Add MS 5847

Volume 46 of Mr. Cole’s Manuscripts, consisting chiefly of Topographical collections relating to the counties of Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, etc.

1. Extracts from the collections of the Reverend Mr. Rand, Rector of Leverington and Newton, in the Isle of Ely and County of Cambridgeshire. Prefixed (page 2) are the arms in trick, of the see of Ely, of Mr. Rand (?), and of Cole quartering Tuer. These extracts relate to:

• i. Ely Diocese. (pages 3-4)
• ii. All Saints Church, Cambridge. (page 5)
• iii. Orwell Rectory and Vicarage. (pages 6-7)
• iv. Papworth Agnes. (page 8)
• v. Papworth Everard. (pages 9-10)
• vi. Stretham cum Thelford. (pages 11-18)
• vii. Sutton. (pages 19-20)
• viii. Wilberton. (pages 21-22)
• ix. Lyndon [Linton]. (pages 23-24)
• x. Tadlow. (page 25)
• xi. Lithington [Litlington]. (page 26)
• xii. East Hatley. (pages 27-28)
• xiii. Hinxton. (page 29)
• xiv. Horningsey. (pages 30-32)
• xv. Hokington [Oakington]. (pages 33-34)
• xvi. Knapwell. (page 35)
• xvii. Gamlingay Rectory and Vicarage. (pages 36-39)
• xviii. Chantry on the Green at Ely. (page 40-41)
• xix. Wivelingham [Willingham]. (pages 42-45)
• xx. Girton. (pages 46-47)
• xxi. Chesterton. (pages 48-49)
• xxii. Trinity Church Ely, alias St. Mary’s Chapel. (pages 50-51)
• xxiii. Ely, with additional references by Cole. (pages 52-59)
• xxiv. Fen Ditton. (pages 60-62)
• xxv. Fulborne St. Vigor’s. (page 64)
• xxvi. Fulborne All Saints. (pages 65-66)
• xxvii. Tydd St. Giles. (pages 67-68)
• xxviii. Westley Waterless. (page 69)
• xxix. West Wratting. (page 70-72)
• xxx. Wicham [Witcham]. (page 73-75)
• xxxi. Wichford [Witchford]. (pages 76-78)
• xxxii. Childeily Magna et Parva [Childerley]. (page 79)
• xxxiii. Conington. (pages 80-81)
• xxxiv. Colenham. (pages 82-85)
• xxxv. Coveney cum Maney. (pages 86-87)
• xxxvi. Dodington cum March. (pages 88-91)
• xxxvii. Downham. (pages 92-94)
• xxxviii. Duxford St. Peters. (pages 95-96)
• xxxix. Duxford St. John’s. (page 97)
• xl. St Peter’s Church in St. Albans. (page 98)
• xli. Barking in Suffolk. (Pages 98-100)
• xlii. Bekeswell in Norfolk. (pages 100-101)
• xliii. Blunkesham and Colne in Huntingdonshire. (pages 101-102)
• xliv. Brandon in Suffolk. (pages 102-103)
• xlv. Somersham in Huntingdonshire. (pages 104-109)
• xlvi. Spaldwich in Huntingdonshire. (page 110)
• xlvii. Stanford in Norfolk. (page 110)
• xlviiii. Stoke in Suffolk. (page 110)
• xlix. Stilton in Huntingdonshire. (page 110)
• l. Stradbrooke in Suffolk. (page 110)
• li. Thurston in Norfolk. (page 111)
• lii. Sutburne and Orford in Suffolk. (page 111)
• liii. Stratley, Terlinges in Essex, and Teversham in Norfolk. (page 111)
• liv. Bereham or Bergham in Suffolk, Bere in Norfolk, and Bela. (page 112)
• lv. Berton, in Ely. (page 112)
• lvi. Acholt, in Suffolk, Aldeburgh in Suffolk, Amerdene in Essex, Aldrey Bridge and Sausey, Baldesley in Suffolk, and Brame. (page 112)
• lvii. Thetford, in Norfolk. (page 112)
• lviii. Thorp, in Norfolk, and Thirling alias Tirling, in Huntingdonshire. (page 112)
• lix. Thornton le Moor. (page 112)
• lx. Thropston in Northamptonshire. (page 113)
• lxi. Tibenham in Norfolk. (page 113)
• lxii. Tidbritheseia or Tidbrietiseya. (page 113)
• lxiii. Totenhill in Norfolk. (page 113)
• lxiv. Tuttington in Norfolk. (page 114)
• lxv. Turvey in Huntingdonshire. (page 114)
• lxvi. Tyrington [Terrington] in Norfolk. (pages 114-117)
• lxvii. Upton in Norfolk. (page 117)
• lxviii. Vinceham in Norfolk, and Undeleya in Suffolk. (page 117)
• lxix. Waldingfield Parva in Suffolk. (page 117)
• lxx. Walpole in Norfolk. (pages 117-119)
• lxxi. Wating in Norfolk, Walsoken in Norfolk, Westfeld in Norfolk, and West Dereham. (page 119)
• lxxii. Welde and Caldecote in Huntingdonshire. (page 119)
• lxxiii. West Bradenham in Norfolk. (page 119)
• lxxiv. Westerfeld in Suffolk. (page 120)
• lxxv. West Greeting in Suffolk. (page 120)
• lxxvi. West Walton in Norfolk. (page 120)
• lxxvii. East Walton in Norfolk. (page 121)
• lxxviii. Wetheringsete in Suffolk. (pages 121-122)
• lxxix. Wichlawe, Trilling, and Winston. (pages 122-123)
• lxxx. Winestone in Suffolk. (page 123)
