THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES M E M O I R S O F T H E LIFE and WRITINGS OF THE LATE Rev. THOMAS BAKER, B. D. of st. John's college in Cambridge, FROM THE PAPERS OF Dr. Z A C H A R Y GREY, WITH A CATALOGUE of his MS. COLLECTIONS. B Y ROBERT MASTERS, B.D. and F.A.S. CAMBRIDGE, Printed by J. Archdeacon Printer to the UNIVERSITY; Sold by J. & J. Merrill, and J. Deighton, Cambridge* B. White, London ; J. & J. Fletcher, Oxford ; and M. Booth, Norwich. MDCCLXXXIV. T O T H E HONOURABLE and RIGHT REVEREND J A, M E S LORD BISHOP of ELY, NOT SQ MUCH DISTINGUISHED BY THE HONOURS CONFERRED UPON HIMSELF AND HIS ILLUSTRIOUS FAMILY, AS BY HIS SINGULAR ATTACHMENT TO THE BUSINESS OF HIS DIOCESE, AND UNUSUAL RESIDENCE THEREIN; WHICH, WITH HIS AFFABLE AND CONDESCENDING BEHAVIOUR TO ALL, HAVE JUSTLY ENDEARED HIM TO THE PUBLICK, TO HIS CLERGY, AND IN PARTICULAR To HIM, WHO WITH ALL HUMILITY BEGS LEAVE TO INSCRIBE THE FOLLOWING MEMOIRS, AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIMSELF HIS LORDSHIP'S MOST OBEDIENT AND OBLIGED SERVANT, ROBERT MASTERS, G974 J v - PREFACE. THE Collector of the following Papers Dr. Za- chary Grey a , (well known to the learned World by his numerous Writings) and who was intimately ac- quainted with the Subject of them, was apt to wonder that none of his Friends of St. John's College, who had both Leifure and Abilities, (when probably upon a timely Application to his Executor, many proper Ma- terials for that Purpofe might have been obtained) fhould never have attempted the Life and Character of that worthy Man ; who lived much beloved, and died as much lamented, by all who had the Pleafure of his Ac- quaintance. An Attempt that he owned required a much better Pen than he was Mailer of, but as it had hitherto been neglected by others, he would endeavour to fupply by faithfulnels in the Narration, what might in other re- ipects be found defective-, avoiding at the fame time every Degree of Adulation and Flattery. And for this Purpofe he fpared no Pains in collecting Materials, applying to all fuch as he thought able to turnifh him with any. With this View he employed Friends to fpeak to Dr. Bedford of Durham, who was fo a He died at Ampthill, on 25 Nov. 1766, in the 79th Year of his Age, and was buried at his Parifh of Houghton Conqueft. a 3 [ vi j fo obliging as to give him all the AfMance he was able-, as appears from a Letter of 27th July, 1755, (which will hereafter be quoted more at large, as giving a par- ticular Account of his Death.) His Advice here however, in Relation to the Doctor's Undertaking, is to the fol- lowing Purport. t; I fhould apprehend (but I offer it with fubiT.ifiion) that as Mr. Baker was never in any publick Station of Life, it would 'be difficult to get Materials fufficient to furnifh out a Volume. Frequent Inftances of his great Skill and critical Knowledge, in all Parts of Literature, made a very large Part ; and thefe now I doubt may be very much difperfed. However, I think, there might be pickt up, fome Things in this Manner. His Cultom was in every Book he had read, to make Obfefvations, {cz down an Account of the Au- thor, &c. Now a great number of his Books are in our College Library. Thofe which Mr. Burton had, were fold here : I myfelf have his Copy of the Llereditary Right, which he has greatly enriched. Now would it be impofilble think you, to pick fome very material Things from all thefe, that might be publifhed under this Title, or any other you like better ? viz. Remarks and Obfervations on different Authors, and on various Points of Learning, by the late Rev. Mr. Baker, toge- ther with fome Account of his Life, &c. as Dr. Grey was likewife of Opinion that if a Collection of this Kind, was judiciouily extracted, it would be of great Uie to the Publick, and as a Specimen, has favoured us with one out of the Books in hrs own Cuitody, of much Ids Importance, however, than thofe upon the Books given to the Univerfity Library. And in farther Purluit of this Defign, he applied loon after to that learned Anti- quary, and very worthy Member of the honourable Houle of Commons, James Weft, Eiq. who favoured him with the following Anlv.er. Rev. [ vii ] Rev. Sir, On my return to Town, I was favoured with your Letter, and lhall be glad to be of any Service to you in any learned Work you are engaged in. The Life of my very worthy Friend Mr. Baker, who was fo perfectly friendly and communicative, that it may afford Matter to interweave in it, the Literary Hi- itory of our Country, during that Period. His con- ftant Correfpondence with ABp. Wake, the Bifhops Gibibn, Kennet, Burnet, Mr. Hearne and others, are full of learned Notices. The Collections left to Lord Oxford, now the Property of the Britifh Mufeum, will be very neceflary to be perufed, but at prefent they are removing; under Seals from Ld. Oxford's late Houie in Dover Street, to Montague Houfe, and are to re- main in that Condition, till the Houfe is repaired, and Keepers of the Books and Curiofities appointed. I mall be glad to be the firft, to acquaint you when they will be opened, and then I take it for granted you will have right to confult them. I am, Rev. Sir, Lincoln's inn Fields, Your moft obedient humble Servant, May , 7i 1755. j Weft< In a Letter from Dr. Willis, (dated from Whaddon Hall, May 19, 1759,) who had been applied to on the fame Subject, he informs him that he had " indeed a great many of Mr. Baker's Letters, but that they were interfperfed and bound up for the molt Part in a great many Collections. "And as he generally omitted the Dates, they laid in no order, fo that he could not turn to them in any Method ; as they are, however, if you will pleafe to come and perufe them here, I will gladly fend my Chariot for you, &c.*' As he died however, foon after, thefe with the reft of his MSS. were I imagine lent to the Univerfity of Oxford, to which he bequeathed them. a 4 He [ viii ] He acknowledges his Obligations likewife to Dr. Phillip Williams, for fome Copies of Mr. Baker's Let- ters from the Originals in the Hands of Mr. Burton, his Nephew. To the Rev. Wm. Cole, then Rector of Blechley, in Buckinghamfhire, for fome Tranfcripts from the Works of Mr. Thomas Hearne and others, in Acknowledgement of Mr. Baker's Affiftance. And to the Editor for fome original Letters to Dr. Watfon, Bifhop of St. David's. And laftly, to the Rev. Mr. Skinner, lately Fellow of St. John's College, and Pub- lick Orator, for other original Letters of Mr. Baker, to the late honeft and induftrious Hiftorian, Mr. John Strype. The Materials thus collected, blended with others in Relation to many other eminent Nonjurors, were oblig- ingly put into the Hands of the Editor, by Dr. Grey's Widow, fome Years fince, with Power to difpofe of them as he thought proper •, indeed they would earlier have been reduced into fome form, and communicated to the Publick, had not an Obftacle to his firft Defign, which it is not now perhaps neceffary to relate, occafion- ed this Delay. Such as they are however (with the Ad- ditions he has fince been able to make) the bed perhaps that can now be procured, of a Perfon, who led fo re- tired a Life; they are fubmitted to the Reader, whole Benevolence is intreated to make Allowance for involun- tary Errors (and he may be afiured there are no others) as well as to point out any iuch in a friendly Manner, for their future Correction. The Reader may perhaps be at a lofs to account for the Particulars given of Mr. Baker, by Mr. Nichols, in his Anecdotes of Mr. Bowyer, corresponding fo exactly with the following in Phrale, Order, See. as far as they extend ; lie mult then be apprized, that fome Time fince, foon after they were reduced into the p re- lent Order, the Editor put them into the Hands of Ri- chard Gouszh, Efq. to confuk with him in a friendly Way f ix ] Way about the Mode of Publication, who retaining them for fome Time, made iuch Extracts from them as he thought proper ; this he acknowledged in a Letter upon their Return, and from thefe, both taken and communicated without leave, it is fcarce to be doubted, the Article Baker, in the new Edition of the Biographia Britannica, was chiefly compiled, as well as that in the Anecdotes of Bowyer. Mr. Nichols might indeed as he afierts, buy Papers of Dr. Grey's of a Bookfeller at Northampton, and perhaps fome original Letters concerning Mr. B- • but nothing reduced into any kind of Form, and that too in the very identical Phrafe, as both the foul and fair Copy are ftill in Hand, and vary in many refpects from that he printed. But to fet this Matter in a ftill clearer Light, Mr. N ■ himfelf in a late Conference, candidly ac- knowledged he had many Particulars in this and other Articles, from Mr. Gough, fo that he alone feems to be accountable, for the breach of Confidence repofed in him by Mr. M Mr. M however, fince the Publication of Mr. G s 2d Edition of his Britifh Topography (fluffed with a vaft Farrago of Things, many of them not only trifling, of little Importance, and bearing no Relation to the Subject, but what is worfe, of a very fcurrilous and offenfive Nature) cannot help being furprized at the Treatment he has met with from one, who in that Work, has fo feverely cenfured others for purloining, viz. Bp. Moore, Sir Tho. Bodley, Mr. Umfreville, Drs. Rawlinfon, Willis, &c, which Reflections, if founded upon Facts, as that on Sir Tho. Bodley, feems far from bcing b , are at lead very uncharitable, if not malevolent, and luch as it could aniwer no good Purpofc to record, of fuch b See Sir Hen. Saville's Letter at length, with a Confutation of (his Scandal, in Gent. Mag. 1772, p. 371, yet Mr. G has nor- withltanding, fuffered it to be continued in the new Edition. [ x ] fnch refpedtable Perfons. Whilft however he has been thus ievere upon thefe, and many others of unblemifhed Characters, he has forgot to pais any Cenfure upon his learned Friend (although intimately known to him) who carried off the Royal Finger, and has been filent in re- fpect to many of his greater! Heroes, well known to have been guilty of the like Practices ; but fuch is the Power of Prejudice and PafTion in warping Mens Judgments. Before I quit this Head of Purloining, it will be likewife proper to take Notice of the Perfon hinted at in the Biographia Britiannica, as having another Life of Mr. Baker c ; now this was the late Mr. Cole of Mil- ton, who in Imitation of his Friend G h, having had the Perufal of Dr. Grey's Collection, on this Sub- ject, tranfcribed great Part of them into his MSS. where they will be found with many of Browne Willis (after they were bequeathed to the Univerfity of Oxford) and of feveral others, obtained in the fame clandeftine Way, if according to his whimfical Will, they fhculd ever be laid before the Publick. But this, if we may judge from his Notes upon Publications, prelented to him by his beft Friends, they are utterly unfit for, fince Cha- racters formed from fuch itrong Paffions and Prejudices, as he was perpetually actuated by, can never be drawn with any Degree of exactnefs. And the Misfortune is, that thefe, with all the little Tales of Scandal, of the Univerfity, Town and County, for half a Century pad, are lb blended with his other Collections (however valu- able in themfelves,) they can fcarce be feparated : fo that probably from this Circumftance alone, the Labours of his whole Life, will be fuffered to fink into Oblivion, and nothing left to fupport his Memory, but that foolilh Monument of his Vanity, ordered by Will to be c This I am told was to have been piinted at Strawberry Hill, had not fome difference arofe concerning the Character of Bp. Bur- Let, and was afterwards defigned for Mr. Nichols's Prefs. [ xi ] be erected over his Remains. And the Attempt to keep thefe Characters from the Publick, till the Subjects of them fhall be no more d , feems to be peculiarly cruel and ungenerous, fince it is precluding them from vindi- cating themfelves from fuch injurious Afperfions, as their Friends perhaps (however willing) may at that diftance of Time, be incapable of removing. The above Cenfure, may perhaps be thought fomewhat fe- vere, but the Editor, well acquainted with the fickle- nefs of his Difpofition, for more than forty Years paft, avers it to be well grounded, and thinks it incumbent upon him thus to publifh it to the World, to prevent any Mifchiefs that may arife hereafter from his unwar- rantable Prejudices. Perhaps his Zeal for the Memory of Mr. Baker, might tempt him to make thefe Depredations upon Dr. Grey, but he has (hewn a much more reputable and laudable Attention to it, by the following Claufe in his Will 6 . " I give, as a Mark of my Veneration to fo amiable a Character, ten Pounds to buy a black Marble Slab, to cover the Grave of the late Mr. Tho. Baker, B.D. in Sr. John's College Ante-chapel, clofe to the Mo- nument of Mr. Hugh Afhton, where I faw him in- terred, if the Society will allow of it; and his Arms [Argent on a Saltire engrailed, five Efcallops Argent, on a chief Sable a Lion paffant Argent] engraved ac at the Top, and the Inlcription to be compofed by the worthy Mailer, or any other he fhall appoint, and no Mention made of me in it. By this the Neglect hinted at in p. 93, is properly provided for, and there is no doubt l-'uch a Stone, with a proper Inlcription, will loon be laid over his Remains. In Addition to p. 119. — One Thing more particu- larly * For the Space of twenty Years. c Dat. 12 Dec. 1782. [ xii ] larly was defired, that nothing might be printed, that might give Offence to the Church or Religion, for in- deed they are wrote with too much Freedom. One Particular concerning Bp. Gardiner, I defired might be iupprefTed, as rather too ludicrous for Hiftory, and too plainly pointing out the Perfon who fent it, which yet itands as I fent it. Mr. Baker had made great Additions to Mr. Willis's Hiftory of Abbies f , which at his Death he bequeathed to him in the following Words. " Thefe two Volumes of Abbeys I leave to my learned Friend Browne Willis, Efq." Tho. Baker." A ftrong Inftance of Mr. B — 's unbiafled Integrity, is to be met with in the following Anfwer to his great Friend Mr. Williams, Rector of Doddington in the Ifle of Ely, who had applied to him for one of the Ex- hibitions mentioned in p. 102, for his Son. Worthy Sir, I can allure you I am not alone in the Difpofal of thefe Exhibitions, nor is it any Qualifi- cation by the Settlement, to be the Son of a Clergy- man. In the Difpofal of them, 1 have commonly had regard to thofe that want them mod, and I thank God, that is not your Son's Cafe. But I will do him that Right to fay, he wants no other Qualifications 5 . 1 am forry to hear, your Lady is indifpofed, to whom I wifh as much Health, as her Vertues deferve, &c. Yours, Camb. Jun. 6th. Tho. Baker. The r The Editor has the id Vol, ar.d fhould be "lad to know where the ill is to be met with. s Dr. Williams mentioned in p. 113. [ xiii ] The following MS. Copies of Verfes, probably wrote by Mr, B— were taken from his own Book, of the Fu- neral Sermon of Lady Margaret, noted with his own Hand in various Places, and now in the PofTefiion of Dr. Beadon, the prefent worthy Mafter of Jefus College, who has been fo obliging as to favour me with the Pe- rufal of it. To my FOUNDER upon his PICTURE* 1 , Accept this OfPring, from the unenvy'd Store, Of him that wants the Pow'r, but withes more. Had I improv'd the Hours that thou doft give, Vain were faint Colours, thou in Verfe fhould'ft live. Had thy large Bounty been deferv'dly mine, Thy Name fhould flourifh bright in ev'ry Line. Oh! how thy Seed lies wafte in barren Soil, That wants true Vigor, tho' it wants notOyle. Ah! how unequal are my belt Returns, And yet my Heart with zeal and flaming burns. For if my Heart is known, a gratefull Minde I bear, with ftrong Defires and unconfin'd. To the I dare appeal, if thou doft know, Or now concern thyfelf with Things below. Oft had I lent my fervent Vows to Heav'n, Were this the Time, or ought were now forgiv'n. Oft had I pray'd for the, as thou defires, Could I believe the hurt by purging Fires. Thy pad Defires they were, nor are they fo, 'Twas thy miftaken wifh, whilft here below. Thy Joys compleated, ulelefs Pray'rs may ceafe, And end in Praife to him that gives the Peace. And yet thy Bounty may I either fing, Or may the Fountain ftop, whence it fhould fpring. upon h Mr. B— had a good Pidture of Dr. Hugh Afheton, his Foun- der, which is probably now in the College. [ xiv ] upon the BISHOP of ROCHESTER'S PICTURE, WHEN SENT TO THE COLLEGE byLd. WEYMOUTH. Welcome from Exile, happy Soule, to me, And to thefe Walls, that owe their Rife to the. Too long thou'rt baniflit hence, with Shame difgrac't, Thy Arms thrown down, thy Monument defac't. Thy Bounties great like the, involv'd in Night, Till Tome bold Hand fhall bravely give them Light. Too long opprefT't by Force and Power unjuft, Thy Blood a Sacrifice to ferve a Luft. In vain proud Herod bids thee be forgot, Thy Name fhall brightly mine, vvhilft his mail rot. UPON TWO DESERVING MASTERS, Drs. SHORTON 1 and METCALFE And may thofe Worthies that did fhare his Fate, Partake his Honors long, as they are late. Hard was his Fate, unequal was his Lot, That built our Walls, and finifht was forgot. But mo.re unequal his, and lefs deferv'd, That banifht was the Wails that he preferv'd. That free from Guilt did fhare his Patron's Crimes, And neither were their own, but were the Times. O Father! O our Glory ! Ah our Shame ! That giv'fl us Plenty, whilft we wound thy Name, And pay our Thanks in undeferved blame. O may due Monuments be rais'd to the, Juft to thy worth, not fuch as come from me. May thy lucceeding Sons bear gratefull Senfe, And expiate tor thofe, that drove the hence. Ne'er may the Curie of that ungratefull Race, Fall on thofe guiltlefs Heads, that hold their Place. The > The firft Mailer and Euilder of the College. k The third Mailer, deprived in 1537. e [ w ] The following Letter from Lady Margaret, from an Original in her own Hand, printed in L. Howard's Collection of Letters in 1753, Vol. I. p. 155, is a pro- per Supplement to thole of her Son Hen. VII, at the end of Bp. Fiiher's Sermon. My dereft and only defy red Joy yn thys World, With my mode herty Blefiyngs, and humble Commendations. — y pray oure Lord to reward and thancke your Grace, for thatt yt pleafed your Hyghnes foo kyndly and lovyngly to be content to wryte your Letters of Thancks to the Frenfhe Kyng, for my great mater, that foo longe hath been yn Suete, as Martyr Welby hath (hewed meyour bounteousGoodnefs is plefed 1 . I wifli my der Hert, and my Fortune be to recover yt, y truit ye mail well perfeyve y mail delle towards you as a kynd lovvng Modyr-, and if y fhuld nevyr have yt, yet your kynd delyng ys to me a thoufand tymes more than all that Good y can recover, and all the Frenfhe Kyng's mygt be mine wyth all. My der Hert, and yt may plefe your Hyghnes to lycenfe Martyr Whytftcngs for thys time to prefent your rionorabyll Lettyrs, and begyn the Procefs of my Caufe; for that he lb well knoweth the Mater, and alio brought me the Wrytyngs from the feyd Frenfhe Kyng, with hys odyr Lettyrs to hys Parlyement at Paryfe •, yt (hold be grctlye to my helpe, as y thynke, but all wyll y remyte to your pleiyr •, and yf y be too bold in this, or eny my Deiires, y humbly beieche your Grace of pardon, and that your Highnes take no difplefyr. My good Kynge, y have now fent a Servant of myn ynto Kendall, to reffeyve fyche Anueietys as be yet hangynge opon the Accounte of Sir Wyllam Wall, my Lord's Chapcleyn, whom y have clerly dyfcharged ; and 1 Concerning the Payment of a certain Sum of Money fhe lent to the Duke of Orleans, when Prifoner in England. See Att. Reg. V. HI, p. 129. [ xvi ] and if yt will plefe your Majefty's onne Herte, at your leyfer to fende me a Lettyr, and command me, that y fuffyr none of my Tenants be retayned with no man, but that they be kepte for my Lord of Yorke, your faire fwete Son, for whom they be mod mete; it fhall be a a good excufe for me to my Lord and Hofbond •, and then y may well and wythoute dyfplefyr caufe them all to be fworne, the wyche (hall not aftyr be long un- don. And wher your Grace fliewed your pleiyr for m — the Baftard of Kyng Edward, Syr, there is neither that, or any other thyng I may do to your Command- ment, but y fhall be glad to fullfill my lyttyll pow- er, with God's Grace. And my fwete Kyng, Feldyng this berer hath prayed me to befeche you to be his good Lord yn a matter he feweth for to the Bifhop of Ely, now as we here electe", for a lyttyll OfFiyfe nyghe to Lond. Verily my Kynge, he ys a geud and wyfe well rewled Gentylman, and full truely hathe ferved you well accompanyed, as well at your fyrft, as all odyr occafions •, and that cawfeth us to be more bold and gladder alfo to fpeke for hyme-, how be yt my Lord Marquis hath ben very low to hym yn Tymes paft, by caufe he wuld not be reteyned with him •, and trewly my good Kynge, he heipythe me ryght well yn feche Mat- ters as y have befynes wythyn thys partyes. And my der hert, y now befeche you pardon of my long& tedy- ous Wryting, and pray almighty God gyve you as long, good and profperous Lyfe as ever had Prynce, and as herty BlefTyngs as y can axe of God. At Calais Town, thys day of Saint Anne, that y did bryng yn to thys World my good and gracyous Prynce, Kynge and only beloved Son. By Your humble Servant, Bede- woman & Modyer, To the Kyngs Grace. Margaret R " Arthur, by Lady Elizabeth Lucy. " Probably Richard Redman, Bp. in 1501, which points out the Date of the Letter. MEMOIRS *ww»x> waatm 11 n i.t.. . MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE and WRITINGS O F T H E Rev. THOMAS BAKER, B. D. 1 HOMAS BAKER, the Subjeft of thefe Memoirs, was defcended of a good Family, well efteemed and diftinguifhed for its Affeclion and Loyalty to the Crown. His Grandfather Sir George Baker, Knt. greatly injured his Family, by borrowing large Sums of Money upon his own Credit, in the Time of the Rebellion, which he either lent to the King, or laid out for his Service. Being Recorder of Newcaftle, he with great Bra- very defended that Place againft the Scots in the Year 1639; a full Account of which is given by A the [ 2 ] the Author referred to below*. And this wor- thy Gentleman was again engaged in its Defence, with Sir John Morley, the Mayor of that Corpo- ration, and Sir Nicholas Cole, Bart, at the Time it was befieged by the fame People, upon their Return into England, under the Command of General Lefly in 1643", wnen tne Marquis of Newcaftle was there in Perfon to defend it. It was then, I think, fays Mr. Baker, my Grandfa- ther was knighted by CommifTion from the King; an Honour he was bound to maintain, though almofr to the Ruin of himfelf and Family c . His Father was George Baker, Efq; of Crook, in the Parifb of Lanchefter, (a Place remarkable for its Antiquities' 1 ) in the Biihoprick of Dur- ham, who married Margaret a Daughter of Tho- mas FoiTter, of Edderfton in the County of Nor- thumberland ; of whom Thomas was born at Crock on 14 September, 1656. When 1 Lloyd's Memoirs, p. 6S4. '0 Rufliworth's Hift. Colled. Part ill. p. 646, 7. Heath's Chro- nicle, p. 68. c Mii Colled. Vol. XXXV. p. 54. — The Gates were fhut againft him w his way from Northumberland to St. Albans, and he uas /-blight! to retreat, but at length a Pais was obtained for him, his Strva-.ts. Anns and Neceifciries from General Fairfax, dated at GyieiUry, Zj July, 164;. - Gibfon's Camden's Brie. Vol. II. Col. 950. Philof. Tranfad. No. 266. & 354. Englifh Topog. p. 46. •' Probably defcended from Sir John Foriler, Knt. who had con- i: '-rab e PolTeSions in that County, and was long Warden of the Middle March, where he had been very ferviceable. Mem. of Cary ]•'., of Monmouth, p. icC [ 3 ] When arrived at a proper Age, he was font to the Free-School at Durham, to be educated un- der the Care of Mr. Batterfby (as I have been in- formed) who was many Years Mailer of that School ; from whence, after laying a proper Foundation in Clallical Learning, he removed, with his elder Brother George, to the Univerfity of Cambridge, where they were both admitted of St. John's College, the one Penfioner, the other Fellow Commoner, at the fame Time, under the Tuition of Mr. Sanderfon f , June 13, 1674, and were matriculated 0:1 the 9th of July, in that fame Year, Thomas beimj; then nearly j S Years of Age. Ke took his nrfr. Degree in Arts in 1677, was chofen Fellow of the liouie upon Dr. Afhton's Foundation (on winch he had been Scholar like- wilt-) in 1679, and proceeded Matter of Arts in 3 6S 1 . lie was ordained Deacon by Bp. Comp- ton of London, on 20 Dec. 1685, and Pried, by Bo. Barlow or Lincoln, very foon after at Busrden. He was appointed one of the Univerfity Preach- c:.o iii i 6 ■';;, bt-ing then B. D. Xwt :; i mg '.I ime after this, an Offer was made him by L..