Add MS 5830

Volume XXIX of Cole’s [Reverend William Cole] Collections, folio, ff. 232, consisting of miscellaneous topographical and literary articles relating to various counties, viz.

1. Church notes relating to Wolverhampton, in Staffordshire, with a drawing of the church, and a letter from Richard Greene to Browne Willis on the subject, dated Lichfield, 14 June 1751. ff. 1-4.

2. Similar notes relating to Tonge College, in Shropshire. ff. 5-8.

3. Similar notes concerning Whitchurch in Shropshire. ff. 9, 10.

4. Similar notes respecting Bunbury in Cheshire. ff. 11-14.

5. Similar notes and collections for Torporley, in Cheshire, including an account and drawing of the ancient cross removed from Sandbach to Utkinton by Sir John Crewe, and memoranda of the Crewe family. ff. 14b-45.

6. Similar notes respecting Little Budworth, in Cheshire. ff. 46-50.

7. Similar notes on St. John’s Collegiate Church, at Chester, with a drawing of an old coffin stone. ff. 50b-52.

8. Similar notes and collections relating to Over in Cheshire. ff. 53-56.

9. Similar notes concerning Stone in Staffordshire. ff. 57-59.

10. Similar notes concerning Sandon in Staffordshire. ff. 60-64.

11. Similar notes relating to Coleshill in Warwickshire. ff. 65-67.

12. Notes on St. Michael’s Church, Coventry. f. 68.

13. Similar notes respecting Dunchurch, in Warwickshire. ff. 68b-72.

14. Similar notes respecting Stow Nine Churches, in Northamptonshire. ff. 73-76.

15. Similar notes relating to Great Budworth, in Cheshire. ff. 77, 78.

16. Verses on James Stanley, Bishop of Ely, extracted from a manuscript history of the family of Stanley in verse. (The whole of which subsequently occurs in this volume, art. 26). ff. 79, 80.

17. An account of Lady Griddin’s being sent to the tower, contained in a letter from William Colmore of Warwick to Sir John Crewe, dated London, 24 Oct 1689. f. 81.

18. Church notes and collections relating to Stukeley, in Buckinghamshire. ff. 81b-83.

19. Similar notes concerning Dunstable in Bedfordshire. ff. 84-86.

20. Inscription on Admiral Byng’s coffin-plate, at Southhill, Bedfordshire, with remarks on his death. f. 87.

21. Epitaph on Theodore King of Corsica, written by Hon. Horace Walpole, with notes relative to the same personage. ff. 88, 88b.

22. Church notes respecting Drayton-Parslow, in Buckinghamshire. (See vol. XXXIX). ff. 89-91.

23. Similar notes and collections relating to the parish of Newton-Longneville, in Buckinghamshire, including a portion of the manuscript notes of Browne Willis, on the church and priory. (See vol. XXXVIII). ff. 91b-96.

24. Similar notes concerning Wavenden, county Buckinghamshire, including Browne Willis’s manuscript notes on the church. (See vol. XXXIX). ff. 96b-99b.

25. ‘Certeine Verses said to be made by Richard Bostock of Tattenhall, Gent,’ upon the Earls of Chester. ff. 100-103.

26. The History of the Family of Stanley, Earls of Derby, written in verse (by Thomas Stanley, Bishop of Manchester) in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, copied from a manuscript in the hands of Lady Margaret Stanley, with memoranda relating to the same family. ff. 103b-120. A small portion of this poem was printed in the ‘Memoirs of the House of Stanley.’ Quarto, Manchester, 1767. p. 179.

27. Inscription on John Morley, in Halsted Church, Essex, with notes. f. 121.

28. ‘A Funerall Oration spoaken over the Graves of the Lady Eliz. Countess of Essex, by her husband Sir Tho. Higgons, att her interment in the Cathedrall Church of Winchester, Sept 16th 1656.’ ff. 122-129.

29. Memoranda relating to the Countess of Essex, and her second husband, Sir Thomas Higgons, including a copy of their epitaphs. ff. 129, 130.

30. Concerning Archbishop Williams, his siding with the Parliament, 1646, including copies of several letters on the subject in ‘The Parliamentary History of England, by Francis Drake.’ Vol. 15. ff. 131-134.

31. Church notes and collections relating to the parish of Stoke, Hamond, county Buckinghamshire, including Browne Willis’s manuscript account of the manor, list of rectors, etc. (see vol. XXXVIII). ff. 134b-140.

32. Collections relating to the abbey of Elneston or Elston, in Bedfordshire, including the manuscript additions to the list of abbesses, by Browne Willis and Baker. ff. 140b-146.

33. Monumental inscription on Dr. John Wilson, S.T.P., in Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge. f. 146.

