The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, DD, Lord Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of All Ireland
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K L T B R ^ Y ^ ( ' K 1 1 1 Theological Seminary, PRINCETON, N. J. J ^ BX 5037 .U8 1864 v. 15 Ussher, James, 1581-1656, The whole works of the most j I Rev. James Ussher, D.D.... THE WHOLE WORKS OF THE MOST REV. JAMES USSHER, D. D. LORD ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH, AND PRIMATE OF ALL IRELAND, volump: XV. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive.org/details/wholeworksofmost15ussh THE WHOLE WORKS MOST REV. JAMES USSHER,D.D., LOr.D ARCHBISHOP OF ARIIAGH, AND PRIMATE OF ALL IRELAND. NO^V FOR THE riRST TIME COLLECTED, WITH A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR, AND AN ACCOUJ^T OF HIS WRITINGS, EY CHARLES RICHARD ELRINGTON, D.D., LATK UEGIUS PHOFESSOH OF DIVIKIIT IN THK UKIVLESIIY OF DUBLIN, AND KECTOK OF ARMAGH. IN SEVENTEEN VOLUMES. VOL. XV. DUBLIN: HODGES, SMITH, AND CO., rrm,isHEii.s to thk vniveusitt. 1864. DUBLIN: ^tintclJ at U)c JBnibersitt) ^rtss, BY M. II. GILL. The Letters in this volume are principally taken from the collection published by Dr. Parr, but they are in many places differently arranged, in order to pre- serve the chronological order. Letters 2, 13, 34, 68, 86, 89, 132, 134, 143, 168, 187, are not in Dr. Parr's collection, but are taken from the works of Camden and Mede, or from MSS. preserved at Ox- ford and Dublin. There is a great similarity between Letters 180 and 195, but as they are not exactly the same, it is most probable that the second was writ- ten in consequence of some apprehensions that the first had not reached its destination : a circumstance of not unusual occurrence at that time, as will ap- pear from some other letters in this volume. Letters 22 and 23 of Dr. Parr's Collection being disserta- tions rather than letters, are printed in vol. xii. The Editor has felt considerable doubts as to the course he ought to pursue with regard to the ortho- graphy of the names : the variety of spelling is very extraordinary, even in the signatures printed by Dr. Parr, as, Gatacre, Gattaker, Gataker; Davies, Davis, &c. &c. He has, however, determined to leave them as given by Dr. Parr, for it is probable that he, being in possession of the autograph letters, adopted the spelling he found in them, and that the writers iv had, at different periods of their lives, changed the mode of signing their names. Dr. Parr seems never to have even attempted a correction of the passages which were given in the Oriental languages. He evidently printed whatever characters resembled most his MS., without any re- gard to the sense. The Editor has endeavoured to correct them, and trusts he has succeeded wherever quotations occurred, but he cannot be sure that his conjectures are right, where Hebrew phrases are composed by the writer himself This difficulty oc- curs particularly in Mr. Skynner's letters, who gives Hebrew passages of his own composition, and goes so far as to seek out a Hebrew anagram of his own name. This idle waste of learning certainly but ill repays the time spent upon endeavouring to exhibit it correctly, more particularly as the success of the attempt must be uncertain. In parts, however, of Mr. Skynner's letters there is considerable ability, and in his comments upon the books of Exodus and Daniel a display of much learning and ingenuity. CONTENTS OF THE FIFTEENTH VOLUME. LETTERS. PAG. 1. From Mr. James Ussher to Mr. Richard Stanihurst, . 3 2. From Mr. James Ussher to Mr. William Camden, ... 5 3. PVom Mr. James Ussher to Mr. William Eyre, .... 19 4. From Mr. William Eyre to Mr. Ussher, 21 5. From Mv. James Ussher to Mr. Samuel Ward, .... 37 6. From I^Ir. Samuel Ward to Mr. Ussher, 47 7. From Mr. H. Briggs to Mr. Ussher, 62 8. From Mr. Thomas Lydyat to Mr. Ussher 65 9. From Mr. James Ussher to Mr. Lydyat, 67 10. From the same to the same, 70 1 1 . From Mr. James Ussher to Dr. Chaloner, 72 12. From Mr. Samuel Ward to Mr. Ussher, 76 13. From Mr. James Ussher to Mr. William Camden, ... 77 14. From Mr. Alexander Cook to IMr. Ussher, 80 15. From Mr. Samuel Ward to Mr. Ussher, 83 16. From the same to the same, 85 17. From INIr. William Eyre to Mr. Ussher, 87 18. From Mr. Henry Briggs to Mr. Ussher, 89 19. From the Archbishop of York to Mr. Ussher, .... 