257. Dimande del Popolo Romano fatte pervenire privamente a Pio IX. Pontifice, Dec. 27, 1847. 4to. 258. A few sheets, imperfect, beginning with page 5, ending with page 24; commences Pan is said to be "the God of Huntinge." Folio.

259. Travills, Adventures, and Observations of Captaine John Smith, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, 1593-1629, &c. Folio.

260. A Travailler's Journal (during his travels in France, Italy, &c., 1606). Folio.

261. A Booke of Shipps, Shipping, and Navigation : "How the coast of your Maties. Kingdome may be "defended, &c." Sir W. Raleigh's Discourse of the Invencion of Shippes, &c., &c. Folio.

262. The Seaman's A. B. C.; or, an Introduction unto the Art of Navigation. At Southampton, written by John Banckes, 5th June 1629. 12mo.

263. A Booke of severall matters of Trade; begins "London's Complaint against the Stranger;" at p. 15. "A Discourse of Trade, 3rd Sept. 1622, written by Sir "Walter Cope." Folio.

264. A Discourse upon our forraigne Plantations, discovering the defects and failings of them, with their remedies, and the grounds of erecting a West India Companye. Folio.

265. Instructions for the Master of our Wards and Liveries, &c. Folio.

Folio.

266. A Discourse of Court and Courtiers. 267. A letter to Thomas Lord Courtney, Lord Keeper, touching the institution of an Academie in London for the education of the young nobility and gentry in armes and artes, &c. (circa 1630). 4to.

268. Of the first invention and use of Money. Folio.

269. Observations politicall and civill, by T. B. Folio.

270. Certain select manuscripts on several subjects, collected by George, late Marquis of Halifax: Humanum est errare, &c., &c. Folio [circa 1700?].

271. Catalogue of Pamphlets, &c., 1719.

276. Copy of the original Charter for incorporating the Governors and Guardians of the [Foundling] Hospital for exposed Young Children, Oct. 17, 1739; presented to the Duke of Bedford, by Thomas Coram. 4to.

277. Copies of eight letters, &c. (1748) relating to the condemnation of Genoese goods belonging to Mr. Henshaw taken in the Hope Galley (1742), with an introductory memoir "par le ministre de Genes" and "Reponse ou pro memoria du Sr. Birches."

278. A list of patent offices in the West Indies; consulships; offices in the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Minorca, Mahon, Gibraltar; livings in the gift of the Crown (1747 ?) Folio.

279. State of the ordinary and extraordinary expenses of Sutton Hospital, 1754-63, &c. 4to.

280. Lieut.-Gen. Bligh's Review Returns, 1758. Folio.

281. A list of the Gentlemen Freeholders of the county of Huntingdon, 1768. Folio.

288. Mem. on the proposed Operations beyond the Indus. Strathfieldsaye, 21 Nov. 1838; on the Retreat of the French Army from Russia. Walmer Castle, Oct. 18. 1842.

293. Abridgment of Tully de Natura Deorum. 4to. [Circa 1740 ?]

294. The second booke of Aristotle's Rhetorikes. 4to.

295. The Royall Slave; a tragi-comedy. (With prologues and epilogues to the King and Queene, and the University.) Folio.

296. Il Consiglio delle Muse; il Tamigi Giolivo. 4to. [Circa 1700.]

297. "Swift's Poems," written A.D. 1711-22. (In the handwriting of Stella, Mrs. Johnson.) 4to.

298. The execution and death of Lady Jane Grey: a prize poem by Robert Edwin Worsley, Winchester, 1792. 4to.

[The three following in the drawers of the table in the window of the bookroom.]

299. Copies of correspondence between Lord Russell, afterwards 1st Earl of Bedford, and the Privy Council during the insurrection in Devonshire in 1549. From the Petyt collection, Inner Temple, No. 538, Vol. 46.

300. Copies of letters and papers by and relating to the Russell family (particularly William, Lord Russell, and Rachel, Lady Russell), 1571-1693? From the State Paper Office, &c.

THE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE COUNTESS COWPER AND BARONESS LUCAS, AT WREST PARK, BEDFORDSHIRE.

The Manuscripts are valuable and interesting. They consist of 57 bound volumes, and a great number of letters; besides several numbered volumes and packets of treatises not bound. There is a brief and not quite accurate Catalogue of some of the volumes in the printed book" Catalogi Manuscriptorum Angliæ et Hiberniæ," fol., Oxford, 1697, p. 391 of the Appendix. Five volumes of translations and original works by Wickliffe (Nos. 11, 26, 32, 38, and 47), and two fine monastic Cartularies (Nos. 6 and 56), make this collection particularly remarkable, and the Illustrations of English and Irish History are considerable. The Catalogue of 1697 contains a few volumes not now in the collection, notably a volume of letters by Philip and Mary of England, which are printed in the Fadera. The volumes will be taken in order.

No. 1. A large folio, vellum, 13th century, Latin Bible. In 1538 it belonged to John Webster, clerk, a monk of St. Mary of Pippewell. The 5th verse of the 1st Epistle of St. John has not the ending, "and these "three agree in one."

