Add MS 37728

BERRY PAPERS. Vol. III. (ff. 223). Miscellaneous papers, as follows:-

1. Walpole papers, mostly holograph, sc.: (a) Letter to [George, Lord Lyttelton] on Gray's odes; Strawberry Hill, 25 Aug. 1757. Copy. Printed, Letters of H. Walpole, ed. Toynbee, 1903, iv. p. 96. f. 1;-(b) Verses "On Princess Amelie [Amelia Sophia Eleonora, third dau. of George II.] being under her Arch at Stowe. July 5^th, 1770." Beg. "Tother day with a beautiful frown on her brow." f. 3;-(c) "The Spectator. No. none. Written by nobody...............Sunday, Jan. 19, 1772." On systems of philosophy. f. 4;-(d) Account of my conduct relative to the places I hold under government and towards ministers: the notes printed under this title in The Works of Horatio Walpole, ed. Rob. Berry, 1798, ii. p. 363. Dated, 30 March, 1782. f. 6;-(e) "Strange Occurrencies, being a Continuation of Baker's Chronicle"; 28 Dec. 1782. Printed with some omissions, op. cit. iv. p. 63. The omissions are noted by another hand in pencil, but the reference to Wilkes, which is marked for alteration, remains unchanged, Wilkes having died in 1797. f. 12;-(f) Draft of a letter to [Rev. William] Mason; Nov. 1783. Printed, ed. Toynbee, xiii. p. 78, with some variations, under the date 8 Nov. 1783. f. 16;-(g) Letter to [Anne Fitzpatrick], Countess of Upper Ossory, on his first meeting with the Berrys; Strawberry Hill, 11 Oct. 1788. Printed inaccurately from Cunningham's ed. by Mrs. Toynbee, xiv. p. 86. f. 18; -(h) To the same, giving his view of the character of the Berrys; Berkeley Square, "May 29^th in the evening" ("morning," ed. Toynbee, following Cunningham). Printed, op cit. xv. p. 112. Preceded (f. 20) by a note from R. Vernon Smith to Miss Berry, enclosing the letter, dat. 31 Dec. 1843. f. 21;-(i) To Mary Berry, lamenting her absence and referring to her engagement to General O'Hara; 1796 (water-mark). The first part of the letter was written by Walpole "with great pain and difficulty," but the rest is in a woman's hand, explaining the circumstances of the letter. f. 23;-(k) "Notes on Ld. Clarendon's Life and Continuation"; n. d. With a note "N.B. to be inserted in my Copy. MB 1842." f. 26;-(l) Notes on Magna Charta and other statues. f. 28;-(m) "Thoughts on keeping holy the Sabbath / By J. Cardan." At the end (f. 31 b) is a note in pencil on the advisability of printing the article, in the same hand as in (e) above. f. 30;-(n) Notes on the Book of Revelation. f. 32;-(o) General criticism of Dr. Johnson's writings: the notes so entitled in Berry's ed. iv. p. 361. f. 34;-(p) "The Meditation of Mother Puss." f. 36;-(q) Verses on Bishop Burnet's entry into Hell. Beg. "The Devils were brawling, when Burnet descending." f. 38;-

(r) Aphorisms and riddles. f. 39;-(s) Thomas Ashton to Horace Walpole: rhymed epistle, beg. "Indiff'rence, Walpole, is the only Art," dat. "The 7^th after y^e 31^st of July in the 37^th year of y^e 18^th Century." f. 42.

2. Papers in the hand of Lady Charlotte Lindsay, relating to the trial of Queen Caroline, sc. (a) "Some account of the occurrences in England from the arrival of Her Majesty Queen Caroline on the 5^th of June 1820." Part (10-18 June) of a journal in the form of letters written by Lady C. Lindsay to Miss Berry. The whole journal is printed, Extracts, iii. p. 235. f. 44;-(b) Copy of "A Bill intituled an act to depirive her Majesty, Q. Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of the Title......of Queen Consort." f. 68;-(c) Copy of the Queen's "Protest to the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in Parliament assembled" against the above Act. f. 70.

