astronomy at St. Petersburg, to Peter Collinson; 11 Nov. 1742. Latin. Copy. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlii, p. 188. ff. 62-63b.

(6) John May to Dr. C. Mortimer, on population statistics; Amsterdam, 12 Oct. 1742. Copy. ff. 66-67b.

(7) Observations of the immersions and emersions of Jupiter's satellites at Peking by Ignatius Koegler and André Pereira in 1724-1731. Latin. Cf. Phil. Trans., xxxvii, p. 316. ff. 68-70b.

(8) 'The manner of making Tarr and Pitch in Carolina' by Mark Catesby, F.R.S.; 19 May 1743. ff. 71-72b.

(9) Register of the weather taken at Alnwick, 1739-1746, by David Hastings, instrument-maker. ff. 73-90b, 198-227b.

(10) Robert Clayton, Bishop of Cork, to John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, on an ancient Irish temple, etc.; 10 Nov. 1743. Cf. Phil Trans., xlii, p. 581. ff. 95-101.

(11) Claude Joseph Geoffroy to Sir H. Sloane giving an account of the omoplate of a gigantic animal discovered near Châlons; 22 Dec. 1743. Copy. ff. 106-109b.

(12) Observations by Theophilus Lobb, M.D., on Jan von Gorter's 'De motu viventium'; 1744. ff. 110-122b.

(13) James Jurin, M.D., to Martin Folkes, President of the Royal Society, concerning the action of springs; 1 0 Apr. 1744. Cf. Phil. Trans., xliii, p. 46. ff. 123-141b.

(14) Theophilus Lobb, M.D., to the same, on the plague; London, 27 Oct. 1743-14 June 1744. ff. 143-170b.

(15) Buenaventura Suarez to Mattheo Sarayva with observations on astronomical subjects; 17 Apr. 1744. Spanish. ff. 171-177b.

(16) Philip Miller to Martin Folkes enclosing a letter from Edmund Almond, Minister of Willingham, nr. Cambridge, giving an account of a gigantic boy; Chelsea, 25 Oct. 1744. Cf. Phil. Trans., xliii, p. 249.

ff. 178-179b.

(17) Manifesto of Carlos de Vico, M.D., on the discovery of longitudes; 1741. Printed. Portuguese, with extracts in English by Dr. Jacob de Castro Sarmento. ff. 180-188.

(18) 'Some Account of the Distemper raging among the Cow-kind in the Neighbourhood of London' with proposed remedies, by Dr. Cromwell Mortimer; 21 Nov. 1745. Cf. Phil. Trans., xliii, p. 532. ff. 189- 192b.

(19) Onslow Burrish to Dr. C. Mortimer enclosing descriptions, in Latin, of mechanical inventions by Baron Bernard ab Hornstein; Stuttgart, 12 Nov. 1747. ff. 228-233b.

(20) 'Bona Nova, i.e., Nov-antiqua deliniatio Operis Creationis...; 'Alethopoli', 31 Aug. 1747. ff. 235-247b.

(21) Daniel Theophilus Fideli to the Royal Society; Breslau, 23 July 1747. Latin. f. 249.

(22) Georges Louis Le Sage to Dr. C. Mortimer with suggested solutions of the problem of longitudes; Geneva, 24 Sept. 1748. Latin and French. ff. 251-261.

(23) The Rev. Henry Miles, D.D., to Dr. C. Mortimer on electrical experiments; Tooting, 9 Mar. 1747/8. ff. 262-264b.

(24) — de Fauré, geometrician, of Geneva, to the Royal Society, on the quadrature of the circle; Geneva, 4 Sept. 1747. French. ff. 265- 266b.

(25) Mary Senex, widow of John Senex, F.R.S., to Martin Folkes, concerning the large globes prepared by her late husband; Fleet Street, 17 Jan. 1748/9. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlvi, p. 290. ff. 267-268b.

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Astronomy: Accounts of astronomical phenomena communicated to the Royal Society: 1715-1765.

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• ff. 1-6b Sigismund Ferdinand Weismüller, of Wassertrüdingen: 'Speculum dei mundum fabricantis in septenario ad mentem Philonis ...': 1742.: Printed. • ff. 7-34 Sigismund Ferdinand Weismüller, of Wassertrüdingen: Treatise on the squaring of the circle: circ. 1747.: Lat. • f. 36 Sigismund Ferdinand Weismüller, of Wassertrüdingen: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1747. • ff. 38-51 E. Sparke: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1744.: Copy. • f. 53 E. Sparke: Letter to M. Folkes: 1745. • f. 55 Benjamin Boddington, of Ipswich: Letters to J. Theobald: 1742.: Copies. • f. 57 Francis Squire, Rector of Exford: Explanation of two inscriptions: 1742. • f. 58 Balthasar Ehrhart, German physician: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1735, 1741.: Copies. • f. 60 W. Jones, of Wantage: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1742. • ff.62-63b Gottfried Heinsius, Professor of Astronomy at St. Petersburg: Letter to P. Collinson: 1742.: Lat. • ff. 64 (printed), 65 Gottfried Heinsius, Professor of Astronomy at St. Petersburg: Recipe for glazing earthenware: 1742.: Engl. transl. • f. 66 John May, the younger; of Amsterdam: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1742.: Copy. • ff.68-70b André Pereira, SJ; missionary in China: Observations at Peking, of Jupiter's satellites: 1724-1731. • ff.68-70b Ignatius Koegler, SJ; missionary in China: Observations at Peking on Jupiter's satellites: 1724-1731. • ff. 71-72b Mark Catesby, FRS; naturalist: Method of preparing tar and pitch in Carolina: 1743.

• ff. 73-90b, 198-227b David Hastings, instrument maker: Diary of weather at Alnwick: 1739-1746.

• ff. 73-90b,198-227b Alnwick, Northumberland: Weather diary: 1739-1740. • f. 95 Robert Clayton, Bishop of Cork and Ross; Bishop of Clogher 1745: Letters, etc. to Lord Egmont: 1738-1743. • f. 106 Claude Joseph Geoffroy, FRS; French chemist: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1736-1743.: Extracts and Engl. transl. • ff. 110-122b Jan van Gorter, Dutch medical writer and physician: Remarks by T. Lobb on 'De motu viventium', by: 1743, 1744. • ff.110-122b Theophilus Lobb, MD, FRS: Remarks on J. Gorter's paper 'De Motu viventium': 1743, 1744. • f. 123 James Jurin, the elder; MD; FRS: Letter, etc., to M. Folkes: 1744. • ff.143-170b Theophilus Lobb, MD, FRS: Letters to M. Folkes: 1743-1744. • ff. 171-177b Buenaventura Suarez, SJ; missionary in Paraguay: Letter, etc., to M. Sarayva: 1744.: Span. • f. 178 Edmund Almond, Minister of Willingham: Letter to P. Miller: 1744. • f. 179 Philip Miller, FRS; Curator of the Botanic Garden, Chelsea: Letter to M. Folkes: 1744.

• ff. 180-183 Carlos de Vico, MD; of Lisbon: Manifesto on the discovery of longitudes: 1741.: Portug.: Printed. • ff. 184-187 Jacob de Castro Sarmento, MD, FRS: Account of C. de Vico's Manifesto on the discovery of longitudes: 1745. • ff. 189-192b Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Account of the distemper in cows, near London: 1745. • f. 191 William Ellis, writer on agriculture: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1748. • f. 194 William Parker, DD, FRS: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1748.: Copy. • f. 228 Onslow Burrish, diplomatist: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1747. • ff. 230-233b Baron Bernard ab Hornstein: Descriptions of inventions by: circ. 1747.: Lat. • f. 249 Daniel Theophilus Fideli, of Breslau: Letter to the Royal Society: 1747.: Lat. • ff.251-261 Georges Louis Le Sage, the younger; Swiss mathematician and physicist: Letter, etc., to C. Mortimer: 1748.: Lat. and Fr. • f. 262 Henry Miles, DD, FRS: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1748.

Page 428 2021-09-28 • f. 265 de Fauré, of Geneva: Letter to the Royal Society: 1747.: Fr. • f. 267 Mary Senex, widow of J Senex, cartographer: Letter to M. Folkes: 1749.

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Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. 330).

(1) Raimond Cap to the Royal Society, on the squaring of the circle; Château Thierry sur Marne, 20 Feb. 1749. French. ff. 1-3.

(2) Fulgence Depourier, 'de l'ordre des Augustins,' to the Secretary of the Royal Society, with problems on 'La Trissection de l'angle,' etc.; Toulon, 5 Mar. 1749. ff. 4-10b.

(3) Carl Christoph Friedrich von Beust to the Royal Society, on the squaring of the circle, etc.; Mosbach in Saxony; 1 June 1748-23 Jan. 1749. German. ff. 11-36.

(4) Joannes Heidenricus Webers to the Royal Society on the same subject; Vienna, 23 Apr. 1749. Latin. ff. 37-43b.

(5) Claude Nicolas Le Cat to (a) the Royal Society on some new surgical instruments, etc.; Rouen, - Oct. 1749. French. See also Add. MS. 4436, f. 88. ff. 44-47b;-(b) ' l'auteur du journal œconomique, sur l'essence stiptique'; Rouen, 13 Sept. 1752. ff. 48-49.

(6) — Clerget enclosing his printed tract 'Addition à la duplication du Cube'; Paris, 27 Aug. 1749. ff. 51-63b.

(7) Thomas Steward to Dr. C. Mortimer; 18 Nov. 1749. ff. 64-65.

(8) Vincent Guthman to the same on mathematical subjects; Danzig, 23 Nov. 1749. Latin. ff. 66-70.

(9) Account of 'Experiments on Substances resisting Putrefaction', by John Pringle, M.D.; 1750. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlvi, p. 480. ff. 72- 77b.

(10) Accounts of the earthquake of 30 Sept. 1750 described by (a) the Rev. Henry Miles, D.D., of Tooting. ff. 82-83b.;-(b) the Rev. John Nixon, F.R.S., of Higham. f. 84;-(c) the Steward of the Earl of Cardigan. ff. 85-86b;-(d) Henry Green, of Rolleston. ff. 87-88b. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlvi, pp. 721-727.

(11) Observations on the total eclipse of the moon, 2 Dec. 1750, by Dr. John Bevis and James Short, F.R.S. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlvi, p. 575. ff. 89-90b.

(12) The Rev. Charles Lyttelton, Dean of Exeter, to the President concerning fossils found at Dudley, with remarks by Dr. C. Mortimer and others, and engravings; 20 Dec. 1750. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlvi, pp. 598-604. ff. 91-100.

(13) An account of experiments with rockets, by Benjamin Robins, F.R.S., Samuel Da Costa and others, by John Ellicott, F.R.S.; 13 Dec. 1750. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlvi, p. 578. ff. 101-107b.

(14) Several papers concerning a new semi-metal called Platina di Pinto, by Dr. William Brownrigg, etc.; Dec. 1750. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlvi, p. 584. ff. 108-113.

Page 429 2021-09-28 (15) Meteorological observations at Bolton, co. Lanc, in 1749, 1750, by John Rogers, M.D. ff. 117-134b.

(16) Benjamin Keene to the President recommending Marsilio Venturi, of Parma; Madrid, 28 Jan. 1750/1. ff. 135-137.

(17) 'Observationes astronomicae', taken at Wittenberg, by Georg Matthias Bose; circ. 1750. Printed. ff. 138-139b.

(18) Andreas Clavius to Dr. C. Mortimer enclosing 'Notitiae Quadraturae circuliarithmeticae'; Zell, 13 Nov. 1750. ff. 140-150b.

(19) Fr. Louis Emmanuel Renier, Benedictine, to the Society with treatise 'Quadrature du cercle demontrée'; Abbaye de S. Pierre de Rebais, 20 Nov. 1751. ff. 151-158b.

(20) Jean Georges Roederer to Dr. C. Mortimer; Strasbourg, 15 Feb. 1751. French. ff. 159-160.

(21) Pierre Demours, Docteur en Médicine, to Dr. C. Mortimer; Paris, 16 Mar. 1751. French. ff. 161-162b.

(22) Giulio Carlo Toschi di Fagnano to Paolo Antonio Rolli, of Todi, F.R.S., on mathematical subjects; Sinigaglia, 29 Apr. 1751. Italian. ff. 163-165.

(23) Abbate Antonio Niccolini to the President; Florence, 30 Apr. 1751. French, with English translation. ff. 166-168.

(24) John Burton, M.D., to Dr. C. Mortimer, on midwifery subjects; York, 19 June 1751. ff. 169-171b.

(25) Thomas Ronayne to Thomas Birch on electrical experiments; Cork, 20 July 1762. ff. 172-173b.

(26) Claude Nicolas Le Cat to the Secretary asking for the return of such of his works as have not been accepted and giving an account of his quarrel with Henri François Le Dran, on the injection of mercury; Rouen, 22 June 1751. French. ff. 174-177b.

(27) Charles Louis Langguth to the Society enclosing 'Les Premiers Principes d'un Nouveau Systeme de la Philosophie'; Arolsen, 30 Oct. 1751. ff. 178-189b.

(28) Antoine Gaubil, Jesuit missionary at Peking, to Dr. C. Mortimer, with astronomical observations; Peking, 30 Oct. 1751-2 Nov. 1752. French and Latin. ff. 190-194, 197-204b.

(29) Request by Pierre d'Incarville, Jesuit missionary in China, to the Directors of the Gardens at Edinburgh, Chelsea, Oxford, etc., for flower seeds and bulbs; Peking, 21 Oct. 1752-14 Nov. 1753. French. ff. 205, 206, 208-218b.

(30) The Rev. William Borlase to Dr. Charles Lyttelton, Dean of Exeter, describing a storm; Ludgvan, 1 Feb. 1753/4. ff. 219-222b.

(31) John Ellis to Thomas Birch, concerning a coralline; London, 15 Mar. 1753/4. f. 223.

(32) Sir Francis H. Eyles Stiles to Peter Davall, Secretary to the Society, relating to rain containing live fish at Montserrat; 18 June 1753. ff. 224-226.

(33) Accounts of the death by lightning of Georg Wilhelm Richman, Professor of Experimental Physics at St. Petersburg, on 26 July 1753. German and English. ff. 229-239.

(34) 'Mémoires sur les Telescopes et sur les Microscopes' by Jean Jaques Mégard, of Berne; 1753. ff. 241-258b.

(35) Le Chevalier de Vande, Ingênieur-en-chef, to the Secretary with his project for procuring the longitude; Bordeaux, 28 Feb. 1754. French. ff.265-268b.

(36) N. Esprit to the Society concerning the squaring of the circle; Lyon, 10 Mar. 1754. French. f. 269.

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(37) Camillo Paderni, Keeper of the Herculaneum Museum, to Thomas Hollis, giving an account of discoveries there; Naples, 18 Oct. 1754. Extract. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlviii, p. 634. ff. 270-273.

(38) 'Dissertatio physiologicomathematica, Quid possit actio cordis ad motum Progressivum humorum' by --Brun, M.D., of Montpellier, with translation; 1754. ff. 274-288b.

(39) John Swinton, D.D., to — Tooley, printer, sending errata to his paper on the Palmyra inscriptions; Oxford, 13, 19 May 1755. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlviii, p. 690. ff. 292-296.

(40) Johann Heinrich Winkler, Professor of Physics at Leipzig, to Thomas Birch on electrical experiments; Leipzig, 22 May 1754. Latin. ff. 297-298b.

(41) 'Solution du fameux problème de la quadrature du cercle', by Jean Antoine Tilkin, of Liége; March 1755. ff. 299-300.

(42) Account of a monstrous sheep exhibited alive to the Society in November 1754, by James Parsons, M.D. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlix, p. 183. Imperfect. f. 304.

(43) John Pringle, M.D., to Thomas Birch relating to Dr. Robert Whytt's paper on the Carlsbad waters; Pall Mall Court, 10 Dec. 1757. Cf. Phil. Trans., 1, pp. 383, 386. ff. 305-307b, 310-313b.

(44) Account of a cure from palsy by electricity, by Patrick Brydone of Coldingham; 1757. Cf. Phil. Trans., 1, p. 392. ff. 308-309b, 314-316b.

(45) Observations on the comet appearing in September and October, 1757, made at the Royal Observatory, by James Bradley, D.D., Astronomer Royal. Cf. Phil. Trans., 1, p. 408. ff. 317-320b.

(46) Dirk Klinkenberg to —, with observations on the comet of 1757; The Hague, 13 Dec. 1757. Dutch. ff. 321-324b.

(47) Justus János Torkos to James Parsons, M.D., F.R.S.; Pressburg, 4 July 1757. Latin. ff. 327-328.

(48) Richard Brooke to Thomas Birch on American snake-charmers; Maryland, 1 Jan. 1757. ff. 329-330b.

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Natural History: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

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Mathematics: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1674-1765.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

Astronomy: Accounts of astronomical phenomena communicated to the Royal Society: 1715-1765.

Navigation: Papers rel. to methods of finding longitude: 17th cent - 1765.: Engl and Fr.

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• f. 1 Raimond Cap: Letter to the Royal Society: 1749.: Fr. • ff. 4-10b Fulgence Depourier, Augustinian Canon; of Toulon: Letter, etc., to C. Mortimer: 1749.: Fr. • ff. 11-36 Carl Christoph Friedrich von Beust, of Mossbach, in Saxony: Letters to the Royal Society: 1748, 1749.: Germ. • f. 37 Joannes Heidenricus Webers, of Vienna: Letter to the Royal Society: 1749.: Lat. • ff. 44-48 Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Descriptions of surgical instruments: 1749. • f. 48 Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Letter to -: 1752.: Fr. • ff. 50-51b Clerget: Letters to the Royal Society: 1749.: Fr. • f. 64 Thomas Steward, DD; Presbyterian divine: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1749. • f. 66 Vincent Guthman, of Danzig: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1749.: Lat.

Page 431 2021-09-28 • ff. 72-77b Sir John Pringle, Baronet; Physician to George III: Account of experiments on substances resisting putrefaction: 1750. • f. 78 Nuremberg; Cosmographical Society: Letter to C. Wetstein: 1750.: Lat. • f. 81 Maurice Johnson, FSA; of the Spalding Society: Letter to E. Mendes da Costa: 1750.: Extr. • f. 82 Henry Miles, DD, FRS: Letter to H. Baker: 1750.: Extr. • f. 84 John Nixon, FRS, Vicar of Cold Higham: Letter to M. Folkes: 1750. • f. 87 Henry Green, of Rolleston: Letter to J. Ayscough: 1750.: Extr. • ff. 89-90b John Bevis, MD; astronomer: Observations on a lunar eclipse: 1750. • ff. 89-90b James Short, FRS; optician: Astronomical observations: 1738-1750. • ff. 91-100 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Description of the Dudley fossil: 1750. • f. 94 Charles Lyttelton, DD; FRS; Bishop of Carlisle: Letter to M. Folkes: 1750. • ff. 101-107b John Ellicott, FRS; clockmaker: Account of experiments with rockets: 1750. • f. 108 William Brownrigg, MD, FRS; chemist: Letter to W. Watson: 1750.: Extr. • f. 113 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Note on a metal resembling gold: 1750. • f. 114 Ivan Daniel Schumacher, Librarian at the Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg: Letter to M. Folkes: 1750.: Fr. • f. 116 Friedrich Christian Lesser, German naturalist and theologian: Notice of an intended work on shells by: 1750. • ff. 117-134b Bolton, Lancashire: Meteorological observations at: 1749, 1750. • ff.117-134b John Rogers, MD: Meteorological observations at Bolton: 1749, 1750. • f. 135 Marsilio Venturi, physician, of Parma: Qualifications for fellowship of the Royal Society: 1751.: Lat. • f. 135 Sir Benjamin Keene, KB; diplomatist: Letter to M. Folkes: 1751. • ff. 138-139b Georg Matthias Bose, German mathematician: Astronomical observations at Wittenberg: circ. 1750.: Lat.: Printed. • ff. 138-139b (Lat., printed.) Wittenberg: Astronomical observations there: 1738, circa 1750.

• ff. 140-150b Andreas Clavius, of Celle: Letter, etc., to C. Mortimer: 1750.: Lat. • ff. 151-158b Louis Emmanuel Renier, OSB: Letter, etc., to the Royal Society: 1751. • f. 159 Jean Georges Roederer, French physician: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1751.: Fr. • f. 163 Giulio Carlo Toschi di Fagnano, Marchese di Sant' Onorio; Italian mathematician: Letter to P. A. Rolli: 1751.: Ital. • f. 163 Pierre Demours, French oculist: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1751.: Fr. • ff. 166, 168 Abbate Antonio Niccolini, FRS: Letter to M. Folkes: 1751.: Fr., with Engl. transl. • f. 169 John Burton, Yorkshire antiquary: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1751. • f. 172 Thomas Ronayne, of Cork: Letters to T. Birch: 1762, 1763. • ff. 174-177b Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1740, 1751.: Fr. • ff. 178-189b Charles Louis Langguth: Letter, etc., to the Royal Society: 1751.: Fr. • ff. 190-194, 197-204b Antoine Gaubil, SJ; French missionary in China: Letters, etc., to C. Mortimer: 1751, 1752.: Fr. and Lat. • f. 195 Vesuvius: Account of the eruption of: 1751. • ff. 205, 206, 210, 213 Pierre d' Incarville, SJ; missionary in China: Lists of seeds requested by him from the directors of the gardens at Chelsea, Oxford, Edinburgh, etc.: circ. 1753. • f. 207 Giulio Carlo Toschi di Fagnano, Marchese di Sant' Onorio; Italian mathematician: Letter to M. Folkes: 1752.: Ital. • ff. 208, 211, 217 Pierre d' Incarville, SJ; missionary in China: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1752, 1753.: Fr. • f. 219 William Borlase, FRS; Vicar of Ludgvan and St Just; antiquary: Letter to C. Lyttelton: 1754. • f. 223 John Ellis, FRS; naturalist: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1759. • f. 224 Mrs Rowlands: Letter to Lady S. Eyles-Stiles: 1753.: Extr. • f. 226 Sir Francis Haskin Eyles-Stiles, 3rd Baronet: Letter to P. Davall: 1753. • f. 227 Henry Watson, FRS 1767: Paper on the anatomy of the testes: 1753. • ff. 229-239 Georg Wilhelm Richman, Professor of Experimental Physics at St Petersburg: Accounts of his death by lightning: 1753.: Germ. and Engl. • ff. 241-258b Jean Jacques Mégard: Treatise on telescopes and microscopes: 1753.: Fr. • f. 259 William Thornhill, surgeon: Letter to R. Dingley: 1755.: Extr. • f. 261 Norwich: Record of rainfall at: 1753. • f. 261 William Arderon, FRS; naturalist: Record of rainfall at Norwich: 1753. • f. 263 (copy) Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754-1764.: Fr. and Engl. • ff.265-268b Chevalier de Vande, ingénieur en chef, of Bordeaux: Letter, etc., to the Royal Society: 1754.: Fr. • f. 269 N. Esprit, of Lyons: Letter to the Royal Society: 1754.: Fr. • f. 270 Camillo Paderni, Keeper of the Herculaneum Museum: Letter to J. Hollis: 1754.: Extr.

Page 432 2021-09-28 • ff. 274-288b Brun, MD; of Montpellier: Dissertation on the power of the heart: 1754.: Lat. and Engl. transl. • f. 289 Arthur Villettes, Secretary to the British Embassy at Turin, and Resident at Berne: Letter to Sir L. Schaub: 1754.: Fr.: Extr. • f. 291 Elie Bertrand, Pastor at Berne: Note rel. to J. J. Mégard: 1753. • ff. 292-296 John Swinton, DD, FRS: Letters to - Tooley: 1755. • f. 297 Johann Heinrich Winkler, FRS; Professor of Philosophy at Leipzig: Letters to T. Birch: 1753, 1754.: Lat. • ff. 299-300 Jean Antoine Tilkin, of Liége: Proposed solution of the quadrature of the circle: 1755.: Fr. • ff. 301-303 Dominic de Stephano, Professor of Medicine at Catania: Account of an unusual swelling: 1755.: Engl. transl. • f. 304 James Parsons, MD, FRS: Account of a monstrous sheep: 1755.: Imperf. • f. 305 Sir John Pringle, Baronet; Physician to George III: Letters to T. Birch: 1757-1763. • ff. 308-309b, 314-316b Patrick Brydone, traveller and author: Account of a cure by electricity: 1757. • ff. 310-313b Carlsbad, Bohemia: Account of the properties of its medicinal waters: 1757. • ff. 310-313b Robert Whytt, MD; FRS: Account of the properties of Carlsbad water: 1757. • f. 316 Robert Whytt, MD; FRS: Letters to J. Pringle: 1757.: Extracts. • ff. 317-320b Reverend James Bradley, DD, FRS; Astronomer Royal: Observations of a comet: 1757.

• f. 321 Dirk Klinkenberg, of The Hague: Letter to -: 1757.: Dutch. • ff. 325-326b Edward Spry, surgeon, of Plymouth: Accounts of scientific observations by: 1756-circ. 1760. • f. 327 Justus János Torkos, physician, of Pressburg: Letter to J. Parsons: 1737.: Lat. • f. 329 Richard Brooke, of Maryland: Letter to T. Birch: 1757.

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Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff. 302).

(1) An answer by John Ellis, F.R.S., to remarks by Philip Miller, F.R.S., on the toxicodendron or varnish tree of Carolina; 19 Jan. 1758. Cf. Phil. Trans., 1, pp. 430, 44 1. ff. 1-11.

(2) Henry Eeles to T. Birch on electricity and magnetism; Lismore, 9 Aug. 1757, 14 Feb. 1758. ff. 12-19b, 20-29b.

(3) Account of the effects of electricity in the cure of some diseases, in a letter from Patrick Brydone to Dr. Robert Whytt; Coldingham, 9 Jan. 1758. Cf. Phil. Trans. 1, p. 695. ff. 30-32b.

(4) 'Some observations upon the Sleep of Plants', by Richard Pultney of Leicester; 26 Jan. 1758. Cf. Phil. Trans., 1, p. 506. ff. 33-37b.

(5) 'Trigonometry abridged' by the Rev. Patrick Murdoch, F.R.S.; 2 Feb. 1758. Cf. Phil. Trans., 1, p. 538. ff. 38-41b.

(6) 'Of the Best Form of a Geographical Map', by the same. Cf. Phil. Trans., 1, p. 553. ff. 42-49b.

(7) 'Cases of the remarkable effects of Blisters in lessening the frequency of the Pulse in Coughs', by Dr. Robert Whytt; 16 Feb. 1758. Cf. Phil. Trans., 1, p. 569. ff. 50-57b.

Page 433 2021-09-28 (8) 'New Observations upon the Worms that form Spunges', by Jean André Peyssonel, M.D.; 23 Feb. 1758. Cf. Phil Trans., 1, p. 590. f. 58.

(9) 'Account of the efficacy of Bark in the Delirium of a Fever', by Nicholas Munckley, M.D.; 6 Apr. 1758. Cf. Phil. Trans., 1, p. 609. ff. 61-62b.

(10) 'A farther Attempt to Facilitate the Resolution of Isoperimetrical Problems', by Thomas Simpson, F.R.S.; 13 Apr. 1758. Cf. Phil Trans., 1, p. 623. ff. 63-65b.

(11) Catalogue of the fifty plants presented to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries' Company in 1757, by John Wilmer, M.D. Cf. Phil. Trans., 1, p. 648. ff. 66-67b.

(12) 'An historical Memoir concerning a Genus of Plants called Lichen', by William Watson, M.D.; 1758. Cf. Phil. Trans., 1, p. 652. ff. 70-79b.

(13) Account of orthoceratite found in Sweden, by Nicholas de Himsel, M.D.; 11 May 1758. Latin. Cf. Phil. Trans., l, p. 692. f. 80.

(14) Keane FitzGerald, F.R.S., to T. Birch giving an attempt to improve the manner of ventilators in mines; Poland Street, 7 June 1758. Cf. Phil. Trans., l, p. 727. ff. 81-84b.

(15) 'Case of a heart preternaturally enlarged', by Richard Pulteney; 1758. With observations by Dr. William Watson. Cf. Phil. Trans., lii p. 344. ff. 85-87b.

(16) Giuseppe Benvenuti to T. Birch; Lucca, 23 Jan. 1759. Latin. ff. 88-90b.

(17) The Rev. George Costard to T. Birch on the 'Sphaera Barbarica'; Oxford, 29 Mar. 1761. ff. 91-96b.

(18) Jeremiah Milles, D.D., to George Parker, Earl of Macclesfield, President of the Royal Society, with remarks on the coal at Bovey, co. Devon; Grow Street, 28 Feb. 1760. Cf. Phil. Trans., li, p. 534. ff. 97-104b.

(19) William Hillary, M.D., to the Royal Society on the nature of fire; Fleet Street, 29 Feb. 1760. ff. 105-106b.

(20) A discourse on the transit of Venus to be observed in 1769. Imperfect. ff. 109-110b.

(21) William Henry, D.D., to Charles Cadogan, 2nd Earl Cadogan, relative to the copper works in the county of Wicklow; Dublin, 18 Apr. 1752, Strabane, 31 May 1752. Copies. C f. Phil. Trans., xlvii, p. 500, xlviii p. 94. ff. 123-124b, 125-126b.

(22) Ismael Boulliau to Henry Oldenburg, Secretary to the Society, concerning the 'Prodromus Cometicus', and 'Mantissa' of Joannes Hevelius, and other literary matters; Paris, 4 May 1672, 25 Sept. 1674. French. Copies. ff. 134, 135.

(23) Henry Eeles to the Royal Society on electrical phenomena; Lismore, 26 Feb. 1760-20 Mar. 1761. ff. 152-167.

(24) Samuel Klingenstierna to John Dolland, enclosed in a letter to Birch, on a criticism on his article 'De aberratione luminis in superficiebus ... refractorum'; Stockholm, 9 June 1761. Imperfect. Cf. Phil. Trans., li, p. 944. ff. 174-175b, 186-188b.

(25) Richard Forster to Thomas Birch on the subject of population etc.; Shelford, 2 Dec. 1760-1 Apr. 1762. ff. 176-185b, 189, 233-234b.

(26) - Rochard, Surgeon Major of the Military Hospital at Belleisle to the Royal Society, with certificate by General J. Hodgson; Vannes, 14 July 1761. French. ff. 190-191b.

(27) 'A Solution of Johann Kepler's Problem' by John Laurie, teacher of mathematics at Leith; Leith, 1761. ff. 192-203b.

(28) Matthew Raper to George Parker, Earl of Macclesfield, President of the Royal Society, on an article by the editor of the 'Connoisance des mouvements celestes pour l'année 1762'; 19 Nov. 1761. ff. 206- 207b.

(29) Giuseppe Benvenuti to Lord Macclesfield, on diseases of the heart; Lucca, 22 Nov. 1761.

Page 434 2021-09-28 Latin. ff. 208-216b.

(30) Observation of the transit of Venus from the roof of the British Museum on 6 June, 1761. f. 217.

(31) 'Remarques sur une quatrième observation du Satellite de Venus, Faite a Limoges le 11 Mai 1761'; by - Baudouin de Guémadeuc, conseiller au Grand Conseil, etc. Printed. ff. 218-225b.

(32) An Account of the double refractions in crystals by Giovanni Battista Beccaria, translated from the Latin by James Parsons, M.D. F.R.S.; 1762. Cf. Phil. Trans., lii, p. 486. ff. 237-240b.

(33) Samuel Bamfield to Thomas Birch on astronomical subjects; Honiton, 20 Mar.- 12 May 1762. ff. 241-246.

(34) Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande of the Academy of Sciences, Paris, to Dr. John Bevis; 26 Mar. 1762. French. Cf. Phil. Trans., lii, p. 369. f. 249.

(35) 'A Description of Hiero's fountain erected in the mines at Chemnitz in Hungary in 1756' by Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf, M.D., translated from the Latin by James Parsons, M.D.; 1762. Cf. Phil. Trans., lii, p. 547. ff. 250-257b.

(36) Harry Verelst, Governor of Chittagong, and Thomas Rumbold, Governor of Madras 1777, to Henry Vansittart, Governor of Fort William, sending an account of the observation on the transit of Venus in 1761 by Bartholomew Plaisted and John Knott; Islamabad, 20 June 1761. Copies. ff. 258-262b.

(37) Robert Finlay to the Royal Society, on Jesuits' bark; Glasgow, June 1763. ff. 263-264b.