No. 2. A folio volume, paper, 16th century, 52 leaves, labelled "Catalogus Paparum." It is in Latin, and contains the lives of the Popes down to and including Adrian 4th. The name of Clement 7th is entered, but the life does not follow. Begins (after the heading Jesus Christus Dei filius, Ann. 33), “Pace terrâ marique partâ "Octaviano Augusto." It also contains lives of certain Emperors.

No. 3. Large folio, vellum, about A.D. 1400. Higden's Polycronicon in Latin, in seven books. Begins (after a table of 8 leaves), "Post preclaros artium scriptores." The last date is 1346, and it ends with the Prince of Wales and Duke of Lancaster and others going to Calais to make peace; and the Kings of England and France returned to their respective kingdoms about Michaelmas next ensuing, and soon afterwards messengers were sent to the Pope at Avignon for confirma. tion of the mutual peace and contracts.

At the end of the volume is a Latin note stating that the volume was bequeathed by John Clynte, Doctor of Theology, to Windsor Herald, afterwards Norrey, king at arms for the North, and then Clarencieux king at arms for the South of England, who bequeathed it to John Wrythes, otherwise Garter king at arms, who bequeathed it to his son Thomas. At the beginning of several of the books is a large bugle's or bull's head erased sable, guttée ringed and horned or. The word bugle is written against it.

No. 4. A large folio volume, filled with collections for the pedigrees of the De Greys, and the alliances of the family; pedigrees and arms. The collections are of the 17th and 18th centuries (some, I think, were got up for the cases printed in Collins on Baronies).

No. 5. A folio volume, vellum, 15th century, 39 leaves, double columns. An English version in verse (by Hugh Campeden, temp. H. 6) of the Questions of Sydrac. The beginning of the prologue is absent; it ends on fo. 41:

"Shall they then remember hym ought

"Of wyckednesse that they have wrought." Then begins the poem as given by Warton (History of English poetry, vol. 2, p. 305, ed. 1840). Ends with the section "If thou have chyldryn kepe hem wele, Till they "ken of age sum dele."

The English Brute Chronicle. This is the ordinary text, beginning "In the noble land of Surrye." Ends (after the siege of Rouen) "in reule & governance.' After the chapter "Of the death of King Edward, and "how Sir John Mownsterworth was hanged and draw "for his fals treason," is the word Amen. And in a fresh hand" And after King Edward that was born at Windsor, &c. &c."

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No. 6. (No. 4. in printed Catalogue). A fine folio, vellum, 14th century. It is a Cartulary of Croyland Abbey, made up originally in the reign of Edw. 3. A later hand has in some places added items tempp. Richard 2d and Henry 4th.

A copious table of 21 leaves is followed by 252 leaves of text, consisting of copies of grants to and by the Abbey, beginning with the Confirmation by King Stephen of the bounds of the Abbey, and the bulls to the Abbey.

The places in which the properties were situate, are Croyland, Hull, Spalding, Pincebek, Surflet, Multone," Quappelade, Holbeach, Ryd, Flete, Burton, Gedeneye, Suterton, Algerkirk, Wyketoft, Botolfston, Kirketon,

Langetoft, Baston and Theford, Thurleby, East Depinge, Brassingburgh, Burthorp and Manthorp, Staunford, Ingoldeby, Bukenhale, Ulseby and Stepinge, Merburne, Walmestede and Stilentone, Overtone, Folkesworth, Wassingle, Glinton and Peykirk, Wyrthorp, Clyve, Estone, Elmygton, Glapthorn, Adington, Wodeford, Windlingburgh, Herdwyk, Wyleby, Drayton, Cotenham, Hoketon, Staundone.

The early charters given by the pseudo-Ingulph are not here.

A rather later hand has in the table inserted a list of Mercian kings, beginning with Ethelred, founder of the Abbey; and under Baston, a later hand has inserted a charter of the Anglo-Saxon period, by "Algarus miles "filius Northlangie," of the manor of Baston.

On the first fly leaf are some memoranda temp. Edward 3, of a squabble about fishing.

This cartulary was known to Tanner. See p. 200 of the List of Cartularies in vol. i. of Nichol's Collectanea. No. 7. A folio volume, paper, 17th century. Copy of the Journals of the House of Lords from 17th May 1685 to the 10th of February following.

No. 8. A folio volume, vellum, 15th century, 54 pages. "Hic sunt que in antiquis cronicis inveniuntur

in diversis monasteriis tam Anglie quam Scotie ex "quibus liquide apparet quod reges Anglie ab antiquo "habuerunt et habere debent subjectionem et homagium super regnum Scotia."

