Add MS 5841

Volume XL of Cole’s [Reverend William Cole] Collections, folio, pp. 369, the contents of which are miscellaneous, consisting of topographical and genealogical Collections, copies of original correspondence, etc.

*1. Remedy against the poison of muscles. p. 1 (a).

1. Arms of Eton College, and copy of the instrument from Henry VI by which they were granted. 1 Jan 27 Henry VI. p. 1.

2. Letter from Thomas Martin of Palgrave, to Browne Willis, containing transcripts of the deed of appropriation of the church of St. Trinity near Caerleon, from Helias, Bishop of Landaff, to the Monks of Goldcliff, county Monmouthshire (temp. Henry III) and of a Parliament indenture between the bailiffs of the town of Donewych, and John Strawnge of Brampton, esquire, dated 16 Apr 3 Edward IV, taken from the originals. Palgrave juxta Diss, 4 Oct 1725. pp. 2, 3. (The latter of these documents is incorrectly printed in the Archælogia, vol. I, p. 204. See Cole’s vol. XXI, p. 234).

3. Copy of the will of Dr. John Nalson, L.L.D., rector of Doddington, and canon of Ely. 7 Aug 1682. pp. 4, 5, 6.

4. Some account of Dr. Nalson and his family, by Cole. p. 6.

5. Query, and answer, relating to the nature of oaths and church communion, transcribed from the papers of Dr. Thomas Watson, Bishop of St. David’s, with a note by Cole, respecting Bishop Burnet. pp. 7, 8.

6. Copy of a printed form of oath, probably circulated at the revolution. p. 8.

7. Letter from Lord T. Jermyn to Dr. Watson, Bishop of St. David’s, concerning his troop of horse raised against ‘the Dutch invasion.’ Rushbrooke, 19 Oct 1688. pp. 8, 9.

8. Letter from Sir Leonins Benet to the same, about waiting on Lord Dover. Babram, 12 Dec 1687. p. 9.

9. Letter from Dr. Humfrey Babington to the same, relative to the Earl of Dover’s visit to Cambridge. 4 Jan 1687/1688. p. 10.

10. Letter from Dorothea Docura to the same. Respecting the payment of a sum of money. Puttridge, 11 May 1695.

11. Letter from Mrs. p. Vernatty to the same. On the death of Mary Powell, the bishop’s niece (not dated), with biographical notes by Cole. pp. 11, 12, 13.

12. Letter from Dr. John Sharp, Archbishop of York, to the same. About the proposed inscription on the hospital at Hull, etc. Petty-France, 24 Apr 1711. p. 12.

13. Copy of the inscription referred to, taken by Cole in 1749. p. 13.

14. Letter from John Medley to his uncle, Mr. William Watson. Concerning Catlyn’s defence of the Bishop of St. David’s. 24 Aug 1717. pp. 13, 14.

15. Account of Thomas Watson, Bishop of St. David’s, and family, by Cole. pp. 14-17.

16. Anecdote relating to Bishops’ Hoadley and Sherlock, from the Cambridge Chronicle. 1 Sept 1764. p. 17.

17. Letter from Dr. William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury, to Browne Willis, esquire. Thanks for his description of the cathedral of St. David’s. 10 Mar 1715-16. p. 18.

18. Account of William Wotton, D.D., and characters of William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Bishop Burnet, from the review of the ‘Summary View.’ pp. 18-22.

19. Cravings of the high sheriff for the counties of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, ao. 1743. p. 23.

20. Letter from Dr. White Kennet, Bishop of Peterborough, to Browne Willis, esquire, with a copy of the inscription on the monument of Richard de Gravesend, Bishop of Lincoln. 1 Jan 1727/1728, with a note by Cole. p. 24.

21. Letter from Sir Peter Thompson, f.A.S., to the same. Concerning the town of Poole in Dorsetshire. Poole, 20 Aug 1749. pp. 24-26.

22. From the same to the same. Same subject. Poole, 2 Sept 1749. pp. 26, 27.

23. Note relative to the death of Sir Peter Thompson. p. 27.

24. Poll for the vice-chancellor at Cambridge. 4 Nov 1729. pp. 28-31.

25. Poll for the vice-chancellor at Cambridge. 4 Mar 1733. pp. 32-35.

26. Letter from Richard Pyle, to Browne Willis, esquire, concerning the dedications of the churches of Sellack, Alvington, Wellington, and Ivistaston. Hereford, 14 Nov 1741. p. 36.