(38) 'Heads of Regulations relating to the Royal Astronomer'; Sept. 1764. ff. 265-266b.

(39) - Dubois, mathematician, to the Royal Society on perpetual motion; Le Mans, 26 July 1764. French. ff. 267-268.

(40) Walter Johnson to Dr. William Stukeley on an eclipse of the sun; Spalding, 16 Apr. 1764. f. 269.

(41) James Arden to C. Lawton, with a drawing of an electrical orrery, etc.; Beverley, 10 Mar. 1764. ff. 270-274b.

(42) William Hester to the Royal Society on his invention to discover longitude, etc.; Marsh Mills, 9 Apr. 1765. ff. 275-276.

(43) Robert Harding to the Rev. Dr. Swinney; Scarborough, 17 Oct. 1765. ff. 277-278.

(44) Description of a fossil found in a Hungarian mine, by Giovanni Battista Carburi, Professor of Medicine at Turin; London, 27 May 1765. Latin with English translation. ff. 279-281.

(45) Experiments to be made on may dew, by Thomas Henshaw; Gresham College, 18 May 1664. f. 282.

(46) Copies of letters, etc., relating to a dispute concerning the invention of fluxions, and the calculus, as follows:-(a) Abbate Antonio Conti to Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz; London, Mar. 1716. French. ff. 283-285;- (b) Sir Isaac Newton to Abbate Conti; 1716. French. ff. 286-288b;- (c) Baron von Leibnitz to Abbate Conti; Hanover, 9 Apr. 1716. French. ff. 289-296;- (d) Remarks by Sir I. Newton on letters of Baron von Leibnitz; 18 May 1716. French. ff. 297-301b. Printed in Recueil de diverses pièces sur la philosophie ... par Mrs. Leibnitz, Clark, Newton et autres Autheurs célèbres, Amsterdam, 1720, ii, pp. 3-75.

Natural Science: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Natural History: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Medicine and Surgery: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1721-1765.

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Astronomy: Accounts of astronomical phenomena communicated to the Royal Society: 1715-1765.

Navigation: Papers rel. to methods of finding longitude: 17th cent - 1765.: Engl and Fr.

includes:

• ff. 1-11 John Ellis, FRS; naturalist: Reply to P. Miller's remarks on his paper respecting the Toxicodendron: 1758. • ff. 12-20b Henry Eeles, of Lismore: Letters to T. Birch: 1757, 1758. • ff. 30-32b Patrick Brydone, traveller and author: Letter, etc., to R. Whytt: 1758.: Extr. • ff. 33-37b Richard Pulteney, botanist: Observations upon the sleep of plants: 1758. • ff. 38-41b Patrick Murdoch, FRS; Rector of Stradishall: 'Trigonometry abridged': 1758.: Autogr. • ff. 42-49b Patrick Murdoch, FRS; Rector of Stradishall: 'On Geographical Maps': 1758.: Autogr.

• ff. 50-57b Robert Whytt, MD; FRS: On the treatment of coughs by blisters: 1758. • f. 57 Robert Whytt, MD; FRS: Letters to J. Pringle: 1757.: Extracts. • f. 58 Jean André Peyssonnel, FRS; French physician and naturalist: Observations on sponges: 1758. • f. 59 Pieter Gabrij, FRS; of The Hague: Observations of a meteor at The Hague: 1758.: Lat. • f. 59 The Hague, the Netherlands: Account of a Meteor seen there: 1758. • f. 60 Botany: Notes on a jessamine plant: 18th cent.: Ital. • ff. 61-62b Nicolas Munckley, MD, FRS: Treatise on the use of bark in fever: 1758. • ff. 63-65b Thomas Simpson, FRS; mathematician: Treatise on isoperimetrical problems: 1758. • f. 66 London; Secular Institutions. City Companies. Society of Apothecaries: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually by, to the Royal Society: 1726, 1737-1739, 1757. • f. 66 Chelsea, Middlesex: Catalogues of the plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company from their garden at: 1726-1757. • f. 66 Botany: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company: 1726-1757. • f. 66 John Wilmer, MD: Catalogue of 50 plants presented annually to the Royal Society: 1757.

• f. 67 Captain William Chapman: Letter to Dr. Fothergill: 1758. • ff. 70-79b William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Treatise on lichens: 1758. • f. 80 Nicholas de Himsel, MD, FRS: Account of orthoceratite found in Sweden: 1758.: Lat. • ff. 81-84b Keane Fitzgerald, FRS: Letters, etc., to T. Birch: 1758-1763. • ff.85-87b Richard Pulteney, botanist: Account of a case of an abnormally enlarged heart: 1758.

• f. 87 William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Observations on a case of an enlarged heart: 1758. • f. 88 Giuseppe Benvenuti, Italian physician: Letter to T. Birch: 1759.: Lat. • f. 91 Reverend George Costard, astronomical writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1761. • f. 97 Jeremiah Milles, Dean of Exeter: Letter to Lord Macclesfield: 1760. • ff. 105-106b William Hillary, MD: Remarks on the nature of fire: 1760. • f. 107 John Wood, of Calcutta: Letter to --: 1761.: Extr. • f. 111 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters to, from N. Fairfax: 1669.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 111 Nathaniel Fairfax, MD: Letters to H. Oldenburg: 1669.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 114 Dr Messenger Monsey: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • ff.115-122,127-133 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letters of thanks for communications to the Royal Society: 1738.: Engl., Lat. and Fr.: Copies. • ff. 123, 125 William Henry, DD; FRS: Letters to Lord Cadogan: 1752.: Copies. • ff. 134, 135 (copies) Ismael Boulliau, French astronomer: Letters to H. Oldenburg: 1672-1677.: Fr. • ff. 134, 135 (copies) Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters to, from I. Boulliau: 1672-1677.: Fr. • ff. 136-149 Edward Spry, surgeon, of Plymouth: Accounts of scientific observations by: 1756-circ. 1760. • f. 144 Meteorology: Description of an anemometer: 18th cent. • f. 150 Sir James Burrow, Master of the Crown Office: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1760-1765, n.d. • ff.152-167 Henry Eeles, of Lismore: Letters to the Royal Society: 1760, 1761. • ff. 173, 176, 189, 233, 234 Reverend Richard Forster, of Sheffield: Letters to T. Birch: 1757-1762. • ff. 174, 186 Samuel Klingenstierna, FRS; Swedish mathematician: Letter to J. Dollond: 1761.

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• f. 188 Samuel Klingenstierna, FRS; Swedish mathematician: Letter to T. Birch: 1761. • f. 190 Rochard, Surgeon Major at Belle Isle: Letters to the Royal Society: 1761.: Fr. • ff. 192-203b John Laurie, schoolmaster, of Leith: Solution of Kepler's problem: 1761. • f. 205 John Laurie, schoolmaster, of Leith: Letter to the Royal Society: 1761.: Imperf. • f. 206 Matthew Raper, FRS: Letter to Lord Macclesfield: 1761. • f. 208 Giuseppe Benvenuti, Italian physician: Letter to Lord Macclesfield: 1761.: Lat. • ff. 218 - 215 b Baudouin de Guémadeuc, French writer: 'Remarques sur une quatrième observation du satellite de Venus': 1761: Printed. Two copies. • f. 235 Peter Collinson, FRS, Botanist: Remarks on a dissertation by Rev. R. Forster on swallows: 1762. • ff. 237-240b Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist: Account of his experiments on crystals: 1762.: Engl. transl. • ff. 237-240b James Parsons, MD, FRS: Translation of an account of G. B. Beccaria's experiments on crystals: 1762. • ff. 241-246 Samuel Bamfield, of Honiton; teacher of mathematics: Letters to T. Birch: 1761-1764. • f. 247 David Main: Letter to the Royal Society: 1762. • f. 249 Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande, French astronomer: Letter to J. Bevis: 1762.: Fr., with Engl. transl. • ff. 250-257b James Parsons, MD, FRS: Translation of a description of Hiero's fountain erected at Chemnitz in 1756: 1762. • ff. 250-257b Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf, MD: Account of Hiero's fountain erected at Chemnitz in 1756,: 1762: Engl. transl. • ff. 250-257b Chemnitz, Germany: Accounts of a fountain erected at: in 1756, 1762, n.d.: Engl. and Lat. • f. 256 Sir Thomas Runbold, 1st Baronet: 1779. Letter to H. Vansittart: 1761.: Copy. • f. 258 Henry Verelst, Governor of Bengal: Letter to H. Vansittart: 1761.: Copy. • f. 258 Bartholomew Plaisted, of the E India Co: Account of observations on the transit of Venus in India: 1761. • f. 259b John Knott: Account of observations on the transit of Venus in India: 1761. • f. 263 Robert Finlay, tanner, of Glasgow: Letter to the Royal Society: 1763. • ff. 265-266b Astronomy: Regulations rel. to the Astronomer Royal: 1764. • f. 267 Dubois, mathematician; of Le Mans: Letter to the Royal Society: 1764. • f. 269 Walter Johnson, of the Spalding Society: Letter to Dr. Stukeley: 1764. • f. 270 James Arden, lecturer in physics; of Beverley: Letter, etc., to C. Lawton: 1764. • f. 276 William Hester, of Henley: Letter to the Royal Society: 1765. • f. 277 Robert Harding, of Scarborough: Letter to S. Swinney: 1765. • ff. 279-281 Count Giovanni Battista Carburi,; Professor of Medicine at Turin: Account of a fossil: 1765.: Lat. and Engl. transl. • f. 282 Thomas Henshaw, FRS; French Secretary to Charles II: Description of experiments proposed to be made on dew: 1664. • ff. 283, 285, 289 Abbate Antonio Conti, Italian writer and dramatist: Correspondence with Baron G. W. von Leibnitz: 1716.: Fr.: Copies. • ff. 283,285,289 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Correspondence with A. Conti: 1716.: Fr.: Copies. • f. 286 Sir Isaac Newton: Letter to A. Conti: 1716.: Fr.: Copy. • ff. 297-301b Sir Isaac Newton: Remarks on Leibnitz's letters: 1716.: Fr. transl. • ff. 297-301b Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Remarks on his letters by Sir Isaac Newton: 1716.: Fr. transl.

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Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 129). Miscellaneous papers, 1662-1765, consisting of reports, letters and proposals relating to the objects and government of the Society and the publication of the Philosophical Transactions, lists of papers submitted, and names of fellows and members of the council and their attendances, etc. Included (ff. 108-113) are the autograph 'Instructions' and 'Directions' of Richard Rawlinson, F.R.S. for his funeral, the disposal of his books, etc. in 1755.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

includes:

• f. 18 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Proposals as candidate for the Clerkship of the Royal Society: 1762. • f. 52 Robert Hooke, FRS: List of papers read to the Royal Society by: 1662-1684. • ff. 58-63, 100 Robert Hooke, FRS: Reports, etc., on the publication of his 'Lampas' in the 'Philosophical Transactions' of the Royal Society: 1676. • f. 60 John Martyn, bookseller and publisher, of London: Order to, as printer of the 'Philosophical Transactions' of the Royal Society: 1676. • ff. 60, 61 William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker: Notices of meetings, etc., of the Royal Society signed by, as President: 1663-1676. • f. 68 Francis Hauksbee, the younger; scientific writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1761. • f. 71 Jacques Cassini, Astronomer Royal of France: Certificate in favour of J. P. Grandjean de Fouchy: 1740.: Fr. • f. 71 Alexis Claude Clairaut, French mathematician: Certificate in favour of J. P. Grandjean de Fouchy: 1740.: Fr. • f. 71 Jean Jacques Dortous de Mairan, FRS; French physicist: Certificate in favour of J. P. Grandjean de Fouchy: 1740.: Fr. • f. 71 Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, FRS; French botanist: Certificate in favour of J. P. Grandjean de Fouchy: 1740.: Fr. • f. 71 Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French author: Certificate for J. P. Grandjean de Fouchy: 1740.: Fr. • f. 71 Claude Joseph Geoffroy, FRS; French chemist: Certificate in favour of J. P. Grandjean de Fouchy: 1740.: Fr. • f. 71 Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, French scientist: Certificate in favour of: 1740.: Fr. • f. 71 Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, Botanist: Certificate in favour of J.P. Grandjean de Fouchy: 1740.: Fr. • f. 71 Sauveur François Morand, FRS; French anatomist: Certificate in favour of J. P. Grandjean de Fouchy: 1740.: Fr. • f. 77 Dr Matthew Maty, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Certificate in favour of his election to the Royal Society: 1750. • f. 78 Dr George Charles, British Chargé d'Affaires at Turin: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754-1765. • f. 80 Joseph Harris, assay master of the Mint 1748: Letter to M. Folkes: 1742. • f. 82 John Sigismund Tanner, engraver at the Royal Mint: Bill for engraving, etc., the gold medal of the Royal Society: 1742. • f. 83 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: Account of the 'Weekly Memorials for the Ingenious': 1683. • ff. 87-89b Society of Antiquaries: Catalogue of antiquities bel. to: 1718-1735. • f. 99 Reverend Richard Forster, of Sheffield: Letter to a Fellow of the Royal Society: circ. 1760. • ff. 108-113 Richard Rawlinson, FRS: Instructions for his funeral, disposal of books, etc.: 1755.: Autogr. • f. 120 John Woodward, MD; Professor of Physic at Gresham College: Letter to the Royal Society: 1700.

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Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. XI (ff. 118). Alphabetical register of Fellows of the Royal Society and dates of their election, from the time of its foundation in 1660 to its incorporation by charter in April 1662, in Birch's autograph. Inserted (f. 1) is an eight-line epitaph beginning: 'Underneath this stone is laid Our neighbour Gaffer Thumb'.

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Title ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Letters relating to the transactions of the Royal Society addressed chiefly to Thomas Birch and other secretaries, or to successive Presidents, or to the Society itself as a body. Some refer to papers and communications included in Add. MSS. 4432-4441. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Two volumes (not arranged in strict order of date); 1663-1765. (1663-1765)

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Scope and Content Vol. XII (ff. 253). 1663-1765.

Francis Hauksbee, the younger; scientific writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1761.

includes:

• ff. 1-3 Theodore Haak, d 1690 FRS; translator: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1643-1664.: Germ. and Engl. • ff. 1-3 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence with T. Haak: 1643-1664.: Germ. and Engl. • ff. 5, 7 Ismael Boulliau, French astronomer: Letters to H. Oldenburg: 1672-1677.: Fr. • ff. 5-7 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters to, from I. Boulliau: 1672-1677.: Fr. • f. 9 Christian Adolph Balduin, German divine and chemist: Certificate of election to the Royal Society: 1677. • f. 10 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian scientist: Letter to H. Oldenburg: 1677.: Fr. • f. 10 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letter to, from G. A. Borelli: 1677.: Fr. • f. 12 Marchese Annibale Scotti, Envoy of the Duke of Parma in Spain: Letter to [? W. Stanhope]: 1720.: Ital. • f. 15 Pierre Barrère, French physician and naturalist: Letter to M. Folkes: 1751.: Fr. • f. 17 Papillon [?Jean Michel], engraver, of Paris: Letter to -: 1742.: Fr. • ff. 19, 22, 26 Martin Folkes, President of the Royal Society: Letters to T. Birch: 1737-1752. • ff. 20, 71 Paul Frisi, Italian mathematician and astronomer: Letters to M. Folkes: 1743, 1751: Fr. • f. 27 Jacobus Gabriel Rothman: Letter to the Royal Society: 1745.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 32 Recipes, Domestic: For roasting lobsters: 18th cent. • f. 33 Baron von Hatzel,; Privy Councillor to the Duke of Württemberg: Letter to the Royal Society: 1758.: Fr. • ff. 36, 126 Johann Caspar Wetstein, FRS; Rector of Helmingham; greatgrandson of J R Wetstein (1): Letters to the Cosmographical Society of Nuremberg: 1749, 1753.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 37 Martille: Letter to: 1751.: Fr. • f. 39 Jean André Peyssonnel, FRS; French physician and naturalist: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1757.: Fr. • ff. 42, 48, 65 Gottfried Schütze, German theologian and historian: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1750, 1751.: Germ. • ff. 45, 60 Joseph de Guignes, orientalist: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1751.: Fr. • f. 47 Jean Jallabert, FRS; Swiss divine and physicist: Letter to G. M. Bose: 1751.: Fr.: Extr. • f. 47b Georg Matthias Bose, German mathematician: Letter to -: 1751. • f. 50 William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1740, 1751. • f. 55 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letter to J. Lining: circ. 1746.: Copy. • f. 55 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letter to J. E. Bertier: 1748.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 55b Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letter to L. Garcia: 1748.: Fr.: Copy. • f. 56 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letter to A. G. Kaestner: 1750.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 57 Joseph Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1740-1751.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • f. 59 Samuel Christian Hollman, FRS; German philosopher: Testimonials for P. Barrère signed by: 1751, 1752.: Lat. • f. 59 Albrecht von Haller, Swiss scientist: Testimonials on behalf of P. Barrére: 1751, 1752.: Lat.

Page 440 2021-09-28 • f. 59 Pierre Barrère, French physician and naturalist: Testimonials for: 1751, 1752.: Lat. • f. 59 Paul Gottlieb Werlhof, Physician of the King of England at Hanover: Testimonials for P. Barrère signed by: 1751, 1752.: Lat. • f. 62 Albrecht von Haller, Swiss scientist: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1751. • f. 67 de Neuvialle, SJ; missionary in China: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1751.: Fr. • f. 68 Etienne Louis Geoffroy, French physician; nephew of Claude Joseph Geoffroy: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1751.: Fr. • f. 70 William Humphrey, of Norwich: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1751. • f. 75 Dr Benedictus Navarro: Letter to the Royal Society: 1752.: Lat. • f. 76 Balthasar Sprenger, Pastor at Göppingen: Letter to P. Collinson: 1752.: Lat. • ff. 78-81 Captain Johann Hilarius von Plahten, of Bremen: Letter, etc., to the Royal Society: 1752.: Germ.: Signed. • f. 82 Ivan Daniel Schumacher, Librarian at the Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg: Letter to the Royal Society: 1752. • f. 83 Georg Ernst Baumann, notary public: Notarial copy attested by: 1752. • f. 83 Baron W. von Steinberg,; Hanoverian minister of State: Letter to J. H. von Plahten: 1752.: Germ.: Notarial copy. • f. 86 Captain Johann Hilarius von Plahten, of Bremen: Letter to George II: 1752.: Germ. • f. 88 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letter to Lord Cadogan: 1752.: Draft. • f. 89 Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton: Letter to Lord Cadogan: 1752. • ff. 90, 91, 95 Martin Folkes, President of the Royal Society: Letter to F. Hauksbee: 1752. • f. 93 John Bond, MD: Letter to M. Folkes: 1752. • f. 98 George Edwards, Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians: Letters to T. Birch: 1749-1762. • f. 99 Joseph Ames, d 1759 FRS; Secretary, Society of Antiquaries: Letter to the Hon. P. Yorke: 1752. • f. 101 Hans Winthrop Mortimer, MP: Letter to C. Lytteiton: 1752. • f.103 Hans Winthrop Mortimer, MP: Letter to P. Davall: 1752. • f. 105 de Löhrern: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1752.: Fr. • f. 107 Antoine Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville, French writer, naturalist and engineer: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1752.: Fr. • f. 108 Jean André Peyssonnel, FRS; French physician and naturalist: Letter to Lord Macclesfield: 1757.: Fr. • f. 109 Guillaume de St Jacques Silvabelle, French mathematician: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1753.: Fr. • f. 111 Count Petr Grigorevich Chernyshev,; Russian Minister in London: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1752. • f. 112 René Antoine Ferehault de Réaumur, FRS; French naturalist: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1752.: Fr. • f. 115 Andrea Bina, OSB: Letter to P. Davall: 1753.: Lat. • f. 117 Guillaume de St Jacques Silvabelle, French mathematician: Letter to the Royal Society: 1753. • f. 120 Abbé E. Feretti, of Milan: Letter to the Royal Society: 1753.: Fr. • f. 121 Paolo Antonio Rolli, FRS; Italian poet: Letter to M. Folkes: 1753. • f. 123 Damaso de Latré: Testimonial for his candidature for election to the Royal Society: 1753. • f. 123 Edward Montagu, MP, FRS: Testimonial for D. de Latré signed by: 1753. • f. 123 Edward Wortley Montagu, MP, FRS; traveller: Testimonial for D. de Latré signed by: 1753. • f. 123 Richard Hazard, FRS: Testimonial for D. de Latre: 1753.: Signed. • f. 124 Edmund Greenhill, of Colney: Letter to the Royal Society: 1753. • f. 126 John Lining, physician, of Charlestown: Letter to -: 1754. • f. 128 Antoine Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville, French writer, naturalist and engineer: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753-1755.: Lat., Fr. and Engl.: Partly copies. • f. 132 Johann Michael Franz, German geographer: Letter to C. Wetstein: 1754.: Lat. • f. 134 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Letter to the Royal Society: 1754. • ff. 135, 137, 153 Brun, MD; of Montpellier: Letters to the Royal Society: 1754, 1755.: Lat. and Engl. transl. • f. 138 Thomas Hollis, FRS, FSA: Letter to J. Ward: 1754. • f. 140 James Parsons, MD, FRS: Letter to Lord Macclesfield: 1754. • f. 141 Chevalier Joseph Louis Vincent de Mauléon de Causans: Letter to the Royal Society: 1754.: Fr. • f. 143 Josseaume, physician: Letter to the Royal Society: 1754.: Fr. • f. 145 Simon, alias Simon de Vervillle; French botanist: Astronomical and other observations made in Persia: 1754.: Fr. • f. 146 Anthony Askew, MD: Testimonial for T. B. Durey de Noinville: 1755.: Fr. • f. 146 Jacques Bernard Durey de Noinville, d 1768 French historian and jurist: Testimonial for his election to the Royal Society: 1755.: Fr. • f. 146 Louis Jouard de La Nauze, F R S; French scholar: Testimonial for J. B. Durey de Noinville: 1755.: Fr.

Page 441 2021-09-28 • f. 146 Abhi Claude Safiier, FRS; French historian and librarian: Testimonial for J. B. Durey de Noinville: 1755.: Fr. • f. 146 Jean le Rond d' Alembert, French mathematician: Testimonial for J. B. Durey de Noinville: 1755.: Fr. • f. 146 Abbé Jean Baptiste de La Chapelle, FRS: Testimonial for J. B. Durey de Noinville: 1755.: Fr. • f. 147 Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt, French writer on medicine: Testimonial for his candidature for election to the Royal Society: 1755.: Fr. and Engl.: Copy. • f. 151 Rodolph Valltravers, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1763. • f. 152 Malcolm Flemyng, MD; physiologist: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1763. • ff. 154 (copy), 190 Richard Wolfall, physician, of Lisbon: Letters to J. Parsons: 1755, 1757. • f. 156 Johann Albrecht Schlosser, MD, FRS: Letter to Lord Macclesfield: 1755. • f. 158 J. T. Muysson: Letter to M. Maty: 1755. • f. 160 George Shelvocke, Secretary of the General Post Office: Letter to Lord Macclesfield: 1755. • f. 161 Giovanni Falasca, OFM: Letter to -: 1755.: Ital. • f.162 Jean Bernard, French anatomist: Letter to the Royal Society: 1759.: Fr. • ff. 163, 171, 183 (printed) George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752-1763.: Partly copies. • f. 166 James Parsons, MD, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1760. • f. 167 Jean Joseph Sue, surgeon, of Paris: Letter to the Royal Society: 1759.: Fr. • f. 168 Moses Harris, entomologist and engraver: Letter to the Royal Society: 1759. • f. 169 Franz Anton Knittel, German divine: Letter to the Royal Society: 1758.: Lat. • f. 174 Theodoro de Almeida, Portuguese philosopher: Letter to T. Birch: 1758.: Lat. • ff. 176, 186 Pieter de la Rue, Dutch jurist: Letters to the Royal Society: 1757, 1758.: Lat. • f. 178 Edward Waring, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge: Letters to T. Birch: 1758-1763. • f. 180 Lorenz Natter, gem engraver and medallist: Letter to the Royal Society: 1758.: Extr. • f. 184 Abbé Carl Arnolde Dobroslawin, of The Hague: Letter to the Royal Society: 1757.: Lat. • f. 185 Charles Nicolas Jenty, medical writer: Letter to the Royal Society: 1757. • f. 189 Peter Collinson, FRS, Botanist: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1765, n.d. • f. 193 Antoine Gaubil, SJ; French missionary in China: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1752-1758.: Lat. and Fr. • f. 194 Lieutenant W- Knoch: Letter to the Royal Society: 1756.: Fr. • f. 196 Balthasar Sprenger, Pastor at Göppingen: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1757.: Lat. • f. 197 Giovanni Batista Felice, of Florence: Letter to the Royal Society: 1756.: Ital. • f. 199 Reverend John Johnson, FSA; of the Spalding Society; son of Maurice Johnson: Letter to T. Birch: 1756. • f.204 Jean Antoine Tilkin, of Liége: Letters to the Royal Society: 1755, 1756.: Fr. • ff. 206, 208 Medicine and Surgery: Account of a cataract in a bull's eye: 1756.: Lat. with Engl. transl. • f. 211 Jean Nicolas Sebastien Allamand, FRS; Professor of Philosophy at Leyden: Letter to A. Trembley: 1756.: Extr. • ff. 212, 221 Jean André Peyssonnel, FRS; French physician and naturalist: Letters to the Royal Society: 1751-1756.: Fr. • f. 214 Niels Eriksen, of Copenhagen: Letter to the Royal Society: 1756. • f. 216 Louis Devisme, diplomatist: Letter to H. Baker: 1750. • f. 217 Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French navigator: Letter to the Royal Society: 1756. • f. 218 Johann Caspar Wetstein, FRS; Rector of Helmingham; greatgrandson of J R Wetstein (1): Letter to the Royal Society: 1756. • f. 220 Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey, Perpetual Secretary to the Academy of Sciences at Berlin: Letter to the Royal Society: 1756.: Fr. • f. 223 Richard Pococke, Bishop of Meath: Letter to Lord Macclesfield: 1760. • f. 226 Pierre Lyonet, FRS; Dutch naturalist: Letter to the Royal Society: 1760. • ff. 227, 229 William Thomas, Secretary of the Marine Society, etc: Letters to Lord Macclesfield: 1760. • f.230 Nevil Maskelyne, DD, FRS; Astronomer Royal: Letter to C. Morton: 1760. • f. 231 Jacques Daviel, surgeon and oculist to the King of France: Letter to the Royal Society: 1760.: Fr. • f. 232 Philip Carteret Webb, Solicitor to the Treasury; MP for Haslemere: Letter to Lord Willoughby of Parham: 1761. • f. 233 Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holdernesse; Secretary of State for the North: Letter to Lord Macclesfield: 1761. • f. 234 Sauveur François Morand, FRS; French anatomist: Notices to the Royal Society of the subject proposed by the Académie de Chirurgie for prizes in 1761: 1762.: Fr.: Printed. • ff. 238, 248, 252 Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil Duperron, French orientalist: Letters to the Royal Society: 1761.: Fr.

Page 442 2021-09-28 • ff. 239, 244 James Short, FRS; optician: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1764. • f. 241 Alexandre Guy Pingré, Astronomer: Letters to the Royal Society: 1761, 1762.: Fr. • f. 243 Richard Cowper: Letter to the Royal Society: 1761. • f. 249 Michael Christoff Hanov, Professor of Philosophy at Danzig: Letters to T. Birch: 1761-1764.: Lat. • f. 250 Winslow, son of J B Wins low, MD: Letter to the Royal Society: 1761.: Fr.

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Creation Date 1663-1765

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin; German; Italian

Scope and Content Vol. XIII (ff. 295). 1663-1765.

includes:

• f. 1 Charles Mason, astronomer: Letter to Lord Macclesfield: 1762. • f. 4 Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande, French astronomer: Letter to J. Bevis: 1762.: Fr., with Engl. transl. • f. 6 George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield: Letter to the Duke of Newcastle: 1762.: Copy. • f. 8 Alexandre Guy Pingré, Astronomer: Letters to the Royal Society: 1761, 1762.: Fr. • f. 9 John Bevis, MD; astronomer: Letter to J. Short: 1762. • f.11 John Bell, of Monkwearmouth, county Durham: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • f. 13 Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish mathematician and astronomer: Letter to J. Ellicott: 1762. • f. 17 Sir John Pringle, Baronet; Physician to George III: Letters to T. Birch: 1757-1763. • ff. 18, 165 Rodolph Valltravers, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1755-1763. • f. 19 Abbé Jean Antoine Nollet, FRS: Testimonial for C. E. L. Camus: 1763.: Fr. • f. 19 Paul Jacques Malouin, MD, FRS; French physician and chemist: Testimonial for C. E. L. Camus: 1763.: Fr. • f. 19 Pierre Charles Le Monnier, FRS; French astronomer: Testimonial for C. E. L. Canus: 1763.: Fr. • f. 19 Jean Jacques Dortous de Mairan, FRS; French physicist: Testimonial for C. E. L. Camus: 1763.: Fr. • f. 19 César François Cassini de Thury, cartographer: Testimonial for C. E. L. Camus: 1763.: Fr. • f. 19 Charles Etienne Louis Camus, French mathematician: Testimonial for his candidature for election to the Royal Society: 1763.: Fr. • f. 19 Louis Jean Marie d' Aubenton, MD, FRS; French anatomist and naturalist: Testimonial for C. E. L. Camus: 1763.: Fr. • f. 19 Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, French scientist: Testimonial for C. E. L. Camus: 1763.: Fr. • f. 20 Rednap Howell, of Pennsylvania: Letter to the Royal Society: 1763. • f. 22 Samuel Dunn, mathematician: Letter to J. Short: 1763. • f. 24 F. Price: Letters to T. Birch: 1764. • ff. 25, 176 James Short, FRS; optician: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1764. • f. 27 Sir James Porter, diplomatist: Letter, etc., to J. Pringle: 1764. • f.29 Terence Brady, MD; of Brussels: Recommendation for,as a corresponding member of the Royal Society: 1704. • f. 30 Bernard Siegfried Albinus, German anatomist: Letter to M. Maty: 1764.: Lat. • f. 31 Joseph Etienne Bertier, French Oratorian and physicist: Letter to the Royal Society: 1764.: Fr. • f. 32 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1764. • ff. 33, 34 Samuel Dunn, mathematician: Letters to T. Birch: 1762-1764. • f. 35 Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754-1764.: Fr. and Engl.