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P. 5. Extracts from the Scotch Laws. P. 6. Papal Bulls. P. 8. French account of King Edward at Norham, and his address; beginning "Notre seignur le Roy regardant," and the reply thereto beginning "Sire, la "bone gent d'Escoce." Letters or Writs of Edward, dated Norham, 10th May, 19 Edw. 1, and 31st of May; letter by Florence, Earl of Holland, Robert de Brus, John de Balliol, and several others, dated, Norham, Tuesday after Ascension, 1291; from Edward at Norham the Wednesday following; from Florence Earl of Holland, and the others, same day; from Edward at Norham, 7th June 1291. Names of the 24 magnates of England chosen by the King to try the right of all claiming inheritances in Scotland, and names of those chosen by Bruce; names of those chosen by Balliol; other proceedings. Letter by Robert, Bishop of Bath and Wells, dated Thursday after Feast of St. Paul, 1292. Letter by Eric, King of Denmark; other letters. Fealty done by John Balliol; homage and ligeance by him, &c. At fo. 31. List of fealties done (in Latin), ending on fo. 44. At 45 French begins again; fealties done by Abbats and Corporations.

No. 9. A folio volume, paper, 17th century. Armorial of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London (the arms are coloured), from Fitz-Aylwin to the year 1630. The arms in four pages (A.D. 1622 to A.D. 1630) are only pencilled and not coloured, and the writing is by a different hand.

No. 10. A folio volume, paper, 16th century. Fo. 1. Forma Coronacionis Regum et Reginarum Anglie. Begins "Imprimis princeps noster" (see a copy of

this in Mr. Bromley-Davenport's collections).

Fo. 10. A short part (in French) of the Genealogy of the House of Luxembourg, by Roland Bournel, seigneur Boncourt, &c., Captaine Dauxy, by order of his lord and master Jaques de Luxembourg. Illustrated by pen and ink drawings of armorial bearings. At the end is a drawing of a ragged staff twined with a riband and a blank shield at top.

Fo. 71. A note in English of the christening of Edward Seymour on Wednesday, 25th Sept. 1567. He was born on the 24th.

Copies of patents concerning the Greys.

Fo. 85, A.D. 1508. Copy of the Latin tract on the (intended) marriage of Charles (afterwards the Emperor Charles 5th) with Mary, daughter of King Henry 7th. Begins "Et primum quidem quoniam inter Oratores."

Ends with the verses of Carmeliani. (See Archæologia, vol. 18, p. 33, for an account of a tract printed by Pynson on the (assumed) solemnization of the marriage).

No. 11. Large folio volume, vellum, end of the 14th century, double columns. English Sermons for Advent and feast days. Begins "Scientes quia hora est, Ro. 13. "We taken as by leve that Epistlis of Apostles ben

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Gospels of Crist." Sermons on the 25 Sundays after Trinity, from the Gospels, 53 in all. Then, Expositio textus Matth. 23. (on the leaven of the Scribes and Pharisees (4 leaves). Then, about 60 sermons. Then, a long one on Matth. 24. When Jesus went out of the Temple. Then, on a new page, "Tertia pars Evange"liorum ferialium," beginning with sermons for Advent, "As men shulden trowe in Christ, &c. "; sermons

for feasts. At the end is a treatise headed "De Ecclesia et membris ejus," beginning "Christ's Church is "his spouse that hath three parts" (15 pp.) This volume is perfect and in fine condition. On page 1 is the autograph Franciscus Comes Bedfordiæ, 1566.

No. 12. Quintiliani Orationes, &c., folio, vellum. A.D. 1404, 260 pp. A.D. 1404, 260 pp. At the end is the inscription. Domino Antonio Griti, Petrus Anzolo presbiter scrip"sit, MCCCCIIII."

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No. 14. Folio, paper, 16th century. Transactions in Parliament, 17th March, 3 Car. 1., 1627, to the prorogation on the 26th of June.

No. 15. A folio volume, paper, 16th century. It contains, collections for the family of Lascelles, Extracts from the Great Register of Evidences of the Duchy of Lancaster, and from the Register of Evidences of the Priory of Newhons, Co. Lancaster; and fo. 10, touching the office of Marshal, from records (in French and in Latin).

Fo. 15. Extracts from the Register of the Monastery of the Holy Cross at Waltham; and (fo. 16), from Register of priory of Tuttesbury; fo. 18, from Book of Evidences of Clifford of Frampton, 1578; fo. 22, from Register of the Religious House of Godstowe; fo. 23b, from Charters of Montagu; fo. 25, from Charters &c. of Edward Arderne, Co. Warwick; fo. 34, from Charters of Samoson Evdeswicke, 1579; fo. 40, from Register of Evidences of the Priory of Newport Pagnell, Co. Bucks. (at fos. 44 b. and 45 are charters of Annesley and Chaworth); fo. 50, from a book containing transcripts of charters, &c., of the monastery of St. Mary and St. James of Walden (the book was written out in 1378); fo. 56b, from charters of Arthur Gregory, Co. Warwick, 1580; fo. 60, from an old book formerly belonging to the monastery of Westminster, called Diadema Monachorum (the extracts give charters of Dunstan and King Edward, and the originals were, I suppose, written on the fly leaves of the book);

Fol. 61 b. Sentence by the Court (in French) in the Grey and Hastings dispute as to arms, 11 Hen. 4.

Fol. 63. Extracts from the Melrose Chronicle; 71 b., from Register of Evidences of the priory of Colne in Essex; 76. Extracts from another register; 79 b., from Registers of the Monasteries of Torre, Malmesbury, and Glastonbury.