34. Church notes and collections concerning Walton, county Buckinghamshire, including Browne Willis’s manuscript account of the church, etc. (See vol. XXXVIII). ff. 146b-154.

35. Copy of Dr. Thomas Arpour’s diploma of M.D. from Padma. 12 May 1661. ff. 155-157.

36. Statuta Academia Cantabrigiensis ab. Elizabetha Regina date, A.D. 1570, with the arms of the University, and some of the colleges. ff. 158-177.

37. Copy of a manuscript of miscellaneous collections made by the Rev. Thomas Archer, Rector of Houghton, Conquest, county Bedfordshire, in the reign of James I, viz.

i. Memoranda relative to the parsonage and parish of Houghton Conquest. f. 178.

ii. Epitaph on Thomas Bulward, Clerk of Houghton Conquest, ob. 3 Apr 1626. f. 178b.

iii. Memoranda relative to the deaths of Henry VIII, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Henry Prince of Wales, and James I. ff. 178b-179b.

iv. Latin verses on Mary Queen of Scots. f. 179.

v. Notice of the death of Mary, Countess of Pembroke, and verses on her (by Sir Philip Sidney). ff. 179, 179b.

vi. Epitaph on Sir Philip Sidney. f. 179b.

vii. Latin verses on the Empress Maud, mother to King Henry II. Ib.

viii. Terriers, surveys and tithes of the parsonages of Houghton Conquest and Gildable, 1589, 1615, 1620. ff. 180-183b.

ix. Latin verses. f. 183b.

x. Statement of a suit for tithe brought by Mr. Archer against John Rushe of Henloe, gentleman, concerning Dame Hellensburie pasture, ao. 36 Elizabeth. f. 184.

xi. Statement of suit for tithe brought by the same against Dame Edwards, concerning Weslie pasture in Howe End, ao. 1603. f. 184b.

xii. Account of the payment made to the parson of Houghton Conquest, for part of his glebe taken into the King’s Park, etc. ff. 185, 185b.

xiii. The rich man’s five brethren, spoken of in cap. 16 of Luke. f. 185b.

xiv. Valuation of the parsonage of Houghton Conquest, as recorded in the Office of First Fruits. f. 186.

xv. Memorandum concerning the necessity of a dispensation to hold the parsonages of Houghton. Ib.

xvi. Inventory of the church goods of Houghton Conquest and Gildable, taken 24 Aug 1620. Ib.

xvii. The prayer of the church of Houghton. f. 186b.

xviii. Verses on paying tithes to the church. Ib.

xix. Benefactors to the church of Houghton Conquest, the town, and the poor people of the same, since 1590. Ib.

xx. Historical memoranda, 1587, 1600, 1603, 1607, chiefly relative to the plague, and trials for high treason. ff. 187, 187b.

xxi. Account of the fire at St. Edmunds Bury, in 1608. f. 188.

xxii. Baptisms of the children of John Woodward of Thickthorne. Ib.

xxiii. Latin and English verses on Dr. Parry’s conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth, ao. 1584. f. 188b.

xxiv. Epitaph on the death of Queen Anne, consort of James I, ao. 1618. Ib.

xxv. Latin verses on Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury. Ib.

xxvi. Memorandum relative to the knighthood of Sir Francis Clerk, 1624. Ib.

xxvii. Bills of mortality for London, from 16 Dec 1624 to 15 Dec 1625. f. 189.

xxviii. Memoranda concerning the plague, price of wheat, etc., in 1630. Ib.

xxix. ‘The Rule of Thryft,’ in Latin and English. f. 189b.

xxx. The names of such as have been parsons of Houghton Conquest and Gildable. Ib.

xxxi. Latin and English epitaphs on Thomas Archer, Rector of Houghton Conquest, by himself. f. 190.

xxxii. Personal memoranda concerning the Rev. Thomas Archer, and his acts in the church and parish of Houghton Conquest, and elsewhere. ff. 190-191b.

xxxiii. Various memoranda relating to the families of Conquest, Clerke Dyve; also concerning the death of Henry, Earl of Kent, ao. 1614. ff. 191b, 192.

xxxiv. ‘A Commemoration of the names of Worthie Persons deceased, with the Hist. tyme when many of them dyed.’ ff. 192b-195.

38. Copy of the will of Browne Willis, esquire, L.L.D. and codicil, 21 Feb 1758, with the commission to swear the executors, 18 March 1760. Form of oath, and instructions for executing the commission. ff. 196-200.