Page 443 2021-09-28 • f. 36 Nevil Maskelyne, DD, FRS; Astronomer Royal: Letters to T. Birch: 1760-1764. • f. 37 J. B. Domenjoud, lawyer, of Paris: Letter to T. Birch: 1764. • ff. 39, 40, 59, 64 James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton: Letters to T. Birch: 1761-1765, bef. 1766. • f. 41 Michael Christoff Hanov, Professor of Philosophy at Danzig: Letters to T. Birch: 1761-1764.: Lat. • f. 42 Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland; formerly Smithson: Circular rel. to his candidature as President of the Royal Society: 1764.: Printed. • ff.45,74 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Letters to: 1764, 1765. • f. 46 Musÿ: Letter to the Royal Society: 1764.: Fr. • f. 48 Peter Templeman, MD: Letter to the Royal Society: 1764. • f. 49 Balthasar Ludwig Tralles, German physician and poet: Letter to the Royal Society: 1764.: Lat. • f. 50 Matthew Raper, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1763, 1764. • f. 53 Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish mathematician and astronomer: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1753-1765.: Lat. and Fr. • f. 55 Edward Difly, bookseller and pub lisher: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 55 John Dove: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 56 James Ferguson, FRS; astronomer: Letters to T. Birch: 1763-1765. • f. 58 Samuel Chandler, DD; Dissenting minister: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1765.: Partly printed. • ff. 60, 62, 69, 71, 85 John Swinton, DD, FRS: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1754-1765. • f. 65 Henri François Le Dran, French surgeon: Letter to the Royal Society: 1765.: Fr. • f. 65 C. Holmes, of Bishop Wearmouth: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 66 Conte Giovanni Battista dal Covolo: Letter to T. Birch: 1765.: Ital. • ff. 72, 73 Jean-Baptiste Jacques Élie de Beaumont, FRS; French jurist: Letters to T. Birch: 1764, 1765. • f. 75 Richard Green, of Fairford: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 76 Robert Young: Letters to T. Birch: 1763, 1765. • f. 78 Jean le Rond d' Alembert, French mathematician: Letter to T. Birch: 1765.: Fr. • f. 80 Samuel Christian Hollman, FRS; German philosopher: Letters to T. Birch: 1759-1765.: Lat. • f. 81 E. Wilson: Letter to T. Birch: 1765. • f. 83 Joao Jacinto de Magalhães, Portuguese scientist: Letter to the Royal Society: 1765. • f. 84 Hugh Hamilton, DD; Bishop of Ossory 1799: Letter to [?T. Birch]: 1765. • f. 86 Jaques André Mallet, Swiss astronomer: Letters to T. Birch: 1765.: Fr. • f. 88 Peter Davall, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letter to C. Mortimer: bef. 1752. • f. 90 Chemnitz, Germany: Accounts of a fountain erected at: in 1756, 1762, n.d.: Engl. and Lat. • f. 91 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Account of the publication of letters rel. to the invention of the differential calculus: aft. 1720.: Fr.: Autogr. draft. • f. 93 Sir Charles Cavendish, d 1654 mathematician: Letters to W. Warner: 1636, n.d. • f. 93 Walter Warner, d 1643 mathematician: Letters to, from Sir C. Cavendish: 1686, n.d. • ff. 99, 183 Peter Collinson, FRS, Botanist: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1765, n.d. • f. 101 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Letter to 'Madame L'Electrice': n.d.: Fr.: Extr. • f. 102 Sidney Swinney, DD: Letters to T. Birch: 1765, circ. 1765. • f. 104 Michael O'Brien: Letter to the Royal Society: circ. 1740. • f. 106 Johann Eberhard Ruhl: Tables for determining longitude: 18th cent.: Germ. • ff. 111, 154 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letters to J. P. Grandjean de Fouchy: 1752, n.d.: Fr.: Drafts. • f. 113 John Millan, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: bef. 1753. • f. 116 Hebrew Language: Copy of an inscription in Hebrew at Oxford: 18th cent.: Printed. • f. 117 Mortality: Proposals for correcting bills of mortality: 18th cent.: Printed. • f. 119 John Lloyd, FRS: Letter to C. Morton: n.d. • f. 121 Navigation: Papers rel. to methods of finding longitude: 17th cent - 1765.: Engl and Fr. • f. 124 Jean André Peyssonnel, FRS; French physician and naturalist: Letters to the Royal Society: 1751-1756.: Fr. • f. 129 Jonathan Sisson, mathematical instrument maker: Receipt signed by: 1737. • ff. 129, 130 Graham: Receipts to: 1737. • f. 130 Samuel Read: Receipt signed by: 1737. • f. 131 Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Receipt for Royal Society books: 1729.: Copy. • f. 133 Richard Rawlinson, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1734-1752. • f. 135 Thomas Woodward, bookseller, of London: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1740. • f. 137 Philip Nichols: Letters to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 138 Giovanni Battista San Severino Albertini, Principe di Cimitile: Letter to the Royal Society: 1757. • ff. 148, 160, 182 Peter Davall, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letters to T. Birch:

Page 444 2021-09-28 1752-1760, n.d. • f. 150 Navy; England: Memorial to the Admiralty from the Royal Society: 18th cent.: Draft. • f. 153 Pierre François: Letters to T. Birch: 1743-1753.: Lat., Fr. and Engl. • f. 156 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letter to J. de Guignes: 1752.: Fr.: Draft. • f. 162 William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker: Letter to, from Sir A. King: circ. 1666. • f.162 Sir Andrew King, FRS: Letter to Lord Brouncker: circ. 1666. • f. 164 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Quitclairm to V. Cupper: 1672.: Copy. • f. 164 Vincent Cupper, of St. Martin's in the Fields: Quitclaim to, from H. Oldenburg: 1672.: Copy. • f. 166 de St Aignan, Comte: Letters to T. Birch: 1764.: Fr. • f. 168 John Swinton, DD, FRS: Memorandum of his discovery of the Palmyrene Alphabet: circ. 1754. • f. 170 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Verses in honour of, by S. Tennulius: 1671.: Lat.: Printed. • f. 170 Samuel Tennulius, Dutch poet and classical scholar: Verses to H. Oldenburg: 1671.: Lat.: Printed. • f. 171 John Dieckshale, of Bremen: Power of attorney to, from H. Oldenburg: 1676.: Lat.: Draft. • f. 171 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Power of attorney to J. Dieckstall: 1676.: Lat.: Draft. • f.172 William Arderon, FRS; naturalist: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 174 Gilbert Slater: Letter to J. Hyde: 1753. • f.175 Samuel Sharp, FRS; surgeon: Letter to F. Hauksbee: 1753. • f. 178 David Powell: Letter to T. Birch: 1754. • f. 180 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letter to Lord C. Cavendish: 1754. • f. 185 John Bond, MD: Letter to T. Birch: 1753. • f. 193 George II of England: Draft of address from the Royal Society: 1760. • ff. 199, 201 Johann Eberhard Rau, German orientalist: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1730, 1736.: Engl. transl. • f. 203 Medicine and Surgery: Diagram of an invention for reducing dislocation of the shoulder: circ. 1760. • f. 205 Meteorology: Thermetrical observations: 1759. • f. 210 Thomas Foster: Letter to Lord Macclesfield: 1761. • f. 216 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letter to J. Ibbetson: 18th cent. • f. 222 Count Gregorio Casali: Letter to the Royal Society: 1756.: Lat. • f.224 Philipp Heinrich Pfeiffer, of Pfullingen, in Würtemburg: Letter to the Royal Society: 1753.: Lat. • f. 226 Christoph Jacob Treu, MD, FRS; German naturalist: Letter to P. Collinson: 1752.: Extr. • f. 228 Arnim: Letter to -: 1751.: Fr. • f. 229 Augustinus Nathaniel Grischow, Professor of Astronomy at St. Petersburg: Letter to -: 1751.: Fr. • f. 233 Durand, engraver: Letter to Dr. C. Mortimer: 1751.: Fr. • f. 235 Joseph Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1740-1751.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • f. 236 Beaumont: Letter to -: 1749.: Fr. • f. 237 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letter to -: 1749.: Fr.: Draft. • ff. 239, 241 de Bussy: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1748.: Fr. • f. 245 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letter to E. Sparke: 1745.: Draft. • f. 248 Martin Folkes, President of the Royal Society: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1745. • ff. 249, 269 Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, French scientist: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1739, 1741.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • f. 250 Antoine Ferrein, French physician: Memoir on the vocal organs: 1741.: Fr.: Extr. • f. 251 François de Brémond, French translator of the 'Philosophical Transactions': Letters to C. Mortimer: 1740, 1741.: Engl. transl. • f. 252 Pierre Sigorgne, French physician: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1741.: Fr. and Engl. transl. • ff. 253, 254 City of Paris: Notice to the Royal Society of the subject proposed for a prize by the Académie Royale des Sciences of: 1743.: Fr., with Engl. abstr.: Partly printed. • f. 258 Claude Joseph Geoffroy, FRS; French chemist: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1736-1743.: Extracts and Engl. transl. • f. 260 Diedrich Suesman, and Son; of Bremen: Letter to R. Glover: 1741.: Germ. • f. 261 Jean Jacques Dortous de Mairan, FRS; French physicist: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1741.: Fr. with Engl. transl.: Extr. • f. 262 Pierre de Vigny, French architect: Testimonial for his candidature for election to the Royal Society: 1741.: Fr. • f. 262 Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French author: Certificate for - de Vigny: 1741.:

Page 445 2021-09-28 Fr. • f. 262 Sauveur François Morand, FRS; French anatomist: Testimonial for - de Vigny: 1741.: Fr. • f. 264 François Jacquier, O Minim.; French mathematician: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1741.: Engl. transl. • f.264 Thomas Le Seur, O Minim.; French mathematician: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1741.: Engl. transl. • f. 265 Thomas Le Seur, O Minim.; French mathematician: Letter to Sir H.Sloane: 1741.: Engl. transl. • f. 265 François Jacquier, O Minim.; French mathematician: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1741.: Engl. transl. • f. 266 Henri Pitot, FRS; French physicist: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1741.: Engl. transl. • f. 267 Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, French scientist: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1741.: Engl. transl. • f. 272 (Engl. transl.) Michael Gottlieb Hansch, German mathematician and philosopher: Letters, etc., to the Royal Society: 1737, 1740.: Lat. • f. 273 Jean Jallabert, FRS; Swiss divine and physicist: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: circ. 1740.: Engl. transl. • f. 274 Joseph Lieutaud, MD, FRS: Letter to the Royal Society: 1740.: Fr. • f. 277 Christian Wolff, German philosopher and mathematician: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1740.: Engl. transl. • f. 279 Johann Gabriel Doppelmayer, Professor of Astronomy and Natural Philosophy at Nuremberg: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1740.: Lat. • f. 280 Daniel de Superville, FRS; physician to the Margrave of Brandenburg: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1740.: Engl. transl. • f. 282 François de Brémond, French translator of the 'Philosophical Transactions': Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1739, 1740.: Engl. transl. • f. 283 Etienne Simon de Gamaches, French scientist: Letter to the Royal Society: 1740.: Fr. • f. 286 Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1740, 1751.: Fr. • f. 289 Johann Conrad Trumphius, MD; of Goslar: Letter to the Royal Society: 1740.: Engl. transl. • f. 290 Johann Conrad Trumphius, MD; of Goslar: Letter to Dr. Derham: 1740.: Engl. transl. • f. 291 Chevalier de Meulan: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1738.: Engl. transl. • ff. 292, 295 Diogo de Mendoça Corte-Real, the younger; Portuguese diplomatist: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1737.: Fr., with Engl. transl.

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Scope and Content Vol. XIV (ff. 369). 1751-1765

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Draft minutes of the Royal Society and lists of papers read: 1751-1765.: Mainly autogr.

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• f. 68 Francis Hauksbee, the younger; scientific writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1761.

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Scope and Content Vol. XV (ff. 377). 1751-1765

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Draft minutes of the Royal Society and lists of papers read: 1751-1765.: Mainly autogr.

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• ff. 73, 74 Francis Hauksbee, the younger; scientific writer: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1761. • f. 187 Dr Benjamin Pugh, of Chelmsford: Account of stones taken from the stomachs of horses: 1761.

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Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. XVI (ff. 278). Extracts from the journals of the Society, made by Birch with a view to his History of the Royal Society, 4 vols., 1756; 1660-1681, with a few earlier and later notes interspersed. Preceded by drafts of his introductory letter to George II, the title-page, etc.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

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• ff. 54, 114 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'The Public Advertiser': 1754-1763. • ff. 267-269b Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Draft minutes of the Royal Society and lists of papers read: 1751-1765.: Mainly autogr.

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Languages of Material Dutch; English; French; German; Latin

Scope and Content ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. XVII (ff. 174). Miscellaneous papers relating to the Royal Society consisting of memoranda and notes by Birch and others, printed tracts, and engraved drawings, illustrating papers in Philosophical Transactions, etc.

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• f. 5 James Petiver, FRS, Apothecary to the Charter-House: Instructions for preserving specimens: n.d.: Printed, with MS. annotations. • ff.12,35 Antiquities: Maps of Roman sites in England: 18th cent.: Partly printed. • f. 14 Alexander, d 1263 Grand Duke of Russia, called Nevsky, St: Genealogical tree: 18th cent.: Germ.: Printed. • f. 16 Kalmyk Language: Translation of part of the Lord's Prayer into: n.d.: Printed. • ff.. 19, 23 Francis Hauksbee, the younger; scientific writer: Receipts signed by: 1736, 1756.

• ff. 21, 90, 92, 145 Pieter Gabrij, FRS; of The Hague: Meteorological observations by: 1754-1765.: Lat.: Printed. • f. 24 Shipping: Plan of a ship: 1653.: Dutch.: Printed. • f. 34b John Bevis, MD; astronomer: Note on a medical case: aft. 1752. • f. 46 Aegidius Franciscus de Gottignies, SJ; mathematician: 'Observationes Goae habite circa Phenomenum Celeste ..': 1668: Printed. • ff. 51 - 64 b, 74 - 87 b Baudouin de Guémadeuc, French writer: 'Mémoire sur la découverte du satellite de Venus': 1761: Two copies. Printed. • ff. 66 - 73 b Baudouin de Guémadeuc, French writer: 'Remarques sur une quatrième observation du satellite de Venus': 1761: Printed. Two copies. • ff. 108-116 Giant's Causeway, Ireland: Maps of the coast, and drawings of stones at: circ. 1753. • f. 117 Scilly Islands: Map of, by W. Borlase: 1752. • f. 117 William Borlase, FRS; Vicar of Ludgvan and St Just; antiquary: Map of the Scilly Islands: 1752. • f. 117 Gunnis Senoy, Brahmin priest of Bombay: Written by,: 18th cent. • f. 118 John Smeaton, FRS; civil engineer: Drawing of tackle invented by: 1752. • ff. 126-143b Johann Gabriel Doppelmayer, Professor of Astronomy and Natural Philosophy at Nuremberg: Meteorological observations by: 1736-1738.: Lat.: Printed. • ff. 144, 147 City of St Petersburg: Notices from the Imperial Academy of Sciences at, concerning prize essays: 1756, 1757.: Lat.: Printed. • f. 151 Rodolph Valltravers, FRS: Letter to C. Morton: 1764. • f. 152 Sauveur François Morand, FRS; French anatomist: Notices to the Royal Society of the subject proposed by the Académie de Chirurgie for prizes in 1761: 1762.: Fr.: Printed. • f. 154 Joseph Ames, d 1759 FRS; Secretary, Society of Antiquaries: Letter to T. Birch: 1758.

• f. 156 Johann Heinrich Samuel Formey, Perpetual Secretary to the Academy of Sciences at Berlin: Notice addressed to T. Birch of a projected encyclopedia: 1756.: Fr.: Printed. Signed.

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Title PAPERS RELATING TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM4449-4451. Papers relating to the foundation and establishment of the British Museum collected, and for the most part written, by Thomas Birch, one of the first Trustees; 1753-1760. Three volumes. Paper. Folio. The contents are:- (1753-1760)

Scope and Content British Museum: Draft minutes, reports of Trustees meetings, statutes, etc.: 1753-1760.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Papers rel. to the British Museum by, or collected by, as Trustee: 1753-1760.: Mainly autogr.

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Scope and Content Vol. I (ff. 184).

(1) An Act for the Purchase of the Museum, or Collection of Sir Hans Sloane, and of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts; ... and of the Cottonian Library, and of the additions thereto; 1754. Printed; with MS. notes and list of the first fifteen Trustees by Birch. ff. 1-68b.

(2) An Act ... to impower a certain Number of the Trustees ... to do certain Acts, being an extract of a General Act of 27 George II for miscellaneous purposes, regulating the appointment of Trustees of the British Museum. Two copies. Printed. ff. 69-76.

(3) The London Daily Advertiser and Inspector, containing a letter from John Hill to the Lord Chancellor applying for the post of Principal Librarian; 12 Jan. 1754. Printed. ff. 78, 79.

(4) The Weekly Advertiser and Inspector, containing an article on the study of botany in connection with the British Museum; 6-13 Dec. 1755. Printed. ff. 80, 81.

(5) Proposals for the establishment of the British Museum, viz. 'the Removal of the Sloanian Library and the Natural and Artificial Curiosities, The Cottonian Library, & Mr. [Maj. Arthur] Edwards's Books and The Harleian Manuscripts'; the allotment of rooms; and the salaries, wages and duties of officers, etc. 1754. ff. 82-114.

(6) 'Rules proposed to be Observed in making the Collections of proper Use to the Publick . .. '. ff. 115-117b.

(7) Draft Rules for the use of the Museum, in the hand of Dr. Gowin Knight. ff. 118-120.

(8) 'Rules proposed for the custody and use of the British Museum', drawn up by Dr. John Ward,

Page 450 2021-09-28 of Gresham College, one of the first fifteen Trustees; 1754. ff. 121-123b.

(9) Notes of attendances and agenda at the Trustees' meetings; 10 Dec. 1756-4 Feb. 1757. f. 125.

(10) 'Statutes and Rules to be observed in the Management and Use of the British Museum by order of the Trustees ... To be considered ... Decemb. 10. 1756'. Draft with corrections by Birch. ff. 126-129.

(11) Statutes and Rules of the British Museum... by order of the Trustees; 16 Dec. 1758. Printed. ff. 130-137.

(12) 'Queries' on the above statutes, by Dr. John Ward. ff. 138-139b. For another copy of this see Add. MS. 6179, ff. 59-60.

(13) 'Observations on the Orders and Rules, etc.' (see art. 15), by Birch. ff. 140-144.

(14) A Scheme for the more convenient shewing of the Museum, by Matthew Maty, with drawings for a Museum seal; 13 Apr. 1759. Printed. ff. 145-152.

(15) General Orders and Rules, as follows:-(a)for the Management of the Museum, and the Affairs thereof';-(b) 'Concerning the Duty of the Principal Librarian, and other Officers';-(c) 'with respect to some other Duties ... of the Principal Librarian and subordinate officers'; 16 June 1760. Printed. ff. 153-164b.

(16) Directions to such as apply for Tickets to see the British Museum. Printed. f. 165.

(17) Miscellaneous papers, among them being:-(a) Petition of Richard Combes to the Principal Trustees offering his services as 'Sollicitor or Clerk to the Trustees'; circa 1754. f. 172;-(b) Letter of Robert Hay Drummond, Bishop of St. Asaph, to Henrietta, widow of Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford; Westminster, 20 Dec. 1748. Extract. f. 176;-(c) Expenses of salaries at 'the French King's Library at Paris'. ff. 178-179;-(d) Description of the Thomason collection of Revolution Tracts 'to be sold altogether', with copy of a letter from Thomas Barlow, Bishop of Lincoln, formerly Bodley's Librarian, to a friend on the subject of the collection; Oxford, 6 Feb. 1676/7. f. 184.

includes:

• f. 78 John Hill, botanist: Letter to the Lord Chancellor: 1754.: Printed. • ff. 78, 79 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'London Daily Advertiser and Inspector': 12 Jan.1754. • ff. 80, 81 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'Weekly Advertiser and Inspector': 1755. • ff.118-120 Gowin Knight, d 1772 FRS; Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1756: Draft rules for the use of the British Museum: n.d. • ff. 121-123b John Ward, d 1758 LLD, FRS; Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College: Rules proposed for the British Museum: 1754. • ff. 145-152 Dr Matthew Maty, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Scheme for showing the British Museum: 1759. • f. 172 Richard Combes, Solicitor: Memorial to the Trustees of the British Museum: circ. 1754. • f. 175 Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Analysis of his books: circ. 1754. • f. 176 Robert Hay Drummond, Archbishop of York: Letter to Lady Oxford: 1748.: Extr. • ff. 178, 179 City of Paris: Expenses of the French King's library at: circ. 1760. • ff. 178, 179 Louis XV of France: Expenses of his library at Paris: circ. 1754-1760. • ff. 180-183 Thomas Nugent, LLD; of Gray's Inn: Prospectus of a Society for encouragement of classical learning among the young: 1764.: Printed. • f. 184 George Thomason, d 1666 bookseller, of London: Account of his collection of tracts offered for sale: 17th cent. • f. 184 Thomas Barlow, of Queen's Coll., Oxon; Bodley's Librarian, afterwards Bishop of Lincoln: Letter to -: 1677.: Copy.

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Title Draft minutes and reports of General and Committee Meetings of the Trustees, 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756, taken by Birch. Among the subjects are the purchase for £20,000 of Sir Hans Sloane's collection from his executors, the housing of that, and the Harley, Cotton and other libraries, the acquisition and refitting of Montagu House, and the general business of the Museum. At the end are a few memoranda by Birch on the above subjects. (17 Dec 1753-6 Aug 1756)

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Scope and Content Vol. II, (ff. 150). 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756

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• f. 67b James Morris, surveyor: Report on Montagu House signed by: 1754. • f. 67b James Horne, surveyor: Report on Montagu House signed by: 1754. • f. 68 Henry Keene, surveyor: Report on Montagu House, signed by: 1754.

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Scope and Content Vol. III (ff. 268). 17 Dec. 1753-6 Aug. 1756

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• f. 248 Charles Morton, MD; FRS; Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1776: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1764, bef. 1766.

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Languages of Material English; French; German

Scope and Content PAPERS RELATING TO VARIOUS SOCIETIES, with which Birch was connected. A few letters are interspersed, the names of the writers of which are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. the principal contents are as follows:-

(1) The Society for Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts:- (a) Copy of letters patent of Charles II incorporating a Society by the name of 'a Society or Companie for propagation of the gospell in New England and the parts adiacent in America'; circa 1661. Imperfect at the end. ff. 1-24;-(b) Summonses to meetings of the Society; 15 Dec. 1752, printed, 12 Nov. 1761. ff. 60, 61.

(2) The Society of Antiquaries:- (a) 'Antiquitatum a Societate Antiquaria Londini collectarum atque editarum catalogus'; 1718-1738. Two copies, the second imperfect. ff. 25-30b;- (b) List of 'Plates belonging to ye Society, Return'd to ye Treasurer by Mr [George] Vertue Jan: 29. 1736/7. f. 31;- (c) Note of Roman tesselated pavement at Wellow, co. Som; 1737. f. 33;- (d) Note on the ancient chapel in the episcopal palace at Hereford; n.d. f. 35.

(3) The Society for the Encouragement of Learning; (a) Accompts; 1736-1737. ff. 48-55b;- (b) Terms on which the Society print authors' works; n.d. f. 56;- (c) Summonses to Birch to meetings, signed by Alexander Gordon, Secretary; 1736, 1740. ff. 57, 59, 65;- (d) Dr. Henry Plumptre to Birch asking for his support for Alexander Blackwell as Secretary when A. Gordon resigns; 30 Jan. 1739. f. 63;- (e) Acquittance to Birch on his retirement from the Treasurership; 9 Feb. 1738/9. f. 64;- (f) David Lyon, Secretary, to Birch, concerning the publication of Tanner's Notitia Monastica, 1744, etc., 19, 23 Jan. 1741/2, 8 Apr. 1742. ff. 67-70b. Paper; ff. 70. Folio. XVIII cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Papers rel. to various learned Societies: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

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Page 453 2021-09-28 • ff. 1-24 Charles II of England: Letters Patent for incorporating a 'Society for Propagation of the Gospel in New England', etc.: circ. 1661.: Copy. Imperf. • ff. 25-34 Society of Antiquaries: Papers rel. to: 1718-1756, n.d. • f. 31 George Vertue, engraver: Plates returned to the Society of Antiquaries by: 1737. • f. 33 Wellow, Nottinghamshire: Note on Roman pavements at: 1737. • f. 35 City of Hereford: Note on the chapel of the episcopal palace: 18th cent. • f. 36 Johann Ulrich Bilguer, d 1796 Swiss surgeon: Letter to --: 1761: Fr. • ff. 38-43 Royal Society: Letters to, from -: 1762.: Germ. • ff.48-70 Society for the Encouragement of Learning: Accompts and papers: 1736-1742. • ff. 57, 59, 65 Alexander Gordon, FSA: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1740. • ff. 60, 61 Society for the Propagation of the Gospel: Notices of meetings: 1750-1761.: Partly printed. • f. 63 Henry Plumptre, MD, FRS, President of the Royal College of Physicians 1740: Letters to T. Birch: 1739, 1740. • f. 63 Alexander Blackwall: Letter on his candidature for the Secretaryship of the Society for the Encouragement of Learning: 1740. • f. 64 Stephen Le Bas, Treasurer to the Society for the Encouragement of Leaming: Acquittance to T. Birch: 1739.: Signed. • ff. 67-70 David Lyon, Secretary to the Society for the Encouragement of Learning: Letters to T. Birch: 1742.

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Scope and Content 'SICELIDES: a Piscatorie made by Phinees Fletcher and acted in Kings Colledge in Cambridge'. Copy. This pastoral play was written at Cambridge in 1614 to be acted before James I on a visit there, but not being ready it was acted at King's College on a later occasion. It was printed in 1631. Paper; ff. 34. Small quarto. XVII cent. Birch's note of ownership dated March 15. 1736/7 is on the flyleaf. The title of the old binding is on the inside cover.

Phineas Fletcher, Poet; of King's College, Cambridge: 'Sicelides: a Piscatorie': 1614: Copy, 17th cent.

Drama: P. Fletcher, 'Sicelides: a Piscatorie', 1614.: Copy, 17th cent.

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• f. 54 Georg Matthias Bose, German mathematician: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1751: Lat.

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Scope and Content KATHERINE AUSTEN COLLECTANEA

Essays, meditations, memoranda, etc., in prose and verse by Katherine Austen, 'Book M'; 1664-1668. A note (f. 1) states that her husband was born 11 Aug. 1622 and died 31 Oct. 1658 (? Thomas Austen of London, matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford, 24 Apr. 1640). By other family notes in the volume it appears (f. 93) that she was the daughter of Robert Wilson, perhaps of Highbury (cf. ff. 103b, 104). Cf. also references, f. 72, to her brother-in-law 'Sir Edw. Cropley' and to 'Aunt Wilson'. Sir Edward Cropley, 2nd Bart., married Martha, dau. of Robert Wilson, of London. The note (f. 114b) 'Tom went to Oxford' probably refers to Thomas, son of Thomas Austen of Hoxton, who matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford, 16 July 1664. Paper; ff. 114. Small quarto. 1664-1668.

Katherine Austen, née Wilson: Meditations, etc., in prose and verse: 1664-1668.

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• ff. 72, 93b, 103b, 104, 146 Wilson family; of London: References to: 1664-1668.

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Scope and Content COMMONPLACE-BOOK OF JOHN BENNET, of Hart Hall, Oxford (see note on f. 3 'Sum e libris Johannis Bennet ex aula Cervina, Sept. 29, 1672, pret. 6 [d]'). The parts of the MS. left blank by Bennet were later used as a commonplace book by the Rev. John King (1652-1732), of Exeter College, Oxford, D.D., afterwards Rector of Chelsea, Prebendary of York (1718), etc. The chief contents are as follows:-

A. Bennet's commonplace-book. (a) Notes on Sir Robert Stapleton's Juvenal. ff. 9-11 b;- (b) Extracts from The Discovery of a World in the Moone, 1638, by Dr John Wilkins, Bishop of Chester. ff. 12-13;- (c) The last part of a valedictory epistle in Latin verse addressed to the University of Oxford by Johannes Adamus, a Transylvanian (printed, circ. 1675). Beg. 'O quam vos memorem'. f. 26;- (d) 'The Prologue [by Dryden] of a Play entitl'd Witt without money [by Beaumont and Fletcher] spoken at the Duke's old Theatre (after the King's was burnt) by the King's Players, Feb. 26, 1671'. Beg. 'So shipwrackt passengers escape to land'. f. 26b;- (e) 'Oratio m[agist]ri [Matthei?] Hunter e. Coll. Regin. Oxon. Grammaticae Professoris, Julii 20, 1651': a burlesque lecture, partly in Latin, partly in English. ff. 27-32;- (f) Tripos speeches of the 'Terrae Filii' at Cambridge in 1631, viz. Henry Vintner 'praevaricator prior' and James Duport (Dean of Peterborough, 1664), 'praevaricator posterior'. Latin. ff. 32b-42;- (g) 'A Prologue to [the Hon.] Edw. Howard's Eutopia [Six days' adventure: or the New Utopia, 16711, made by Mr. Buckherst'. According to Add. MS. 18226, f. 31, it is by Charles, Lord Buckhurst, 6th Earl of Dorset, 1677. Beg. 'Come on you Criticks'. f. 42b;- (h) 'Oratio

Page 455 2021-09-28 habita in vesperiis Oxonii primo die Julii, 1652', on the subject 'an poeta nascatur'. ff. 43-45b;- (i) 'Numeralia 8 linguarum', viz. Hebrew, French, Italian, German, Belgian, Spanish, Polish, and Hungarian. f. 49;- (j) 'A Musick Speech made by Mr [Thomas] Laurence of Univ. Coll., July the 11, 1669'. The prologue begins 'Bless me, what sight'. ff. 60-64;- (k) Short extracts from two sermons in English, apparently by Mr. - of Magdalen College, 1672. f. 65;- (l) Latin inscription in honour of William Camden the historian, by Degory Whear, first Camden Professor, 1622. f. 72;- (m) 'A Hue and Cry after Good Friday lost in the Oxford Almanack', beg. 'How now, Oxonian' (l18 lines). ff. 72b-73; (n) Epitaph in verse on Cardinal Mazarin (d. 1661), beg. 'Hic jacet Julius Mazarinus'. f. 73b. B. King's commonplace book.

(1) Miscellaneous verses in English, in King's hand. Among them are:-

(a) Song (2 x 7 lines), beg. 'Ianthe the lovely, the joy [of] the plain'. f. lb;- (b) On Flora's birthday (9 x 4 lines), beg. 'Flora today prepares a feast'. f. 4;- (c) 'On reviving the K[night]ts of the B[ath]': six couplets, beg. 'Quoth R-n [Sir Robert Walpole?], o[u]r ribbons, I see, are too few'. f. 4;- (d) 'To the Night Guard of Ch. Lane [i.e. Church Street, Chelsea] Bounds' (2 x 8 lines), beg. 'S[ir]s, being inform'd Phill has been gadding'. f.5b;- (e) To R—ph P—r Esq' (l2 lines), beg. 'S[i]r, you are chosen one of th' standing guards-to Chelsea Nymphs'. f. 7b;- (f) 'To Lady Nor-ff' (Frances, widow of Sir Thomas Norcliff, married afterwards Moses Goodyear); 3 Dec. 1725. Beg. 'Twas so much pain' (12 lines). f. 8;- (g) 'To the Ingenious Mrs. Ann Hungerford', beg. 'Since indignation verse inspires' (3 stanzas of 8, 7, 8 lines). f. 46;- (h) 'A Rejoinder to the Partridge scare-Crow' (31 lines), beg. 'Dost judge thyself an equal'; by Nicholas Strelley of Nottingham; with other verses in reply. ff. 46b-48;-

(i) 'Mrs. A[nn] H[ungerford?] to Mrs. Eliz. King' (King's second wife?), beg. 'As glorious Actions Generous souls inspire' (2 x 12 lines), with rough drafts of Mrs. King's answer, and a further invitation by the latter to Mrs. Hungerford in verse. ff. 48b, 49b-54;- (j) A riddle on coals, by Lady Ann Howard, beg. 'A Negro I, tho' sprung from northern clime'. f. 54; and many other verse riddles, including one (f. 58b) on the South Sea Company's Directors, beg. 'Thirty baboons'. ff. 54b-59, 65, 90;- (k) Mr G- on Nahum Tate's Panacea-a Poem on Tea, 1700, beg. 'So dull a theme' (20 lines). f. 57b;-(l) Two translations of Mazarin's epitaph (see A, art. n). Beg. Here Mazarin's confin'd by chance', or 'Here Julius Mazarin's confin'd'. ff. 74-74b;- (m) Verses on the death (1726) of Sophia Dorothea, consort of George I, viz. 'A mother dead' (8 lines), with allusion to the Duchess of Kendal; and 'Poor Dorothy confin'd for life' (3 x 4 lines). f. 87;- (n) 'Eginard and Emma' (i.e.Imma) beg. 'Of all the Gods, that rule in Heaven above' (191 lines). ff. 91-94b;- (o) 'Blenheim', beg. 'Parent of Arts, whose skillful hand first taught' (30 lines). f. 95.

(2) Latin verses 'On a Monster brought out of Hungary & shown in London ... two Girls Joyned', etc., 1701. Beg. 'Corpora binarum sic concrevere sororum'; f. 7; with an English translation by King, beg. 'Nature did thus two pretty Sisters join' (14 lines), and a rough drawing, on the opposite page (f. 6b).

(3) 'A Supplement of some things Relating to S[i]r Thomas More ... taken out of his Life written by Tho. [i.e. Cresacrel More his gt. Granson [published in 1626] and some other Authors. With some remarks', in King's hand; followed by the draft of a letter from him to J. Hearne, 1716/7, with notes relating to the identification of More's house in Chelsea. Published by T. Faulkner in An historical and topographical description of Chelsea, 1810. ff. 13b-21b.

(4) Diagram of the celestial spheres. f. 22.

