Add MS 46382 A

HARINGTON PAPERS. Vol. XX (ff. 75). Miscellaneous letters and papers of Henry Harington, M.D., of Bath, etc., chiefly relating to the Harington family of Kelston; 1603-1834. Partly printed. The contents include:-

(1) Letter of Sir John Harington of Kelston to Henry, Prince of Wales, relating to Harington's dog Bungay; 14 June 1608. Copy, circ. 18th cent. Printed by N. E. McClure, op. cit., pp. 132-134. ff. 1-2b.

(2) Letters of George Frederick Nott, D.D., to Henry Harington, M.D., chiefly relating to the Harington manuscripts of Tudor poetry; 1809-1811. ff. 9-23b.

(3) Miscellaneous verses:- (a) addressed 'To Dr Harington, on Professor Spurzheim's declaring there was nothing particular to be observed on his skull'; circ. 1813-1816. f. 24;- (b) on friendship, beg. 'Oh! Friendship thou balmy cordial of life', sent to Harington by Miss Jane Seymer; n.d. f. 25;-(c) attributed to Harington, beg. 'To Bath's fair market Bladud brought'; n.d. Printed. f. 26. ff. 24-26.

(4) Miscellaneous notes of Henry Harington, M.D., on music, geometry and physics, including a printed copy of his PANARMONIKON (f. 27), and a fragment from a setting for four parts of some verses on contentment (f. 27b); n.d. ff. 27-34.

(5) Leaves from a scrapbook of engraved arms borne by families connected with the Haringtons, compiled by Henry Harington; n.d. Partly autograph. ff. 38-58.

(6) Engravings of houses, etc., extracted chiefly from James Wright, The History and Antiquities of the County of Rutland, 1684, and Additions, 1687: see Add. MS. 46378 A. ff. 56-63.

(7) Biographical sketch of Henry Harington by 'Philo-Musicus', from the Bath and Bristol Magazine, iii, 1834, pp. 342-364. Printed. ff. 64-75. Paper. Quarto. Circ. 1759-1834. Belonged, after 1816, to Henry Harington's daughter, Susannah Isabella Thomas: cf. annotations in her hand at ff. 8, 13b, and a letter addressed to her husband, Archdeacon Thomas, at f. 36.

Harington family: Letters and miscellaneous papers rel. to: 17th-19th centt.

includes:

• f. 1 Henry, Princes of Wales: Letter to, from Sir J. Harington,: 1608.: Copy, 19th cent.
• f. 1 Sir John Harington, of Kelston: Correspondence: 1603-1609.: Copies, partly autogr.
• f. 3 Thomas Hewitt, Vicar of Westbury, county Wiltshire: Letter to H. Harington: 1759.
• f.4 Reverend John Whitaker, historian of Manchester: Letter to - Harington,: 1797.: Copy, after 1807.
• f. 6 John Gardiner, DD; Rector of Braitsford: Letter to H. Harington: circ. 1800.
• ff. 9-23 George Frederick Nott, d 1841 Prebendary of Winchester and of Salisbury: Letters to H. Harington: 1809-1811.
• f. 24 Poetry ENGLISH: Lines on a phrenological examination made by J. C. Spurzheim: circ. 1813-1816.
• f.24 Johann Caspar Spurzheim, d 1832 phrenologist: Lines on his examination of H. Harington: circ. 1813-1816.
• f. 25 Poetry ENGLISH: Lines on friendship: 18th-19th centt.
• f. 25 Miss Jane Seymer: Poem sent to H. Harington by: circ. 1800.
• f. 26 Poetry ENGLISH: Poems by H. Harington: circ. 1751-1756, n.d.: Printed.
• f. 26 Henry Harington, MD; composer: Poems by: n.d.: Printed.
• ff. 27-34 Henry Harington, MD; composer: Miscellaneous notes,: 18th, 19th centt.
• f. 36 John Francis Gunning: Letter to the Ven. J. Thomas: 1817.
• ff. 38-58 Henry Harington, MD; composer: Armorial bearings rel. to his family collected and annotated by: 18th cent.: Mostly engr.
• ff. 38-58 Heraldry: Arms rel. to his family collected by H. Harington: 18th cent.: Mostly engr.
• f. 59 Exton House, Rutland: View of: 1684.: Engr.
• ff. 59-61 Art. Engravings, etc: Exton House, Brooke House and Luffenham Hall, co. Rutl.: 1684, 1687.
• ff. 59-61 (engr.) James Wright, antiquary: 'History and Antiquities of the County of Rutland', and engravings there-from: 1684.
• f. 60 Brooke, Rutland: View of Brooke House: 1687.: Engr.
• f. 61 South Luffenham, Northamptonshire: View of Luffenham Hall: 1687.: Engr.
• f. 62 Art. Engravings, etc: English arms and armour: aft. 1788.
• f. 63 Art. Engravings, etc: View of the castle of La Rochefoucauld, after Count Cailus: early 19th cent.
• f.63 La Rochefoucauld, Charente: View of the castle after Count Cailus: early 19th cent.: Engr.
• ff. 64-75 Henry Harington, MD; composer: Biographical sketch of, by 'Philo-Muricus': 1834.: Printed.
• ff. 64-75 Philo-Musicus; pseudonym: Biographical sketch of H. Harington: 1834.: Printed.