Add MS 6400

This volume has been made out of several bundles of papers and fragments which came with Mr. Cole’s Collections.

1st of 2 volumes of original letters addressed to the Reverend William Cole, arranged in alphabetical order, with a few miscellaneous papers. (195 folios)

1. Letter from Reverend J. Allen, Rector of Torporley [Tarpolrley]. General topics. Dated Cambridge, 22 November 1756. (folio 1)

2. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Concerning Dr. Forrester. Dated Tarporley, 8 May 1758. (folio 2)

3. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Notes of his journey from Blechley. Dated Chester, 19 November 1766. (folios 3, 4)

4. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Search for the Pedigree of Hind. Dated (Cambridge, February 1763). (folios 5, 6)

5. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Volume of Pedigrees in King’s College. Baker’s manuscripts. Family of John Cotton. Dated Cambridge, 10 February 1763. (folio 7)

6. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Inquiry about Bridges’ Northamptonshire, etc. Dated Tarporley, 19 July 1763. (folios 8, 9)

7. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Concerning the Church at St. Asaph. Dated (September 1763). (folios 10, 11)

8. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Druidical temple on the Dry Moors near Monyash in Derbyshire. Dated Tarporley, 26 October 1763. (folio 12)

9. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. General topics. Dated Chester, 15 December 1763. (folios 13, 14)

10. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. About a print of St. Neot’s Steeple, etc. Dated Chester, 21 April 1764. (folio 15)

11. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Invitation to Tarporley. Dated Tarporley, 1 October 1764. (folios 16, 17)

12. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Antiquarian topics. Dated Chester, 16 January 1765. (folios 18, 19)

13. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. In general friendly terms. Dated Chester, 21 December 1766. (folios 20, 21)

14. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Relative to his journey. Dated Cecil Street, 9 March 1767. (folios 22, 23)

15. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Death of Mr. Heyrick. Character of a Dr. Cooper MD as a writer. Dated Tarporley, 25 May 1767.

16. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. In general friendly terms. Dated Tarporley, H. Rood-day, 1768. (folios 26. 27)

17. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. The Bishop of Ely’s benefaction to his Church. Bentham’s history. Staffordshire. Author run off with his subscriptions, etc. Dated Tarporley, 20 October 1769. (folios 28, 29)

18. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Death of the Bishop of Ely. History of the Stanley family. Dated Chester, 18 December 1770. (folios 30, 31)

19. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Concerning Dr. Gore (of Chelmsford’s) address to the public. Lord Montfort’s marriage. Portraits of the Allingtons. Parliament roll. History of the Hundred of Macclesfield by Mr. [unknown], Rector of Stockport. Tom Martin’s Museum. Dated Chester, 7 March 1772. (folios 32, 33)

20. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. State of things at Cambridge. Papers sent. Topographical topics. Dated Chester, 22 January 1773. (folios 34, 35)

21. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Marriage of Bob Long and Miss Vachell. Dated Cambridge, 3 January. (folio 36)

22. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. General topics. Dated Cambridge, 14 January. (folio 37)

23. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Regret at the death of a noble friend (Bishop of Ely?). Dated Cambridge, 27 January. (folio 38)

24. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Death of Mr. Cole’s ‘old love’. Story of John Cock. Dated Cambridge, 30 January. (folios 39, 40)

25. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. On familiar topics. Dated Cambridge, 4 February. (folio 41)

26. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Papers lent to Mr. Cole, belonging to Mr. Arden. Sale of Wratting by Sir Robert Smyth to Mr. Shafton. Dated Cambridge, 25 February. (folios 42, 43)

27. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Sir John Collin’s family. Dated Cambridge, 1 March. (folio 44)

28. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. In general terms. Dated Cambridge, 3 March. (folio 45)

29. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Decease of several friends. Dated Chester, 20 March. (folio 46)

30. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Severe winter. Mr. Lane. Antiquaries at Leicester. Dated 26 March. (folio 47)

31. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Familiar topics. Dated Tarporley, 5 April. (folio 48)

32. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Lord Montfort’s intended match with Miss Shepheard. Dated Tarporley, 7 April. (folio 49)

33. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Desires Mr. Arden’s Parliament roll to be returned. Notice of Mr. Owen, his curate. Dated Tarporley, 7 April. (folio 50)

34. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. In general familiar terms. Dated Tarporley, 26 April. (folios 51, 52)

35. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Directions for Mr. Cole’s route on coming to pay him a visit. Dated Tarporley, 21 May. (folio 53)

36. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Purchase of Babraham by Mr. Mitchell, and of Catley by Lord Montfort. Dated Tarporley, 13 July. (folio 54)

37. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Antiquaries at Leicester, Ashby de la Zouche, Boston upon Trent, Barton under Needwood, etc. printed out to Mr. Cole’s notice. Dated Tarporley, 14 August. (folio 55)

38. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Remarks on the churches of Foddering and Elton, and monuments of the Cottons at Connington. Dated Tarporley, 16 August. (folios 56, 57)

39. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Account of Sir William Bunbury. Dated Tarporley, 23 August. (folio 58)

40. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Praise of Mr. Brereton. Dated Tarporley, 1 September. (folio 59)

41. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Intention of coming to Cambridge. Dated Tarporley, 29 September. (folio 60)

42. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. Improvements at his Rectory etc. Dated Cambridge, 9 November. (folio 61, 62)

43. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. In familiar general terms. Opinion of Master’s History of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Dated 24 November. (folio 63)

44. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. In general terms. Dated Cambridge, 27 November. (folio 64, 65)

45. Letter from Reverend J. Allen. With a copy of the epitaph on Hobson the Waggener. (No date). (folio 66)

46. Letter from P. Baker. On some work written against Voltaire. Dated 10 October 1770. (folios 67, 68)

47. Letter from P. Baker. Unusual floods. Mr. Alban Butler’s recovery. Dated 5 December 1770. (folio 69)

48. Letter from Father Charles Bedingfield, Minorite. Notice of Alban Butler, President of the English College at St. Omer’s. Phillips Life of Cardinal Pole. Recommends Mr. Cole to reply to Ridley’s Revision of it. Dated Somerby Hall, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, 21 November 1765. (folios 70, 71)

49. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Mr. Cole’s opinion of Pastorini’s work asked. Lady Linton brought to bed of a daughter. Dated Worlaby, 23 August. (folios 72, 73)

50. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Intention of going to town. Dated Somerby, 11 September. (folios 74, 75)

51. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. State of religious affairs in France. Phillips’ work. Dated Somerby, Christmas night. (folio 76, 77)

52. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Sending Mr. Cole a copy of the King of Spain’s answer to the Pope’s letter. Death of Mrs. Markham. Refusal of Marmontel to subscribe any confession of faith. Dated Somerby, 22 February [1768]. (folios 78, 79) (See Add MS 5824, folio 37b)

53. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Public state of affairs. Author of ‘Free Examination’. Dated Somerby, 6 March 1769. (folios 80, 81)

54. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. In general friendly terms. Dated London, 28 June. (folios 82, 83)

55. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Intended marriage of Lord Linton, only son of Lord Traquair, to Miss Ravenscroft. Curious carving at Somerby. Dated Worlaby, 16 April 1773. (folios 84, 85)

56. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. More respecting Miss Ravenscroft. Ceremony of Madame Louisa’s taking the veil in France. Dated Worlaby, 4 May [1771]. (folios 86, 87)

57. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Relative to various pamphlets and among them Tyther’s examination of the evidence against the Queen of Scots. Dated Somerby, 19 July. (folios 88, 89)

58. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Death of Mr. Allen Butler. King of Prussia’s letter to D’Alembert. Order of Jesuits. Dated Worlaby, 20(?) August 1773. (folios 90, 91)

59. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Pastorini’s General History of the Church. Pope’s Bull, suppressing the order of Jesuits. Carving at Somerby. Extract if a letter from the Pere Neuville to another Jesuit, on the subject of their suppression. Dated 26 October. (folios 92, 93)

60. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Intelligence respecting Alban Butler. Dated Worlaby, 9 November. (folios 94, 95)

61. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Building of Lord Arundel’s seat at Wardour. Favour shown by the Empress Queen towards the Theresian Nuns. Anecdote of Voltaire. Intention of Alban Butler to publish his ‘Moveable Feasts’. Public Affairs in France. Verses written by a younger son of Sir George Jerningham on Lady Temple’s having the gout in her hand. Dated Worlaby, 10 December. (folio 96, 97) (This letter and the last should apparently precede No. 58)

62. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. In general friendly terms. Dated Worlaby, 14 December [1773]. (folios 98, 99)

63. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Remarks on Mr. Cole’s Tour in France. Account of the Dauphin’s illness and death. Dated Somerby, 15 February. (folios 100, 101)

64. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Character of Alban Butler’s friend, the Bishop of Arras. Remarks on religious influence in the Netherlands. Bishop York. Mr. Butler. Miss Ravenscroft, etc. Dated Douay, 11 February 1770. (folios 102, 103)

65. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. General topics, with a copy of the Empress’s letter in French to the Dauphin. Dated London, 21 June [1770], (folios 104, 105)

66. Letter from Charles Bedingfield. Concerning the ‘Free Examination’. Religion in the Low Countries. Mr. Butler. Lord Mansfield’s questions to Payne, on charges preferred against a Popish Priest. Dated Somerby, 8 September. (folios 106, 107)