(5) Letter of King to Sir William Dawes, Archbishop of York; 11 Oct. 1718. Draft. f. 23.

(6) 'Hearne's Preface to Camden's Elizabeth [1717 ed.] considered', giving the passages in which Dr. White Kennett, Bishop of Peterborough, is covertly alluded to. ff. 24b-25.

(7) Extracts from a letter to William Bunbury, Rector of Catworth, co. Hunt, about the date of the Venerable Bede's death, 1716/7; followed by some queries of Bunbury's relating to astronomical matters. ff. 66b- 67.

(8) Letter of Humphrey Prideaux, Dean of Norwich, to John Chamberlayne, July 1716, on circumcision among the ancients, etc.; followed by a draft of a letter in King's hand thanking Chamberlayne for sending him the above letter of the Dean, with remarks of his own on the same subject, 21 Dec. 1716. ff. 67b-68b (cf. also note on f. 2).

(9) Epitaphs in King's hand, viz. (a) of Humphrey Perye, formerly of Bilston, afterwards Mayor

Page 456 2021-09-28 of Stafford, and of his two wives; 1716. In Latin, Hebrew, and Greek. ff. 69b-71 b;- (b) of Thomas Thynne of Longleat ('Tom of 10,000'), from his monument in Westminster Abbey; 1681/2. f. 75.

(10) 'Oratio habita in Theatro Sheldoniano in Comitiis a Magistro [Johanne] Rotheram ex aede Christi, Terrae filio, 1671'; nominally on the subject 'An terra sit mobilis', but actually a satire on the leading Oxford dons of the day, whose names are given in the margins, with a special allusion to Balliol College. ff. 76-82.

(11) Two Latin speeches of King's, viz. (a) delivered at the Natural Philosophy School, in 1679. ff. 83-84;-and (b) at Exeter College, in 1674. ff. 85-86.

(12) Poem on the month of May (94 lines), beg. 'Fly, Fly, far hence, corroding Cares' altered from the poem attributed in Add. MS. 14936, f. 89b, to the Rev. Thomas Owen, of Aberffraw, Anglesey. ff. 88-89b.

(13) Five lines, beg. 'next to the Ravens the Pylian King [Nestor]'; apparently by Dryden. f. 96.

(14) Epitaphs on (a) Susanna Gooldwing, and (b) Moses Wood. f.99b;- (c) Joanna Wells. f.100 (see also f.58 b for others on T. Williams, etc.). Paper; ff. 100. Small quarto. Circa 1672-1725.

John King, DD; Rector of Chelsea: Miscellaneous extracts and original compositions, in prose and verse: early 18th cent.

Poetry TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES: J. King: poems collected by: 17th-18th centt.: Engl and Lat.

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• ff. 3-72 passim John Bennet, of Hart Hall, Oxford: Commonplace-book: 17th cent. • f. 4 Orders Military. Bath: Verses on reintroduction of: early 18th cent. • f. 8 Frances Norcliff, afterwards Goodyear; widow of Sir T Norcliff: Verses to: 1725. • f. 9b John Dryden, poet and dramatist: Verses by(?): 18th cent. • ff. 9-11b Decimus Junius Juvenalis: Notes on Stapleton's translation of: late 17th cent. • ff. 9-11b Sir Robert Stapleton, d 1669 dramatist: Notes on his translation of Juvenal: late 17th cent. • ff. 12-13 John Wilkins, DD, Bishop of Chester 1668: Extracts from his 'The Discovery of a World in the Moone' (1638),: late 17th cent. • ff. 13b-21b Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor: Notes on his life, etc., by J. King: early 18th cent. • ff. 13b-21b passim Cresacre More, d 1649 great-grandson of Sir Thomas More: Extracts from his life of Sir T. More, etc.: early 18th cent. • f. 15b Chelsea, Middlesex: Enquiries rel. to Sir T. More's house at: early 18th cent. • f. 20 John King, DD; Rector of Chelsea: Letter to T. Hearne: 1717. • f. 21b Joan Dudley, wife of John, Duke of Northumberland: Epitaph on, in Chelsea church: 1555: Copy, early 18th cent. • f. 22 Astronomy: Diagram of the celestial spheres: 17th cent. • f. 23 John King, DD; Rector of Chelsea: Letter to the Abp. of York: 1718.: Draft. • f. 24b White Kennett, Bishop of Peterborough: Allusions to: circ. 1717. • f. 24b Thomas Hearne, antiquary: Remarks on his preface to Camden's 'Annales ... Elizabetha': circ. 1717. • f. 24b William Camden, antiquary; Clarenceux King of Arms: Note on Hearne's preface to his 'Elizabeth': early 18th cent. • f. 26 Johannes Adamus, of Transylvania: Verses: circ. 1675.: Lat.: Imperf. • f. 26b Francis Beaumont, dramatist: Prologue, by Dryden, to his 'Witt without Money': 1672. • f. 26b John Fletcher, dramatist: Prologue, by Dryden, to his 'Witt without money': 1672. • f. 26b John Dryden, poet and dramatist: Prologue to Beaumont and Fletcher's 'Witt without money': 1672.: Copy. • f. 26b Drama: Prologue by Dryden to J. Fletcher's 'Witt without Money': 1672. • ff. 27, 43, 77, 83, 85 University of Oxford: Academic orations: 1651-1679. • ff. 27-32 M[atthew?] Hunter, of Queen's College, Oxford: Burlesque lecture: 1651.: Engl. and Lat.: Copy. • ff. 32b-42 University of Cambridge: Tripos speeches of the 'Terrx filii', 1631. Copy: late 17th cent. • ff. 32b-42 Henry Vintner, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge: Tripos speech,: 1631: Lat.: Copy, late 17th cent. • f. 35b James Duport, Regius Professor of Greek, Cambridge: Tripos speech: 1631.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 42b Edward Howard, dramatist; son of Thomas, 1st Earl of Berkshire: Satirical verse

Page 457 2021-09-28 prologue to his 'Six days adventures; or the New Utopia': 1671.: Copy. • f. 42b Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex; Lord Buckhurst: Satirical verse prologue to play by E. Howard: circ. 1671.: Copy. • ff. 46-54 Ann Hungerford, of Chelsea: Verses to and by: early 18th cent. • ff. 46b-48 Nicholas Strelley, of Nottingham: Verses by: early 18th cent.: Copy. • f. 47b John King, DD; Rector of Chelsea: Letter to -: early 18th cent. • ff. 48b-54 Elizabeth King, (?) wife of Reverend J King, of Chelsea: Verses to and by: early 18th cent. • f. 54 Lady Ann Howard: A riddle in verse: 18th cent. • f. 57b Nahum Tate, poet laureate: Verses on his 'Panacea' (1700),: 18th cent. • f. 58b T. Williams: Epitaph on: early 18th cent. • f. 58b South Sea Company: Verses on: early 18th cent. • f. 60 Thomas Laurence, of University College, Oxford: Speech in the Music School, Oxford: 1669.: Copy. • f. 66b John King, DD; Rector of Chelsea: Letter to W. Bunbury: 1717.: Extr. • f. 67b Humphrey Prideaux, Dean of Norwich: Letter to J. Chamberlayne: 1716.: Copy. • f. 68b John King, DD; Rector of Chelsea: Letter to J. Chamberlayne: 1716.: Draft. • ff.69b-71b Humphrey Perye, Mayor of Stafford: Epitaph on, 1716.: 18th cent.: Hebr., Gr. and Lat.: Copy. • f. 72 William Camden, antiquary; Clarenceux King of Arms: Inscription in his honour: 1627.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 72 Degory Wheare, Camden Professor of History at Oxford: Inscription by: 1622.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 73b-74b Jules Mazarin, d 1661 Cardinal: Epitaphs on: 17th- 18th centt.: Lat., Fr. and Engl. • f. 75 Thomas Thynne, of Longleat: Epitaph: 1682,: Lat. • ff. 76-82 John Rotherham, of Christ Church, Oxford; Rector of Springfield 1677: Speech in the Sheldonian theatre: 1671.: Copy. • f. 87 George I of England: Verses on the death of his consort, Sophia Dorothea: 1726. • f. 88 Reverend Thomas Owen, of Anglesey: Adaptation of a poem attrib. to: early 18th cent. • f. 99b Susanna Gooldwing: Epitaph on: 18th cent. • f. 99b Moses Wood: Epitaph on: 18th cent. • f. 100 Joanna Wells: Epitaph on: 18th cent.

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Add MS 4456-4457 BIRCH'S POETICAL COLLECTIONSPoems, etc., collected by Thomas Birch, some being written by him; circa 1625-1760.

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Title BIRCH'S POETICAL COLLECTIONSPoems, etc., collected by Thomas Birch, some being written by him; circa 1625-1760. Partly autograph. Two volumes. Small folio. The chief contents are as follows:- (c 1625-1760)

Scope and Content Poetry TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES: T. Birch: verses written and collected by: circ. 1625-1760.: Lat., Engl. and Fr.: Partly printed.

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Scope and Content Vol. I (ff. 215).

(1) Verses, etc., almost entirely by Birch, or addressed to him, some of them apparently written as exercises. They are:— (a) 'Jam tibi perfectum jactare, Britannia, carmen': a version (100 lines) of the Rev. John Nixon's poem on Sir R. Blackmore's Creation, 1712; 1725; followed by a copy of Nixon's poem, beg. 'Brittain at length may boast a finisht piece'. ff. 2-7;— (b) 'A Pindarick ode on Learning', beg. 'Rise, Phoebus! rise, assume the vocal lyre' (in 10 stanzas of from 8 to 17 lines); 1725. ff. 8- 11;— (c) 'When Neptune saw in Adria's wat'ry plain' (8 lines): translation of Sannazaro's epigram on Venice, 1725. f. 11;— (d) 'O qualis minimas venusta Tricas' (12 lines); translated from some English lines by Dr. Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, on a girl playing with a fan; 1725.

f. 11 b;— (e) 'Deliciae, Rex, Angligenum! quo sospite Terras' (8 lines): on George I's return from Germany, in Jan. 1726. f. 12;— (f) 'Fir'd with his Grandsire's praise, the youth resigns' (32 lines): on a friend going to Leyden to study; 1725. ff. 12-13;— (g) 'Strike, Clio, strike the trembling string' (in 7 stanzas of from 6 to 14 lines); translated from Horace, Odes i.

12; 1726. ff. 13b-15;— (h) 'In vain the Muse attempts to tune the Lyre' (51 lines): on the death of Dr. George Sewell, Feb. 1726. ff. 15b-17;— (i) 'Laura' (a translation), beg. 'Love's pow'r immense the World allows' (28 lines). f. 17;— (j) 'Naso Temitanis exul miserandus in Oris' (14 lines): on the Analysis Ovidiana of Oswald Dykes, 1726. f. 18;— (k) 'Envy! retire to Glooms to Stygian night' (55 lines), June 1727; described in a printed copy from the British Journal, 1727 (f. 41b) as 'Upon the Picture of his late Majesty King George [I], occasion'd by his death. By T. Birch'. ff. 18b-19b;— (1) 'Ardore cur Mens insolito mea' (37 x 4 lines); by Birch, on Christmas day, 1723; apparently (see f. 1b) from the English of J. Hughes. ff. 20-21b;— (m) 'Ecce! redis rursus nostratum (sic) prime dierum' (54 lines); by Birch, on his eighteenth birthday, 1723. f. 22. For the end see Add. MS. 4457, f. 90b;— (n) 'Pollicitus carmen mihi, Navole, verba dedisti': epigram (4 lines). f. 23;— (o) 'Carmen Bucolicum in Virginem Mariam... ex Anglico J[ohannis] Norrisii' (i.e. 'And why, Alpheus', A Collection of Miscellanies, Oxford, 1687, p. 43); 1723. Begins 'Cur, Alpheu, fagi patulae resupinus in umbra' (106 lines). Imperfect. For the end, see Add. MS. 4457, f. 88. ff. 23-24b;— (p) 'While pining Anguish, wild Despair' (120 lines): several rough drafts of Birch's poem on his wife's death, with a printed copy from The Whitehall Evening Post, 13-15 Nov. 1729. ff. 25-32b, 38;— (q) 'Thy love's last Debt, these fun'ral lays' (4 x 4 lines): two copies in Birch's autograph, apparently addressed to him on the same occasion. ff. 33, 34;— (r) Lines addressed to Birch, viz:-'Birch, born to please with every art refined' (4 lines); and 'Industrious Birch a[ttend?] my gratefull lays'. ff. 35, 36;— (s) Latin epitaph in memory of Hannah, Birch's late wife (see also Add. MS. 4457, f. 11). f. 37;— (t) Letter from Birch to -, shortly before his wife's death, 31 July 1729. f. 39;—(u) Letter of Elizabeth Rowe, the author, to Birch, about publishing the latter's poem (p); 1730. f. 40;— (v) Two verses (10 lines each) in Birch's autograph, viz: 'Birchius rusticans', beg. 'After all his long Labours, to give him some play' (10 lines); by Daniel Wray, on behalf of Philip Yorke, afterwards 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, and Charles Yorke, afterwards Lord Chancellor, inviting Birch to 'Wrest'; 9 Aug. 1743; followed by 'Carolus fastidiosus', beg. 'Charles, turn'd to studies g[r]ave from youthful play' (10 lines), evidently by the same (see Add. MS. 35401, f. 104b); 11 Aug. 1743. f. 42;— (w, x, y) Verses in Birch's early hand, viz:— (w) 'To Clio', beg. 'While adverse Fate on distant plains' (64 lines). ff. 43-44;— (x) 'The Dream', beg. 'Now night in

sable Vest array'd' (62 lines). f. 45;— (y) 'Verses occasioned by the General History of Printing' (by Samuel Palmer, 1732) beg. 'Long had Mankind with Darkness been oppress'd' (75 lines); followed by a printed copy of The Weekly Register for 16 Sept. 1732, in which it

Page 459 2021-09-28 appears. See also Add. MS. 4457, f. 133, for rough drafts. ff. 46-50b;— (z) " Io skotos, emou phaos, erembos" (4 lines from Sophocles), followed by a poem beg. 'Hail, Melancholy! gloomy pow'r' (12 x 6 lines); in Birch's later hand. ff. 51-52b;— (aa) 'Well then, my Birch is fixed at last' (56 lines) by Daniel Wray; circa 1 June 1746. See Add. MS. 35397, f. 8b. Copy. ff. 53-54.

(2) 'Fair Artist, well thy pencil has essay'd' (17 lines); in Birch's autograph, but evidently the 'Ode to the Hon. Miss [Elizabeth] Yorke [afterwards m. George, Baron Anson] on her copying a portrait of Dante by Clovio', by the Hon. Charles Yorke; 1747. ff. 55-56b.

(3) Copies of short poems, etc., by Elizabeth Carter (1717-1806), viz:— (a) 'A Dialogue between Body and Mind', beg. 'Says Body to Mind, 'tis amazing to see'. f. 57;— (b) 'In plaintive sounds that tun'd to woe', (to the Rev. Dr. Francis? Walwyn). ff. 57b-58b;— (c) 'Father Francis' prayer to St. Agnes', beg. 'Ne gay attire, ne marble Hall' (22 lines). f. 58b (see also Add. MS. 4457, f. 124);— (d) A Latin letter

addressed 'Johanni suo'; 24 Nov. 1738. f. 59;— (e) 'On the death of Mrs Elizabeth Rowe', beg. 'Accept, illustrious Shade, these artless Lays'; Jan. 1739. Autograph. ff. 60-61.

(4) Copy of 'Verses written by Dr. Walter Charl[e]ton's own hand on the back of his Print prefix'd to the 2d edition of his Exercitationes Animalium in the Library of Sr. Hans Sloane', beg. 'Amavit quotquot vidit fœminas'. f. 62.

(5) Short extracts from Abraham Cowley's works. ff. 63-64.

(6) 'Alexander's Feast' by Dryden. Copy. ff. 66b-65 (rev.).

(7) 'Sonnets' by Thomas Edwards, the critic, viz. (a) 'Eternal Darkness, shade thy hated name' (14 x 5 lines). ff. 67-69;- (b) 'Stranger, or Guest, whome'er this hallow'd Grove' (14 lines); attributed to D. Wray in Add. MS. 37684 (f. 66), but printed as Edwards's in his Canons of Criticism, 1765. f. 70.

(8) Ode by Miss Hester Mulso (m. — Chapone in 1760), on reading the above 'sonnets' in 1749, beg. 'Blest Bard! to whom the Muses weeping gave'. Two copies in Birch's hand, Jan. 1751. ff. 71, 79.

(9) 'Pardon (Great Sir) my too officious zeal' (34 lines); addressed to Sir Patient (i.e. Patience) Ward, Lord Mayor of London (1680-1) by Jo. Freman. ff. 72-73.

(10) Twenty-seven stanzas of 7 lines 'Out of the Convivium Colchestriense or The Tragedy of John Beck [i.e. Becke] ye last Abbot of Colchester — by Mr. Griffin, Min[iste]r of Colchester [probably the Rev. Lewis Griffin, poet, master of the Colchester Freeschool 1664-1671], presented [? to the Bishop, or the Censor] by H. Broome to be licensed'. Evidently written after 1667, from the reference to the 'Cabal' (stanza v, l. 5). In the same hand as art. 5. ff. 74-75b.

(11) 'From polish'd circles of the Fair' (50 lines), sent to Jemima, Marchioness de Grey, wife of Philip, afterwards 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, by John Hoadly, LL.D., along with his pastoral 'Phoebe'. In Birch's hand. ff. 76-77.

(12) 'If it is true, that, blended all in one' (21 lines), addressed by Joseph Mitchell (?) to Pope, on the publication of the Dunciad, 1712. f. 78.

(13) 'Ye sons of art, where'er your manes rest' (275 lines), addressed by the Rev. Thomas Newcomb to Dr. ?John Gardiner; circ. 1732-1737. ff. 81-85.

(14) 'In these deep solitudes, and awful cells' (Eloisa to Abelard), by Pope. Copy, in the same hand as art. 6. ff. 87-91 b.

(15) 'Abelard to Eloisa', beg. 'In my dark Cell low, prostrate on the Ground' (176 lines). By Mrs. Judith Madan, 1720, cf. Add. MS. 28101, f. 150. In the same hand. ff. 92-94.

(16) Two fragments by Pope, viz. (a) 'Take a knuckle of veal' (30 lines): 'a Receipt for a Soup sent ... to Dean Swift' in 1725, according to Add. MS. 32463, f. 96b. f. 95;— (b) 'O thou, who stopst where Thames' translucent wave' (on his grotto). Published as 'Thou who shalt stop', (a sonnet enclosed in a letter to Lord Bolingbroke, 13 Sept. 1740). In Birch's autograph. f. 96.

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(17) 'Thy Pen, Great Pope, the wonder of the Age' (42 lines). Anonymous. f. 97.

(18) 'The Dream': ode by Miss — Ramsey (aged fifteen), beg. 'Come, gentle God of soft Repose'; followed by a Latin version (in the style of Horace), probably by Birch, in whose autograph they both are. ff. 98, 99.

(19) Letter from Joseph Standen to the Rev. — Lobb at Bath, 1732, enclosing Pope's sonnet entitled 'The looking-glass', beg. 'With scornful Mien, and various Toss of Air'. The subject of the lines is Anna Maria Gumley, wife of William Pulteney, Earl of Bath, in 1742. ff. 100, 102.

(20) 'Epître a Uranie par Monsr de Voltaire', beg. 'Tu veux donc, charmante Uranie'; otherwise known as 'Le Pour et le Contre', written in 1722 (but not published till 1732) and addressed to Mme. de Rupelmonde; followed by a short letter in French, dated 1749, enclosing the above, and adding the epigram on the same work, beg. 'Que pensez-vous de l'autheur d'Uranie'. In Birch's autograph. ff. 103-106b.

(21) Notes on classical subjects in the same hand as artt. 6 and 14 including (a) 'Poets Names in Sir Thomas Pope Blounts 'Remarks [up]on Poetry', 1694, followed by accounts of some of them. ff. 107-111 (see also Add. MS. 4457, f. 148);— (b) Extracts from Pope's 'Iliad', 1715- 1720. ff. 112-116, 117b-121b, 124-128 (see also Add. MS. 4457, ff. 155, 156). Two numbers originally inserted here, but 'sealed up' in Ayscough's time have since disappeared.

(22) Imitations in Birch's autograph, from (a) Horace, beg. 'Would you, Licinius, choose the surest way' (32 lines). f. 129;— (b) Quevedo, beg. 'Tis true, my Form no Tyrian Purples grace' (16-lines). f. 130;— (c) Martial, beg. 'Farmers of Higham and Silsovian Swains' (22 lines; apparently by Philip Yorke, aft. 2nd Earl of Hardwicke). f. 131.

(23) 'Disputation held at ... Bath between two grave Divines [Robert Crosse and Joseph Glanville, 1667] ... to the tune of Chivy Chace', beg. 'Two Gospel Knights' (22 x 6 lines). ff. 133-134b.

(24) 'To Paeon', beg. 'To give my Love, tho' 'tis too late' (24 lines). In the same hand as art. 21. f. 135.

(25) Lines 1-12 of metrical versions of (a) Psalm IX ('The Needy for Defence'), and (b) Psalm X ('Why dost Thou, Lord, stand far aside'). f. 136.

(26) 'Thou, Ignorance, hath (i.e. hast) Death a Tyrant made' (55 lines). ff. 137b-138b.

(27) Two short poems on death in the autograph of John Morton (of Gloucester?), 1720, but dating from the 17th cent (see Add. MS. 33234, f. 151). They are:— (a) 'When on my sick-bed I languish' (20 lines), and (b)'Oh the sad day'(18 lines). f. 139. Copies of both, in a different hand, occur on ff. 163b, 164.

(28) 'In what soft Language shall my thoughts get free' (96 lines); written by a young lady on the death of her husband. ff. 140-141.

(29) Two sets of verses, both addressed to Horatio (in imitation of Hamlet?), but in different hands. They are:— (a) 'Well, yesterday is pass'd, and cannot be' (37 lines). ff. 124-143;— (b) 'Tomorrow didst thou say' (35 lines). f. 144.

(30) 'Come, Oysters, hoa-Attend awhile' (92 lines). ff. 145-147b.

(31) Prior's 'The Female Phaeton', 1718?; followed by two Latin imitations, viz. (a) in the same hand, beg. 'Egregia Lyde forma jam cruda marito';— (b) in a different hand (signed J.T.), beg. 'Lucia formosam formosior ipsa parentem'. ff. 148b-150b.

(32) (a) 'To thee, Eubolus, I would scrib[b]le' (26 lines), from a parson in the country to a lawyer in the city; with the lawyer's answer (49 lines), beg. 'Witt's hill's too steep for me to climb'. f. 151;— (b) A long satirical letter in the same hand from 'Teague Belphill', 1701, purporting to be addressed to 'Mr Robins, a poetical lawyer of Lincoln's Inn'. ff. 152- 154.

(33) Published poems by Thomas Parnell, in the same hand as artt. 21, 24. They are:— (a) 'A Night-Peice on Death', beg. 'By the blue Taper's trembling light'. ff. 156b, 155;— (b) 'A Hymn to Contentment', beg. 'Lovely, lasting Peace of Mind'. ff. 155b, 156, 157;— (c)'A Fairy Tale', beg. 'In Britains Isle and Arthur's days'. ff. 157b-160;— (d) 'The Book-Worm'. ff. 160-161.

(34) 'Orinda! you the languid song inspire' (15 lines); apparently in Birch's early hand. f.

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(35) Some astronomical notes. f. 164b.

(36) Poems by Leonard Welsted, in the same hand as art. 33. They are:— 'In his fond heart in vain does man'; from the Ode addressed to Lord Cadogan after he was created Earl, 1718. f. 165;— (b) 'The Genius: An Ode written in 1717, on ... the Duke of Marlbro's Apoplexy', beg.'Awful Hero, Marlbro, rise'. ff. 165b-166 (rev.);— (c)'Ambition long has woman's heart betray'd'; addressed to the Countess of Warwick on her marriage with Joseph Addison, 1716. f. 166b.

(37) Pindaric ode on the vanities of this life, beg. 'What makes fond man the Trifle Life desire' (14 lines). f. 167.

(38) 'Whilst this thesis I maintain'; dialogue between Richard and Matthew (49 lines). f. 167b.

(39) 'Cleon to Dorrinda', beg. 'Since soon this hated World and I must part' (107 lines); by 'F. E.' In a youthful hand. ff. 168-169.

(40) 'Roman Faith we all adore' (9 lines). In the same hand as art. 38. f. 170.

(41) 'Britania (sic)! Goddess Heavenly fair' (20 lines), on Miss Eustace's landing at Bristol. f. 171.

(42) 'Capricious Wray a Sonnet needs must have'. f. 172.

(43) Sonnets in imitation of Milton, in Birch's hand, with the exception of (b), viz:— (a) 'Wray, whom chast[e] Wit and various Arts adorn'. f. 173;— (b) 'Lady (than whom, thy antient pedigree', addressed to Jemima, Marchioness Grey. f. 174;— (c) 'Philip, well-versed in the wily maze'; evidently addressed to Philip Yorke, husband of the above, Feb. 1743. f. 175;— (d) 'Captain (eftsoons a Colonel, I ween)'. f. 175.

(44) 'The Man, who History Compiles' (52 lines), in imitation of Horace; in the autograph of Daniel Wray. ff. 176-177.

(45) 'The Cremona fiddle', called 'The fiddle's farewell' in Add. MS. 28101, f. 116, beg. 'Ye Lads and ye Lasses, that live at Long Leet'. Imperfect at the end. f. 178.

(46) 'While you the healing Stream at Scarb'rough sip' (22 lines, in imitation of Martial) addressed to the Hon. Philip? Yorke; after 1754. In Birch's autograph. f. 180.

(47) 'While you, my Lord, with Care opprest' (79 lines), addressed to 'Lord [i.e. Charles, 2nd Viscount] Townshend on the present Posture of Affairs, March, 1728'. In Birch's autograph. ff. 181-182b.

(48) 'Laurietta to her Altamira' (99 lines), beg. 'O how shall I begin, how tune my Lays'. In Birch's early hand. ff. 183-185b.

(49) From Laurietta to Lucinda, on her wedding-day (74 lines), beg. 'Now let my Joy to Heaven's high roofs ascend'. f. 186.

(50) 'Our Short acquaintance in Its Earlyest Prime' (11 x 3 lines), addressed to Philoretta, on friendship, 1719. ff. 187b-188.

(51) 'The portrait' (32 lines), beg. 'Soft, gentle, handsome, fair, and young'. f. 189.

(52) 'The cushion-plot' (16 x 4 lines), beg. 'When Gaby possession had got to the Hall'. In Birch's autograph. f. 190.

(53) 'Miranda to Gallio, occasion'd by the Tack' (55 lines), beg. 'Your Tack Petition, I have seen'; apparently addressed to Dean Swift. It is followed by a reply from 'Gallio to Miranda, on Her Tack-poem' (100 lines), beg. 'Once more, tho' well-nighd (sic) tir'd, my muse'. In the same hand as art. 41. ff. 191-193b.

(54) 'The Brittish Ambassadress's speech to the French King', in 1712, according to Add. MS. 21544, f. 26, where the verses occur with some variations; beg. 'Hail, Tricking Monarch, more successful far' (68 lines). The lady in question was Adelaide, daughter of the Marquis

Page 462 2021-09-28 Paleotti, and wife of Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, Ambassador to Louis XIV in 1712-1713. ff. 194-195b.

(55) 'Delia's complaint of the falacy (sic) of Cupid' (55 lines), beg. 'Inspire me Phebus, and yee tunefull Nine'. ff. 196-197.

(56) 'An address to his Majesty [George III] from the Orford', by the chaplain, according to Add. MS. 5439, f. 118; beg. 'Most Gracious Sov'reign Lord our King' (46 lines); circa 1727 (see lines 11, 12). ff. 198-199.

(57) 'Uncertain, without hope, The Duke he dyes' (8 lines); verses on George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. f. 200.

(58) Satires by 'L.R.', i.e., John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester; in the same hand as art. 10. They are:— (a) 'On Tunbridge-wells' (1 87 lines), beg. 'At five this morn, when Phoebus rais'd his head'; 1675. ff. 201- 203b;— (b) 'Were I (who to my cost already am)'; published as 'Satyr against mankind'. ff. 204-206b.

(59) 'The Seven wisemen of England, to the tune of To all you ladies now' (19 x 6 lines), beg. 'Sev'n planets they do grace the Skies'. The seven, reckoning the two Walpoles as one, are:- Edward Russell, Earl of Orford; Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend; William, 1st Earl Cowper; William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire; Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford 1742; Horatio Walpole, Baron Walpole, 1756; Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe 1742; John(?) Gumley, brother of Lady Pulteney (see art. 19); and the poem describes their visit to the Prince of Wales at Richmond, to petition against the present Administration; circ. 1718-1721. ff. 207-208b.

(60) 'A wig, that's full, an empty scull' (6 x 4 lines). f. 209.

(61) 'Song on the prisoners at St. James' (13 x 6 lines), beg. 'Now dos (sic) S. James's Flourish more'. Among those imprisoned on this occasion (1655) for treason against Cromwell, were Sir Frederick Cornwallis, Sir Robert Shirley, Lord Lucas, Lord Maynard, Lord Petre, Sir Ralph Verney, Sir John Wake, and Sir Justinian Isham. ff. 210-21 1b.

(62) 'The Trojans' Distress', beg. 'Ye Lads and ye Lasses attend to my Ditty' (20 x 4 lines). Two verses relate to Lord Bolingbroke's attacks on

Sir Robert Walpole's Administration, probably in 1726-1727. ff. 212- 213b.

(63) 'God bless our young Prince, and endow him with grace' (7 x 4 lines); on the accession of George III, 1760. f. 214.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Verses, etc., by, or collected by: circ. 1625-1760.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• ff. 2-7 (imperf.) Sir Richard Blackmore, MD, Physician to William III. and Qu. Anne: Poem on his 'Creation', with Latin version: 1725. • ff. 2-7 (imperf.) John Nixon, FRS, Vicar of Cold Higham: Poem on Sir R. Blackmore's 'Creation', with Latin version: 1725. • f. 11 Jacopo Sannazaro, d 1530 Italian poet: Epigram on Venice.: 1725.: Engl. transl. • f. 11b Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester: Latin version of lines by: 1725. • ff. 12, 18b, 41b George I of England: Verses on: 1726, 1727. • f. 13b Quintus Horatius Flaccus, poet: Translation of Odes i. 12: 1726. • ff.15b-17 George Sewell, MD; poet and dramatist: Lines on his death: 1726. • f. 18 Oswald Dykes, author of 'English Proverbs': Lines on his 'Analysis Ovidiana': 1726. • ff. 20-21b John Hughes, poet: Latin version of poem attrib. to: 1723. • f. 23 John Norris, d 1711 Rector of Bemeton: Latin version of a poem by: 1723. • ff. 25-34, 37, 38 Hannah Birch, née Cox; wife of T Birch: Poems, etc., on the death of: 1729.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly printed. • f. 40 Elizabeth Rowe, d 1737 poet; widow of T Rowe, biographer: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1730. • ff. 42, 53, 70, 176 Daniel Wray, FRS: Verses by: 1743, 1746, 18th cent. • ff. 46, 49 (printed) Samuel Palmer, d 1732 printer: Verses on his 'History of Printing': 1732.

• ff. 51-52b Sophocles: Translation of passage from: 18th cent. • ff. 55-56b Hon Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor: Verses by: 18th cent. • ff.55-56b Elizabeth Anson, d 1760 née Yorke; wife (1748) of George, Baron Anson: Lines addressed to: bef. 1748.

Page 463 2021-09-28 • ff. 57-58b, 60 (autogr.) Elizabeth Carter, author: Poems by: 1739, n.d. • ff. 57b-58b Francis Walwyn, DD: Poem addressed to: 18th cent. • f. 59 Elizabeth Carter, author: Letter to -: 1738.: Lat. • ff. 60-61 Elizabeth Rowe, d 1737 poet; widow of T Rowe, biographer: Verses on her death: 1739.

