Add MS 37934

WINDHAM PAPERS. Vol. XCIII. (ff. 178). Miscellaneous Papers, viz.:-

1. Grant by Charles II. to Colonel Francis Wyndham [cr. Bart. 1673] and Thomas Wyndham [his son] of the forfeited life-interest of Nicholas Love, the regicide, in the manor of Crowndall [Crondall], co. Southt., property of the Dean and Chapter of Winchester; 26 Sept. 1660. Signed. Paper seal. f. 1.

2. Correspondence of Anne Barnes, of North Repps, co. Norfolk, circ. 1734-1741, relating chiefly to her love-affairs (cf. W. Coxe, Literary Life and Select Works of Benjamin Stillingfleet, 1811, i. pp. 65-72). Besides original letters of Miss Barnes, sometimes signed Celia, to Ashe Windham, Windham's grandfather, and a poem in her hand, there are copies of her letter to Stillingfleet (a grandson of the Bishop of Worcester and tutor to William Windham, father of the statesman) breaking off her engagement, and of Stillingfleet's reply, and extracts of other letters, one (1734) referring to Frank Wyndham, others to and from - Russel, whom she married in 1741. f. 2.

3. Letter of [Thomas] Dampier [afterwards usher at Eton and Dean of Durham], Robert Price [of Foxley, co. Heref.] and Benjamin Tate to the "Bloods," a group of young Englishmen staying at Geneva, to which the writers had belonged before their return home, and which included also Thomas Hamilton, Earl of Haddington, William Windham and his tutor (Coxe, op. cit. p. 73); 17 May, 1742. The letter deals with the fall of Walpole and the political situation in England at some length. f. 29.

4. Letter of Benjamin Stillingfleet to [Williaim Windham, senior]; London, 5 Dec. 1756. f. 34.

5. Notes, in W. Windham's hand, of a conversation with Dr. Samuel Johnson, 10 Dec. 1784, not recored, except for one remark, by Boswell. The first entry, rather obscurely written, seems to refer to baseless gossip about the death of Sir lsaac Newton. f. 37.

6. Memoranda in Windham's hand of dates in his fatal illness; 8 July, 1809-12 May, 1810. f. 40.

7. Documents relating to W. Windham, viz. (a) Certificate of his birth in St. James', Westminister, 3 May, 1750. f. 41;-(b) Minute of oath as privy-councillor, 16 June, 1794. f. 42;-(c) Appointment under sign-manual as Secretary at War, 11 July, 1794. Vellum. f. 46.

8. Biographical notes, including printted memoir of W. Windham, by Edmond Malone, with the author's autograph corrections, and some reminiscences of personal friends in the hand of George Ellis. f. 48.

9. Rough draft of verses by Windham in a copy of Johnson's Poems presented to a young lady, 10 Sept. 1785 (Diary, p. 63). f. 64.

10. Verses addressed to Windham, viz. (a) Congratulatory ode on his recovery from illness, 1778. f. 66;-(b) Imitation of Horace, Odes i. 9, and other verses by J-Crane, M.D., Nov.1797. f.68;-

(c) Verses beg. "When the fair flow'r neglected and forgot." f. 70;-(d) Verses endorsed as "sent me by Mrs. R. and addressed to me, I apprehend, by mistake," and entitled "On setting accidentally at the Play near Mr. Windham." f. 72;-(e) "Ambition, an Ode," with notes. f. 73.

11. Miscellaneous verses, etc., viz. (a) Extract from the Oxonii Dux Poeticus of M- Aubry: a Latin poem by a French émigré (the lines are not in the Oxford edition of 1795), relating to Windham and others. f. 77;-(b) Lines from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, i. 1, applied by Mrs. C[rewe?] to Windham and to [William Fitzwilliam] Earl Fitzwilliam. f. 79;-(c) Four songs in French. f. 80;-(d) "An ode for the year 1800," endorsed "Poetry by Mr. Pye of Norwich." f. 88;-(e) Imitation of Horace, Odes ii. 8, relating to Mrs. [Mary Anne] Clarke. f. 91;-(f) Verses "to a Lady who requested the description of a Gentleman, by the late Lady O'Neill" [Henrietta, wife of John O'Neill, afterwards Baron and Viscount O'Neill, d. 1793]. f. 92;-(g) "Seguidilla," dated Jan. 1785. Span. f. 94.

12. Classical fragments, viz. (a) Anonymous translation of Virgil, Georg. ii. 136-176 in blank verse. f. 96;-(b) Greek versions from Shakespeare's Henry VIII. III. ii. 352-368, 429-457, and King Lear, i. v. 299-313. The last is ascribed to f. 98; -(c) Notes, in Windham's hand, on Aeschylus' Choephoroe. f. 101;-(d) Remarks, in the same hand, on the style of Sallust. f. 102.

13. Plans, by Windham, for arrangement of letters and papers. f. 103.

14. Mathematical scraps in Windham's hand, partly problems on the theory of probabilities. f. 109.

15. "Nugae Etonenses," a list of nicknames and other information relating to masters and boys at Eton, circ. 1765-1766. Described by Sir H. Maxwell-Lyte, History of Eton (1889), p. 304, from another copy. The present copy, written in 1807, contains notes on the rank or office at that date of boys mentioned. Prefixed is a motto from a Vale exercise by T- H- Smyth, "Mnemosyne medios furtim tibi subtrahet annos Et puer in memori pectore rursus eris." f. 136.