27. Letter from a person, whose name is not subscribed, to the same. Respecting the chapel of St. Mary Magdalen at Hereford. 14 March 1737/1738. pp. 37, 38.

28. Letter from Dr. Christopher Hunter to the same. Concerning dedications of churches and spires in the county of Durham. Durham, 28 Sept 1744. p. 39.

29. Letter from Dr. Thomas Sharp, Archdeacon of Northumberland, to the same relative to dedications within his visitation. Rothbury, 17 Apr 1741. Ib.

30. From the same to the same. About steeples in the county of Northumberland. Durham, 11 June 1750. p. 40.

31. Letter from Richard Furney to the same. Concerning the priors of St. Oswald, etc. Hucchcote, 25 Jan 1743/1744. pp. 40, 41.

32. Letter from Penyston Hastings to the same. Concerning the church of Daylesford alias Eclesford. 20 Oct 1741. p. 41.

33. Part of a Letter from Dr. A. C. Ducarel to the same. Respecting the seal of the town of Colebroke (not dated). p. 42.

34. Note respecting the oath of King William Rufus by the Holy face of Lucca. Ib.

35. Letter from Sir Robert Atkyns to Richard (Browne?) Willis, esquire. Concerning his intended history of Gloucestershire. Pinbury Park, 11 April. p. 43.

36. Letter from Dr. Thomas Tanner, Bishop of St. Asaph, to the same. Concerning the chapel of Fenny Stratford, his own promotion, etc. Norwich, 16 Nov 1724, with notes by Cole. pp. 43, 45.

37. Sketch of the cathedral of St. Mary in Limerick. p. 46.

38. Letter from Dr. J. Tanner (brother to the Bishop) to Browne Willis. On various literary topics. Lowestoft, 7 Jan 1744. pp. 46, 47.

39. From the same to the same. About his monastic collections, etc. Lowestoft, 12 Jan 1746. p. 47.

40. Letter from Dr. Martin Benson to the same. On his being nominated bishop, and concerning his resignation of the living of Blecheley. London, 26 Dec 1734. pp. 48, 49.

41. Inscription on Bishop Benson’s monument in Gloucester Cathedral. pp. 49, 50, 51.

42. Note by Cole concerning Bishop Benson. p. 51.

43. Letter from Abel Rudhall to Browne Willis, respecting Bishop Benson’s monument, then recently erected, St. Aldate’s Church, Gloucester, the weight of the bells at Wells Cathedral, etc. Gloucester, 30 Mar 1759. pp. 51-53.

44. From the same to the same. About the intended marriage of Mr. Simonds of Pengelly. Gloucester, 28 July 1759. pp. 53, 54.

45. List of churches still collegiate, in 1762. p. 54.

46. Memorandum respecting the death, and legacies, of Dr. Charles Lyttleton. Ib.

47. Letter from Dr. Charles Lyttelton, Dean of Exeter (subsequently Bishop of Carlisle), to Browne Willis. Respecting dedications of churches, Cromb D’Abitot, St. Kenelm’s Chapel, etc. Hayley Hall, 19 Sept 1741. pp. 55, 56.

48. From the same to the same. On various antiquarian subjects. Hill Street, 29 Dec 1750. pp. 56, 57.

49. From the same to the same. On the mode of spelling Mutton alias Mytton, and Luttelton, with notices relative to the dedications of churches in the diocese of Exeter. Exeter, 31 March 1750. pp. 58, 59.

50. From the same to the same. Notes from Eaton, respecting dedications, notices of Rumsey Church, county Hampshire, etc. Sunninghill, * July 1751. pp. 59, 60.

51. Account, by Cole, of Mr. Willis’s bestowing on him the living of Blecheley. pp. 60-63.

52. Letter from Bishop Lyttelton to Browne Willis. Concerning dedications, from the episcopal registers. Cadhay, 28 Apr 1753. p. 63.

53. From the same to the same. On the building of the steeple at Buckingham. Little Ealing, 4 July 1753. p. 64.

54. From the same to the same. Concerning the abbey of Hales-Owen, county Shropshire, etc. Cork Street, 15 Jan 1754. pp. 64, 65.

55. Names of abbots of Hales-Owen, collected by Cole. p. 65.

56. Descent of West of Aylesbury. p. 65.

57. Letter from Bishop Lyttelton to Browne Willis. On the value of the bishopric of Bristol, remarks on Mr. Willis’s mode of translating Domesday book, etc. Alvechurch, 8 Sept 1753. pp. 66, 67.