• f. 62 Walter Charleton, d 1707 MD, FRS: Verses by: 18th cent.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 63-64 Abraham Cowley, poet: Short extracts from his works: 18th cent. • ff. 66b-65 (rev.) John Dryden, poet and dramatist: 'Alexander's Feast': 18th cent.: Copy. • ff.67-70 Thomas Edwards, d 1757 FSA; of Turrick: Sonnets: 18th cent.: Copies. • ff. 71, 79 Hester Mulso, afterwards Chapone; essayist: Ode on T. Edwards: 1751.: Copies. • ff. 72-73 Jo- Freman: Poetical address to Sir P. Ward: circ. 1681. • ff. 72-73 Sir Patience Ward, d 1696 Lord Mayor of London: Poetical address to, by J. Freeman: circ. 1681. • ff. 74-75b Reverend Lewis Griffin, Master of Colchester Grammar School: Verses by (?): aft. 1667. • ff. 75-75b H. Broome: Allusion to: aft. 1667. • ff. 76-77 Reverend John Hoadly, poet and dramatist; son of Benjamin Hoadly: Poetical epistle to Lady Grey: circ. 1748.: Copy. • ff.76-77, 174 Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey; wife of Philip, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Poems addressed to: circ-1748. • f. 78 Joseph Mitchell, poet and dramatist: Poem by (?) addressed to A. Pope: circ. 1712. • ff. 78, 97 Alexander Pope: Verses to: 18th cent. • f. 81 Reverend Thomas Newcomb, poet: Letter to Dr. [J.?] Gardiner: circ. 1732-1737. • ff. 87-91b, 95, 96, 102 Alexander Pope: Verses: circ. 1715-1725, n.d.: Partly autogr. • ff. 92-94 Judith Madan, wife of Colonel M Madan, MP: Poem by: 1720.: Copy. • ff. 95, 191-193b Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin; author: Verses addressed to: 1725, 18th cent. • ff. 98, 99 Miss Ramsey: 'The Dream': an ode: 18th cent.: Copy. • ff.100-102 Joseph Standen, Vicar of Speen: Letter to (?) Rev. - Lobb: 1732. • f. 102 Anna Maria Pulteney, née Gumley; wife of W Pulteney, Earl of Bath 1742: Poem on, by Pope: circ. 1732. • ff. 103 - 106b François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: 'Epître à Uranie', followed by an epigram on the same: 1749.: Copies, late 17th cent. • ff.103-106b Marie Marguerite Elisabeth de Récourt, Comtesse de Rupelmonde: Poem addressed to, by Voltaire, 1722.: aft. 1749.: Copy. • ff. 107-111 Sir Thomas Pope Blount, 1st Baronet: Extracts from his 'Remarks upon Poetry' (1694): 18th cent. • ff. 112-128 passim Alexander Pope: Extracts from his 'Iliad': 18th cent. • ff. 129, 176 Quintus Horatius Flaccus, poet: Imitations of: 18th cent.: Engl. • f. 130 Vasco Mouzinho de Quevedo e Castellobramco, Portuguese poet, d. 1627: Imitation of, by T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 131 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Imitation of Martial: bef. 1766. • ff. 131, 180 Marcus Valerius Martialis: Imitations of: 18th cent. • ff. 133-134b Joseph Glanvill, Rector of Bath Abbey Church; d.1680: Account of a disputation at Bath, with R. Cross: 1667. • ff.133-134b Robert Crosse, Vicar of Chew Magna: Account of a disputation at Bath with Rev. J. Glanvill: 1667. • f. 136 Bible ENGLISH: Lines 1-12 of metrical versions of Psalms IX and X: 18th cent. • f. 139 John Morton, (?) of Gloucester: Poems copied by: 1720. • f. 139b Hannah Morton, (?) niece of John Morton (?) of Gloucester: Letter to her uncle: circ. 1720. • ff.148b-150b Matthew Prior, poet and diplomatist: 'The Female Phaeton' by, with Latin imitations: 18th cent. • f. 150 J. T: Latin imitation of poem by Prior: aft. 1718. • ff. 151, 152 Robins, of Lincoln's Inn (?): Poem sent to him with a letter from 'Teague Belphill': 1701. • ff.152-154 'Teague Belphill'; pseudonym: Letter, so signed, to 'Mr. Robins': 1701. • ff. 155-161 Thomas Parnell, poet; d.1718: Verses by: 18th cent. • f. 164b Astronomy: Notes on: 18th cent. • f. 165 William Cadogan, 1st Baron and (1718) Earl Cadogan: Verses addressed to: 1718. • ff.165-166b Leonard Welsted, poet: Odes, etc.: 1716-1718.: Copies, 18th cent. • ff. 165b-166 (rev.) John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Ode on his illness: 1717. • f. 166b Charlotte Rich, widow of Edward, 6th Earl of Warwick: Verses on her marriage with Joseph Addison: 1716. • f. 166b Joseph Addison, dramatist and essayist: Ode on his marriage with the Countess of Warwick: 1716. • ff. 168-169 F. E: Poem by: 18th cent. • f. 17 1 Miss Eustace: Ode on her landing at Bristol: 18th cent. • ff. 172, 173 Daniel Wray, FRS: Sonnets addressed to: 18th cent. • ff. 175, 180 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Verses addressed to: 1743, aft. 1754.

Page 464 2021-09-28 • ff. 181-182b, 207-208b Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend: Verses on and addressed to: circ. 1718, 1728. • ff. 194-195b Adelaide Talbot, wife of Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury: Speech in verse to Louis XIV of France: 1712-1713. • ff. 198-199 George II of England: Address to, on his accession, by the chaplain of H.M.S. 'Orford': 1727. • ff. 198-199 Orford H.M.S: Address to George II by the chaplain of: 1727. • f. 200 George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham: Verses on: 18th cent. • ff. 201-206b John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester: Poems: 17th-18th centt.: Copies. • ff. 207, 208b Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe: Verses on: circ. 1718. • ff. 207-208b Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton: Verses on: circ. 1718. • ff. 207-208b William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire: Verses on: circ. 1718. • ff. 207-208b William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper: Verses on: circ. 1718. • ff. 207-208b [?John] Gumley, brother-in-law of W Pulteney, Earl of Bath 1742: Verses on: circ. 1718. • ff. 207-208b George II of England: Poem addressed to, when Prince of Wales: circ. 1718. • ff. 207-208b, 212-213b Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Verses on: circ. 1718-1727. • ff.207-208b Edward Russell, Earl of Oxford d 1727: Verses on: circ. 1718. • ff.212-213b Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Poem rel. to his attacks on Sir R. Walpole's administration: circ. 1726-1727. • f. 214 George III of England: Poem on his accession: 1760.

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Scope and Content Vol. II. (ff. 231).

(1) 'Ere You Read this now You'll Suppose'; song (8 x 5 lines). f. 1.

(2) Epitaph on Mrs. Mary Wynn, beg. 'Stay, reader, and with deep concern'. Two versions. ff. 2-3.

(3) The Epilogue to Don Carlos, by T. Otway; 1676. f. 4.

(4) 'These smiles bestow'd, these genrous Honours paid' (36 lines): epilogue spoken by Mrs Mary Porter, probably at the performance of Julius Caesar, in which she took part (circ. 1738) in aid of the fund for erecting a statue to Shakespeare (completed in 1741, when it was set up in the Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey). f. 5.

(5) 'O Fortune! how thy restless wavering state': sonnet (10 lines), said to be by Queen Elizabeth, 1555. f. 6.

(6) 'Iter Boriale' (sic), beg. 'Fowre Clerks of Oxford'; circ. 1625; here attributed to Ralph Thoresby, but really by Richard Corbet, Bishop of Norwich 1632. ff. 7-14b.

(7) 'England, once Europe's envy, now her scorne' (44 lines); circ. 1640. f. 15.

(8) The dramatis personae of 'Ignoramus': a comedy by George Ruggle, Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, referring to events of 1611- 1612, performed twice before James I in 1615; with the casts. In Birch's autograph. f. 16.

(9) 'My song shall be alway of the loving kindness of the Lord': words of an 'Anthem for five

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(10) 'And is it come to this?'. 'The Popish Priests' complaint for their being forc'd to leave England', by Seth Ward, Bishop of Salisbury 1667. f. 19.

(11) 'Hic subtus sive dormit, sive contemplatur': inscription by the above, when Bishop of Exeter, to the memory of Lawrence Rooke, the astronomer; 1662. f. 20.

(12) 'Sicilian Muse, begin a loftier flight' (120 lines); described as 'The Golden age retriev'd'; a parody of Virgil, Eclogue IV, with numerous political allusions (dated 1703 in Lansdowne MS. 852, f. 76). ff. 22-24.

(13) The headings of 51 sections of 'Critical Reflections upon Poetry and Painting', pt. 1. ff. 25-28b.

(14) Two Latin poems by Johannes Sictor, a Bohemian (fl. 1629- 1648), addressed to Thomas Winniffe, Dean of St. Paul's (1631), afterwards (1642) Bishop of Lincoln. They are (a) 'Trinobantum in Urbe, quaeperOrbemNobilis' (32 lines): on hospitality. f. 29;- (b) 'Dum tibi restituit Iova nunc per membra vigorem'; on the Dean's recovery from illness, in 1635. f. 30.

(15) Two papers in Birch's autograph relating to the device exhibited by the Earl of Essex before Queen Elizabeth I, 17 Nov. 1595, viz:-(1) Notes from a letter of Rowland Whyte to Sir Robert Sydney, giving an account of the device (cf. Arthur Collins, Letters and Memorials of State, 1746, i, p. 362); 22 Nov. 1595. f. 3 1;-(2) Notes of the speeches drawn up by Francis Bacon for the Earl's use on the same occasion. Apparently taken from 'Bp [Edmund?] Gibson's Papers'. ff. 32-33b.

(16) 'An Epistle from Romely Wood in Derbyshire to Haling Grove in Surrey' (92 lines), beg. 'Since every Naturalist agrees', with the answer (123 lines), beg. 'Dear Grove, I ask ten thousand pardons'. In Birch's autograph. ff. 34-39.

(17) 'When Islay to shew his fine delicate Taste' (15 lines); on the gardens on Hounslow Heath of Lord Islay (Archibald Campbell, Eari of Islay, 1706, and Duke of Argyll, 1743). f. 40.

(18) Account of Pierre Guérin de Tencin, Archbishop of Embrun, from Pierre François le Courayer's Defense de la Traduction de l'histoire du Concile de Trente, Amsterdam, 1742. f. 40b.

(19) 'Thee, bounteous Author of my days' (in 4 parts, of 6, 8, and 12 lines each); on the author's recovery from sickness. In the autograph of Elizabeth Carter. ff. 41-42b.

(20) 'Nothing! Thou Elder Brother ev'n to shade'; by the Earl of Rochester. In the autograph of the Rev. John Nalson, Prebendary of Ely (d. 1686); by whose son, the Rev. Valentine Nalson, it was given to the owner in 1710. f. 43.

(21) 'My Dearest Friend, in thy well govern'd mind' (37 lines); addressed to 'The Christian Lawyer'. Draft. f. 44.

(22) 'Tell me, departed spirit, where you dwell' (138 lines): described as 'A dialogue betwixt ye Ghost of Tho. Kirke de Cookridge Esq [d. 1706] and Milo Gale Rector de K[e]ighley ... July 8. 1706'. ff. 45-47.

(23) 'Most Holy function, venerable Trust' (31 lines): described 'Religion, a Poem', but really in praise of Birch, a dedicatory note to whom by W. Howard accompanies it. ff. 49-53.

(24) Poems by Anne, wife of Heneage, 5th Earl of Winchelsea, viz:- (a) 'The Prodigy', beg. 'Protect the State and let old England thrive'; 1706. Published, with variations, in Poems on Affairs of State, 1707. ff. 54-55;- (b) Rhyming letter (7 x 4 lines) to Arabella Marrow, beg. 'How can our Correspondence please'; 1715. ff. 55b-56b;- (c) Another (10 lines) to the same on the death of her mother, Lady Marrow. ff. 56b-57;- (d) 'Disarmed with so genteel an Air' (9 x 4 lines), addressed to Pope on some verses written by him (quoted here) occasioned by a passage in his Rape of the lock, 1712. ff. 57-58;- (e) 'Prithee Friend that Hedge behold' (33 lines), addressed to 'A fellow Scribbler'. f. 58;- (f) 'Joy from a zealous pen Ardelia sends' (34 lines); addressed to the Countess of Hartford (sic) on the birthday of her husband (Algernon, Earl of Hertford, 7th Duke of Somerset) whom she married in 1713.

f. 59;- (g) 'How plain (dear Madam) was the want of Sight' (38 lines); addressed to the Hon. Mrs. Thynne (?Grace, widow of Hon. Henry Thynne); 1715-1716. f. 60.

(25) 'Unhappy Day! with what a dreadful Light'; by Mrs Elizabeth Howe, on the anniversary of

Page 466 2021-09-28 her husband's death, 1715. f. 61.

(26) 'From tragic scenes just Clos'd 'tis now the Vogue' (20 lines): epilogue written by Mrs. -- Lucas for a performance of ?Addison's Cato, in 1755, enclosed by her in a letter to Birch. ff. 63-64.

(27) 'A Song for the Oxfordshire Freeholders' (8 x 4 lines), beg. 'Tho' Clubs in Abundance of Places are known'; circ. 1754. Printed. f. 65.

(28) 'Whilst in the venerable Dome we view' (32 lines); evidently referring to the same occasion as art. 4. f. 66.

(29) Letter from Jack Thornycroft to Josiah Welby, introducing some verses on butterflies; followed by a slightly different version of the latter in Birch's autograph. ff. 67-70.

(30) 'As in the den, the Lyon's Prey' (30 lines); on the King (? George I) playing with a tiger in Kensington Gardens. f. 71.

(31) 'Vanae sit Arti, sit studio Modus' (8 alcaic verses); addressed 'Ad ornatissimam Puellam'. In Birch's hand. f. 72.

(32) Epigram 'Ad Elizam in [Alexandri] Popi Horto Lauros carpentem'; with the answer (attributed in Add. MS. 4254, f. 20, to Elizabeth Carter), beg. 'En! marcet Laurus, nec quiquam (sic) juvit Elizam'. In Birch's autograph, he being probably the author of the English versions of both, which follow. Two copies. ff. 73, 123b.

(33) Two poems by Sir Peter Leicester, viz.:-(a) 'Welcome, Dread Soveraigne: Every Heart and Tongue' (54 lines); on the progress through London and coronation of Charles II, 1661. f.74;-(b) 'Brave George, our Englands Champion! Thou art hee' (30 lines); on Col. George Monck (Duke of Albermarle)'s services at the Restoration, 1660. f. 75.

(34) Fragment of The Weekly Register, 16 Oct. 1731. Printed. f. 76.

(35) 'With this at once I give up all my joy' (58 lines); described as 'Lindamores' Farewel upon the Delivery of his Key to Mr [John] Eames' (the dissenting tutor, d. 1744). Draft. f. 77.

(36) Juvenile compositions of Birch's, including one of 1720, entitled 'Mr. Lily's Admonitions to his Scholars', evidently referring to the grammarian of that name (d. 1522). ff. 78-81b (37) 'Alas, what dismal tydings do I hear' (32 lines); on the death of William Daile (16 Oct. 1724), by S. Owen. f. 82.

(38) 'The fall of Man' (28 lines): dialogue (Serpent, Eve, Adam), beg. 'Why eat not of this fair fruitfull Tree'; by Birch; 1720. f. 83.

(39) Latin letters from Birch to (a) J. Welby; 1728. Draft. f. 84;-(b) John Owen; 1722. Two drafts. ff. 86-87, 89.

(40) Four Latin epigrams in Birch's autograph; 1723. f. 88b.

(41) 'Laura spreta' (6 sapphic verses); and 9 lines 'De uxore', apparently by T. F., 1723. ff. 91, 91b.

(42) 'Ingenii monumenta tui, mihi Carmina mittis': acrostic by Birch on the name of John Owen (see art. 39); followed by a postscript, also in Latin, 1723. ff. 92-93.

(43) 'Why should Apollo's mournfull Choir bewail': epitaph on Lord Carteret's son (? Philip, son of Sir George, 1st Baron Carteret); circ. 1723. In the same hand as art. 41. f. 95.

(44) 'Thanks to you, Ladies, who so kindly deign' (46 lines); 1731. Draft. ff. 96-97b.

(45) 'Whilst other Poets ransack Earth and Heaven' (about 160 lines); addressed by the writer to his brother Stephen, a farmer. Draft. ff. 98-101b.

(46) A quasi-oration by a Cambridge University man, in Latin, interspersed with numerous verses in English. Probably written before 1704, from the allusion to 'honest' Daniel Slater of Queens' College. ff. 102-105b.

(47) 'Oh that my Lungs would bleat like butter'd Pease' (16 lines): nonsense verses. Two

Page 467 2021-09-28 copies, the second in Birch's autograph. ff. 106-107.

(48) Latin verses, apparently by H. J., viz: (a, b) Two sets of elegiac verses (12 lines each) addressed to Pierre Des Maizeaux (1666-1743). f. 108;- (c) 'G. Chillingworthi [1602-1644] Icon. Ad Ignatium Loyolam' (4 lines). f. 109.

(49) Letter from Elizabeth Carter 'Margarettae suae'; 1739. English and Latin. In Birch's render="italic" autograph. f. 112.

(50) 'Sweet Tyrant Love, O hear me now' (4 x 4 lines); 1739. In the autograph of Elizabeth Carter. f. 115.

(51) 'Snatch me some God from Baia's desert seats', with an alternative setting 'Bear me some God to Baia's gentle seats' (8 lines each). Two copies, the first in Birch's autograph. ff. 116-117.

(52) 'The Press has labour'd long to tell' (8 lines); 'on A Toast [Mrs. Fane]'s visiteing A Printing House'. f. 118.

(53) Drafts of two sets of verses, beg. (a) 'If in those Plains where all is bright and clear';- (b) 'You Powers, from whom in vain I seek repose'.- (c) the answer to the lady-author ('Euthalia'), beg. 'The warbling lark'. ff. 119, 119b, 120.

(54) 'Seaven year agoe Christ rod' to Court' (16 lines); by 'a gentleman of ye Innes of Court:-in ye late king's days' (called in Harley MS. 4391, f. 13b, 'Mr Williams' ... prophecy ... 1616'). f. 121.

(55) A prescription for Dr. Nehemiah? Grew; 1675. f. 121b.

(56) 'Thanks, Douglass, thanks. To thee a nation pays' (14 lines). f. 122.

(57) Epigrams in Latin and Greek on Elizabeth Carter?'s 'Aenigma de Somniis'. In Birch's hand. f. 123.

(58) Three epitaphs, the first ('Conspicis, victor, Blenheimiae Monumentum duplex') in memory of the Duke of Marlborough. In the same hand. f. 125.

(59) 'When Hulse [Sir Edward Hulse, 1st Bart.] for some trifling unorthodox jests'; epigram on William Cheselden, F.R.S. (1688-1752). In the same hand. f. 126.

(60) Verses concerning the Creation, from Milton's Paradise Lost. In Birch's early hand. f. 127.

(61) Extracts from 'Solomon', 1718, and other poems by Matthew Prior. ff. 128, 128b.

(62) Latin verses composed by Birch in his student days, viz:-(a) 'Infernis Livor tenebris se condat; et atra' (on the picture of George I, lately deceased, 1727; cf. Add. MS. 4456, f. 18b). Two drafts. ff. 129- 132b;-(b) Imitations of Theocritus, etc. ff. 134-135b.

(63) Epitaphs of Abraham Cowley, one in Latin and four in English. On f. 136b is the name of Joseph Birrell, in a different hand. f. 136.

(64) 'The Rural Sweets a gratefull Song require' (45 lines); an early poem by Birch on Hemel Hempstead?, on the river Gade, co. Bedf. f. 137.

(65) 'Once Jacob, when He was a-dying' (30 lines): a mock last testament. f. 138.

(66) 'From Hannah pensive and alone' (15 lines): draft, probably in the autograph of Birch's wife. f. 143.

(67) Two verses in Birch's autograph, viz:- (a) 'When pensive on this portraiture I gaze' (14 lines). f. 144;- (b) 'By Business summon'd and the Will of Fate' (6 lines). f. 145.

(68) 'Wish not that things not in your power may run' (14 lines). f. 146.

(69) (a) Extracts from a philosophical work relating to the natural affections, etc. ff.

Page 468 2021-09-28 149-152;-(b) Definitions of Theist, Daemonist, etc. ff. 152b-154.

(70) 'Adieu, fond world, and all they wiles' (16 lines); by J. Stevens?. f. 159.

(71) 'Fairest Isle, all Isles excelling' (4 x 4 lines); from Dryden's King Arthur. f. 161.

(72) Aphorisms, apparently taken from the writings of the 'Turkish Spy'. f. 162.

(73) 'Orinda! Sappho! Sister! Friend!' (35 lines). ff. 163-164.

(74) 'Tis thou the languid song inspires' (sic) (42 lines). ff. 165b- 166.

(75) 'Ce Prophète menteur, ce Prêtre fanatique' (6 lines); on Voltaire's Mahomet, 1742. f. 167.

(76) 'Dic mihi fatalis regem quem denotat Annus'; verse prophecy 'de destructione regis Gallici, et gregis ... Hollandiae per ... regem Angliae ... 1666'. f. 168.

(77) Verses on death (32 lines), beg. 'O Death, fell Pow'r, of all that lives the Dread'. Draft. f. 169.

(78) Epitaphs on (a) Cardinal Mazarin, in French and Latin. ff. 170- 172b;- (b) A rich and well-born Englishman, circa 1670-1725. Latin. Draft. ff. 173-174;- (c, d) Edward Patterson, M.A. (1750) (three

copies), and Charlotte his wife (1741) (two copies). Latin. ff. 175- 177;- (e) William Mitchel of Bowling, 1705. English. f. 178;- (f) Cardinal Richelieu. French. ff. 178-180.

(79) Extracts from the works of Pierre Le Loyer (1550-1634) including verses addressed to Mathieu de Chalvet. French. ff. 181-183b.

(80) 'Nos fuerat quondam medio laudare senatu': verses (6 lines) in praise of Cardinal Richelieu (1631). In Birch's autograph. f. 184.

(81) 'Ostrea Baianis minime cedentia testis' (105 lines); 1726. In the same hand as art. 48. ff. 185-186b.

(82) 'Inter docta piae supremaque munera turbae' (8 lines); by - Coster, on the death of John Milner, Prebendary of Ripon, 1702. f. 187.

(83) Two epitaphs on Medus (?Richard Mead, M.D., F.R.S., d. 1754). Latin. f. 188.

(84) 'Julii Maz[arinil Cardinalis elogium'. Latin. Apparently in the autograph of the Rev. Thomas Belk (see below, art. 99). ff. 190-191.

(85) Drafts of a Latin poem criticizing the Danish astronomers Elias Olaus Cimber (fl. 1586) and Christianus Severinus Longomontanus (1562-1647); apparently by Dr. John Pell. ff. 192-194.

(86) Latin letter, introducing verses in Latin and Greek, from Jo-- Ellis to a patron. ff. 195-196b.

(87) 'Jonae historiae', beg. 'Temporibus quondam priscis per Aprica superbae' (about 150 lines). In Birch's early hand. ff. 197-199.

(88) Birch's school time-table; Jan. 1721. f. 201.

(89) 'Redde animam, quam nunc Furiae, nunc Tartara poscunt' (31 lines); translated by Sir Edward Dering (?2nd Bart., d. 1684) from Edmund Wailer's verses on the death of Oliver Cromwell. f. 202.

(90) 'At O deorum quisquis amicior': verses (15 x 4) addressed by John Hedges (?Vicar of E. Peckham, 1722) to Noel Broxholme, M. D. ff. 204-205.

(91) Epitaphs of Henry of Abingdon (d. 1437), copied by Birch from a work of J. Michael Lange, 1707. f. 206.

(92) 'Quique suas ultra borealia littora sedes': Latin version by Bonaventura Vulcanius of part of Callimachus's Hymn on Delos. f. 207.

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(93) Early Latin poems by Birch, addressed to (a) Dr. N. Broxholme (4 x 4 lines); before 1728 (from the allusion to Dr. John Freind, d. 1728). f. 208;-(b) John, Lord Carteret (Earl Granville 1744), on his second appointment as Viceroy of Ireland, 1727. f. 209.

(94) 'Jam p[r]idem Caelum quem suspiravit anhelans' (18 lines); on the death of Dr. William Lupton (Prebendary of Durham 1726). f. 210.

(95) 'Tu nostree memor usque Scholae dum Vita manebat'; inscrip-

tion by the scholars of Westminster to the memory of John Savage, D.D.; 1750. In Birch's autograph. f. 211.

(96) Poems, etc., in the hand of Pierre Des Maizeaux, viz:- (a) Cui nota non est Musa Bonnefoni (13 lines); addressed to Gilles Durant, sieur de la Bergerie. f. 110;- (b) 'Mansaeine tui beata rura' (14 lines); addressed to Jean Barillon. f. 213;-(c) 'Sit in deliciis Puella, Myro' (15 lines); addressed to François Miron. f. 214;-(d) 'Ma folastre Nymphelette' (80 lines). ff. 215-216;-(e) List of 'Imitations', including the preceding verses. f. 217.

(97) Two Latin inscriptions over the gate of Philippsburg, in Baden, the first (a) referring to its capture by Louis XIV, in 1667. f. 218;- (b) to its recapture by the Emperor Leopold I in 1676. f. 219.

(98) Early compositions by Birch. Greek and Latin. ff. 220-222.

(99) Poems in honour of Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, by the Rev. Thomas Belk, Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge (d. 1712), viz;- (a) 'A voi crescan i regni, ed a voi gl' honori' (14 lines). f.223;- (b) 'Que ay de nuevo, pastor mo(?) querido'. ff. 223-224b.

(100) 'Si ad Praesulatum velles ascendere' copied by Birch from an Irish source, in 1722, 'Forte J[onathan] Swyft'. f. 225.

(101) 'Vitam quae faciunt beatiorem' (16 lines); by Birch (?) on his friend Andrea Moretti being made a Doctor of Padua. f. 226.

(102) Poems on the use of antimony, apparently by Thomas Belk (see above, art. 99), viz:-(a) 'Beny soit le vin Emetique' (with a reference to Louis XIV). f. 227;- (b) 'Jam licet aurato scandat Capitolia curru'. f. 228.

(103) 'Quanta superveniunt, Britones, nova Gaudia! quanta' (28 lines); by Thomas Fern (?M.D. 1698), on the accession of George II. f. 231.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Verses, etc., by, or collected by: circ. 1625-1760.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly autogr.

includes:

• ff. 2-3 Mrs Mary Wynn: Epitaphs on: 18th cent. • f. 4 Thomas Otway, dramatist: Epilogue to 'Don Carlos', 1676.: 18th cent.: Copy. • f. 5 Mrs Mary Porter, actress: Epilogue spoken by: circ. 1738. • f. 6 Elizabeth I of England: Verses attrib. to,: 1555.: Copy, 18th cent. • ff. 7-14b Ralph Thoresby, antiquary: 'Iter Boriale' wrongly attrib. to: 18th cent. • ff. 7-14b Richard Corbett, Bishop of Norwich: 'Iter boriale': circ. 1625. 17th cent.: copy.

• f. 16 George Ruggle, Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge: Cast of characters for his comedy 'Ignoramus', 1615.: 18th cent.: Copy. • f. 16 Drama: Dramatis personae in G. Ruggle's 'Ignoramus' with casts: 1615: Copy, 18th cent.

• f. 19 Seth Ward, Bishop of Exeter, afterwards of Salisbury, Chancellor of the Order of the Garter: Poem by,: bef. 1689.: Copy, 18th cent. • f. 20 Laurence Rooke, FRS; astronomer: Epitaph on, 1662.: 18th cent.: Lat.: Copy. • f. 20 Seth Ward, Bishop of Exeter, afterwards of Salisbury, Chancellor of the Order of the Garter: Epitaph on Laurence Rooke by: 1662.: Lat.: Copy, 18th cent. • ff. 22-24 Publius Virgilius Maro: Parody of Ecl. 4: 1703.: Engl. • ff. 29, 30 Jan Sictor, Czech humanist: Poems in praise of T. Winniffe: 1635, circ. 1635.: Lat.

• ff. 29, 30 Thomas Winniffe, Bishop of Lincoln 1641: Poems addressed to, by J. Sictor: 1635, circ. 1635.: Lat.

Page 470 2021-09-28 • f. 31 Rowland Whyte: Letter to Sir R. Sydney: 1595.: Extr. • ff. 31, 32 Elizabeth I of England: Memoranda on a 'device' acted before her in 1595,: 18th cent. • ff. 32-33b Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Notes of speeches written for him by Sir F. Bacon, 1595.: 1595: Copy, 18th cent. • ff. 32-33b Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Notes on speeches written by, for Lord Essex: 18th cent. • f. 40 Hounslow Heath, Middlesex: Poem on Lord Islay's gardens there: 18th cent. • f. 40 Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll: Poem on his gardens at Hounslow Heath: bef. 1743. • f. 40b Cardinal Pierre Guérin de Tencin, Archbishop of Embrun: Notes on: aft. 1742. • ff. 41-42b, 115 (autogr.) Elizabeth Carter, author: Poems by: 1739, n.d. • f. 43 John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester: Poems: 17th-18th centt.: Copies. • f. 43 Reverend John Nalson, historian: Transeribed: bef. 1686. • ff. 45-47 Reverend Miles Gale, d 1721 antiquary: Poem on: 1706. • ff.45-47 Thomas Kirke, FRS; of Cookridge: Poem on his ghost: 1706. • ff. 49-53 William Howard, excise officer: Letter with poem addressed to T. Birch: 18th cent.

• ff. 54-60 Anne Finch, wife of Heneage, 5th earl of Winchilsea: Verses by: 1706-1713, n.d. • ff.55b-57 Arabella Marrow, daughter of Sir S Marrow: Verses addressed to: 1715. • ff. 57-58 Alexander Pope: Verses to: 18th cent. • f. 59 Frances Seymour, wife of Algernon, 7th Duke of Somerset: Poem addressed to: 18th cent.

• f. 60 Grace Thynne, widow of Henry Thynne, son of 1st Viscount Weymouth: Poem to, by Lady Winchilsea: 1716. • f. 61 Elizabeth Rowe, d 1737 poet; widow of T Rowe, biographer: Poem by, on the anniversary of her husband's death: 1715. • f. 61 Thomas Rowe, biographer: Poem on his death: 1715. • ff. 63, 64 Mrs Lucas: Letter, with verses, to T. Birch: 1755. • f. 67 Jack Thornycroft: Letter to J. Welby: 18th cent. • f. 71 George I of England: Poem (?) on: 18th cent. • ff. 73, 123b Elizabeth Carter, author: Epigram: 18th cent.: Lat.: Two copies. • ff. 74, 75 Charles II of England: Poems on his restoration and coronation: 1660, 1661. • ff.74,75 Sir Peter Leicester, 1st Baronet; alias Leycester; antiquary: Poems by: 1660, 1661.

• f. 75 General George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle: Poem addressed to: 1660. • f. 76 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: 'Weekly Register': 16 Oct. 1731.: Fragm. • f. 77 John Eames, FRS: Poem addressed to: 18th cent. • f. 77 Lindamore; pseudonym: 'Lindamores farewell', a poem: 18th cent. • f. 82 S. Owen: Poem on the death of W. Dale: 1724. • f. 82 William Daile: Poem on his death, by S. Owen: 1724. • f. 86 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letter to J. Welby: 1728.: Lat.: Draft. • ff. 86, 89 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letters to J. Owen: 1722.: Lat.: Drafts. • f. 91 T. F: Verses by: 1723.: Lat. • ff. 92-93 John Owen: Acrostic on his name: 1723.: Lat. • f. 95 Philip Carteret, son of George, 1st Baron Carteret: Epitaph on: circ. 1723. • f. 108 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Verses addressed to: 17th-18th centt. • ff. 108, 109 H. J: Verses by: 17th-18th cent.: Lat. • f. 109 William Chillingworth, d 1644 D D; Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral: Verses on: 17th-18th cent. • f. 110 Jean Bonnefons, d 1614 the elder; French poet: Lines on a French transl. of his 'Pancharis': 17th-18th cent.: Lat. • f. 110 Gilles Durant, Sieur de la Bergerie; d. circa 1615: Lines on his transl. of the 'Pancharis' of Jean Bonnefons: 17th-18th cent.: Lat. • ff. 110, 213-217 Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Poems copied by: 18th cent.: Lat. and Fr. • f. 111 Hannah Birch, née Cox; wife of T Birch: Poems, etc., on the death of: 1729.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly printed. • f. 112 Elizabeth Carter, author: Letters to-: 1739, n.d.: Lat. and Engl.: Copies. • f. 118 Mrs Fane: Verses on: 18th cent. • f. 121 Williams: Prophecy attrib. to: 1616. • f. 121b [Nehemiah?] Grew, MD: Prescriptionfor: 1675. • f. 121b Medicine and Surgery: Recipes: 15th-18th centt.: Lat., Engl., Fr. and Ital. • f. 125 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Epitaph on: 18th cent.: Lat. • f. 126 William Cheselden, d 1752 F R S; surgeon and anatomist: Epigram on: 18th cent. • f. 127 John Milton, poet: Extract from 'Paradise Lost': 18th cent. • ff. 128, 128b Matthew Prior, poet and diplomatist: Extracts from his poems: 18th cent. • ff. 129,131 George I of England: Verses on: 1726, 1727. • ff. 134-135b Theocritus: lmitations of: 18th cent.: Lat. • f. 135b Alpheus, of Mytilene: Translation of epigram by: 18th cent.: Lat.

