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Add MS 28104

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ORIGINAL, letters, chiefly of English scholars, men of science, etc.; 1611-1824.

1. [Sir] Henry Spelman to his son, John Spelman; Middleton, 30 Jan. 1611[2]. Lat. f. 1.

2. John Hales [of Eton] to -, on the marriage of cousins; Eton College, 8 Sept. 1630. See his "Works," ed. 1765, vol. i. p. 145. f. 3.

3. [Sir] Edward Nicholas to Sir Richard Browne, Resident at Paris; Caen, 3 Jan. 1647, N.S., f. 5.

4. [Sir] Richard Fanshawe to John Evelyn; Tankersley, 27 Dec. 1653. With seal. f. 6.

5. Peter Heylyn to Ann Sadler; Abingdon, 6 Dec. 1658. With seal. f. 8.

6. Seth Ward, Bishop of Exeter, to [Johann] Hevelius; Exeter, 2 Feb. 1662. Lat. f. 10.

7. [Sir] William Morice, Secretary of State, to Dr. Richard Busby, Headmaster of Westminster School, recommending his cousin, Humphrey Prideaux; Whitehall, 19 Nov. 1664, f. 11.

8. [Sir] William Morice to his brother-in-law, William Martyn; 19 Nov. s.a. With seal. f. 12.

9. H[enry] Aldrich [afterwards Dean of Christ Church, Oxford,] to his brother, Edward Aldrich; Christ Church, 28 Jan. 167½, f. 14.

10. John [Fell,] Bishop of Oxford, to -; 14 Nov. 1683, f. 15.

11. T[homas] Burnet [Master of the Charterhouse] to Sir Robert Southwell; Charterhouse, 25 Sept. 1688. With seal. f. 16.

12. [Rev.] W[illiam] Wotton to John Evelyn; Albury, 17 Sept. 1694. With draft of answer. f. 18.

13. John Flamsteed [Astronomer Royal] to -; [Greemwich] Observatory, 12 Jan. 1696, f. 20.

14. J[ohn] E[velyn] to William Wotton; Wotton, 12 Sept. 1703. Draft. f. 21.

15. [Rev.] J[ohn] Strype to Ralph Thoresby; Leyton, 3 May, 1716, f. 23.

16. [Rev.] Lawrence Echard to -, his printer; Lincoln, 30 Nov. 1719, f. 25.

17. William Whiston to - Archer; 5 Apr.. 1728, 7 Apr. 1729, ff. 26, 28.

18. Hu[gh Boulter], Archbishop of Armagh, to Walter Cary; 13 Tan. 1736, f. 30.

19. Z[achar]y,[Pearce], Bishop of Bangor, to -; Bangor, 8 July, 1749, f. 34.

20. John Ellicott to -, deseribiing a new sidereal clock; London, 12 Apr.. 1757, f. 36.

21. [Rev.] R[obert] Lowth [Canon of Durham, afterwards Bishop successively of St. Davids, Oxford and London], to Durham, 8 Nov. 1763, f. 38.

22. W[illiam Warburton], Bishop of Gloucester, to [? Thomas Newton, Bishop of Bristol]; P[rior] P[ark], 2 Jan. 1767, f. 40.

23. [Rev.] James Granger to [Horace Walpole]; Shiplake, 11 Feb. 1768, f. 42.

24. [Rev.] Richard Burn, [LL. D.] to [Thomas Cadell]; Orton, 25 June, 1772, f. 43.

25. J[ohn] Hawkesworth to [? David Garrick]; n d. [? 1773], f. 45.

26. [Rev.] W[illiam] Mason to [James] Dodsley; York, 1 Apr. 1775, f. 47.

27. [Rev.] N[evil] Maskelyne [Astronomer Royal] to John Nourse, bookseller; Greenwich, 2 May, 1776, f. 49.

28. [Rev.] Andrew Kippis to the Rev. - Emans; Sydenham, 24 May, 1776, f. 51.

29. John Howard to Lord -; Cardington, 27 Dec. 1780, f. 53.

30. Robert Henry to T[homas] Cadell; Edinburgh, 11 Apr. 1785, f. 55.

31. [Sir] P[hilip] Francis to [David Stewart Erskine], Earl of Buchan; London, 4 May, 1786, f. 56.

32, Assignment by John Hoole to Janies Dodley of the copyright and unsold copies of translations of "Orlando Furioso," etc.; 7 May, 1791, f. 58.

33. [Professor] Dugald Stewart to [David Stewart Ei.skinc], Earl of Buchan; Edinburgh, 23 July, 1792, f. 63.