58. From the same to the same. Concerning alterations in Durham Cathedral, Bridges’ History of Northamptonshire, etc. Warwick, 1 Nov 1757. pp. 67-69.

59. Dedications of churches within the diocese of Exeter, i.e. in Cornwall and Devonshire, sent by Bishop Lyttelton to Mr. Willis. pp. 69-71.

60. Letter from Dr. Martin Benson, Bishop of Gloucester, to the Rev. John Willis, rector of Blecheley. On his taking possession of his living. St. James’ St. 20 Jan 1735/1736. p. 72.

61. From the same to Browne Willis, esquire. Gloucester, 22 Nov 1746, with a note by Cole. pp. 72, 73.

62. Letter from Mr. Philip Morant to the same, relative to the History of Colchester. Colchester, 12 June 1745. p. 74.

63. From the same to the same. Respecting the abbots and lay proprietors of the abbey of Colchester. 27 May 1747. p. 75.

64. From the same to the same. Corrections of his printed History of Colchester, derived from the two registers of St. John’s Abbey, in the hands of the Hon. Mr. Yorke. 22 Nov 1749. pp. 76, 77.

65. From the same to the same, with corrections of Mr. Willis’s survey of the cathedrals. 28 May 1759. pp. 77-79.

66. From the same to the same. Sending him the life of his grandfather, Dr. Thomas Willis, M.D., prepared by Mr. Morant for the Biographia. 24 March 1759. p. 79.

67. Life of Thomas Willis, M.D., referred to in the last letter, with a few notes by Cole. pp. 80-84.

68. Mr. Cole’s character of Mr. Browne Willis, as delivered by him in a sermon at Fenny Stratford Chapel, in 1762. pp. 83, 84.

69. Letter from Mr. Richard Widmore to Browne Willis. Respecting his History of Westminster Abbey, and his design of publishing a chronicle of English affairs, written by two monks of Westminster, in Manuscript Cotton Cleop. A XVI. Westminster Abbey, 8 Oct 1751. p. 85.

70. From the same to the same, with additions to Mr. Willis’s History of Abbies, being the names of the heads of religious houses, in various counties (not dated). pp. 85-87.

71. List of the priors of Poughley, in Berkshire. p. 88.

72. Letter from Mr. Widmore to Mr. Willis. Concerning Westminster scholars sent to Cambridge and Oxford. Westminster Abbey, 22 March 1755. p. 88.

73. Letter from Mr. T. Sympson of Lincoln to the same. On various antiquarian topics. Lincoln, 9 Jan 1737. p. 89.

74. From the same to the same. Concerning various religious houses at Lincoln: with copious corrections of, and additions to, Mr. Willis’s survey of Lincoln Cathedral. Lincoln, 5 May 1739. pp. 90-101.

75. From the same to the same. Sending him a Retford trader, i.e. a tradesman’s token (not dated). p. 102.

76. From the same to the same. Concerning his intended History of the City and Cathedral of Lincoln, dedications of churches in the county, etc. 1740. pp. 102-104.

77. From the same to the same, with a list of the dedications of churches in the county of Lincolnshire, taken from an archidiaconal visitation, ao. 1516, and memoranda respecting Missenden Abbey. Lincoln, 17 Dec 1740. pp. 104-107.

78. From the same to the same. Respecting Bishop Sanderson’s manuscript collections, and various notices relative to Lincolnshire. Lincoln, 20 Jan 1741. pp. 107, 108.

79. From the same to the same. Concerning the minutes of a visitation made by Dr. John Royne, vicar general, in 1530. Account of North and South Carlton, etc. Lincoln, 30 Jan 1741. pp. 108, 109.

80. From the same to the same. Relative to Bishop Rand’s supposed monument at Nettilham, Sanderson’s collections, etc. Lincoln, 1 March 1741. pp. 109, 110.

81. From the same to the same. On his intended History of Lincoln. Lincoln, 2 March 1742/1743. pp. 110, 111.

82. From the same to the same. About the rebuilding of St. Martin’s steeple, the gravestones in the church, and Bishop Sanderson’s collections. Lincoln, 28 March 1743. pp. 111, 112.

83. From the same to the same. Bishop Sanderson’s manuscripts. Improvements in the city of Lincoln, during the preceding 20 years, etc. Lincoln, 17 Sept 1743. pp. 112-114.