Page 471 2021-09-28 • f. 136 Abraham Cowley, poet: Epitaphs on: 18th cent.: Lat. and Engl. • f. 136b Joseph Birrell: Signature: 18th cent. • f. 137 Hemel Hampstead, Hertfordshire: Poem on(?): 18th cent. • f. 143 Hannah Birch, née Cox; wife of T Birch: Verses probably by: 18th cent. • f. 148 Sir Thomas Pope Blount, 1st Baronet: Extracts from his 'Remarks upon Poetry' (1694): 18th cent. • ff.155, 156 Alexander Pope: Extracts from his 'Iliad': 18th cent. • f. 159 J. Stevens: Verses apparently by: 18th cent. • f. 161 John Dryden, poet and dramatist: 'Fairest Isle', from 'King Arthur': 18th cent.: Copy.

• f. 162 Turkish Spy; pseudonym: Aphorisms from his writings: 18th cent. • f. 167 François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: Lines on his 'Mahomet': 1742.: Fr. • ff. 170-172b, 190-191 Jules Mazarin, d 1661 Cardinal: Epitaphs on: 17th- 18th centt.: Lat., Fr. and Engl. • ff. 175, 176 Charlotte Patterson, wife of E Patterson, MA: Epitaph of: 1741.: Lat. • ff. 175-177 Edward Patterson, MA: Epitaphs of: 1748, 1750.: Lat. • f. 178 William Mitchel, of Bowling: Epitaph of: 1705. • ff. 179, 180, 184 Armand Jean Du Plessis, Bishop of Luçon, afterwards Cardinal, Duc de Richelieu: Epitaphs of: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl. • ff. 181-183b Mathieu Chalvet, French scholar: Verses addressed to,: bef. 1607: Fr.: Copy, 18th cent. • ff. 181-183b Pierre Le Loyer, Sieur de la Brosse d 1634: Extracts from his works: 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 187 John Milner, Vicar of Leeds: Verses on his death: 1702.: Lat. • f. 187 Coster: Verses by: 1702.: Lat. • f. 188 Richard Mead, MD: Epitaphs on (?): 18th cent. • ff. 190-191, 223-224b, 227,228 Thomas Belk, DD; Rector Of Wickhambreux: Poems by: 17th cent.: Lat., Ital., Span., and Fr. • ff. 192-194 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Poem by: n.d.: Lat.: Draft.

• ff. 192-194 Elias Olsen Morsing, d 1596 Danish astronomer: Poem rel. to: 17th cent.: Lat.: Draft. • ff. 192-194 Christianus Severinus Longomontanus, d 1647 Danish astronomer: Poem conc.: 17th cent.: Lat.: Draft. • ff. 195-196b J. Ellis: Letter to a patron: 17th cent.: Lat. • f. 201 Education: T. Birch's school time-table: 1721. • f. 202 Oliver Cromwell of England: Verses by E. Waller on the death of: 17th cent.: Engl. transl. • f. 202 Edmund Waller, poet: Latin translation of his verses on O. Cromwell: 17th cent. • f. 202 Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet: Latin translation (?) by, of verses by E. Waller: 17th cent. • ff. 204-205 John Hedges, (?) Vicar of E Peckham: Verses by: aft. 1723.: Lat. • ff. 204-205, 208 Noel Broxholme, MD: Verses addressed to: circ. 1723-1728.: Lat. • f. 206 Henry, d 1437 of Abingdon; Warden of Merton College, Oxford: Epitaphs on: 18th cent.: Lat.: Copies. • f. 206 Johann Michael Lange, German scholar: Extract from his 'Ad poesin Barbaro Graecam succincta introductio' (1707),: 18th cent. • f. 207 Callimachus: Part of his Hymn on Delos translated by B. Vulcanius: bef. 1612: Copy, 18th cent. • f. 207 Bonaventura Vulcanius, d 1612 Professor of Greek at Leyden University: Latin transl. of part of Callimachus's Hymn on Delos: n.d.: Copy, 18th cent. • f. 209 John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret; afterwards 1st Earl Granville; Secretary of State; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: Poem on his appointment as Viceroy of Ireland: 1727. • f. 210 William Lupton, Prebendary of Durham: Verses on his death: 1726.: Lat. • f. 211 John Savage, DD: Verses in memory of: 1750.: Lat. • f. 213 Jean Barillon: Lines addressed to,: [17th cent.?]: Lat.: Copy, 18th cent. • f. 214 François Miron: Lines addressed to, [?17th cent]: 18th cent.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 218, 219 Philippsburg, on the Rhine: Inscription over the gate: 1667, 1676.: Lat. • ff. 223-224b Charles II of England: Poems in honour of Qu. Catherine, by T. Belk: 17th cent.: Ital. and Span. • f. 225 Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin; author: Verses attrib. to: bef. 1722.: Lat. • f. 226 Andrea Moretti, MD, of Padua: Verses on, n.d. Copy: 18th cent.: Lat. • f. 231 Thomas Fern: Verses by: 1727.: Lat. • f. 231 George II of England: Poem on his accession: 1727.

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Title BIRCH'S MISCELLANEOUS PAPERSMiscellaneous papers collected by Thomas Birch; 1631-1757. Two volumes. Small folio. Viz:- (1631-1757)

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Add MS 4458 Short section of George Etherege, The Man of Mode: or, Sir Fopling Flutter. A Comedy, Acted at the Duke’s Theatre,

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Title Short section of George Etherege, The Man of Mode: or, Sir Fopling Flutter. A Comedy, Acted at the Duke’s Theatre, translated into classical Greek by Ioannes Ionas (1 Oct 1723)

Physical Characteristics • Material: Paper. • Foliation: ff 98-107. • Dimensions: 197 x 150 mm. • Binding: Half goat leather binding with brown cloth and corners.

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Immediate Source of Bequeathed by the Rev. Dr Thomas Birch, 1766. Acquisition

• The British Library Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, 1756-1782 (London, 1977), p. 165.

Page 473 2021-09-28 Add MS 4458, f 98 Title Φιλογράφυρος Κωμωδία ἐκ Βριταννικῆς γλώττης μεταφρασθεῖσα παρὰ Ἰωάννου Ἰωνᾶ ἔτει σωτηρίῳ 1723 μηνὸς

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Creation Date 1 Oct 1723

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Languages of Material Greek, Ancient

Title Title Φιλογράφυρος Κωμωδία ἐκ Βριταννικῆς γλώττης μεταφρασθεῖσα παρὰ Ἰωάννου Ἰωνᾶ ἔτει σωτηρίῳ 1723 μηνὸς Ὀκτωβρίου α΄. (1 Oct 1723)

Scope and Content Φιλογράφυρος Κωμωδία ἐκ Βριταννικῆς γλώττης μεταφρασθεῖσα παρὰ Ἰωάννου Ἰωνᾶ ἔτει σωτηρίῳ 1723 μηνὸς Ὀκτωβρίου α΄

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Add MS 4458, ff 98v-106 Working copy with corrections and emendations. (1 Oct 1723)

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Title Working copy with corrections and emendations. (1 Oct 1723)

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Page 474 2021-09-28 Add MS 4458, f 107 A letter in classical Greek, written possibly by Ioannes Ionas. (1 Oct 1723)

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Languages of Material Greek, Ancient

Title A letter in classical Greek, written possibly by Ioannes Ionas. (1 Oct 1723)

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Add MS 4459 (1638-1755)

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Creation Date 1638-1755

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Languages of Material English; Latin; French

Scope and Content Vol. II (ff. 212).

(1) Sermon preached by an Aberdeen M.A. in 1666, 'When the Whiggamores, alias Covenanters, were in Arms'; apparently in Birch's early hand. ff. 1-2b.

(2) Extract from Domesday-book, relating to the lands of Ilbert de Lacy in the West Riding of Yorkshire; from a copy made by the Rev. John Brook, Rector of High Hoyland, who lent it to the present transcriber in 1722. Brook's transcript appears to have been taken from a still earlier copy belonging to the Hon. ?Thomas Watson-Wentworth. ff. 3-8b.

(3) Draft of a letter by Birch relating to the discovery of papers at Norwich describing the state of popery in that city, the papers having been directed to Dr. Alban Butler at the Duke of Norfolk's palace, but delivered by mistake at the palace of the Bishop; circ. 1750. ff. 9-1 Ob.

(4) List of the 'Inventions of [Edward Somerset] ye [6th] Eari of Worcester' (d. 1667), copied from the Earl's own list. f. 11.

(5) Description of a new mode of stenographic printing, by Dr. John Pell; 1631-1635. ff. 12-18b.

(6) How 'To make chimes', with diagram; 1632. In the autograph of Dr. John Pell. ff. 19b-20.

(7) 'An Excellent Tincture for ye meliorating of wines'. f. 21.

(8) Plan for a corporation for coal-heavers; late 17th cent. f. 22.

(9) Letter from Dr. John Pell to -, 23 Sept. 1654; enclosing coloured drawings of large jewels (diamonds, pearls and rubies). ff. 23, 24.

(10) Journal of the weather in Dublin, by James Simon, F.R.S.; 1753-1755. ff. 25-27.

(11) Description of Roman coins found at Newton-Kyme, co. York, in 1635-1643; in the hand of the Rector, Henry Fairfax. ff. 28-3 lb.

Page 475 2021-09-28 (12) Copy of title-page of, and extracts from, The true portraiture of the Church of Jesus Christ .. . translated out of French into English ... by Theodulus Philadelphus ... 1670. Dedicated by the Translator To ... The Lord [i.e. the Hon.] Walter Mountague Abbot of Saint Martin's and Nantheuil. In the hand of Dr. John Pell. ff. 32-35.

(13) Introduction (?) to an English work on alchemy; late 17th cent. ff. 36-37b.

(14) Account of the Jesuits, extracted from 'The History of the Romish church'; i.e. pp. 1898, 1899, of a draft of a translation into English (? from the French); with references to the 10th edition of Pascal's Lettres Provinciales, 1689. f. 38.

(15) 'The present state of Popery'; after 1718. f. 39.

(16) Draft of 'Reasons why there should be Indulgence now in England granted to such as dissent in matter of their Religion from the publique Rule'; written 1661-1667 (see ff. 48b, 49). ff. 41-49.

(17) Letter to 'Monsieur D. ***' concerning a life of 'Athenais' (i.e. Eudocia, wife of Theodosius II); 1729. French. ff. 50-55b.

(18) 'The Cave and Talisman: a Tale'. Part I; 1741. Draft. ff. 56- 59b.

(19) Part of a letter, in Latin, on natural religion, addressed by Dr. Adrian Beverland to Dr. John Hudson, Bodley's Librarian (1701). f. 60.

(20) Notes in Latin on the controversy between Denmark and Poland concerning the supremacy of the Baltic; after 1635. ff. 61-63.

(21) 'Bye-Laws ... of the Two Greencoat Charity Schools of Tower Ward, London ... for Sixty Boys and ... Sixty Girls'; 1744. Apparently in the autograph of John Wilkinson. ff. 65-66b.

(22) Case concerning a promissory note for £400 paid by the executors of the Duke of Wharton to Henry Cookson, clerk, and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Richard Bull to whom the note has been assigned by another daughter, Sarah Mead, afterwards said to have married Lewis Paul al. Hawkins; 1747. ff. 67-68b.

(23) Opinion of Sir Edward Simpson in 1752 (Dean of Arches 1758) on the case of the Rev. Strickland? Gough, relating to a living in the diocese of Lincoln. f. 69.

(24) 'Cursus Lectionum' at Heidelberg University in 1658; in the autograph of Dr. John Pell. f. 71.

(25) Extracts from 'The Art of painting Sundials', by John Smith (fl. 1676). In the same hand as art. 7. f. 75.

(26) Opinion of William Ryley, Norroy King-of-arms, on the case of Elizabeth Villiers and her sister Anne, daughters of Sir John Danvers; after 1648. ff. 77, 79.

(27) Rough notes for a paper on non-conformity; 17th cent. In the same hand as art. 16. ff. 81-99b.

(28) List of the pictures at Cornbury (seat of the Earls of Clarendon); in Birch's autograph. f. 100.

(29) Petition of Capt. Woodes Rogers, later Governor of the Bahamas, to George II; 1728. ff. 101-102.

(30) Lists of (a) the Duke of York's, Prince Rupert's and the Earl of Sandwich's squadrons, and of the Dutch Fleet in 1665. ff. 103, 104b;-

(b) of His Majesty's Navy; 1673. f. 105.

(31) Remarcques astrologicques sur l'an MDCLVI. Par le Sieur Matthieu Ouester ... mort ... 1655; July 1656. Printed. ff. 107- 110.

(32) Part of the Journal of the proceedings of the Fifth-Monarchy men, in 1656, with the names of the principal members headed by Thomas Venner. ff. 111-122.

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(33) Drafts of astronomical works by Dr. John Pell founded on those of Phillippus van Lansbergen, viz:-(a) 'Eclipsium Lunarium supputatio Anno 1650'. ff. 123-125;-(b) 'Tables for the more easy calculation Of the Sun's motion ... 1631'. ff. 129-133;-(c)'The manner of deducing my Astronomicall Tables ... 1634'. ff. 137-138b.

(34) Account by Dr. John Pell of coins dug up in Guernsey in 1638; 1641. f. 139.

(35) Josias Morley, of Beamsley, co. York, to the Rev. Thomas Clapham, of Bradford, enclosing an account of the foundation of Bolton School (near Bolton Abbey); 1708. f. 140.

(36) Paper signed by eighteen Quakers, excommunicating Elizabeth Gill, servant to John Horner of Tadcaster; n.d. Copy. f. 142.

(37) Portion of sermon, imperfect at the beginning; after 1637. ff. 143-144b.

(38) Major J. Bramston at Aberdeen, to the Congregation at the Glass House, in Broad Street, London; 1684. ff. 145-151.

(39) 'Orders concerning the Algebra Lectures founded by the Lady Sadler' (in Cambridge University, specially connected with Emmanuel College); 1710. ff. 152b-161.

(40) Account of conversation between Mary, wife of Capt. John Lambert, and Thomas Euhurst, an Anabaptist, Ensign in her husband's regiment. The Col. Alured referred to is probably Matthew Alured, Colonel in 1648-1660. ff. 162-163b.

(41) Three pamphlets in the same hand, of which the first is certainly by John Durie, and evidently the others also. They are (a) 'whether it bee lawfull to admit Jewes to come into a Christian Commonwealth'; 1656. ff. 164-165b;- (b) 'Concerning the Jewes' Reception [1539] into the Territories of the Landgrave of Hesse'. ff. 166-167b;- (c)'The further Relation of that which passed at Gotha, Isenach, and Rotenburg'; temp. Cromwell. ff. 168-171b.

(42) Extract from Liber admirandorum providentiae divinae de rebus gestis Timuri: Compositio Achmedis filii Arabschai. Jacobi Golii Leyden - sis Professoris translatio, 1635. In the autograph of Dr. John Pell. f. 172.

(43) Note on the author of Balaam's Ass, 1613, here attributed to John Williams. In Birch's hand. ff. 173-174.

(44) 'The Justice of the Swedish Cause and the danger of the Protestant Cause involved therein', by J. F. von Friesendorff; followed by a letter to the Protector, on behalf of Charles X of Sweden; circa 1658. ff. 175-196b.

(45) 'Oratio Appii Claudii', followed by a translation in French; probably a school-exercise. ff. 197-203.

(46) 'Idée de la Personne, de la Manière de vivre, et de la Cour du Roy de Prusse' (Frederick the Great); June 1752. In Birch's autograph. Printed in Mémoires secrets pour servir a l'histoire de notre temps (1753?) and attributed in Add. MS. 15884 (f. 265) to Laurent Angliviel de la Beaumelle. ff. 204-21 lb.

(47) Extract from a letter of the King of Prussia to -, beg. 'A Sept victoires, je vois succéder une Defaite'. f. 212.

Natural Science: Treatises, etc.,rel. to, collected by T. Birch: early 17th-18th centt.

includes:

• ff. 1-2b Sermons: Sermon by an Aberdeen M.A.: 1666. • ff. 3-8b County of York: Extract from Domesday-book, relating to the lands of Ilbert de Lacy in the West Riding: 18th cent. • ff. 3-8b Ilbert de Lacy: Extract from Domesday-book, rel. to his lands in the W. Riding: 1722.

• ff. 9-10b Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letter to -: circ. 1750.: Draft. • ff. 9-10b Reverend Alban Butler, d 1773 hagiographer: Account of papers belonging to: circ. 1750. • f. 11 Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester 1646, d 1667, styled Earl of Glamorgan: List of his inventions: 17th cent. • ff. 12-18b Printing: Note on stenographic printing: 1631-1635.

Page 477 2021-09-28 • ff.12-18b John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Description of a new mode of printing: 1631-1635.: Autogr. • ff. 19b-20 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: 'How to make chimes': 1632.: Autogr. • f. 21 Wine: Directions for improving wines: 17th-18th cent. • f. 22 Coal: Proposals for a corporation of coal-heavers: late 17th cent. • ff. 23, 24 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter, etc., to -: 1654. • ff.25-27 County of Dublin: Journal of weather there by J. Simon: 1753-1755. • ff.25-27 Meteorology: Journal of weather in Dublin: 1753-1755. • ff.25-27 James Simon, FRS: Journal of weather in Dublin: 1753-1755. • ff. 28-31b Newton Kyme, alias Newton-in-le-Willows, West Riding of Yorkshire: Description of Roman coins found at: 1635-1643. • ff. 32-35 Theodulus Philadelphus, pseudonym: Extracts from his 'The True portraiture of the Church of Jesus Christ' (1670): 17th cent. • ff. 32-35, 71-74, 172 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Title pages, etc., copied by: n.d. • f. 38 Orders Religious. Jesuits: Account of: aft. 1689. • f. 39 England, Ecclesiastical History: 'The present State of Popery': aft. 1718. • ff. 41-49, 81-99b England, Ecclesiastical History: Notes on religious tolerance: 17th cent.: Draft. • ff. 50-55b Eastern Empire, Emperor of. Theodosius II: Remarks on the life of the Empress Eudocia al. Athenais: 1729.: Fr. • f. 60 Adrian Beverland, d 1712 Dutch jurist and philosopher: Letter to J. Hudson: circ. 1701.: Lat. • ff. 61-63 Wladislas VII; King of Poland: Notes on the controversy with Denmark conc. the Baltic: aft. 1635.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 61-63 Christian IV of Denmark: Notes on the controversy with Poland, respecting the Baltic: aft. 1635.: Lat. and Engl. • ff. 65-66b London, England: Bye-laws of the Greencoat schools in Tower Ward: 1744. • ff. 65-66b John Wilkinson: Regulations for the Greencoat Schools in Tower Ward, London, signed by: 1744. • ff. 67, 68b Sarah Mead, formerly Bull: Case conc.: 1747. • ff. 67-68b Elizabeth Cookson neé Bull, wife of H Cookson, clerk: Case conc.: 1747. • ff. 67-68b Richard Bull, druggist, of Ludgate Hill: Case rel. to: 1747. • ff. 67-68b Philip Wharton, Duke of Wharton: Case of a promissory note given by him in: 1720.

• ff.67-68b Lewis Paul, alias Hawkins: Case of: 1747. • f. 69 Strickland Gough, d 1752 Rector of Swayfield: Legal opinion (?) conc.: 1752. • f. 69 Edward Simpson, Knight 1761: Opinion in a case of ecclesiastical law: 1752. • ff. 71-74 University of Heidelberg: 'Cursus lectionum': 1658.: Lat. • f. 72 Timur, Great Khan of the Mongols: Extract from Golius's translation of an account of his life: 1635.: Lat. • ff. 75-76b John Smith, 'philomath': Extracts from 'The Art of Painting Sundials': late 17th cent. • ff. 77, 79 Elizabeth Villiers, formerly Danvers; wife of Robert Villiers; selfstyled 'Viscountess Purbeck': Herald's opinion concerning her arms: aft. 1648. • ff. 77, 79 Sir John Danvers, regicide: Herald's opinion respecting arms for his daughters: aft. 1648. • ff. 77,79 William Ryley, the elder; Keeper of the Records at the Tower 1644: Opinion in a case of heraldry: aft. 1648. • ff.97-203 Appius Claudius Crassus Inregilensis, Roman consul; fl. 403-349 BC; grandson of Appius Claudius Crassus lnregilensis Sabinus, Roman decemvir and consul: 'Oratio in tribunos Plebis': Lat., with Fr. transl.: Copy, 18th cent. • f. 100 Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire: List of pictures there: 18th cent. • ff. 101-102 Woodes Rogers, Governor of the Bahamas: Petition to George III: 1728. • ff.103,105 Navy; England: Lists of ships: 1665, 1673. • f. 104b Netherlands, United Provinces: List of the Dutch fleet: 1665. • ff. 107-110 Matthieu Quester: 'Remarcques astrologicques... ': 1656. • ff. 111-122 England, Ecclesiastical History: Journal of proceedings of Fifth-Monarchy Men: 1656. • f. 123 Elizabeth Carter, author: Epigrams on a poem, presumably by: 18th cent. • ff. 123-138b John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Astronomical works: 1631-1650.: Autogr. • ff.123-138b Philippus van Lansbergen, Dutch astronomer: Astronomical tables by J. Pell based on his works: 1631-1650.: Engl. and Lat. • f. 139 Island of Guernsey: Account of coins found there: in 1638, 1641. • f. 139 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Account of coins dug up in Guernsey: 1641.: Autogr. • f. 140 Bolton School; Yorkshire: Account of the foundation: 1708. • f. 140 Josias Morley, of Beamsley: Letter to T. Clapham: 1708.

Page 478 2021-09-28 • f. 142 John Horner, Quaker; of Tadcaster: Certificate expelling his servant from a Quaker meeting: 17th-18th cent.: Copy. • f. 142 Elizabeth Gill, servant of J Horner of Tadcaster: Certificate of expulsion from a Quaker meeting: 17th-18th cent.: Copy. • ff. 143-144b Sermons: Portion of: aft. 1637. • ff. 145-151 Major J. Bramston: Letter to the Congregation at the Glass House, Broad Street,London: 1684. • ff. 152b-161 Cambridge; Emmanuel College: Orders conc. the Algebra lectures founded by Lady Sadler: 1710. • ff. 152b-161 Mary Sadler, d 1706 wife of Sir E Sadler: Regulations rel. to lectures founded by, in Cambridge University: 1710. • ff. 162-163b Ensign Thomas Euhurst, Anabaptist: Account of a conversation with Mrs. Mary Lambert: mid 17th cent. • ff. 162-163b Mary Lambert, wife of Captain J Lambert: Account of a conversation with Ensign T. Euhurst: 17th cent. • ff. 164-171b Jews: Tracts rel. to the treatment of: 1656, n.d. • ff. 164-171b John Durie, d 1680 alias Dury; Protestant divine: Tracts by: 1656, n.d. • f. 172 Jacobus Golius, Dutch orientalist and mathematician: Extract from his translation of Ahmad ibn Muhammed's life of Timur: 1635.: Lat. • f. 172 Shihab al-Din Åhmad ibn Muhammed, called Ibn 'Arabshah: Extract from his 'Liber ... de rebus gestis Timuri', transl. from the Arabic: 1635. • ff.173-174 John Williams, recusant; fl. 1613: Biographical note: 18th cent. • ff. 175-193 Johan Fredrik von Friesendorff, Baronet 1661; Swedish Ambassador: "The Justice of the Swedish Cause': circ. 1658. • ff. 175-196b Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter, etc., to, on behalf of Charles X of Sweden: circ. 1658. • ff. 204-211b Laurent Angliviel de la Beaumelle, French author: Account of Frederick II of Prussia, attrib. to: 1752.: Fr. • ff.204-211b Frederick II of Prussia: 'Idée de la Personne ... du Roy de Prusse': 1752. • f. 212 Frederick II of Prussia: Extract from a letter by: 18th cent.: Fr.

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Custodial History f. 3 John Brook, Rector of High Hoyland: Owned copy of an extract from Domesday book: 1722.

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Creation Date c 1707

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Scope and Content RALPH THORESBY TRANSCRIPTS

Transcripts in the autograph of Ralph Thoresby, antiquary (d. 1725). Purchased at the sale of his museum, 7 March 1764, by Thomas Birch (see note in Birch's autograph on f. lb). For other Thoresby MSS. purchased by Birch see Add. MSS. 4212 ,4214, 4274-4277, 4385. Viz.:-

(1) Autobiography of the Rev. John Shaw, Vicar of Rotherham, co. York, down to 1664; copied from the original. Printed, with notes by John Broadley, 1824. ff. 3-16b.

(2) Extracts from the day-books of the Rev. Oliver Heywood, of North Overham (or Ouram, Halifax), begun 1 May 1675; lent to Thoresby by J. Priestley in 1707. Heywood's Diaries were published by J. Horsfall Turner, 4 vols, 1881-1885. ff. 18b-24b.

(3) 'Memorialls of ... Dr. Tobie Matthewes ... Archbishop of Yorke ... gathered ... out of the Register which he left ... by Dr. Hen. Sampson of London'; followed (ff. 3 1 b, 33) by notes from his diaries relating to persons and events, 1585-1617. ff. 25-33.

Page 479 2021-09-28 (4) 'Some additional notes to Dr. Samuel Winter's life ... communicated to me by ... John Coppendale, of Morley'. ff. 34-35.

(5) Memoirs of the Rev. Elkanah Wales (1588-1669), Minister of Pudsey, co. York; collected by Thoresby from various registers, including Oliver Heywood's 'Nonconformist Register' (published by J. Horsfall Turner, 1881), and from several original papers by Wales. ff. 35b-40 (see also ff. 17, 17b).

(6) Extracts from the Rev. Dr. Henry Sampson's day-books; 1693- 1698. The 'Mr. Howe' who supplied Sampson with much information was probably the Rev. John Howe, Nonconformist Minister. The extracts are followed (f. 79) by an alphabetical index. ff. 40b-80.

(7) Some poems in English, chiefly Puritan in character, 1669-1681, including elegies on the deaths of Godfrey and Lady Mary Rodes, and of the Rev. Jeremiah Milner; and anagrams on the names of Joshua Kirby and Lady Mary Rodes. ff. 80b-84b (rev.). Paper; ff. 84. Narrow octavo. Circa A.D. 1707.

includes:

• ff. 3-16b John Shaw, Vicar of Rotherham: Autobiography of, to 1664. Copy: bef. 1707. • ff. 17, 17b, 35b-40 Elkanah Wales, nonconformist minister: Memoirs of, collected by R. Thoresby: early 18th cent. • ff. 18b-24b Oliver Heywood, nonconformist divine: Extracts from his daybooks: 1675-1699. • ff. 25-33 Tobias Matthew, Bishop of Durham, afterwards Archbishop of York: Life of, by Dr. H. Sampson: 17th cent.: Copy. • ff. 25-33 Reverend Henry Sampson, d 1700 MD: Life of Abp. Matthew: 17th cent.: Copy. • ff. 34-35 John Coppendale, of Morley, county Yorkshire: Notes on S. Winter: early 18th cent. • ff. 34-35 Samuel Winter, d 1666 DD; Provost of Trinity College, Dublin: Biographical note: early 18th cent. • f. 36 (copy) Isaac Ambrose, nonconformist divine: Letter to E. Wales: 1643. • ff. 40b-80 Reverend Henry Sampson, d 1700 MD: Extracts from his daybooks: 1693-1698. • f. 42 John Sadler, d 1674 Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge: Anecdote conc.: 17th cent. • f. 43 Sir Matthew Hale, judge: Anecdote conc.: 17th cent. • f. 47 Sir Arthur Ingram, d 1642 MP: Short account of: 17th cent. • f. 49 Richard Frankland, nonconformist schoolmaster: Anecdote conc.: 17th cent. • f. 50 Reverend John Saltmarsh, d 1647 mystical writer: Account of his death: 1695. • f. 50b Richard Byfield, Rector of Long Ditton: Anecdote conc.: 17th cent. • ff. 50b, 51, 57, 60b, 61, 74b Oliver Cromwell of England: Anecdotes conc.: 17th cent. • f. 51 b Sir John Maynard, Serjeant at law; MP: Anecdote conc.: 17th cent. • f. 52b Robert Ferguson, 'The Plotter': Anecdote conc.: 17th cent. • f. 53 Joseph Glanvill, Rector of Bath Abbey Church; d.1680: Anecdote conc.: 17th cent. • f. 53b Robert Grove, Bishop of Chichester: Account of his death: 1696. • f. 57 Seth Ward, Bishop of Exeter, afterwards of Salisbury, Chancellor of the Order of the Garter: Anecdote conc.: early 17th cent. • f. 59b Edmund Calamy, d 1732 DD; nonconformist biographer; grandson of Edmund Calamy (d. 1666): Anecdote conc.: 17th cent. • ff. 59b, 60 General George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle: Anecdotes conc.: late 17th cent. • f. 60b John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Short account of: 17th cent. • f. 61 Jeremiah White, Chaplain to O Cromwell: Anecdote conc.: 17th cent. • f. 61b Sir John Fenwick, Jacobite: Account of his arraignment: 1696. • f. 61b Sir Christopher Wray, judge: Biographical notes: 17th cent. • f. 62 Reverend Daniel Williams, nonconformist divine: Note rel. to: 1694. • f. 62b William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke: Account of the prophecy of his death: 17th cent. • f. 62b William Cole, d 1600 DD; Dean of Lincoln: Anecdote conc.: 17th cent. • f. 63 Thomas Hooker, minister in New England: Anecdote concerning: 17th cent. • f. 63b Edmund Gurney, alias Gurnay; Rector of Harpley: Anecdote conc.: 17th cent. • ff. 63b, 64b James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleugh; alias Fitzroy: Anecdotes conc. his rebellion: 17th cent. • f. 65 John Bradshaw, regicide; d.1659: Short account of: 1697. • f. 65 Tbomas Manton, d 1677 DD; presbyterian divine: Short account of: 17th cent. • f. 67b Rook family; of Kent: Short account of: 1697. • f. 68b Reverend John Angel, d 1655 lecturer at Grantham: Short account of: circ. 1697. • f. 70 Richard Wallop, Baron of the Exchequer d 1697: Anecdotes conc.: 17th cent. • f. 70b Theodore Haak, d 1690 FRS; translator: Account of: circ. 1697. • ff. 80b-84b (rev.) Poetry ENGLISH: Poems, chiefly Puritan in character: 1669-1681.: Copies, early 18th cent. • f. 81b Jeremiah Milner, ejected minister: Elegy on: 1681.

Page 480 2021-09-28 • f. 82 Godfrey Rodes, of Houghton: Elegy on: 1681. • f. 82b Joshua Kirby, d 1676 alias Kirkby; nonconformist minister: Verses by: 17th cent. • ff. 82, 81 Lady Mary Rodes, d 1681 of Houghton: Elegy upon her, and anagrams on her name: 17th cent. • f. 84b Edward Brown, Vicar of Sheffield; fl. 1622-1662: Verses on: n.d.: Copy, early 18th cent.

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Custodial History Ralph Thoresby, antiquary: Owned: early 18th cent.