• lxxxi. Whitington. (page 123)
• lxxxii. Whitton cum Thurston, in Suffolk. (pages 123-124)
• lxxxiii. Wyndham in Norfolk. (page 124)
• lxxxiv. Yelling in Huntingdonshire. (page 124)
• lxxxv. Hadham Parva in Hertfordshire. (pages 125-126)
• lxxxvi. Hadstock in Essex. (pages 127-130)
• lxxxvii. Hagworthingham in Lincolnshire. (page 130)
• lxxxviii. Hakebeche in Norfolk, and Halliweston in Huntingdonshire. (page 130)
• lxxxix. Halvergate in Norfolk. (page 130)
• xc. Hatfield and Toteridge in Hertfordshire. (pages 131-133)
• xci. Hecham (Hitcham) in Suffolk. (pages 133-134)
• xcii. Heisbury and Hertingas. (pages 134)
• xciii. Herthurst in Suffolk. (pages 134-135)
• xciv. Hunstanton in Norfolk. (page 136)
• xcv. Horningtoft. (page 136)
• xcvi. Hoo. (page 136)
• xcvii. Imphey Hall in Essex. (page 136)
• xcviii. Kingeston in Suffolk. (page 136)
• xcix. Kenteford. (page 136)
• c. Killingholme in Lincolnshire. (page 137)
• ci. Keninghall, in Norfolk (page 137)
• cii. Kelshall in Hertfordshire. (pages 137-139)
• ciii. King’s Langley in Hertfordshire. (page 140)
• civ. Lakenhethe in Suffolk. (page 140)
• cv. Lincoln and Len. (page 140)
• cvi. Littelbury in Essex. (pages 141-143)
• cvii. London. (page 143)
• cviii. Livermere in Suffolk. (page 143)
• cix. Laddon in Norfolk. (page 143)
• cx. South Lynne in Norfolk. (page 143)
• cxi. Melton in Suffolk. (page 144)
• cxii. Mutford Hundred in Suffolk. (page 144)
• cxiii. Merham in Norfolk, Mildenhall in Suffolk, and Mundeford in Huntingdonshire. (page 145)
• cxiv. Molesworth in Huntingdonshire. (page 145)
• cxv. Priory of Mullycote in Norfolk. (page 145)
• cxvi. Narford in Norfolk. (page 145)
• cxvii. Northeye. (page 145)
• cxviii. Newton in Norfolk. (page 146)
• cxix. Northwold in Norfolk. (pages 146-149)
• cxx. North Ormesbye in Lincolnshire. (page 149)
• cxxi. Oldhurst in Huntingdonshire. (page 150)
• cxxii. Outwell in Norfolk, and Upwell. (pages 150-151)
• cxxiii. Pulham in Norfolk. (pages 151-154)
• cxxiv. Ranworth in Norfolk. (page 154)
• cxxv. Ratington in Essex. (pages 155-157)
• cxxvi. Ratlesden in Suffolk. (pages 157-158)
• cxxvii. Ringland in Norfolk. (page 158)
• cxxviii. Rissemere in Suffolk. (page 158)
• cxxix. Roding in Essex. (page 158)
• cxxx. Roughton in Norfolk. (page 158)
• cxxxi. Runham in Norfolk. (page 159)
• cxxxii. Schepeya in Suffolk. (page 159)
• cxxxiii. Sheringham in Norfolk. (page 159)
• cxxxiv. Shambourn in Norfolk. (pages 159-160)
• cxxxv. Shipdam in Norfolk. (pages 160-162)
• cxxxvi. Brettenham in Norfolk. (pages 163)
• cxxxvii. Brigham in Norfolk. (pages 163-167)
• cxxxviii. Brithwelle in Suffolk. (page167)
• cxxxix. Brocheseve in Essex. (page 167)
• cxl. Brunesthrop. (page 167)
• cxli. Bromford in Suffolk. (page 167-169)
• cxlii. Bungay in Suffolk. (page 170)
• cxliii. Burton Lagars in Leicestershire. (page 170)
• cxliv. Cadenhon (Cotenham?) Caldrey’s Grange, Cattermere, Colne, Coldham, Chilton, in Suffolk. Codicote in Huntingdonshire, and Crokeston in Norfolk. (page 170)
• cxlv. Codicote in Hertfordshire. (page 170)
• cxlvi. Crimplesham in Norfolk. (page 171)
• cxlvii. Cromer in Norfolk. (page 171)
• cxlviii. Debenham in Suffolk, Dereforda, Derham’s Grange, Dore Court, Derham in Norfolk, Drenchestone in Suffolk, and Dunwich in Suffolk. (page 172)
• cxlix. Dilham and Honing in Norfolk. (page 172)
• cl. East Dereham in Norfolk. (page 173-175)
• cli. West Dereham in Norfolk. (page 175)
• clii. East Walton in Norfolk, Erith Bridge and Causey, Estre in Essex, Escole, Estone, Eaton Mill in Huntingdonshire, Emmeth, and Erbury and Chilton in Suffolk. (page 175)
• cliii. Edwardston in Suffolk. (page 176)
• cliv. Ereswell in Suffolk. (page 176)
• clv. Fanbruge in Essex. (page 176)
• clvi. Feltwell St Nicholas in Norfolk. (pages 176-178)
• clvii. Fenton, Fotestorp in Suffolk, and Fletton in Suffolk. (page 178)
• clviii. Finbaron Magna in Suffolk. (page 179)
• clix. Gayton in Norfolk. (page 179)
• clx. St. George Tombland in Norwich. (page 179)
• clxi. Glatton and Holme in Huntingdonshire. (page 179)
• clxii. Glemsford in Suffolk. (page 180-181)
• clxiii. Griston or Girston in Norfolk. (page 181)
• clxiv. Grafham in Huntingdonshire.

