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Vol. II (ff. 329).

(1) Appointment of Birch as chaplain to Princess Amelia; 1761. Copy. f. 4.

(2) Testimonial for Carlo Alfonso Guadagni of Florence, M.D., for the Royal Society, circ. 1760; signed Antonio Niccolini, Saverio Manetti (of Florence, Professor of Botany), and Gasparo Cerati (of Pisa University). f. 45.

(3) Notices of meetings of the Royal Society, etc.; 1663, 1678, 1763-1765. Partly printed. ff. 30, 56, 57, 205, 209, 277, 282, 307.

(4) Memorandum about the affair of Don Vincentio della Torre; 28 May, —. f.97.

(5) Dates of the marriage of Birch's parents, and the births of their children. f. 103.

(6) List of Italian litterati of the first half of the 18th cent. f. 106.

(7) Draft title-page of Birch's Memoirs of... Queen Elizabeth, 1754. f. 142.

(8) Queries ... submitted to ... the Inhabitants ... of St. Margaret Pattens (Dr. Birch's parish), etc.; after 1753. Printed. f. 176.

(9) List of works bearing on the life of James I; n.d. f. 187.

(10) Passage describing the wind in the desert of Arabia; said to be in the autograph of Dr. Thomas Shaw. f. 259.

(11) Papers relating to the Royal Society; 1682, 1686, 1690. ff. 263, 272, 311b.

(12) Receipt by William Taverner, procurator-general, in respect of his administration of the will of Rebecca, mother of Thomas Birch; 1746. f. 304.

(13) The case of Samuel Richardson ... printer (i.e. the novelist), as to the infringements of his rights in The History of Sir Charles Grandison; 1753. Printed. ff. 313-314b.

Royal Society: Papers rel. to: 1662-1765.: Engl., Lat., Fr. and Germ.: Partly printed.

includes:

f. 4 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Appointment as Chaplain to Princess Amelia: 1761.: Copy.
f. 8 Philip Nichols: Letters to T. Birch: 1764.
f. 10 Bate: Letter to T. Birch: bef. 1766.
ff. 30, 56, 57, 277, 282, 307 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Notices of meetings of the Royal Society signed by: 1763-1765.: Partly printed.
f. 43 William Chimmon, Vestry clerk of St. Clement Danes: Letters to T. Birch: 1747.
f. 45 Abbate Antonio Niccolini, FRS: Testimonial for C. A. Guadagni signed by: circ. 1760.
f. 45 Saverio Manetti, d 1785 FRS; Italian botanist and physician: Testimonial for C. A. Guadagni signed by: circ. 1760.
f. 45 Carlo Alfonso Guadagni, Professor of Experimental Philosophy at Pisa: Testimonial for election to the Royal Society: circ. 1760.
f. 45 Gasparo Cerati, FRS: Testimonial for C. A. Guadagni signed by: circ. 1760.
f. 49 George Fieldhouse: Letter to T. Birch: 1762.
ff. 51, 299 Roberts and Baynes; Messrs: Letters to T. Birch: 1758, 1763.
f. 59 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Letter to Dr. Cock: 1760.
f. 60 James Egelstone, of Windsor: Letter to S. Rook: 1765.
f. 63 James Henshell: Letter to T. Birch: 1752.
ff. 70-71 Newborough Swingland, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland: Bill to T. Birch: 1763.
f. 72 Classical Society: Letter to T. Birch: 18th cent.
f. 75 Joseph Birch, ?son of T Birch: Bill of expenses for burial of: 1729.
f. 75 William Stevens, 'gravemaker': Receipt signed by: 1729.
f. 76 John Sherington: Promissory note to J. Yelloby: 1744.
ff. 79, 265, 281 Society of Antiquaries: Papers rel. to: 1718-1756, n.d.
ff. 79, 281 Joseph Ames, d 1759 FRS; Secretary, Society of Antiquaries: Notices of meetings of the Society of Antiquaries: 1756, n.d..: Partly signed and printed.
f. 80 John Tracy Atkyns, Baron of the Exchequer: Letters to T. Birch: 1759, bef. 1766.
f. 81 Jane Campbell: Letter to T. Birch: 1763.
ff. 82, 261, 291 Hon Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1764.
ff. 85,237,252 Reverend Alban Butler, d 1773 hagiographer: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1760, 1764, n.d.
f. 92 Samuel Chandler, DD; Dissenting minister: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1765.: Partly printed.
f. 93 Dr Macaulay: Letter to T. Birch: 1763.
ff. 94, 95, 275 Henry Mathews, of the Sons of the Clergy: Letters to T. Birch: 1763.: Partly printed.
f. 96 Henry Mathews, of the Sons of the Clergy: Letter to Miller: 1763.: Partly printed.
f. 97 William Pulteney, Earl of Bath 1742: Memorandum by(?): bef. 1764.
ff. 103, 304 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Notes rel. to his parents and early life: 1706-1733, n.d.
f. 147 Richard Blacow, Canon of Windsor: Letters to T. Birch: 1749-1755.
f. 154 William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon; 2nd Earl of Bessborough: Letter to Lord Anson: circ. 1760.
f.155 Wilson, Vicar of Empingham: Case of: 18th cent.
f. 156 Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey; wife of Philip, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to T. Birch: 1744-1764.
f. 160 London, Parishes. St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch St: Lists of candidates for the lectureship of: 1755.
ff. 165b-166, 168b-169, 170-171 Newborough Swingland, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland: Bills to T. Birch: 1755-1756.
f. 167 John Rose, of Billingsgate: Receipt for: 1756.
f. 167 Richard Oswald, merchant and politician: Receipt signed by: 1756.
f. 172 Jasper Horne, bricklayer: Estimate of repairs to R. Wither's house in Fenchurch Street: 1758.
ff. 172-175 Robert Wither: Estimates for repairs to his house in Fenchurch Street: 1758.
f. 173 Robert Ross, house-painter: Estimate of repairs to R. Wither's house in Fenchurch Street: 1758.
f. 174 Jonathan Crook, plasterer: Estimate of repairs to R. Wither's house in Fenchurch Street: 1758.
f. 175 Richard Anslow, carpenter: Estimate of repairs to R. Wither's house in Fenchurch Street: 1758.
f. 176 London, Parishes. St. Margaret Pattens with St. Gabriel, Fenchurch St: Queries for the parishioners: aft. 1753.: Printed.
f. 179 Huntridge and Stagg; Messrs., legal brokers: Advertisement: 18th cent.: Printed.
f. 187 James I of England: List of works bearing on his life: 18th cent.
f. 192 Samuel Squire, DD; Bishop of St Davids 1761: Letters to T. Birch: 1746-1751.
ff. 194-196 Society for the Propagation of the Gospel: Notices of meetings: 1750-1761.: Partly printed.
ff. 205, 208 William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker: Notices of meetings, etc., of the Royal Society signed by, as President: 1663-1676.
f. 209 Thomas Henshaw, FRS; French Secretary to Charles II: Notice of meeting of the Royal Society signed by: 1678.
f. 210 Edward Hooper, Commissioner of Customs: Letter to T. Birch: 1759.
ff. 212, 213 London; Hospitals, Educational and Charitable Institutions. Sion College: Notices of meetings of the Clergy of London held at: 1759, n.d.: Printed.
f. 217 Edward Say, printer, of London: Receipt signed by: 1749.
f. 235 Johann H. Hoppius: Letter to R. Blagkling(?): 1738.
ff. 238, 239 Thomas Lamborn, goldsmith, of London: Advertisement: 18th cent.: Printed.
f. 242 A. Hutchins: Letter to T. Birch: 1760.
f. 243 Israel Mauduit, FRS: Letters to T. Birch: 1765, bef. 1766.
f. 253 Newborough Swingland, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland: Letters to T. Birch: 1763, 1765.
ff. 254, 273, 279 British Museum: Notices of Trustees' meetings: 1758-1763.: Partly printed.
ff. 254, 278, 279 James Empson, Keeper of Natural History and Antiquities, British Museum: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1762.
f. 255 Robert Horsfield, Clerk of the Stationers' Company: Letters to T. Birch: 1752-1765.
f. 256 Reverend Philip Bearcroft, DD; Master of the Charterhouse: Letters to T. Birch: 1742-1757.
f. 257 City of Peking: Memorandum to T. Birch, on a plan of: 18th cent.
f. 259 Thomas Shaw, d 1751 DD, FRS; African traveller: Description of winds in the desert of Arabia: 18th cent.: Autogr. (?).
f. 259 Arabia: Description of the winds in the desert: 18th cent.
f. 267 Andrew Millar, bookseller and publisher, of London: Letters to T. Birch: circ. 1735-1759, bef. 1766.
f. 268 Mrs Gully: Letter to T. Birch: 1764.
f. 269 Samuel Dunn, mathematician: Letter to -: 1764.
f. 270 Charles Plumptre, DD, Rector of Wimpole, Archdeacon of Ely (1751), etc: Letters to T Birch: 1752-1764.
f. 271 Robert Bogg, Treasurer to the Philharmonic Society: Letters to T. Birch: 1760, 1764.
f. 273 (partly printed) Dr Matthew Maty, Principal Librarian, British Museum: Letters to T. Birch: 1751-1763.
f. 274 E. Allam, vestry clerk of St Margaret Pattens, London: Letter to T. Birch: 1763.
f. 276 Emanuel Mendes da Costa, FRS; naturalist: Letters to T. Birch: 1753-1764.
f. 281 Hugh Willoughby, 15th Baron Willoughby of Parham: Notice of meeting of the Society of Antiquaries signed by: 1756.: Printed.
ff.284,286 Sir Thomas Clarke, FRS; Master of the Rolls: Letters to T. Birch: 1736-1760.
f. 293 J. Brooke: Letter to T. Birch: 1746.
f. 295 Charles Nicolas Jenty, medical writer: Letter to T. Birch: 1758.
f. 298 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke: Letters to T. Birch: 1741-1765.
f. 301 Reverend Thomas Seward, Prebendary of Lichfield: Letter to T. Birch: 1750.
f. 302 James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater and 2nd Earl of Seafield: Letter to T. Birch: 1759.
f. 304 Rebecca Birch, mother of T Birch: Receipt in respect of the administration of her will: 1746.
f. 304 William Taverner, Procurator-general of the Court of Arches: Receipt signed by: 1746.
f. 305 John Walker, parish clerk of (?) St. Helens, Bishopgate: Letter to T. Birch: 1731.
f. 306 Palmer, of Dr. Williams's Library: Letter to T. Birch: 1762.
f. 309 Andrew Gifford, DD, Assistant Librarian, British Museum, (d. 1784): Engraving of coins in the possession of: aft. 1754.
f. 309 Numismatics: Engraving of coins owned by A. Gifford: aft. 1754.
ff. 313-314b Samuel Richardson, novelist: Case rel. to 'The History of Sir Charles Grandison': 1753.