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Scope and Content CONTRIBUTIONS to 'The Philosopher', etc. Viz:-

(1) 'The Philosopher' (nos. 13. 17, 19-21, 31, 36), with corrections in Birch's autograph. ff. 1-44. They include (a) an article by Jean(?) Le Clerc vindicating John Selden from an attack made on him in Samuel Drake's edition, 1729, of Archbishop Parker's work De antiquitate Britannicae Ecclesiae. ff. 2-5b;- (b) a translation of a part of Cicero's 'Pro Milone'. ff. 25-29.

(2) Two draft letters addressed to 'Leonidas' and 'Spartacus', and signed 'Paterculus', in Birch's autograph. The first contains an account of William Somerville's Chase, 1734 (i.e. 1735). ff. 45-47, 48-51 b. Paper; ff. 51. Small quarto. XVIII cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-44 The Philosopher: Contributions to, with corrections by T. Birch: aft. 1729. • ff.1-44 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Contributions to 'The Philosopher', corrected by: aft. 1729. • ff. 2 - 5 b Samuel Drake, DD; Rector of Treeton; son of F Drake, Vicar of Pontefract: Reply to his attack on John Selden: aft. 1729. • ff. 2-5b John Selden, d 1654 jurist: Vindication of his character: aft. 1729. • ff. 2-5b Jean Le Clerc, d 1736 French Protestant theologian: Vindication of John Selden by(?): aft. 1729. • ff. 25-29 Marcus Tullius Cicero: Translations of part of his 'Pro Milone': aft. 1729. • f. 45 William Somerville, poet: Account of his poem 'The Chase': 1735. • ff. 45, 48 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letters from, signed 'Paterculus': aft. 1735.: Drafts.

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Scope and Content THE WORKS OF WILLIAM LANE, a farmer's boy, in the form of letters transcribed under the supervision of R. Whatley, in whose house he resided when he first came to London in 1723, viz.-.- (1) Letters to R. Whatley on (a) his upbringing and education; 1724. ff.3-17b;- (b) 'Concerning Providence'; 1723. ff. 19-25;- (c) 'Concerning the Supreme Being and the Relation Man stands in unto Him'; 1723. ff. 27-34.

(2) 'Of the Difficulties that attend the Consideration of Infinites'; 1723. ff. 37-74b.

(3) Letter to the Rev. Dr. John Theophilus Desaguliers concerning a method of measuring the distance of the sun; 1723. ff. 76-91. Paper; ff. 91. Small quarto. XVIII cent.

William Lane, farmer's boy: Writings on natural philosophy, etc.: 1723-1724.

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Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS COLLECTED BY THOMAS BIRCH, viz.:-

(1) Extracts from the commonplace book of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester. The events referred to occurred during the period 1625-1651. In an early 18th cent. hand, with numerous corrections. ff. 1-33.

(2) 'Sur la Maxime de M. de Rochefoucault - Qu'il y a des mariages commodes mais point de délicieux'. In Birch's autograph. ff. 34-42b.

(3) An imitation of Spenser, beg. 'Ye baleful follow'rs of the Blatant Beast'; apparently from a work entitled The Seasons. Printed. f. 43.

(4) Copies by Birch of the introductory letter by James Paris Duplessis, formerly servant to Samuel Pepys, addressed to Sir Hans Sloane, 1730?, and of one of the accounts of monstrosities, contained in Sloane MS. 5246. ff. 44, 44b.

(5) Selections by Birch from 'Merry passages & jests' by Sir Nicholas L'Estrange,1st Bart. 1629, d. 1669, copied from Harley MS. 6395, with the names of the contributors added in locis from the index to that MS. A selection from this work, edited by W. J. Thoms, Anecdotes and Traditions ... was published by the Camden Society in 1839. ff. 46-57. Paper; ff. 57. Small folio. XVIII cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

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• ff. 1-33 Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester 1626: Extracts from his commonplace book: circ. 1625-1651, 18th cent. • ff. 34-42b François La Rochefoucauld, Duc de la Rochefoucauld: Notes on one of his 'Maximes' (1671): 18th cent.: Fr. • f. 43 Poetry ENGLISH: 'The seasons', in imitation of Spenser: 18th cent.: Printed. Imperf. • f. 44 James Paris Duplessis, servant to S Pepys: Letter, etc., to Sir H. Sloane: circ. 1730.: Copy. • ff. 46-57 Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, 1st Baronet; 1655: Selections from his 'Merry passages & jests' (Harley MS. 6395),: 18th cent.

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Languages of Material English; French; Latin; Greek, Modern

Scope and Content TOLAND PAPERS

Collection of letters and papers of John Toland, deist, d. 1722. For other papers relating to Toland see Add. MS. 4295. The principal contents are as follows: (1) Drafts of letters and memorials by Toland; 1703-1727 and n.d. ff. 2-64 passim.

(2) Letters to Toland from (a) Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz; 1709, 1710. French. ff. 5-6b, 9-10b;- (b) L. Arminius of Amsterdam; 1710. French. f. ll;- (c) Archdeacon William Stephens; 1717. f. 12;- (d) John Bellers; 1718. f. 14;- (e) 'Philocles' (apparently G. Turnbull); 1718. ff. 17-18b;- (f) Robert, 1st Viscount Molesworth; 1719, 1722. ff. 19, 27-28b;- (g) Martin Eagle; 1720. f. 20;-(h) Arthur Newcomen; 1721. ff. 24-25b.

(3) Miscellaneous papers, including (a) Testimonial to Toland by the magistrates of Glasgow; 1690. f. 1;-(b) A poem 'on reading Mr [Nicholas] Row's Fair Penitent'; 1703. f. 4;-(c) Extracts from the daily Courant for 3 Oct 1720, relating to Toland's dispute with Dr. Francis Hare, the Dean of Worcester. f. 57;-(d) Notes relating to Box Hill, co. Surr., and the neighbourhood; n.d. f. 60;-(e) 'Sayings attributed to Christ and not found in the receiv'd Gospels'. ff. 61-62b;-(f) Verses beg. 'The beauteous scene of aged mountains'. f. 66;-(g) A short account of Nonsuch, in Cuddington, co. Surr.; n.d. f. 67b;-(h) Some notes in a 16th cent. hand, including a list of assets and debts, in English; and some writing in Welsh, in the same hand. ff. 70, 70b. Paper; ff. 70. Small folio. 1690-1722.

John Toland, deist: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers: 1690-1722.

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• f. 1 Jon - Lecky, Glasgow magistrate: Testimonial signed by: 1690. • f. 1 Glasgow, St Mungo's Cathedral: Certificate of the Magistrates, in favour of John Toland: 1690. • f. 1 George Nisbitt, Glasgow magistrate: Testimonial signed by: 1690. • ff. 4, 66 Poetry ENGLISH: Verses: 1703 and n.d. • ff. 5, 9 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Letters to J. Toland: 1709, 1710.: Fr. • f. 11 Laurentius Jacobus Arminius, Dutch scholar and writer: Letters to J. Toland: 1710, 1712.: Fr. and Lat. • f. 12 William Stephens, Archdeacon of Surrey: Letter to J. Toland: 1717. • f. 14 John Bellers, Quaker philanthropist: Letter to J. Toland: 1718. • f. 17 G. Turnbull?, called 'Philocles': Letter to J. Toland: 1718. • ff. 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 37 Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth (1716); Ambassador to

Page 483 2021-09-28 Denmark: Correspondence with J. Toland: 1719-1722. • f. 20 Martin Eagle, alias Aedler; Lecturer in Hebrew at Cambridge University: Letter to J. Toland: 1720. • f. 24 Arthur Newcomen, of Chester: Letter to J. Toland: 1721. • f. 57 Francis Hare, Bishop of Chichester: Account of dispute with J. Toland: 1720. • f. 60 Box Hill, Surrey: Notes on the country near: early 18th cent. • f. 61 Our Saviour Jesus Christ: Sayings attrib. to: early 18th cent. • f. 67b Cuddington, Surrey: Short account of Nonsuch in: early 18th cent. • f. 69 Saint Methodius: Note on, by J. Toland (?): 18th cent.: Gr.

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Scope and Content BOYLE AND CAREW PAPERS

Writings by John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and Orrery, and Sir George Carew, viz:-

(1) Short writings by, and chiefly in the autograph of, John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and Orrery (d. 1762), viz:-(a) An English translation of Cicero's Epistle to Lucceius. ff. 1-6;-(b) 'Thoughts and Reflexions on various Subjects'. ff. 6b-10;-(c) An English translation of Horace's Satires, Bk I, No. 5, lines 71-76, beginning 'Through Beneventum next our journey lay'. f. 11;-(d) Some remarks on lyric poetry. ff. 13b-17b passim;-(e) 'Preface to Pyrrha'. together with the poem (incomplete) printed (1741) in Pyrrha: an imitation of ... Horace. ff. 14-21 passim.

(2) 'Account of the state of France'by Sir George Carew, written by him on returning from his embassy in 1609. Copy, in a 17th cent. hand. Published by Birch, at the instance of the1st Earl of Hardwicke, at the end of his Historical View of the Negociations between the Courts of England, France and Brussels, 1749 (cf. Add. MS. 4132). For other copies of this account see Add. MS. 35846 and Egerton MS. 921. ff. 22-51b. Paper; ff. 52. Small folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

includes:

• ff. 1-6 Marcus Tullius Cicero: Translation of his Epistle to Lucceius, by Lord Orrery: circ. 1741. • ff. 1-6, 11-21 John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery: Translations of Cicero and Horace: 1741.: Autogr. • ff. 6 b - 10 John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery: 'Thoughts and Reflexions on various Subjects': 18th cent: Autogr. • ff. 11, 14-21 Quintus Horatius Flaccus, poet: Translations of, by Lord Orrery: circ. 1741. • ff. 22-51b Henry IV of France: Account of the state of France, by Sir G. Carew, 1609. Copy: 17th cent. • ff. 22-51b Sir George Carew, lawyer and diplomatist: Account of the state of France, 1609. Copy: 17th cent.

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Scope and Content COMMONPLACE-BOOK, etc., 17th- 18th cent.; as follows:-

(1) Commonplace book, consisting of illustrations, drawn chiefly from the times of the Greeks and Romans, of the meanings of various abstract nouns, anonymous; 17th cent. With an index (f. 1b). ff. 1b-51, 52b-59b (rev.) and 131 b- 133b (rev.), passim.

(2) Algebraical, trigonometrical, and other mathematical notes, apparently in the autograph of Samuel Whichcote, 1716 (see f. 60). ff. 52-132b passim. Paper; ff. 133. Small quarto. XVII-XVIII cent.

includes:

• f. 1 Rebecca Newland: Signature: 18th cent. • ff. 1b-51, 52b-59b (rev.), 131b-133b (rev.) Commonplace Books: Anonymous: 17th cent. • ff. 52-132b passim Samuel Whichcote: Algebraical notes: 1716. • ff. 52-132b passim Mathematics: Algebraical notes by S. Whichcote: 1716.

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Scope and Content EXTRACTS FROM THE PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS OF FRANCIS BACON, as edited by Isaac Gruter, Francisci Baconi Scripta in naturali et universali philosophia . . ., Amsterdam, 1653. The title-page and pages 62-74 of the printed edition (containing Gruter's translation of Sir Thomas Bodley's letter (1607) to Bacon on the latter's Cogitata et visa, with which the volume begins) are omitted; also the last ten pages. The present copy has been made up from two printed copies and interleaved. Fourteen headings, differing very slightly from the printed ones, are given in MS., with references to those works of Bacon's from which the extracts were taken by Gruter. Paper; ff. 262. Octavo. A.D. 1653, with MS. additions of the XVIII cent.

Isaac Gruter, Dutch scholar: F. Bacon's philosophical works, extracted and edited by, 1653, with MS. annotations: 18th cent.: Printed. Imperf.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: 'Scripta in naturali et universali philosophia': 1653.: Printed, with MS. additions. Imperf.

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Scope and Content 'SOME OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS ON FIRE, in order to discover Its Nature, and Laws of Motion', by William Hillary, M.D. Printed in 1760, with alterations and additions, as The Nature, Properties, and Laws of Motion of Fire. Paper; ff. 28. Small quarto. XVIII cent.

William Hillary, MD: 'Some Observations and Experiments on Fire in order to discover its Nature and Laws of Motion': bef. 1760.

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Languages of Material English; French

Scope and Content ST. ÉVREMOND COLLECTIONS

Copies, in the autograph of Pierre Des Maizeaux, of letters and portions of longer works, etc., by Charles Marguetel de Saint-Denis, Seigneur de Saint Évremond, 1701-1703, being evidently taken chiefly from the author's own MSS. shortly before his death in 1703, when Des Maizeaux was collecting materials for the Oeuvres Meslées, 1705. Besides a considerable part of the Comédie des Académiciens, letters to the Duchesse Mazarin (Ortensia Mancini), and fragments of other known works, etc., the following are included:- (a) An account of the first meeting between René Descartes and Sir Kenelm Digby. f. 4;- (b) Verses, 1702, beg. 'Non, non, je ne veux plus qu'il vienne'. ff. 29, 30;- (c) Reference to the missions to the French court of Lord Berkeley, afterwards (1664) Earl of Falmouth; and James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde. f. 32b;-(d) 'La belle matineuse': sonnet, beg. 'Le silence régnait sur la terre'; by Claude de Malleville. f. 39b;-(e) A short account of Bernard Connor, M.D. f. 41;- (f) Account of some of the writings of Clement Marot. ff.43-44b, 45b-46b;-(g) List of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society for May and June, 1702. f. 49;-(h) List of St. Évremond's writings in MS. ff. 54b-57b;-(i) 'Catalogue des Pièces contenues dans les Manuscrits de la Beaulieu' (i.e. the widow of St. Évremond's copyist). ff. 57b-58b. Paper; ff. 59. Duodecimo. 1701-1703.

Charles Marguetel de Saint-Denis, Seigneur de Saint-Evremond: Extracts from his writings, etc.: 1701-1703.: Fr.

Drama: Extracts from Saint Évremond's 'Comédie des Académiciens': 1701-1703.

Pierre Des Maizeaux, d 1745 F R S; author: Extracts from the works of St. Evremond, etc.: 1701-1703.

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Page 486 2021-09-28 • f. 4 Sir Kenelm Digby, author and diplomatist: Account of his first meeting with Descartes: circ. 1701. • f. 4 René Descartes, philosopher: Account of his first meeting with Sir K. Digby: circ. 1701.

• f. 32b James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde: Reference to his mission to the French Court in 1659: circ. 1702. • f. 32b Charles Berkeley, Earl of Falmouth 1664: Note on his mission to the French court in 1659,: circ. 1702. • f. 39b Claude Malleville, d 1647 French poet: Sonnet by: circ. 1702.: Fr. • f. 41 Bernard Connor, d 1698 MD, FRS: Short account of: circ. 1702. • ff. 43-44b, 45b-46b Clément Marot, d 1544 French poet: Account of some of his writings: circ. 1702. • f. 49 Royal Society: List of 'Philosophical Transactions',: in May and June 1702.

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Scope and Content BIRCH'S ACCOMPT BOOKS.

Private Accompt Books of Thomas Birch, 1727-1765, including household accompts and tithes of Debden, co. Essex, 1761-1765. Interspersed among them are:- (a) Notes for his Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, published in 1754. ff. 46b-62;- (b) Memorandum book and diary combined; 1759-1761. ff. 143-156;- (c) Notes from Clarendon's History of the Rebellion; 1702-1704. ff. 158-159b;- (d) List of newspapers of the time of Charles II. ff. 161-162b;- (e) Extracts from letters of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton; 1561. ff. 163b-164b;- (f) Notes from Johann Joachim von Rusdorff's Consilia et negotia politica, published in 1725. ff. 167b-168b (rev.). Paper; ff. 188. Octavo. 1727-1765, n.d.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Private accompt books: 1727-1765, n.d.

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• ff. 46b-62 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Notes for his 'Memoirs of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth': bef. 1754.: Autogr. • ff. 88-114 Debden, Essex: List of tithes: 1761-1765. • ff. 94-114 P. B: 'Principes de sapience tirés de la parole de Dieu': 18th cent. • ff. 143-156 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Memorandum book and diary: 1759-1761. • ff. 158-159b Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Notes by T. Birch on works by: 18th cent. • ff. 161-162 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: List of those published: temp. Charles II. • ff. 163b-164b Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, diplomatist: Extracts from his letters (1561): 18th cent. • ff. 167b-168b (rev.) Johann Joachim Rusdorf, agent of the King of Bohemia: Notes by T. Birch on his 'Consilia et negotia politica' (1725): 18th cent.

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Scope and Content BIRCH'S LITERARY DIARY

Literary diary of Thomas Birch, 1754-1764, including, besides notes of various books and anecdotes of persons, the following:- (a) Reference to the death of Elizabeth Foster, Milton's grand-daughter and last descendant, 1754. f. 3;- (b) Extracts from Lord Burghley's MS. diary, 1588-1596. ff. 22-23;- (c) Particulars of the Morland family, 1755. f. 24;- (d) Allusion to the fire at Montagu House in 1686. f. 25b;-(e) Short account of MSS. of Sir Isaac Newton. f. 26;- (f) Dates of the commencement and completion of vols I-VII of Wanley's Catalogue of the Harley MSS. f. 35b. At f. 13b there is a memorandum in the autograph of Dr. Ducarel. Paper; ff. 37. Octavo. 1754-1764.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Literary diary: 1754-1764.

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• f. 3 John Milton, poet: Reference to the death of his last descendant: 1754. • f. 3 Elizabeth Foster, grand-daughter of J Milton, the poet: Reference to her death: 1754. • f. 13b Andrew Coltee Ducarel, LL.D; FSA: Memorandum by: circ. 1754. • ff. 22-23 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Extracts from his diary (1588-1596): 1755. • f. 24 Morland family: Notes on: 1755. • f. 25b London, England: Allusion to the fire at Montagu House in 1686: 1756. • f. 26 Sir Isaac Newton: Account of his MSS.: 1756.

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Scope and Content MAPS, ETC.

Maps, Plans, Diagrams, etc. Artt. 2, 4-7, 9-11, 13-17 are printed or

engraved.

(1) 'An Everlasting Almanacke wherein ... to finde out the daies of Regard according to the ... church of England ... 1629'. In Pell's autograph. f. 1.

(2) 'A New Al-mon-ac for Ever. . . (beginning with March 10, 168 0/1) ... by Robert Wood, LL.D.' ff. 2, 3.

(3) 'A more exact map of the northerne halfe of the globe of the earth, 1633'. Unfinished. In Pell's autograph. f. 4.

(4) 'Eclipsis Lunae totalis ... observata Gedani a J[ohanne] Hevelio ... 1675'. Plate from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, no. 113. f. 5.

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(5) 'A Map of that Portion of the Earth to which the Sun's Eclipse will be visible on the 1st April, 1764'. ff. 6b, 7.

(6) Mathematical diagrams by Dr. John Pell with (f. 8) MS. draft; 17th cent. ff. 8, 9.

(7) Impressions from copperplates of astrolabes, quadrants, etc., by Henry Sutton, of London; 1658, 1661. ff. 10-16.

(8) 'A Table wherein you may finde the names of the Great Ordinance' (i.e. Ordnance), with dimensions, and other particulars. Vellum. f. 17.

(9, 10) Two sheets of squared paper, the first printed at Amsterdam by Willem Jansz and used to describe a graph; 17th cent. ff. 18b, 20.

(11) 'De Quadratura circuli', by Sir Samuel Morland; 1666. f. 21.

(12) Prospectus by William Senior, Professor of Mathematics, of courses of Arithmetic, Geometry, Astronomy, Navigation, etc.; 1641. ff. 23b, 24.

(13) Form of bond for payment of arrears to the Royal Society, 167-. f. 25.

(14) 'View of the sunk Pier ... at Westminster ... by Wm. Halfpenny'; 1748. f. 26.

(15) 'Jugeri Romani ... typus'; 17th-18th cent. f. 27.

(16) 'Eadwini Monachi effigies ab ipso delineata'; engraved by G. Vertue for the Society of Antiquaries; 1755. f. 28.

(17) Facsimiles of Italian letters and writing by John Ayres; dedicated to Queen Mary (d. 1694). f. 29.

(18) Map showing 'how farr the greate Rivers of England may be made Navigable ... as alsoe where Banke Graineryes may be built ... by Andrew Yarranton'; circa 1661-1683. ff. 30b, 31.

(19) Plan of Peking; early 18th cent. ff. 32b, 33.

(20) Map of west and central Kent by Canon John Williams; 1695. f. 34. Paper and vellum; ff. 34. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

Maps and Plans: Miscellaneous maps and plans: 1633-1764.

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• f. 1 Calendars: 'Everlasting Almanacke ... of the Church of England': 1629. • ff. 1, 4, 8, 9 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Aimanac, etc.: n.d.: Autogr. • ff. 2, 3 Robert Wood, FRS; mathematician: Perpetual almanac: 1681.: Engr. • ff. 2,3 Calendars: Perpetual Aimanac, by R. Wood: 1681.: Engr. • f. 5 Johann Hevelius, astronomer: Diagram of the eclipse of the moon: 1675.: Engr. • f. 5 Royal Society: Plates from 'Philosophical Transactions': 1675, 1723.: Engr. • ff. 5-7 Astronomy: Papers rel. to eclipses: 1675, 1764.: Printed. • ff. 10-16 Henry Sutton, mathematical instrument maker, of London: Impressions from copperplates of various instruments made by: 1658, 1661. • f. 17 Ordnance: Comparative tables of ordnance: 17th cent. • f. 18b Willem Jansz, of Amsterdam: Squared paper, printed by: 17th cent. • f. 21 Sir Samuel Morland, 1st Baronet; diplomatist and mathematician: 'De Quadratura circuli': 1666.: Printed. • ff. 23b, 24 William Senior, teacher of mathematics, of Kingston-upon-Hull: Prospectus of a course of mathematics, etc.: 1641. • f. 25 Royal Society: Form of bond to: aft. 1670.: Printed. • f. 26 William Halfpenny, architect and carpenter: 'View of the sunk Pier ... at Westminster': 1748.: Engr. • f. 26 London Bridges: View of sunk pier at Westminster Bridge: 1748.: Engraved. • f. 27 Court of Rome: 'Jugeri Romani ... typus: 17th-18th cent.: Printed. • f. 28 Eadwine, scribe and monk of Canterbury; fl. mid 12th cent: Portrait, engr. by G. Vertue: 1755. • f. 28 George Vertue, engraver: Portrait engraved by: 1755. • f. 28 Society of Antiquaries: Plate XVI from 'Vetusta Monumenta', vol. II: 1755.

Page 489 2021-09-28 • f. 29 Calligraphy: Facsimiles of Italian writing by J. Ayres: bef. 1694. • f. 29 John Ayres, writing master: Facsimiles of Italian letters, etc.: bef. 1694. • ff. 30b, 31 Andrew Yarranton, engineer and agriculturist: Map rel. to navigability of English rivers, etc.: circ. 1661-1683.: Printed. • ff. 32b, 33 City of Peking: Plan of: early 18th cent. • f. 34 County of Kent: Map of part, by J. Williams: 1695. • f. 34 John Williams, Bishop of Chichester 1696: Map of part of Kent: 1695.

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Scope and Content MISCELLANEOUS FRAGMENTS described by Birch as 'A Parcel of decayed Papers'. The principal contents are:-

(1) 'Of some Improvements in Algebra made in [England]'; after 1663. ff. 1b-4.

(2) Letter of Louis Henry, Count of Nassau, to Breda University, on the introduction of the Cartesian philosophy, 1651; followed by the principal headings of the reply. Partly in Pell's autograph. Latin. Copy. ff. 5-11.

(3) 'Instructions from the Lords of the Council to Generall [Sir Charles] Morgan att his returne into the Lower countries the 8th of August, 1628'. f. 12.

(4) 'A Letter from a Learned Divine proposing ... a Society ... for Promoting the Interest of the Protestant Religion and the Weakning of Popery'; probably temp. James II. ff. 14-23.

(5) Lists of books in Pell's autograph, chiefly mathematical or scientific, most of them apparently acquired by William, 3rd Lord Brereton, from a Mrs. Williams (see ff. 32, 33b, 34); 1664-1667. ff. 25-35, 85.

(6) 'An Astronomic[al] History of Observations of Heavenly Motions an[d] Appearances'; 1634. In Pell's autograph. ff. 37-43.

(7) 'Phae[nomena?] ... General History of the Appar[itions] i[n the s]ky'. In Pell's autograph. f. 44.

(8) Drafts of sermons, including one (f. 49, etc.) on the 14th anniversary of the death of Charles 1, 1663. ff. 45-56, 60, 61, 63-66, 69, 87-89 (all in Pell's autograph), 70, 71.

(9) Mathematical notes; n.d. In Pell's autograph. ff. 57, 58, 78, 79.

(10) Articles (6) to be observed by the contractors for the payment of the British troops in Holland. f. 62.

(11) 'Books to be solde in Little Britain': an imaginary list of satirical writings of the time of Cromwell; followed by'Acts and Orders', etc., in the same hand. ff. 67-68b.

(12) Commission from James 1, 1610, to Sir Edward Cecil (Viscount Wimbledon 1626). Copy. f. 72.

(13) Description of a 'tubus opticus or perspective trunke' (i.e. telescope) lent to the

Page 490 2021-09-28 writer by Robert Long, 1639. In Pell's autograph. Imperfect. ff. 76-77.

(14) The Lords of the Council to Sir Robert Anstruther, Ambassador to Denmark, ordering him to cooperate with Sir Charles Morgan (see art. 3) in superintending the payment of the British troops (? in Denmark); 1627. Copy. f. 80.

(15) Warrant from Charles I to Sir John Ogle to take command of the new levies at Plymouth; 1625. Copy. f. 81.

(16) Confirmation of the appointment of John Bere as muster-master of the troops to be sent to Denmark; 1627. Signed by James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough, and Richard Weston (Earl of Portland 1635). f. 82.

(17) Petition of John Bere (see above) to the Treasury for arrears of payment. f. 84b.

(18) Warrant from the Treasury to Philip Burlamachy, of London, merchant, to pay John Bere, as above; 1627. Copy. f. 90. Paper; ff. 90. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Mathematical, astronomical and theological writings: 1634-1667.: Imperf. Autogr.

includes:

• ff. 1b-4 Mathematics: Paper on improvements in algebra in England: aft. 1663. • ff. 4-23 Protestants: Proposal for a Protestant Society: temp. Jas. II (?). • f. 5 Ludwig Heinrich, Counts of Nassau Dillenburg: Letter to the University of Breda: 1651.: Lat.: Copy. • ff. 7-11 University of Breda: Headings of reply to letter from Louis Henry, Count of Nassau: 1651.: Lat. • f. 12 General Sir Charles Morgan: Instructions to, from the Council, on his return to the Low Countries: 1628. • ff. 25-35 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Lists of books belonging to him: 1664-1667. • ff. 32-34 Mrs Williams: Lists of books belonging to: 1665. • ff. 67-68b Satires: List of supposed satirical writings: mid 17th cent. • f. 72 Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon: Commission: 1610.: Copy. • f. 72 James I of England: Commission to Sir E. Cecil: 1610.: Copy. • f. 80 Sir Robert Anstruther, Ambassador to Denmark: Letter to, from the Lords of the Council: 1627. • ff.80,82 Christian IV of Denmark: Papers rel. to British troops intended for his service: 1627. • f. 81 Sir John Ogle: Warrant to, to take command of levies at Plymouth: 1625.: Copy. • f. 82 Sir Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland: Signature: 1627. • f. 82 James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough; Lord Treasurer: Signature: 1627. • ff. 82, 84b, 90 John Bere, muster-master of troops for Denmark: Papers rel. to: 1627. • f. 90 Philip Burlamachy, merchant, of London: Warrant to, from the Treasury: 1627.

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Scope and Content BIRCH CORRESPONDENCE

Correspondence, etc., of Thomas Birch. The contents may be divided as follows:-

(1) Rough drafts of letters (without names of addressees), notes and extracts from books, etc., in Birch's autograph. ff. 1-103 passim, 144, 159, 209-287 passim. Among these are (1) A short account of Sir Hans Sloane. f. 2;- (2) Fragments of minutes of the Royal Society, 1753. ff. 6b, 7, 10;- (3) List of pupils of Dr.Tillotson (Archbishop of Canterbury 1691), when Fellow of Clare Hall. f. 25;- (4) List of benefactors of the Royal College of Physicians. f.64;- (5) Beginning of Birch's Life of Henry Prince of Wales, 1760. f. 257.

(2) Letters, etc., addressed to Birch. The names of the writers will be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 287. Folio. XVIII cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

includes:

• f. 2 Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Notes on his life, by T. Birch: aft. 1753. • ff. 6b, 7, 10 Royal Society: Draft minutes of meetings, etc.: 1753.: Imperf. • f. 25 Cambridge; Clare College: List of Archbishop Tillotson's pupils: 18th cent. • f. 25 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Note by T. Birch on his pupils, when Fellow of Clare Hall: 18th cent. • f. 64 Royal College of Physicians: List of benefactors: 18th cent. • f. 74b Robert Smith, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge: Letter to -- Jones: mid 18th cent. • ff. 91, 189 Henry Woodfall, printer: Letters to T. Birch: 1738, bef. 1747. • ff. 95, 120, 128, 188, 198 Strickland Gough, d 1752 Rector of Swayfield: Letters, etc., to T. Birch: 1732-1752, n.d. • ff. 104, 131, 138, 204 Daniel Wray, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1736- bef. 1766. • ff. 105, 134, 142, 168, 192, 232 John Peter Bernard, d 1750 FRS; biographer: Letters to T. Birch: 1733-1742, n.d. • f. 106 Benjamin Cooke, of Newport, Isle of Wight: Letter to T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 107 J. Gray: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1766. • ff. 108, 123, 146 William North, Rector of Langford: Letters to T. Birch: 1732-1749. • ff.110,121 Edward Cave, printer, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1734-1753, n.d. • f. 111 Hon Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1764. • f. 112 Robert Horsfield, Clerk of the Stationers' Company: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1765. • f. 113 John Lee: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1766. • f. 115 John Sprlngett: Letter to T. Birch: 1755. • ff. 116, 182 John Clarke, bookseller, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1731-1748. • f. 118 John Lockman, writer and translator: Letters to T. Birch: 1732-1758, n.d. • f. 119 Samuel Billingsley, bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1747. • f. 122 William Hocker, Deputy Keeper of the Records at the Tower: Letters to T. Birch: 1742. • f. 125 Benjamin Franklin, American statesman: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1757-1762. • f. 126 Catherine Talbot, essayist: Letters to T. Birch: 1749-1756. • f. 127 Reverend James Wills, painter: Letters to T. Birch: 1739-1758. • f. 129 Seawell Heatherley, Head Master of Christ's Hospital 1738: Letters to T. Birch: 1736. • f. 132 Richard Martyn, brother of William Martyn: Letters to T. Birch: 1728-1746, n.d. • ff. 133, 140 Andrew Millar, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1735-1759, bef. 1766. • f. 135 Benjamin Cotton, schoolmaster of the Charity School, Cripplegate: Letters to T. Birch: 1744. • f. 137 John Temple, of Moor Park; grandson of Sir John Temple: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1748-1749. • f. 141 Philip Truchard: Letter to T. Birch: 1734. • f. 143 Thomas Wheatland, Curate of St Magnus, London Bridge: Letters to T. Birch: 1734,

Page 492 2021-09-28 1735, bef. 1737. • f. 145 Elizabeth Wills, wife of Reverend James Wills: Letters to T. Birch: 1739-1741. • f. 147 W. Smith, servant of F Gyles, bookseller: Letter to T. Birch: 1740. • f. 149 Henry Gally, DD; Chaplain to George II: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1758. • f. 150 William Crowe, d 1743 DD; Chaplain to George II: Letter to T. Birch: n.d. • f. 152 David Comarque, d 1748 Rector of Putney: Letter to T. Birch: n.d. • f. 153 Fletcher Gyles, bookseller, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1738-1741. • f. 154 Robert Spavan: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1764. • f. 155 Samuel Clarke, FRS; son of Samuel Clarke: Letters to T. Birch: 1759, n.d. • f. 156 Ward: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • f. 157 Sir James Burrow, Master of the Crown Office: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1760-1765, n.d. • f. 158 John Lawry, F R S; Prebendary of Rochester: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1765. • f. 160 Reverend George Watts, Master of the Temple 1771: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1753. • f. 161 Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey; wife of Philip, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to T. Birch: 1744-1764. • f. 164 Edward Capell, d 1781 Shakespearian commentator: Letters to T. Birch: 1758, 1759, n.d. • f. 165 J. Radcliffe: Letter to T. Birch: 1740. • f. 166 William Heberden, MD; FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1748-1764. • f. 167 Peter Davall, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1760, n.d. • f. 169 Paul Knapton, bookseller, of London; brother of John Knapton: Letters to T. Birch: 1743, 1750. • f. 170 Brooksbank: Letters to T. Birch: 1758, n.d. • f. 172 Henry Foulkes, Curate of St. Margaret Pattens: Letters to T. Birch: 1746-1765. • f. 174 Abraham Langford, auctioneer and playwright: Letter to T. Birch: 1755.: Printed. • f. 174 Richard Mead, MD: Notice of the sale of his collection: 1755.: Printed. • f. 177 John Tracy Atkyns, Baron of the Exchequer: Letters to T. Birch: 1759, bef. 1766. • f. 178 John Tillotson: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • ff. 179, 201 James Short, FRS; optician: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1764. • ff.180, 187 ?J. Smith: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1745. • f. 181 Charles Morton, MD; FRS; Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1776: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1764, bef. 1766. • f. 183 Reverend R. Neville: Letters to T. Birch: 1731, 1732. • f. 184 W. Scriven: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1745. • f. 185 Reverend Richard Mason, author of 'The Indulgent Father': Receipt to T. Birch: circ. 1742.: Signed. • f. 186 Thomas Osborne, Bookseller, Gray's Inn: Letters to T. Birch: 1742. • f. 196 Jacob Robinson, bookseller, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1739-1757, bef. 1766. • f. 197 John Molleson: Bill signed by: 1734. • f. 199 Sir Thomas Clarke, FRS; Master of the Rolls: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1760. • f. 200 Sarah Young: Letters to her brother, T. Birch: bef. 1745, 1762. • f. 202 William Botham, the younger; printer, of London: Letters to T. Birch: 1742-1746. • f. 205 Henry Fielding, novelist: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • f. 207 C. G. Seyffert, bookseller, of London: Letter to T. Birch: 1757.: Partly printed. • f. 208 Charles Moss, 1711-1802; Bishop of Bath and Wells: Letters to T. Birch: 1757, bef. 1766. • f. 257 Henry Frederick (d, Princes of Wales; 1612): Collections for his biography by T. Birch: 1760. • f. 262 Baynes: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1766. • f. 285 John Clark, Reader at St Martin's, Outwich: Letter to T. Birch: 18th cent.

