manuscripts, I have divided them into 11 groups, and exhibited their
contents in 11 several calendars, under the following heads :—

(a.) Books :-MS. Books and Printed Books enriched with MS.
Notes.

(b.) Select Letters and Documents.

(c.) Writings touching Charles I. and the Civil War.

(d.) Writings touching Charles II. in exile.

(e.) Draft letters of Sir Bernard Gascoigne.

(f.) Pepys Papers.

(g.) Danby Papers.

(h.) Ormonde Papers.

(i.) Jacobite and Pretender Papers.

(k.) Miscellaneous Writings.

(7.) D'Eon Papers, &c.

In thus dividing my notes of, and extracts from, the multifarious
documents, I have aimed at making them more attractive to all perusers
of this report, and have also done my best to preserve the more studious
searchers of the report from overlooking important entries, which they
would be more likely to miss in looking through the pages of a single
lengthy catalogue.

JOHN CORDY JEAFFRESON.

I. BOOKS:-MS. BOOKS AND PRINTED BOOKS ENRICHED

WITH MS. NOTES.

Though they are interesting features of this division of the Hodgkin
MSS., the four books of the fifteenth century, to wit: (1) the Large
Folio (90 paper leaves) of Sacred, Ecclesiastical, and Secular History,
written in or about 1475 A.D.; (2) the French Treatise on Alchemy
a quarto of 77 paper leaves; (3) the Quarto Latin History of Alexander
the Great, containing 59 vellum leaves; and (4) the Abbreviated Latin
History of Alexander the Great, a small folio of twelve vellum leaves
are of no great moment to serious labourers in historical research.
-Opening with a fine example of the Aldine Editio Princeps of Herodoti
Libri Novem (1502), that belonged to Erasmus and was given by him
to Antonius Clava, and contains several MS. notes by the hand
of Erasmus, and also MS. notes in the minute and beautiful hand-
writing of Levinus Ammonius, to whom Antonius Clava bequeathed
the volume, the sixteenth-century books comprise other printed books,
that are here rated as manuscripts in consideration of their MS.
notes by famous persons, to wit: (1) copy of the 1503 Aldine Edition
8vo. of Euripides Græce, containing a fine example of Philip
Melancthon's penmanship; (2) copy of the 1514 Aldine Edition 8vo. of
Virgilii Opera; (3) copy of the rare counterfeit Aldine Edition.
Joviani Pontani, 8vo., containing MS. notes by the pen of Philip
Melancthon, to whom the volume formerly belonged; (4) copy of the
1517 Aldine Edition of Homeri Ulyssea, 8vo., a volume containing a
large number of notes and marginal references by Melancthon's pen,
that was used by him in his lectures to his pupils at Wittemberg in
1518, and was given by him to Luther in 1519; (5) copy of the 1517
Aldine Edition of Homeri Ilias Svo, containing MS. notes and
marginal references, that like the already mentioned copy of the Ulyssea
was used by Melancthon in his lectures to his pupils at Wittemberg,
and was given by him in 1519 to Luther; (6) copy of the 1521 Aldine

Edition of Homeri Ilias, containing a large number of notes in Melancthon's handwriting; (7) copy of Joan Froben's Proverbia Salomonis Hebraice et Latine, containing numerous MS. notes by Philip Melancthon; (8) Biblia Veteris et Novi Testamenti, cɔntaining MS. annotations in the handwriting of Melancthon, to whom the volume belonged; (9) copy of Philip Melancthon's Loci Præcipui Theologici, 8vo., 1556, containing on the inside of the first cover a passage from the Greek of Gregory Nazienzen, transcribed by Melancthon; (10) copy of the small 8vo 1558 edition of the same work; and (11) presentation copy of Melancthon's Chronicon Carionis Latine Expositum et Anctum &c., with inscription by Melancthon's pen. Of the manuscripts written or begun in the sixteenth century, notice may be taken in this summary of (1) Articuli De Germanis Militibus Gregariis a viro clarissimo Petro Pappo, 1570; (2) Compendium Articulorum ex Imperatoris Caroli V. Statutis seu Legibus Criminalibus a viro clarissimo Petro Pappo, a stitched pamphlet that came into Sir Bernard Gascoigne's possession in the seventeenth century; and (3) Pauwells Kempeneere's Commonplace Book, begun in 1572 and carried onwards to 1612. In the ensuing Calendar, my lengthy notice of this remarkable MS. is followed by brief notes touching (1) a German MS. folio of 255 paper leaves, produced with 61 coloured illustrations in 1575 A.D., on all known "Fireworks for War and Recreation"; (2) Tabule Geographica Claudii Ptolomei per Gerardum Mercatorem, displaying on the title page Isaac Casaubon's signature, and (3) Flavii Josephi Opera Omnia, fol. Froben, Basilea, 1594, a copy of Froben's Editio Princeps Grace of the works of Josephus, containing a large number of MS. annotations by Jerome Wolf, reformer and scholar (1516-1581), to whom the book belonged.