2. French epigram on Matrimony by Francis de Maucroix, Canon of Rhemis: from ‘Les Trois Siecles de notre Litterature’. (page 181)

3. French epitaph on Peter de Marca, Archbishop of Paris. (From ‘Les Trois Siecles de notre Litterature’). (page 181)

4. Militia rates for the Diocese of Ely, 1595 and 1609. (From Rand’s Manuscripts). (pages 182-183)

5. Taxations, Procuration’s, Names of Patrons, etc. in the Diocese of Ely. (From Rand’s Manuscripts). (pages 183-186)

6. Alienations by Bishop Heton from the See of Ely to Queen Elizabeth. AD 1600. (From Rand’s Manuscripts). (page 186)

7. Grants from Queen Elizabeth to the See of el. AD 1600. (From Rand’s Manuscripts). (pages 187-190)

8. Quoddam Scriptum inter Scolares et Burgenses Cantabrigienses, in modum Chirographi confectum, (de pace Academiæ conservanda). AD 1270. (page 191)

9. Note concerning the breed of rabbits in Methwold in Cambridgeshire (?). (page 191)

10. ‘Statuta nobilissimæ et eximiæ pietatis Dominæ Franciscæ Sydney Sussexiæ Comitissæ, quæ per ejus ultimæ voluntatis executors, nobilissimos viros Henricum, Cantii Comiten, et Johannem, Baronem Harrington de Exton, sancienda et edenda reliquet, pro administratione Collegii Dominæ Franciscæ Sydney Sussex, in Academia Cantabrigiensi nuncupati.’ (pages 193-215)Prefixed are the arms in trick of: 1. The countess of Sussex, 2. The University, 3. Thomas Radcliff, Earl of Sussex, impaling Sidney, 4. Henry, Earl of Kent, impaling cotton, and 5. Lord Harrington, impaling Kelway (?)

