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Add MS 28167

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MISCELLANEOUS autograph letters, etc., chiefly of literary men ante 1582-1852.

1. "Discenda ex scrinijs Regijs super historia Scotica," in the hand of George Buchanan; n.d. [ob. 1582]. f. 1.

2. Edward Jones [Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford] to "Fraunces Bacon, Esquire," on French political affairs; Melun, 16 Aug. 1593, f. 5.

3. Chrestienns [daughter of Henry IV. of France and wife of Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy] to Mademoiselle Saint George; Turin, 29 Oct. l634. Fr.; with seal. f. 8.

4. John Cosin to John Evelyn; 18 Dec. [1651]; with seal. See the "Fairfax Correspondence," Vol. iv., p. 313. f. 11.

5. Order from Charles II. to Edward, Viscount Conway, to attend him at his coronation, etc.; Whitehall, 1 Feb. 1660[1]. Signed; with seal. f. 14.

6. Johannes Fredericus Gronovius to Carolus Datius; Lyons, 30 May, 1670. Lat. f. 17.

7. P[ierre] Bayle to [Vincent] Minutoli; Coppet, 7 Mar. 1674. Fr. Signed. f. 19.

8. [Rev.] Thomas Creech to [John Evelyn]; Oxford, 26 Oct. 1682, f. 23.

9. Soeur Agnes de Jesus Maria to James II. on his accession; n. d. [1685]. Fr. ff. 26, 28.

10. Thomas Gale to Ralph Thoresby; 21 July, 1697; with seal, f. 30; - to [John Evelyn]; 22 Feb. 1697 [8], f. 32.

11. A[bel] Boyer to [? Edward Southwell, Secretary of state for Ireland]: a literary news-letter; London, 21 Nov. 1703, f. 37.

12. Humfrey Wanley to George Holmes; 11 Sept. 1717, f. 42.

13. John Hughes, the dramatic poet, to [William, Earl Cowper]; Wallington, 6 Nov. 1719, f. 44.

14. Edward Lye to [Maurice Shelton]; Little Houghton, 12 June, 1735, f. 47.

15. D[avid] Mallet to [Jane] Elstob; Strand Green, 21 Nov. 1746, f. 50.

16. [Jean Louis] Wagnière, secrétaire de M. de Voltaire, to [Madame de St. Julien]; Ferney, 7 Mar. 1768. Fr. f. 53.

17. [Rev.] Richard Burn [LL.D.] to [Thomas] Cadell; Orton, 4 July, 1768, f. 56.

18. [Sir] John Fenn to Rev. [James] Granger; East Dereham, 8 Jan. 1770, f. 60.

19. W[illiam] J[ulius] Mickle to Rev. William Crowe; London, 19 Feb. 1772, f. 64.

20. Andrew Coltee Ducarel [LL.D.] to Rev. [James] Granger; Doctors' Commons, 21 Aug. 1773, f. 70.

21. J[ames] Beattie, to John Pinkerton; Aberdeen, 20 June, 1778, f. 73.

22. I[mmanuel] Kant to [Johann Eric] Biester, royal librarian at Berlin; Königsberg, 29 Dec. 1789. Germ. f. 76.

23. [David Stewart Erskine, Earl of] Buchan, to John Pinkerton; Dryburgh Abbey, 16 July, 1790, f. 79.

24. Jacopo Morelli to William Roscoe; Venice, 20 Oct. 1804. Ital. f. 82.

25. C[harles] Butler to [Jeremy Bentham]; Lincoln's Inn, 25 Apr. 1808, f. 85;-to [Francis Cohen, afterwards Sir F. Palgrave]; 20 Oct. 1821, f. 87.

26. I[saac] D'Israeli to Thomas Hill; n.d., f. 90;-to John Nichols; London, 26 June, 1811, f. 92;-to Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin; Worthing, 28 Sept. 1824, f. 95;-to J. H. Burn; Lyme Regis, 5 Sept. 1828, f. 100.

27. Ludwig Tieck to --; Tübingen, 22 Apr. 1814. Germ. f. 103 28. [Christian Charles Josias von] Bunsen to [Thoinas Gaisford, D.D.] Dean [of Christ Church, Oxford]; London, 11 Oct. 1852, f. 106. Many of the Letters are accompanied by engraved portraits of the writers. Paper. Quarto.

