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040-002109688

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032-002109547

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Vol. III (ff. 283). M-S.

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ff.1-5 Thomas Madox, d 1727 Historiographer Royal: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 6-12 Sir John Marsham, 1st Baronet d 1685: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr.
ff. 13,16 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 17-33 Richard Mead, MD: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 34-38 William Molyneux, FRS; philosopher: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 39 Richard Montagu, d 1641 Bishop of Norwich: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 41, 42 John Worthington, DD; Master of Jesus College, Cambridge: Correspondence with H. More: 1665.: Copies.
ff.41,42 Henry More, DD; theological writer: Correspondence with J. Worthington: 1665.: Copies.
ff. 44-50 Henry Neville, d 1694 of the Council of State: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 51-75 John Norris, d 1711 Rector of Bemeton: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 76-80 Enrico Noris, Cardinal 1695: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 81-84 William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727): Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 85-88 William Noy, Attorney-General: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 89-115 Edward Russell, Earl of Oxford d 1727: Biographical notice: circ. 1749.
f. 116 Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 117-120 William Oughtred, d 1660 mathematician: Account of his works: 18th cent.
f. 121 Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff.123-126 Robert Parsons, SJ: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 127-131 Simon Patrick, Bishop of Chichester and (1691) of Ely: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 132 John Pearson, Bishop of Chester: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 133 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 135 Andrew Perne, d 1589 DD; Dean of Ely: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 137-143 Katherine Philips, d 1664 called 'Orinda', poetess: Biographical notices: 18th cent.
f. 144 J. Clerk, of Edinburgh: Letter to T. Birch: 1738.
ff. 144-147 Archibald Pitcairne, d 1713 physician and poet: Biographical notice: 1738.
f. 148 Edmund, Earl of Cornwall: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 149b Alexander Pope: Notes on his works: 18th cent.
ff. 150-154 John Pory, d 1635 traveller and geographer: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 155 Humphrey Prideaux, Dean of Norwich: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 158 Aimeric de Péguilhan, Provençal poet; d. circ. 1230: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 159 Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester: Biographical notice: 1745.
f. 161 Henry Rowlands, d 1723 Welsh divine: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 162 Thomas Rymer, d 1713 Historiographer Royal: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr.
f. 165 Oliver Cromwell of England: Memorandum of a letter from, to J. Sadler: 1649.
ff.165-167 John Sadler, d 1674 Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge: Biographical notice: 1738.
ff. 168-193 William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl.
f. 194 Thomas Nettleton, of Halifax: Letter to: 1741.
f. 194 Nicholas Saunderson, d 1739 LLD; mathematician: Biographical notice: 1740.
f. 196 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 197 Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 198 Jonathan Smedley, Dean of Clogher: Character of: 1729.: Lat.
f. 199 T. Williams: Letter to J. Wilcox: 1738.
ff. 199-205 John Smith, d 1715 DD; Treasurer of Durham: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 206, 207 Reverend Thomas Smith, d 1661 Librarian of Cambridge University: Biographical notices: 18th cent.: Lat. and Engl.
ff. 208-214 John Somers, Baron Somers 1697: Biographical notices: 18th cent.
ff. 215-249 John Somers, Baron Somers 1697: Correspondence of: 1706-1711.
f. 241 Robert Bafie, FRS: Letter to Lord Somers: circ. 1706-1709.
ff.244, 246 Edward Gould, banker, of Livorno: Letters to Lord Somers: 1706.
f. 248 Eustace Hickes, sea captain: Letter to Lord Somers: 1709.
ff.250-251 Robert South, d 1716 DD; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford: Note of his works: 18th cent.
f. 252 Sir Robert Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland 1690: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 254 Right Hon Edward Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 256 Baron Ezechiel Spanbeim, d 1710, German diplomatist and scholar: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr.
ff. 258-263 John Spencer, d 1693 DD; Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: Biographical notice: 18th cent.: Fr.
ff. 264-298, 300-305 Spencer family; Earls Spencer: Biographical notices: 18th cent.: Fr. and Engl.
f. 299 Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: 'Letter to a Friend in London': 1690.: Printed.
ff. 306-316 Lady Arabella Stuart: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
f. 317 Sir John Suckling, poet; MP for Bramber: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
ff. 319-375 Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin; author: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
f. 376 William Sydenham, d 1661 parliamentarian: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
ff. 377-382 Richard Symonds, royalist and antiquary: Journal of his travels: 18th cent.