91 20. From Mr. Thomas Gattaker to Mr. Ussher, 93 21. From Mr. Robert Ussher to Dr. Ussher, 95 22. From Mr. Thomas Lydyat to Dr. Ussher, 98 23. From Dr. Ussher to Mr. Lydyat 108 24. From Sir Henry Bourgchier to Dr. Ussher, 113 25. From Mr. William Crashaw to Dr. Ussher, 115 26. From Mr. Thomas Gataker to Dr. Ussher 117 27. From Mr. Thomas Lydyat to Dr. Ussher, 120 28. From Mr. William Eyres to Dr. Ussher 124 29. From Mr. Edward Warren to Dr. Ussher, 126 CONTENTS. LETTERS. PAG. 30. From Dr. Ussher to Mr. Lydjat 128 .11. From Sir Henry Bourgcliier to Dr. Ussher, 129 32. From Mr. William Eyres to Dr. Ussher, 132 33. From Dr. Ussher to Mr. William Camden, 134 34. From Dr. Ryves to Mr. William Camden, , .... 137 :i5. From Mr. William Camden to Dr. Ussher, 139 36. From Mr. Thomas Warren to Dr. Ussher 141 37. From the Bishop of Chester to Dr. Ussher, 143 38. From Mr. Samuel Ward to Dr. Ussher 144 39. From Dr. Ussher to Mr. Lydyat, 146 40. From Dr. Ussher to , 131 41. From Mr. Edward Browncker to Dr. Ussher, .... 153 42. From Dr. Ussher to the Archbishop of Armagh, . .155 43. From the Archbishop of Armagh to the Bishop of Meath, 159 44. From the Bishop of Meath to 161 45. From Mr. Thomas Gataker to the Bishop of Meath, . .164 46. From Sir William Boswel to the Bishop of Meath, . .166 47. From Sir Henry Spelman to the Bishop of Meath, . .168 48. From Mr. John Selden to the Bishop of Meath, . .170 49. From Sir Robert Cotton to the Bishop of Meath, . 171 50. From Sir Henry Bom-gohier to the Bishop of Meath, . 173 51. From the Bishop of Meath to Mr. Selden, 175 52. From Dr. Ward to the Bishop of Meath, 177 53. From the Bishop of Meath to Lord Grandison 180 54. From the Archbishop of Armagh to the Bishop of Meath, 183 55. From the Bishop of Meath to Dr. Ward, 185 56. From Sir Henry Bom'gchier to the Bishop of Meath, . 187 57. From Mr. Henry Holcroft to the Bishop of Meath, . 189 58. From Dr. Goad and Dr. Featly to the Bishop of Meath, . 191 59. From Sir Heni'y Bourgchier to the Bishop of Meath, . .193 GO. From the Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield to the Bishop of Meath, 195 61. From the Bishop of Meath to the Archbishop of Armagh, 196 62. From the Archbi.shop of Armagh to the Bishop of Meath, 199 63. From Dr. Ryves to the Bishop of Meath, 200 64. From Sir Henry Bourgchier to the Bishop of Meath, . 203 63. From Dr. James to the Bishop of Meath, 205 66. From Mr. William Eyre to the Bishop of Meath, . 208 67. From Dr. James to Mr. Calandrine, 211 68. From Mr. John Bainbridge to the Bishop of Meath, . .213 69. From Dr. James to Mr. Calandrine 214 70. From Dr. James to the Bishop of Meath, 218 71. From Mr. Thomas Davies to the Bishop of Meath, . .220 72. From Mr. Thomas Pickering to the Bishop of Meath, . 223 73. From Mr. Thomas Davies to the Bishop of Meath, . 225 74. From Sir Henry Bourgchier to the Bishop of ^leath, . 227 75. From Dr. Ward to the Bishop of Meath, 229 CONTENTS. vii LETTERS. I'AG. 70. From the Bishop of Meath to Dr. Ward, 230 77. From Sir Henry Bourgchier to the Bishop of Meath, . 232 78. From Mr. Ralph Skynner to the Bishop of Meath, . 235 79. From the same to the same, 257 80. From Dr. James to the Bishop of Meath, 262 81. From the same to the same 264 82. From Dr. Ward to the Bishop of Meath, 268 83. From Sir Henry Bourgchier to the Bishop of Meath, . 270 84. From the Bishop ofKilmore to the Arclibishop of Armagh, 272 85. From Sir Henry Bourgchier to the Archbishop of Armagh, 274 86. From the Archbishop of Armagh to Sir Robert Cotton, . 276 87. From the Archbishop of Armagh to the Bishop of Lincoln, 278 88. From Mr. Abraham Wheelock to the Archbishop of Ar- magh, 281 89. From the Archbishop of Armagh to Sir Robert Cotton, . 283 90. From Mr. Thomas Davies to the Archbishop of Armagh, . 285 91. From Dr. Ward to the Archbishop of Armagh 288 92. From Mr. John Selden to the Archbishop of Armagh, . 290 93. From the Archbishop of Armagh to Dr. Ward, . .291 94. From Dr. Ward to the Archbishop of Arraag-h, .... 293 95. From the Archbishop of Armagh to Dr. Ward, .... 294 96. From Dr. Ward to the Archbishop of Armagh, .... 295 97. From the Archbishop of Armagh to the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and to the Lord Treasm-er of England, . 296 98. From Mr. John Selden to the Archbishop of Armagh, . 302 99. From Mr. Ralph Skynner to the Archbishop of Armagh, . 304 100. From Mr. Ralph Skynner to 315 101. Froro'Mr. Ralph Skynner to the Archbishop of Armagh, .