Scope & Content:

Art. Portraits: Literary men: 16th-19th centt.: Engr.

includes:

f. 1 George Buchanan, Scottish historian: Discenda ex scriniis Regiis super historia Scotica: n.d.: Hologr.
f. 5 Edward Jones, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford: Letter to F. Bacon: 1593.
f. 5 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: Letter to, from E. Jones: 1593.
f. 8 Victor Amadeus I; Duke of Savoy: Letter from the same to Mlle. St. George: 1634.: Fr.
f. 11 John Cosin, son of Bishop Cosin, a Jesuit: Letter to J. Evelyn on his conversion, with draft reply: 1651.
ff. 11, 12 John Evelyn, of Wotton: Correspondence with J. Cosin: 1651.
f. 17 Johannes Fredericus Gronovius, Professor at Leyden: Letter to C. Dati: 1670.: Lat.
f. 19 Pierre Bayle: Letters to V. Minutoli: 1673, 1674.: Fr.
f. 23 Reverend Thomas Creech: Letter to J. Evelyn: 1682.
ff. 26, 28 Agnes de Jésus Marie, Sour: Letters to James II.: 1685.: Fr.
ff. 26, 28 James II of England: Letters to, from Soeur Agnes de Jesus Maria: 1685.
ff. 30, 32 Thomas Gale, DD; Dean of York 1697: Letters to R. Thoresby and J. Evelyn: 1697, 1698.
f. 37 Abel Boyer: Letter to -: 1703.
f. 42 Humfrey Wanley, librarian to the Earls of Oxford: Letter to G. Holmes: 1717.
f. 44 John Hughes, Dramatic Poet and Essayist: Letter to Lord Cowper: 1719.
f. 47 Edward Lye, Vicar of Haughton-Parva: Letter to M. Shelton: 1735.
f. 50 David Mallet: Letter to Miss [Jane] Elstob: 1746.
f. 53 Jean Louis Wagnière, Secretary to Voltaire: Letter to Mme. de St. Julien: 1768.: Fr.
f. 56 Richard Burn, LLD: Letters to T. Cadell: 1768, 1772.
f. 60 Sir John Fenn: Letter to Rev. J. Granger: 1770.
f. 64 William Julius Mickle: Letter to Rev. W. Crowe: 1772.
f. 70 Andrew Coltee Ducarel, LL.D; FSA: Letter to Rev. J. Granger: 1773.
f. 73 James Beattie: Letters to J. Pinkerton, etc.: 1775-1778.
f. 76 Immanuel Kant: Letter to J. E. Biester: 1789.: Germ.
f. 79 David Stewart Erskine, 6th Earl of Buchan: Letter to J. Pinkerton: 1790.
f. 82 Giacomo Morelli, Abbate, Librarian of SMark's, Venice: Letter to W. Roscoe: 1804.: Ital.
ff. 85, 87 Charles Butler, Lawyer and Roman Catholic Author: Letters to J. Bentham and F. Cohen: 1808, 1821.
ff. 90, 92, 95, 100 Isaac D'Israeli: Letters to T. Hill, J. Nichols, Dr. Dibdin and J. H. Biron: 1811, 1824, 1828.
f. 103 Ludwig Tieck: Letter to-: 1814.: Germ.
f. 106 Baron Christian Carl Josias Bunsen,; diplomatist: Letter to Dr. Gaisford: 1852.

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1582

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1852

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1582-1852

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Names:

Agnes de Jésus Marie, Sour
Bacon, Francis, Viscount St Albans,, Lord Chancellor, politician and philosopher, 1561-1626
Bayle, Pierre, French philosopher, 1647-1706
Beattie, James, of Add MS 28167
Boyer, Abel, of Add MS 28167
Buchanan, George, Scottish historian
Bunsen, Christian Carl Josias, Freiherr von Bunsen, Prussian diplomat, scholar and theologian, 1761-1860
Burn, Richard, LLD
Butler, Charles, Lawyer and Roman Catholic Author
Christine, Duchess of Savoy, sister of Louis XIII of France, 1606-1663
Cosin, John, son of Bishop Cosin, a Jesuit
Creech, Thomas, Reverend
Ducarel, Andrew Coltée, archivist, librarian, antiquary and lawyer, 1713-1785
Erskine, David Stewart, 6th Earl of Buchan
Evelyn, John, diarist, 1620-1706,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/61653698
Fenn, John, Sir, antiquary, b 1739 d 1794
Gale, Thomas, DD; Dean of York 1697
Gronovius, Johannes Fredericus, Professor at Leyden
Hughes, John, Dramatic Poet and Essayist
James II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Jones, Edward, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Kant, Immanuel, philosopher, 1724-1804
Lye, Edward, Vicar of Haughton-Parva
Mallet, David, of Add MS 28167
Mickle, William Julius, of Add MS 28167
Morelli, Giacomo, Abbate, Librarian of SMark's, Venice
Tieck, Ludwig, of Add MS 28167
Wagnière, Jean Louis, Secretary to Voltaire
Wanley, Humfrey, Old English scholar and librarian, 1672-1726,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083872680
d'Israeli, Isaac, scholar and father of Benjamin Disraeli, 1766-1848