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ORIGINAL LETTERS, political verses and miscellaneous papers, chiefly relating to Sir Robert Walpole; circ. 1700-1783. From Horace Walpole's collections. Contents:-

1. Will of Thomas Walpole, of Little Walsingham, dat. 8 July, 1531, with probate 18 Oct. 1534. Copy (18th cent.). f. 2.

2. Letter of J. Grey al. Bishop to Col. [Robert] Walpole, [father of Sir Robert,], about tithes; [ante 1700]. f. 4.

3. Two fragments in the hand of Sir R. Walpole relating, to the proposed dissolution and change of ministry; [1710 ?]. ff. 6, 7.

4. "Extrait dune lettre de Rome en date du 17 Nov. 1725": an account of Fra Felice Lunerti da Sernano, a Franciscan Observant. Fr. f. 8.

5. Letter of Eugene, Prince of Savoy-Carignan, to Madame Françoise de Guiraud; Vienna, 27 June, 1728. Fr. Signed. Endorsed by Sir R. Walpole as "from the Queen." f. 10.

6. "Copie de la lettre du Roy Stanislas [Stanislas Leszezynski, King of Poland] dans laquelle il fait la relation de sa sortie de Dantzick [27 June, 1734]. Fr. f. 12.

7. "Intended letter [of Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke] to a friend in Paris to be inserted in one of the English prints"; London, - Sept. 1734. Copy. f. 21.

8. Draft for a declaration in Parliament (altered into a message to the Prince) relating to the Civil List provision for the Prince and Princess of Wales; n. d. [Feb. 1737]. In Walpole's hand, with changes made in the cabinet. f. 23.

9. Draft of letter of Sir R. Walpole to George II.; 26 May, 1740. f. 26.

10. Memorandum in Walpole's hand relating to a secret negociation n. d. Fr. f. 28.

11. Political verses of the Walpole period, viz.:-(a) "Dr. Garth's verses on Q. Anne's statue at St. Paul's," by Sir Samuel Garth (ob. 1719). Beg. "Near to the sacred and immortal Frame." f. 30;-(b) "The Fable of the Birds," by J. Burchell, 8 May, 1724. Beg. "In days of yore blyth Philomel." f. 31;-(c) "A Congratulatory Poem" to Sir R. Walpole, K.B., by W. Cotton, B.A., [circ. 1725-6 ?]. Beg. "On You, Great Sir, whose shining Vertues yield." f. 37;-(d) "The 24th Ode of the first book of Horace occasionally paraphras'd upon the death of . . . Dorothy, Viscountess Townshend," [Mar. 1726]. Beg. "What shame, no Stint, Indulgence without End." f. 39;-(e) "Hit or miss. Luck's all: a Comical Ballad," [1728?]. Beg. "Old Stories tell how att Troy Town." f. 40;-(f) "The Grove," complimentary verses to a lady named Davison. Beg. "Thou place which with bright Luminaries shone." f. 41;-(g) "The Monument: or the Muses Motion to . . . Sir Rob. Walpole on occasion of the death of Sir Richard Steele, [1729]. Beg. "Crown'd with the wreath of universal praise." f. 42;-(h) "Cupid deceived, a Tale," coruplimentary verses to a lady called P-, n. d. Beg. "Mother, quoth Cupid, t'other day." f. 44;-(i) "To the Right Hon. Sir. Robert Walpole upon his Birthday." Beg. "Four weapons Providence to Walpole gave." f. 46;-(k) "To the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer.," by Matthew Concanen [appointed Attorney- General in Jamaica in 1732]. Beg. "While bards of high fame, to inhance their renown." f. 47;-(l) Latin address to Queen Caroline, by Christopher Austey, of [St. John's College] Cambridge, 2 Jan. 173 2/3, with letter to [Sir R. Walpole ?]. Beg. "Quod tantam imperii molem, Britonumque, tucri." f. 48;-(m) "To the Imitator [sc. A. Pope] of the I st Satire of the 2nd Book of Horace," [1733?]. Beg. "In two large columns on thy motley page." f. 53;-(n) " Epistle from A. P., Esq. to V. B." [sc. Alexander Pope to Viscount Bolingbroke]. Beg. "Confess dear Laelius, Pious, Just and Wise." f. 55;-(o) "Epilogus ad Eunuchum." Beg. "Mi Gnatho, num salvae tibi res sint? num tibi pulchre." f. 59;-(p) "The Broken trooper's humble petition to the Right Hon. Sir Robert Walpole," by James Dodd. Beg. "Amidst a craving Croud that wait." f. 60.

