Add MS 4326 A

Vol. I (ff. 184).

(1) Revised drafts of portions of the Athenian letters having, in many cases, the initials of the revisers at the end of the letters (Nos. I-LXIII), published in 1741-1743. ff. 1-86. Followed by (a) 'Minutes of the Committee for revising' the same, the members present being 'Messrs. Yorke, Lawry, Birch', 3-8 Aug. 1741. f. 87;-(b) note in P. Yorke's hand 'The letters marked C. are writ by my Brother C. Y: those L. by Mr. Lawry, those R. Mr. Rooke, those O. by Mr. Coventry and those P. are mine'. The remaining initial, H. may be for Lord Chancellor Hardwicke. f. 89;-(c) correspondence of Charles Yorke and Birch on the same subject; 1741-1743. ff. 90-95.

(2) Letters of Charles Yorke to Birch, on the correction, etc., of the proofs of the former's work entitled Consideration on the Law of Forfeiture for High Treason (published in 1746); 21 Dec. 1744-3 July 1746. ff. 96-113.

(3) Draft letters of Birch. ff. 114-139.

(4) Copies of papers, draft letters, and memoranda mainly in Birch's hand, among them being: (a) statements on the treatment of the wounded after Culloden; 23 July 1749. f. 140;-(b) number of coins in Sir Hans Sloane's cabinet. f. 160;-(c) 'Dissertation upon the antient Measures and the Proportion between them and those of the Moderns', by Nicolaas Struÿck, F.R.S. f. 176;-(d) two letters of Lady Mary Forbes to Birch, 18 May 1765, and May-June 1765. ff. 181, 182.

includes:

• ff. 1-86 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Revised drafts of parts of the 'Athenian Letters': 1741.
• f. 87 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Minutes of meetings, rel. to the revision of the 'Athenian Letters': 1741.
• ff. 90--113 Hon Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1764.
• f. 140 Scotland General: Statements on the treatment of the wounded after Culloden: 1749.
• f. 140 George II of England: Statements on the treatment of the wounded after Culloden: 1749.
• f. 160 Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Numerical list of coins in his possession: 18th cent.
• f. 176 Nicolaas Struÿck, FRS; of Amsterdam: Dissertation on ancient and modern measures: 1750.: Fr., with Engl. transl. (imperf.).
• f. 176 Weights and Measures: Dissertation by N. Struÿck on ancient and modern measures: circ. 1750.: Fr., with Engl. transl. (imperf.).
• f. 177 Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon: Letter to Lord Burghley: 1584.: Copy. Imperf.
• f. 177 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to, from Lord Hunsdon: 1584.: Copy. Imperf.
• f. 178 John Ward, d 1758 LLD, FRS; Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College: Letter to A. Gronovius: 1743.: Lat.: Copy.
• ff. 179-180 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Latin inscriptions at his house at La Source, near Orléans,: aft. 1720, mid 18th cent.: Copy.
• ff. 181, 182 Lady Mary Forbes, wife of Admiral Hon. John Forbes: Letters to T. Birch: 1765.
• f. 183 Samuel Palmer, d 1732 printer: Attestation by Lord Hardwicke of copy for his 'General History of Printing': 1734.
• f. 183 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Attestation by, of copy for S. Palmer's 'General History of Printing': 1734.
• f. 184 Oran, Algiers: Account of a storm and earthquake at: 1755.: Fr.