11. Copies of other papers relating to Sidney Sussex College, viz.

• a. Recognitiones et Explicationes, sive Emendationes aliquorum e Statutis predictis.(page 215-216)
• b. Ordinatio Commissariorum regiorum, de quibusdam in Collegii Statutis abrogandis. Dated 13 June 1687. (page 216)
• c. King James II’s letter to the Master and Fellows of the College, to confirm the Order of his Ecclesiastical Commissioners, for theannulling several clauses in the College Statutes. Dated Windsor, 2 July 1687. (page 217)
• d. Letter from King James II to the Master and Fellows of the College, to restore the Statutes. Dated Whitehall, 1 December 1688. (page 218)
• e. Account of the Foundation of the College, and of the various bequests made to it, purchases of lands etc. to the year 1715. (pages 218-226)
• f. Extracts of several orders of the College, from the old Decree Book and the Acta Collegii. (page 226)
• g. Copy of part of an audit account, ao. 1608. (page 227)
• h. Extracts from Letters, relative to the College. (page 228)
• i. Extract from the survey made 20 May, 38 Hen. VIII [1546], of the House of the Grey Friars, Cambridge. (page 228)

12. Epigrams in French and English, from Gents. Mag., for 1744. (page 228)

13. Epitaph on William Ashe esquire, in Heytesbury Church, Wiltshire, with others on the same person. (pages 229-231)

14. Memorandum respecting an ancient cork tree in the garden of Thomas Eyre esquire, at Huntercombe in Burnham, Berkshire. (page 231)

15. Notice from the Cambridge Chronicle. 10 December 1774, concerning Dr. James Johnson, Bishop of Worcester. (page 231)

16. ‘Confirmatio Libertatum, Franchesiarum, et Acquietanciarum, ad quisit per Alanum, Abbatem de Thorney, ao. r. r. Hen VI. XIII’ [1434/1435?]. Copied from the original. Prefixed are the arms of Thorney Abbey, in trick. (pages 232-239)

17. Extracts from the Junior Proctor’s Book of the University of Cambridge, copied from a manuscript chiefly written in the time of James I. Formerly belonging to Mr. Thomas Martin of Palgrave, and afterwards to Dr. Farmer of Emmanuel College. Prefixed are the arms in trick of the University, of Dr. Farmer, of Mr. Thomas Martin, of Mr. Francis Blomfield of Norfolk, and of Mr. Cole himself. (pages 240-308). Among the contents transcribed may be noticed:

• a. Statuta, ordinations, etc. (pages 241-260)
• b. Carta Regis Ricardi II. Dated ao. r. 2. [1378/1379]. (page 260)
• c. Carta Ejusdem, de Assisa Panis et Cervisiæ, etc. Dated ao. r. 5. [1381/1382]. (page 261)
• d. Extracts from other Charters of Richard II, Henry VI, and Henry VII. (pages 261-262)
• e. Articles for the office of keeping the University Library, made ao. 1582. (page 263)
• f. Inventory of furniture, muniments, etc. belonging to the University. (pages 264-266)
• g. The Composition between the University and the King’s College. Dated Coventry, 18 February, 35 Hen. VI [1457]. (Latin).(pages 267-270)
• h. Pactum pro Pulsatione Campanæ Universitatis. Dated, ao. 1273. (page 270)
• i. The proportion for renewing of Lease in Oxfordshire. (page 270)
• j. [Not Listed]
• k. Excerpta ex libro Privilegiorum Univ. Cantabr. (page 271)
• l. Ordo secundum quem Collegia quotannis Procuratores nominabunt, inceptus ao. 1557, quoad Taxatores vero 1570. (page 272)
• m. Excerpta ex Libro Statutorum Academiæ Cantabr. 1561-1597. (pages 273-300). Included in the above is the Cry of Proclamation of Sturbridge Fair. (pages 294-297)
• n. Injunctions from King James I to the University, ao. 1616. (pages 301-303)
• o. Letter from King Charles I to Thomas, Earl of Suffolk, Chancellor of Cambridge, respecting the reformation of the University. Dated 26, January, ao. r. 1 [1625]. (page 303)
• p. Letter from the Earl of Suffolk to Dr. Gostin, Vice Chancellor etc. on the reformation of the University. Dated 6 February 1625. (page 304)
• q. Minutes of a Privy council concerning the rating of Victulia and Focalia, by the University, and the persons discommended. 1629. (page 304)
• r. Letter from the Duke of Buckingham to the Vice Chancellor etc. on this being chosen Chancellor. (page 305)
• s. Letter from the Vice Chancellor to the King, upon the death of the Duke of Buckingham. (page 306)
• t. The subscription of everyone admitted to the University Preachers. (page 307)
• u. Extracts from the Statutes of Caius College. (page 308)

18. Copy of Acquittance from Cardinal Campegio to Cardinal Wolsey, for taking timber, out of his Manor of Sunning in Berkshire, towards building the Cardinal’s College and Christ Church College, Oxford. Dated London, 22 September 1529. (Latin). Prefixed are some remarks by Mr. Cole, and the arms in trick of Cardinal Wolsey, Cardinal Campeggio, and Christ Church. (pages 309-311).