\ lion as Waiiou : , a coniiderable Tu- tor ! Miiiricui?j laftitutio A. D. 1544. See MSS. Baker, Vol. IX. l\o. 1 ^. t Sec an \cc unt c;f him in Salmon's Lives of the Fiv-Iifh Bifhops from '..,. ilci'.'jr^u n it the JRevonsrion, p. 2^4. Hjs Brother W,J- ' A : liam, [ 4 ] tor in his own College, (afterwards a more con- fiderable Benefactor) and lately nominated to the Bifhoprick of St. David h , of going with him as his Chaplain, in the following moft friendly Terms ; as appears by a Letter without Date. tc I intimated my Defire, that you'd be pleafed " to accept the Offer I made, of your being my rt Companion and Confident, rather than Chap- " lain, in my unexpected Remove. I hear there " are very good Things belonging to the Bifhop, " and the Country is very much commended. " The only Fault I find, is its Diftance from the c: North ; but you and I fhall not lofe our Incli- : * nation to our own Countries. The Notice I fC have taken of you in St. John's, hath deter- c ' mined me to you in this Particular fo much, C£ that your Condefcenfion will be a particular ;c Engagement to, Sir, " Your humble Servant, " Thomas Watfon." This however he was pleafed to decline, proba- bly upon a Profpecl: of being taken into the Bi- fhop Ham, a Native of Hull, likewife was buried in the Chancel of Cherry Hinton, Cambridgefhire, which he had adorned, at the Age of 84, in 1721, having farther endowed the Hofpital founded by his Bro* ther Thomas at the Place of his Nativity. • : lord Dover being his Patron with the King. See B. Willis** Sur-.ev of 6r. David's, p. 138. t 5 1 iliop of Durham's Family in that Capacity, as he actually was foon after. Lord Crew, then Biiliop there ', collated him to the Rectory of Long New- ton in that County and Diocefe, in June 1687. And it was fuppofed, by many of his Lordihip's Family, he intended to have added to it the Rectory of Sedgefield, (valued at fix Hundred Pounds per Ann. at the lead) with the Prebend, called the Golden Prebend, the beft in the Church of Durham. But how this might have been, muft remain uncertain, fmce he had the Misfor- tune to incur the Bifhop's Difpleafure, which obliged him to leave the Family, and to cut off all his Profpecl of farther Advancement there. The Occalion of it is thus reprefented in his own Words' 4 . " When King James's Declara- " tion 1 (for Liberty of Confcience) was appoint- " ed to be read, the molt condefcending Thing " the Bifhop ever did me, was his coming to my " Chamber (remote from his own) to prevail " with me to read it in his Chapel at Aukland; " which i could not do, having wrote to my " Curate not to read it at my Living of Long " New- 1 He was the Son of John Lord Crew, Baron of Stene, born in 1633, confecrated Bifhop of Oxford in 167 1, and tranflated toDur- ham in 1674. k Tranfcribed from the Original by Dr. Philip Williams, late Prefident of St. John's College. J This may be feen at large in Bp. Kennet's Hill, of England^ Vol. III. p. 463, &c, A3 [ 6 ] " Newton: he prevailed (however) with the Cu? fC rate of Aukland to read it in his own Church, a!m m'j Live; of the Bifacps, p. 396. and Willis's Survey ,th. Vol. 1. p. 251. ' ,'ot 1; ovc 200 of the whole Body of the Clergy read this Decla- rp.-i v., f'Mne of whom afterwaris recanted, and i'even of the Biihops •- t 1 1 t'eii'.i .: the K.111;; againit it, the Confequence of which . . ■■■.•.•.•p.. tv '". iiiih of ihe Puritan:, Vol. IV. p. 5 Sg. Ea- ch r-V tii:t. vi ; '.ig'and, Vol. 111. p. 859. Appendix to Baker's Cluvn. p. 7^4; j. [ 7 1 to the Day of his Death, on 18 Sept. 1722, at the Age of eighty-eight. Amongft thofe who quitted their Preferments in the Diocefe of Durham, for refufing the Oaths enjoined at the Revolution, Mr. Baker was one. To ufe his own Words, " I was," fays he, cc in the Bifhop of Durham's Family in 1688 (a very critical trying Year) and the next out of all. My Patron the Bifhop held his Ground j I, who was a Malignant in 1688, was turned out the Year following;" when he gave up his Living of Long Newton on 1 Aug. 1690, with great chear- fulnefs, as it appears from a Letter, communicated by a Friend of Mr. Baker, in the following Terms. Sir, I muft defire you once more to return my humble Thanks to my Lord, as for all his Fa- vours, ib particularly, that my Living has been referved to me fo long ; and that my Lord may not fuller by it, I have nothing further to defire, only this, that my Lord would now difpofe of it. I am very fenfible of his Lordfhip's Favour, and with howmuchGoodncfsIhave been treated in this whole Affair; and therefore I do now part with it with as much Thankfulnefs as I did receive it. I am not delirous to know my SuccefTor; who- ever my Lord thinks fit to fucceed me, fhall be acceptable to me, and I fliall not only be in Cha- A 4 rity [ 8 ] rity with him, but fhall have a Friendfhip for him ; and if any thing farther be required of me, to make the Living more eafy to him, I fhall be ready to do it, upon the leaff. intimation of his Lordfhip's Pleafure. I do not know whether I have faid enough, if I have not, I mufr. defire you to fay it for me. I am to thank you for your Letter, and for all your Expreffions of Kindnefs and Favour, though they were unnecefTary to me: for though you faid nothing, yet I could never fo much as doubt of it, as being fo much already, Sir, Your mofl obliged humble Servant, Tho. Baker. Humble Duty to my Lord. He thereupon retired back to his Fellowfhip of St. John's College, in the peaceable Enjoyment of which he was protected by fome great Perfon, as I think it evidently appears, by the following Paragraph in his Preface, to the Funeral Sermon of Margaret Counters of Richmond and Derby, £cc. D After having expatiated upon the Orthodoxy of the Members of that Houfe from theReftoration to that Time, he goes on: ' In one Word, when ' the Nation was again alarmed with the Fears of * Popery, no College expreft a greater Abhorrence 'of p P. 57- t 9 ] * of that Religion, or more Readinefs to fuffer, 1 had there been Occafion. Of that Number I ' was one; and had I not been under a noble ' Patron, whole Humanity and Goodnefs were 4 equal to his Birth, I mult have been an imme- * diate Sufferer; and this Declaration I make, ' that if it be not true, it may be contradicted ; 1 eipecially by fuch, as having then been tame 1 and filent enough, when the Danger threaten- ' ed, are fince very loud, and wonderfully brave, ' when they have nothing to fear.' Not long after his return to College, I find by fome Letters communicated to me by a worthy Friend, that he retained a grateful Senfe of the friendly Offer made him by Bifliop Watfon in the Year 1687, and correfponded with him fome time before his Deprivation, which happened in 1699, a few r Months after the Sentence had been confirm- ed by the Delegates, to whom he had appealed q . Many of thefe Letters relate to the Bifhop's pri- vate Affairs at Burrough Green in Cambridge- fhire, which Rectory he held in Commendam with his Bifhoprick, and fo confequently are of no concern to the Publick; but the few here infert- ed, plainly fliew his Concern for his Friend when under Tribulation, and though without date, were s Sec an Account of this Tranfattion in Burnet's Hift. of his own Times, Vol. II. p. 226,7. 2 5°> '- vv 'th Wood's Athen. Ox. Vol. II. p. 1 170. Willis's Survey of it. David's, p. 138. and Godwyn de Prelul. Angl. p. 588. [ io ] were probably written but a fhort time before that Event. In one of the firft he gives an Account of the Dutchefs of Somerfet's Foundation of Scholar- ships in St. John's College; and in another about the year 1698, lie concludes with wifhing li his " Lordfhip all Happinefs, and a good Deliverance tc from the Deligns of his Enemies; and hopes " the Baffling of this Plot, will make People lefs agreed in the Houfe of Lords. Baker's MSS. Vol. XIV. p. izi. [ H ] lue 130^. — Brinkley, value 80^. both in Cam-* bridgefhire, — and Brand's Burton, near Beverley in Yorkfhire, value 200^. per Ann." and of which he had referved„the nomination to himfelf during his Life. Upon his return to the College, he fat down with great Application to his Studies, and what Progrefs he made in them may be learnt from that mod excellent Book, publifhed by him, {tiled, ' Reflections upon Learning, wherein is fhewn the Infufficiency thereof, in its feveral Particu- lars: in Order to evince the Ufefulnefs and Ne- cefiity of Revelation :' a Book wherein he has fhewn himfelf well acquainted with all Parts of Learning, and which has met with fo general an Approbation, that eight Imprefiions of it at the lead, have been fold off. Mr. Bofwell in his Method of Study, 1738, ranks it amongfr. the Englifh Clafiicks for the Purity of its Style x , and recommends it to the young Student's Perufal, as an incomparable Performance, and well fitted for an Introductory Treatife to the Sciences. " y A " Piece," fays he, " of fo excellent a Nature, that " will deferve a repeated Perufal, and that too " with more than ordinary Exactnefs. That 5 ] Exprefllon, that runs through the whole, will furnifh out a beautiful Pattern for Style; and that Variety of Matter it contains, will afford fome ufeful Hints even to the wife and learned. ' c Thofe fine Obfervations which the Author has made on the feveral Branches of Know- ledge, that came under his Notice, will give the the Reader a general Notion of the moft valu- able Parts of Learning, and prepare him for a judicious Perufal of thofe Books that treat of them. By the help of this ufeful Treatife, he will be able to obferve the Defects of the feve- ral Sciences he intends to frudy, and mark the Faults to be avoided by Beginners. He will here fee human Learning taken down from its exalted Heights, its Difficulties pointed out, and its Vanity and Infufficiency expofed, in a beautiful Manner : and in an Age, wherein Learning- is admired almoft to the Lofs of Re- ligion; what can be a more proper Introduc- tion to the young Gentleman's Study, what a more fuitable Expedient to guard his Morals from the Infection of a degenerate World, than a Treatife of this Kind ?" I will venture to add, nothing could better have dii'covered the extenfive Knowledge of the Author, than the Variety of Subjects on which he treats ; and amongft which there are perhaps as few Miftakcs as may be; one, however, he was very [ i6 ] very fenfible of many Years before his Death (which his Bookfeller neglected to correct in the fnbfequent Editions) and for which he quotes the Authority of Baldwin, the Collector of the Frag- ments of the twelve Tables of the Roman Laws, one of which permits the Body of the Debtor to be cut in Pieces, and divided amongft the Credit- ors for Want of Payment*: by which was un- doubtedly meant, no more than the Body of the Debtor's Eftate, as has been fince fully proved by a late very learned and ingenious Writer 3 , of the fame College. Though Ecclefiaflical Antiquities were by no means his principal Study, yet he hath fhewn us what Proficiency he was capable of making in that Branch of Learning, by his Criticifm upon two learned, though not very accurate Cri ticks, M. Le Clerc and Father Simon j and in his Re- marks, pointed out fome of their Miftakes, as mav be leen at large in his xvith Chap, on Cri- tical Learning, wherein he has flood up in De- fence of Erafmus, the Perfon who, as Dr. Knight obferves, awakened Men's Underitandings, and brought them from the Friers 1 Divinity to a relifh. of general Learning, by his uncommon Wit and extraordinary Degree of Literature b . A late 1 Reflea. Chap. XIII. p. 178. a Comment, ad Leg. Decern viral, de inope Debitore, &c. Joan,. Taylor, LL.D. 4to. Lond. 1742. h Life of Erafmns, Introduct. p. 7. t '7 J A late ingenious Writer, however, being of a different Opinion, hath paffed the following Cen- fure upon this Work. " Baker," fays he, " in his ,c Reflections upon Learning, defended Erafmus, " and attacked Le Clerc with a Virulence which " one would not have expected from a Man, who, \nt, and would Mr. B. is faid to be quire wrong in imagining he could do more for him than he did, fince he was icreened, till Notice came from Above that this would no: be overlooked any longer. T. F. c See an Account of this Family in Whifton's Memoirs, p. 369. d John Billers, B. D. Fellow of St. John's College, was chofen Publick Orator of the Univerfity in 168 f , but deprived for refufing C z the [ 36 ] would have omitted no Care or Pains to have ef- fected it, but have this Difconfolation, to confider that I have only laid an unprofitable Obligation upon you, fince you are pleafed to own it as fuch. I fliould have been forward to have made Ac- knowledgments before, for all thofe obliging Ex- preffions in your Letter in refpedl: to my Uncle \ as well as myfelf, but I had a mind firft to ac- quaint Lord Orford f , with the grateful Senfe you have of his Readinefs and Willingnefs to ferve you in that Affair, which is now done. And I am going, upon the finifhing of this Letter, to wait upon my Lord of Ely 8 , on the fame Account. Sir, I fhall be very forry, if what has happened, fhall put you upon removing to fome Place, per- haps not fo agreeable to yourfelf, and deprive your Friends of the Benefit of your Converfation. I could never have any Sufpicion, that fo good a Perfon as you are, could be capable of doing any Injury to the Government; and therefore am fo the new Oaths at the Revolution. A truly learned and good Man, as Mr.W (tiles him. e Sir Jeremy Whichcote, a noted Royaliit. See Eachard's Hire., of England, Vol. III. p. 807. * Edward Earl of Orford, Son of Edward Rnffel, Efq; See Peer- age of England, 1709, p. 293. and Campbell's Lives of Admirals, Vol. III. 67. R Dr. William Fleetwood, a celebrated Preacher, translated from St. Afaph to Ely in 1714. [ 37 ] fo far from fuppofing, that I can fuffer on any fuch Account, that I rather efteem it as an Ho- nour, to have attempted to ferve you h , and fhall always remain, Sir, Your moft faithful and moft humble Servant Pa. Whichcote. And this Application of his Friends in his Be- half, mult have arofe entirely from the Senfe they had of the agreeablenefs of that Situation to him, and not from the Revenue arifing from it; for fo little follicitous was he about temporal Affairs, that afterwards, when in the Year 1723, the Re- gistering Act parTed, his Nephew Burton wrote to defire he would regifter his Annuity of 40^. per Ann. (which the Act required before it was amended and explained). Though this Annuity was now his whole Subfiftence, yet he could not prevail with him to fecure himfelf againft the Act, but he wrote to him thus in Anfwer. " I thank you for your kind Concern for me, and yet I was very well apprized of the late Act ; but don't think it worth the while at this Age, and h A Remark of Dr. Williams in the Margin, " What this Service was I do not know, by the Date of the Letter I imagine there had been fome Defign of getting him and Mr. Billers reftored to their Fellowships, or a Penfion, or fomething in lieu of them." The Let- ter is indorfed in Mr. B — 's own Hand, " Sir P. W.'s Letter, who kindly offered himfelf without being applied to,'' C 7 [ 38 ] and under fuch Infirmities, to give myfelf or my Friends to much trouble about it. I don't think that any Man living, befides myfelf, knows cer- tainly that it is charged upon any Part of Coufin Baker's Eftate ; or if they do, I can hardly be- lieve, that any one for fo poor and fo uncertain a Reward, will turn Informer; or if any one can be found fo poorly mean and bafe, I am fo much acquainted with the Hardfhips of the World, that I can bear it. I doubt not but I fhall live, under the fevereft Treatment of my Enemies : or if I cannot live, I fhall furelydie, and that is comfort enough to me. If a Conveyance will fecure us againfl the Act, I am willing to make fuch a Conveyance of the Annuity to you, not fraudulently and in trufr, but in as full and abfolute a Manner as Words can make it : and if that fhall be thought good Security, I defire you will have fuch a Convey- ance drawn and lent to me by the Port, and I will fign it, and leave it with any Friend you fhall appoint, till it can be fent to you. This Annuity of forty Pounds a Year was left by his Father's Will for his Fortune '; befides which 1 There is an ill-natured Remark upon this Annuity being held with his Fellowship, in the Anecdotes of Bowyer, p.614. asifincon- filtent with it, whereas the great decreafe in the Value of Money fince the Foundation cf the College, may eafily reconcile it to the Statute. [ 39 J which, his elder Brother by Will left him twenty, Pounds a Year out of his Collieries from the Day of his Death (which happened in Auguft 1699) for the remaining Part of a Leafe, which deter- mined at Whitfontide 1723, the very Year that this Regiftering Act took place. Yet after the the lofs of his Fellowship, and the Determination of this Leafe, he lived comfortably and much to his own Satisfaction upon his Annuity. And though he had many kind Offers, as I have been credibly informed, particularly from Dr. Kennet, Bp. of Peterborough, who not long after his Pro- motion to that See, referved fome of his beft Pre- ferments for Mr. Baker, and would not give them even to his own Son, till the other had modeftly declined them; intimating that the Pittance that was left him, would with good Oeconomy, carry him comfortably through the World k : being well apprized that the Seat of Contentment is in the Mind, and if that was not eafy in itfelf, no outward Circumftances could make it fo; and that every Trifle would make it otherwife; and that even Profperity itfelf cannot be born, with- out a good Degree of Patience. Nay, in all Viciffitudes it is plain that he could fuit his Mind to his Circumftances, and taking upon '"■ In which Selfdenial, he much refembled Mr. John Hale, Fellow of Eton College, of whom an Account may be feeii in the Life of Lord Clarendon, p. ;}, ,. [ 4° ] upon him the whole Armour of God, was able to withftand the evil Day, and to remain ftedfaft and immoveable, both in doing and fuffering his Will, as may be feen in a Soliloquy of his in the Appendix. His Acquaintance with Dr. Grey, feems to have commenced at leaft as early as the Year 1 7 1 8, when we meet with a Letter to him, dated 5 March, from Cambridge, and which continued till the Time of his Death without the leaft In- terruption. Worthy Sir, This Dav, and this verv Mo- ment, I received your Books, printed and MS. and though I have had but little Time to perufe them, yet I can eafily guefs I am much in your Debt, and wifh I knew how to be out of it. When I return you the MSS. which I doubt not are very valuable, I muft think of fome fmall Token of Acknowledgment, though much be- neath the Favours with which you have loaded me. Hemingius's Poem, dedicated to Queen Eliza- beth, is undoubtedly an Original, and as fuch is a Rarity, though the intrinfic Value be not much; I don't know that it has been printed, and I am apt to think never will. The other two have lefs to fay for themfelves, and yet they * are [ 4' 3 are not to be defpifed, but I muft not make a Judgment upon fo tranfient a View as I have yet had. If I meet with Dr. Beveridge's Pande&ae Cano- num, I fhall be fure to remember. It begins now to be fcarce and dear, and it is very valua- ble; I have it not in my Study, and indeed fcarce any Books that are in our Library. I thank you for your kind Invitation, but without Compliment, I am not fit to go any where beyond my own Chamber, where I fhall always be glad to wait upon you, when your Oc- cafions call you this Way. Dr. Dickins is very agreeable Company, whom I will acquaint with the Favour you offer him, the next Time I meet him at the Coffee Houfe. I am, Sir, Your moft obliged humble Servant, Tho. Baker. By another, dated 14 June, 1722, he acknow- ledges his Receipt of the Doctor's Recommenda- tion of Dr. Cutler, an eminent New England Di- vine, and once Governor of Yale College, with three other Gentlemen, Mr. Johnfon, Mr. Brown and Mr. Cherkley, who came into England for Millions, and were favoured with Degrees at Ox- ford, in the following Words. Worthy [ 42 J Worthy Sir, Not knowing whether I mall fee Dr. Cutler and his Friends any more, I fend this by the Carrier, with my Thanks for the Favour of your lad Letter. The Dr. and his Friends return with the fame Degrees they had at Oxford, which by the fhort Conversation I had with them, as well as by the Teftimony of better Judges, I find they very well deferve. I hope they will meet with better Encourage- ment, from thofe that are beft able to confer it. You will probably have feen Dr. Middleton "before you receive this, who will acquaint you with our Affairs, and make it needlefs for me to add any more, than that I am Yours, fcc. Tho, Baker. In another, dated 10 Oct. 1724. — . The Book I received, for which and many others, I return you hearty Thanks. I de- are you will give yourfelf no further trouble to look out more, I have Books enough: this latter will be a very proper Employment for my old Age, if I have Grace to ufe it. The other Book I fent to the Matter of Magdalen, who was glad nothing new happened fince you left usj the Friends [ 43 ] Friends you name return their humble Services, with Dr. Middleton's, who is now with us, and Mr. Newcome, who thanks you for your kind Letter. There are two large Volumes of original Let- ters of Mr. Baker to the well known Mr.Thomas Hearne, the Oxford Antiquarian, now in the Bod- leian Library, beginning about the Year 17 16; from whence it appears, that he gave him mar- vellous AfTiftance, in all the Books he publifhed from that Time to his dying Day, and which abundantly fhews his great critical Skill in Eng- lifh Hiftory, and particularly in that of Books relating thereto : and from whence many ufeful and inftructive Extracts might be made, of fuch Things as were not publifhed by Mr. Hearne; whom we find very liberal in his Acknowledg- ments for his moil friendly AfTiftance in almofl every Book he publifhed. Thus in his Preface to Sprott's Chronicon l , fpeaking of Nic. Cautelupe's Hiftory of the Uni- verfity of Cambridge, Baker us Amicus nofter in- tegerrimus et doctiflimus; aliique fapientes Can- tabrigienfes flocci faciunt. And again, — idem teftatur Codex Cantabri- gienfis, ut e Literis Antiquarii amiciffimi doctif- fimique Thomas Bakeri S.T.B. intellexi m . In 1 P. 36. A. D, 1719. m Prscfat. Rob. de Avefbury Hift. P. IV. A. D. 1720. [ 44 ] In his Preface to the Hiftory of Glaftonbury ", he fays, " I cannot but here acknowledge that that great Man, the Rev. Mr. Baker of Cambridge, was pleafed, while the Book was under the Prefs, to fend me fomething curious relating to this Subject, (viz. a Catalogue of its Abbots, 5cc.) which fhall be placed by me in the Appendix." And farther, In principio exemplaris Catalog! hujufce, mihi ab amiciilimo Tho. Bakero S.T.B. Cantabrigienfi Antiquario equidem fpectatae vir- tutis donati, haec inter alia, a manu (r.empe Ba- keri) fcripta habentur, &c.° In his Preface to Robert of Gloucefter's Chro- nicle, publifhed in 1724, he gives a large Ac- count of the Nuremberg Chronicle, Hartman Schedel p , &c. given to Chrift College, (Clafs D. 4, 2.) by Ferdinando Pulton, Efqj the great common Lawyer, who had been Scholar and Fellow there, as it appears from Mr. Baker's Letters, and the very Words of the Infcription therein q . " In turning over my Papers (faith Mr. Baker) <{ I find we have another Copy of Hartman Sche- " del, &c. at ChrifVs College, given to that Col- 11 lege by Ferd. Pulton, Efq; admitted Scholar in " his " P. LXXX. Append. N.XI. A. D. v/zz. ° Prxfat. Johan. Forduni Schoti-Chron. p. cexvui. * See a full Account of this Book from Baker's MSS. Vol. XXIX. p. 408. inferred in the Append. <* See the latter end of the ift Vol. MS. [ 45 ] " his You the into Chrift College in Cambridge, " the laft Yeare of the Reigne of King Edward the " Sixt, where he continued until the laft Yeare ■' of Queene Marye, tooke the Degree of A. B. in " I 555> anc ^ was ma( ^ e Fellowe of the fame Col- " lege one Yeare before he departed thence r . cc Became afterwards a painfull Student, and " Profeflbr of the Common and Statute Lawes " of this Realme (as may appeare by feverall tc Books or Workes by him compofed and pub- {C lifhed in Print, tending to the knowledge and " divulging of the fame Lawes) even untill his " age of fourfcore Years and upwards 5 . For " the Love and Affection which he did beare to " to the faid College, his Nurfe and School-mif- " trefs, and in token of good Will to the fame * € Houfe, did upon the fixt Daye of September, " anno Domini 1617, et anno Regni Jacobi 15, " beflowe this Booke upon the Mafter and Fei- (l lowes of the forefayd Colledge, and their Suc- " cefTorsi too meane aGuifte for fo worthie, and " well deferving a Place: intended neverthelefs " to have beene much greater, had it not beene t{ extenuated by the Charges and Expences of his " Travail and Labours in the Workes aforefaid, " wil- r Had the induftrious Author of Athen. Oxon. ever feen this re- markable Infcription, he never would have placed him at Brazen Nofe, amongft the Oxford Writers. 