Vol. XLIII (ff. 95). Miscellaneous note-books, 18th-19th centt., containing abstracts of works by Francis Bacon, Bishop Gilbert Burnet, Dr John Campbell, etc. On one of the items (f. 86) is the owner's name, E[dward] W[illiam] W[ynne] Pendarves, M.P. Octavo. Commonplace Books: Abridgements of w...
Vol. XLI (ff. I29). Correspondence and papers mainly of William Wynne (d. 1765), serjeant-at-law, son of Dr Owen Wynne, Dorothy, the latter's widow, Narcissus Lutterell and William Brydges, serjeant-at-law (for whose relationship to the Wynne family see p. 140 above), 16 Jan. 1696-29 Nov. 1774, ...
E. Compendium, in Latin, of Ethics, Logic, Grammar, Rhetoric and Geometry, followed (ff. 27b-28b) by Proverbs in Latin and English. Philosophy: Compendium of Ethics, etc.: 18th cent.: Lat. includes: ff. 27b-28b Proverbs: Proverbs in Engl. and Lat., 18th cent.
C. Abstract of J. L. von Mosheim, Institutiones Historicae Christianae (first three centuries). Johann Lorenz von Mosheim: Abridgement of his 'Institutiones Historiae Christianae': 18th cent.: Engl.
D. 'Johnson's Tour'; abstract of A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, with paginal references to the 1791 edition. Samuel Johnson, LLD; lexicographer: Abridgement of his 'Journey to the Western Islands': 18th cent.
A. Copies (17th cent.) of petitions to Parliament from London, and cos. Chest. and Kent on religious issues, 1641. Included also (f. 12) is a petition from the Irish Parliament to the Lord Deputy for redress of grievances, 1640. The petitions on ff. 6, 10, and 18 are among the Thomason Tracts, n...
B. Abstract of James Harris, Hermes: or a Philosophical Inquiry conc. Language and Universal Grammar, 1751. Owner's name (f. 1b) T[homas] F[rancis] Wenman, [Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford]. James Harris, MP for Christchurch: Abridgement of his 'Hermes': 18th cent.