84. From the same to the same. Various literary topics. Inscription on Thomas de Corbrig, canon of Lincoln, etc. 10 Jan 1746. pp. 114, 115.

85. From the same to the same. Concerning endowments in the diocese of Lincoln, occurring in the episcopal rolls. Lincoln, 23 Feb 1746. pp. 115-116.

86. From Mr. T. Sympson junior to the same. Respecting the Chapel of Fenny Stratford, and various documents searched for information in the ecclesiastical offices at Lincoln. Lincoln, 20 June 1752. pp. 117, 118.

87. Letter from Mr. Peter Whalley, editor of Bridges’ History of Nothamptonshire, to the same. Relative to the work. Courtenhall, 28 Apr 1759. pp. 118, 119.

88. Letter from Sir Thomas Cave, baronet, to the same. Concerning Carte’s manuscript account of Leicester, and his own collections for the county of Leicestershire. 28 Jan 1758. p. 120.

89. Letter from Dr. Charles Deering to the same. Concerning the History of Nottingham, and lists of members of Parliament for that place. Nottingham, 6 Aug 1743. pp. 121, 122.

90. Satirical ballad on the Secret Expedition in 1757. pp. 123, 124.

91. ‘A reply to Sr. Peter Leicester’s Answer to Sr. Thomas Mainwaring’s Admointion to the readers of St. Peter Leicester’s Books, written by the said Sr. Tho. Mainwaring, but never yet printed.’ Copied by Cole from a manuscript found among the papers of Sir John Crew of Utkinton. pp. 125-140. (See the original, in Add MS 5962).

92. Letter from John Philpott to Mr. Browne Willis, containing a description of the town of Chichester. Chichester, 7 Sept 1739. p. 141.

93. Letter from John Godfrey, town clerk of Southampton, to the same. Concerning the history of the corporation; also the mode of election of mayor at Winchester and Portsmouth. Southampton, 23 Sept 1749. pp. 142, 143.

94. Copy of an original deed in the archives of Benet College, Cambridge, being a grant of land in fee from Anselm, abbat of St. Edmunds Bury, to Adam de Cocefeld (12th century). p. 144.

95. Description of the mourning ring worn by King Charles II for his father, and his toothpick case out of a piece of the Royal oak, etc. p. 145.

96. Church notes, and memoranda, relating to Hackney in Middlesex, taken by Mr. Cole, in Aug 1762. pp. 146-148.

97. Descriptions, and memoranda, accompanied by coloured drawings, of various antiquarian curiosities, painted glass, coats of arms, etc., preserved at Strawberry Hill, the villa of the Hon. Horace Walpole, in Middlesex, chiefly taken in Sept 1762. pp. 149-165. (Among these are the matrix of the seal of George Dowdall, Archbishop of Armagh, a thumb ring of gold, model of the shrine of St. Thomas of Canterbury, and matrices of the seals of Hugo O’Neil, King of Ulster, of the fraternity of the Blessed Mary of Hicchin, and of Richard Cletherowe, admiral of England).

98. Pedigree of Walpole, Earl of Oxford. pp. 166, 167.

99. Church notes, and memoranda, relating to Twickenham, in Middlesex, taken in Oct 1762 (chiefly concerning Pope’s Monument and House). pp. 168, 169, 171, 172.

100. Verses on John, Earl Granville, by the Hon. Horace Walpole (from the St. James’s Chronicle, 22 Jan 1763). p. 170.

101. Memorandum of the floods at Cambridge, regulated by a mark on a stone in King’s College wall. p. 172.

102. Anecdotes of George, Lord Goring, Sir George Londes, and Dr. John Richard, Bishop of Ardagh. p. 173.

103. Epitaph on Mrs. Joan Whitrow, in the town of Twickenham. p. 174.

104. Church notes, and memoranda, relating to Bigleswade, in Bedfordshire, taken in Nov 1762. pp. 175-182.

105. Epitaph on Dr. William Martin, M.D., of Plymouth, written by himself, with a note by Cole. p. 183.

106. ‘Gens Throckmortoniana, or a History of the Family of the Throckmortions,’ with drawings of arms, etc. copied by Mr. Cole from a manuscript lent him by George Throckmorton, esquire, of Weston-Underwood, county Buckinghamshire, with additions by Cole himself. pp. 185-228.