Fol. 84. Extracts from a book whose title is "De "exordio et statu ecclesiæ Cathedralis Lindisfarnensis post Couchestrensis demum Dunelmensis ac de gestis pontificum ejusdem."

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Fol. 88. Extracts from the Chronicle of Crokesden composed by William Shepesheved, a monk of that place.

Fol. 90. Account of the foundation of the Abbey of Middleton.

Fol. 91b. Extracts from Register of Evidences of the priory of Clerkenwell; fol. 96. Extracts from Robert de Montibus; fol. 100., from a book of transcripts of Evidences of the Lords of Segrave, very old; 106 b. Collections for Bromley; fol. 107 b. Transcripts of Evidences of the Abbey of Deva, Co. Hereford; fol. 110. Extracts from Register of the Abbey of Evesham; fol. 110 b., from Register of the Church of St. Neot and Monastery of Bec.

Fol. 113. True copies of certain leaves written as it should seem by the hand in the reign of King Edward the 4th, in the behalf and in favour of the House of Lancaster against the said King, which leaves were found in a bookebynders shoppe where the said book ignorantly had been putt to prophane uses. Begins custome of sadde clerkes and others. Ends when he was not fully 8 years old. (This is a portion of a tract written by Sir John Fortescue; it is co-extensive (a few words more or less) with the fragment inserted by Lord Clermont in his privately printed Life and Works of Sir John Fortescue. In another collection of MSS. (Lord Calthorpe's) is a cotemporary fragment of the same portion. It is very singular that in three independent copies only the same portion of the tract should be preserved).

Fol. 119. Extracts from Register of Geoffrey prior of Coventry; fol. 120, from writings and a Martyrology belonging to Lady Ann Dacre, Countess of Arundel;-fol. 121, Extracts from Placita parliamentaria and Parlia

men rolls, Edw. 1, and Edw. 2;-fol. 131 b., Extracts from the Obit Book of Newminster. This volume is illustrated with pen and ink drawings of arms and seals, and embraces various families.

No. 16. A folio volume, paper, 16th century, contains extracts from a roll very old and authentic, "Ces sont "les grans seigneurs a baners ke le rey Edward amena en Escoce l'an 26." Begins with Henry de Lacy, the names of the knights &c., and their arms described.

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Fol. 4. Similar extracts from another Roll (stated to be the battle of Falkirk).

Copy of an old roll of parchment, stated to have been made in 1585 from the original in the possession of R. C. Clar[encieux], seven leaves of arms of kings, barons, and knights.

Letter from Edward Stradling to Sir William Cecil, sends him an account of the family of Stradling. The account ends at 21 b. It begins with the winning of the lordships of Glamorgan and Morganneth.

Fol. 28. The truce between the Kings of England and Scotland, 3 Dec. 1357.

Fol. 336. Copy of a Letter by Thomas Earl of Surrey to the King of Scotland written in the field in Woller Haugh, 7 Sept. 5 p. m. He says that he intends to fight with the King of Scotland on Friday next, and tells the King to agree to come.

Fol. 35. A breviate of the conquest of Ireland and of the decay of the same. Begins There were in Ireland before the conquest five kings which divided all the whole land. Ends (39 b) and I beseeche Almighty God to send like and more honour to my said Sovereign, which I trust shall accomplish the promises, and to his lords, knights, and gentlemen that shall perform the same. (The original was signed Patrick Finglas, Baron).

Fol. 41 b. An English poem, of the descent of the Percies, by William Peeris, clerk and priest to Earl Henry, 5th Earl of Northumberland. Begins, Cronikilles and annual bookes of Kinges, of ancient lords, and estates riall. This poem, from another Manuscript, was printed by Mr. Richardson at Newcastle, in 1845).

Fol. 52. The genealogy of the erle of Leycester, with arms.

Fol. 66. Chronica Thomæ Sprot civ. R. monachi Augustinensis. Begins, Lux vera que illuminat (Hearne's edition does not begin thus).

Fol. 89. List of relics;-Column where our Lord was bound, &c., et multe alie de quibus hic non fit mentio. Fol. 90. Pedigrees of Kings of Spain.

Fol. 96. Act of Parliament 12 Edw. 4, confirming an agreement between Mary Viscountess Lisle of the one part, and Maurice Lord Berkeley and Joan his wife of the other part.

No. 17. A folio volume, paper, 17th century (similar in character to No. 15.) evidently by a herald. It contains two Latin Dedications (apparently of pedigrees), one in 1580 to George Earl of Shrewsbury, and the other in 1586 to George Earl of Cumberland; both by Glover the herald, and corrected by him.

No. 18. Thick folio, paper, 15th and 16th centuries; fol. 1. Chronicle of England. Begins: "In the yere from the beginning of the world 3390 there was in the noble land of Grece a worthy King and a myghty and a man of gret renown that was called Dioclycian."-It goes down (in one hand) to the death of the King of Scotland at the battle of Roxburgh, temp. H. 6, and ends with the words "of which seuen were dedly."

Fol. 82. A portion of the same Chronicle, from William 1st (see fol. 34) to the beginning of Edward 3rd (see fol. 47b). Ends imperfectly at 1016.

