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BIRCH MISCELLANEA.

Miscellaneous papers, mainly copies of letters and other writings (in Birch's autograph with the exception of artt. 1-3, and 12), viz.:-

(1) A preface in defence of Moses being the first to use alphabetical characters in writing; in a very shaky hand, attributed in the table of contents at the beginning of the volume to Bishop Warburton. ff. 2-9.

(2) Dr. E. Halley to Sir Isaac Newton; 1686. Copy. ff. 10-13.

(3) Jeremiah Markland to Dr. Richard Mead, on a passage in Juvenal; 1724. Autograph. ff. 14-25.

(4) Essay on complying with the religious rites of a country; 18th cent. ff. 26-3 1.

(5) Apology for the Clergy, by Dr. Conyers Middleton; after 1745. ff. 32-45.

(6) 'Extracts from & Transcripts of original Letters of K. James II, and his Queen and the Princess Anne of Denmark to the Princess of Orange, afterwards Queen Mary'; 1686-1688. ff. 46-61. Included also is the following:-'Questions sent by the Princess of Orange to the Princess Anne of Denmark July 21, 1688', with the latter's answer. ff. 61-66b.

(7) Extracts from the correspondence of Dr. Conyers Middleton; 1726- 1749. ff. 67-103b.

(8) Dr. Robert Plumptre to Dr. Heberden; 1750. Copy. f. 104.

(9) 'Copies of Letters relating to the March of General Braddock'; 1755; consisting chiefly of the correspondence of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. ff. 105-128.

(10) Note of the discovery of the MS. of The History of Prince Titus (i.e. Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales), 1736, in the possession of James Ralph at his death in 1762; related by William Martin, deputy master of the Office of Pleas in the Exchequer, 1764. ff. 129-130.

(11) Sir Isaac Newton to John Collins; 1673. Copy. ff. 131-132.

(12) Dr. Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London, on the Rebellion of 1745, with MS. notes by Birch. Printed. f. 133.

(13) Extracts from 'Lettres de l'Armée de France en Allemagne interceptées au Mois d'Août, 1761'. ff. 135-137b.

(14) Thomas Birch to —, referring to the General Dictionary; 1733. f. 139.

(15) Correspondence between Thomas Birch and the printer of the Gentleman's Magazine; 1760. Imperfect at the end. ff. 140-141.

(16) Minutes of the Royal Society; 1687-1695 and 1703-1705. ff. 142-150b. Paper; ff. 150. Quarto. XVIII cent.

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ff. 67-103b Conyers Middleton, DD: Extracts from his correspondence: 1726-1749.
ff. 2-9 William Warburton, Bishop of Gloucester 1759: Preface on the first use of the alphabet, attrib. to: 18th cent.
f. 10 Edmund Halley, FRS; astronomer: Letter to Sir I. Newton: 1686.: Copy.
f. 10 Sir Isaac Newton: Letter to, from E. Halley: 1686.: Copy.
f. 14 Jeremiah Markland, classical scholar: Letter to R. Mead: 1724.
ff. 26-31 Theology: Essay on compliance with the religious rites of a country: 18th cent.
ff. 32-45 Conyers Middleton, DD: Apology for the clergy: aft. 1745.: Copy.
ff. 44-57 Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Transcripts and abstracts of MSS., etc., made for and by: 18th cent.: Partly autogr.
ff. 46-50b James II of England: Correspondence with Princess Mary of Orange: 1686-1688.: Extracts.
ff. 46-66b William III and Mary II of England: Correspondence of Qu. Mary, when Princess of Orange, with James II and Qu. Mary, and with Princess Anne: 1686-1688.
ff. 51-52b James II of England: Letters from Qu. Mary to Princess Mary of Orange: 1688.
ff. 53-66b Anne of England: Correspondence with Princess Mary of Orange: 1687-1688.: Extracts.
ff. 67, 68, 99, 100b Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford: Correspondence with C. Middleton: 1726-1734.: Extracts.
ff. 69-98 John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey of Ickworth: Correspondence with C. Middleton: 1733-1744.: Extracts.
f. 99 John Woodward, MD; Professor of Physic at Gresham College: Letter to C. Middleton: 1726.: Extr.
f. 100b Michael Maittaire, classical scholar: Letter to C. Middleton: 1727.: Extr.
f. 101 Sir Thomas Gooch, 2nd Baronet; Bishop successively of Bristol, Norwich and Ely: Letter to C. Middleton: 1749.: Extr.
f. 104 Robert Plumptre, President of Queens' College, Cambridge 1760; grandson of Henry Plumptre: Letter to W. Heberden: 1750.: Copy.
ff. 105 - 128 Major-General Edward Braddock, Commander-in-Chief in North America: Correspondence rel. to his march: 1755.
ff. 105-128 Benjamin Franklin, American statesman: Correspondence rel. to the march of General Braddock: 1755.: Copies.
ff. 129-130 William Martin, deputy master of the Office of Pleas in the Exchequer: Relation by, conc. Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales: 1764.: Copy.
ff. 129-130 James Ralph, d 1762 historian and journalist: Note of papers of Frederick, Prince of Wales, formerly in his possession: 1764.
ff. 129-130 Wales, Frederick Louis (d.1751): Note of the discovery of the MS. of 'The History of Prince Titus': 1764.
f. 131 Sir Isaac Newton: Letter to J. Collins: 1673.: Copy.
f. 131 John Collins, d 1683 FRS; mathematician: Letter to, from Sir I. Newton: 1673.: Copy.
f. 133 Edmund Gibson, Bishop of Lincoln and (1720) of London: Letter on the Rebellion of 1745: aft. 1745.: Printed.
ff. 135-137b Louis XV of France: Extracts from intercepted letters from the army in Germany: 1761.
ff. 140-141 (copies, partly imperf.) David Henry, printer: Correspondence with T. Birch: 1760.
ff. 142-150b Royal Society: Minutes: 1687-1695, 1703-1705.: Copies.

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1799

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Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1665-1714
Birch, Thomas, DD, FRS, d 1766
Braddock, Edward, Major-General Commander-in-Chief in North America
Collins, John, FRS; mathematician, d 1683
Franklin, Benjamin, American statesman
Gibson, Edmund, jurist, antiquary and Bishop of London, 1669-1748
Gooch, Thomas, 2nd Baronet, chaplain and Bishop of Ely, 1674-1754
Halley, Edmund, FRS, astronomer
Harley, Edward, second earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts, 2 Jun 1689-16 Jun 1741,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108078249,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/160524259
Henry, David, printer
Hervey, John, 2nd Baron Hervey of Ickworth
James II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Louis XV, of France, 1710-1774
Maittaire, Michael, classical scholar and bibliographer, 1668-1747
Markland, Jeremiah, classical scholar
Martin, William, deputy master of the Office of Pleas in the Exchequer
Mary II, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1662-1694
Middleton, Conyers, DD; of Add MS 4250
Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727
Plumptre, Robert, President of Queens' College, Cambridge 1760; grandson of Henry Plumptre
Ralph, James, historian and journalist, d 1762
Royal Society, 1660-
Wales, Frederick Louis, d 17511
Warburton, William, writer, critic and Bishop of Gloucester, 1698-1779
Woodward, John, MD; Professor of Physic at Gresham College