16. "Table-talk of C. P. 1771," and "Facts and anecdotes" in the same hand (after 1772). f. 147.

17. Tales, with autograph corrections, in French, by Comtesse Adélaïde Marie Émilie de Flahault (afterwards Marquise de Souza Botelho), viz. (a) Sketch of a superior of a convent, Madame de Trant; see Windham's Diary, p. 239. Incorporated with some alterations in Adèle de Sénange, lettre xxiii. (Euvres de Madame de Souza, 1821, i. p. 133). f. 152;-(b) "Aglaé," a fairy-tale. Printed as an appendix to the same work, ibid. p. 301. f. 161.

includes:

• f. 1 Sir William Morice: Signature, a Secretary of State: 1660.
• f. 1 Crondall, Hampshire: Grant to Col. F. Wyndham in: 1660.
• f. 1 Charles II of England: Grant of life-interest in Crondall Manor, co. Southt: 1660.
• f. 1 Nicholas Love, regicide: Grant to Col. F. Wyndham of the life-interest of, in Crondall manor, co. Southt.: 1660.
• f. 1 Colonel Francis Wyndham, 1st Baronet (1673): Grant to him and Thomas, his son, of N. Love's life-interest in Crondall manor, co. Southt.: 1660.
• f.2-18 Anne Barnes, of North Repps, county Norfolk: Letters to A. Windham: circ. 1734-1741.
• f. 19 Poetry: Verses: a Pastoral, by Anne Barnes: early 18th cent.
• f. 19 Anne Barnes, of North Repps, county Norfolk: Verses: a Pastoral: early 18th cent.
• f. 21 Frank Wyndham: Letter from Miss A. Barnes concerning: 1734.
• f.21 Anne Barnes, of North Repps, county Norfolk: Letter concerning F. Wyndham: 1734.
• ff. 22, 23 Stillingfleet, East Riding of Yorkshire: Correspondence with Miss A. Barnes: 1735.: Copies.
• ff. 22, 23 Anne Barnes, of North Repps, county Norfolk: Correspondence with B. Stillingfleet: 1735.
• ff. 26, 27 Russell: Extracts of correspondence with Miss A. Barnes: 1741.
• ff. 26, 27 Anne Barnes, of North Repps, county Norfolk: Correspondence with - Russel, her future husband: 1741.: Extr.
• f. 29 City of Geneva: Letter of T. Dampier and others to the English " Bloods" at: 1742.
• f. 29 Thomas Dampier, usher at Eton and Dean of Durham: Letter to the "Bloods" at Geneva: 1742.
• f. 29 George II of England: Letter on the political situation: 1742.
• f. 29 Benjamin Tate: Letter to the" Bloods" at Geneva: 1742.
• f. 29 Robert Price, of Foxley, county Herefordshire: Letter to the " Bloods " at Geneva: 1742.
• f. 34 Stillingfleet, East Riding of Yorkshire: Letter to W. Windham, senior: 1756.
• f. 37 Samuel Johnson: Notes in W. Windham's hand of a conversation with: 1784.
• f. 37 Sir Isaac Newton: Gossip concerning his death: 1784.
• f. 42 Stephen Cottrell: minute signed by, as commissioner of the Privy Seal: 1794.
• f. 46 Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Signature, as Secretary of State for War: 1794.
• ff. 49-62 Edmund Malone: Biographical memoir of W. Windham: 1810.: Printed.
• f. 63 George Ellis, FRS: Reminiscences of W. Windham: circ 1810.
• f. 68 J- Crane, MD, of Wells: Verses addressed to W. Windham, etc: 1796-1799.
• f. 77 Aubry, French émigré: Extract from his Oxonii Dux Poeticus: circ. 1795.: Lat.
• f. 79 Frances Anne Crewe, wife of John, 1st Baron Crewe: Lines from Shakespeare applied to W. Windham and Earl Fitzwilliam: n.d.
• ff. 80-94 Poetry: Miscellaneous verses: 1785-1800.: Fr., Engl. and Span.
• f. 88 Pye, of Norwich: "An Ode for the year 1800".
• f. 91 Mary Anne Clarke: Verses on: circ. 1807.
• f. 92 Henrietta O'Neill, wife of John Baron O'Neill: Verses on a Gentleman, ante 38006.: 1793.
• f. 96 Poetry: Translation of Virgil, Georgia II. 136-176: late 18th cent.
• f. 98 Poetry: Translations from Shakes care: late 18th cent.: Gr.
• f. 101 Aeschylus: Notes on the Choephoroe by W. Windham: late 18th cent.
• f. 102 Caius Sallustius Crispus: Remarks on the style of, by W. Windham: late 18th cent.
• f. 136 Eton College; Berkshire: "Nugae Etonenses" list of nicknames, etc.: 1765-1766.
• ff. 147, 148 C- P-: "Tabletalk,"and "Facts and Anecdotes: 1771, post 1772.
• f. 158 Mad. - de Trant: Character as superior of a convent: early 19th cent.
• f. 161 Comtesse Adélaide Marie Emilie de Flahault,; afterwards Marquise de Souza Botelho: Aglae: a fairy tale: early 19th cent.
• f. 771 Poetry: Extrict from M. Aubry's "Oxoni. Dux Poeticus": circ. 1795.