39. Correspondence between Dr. Ducarel and Mr. Cole, relative to the former’s eulogium on Browne Willis, esquire.

i. Letter from Dr. Ducarel to Mr. Cole. 18 March 1760. f. 200b.

ii. From Mr. Cole to Dr. Ducarel. Blecheley, 24 March 1760. ff. 200b-201b.

iii. From Dr. Ducarel to Mr. Cole. 12 Apr 1760. f. 201b.

iv. From the same to the same. 6 May 1760. f. 202.

v. Eulogium on Browne Willis by Dr. Ducarel. ff. 202-205.

vi. From Mr. Cole to Dr. Ducarel. Blecheley, 11 May 1760. ff. 205-205b.

vii. From Dr. Ducarel to Mr. Cole. 31 July 1760. f. 205b.

40. Transcript of manuscript notes of Browne Willis, entered on the margins of his printed surveys of the cathedrals and dioceses of York; Durham; Chester; Lichfield; Hereford; Worcester; Gloucester; Bristol; Lincoln; Oxford; and Peterborough; and in his copy of Dr. Rawlinson’s History and Antiquities of Hereford, Salisbury and Bath Cathedrals (including lists of the prebendaries of Salisbury). ff. 206-232. 3b, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8b, 9b, 10b, 11b, 12b, 13b, 16b, 17b, 18b, 21b, 22b, 23b, 24b, 25b, 26b, 27b, 28b, 29b, 30b, 31b, 34b, 35b, 37b, 38b. On the intermediate pages of this volume are also entered:

i. Note respecting the pillar, or cross, on Moslyn Mountain in Flintshire. f. 32b.

ii. Copy of a Lease of the prebendary of Yetminster alias Upbury, in the Cathedral of Salisbury, from Isaac Barron, D.D., to George Strode, Serjeant at Law, of Leweston, county Dorset. 10 May 1675. f. 35b.

iii. Receit for weak eyes. f. 41b.

iv. Bill, or petition, from the city of Winchester to King Henry VI in 1452, touching the dilapidated state of the city, with the grant from the King of 40 marks a year. 30 Jan, ao. r. 30. Ex archivis in Turre Londinensi. (Printed in the Archælogia, vol. I, p. 91, from an incorrect copy). ff. 45b, 46b, 48b.

v. Memoranda relative to the churches in the city of Manchester, from the time of Edward I. ff. 48b, 49b.

vi. ‘A whimsical Tune and Song, called Master Tornny’s married.’ f. 54b.

vii. The manner and form of electing members of Parliament for the University of Cambridge, ao. 1768. ff. 59b, 60b.

viii. Memoranda respecting Nicholas Stone, painter and statuary, Master Mason to King James I and King Charles I. f. 73b.

ix. Notes concerning prayers for the dead, as used on monuments, after the injunctions against them. ff. 76b, 77b, 85b, 86b.

x. Drawing and account of an ancient piece of carving on wood, designed for a chimney piece at Wilberton, in the Isle of Ely, on which are the arms and badges of the House of Stanley. f. 78b.

xi. Note on the word viander, and verses on James Stanley, Bishop of Ely, from a poem of the 17th century. ff. 79b, 80b.

xii. List of the priors of Dunstable, from the manuscript notes of Browne Willis. ff. 83b, 84b.

xiii. Note of Tom Hearne’s jealousy of Browne Willis. f. 84b.

xiv. Memoranda respecting Theodore, King of Corsica. f. 87b.

xv. Verses on Pascal Paolis’ arrival in England, 1769. Signed ‘L. Bragge.’ Ib.

xvi. Memorandum by Hearne, of Browne Willis’s anxiety about the preservation of Leland’s itinerary. f. 95b.

xvii. Account of the family of Crewe, of Cheshire, from a manuscript of Cheshire pedigrees. ff. 121b, 122b, 123b.

xviii. Epitaphs for Englishmen at Rome, etc., taken from Smart Lethienollien’s manuscripts in the Library of Hon. Horace Walpole and from Chytroen’s ‘ Variorum Hinerum Delicia.’ ff. 124b, 125b, 126b, 127b, 129b, 130b, 232b. See f. 209b.

xix. Poetical prophecy concerning the increase of the dissenters in Lancashire, 1773. f. 130b.

xx. Memoranda relating to English suffragan bishops. f. 131b.

xxi. Note concerning Ancaster, and pictures at Worksop Manor. f. 145b.

xxii. Memoranda of mistakes in Walpole’s anecdotes of painting, respecting Mary Beale, and other particulars of the family of Beale. ff. 147b, 148b.

xxiii. Extracts from a pamphlet, entitled ‘An argument to prove that the 39 section of the 50th Chapter of Queen Elizabeth’s Statutes, included the old Statutes,’ etc., 1727. f. 157b.

xxiv. Note of the death of Dr. Zachary Grey, Rector of Houghton Conquest. f. 177b