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21. Add MS 4237

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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...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1682-1761
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1 item

22. Add MS 4247

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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. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

23. Add MS 4249

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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 var...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

24. Add MS 4251

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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....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18th century
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1 item

25. Add MS 4253-4257

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BIRCH LITERARY PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE ADD. MSS. 4253-4257.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Modern, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
[1700-1799]
Extent:
5 items

26. Add MS 4264-4267

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CATHARINE COCKBURN PAPERS Collections 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.
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Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Works and correspondence, 1693-1749, collected by T. Birch: 1751.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1693-1751
Extent:
4 items

27. Add MS 4268-4272

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BIRCH PRIVATE PAPERS. Five volumes. Various sizes.
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Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Private papers: 1720-1766.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
[1621-1799]
Extent:
5 items

28. Add MS 4273 A-B

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MISCELLANEOUS BIRCH COLLECTIONS Miscellaneous 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.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1618-1764
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2 items

29. Add MS 4274-4277

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THORESBY PAPERS Collections 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.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1539-1722
Extent:
4 items

30. Add MS 4278-4280

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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 ...
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John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Correspondence and papers: 1631-1683.: Partly autogr.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1631-1683
Extent:
3 items