Fol. 107-400. A portion of Roger de Wendover's Flores Historiarum, beginning with the reign of Henry 2nd, Anno Domini Nativitatis 1189, Rex Henricus in partibus transmarinis moram faciens... The leaves after 300 are not numbered. Ends on fol. 400 with the short chapter De electione W. de Rale in Episcopatum Norvicensem. Ends sibi in episcopum suum elegissent (The wording here does not agree with either Wendover or Matthew Paris).

Then follow 3 pages of the Retinue of Edw. 3, at the siege of Calais and while in France.

About 24 leaves in French follow. Begins: Lan de grace MXII. Henry duc de Bavarie dreynement nomme en le prochaine estoire le fiz Henry Jefrere Othes le primere fu e regna douze ans... ends with the election of Lewis of Bavaria to be Emperor of Germany, and the fight between him and his rival the duke of Austria, and the capture and release of the latter who served Lewis and "en Lombardie attreit moultz des citez et villes a la subjection Louis. Fin des croniques que frere

"Nicole Trevet escrit a Madame Marie, fille du noble Rey Edward le fiz Henry.

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No. 19. Folio, paper, 16th century. Contains about 40 leaves of excerpts (in a foreign hand) from Mattheus Paris, &c. Then follows a list " quorundam librorum "Anglicorum quos Illyricus habet" (1 page); among them is an English and Scotch Chronicle in 7 books, and the writer of it gives tables of the contents of 5 books, the other two had no tables, but he says that the book contained the squabble between the Pope and Edward about Scotland, and a long book of Turgot bishop of St. Andrew. The 7th book carried the history to 1400. This list contains several books by Wiclif, viz., Postillæ 2 super Evang. et Epist. dominicas et Sanct. et aliorum festorum.

Maximum volumen de Ecclesia.

De Regno et Regia potestate.
De papa et Antichristo.

Positiones et Epistolæ variæ de Antichristo, item ad papam Apocalypsin prolixim scriptum. De Religione privata.

Antithesis Christi et Antichristi.

Super Mattheum 23 & 24 de Antichristo.
De novellis Sectis et erroribus Ecclesiæ.
Verbum communiter dicendum clero.
De Apostasia prolixius liber.
Conclusiones variæ.

Ejusdem de universalibus et ideis.
Et quædam alia ejusdem non pauca.

No. 20. A folio volume, paper, temp. James 1st. Genealogies and arms of the Kings and Nobles of England down to and including the reign of James 1st. A fine volume.

No. 21. Folio paper, arms of the Luxemburg family and their alliances.

No. 22. Folio, paper, 16th century, about 50 leaves. De regia et pontificali auctoritate. The preface begins "Cum ea sit dignitas et prerogativa veritatis."

The 1st part ends on fol. 21 a. The 2nd part is of 5 leaves. The 3rd part begins "Sed nunc tractare aggre"diamur quod quarto et postremo loco proposuimus, "nimirum quatenus etiam Regibus in rebus sacris vel "concessione vel humana permissione competit au"toritas.' (The author here deals with English history.) Ends" quibus nullâ cum offensione licet vera proferre.'

No. 23. Folio, paper, 16th century. Regulæ et Institutiones Ecclesiæ Collegiatæ B. Petri Westmonasteriensis, ex mandatis Elizabethæ reginæ ad Decanum et Capitulum.

No. 24. A folio volume of pedigrees and arms, 16th century.

No. 25. Large 4to, vellum, 14th and 15th centuries. A treatise in French of the foundation of the Abbey of Wigmore, extracted from old books of the abbey. Begins (after a short prologue), "En le temps le Roy Estevene," 8 pp.

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Then comes English history in Latin. Begins "Anglia Europe est insula a toto orbe undique divisa; "the 2nd chapter treats of the giants. It is a pedigree of Kings, with chronicle of events.

Then comes a Latin pedigree of the Mortimers with beautiful coats of arms and illuminated letters; it contains a copy of Battle Abbey Roll; ends temp. Henry 4th. It is written in black and red ink; the names are in circles; the work is made up as old historical and geneological rolls are made up. It has early genealogical notes of other families, but Mortimer is the burden of the volume. No. 26. Folio, vellum, about A.D. 1400, in double columns. Wicklif's Paraphrase of the Psalms. On the sides of the cover are the arms of Cecil. No. 27. Folio, paper, 17th century. statutes of the realm. No. 28. Folio, paper, 17th century. Index to the journals of the House of Lords, 1660 to 1680, public business.

Index to the

No. 29. Folio, paper, 17th century. Arguments on the Quo warranto against the city of London 1682.

No. 30. A book of precedents concerning the rights of the baronage of England collected by order and special direction of the House of Peers, and to be kept in the Parliament office for the use of the said house, 19 James 1. There are 13 heads; 1st, touching oaths and protestations of honour; 13th, touching deputies of places of trust committed to them without words of special power.

No. 31. Folio, paper, 17th century. A treatise on the gout. The English preface (of 13 pages) is addressed to Sir Wm. Cecil. The treatise is in Latin and occupies 27 pages. The author's name is not given.

