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Vol. I (ff. 348). A-C.

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ff. 1-14 Lancelot Addison, Dean of Lichfield: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr.
ff. 9b, 15 Joseph Addison, dramatist and essayist: Biographical notices: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl.
f. 17 Reverend Michael Ainsworth, Master of Cornhampton School: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 19 Edward Alleyn, d 1626 actor and founder of Dulwich College: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 20 Peter Allix, d 1717 DD; French Protestant theologian: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr.
f. 22 James Anderson, d 1728 Scottish genealogist and antiquary: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 23-27 Anne of England: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Imperf.
ff.28-38 Gottfried Arnold, d 1714 German ecclesiastical historian: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 39 John Atherton, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff.40-43 Sir Robert Atkyns, Chief Baron of the Exchequer: Biographical notes: circ. 1753.
ff. 44-53 John Aubrey, FRS; antiquary and naturalist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff.54-60 Abbé Jean d' Aubry, d 1667 French alchemist and physician: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 61-63 Jean Barbier d'Aucour, d 1694 French scholar: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 64-66 Benedetto Averani, d 1707 Italian writer: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 67 Thomas Martin, of Palgrave: Letter to G. Wegg: 1753.
f. 67 Bacon family: Biographical notice: 1753.
f. 68 Ralph Baynes, d 1559 Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Lat.
f. 69 Joshua Barnes, d 1712 FRS; Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University, 1695: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 71 Peter Baro, d 1599 alias Baron; DD; controversialist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr.
f. 73 Jacques Barrelier, d 1673 French botanist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 75-82 John Barwick, d 1664 DD; Dean of St Paul's: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 83-93 Henri Basnage de Beauval, d 1710 French author; brother of Jacques Basnage de Beauval: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 94-95 James Baudouin, French Protestant refugee: Sepulchral inscription: 1739.
f. 96 Richard Baxter, divine: Note on: 18th cent.
ff. 97-99 John Biddle, d 1662 Unitarian: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Imperf.
f. 100 Aphra Behn, dramatist: Sepulchral inscription: 1689.
f. 101 George Berkeley, DD, Bishop of Cloyne; philosopher: Epitaph: 1753.: Lat.
f. 101 William Markham, Headmaster of Westminster School; Archbishop of York 1777: Epitaph on Bp. Berkeley: 1753.
ff. 102-103 Edward Bernard, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford: Note of his works: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl.
ff. 104-109 James Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Berwick d 1734: Biographical notes of: 18th cent.
ff. 110-117 Adrian Beverland, d 1712 Dutch jurist and philosopher: Biographical notes: 18th cent.: Fr., Lat. and Engl.
f. 111 John Hudson, Bodley's Librarian, Oxford: Notes rel. to A. Beveriand: 1711.
f. 118 Birch family; of Lancashire: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
f. 119 Thomas Blackwell, the younger; classical scholar: Proposals for printing his 'Memoirs of the Court of Augustus': circ. 1753.: Printed.
f. 121 Admiral Robert Blake: Biographical notes: 1735.
ff. 123-125 James Augustus Blondel, d 1734 MD: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
ff. 126-136 Blount family: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
ff. 137-145 Giovanni Boccaccio: Biographical notes: 18th cent.: Ital., Lat. and Engl.
ff. 146, 148-150 Samuel Bochart, d 1667 French orientalist and divine: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
ff. 147. 148 Boi, 'Il Siracusano'; chess player; fl. 1556-1598: Biographical note: 18th cent.
ff. 151-158 Robert Bolton, d 1631 Rector of Broughton: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 159 Jacques Bongars, diplomatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 160-161 René Le Bossu, d 1680 author of 'Traité du poème épique': Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 162-164 Thomas Bourchier, Cardinal; Archbishop of Canterbury: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 165-169 Dominique Bouhours, d 1702 SJ; French critic: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 170-172 Gerard Brandt, d 1685 Dutch eccleslastical historian: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 173-177 François Bruys, d 1738 French author: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 178-179 Sir Nathanael Brent, Warden of Merton College, Oxford: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 180 Richard Brett, d 1637 DD; Rector of Quainton: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 182 Jacobus Breynius, d 1697 German botanist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 184 John Banister, d 1692 botanist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 185-189 William Briggs, MD, Physician to William III: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 191 Sir Thomas Browne, d 1682 MD; author: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 193 Edward Browne, d 1708 MD, FRS; traveller: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 195-199 Jean de La Bruyère, d 1696 French essayist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 201 Thomas Burnet, Master of the Charterhouse: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. and Lat.
ff. 202-208 Samuel Butler, satirist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 210-214 Edmund Calamy, d 1755 nonconformist minister; son of Edmund Calamy (d. 1732): Notice of the Calamy family in a letter to T. Birch(?): 1735.
ff. 215-225, 233-238 Richard Carew, d 1620 antiquary: Biographical notice: early 18th cent.
ff. 227-232 Richard Carew, d 1620 antiquary: Treatise on methods of learning foreign languages: early 18th cent.
ff. 239-261 Richard Carew, d 1620 antiquary: 'A Triall of wits' by: 17th cent.: Printed. Imperf.
f. 263 John Hales, Fellow of Eton College: Letter to Sir D. Carleton: 1618.: Copy.
f. 263 Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Letter to, from Rev. J. Hales: 1618.: Copy.
ff. 267-276 Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Biographical notices of: 18th cent.
ff. 277-281 George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter d 1732: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 282-285 Meric Casaubon, d 1671 D D; classical scholar: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
ff. 286-288 Ludovico Castelvetro, d 1571 Italian philosopher: Biographical notes: 18th cent.: Ital., Lat. and Engl.
ff. 289-291 Louis VIII of France: Biographical notice of Qu. Blanche of Castile: 18th cent.
f. 292 William Cave, d 1713 DD; Vicar of Isleworth: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 293-296 Bonaventura Cavalieri, d 1647 Italian mathematician: Biographical notice: 1735.
ff. 297-302 Cavendish family: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr.
ff. 303-312 Christophorus Cellarius, d 1707 the elder; German historian and geographer: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 313 William Chappell, d 1649 Bishop of Cork and Ross: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 315-328 William Chillingworth, d 1644 D D; Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 329 Anthony Collins, d 1729 deist: Bibliographical notes on: circ. 1730-1737, n.d.
ff. 331-339 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 340 Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice: Biographical note: 18th cent.
f. 341 William Congreve, dramatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 342 Pierre Corneilie, d 1684 French dramatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 344 Pierre Coton, SJ: Account of an incident rel. to: 1604.: Extr.
ff. 346-348 Ralph Cudworth, d 1688 DD; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge: Biographical notices: 1742, 18th cent.