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Title BIRCH MISCELLANEAMiscellaneous letters and papers collected by Thomas Birch, interspersed with numerous rough drafts of letters, sermons, memoranda, etc., in his hand. Two volumes. Folio. The names of the writers of letters are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Other items include:- ([1625-1770])

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Scope and Content Vol. I (ff. 316).

(1) Form of assignment of livings, etc., in the patronage of Lord Brereton; 1668. f. 1.

(2) Three receipts for money paid by William Polden of Wakefield, as executor for Mrs. Mary Leake of York; 1633. ff. 2, 132, 277.

(3) Acknowledgement of wrong-doing by Edward Carlton, before the church of Newington, co. York?; 1648. f. 3.

(4) Receipt by William Brough for money paid by Joseph Hillary of Leeds, as executor of Alis Newby; 1625. f. 5.

(5) Chronological table to the 5 volumes of Plutarch's Lives (ed. 1683). ff. 13-15.

(6) Order by the trustees for maintenance of Ministers to the Rev. John Jeafferson, Rector of Elm, Isle of Ely, to pay his locum-tenens, Henry Johnston, out of the rectory; 1659. Copy. f. 78.

(7) Receipt by Fitzherbert Adams, Rector of Lincoln College; 1687. f. 133.

(8) Receipt by Dr. Joseph Beaumont (afterwards Master of Peterhouse); 1637. f. 135.

(9) Original draft of title page of Letters ... of Francis Bacon ... by Thomas Birch, 1763. f. 136.

(10) 'List of the principal inhabitants of the Parish of St. Stephen, Coleman Street'; mid 18th cent. f. 138.

(11) Special licence to marry to William Hollier and Mary Morris, both of Carisbrooke; 1721. Signed by Richard Crauley, deputy registrar. f. 144.

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(12) List of the council of the Royal Society for 1664-1665. f. 150.

(13) Analysis of the ingredients of whisky, in Pell's autograph; 1666. f. 151.

(14) Drawing of horns growing on the head of Mary Davis of Saughall, co. Cheshire, 1668. f. 154.

(15) Plate II from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, no.

378. f. 155.

(16) Extracts from a work on the Duke of Marlborough and his times; after 1736. ff. 156-161.

(17) Receipt by Dr. Hadrian de Saravia; 1607. f. 167.

(18) 'Decree concerning the lease of the Rectorie of Ellington', ? co. Hunt; 1639. Draft. f. 172.

(19) References to a copy of the Legenda Aurea, in an early 16th century hand; with a notice by Dr. Claude Martin, 1630, of the purchase of the above. Latin and French. f. 182.

(20) Note relating to Leibnitz; after 1715. French. ff. 185, 186.

(21) Proposed list of supplies (broad cloth, etc.) to be sent to New England for Matthew (?) Boyes; 1646. f. 274.

(22) Bill of John Thwaites of Gledhow, for goods supplied to troops billeted on him; endorsed by W. Wentworth; 1643-1644. f. 276.

(23) Declaration by William Stiles, clerk, that the house in Pontefract assigned to him in 1639 was in trust for Lady Katherine Bland. f. 278.

(24) Copy of Bull of Alexander VII; 1656. Imperfect. ff. 299, 300.

(25) Prophecies, of the destruction of Rome, chiefly taken from the Book of Revelations; in Pell's autograph; 1676, with later additions down to 1679. ff. 301-303b.

(26) Memoranda for Mr. - Innys, relating to his editing a journal, circ. 1730-1734 . French. ff. 306-307.

(27) Short account of the Hebrides; n.d. f. 308.

(28) Legal opinion of Sir Geoffrey Palmer on the case of Rochester Carr, a lunatic; circ. 1660. f. 309.

includes:

• f. 1 William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton d 1680: Form of assignment of livings in his patronage: 1668. • f. 2 William Denisson: Signature: 1633. • f. 2 John Garthwaite, of York: Receipt, signed by: 1633. • ff. 2, 132, 277 Mrs Mary Leake, of York: Receipts for money bequeathed by her: 1633. • ff. 2, 132, 277 William Polden, of Wakefield: Receipt to: 1633. • ff. 2, 132, 277 John Tebb: Signature: 1633. • f. 3 Edward Carlton: Acknowledgement of wrong-doing: 1648. • f. 4 Thomas Newsam, of Topcliffe: Letter to C. Asquith: 1709. • f. 5 Alis Newby, of Leeds: Receipt to her executors: 1626. • f. 5 Joseph Hillary, merchant, of Leeds: Receipt to: 1626. • f. 5 William Brough, of Leeds: Receipt: 1626. • f. 5 Thomas Metcalfe: Signature: 1625. • f. 6 John Beale, FRS; Rector of Yeovil: Petition to Charles II: n.d. • ff. 13-15 Plutarch: Chronological table to the five volumes of his 'Lives', ed. 1683. • f. 44 Charlotte Capell, daughter of William, 3rd Earl of Essex: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1766.

Page 495 2021-09-28 • f. 44 Mary Capell, daughter of William, 3rd Earl of Essex: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1751, bef. 1766. • f. 44 Charles Morton, MD; FRS; Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1776: Letters to T. Birch: 1754-1764, bef. 1766. • f. 44 Elizabeth Anson, d 1760 née Yorke; wife (1748) of George, Baron Anson: Letters to T. Birch: 1749-1756, n.d. • ff. 49, 248b, 264 London, England: Notice of psalms to be sung by charity children of Cripplegate Ward: 1747, 1749.: Printed. • f. 75 William Chesshyre: Letter to J. Locker: 1760. • f. 78 John Jeafferson, Rector of Elm, county Cambridgeshire: Order to him, to pay his locum-tenens: 1659.: Copy. • f. 78 Reverend Henry Johnson, acting minister at Elm, county Cambridgeshire: Order for payment to: 1659.: Copy. • ff. 84, 85 Moses Morton, of Pembroke: Letters to his wife: 1708. • f. 94 John Peter Bernard, d 1750 FRS; biographer: Letters to T. Birch: 1733-1742, n.d. • f. 132 Henry Aiscough, of York: Receipt signed by: 1633. • f. 133 Fitzherbert Adams, Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford: Receipt: 1687. • f. 134 John Alexander: Receipt by: 1691. • f. 135 Joseph Beaumont, Fellow and (1663) Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge; poet: Receipts signed by: 1637. • f. 136 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Papers of R. Stephens, J. Locker and T. Birch, rel. to his life and works: 18th cent. • f. 138 London, Parishes. St. Stephens, Coleman St: List of principal inhabitants: mid 18th cent. • f. 141 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letters to, from: n.d. • f. 142 City of Bremen: List of commodities sent by the merchants there to Bergen, in Norway: 18th cent. • f. 143 England; Commonwealth: List of members of the Council of State: 1659-1660. • f. 144 William Hollier, of Carisbrooke: Special licence for marriage to M. Morris: 1721. • f. 144 Mary Morris: Special licence for her marriage to W. Hollier: 1721. • f. 144 Richard Crauley, Deputy Registrar of the Province of Canterbury: Signature: 1721. • f. 148 Ralph Cudworth, d 1688 DD; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge: Letter to J. Thurloe: circ. 1655.: Copy. Imperf. • f. 148 John Thurloe, Secretary of State: Letter to, from R. Cudworth: circ. 1655.: Imperf. copy. • f. 149 Sir John Hoskyns, 2nd Baronet d 1705, President of the Royal Society: Letter to J. Pell: 1683.: Printed. Signed. • f. 149 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to, from Sir J. Hoskyns: 1683.: Printed. Signed. • f. 150 Royal Society: List of Council members: 1664-1665. • f. 151 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Analysis of the ingredients of whiskey: 1666.: Autogr. • f. 152 William Knight, of Banbury: Letter to Lord Downe: 1629. • f. 152 William Pope, 1st Earl of Downe: Letter to, from W. Knight: 1629. • f. 154 Mary Davis, of Saughall: Drawing of horns growing from her head: 1668. • f. 155 Royal Society: Plates from 'Philosophical Transactions': 1675, 1723.: Engr. • ff. 156-161 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Extract from a work on him and his times: aft. 1736. • f. 167 Hadrian de Saravia, Prebendary of Westminster: Receipts signed by: 1607. • f. 170 William George Barnes, Curate or Lecturer at St Bride's, Fleet Street: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1766. • f. 171 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Letter to, from M. Pitt: 1678. • f. 171 Moses Pitt, bookseller and publisher, of London: Correspondence with J. Pell: 1666-1678.: Partly copies. • f. 172 Ellington, Huntingdonshire: Decree concerning the lease of the rectory: 1639: Draft. • f. 178 Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Signature: 1733. • f. 182 Jacobus de Voragine, d 1298 OP: References to a copy of his 'Legenda aurea': early 16th cent.: Lat. • f. 182 Claude Martin, MD; father-in-law of P Desmaizeaux: Note by: 1630.: Fr. • ff.185,186 Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Note rel. to: aft. 1715.: Fr. • f. 200 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Letter to, from -: n.d.: Copy. • f. 201 Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton: Correspondence with F. Bacon: 1599.: Copies. • f. 201 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Correspondence with Lord H. Howard: 1599.: Copies. • f. 202 Gibson: Letter to, from F.(?) B.: 1653. • f. 202 ?F. B: Letter to - Gibson: 1653. • f. 244 Oliver Cromwell of England: Letter to R. Norton: 1655.: Copy. • f. 244 Richard Norton, Colonel, Governor of Portsmouth: Letter to, from O. Cromwell: 1655.: Copy.

Page 496 2021-09-28 • ff. 265, 269, 271 Mrs Zaphira Lightmaker: Letter to, from her brother, the Abp. of Glasgow: bef. 1684. • ff. 265, 269, 271 Robert Leighton, Professor of Divinity at Edinburgh; afterwards Bishop of Dunblane, and Archbishop of Glasgow: Letters to his sister, Mrs. Z. Lightmaker: bef. 1684. • f. 266 Francis? Layton, the younger, of Rawdon: Letter to -: mid 17th cent. • f. 267 Edward Lightmaker: Letter to, from his uncle, the Abp. of Glasgow: bef. 1684. • f. 267 Robert Leighton, Professor of Divinity at Edinburgh; afterwards Bishop of Dunblane, and Archbishop of Glasgow: Letter to his nephew, E. Lightmaker: bef. 1684. • f. 272 Thomas Dixon, afterwards Mayor of Leeds: Letter to J. Harrison: 1651. • f. 272 John Harrison, d 1656 philanthropist; of Leeds: Letter to, from T. Dixon: 1651. • f. 273 Thomas Elston, of Chesterfield: Letter to his son, R. Elston: 1709. • f. 274 Matthew? Boyes: List of supplies to be sent for him to New England: 1646. • f. 276 Sir William Wentworth: Endorsement by: 1644. • f. 276 John Thwaites, of Gledhow: Accompt for troops billeted on: 1644. • f. 277 John Whittakers, of York: Signature: 1633. • f. 278 William Stiles, Minister, of Leeds: Declaration of trust by: 1639. • f. 278 Pontefract, Yorkshire: Declaration conc. a house at: 1639. • f. 278 Lady Katherine Bland: Declaration conc. a house at Pontefract, held in trust for her: 1639. • f. 279 Reverend Henry Robinson, of Leeds: Letter to T. Dixon: 1702. • ff. 280, 281, 282, 284 Francis Layton, the elder; of Rawdon: Letters to J. Harrison: 1650. • ff. 280, 281, 282, 284 John Harrison, d 1656 philanthropist; of Leeds: Letters to, from F. Layton: 1650. • f. 286 William Humble: Petition to the Leathersellers' Company: 1643. • f. 287 Mrs Stringer, widow of T Stringer, of Ivychurch: Letter to Lady Harris: circ. 1700.: Extr. • f. 289 Sir Christopher Musgrave, 5th Baronet: Letter to J. Briscoe: n.d. • f. 289b Jos- Christian: Signature: 1728. • f. 289b R. Gilpin: Signature: 1728. • f. 289b John Barnes: Signature: 1728. • f.289b Richard Winder: Signature: 1728. • f. 293 John Webb, of Hamstall Ridware: Letter to, from -: 1750.: Imperf. • f. 297 John Worthington, DD; Master of Jesus College, Cambridge: Letter to -: 1659.: Extr. • f. 297 John Beale, FRS; Rector of Yeovil: Letter to -: 1659.: Extr. • ff. 299-300b Orders Religious. Regular Canons of the Holy Spirit at Venice: Bull of suppression by Pope Alexander VII: 1656.: Lat.: Imperf. Copy. • ff. 299--300b Alexander VII; Pope: Bull suppressing the Congregation of Regular Canons of the Holy Spirit at Venice: 1656.: Lat.: Imperf. copy. • ff.301-303b John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Prophecies of the destruction of Rome, copied by: 1676-1679. • ff. 306-307 Innys: Points for the consideration of: circ. 1730.: Fr. • f. 308 The Hebrides: Account of: early 18th cent. • f. 309 Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet; Attorney General: Legal opinion: circ. 1660. • f. 309 Rochester Carr: Legal opinion on his case: circ. 1660.

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Scope and Content Vol. II (ff. 329).

(1) Appointment of Birch as chaplain to Princess Amelia; 1761. Copy. f. 4.

(2) Testimonial for Carlo Alfonso Guadagni of Florence, M.D., for the Royal Society, circ. 1760; signed Antonio Niccolini, Saverio Manetti (of Florence, Professor of Botany), and Gasparo Cerati (of Pisa University). f. 45.

(3) Notices of meetings of the Royal Society, etc.; 1663, 1678, 1763-1765. Partly printed. ff. 30, 56, 57, 205, 209, 277, 282, 307.

(4) Memorandum about the affair of Don Vincentio della Torre; 28 May, —. f.97.

(5) Dates of the marriage of Birch's parents, and the births of their children. f. 103.

(6) List of Italian litterati of the first half of the 18th cent. f. 106.

(7) Draft title-page of Birch's Memoirs of... Queen Elizabeth, 1754. f. 142.

(8) Queries ... submitted to ... the Inhabitants ... of St. Margaret Pattens (Dr. Birch's parish), etc.; after 1753. Printed. f. 176.

(9) List of works bearing on the life of James I; n.d. f. 187.

(10) Passage describing the wind in the desert of Arabia; said to be in the autograph of Dr. Thomas Shaw. f. 259.

(11) Papers relating to the Royal Society; 1682, 1686, 1690. ff. 263, 272, 311b.

(12) Receipt by William Taverner, procurator-general, in respect of his administration of the will of Rebecca, mother of Thomas Birch; 1746. f. 304.

(13) The case of Samuel Richardson ... printer (i.e. the novelist), as to the infringements of his rights in The History of Sir Charles Grandison; 1753. Printed. ff. 313-314b.

Royal Society: Papers rel. to: 1662-1765.: Engl., Lat., Fr. and Germ.: Partly printed.

includes:

• f. 4 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Appointment as Chaplain to Princess Amelia: 1761.: Copy. • f. 8 Philip Nichols: Letters to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 10 Bate: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1766. • ff. 30, 56, 57, 277, 282, 307 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Notices of meetings of the Royal Society signed by: 1763-1765.: Partly printed. • f. 43 William Chimmon, Vestry clerk of St. Clement Danes: Letters to T. Birch: 1747. • f. 45 Abbate Antonio Niccolini, FRS: Testimonial for C. A. Guadagni signed by: circ. 1760. • f. 45 Saverio Manetti, d 1785 FRS; Italian botanist and physician: Testimonial for C. A. Guadagni signed by: circ. 1760. • f. 45 Carlo Alfonso Guadagni, Professor of Experimental Philosophy at Pisa: Testimonial for election to the Royal Society: circ. 1760. • f. 45 Gasparo Cerati, FRS: Testimonial for C. A. Guadagni signed by: circ. 1760. • f. 49 George Fieldhouse: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • ff. 51, 299 Roberts and Baynes; Messrs: Letters to T. Birch: 1758, 1763. • f. 59 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letter to Dr. Cock: 1760. • f. 60 James Egelstone, of Windsor: Letter to S. Rook: 1765. • f. 63 James Henshell: Letter to T. Birch: 1752. • ff. 70-71 Newborough Swingland, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of

Page 498 2021-09-28 Newborough Swingland: Bill to T. Birch: 1763. • f. 72 Classical Society: Letter to T. Birch: 18th cent. • f. 75 Joseph Birch, ?son of T Birch: Bill of expenses for burial of: 1729. • f. 75 William Stevens, 'gravemaker': Receipt signed by: 1729. • f. 76 John Sherington: Promissory note to J. Yelloby: 1744. • ff. 79, 265, 281 Society of Antiquaries: Papers rel. to: 1718-1756, n.d. • ff. 79, 281 Joseph Ames, d 1759 FRS; Secretary, Society of Antiquaries: Notices of meetings of the Society of Antiquaries: 1756, n.d..: Partly signed and printed. • f. 80 John Tracy Atkyns, Baron of the Exchequer: Letters to T. Birch: 1759, bef. 1766. • f. 81 Jane Campbell: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • ff. 82, 261, 291 Hon Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1764. • ff. 85,237,252 Reverend Alban Butler, d 1773 hagiographer: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1760, 1764, n.d. • f. 92 Samuel Chandler, DD; Dissenting minister: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1765.: Partly printed. • f. 93 Dr Macaulay: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • ff. 94, 95, 275 Henry Mathews, of the Sons of the Clergy: Letters to T. Birch: 1763.: Partly printed. • f. 96 Henry Mathews, of the Sons of the Clergy: Letter to Miller: 1763.: Partly printed. • f. 97 William Pulteney, Earl of Bath 1742: Memorandum by(?): bef. 1764. • ff. 103, 304 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Notes rel. to his parents and early life: 1706-1733, n.d. • f. 147 Richard Blacow, Canon of Windsor: Letters to T. Birch: 1749-1755. • f. 154 William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon; 2nd Earl of Bessborough: Letter to Lord Anson: circ. 1760. • f.155 Wilson, Vicar of Empingham: Case of: 18th cent. • f. 156 Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey; wife of Philip, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to T. Birch: 1744-1764. • f. 160 London, Parishes. St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch St: Lists of candidates for the lectureship of: 1755. • ff. 165b-166, 168b-169, 170-171 Newborough Swingland, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland: Bills to T. Birch: 1755-1756. • f. 167 John Rose, of Billingsgate: Receipt for: 1756. • f. 167 Richard Oswald, merchant and politician: Receipt signed by: 1756. • f. 172 Jasper Horne, bricklayer: Estimate of repairs to R. Wither's house in Fenchurch Street: 1758. • ff. 172-175 Robert Wither: Estimates for repairs to his house in Fenchurch Street: 1758. • f. 173 Robert Ross, house-painter: Estimate of repairs to R. Wither's house in Fenchurch Street: 1758. • f. 174 Jonathan Crook, plasterer: Estimate of repairs to R. Wither's house in Fenchurch Street: 1758. • f. 175 Richard Anslow, carpenter: Estimate of repairs to R. Wither's house in Fenchurch Street: 1758. • f. 176 London, Parishes. St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch St: Queries for the parishioners: aft. 1753.: Printed. • f. 179 Huntridge and Stagg; Messrs., legal brokers: Advertisement: 18th cent.: Printed. • f. 187 James I of England: List of works bearing on his life: 18th cent. • f. 192 Samuel Squire, DD; Bishop of St Davids 1761: Letters to T. Birch: 1746-1751. • ff. 194-196 Society for the Propagation of the Gospel: Notices of meetings: 1750-1761.: Partly printed. • ff. 205, 208 William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker: Notices of meetings, etc., of the Royal Society signed by, as President: 1663-1676. • f. 209 Thomas Henshaw, FRS; French Secretary to Charles II: Notice of meeting of the Royal Society signed by: 1678. • f. 210 Edward Hooper, Commissioner of Customs: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • ff. 212, 213 London; Hospitals, Educational and Charitable Institutions. Sion College: Notices of meetings of the Clergy of London held at: 1759, n.d.: Printed. • f. 217 Edward Say, printer, of London: Receipt signed by: 1749. • f. 235 Johann H. Hoppius: Letter to R. Blagkling(?): 1738. • ff. 238, 239 Thomas Lamborn, goldsmith, of London: Advertisement: 18th cent.: Printed. • f. 242 A. Hutchins: Letter to T. Birch: 1760. • f. 243 Israel Mauduit, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1765, bef. 1766. • f. 253 Newborough Swingland, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland: Letters to T. Birch: 1763, 1765. • ff. 254, 273, 279 British Museum: Notices of Trustees' meetings: 1758-1763.: Partly printed. • ff. 254, 278, 279 James Empson, Keeper of Natural History and Antiquities, British Museum: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1762. • f. 255 Robert Horsfield, Clerk of the Stationers' Company: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1765. • f. 256 Reverend Philip Bearcroft, DD; Master of the Charterhouse: Letters to T. Birch:

Page 499 2021-09-28 1742-1757. • f. 257 City of Peking: Memorandum to T. Birch, on a plan of: 18th cent. • f. 259 Thomas Shaw, d 1751 DD, FRS; African traveller: Description of winds in the desert of Arabia: 18th cent.: Autogr. (?). • f. 259 Arabia: Description of the winds in the desert: 18th cent. • f. 267 Andrew Millar, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1735-1759, bef. 1766. • f. 268 Mrs Gully: Letter to T. Birch: 1764. • f. 269 Samuel Dunn, mathematician: Letter to -: 1764. • f. 270 Charles Plumptre, DD, Rector of Wimpole, Archdeacon of Ely (1751), etc: Letters to T Birch: 1752-1764. • f. 271 Robert Bogg, Treasurer to the Philharmonic Society: Letters to T. Birch: 1760, 1764. • f. 273 (partly printed) Dr Matthew Maty, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Letters to T. Birch: 1751-1763. • f. 274 E. Allam, vestry clerk of St Margaret Pattens, London: Letter to T. Birch: 1763. • f. 276 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1764. • f. 281 Hugh Willoughby, 15th Baron Willoughby of Parham: Notice of meeting of the Society of Antiquaries signed by: 1756.: Printed. • ff.284,286 Sir Thomas Clarke, FRS; Master of the Rolls: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1760. • f. 293 J. Brooke: Letter to T. Birch: 1746. • f. 295 Charles Nicolas Jenty, medical writer: Letter to T. Birch: 1758. • f. 298 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1765. • f. 301 Reverend Thomas Seward, Prebendary of Lichfield: Letter to T. Birch: 1750. • f. 302 James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater and 2nd Earl of Seafield: Letter to T. Birch: 1759. • f. 304 Rebecca Birch, mother of T Birch: Receipt in respect of the administration of her will: 1746. • f. 304 William Taverner, Procurator-general of the Court of Arches: Receipt signed by: 1746. • f. 305 John Walker, parish clerk of (?) St. Helens, Bishopgate: Letter to T. Birch: 1731. • f. 306 Palmer, of Dr. Williams's Library: Letter to T. Birch: 1762. • f. 309 Andrew Gifford, DD, Assistant Librarian, British Museum, (d. 1784): Engraving of coins in the possession of: aft. 1754. • f. 309 Numismatics: Engraving of coins owned by A. Gifford: aft. 1754. • ff. 313-314b Samuel Richardson, novelist: Case rel. to 'The History of Sir Charles Grandison': 1753.

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Scope and Content CATALOGUE OF BIRCH'S MSS.

Catalogue of Birch's MSS. bequeathed by him in 1766 to the British Museum, compiled by the Rev. Westley Hall in 1771, by order of the Trustees. It is preceded by an account of the bequest, etc., in the hand of Sir Frederic Madden (ff. i, iii); and four leaves (ff. iv-vii) in the hand of Matthew Maty, Birch's executor, described as 'From the Original Catalogue of Dr. Birch' [i.e. Add. MS. 39826], being the titles of some of the principal MSS. arranged according to sizes, against each of which is written 'marked and delivered'. Paper; ff. vii+ 66. Folio. A.D. 1771.

British Museum: Catalogue of MSS. bequeathed to in 1766 by T. Birch: 1771.

Reverend Westley Hall: Catalogue of MSS. bequeathed by T. Birch to the British Museum in 1766: 1771.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Catalogue of the collections bequeathed by him to the British Museum: 1771.

includes:

• ff. 67-103b Conyers Middleton, DD: Extracts from his correspondence: 1726-1749. • ff. i, iii Sir Frederic Madden, KH; Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Account of T. Birch's bequest, in 1766, of printed books and manuscripts to the British Museum: 1853. • ff. iv-vii Dr Matthew Maty, Principal Librarian, British Museum: List of some of T. Birch's MSS. by: circ. 1771.

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Custodial History Catalogues of Libraries, etc: MSS. bequeathed by T. Birch in 1766 to the British Museum: 1771.

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Scope and Content BIRCH MISCELLANEA.

Miscellaneous papers, mainly copies of letters and other writings (in Birch's autograph with the exception of artt. 1-3, and 12), viz.:-

(1) A preface in defence of Moses being the first to use alphabetical characters in writing; in a very shaky hand, attributed in the table of contents at the beginning of the volume to Bishop Warburton. ff. 2-9.

(2) Dr. E. Halley to Sir Isaac Newton; 1686. Copy. ff. 10-13.

(3) Jeremiah Markland to Dr. Richard Mead, on a passage in Juvenal; 1724. Autograph. ff. 14-25.

(4) Essay on complying with the religious rites of a country; 18th cent. ff. 26-3 1.

(5) Apology for the Clergy, by Dr. Conyers Middleton; after 1745. ff. 32-45.

(6) 'Extracts from & Transcripts of original Letters of K. James II, and his Queen and the Princess Anne of Denmark to the Princess of Orange, afterwards Queen Mary'; 1686-1688. ff. 46-61. Included also is the following:-'Questions sent by the Princess of Orange to the Princess Anne of Denmark July 21, 1688', with the latter's answer. ff. 61-66b.

(7) Extracts from the correspondence of Dr. Conyers Middleton; 1726- 1749. ff. 67-103b.

(8) Dr. Robert Plumptre to Dr. Heberden; 1750. Copy. f. 104.

(9) 'Copies of Letters relating to the March of General Braddock'; 1755; consisting chiefly of the correspondence of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. ff. 105-128.

(10) Note of the discovery of the MS. of The History of Prince Titus (i.e. Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales), 1736, in the possession of James Ralph at his death in 1762; related by William Martin, deputy master of the Office of Pleas in the Exchequer, 1764. ff. 129-130.

(11) Sir Isaac Newton to John Collins; 1673. Copy. ff. 131-132.

(12) Dr. Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London, on the Rebellion of 1745, with MS. notes by Birch. Printed. f. 133.

(13) Extracts from 'Lettres de l'Armée de France en Allemagne interceptées au Mois d'Août, 1761'. ff. 135-137b.

(14) Thomas Birch to —, referring to the General Dictionary; 1733. f. 139.

(15) Correspondence between Thomas Birch and the printer of the Gentleman's Magazine; 1760. Imperfect at the end. ff. 140-141.

(16) Minutes of the Royal Society; 1687-1695 and 1703-1705. ff. 142-150b. Paper; ff. 150. Quarto. XVIII cent.

includes:

• ff. 67-103b Conyers Middleton, DD: Extracts from his correspondence: 1726-1749. • ff. 2-9 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Preface on the first use of the alphabet, attrib. to: 18th cent. • f. 10 Edmund Halley, FRS; astronomer: Letter to Sir I. Newton: 1686.: Copy. • f. 10 Sir Isaac Newton: Letter to, from E. Halley: 1686.: Copy. • f. 14 Jeremiah Markland, classical scholar: Letter to R. Mead: 1724.

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Languages of Material English; Latin

Scope and Content BIRCH DIARY

Diary of Thomas Birch; 1735-1764. Latin and English. The diary proper begins at f. 11, the preceding leaves consisting chiefly of extracts from note-books, etc., bearing on Birch's early life, down to 1733, arranged more or less in chronological order; with (ff. 7, 9) a record of works which appeared between April 1728 and September 1730. At f. 167 there is a receipt by John Lockman for payment of his contribution to the General Dictionary; and at f. 196 instructions by Dr. John Ward, Gresham professor, to his printer. Paper; ff. 425. Quarto. 1735-1764.

Diaries and Memoranda: T. Birch: 1726-1766.: Lat. and Engl.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Diary: 1735-1764.: Lat. and Engl.

includes:

• ff. 67-103b Conyers Middleton, DD: Extracts from his correspondence: 1726-1749. • ff. 1-2b, 5, 6, 8, 10 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Notes rel. to his parents and early life: 1706-1733, n.d. • f. 167 John Lockman, writer and translator: Receipt: n.d. • f. 196 John Ward, d 1758 LLD, FRS; Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College: Instructions to his printer: n.d.

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Creation Date 1721-c 1732

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Languages of Material English; Latin; French

Scope and Content BIRCH COMMONPLACE-BOOK

Commonplace-book of Thomas Birch, written in his student days, 1725 and 1726, and consisting chiefly of extracts in Latin, Greek, and English, from classical and modern writers on abstract subjects. There are also some poems written by Birch, including (f. 56) a Latin poem, dated 1721, on the inauguration-day of George I; and scattered about in the second half of the MS. is an alphabetical list of writers, etc., chiefly English and of the 17th century, with references (in most cases) to writings giving information about their life and works (for the pages on which they occur, see f. 152); circa 1732 (see f. 106b). An alphabetical index to the subjects referred to is given on ff. 146-148b. Paper; ff. 152. Small quarto. 1721-circ. 1732.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Commonplace books: 1725, circ. 1765.

includes:

• ff. 67-103b Conyers Middleton, DD: Extracts from his correspondence: 1726-1749. • ff. 46b, 56, 90b, 115-117 Poetry TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES: T. Birch: verses written and collected by: circ. 1625-1760.: Lat., Engl. and Fr.: Partly printed. • ff. 46b, 56, 90b, 115-117 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Verses, etc., by, or collected by: circ. 1625-1760.: Lat. and Engl.: Partly autogr.

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