107. Pedigree of the Throckmortons, Lords of Weston-Underwood. pp. 229-231.

108. Account of the manor of Weston-Underwood (see vol. XXXVIII, f. 405). pp. 232-235.

109. Copies of other papers, etc., relating to the Throckmorton family, viz.

a) Mr. Abington’s account of the Throckmortons, and of Flatbury, county Worcestershire. pp. 236-238.

b) Answer of Sir Arthur Throckmorton, knight, to the Attorney General. p. 238.

c) Letter from Sir George Throckmorton to Nicholas Throckmorton, in 1548. p. 239.

d) Remarks by Cole on the Throckmorton arms at Coughton Hall. p. 240.

e) Letter from Sir Robert Throckmorton to Mr. Gosling, one of the undertakers of the baronetage of England. Weston, 31 Aug 1717. p. 241.

f) Dedication in Fuller’s Church History to Clement Throckmorton, the elder of Haseley, county Warwickshire, esquire. Ib.

g) Inscription on John Olney in Weston Church, and on Elizabeth Cade, in Aldingham Church, county Hertfordshire. p. 242.

h) Arms of Throckmorton, and others, formerly in the parlour windows at Coughton. p. 243.

i) Arms in the hall at Coughton. 14 March 1711/1712. p. 244.

k) Arms in the church windows at Weston Underwood, before the rebellion. pp. 245, 246.

l) Arms in Weston House. 14 March 1711/1712. p. 246.

m) Arms over the little parlour door, and in the hall, at Weston Underwood. p. 247.

n) Arms in the gallery at Weston Underwood, taken by Cole, in 1761. pp. 248, 249.

110. Mr. Francis Peck’s account of the poem on Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, printed by him at the end of ‘Memoirs of Milton,’ quarto, 1740, from a manuscript lent him by Edward Pateriche of Ely, esquire, with a note by Cole, relative to Mr. Pateriche. pp. 250-253.

111. Transcript of the poem above alluded to, from a manuscript lent to Mr. Cole by George Throckmorton, esquire, of Weston Underwood, entitled ‘The Life and Death of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, transcribed, A.D. 1678,’ with notes by Cole (Sir Nicholas died in 1570). pp. 254-289.

112. Copies of papers relating to the parish of Brightwalton, in Berkshire, etc. viz.

a) Letter from Owen Davies to Browne Willis, esquire. Little Cloysters, 20 Mar 1749. p. 291.

b) Note by Mr. Willis, concerning the cartulary of Battle Abbey, in the Augmentation Office. Ib.

c) Letter from Mr. Edward Rowe Mores to the same. Queen’s College, Oxford, 5 July 1751. p. 292.

d) Error in Ashmole’s History of Berkshire, relating to the inscription on John Young, and his wife. p. 293.

113. Names of some priors of Buttlesham, in Berkshire. Ib.

114. Names of some abbats of Bindon, in Dorsetshire. pp. 293, 294.

115. Inscription over the door of the Free School at Reading, in Berkshire, made by Dr. Merrick. p. 294.

116. Memoranda concerning Mr. Edward Rowe Mores. Ib.

117. Memoranda relative to John Wylchur, vicar of All Saints, Leicester, copied from a manuscript of St. Jerome’s Epistle to Paulinns in the University Library, Cambridge. p. 295.

118. ‘Gens Cottoniana Cantabrigiensis, or an account of the antient and worthy Family of Cotton, seated at Lanwade and Maddingley, in the County of Cambridge,’ drawn up by Mr. Cole for Sir John Hynde Cotton, baronet, in 1763, with drawings of arms, etc. pp. 296-345.

119. ‘Gens Cerviana Cantabrigiensis, sive Madingleiensis, or an account of the Family of Hynde of Madingley, in Cambridgeshire,’ similarly drawn up by Mr. Cole. pp. 346-360.

120. Memoranda of the consecration of Dr. C. Lyttelton, bishop of Carlisle, and the death of Mr. Wilcocks, of Clare Hall, Cambridge. 1762. p. 360.

121. Receipts to kill rats, and wash for the eyes. Ib.

122. Rate agreed to by the landowners of Ewel Fen, for the repairs of Ewel Fen banks, in the parish of Hadenham, in the Isle of Ely. 1728. pp. 361, 362.

123. Advertisement in the Cambridge Chronicle, 4 June 1763, relating to Ewilfen bank, in Hadenham, etc. p. 362.

124. Drawing, and memoranda, of Mr. Cole’s family, arms and quarterings. p. 363.

125. Votes for and against the address to the King, from the University of Cambridge, in 1775. pp. 364, 365.

At the end of this volume is a general index of names and places. pp. 366-369.