3. Verses by (a) [Georgiana Cavendish], Dutchess of Devonshire. Engl. and (f. 77) Fr. Copied by Mary and Agnes Berry and others. Followed (f. 79) by verses "On reading some poetry of Ly. Georgiana Spencer's wrote at Althrop (sic), 1774." In Agnes Berry's hand. f. 71;-(b) [Richard Owen] Cambridge: satirical and humorous verses. Many are printed in his Works, 1803. Autogragh, and copies by Mary Berry. f.80;-(c) Hon. George Howard, afterwards Earl of Carlisle (ff. 125, 127, 129), Sir Stratford Canning, afterwards Viscount Stratford de Redeliffe (ff. 130-138), [Richard Edgcumbe], Earl of Mount Edgcumbe ("Prologue to the Theatrical performance at Strawberry Hill in November, 1800," printed in Extracts, ii. p. 114. f. 139), Catherine Fanshawe ("Ode, May, 1805"; ascribed in jest by the author to Miss Berry, see Extracts, ii. pp. 298-9. f. 144) and others. Engl., Lat. and Ital. Chiefly copies.

4. Collections made by Mary Berry from MS. and printed sources for Some Account of Rachel Wriothesley, Lady Russell, 1819. f. 154.

5. Miscellaneous papers, including transcripts in Mary Berry's band of passages from the Manuscrit venu de St. Hélène d'une manière inconnue, publ. 1817, attributed to Napoleon, but really by J. F. Lullin de Chateauvieux (f. 194 = p. 68, f. 198 = p. 136), with an English translation, an epitaph on Elizabeth Berry, Miss Berry's mother, and other epitaphs (f. 204) and notes of little interest. Fr., Engl. and Ital. f. 194.

Poetry: Poems by H. Walpole, the Duchess of Devonshire, R. 0. Cambridge and others: 18th-19th cent.

includes:

• ff. 1-42 Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford 1791: Letters and papers: 1757-1796.
• f. 20 Robert Vernon Smith, 1st Baron Lyveden; afterwards Vernon: Letter to M. Berry: 1843.
• f. 42 Thomas Ashton: Rhymed epistle to H. Walpole: 1737.: Autogr.
• ff. 44-70 Lady Charlotte Lindsay: Journals and papers relating to thetrial of Qu. Caroline,: 1820.: Autogr.
• ff. 71-79 Georgiana Cavendish, 18th-19th cent: 1st wife of William, 5th Duke of Devonshire: Copies.
• ff. 80-123 Richard Owen Cambridge, poet: Poems.: 18th cent.: Autogr. and copies.
• ff. 125-129 George William Frederick Howard, Viscount Morpeth; 7th Earl of Carlisle: Poems by: 19th cent: Copies.
• ff. 130-138 Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe: Poems: 19th cent.: Printed and autogr.
• f. 140 Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe: Verses by: 1800.: Copy.
• f. 145 Catherine Fanshawe: Verses by: 1805.
• f. 149 General George Washington: Sonnet on: 19th cent.
• ff. 194-201 Napoleon I of France: Extracts from "le manuscrit de St. Hélène": 19th cent.
• f. 202 Evan Rice, huntsman: Epitaph on, by Bishop Sprat: 19th cent.: Lat.
• f. 202 Thomas Sprat, Bishop of Rochester: Epitaph on Evan Rice. huntsman: 19th cent.: Lat.: Copy.
• f. 203 Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton: Epitaph on: 1801.
• f. 209 Maria Maddalena Marzimedici Antinori: Invitation to her obsequies: 18th cent.: Printed.
• ff. 210, 214 Clement XIII; Pope: Papers relating to his death and funeral: 1740.: Ital.: Printed.
• ff. 216, 220 Newspapers: Novelle Letterarie, Florence: 15 Jan, 1740, 25 Feb. 1742.