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Allam, E., vestry clerk of St Margaret Pattens, London
Ames, Joseph, FRS; Secretary, Society of Antiquaries, 1689-1759
Anslow, Richard, carpenter
Atkyns, John Tracy, born John Tracy; law reporter and Baron of the Exchequer, 1706-1773
Bate, correspondent of Thomas Birch, fl mid 18th century
Bearcroft, Philip, clergyman; antiquary; Master of Charterhouse, 1695-1761
Birch, Joseph, ?son of T Birch
Birch, Rebecca, mother of T Birch
Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766
Blacow, Richard, Canon of Windsor
Bogg, Robert, Treasurer to the Philharmonic Society
British Museum, 1753-
Brooke, J.
Brouncker, William, 2nd Viscount Brouncker, Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal to Queen Catherine, 1620?-1684
Butler, Alban, Reverend; hagiographer, d 1773
Campbell, Jane
Cerati, Gasparo, FRS
Chandler, Samuel, DD, Dissenting minister
Chimmon, William, Vestry clerk of St. Clement Danes
Clarke, Thomas, FRS; Master of the Rolls
Classical Society
Crook, Jonathan, plasterer
Dunn, Samuel, mathematician, teacher and cartographer, ?1722-1794
Egelstone, James, of Windsor; correspondent of S Rook, fl 1765
Empson, James, Keeper of Natural History and Antiquities, British Museum, fl 1742-1765
Fieldhouse, George, correspondent of Thomas Birch, fl 1762
Gifford, Andrew, DD, Assistant Librarian, British Museum, d 1784
Guadagni, Carlo Alfonso, Professor of Experimental Philosophy at Pisa
Gully, -, correspondent of Thomas Birch, fl 1764
Henshaw, Thomas, FRS; French Secretary to Charles II
Henshell, James
Hooper, Edward, Commissioner of Customs
Hoppius, Johann H.
Horne, Jasper, bricklayer
Horsfield, Robert, Clerk of the Stationers' Company
Huntridge and Stagg, Messrs, legal brokers
Hutchins, A.
James VI and I, King of Scotland, England and Ireland, 1566-1625,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109229555
Jenty, Charles Nicolas, medical writer
Lamborn, Thomas, goldsmith, of London
Macaulay, Dr
Manetti, Saverio, FRS; Italian botanist and physician, d 1785
Mathews, Henry, of the Sons of the Clergy
Maty, Matthew, Dr Principal Librarian British Museum
Mauduit, Israel, FRS
Mendes da Costa, Emanuel, FRS; naturalist
Millar, Andrew, bookseller and publisher, of London
Niccolini, Antonio, Abbate; FRS
Nichols, Philip
Ogilvy, James, 5th Earl of Findlater and 2nd Earl of Seafield
Oswald, Richard, merchant and politician
Palmer, of Dr. Williams's Library
Plumptre, Charles, DD, Rector of Wimpole, Archdeacon of Ely (1751), etc
Ponsonby, William, 2nd Earl of Bessborough, politician and statesman, 1704-1793
Pulteney, William, 1st Earl of Bath, politician, 1684-1764
Richardson, Samuel, novelist
Roberts and Baynes, Messrs
Rose, John, of Billingsgate
Ross, Robert, house-painter
Royal Society, 1660-
Say, Edward, printer, of London
Seward, Thomas, Reverend; Prebendary of Lichfield
Shaw, Thomas, DD, FRS; African traveller, d 1751
Sherington, John
Sion College, London
Society of Antiquaries, London
Squire, Samuel, DD; Bishop of St Davids 1761
Stevens, William, gravemaker'
Swingland, Newborough, parish clerk of St. Margaret Pattens, London; nephew of Newborough Swingland
Taverner, William, Procurator-general of the Court of Arches
United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 1701-
Walker, John, parish clerk of (?) St. Helens, Bishopgate
Willoughby, Hugh, 15th Baron Willoughby of Parham
Wilson, Vicar of Empingham
Wither, Robert
Yorke, Charles, Lord Chancellor
Yorke, Jemima, 2nd Marchioness Grey, wife of Philip, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
Yorke, Philip, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke

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Fenchurch St, London
Peking, Chihli, China