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Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…
Add MS 4221-4225 : BIRCH'S BIOGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONSCollection of biographical notices and memoranda of literary, scientific and other…

Add MS 4221 : Vol. I (ff. 348). A-C.includes:ff. 1-14 Lancelot Addison, Dean of Lichfield: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. __NEWLINE__ ff. 9b,…

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Start Date:

1725

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1771

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c 1730-c 1766

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Addison, Joseph, dramatist and essayist
Addison, Lancelot, Dean of Lichfield
Ainsworth, Michael, Reverend; Master of Cornhampton School
Alleyn, Edward, actor and founder of Dulwich College, d 1626
Allix, Peter, DD; French Protestant theologian, d 1717
Anderson, James, historiographer and antiquary, 1662-1728
Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1665-1714
Arnold, Gottfried, German ecclesiastical historian, d 1714
Atherton, John, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
Atkyns, Robert, Knight, judge and politician, c 1621-1710
Aubrey, John, FRS, antiquary and naturalist
Averani, Benedetto, writer, d 1707
Bacon, Family
Banister, John, violinist and composer, 1630-1679
Barnes, Joshua, author; Regius Professor of Greek, Cambridge University, 1654-1712
Baro, Peter, alias Baron; reformed minister and religious controversialist, 1534-1599
Barrelier, Jacques, French botanist, 1606-1673
Barwick, John, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, 1612-1664
Basnage, Henri, author; brother of Jacques Basnage de Beauval, d 1710
Baudouin, James, French Protestant refugee, d 1739
Baxter, Richard, Puritan church leader; hymnist, 1615-1691
Baynes, Ralph, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, d 1559
Behn, Aphra, dramatist
Berkeley, George, DD, Bishop of Cloyne; philosopher
Bernard, Edward, Savilian Professor of Astronomy Oxford
Beverland, Adrian, Dutch jurist and philosopher, d 1712
Biddle, John, Unitarian, d 1662
Birch, Family
Blackwell, Thomas, the younger; classical scholar
Blake, Robert, Admiral
Blondel, James Augustus, MD, d 1734
Blount, Family
Boccaccio, Giovanni, poet and scholar, 1313-1375
Bochart, Samuel, French orientalist and divine, d 1667
Boi, Il Siracusano'; chess player; fl. 1556-1598
Bolton, Robert, Rector of Broughton, d 1631
Bongars, Jacques, diplomatist
Bouhours, Dominique, SJ; French critic, d 1702
Bourchier, Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury, c 1411–1486
Brandt, Gerard, Dutch eccleslastical historian, d 1685
Brent, Nathanael, Warden of Merton College, Oxford
Brett, Richard, DD; Rector of Quainton, d 1637
Breynius, Jacobus, German botanist, d 1697
Briggs, William, MD, Physician to William III
Browne, Edward, MD, FRS; traveller, d 1708
Browne, Thomas, physician and author, 1605-1682
Bruys, François, French author, d 1738
Burnet, Thomas, Master of the Charterhouse
Butler, Samuel, satirist
Calamy, Edmund, nonconformist minister; son of Edmund Calamy (d. 1732), d 1755
Carew, Richard, antiquary, d 1620
Carleton, Dudley, 1st Viscount Dorchester, diplomat, art collector and letter writer, 1573-1632,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122793150
Carpenter, George, 1st Baron Carpenter, d 1732
Casaubon, Meric, D D; classical scholar, d 1671
Castelvetro, Ludovico, Italian philosopher, d 1571
Cavalieri, Bonaventura, Italian mathematician, d 1647
Cave, William, DD; Vicar of Isleworth, d 1713
Cavendish, Family
Cellarius, Christophorus, the elder; German historian and geographer, d 1707
Chappell, William, Bishop of Cork and Ross, d 1649
Chillingworth, William, D D; Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral, d 1644
Coke, Edward, Knight, lawyer, legal writer, and politician, 1552-1634
Collins, Anthony, deist, d 1729
Collins, John, FRS; mathematician, d 1683
Congreve, William, dramatist
Corneilie, Pierre, French dramatist, d 1684
Coton, Pierre, SJ
Cudworth, Ralph, DD; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, d 1688
Fitz James, James, Duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed, army officer and politician, 1670-1734
Hales, John, English scholar, 1584-1656
Hudson, John, Bodley's Librarian, Oxford
La Bruyère, Jean, French essayist, d 1696
Le Bossu, René, author of 'Traité du poème épique', d 1680
Louis VIII, of France
Markham, William, Headmaster of Westminster School, Archbishop of York 1777
Martin, Thomas, antiquary, 1697-1771,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/39249508
d'Aubry, Jean, French alchemist and physician, d 1667
d'Aucour, Jean, lawyer; Jansenist author, 1641-1694