Add MS 22629

VOL. V. 1. G[iles] Earle [M.P. for Chippenham] to Mrs. Howard; 18 June [1716], and Eastcourt, 27 July, 1717, ff. 1, 3.

2. S[ophia] Howe [daughter of General Emanuel Howe, and niece of the lst Viscount Howe] to the same: two letters written at the Ranger's Lodge in Holt Forest, near Farnham, and the second dat. 14 Oct. [l719], ff. 4, 6.

3. Eliza[beth] Molesworth [daughter of James Welwood, M.D., and wife of Captain Walter, 5th son of the lst Viscount Molesworth] to the same; Axminster, 30 Apr. [1720], 14 May, 1719, and Saturday morning [1719 or 1720]. To the second letter is added a PS. by Captain W. Molesworth. ff. 8, 122, 124.

4. [Mary, daughter of the 2nd Lord Bellenden, and wife of Colonel John Campbell] to the same; Knoll, 18 Oct. [1721], f. 10.

5. [Elizabeth, Lady] Mohun to the same; 23 July [1722], f. 11.

6. H[arriet] Pitt [sister of John Villiers, 1st Earl of Grandison, and mother of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham] to Mrs. Howard; [Dec. 1722], f. 13.

7. E[lizabeth, Countess of] Bristol [2nd wife, of John Hervey, lst Earl] to the same. Five letters; the first dated Bettisfield, 16 Aug. 1726; the others written in 1726 or 1727. ff. 15, 128-134.

8. R[ichard] Hampden [M.P. for Wendover] to the same; 30 June [1727], ff. 17b-24 b.

9. A[nne?] B[edingfield, connected with the Hobarts] to the same; [15 Aug. 1726], f. 26.

10. Anne Vane [sister of the 1st Lord Darlington] to the same; [Bath] 5 Oct. 1730, f. 28.

11. [Joanna] Sophia [Comtesse] de Schaumbourg-Lippe [widow of Friedrich Christian, Count of Lippe-Bückeburg, or Schaumburg- Lippe] to Lady Suffolk; Stadthagen, in the Countship of Schaumburg, ¹⁶/₅ Oct. 1731, and ^{1 April}/_{21 March} 1732, ff. 30, 32.

2. Correspondence between the Hon. George Berkeley and Lady Suffolk; Shotover, 19 June [1734]-24 Apr. [1741], ff. 33-44, 47-56.

13. [Lady Betty Germaine] on behalf of Lady Suffolk, to her brother, the Hon. G. Berkeley; 28 Mar. 1741, f. 45.

14. John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, to his aunt, Lady Suffolk, and the Hon. G. Berkeley; [1744]-1765, ff. 57-60, 69, 71, 73, 96,104-113, 115.

15. M[ary, Lady] Vere [wife of Vere Beauclerk, lst Lord Vere of Hanworth] to Lady Suffolk; Drayton [Sept. 1751], 3 and 16 Aug. [1752], ff. 61, 126, 127.

16. Draft, in Lady Suffolk's hand, of a character of Margaret Power, recommended as a lady-in-waiting on the Princess Augusta, f. 62.

17. Margaret Power to Lady Suffolk; Leicester House, 21 Oct. 1751, f. 63.

18. A[nne] Pitt [sister of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham] to Lady Suffolk; Sens, 10 July [1757]-10 Nov. [1758], with seals, ff. 65, 70, 75-81.

19. Draft of a letter from Lady Suffolk to the Countess of Bute; [Aug. 1761], f. 83.

20. M[ary] W[ortley, Countess of] Bute [Wife of John Stuart, 3rd Earl] to Lady Suffolk; London, 6 Aug. 1761, f. 84.

21. D[eborah] Chetwynd [the Queen's sempstress, daughter of William, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd in 1767] to the same; Dover Street, 8 Aug. [1761], f. 87.

22. J[ames] S[tuart] Mackenzie [2nd son of James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute] to the same. The first letter was written on the 15th Feb. 1763; the others about 1748-1750. ff. 88, 172-180.

23. Lady Suffolk to her nephew, John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Bucking hamshire. The first letter a draft in another handwriting, written in Feb. 1763; the others autograph, and dat. Marble Hill, 12 June, 1763-28 Nov. [1765], ff. 90-95, 98-103, 114.

24. Notes of prices paid for dresses, etc., of Queen Caroline and the Princesses, in the handwriting of Lady Suffolk, ff. 117, 119.

25. B[ridget] Carteret [niece of the 1st Lord Carteret] to Lady Suffolk; n.d., f. 125.

26. Note from Lady Temple [Anne, wife of Richard Grenville, lst Earl] to the same; followed by a draft of Lady Suffolk's answer, not in her handwriting; [July, 1766], ff. 135, 136.