67. Letter from James Bentham. Relative to Mr. Cole’s remarks on the printed sheets of the History of Ely. Dated Ely, 3 April 1767. (folios 108, 109)

68. Letter from James Bentham. Relative to Mr. Cole’s remarks on the printed sheets of the History of Ely. Dated Ely, 25 May 1767. (folios 110, 111)

69. Letter from Joseph Bentham (Alderman of Cambridge). General topics. Dated Cambridge, 6 July 1750. (folios 112, 113)

70. Letter from Joseph Bentham. Similar friendly terms. Dated Cambridge, 29 December 1750. (folios 114, 115)

71. Letter from Joseph Bentham. Marriage of his brother. Death of Lord Montfort. Letter from the University to the King of Naples. Dated Cambridge, 4 February 1755. (folios 116, 117)

72. Letter from Joseph Bentham. Concern at Mr. Cole’s accident (who had broken his leg). General topics. Dated Cambridge, 27 July 1755. (folios 118, 119)

73. Letter from Joseph Bentham. In general terms. Dated Cambridge, 8 August 1755. (folio 120)

74. Letter from Joseph Bentham. Dr. Prescot, a curious antiquary. Dated Cambridge, 22 September 1755. (folio 121)

75. Letter from Joseph Bentham. Grace of the University to grant £30 towards the expenses of an Oratorio, at which Anthems of Handel and Dr. Randall were to be performed. Dated Cambridge, 2 July 1756. (folios 122, 123)

76. Letter from Joseph Bentham. Sending a list of vicars of Mapledurham. Dated Cambridge, 19 July 1758. (folios 124, 125)

77. Letter from Joseph Bentham. Mr. Jenyn’s of Bottisham nominated Member for Cambridge Town. Repairs of the Church at Ely. Dated Cambridge, 27 September 1756. (folio 126)

78. Letter from Joseph Bentham. Familiar topics. Dated Cambridge, 19 February 1759. (folio 127)

79. Letter from Joseph Bentham. Concerning Dr. Hawkins etc. Dated Cambridge, 11 May 1759. (folio 128)

80. Letter from Joseph Bentham. Death of Mr. Riste, and account of his bequests. Mr. John Standley’s death. Dated Cambridge, 28 October 1761. (folio 129)

81. Letter from Thomas Bentham to Mr. Essex. Relative to a monument and inscription to the memory of his father, Dr. Edward Bentham DD in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Dated Christ Church, 8 August 1781. (folios 130, 131)

82. Letter from Edward Betham (Fellow of King’s College Cambridge). Remarks on St. Werburgh’s Church, Chester. Dated King’s College, 10 October 1755. (folio 132)

83. Letter from Edward Betham. Ceremony of laying the foundation stone of Clare Hall new Chapel, with copies of the inscriptions. Differences at Clare Hall. Dated Reading, 3 May 1763. (folios 133, 134)

84. Letter from Edward Betham. Concerning the arrears of a tenant of Mr. Cole’s. Dated King’s College, 1 October 1765. (folios 135, 136)

85. Letter from Edward Betham. Jocular notice of Mr. Cole’s and Browne Willis’s visits to Cambridge. Philosophical remarks on the season. Mr. Young of Caius. Dated King’s College, 30 October 1763. (folios 137, 138)

86. Letter from Edward Betham. Relative to the election at Cambridge. Heavy floods. Dated King’s College, 6 February 1764. (folios 139, 140)

87. Letter from Edward Betham. Death of Lord Hardwick. Canvassing at Cambridge for his successor as High Steward. County election. Fossils. Dated King’s College, 8 March 1764. (folios 141, 142)

88. Letter from Edward Betham. Elections proceedings. Dated King’s College, 21 March 1764. (folios 143, 144)

89. Letter from Edward Betham. Election of the High Steward, and proceedings thereon. Death of Samuel Berkley. Dated King’s College, 10 April 17764. (folios 145, 146)

90. Letter from Edward Betham. More respecting the Election of High Steward, and election of a member for the Town. Dated King’s College, 26 April 1764. (folios 147, 148)

91. Letter from Edward Betham. Love of fossils. Militia at Cambridge. Jocular remarks on the vacancy in the See of London. Dated King’s College, 27 May 1764. (folios 149, 150)

92. Letter from Edward Betham. Lord Montfort and the militia. Fossils. Death of the Master of Trinity. Dr. Mason. Dated King’s College, 12 June 1764. (folios 151, 152)

93. Letter from Edward Betham. Lord Temple and Stow gardens. Venality of Cambridge men, and disappointment at the disposal of the See of London. Sir James Burroughs. Dated King’s College, 25 July 1764. (folios 153,154)