5 20 Jan. 1617. **< g2 - See Athen, Oxon. Vol. I. p. 319, [ 46 ] " willingly beftowed npon the Profeflbrs of the c< fame Studie, for the Benefit of his Countrie <£ and Commonwelth thereof, by me " Fernando Pulton, of Burton " in theCountie and Parifh of " Buckingham." We find Mr. Hearne in like Manner, making honourable Mention of Mr. Baker, in all his fub- fequent Works, and indeed with the greateft Reafon : for he had been indefatigable in his Re- fearches for him, and afforded him extraordinary Affiftance in carrying them on to the laft. Mr. Hearne willing to teftify a grateful Senfe of the many Favours conferred upon him by Mr. Baker, writes thus to him from Oxford, July 3, !7 8 3- Hon. Sir, Having been informed by Mr. Rawlyns of Pophill \ of your noble Defign of con- tinuing Mr. Wood's Athens, and that any No- tices which would be ferviceable to fuch an Un- dertaking, would be kindly received, I drew up a fhort Account of the Life of my learned and in- genious Friend Mr. Graves, which, however un- fit I am for fuch a Purpofe, I will venture to communicate to you. Tho. Hearne. By 1 Near Alcefter in Warwickfhi;e [ 47 3 By thefe means, fuch a Friend/hip was con- traded between them, as continued to the Death of the former: which the latter, in a Letter to the fame Tho. Rawlyns, Efq; thus laments. Worthy Sir, I have the Favour of your Let- ter, and am to thank you for your Account of the lofs of our common Friend, and heartily con- dole with you upon that melancholy Occafion ; and for the common lofs, not only to you and me, but more fo to the Public ; I often cautioned him againft fatiguing himfelf too much, and over- loading his Constitution, but he was not to be advifed, and fo dies a Martyr to Antiquities. Yours, Tho. Baker. Camb. Aug. 23, 1735. Mr. Baker had likewife a Ccrrefpondence with Dr. Thomas Smith, of Magdalen College at Ox- ford (a great Friend of Mr. Hearne's, and whole Letters and Papers he inherited) for whom he copied K. Edward VI's Letters to Queen Cathe- rine Parr, from the Librarv of C. C, C. C. J A Divine of great Eminence, Dr.Jolm Smith x , in u Mr. Hearnc left a Life of himfelf in MS. * In Hearne's Append, to Tit. Livii Foro-Julienfis Vitas Hen. V. Reg. Angl. publ, i 7 16- containing a Collection of Letters of great Perfons, t 48 ] in his Preface to his Edition of Venerable Bede's Ecclefiaftical Hiftory (publifhed by his Son George Smith, Efq; in 1722) thus fpeaks of Mr. Baker \ Hujus Impreflionis mihiCopiam fecit ex Biblio- theca Coll. Corp. Chrifti Cant. Vir celeberrimus at que Antiquitatum omne genus peritiflimusTho- mas Baker S.T.B. quern ob prascipuam ejus erga me benevolentiam atque honoris caufa nomino z . Dr. Samuel Knight likewiie, in his Introduc- tion to the Life of Erafmus a , makes honourable mention of him. " Monfieur Le Clerc for fome " (as he thought) critical Miitakes, would endea- " vour to leflen the Credit of Erafmus, but I " could almofl forgive him, for having done " more for the honour of our Author in having " fo great a Hand in the Publication of his " Works, than he hath difhonour to him ; efpe- cc cially too, fince they ftand judicioufly confut- " ed, by a very learned Friend (Mr. Baker in his two of them were communicated to me by Mr. Baker, who, of all Men, is the moil able, as well as the moft willing, to "five Information in every Point of curious and uncommon Hiftory. And in his De Medicor. apud vetcrcs Romanos clegcn- tium ' See Life of Cromwell, p. :;j, 4. t 5> ] tiara conditione DifTertatio, he thus fpeaks of him, Bakerus denique nofter, qui Colloquiis hifce noftris, non intereffe folum, fed pro ilia, qua praeftet omnibus, Antiquitatis cognitione, prasefle etiam folebat; cum Opinioni meoe fuse etiam (cn^ tentiee pondus, tanquam cumulum quondam ad- jeciflit. p. 5. The late worthy and learned Dr. John Ward, when meditating the Lives of the Grefham Pro- feflbrs, got a Friend to communicate his defign to Mr. Baker, who not only approved of it, but agreeably to his conftant readinefs to promote every laudable Undertaking, for the Improvement of Knowledge, was pleafed likewife to promife him Affiftance, from his large and valuable Col- lections. And not long after, fent manv Parti- culars relating to moft of the Profefibrs, who were bred at Cambridge". Dr. William Richardfon, the learned Mafter of Emanuel College in Cambridge, in his large Work, de Praefulibus Angliae, amongft other Helps and Affiftance he met with from MSS. and Friends, fpeaks of Mr. Baker in the following Manner. — Hunc Librum in ipfo Operis primor- dio mihi commendavit Vir Thomas Baker S.T.C. nuper e Coll. Divi Johan. Cant, cujus peritiam in Britannicis Antiquitatibus, Comitatem Humani- tatem- c Pref.icc to the Lives of the Profefibrs of Grefham College, P- 1. D 2 [. 52 i tatemqne in Opera et confiliis preftandis* norunt omnes qui hafce Literas vel leviter attingerint d . He revifed Dr. Rawlinfon's Hift. of Eton Coll. as appears from Ballard's MS. Vol. Il.'fol. 93. in the Bodleian Library, with his Account of pur- chasing ibme of his Books, and Additions to Wood's A then. Oxon. in the fame Volume. Mr. Baker likewife greatly affifted the Editor Mr, J. Tanner in the lait Edition of Bp. Tanner's Notitia Monaftica, wherein he ftileshim, Amicif- fimus, clarifllmus etVir docrifTimus Tho- mas Baker. And in a Note at p. 155. he ac- knowledges to have received from him, the Num- ber of Fellows and Scholars in mofl of the Col- leges in Cambridge. Mr. Jofeph Ames, F.R.S. and Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries, alfo in his Typographical Antiquities of England, informs us that he cor- refponded with Mr. Baker by Letter, and that he had confiderable Amftance from him in that Work. Some Particulars of which are fpecified in p "52. concerning Thomas Vaiitrollier the Printer, at p. 458. Thomas Thomafius, the Au- thor of the Dictionary called by his Name, who- had been Fellow of King's College, and Univer- fity Printer, and at p. 564. a Book iutitled, A Declaration of the trueCauies of the great Trou- bles, prefunpofed to be intended againit the Real mo * Firf;.?': p. ■;, r 53 ] Realme of England, Sec. which was deemed Co dangerous a Libel, again ft the Queen and Go- vernment, that Lord Bacon thought it worth while, to publifh Obfervations upon it in 1592. The Editor of this Life, although he never had the honour of his Acquaintance, being very young at the Time of his Death, yet being well informed of his amiable Character, makes honour- able mention of him, both in his Preface to the Hiitory of C. C. C. C. at p. 42. and elfe where, and in his App. N. LIX. has given the Account above inferted (p. 29. note g.) taken from his own MSS. In the Year 1725, Mr. Baker gave alTiitance to Father Courayer 6 , in the Defence of our Englifh Ordinations, on which Subject he held a Cor- refpondence for fome Time with ABp. Wake, who acknowledged it in the following Letter. Rev. Sir, Yefterday in a large Cafe, I fent by Mr. Knapton to Mr. Crownfield your Printer, was returned the MS. you was fo good as to fend me, with that you will receive a Copy of Father Courayer's Book. I fliould have added another Copy for Dr. Drake, e Written in French by Father Francis Courayer, Canon Regular and Librarian of St. Genevieve at Paris, the Tranfiation of which by Daniel Williams, Prefbyter of the Church of England, was print* ed likewife at Paris in J 725. D 3 [ 54 ] Drake, but the Books we expect from Paris are not yet arrived; and what we now have are only a few brought over by Mr. Ott my Library Keep- er: one of the firft, I thought myfelf obliged to fend to you. Dr. Drake fhall have his as foon as the Books come to hand, which we expecl: every Day. In this Book you will find your Name made nfe of for the Hiftriola in the Univerfity Ar- chives', which I hope you will excufe, though I gave no direction for it. The good Father has, I think, been guilty of a Blunder, in taking the Date of that MS. from the Year 1568, under ABp. Parker's Arms: but this may be excufed in a Foreigner. Yet I muft do myfelf the Juftice to acquaint you, that I cautioned him againft it, as foon as I received your fecond Letter, and un- derfrood that the Arms were printed, fo as to be applied to any other MS. of a different Year; but I doubt this was done by him before that Letter came to hand ; the befc is, that nothing of any Moment depends upon it. And upon the whole I believe, you will find fewer Miitakes, in (o much as he has publifhed of our Hiftory, than in any Foreigner that has ever wrote of it. I can- f Mr. Baker'.? Name is not mentioned in Mr. Williams's Tranfla- tion of this Book, though probably referred to in that of the Au- thor's I'reface, p. 7. where he {peaks of his Vouchers, and regrets the Injunction laid upon him not to divulge their Names, as they would have done great honour to his Work. t 55 ] I cannot end this, without my repeated Thanks for your great Kindnefs to him in the Profecu- tion of this Work, which I am fure will meet with a very favourable Reception from the learn- ed in France. I am, good Sir, Your moft obliged and faithful Friend and Brother W. Cant. Amongft the Letters that parTed between ABp, Wake and Father Courayer upon his Book, con- cerning the Validity of the Englifh Ordinations, there is one in which his Grace with great Re- flect mentions Mr. Baker, the famous Antiquary of St. John's College, Cambridge, who commu- nicated to him fome Information concerning the Hiftriola, 6cc. relating to ABp. Parker, which was difcovered during the Correfpondence with Cou- rayer, in Bene't College Library. The Archbi- iliop had before received fome AfTiftance from this learned Nonjuror, in writing his State of the Church, and after the Work was completed wrote to him a Letter of Thanks; and as a Teitimony of his Senfe of the Service he had done him, of- fered to accept his Recommendation of a Friend (as he could not receive it himfelf) to a Benefice worth 2oo£. a Year, then vacant. Mr. Baker waved this Offer; and very politely requefted his d a Grace's [ 56 ] Grace's Favour might be to himfelf, by a Prefent of a Copy of the aforefaid Work, with his Grace's Corrections and Additions in his own Handwrit- ing. With this the Archbifhop complied, and fent befides, many Manufcript Evidences bound up with the Volume, now in the Univerfity Li- brary s . In the Year 1728, we meet with the following Letter, to his old Friend Mr. John Strype. " Rev. and worthy Sir, " After fo long a Si- lence, I was glad to hear from you; had your Letter brought an Account of your Health, I lhould have been perfectly eafy, fmce if it is otherwife, pray God comfort you under your great Affliction. You have one fure Comfort and Support, in having done more Service to your Generation than any one I know. For which you may expect a Reward in Heaven, though not from an evil World. I was very much concerned, to meet with that undeferved Reflection in Father Courayer's Book, though I am certain it cannot hurt you with candid Readers. You can have faid nothing in your Preface, from me, which I fhall not confirm, or which I have already upon Occafion, to moft of my Friends; fo that will want no Apo- logy, be it what it will. " I am * :ies Biogrrph, Brir. p. 4096. [ si ] C£ I am glad to hear your lad Book is in fuch c< Forwardnefs, though I have feen moll of it al~ " ready. The Compiler of the Index, Dr. Grey, " being my particular Friend. Fie has a true " Efteem for you, and prefents you with his Ser- " vice. I expecl: to fee Dr. Knight the next tc Month, in his Way to London, I will then re- " member your Service, though you will have an " Opportunity of doing it yourfelf, fince he in- tc tends to fee you, and promifed to make the " fecond Payment for me and the College, and " to take care to convey the Books to me. " As to myfelf, I blefs God, I enjoy a tolera- " ble Share of Health, more than I could reafon- ueav [ 63 ] " Dear Sir, " I was glad to hear you and your " Lady came fafe to Houghton ; together with fC your Letter the Coachman delivered the Book, " which though imperfect (as fuch old Books tc will commonly he) yet it is a fair Copy, and " very valuable, and I thank you for it. " I have two or three Books, Duplicates with " me, which I believe you may want, when I fee " you next, they (hall be at your Service, as a ■- Dr. Middle ton. He i<, raid by Thuanus to have been cf Cremona, Vide Ann. MDI.XJ. [ 73 ] cellor of this Univerfity, Anno. 1688", and has continued Chancellor longer than any one ever did, to the great Honour and Advantage of the Univerfity : to which he has been a noble Benefactor, by giving 500 £ towards the New Building, or Senate Houfe, and 1000^. by him- felf, or by his Intereft, to our Prefs ; befides Books of a confiderable Value, Rymer's Faedera 17 Vols, and his Countenance and good Offices at all Times. Camb. Aug. 23, 1733. To thfrfame. Worthy Sir, To your Enquiries I anfwer, Ifaac Newton was admitted into Trinity College under Mr. Pulleyn (the fame I prefume that was after- wards Greek ProfefTor) Jun. 3, 1661. Art. Bac. 1664, 5. Art. Mr. An. 1668. He was likewife admitted Socius-minor Coll. Trim Oct. 2. 1667. and Socius-major the Year following. He fuc- ceeded Dr. Barrow, as Mathematical ProfefTor, Nov. 8, 1669; who, though he was not his Tu- tor, inftructed and encouraged him in the Study of Mathematics \ Nat. ''- As a grateful Acknowledgement of which, an elegant Marble Statue was erected to his Memory, and placed in the Senate Houfe, loon after his Deceafe in 1748 ; the Infcription upon which, ihall have a Place in the Appendix. c Mr. Cook wrote Notes upon Sir I. Newton's Chronology. [ 74 ] Nat. Lee (the Poet) was of the fame College, (admitted from Weftminfter School) where I do not find he took any Degree, as his Friend and Collegian Mr. Dryden did ; and their being of the fame College, might be one Ground of their Friendfhip and Acquaintance : his End, you know, was deplorable, and much to be lamented, and is therefore to be palled over in Silence. Ben. Johnfon (by Tradition) is claimed by St, John's College, of which Houfe he is generally allowed to have been admitted, even by Mr. Wood; who places him among the Oxford Writers, as having taken a Degree there. We have no Re- gifter in the College fo antient, and therefore I can fay nothing more fi om the College Monu- ments. He (Ben. Johnfon) is faid to have imi<* tated and borrowed from Plautus ; and that I prefume was the Reafon of your Enquiry. Wifhing you Succefs in your Undertaking, I am Your's, &c. Tho. Baker. The learned Mr. Lewis, of Margate, in an Ad- vertifement prefixt to the find Edition of his Hiftory of the Englifh Tranflations of the Bible, fays, " The Editor thinks himfelf obliged to own " the great Helps he has had from cc and the Rev. Thomas Baker, B. D." And his Opinion cf Mr. Baker's great Judgment farther appears, from the fubfequent Letters to Dr. Grey. " Mar- [ 75 ] " Margate, May 7, 1736. c < Rev. Sir, " Your kind Letter of the 30th ult. tc came hither, when I was abfent on a Journey " to London, to look after finifhing at the Prefs, il a new Edition of this little Ifland f ; about which cc I have been at fome Pains and Expence, in re- tc viewing and making it fomewhat more perfect. " I am afraid Mr. Baker and you are too fa- cc vourable in your Judgments of my Papers; I cc can bear being told of what is wrong, and am " very fenfible how liable I am to blunder and " miitake. For which Reafon I dare not trull tc myfelf, and wifli therefore you would examine " my Remarks on Neal, with the Eye and Heart cc of an Adverfary, and exercife your fevered Cri- " ticifm upon them. " My adding a Cut of the Mafs Habits, is in- " tended as an Appeal to the DhTenters Senfes, " whether our Prieftly Habit be like the Papifts, " or Miniftering Prieft of the Church of England, Ci cannot be diftinguiflied from a Popifli Prieft s . iC The Papers relating to Calamy, I fent to c ' you, to fee what Account I have to give of that " furious f The Hiftory and Antiquities of the Ifle of Tenet firft publifhed in 4to. 1723. p Being of Scarlet, the fame with the Doftors' Habit in Oxford, and worn over the Rochet or Lawn Sleeves in K. Edward's Time, but changed into Black in Q;_ Elizabeth's Reign, and ib has conti- nued ever fince. [ 76 ] [ 77 1 " As to Mr. Baker's Notes concerning a Mi- : flake of the ABp's, p. 599, of his State, &c. I 1 fancy I have corrected it in my Papers. tc His Grace has quoted in his Margin, an An- ' fvver for the Time, &c. for Words which are in ' the Examination, for the Time, &c. The Au- ' thor of which is fnppofed to be ABp. Parker, c who certainly does fay, that the 33d Article of c 1552, ' are the Words,' which the whole Sy- c nod were well pleafed withal, and thereunto all c the Clergy's Hands were fet ; and in the Mar- ' gin is added, a Hand pointing to the Words, whofoever through his private Judgment, &c. J c and underneath, ' the Articles agreed in the laft Synod.' That thefe Expreffions cannot refer to ' the Synod of 1562, feems plain from what c goes before, where this Article is called, * The Determination of the Church of England, agreed upon in King Edwardes Dayes.' p, of Canterbury, F 2 [ 8 4 ] Mr. Barton, Mr. Baker's Coufm, is here with his Nephew Mr. Baker, who was admit- ted Fellow Commoner the Day before this Dif- affer happened. And the late very worthy Dr. William War- ren, Prefident of Trinity Hall, thus exprefTes himfelf in a Letter like wife to Dr. Grey on that Occafion. Dear Sir, " I preiume you have already heard of Sir John Hatton's Death'; but perhaps it may be News to you to be told, that on Wed- nesday laft, the Reverend, learned, pious, con- iciencious, and judicious Antiquary, Thomas Ba- ker, B. D, departed this Life in his own Cham- ber. He was found lying on the Floor, in a Paralytica! Diforder, two or three Days before he died." Trin. Hall, July 4, 1740. Dr. Sam. Knight, Archdeacon of Berkfhire, and Prebendary of Ely, thus fpeaks of him in a Letter to the fame of Sep 4, 1741. cc I much lament (as I am Hire you do) the Lofs of our worthy Friend Mr. Baker. This alone will render Cambridge lefs agreeable to you." He bequeathed by Will to his Friend Dr. Grey, his Pictures hrt, - r V-- Gta " Qamou '< r 85 ] Pictures and Prints unbequeathed, which upon the Doctor's enquiring after, gave Occafion to the following Letter from Dr. Williams. Dear Sir, cc You receive with this, the Cata- logue which you defiredj I believe one of the Anonymous is Dr. Corbett, which is bequeathed to Dr. Dickens for his College. There are feve- veral loofe unframed Prints, and two Books of Prints. Mr. Richd. Burton defires your Opinion, whether you think thefe fall within the Con- flruction of that Claufe, that relates to you, be- ing determined to execute his Uncle's Will, to the bed of his Knowledge and Information." Dr. Grey had likewife written to Mr. Burton, a Letter of confolatory Compliments upon this Occafion, to which he received the fubfequent Anfwer. Rev. Sir, " Your Letter of Condolence upon the Death of my Uncle is extremely kind, in whom I have not only loft a moft obliging Friend and near Relation, but muft bear a Share alfo of the Lofs fuftained by the Publick. Should any fuch Papers as you enquire after, come to my Hands, they (hall certainly be com- municated to you : but I am inclined to think, f 3 that [ 86 ] that moft of Value are difpofed of with his Ma- nufcript Collections, which feem to be fluffed with loofe Papers and Letters. Of thefe XXIII Volumes Folio are bequeathed to Lord Oxford, XV Folios and III Quarto Volumes to the Uni- verfity Library 5 , to the College Library, all fuch Books, printed or Manufcript, as he had, and were wanting there. From whence the Col- lege ieems to claim every Book in my Uncle's Study, cf which they have not the fame Edition, which in my Opinion is extending the Words a little too far : but I never heard that they claim- ed any Prints, in which I apprehend you have miitaken Dr. Williams meaning : Prints bound we look upon to be out of the Queftion. The loofe Prints which I found in a Box, are what are reckoned doubtful, for the Words, all Prints undifpofed of, are very exprefs, yet I think the following Words for the Ornament of his Houfe, feem to aflign the Ufe; but in this you fhall be your own Chancellor, nor will I feek or accept of any Other, and they mall be all ready to be delivered to your Orders at your own Time j for they are no fort of Trouble or Inconvenience to me where they are.. Your kind Offer of a Copy of my Uncle's Picture, I thank- fully * A Grace for the proper Difpofal of which, ar.d fcr the placing his Name in the Commemoration Book amongft the Benefactors to the Publick Library, was pafTcd in the Senate on 30 Dec, 174c, which fhall have a Plate in the .4 :;rcndix. [ «7 I fully accepted, and accordingly employed Mr. Ritz to go to work upon it, but I find fome Dif- ficulty in coming at the Picture, &c. Your moil faithful humble Servant, R. Burton. Camb. July 19, 1740. P. S. If you know any Inftances of Legacies left to the College, and how they have been de- termined, or have at any Time heard my Uncle declare his Defire therein, I fliall be very thank ful for an Account of what you have heard. My View in difputing any Claufe of the Will, being only to come at the Knowledge of his In- tention, and to purfue that wherever I can find it. In another of 5th Aug* — > £C He complains, that the College Legacy frill kept him clofely confined there, though he fhould be very glad to be releafed, having fuch a whimfical crazy Conflitution to deal with, that it was dangerous to truft himfelf fo far from Home, when the Winter approaches 1 ." After Mr. Burton's return Home he had again Occafion to write to Dr. Grey, concerning the difpoial and Value of Mr. Baker's Books, which Mr. c Sec this Letter more at lar^ein Anecdotes of Eowyer, p.617. F 4 [ 88 ] Mr. George Baker had fome Difpohtion to pur- chafe and preferve in Memory of his Uncle, but was then obliged to make vile of another Hand, having no ufe of his own, it having been for a Month or more bound faft in Mifery and Flan- nel, and adds, as icon as I am able to write, I will defire Dr. Williams to look out Spelman's Gloffary, which you will give me leave to beg a Place for in your Study, where I fliall be proud to have it preferved, as a Memorial of our com- mon Friend, and a mark of that EfTeem with which 1 am Your moil faithful and obliged humble Servant, Rich. Burton. Elamore Hall, Jan. 17, 1740. This worthy Gentleman died not long after, as appears by a Letter of Dr. Williams dated Mar. 4, 1740. Mr. Burton Mr. Baker's Nephew died at Durham about ten Days ago, and if you will return the Catalogue of Mr. Baker's Books by Mr. II — with your Opinion of the Value, it may be of Service to ?4r. G. Baker, who I be- lieve will purchafe them of Mr. Burton's Ad mi- ni ftrator, for it is feared he died Inteliate" — — When Dr. Grey was collecting Materials for an Account 1 ., -. f.,] nr rf the Pocks, that were not put into the College i,..tj '.V: Hands of Mr. Thurlbourne, Eooklcl^er at •■ jic r Ad there bv Au&iou [ .