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MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS TRANSCRIBED CHIEFLY BY THOMAS BIRCH; 17th-18th centt. The names of the writers are to be found in the Index of the present Catalogue. Included are originals and copies of letters from (a) Elizabeth Carter, poetess, to Edward Cave, and others; 1739. ff. 49, 57-61;- (b) Dr. William Warburton to the Hon. W. Murray; 3 July 1738. f. 68;- (c) Birch's dedicatory letter to Joseph Butler, Bishop of Bristol and Dean of St. Paul's (dated 6 Nov. 1742), of Ralph Cudworth's Intellectual System, 2 vols., 1743, followed by his Life of the latter prefixed to that edition. ff. 86-103. Paper; ff. 109. Quarto. XVII-XVIII centt.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.

includes:

ff. 1-2 (extracts) Charies Davenant, LLD; political economist: Correspondence with his son, H. Davenant: 1703-1708.: Fr. and Engl.
ff. 1-2 (extracts) Henry Davenant, diplomatist: Correspondence with his father, C. Davenant: 1703-1708.: Fr. and Engl.
f. 3 Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Qu. Anne: 1713.: Copy.
f. 9 John Fell, DD, Dean of Christ Church, Bishop of Oxford (1676): Letter to, from Sir L. Jenkins: 1683.: Copy.
f. 9 Sir Leoline Jenkins, Secretary of State: Letter to the Bp. of Oxford: 1683.: Copy.
f. 12 Sir George Mackenzie, of Rosehaugh; Lord Advocate of Scotland: Letter. to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1681.: Copy.
f. 12 William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to, from Sir G. Mackenzie: 1681.: Copy.
ff. 14-17 Law OF ENGLAND: Description of trial by combat: 18th cent.
ff. 18-20b Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: Letters to H. Sidney: 1679-1689.: Extracts.
ff. 18-20b Henry Sidney, 1st Earl of Romney 1694: Letters to, from Lord Sunderland: 1679-1689.: Extracts.
ff. 20b-23b Anne Spencer, wife of Robert, 2nd Earl of Sunderland: Letters to H. Sidney: 1679-1688.: Extracts.
ff. 20b-23b Henry Sidney, 1st Earl of Romney 1694: Letters to, from Lady Sunderland: 1679-1688.: Extracts.
ff. 23b-33 Dorothy Spencer, wife of Henry, 1st Earl of Sunderland: Letters to -: 1680.: Copies.
f. 34 John Locke, philosopher: Letter to A. Churchill: 1704.: Copy.
ff. 35-37 Robert Nelson, FRS; religious writer: Letter to the Abp. of Canterbury: 1708.: Copy.
f. 38 Phineas Fowke, MD: Letter to G. Plaxton: 1676.: Copy.
f. 38 George Plaxton, Vicar of Sheriffhales and (1703) Rector of Barwick-in-Elmet: Letter to, from P. Fowke: 1676.: Copy.
f. 39 Francis Hooper, DD; Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge: Letter to E. Vernon: 1752.: Copy.
f. 40 John Williams, Dean of Westminster, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper, afterwards Archbishop of York: Letter to Lord Buckingham: 1623.: Copy.
f. 40 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Letter to, from the Bp. of Lincoin: 1623.: Copy.
ff. 43-48 Thomas Beach, poet and wine merchant: Letters to: 1737.: Copies. Imperf.
ff. 48b-49 (copies) Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Baronet: Letters to T. Kirke: 1696-1703.
ff. 48b-49 (copies.) Thomas Kirke, FRS; of Cookridge: Letters to, from Sir G. Copley: 1696-1703.
ff. 49-50b (extr.), 57-59 Elizabeth Carter, author: Letters to E. Cave: 1737-1739.
f. 50b James Bonnell, Accountant-General of Ireland: Letter to J. Strype: 1689.: Copy.
f. 50b John Strype, historian: Letter to, from J. Bonnell: 1689.: Copy.
f. 51 Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham 1681: Letters to Sir E. Dering: 1656, 1658.: Extracts.
f. 51 Sir Edward Dering, 2nd Baronet: Letters to, from H. Finch: 1656, 1658.: Extracts.
f. 51 b John Bull: Letter to - Dering: 1632.: Copy.
f. 51b Dering: Letter to, from J. Bull: 1632.: Copy.
f. 61 Elizabeth Carter, author: Letters to-: 1739, n.d.: Lat. and Engl.: Copies.
ff. 62-65 Robert Lowth, Bishop of London: Correspondence with W. Warburton: 1756.: Extr.
ff. 62-65 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Correspondence with R. Lowth: 1756.: Extracts.
f. 66 Robert Lowth, Bishop of London: Letter to T. Chapman: 1756.
f. 68 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Letter to Hon. W. Murray: 1738.
f. 69 Richard Osbaldeston, Bishop of London: Letter to G. Ridley: 1756.: Copy.
ff. 71, 72 Thomas Willing, banker; of Philadelphia: Letter to -: 1755.: Copies.
ff. 73-75, 78-85 Isaac Papin, French Protestant theologian: Correspondence with J. Leclerc: 1684.: Fr.: Copies.
ff. 73-75,78-85 Jean Le Clerc, d 1736 French Protestant theologian: Correspondence with I. Papin: 1684.: Fr.: Copies.
f. 76 Jean Le Clerc, d 1736 French Protestant theologian: Letter to C. Le Cene: 1685.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 76 Charles Le Cene, Huguenot refugee: Letter to, from J. Le Clerc: 1685.: Lat.: Copy.
ff. 86-103 Ralph Cudworth, d 1688 DD; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge: Biographical notices: 1742, 18th cent.
f. 107 Gerard Langbaine, the elder; Provost of Queen's College, Oxford: Letter to -: 1652.