94. Letter from Edward Betham. Death of Sir James Burroughs, and bequest. Election of a new Master. Lord Chief Justice Prat. New Turnpike Road. Dated King’s College, 14 August 1764. (folios 155, 156)

95. Letter from Edward Betham. Preferment of Mr. Waller. Fellow of King’s. Strawberry Hill. Dated King’s College, 27 September 1764. (folio 157)

96. Letter from Edward Betham. Remarks on animals petted by old maids. Intention of the University to petition Parliament for leave for Fellows of Colleges to marry, and proceedings thereon. Dated King’s College, 31 January 1766. (folios 158, 159)

97. Letter from Edward Betham. Illness of Mr. Walpole. Clandestine marriage of Miss Plumptre. Dated King’s College, 25 September 1766. (folios 160, 161)

98. Letter from Edward Betham. Cause in the King’s Bench, relative to the election of the new Mayor. Dated King’s College, 9 January 1767. (folio 162, 163)

99. Letter from Edward Betham. Concerning the planting of garden seeds, and other topics. Dated King’s College, 12 May 1767. (folios 164, 165)

100. Letter from the Reverend Francis Blomefield (the Historian of Norfolk), relative to Bishop More’s manuscripts ‘Collectanea Cantabrigiensia’. Registers of Bury abbey. Dated Norwich, 10 March 1745. (folios 166, 167)

101. Letter from the Reverend Francis Blomefield. Progress in the ‘Collectanea’. Leiger of St. George, Thetford, among Bishop More’s manuscripts. Dated Norwich, 5 August 1745. (folio 168)

102. Letter from the Reverend Francis Blomefield. More respecting the ‘Collectanea’ to which Mr. Cole was a large contributor. His History of Norfolk. Dated Norwich, 14 January 1746. (folio 169)

103. Letter from the Reverend Francis Blomefield. In general terms of antiquarian topics. Compaints of manuscripts being locked up by Public Societies .Dated Fersfield, 18 February 1747. (folios 170, 171)

104. Letter from the Reverend Francis Blomefield. Addition of 20 to the Society of Antiquaries. Mr. Cole’s intended marriage. Collections of Thomas Martin. Increased price of curiosities and pictures, etc. Dated Norwich, 22 March 1748. (folios 172)

105. Letter from the Reverend Francis Blomefield. Respecting the purchase of some books. Dated Norwich, 18 August 1748. (folio 173)

106. Letter from the Reverend Francis Blomefield. Respecting the purchase of some books. His ‘Collectanea’. Mr. Parkyn of Oxburgh, etc. Dated Norwich, 18 September 1748. (folio 174)

107. Letter from the Reverend Francis Blomefield. Swan roll of the County of Norfolk. Collection of modern engraved Arms. Inquiries respecting the family of Pichford, etc. Dated Norwich, 20 October 1748. (folios 175, 176)

108. Letter from the Reverend Francis Blomefield. Small pox at Cambridge. Dated Lynn, 13 June 1749. (folio 177)

109. Letter from the Reverend Francis Blomefield. Mr. Cole’s Collections for ‘Athenæ Cantabrigiensis’. Blomefield’s design of writing the life of Fastolph. Progress of ‘Collectanea’. Dated Norwich, 27 June 1749. (folio 178)

110. Letter from the Reverend Francis Blomefield. Low price of books. New charter of the Society of Antiquaries. Dated London, 26 November 1751. (folios 179, 180)

111. Letter from the Robert Bromley esquire, relative to the pedigree of the Bromley family. Dated London, 13 February 1775. (folios 181, 182)

112. Letter from the Robert Bromley esquire, relative to the pedigree of the Bromley family. Dated London, 16 March 1779. (folios 183, 184)

113. Letter from the Robert Bromley esquire, relative to the pedigree of the Bromley family. Dated London, 24 May 1779. (folios *184, 185)

114. Letter from the Robert Bromley esquire, relative to the pedigree of the Bromley family. Marriage of Mrs. Green to a Mr. Cole of Cambridgeshire. Dated Worcester, 30 June 1779. (folios 186, 187)

115. Letter from the Honourable Thomas Bromley. In familiar bantering terms. Dated Bourges, 21 June 1751. (folios 188, 189)

116. Letter from the Honourable Thomas Bromley. Account of Cardinal de Rochefoucault, Archbishop of Bourges. Dated Bourges, 15 July 1751. (folios 190, 191)

117. Copy of a letter from Mr. Cole to Mr. Bromley. Intelligence on various familiar topics. Irregularities at Cambridge University. Corporation affairs, etc. Dated King’s College, Cambridge, 13 December 1751. (folios 192, 193)

118. Letter from Alban Butler. Thanks for Mr. Cole’s corrections of Bishop Fisher’s life. Profligacy of the times. Dated S. Omer, 20 February 1766. (folios 194, 195)