«9 ] Account of Mr. Baker, he got fome Friends to apniy to Dr. Bedford" for that purpofe, who ac- cordingly favoured him with the following Par- ticulars in a Letter of 27 July, 1755. — •' Dr. Sharp, at the Defire of your Brother at Newcastle, applied to me for any Particulars which I might have concerning Mr. Baker. Dr. Hunter alfo fhewed a Letter from you to the fame Effect. I acquainted him with every Body I could think had any thing, and am a good deal furpri- zed that Mr. Crow fliould have nothing material, for he married one of Mr. Burton's Sillers, and immediately was pofTefled of every thing at Mr. Burton's Death, he dying inteftate. I will now give you an Account of Mr. Baker's Death, be- ing at that Time at Cambridge; and attended him with Dr. Heberden. " In the Afternoon be- ing alone in his Chamber, he was (truck with a flight apoplectick Fit, which abating a little, he recovered his Senfes, knew all about him 7 , and feemed perfectly fatisfied and refigned. When the Doctors defired him to take fome Medicine they mould order, he declined it, faying, he would only take his ufual Suftenance, which his Bed- maker knew the Time and Quantity of giving $ he was thankful for the affectionate Care his Friends * A Phyfician at Durham, a Relation, and formerly of ihc College^ 7 His Nephew Burton, Drs, Bedford and ticberden. [ 9° ] Friends {hewed towards him, but hoped the Time of his Difiblution was at hand, and would by no Means endeavour to retard it. His Difor- der increafed, and the third Day from the Seiz- ure he departed 7 . His accuitomed Regularity, and abftemious Way of Living, had, one would have imagined, been a Security from a Diforder of this Nature, though when perhaps it did come, ren- dered him the lefs able to flruggle with it. But it happened at the very Time, his great Nephew the prefent Mr. Baker, o^ Crook, was juft come from Eton School to be admitted at St. John's. Upon which Occafion, befides the great Joy he exprefied in feeing him, he frequented Company more than ufual, and had Entertainments in his own Chambers (what he very rarely practiced on any Account) fo that this unufual Hurry, de- stroyed that /Equilibrium of Spirits, his wonted Tranquility kept up; and like any other violent Excefs, proved too much for him to bear. I recollect it always as one of the moft fortu- nate Incidents of my Life ; that I happened to be thrown in the Way at this Time, both as I had an Opportunity of feeing my much honour- ed and great Friend in his laft Minutes, as al- fo of having an Occafion of exerting myfelf in his y A more particular Account of his Ulnefs and Death oblig- ingly communicated by Dr, Heberdcn, -will be infencd in the Appendix. [ 9' ] his Service, who when I was a Student, had left no Act of Friendfhip or Relation undone towards me. Next, I am extremely glad of this farther and publick Opportunity of owning the great Obligations and Honour I had, in being known to, and in my youth regarded by ib great and learned a Man, fo kind and an affectionate a Re- lation. In a fubfequent Letter of 28th Sep- tember following, he farther acquaints him that Mr. Crow fays, "he has no Letters, &c. among Mr. Baker's Papers relating to him at all. That he had fome he let Mr. Smith, of Burne Hail fee, but they being as was thought, of no Account, were defTroyed in Mr. Burton's Houfe, where they were ufed by the Servants as vvafte Paper. Two Things Mr. Crow has, one the Deed to the College concerning the Exhibitions, of which the College muft have a Counterpart. The other the Inftrurnent, drawn for creating our Friend, Chaplain to Lord Crewe; and what is remarkable in it, 'tis in the Month and Year of the Revolution, and I fuppofe rejected by him, for the Day is left blank, and the whole not fub- icribed by his Lordfhip. Dr. Grey wrote alio to Mr. Geo. Baker, to make the like Enquiries, to which he received the following Anfwer. " Sometime fince I did myfelf the Pleafure of anfwering your obliging Letter, and am foiry to find it has not reached your [ 92 ] your Hands. In it I acquainted you that I have made diligent Search after the Effects and Papers my Uncle left, but can find none, as I believe they were all confirmed after Mr. Burton's Death, by an Accident, when in his Brother Crow's Cufto- dy, fo that I am afraid, I can give you no Light whatfoever of his Correfpondence or Life. I am greatly obliged to you for your kind Intention of perpetuating the Memory of my Uncle, and am Yours, &c. Sep. 1 8, 1755. George Baker. In relation to a Monument, Mr. B fays pofitively, that the old Gentleman forbad any fuch to be erected in his Will. The words of the Will however are only " as to my Funeral I am not follicitous; I defire nothing but Christian Burial," fo that a plain Stone, with a moit and modefl Infcription at the lead, might have been laid over him, either by his Relations, or the College, with the greater!: Propriety, and had his Executor Mr. Burton, furvived him long, it is probable from his Character, that a decent Mo- nument to his Uncle's Memory, which he much revered, would not have been neglected. The latter part of Bp. Scougall's Character upon his Monument, would have exactly fuited that of Mr. Baker. > — Omni Eloquio dignus, utpote pie pacificus, o modeite [ 93 ] modeite prudens, Eruditse probitatis decus et ex- emplar : nee morose gravis, nee fuperbe doclus". And I cannot help adding, that I think its hav- ing been not hitherto done, fhews a Want of pro- per refpeel to his Memory; as in a very few Years the Place of his Interment, (on the North Side of the Antechapel, near the Monument of Archdeacon Afheton, on whofe Foundation, he had been both Scholar and Fellow) may be for- gotten, although his Name never can, whilft any of the many Works of Literature, he aflifted in communicating to the Publick, fhall remain 2 . He died on the fecond Day of July, in 174c, in the 84th Year of his Age, and was attended by the Society, as ufual, at his Funeral foon after: when an Oration was made over him by Mr, Clarke one of the Fellows b ; wherein the Lofs of fo valuable a Perfon to the Republick of Letters, the Univerfity and College was juflly lamented. The following Account of him in a printed Paper drawn up by a Member of the College, and z Montekh's Theatre of Mortality, p. So. a And that it cculd not be his Intentien to forbid any kind of a Monument, 1 think farther appears, from his having erected one in the Chancel of the Great Church of Kingtton upon Hull, to the Memory of his Grandfather Sir George Baker above mentioned, at no fmall Expence ; whole Remains, defcrving as he was of a better Fate, laid t!-*-re unregarded above forty Years. Upon this he pla- ced an Infcription given at length in the Append. See Gents Hilt, cf Kingilon, p. 25. h See a full Account of this Ceremony, by Mr. Wm, Cole cf King's College, in a Letter to .Dr. Grey in the Append, [ 94 ] and prefixed to the Books given by him to the Library, may ferve inftead of a Monument. Biblioth: Coll: Div. Johan. Cant. Ex dono Viri Reverendi Thomae Baker, S.T.B. Qui olim fuerat hujus Collegii Socius, Poftea vero, ex Senatus Confulto ejectus, In his iEdibus Hofpes confenuit, Vitae integritate et fama, Quam ex Antiquitatis fludio confecutus erat celeberrimus. Nothing now remains, but before I conclude thefe Memoirs, to fpeak fomewhat of the Cha- racter of the worthy Subject of them, as well as of the Friends with whom he was immediately connected in the Univerfity, in the latter part of his Life, Dr. Warburton, afterwards Bp. of Gloucefler, who was not difpofed to flatter any one, thus fpeaks of him, \ Maty'? r.ew Re ::;-.',. p. 1 44., t 95 ] And Dr. I.Green late Bp. of Lincoln, who lived many Years with him in the fame College, in a Letter to the Editor, fays, " that although he had " no Intercourfe with him, yet he had a general > 5 ] Dr. Middleton concerning Cicero's Epiftles to At* ticus, &c. with other Publications, which may be kcn y with a farther Account of him, in Nichols's Anecdotes of Bowyer, p. 351. He was made Chaplain to ABp. Potter, from whom he received fome considerable Preferments, but lived not long to enjoy them. Though thefe were Mr. Baker's principal Ac- quaintance, yet were there many others in the Univerfity, for whom he had the higheft Regard. Amongft thefe were the reverend and learned Dr. Newcome, late Mafter of the College, and his excellent Lady : who befides her unufual Attain- ments, in fome ufeful Branches of Science, not attended with the leaf! Vanity or Affectation, was pofleffed of every Accomplishment belonging to her Sex. Of the Favours received from thefe worthy Perfons, he makes honourable Mention in his Will, and of whom more may be fee 11 in the Anecdotes of Bowyer, p. 17, and elfwhere. To thefe I may add Mr. Robert Leke, B.D. Fellow of the fame College, and afterwards Rector of Great-Snoring, in Norfolk; who was generally efteemed a Man of Learning, and a good Preacher. And the late Mr. Henry Peyton, Fellow Commoner ; whofe good Nature and ami- able Difpohtion juftly endeared him to all his Acquaintance. Like wife the late worthy Dr. William Warren, Prefident of Trinity Hall, Dr. h 2 Henry [ n6 ] Henry Monfon, Fellow of the fame, and Regius Profeffor of Law, with the amiable Sir James Bnrrough, A.M. Succeflbr to Bp. Gooch, in the Mafterfhip of Caius College j whofe focial Difpo- fition, united to a gentlemanlike and polite Be- haviour, gained him an univerfal Efteem. But he had a greater Regard for no Man, nor did any one better deferve it, than the learned William Heberden, M.D. of the fame College, who attended him in his laft Illnefs, and upon whofe amiable Character I fhould gladly have en- larged) had not the ftricteft Injunctions been given to the Contrary. Some creditable Particu- lars however concerning him, are to be met with in the Anecdotes of Bowyer, at p. 26, 488, 641. The laft, though not the leaft of his Friends, whom I (hall here take Notice of, was Dr. Zach- ary Grey, the Collector of the Materials of this Life ; of whom and his Writings an Account is given in Nichols's Anecdotes of Bowyer, p. 354, where he is faid to have been of Yorkfhire, ad- mitted Penfioner of Jefus College, in Cambridge, in 1704, and from thence removed to Trinity Hall, in 1706. He was Rector of Houghton Conqueft, in Bed ford (hire, where, or at the neigh- bouring Town of Ampthill, he uiually fpent the Summer, and refided at Cambridge in the Win- ter, where he was Vicar of the Parifhes of St. Peter and St. Giles, He was, as is there truly af ferted t "7 J ferted, of a mod amiable, and communicative Difpofition, and never better pleafed than when performing Acts of Friendfhip and Benevolence, He had fpent a great deal of Time in reading a large Collection of Books, and publifhed many more Tracts in Relation to Englilh Hiftory, &c. than are enumerated by Mr. Nichols : who in- troduces the Bifhops Gibfon and Sherlock, as fpeaking highly in Commendation of him, for his Examination of Neal's Hiftory of the Puri- tans. But notwithflanding his great Application to his Studies, he always appeared lively and chearful, and no Man delighted more in the Com- pany of his Friends, or entertained them in a more hofpitable and agreeable Manner. In fhort, he feemed to enjoy, all that Eale and Hap- pinefs, ufually arifmg from a good Heart, and a contented Mind. Addenda. In the Bodleian Catalogue, at p. 347, is a Book entitled, " Querimonia Johan. Somerfet, de Ingratitudine Univerfitat. Cantab, et fpeciali- ter contra fupremos Socios Coll. Regis, auftore Guil. Worcefter five Bottoner cum Obfervationi- bus Tho. Bakeri de eodem, Oxon. 8vo. 1727." This was publifhed by his Friend Tho. Hearne, who thus acknowledges his AiTiftance, Obferva- tiones de Joanne Somerfet, ex Epiftolis quinque ad Editorem datis, in quibus Obfervationibus et notas quafdam luculentas fimul et eximias habes, H 3 et [ n8 ] et de viro magno et infelici Edmundo Caftello q > quas meo rogatu mifit amiciffimus Bakerus r . P. 18. Mr. Locke's EfTay on Human Under- ftanding was firfr publiflied in 1 689, and although Mr. Baker's Reflections upon Learning, did not come forth till ten Years after: yet the former, however valuable in itfelf, and however highly efteemed fmce, was at that Time in no Degree of Credit, and we may prefume little read ; yea at a Meeting of the Heads of Houfes at Oxford, fo late as 1703, it was propofed to cenfure and difcourage the reading of it*. 'Tis not much to be wondered at therefore, Mr. Baker in his Chap- ter of Logic fhould pafs it by without Notice. The Author of his Life in the new Biograph. Britan. feems not only to countenance Dr. Jor- tin's Reflections upon Mr. Baker, but much dif- pofed to lower him in the Opinion of the World, and even taxes him with fpeaking contemptuoufly and ignorantly of the Copernican Syftem, in his Chapter of Afrronomy: without attending to the great Improvements made in Mathematics, Na- tural Philofophy, and in that very Science, by the r ! This lesrned Man was concerned with Bp. Walton, in the publication of the Polyglot Bible, and Lexicon Heptaglotton. He had been Fellow of King's College, and became Redlor of Higham Ciobion in Bedfordshire, where he died in 1674, and was buried in the Church. ' Append. Tho. de Elmharn Vita et Gefta Henrici, V. 1727. • See Locke's Works, Vol. IV, ^to. 1777. A Letter to Collins p. 61 S. r " 9 ] the Difcoveries of Sir Ifaac Newton and others, fince that Period. P. 33. Bp. Burnet fays in the Preface, to the III Vol. of the Hiftory of the Reformation, " In feveral Particulars I do not perfectly agree with thefe Corrections, but I fet them down as they were fent to me, without any Remarks on them, and I give my hearty Thanks in the fulled Manner I can, to him who was firft at the Pains to make this Collection, and then had the Good- nefs to communicate it to me, in fo obliging a Manner : for he gave me a much greater Power over thefe Papers than I have thought fit to alfume:" And that Mr. Baker was the Perfon al- luded to is certain from his own Entry in this Volume, " Ex dono doctiflimi Authoris ac ce« leberrimi Prsefulis Gilberti Epifcopi Sarisburi- enfis, adding I mall always have an Honour for the Author's Memory, who entered all the Cor- rections I had made, at the end of this Volume." If any more are found, they were not fent, for he fupprelled nothing. An Inftance much to the Credit of both, who were Perfon s of fuch differ- ent Principles. Dr. Hatcher's is no more than a Catalogue of Perfons educated in King's College, with fome fhort Notes upon them, and does not extend to the Univerfity, as intimated in the Britifh Topo- h 4 graphy t 120 ] graphy ifl Ed. p. 102. in Note D. The Account there given of Baker's MS. Collections is very fu- peifkial, and yet much too long and tedious for a Note, in a Work of that kind. I never met with the leafl Hint of Mr. Prior's giving him the Profits of his Fellowfhip, but in the Biograph. Britan. p. 520, and therefore can- not imagine Dr. Goddard could be well informed in that Matter : or that there was more Truth in it, than in that of Ld. Oxford's Annuity above noticed, p. 71. P. 56. Wm. Wake, ABp. of Cant. ob. 24 Jan. 1736, iEtat 79. This Infcription is upon his Ring, which I preferve in Memory of him. T. B. P. 62. In Bp. Kenet's Regifter, is the follow- ing Entry j Donum Doctiflimi Authoris brevi poft extincli Dec. 19, 1728, mihi quidem flebilis occidit. P. 66. And in that of Mr. Anftis Regifter of the noble Order of the Garter. Donum ornatifiimi viri Joannis Anftis Armigeri Fecialis Primarii, Vulgo, Garter Principalis Regis Armorum five Infignium. APPEN- APPENDIX. No. I. p. 40. TH E following Soliloquy is here intro- duced, as a Specimen of Mr. Baker's Pi- ety, not of his Poetical abilities. Upon myfelf 3 and to my God. My God, and what am I? — A Thing of nought. Hid from myfelf, and yet compos'd of Thought. How vain thefe thoughts ? how oft without Effect ? And yet I pleafe myfelf, that I reflect. Proud of a Phantom, that can only mow, That I more furely think, than furely know ; Ruffled with Paflions, with Affections blind, Involved in Clouds, nor Reft, nor Light I find, Till he that breath'd the Spark, does reinfpire my Mind. Thou [ 122 ] Thou that breath'ft Life into the unthinking Clod, Be thou my Light, as thou haft been my God. Thou took'ft me from the Womb, — fince, me upheld, Be thou my Strength, as thou hail: been my Shield, As furely fo thou art, — from Deaths, from Tears Thou oft preferv'dft me, — oft renew'dft my Years, Difpell'd my Sorrows, banifh'd all my Fears. To Dangers oft expos'd, thy Help implor'd, By Follies loft, — as oft I've been reftor'd. When Duty call'd me forth to rifque my all, Juft was my Lot, but eafy was my Fall; The Griefs and Sufferings, that mean Souls an- noy, Thou mak'ft them light to me, and turn 'ft to joy. So light, that if in ought I bear thy Crofs, It grieves me, that nought I merit by the Lofs. My Sins more juftly fcourges might demand, Should Juftice ftrike, as Mercy holds the Hand; In that my Refuge, there I place my Reft, Nor hurt by Frowns, in Spite of Fortune bleft. For all thefe Mercies, juft Returns from me Are due, — and yet my beft Returns, I owe to thee 3 My [ 123 ] My Pray'rs, my Vows, and all that ftiould be mine, E'en thefe are due to thee, and truly thine. Oh were I thine myfelf ! The Offering made, Were it as worthy thee, as freely paid ; But Worth, (forbid the Word) my Sins forbid ; Pardon's my Plea, and Sins by Mercy hid. Fixt here, I ftand, in hopes of Crimes forgiv n ; I trample Earth and antidate my Heav'n -, In brighter Manfions may I have my Share, And follow Thoughts, that are already there, But low therein, — for lowly is my PrayY. July 7th, Die meo natali. No. II. p. 44. Of Hartman Schedel's Chronicon Chronicorum printed at Nuremberg, by Ant.Koberger, An. 1493, We have four Copies (or more) at Cambridge, two in the publick Library, one at St. John's, the fourth and mod beautiful at Trinity College, with the Faces, Maps and other Figures fairly depicted in Colours. In this laft Folio clxxxiii, are the Pictures of the Emperor, feven Electors, Princes and Counts of the Empire, with their Arms fairly depicled, and this Note in MS. "Hasc Scuta recle pinguntur in fuis Coloribus juxta Ju- dicium t I2 4 ] dicium Heraldi." The reft have the Arms but not in Colors. At Folio cclxi, [which is a blank in the ordi- nary Copies] is a Picture of Antichrift very mon- itrous, with feven Heads [Terpentine] and almoft as many Colors, and upon the Pedeftal this In- fcription in MS. " Haec depinxit Jacobus Jaqueri de Civitate Taurini in pede Montium An. Domini millefimo quatercentefimoprimo, [in the ordinary Copies, and in this, there is a Print of Antichrift [not fo monftrous] at Folio cclxii.] on the oppo- site Page thefe rhyming Verfes, and following Note in Englifh. Judicabit Judices Judex generalis, Hie mihi proderit dignitas papalis, Sive fit Epifcopus five Cardinalis, Reus condemnabitur, nee dicetur qualis. Hie nihil proderit quicquam allegare, Neque excipere neque replicare, Nee ad Apoftolicam Sedem appellare, Reus condemnabitur nee dicetur quare. Cogitate miferi qui vel quales eftis, quid in hoc Judicio dicere poteftis, Idem erit Dominus, Judex, Actor, Teftis. This Picture was fet in the Temple of the Ja- cobins at Jenoua, in An. 1401, a fhowe of An- techrifte, and from thens, abrode into the Worlde, [ »5 ] Worlde, that the Abomination of the Wicked maye be perceived. B.S.M. Stephen Batman's Name is upon the Book (in fronte libri) [I am apt to think the Verfes on Judgment are his ; he has wrote, The Doome, warning all Men to the Judgement, &c] In all the Copies that I have feen, Trin. Coll. St. John's Coll. and one of the Bp. of Ely's (the other I have not feen) at Folio ccxix. is the Print- or Picture of Pope Joan, with a triple Crown and a Child in her Arms, infteadof a Crofs borne by the reft of the Popes, with her Story : both fair and undefaccd, neither of them obliterated, as they are in mod, or many Copies, as Mr. Hearne informs me. At Folio cclii, there is a good Authority for the Invention of Printing at Mentz, &c. There is another Copy of this Book at Chrifl College, &c. Since another Copy (penes me) with Pope Joan's Picture undefaced, only the Face of the Mother and Child, a little fcratched, the reft of the Book very fair and perfect. No. III. p. 48, M. S. Johannis Smith, S.T.P. Lowtherke in Agro Weftmarienfi nati : Qui Juvenis, in [ 126 ] in hoc celeberrimum Collegium cooptatus eft ; ubi bonis moribus informatus, et ingenuis Artibus eruditus, ejufdem Coliegii decus totlufque Ecclefis ornamentum evafit. Quern mira Facilltas morum et Elegantia, Comitati adjun6tafempei'Gravitas } AnimiCandoretmodeftia Ornatum ; Ingenii Faecunditas, acumen Judicii, Memorise Vigor, in re literaria promovenda. Fatalis induftria, Doclum ; In adverfis rebus animi magnitudo, in fecundis Continentia, in Deum deniq. fuofq. fingularis Pietas Optimum fuifTe demonftrarunt. Ob hasc merita, quibus Hon ti(r ' mi . et Revdi. admodum Epifcopi gratiamfibi conciliavit, in numerum Canonicorum Dunelmenfium prius adfcitus, dein in Ecciefiam Weremurhse Epi Parochialem promotus eft. Hifce Sacerdotiis honeftis audtus, ea non minus digne, quam ipfa ilium exornavit. Antiqua Ecclefise Jura et Privilegia nemo fortius defenfit. Eloquentiam cum Theologia, omnefq. bonas Artes cum facris Uteris adeo conjunxit; ut Orator copiofus, Philologus eximius, Theologus abfolutus merito audiret. In Hiftoricis, Anglicis praefertim, evolvendis fuit maxime afliduus; advertenfq. animum, quod polita Venerabilis Bsedas Operum Hiftoricorum defideraretur Editio, id laboris a. nullo potius, quam a Canonico Dunelm. Biedae [ * 2 7 ] Set. Comprefbytero et Populari, fubeundum duxit : Huic igitur muneri fe accinxit ; fed, proh dolor! dum non valgari Studio praelo infudaret ; morte in medio ope re immatura praereptus eft : Et intra facram hujus Collegii asdem, cujus in Gremio ic nutritum non fine pia voluptate faspius jactavit, humatus eft. Natns, Anno Dni. 1659. Obiit 30 Julii, 17 1 5. No. IV. p. 60. Taken from Mr. Baker's MSS. Vol. XXXIX, p. 185, but fomewhat abridged. An Account of Dr. Peter Baro (alias Baron) and his Family, found in the Study of Mr. An- drew Baron, late Fellow of Peterhoufe, his great Grandfon. Eftienne Baron, efpoufa en Marriage Philipe Petit, eurent plufieurs Enfans Fils et Filles, en- tre autres Jehan, Florent, et Pierre. Pierre natif d' Eftampes fut mis aux Eftudes, et apres avoir eftudie en Droict Civil quelques Annees, fut pafse l'an. 1556, le 9' d' April, Ba- chelier en DroicT: a Bourges, and le jour fuivant receu Licentier en loix eftant age de 22 a 23 ans. L'an 15$/, fut receu et jure Advo- cat en la Court de Parlement de Paris. Depuis eftant age de 26 ans, l'an et mois que Francois deuxiefme Roy de France morut a Orleans, c'eft a dire. [ 128 ] a dire, Tan 1560, en Decembre, fe retira a Geneve, et la, s'eftant adonne a l'eftude de Theolosie, fut faicl: Miniftre, et receut l'impofition des Mains par Jean Calvin. Apres retournament en France efpoufa a Gien 1'an 1563, entre le 19 de May et le 7 de Juin en fuivant Guillemette Burgoin fille d'Eftienne Bour- goin Merchant, et de Lopfe Dozival. . De Pierre Barron et Guillemette Burgoin fa Femme naquit a Orleans premierement une Fille le pre- mier jour de Juin, 1564. Qui fut nominee Marthe, par Eftienne Baron fon Aieul. Depuis un fils aufii a Orleans le 15 Janvier, 1566, qui fut nomme Pierre, par Jehan Pinfelet. ■ ■ L'an 1567, le quatriefme jour de Novembre encores un fils a Orleans, qui fut nomme Efti- enne par Francoys Burgoin Ion Oncle. LeDimanche 10 jour d' Octobre, 1568, naquit encores un fils a Sancerre, iequel fut nomme Efti- enne, qui mourut le jour fuivant, par fon Aieul maternel Eftienne Bourgoin. Le Vendredi 26 de May, a Sancerre naquit une autre fille laquelle fut nommee Marie par fon Oncle maternel Anthoine Burgoin. Depuis le fufdict Pierre Baion s'eftant retire avec fa Femmc Guillemette Burgoin et fes En- fans a Cambridge, l'une des deux Univerfites d Angleterre, a caufe des troubles de la France, fut 1:1 r i2 9 ] le ProfefTeur des Lettres Hebraiques et en Theo«- logic mefme: fat receu Docleur en Theologie u . Au dicl Cambridge le hui£tiefme jour de Juillet 1574, luy naquit Ion quatriefme fils, qui fut nomme Andre par B. Dodingthon ProfefTeur da Roy en la Langue Greque et Artus Purifoy. Au mefme lieu de Cambridge le 24 d' Aouft, 1 S77j naquit encores une fille, et 39 heures apres, un autre, lcfquelles furent nominee Elizabeth, la primiere par Gabriel fils de Monfieur Mongo- meriet Damoifelles Boulingham et Norgett, et V autre Catherine par Monfieur Pillard et Damoi- feile Goad et Dame. — Thus far feems to be in the Hand-writing of the Doctor himfelf; who refigned his Lechirefhip of Divinity in 1596, after having read Lectures in the Univerfity for twenty four Years with Ap- probation, for the fmall Sum of twenty Pounds per Annum, forefeeing that he could not hold it much longer, on Account of fome Opinions he held, that were not then deemed Orthodox \ There were fome however who frill retained a good Opinion of him, particularly Dr. Jegon, Mailer " Feb. 3, 157^,6 Mr. Petr. Barron, licentiatus in [ure Civili, in Acad. Biturienii, incorporates Cantab. RegilL Acad. Conceif. 8 June, 1576, Magitlro Petro Barron, PraelecL Lecl. Theol. per dominam Marg. fundat. ad incipiend. in Sac. Theol. * [lis and Barrett's C?Se may be feen at large in a MS. of ABp. Whitgif't, in Trin. Coll, and in Strype's Lire of Whitgift, p. 464, &c. and from his Letters in Baker's Coll. Vol. XX. p. 54.3. I [ >3° ] Matter of Benet College, as appears by an Ex- tract from a Letter of his to the ABp. of Can- terbury of the 4th of Dec. 1596. tc I eafily perceive by Letters from your Grace your good Opinion and gracious Meaning to that Rev. old Man Mr. Dr. Baron, who hath been here longe Time a painful Teacher of Hebrew and Divinity to myfelf and others. To whome I am (as I have aiways beene) very willing to fhowe my thankful Minde; but he hath lately found fome heavy Friends among us, to the Prejudice of his for- mer Creduit, and his prefent Re-election. But if he returns, and pleafe to take Pains, in reading Hebrewe Lectures in private Houfes, I doubt not but to his good Creduit, there may be raifed as great a Stipend. — To the Lecture is chofen Mr. Dr. Playfere/" He did not however accept this Propofal, fince we are allured by the Extract of a Letter from his Grandfon Sam. Baron, M.D. dated 3 April, 1 67 1. — he was created Duke of Somerfet and Earl of Kendale (21 Henry VI) and had fome confider- able Appointments in the Government of France: but dying the Year following, had a very fhort Enjoyment of thefe Honours. The fecond is MARGARET his Wife 1 , the Relift of Sir Oliver St. John, Knt. and Daughter of Sir John Beauchamp, of Bletfo, Knt. (afterwards LordBeauchamp, of Powick, and Lord Treafurer of England,) as well as Sifter and Heirefs, to John Beauchamp, by whom he had one Daugh- ter and Heirefs MARGARET; who married firft to Edmund de Hadham, Earl of Richmond, the Son of Owen Tudor, by Catherine, the Widow of Henry V, by whom me became Mother to Henry 1 She furvived him, and married Lionel Lord Wells, by whcm me had lfTue, Jchn Yil'c Wells, who married Cecilia fecond Daughter of Edward IV. ib. p. 327. [ W 1 Henry VII 1 . After the Death of the Earl of Rich* mond ', die married Sir Henry Stafford, a younger Son of Humphrey Duke of Buckingham, and after his Death, Thomas Lord Stanley, who was created Earl of Derby, and highly carefled by her Son, whom he had ferved in the Battle of Bofvvorth. The Time of the Death of the Dutchefs of Somerfet is not mentioned, fhe is interred, however, with her fecond Hufband in Winburn Minfter, where a Monument of elegant Workman- fliip, with beautiful Figures of Alabafter, holding hand in hand, was erected to their Memory, by their Daughter the Countefs of Richmond", (who founded there a Grammar School, and a Chantry to pray for their Souls, according to the Cuftom of thofe Times. She likewife ordered them to be prayed for amongft the reft of her Royal and noble Relations, next to her Hufband the Earl of Richmond, in her collegiate Foun- dations at Cambridge. It is however fomewhat Angular, that no Notice is there taken of her third Hufband the Earl of Derby, who had pro- vided 1 On St. Anne's Day, 26 Jul. fhe being not yet fourteen Years of Age. m He was buried in the Chancel of the Church of St. David's, with this Infcription upon his Monument. — Under this Marble Stone here inclofed, relt the Bones of that noble Lord Edmund Earl of Richmond, Father and Brother to Kings; who departed out of this World, in the Year 1456. the firft Day of November. On whofe Soule Almighty Jefu have Mercy. Willis's Survey, p»io, 1 i,-?o. n This is delineated in Sandford, p. 321, but faid to be very ill done. K4 [ 153 ] vided a Tomb for himfelf and both his Wives, in the Priory of Burfcough, where they were ordered to be prayed for ; nor of her other Hufband, Sir Henry Stafford. She was born at Bletfoe, in Bedfordshire, where fome of her curious Needlework remained in the Time of her great Grandfon James I, which was conftantly called for by him, when palling through in his Progrefs . She was uni- verfally efteemed for her Piety, Devotion and good Works, among!!, which are her two Col- leges at Cambridge, St. John's and Chrilt, her Profeffors and Preachers there, with thole at Oxford, and various other Monuments of her Charity and Munificence, elfwhere. She had I prefume been a Benefactrefs to the Church of Durham p , where fhe was admitted to a -Share of their Prayers whilft living, as well as entitled to the Benefit of them after her Deceafe, as will ap- pear by the following curious Inftrument for that Purpofe. She died III Kalends. Jul. 1509, and an elegant Monument was erected to her Memory in Weftminiter Abbey' 1 , to which (he had been a considerable Benefactrefs, and near which me ° Thorefby Vicar. Lecdenfis. p. 175. p Befides hert and at Winburne, fhe was admitted into the Fra- ternity of other Religious Koufes, viz. Weltminfter, the Charter Houfe at London, Thorney, Depyng and Crowland. 