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MISCELLANEOUS BIOGRAPHICAL AND LITERARY MEMORANDA by Thomas Birch; 18th cent. Latin, French and English. Included are:-(a) notes and lists of learned women. ff. 21-24;- (b) abstract of observations by Philip Yorke on the State Paper Office; 1746. ff. 31-36;-

(c) notes and lists of works of Catherine Cockburn née Trotter; 1749. Cf. Add.MSS.4264-4267. ff.41b-51;- (d) account of Birch's visit to 'Mrs. Forster, granddaughter to Milton', with extracts from the poet's family bible; 6 Jan. 1749/50 . ff. 52b-53. The names of other persons referred to are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Paper; ff. 67. Small quarto. XVIII cent.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Biographical works and memoranda by: circ. 1730-1760, n.d.: Partly autogr.

includes:

f. 1 George Hickes, DD, Dean of Worcester: Notes from J. Lewis's life of: 18th cent.
f. 5b Elizabeth Rowe, d 1737 poet; widow of T Rowe, biographer: Biographical note: 18th cent.
ff. 5, 21 Jane of England: Biographical notices: 18th cent.
ff. 5, 22 Katherine Philips, d 1664 called 'Orinda', poetess: Biographical notices: 18th cent.
ff. 5b, 22 Mary Astell, d 1731 authoress: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
f. 7 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to T. Birch: 1748-1763.
f. 16 Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
f. 17 Sir Thomas Edmondes, diplomatist: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 19 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Biographical note: 18th cent.
f. 19b Phillips Glover, High Sheriff of Lincolnshire: Note on books written by: 18th cent.
f. 21 Margaret Roper, née More; wife of William Roper: Biographical note: 18th cent.
f. 21 Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby d 1509: Biographical note: 18th cent.
f. 21 Henry VIII of England: Biographical notice of Qu. Catherine Parr: 18th cent.
f. 21 Elizabeth I of England: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 21b Mildred Cecil, wife of the 1st Lord Burghley: Biographical note: 18th cent.
f. 21b Ann Bacon, d 1610 née Cooke; wife of Sir Nicholas Bacon: Biographical note: 18th cent.
f. 21b Rachel Russell, widow of William, Lord Russell: Biographical note: 18th cent.
f. 21b Mary Herbert, d 1621 née Sydney; wife of Henry, 2nd Earl of Pembrcke: Biographical note: 18th cent.
f. 21b Lady Arabella Stuart: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
f. 22 Margaret Cavendish, wife (1645) of William, 1st Duke of Newcastle: Biographical note: 18th cent.
f. 22b Mrs Mary de la Rivière Manley, d 1724 author: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 22b Mrs Susannah Newcome, religious writer: Biographical notice: 18th cent.
f. 24 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Biographical note: 18th cent.
f. 24 Mary Chandler, d 1745 poet: Biographical note: 18th cent.
ff. 27-28 John Dairymple, 2nd Earl of Stair: Notes by T. Birch on his papers during his embassy in France: 1714-1720, 1749.
ff. 31-36 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Abstract of his observations on the State Paper Office: 1746.
f. 38 Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin; author: Biographical notes: 18th cent.
f. 38b Andrew Millar, bookseller and publisher, of London: List of MSS. lent to T. Birch by: 1749.
ff. 41 b-5 1 Catharine Cockburn, d 1749 née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer: Memoranda of her correspondence by T. Birch: 18th cent.
ff.52b-53 John Milton, poet: Notes on his family: 18th cent.
ff. 56-57b David Arnold Conrad: Notes, by T. Birch on his 'Cryptographia denudata' (1739): 18th cent.
f. 58 John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Notes on: circ. 1750 - circ. 1752.
f. 60 London, Parishes. St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch St: List of persons to be confirmed: 1765.
f. 60 Newborough Swingland, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland: Signature: 1765.

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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 4244 : MISCELLANEOUS BIOGRAPHICAL AND LITERARY MEMORANDA by Thomas Birch; 18th cent. Latin, French and English. Included are:-(a) notes…

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1799

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Names:

Astell, Mary, authoress, d 1731
Bacon, Ann, translator; née Cooke, wife of Sir Nicholas Bacon, c 1528-1610
Beaufort, Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby, 1443-1509
Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766
Cavendish, Margaret, wife (1645) of William, 1st Duke of Newcastle
Cecil, Mildred, wife of the 1st Lord Burghley
Chandler, Mary, poet, d 1745
Cockburn, Catharine, née Trotter; dramatist and philosophical writer, d 1749
Conrad, David Arnold
Dalrymple, John, 2nd Earl of Stair, soldier and diplomat, 1673-1747
Edmondes, Thomas, Knight, diplomat, 1563-1639
Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1533-1603,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121446237
Glover, Phillips, High Sheriff of Lincolnshire, d 1745
Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, 1491-1547,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122586127
Herbert, Mary, née Sydney; wife of Henry, 2nd Earl of Pembrcke, d 1621
Hickes, George, bishop of the nonjuring Church of England and antiquary, 1642-1715
Jane, of England
Katherine, Princess of Aragon, consort of Henry VIII, 1485-1536,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000066386533
Manley, Mary de la Rivière, Mrs; author, d 1724
Millar, Andrew, bookseller and publisher, of London
Milton, John, poet, 1608-1674
Newcome, Susannah, Mrs; religious writer
Philips, Katherine, poet, pseudonym Orinda, 1632-1664
Ridley, Nicholas, bishop of London and protestant martyr, c. 1502-1555
Roper, Margaret, née More; wife of William Roper
Rowe, Elizabeth, poet; widow of T Rowe, biographer, d 1737
Russell, Rachel, widow of William, Lord Russell
St John, Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
Stuart, Arbella, 1575-1615
Swift, Jonathan, Dean of St Patrick's Dublin, author, 1667-1745
Swingland, Newborough, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland
Tillotson, John, Archbishop of Canterbury
Yorke, Philip, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Yorke, Philip, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke

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