34. [Dr.] S[amuel] Pari. to George Steevens; hatton, 20 May, [1798]. with a Latin epitaph on Dr. Richard Farmer. f. 64.

35. Cyril Jackson [afterwards Dean of Christ Church to [? Prince Frederic, afterwards Duke of York]; Stamford, 26 Sept. [? 1771], f. 66.

36. Francis Maseres [Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer] to Dr. [Charles] Hutton; Inner Temple, 14 Apr. 1801, f. 68.

37. James Northcote, the painter, to Nathaniel Howard; London, 7 Nov. 1820, f. 69.

38. William Cobbett to Thomas Smith, of Liverpool; Kensington, 23 Feb. 1824, f. 71. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Oxenden family; of Kent: Correspondence and papers: 1589-1710.

includes:

f. 1 John Spelman: Letters to, from his father, Sir Henry: 1612.: Engl. and Lat.
f. 1 Sir Henry Spelman: Letters to his son John: 1612.: Engl. and Lat.
f. 3 John Hales, Fellow of Eton College: Letter to -: 1630.
f. 5 Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State: Letters to Sir R. Browne: 1647.
f. 5 Sir Richard Browne, English Minister at Paris: Letters to, from Sir. E. Nicholas: 1647.
f. 6 John Evelyn, of Wotton: Letter to, from Sir R. Fanshawe: 1653.
f. 6 Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet; Ambassador to Spain, Master of Requests: Letter to J. Evelyn: 1653.
f. 8 Peter Heylin, Canon of Westminster: Letters to A. Sadlier: 1658, 1660.
f. 8 Ann Sadler, daughter of Sir E Coke, wife of Ralph Sadler, of Standon: Letters to, from Rev. P. Heylyn: 1658, 1660.
f. 10 Johann Hevelius, astronomer: Letter to, from Bishop Ward: 1663.: Lat.
f. 10 Seth Ward, Bishop of Exeter, afterwards of Salisbury, Chancellor of the Order of the Garter: Letter to J. Hevelius: 1663.: Lat.
f. 11 Richard Busby, Head Master of Westminster School: Letter to, from Sir W. Morice: 1664.
f. 11 Humphrey Prideaux, Dean of Norwich: Recommendation of, to Dr. Busby: 1664.
ff. 11, 12 Sir William Morice, Secretary of State; theologian: Letters to Dr. Busby and W. Martyn: 1664.
f. 12 William Martyn, of Exeter: Letter to, from Sir W. Morice: circ. 1670.
f. 14 Henry Aldrich, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford; composer: Letter to E. Aldrich: 1672.
f. 15 John Fell, DD, Dean of Christ Church, Bishop of Oxford (1676): Letter to -: 1683.
f. 16 Reverend Thomas Burnet, Master of the Charterhouse: Letter to Sir R. Southwell: 1688.
f. 16 Sir Robert Southwell, successively Clerk of the Privy Council, Envoy to Spain and Portugal, and Secretary for Ireland: Letter to, from Rev. J. Burnet: 1688.
f. 18 William Wotton, Canon of Salisbury: Letter to J. Evelyn, and draft reply: 1694.
ff. 18, 21 John Evelyn, of Wotton: Correspondence with W. Wotton: 1694, 1703.
f. 20 John Flamsteed, Astronomer Royal: Letter to -: 1696.
f. 23 John Strype, historian: Letter to R. Thoresby: 1716.
f. 23 Ralph Thoresby, of Leeds: Letter to, from Rev. J. Strype: 1716.
f. 25 Laurence Echard, Archdeacon of Stow 1712: Letters to J. Tonson: 1718-1720.
ff. 26, 28 Reverend William Whiston, Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University: Letters to - Archer: 1728, 1729.
f. 30 Hugh Boulter, Archbishop of Armagh: Letter to W. Cary: 1736.
f. 34 Zachary Pearce, Chaplain to George I, afterwards Bishop of Bangor and Rochester: Letter to -: 1749.
f. 36 Clocks: Description of a sidereal clock made for George II. by J. Ellicott.
f. 36 John Ellicot: Letter to -: 1757.
f. 38 Robert Lowth, Bishop of London: Letter to -: 1763.
f. 40 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester: Letter to Bishop Newton (?): 1767.
f. 42 Reverend James Granger: Letter to H. Walpole: 1768.
f. 43 Richard Burn, LLD: Letters to T. Cadell: 1768, 1772.
f. 45 John Hawkesworth, LLD, Director of the East India Company: Letter to D. Garrick: 1773.
f. 47 Reverend William Mason, poet and musician: Letter to J. Dodsley: 1775.
f. 49 Nevil Maskelyne, DD, FRS; Astronomer Royal: Letter to J. Nourse: 1776.
f. 51 Andrew Kippis, DD: Letter to Rev. Emaus: 1776.
f. 53 John Howard, philanthropist: Letter to Lord -: 1780.
f. 55 Dr Robert Henry: Letter to T. Cadell: 1785.
f. 56 Sir Philip Francis: Letter to Lord Buchan: 1786.
ff. 56, 63 David Stewart Erskine, 6th Earl of Buchan: Letters to, from Sir P. Francis and Prof. D. Stewart: 1786, 1792.
f. 58 James Dodsley, bookseller and publisher; brother of Robert Dodsley: Agreement with J. Hoole: 1791.
f. 58 John Hoole: Assignment to J. Dodsley: 1791.
f. 63 Dugald Stewart, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University: Letter to Lord Buchan: 1792.
f. 64 Richard Farmer, Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge: Epitaph on: 1798.: Lat.
f. 64 Samuel Parr, LLD, Prebendary of St Paul's: Letter to G. Steevens: 1798.
f. 64 George Steevens: Letter to, from Dr. Parr: 1798.
f. 66 Cyril Jakson, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford: Letter to Prince Frederic: 1771.
f. 6 8 Francis Maseres, Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer: Letter to Dr. Hutton: 1801.
f. 69 James Northeote, Portrait Painter: Letter to N. Howard: 1820.
f. 71 William Cobbett, MP: Letter to T. Smith: 1824.