Opening with (1) A Booke of Offices as well of his Majesties Court, as of all other his Courtes of Record whatsoever, 1607, A.D.; (2) Two Satires in verse against George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, written in 1627 by a feeble and nameless poetaster, (3) the curious Book of Silk Braids, of the time of Charles the First, (4) Bainbrigge Buckeridge's Folio of Nicholas Buckeridge's Papers (1647-1669) described on the initial fly-leaf with these words."Some writings belonging to Mr. Nicholas Buckridge, relating chiefly to Persian affairs during his stay at Gombroon, called Bender or Bender Abassi, and his residence at Ispahaun"; and (5) a copy of Thomas Streete's Astronomia Carolina (1661), displaying on its title-page a memorandum of some interest in the handwriting of John Flamsteed the astronomer, the books of the seventeenth century comprise (1) Sir Edward Dering's Privy-Seal Docquett-Book (1669-1670), written throughout by Sir Edward Dering of Surrenden co. Kent, baronet, whilst he officiated as one of three Commissioners of the Privy Seal; (2) the Commonplace Book of Whitelock Bulstrode; esq., begun in 1680 and carried on to 1693, numerous extracts from which are given in the ensuing calendar; (3) the Book of the Establishment of H. R. H. the Duke of York, containing much information respecting the Duke's private establishment and also about the Post Office in the time when His Royal Highness was Postmaster General; (4) a volume (1682-1684) of Great Wardrobe Accounts; (5) the Book of Disbursements (1686-1699) of Mistress Winifred Turbervile; (6) Whitelock Bulstrode's Book of Observanda (1687-1692), a companion book to the afore-mentioned Commonplace Book of the same member of the Inner Temple; and (7) the Brief Statement of the Incomes and Issues of their Majesties Revenue

(1688-1691). Of the eighteenth century there are only three books, to wit, (1) large folio bound in vellum of the Accounts Debit and Credit from 6th October 1758, to 5th October 1759, of His Majesty's Exchequer; (2) John Bewick's Note-Book, 1795; and (3) Samuel Ireland's pamphlet (1796), Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Papers and Legal Instruments under the Hand and Seal of William Shakespeare. W. H. Ireland's Authentic Account of the Shakespearian Manuscripts, which closes the list of the books, appeared in an early year of the present century.

Fifteenth century, (circ. 1475). Large Folio (90 paper leaves) in two parts, of Sacred, Ecclesiastical and Secular History: Part I. containing (a) Chronicle of Sacred History, with Genealogies, &c., down to the Christian era, (b) History of the Roman and Greek Emperors down to Michael III. (842-867), (c) History of the Emperors of Germany down to Frederic III., crowned in 1472, and living when the Folio was compiled; whilst Part II. consists of an elaborate scheme of Sacred History from the Creation to the Christian Era, compiled by Joannes de Utino. Profusely embellished with illustrations, Part I. contains 37 large pictures that commemorate, somewhat in the style of the Nuremberg Chronicle (a work of a considerably later date) the principal incidents of Old Testament history, and 880 separate coloured portraits of historic personages, each portrait being surrounded by a circular border. Part II. contains no illustrations, but vacant spaces on the leaves indicate that the producers of the MS. designed to embellish the later as well as the earlier division of the work.

Fifteenth century. French MS. Treatise on Alchemy, quarto of 77 paper leaves: containing numerous illustrations of alchemical processes and a curious emblematical drawing of an incident of Æson's story.

Fifteenth century. Quarto MS. Latin History of Alexander the Great on 59 leaves of vellum.