4 Engraved in Sandford, p. 350, and likewife prefixed to her Fu- neral Sermon by Bp. l'Hher, with the Infcription upon it drawn up by Erafrr.us, for which he received 20 s. [ 153 ] (he founded an Alms-Houfe for poor Women. Literae Sororitatis, conceflae Margaretae Henrici VII, Regis Angliae Matri. Omni Nobilitate et Gratia Praeditiffimae Do- mince Dnae. Margaretae, Dei Gratia, Noftri Regis Serenimmi Henrici Septimi Matri praedignimmae, Sui Humiles, et Speciales Oratores devoti, Tho- mas permiflione Divina, Prior Ecclefiae Cathe- dralis Dunelm, et Ejufdem Loci Conventualis Caetus omnino dant Reverentiales Honores, et per Orationum Suffragia Gaudia confequi fell- citer aeterna. Gratiociftimae, Affecluocitlimaeque Veftrae Devotionis integritas praeexcelfa erga Glo- riofum Confefforem S. Cuthbertum, Noftrum Patronum ejufdemque Dunelmenfe Monafterium haclenus per Longa temporum Curricula Eviden- tiflime praeexperta; nee ut pie credimus, hue ufque intercifa, fed potius Studiis continuata be- nevolis per Votiva et Felicia Meritorum incremen- ta, nos merito excitat, et inducit, ut juxta Piif- fimum veftrae Devotionis affectum, Gratiilimam quam poflumus Spiritualis Viciflitudinis recom- penfationem rependere Studeamus. Quocirca vef- tram Infigniffimam et Honorabiliflimam, fi pla- ceat, Perfonam, in Spiritualem Sororem Noftri Dunelmenfis Capituli admittimus per Praefentes; ac quantum in Nobis eft, et Divinis credimus convenire Beneplacitis, omnium MifTarum, Je- juniorum, [ '54 ] juniorum, Orationum, Predication urn, et Divi- norum Officiorura, caeterorumque Pietatis ope- rum, quae per Nos et SuccefTores Noftros tarn in prasfecto Monafterio noftro, quam in cun- c~Hs Cellis ad idem Spectantibus impraefentiarum, fimiliter aut in futurum fient j realem et inte- gram concedimus Participationem in perpetuum. Et ex fuperabundante, et fingulari Caritatis Af- feclu, quern ad Vos non immerito nunc geri- mus, promittimus et pollicemur, quod cum ab hoc Solo, nequam per inevitabilis Mortis debi- turn, Divina Vos vocaverit Providentia, et hoc certitudinaliter Nobis fuerit intimatum, pro vo- bis in Quotidiana Capitulari Mifla ad Maximum Altare celebranda, Veftram Specialem, et Nomi- natam Memoriam faciemus, ac pro Vobis, ficut pro Noftri Ordinis Fratribus Defunctis, Con- fueta Orationum Suffragia Perpetuis Tempori- bus perfolvemus. In Cujus Rei Teftimonium Sigillum Noftrum Commune Praefentibus eft Appenfum. Datae in Domo Noftra Capitulari, — ■ Die Menfis Anno 1502. Fundatrici Vota, T.B. Accipe Fundatrix grati pia vota Nepotis, /Equa tuis meritis fors inimica negat. O fi! quas cupio, vires mihi Fata dederunt, Clarior Elogiis Fcemina nulla foret. At tua Progenies vivet, nafcentur Alumni, Fli tibi plaudentes, Carmina digna ferent. INDEX. N D E X. A. ADAMS, Dr. 79 Ames, J of. 52 Anitis, John Letter to B. 65,66, 136. Arundel's Apology Afcham, Roger Afheton, Arch, Audley, Dr Ayloffe, Dr. Bacon, Ld. Bagnal, Jo. Balfham, H. Baker, Win Grey B. 5° 93,142 109 109 B P . S3 109 »35 Dr. Letters to Dr, 66,67,1 1 1 Geo. Knt. 2,93,102,141 Geo. 2, &c. 2,84,88,90 Lett, to Dr. G. 91, 9Z, 134. 102 134 Birth, 1,2. ib. Degree Chapl. 4. Refigns, 7. 8. Lett, to Fran. — Ferdinand Tho. B. D. School, 3. Coll. ib. Orders ib. Long Newton, 5. Returns to Coll. Bp. Watfon, 10, 11, 12, 13. Reflect, on Learning, 14. Mi- Hake rectified, 16. Pref. to Fifhcr's Serm. 20,21. Athen. Cantab. 28, 20, 3c, 31. Re- marks on Burnet, 33. Ejected, 34. Annuity, 37, 38. Con tent, 39. Lett to Hearne, 43. — to Strype, 56,57. — to Dr. Grey, 63,64,60,68. — to Cook and Print, 70; 1,2,3,4,— to Dr. Grey, 79,81, 82. Will, 83. Death, 84. Fidure, 86, ic6. Monument, 92, Funeral, 93. Character, 94, &c. Obierva- tions on Books, 101. Friends, J08, ! 12, 1 13, 114, 115, 1 16. Defence of, 117,118,119. So- liloquy, 121, 122. Letter to Strype, 132. Will, &c. 139, 142. Bale, John Ballard. Mr. Bancroft, ABp. Barrow, Ifaac Dr. Baro, Pet. Dr. Sam. M.D. ■ Andr. Barbeyrac, Barwick, Dr. Batman, Stephen Beauchamp, John Beaumont, Dr. Beaufort, John D, ■ Margaret Dut Bedford, Hilk. Dr. 79, So Grey, 89,90,91. Bennet, Dr. Mr. Benfon Beveridge, Dr. Billers, John Blackwood, Ad. Bois, Joh. Life Bofwell, Jo. Bouchier, Mr. Bovvyer, Mr. 78 6> 57 67,i27,&c. i3°>i *3* 1 1 0, 1 1 1 49 125 150 109 149,50 150,51 49 Lett, to Dr. 76 105 82 4i 33>9 8 >99> Jc o 68 5° 2 3 146 Brinkley, INDEX. Brinkley, Rett. 14 Bradford, Dr. 99 Brand's Burton Reft. 14. Bull, Bp. 105 Burnett, Bp. Lett, to B. 31, 2, 3, 119, 135. Burrough, Sir Jam. 116,135 Burleigh, Ld. 59 Burton, Rich. 37, 84. Lett, to Dr. G. 85, &c. 91,92,135,6. C. Caius, Dr. Arms 65 Calamy, Edm. 75 Camden. Will. 81 Camb. Univ. 56,83,86,136,8 Carteret, Ld. _ 107 Carter's Camb. 49 Cattle, Edm. 118 Caxton, 50,76 Chrift Coll. 44,45 Cicero, Life of 112 Clarke, Mr. 93->H 2 Claypoole, Eliz. H7»8 Clarence, Dut. of 149 Coins 102 Cole, Will. 67,93,142 ■ SirNic, 2 Cook, Mr. 69, &c Corbett, Dr. 85,135 Cornwallis, Sir Char. 69 Cofin, Bp. 135 Cottcn, bir Rob. 143,4,5,6 Courayer, Path. 5~,&c.58 Cowel'l, Dr. 68 Crew, Bp. 5,6,7 Creone, Pet. 7>8>9 Crow, Mr. 89,91,2 Cromwell, Oliv. 82 -Joan 147 • Rich. ib. Culmer 76 Cutler, Dr 41,2 D. Dickens, Dr. 41, 67,85, ic8,&c. ■35- • Mr. Broth. 109 .nniDroie Dorfet, E. Drake, Dr. Durham 97> 1 1 1 144 5 + 152 E. Eliz. Qn. at Camb. Erafmus defend. 16, 17,48 ,68 >49 Faernus, Gabr. 72 Penner 135 Fenny Stratford Chap. . 06 Fiftier, Bp. Serm. 18,19. Xter. 20, &c. 26. Field, Bp. 144 Forbes, Dr. 78,9 Poller, Thomas and Margaret 2 Pulborn Reft. G. Gibfon, Bp. Glaftonbury Hill. Gloucelt. Chron. Goddard, Pet. Dr. Fran. 13 117 4+ 44 120 131 134 95 Godwyn, Bp. Green, John Bp. Grey, Zach. Dr. Lett, to 40,57, 84,85. Xter 1 16,135. Guntoa 136 H. Harbyn, Geo. Hartnian, Sched. Hardwick, Ld. Platton, Sir John Platcher, Dr. Hatcher, Dr. Hearne, 'Pho. 30,43,46,47,64', 65,117. Pleberden, Will. M. D. 8g. 9c, 1 16. Hemingius Poem 40 Henry VII 18,20,150,152 Pr. of Wales 09 Hefiod 69,71 Hoadly, Bp. ^9 Hulling bed 22,3 I. Jamei, 27 "fl 44>i^3^4 79 84 119 119 INDEX. J- James, Dr. 109 James, II 97 .8,9 Jenkin, Dr. 22. Lett. 23, 4, 5, 34- Johnfon, Beni. 74 John's St. Houfe 19 College 8,13,74,83,6,91 Books 94,. Jones, Edw. Bp. Jortin, Dr. K. Kennet, White Bp. Lett, to B. Kettle, Mr. Knight, Sam. Dr. 84,135. Lanchciter, 2. Augment, 103,136 Newcaftle, Nichols, Joh. Marq. O. 12 17,18,118 39,60 61,120,136 64 48,57,59,62 1,2 Z 67 144 82 36 100 1 1 Lc Clerc Lee, Nath. Leke, Rob. B.D. Leonard, Monfieur Letherland, Dr. Lewis, John 63,74. Grey 75,6,8. Linwood Lloyd, Bp. Locke, John Lunn, Will. M. i6,&c.48 74 >»5 142 79 Lett to Dr. »3S 98 18,118 64 Oldfworth, Mr. Onflow, Arth. Orford, Ld. Otway, Dr. Oxenden, Dr. OxfordHarley25, 27, 80,8 1,83,86 Xter 106,7,8, f20, 134. P. Pamphlets, Coll. of 28 Parker, ABp. 54»5 5^3,77, 1 35 47 136 40,81 70 13S 132 144 »»5 130 H3»4 78 120 H5 73 44>5 Maddox, Bp. 68 Mattaire, Mich. 107 Middleton, Con. Dr. 42,3,50,07 72,1 : 2,1 1 5, 1 36. Milton, John 82 Monfon, Hen. LL.D. 116 Montague, Char. 102 Morley, Sir John 2 N. Neale, Dan. 68,75 Nelfon, Rob. 105 Ncwcome, Dr. 43 and Wife 1 1 5 1 3 5 • Newton, Sir Ifaac 73,119 long ^ 5,6,7,130 Newton, Sir A. lain 145 Parr, Cath. Lett! Patrick's Hift. Peck, Fran. Pembroke, Ld. Death Perkins Perne, Dr. Perfe, Dr. Peyton, Henry Playfere, Dr. Pory, Mr. Poynet, Bp. Prior, Matt. Puckering, Sir Tho. Pulleyn, Mr. Pulton, Ferdin. R. Rawlins, Mr. Rawlinion, Dr. Richardfon, Tho. Dr. — Will. Dr. 30,31,51,81 Richmond, Co. of 8,135,14a 3C4 6 .7 20,52, 65 69 1 50,2 E. of Robertfon, Will. Dr. Robinfon, Tancred Dr. Roper, Fran. Rymer's Feed. Sanderfon, Bp. Scholarfhips Scot's Camb. Scots Qu. of Scougall, Bp. S. 150,1 79 71 25 73 109 102 28 68 92 Sharpe, INDEX. Sharpe, ABp. Sherlock, Bp. Sheperfon, Marg. Shorton, Dr. Simon, f. Father Si/Ton, Hen. Smallridge, Bp. Smith's Obit. John Dr. 47,8. 125, &c. 99 1 17 136 '35 100 16 23 99 . 5° Epitaph . . Tho. Dr. 47. ■' George Somerfet,Char. D. ti, John Spelman, Sir Hen. Sprot's Chron. Stafford, Sir Hen. Stanly, Ld. Stephens, Robt. Strype, John Symfon, Dr. T. Tanner, John Taverner, Rich. Bible Tenet, Antiq. of Tholofates, Andreas Thomafius, Tho. Tunftall, Ja. Dr. Tindal, Dr. Turner, Fran. V. Vantrollier, Tho. Vertue, Jam. Catal. jo 1 1*4 72,3,132,3 117 144 43 >&c Willis, Browne Dr. 49,59,66 Dtrs. 6j. Williams, Dan. 53,4,8 Phil. Dr. 85,6.— Lett. S' 5 2 114 »35 108 5 2 64,106 94 S* '34 84,115 63»4>'43 3'4 So 22 6 9 ,q,ioo ^,113,136,142. Bp. 144 '34 '34 Winburne, Minft. Winwood Wolfey, Card. Wood, Anth. 30,1,6,46,65,81, '35- Wotton, Will. Dr. 33 Wren, Mat. Bp. Si F I ERRATA. In Memoirs. Page 13. line laft but one, for agreed read argued. 46. 1. if, for Fernando read Ferdinando. 52. I. 1. for Preftendis, read Praeitandis. 83. 1. I 5. for Jan. read Jun. 84. 1. 22. for 1741, ™W 1740. 107. 1. 1 1. for fharer, read ihare. 117. I.4. infert had. 120. 1. i.N. D. &c. mould follow Period in 1. 2d, p. 119. 128. 1. 5. for retournament, read retournant. at bottom, read le,for la. 135. 1. 14. after and, add to. In Catalogue. Page II. V. Vin, N. IV. for 1392, read 1292. 17. N. XT. St. before David. 20. N. p. fl/?tr Monmouth, read printed, 28. N. c. belongs to Peacock. 42. I.7. read Prioriflle. 45. N. XVII. Chronicorum. 70. N. i. Sarilburianum. 79. 1. 22. read 1 iqz.for 139}. 89. XII. I. 3. readQu ? for Quae. ACADEMIC CANTABRIGIENSI MATRI SV JE BENE MERENTI HUNC CATALOGUM MSS. THOMJE BAKERI, S.T.B. PIGNUS GRATI ANIMI ET OBSERVANTI^E SUiE DAT, DICAT, DEDICATCLUE FILIUSVEREDEVOTUS R. MASTERS, S.T.B. A CATALOGUE O F Mr. THOMAS B A K E R's MS. COLLECTIONS, N.B. The fir ji Twenty- three Volumes of the following Col- lections, given and bequeathed to Lord Oxford by Mr. Baker* were -pur chafed vnth that Earl's other MSS. for the BritifJi Mufeum, and are now depofited there : where, if the Edi- tor could either have found leifure, or fome Friend in Town to have perufed them, a more fatisfatlory Account of them might have been given ; yet as the only one hitherto publiflied, is in the Harleian Catalogue *, Books too large to come into common ufe, he thought it might be of fome Jervice to prefix that, imperfetl as it is, to the Catalogue of the fubfequent Vo- lumes given to the Univerfity of Cambridge, and of which (having had an opportunity of turning them over, by the fa- vour of a late Vicechancellor) he hopes to give a more parti- cular Account, than has been hitherto done -f. By this the whole will be cotnpleated in afmall compafs, ready to be con- fulted by fuch as may have occafion to have recourfe to them. To thefe are added, fuch Dates as could readily be come at, which may render fuch a Catalogue more ufeful : and a few Notes at the bottom^ in relation to what has been printed, &c. * Vol.11. No. 7028. f See that in Biograph. Brltan. under the article Baker. CATALOGUE- VOL. I. THE Hiftory of St. John's College, from the Foun- dation of old St. John's Houfe to the prefent time-, with fome occafional and incidental Account of the Affairs of the Univerfity, and of fuch private Colleges as held Intercourfe or Communication with the Old- Houfe or College. Collected principally from MSS. and carried on, through a SuccefTion of Mailers, to the end of Bp. Gunning's Mafterfhip in 1670. N.B. This is the onlyWork Mr. Baker left behind him drawn up for Publication, and is well deferving of it. Other Particulars relating to this College, may be feen in the fubfequent Volumes XII. XXI. No. 18. XXII. No. 10. and XXIII. VOL. II. I. Controverfia et Cenfura M ri . Barret, una cum Con- troverfia Petri Baronis*, S.T.P. ex Codice MS. Coll. < Trin. Cant, olim Joan. Whitgifc Archiep. Cant. p. 1. to 103. J I. Catalogus Benefactorum qui Libros Bibliothecas Publican Cantabrigice contulerunt. p. 103. III. Difciplina Eccleiise facr^E ex Dei Verbo defcripta, a r/10. 3 Lady Margaret's ProfefTor of Divinity. He refigned in 1596, and was fuccecded by Dr. PUnfere Fellow of St. Johns College, A 2 [ 4 ] a Tho. Cartwright &c. ex MS. Joan. Laughton Ca- non. Wigon. et Lichf. p. 115. IV. Mifcellanea ad Aulam Clarenfem fpcclantia. p. 133. V. Bp. Overall b Opinion of the five Points, &c. p.2CO. VI. De Cuftodibus et Sociis Pembrochianis> Auctore Mat thao Wren, p. 207. VII. Statuta Aula Trinitatis Cantabrigia, defumpta ex Libro originali, una cum Sratutis Subfundatorum ejufdem. p. 335. VI If. Statuta Collegii Lincolnienfis Oxon. data a Thoma Rotheram Epifcopo Lincoln, fecundo Fundatore, ex MS. in Bibliotheca Publica Cantab, p. 477. IX. Extracts from Wills, taken from the Regifter of the Archdeacon of Richmond, p. 503. X. A Catalogue of fome Particulars in Mr. Tabor's Book. Regifter of the Univerfity c . p. 507. XI. Commemoratio Benefaclorum Acaderrrias Canta- brigtenfts, in Latin and Englifh. p. 515. XII. Teftamenta Joannis Knight bridge S.T. P. Wilhelmi Butler M. D. Jofephi Mede, Coll. Chrifti Socii, Wil- helmi Perkins, una cum Epitaphiis quibufdam memo- rabilibus. p. 525. XIII. The Scholarfhips of Lord Craven's Foundation, with the manner of Election to them. p. 537 \ XIV. Some Particulars concerning the Families of North of Cartleige, Hinde of Maddingley, and Steward of TevtrJJiam. p. 539. V O L. III. I. Vita Johan. Fi/Jier Epifcopi Roffenfts, ex Codice MS. Doetoris Gale Decani Ebor. p. 1. II. The Funeral Sermon of King Henry VII. with Let- ters to Bp. Fijher. p. 207. III. The He w.1.3 rranfiated from Lichfield to Norwich in 1618, and died In the year following. '■ Sec M-aflcH' H5ft. of C. C. C C. p. 386. [ 5 1 III. The Life of Sir Thomas More c by his Son in Law William Roper, from a MS. in the Library of the Uni- verfity of Cambridge, p. 231. IV. An Account of Sir Thomas More's Life wrote by others, or in other Libraries, with fome Particulars concerning Dr. Thomas Harding i i and Topcliff a Spy upon the Pap ills. p. 301. V. Wills or Extracts of Wills, ab anno 1557 ad an. 1596, ex RegiftroTeitamentorum Academise Cantab. p-307 t et 339- VI. Decreta, Inflrumenta et Acta publica, defumpta ex Regiltro Academiae Cantab, cui Titulus, Caufse Acad, publics, ab ann. 1549 ad an. 1589. p. 349. VII. Literae tranfcripts, ex Libro Oracoris Publici Acad. Cant. p. 403 et 457. VIII. Catalogus Priorum, Decanorum et Prebend. Ec- clefias IVigornenfis. p. 469. IX. Several Particulars relating; to the Churches, In- ductions, Incumbents, &c. in the Diocefe of Ely. p. 5°7- X. Letters to Mr. Selden, with fome which pafled be- twixt the D. of Somerfet* late Chancellor, and Dr. Lany Vicechancellor in 1707. p. 545. VOL. IV. I. Letters and other Particulars concerning King's Col- lege, p. 1. II. > 'Trinity Col- lege, p. 41. III. Letters c Qucre? Whether this or the following, be the Life printed in Rcper's name by Tbamas Hearne in 1716, with this Title, Gulielmi Roperi Vita D. Thomze Mori Equitis Aurati. Lingua Anglicana contexta. : He changed his Religion in Queen Mary's Reign: See Wood's Athen. Oxon. V. I. p. 17 v " He was Chancellor of the Univerfity of Cambridge from i638 to « r4 8. a 3 t 6 ] III. Letters and other Particulars concerning (Thrift Col- lege, p. 63. IV. ' Corpus Xti College, p. 99. V. . ■ See in Vol.XXXlIl. an Order confirming this in 1712. but this has been iince fuperfeded. k See Nafmith's Catal. Synodalia, p. 192, 5. J See Brown Willis Mitred Abbots, p. 11, 12, A 4 [ 8 ] to the Crown. — * Oratio Johan. Stokys Orator. PubL Cantab. ' Sec Nic. Robinfon, V. VI. N- VI. above. i Mary and Elizabeth, Cardinal Poole, Lord Burghley, the E. of Leicefter, &c. from a MS. of Dr. Gale, p 247. IX. Reafons for the Univerfity of Cambridge being ex- empt from Epifcopal and Archiepifcopal Jurifdiction and Vifitation 2 , ex MS. Dr. Gale et Jo. Cofin. p.312. X. Tractatus varii de Antiquitate Acad. Cantab, ex MSS. Dr. Gale et Jo. Cofin. p. 317. XI. The Petition of the Town of Cambridge to be made a City, ex Archivis Coll. Johan. p. 331. XII. The Foundation of the Publick Schools. — An- nates Acad. Cant. — Status Ciftarum. — Aulas Can- tabrigian. — Status Collegiorum, ex MS. Coll. C. C. P-337- XIII. Letters, Injunctions, Orders, &c. from the King, our Chancellor or others, from the Publick and Col- lege Regifters, Orator's Book, &c. p. 351. XIV. Tabula Sidneiana, five Hiftoria Coll. Sidney, ex Adverfariis Jo. Sherman 3 , p. 413. XV. Liters Academias Francofurt. ad Viadrum ad Acad. Cantab, p. 423. XVI. The Life of Mr. John Bois b by Anth. Walker: p. 447- V O L. XI. I. Catalogues of Chancellors, Profeffors, &c. p. 1. II. Degrees of Doctors, Matters of Arts, &c. ab an. 1500 ad an. 1659. p. ^^. III. Vita etMors Wilhelmi Bateman c Epi. Norwic. ob. 1354- P- ll 5- IV. A Catalogue of Heads, Fellows, Scholars, &c. 1727. p. 121. V. A * See above V. VI. N.VIII. a Fell, and the Hiftorian of Jefus Coll. Camb. b Printed by Peck in Defiderata Curiofa, Vol < Printed in Defid. Curiof. V. II. Lib. VII. p. 1. b Printed by Peck in Defiderata Curiofa, Vol. II. Lib. VIII- p> 36. f 15 ] V. A Decree in Chancery, &rc for the Hiftory Profef- fhip founded by Ld. Brooke, p. 123. VI. Catalogue of Burgefies in Parliament, Arabic and Hiftorical ProfeiTors, Bedels, &c. p. 141. VII. Dr. Hatcher's Catalogue (continued) of Provofts, Fellows and Scholars of King's College 6 , p. 151. VIII. A Catalogue of Prefidents and Fellows of Queen's Coll. p. 237. IX. A Catalogue of Provofts, Fellows and School- mafters of Eton. p. 265. X. Particulars concerning Trinity Coll. Cant. p. 287. XI. ■ Sidney College by Dr. Ward, &c. p. 341. XII. Hiltoria Coll. Jefus, with other Particulars of that College, probably by Sherman abovementioned. p. 357- XIII. Baptifms, Marriages and Burials from Parifh Re- gifters, &c. p. 441. VOL. XII. This Volume is wholly filled with Particulars relating to St. John's College, containing Inftruments, Tranfac- tions, Letters, either of the Society in general, or of the particular Matters or Fellows, with an Account of all the Benefactions and private Endowments, from the Foundation to the Death of D. Gower in 171 1, digeft- ed for the moll part according to the Order of Time. VOL. XIII. I. Tranfcripts of Charters, Grants, Privileges, Immu- nities, &c. to the Univerfity of Cambridge, from the Collections of Rob. Hare, Efq; e with an Appendix, con- d Printed at Eton 1730 & 1774. 4to. r Made by him at the Requeft of Dr. Copcot, Matter of C. C. C. C. and Vjcechancellor, in three large Folio Volume?, and given to the Univerfity in 1587. X »6 ] containing Grants and Privileges from K. James I. p. 197. II. A Tranfcript from Mr. Francis Hughes Book, Coll. Trin. Cant. p. 204. III. Collediones de Magiftro Glomeriae, e MS. C. C. C. p. 219. IV. De Rectoria Burwelli. p. 165, 170, 222. V. A Letter from the Privy Council concerning Mr. Knight's Sermon, and the burning Partus' s Book f . P- 225. VI. A Note of Books given by Mr. Rob. Hare to Tri- nity Hall. p. 227. VII. Letters to Mr. Hare and Heneage from the Uni- verfity. p. 235. VIII. The Leale of Mr. Mere's Houfe granted to the Margaret ProfeiTor s . p. 231. IX. Daver's Surrender and Grant of the Houfe and Garden, p. 233. 239. X. The Indenture between the Univerfity and the Exe- cutors of Mr. Mere. p. 240. XL DeLectura Mathematica five Lucafiana. p. 249. XH. De Leftura Aftronomica Doctoris Plume, p. 254. XIII. Oliver Cromwell's Charter for a College at Dur- ham 11 , p. 259. VOL. XIV. I. Some Particulars concerning Waterbeche and Denny in Com. Cant. p. 1. II. Some t A large 4to of about 900 pa^es, the exceptionable pafiages are in the 13th Chapter, where he affirms, that the Lower Powers may corrett the Higher, by a lawful Refiftance. It was printed at Francfort 1608, under the Title of, In Divinam ad Romanos S-Pauli Apoft. Epift. Comment. s The fame wherein he now lives, in the Parilh of St. Benedict- See Vol. V. N. III. above. h Printed in Append, to Dr. Grey's Examination of Neale's 4th Vol. of the Hiftory of the Puritans. N. LXV1I. p.m. i 17 3 II. Some Particulars concerning the Priory of Royfton. . p. 5. III. . the Church of Durham. „ P- J 3- JV. . , the Church of St. Paul in London, Epiicopus Puerorum, and the Eleemofi- nary there, &c. p. 21. V. Origo Epiicopatus Dunelm. with a Catalogue of the Bifhops of Lindisfarn and Durham, Priors, &c. p. 25. VI. Regula Aulas de Clare Cant. dat. 1359. p. 43. VII. The Reception of K. James, K. Charles, the Prince, the Palfgrave at Cambridge, with the Manner of the Funerals of King James, Prince Henry, Drs Whitaker, Some, Clayton, &c. p. 63. VIII. Letters of Sir Henry Spelman, SirThomas Adams, &c. concerning the Saxon and Arabic Lecture, with other Particulars, to Mr. Abraham Whelock, the firft Arabic Profeffor. p. 73. IX. An Attempt towards a new Library, to be built be- tween Caius College and the Regent Walk, defeated by the Death of the D. of Buckingham, p. 117. X. Inclofures made by feveral Colleges by Grants from the Town. p. 119. XI. The Bp. of David's Cafe (Watfon) as argued in the Houfe of Lords, p. 12 r. XII. Letters and other Inftruments concerning the Uni- verfity of Cambridge, in the Reigns of Henry VIII. Edward VI. Q^Mary and (^Elizabeth, p. 131. 199. XIII. Lord Townmend's Letter to the Univerfity, on the King's Gift of Bp. More's Library, Oct. 4, 1715. p. 162. XIV. The Submiflion of the Univerfity to Cardinal Wolfey. p. 163. XV. Licentia pro Pra?dicatore. p. 163. XVI. An Account of what paffed in Dr. Buckmafter's Vicechancellormip 1 . p. 171. XVII. The 1 He was Fellow of King's Hall, and Vicechancellor in 1529. B [ '8 ] XVII. The PromiTe of the Univerfity, of Obedience to the King, and to renounce the Pope and all foreign Powers, p. 193. XVIII. A Petition of the Bifhops to the Queen con- cerning the Articles of 1562. p. 204. XIX. A Tranfcript of a Paper endorfed by ABp. Laud, concerning the 20th Article, p. 205. XX. Matricula Inftituta 1544. Forma, et Catalogus Admifibrum in Matriculam Acad, Cant, ad an. 1701. p. 209. XXI. An Exemplification of the Decree made in the Star Chamber, 8 May, 25 Eliz. between Edwyn San- dys, ABp. of York, and Sir Robert Stapleton, con- cerning a foul Attempt to defame the ABp. for In- continency k . p. 295. XXII. The Preamble of the ABp.'s (Sandys) Will \ very remarkable, p. 302. XXIII. The Examination of Mr. Henry Barrow m by the Council in 1588. — The Copy of a Petition to the Queen. — The Names of fundry Perfons imprifoned by the ABp. of Canterbury and the Bp. of London. —With an Anfwer to pretended Slanders, &c. p. 305. V O L. XV. I. Papers concerning Penry, Udal, Barrow, Greenwood", Cartwright, and other Puritans, with fome original Letters from Dr. Bancroft, T. Cartwright, and others, ex MS. Puckering °. p. 1. II. Let- K Printed in Strype's Annals of Q_EIizabeth, Vol. III. Book I. App. No. XXI. 1 Printed from hence at length, ib. Book II. App. N. LX1II. p. 248. 