12. Receipted bills:-(a) of C- F- Zincke for several pictures delivered to Horace Walpole; I Dec. 1746. f. 61;-(b) of John Bastin for pictures and curiosities bought at sales for the same; 26 Feb. 1756. f. 64.

13. Letter of [Robert D'Arcy, Earl of] Holdernesse, Secretary of State, to the Duke of Newcastle, on a proposal to take the W. Indies out of his province; 30 Jan. 1752. Copy. f. 62.

14. Character of Sir Robert Walpole, by Thomas Pownall, (Governor of Massachusetts 1757-1759), preceded by a letter sent with an earlier draft of it to Horace Walpole, 30 Oct. 1783, and Horace Walpole's reply, 27 Oct. [sic] 1783. The latter is printed in Nichols' Literary Anecdotes, vol. iv. p. 709, and the character (with some changes) in Coxes Memoirs of Walpole (London, 1798, vol. iii. p. 615. f. 65. Paper; ff. 81. Belonged to John Caley, F.R.S. (sale-cat. 1834, lot 2245). Phillipps MS. 6798 (sale-cat. 1899, lot 1175). Folio.

includes:

• f. 2 Thomas Walpole, of Little Walsingham: will: 1531.: Copy.
• f. 4 J- Grey, alias Bishop: Letter to Col. Walpole: ante 1700.
• ff. 6-28 Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Letters and political notes: 1710-1740.
• f. 8 Fra Felice Lunerti, da Sernano; Franciscan Observant: Account of: 1725.
• f. 10 Eugène, Prince of Savoy-Carignan: Letter to Madame de Guiraud: 1728.: Signed.
• f. 12 Stanislas Leczinski; King of Poland: Letters to a friend concerning his escape from Dantzig: 1734.: Fr.: Copies.
• f. 21 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Letter to a newspaper: 1734 (?).: Copy.
• f. 23 George II of England: Messages between the King and the Prince of Wales: 1737.
• f. 23 Frederic Louis, Princes of Wales: Messages to, from the king, with replies: 1737, 1742.
• f. 26 George II of England: Letter to, from Sir R. Walpole: 1740.
• f. 30 Sir Samuel Garth, d 1719 physician and poet: Verses on Qu. Anne's statue: 18th cent.
• ff. 30-60 Political and Satirical Poems: political verses: 18th cent.
• f. 31 Josiah Burchett, Secretary to the Admiralty: Fable of the Birds: 1724.
• f. 37 W- Cotton, BA: Verses to Sir R. Walpole: circ. 1725.
• ff. 37-60 Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Political verses relating to: 1725-1733.
• f. 39 Dorothy Townshend, 2nd wife of Charles, 2nd Viscount Townsend: Ode on the death of: 1726.
• f. 41 Davison: Verses on: 18th cent.
• f. 47 Matthew Concanen: Verses to Sir R. Walpole: n.d.
• f. 48 Christopher Anstey: Verses to Queen Caroline: 1733.: Lat.
• ff. 53, 55 Alexander Pope, poet: Political verses on: circ. 1733.
• f. 60 James Dodd: Verses addressed to Sir R. Walpole: n.d.
• f. 61 Christian Friedrich Zincke, miniaturist: Bill for pictures sold to H. Walpole: 1746.
• ff. 61, 64 Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford 1791: Bills for pictuies, etc.: 1746-1756.
• f. 62 Robert D'Arcy, 4th Earl of Holdernesse; Ambassador at Venice (1744), Minister at the Hague (1749), Secretary of State (1751): Correspondence with the Duke of Newcastle: 1750-1757.: Copies.
• f. 64 John Bastin: Bill for pictures, etc., sold to H. Walpole: 1756.
• f. 65 Colonel Thomas Pownall, MP; Governor of Massachusetts and S Carolina: Character of Sir R. Walpole, with letter to H. Walpole: 1783.
• f. 65 Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Character of, by Governor Pownall: 1783.
• f. 67 Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford 1791: Letter to Governor Pownall: 1783.