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036-002109685
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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 4223 : Vol. III (ff. 283). M-S.includes:ff.1-5 Thomas Madox, d 1727 Historiographer Royal: Biographical notice: 18th cent. __NEWLINE__ ff.…

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Languages:

English
French
Latin

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Latin

Start Date:

1725

End Date:

1771

Date Range:

c 1730-c 1766

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Names:

Aimeric de Péguilhan, Provençal poet; d. circ. 1230
Bafie, Robert, Fellow of the Royal Society, fl 1706-1709
Churchill, John, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Clerk, J., of Edinburgh
Cooper, Anthony Ashley, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, politician, 1621-1683
Cornwall, Edmund, Earl of
Cromwell, Oliver, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1599-1658,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121005431
Gould, Edward, of Livorno, banker and correspondent of John Somers, Baron Somers, fl 1706
Harley, Robert, first Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician, 5 Dec 1661-21 May 1724,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083423906
Hickes, Eustace, sea captain
Hyde, Laurence, 1st Earl of Rochester, 1642-1711
Madox, Thomas, Historiographer Royal, d 1727
Marsham, John, 1st Baronet, d 1685
Mead, Richard, physician and collector of books and art, 1673-1754
Molyneux, William, FRS; philosopher
Montagu, Richard, Bishop of Norwich, d 1641
More, Henry, DD; theological writer
Nettleton, Thomas, of Halifax
Neville, Henry, of the Council of State, d 1694
Nicolson, William, Bishop of Carlisle (1702), of Derry (1718), and Archbishop of Cashel (1727)
Noris, Enrico, Cardinal 1695
Norris, John, Rector of Bemeton, d 1711
Noy, William, Attorney-General
Oughtred, William, mathematician, d 1660
Parker, Matthew, archbishop of Canterbury and patron of scholarship, 1504-1575,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000081272462
Parsons, Robert, SJ
Patrick, Simon, Bishop of Chichester and of Ely, 1626-1707
Pearson, John, Bishop of Chester
Pell, John, mathematician and diplomatist, 1611-1685
Perne, Andrew, DD; Dean of Ely, d 1589
Philips, Katherine, poet, pseudonym Orinda, 1632-1664
Pitcairne, Archibald, physician and poet, d 1713
Pope, Alexander, of Add MS 4223
Pory, John, traveller and geographer, d 1635
Prideaux, Humphrey, Dean of Norwich
Rowlands, Henry, Welsh divine, d 1723
Russell, Edward, Earl of Oxford, d 1727
Rymer, Thomas, Historiographer Royal, d 1713
Sadler, John, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, d 1674
Sancroft, William, Archbishop of Canterbury
Saunderson, Nicholas, mathematician, d 1739
Smedley, Jonathan, Dean of Clogher
Smith, John, DD; Treasurer of Durham, d 1715
Smith, Thomas, Reverend; Librarian of Cambridge University, d 1661
Somers, John, Baron Somers, lawyer and politician, 1651-1716
South, Robert, DD; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, d 1716
Southwell, Edward, Right Hon; Secretary of State for Ireland
Southwell, Robert, Sec of State for Ireland 1690
Spanbeim, Ezechiel, Baron, German diplomatist and scholar, d 1710
Spencer, Family
Spencer, John, DD; Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, d 1693
Spencer, Robert, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, 1641-1702
Stuart, Arbella, 1575-1615
Suckling, John, Knight, poet, MP for Bramber, 1609-1642
Swift, Jonathan, Dean of St Patrick's Dublin, author, 1667-1745
Sydenham, William, parliamentarian, d 1661
Symonds, Richard, royalist and antiquary, 1617-1660
Talbot, Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury
Williams, T., of Add MS 4223
Worthington, John, DD; Master of Jesus College, Cambridge