171 See an Account of him in Matters' Hill;, of C. C. C. C p. 227., * As above. * Thr. wa- lent to Mr- Strype, who made great ufe of it, [ '9 ) IT. Letters from Mr. Francis Bacon and the E. of Eflex to the Lord Keeper Puckering, concerning the Solli- citorfhip. p. 119. III. Letters from Ld. Burghley, Sir Rob. Cecyl, the Earl of Huntingdon, Sir Tho. Egerton, the Vice- Chamberlain Heneage, Sir William Fitzwilliams, Ld. Deputy of Ireland, Sir Hen. Wallop, Gilbert E. of Shrewfbury, Sir Tho. Stanhope to Sir John Pucker- ing Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, &c. — With Let- ters concerning Chrift Church Coll. Oxon. p. 120. IV. Acts and Instruments taken from the Regifters of Matthew Wren, Benjamin Laney, Peter Gunning, Francis Turner, and Simon Patrick. Bifhops of Ely. p. 201. V. Particulars concerning the Spoils of the Church, e MS. Puckering, p. 273. VI. Particulars concerning the Queen's (Eliz.) Legiti- macy. — Of Sir Anthony Shirley. — The Order of St. Michael, &c. p. 283. VII. Lord Vifcount Montague and other Re- cufants. — The State of Ireland an. 1590, &c. p. 295. VIII. Order of Council, with Returns made of Popilh Fugitives 1593. p. 315. IX. Particulars concerning the See of Ely, its intended Spoils, &c. p. 327. X. Mr. Peter Wentworth, &c. in the Cafe of theSucceffion. p. 339. XI. Complaints and Anfwers concerning the exceffive Price of Coals at Newcaftle. p. 373. XII. More Particulars concerning the feditious Princi- ples of Penry, Barrow, &c. with the blafphemous Opinions of Marloe and others, briefly noted. Sir Walter Raleigh, p. 37$. XIII. • ■ Popilh Recufants, ex MS. Puckering. p. 405. XIV. A Challenge betwixt Lord Walden and Sir Edward Herbert. — Confpiracy againft the E. of Shrewfbury. B 2 The t ™ ] — The Murder of Mr. Long, by Sir Charles and Sir Henry Danvers. p. 457. XV. An Account of the Death of Queen Elizabeth p. p. 463. XVI. Letters betwixt T. F. and Juftus Lipfitis. p. 465. XVII. Johan. de Suckley five Racfter de Matrimonio. P- 475- XVIII. Ignoramus, with the Names of the Actors, a Geo. Ruggle % p. 479. VOL. XVI. I. Extracts from Bp. "Wren's Regifters at Hereford, Norwich and Ely. p. 1. II . Nomina etTituli Ecclefiarum infra Dioc, Eliens. p.43. III. Charta Donationis Ecclefise de Conyton. p. 47. IV. Particulars of Weft and Goodrich r Bifhops of Ely. p. 48. V. A Narrative of the Divorce of the E. of EfTex from his Wife, written by the ABp. of Canterbury \ p. 65, VI. An Account of the fame by another Hand. p. 147. VII. Wills and Extracts of Wills, e Regift. Epi. Eliens. P- 153- VIII. ABp. Bancroft's Will, wherein he gives his Books to the Library of Lambeth, &c. and how afterwards they were fent to Cambridge, and given back at the Reiteration, p. 177. IX. The Will of William Plat, Efq-, and Codicil an- nexed, Founder of fome Fellowfhips in St. John's College, p. 179. with their Settlemenx there, p. 219. X. The p The fulleft and mod authentic Account of her Death, is in the Memoirs of Carey E. of Monmouth in 1759* by the E. of Qflory, p. 136, Sec. 1 This was printed in 1731. * Matters 1 Hift. C. C. C. C. p. 293. "• Probably the fame with the printed Account, taken from ABp, Abbot's own M5. I2 mc . iy I J. [ 21 J £. The Will of Mr. Barnabas Oley, Fellow of Clare Hall and Archdeacon of Ely. p. 191. XL Claufes of Mr. Syrnonds and Mr. Sandford's Wills* with their Bequefts to St. John's College, p. 226. XII. Memoirs of Mr. Mofes, Dr. Mapletoft, and Dr. Hewyt of Clare Hall. p. 229. XIII. Dr. Dowman's Chantry Priefts in Pouli?, with other Chantries, p. 243. XIV. Original Letters from R. Afcham to Mr. Raven, &c. with others from Mr. Jo. Chriftopheribn to Bp. Tunftal, &c. p. 275. XV. Bp. Brownrig's, Mr. Edwards's, Bernard's, Baro's and Rudd's Cafes, p. 29c. XVI. A Difcourle of the E. of Devonshire, in Defence of his Marriage with Lady Rich. p. 305. XVII. Particulars concerning Bp. Overal \ p. 325.409. XVIII. Extracts from the Album Jacobi Caftelvetri. P.- 393- XIX. Catalogus Ecclefiae Italicse 1568. p. 405. XX. Reafons of the Dean and Chapter of Ely for not yielding to an Alienation, p. 409. X^Lf. Martin (Heton) 1 , Biftiop of Ely, his Alienation of certain Manors from his See. p. 417. XXII. The Compofuion between the Patron and Rector of Wimple, Camb. p. A.33. XXIII. A Report made in Parliament concerning the Match, and the Palatinate, p. 439. with other Reports and Queitions in Parliament, 18 Jac. I. p. 451. XXIV. The King's Letter for Dr. Prideaux to be Bp. of Worcefter. p. 460. XXV. Particulars concerning St. Paul's Cath. p. 463. XXVI. The State of the Council in the Marches of Wales in the Time of Elizabeth, p. 471. XXVII. Let- 9 See above, Vol. II. p. 200. 1 He fucceeded Bp Cox, afcer the See had been vacant 20 Years, in 1599. See an Account of thefc Manors in Bro. Willis's Survey of that Church, p. 340. B 3 [ 22 ] XXVII. Letters and Extra&s from Mr. Pory to Sir Tho, Puckering, p. 473. 479. XXVIII. The E. of Caftlehaven's u Trial, Execution, &c. in 1 63 1. p. 475. XXIX. A Letter concerning Printing at Harlem, fv 477- XXX. Lord Hallifax's Patent, p. 478. VOL. XVII. I. Statuta Coll. Jefu Cant, una cum Interpretationibus Viiica-corum, Literis, Commem. Benefaft. &c. p. 1, II. — Coil. Chrifti Cant, cum Interpretationibus Vifitatorum, Literis, Teftamento Jof. Mede, &c. p. 61. III. • 'Acad. Cant, compilata per Doclores Turner ct Gower, a JacoboII. fancienda. p. 115. IV. Collectanea e Regiftro veteri Aulse Pembrok. Cant, una cum Notis quibufdam adje&is a Matt. Wren poltea Epo. Eliens. p. 125. V. Confuetudinarium vetus Scholar Etonenfis. p. 167. VI. Colle&anea a Rationario five Libro Cenfuali Eccle- fias B. Marias Cant. p. 175. VII. A Briefe of the Entertainment of Q^Eliz. at Ox- ford in 1592, by Mr. Stringer, Efquire Bedel, p. 195. VIII. An Account of the Entertainment of K. James I. the Queen and Prince at Oxford in 1605. IX. De Strudtura et Benefacloribus Ecclef. B. Marias majoris Cant. p. 217. X. Of the Situation of the Town of Cambridge, — Of Grievances there. — Of the new Canal and Water brought from the nine Wells near Trumpington, — - De Hofpitiis, Ecclefiis, &c. p. 219. XI. Particulars from the Regifter of Martin Heton, Bp. of Ely. p. 227. XII. A u Mervin Lord Audley condemned for affifling in a Rape upon his own Lady, and fcr Sodomy. [ *3 ] XII. A Colle&ion of Letters relating to the Univeifity of Oxford, being a Supplement to that in Vol. VIII, No. VI. p. 249. XIII. Statuta Aulas Regiae, a Rege Ricardo II. data. p. 269. XIV. Charta Fundationis Ecclcf. Cath. Cantuar. &c. 279. — ABp. Cranmer's Articles of the Vifitation of that Church 1550, p. 284. — Aniwers of the Chapter to Articles exhibited by the Queen's Vifuors in the beginning of her Reign, p. 287. XV. Lettres Royales, &c. ex Colled, in Archivis Acad. Cant. p. 291. XVI. Excerpta quasdam de Academiis e Regiftro Ba- thon. et Wellens. p. 299. -— Protcitatio Regis Hifpa- nice 1 63 1 . p. 298. — Literae Teftimoniaies conceffe a Cancellario Acad. Cant. 1316, e Biblioth. Karleiana. p. 302. XVII. Lucius Confolatorius fuper mortem D. Cancel- larii Angliae, Sir Chriflopher Hatton, 1591. ib. VOL. XVIII. I. Genealogies, Interments of Bifhops and other learned Men of the Univerfiry of Cambridge, p. 1. II. Particulars concerning Peterhouie. p. 27. III. ' ' >■ Caius College, p. 43. IV. 1 1 ■ Pembroke Hall. p. 55. , V. Trinity Hall. p. 65. VI. i Dr. Worthington, Matter of Jelus College in 1650, with others relating to the Univerfity. p. 71. VII. Mri Duport Praevaricatio, five fpecimen Ingenii prioris feculi 1631. p. 231. VIII. Notas quaedam tranferiptas e Codice notato in Margine manu Johan. Bale. p. 241. IX. Particulars concerning the See of Canterbury, and from the Council Book of Edw. VI. p. 253. X. De Denariis Sti Petri, p. 260. B 4 XI: Re- [ H ] XI. Refignations by ABp. Cranmer. p. 261. XII. Colled, e MS. cui Titulus, Privata Sigilla et Billse fignatse, penes Tho. Rawlinfon Armig. p. 285. XII I. Collections on various Subjects from Dr. Kennet, Dean or Peterborough, p. 361. XIV. A Supplement to Dr. Hatcher's Catalogue, with other Particulars relating to King's College, p. 459. — And Others from Mr. Worthington's Papers, p. 473- XV. Particulars concerning Trinity College, with the Funeral Sermon of Mr.. Thomas Harrifon, Vicemafter. p. 481. V O L. XIX.* I. Status Coll. Trin. Cant. p. 1. — Particulars concern- ing King's Hall. p. 4. — Status Domus Michaelis. p. 7. II. Statutes of the Church of Ely, with a Catalogue of Prebend. Parfons, &c. p. 16. III. A Copy of Mr. John Crane's Will, p. 16. — that of Dr. Butler the famous Phyfician. p. 39. ■IV. Infcriptiones defumptas ex veteri Tabula ieu Charta Acad, et Oppidi Cant. p. 41. V. Hilloria Fundationis et Progreffus Monaiierii de Burgo Sri Edmundi. p. 45. VI. Liters originales fcriptse a D. Beaumont, Math, Wren, &c. p. 71. VU. The Lite of Dr. John Fi flier", Bp. of Rochefter. P- *37; VIII. Inicriptiones e veteri Tabula Oxon. p. 267. IX. Hiftoriola Coll. C. C. C, y cum aliis ad id Coll. per- tinent, p. 271. 563. X. Sta- • This is Vol. tfXII. in the Harleian Catal. * A Life of him by Mr. Lewis of Margate in MS. late in the Hands of bir Pet. Tomfon. Hift. of C. C. C. C. Append, p. 103. y By John Joflelyn, Secretary ;o ABp. Parker. See Matters* Hift. of C, C. t. C. p. 90. [ *5 ] X. Scatutum Coll. Trin. 4i um . de Electione et OfHciis trium Praslectorum Regiorum, cum aliis ad iftud Coll. pertinent, p. 359. XI. Fundatio, Statuta, Injun&iones, &c. Coll. five li- berie Capellae de Windfor. p. 379. XII. Particulars concerning the Town of Cambridge, Stourbridge Chapel, Chapel Lands, Letters, Mayors, &c. p. 461. 529. XIII. Mr. Edw. Storey's Will and Charity, p. 507. XIV. Oratio habita ad Exequias Math. Wren Epu Elienf. per Jo. Pearfon S. T. P. p. 511. XV. Fundatio Capeltee de Fenny Stratford in Agro Buck. p. 519. XVI. A Paper fubfcribed by the Bifhops and learned Men, concerning the Sacrament of holy Orders, p. 521. XVII. MS. Papers fent by Dr. Humphrey, Bp. of Ban- gor, to Mr. Anthony Wood, giving an Account of learned Men in Wales, &c. p. 543. XVIII. The 9peech of (Rudd) Bp. of St. David's in Convocation 1604. p. 567. XIX. Mancheftcr College, and Mr. Peploe's Cafe. p. 571- XX. A Return from the Bp. of Landaff to the ABp. of Cant. p. 575. V O L. XX. I. Particulars concerning the Foundation, Endowments, Benefactors, &c. of Queen's College, Cambridge, p. 1. II. Orationes Mri Goodwin, Love?, Creitton, &c. p. 47. III. Lelandi Antiphilarchia, fpecimen tantum. p. 63. IV. An Account of Alien Priories belonging to King's College, p. 65. V.An 56 Matter of C. C. C. C. Lady Margaret'* Profeflbr of Divinity, and Dean of Ely. Hi A. Coll. p. 143. ( 26 } V. An Account of Religious Houfes in or near Cam- bridge, MS. p. 67. VI. JParticulars from the Diaries of Drs. Dillingham and Blith, both Mafters of Clare Hall after the Reftoration. p. 72. VII. Peregrini Baronis de Willoughby ad placitum Or- dinum Belgarum Refponfio Apologetica. p. 79. VIII. Mr. Jof. Mede's Letters, with Particulars con- cerning Cambridge, p. 99. IX. Letters from or to Sir Symond Dewes, Mr. Whe- lock and Mr. Mede. p. 113. X. Infcriptions in Greenwich Church, p. 118. — In the Cath. of Lincoln. 121. 367. — In the Church of Uf- fington. p. 130. XI. A Note relating to the Birth of Oliver Cromwell, p. 131. XII. A Lift of the Members of Convocation 1623—24. p. 132. XIII. An Account of the feveral Colleges, e MS. inter Archiv. Acad. p. 139. XIV. Notata e Libris Procuratorum Acad. Cant. p. 169. XV. The Foundation and Diflblution of the Priory of Higham, and of the appropriating ic to St. John's College, with the Proceedings againft the Nuns for Lewdnefs and Incontinence, p. 173. 195. XVI. Particulars concerning the Monaftery of St. Mary at York. p. 191. XVII. A memorable Paflage from, the Chronicle of Dunftaple. p. 201. XVIII. A Catalogue of Prebendaries of Lincoln, p. 203, XIX. Tituli Epiftolarum Tho. de Bekynton — quie- dam de Gul. Millington. p. 221. XX. De Sepultura Epifc. Eliens. — De Gul. Grey Ep; Eliens. p. 223. XXI. Colled, ex Regiftro Whittlefey Arch. Cant. p. 224. — e MS. Cotton. Cleopatra E. 11. p. 227. XXII. Sea- [ 27 ] XXII. Sententia Cancel, et Convocat. Acad. Oxon. contra Wickliffe, &c. p. 230. XXIII. Liters Hen. IV. de Epifc. Carliolen. et de Pro- vifionibus, &c. p. 235. XXIV. Letters to Lord Cromwell, &c. concerning the Reformation and Difiblution of Monafteries, &c. p. 242. XXV. Procedings of the Church and Convocation in the Time of Hen. VIII. p. 256. XXVI. Obitus et Inftallationes Decanor. et Canonicor:. de Windfor. ab an. 1668. ad an. 1697. P- 2 ^8. XXVII. Excerpta e Regiftris Winchelfey, Reynolds, Stafford, Kempe, Cranmer, Grindal, Whitgift Ar- chiep. Cantuar. p. 269. XXVIII. MS. de Feodis et Feoffamentis Tho. Audley Militis. p. 287. XXIX. Epitaphs of Bps. Sanderfon and Barlow at Bug- den, p. 294. XXX. Acts of Prefentation in the Regiftry of the Bp. of Lincoln, p. 295. XXXI. Epitaphs in the Cathedral Church of Sarum *. ; P-3°9- XXXII. Excerpta e Regiftro Hemmgfby, penes Decan: et Capit. Sarum. p. 317. — Et e Regiftris Epifcopo- rum Sarum. p. 323. , XXXIII. Collectiones e Regiftris Buckyngham, Re- pyngdon, Flemyug, Gray, Amewick, Chedworth, Rotheram, Smith, Atwater, RufTel, Longland, Sutton, &c. Eporum Lincoln, p. 325,433. 500. XXXIV. e Chartuiario Ecclef. Eliens. p. 339- XXXV. ■ e Chronico Ecclef. S. Burianas in Cornubia. p, 343. XXXVI. ex MSS. Lambethanis. p. 346. XXXVII. ex Chartuiario S. Gregorii Can- tuar. p. 349. XXXVIII. Cata- * Probably printed in the Hiftory of that Church. 8vo. 1723. t 28 ] XXXVIII. Catalogus Benefa&orum Acad. Oxon. p. 35°- XXXIX. Lafl Wills and Teftaments of Bps. Sanderfon, Juxon, Warner, Barrow, Gunning b , Morley, Thorn- dyke, Edw. Arnold, Dr. Bufby, Win. Martin, p. XL. Epitaphs in the Cath. Church of Lincoln, p. $67. XLI. Codices MSS. Harleiani juxta feriem notati. p. 36S. XLII. Collections from the Council Book of Q^ Eliz, 1573- P- 3 8 °- XLII1. Colled, e Regiftris Fitzjames, Tunftal, Stokef- ley, Bonner Epifc. London, p. 391. XLIV. Abjuratio Dominici Ferrari LL.D. Neopolita- nicorum Epo. London, p. 420. XLV. Colled, e Regiftris Epi. et Decan. Eccles. Cath. Petriburgh. p. 421. XLVI. . Gul. Warham Arch. Cant. P- 439- XLV11. Math. Parker Arch. Cant. P-479- XLV11I. . Rob. Sanderfon Epi. Lin- coln, p. 493. — With the Effect of the Bartholomew Act in that Diocefe. p. 498. XL1X. Memoranda of Smith and Longland, Bps. of Lincoln, p. 499. L. The Progrels of K. Hen. VIII. - The Ceremonial of the Chriftening of Prince Arthur. — Of the receiving a Cup and Sword from the Pope. — - Of the Creation of the Prince of Wales and being dubbed a Knight. — Of the Queen's taking her Chamber 5 Hen. VII, v- 504. LI. Inftructions to the Abbot of Thorney % concerning the Confinement of Reginald Peacock, p. 516. LII. The b See an Account of his Benefactions in Mailers' Hift. of C. C, C. C. p. 158. and in Bentham's Ely, p. 204. c See his Life by J. Lewis, 8vo. 1744. p. 256. [ 29 ] LI I. The Treaty and Ratification of the Marriage of Charles I. with Henrietta of France, p. 517. LI II. Epiftolae Rich. Coxe ad Antiftites Tigurinos et eorum Refponfa. p. 525. LIV. A Defcription of the Foundation and Privileges of the Univerfity of Cambridge, printed in 1572, very fcarce. p. 533. LV. Letters of Tho. Cartwright, D. Pet. Baro, Wm. Chark, Dr. Whitaker, Tho. Lever, &c. p. 343. VOL. XXI.* I. Excerpta e Regiftris Simon de Montacute, 1537, Tho. de lnfula,i345, Tho. de Arundel, 13 74, Joh. de Fordham, 1388, Tho. deBouchier, 1443, Wm. Gray, 1454, J°- Alcock, i486, Nic. Weft, 1515, Tho. Thirlby, 1554, &c. p. I. II. De Prsedicatore Acad, fundato a Domina Marga- reta. p. 66. III. Regiftrum Petitionum five Gratiarum concefT. in Congregatione Regentium et Non-Regentium Univ. Cant, ab an. 1501 ad an. 1688, una cum fucceflione Vicecancellarior. p. 6y. IV. Computus Acad, by the Vicechancellors and Proc- tors, p. 82. V. Commemoratio Benefactor, in Acad. Cant, quotan^ nis in Ecclef. B. Marian, p. 86. VI. Affertio de Antiquitate Acad. Cant, ex diverfis au- thoribus defumpt. ex MS. Jof. Cofin Epi. Dunelm. p. 88. VII. Delineatio brevis Libror. Rob. Hare Arm, in Ar- chivis Acad. p. 90. VIII. Statuta Acad. Cant, ex Codice MS. C. C. p. 92. IX. Miicellanea Coll. C. C. p. 97. X. The Excommunication of Dr. Cliff, LL.D. Chan. to Bp. Weft. p. 98. XL De Rectoria Burwelli. p. 100. XII. No- * This is Vol. XIX. in the Harleian Cat. I 30 ] XII. Nomina et Cognom. omnium Canomcor. et Pre- bend. Eccles. Cath. Lincoln. 1552. p. 102. XIII. The Vifitation of the Univerfity of Cambridge, 3 Edw. VI. p. 105. XIV. Letters of illuftrious Men, from a MS. of C. C. C. p. in. XV. Hiftoriola Coll. C. C. C. per Jofcelinum. p. 115. XVI. Several Particulars concerning the Univerfity of Cambridge, p. 117. XVII. Letters tranferibed out of the Orator's Book, p. 127. XVIII. Donations to the Publick Library, p. 130. XIX. Sir Hen. Spelman's Propofitions concerning the Saxon Lecture to be conferred upon Abr. Wheelock in 1640. p. 131. XX. The Statutes of Peterhoufe. p. 132. XXI. DeCuftodibus et Sociis Pembrokianis. p. 140. XXII. Particulars concerning Bene't College, p. 153. XXIII. Statuta Coll. Chrifti in Acad. Cant. p. 155. XXIV. Extracts from Hatcher's MS. Catalogue of the Provofts, Fellows and Scholars of King's College, p. 163.— Item from the Regifter and other Books of the Coll. by Mr. Canon, p. 167. XXV. Extract, ex Regiftro Elienfi. p. 169.' XXVI. Particulars concerning Jefus College, p. 173. XXVII. A Lift of the Charters, Papers, &c. in the Treaiury of Trin. Coll. with that of the Mafters. p. XXVIII. An Account of fome old Grants and Char- ters to the Univerfity of Cambridge, p. 179. XXIX. A Mornynge Remembrance of the noble Prin- cefs, Margarete Countefs of Richmond and Darbye, Moder unto Hen. VII. compyled by John Fyfher, Bp. of Rochefter d . p. 193. XXX. Particulars relating to to St. John's Coll. with fome Letters to and from Bp. Fifher. p. 201. VOL. * Printed by Mr. Baker in 8vo. 1708. [ 3i 1 VOL. XXII.» I. A Treatife concerning the Life and Manner of Death of John Fifher, Bp. of Rochefter and Cardinal of the holy Church of Rome. p. i. 205. II. Collections from the Paper Office, with a Regifter of the Council from 1557 t0 J 559- P* 37* III. A Letter from the Princefs Elizabeth to Q. Mary, when in Danger of being committed to the Tower, p. 41. IV. A Licence to Dr. Gwent to wear his Bonnet in the King's Prefence, 35 Hen. VIII. p. 43. V. Letters to and from Lord Burghley on Univerfity Bufinefs. p. 44. 42. 54. 57. 66. 95. VI. A Complaint of four Fellows of Pemb. Hall againft Dr. Beale their Mafter, with his Anfwer p. 48. VII. Catal. omnium Theologorum in Acad. Cant. p. 53/ VIII. Particulars relating to Clare Hall. p. $y. IX. Articles againft Rich. Longworth, Matter of St. John's Coll. 1565. p. 61. with farther Particulars con- cerning the College, p. 65. 191. X. Particulars relating to Eman. Coll. p. 78. XL ' Chrift Church in Oxford, p. 81. XII. • Trin. Coll. Camb. p. 81.279. XIII. Complaints between the Town of Cambridge and the Univerfity. p. 82. 109. XIV. Concerning the D. of Buckingham's Intention of building a Library, p. 85. XV. Particulars relating to Bene't Coll. p. 87. XVI. • Queen's Coll. p. 89. XVII. ■ Peter Houfe. p. 91. XVIII. An Account of Monuments in the Cathedral Church of Norwich by Sir Tho. Brown e . p. 119. XIX. Monuments at York, printed by Dr.Drake. p. 123. XX. Ad* * This is Vol. XX. in the Harleian Catal. e Publifhed in 8vo. 1712, under the Title of Repertorium. [ 3* ] XX. Admifiions to Benefices, p. 124. XXI. Monuments at Lynn Regis f . p. 129. XXII. An Account of Dr. Wallis's Life by himfelf, in a Letter to Dr. Tho. Smith, p. 129. XXIII. Excerpta e Regiftris Eporum Dunhelm, with a particular Defcription of the whole Church, Altars, Paintings, &c. p. 131. 141. XXIV. Breve Regium de veniendo ad Parliamentum. p. 141. XXV. Notes of Bp. Cofin entered in his Common Prayer Book of 1636. p. 18 r. XXVI. The Ceremony of healing the King's Evil by the King. XXVII. Memoranda taken out of the Almanack of Mr. Wm. Neil. p. 189. XXVIII. Collect, relating to the Foundation, and Hif- tory of St. John's and Chrift Colleges, Bp. Fifher, &c. XXIX. A Lift of eminent Men born in the Town of Cambridge, p. 273. XXX. Colled, de Domu Sti Michaelis, Aula Regis, Coll. Trin. &c. p. 275. 285. 324. XXXI. A Petition to Parliament touching the Priory of Barnwell, 2 Hen. V. XXXII. ■ of Tho. Pannfeld, under an Out- lawry, to the Houfe of Commons, in the Time of Hen. V. p. 297. XXXIII. • to Hen. V. from the Vicechancei- lor and Scholars of the Univerfity of Cambridge, p. 312. XXXIV. Mifcel. de mutuofaciendo 7 Hen. V. p. 317. — Pro Scholaribus Aute Regis 1 Hen. V.-— De Pro- tectione Oxon. &c. p. 326. XXXV. An Account of the Birth of the pretended Prince of Wales, by (Lloyd) Bp. of Worcester, p. 3 2 9- N,B. The f In Mackerell's Hift. of that Town, 8vo. 1738. t 33 ] N.E. The above two Vols, having no Index or Pages markt, feem to be fome of the firft of Mr. Baker's col- lecting, being not wholly written by himlclf, but con lilt of different Papers bound up together. V O I, XXIII. J. Several Decrees pafTed by the Mailer and Fellows of St. John's Coll. Camb. in Relation to the Di.cipline of the College from 1538 to 1699. II. An authentick Copy of their Statutes belonging for- merly to Bp. Watfon. III. An Account of the feveral private Foundations of Fellowfhips, Scholarfhips, Exhibitions, &c. in the College. IV. An imperfect Copy of the Univcrfity Statutes. V. An Account of feveral Graces, Interpretations of Statutes by the Heads, Injunctions, Inflructions, Let' ters from our Kings, &c. to the Univerfity. N.B. The above 23 Vols, of Mr. Baker's Collections, are in theBritifh Mufeum : the following are now in the PoiTerTion of the Univerfity of Cambridge, and of which a more particular Account will be given. V O L. XXIV. I. Tranfcripta e veteri Regiftro Procuratorum Acad. Cant, ab anno 1488 ad ann. 1544, viz. Gratis, Gra- dus, Literae fcriptse M r0 . Doket. 1490. p. 3. Com- pofitio inter Coll. Rejale et Aulam Trinitatis 1495. p. 9. Poteftas conceila Cardinali Wolfey condendi nova Statu ta pro termino Vit:e 1524, p. 68. et executori- bus Domini Reede Militis condendi Statuta pro tri- bus LectoribusTerentii, Logices et Philofophiae 1524, p. 69. II. Regiftrum Gratinrum, Graduum, &c. e veteri Libro Mathan Stokys, Notarii Publici et Acad. Cant. Re- gistrar, au anno 1542 ad an. 1589. p. 105, C III. A [ 34 ] III. A Grace for examining the Archives, Papers and Evidences, which had been much neglected, and re- ducing them into Order, in 1552. p. 118. Another to the fame Purpofe, 2 July, 1620. p. 329. IV. Nomina Quasftioniftarum anno 1603, 4, 7. p. 194. V. Prselentatio ad Vicariam de Campfall 1601. p. 197. Literae Teftimonial. Geo. Mountain 1601. The Sub- miffion of John Hurft, Bayliffof the Town, 1629. Prima Prefentatio ab Acad, ad Reel:, de Somerfham 1636, et Terington 1638. Negotium Electionis Doffc. Branthwaite aa Cultodiam Coll. Caii 1607. p. 201. 1 .iters Patent, ut Dominus Rob. Dudley Ordinum Garterii lit Senefchallus Univerfitatis 1560. p. 206. i , ; cences of Univerfity Preachers recalled, till they ubferibe the Articles of 1562. p. 207. Liters Pa- nt. pro Tho. Thomas Imprefibre 1584. ib. Certific- ates of the Parilhes of Streatham, Wympole and '.Vhaddon, being within rive Miles of Cambridge, and therefore exempt from Purveyors 1561. p. 209, &c. i-'rom Mr. Tabor Regiiter his Booke. . An Account of the Building of St. Maries Church -.rem 1478 to 1519, e MS. Coll. C. C. C. p. 2 13. Ma- uitter Glomeriae ex Libro Matt. Cant. p. 219. \". i. Mifia pro Benefactoribus Univerf. Cant. temp. Hen. VIII. p. 221. De Sermone ad Clerum. The Manner of Vefpers in Divinity, p. 228. The Com- mencement and Difputaticns in Divinity, p. 229. .1 r.e Vefpers in Canon and Civil Law, in Arts, Gram- ar, &c. p. 233, &c. Order of the Quasftionifts. p. : uj. Solutiones facie ndae Procan. Proc. et Bedell. ;n Admiffione ad Gradus. p. 245. Statut. de Bedell, tt prandiis eorum. John Lycigate's Verfes on the Foundation of the Univerfity. p. 249. V ! i i. The Manner of the Reception of the French Am- baffador P , the Lord Burghley, Chancellor, and others of When he was carried to Pcrerhoufe to fee Dr. Peme's Study or L;j;aiy> fuppofed to be the vvortiueil in all England. [ 35 ] of the Nobility in 1571. p. 256. and of the Univer- fities attending the Queen at Audley End in 157b', when me was prefented with Rob. Stephens Greek Teflament elegantly bound, and a Pair of Gloves per- fumed and garnifhed, which colt 60s. to the Chan. a Pair of 20 s. with Gloves, Yeries, &c. to feveral Noblemen, p. 252. IX. Decretum pro Regiilrario Acad. Oxon. p. 259. of the Divinity School and Library founded there in 1478. p. 260. The Manner of creating their Chan- cellor, Sir Chrifiopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor, 1588. p. 262. X. Caufa mota inter Whitnell A. B. Fell, of Trin. Coll. and John Theeder of the Town, for an Aflault, in 15S0. p. 266. with a Difpute about fwearing in the Mayor on Mich. Day 1577. P» 2 7^- XI. Nomina Graduatorum, Gratis conceffe, &c. ab an. 1589 ad an. 1620. p. 279. XII. Tranfcripta e veteri Libro Procuratoris inter Ar- chiv. Acad. viz. Exequiae precipuor. Bencfactorum. p. 33 1. Statutum de Elecfione Procuratorum. p. 332. Liters Gratiarum Regi Ricardo III. pro variis Bene- faclionibus dat. 6 Mar. 1483. p. 334. Donum Eliz. Clare 200 Marc, ad Reparationem Ciftarum 1489. p. 339. Pla^c cum variis Gratiis adje&a funt, vel a fronts vel a tergo Codicis Statutorum, recentiora tpfis Sta- tutis. Statut. quasdam Acad. Cant, p. 341. XIII. The Copies of diverie Letters from Privie Coun- faillours, 8cc. Men of Honour, fen: to the Vicechan- cellor, &c. in the Time of Dr. J ego 11 h r^oO, 7, 8. p. 34.5. with various Anlwers, from Lord Burleigh their Chancellor, Lord Chief Jultice Pop ham, Jo. ABp. of Canterbury, Ric. Bp. of London, Lord hiiex, An- thony Bo. of Chicheiler, \Vm. Norwich, Sir Rob. Cecil &c, chiefly relating to Difputes with the Mayor and Corporation, and Proceedings againlt Feake, Rudde, Mafler of C. C. C C. and Dp. of Nonv. Hift. Coll. p. 1 2 6. C 2 t 36 ] Rudde, Barret, Alabafter and Huddlefton, for their Doclrines, and to the Election of a Matter at Kath. Hall. p. 364. An Application for eftablifhing Mrs. Frankland's Foundation at Cai. Coll. p. 384. XIV. Tranfcripts from the famous Leidger Book of Waltham Abbey, wrote by Rob. Fuller laft Abbot, as appears from the firft Letters of his Name in leveral of the initial Letters of the Book, and upon one, hunc fcripfit Librum Ds. Robertus Fuller [MS. Har- ley]. p. 389. XV. Chronicon Monachorum Anglise ab an. 870 ad an. 1 216. p. 421. cum Benefactoribus et aliis perti- nentibus ad Ccenobium Sti Edmundi Regis et Mar- tyris'. p. 426. Chronicon. breve, 52 Hen. II. etEdv. I. [MS. Harley]. XVI. Tranfcripts from a Leidger Book of Battell Ab- ' bey an. 25 Edv. I. [MS. Harley. p. 437. XVII. Degrees conferred on the King's coming to Camb. on the 15th of May, 1615. p. 449. VOL. XXV. I. Burgus Cantabr. five Liber Privilegiorum et Liber- tatum, et rerum memorabilium Burgum et Villain Cantab, concernentium, a Gul. I. ad 3™. Jacobi Col- led, per Jac. Tabor, p. 1. II. Gratise live Petitiones et Gradus, e Regift. Acad, ab an. 163S ad an. 1669. p. 150. III. Grange et Gradus ibid. an. 1620 ad an. 1639. p. ^55- IV. A Leafe of the Univerfity Lands lying; about Cam- bridge, 25 Mar. i6Eiiz, p. 271. V. Mr. Tobias Ruftat's Gift of icool. to the Univer- fity lor tlvi Purchaie of Books into the Publick Li- brary in 1 636. p. 273. VI. The Legacy of John Crane Eiq-, to the Univerfity and leveral Corporations, together with an Houfe in Great J FarLl)' printed in Dugdale'i Monad. Vol. I. .p. 300. [ 37 ] Great St. Maries Parilh for the Ufe of the Profcfibr or Phyfick, and an Abftract of the Writings, 3 Sept. 1658. p. 276. VII. A Collection of Mandates, Letters, &c. for De- grees, Headfhips, Fellowships, from 1660 to 1680, taken from the Originals, inter Archiv. Acad. Cant. p. 283. VIII. Extracts from Dr. Stanley's Catalogue of MSS. in C. C. C. which was printed in fol. 1722. A new one has been fince published by Mr. Naafmith late Fellow of the College in 4:0. 