19. Letter from the Lords of the Privy Council to Mr. Gawdy, Sheriff of Norfolk, respecting the committal of Popish recusants to prison. Dated Whitehall, 23 February 1578. (page 313).

20. Letter from the Privy Council to the Sheriff of Norfolk, to summon a meeting of the Justices of the Peace. Dated Whitehall, 12 February 1627. (page 313).

21. Letter from Thomas, Earl of Southampton, to Sir Horatio Townshend, and the rest of the Deputy Lieutenants of Norfolk, concerning musters. Dated Southampton House, 22 December 1660. (page 314).

22. Order signed by six Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Norfolk, that certain persons should furnish themselves with arms and accoutrements. Dated 20 November 1662. (page 314).

23. Letter from Lord Townshend to the Deputy Lieutenants of Norfolk and the City of Norwich, concerning the Militia. Dated London, 6 April 1665. (page 315).

24. Letter or address from Don Juan de Aquila, Chief General of the King of Spain in Ireland, to all the Irish Catholics in Quingall and Cork. Dated (31 October 1600). (pages 316-317).

25. Note relative to the Mayoralty of John Wilkes, in 1774. (page 317).

26. Letter of news (written from London about 1622). (page 318).

27. Letter from the Grand Turk to Rodolph, Emperor of Germany. Dated Constantinople, 1604. (page 318).

28. Order to the Chief Constables of Wayland Hundred, to summon these persons who neglected to come with armour and weapons on Musshold Heath. Signed ‘Edw. Cloere’, ‘Willm. Heydon’. Dated Norwich, 24 April 1588. (page 319).

29. Letter from the Privy Council to the Compounders and Justices of the Peace for the County of Norfolk, concerning a composition for purveyance. Dated Richmond, 26 March 1600, with a sketch of the seal of Dr. William Redman, Bishop of Norwich. (page 319).

30. Remonstrance from the Members of Parliament for the Counties of Pembrokeshire, Anglesey, Flintshire, and Denbighshire, touching the grievance of purveyance. (ao. 1603). (page 320).

31. Letter from Christopher Heydon to [unknown], concerning the removal of the sessions from Norwich to East Dereham. Dated Baconsthorpe, 15 May 1579. (page 321).

32. Copy of the celebrated Letter to Lord Monteagle, concerning the Gunpowder Plot, with a list of persons apprehended in Warwickshire and Worcestershire. (pages 321-323)..

33. ‘A Jesuitt’s Exposition upon the 1. and 2. Psalm.’ (page 323).

34. ‘The Kinge’s Progresse in August and September 1605’. (page 324). N.B. This does not correspond with the Progress printed in Nichols, Vol. 1, page 517, new ed. It more probably belongs to the years 1606 or 1607..

35.’The King’s Majesty’s Progresse into Scotland, 1616, and retinue’. (Printed in Nichols, Vol. III, pages 257-389). (page 325).

36. Letter from Dr. Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of York, Viscount Cranborne, advising the persecution of Papists. Dated Bishop’s Thorpe, 19 December 1604. (page 326).

37. ‘The names of some note, which refused the Loane, secundo Caroli, 1626’. (page 327).

38. Account of the execution of the Earl of Essex, ao. 1600. (pages 327-328).

39. List of persons concerned in the conspiracy of the Earl of Essex. (page 329).

40. Extract in Latin and English from a letter of the Great Turk to Queen Elizabeth, and Epigram on the succession of King James I to the Throne. (page 330).

41. [Not Listed].

42. Procession at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, ao. 1603. (See Antiq. Repertory). (page 330-333).

43. Paper of news, October 1610, including a list of the Officers newly appointed for the Prince of Wales, Election of Lord Chancellor Egerton to the Chancellorship of Oxford etc. (page 333).

44. Speech of Anthony Rudd, Bishop of St. David’s, in convocation, 1604. (With a note by Mr. Cole). (pages 334-337). 45. ‘The Duke of Buck’s speech to his Majesty at the Councell Table, 4 April 1628’. (page 337).

46. ‘A Coppie of a Bull geven by the hollie Father the Pope [Gregory], whereby men are permited to have to [two] wyves for the multiplieinge of the Romyshe Church. Translated into Inglishe. Dated 8 October 1582’. (page 338).