* Matthias Flach, an Illyrian theologian, who died in 1575; generally known as Flacius Illyricus.

No. 32. A folio volume, vellum, about A.D. 1400. Wiclif's treatise on the Pater Noster. Begins "Sith the "Pater noster is the best prayer that is."

No. 33. A folio volume, vellum, 14th century.

1. Chronicon Martini Poloni. Begins "Quoniam scire "tempora summorum Pontificum." Ends with a description of England. Then follows a Provinciale of the Romish Church (sees of Bishops and Archbishops), about eight pages.

2. A French version of the Chronicle of early British history, usually known as the Brute Chronicle. The proeme begins

"Si poet home saver coment
Quant e de quele gent
Geantz grants vindrent.

Que angletere primes tindrent

Qei lors fust nome Albioun

E qe primes mist le noun."

Ends (11th column) "De jhu crist seit beneit
Qen escripture les metteit."

The ordinary text follows, beginning “En la noble cite "de Grant Troye." (For a description of various MS. copies of this French Version see Catalogue of the MSS. of the College of Arms, pp. 57-59.)

No. 34. Folio, paper, 16th century. The antiquitie of Windsore Castle and of the Order of the Garter 1592. Begins "Windsore is aunciently thus written, Windleshore, of the old Saxon word pindlesora, that is, the windy shore of a region." Ends (11 page)

"may at the length raigne beyond all time with him in "heaven. Amen."

2. The visitation of the countie palatine of Durham made by William Flower, Esq., otherwise called Norrey King of Arms, made 1575 (47 leaves).

No. 35. Folio, paper, 16th century. Latin letters from Emperors, Kings, and Popes, extracted from Plutarch, Diodorus Siculus, Otto von Frisingen, Gesta Friderici Imperatoris, Nauclerus, Chronicon Abbatis Verspergensis, Procopius, Witikind and Luitprand.

No. 36.

At the end are several pages of lists of books classed. Folio, paper, 16th century. Baronagium Angliæ. Begins with Marquis of Winchester, and ends with Norreys of Rycot; "Henry Norreys K'. Baron of "Rycot modo superstes 1586," under whose name his son William is entered as having died in his father's lifetime, and below, William's son Henry is entered.

No. 37. Folio, paper, 16th century. A Latin treatise on the question whether a man may marry the widow of his deceased brother. It is dedicated to Henry the 8th by its author, brother Jacobus Calchus, a Carmelite. Begins "Rationi plane consentaneum." Ends "Ad "veritatis semitam errantem dirigere ad honorem dei, ' &c., &c.,” two lines. This tract occupies 34 leaves. The preface is dated London, 8 Kal. Aprilis 1520. This volume is beautifully bound, and is apparently the presentation copy to the King.

No. 38. Folio, vellum, about A.D. 1400. Sermons by Wiclif on Ferial Gospels and Sunday Gospels, and Commune Sanctorum. This vol. has the autograph signature of Francis Earl of Bedford, 1556.

No. 39. Folio, paper, 16th century. Arms tricked in pen and ink of Princes and Nobles of Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, and Poland.

No. 40. Folio, paper, 15th century. The Bible of English policy, exhorting all England to keep the narrow

"Hibernia tenens locum domini regis, cui cessavit "Geraldus filius Mauricii comes Despencer et officio "Justic.

From fol. 41 to fol. 50 another hand continues entries by way of annals to 12 Hen. 6, when Thomas Stanley and his forces slew Neal O'Donnell and others. At fol. 51 is an entry by the first hand for 1370. At 51b, Jus et titulum corone Anglie. Fo. 52 Notes in Latin of events and deaths (Irish). Fols. 53 and 54, Notes in English of the 16th century.

These are in the form of annals and have a few notes by a hand of the 16th century, I think Burghley's.

II. Here folowyth how many times and of what personys Ireland was ynhabyt & how hyt was dyvydyde. Begins "Cesera Noe ys sistyr dortyr for dred."

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(fol. 36)"They take them to consel and swore togethyr that they wold kepe the ryght of the old fredomes othyr thei wold lese their lywes." At fol. 34 b. the author cites Mayster Gerard (Giraldus Cambrensis).

No. 46. A 4to. volume, paper, 17th century. Epitaphs and amatory and other songs by various authors.

No. 47. A 4to. volume, vellum, about A.D. 1400. Wyclif's translation of the Epistles, Acts of the Apostles, and the Apocalypse.

No. 48. Compendious directions for builders by James Leoni, addressed to Henry, Duke of Kent, K.G., 4to., paper, 41 pages.

No. 49. A 4to. volume, paper, 17th century, contains copies of a few letters in 1639 and 1640 on northern affairs; articles of peace; speeches in Parliament (105 pages), of the same period. There are the articles against Strafford and Pym's speech against him, the remonstrance of the Irish House of Commons to Lord Strafford, the Scotch Commissioners' preamble to their demand concerning their losses and charges, &c., &c.

No. 50. Two volumes in 8vo. Remembrances for order and decency to be kept in the upper House, &c., &c. brought down to 1767.