1777. p. 331. IX. Gradus Diplomatici Lambethani admifli Cantab. P-359- X. De duabus Gildis, altera SS. Petri et Pauli Cantab. p. 361. altera Omnium Sanctorum, p. 367. Charters and Priviledges of the Univerfitie and Towne. p. 373, XI. Various Particulars concerning Trinity Hall, from Archiv. Coll. p. 381. XII. The State of the Affairs of Printing in the Uni- yerliry of Oxford in 1672. p. 399. XIII. Many Particulars taken from the Regifters of Admiffions, &c. of Queen's Coll. by the Rev. Dr. Davies Matter, an. 1720. p. 405. XIV. Privy Seals, &c. concerning King's Hall, King's College, Queen's College, or the Univerfity, from the Originals, chiefly in the Times of Hen. VI. and Edw. IV. by John Anftis, Efq; p. 435. XV. The Conveyance of Grey Friers, now Sidney Coll. in Purfuance of an Act of Parliament for building the College, ioSept. 30 Eliz. p. 451. XVI. Letters from Mr. Limborch to Mr. Oliver Doy- ley, Fellow of King's Coll. from the Originals, an. 1684 & 7. p. 461. VOL. XXVI. I. An Account of eminent Men in the Welfh Diocefes, fait by Bp. Humphreys to Anthony Wood, but not c 3 in^ [ 38 ] inferted in Athen. Oxon. MS. in the Hands of Bp. Kennet. p. i. II. An Account of the Interments of Bifhops, taken from their Wills, regiftered in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, from the Collect, of Br. Willis, Efq-, p. 21. III. Grants cf Arms to the five Regius ProfefTors, in their proper Colours 1590, and to the Corporation of Cambridge in 1575. p. 27. IV. Extract, e veteri Regiftro, live Libro Procuratorum [ab an. 1454 uique ad an. 14S8] inter Archiv. Acad. Cant. p. 31. Letters to K. Richard III. p. 6y, and the Duke of Gloceiter. p. 68. Collatio Vicarias de Cameihali dat. Univers. Cant. 1483. p. 70. There sre other Particulars concerning Difputes with the Townfmen, &c. in 1533,4, in the fame Book, in a more modern Hand, by one of the Bedels, p. yg. V. Collectiones e veteri Libro MS. Tho. Markaunt k , Antiquarii peritiiiimi et inter noilros primi, IDicSt. Liber P'vilegior. et Statutorum Univerfttatis, inter Archiva Acad. Cant. p. 84. VI. Wills and Extracts from 1602 to 1658, taken from the Univerfity Regifters. Mod of the confiderable and charitable Wills are copied at large, the others are extracted. They are chiefly of Members of the Univerfity. p. 113. With a Continuation to the Year 1716. p. 219. VII. Orationes et Scripta quasdam Joan. Overall S.T.P. Regii, et poftea Epifc. Nordov. ob. 1619. ast. 60. e Codice MS . Rev. Viri Rob. Lambert S.T.P. p. 319. VIII. The Will of Dr. John Chriftopheribn ', Bp. of Chichefter, dat. 6 Oct. 1556, and Part of Sir Edvv. Stan- k See a full Account of Markaunt and his Collections in Matters' Hill, of C. C. C. C. p. 41, 2. 1 He was deprived, and died 1 Eliz. Mailer of Trin. Coll. Dean of Durham, &c. Le Neve's Falli, p. 50. and Carter's Hilt. ofCamb, p. 3 2 °- [ 39 ] Stanhope's with Eenefactions to Trinir. ^ College, p. 351. IX. Tranfcripta e Regains Teftamentorum Epifc. Lon don. ab an. 1382 ad an. 1568. Chiefly relating v> Cambridge and the Univcrfitv, by Mr. Worthington. p. 355. Nomina et Tituli Incumbentium London. _p. 360. X. Letters concerning Bp. Henmavv, of whom an Ac- count is given by White, Bp. of Peterborough, and of Dr. Simon Lowth, Bp. of Chefter. P..371. The ABp. of Canterbury requeues the Degree of B. D. or LL.D. for Simon Lowth, late of Clare Hall, to qua- lify him for the Deanry of Rochefter. XI. Degradatio Gul. Prinn Oxon. Gratiae public, datse Danieli Comiti de Nottingham et Fran. Gaftriil Epo. Ceftrienfi ab Acad. Cant. 1721. for their De T fences of Christianity, p, 375, VOL. XXVII. I. Copies of Letters during Dr. Jegon's Vicechancellor- fhip in 1600, to the Chancellor and others" 1 , chiefly concerning Difputes with the Town. p. 1. II. Particulars relating to the Election of Matters of ' Catharine Hall in 1635 and 1657. p. 39. III. Complaints of the Fellows of Jefus College againft their Mafter, Dr. Andrews, in 1626. p. 53. IV. Particulars relating to a Vifltation in Emanuel Col- lege in 1592, and to the Foundation of a Scholarfhio by Harris 1590. p. 60. The Statute of Removal difpenfed with in 1626. p. 6y, V. Concerning a Reformation of the Statutes of St, John's College in Dr. Whitaker's Time (1588) with the CommifTion ad Vifitand. 18 Eliz. p. J^. VI. An Account of the Proceedings in a controverted Election to the Mafterfhip of St. John's College, be- tween » See above Vol. XXIV. p. 34J. C 4, [ 4° ] tween Dr. Lane and Mr. Holdfworth, 1693. p. 95. And of ionie Difturbances there in 1647. P- 10 9- VII. Letters concerning the Univerfity of Cambridge, from 1579 t0 ^4- taken from the Archives, p. 131. Inftructions for the Clergy or Georpe. Cant. 1620. II J. bcargil's Recantation, Expulfion, Abfolution, &c. 1668 n . p. 143. Orders for the Scholars at the King's coming to Cambridge in 1614 with the Count Pala- tine, p. 145. Middleton Re&ory appropriate united to the Vicarage, arid veiled in the Univerfity by Sir Hcniy Spelman , Dr. Jo. Cofin Vicechancellor. IX. The Compofnion of Standground Vicarage, Co. Hunt. 1 61 5. p. 149. X. The Charter and Endowment of Trinity College in Cambridge, 38 Hen. VIII. p. 153. XL Fundatio Ledlurse Arabics per Thoiram Adams Mil. et Baron, an. 1666. p. 193. XII. The Bifhop of Ely's Return of his Clergy to the ABp. of Cant, in 1560. e MS. C. C. C. C. Mifc. IV. p. 197. XIII. The Copy of a Letter to the Univerfities, about Scholars taking the Oath of Conformity, &c. before Degrees in 1604. p. 203. XIV. A Lift of Univerfity Preachers from 1604 tcr 1698, fubfcribed with their own Karnes, p. 207. with a Catalogue of Inceptors and Bachelors of Arts, from 1620 to 1639. P- 22I# XV. Letters concerning St. John's College, Sir Ralph Hare's Benefa&ion, &c. — or the Univerfity, from 1620 to 1628. p. 257. XVI. The Univerfity Cafe at large, relating to Printing, by Mr. James Tabor, that excellent Regifter, about 162 1, but the Appendix being imperfect is not co- pied, p. 279. XVII. Particulars concerning the King's Divorce, &c. taken * See Matters' Hilt, of C. C. C. C. p. 163. and App. LI. p. 7$. Sec Sir Henry's Letter to Mr.Whelock in Vol. XIV. p. 73. t 4> ] taken from a ' Copy of Records of certaine Ambafia- dors, &c. (inter Archiva Acad.) by the late K. Hen. VIII. to the Emperor, the French King, the King of Scots, &c.' p. 301. With a Communication between the Lord Legate's Grace and the Queen's Almoner on that Head, and a Proclamation for abolifhing Holydays, with Cardinal Pole's Addrefs to the Houfe of Lords upon his Arrival in 1554. p. 312. XVIII. Particulars concerning Trinity Hall, St. Ed- ward's and St. John's Churches in Cambridge, &x. V-3 l 7> XIX. The laft Will of Mr. Francis Robins, of Sutton Valence in Kent, Clerk, late Fellow of St. John's Col- lege, wherein he bequeaths a confiderable Eftate to that Society for the purchafe of Advowfons, dat. 7 July, 1720. p. 329. XX. Particulars concerning the Church of Peterbo- rough, &c. from MSS. of Bp. Kennet. p. ^y. XXI. Thomas Earl's Note BookP, with the Courfes taken with the Puritans and Papifts from 1364 to 1600, e MS. Epi. Eliens. p. 387. XXII. An Account of Ejectments of the Parochial Cler- gy from 1643 to 1647. P- 39$- f rom lne Books of the Committee for plundered Minifters for Cambrido-e- fhire and Cambridge, &c. and from the E. of Man- chefter'.s Original Books, late of Dr. Williams, p. 441. VOL. XXVIII. I. A£ta et Inftrumenta ad Ecclefiam et Diocef. Eliens. pertinent, p.i. viz. de Fundatione Epifcopatus. Vitse Hervei et Nigelli Epifc. Succeflio Epifc. p. 30. Ap- propriatio Eccles. de Beche et Caldecote, A. D. 1 197. p. 34. Dotatio Vicariae de Hilton Sti Andreas 141 8. p. 36. Compofitio inter Prior, et Conv. de Barnwell et Abbat. ct Sorores de Waterbeache pro Decimis p See an Account of the Author and Book in Strype's Ann. Vol. I. p. 178. and Life of Grindal, p. 97, 8, 120. I 42 ] 1303. p. 41. Compofitio inter Proprietaries et Vi- car, de Chefterton. p. 52. Compofitio inter Eccles. Sti Edwardi et Sti Johan. Cant. 1294, with their Union and Transfer to Henry VI. A. R. 24. p. 57. Ordinatio Fundat. Hofpital. Sti Johannis et Marie Magdalenas, et unionis eorundem 1409. p. 65. Ele- ctio Prioriofe de Ickleton 1444. p. 80. Appropria- te Rectorise de Barton 1267. p. 89. De Weft W rat- tinge Nic. Bp. of Ely. p. 91. De Lynton 1450. p. 94. De Baffingbourne 1400. p. 96. II. Teftamentum^Tho. Markaunti Coll. C. C. Soc. cum Catal. Librorum eidem Coll. donat. ob. 19 Nov. 1439, *° not t ^ ie R- e & or °f Foulmire who refigned that Living 1445. p. 106. III. Tranfcripta e Codic. MS. Tho. Markaunt, de Chartis quibufdam conceff. Univerfitat. Cant, et Oxon. p. 114. IV. Regiftrum Lanceloti Epi. Eliens. ab an. 1609 ad 1 61 8, ab originali defumpt. p. 128. V. Mr.WorthingtonV Collections relating to the Dio- cefe of Ely, in a Sort of Parochial Hiftory, taken from Inquifnions, Records, Monuments, &c. p. 148. VI. Tranfcripts relating to the Diocefe of Ely (Thirlby, Mey, Card. Pole, Bonner, Cox, Wifdom) from Mr. John Tabor's Book, depofited in the Rcgifter's Office of the Univerfity, by his Father James labor, p. 284. "With fome Particulars concerning the Univerfity, the Vifitation of King's Coll. 12 Eliz. p. 255. Of St. John's Coll. 1573. The Endowment of the Vicarage of Granchefter in 1380. p. 282. Regiftrum Tho. Thirlby p See above Vol. XXVI. p. 87. i Sen of Dr. John Worthington, Mailer of Jefus College, and of Mary his Wife, was baptized at Ditton, where the latter was Rector on ]an. 26, 1663, He was afterwards Fellow of Peterhoufe, but declined taking the Oaths at the Revolution. He publifhed his Fa- ther's Difcourfes on Chriftian Love, with a Preface 1691. Ob. Lond< AD, 1739. Vol. XXXIV. p. 279. [ 43 ] Thirlby Epi. Eliens. 1554. p. 284. with fome prior and fubfequent Inftruments. VII. Notes from Dr. Gofling's Diary, Matter of Caius Coll. with an Account of his Eftate and Funeral. Ob. 21 Oct. 1626. p. 340. VIII. Notes from Tho. Caius of Oxford, his £xamen of Dr. Caius of Cambridge his Booke, e MS. Coll. Trin. p. 346. IX. Letters to Dr. Chadderton, Mafter of Queen's Coll. afterwards Bp. of Chefter, from Robert E. of Lei- cester to whom he was Chaplain 1569, Lord Burgh- ley, Sir Fran. Walfingham, and others of the Privy- Council, in 15S0, &c. concerning the Ecclefiaftical Commiffion in that Diocefe, wherein he acted with the E. of Derby r , &c. p. 350. X. Letters to the Bp. of Chefter, E. of Derby, &c. from the Lords of the Privy Council, concerning the Diocefe of Chefter, from 1580 to 1585. p. 388. XI. The State of the Diocefe of Chefter in the Time of Bp. Bridgman 161 9, from Sir Wm. Dawes's Papers, p. 424. XII. ChartaFundat.A11l2eTrin.dat. 20 Nov. 24Ed.HI. with a Letter of Tobias Ruftat to the Vicechancellor 1666. p. 426. XIII. Letters from Oliver Cromwell, Dr. Pink Vice- chancellor of Oxford, the E. of Pembroke, Gen. Har- rifon, Capt. Flotham, Sir Jo. Coke, &c. from 1641. p. 430. Of the Battles, at Gainfborough and at Dun- bar. Of erecting a College at Durham, Vicars of Chippenham, &c. from Originals in Dr. Williams's Hands, p. 440. XIV. Notes from the MS. Life of Sir Jo. Packington of Weft wood in Com. Wigorn. in the Time of James J. p. 442. In r Of the Perfecutiori of the Roman Catholicks by the Bp. of Chefter, &c. See Concertatio Eccleiia: Cathol, Lib. particularly of the Wonhingtons, Alans, related to the Card. &c. o L 44 ] In loofe Papers in this Vol. are Lifts of the Fellows, &c. in King's Hall and Michael Houfe. Two Letters from Br. Willis, Efq-, to Mr. Baker in 1 7 19, 20, giving an Account of what Bifhops Wills are to be met with in the Regifters of Lambeth, and in the Prerogative Office. A Grant of Arms to Dr. Caius from the Herald's Of- fice, with the Arms of Gonvil and Caius College, 3 Jan. 3 Eliz. by Mr. Anftis. Some Notes from MS. in the Harleian Library. VOL. XXIX. I. Statuta Coll. Div. Johan. Evang. edita Johan. Epo. Roffenfi una cum reliquis Executoribus, dat. n Jul. 1530. p. 1. II. Subfcriptiones Prsefector. Profeflbr. Socior. &c. ab an. 1662 ad an. 1 7 19. p. in. III. A Claufe of Sir Tho. Wendy's Will, concerning the Endowment of the Vicarage of Haflingfield, pro- bat. 10 Jan. 1673. p. 127. IV. Statuta Coll. Trim Cant, edita a Vifitatoribus an. 2 Eliz. p. 131. Lkeras Phil, et Marias de Regimine Coll. Trin. p. 179. V. Mr. Cha. Rofe's Will, wherein he bequeaths to the Minifter of St. Andrew's Parifh in Cainb. 10 1. per ann. out of the Rent of the Faulcon Inn, for a Com- memoration Sermon, &c. an. 1664. p. 181. VI. Particulars concerning Dr. Perne, Matter of Peter- houfe, in Part from a printed Paper, with a Cata- logue of Medals given to the Univerfity, ob. 1589. p.183. VII. Particulars concerning Dr. Peter Baro and his Fa- mily \ p. 185. VIII. An Account of Sir Nathan Wright, Lord Keeper of ' See an Account of him by Strype in his Annals, Vol. IV. No. 160. p. 229, &c. and in the Life of Whitgift, paffim. [ 4J ] of the Great Seal, fent by Dr. Tho. Littel to Mr. Laur. Eachard. p. 187. ]X. A Copy of a Paper left by Mr. John Hampden at his Death in 1698, by the fame.- p. 191. X. Letters from Mr. Sam. Hartlib to Dr.Worthington, from 1655 t0 i66i,on Matters of Literature, p. 193. XI. Collectiones e veteri Chartulario Coll. Caii, Statuta, &c. Hiftoriola ejufdem Coll. a Doctore Gofling confcripta ab an. 1660 ad an. 1678. p. 263. XII. Johan. Caii Annales Coll. integri ad an. 1537. dc- inde extract, et abbreviat. p. 295. XIII. Particulars concerning the Church, Diocefe of Ely, and County of Cambridge, from Mr. Worthing- ton's Papers, Ely Farthings, &x. p. 249. 325. XIV. Copies of Letters (moftly original) from Lord Burghley, the E. of Leicefter, ABps. Parker, Whit- gift, and Bancroft, Lord North. Rob. E. of Salifbury, Hen. E. of Northampton, Sir Edw. Cooke, Sir Walt. Raleigh, Dr. Neile, &c. concerning Univerfity Bufi- nefs, with Mandates from Q^ Elizabeth and K. James, &c. p. 339. XV. Literas Patentes circa Officium Profeflbris Ma- thematics, fundat. per Hen. Lucas Arm. 15 Car. II. p. 403. XVI. Bp. Fimer's Foundation of four Fellows and two Scholars in St. John's Coll. 12 Hen. VIII. p. 405. XVII. An Account of Hartman Schedels Chron. Chro- nicarum, printed in 1493. p. 408. XVIII. Memorand. of the Foundation of the Senate Houfe on 22 June, 1722 p. — ■ to the end. V O L. XXX. I. Extract. eRegiftro Eliens. Arundel, incip. an. 1374, viz. Appropnationes Ecclefiarum Prioratui Eliens. p. r. ProceiTus habitus in Curia Cant, pro obedien- tia Cancellarii Univ. Cantab, p. 5. Breve ad orand. pro Comite Buckynghamye et Exercitu tranfeunt. verfus r 46 ] verfus partes Britan. 4 Ric. II. p. 19. Appropriatio Ecclefiae de LongaStanton, an. 1380. p. 20. II. e Regiftro Gray, an. 1454. Inftitutiones. p. 25. Appropriatio de Stowe Quye. p. 56. Man- datum Domini Cant, ad inquirend. de Libris D. Re- ginald! Pecok, p. 59. Inftallatio Willielmi Epifc. Eliens. p. 64. Compofitio inter Coll. Sti Petri Cant, et Vicar, de Triplowe, 10 Feb. 1474. p. 6y. Ada contra Lollardos. p. 70. Electiones Priorum, &c. p. j 5. Fundatio Cantarise Willi. Staundon de Wym- pole. p. 84. Et Cantarise de Joh. Anfty de Stowe Quye. p. 90. Ordines celebrati 1454, &c. p. 94. Taxatio Ecclefiarum Eliens. 1291. p. 95. Nomina Patronorum Ecclefiar. et Vicar. Dioc. Elien. p. 101. III. e Regiftro Weft 1515. Charles D. of Suffolk, appointed Steward and high Bailiff of the Ifle for Life, by Patent 1515. p. 107. Admifllo Mri Alcoke in Cuftodem Coll. Jefu Cant. 15 15. Refigna- tio ejufdem 151 6. p. 108. Inftitutiones, &c. Forma Juramenti pro Opinionibus Lutheranis non tenend. p. 119. Appropriatio Ecclefia? de Eltifte. p. 123. Teftament. Willi. Thornborough Mri Capellse B. Mariee in Mari, dat. 4 Aug. 1525. p. 124, Ordines Celebrati. p. 126. |V. . . e Regiftro Goodrich et Thirlby, an. 1534. Vifitationes Monafteriorum 1534. p. 127,8. Inftitutiones, &c. Mandatum pro Declaratione pre- tenfse JurifdicTionis per Romanum Pontif. ufurpatas. p. 1 30. Injunctiones Epifc. de Imaginibus, &c. 1541. p. 133. Breve Regium pro Collcccione fummarum Decirnarum 20 Hen. VIII. p. 142. Fundatio Can- tarise de Baburgham per Dom. Joh. de Scalariis, con- firmat, per H. de Baliham. p. 146. Fundatio Canta- rias Ecclefias Rotund. Cant, per Joh. de Shelford de Cant. A.D. 1313. p. 147. Cantaria in Haftyngfield. Licentia Regis Rob. de Scales dare Aldermanno et Fratribus Gilde Afiumpdonis B. Marie terras ad in- veniend. t 47 ] veniend. Capellanum, &c. 18 Edv. III. p. 150. Can- taria Sti Trinitatis de Over, per Joh. de Burton ec alios fundat. 139 t. p. 151. Mandat. Archiep. Cant, pro Proceflione faciend. 1542. p. 152. Liters Re- gis, for the Ufe of certayne godlye Prayours and Suffrages fet forthe in the Englifhe Tonge 1544. p. 153. Liters tranfmiffe ab Archiep. ad Epum Eliens. for the Ufe of a very good and godlie Proceffion fete forth in the Englifhe Tonge, %y Hen. YIN. p. 156. Reftitutio Ecclefiafl. Jurifdictionis Domino Epo. Eliens. 1457. Liters Dominorum de privatis Con- ciliis, for the removal of Images, &c. 1547. p. 160. Appropriatio Ecclefis Sti Benedicti Coll. Corp.Chrifti Cant. 1578. p. 1 62. Jus Patronatus Vicar, de Abyng- ton Parva, in favour of Mich. Dalton, Efq-, in 1608. p. 164. Eleclio Martini Heton S.T.P. Epifc. Eliens. 1599. P-.i66. Lancelot! Andrews 1609. Nic. Fel- ton 1 61 8. Johan. Buckeridge 1628. Fran. White 1631. p. 170, 1. V. ■ e Regiflro Bourghchier an. 1443. Bulla Tranflationis per Eugenium Papam. p. 172. Ap- propriatio Ecclefie de Kyngflon. p. 175. Breve Re- gium pro Parliament, tenend. Cantab. 1446. p. 177, Inflallatio Epifc. p. 178. Inquifitio de jure Patro- natus Papworth-Anneys. p. 180. Breve Regium pro Convocatione. p. 183. & 190. Pro cavendis Deci- mis cum Ecclefiis exempt, p. 187. Appropriatio Ec- ckfiar. de Lynton et Chefterton. p. 189. Deputatio Senefcalli Generalis Infills Humph. Bougchier Arm. Nepoti. p. 192. Cognationis fpiritual. inftantia memorabilia a Pontif. Roman, difpenf. p. 193. Com- miffio ad Goalem deliberand. apud Ely. p. 194, Conceffio quatuor Damarum per ann. Prior, et Capir. Eliens. 1454. p. 179. Terra, &c. Abbar. Sti. Petri Salopie concefi". per Regem. Coll. fuo novo 29 Hen. VI. p. 198. Commilfio ad augment. Vicar, de Hy- lion S. Etheldrede. p. 202. Statuta Cantaris in Capella [ 48 ] Capella B. Mariae fuper Cofteram Maris renovat. per Epum. p. 203. VI. e Regifl.ro Goodrich, Thirlby, Cox. A Proclamation for the great Bible in Englifh to be had in every Church, p. 208. Fundatio Cantarise in Bar- renton per Jo. Almond 1471. p. 210. Argumentatio Vicar, de Caldecote 153J. SupprelTio altarium in Ecclefiis Parochialibus 1550. p. 213. Incipit Regift. Thirlby. p. 216. Dominus Joh. Hullier Vicar of Baburgham deprived and burnt for Herefy 1555. p. 219. Mandata pro Convocation;.- 1553 & 55- P-226, &c. Mandat. ad Preces publicas, ProcelT. pro Pace ineunda. p. 233. Inllitutiones tempore Cox 1562. p. 235. Letters to the Bp. of Ely, for collecting Contributions for the Repair of St. Paul's Cathedral 1563. p. 249. Proceedings againft William Woll- ieye of Wilbich for Herefy 1555, and againft Rob. Pygott, both excommunicated, &x. p. Z56. A Dif- pute between the Mafter and Fellows of St. John's College terminated by the Vifitor 1542. p. 260. Or- der for the better Increafe of Learning in inferior Minifters, &c. p. 265. Procurations Epi. ratione Vifitationis. p. 267. VII. Memoranda Coll. Corp. Chrifti Cant, tempore Joh. Botwright Mri i443 t « P- 2 7 1 - De Hidis Terrarum pertinent. Reparationi magnarum Pohtium Cant. p. 283. Letters and Orders from the E. of Manchester, &c. for Ejectments of Fellows 1643, 4* P- 285. Mr. Perkins of Chrift Coll. his common Place, p. 292. Notes of Mr. Gray's Sermon 1586, p. 294 The Petition" of Corp. Chrifti Coll. to the City of London for Affiftance in Building their Chapel 158 1. p. 295. The Chancellor's Letter for the Oath of Allegiance in 1610. p. 296. Status Ciftarum Acad. 1556. p. 298. VIII. The « See Matter's Hifr. Coil. •>. 4^. i Frintcd in the Ap::ti;d. \ } iii.l CV.l. N. XXXVI p. 60. [ 49 ] VIII. The lad Will of William Skelman of Haflins- o field, Founder of a Chantry there in 1494. p. 301. IX. Licentia Regia fuper Unione duar. Rectoriar. de Houghton Conquer! et Guildable in Com. Bedford. 13 Car. I. p. 308. X. Teft amen turn egregii viri Gul. Noy, Attornat. Ge- neralis, 3 Jun. 1634. — notat. dignum. p. 309. XI. Forma Licentias conceffe ab Epo. Winton. unius Sedilis in Ecclefia Farneham. p. 310. XII. Epiftola Regis Hen. VIII. ad Thomam et Law- rentium Cardinales, judices fuos a Pontifice conftitu- tos. p. 311. XIII. The King's Letter to the Univerfity for the Ap- pointment of a Profeffor of Modern Hiftory, 16 May, 1724-, wherein mention is made of the late Appoint- ment of Whitehall Preachers with Salaries, and the entitling the Members of the Univerfity to a Share of the Royal Patronage, p. 329. With the Addrels of the Univerfity on that Occafion, dat. 19 May, 1724. XIV. Queen Anne's Letters Patent and Confirmation of the Statutes of the Altronomy ProfcfTor, of the Foun- dation of Dr. Plume, with a Grant from Trin. Coll. of a Room and Obfervatory, &c. in 1705. p. 333. XV. A Collection of Letters Mandatory from King Charles I. and II. King James II. William and Mary, for Degrees, &c. p. 339.— For taking the Colleges of Magdalen, Emanuel and Sidney into the Cycle of Proctors 1661. p. 34.0. — For the Degree of A. M. for Alban Francis 1686. p. 341. — Lord Dartmouth recommended by the King for Chancellor 1 638. p. 342. with Letters from Chancellors, &c. p. 349. — The Duke of Somerfet's on being elected Chancellor, 20 Mar. 168;". p. 354. XVI. Mr. John Bagford's* Notes concerning Printing, Printers, &c. ob. 5 May, 1716. p. 357. XVII. Let- ~- See Letters from Mr. Bagford to Mr. Hearne in his Preface to D Lelana's C 5° ] XVII. Letters concerning Univerfity Bufinefs from 37 Hen. VIII. to 1617. p. 369. — Lord LumleyV Let- ter about giving Books to the Publick Library, 1587. p.372. — From Loid Burghley about Bambridge and Johnibn. p. ^73- — From Sir Francis Bacon, in An- Aver to Congratulations on being made Chancellor in 1 61 7. — Bulla Greg. V. de Denariis et Decimis. p. 375- XVII I. Of the Bifhoprick of Durham from 1660 to 1667, with Bp. Cofin's Rents and Charitable Dif- burfemcnts there, from Dr. Brady's MS. Caii Coll. p. 377- XIX. The "Will of Benjamin Laney, late Bp. of Ely, probat. 