47. Declaration of Thomas, Earl of Northumberland, and Charles, Earl of Westmoreland, touching the defence of the Catholic Faith. (temp. Eliz.) (page 339).

48. Part of a letter of news, containing a notice of the death of Lord Talbot, and the Countess of Warwick, of the plague. (temp. Eliz?) (page 339).

49. ‘A Particular of such Guyfts as weare presented to her Highness [Elizabeth, wife of Frederick, Count Palatine], by the States Generall of the United Provinces, the tenthe of Maye, 1613’. (See Nichols’ ‘Progress, James I’, Vol. II, page 614). (page 340).

50. Petition to some Justice of the Peace, relative to the practice of Witchcraft in Norfolk’. (page 340).

51. ‘Questiones discutiendæ publice Oxoniæ in Comitiis coram Rege Jacobo, mense Aug. 1605’ (Printed in the Progresses, Vol. 1, page 533, new ed.) (page 341).

52. ‘An order set down for the translating of the Bible’, with the rules to be observed. (Printed in Lewis’s ‘History of the Translation of the Bible’, and elsewhere). (pages 341-343).

53. ‘Newes from Spayne’, relating to King Charles I when Prince. (page 343).

54. King James I’s speech to his Parliament, 19 February 1623. (pages 344-346).

55. Address of the Grand Jury of the City of London, to Sir Patience Ward, then Lord Mayor, and the Sheriffs, 1 September 1681, concerning Papists. (page 346).

56. The speech of the Vice-Chancellor [Dr. Gower] and University of Cambridge, to his Majesty at Newmarket, 18 September 1681, with the King’s answer. (pages 347-348).

57. Note of abbreviations occurring in Latin Manuscripts by Sir Symonds Dewes. (page 348).

58. ‘The names of the Principal Commanders slayne and taken prisoners at the Isle of Ree [Ré], about the beginning of November, yn the 3 K. Ch. 1627’. (page 348).

59. ‘The Lord Keeper’s speech, 28 April 1628, in the paynted Chamber, the King and both Houses being present’. (page 349).

60. ‘The taking of Wesel, 9/19 of August 1629’ with ‘A Psalme of Thanksgiving for the Taking of Wessel’. (pages 350-352).

61. Epitaph by Jacques de Lorens, on his scolding wife. (page 352).

62. Memoranda relative to Villainage [Villeinage?] in England and Italy. (pages 352.357).

63. Copy of an ancient fragment relating to the History of Pershore Abbey in Worcestershire. (Latin) (page 353).

64. Epitaph on Queen Matilda, wife of Conrad, King of Burgundy, in the Church of St. Maurice at Vienne in Dauphiny [Dauphiné]. (From the S. de Meleon’s ‘Voyages Liturgiques’) (page 353).

65. ‘Chronicon Breve ab anno 1104 ad 1370’. From a vellum manuscript. (pages 354-355)(Items 18-65, with the exception of 25, 61, and 62, were copied by Mr. Cole from originals lent to him by Dr. Francis Farmer of Emmanuel College, who purchased them out of the Library of Thomas Martin of Palgrave, and they are supposed to have belonged to Sir Symonds Dewes. At the end is a memorandum relating to Dr. Francis Farmer’s election to be a Master of Emmanuel, and the arms of the College and his own impaled, in trick. (page 365).

66. Satirical character of a Dancing Parson, from ‘The Performer’ No. 7 (1776). (page 356).

67. Letter from J. Bromley and John Jenyns to [unknown], soliciting his vote and interest at the election of a Member of Parliament. (page 356).

68. Extract from the Play titled ‘Lingua’, written by Anthony Brewer in 1607, concerning Sturbridge Fair. (page 356).

69. Note relative to Trinity Church or St. Mary’s Chapel in Ely, and some names of Incumbents from Dr. Mason’s Lists, etc. (page 357).

70. Letter from Mr. Cole to Dr. Edmund Keene, Lord Bishop of Ely, containing as Ecclesiastical History of the Parish of West Wickham in that Diocese. Dated Milton, 23 August 1775. (pages 358-361).

71. Copy of the Original Appropriation of the Rectory of Eltisley to the Abbey of Denney, by James Stanley, Bishop of Ely. Dated ao. 1512, with a description and drawings of the seals attached to it, viz. of Bishop Stanley, of the Abbey of Denney, and of the official of Ely. (pages 364-377).