Fifteenth century. Abbreviated MS. Latin History of Alexander the Great on 12 vellum leaves; small Folio.

1502, Herodoti Libri Novem quibus Musarum Indita sunt Nomina fol. with the Aldine Anchor: In fine, after the register, Venetiis in domo Aldi mense Septembri MDII. et cum privilegio ut in cæteris. Bought by Mr. J. Eliot Hodgkin of Thomas Kerslake some 33 years since, this fine example of the Aldine Editio Princeps, whilom in the possession of Erasmus, displays on the verso of the last leaf"Sum Erasmi" in the famous scholar's handwriting, followed by the words "Amicus orbi summe" by the pen of one of his admirers; the inscription being followed by this note, in the handwriting of Levinus Ammonius." Hunc Herodoti historiarum librum quem D. Erasmus Roterodamus dono dederat Antonio Clave jurisconsulto (de qua donatione extat explanatio Erasmi in Farragine); idem Antonius Clava moriens testamento reliquit Levino Ammonio, Anno 1529, pridie Calendas Junii." The passage of a letter from Erasmus to Antonius Clava (vide Erasmi, Ep. Lib. V. Ep. 26) runs thus: "Nuper videbaris optare Græcum Herodotum, eum ad te dono mitto; nam facile reperietur alius in hoc itinere." Besides MS. memoranda, some in ink and some in pencil, by the hand of Erasmus, the book contains a large number of marginal notes, in the minute and beautiful handwriting of Ammonius.

1503.-Euripides Græce, 8vo. ; copy of the Aldine Edition of 1503 (two volumes bound into one, in pigskin). Fine copy containing on four pages of the fly-leaves a long quotation in Greek from Plutarch's Vita Nicia written by Melancthon, a beautiful example of his penmanship.

1514. Virgilii Opera, 8vo.; copy of the Aldine Edition of 1514, containing numerous notes by Melancthon's pen.

1514.--Joviani Pontani, 8vo.; copy of the rare counterfeit Aldine Edition. A rare book, most of the copies having been destroyed by the Inquisition, this copy contains MS. notes by the pen of Philip Melancthon, to whom it formerly belonged.

1517.-Homeri Ulyssea, 8vo., in pigskin binding; copy of the second and rarest of the Aldine Editions of the Odyssey, containing a large number of notes and marginal references by Melancthon's pen. Used by Melancthon in his lectures to his pupils at Wittemberg in 1518, this book was given by him to Luther in 1519.

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1517.-Homeri Ilias, 8vo. ; copy of the second and rarest of the Aldine Editions of Homer's Iliad. A book used by Melancthon in his lectures to his pupils at Wittemberg, this volume contains MS. notes and marginal references by his pen, and was given by him to Luther in 1519.

1521.-Homeri Ilias, 8vo.; copy of the Aldine Edition of that year, containing a large number of notes in Melancthon's handwriting, many of them being similar to those which he put into the copy of the Aldine Edition of 1517, which he gave to Luther in 1519.

1530.-Proverbia Salomonis Hebraice et Latine; Joan Frober, S.A. Formerly in the possession of Philip Melancthon, this volume contains numerous MS. notes by his pen, and also four astrological calculations in his handwriting, to wit: (1) nativity of Charles V.; (2) nativity of Frederic, Duke of Saxony; (3) nativity of Philip Melancthon's daughter Magdalen, cast by him 2 hours after her birth; and (4) forecast of Charles the Fifth's entry into Augsburg on 15th June 1530.

1535-Biblia Veteris et Novi Testamenti, juxta vulgatam editionem ad Hebraicam veritatem candori pristino restituta cum capitum singulorum argumentis vocum item Hebraicarum interpretatione. Lex per Mosen data est, Gratia et Veritas per Jesum Christum, 8vo. :-Copy of the Sacred Scriptures, bound in pigskin, and enriched with MS. annotations by the pen of Philip Melancthon, to whom it formerly belonged.

1556.-Loci Præcipui Theologici, 8vo., per Philippum Melancthonem; Lipsiæ, omnia in officina Valentini Papæ Elaborata atque Edita, anno MDLVI. Large paper presentation copy from the author, containing on the inside of the first cover a quotation in Greek from Gregory Nazienzen by Melancthon's pen, signed Scriptum manu Philippi.