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Names:

Beach, Thomas, poet and wine merchant
Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766
Bonnell, James, Accountant-General of Ireland
Bull, John, of Add MS 4297
Carter, Elizabeth, author
Copley, Godfrey, 2nd Baronet
Cudworth, Ralph, DD; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, d 1688
D'Avenant, Henry, Envoy to Frankfort and Genoa
Davenant, Charies, LLD; political economist
Dering, -, correspondent of John Bull, fl 1632
Dering, Edward, 2nd Baronet, politician, 1625-1684
Fell, John, clergyman and academic, 1625-1686
Finch, Heneage, 1st Earl Nottingham, politician and privy counsellor, 1621-1682
Fowke, Phineas, MD
Hooper, Francis, DD; Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
Jenkins, Leoline, Sec of State, 1625-1685
Kirke, Thomas, FRS; of Cookridge
Langbaine, Gerard, the elder; Provost of Queen's College, Oxford
Le Cene, Charles, Huguenot refugee
Le Clerc, Jean, French Protestant theologian, d 1736
Locke, John, philosopher, 1632-1704
Lowth, Robert, Bishop of London
Mackenzie, George, of Rosehaugh; Lord Advocate of Scotland
Nelson, Robert, FRS; religious writer
Osbaldeston, Richard, Bishop of London
Papin, Isaac, French Protestant theologian
Plaxton, George, Vicar of Sheriffhales and (1703) Rector of Barwick-in-Elmet
Sancroft, William, Archbishop of Canterbury
Sidney, Henry, 1st Earl of Romney 1694
Spencer, Anne, wife of Robert, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
Spencer, Dorothy, wife of Henry 1st Earl of Sunderland
Spencer, Robert, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, 1641-1702
Strype, John, historian and biographer, 1643-1737,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122779439
Tenison, Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1636-1715
Villiers, George, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 1592-1628,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121403704
Warburton, William, writer, critic and Bishop of Gloucester, 1698-1779
Williams, John, Dean of Westminster, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper, afterwards Archbishop of York, 1582-1650
Willing, Thomas, banker; of Philadelphia