Prefixed by Mr. Cole in illustration are:

• a. The Arms, in trick, of Edmund Keene, Bishop of Ely, Elizabeth Throckmorton, Abbess of Denney, Mr. John Leman, and his own. (page 362)
• b. Memoranda relating to Mr. Leman. (page 363)
• c. Note from Reverend James Betham to Mr. Cole, sending him the appropriation. Dated Ely, 1 September 1775. (page 363)
• d. Letter from Mr. John Leman to the Bishop of Ely, offering the appropriation to this acceptance. Dated Wenhaston, 8 August 1775. (page 363)
• e. Letter from Mr. John Leman to the Bishop of Ely, sending the manuscript which Mr. Leman states to have formerly belonged to Sir Robert Naunton, Master of the Court of Wards. Dated 12 August 1775. (page 363)at the end is added:
• f. The arms, in trick, of Stanley, Bishop of Ely, Valence, Chatillon, and Elizabeth Throckmorton, abbess of Denney. (page 376)
• g. Observations on the seal of Denney Abbey, and the monument of the Countess of Pembroke. (See Vol. XXVI, [age 130). (page 377)

72. Account of the Battle of Boston in America, 1775. Contained in a letter from General Burgoyne. (page 378).

73. Proclamation by John Burgoyne esquire. Dated from ‘Camp at Putnam Creek’, 29 June 1777. (Cut out of the London Chronicle, 5-7 August 1777). (page *378).

74. Character of King William III on the pedestal of a statue in the court yard of William Greaves esquire of Fulburne [Fulbourn], Cambridgeshire. 1776. (page 379).

75. Epitaph on Cromwell Disbrow esquire of Trimnalls, Essex, in the Abbey Church of Bath. (See Vol. IX, page 72). (page 379).

76. Letter from Reverend George Ashby DD, rector of Barrow, to Mr Cole, with an account of the Family of Heigham of Suffolk and Cambridge. Dated Barrow, 25 October 1775. (page 380-386).

77. Names of the Rectors of Barrow, near Newmarket. (page 387).

78. Letter from Mr. Cole to Reverend George Ashby, on the subject of the Heigham Family, and a Countess of Gloucester (Joan d’Acres?) owner of Barrow. Dated Milton, 13 December 1775 (page 387).

79. Note from Thomas Pennant esquire, to Mr. Ashby, soliciting information about Dunstable, Stukeley, or Brickhill. Dated 8 April 1776. (page 388).

80. Letter from Thomas Pennant to Mr. Cole, soliciting information about Dunstable, Stukeley, or Brickhill. Dated 25 April 1776. (page 388).

81. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant in reply, respecting Roman Roads. Dated Milton, 27 April 1776. (page 388).

82. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole, respecting his antiquarian researches on the Chester Road. Dated Downing, 14 May 1776. (page 389).

83. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant concerning monuments at Stow Mine-Churches, Blecheley, Fenny Stratford, Dunstable, Passenham, Sandon, Dodford, etc. Dated Milton, 29 May 1776. (page 390).

84. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole concerning monuments at Stow Mine-Churches, Blecheley, Fenny Stratford, Dunstable, Passenham, Sandon, Dodford, etc. Dated Downing, 16 June 1776. (page 391).

85. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant, on the monuments at Blecheley and Hornsey, with observations on the ‘Tour into Scotland’. Dated Milton, 30 June 1776. (page 391).

86. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole, on the portrait of Cardinal Beaton, Monument of Lady Venetia Digby etc. Dated Downing, 12 July 1776. (page 393).

87. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole, on various antiquarian objects visited in his tour. Myttons manuscripts collections, etc. Dated Downing, 22 November 1776. (page 393).

88. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant, respecting monuments at Banger, St. Asaph, Tonge, the Rector of Standish, etc. Dated Milton, 4 December 1776. (page 394).

89. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole. Seal of St. Winifrid’s Gild at St. Peter’s Shrewsbury, account of Mytton’s Shropshire collections, Inscription on Richard Moody, Rector of Standish. Dated Downing, 15 December 1776. (page 395).

90. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant. Print of Bishop Trevor, Seal of St. Winifrid, Collections of Dr. Charles Mason. Dated Milton, 22 January 1777. (page 395).

91. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole, concerning a portrait of Sir John Owen. Mason’s manuscripts etc. Dated Downing, 28 January 1777. (page 397).

92. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant, respecting the genuineness of Sir John Owen’s portrait. Instances of longevity at Soham, etc. Dated Milton, 11 February 1777 (page 397) (The continuation of this letter begins at page 444).