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1611

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1824

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Names:

Aldrich, Henry, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, composer, 1648-1710
Boulter, Hugh, Archbishop of Armagh
Browne, Richard, English Minister at Paris
Burn, Richard, LLD
Burnet, Thomas, Reverend; Master of the Charterhouse
Busby, Richard, Head Master of Westminster School
Cobbett, William, MP
Dodsley, James, bookseller, publisher and brother of Robert Dodsley, 1724-1797
Echard, Laurence, clergyman and historian, c 1670-1730
Ellicott, John, watchmaker, clockmaker and scientist, 1702?-1772
Erskine, David Stewart, 6th Earl of Buchan
Evelyn, John, diarist, 1620-1706,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/61653698
Fanshawe, Richard, 1st Baronet, diplomat and poet, 1608-1666
Farmer, Richard, Master of Emmanuel College Cambridge, 1735-1797
Fell, John, clergyman and academic, 1625-1686
Flamsteed, John, Astronomer Royal, 1646-1719
Francis, Philip, Knight, politician, 1740-1818
Granger, James, Reverend; of Add MS 28104
Hales, John, English scholar, 1584-1656
Hawkesworth, John, LLD, Director of the East India Company
Hevelius, Johann, astronomer
Heylin, Peter, Canon of Westminster
Hoole, John, of Add MS 28104
Howard, John, philanthropist
Jakson, Cyril, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
Kippis, Andrew, DD; of Add MS 21553
Lowth, Robert, Bishop of London
Martyn, William, of Exeter
Maseres, Francis, Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer
Maskelyne, Nevil, DD, FRS; Astronomer Royal
Mason, William, Reverend poet and musician
Morice, William, Sec of State, theologian
Nicholas, Edward, Secretary of State, 1593-1669
Northeote, James, Portrait Painter
Oxenden, Family
Parr, Samuel, English schoolmaster; LLD, 1747-1825
Pearce, Zachary, Chaplain to George I, afterwards Bishop of Bangor and Rochester
Prideaux, Humphrey, Dean of Norwich
Sadler, Ann, daughter of Sir E Coke, wife of Ralph Sadler, of Standon
Southwell, Robert, successively Clerk of the Privy Council, Envoy to Spain and Portugal, and Secretary for Ireland
Spelman, Henry, 1563/4-1641,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000066322070,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/5714087
Spelman, John, of Add MS 25384
Steevens, George, of Add MS 20082
Stewart, Dugald, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University
Strype, John, historian and biographer, 1643-1737,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122779439
Thoresby, Ralph, of Leeds; of Add MS 21062
Warburton, William, Bishop of Gloucester; of Add MS 27995
Ward, Seth, Bishop of Exeter, afterwards of Salisbury, Chancellor of the Order of the Garter
Whiston, William, Reverend; Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University
Wotton, William, Canon of Salisbury