No. 51. A 4to. volume, paper, 17th century. Copies of poems (by Bishop King). But the edition of the bishop's poems edited by Mr. Hannah, and printed 1843, contains more poems than are here.

No. 52. An 8vo. volume of 129 pages. A serious contemplation of life and death, in imitation of the Lord of Duplessis Mornay, 1678 Nov. 5. Dedicated to Annabella Countess Dowager of Kent.

No. 53. A 12mo. volume of 182 pages. A treatise concerning Parliaments by the late Earl of Anglesey, Lord Privy Seal.

No. 54. Extracts from Florus, translated in the last century.

No. 55. A 12mo. volume of 83 pages and a table. A letter to Mr. Van B. de M. at Amsterdam by Denzill Lord Holles concerning the government of England. A.D. 1676, copied out 1688. Begins "Dear Sir, the great conclusion Solomon made.

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No. 56. A register or breviary of the Charters, &c. granted to the Abbey of St. John the Baptist, Colchester. This is a very valuable folio Manuscript, written on vellum in the 13th century. It formerly belonged to the family of Lucas, and many excerpta were taken from it by Dodsworth. They are now in the Bodleian Library, among his other collections.

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The Register is divided into Five Books.

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The First Rubric fully explains the nature of the compilation. It runs thus, Incipiunt cartæ et con"firmationes de omnibus possessionibus et bonis tam "ecclesiasticis quam mundanis et libertatibus ecclesiæ Sancti Johannis Baptista de Colcestria tam ab illustribus Regibus Angliæ quam Catholicis patribus archiepiscopis, episcopis, et aliis Christi fidelibus prædictæ ecclesiæ et monachis pie indultis; primis siquidem carta piæ memoria Eudonis Dapiferi fundatoris prædictæ Ecclesiæ."

The

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No. 42. Folio, paper, 16th century. Extracts from the records of noble English families.

No. 43. Small folio, vellum, labelled Missale Romanum. Begins with a calendar. The text " Angele qui meus es. It contains some very good full page paintings, and has the autograph of George Harevy of Olton,

1559.

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No. 57. The Leger Book of the Abbey of St. John the Baptist, Colchester. It contains copies of documents relating to that Abbey. Among them are extents of the property of the Abbey. List of churches in its gift. List of its Freeholders and Customary Tenants. Copies of Pleas of the Crown relating to the Abbey. Entries of Trials in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer respecting the property of the Abbey. Exemplifications of Charters and Legal Processes. Leases of tithes and other property belonging to the Abbey. Agreements between the Abbey and divers persons. Manumissions of Villeins. Definitive sentence concerning tithes, as well as other spiritual and temporal property of the Abbey. Royal protections for the Abbey, and various memoranda concerning it. The Manuscript is on parchment, in quarto, and was compiled or copied in the 15th century.

There are several volumes not numbered :

A thin folio volume, paper, 18th century. Contains copies of Memoranda by Lord Grenville, beginning Oct. 16th, 1761, when he gives an account of Pitt's visit to him and Pitt's account of his resignation. The memoranda extend to 1768 and give interesting political information, home and foreign.

A folio volume of about 100 pages, contains notes by Lord Grantham while in office, 1766-9.

A folio volume of upwards of 100 leaves, contains a cotemporary Collection of gratulatory verses to Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of her visit to Cambridge. The poems are in Latin, Greek, and English, and have the names of their respective authors. Some I think are autograph; they are beautifully written.

A folio volume, paper, 16th century, contains the Grey pedigree with coloured arms, by Lawrence Holinshead, dedicated to Henry Earl Grey.

A folio volume, paper, between 40 and 50 leaves, by George Maynwaring, Richmond Herald. A Catalogue of the Nobility of England, and a collection as well of His Majesty's Courts of Record as of his Highness most honourable household, the Councel of the North, of Wales, of the Marches, the Councell at Law, the Admiraltie the Armory, and the Minte, his Majesty's touns of warr and defence, castles, bulwarks, and fortresses, the islands with litehouses, parks, forests and chaces; collected 1617.

A portfolio contains very large collections by Le Neve for the family of De Grey.

A folio volume of the end of the 17th century, contains Diurnal Occurrences (in Parliament) 1641; proceedings by the Lords Commissioners against the Bishop of London in 1686; the Earl of Bristol's charge against Chancellor Hyde, with the Judge's answers and opinions, 1663 (208 pp.); account of the public management of affairs till the Convention; debates at the Conference 6th Feb. 1688 concerning the king's abdication and the vacancy of the throne (157 pp.); proceedings in Parliament 22nd January 1688-9 to 18th March (92 pp.); proceedings on 5th April; account of grants since 1696, Dec. 3; account of an engagement on the 30th June 1690 near Beachy Head, by John Ashby; the like by George Rooke; report on the same 18th July 1690 by Lord Pembroke and four others; the examination of the Captains (11 leaves).

Several packets of papers unbound :—

1. Arguments in Godwyn v. Sir Edward Hales, 25 Car. 2, for penalties for not subscribing the declaration after taking office.

King James' speech, 22nd March 1603. Protestation of the Commons, temp. Charles I.