93. Copy of an original letter from the famous Eleanor, or Nell Gwyn, to Madam Jennings. Dated Windsor, Burford House, 14 April 1684. (page 398).

94. Letter from Mr. Cole to the Honourable H. Walpole, communicating the preceding letter to him. Dated Burnham, 18 November 1774. (page 399).

95. Letter from the honourable H. Walpole to Mr. Cole, in reply. Dated Arlington Street, 9 January 1775. (Printed in his ‘Correspondence’, Quarto, 1818). (See Vol. XXIII, folio 81b) (page 399).

96. Memoranda, Church notes, etc. made by Mr. Cole in 1772, in a journey from Milton to Burnham in Buckinghamshire, relating to Bishop’s Stortford in Hertfordshire, Sawbridgeworth, Epping, Strawberry Hill (the seat of the Honourable H. Walpole), at Twickenham in Middlesex, and Guildford in Surrey. (pages 400-407)

a. At pages 404-405 and 239, occurs a note relative to some private transaction of Bishop Keene of Ely.

97. Church notes and memoranda relating to Worplesdon in Surrey, 1774. (page 408-414).

98. Church notes and memoranda taken at Chobham in Surrey, 1774. (pages 415-418).

99. Collections relating to the Parish of Burnham in Buckingham, consisting of extracts from the Parish Registers, copies of the clauses of Wills containing bequests to the Parish, and various other memoranda, with sketches of the Church and Vicarage house, etc. (pages 419-442, 454, 456, 457).

100. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole on various topics, and enclosing a copy of inscriptions on Sir John Owen, and Sir William Maurice of Clenneney, Carmarthenshire. Dated Downing, 21 February 1777. (page 444).

101. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant, on the plan of Holt Castle, miniatures of the Digby family at Strawberry Hill, etc. Dated Milton, 1 March 1777. (page 445).

102. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole stating his intention of making a tour from London to Harrowgate. Dated Downing, 2 March 1777. (page 445).

103. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole. Various topics. Dated Downing, 9 March 1777. (page 446).

104. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant, pointing out objects of antiquarian interest to be visited in his journey to Harrowgate. Manuscripts relating to Cheshire, etc. with drawings of two ancient brass purse or pouch hoops, and remarks on their use. Dated Milton, 4 April 1777. (pages 446, 447, 472, 450) (See Gardner’s ‘History of Dunwich’, pages 66,96, and Douce’s Paper in the ‘Archæologia’).

105. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole, concerning Catherine y Berran, a famous Welsh woman, and arms of Bishop Warton alias Parfew, in mould Church. Dated Downing, 27 March 1777. (page 448).

106. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant, in reply. Dated Milton, 3 April 1777. (page 448).

107. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole. Various topics before mentioned. Dated George Street, Hanover Square, 12 April 1777. (page 448).

108. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole. Notes on various Churches, arms in Grantham Church, etc. Dated Harrowgate, 15 May 1777. (page 448).

109. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant, concerning the Church of Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire, Elston Abbey, etc. Dated Milton, 12 June 1777. (page 449).

110. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole. His tour in Wales etc. Dated Downing, 9 August 1777. (page 449).

111. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole, respecting various portraits. Dated Downing, 19 November 1779. With a long note by Mr. Cole concerning portraits of himself and Dr. Lort, innovations of the clergy in dress etc. (page 450).

112. Letter from Mr. Greaves to Mr. Cole. Anecdotes of Mr. Panton of Newmarket. Dated Fulbourn, 21 December 1779. (page 451).

113. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant, concerning the portrait of Mr. Lloyd etc. Dated Milton, 27 December 1779. (page 451).

114. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole, sending his own portrait. Dated Downing, 5 February 1780. (page 452).

115. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant, respecting the works of Myles Davies of Trerabbot in Flintshire. Dated Milton, 19 March 1780. (page 452).

116. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole, with an order for a copy of his ‘Journey to London’. Dated Downing, 3 August 1781. (page 453).

117. Letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Pennant. Further account of Myles Davies etc. Dated Milton, 11 August 1781. (pages 453-454).

118. Letter from Mr. Pennant to Mr. Cole, concerning Somerey’s near Luton etc. Dated Downing, 20 August 1781. (page 455).

119. Memoranda of the Arms of Bishop Newton of Bristol, Mr. T. Hodges of Dropmpre, death of Mr. Gwynn, Principal of Brazen Nose, etc. (page 454).

120. Note concerning ancient measures of Land. (page 472).

A General Alphabetical list of contents is added to this Volume. (pages 458-472).