27. [Lady] M[ary] C[oke, daughter of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, and wife of Edward, Viscount Coke, heir-apparent of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester] to the same; 19 June [1748]- 12 Aug. 1762. The date 1742 on the first letter is a slip for 1752. ff. 138, 144, 145, 147, 149, 156, 164-170.

28. "Copy of Lord Leicester's letter to Lady Mary Coke, dated at Holkham [seat of the Cokes, Earls of Leicester] Jan. lst 174⁷/₈." In the same hand as the following. f. 139.

29. Lady Elizabeth Campbell [4th daughter of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, and wife in 1749 of James Stuart Mackenzie] to Lady Suffolk; 15 June [1748], ff. 142, 143.

30. Lady Suffolk to Lady Mary Coke; [l748]. Drafts. ff. 146, 151, 152, 154.

31. Lady Mary Coke to her sister, Lady Elizabeth Campbell: two letters; the first a copy by Lady Elizabeth and undated, the second autograph and dat. 16 July, 1748, ff. 148, 153.

32. Lady Suffolk to Lord Leicester; [circ. 1748-9]. Draft. f. 158.

33. Lady Mary Coke to her uncle, Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll; 7 Nov. [1748]. Copy in Lady Elizabeth Campbell's hand. f. 159.

34. Edward, Viscount Coke [only son of Thomas Coke, lst Earl of Leicester] to his mother-in-law, the Dowager Duchess of Argyll; 18 and 27 Jan. 174⁸/₉. Copies in Lady Elizabeth Campbell's hand. ff. 160, 161.

35. [Lady] M[ary] C[oke] to her sister, Anne, Countess of Strafford [wife of William Wentworth, 2nd Earl]? 6 Feb. 1748[9], f. 163.

36. Miscellaneous verses, beginning with, "A Poem to Sir Richard Steel. Occasiond by his excellent Comedy, the Conscious Lovers by Mr. D. Lewis," f. 182, followed by "An Epistle to Sir Robt. Walpole," by George [Bubb] Dodington [lst Lord Melcombe] and by several trifles, political and amatory, and a few notes in prose.

37. "The Characters of Lord Coke and Lord Hobart., by Judge [David] Jenkins. Preface to his Centuries or Reports ["Eight Centuries of Reports;" first published in 1661]. Translated from the Latin,." f. 225.

38. Copy of a letter of recommendation of "le Sieur Comte de la Lippe" [ ? Albrecht Wolffgang], who desired to enter the service of Holland, addressed to the States-General by George I.; dat. St. James's, 13 Jan. 17²⁶/₂₇. Fr. f. 227.

39. Political memorandum by the Hon. George Berkeley, f. 228.

40. "Observations on the draught of the settlement, on the marriage of Mr. [Richard] Grenville [lst Earl Temple in 1752], with Mrs. Anna Chamber" [daughter of Thomas Chamber of Hanworth], etc.; followed by a note from Lady Betty Germaine, one of the trustees, and three receipts signed "Anna Chamber" and "Anna Grenville," two dat. 2 May, 1737, the third dat. 23 Apr. 1743, ff. 229-237.

41. Suggestions for alterations and additions to be made in the 2nd and 3rd Acts of Shakspeare's "Julius Cæsar," for the purpose of developing the character of Brutus. Signed "T. Killigrew." f. 238.

includes:

• ff. 1, 3 Giles Earle, MP for Chippenham, and Treasury Commissioner: Letters to Lady Suffolk: 1716, 1717.
• ff. 4, 6 Sophia Howe: Letters to Lady Suffolk: 1719.
• ff. 8, 122, 124 Walter Molesworth, Captain, 5th son of Robert, 1st Viscount Molesworth: Letters from him and Elizabeth, his wife, to Lady Suffolk: 1719.
• f. 10 Mary Campbell, daughter of Lord Bellenden, wife of John, 4th Duke of Argyll: Correspondence with Lady Suffolk: 1720-1723.
• f.. 11 Elizabeth Mohun, wife of Charles, Lord Mohun: Letters to Mrs. Howard: 1716-1722.
• f. 13 Harriet Pitt, wife of Robert Pitt of Boconnoc: Letter to Lady Suffolk: 1722.
• ff. 15, 128-134 Elizabeth Hervey, wife of John, 1st Earl of Bristol: Letters to Lady Suffolk: 1726-1727.
• ff. 17 b-24 b Richard Hampden, MP for Wendover: Letters to Lady Suffolk: 1727.
• f. 26 Anne Bedingfeld: Letter to Lady Suffolk: 1726.
• f. 28 Anne Vane: Letter to Lady Suffolk: 1730.
• ff. 30, 32 Frederic Christian, Counts of Schaumburg - Lippe - Bückeburg: Letters from Joanna Sophia, his divorced wife, to Lady Suffolk: 1731, 1732.
• ff. 45, 81, 234 Lady Elizabeth Germaine, wife of Sir John Germaine: Let, ters to her brother and others: 1737-1748.
• ff. 57, 58, 69, 71, 73, 90-115 John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire: Correspondence with Lady Suffolk: 1744-1765.
• f. 60 John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire: Letter to Hon. G. Berkeley: n.d.
• ff. 61, 126, 127 Mary Beauclerk, née Chambers; wife of Vere, 1st Baron Vere: Letters to Lady Suffolk and Hon. G. Berkeley: 1728-1752.
• f. 62 Margaret Power: Character of, by Lady Suffolk: circ. 1750.
• f. 63 Margaret Power: Letter to Lady Suffolk: 1751.
• ff. 65, 70, 75-81 Anne Pitt, wife of Thomas, 1st Baron Camelford: Letters to Lady Suffolk: 1757-1758.
• ff. 83, 84 Mary Stuart, wife of John, 3rd Earl of Bute: Correspondence with Lady Suffolk: 1761.
• f. 87 Hon Deborah Chetwynd, daughter of William, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd; royal sempstress and laundress: Letter to Lady Suffolk: 1761.
• ff. 88, 172-180 Hon James Stuart Mackenzie, 2nd son of James, 2nd Earl of Bute, Keeper of the Privy Seal for Scotland: Letters to Lady Suffolk: circ. 1748-1763.
• ff. 117, 119 George II of England; Queen Caroline: Prices for dresses for her and the princesses: n.d.
• f. 125 Bridget Carteret: Letter to Lady Suffolk: n.d.
• ff. 135, 136 Anne Grenville, wife of Richard, 1st Earl Temple: Correspondence with Lady Suffolk: 1766.
• ff. 138, 144-147, 149, 151, 152 Mary Coke, widow of Edward, Viscount Coke: Correspondence with Lady Suffolk: 1748-1762.
• f. 139 Mary Coke, widow of Edward, Viscount Coke: Letter to, from Lord Leicester: 1748.: Copy.
• f. 139 Thomas Coke, Baron Lovell; Earl of Leicester: Letters to Lady Coke: 1748.: Copies.
• ff. 139, 158 Thomas Coke, Baron Lovell; Earl of Leicester: Correspondence with Lady Suffolk: 1748, 1749.
• ff. 142, 143 Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of the 1st Duke of Argyll, afterwards wife of the Right Hon. J S Mackenzie: Letters to Lady Suffolk: 1748.
• ff. 148, 153 Mary Coke, widow of Edward, Viscount Coke: Letters to her sister Elizabeth: 1748, 1749.
• ff. 154, 156, 164-178 Mary Coke, widow of Edward, Viscount Coke: Correspondence with Lady Suffolk: 1748-1762.
• f. 159 Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll: Letter to, from his niece, Lady M. Coke: 1748.
• f. 159 Mary Coke, widow of Edward, Viscount Coke: Letter to her uncle the Duke of Argyll: 1748.: Copy.
• ff. 160, 161 Edward Coke, Viscount Coke; son of Thomas, Earl of Leicester: Letters to the Dowager Duchess of Argyll: 1749.
• f. 163 Mary Coke, widow of Edward, Viscount Coke: Letter to her sister Lady Strafford: 1749.
• f. 182 Sir Richard Steele: Poem addressed to: 18th cent.
• ff. 182-224 Poetry: Collections of English political and miscellaneous pieces: 17th and 18th centt.
• f. 184 Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Epistle to, in verse, by Bubb Doddigton: 18th cent.
• f. 184 George Bubb-Dodington, Baron Melcombe: Letter to Sir R. Walpole: 18th cent.
• f. 225 Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice: Character of, by Judge Jenkins: 1661.
• f. 225 Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet 1611; Attorney-General: Character of, by Judge Jenkins: 1661.
• f. 225 David Jenkins, Judge for South Wales: Characters of Lord Coke and Lord Hobart: 17th cent.
• f. 227 Netherlands, United Provinces: Letter of recommendation to the States-General from George I.: 1727.
• f. 229 George I of England: Letter to the States-General: 1727.
• ff. 229, 231 Richard Grenville, 1st Earl Temple (1752): Notes on his marriage settlement: 1737.
• f. 234 Hon George Berkeley: Letter to, from his sister Lady E. Germaine: 1737.
• ff. 235, 236 Anne Grenville, wife of Richard, 1st Earl Temple: Receipts: 1737, 1743.
• f. 238 Thomas Killigrew, Dramatist, English Ambassador to Venice, Savoy and Florence: Suggestions for altering Shakspeare's " Julius Cæsar": 18th cent.
• f. 238 William Shakespeare: Suggestions of T. Killigrew for altering " Julius Cæsar ": 17th cent.