The King's letter to the Council of Scotland and their answer, 1686, against severity to Roman Catholics.

Exceptions of Samuel Johnson, defendant, in arrest of judgment.

Account of interview between the King and the Fellows of Magdalen College Oxford, Sept. 4, 1687.

Character of a Tory, in answer to that of a Trimmer, 1684.

Journal of the Lords on the trial of the Earl of Pembroke.

Errors appearing in the proceedings of the House of Peers in Parliament in 1 and 2 Car. 1, in the case of Robert Earl of Oxford, and Lord Willoughby of Eresby, concerning the Office of Great Chamberlain (6 folios).

Statutes, ordinances, and customs to be holden in the host...by King Richard, and John Duke of Lancaster Steward of England, and Thomas Earl of Essex Constable, and T. Mowbray Marshal, 9 R. 2 (17 pages).

Form and manner of keeping the King's parliament of England in the reign of Richard 2 (15 leaves).

Observations on the case of customs cited in Cook's 12th Report, pp. 17, 18, to shew the weakness of those reasons urged by some from the authority of 2 H. 7., 6. James 2nd.

siastical Causes.

temp. Car. 1. A large 4to of 134 leaves (about 100 are wanting).

Sir Anthony Benn's Essays, complete, in brief sheets, unbound.

Cotton's discourse proving that the House of Commons hath equal power with the House of Peers in point of Judicature.

To Sir Anthony Bacon. An apology of the Earl of Essex against them which falsely and maliciously take him to be the only hinarance of the peace and quietness of his country (164 pages, 16th century). Begins He that ether thinketh he hath or wisheth an excellent face.

A brief treatise or hipothesis of one booke called Speculum Universi or Universal Mirror. The 1st book. It is not possible that in existence there can be any more than two distinct species. (10 leaves, 16th century.)

A problem why the Court of Chancery of late and more especially now in the time of the present Chancellor is more frequented than other Courts (temp. James or Charles 1st).

An essay on Favourites (7 brief sheets). Begins I never was a favourite myself and therefore may miss in describing that mistery (temp. James or Charles 1st). Noy's projects 1634; extracts from the Rolls. (About Ship Money.)

List of blacks (mourning apparel) for Henry Earl of Kent, 1614. The total was 7571.

Essay by Sir Anthony Benn. God before all; all for the King.

7. Copies of a manuscript given by Bishop Tanner to the Bodleian Library. Copy of Queen Anne's letter to the Marquis of Buckingham that Raleigh's life might not be in question.

Of the origin and progress of the troubles in England by Mr. Wren (small 4to).

8. This packet, amongst other things, contains :About 50 leaves of a diary A. D. 1743, addressed by a lady to her friend Musidora. The contents are interesting. The writer speaks of Clarissa (Harlowe) and the Castle of Indolence.

Argument for the pastoral drama of Cythnia.

Opinion as to the proceeding by Court-Martial on a dismissed officer for an offence committed while in service. The opinion is apparently by some officers, and they think that such a proceeding is valid.

Copy of a letter by Bishop Fell (of Oxford) to Countess of Nottingham, on her marriage.

Extract from a letter from St. Petersburg, 24th July 1764, about the murder of Prince Ivan by Lieut. Morowitz.

Letter from Sir C. H. Williams at Grodno in Poland, no date. He says that the country of Poland is in a wretched state; speaks of the insolence of the nobility, and their wealth; the Ulans, Cossack hussars, have enough cloth in their trowsers to make him a riding coat. The most amiable of women, and daughter of the famous Poniatowski, who went through all the mad King of Sweden's fortune, and who is still alive, is a great friend of mine, and though near fourscore is as active as she was at 18.-English beer all over Poland;-says he was staying at the Great General of Poland's house; the King's hunting, their mode of life;-supposes the house life is like John of Gaunt's in the Savoy; describes the animals; all the Lithuanian ladies have pages, all dwarfs, an odd sight, an assembly of 200 or 300. (The letter is of 5 pages, and addressed to some one at Usk, perhaps his father.)

Copy of letter from Stanislaus King of Poland to Charles Yorke, dated Warsaw, 6 Oct. 1764.

A folio in quires unbound, contains:-Extracts from the originals in the Scotch College by the late Mr. Carte, with a view to the credit of the King James 2nd. The originals in the hands of Mr. Jernegan who married Carte's widow; after his death they were to go to the Amongst them are several Memorials delivered to the French Court relating to King James's correspondencies with England, and some reports from his emissaries here. Begins with Charles 2nd's Letter, June 8, 1648; ends with Relation du Capitaine Floyd nouvelment revenu d'Angleterre," and many letters from the Duke of Portland in 1698. These copies occupy 150 leaves.

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An unbound 4to, upwards of 400 pages, contains modern copies of letters from the Earl of Leicester to Cecil, the Duke of Norfolk, and others, and of letters from Walsingham, Sidney, and others to Burghley. The let ters range from 1564 to 1585. There are also letters and papers by Wilkes to the Earl of Leicester; some of these copies have notes by Lord Hardwicke. One letter certainly is, and more may be, in "The Leycester Corre.