1558.-Loci Præcipui Theologici, sm. 8vo., per Philippum Melancthonem ; Vitebergæ, excudebat Johannes Crato anno MDLVIII. Presentation copy from the author, bound in pigskin and displaying on the fly-leaf a quotation from Gregory Nazienzen, in Melancthon's handwriting, subscribed Scriptum manu Philippi.

1558.--Chronicon Carionis Latine Expositum et Auctum multis et veteribus et recentibus Historiis, in narrationibus rerum Græcarum, Germanicarum et Ecclesiasticarum a. Philippo Melanthone, 4to., MDLVIII. Presentation copy with inscription by Melancthon.

1570.—Articuli De Germanis Militibus Gregariis. A collection of seventy-four articles for the observance of soldiers, with this descriptive title on the initial page:- "Rom. Cæs. Majestatis Maximiliani II. "Epistola Articulorum Militarium in Comitiis Spirensibus anno 1570

"conscripta edictoque sancita et a Viro Clarissimo Petro Pappo Anno"tationibus suis allegata. Articuli De Germanis Militibus Gregariis." MS. pamphlet, stitched into a paper wrapper, formerly in the possession of Sir Bernard Gascoigne. Also, another pamphlet, entitled on its. initial leaf:-"Compendium Articulorum ex Imperatoris Caroli V "Statutis seu Legibus Criminalibus a viro clarissimo Petro Pappo in "annotationibus suis citatorum," at one time in the possession of the same Sir Bernard Gascoigne.

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1572-1612. MS. volume 4to of 166 pages, with gilt and gauffred edges, covered on all its leaves with minute, in some places with even microscopic writing in Dutch, German, and French, and with symbolic designs, some of which may be commended for artistic excellence. Speaking of these illustrations of a book that has caused perplexity to the scholars and experts who examined it, Mr. J. Eliot Hodgkin observes in a descriptive note: "these drawings are sometimes in "ink, sometimes in gold, now and then in colours, but all displaying "vigorous draughtsmanship, knowledge of the human figure and in many 66 cases a merry turn of satire. Several of them are too naturalistic for "modern ideas of decorum, but every fresh design brings with it the "conviction that it enshrines an esoteric mystery." Research has recently discovered that the volume was the notebook, for at least forty years, of Pauwells Kempeneere (otherwise written Pauwells Kempener, Kemepenere, Kempenaer and Kampener) the scholar, mystical writer, symbolic draughtsman and official official scribe, who appointed in 1582 by the Duke of Anjou to act as Secretary Extraordinary to the Council of Brabant, and is believed to have been born on January 23rd, 1552. Little is known of this curious person's domestic story, save that he was a son of Pauwels Kempeneere and Clara Bruynscels Kempeneere née Pieters, that he married Jacqueline d'Arbaut, that he subsequently lived at Leyden, and was the father of twelve children. Of the several scholars, to whom this book has been submitted by Mr. Hodgkin since it came into his possession something more than thirty years since, the late Mr. C. W. King of Trinity College, Cambridge, was the one who seemed most likely to be capable of dealing with the difficulties of a work that abounded with references to a class of subjects, which had engaged much of his studious attention. But though it stirred his curiosity, and though he succeeded in solving some of its superficial puzzles, the learned Fellow of Trinity College closed his examination of its perplexing leaves by speaking of it as a sealed book," although it had yielded him some items of information. Writing of the MS. to its present possessor from Trinity College, on 21st December 1864, Mr. King observed, "I consider it the greatest curiosity in the way "of a MS. in existence, at least as far as my experience extends. "Your kindness in communicating it to me was especially acceptable, as it enables me to confirm from actual inspection the fact, asserted "by Nicholai, of the use of all the Masonic insignia by the Rosicrucians a century before Wren's time. If my "Gnostics' reach a second "edition I shall make large use of the extracts I have drawn from its 66 pages."

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1575. German MS. Folio of 255 paper leaves, containing curious treatises on all known fireworks for war and recreation and upon the various military engines of the period, with sixty-one coloured illustrations of the projectiles and engines. These illustrations are of considerable artistic merit: the arrangements of waggons "in lager for defensive purposes being shown most graphically in some of the clever drawings.

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