20 Feb. 1674. p. 381. XX. The Kind's Letters Patent for a Profeffbr of Mo- dern Hiftory, with the Appointment of James Harris A.M. the firft Profcffor 1724. p. 385. XXI. Particulars concerning Magdalen College, in Letters from the E. of Suffolk 1636, &c. p. 391. XXII. . St. John's College, chiefly about the Mafterlhip in 1633. P- 4°5- XXIII. ■ Caius College, on Dr. Batchcroft's Election to the Mailerfhip. p. 411. XXIV. < > of the Statute concerning leaving Emanuel College and ibme MSS. p. 41 5. Extract from Dr. Proby's Will concerning his Benefaction to Jefus College, 1678. p. 421. XXV. Epitaphs, Infcriptions, &c. p. 423, 33, 49. — Status Aul. Trin. in Cant. 37 Hen. VIII. p. 441. XXVI. Epift. Senatus Cant. Carolo Vic.Townfhend pro Statua Georgii. I. p. 445. XXVII. Genealogies of Bp. Davenant, Andrew Bing Hebrew Leland's Colle&anea, p. 58, &c. And his Character in SirThoma3 More's Life by Hearne, Pref. p. 21,2, Append, to Robert of Glo- ceil. No. IV. Sec. See Hacket's Life of Williams, p. u. [ 5' ] Hebrew ProfefTor, and Ch. Wright ProfciTor of Ara- bick. p. 451. XXVIII. Bp. Conn's intended Benefaction to a Senate Houfe and Library in 1668, according to a Model in the Univerfity Library. V O L. XXXI. I. Particulars from the MSS. of Corp. Chrifti Coll. Camb. in the Time of James II. carefully copied cut from the Originals by Mr. John Cory, then Frllow of that Ploufe, by the Direction of Dr. Tcnifon (after- wards ABp. of Canterbury) when the Matter (Dr. Spencer) was an old Man, and it was feared the Col- lege and MSS. might fall into the Hands of Papiils z . See more Vol. XXXIII. p. 27, 50. It begins with a Declaration concerning the Progeny, with the Manner and Trade of the Life, and bringing up of that molt Rev. Father in God Tho. Cranmer, late ABp. of Can- terbury, and bv what Order and Means he came to his Preferment bv ■ Morice. p. 1. Nomina monitor, comparend. in Convocatione 1547. p. 4. Rpifcopi ex Acad. Cant, ab an. 1500 ad 1570. p. 6. The Karnes of the Subscribers to the Judgment of the Convocation concerning General Councils 1536. p. 9. Petition of the Fellows of Magdalen Coll. Oxun. againft Dr. Oglethorp, Prefident, 1550. p. 11. Articles exhibited by the lower Houfe of Convocation to the Upper, for regulating the Church 1555. p. 2 i . Order for advancing the Archb : fhoprick of" Canter- bury to rccol. per Arm, 2 & 3 Phil. & c - P- 395- XXII. Collect, circa Domum Sti Michaelis e Libro Otryngham Mri Coll. 1427. Inftruments of Foun- dat. &c. 1324. Benefactors, Hift. Coll. p*40i. XXIII. Original Letters to Mr. Anthon. Gilby, A.M. Cant. 15 >5, by Puritans h . p. 427. XXIV. — to ABp. Whitgift, e MS. Har- ley. p. 449. XXV. Particulars coucerning the Earls of Oxford and Lord Chief Juftice Coke, ob. Sept. 3, 1634. p. 463. XXVI. Extracts from Mr. Rich. Smith's Obituary, from 1628 to 1675 j . p. 479. XXVII. Letters to and from Mr. Roger Afcham, which mould have been in the late Edition of his Englifh Works, but they are not. The firlt is to Secretary Petre in 1553, aD0Ut placing him in his Office at Court. B Publifhed in Bentham's Hid. p. 106. and Append. N. IV. and jii Fuller's Church Hift. Lib. III. p. 168. from other Copies. See Gent. Mag. 1779. p. 585. h Sec Bale de Script. Britan. 725. 1 Publifhed by Mr. Peck in Defid. Curiofa, Vol.11. Lib. XIV, p. 10. with lorae Account of the Author, who died Mar. 26, 1675, xt. 8;. [ 5» 1 Court. The ftcond to Secretary Cecil in 1661, im- ploring his Afliftance to recover a Leafe he had mort- gaged to relieve the DiftrefTes of his Mother in Law. The third to the fame, for recovering his Leafe from Mr. Saville, the Queen having given him the Money borrowed thereupon k . From Dr. Tho. Lever, Maf- ter of St. John's Coll. 1551. From the fame. Feb. 2. From John Hales. From the fame, 1551. From John Cheke, 1552. p. 495. XXVIII. Bp. Overall's and Dr. Rob. Scott's Epitaphs, p. 511. Dr. Manwaring's Recantation, &c. p. 512, 526. — Mr. Edw. Elton. Of the flrange Curfe be- longing to Sherburn Caftle 1 . Articuli Matrimonii inter Carol. Princip. Wallias et Infant. Hifpan. &c. XXIX. Notes from Mr. Richard Smith's Hiftory of Printing and Printers 1 ", with an Account of two an- cient Alphabets in the Harleian Library, printed on one Side of the Paper with wooden Blocks, as are the old Pieces faid to be by Cofter, with a Date 1464. p. 521. Concerning John Feltori 1628, and the Murder of Mr. Tho. Scott 1626". p. 525 XXX. Notes from Bedel Ingram's Book, p. 529. with a Renunciation of the Vicechancellorfhip in 1600. p. 533- XXXI. A Letter from Mr. Roger Afcham to Dr. John Seton °. p. 535. XXXII. Mr. Richard Hill's Donation of Livings to St. John's Coll. in 1723, with fome Account of him. XXXIII. Let- k The above will in fome'Meafure account for his Poverty, men- tioned in his Life, p. 13, &c. 1 Printed from a MS. of Bp. More, now in the Royal Library, in Dcfid. Curiofa, Part 11. Lib. XIV. N.VI. m Concerning Printing, fee Strype's Ann. Vol. II. N, 151. p. 74,5 . * See a printed Account Coll. Jo. N. 8, 9. * Printed in Afchami Epift. Oxon. 1703, p. 68, [ 59 ] XXXIII. Letters concerning the Collection for the City of Geneva in 1603. p. 541. with ABp. Wake's Letters to the Pallors and ProfeiTors there in 1721. P- 549- XXXIV r . Lord Falkland's Petition to Charles I. p.547. An Account of Perlbns (lain or taken Prifoners at the I fie of Rhe in 1627. Oliver's Presentation to Hough- ton Conqueft in Bedfordfhire. XXXV. The Will of Dr. Rob. Jenkin, Matter of St. John's Coll. 1727. p. 551. XXXVI. A Letter from Dr. Cofin (Bp. of Durham) in 1628. p. 553. Loofe Papers in this Vol. I. ABp. Bancroft's Eequeft of Books to Lambeth Li- brary in 1610. II. Qusedam de Hervico de Stanton. III. An Account of fome ancient Wills in Prerog. Off. IV. of fome modern ones by Jo. Le Neve. V O L. XXXIII. I. Hen. VIII's Commifiion, to the AmbalTadors, fent by him to the Archduke of Auftria in 1523 p. p. 1. II. Original Letters from Cardinal Woliey to Edw. Lee the King's Almoner and AmbalTador to the Emperor, with Instructions, p. 3. III. A Specimen of Capgrave's Chronicle (from the Creation to the Year 1417) dedicated to Edvv. IV. p. 23. IV. Particulars concerning the Foundation of Fellow- fhipsi Scholarfhips, &c. in Corp. Chrifti Coll. Camb. p. 27. V. — ■ Trinity College, &c. with Realbns againtt the Grant for Wcftminlter School, from the Paper Office, p. 51. Letters of the Drs. Still and Whitgift to Lord Burleigh 1 58 1 . Of God- frey ? Printed in Strype's Memorials, Vol. 1. p. 42, &c. [ 6o ] frey Goodman, Bp. of Gloceiter, 1638. p. 6r. See Vol. XXXVIII. p. 427, 8. and p. 135. below. VI. A Letter to the Univerfity from Germany, con- cerning the trandating of Dr. Cudworth's Intellectual Syftem into Latin, by Dr. Jo. Laurent. MS. in 1727. p. 58. With an Anfvver from the Univerfity. p. 129. VII. Statutes and Chargys belonging to the Parifh Clerks of St. James's Kirke of Louth, before the Re- formation, p. 69. VIII. An old Form of bidding the Bedes, and Sentence of Curfing, from a Book of Horn i lies printed by Cax- ton at Weftmeftre. p. 71. Somewhat different from that in Wharton's Specimen, p. 166. IX. A Letter from Dr. Heme to his Brother of Clare Llall, concerning a Medal of ABp. Laud, in i702 q . p. 79. X. Particulars concerning the E. of EfTex, Mericke, and Cuff. p. 81. With Articles againft Bp. Middle- ton, 1592. p. 89. XI. Teftamentum Tho. Rotheram Archiep. Ebor. 1500. p. 93. Coll. de Rotheram fundat. 1482. The Sta- tutes of this Coll. are in Sidney Coll. Library, with the Effigies of the ABp. XII. Particulars concerning Dr. Jof. Beaumont, Matter of Peter Houfe, with his Funeral Oration in 1699. p. 109. and Dr. Bernard Hale from his Funeral Ser- mon 1663. p. 127. XIII. A Lilt of Degrees conferred on the Nobility, &c. at King Geo. II. coming to Cambridge on 25 April, 1728, in Number 286. p. 133. XIV. Notes concerning Godfrey Goodman, Bp. of Glo- ceiter 1624, in his own Hand Writing, p. 135. XV. A Copy of Dr. Woodward's Will, clat. 1 Ocf. 1727. Founder of the Lecture on Foffils. p. 139. Vicars of Chippeuham. p. 149. See p. 233. XVI. Sub ". Printed in Defiderata Curiofa, Vol II, Lib. XIV. p. 52. [ 6, ] XVI. Subfciiptions of Graduates from 1633 to 16^0. p. 151. N. B. Hiatus xx an. ab 1640'. XVII. Letters to and from ABp. Laud, concerning his Power of Viiitarion. p. 193. "With Reafons (hewing the Univerfity of Cambridge to be exempt from Ar- chiepifcopal Jurifdidtion, in the Year 1635, 6. and p. 227, 33 r. Sir William RufTePs Leafe of the Rec- tory of Burwell. p. 211. Letters to and from the Dutchefs of Buckingham, concerning her Benefaction of Oriental MSS. in 1632. p. 213. Of ABp. Harf- net, Bp. Andrews, and Bp. of London 1629. p. 216. Congratulations to ABp. Laud, upon his Tranflation in 1633 to the See of Cant. p. 221. Of the E. of Holland, Chancellor, the King, &c. concerning Quar- rels with the Townfmen. p. 222. The Bill in the Star Chamber againft Baftwick, Burton, and Prynne, &c. p. 229. The Cafe of Chippenham Vicarage, with its Rights. Of Burwell St. Mary and Sr. An- drew u „ p. 233. XVIII. Particulars from Bedel Perne's Book, viz. The Receptions of Kings and Princes, Funerals, Graces, ike. p. 235. With one excluding the Archdeacon of Ely or his Commilfary from being Vicechancellor, 10 0<5t. 1 712, confirming a former', p. 247. XIX. A Letter from Dr. Humphreys, Bp. of Bangor, to Mr. Anth. Wood, containing Remarks on the Welfh Clergy, fans Date r . p. 229. XX. An Obituary of the deprived or Non-juring Clergy. P- *53' XXI. An Account of a Confuetudinary of the Abbey of St. Edmund's Bury-, a very curious MS. p. 257. XXII. A Letter from Lord Clarendon to the Duke of Yorke, about the Dutchefs of Yorke's turning Papift, and 'SeeVol.XXV.p.150. ;SeeVol.V.p.i 77 . « See Vol. XXVI. p. 1. u Over the Skreefi in this Charch. — Orate pro animabs Johannis Benet Johanne et Alicie Uxor, ejus Parentumque fuorum, 17- Lord Saville's Cafe, 1645. p. 122. Mr. Brydle's Cafe, condemned at Oxford the fame Year. p. 127. The Examination of Mich. Hud lbn CI. and others about the King's Eicape from Oxford in 164.6. p. 130. Dr. Baker's Ejectment from South Weald, 1646. Mr. Rolfe's and Jo. Lilburne's Cafes, p. 136, ;;. 3000 1. given in 1648. The Manner of the Reception of the Houie o: Commons in 1649, w '' cn f '' c Speaker was impowered to conter the Honour or Knighthood on the Lord Mayor and others, p. 139. Of the Removal or the Princels Eliz. ami the 13. of Glocefter, 10-50. p. 140. The Murder of Doriflaus. p. 141. An Ac- count ot' the King's March out or Scotland, and De- feat at Worcefter, Sept. 17, 1651. p. 142. Carew. Raleigh's Cafe, 1651. p. 144. Concerning the Picture of roth printed in Peck's DefiJ, Cuiiofa, Vol. IT. Lib. IX, p. 34,5. [ 68 ] of the Protector with Verfes, 169O. p. 145. The Tryal of Sir Jo. Stowell. p. 146. Audlem School, 1 65 i,&c. Letters relating to Spain, France, &c. from Ant. Aicham murdered there, Adm. Blake, &c. 1 65 1. p. 149. The Portugal AmbafTador's Brother committed for Murder, 1653. Concerning the Queen of Bohemia's Maintenance from the States, with an Anfwer, 1651. The Reduction of Newcastle and Carlifle in 1646, and of the Caftle of Edinburgh to Cromwell, 1650. p. 166, 74, 5. A Motion for the Union of England and Scotland in the fame Common Wealth, 1632. p. 168. Affairs of Ireland, &c. 1644, 46, 52. p. 169. The Acts, Advice, and Petition to Parliament of the Afiembly of Divines, figned with their Names, &c. Their Petition voted a Breach of Privilege and their Power limited, 1645, 6. p. 173 to 84. Petitions of the Countefs of Leicefter, about a .jewel given by the Princefs Elizabeth. «- — - of the E. of Carlifle for his Releafe, 1651 p. 188. of Mr. Jo. Hotham, 1643, ^ or a Trial. of Wm. Ryley, Keeper of the Records, for a Salary, 1648. p. 189. . of Jam. Naylor at Bridewell. ■ ■ of the Bifhops to fit in Parliament. of the Grand Jury for a College at Durham, 1650, &c. p. 191. V. The Wills of Bp. Ayfcough, dat. 26 Nov. 1446, and of Rob. Ayfcough, Archdeacon of Colchefter, 1448, and of others, extracted from the Regiiter Rcve's Cant. p. 194. v i. The Commemoration of Benefactors in Peter Houie, by Dr. Cofin, Mailer, 1634, with an Appendix to 1694. p. 205. \ H. Some Account of the Rev. Mr. Tho. Marfden, Dr. Rich. VVroe, Mr. Ellis Cunliffe, Mr. Crompton, the Family at Kaml'ey, with her Ladyfhip's Bcncfac- rion, eve. p. 213, ^5. VIII. Collectanea e Vet. Regiftro five Cartulario Prio- ratus de I .ancafter. n. 217. IX CoK F 69 3 IX. Collect, e Libro MS. cui Titulus, Perfecutionis Catholicorum Anglican. & Conjurationis Prefbyteri- anse Hiftoria, (Auctore P. Warnero/'. p. 231. Noia; de Comite Clarendon, Shaftfbury, Danby, Jo. Ser- geant, Geo. Morley, ec de Eboracenfi Duce, ec Mon- mouth plurima. X. Jo. Epi Roffenfis Aflertio, licitum fuifie Matrimo- nium Hen. VIII. cum Catharina, &c. p. 253. XI. The general Sentence of Excommunication with the Bedcs on Sunday s . p. 297. XII. A Briefe of the Certificates from the Diocefes of Canterbury, London, York, &c. 1592. p. 305. XIII. Letters fro n Dr. Hicks (Chaplain to the Duke of Lauderdale) out of Scotland to Dr. Patrick, &c. con- cerning the Execution of James Mitchel, 1677, 8. h p. 311. XIV. Bp. Alcock's Sermon (with his Picture in Co- lours in Pontificalibus) printed in 410, 1497. (fpeci- men tantum). p. 321. XV. Concerning Houghton Conquelt, from a MS. of Mr. Tho. Archer, Rector there in 1589, and who died in 1629, with an Obituary of his Neighbours. In the Hands of Dr. Grey, late Rector there, p. 329. XVI. Tranlcripts from an old Chartulary of the Priory of Depyn/, founded in 1139, with an Account of the Rectory and Vicarage. From a MS. of Lord Oxford now in theBritifh Mufeum. p. 339. XVII. Epiltola? Gul. Cant. Arch, ad Ludovicum Ellis du Pin, 13 Feb. i6yl. Letters concerning the In- troduction f See Parfon's Memorial of the Reformation of England, printed by Dr. Gee, and which he fays was written by Father Warner, the King's Confeflbr. ? Published in a ^to Vol. intituled, Quatuor Sermones finit. Weft- minlter, anno i4g6. fol. 47. ad finem. with the following Title, M^dus fulminandi Sententiam. See App. The Sunday's Bedes follow in Englifli. h See Burners Hilt. Vol. I. p. 413, &c. *3 [ 70 ] troduclion of the Liturgy of the Church of England into the Kingdom of PruiTia in 1706L p. 357. with ethers about the King's Death, &x. in 171 3. The Pope's Oration upon the Death of James II. with a Lecter to the King of Frame 1689, ane * another from Lord Middleton. XVIII. Particulars concerning Pemb. Hall, St. Botolph and St. Thomas's Hoftles. p. 371.' and Clare Hall. p. r/7- XIX. Large Materials for the Life of Mr. Nich. Fer- rar. p. 389. XX. A Lift of the Grefham PrcfefTors, with Notes up- on them k . p. 433. XXL A Caie by Dr. Gooch, Matter, concerning the Election oi Fell, in Cuius College, p. 437. XXII. The Bp. of Ely's Sentence of Deprivation againft Dr. Bentley, Matter of Trin. Coll. dat. 27 Apr. 1734, but never executed by the Vicemafter. p. 447. XXIII. Charters, Leafes and other Inftruments con- cerning the Spittil Houie in the Town of Cambridge, with the Names of many Mayors, &c. p. 453. This Houfe lying at the South End of the Town, was leafed to Rob. Brunn and Margaret his Wire, and the lonrr- eft Liver of them, 17 Hen. VIII. by the Corporation, for the Reception of Lepers both Men and Women, in which was a Chapel, &c. p. 454,9. XXIV. Dr. Atterbuiy's Speech on prefenting Lord Harley to a Degree, p. 465. Speaker Harley's on giving ; In which fome blame is thrown upon ABp.Tenifon, who faid he did not c;re for writing, left he fhould offend the Proteflants abroad. See thi LiiV of Grabe in the Supplement to Biograph. Britan. Note L. p. /'?■ riil'r. of C C. C C. p. 397. Relation des Mefures qui furent prifes pour introduirela Liturgie Anglican, .fee. in 1767. 4.to. p. 0, 20, 28. Birch 1 ? Remarks on the Life or Tillotfon. p. 47. Spe- :u!em SarHburiamum. p. 11. k Their Lives were fin re published by Mr. Ward, to whom Mr. Baker communicated his Notfs, in 1740. See Pref. p. 1. [ 7> ] giving Thanks to Sir Geo. Rooke, wich his Reply. Inscription for a Monument at Blenheim. XXV. Conjectures concerning the Author of The Whole Duty of Man. p. 469. XXVI. An Account of a Gold Ring found at Sher- bourne in Yorkfli. 1729, fuppofed to have belonged to a Danifh King. p. 471. XXVII. De Joan. Rous Amiquario Warwic. et de Anr. Wood, V O L. XXXVI. I. Particulars concerning the Scite, building and finifh- ing of King's Coll. ' p. 1 . II. Memoirs of the Lite E. of Manchefter, Son of the Lord Privy Seal. p. 17. Of the Lord Strafford, &c. e Chartophylacio Regio. III. The Life and Death of Wentworth E. of Rofcom- mon, by Dr. Chetwood. See p. 27, 53, 56,&c. IV. Particulars concerning Win, Aylorfe's Benefactions to Trin. Llall, 1690, with Dr. Chet wood's Will, &c. '733- P-45- V. The Preamble to the Patent for creating Gen. Monk D. of Albemarle" 1 , p. 57. VI. An Account of Richard Plantagenet, the laft of the Name, Baftard of Rich. III." p. 59. VII. The laft Wills of Dr. Mofs, prob. 24 Apr, 1729. p. 63. 1 Moil of thefe Inilruments are printed in the Account of the Chapel in 1769, &c. and in Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting in England, Vol. I. App. m Printed in Dcfid. Curiofa, Vol. II. Lib. XIV. p. 1. from Secre- tary Oudart's Papers. n Printed in Defid. Curiofa, Lib. VIII. p. 13. The late Dr. Sal- ter, Mailer of the Charter Houfe, allured Mr. Mafters this was a Forgery, but Mr. Brett, fon of the Dr. thinks it a well grounded Tradition, afhrms there is fuch an Entry in the Regiller of Eailwell, and that the Story is currently believed in that Country. See HilL C C. C. C. App. p. 89. E4 [ 72 ] p. 63. of Matr. Stokys, 1590 °. *■ of Mr. John Ligluwin, 1723. of Mr. Godfrey Wafh- ingron, 1729. of Rich. Newcome, 1 73 1 . ■ — — * of Dr. Wm. Baker, 1733. p. 85. of Mr. At- wood, Bedel, 1734. p. 87. VIII. Series Fundationis Coll. Regin. Cant, ex antiquis Coll. Monument, extract. 161 6. p. 75. IX. An Account of Cevalerius, Hebrew Reader, and his I flue, from Notes in a Book of his in the Royal Library, Camb.P Epitaph. Johan. Dixie, A. M. X. Proclamotions of Edw. VI. from a printed Book in the Univerfity Library, p. 93. XI. Particulars concerning Members of Pemb. Hall, communicated by Dr. Tanner to Mr. Atwood in MS. p. 97. Gabriel Harvey his Ciceronianus Rhetor. &c. cum Epift. Hatcheri, Levini, &c. p. 107. Epitaph. Nic. Bacon. XII. Fontis Sanctse beatas Winifrcdae defcriptio, a Joan. Falconero. p. 115. XIII. Particulars of Debts due from the Emperor to Edw. VI. &c. from original Letters of the King, &c. p. IIQ. XI V T . from a Terrar of the Lands within the Bounds of Cambridge, with an Account of Parker's Piece, and the old Names of Ways, Lanes, &c. from 50 Hen. III. p. 129. XV. Collections from Dr. Theoph. Dillingham's Pa- pers, Mailer of Clare Hall, viz. Magd. Coll. Cafe about an Eftate in the Time of Jam. I. p. 133. The Hiftory Reader founded by Fulk Lord Brooke, 1628, with the Rules, Orders, &c. p. 136. The Vintnors- Cafe, 1580. p. 155 ABp. Bancroft's Books ordered to Q He was Regifter of the Univerfity, and left a Book behind him for the inftructior, of his SuccelTors in that Office, the Contents of v\hich are infertcd in Append. t Sw Flirt. C. C C. C. p. 233. I 73 ] to be fcnt toCamb. 1646. and no Soldiers to be quar- tered there, O. C. 1652. XVI. Particulars from the Regifters of Dullingham and Over. p. 161. The Statutes of St. James's Gild at the former, very curious -, the folemn League and Covenant in the latter. XVII. The Statutes of the Gilds of St. Peter and St. Paul, 1448, and of All Saints in Camb. 1473. p. 171- (See Vol. XXXVIII. p. 142, 3. XVIII. Comment. Rich. Drake Aul. Pemb, Socii et Caneellarii Sarum, de fe et fuis, ab an. 1609 ad 1657. p. 177. Difcipuli Gr^ci. p. 203. XIX. The charitable Benefactions of Tobias Ruftat Elq-, to the Univerfity &c. in 1665, &c. p. 207. (See Vol. XXXVIII. p. 215.J XX. Compofitions about Sturbridge and Midfummer Fairs, 9 Hen. VIII. p. 209. Orders, Letters, &c. of the Town of Cambridge concerning Difputes with the Univerfity, &c. XXI. Extracts of the mod confiderable Things in a MS. indorfed Cotton, being a Sort of lhort Parochial Hiftory of the County of Huntingdon by Sir Robert Cotton, with many Additions fince made, down to the preient Century. In the Hands of the late James Weft Eio* p. 227. XXII. The Will of Dr. Lambert, late Mafter of Sr. John's Coll. 5 Jul. 1734. p. 263. XXIII. De Cantariis fundatis in Ecclefia Santfli Pauli Lond. cum Obituario 1450. p. 267. XXIV. The Life of Mr. Tho. Hearne of Oxford, in his own Hand, MS. q p. 279. XXV. The laft Will of Anth. Wood', prob. 3 Jan. 1695, wherein he bequeaths his Books and MSS. to the Ammolean Mufeum. p. 299. XXVI. Mary 4 See Engliih Bayle, Art. Hearne. ' Probably printed in his Life. [ 74 ] XXVI. Mary Queen of Scot's Will and other Particu- lars, p. 301. XXVII. The Charter and Foundation of Trinity Coll. in Dublin, 3 Mar. 1591, by Queen Elizabeth, with. AB<>. Loftus's Speech to the Corporation of Dublin. p.3ir. XXVIII. Collections from Wm. Bedford's MSS. viz. An Account of ABp. Ufher, by Dr. Bernard, p. 323. Bp. Burnet on Divorce. Dr. Baft wick to ABp.Uiher. Bp. Cofin's Manual of Devotions. Dr. Bancroft's Recommendation to the See of London by the ABp. of Cant. ABp. Laud's firft Letter to Mr. Sclden. Chriftoph. Goodman's Declaration of Obedience to Queen Mary. Edw. Deering's Articles. Opinions or our Divines concerning proceeding with Papifts. p. 338. Letters from King's College to Lien. VIII. about augmenting their Revenues. Ifabella de Ara- G;onia ad Resin. Dotariam Francias et Soror. Hen. VIII, condoling with her for the lofs of her Hufband, and imploring AiTiftance for llerfelf and Family, 15 15." The E. of Richmond to Card. Wolfey, Thed. Beza, &c. An Edict of the Bp. of Worcefter, againft ob- ierving Hok day, 1450 s . Tho. Reade Epift. ad Fran. Windchanke, 23 Nov. 1640. Of Hugh Broughton. Of Edw. Pocock to J. Selden, Eiq; 1652. Of Edm. Cartel to Mr. Sam. Clarke, 1667, 2, 59. Mr. Fulman's Account of Dr. Hammond, &c. Sir Andr. Fountain to Mr. Whaites, concern- ing the Extent of Rome, 1702. Bp. Nicholfon, Bp. Gibfon: D. of Norfolk and Tho. Cromwell to Hen. VIII. Sir Wm. Cecil and Dr. Perne to ABp. Far- ker. Sir Tho. Cook's Donation to Oxford. Mr, Dodf.vorth's MSS. &c. XXIX. Mr. Hen. Shervilc's or Sherfield's Cenfure, l6 33- .luvm ?vl uteres Homines, alio die Homines Mulieres ligaie, ac .:„• •.-.: ii:j:iia. utinam i;o:i iuiuueita vcl cieteriora f'accre moliantur et [ 7$ ] 1635. See Antiq. of Salisbury, p. 142. and Cafe printed 1717. Particulars concerning Mr. Noy's Will, prob. 1634, Dorcheiter, &c. p. 377. XXX. A Journal of the Proceedings of the Afiembly of Divines, by Mr. Lightfoor, 1643. p. 381. XXXI. A Lilt of the Bailiffs of Shrewibury, from 1572 to 1603, with lb me hiftorical PaiTages concerning the Town, by Mr. Taylor, Fellow of Si. John's College, p. 405. "XXXII. Bp. Overall's Epiiaph, and occafional Speeches in Latin, p. 417. XXXIII. Queen Elizabeth's Entertainment at Oxford in 1592. p. 441. XXXI V. An Extraft of K. James's at Oxford in 1605. p. 449. XXXV. Particulars concerning the Family of — Crag^s, Secretary of State, p. 462. and on the Cover, p. 453 XXXVI. Dr. Mat. Pearlon's Will, 1734. p. 457. XXXVII. Remarkables concerning K. Charles!. Col. Hammond, Afhburnham and Berkely, printed in 1647- P-459- XXXVIII. Gul. Grocini Epift. fed pra^terea nihil fcrip- tum reliquit, impreff. Aldo Manutio Romano, p. 465. XXXIX. Epitaphs in Fulborne Church in Camb. 1 p. 467. and in Buckworth Com. Hunts, p. 470. XL. Of Haltwiftle Rectory, and Bekingham Chapel in Northumberland, p. 471. XLI. Sir Roger le Strange's Letter to Sir Chriftoph. Calthorp, concerning his Daughter's turning Papiit, 1702. p. 472. Characters of Sir Roger, who died j 704, and \ji Admiral Bembo in 1702. V O L. XXXVII. I. Collectanea e veteri Chartulario Ecclefi'ae Cath. Lich- field, from 1432 to 1453- Admiffions of Prebend. Wills, &c. p. 1. II. Dif- 1 Printed in Blomfield's Colleft. p. 36, &c. t 76 ] II. Difpenfatio Card. Wolfey, Mro. Joh. Want. 1526. p. 17. III. The Reformation of the Univerfity of Cambridge, by the E. of Manchefter, from the Books of the Committee, 1643". p. 19. IV. Life of the Lord Keeper North, &c. with Particu- lars of the North Family of Kirtling*, &c. p. 182. V. The State of the Rectory and Vicarage of Kirtling. p. 182. VI. The Life of Dr. John North, Matter of Trinity College 7 , &c. p. 236. The great Preelection of Fellows there, p. 292. Of building the Library there, p. 294. Of Dr. Bentley. p. 514. VII. Memoirs or Notes concerning the Life of Roger North, Efq-, by himfelf z , with the Characters of many Lawyers and other Perfons, and many remarkable Tranfadions of that Time. p. 318. VIII. An Examen of a pretended complete Hiftory by R. N. above 8 , p. 392. with Sir Dudl. North's Cafe after the Revolution b . IX. Oratio u Printed in Dr. Grey's Anftver to Neal's Hiflory of the Puritans, Vol. 11. p. 143, &c. * Printed in 4to. 1742. See Vol. II. p. 539. y This is printed with that of Sir Dudley North in 4to. 1744, published by Montagu North, Fellow of Jel'us Coll. as well as the former. z Many of thefe Notes are inferted in the above Lives, which were all wrote by him, fo probably not printed feparately. a Mr. Baker obferves this Examen contains feveral remarkable Particulars, but many of them the fame as the Lives, and mod of the Miitakes or Omifiions cenfured, are fuch as may be objected to any Hiftorian, and all of them delivered with too much warmth. For which Reafon, fays he, 1 did not tranfcribe thefe Vols, and the rather becaufe they are directed againft my honoured Friend Bifhop Kennet ? s (complete Hiftory, Vol. III.) See p. 392. of this Vol. This was printed in 4m. 1740. He wrote Notes of the like Nature upon Eachard's Hillory, which are at the End of the fame MS. b See Lift-, p. 190. and Examen, p. 622. [ 77 ] IX. Oratio fecunda Tho. Smith, LL. D. de dignitate Legum, &c. p. 394. Ejufdem altera Oratio de ra- tione Juris Civilis. p. 414. Ad Literas Ant. Corra- ni Refponfum, 1575. p. 431. Inftructions for Sir Tho. Smith, Knt. when fent into France about the Repetition of Calais, 1566. p. 433. X. Nicholai Carri c Grascse Linguse Profeflbris Regii Oratio de Scriptorum Britan. paucitate, fpecimen tantum, habetur enim jam impreffa quam MSta in Biblioth. Regia Cant. p. 439. XI. Extracts ftom the Regifter of the Parifh of Wilbur- ton, of Births, Marriages and Burials, p. 445. XII. Epitaphs of the Cotton Family in the Church of Conington Co. Hunt. p. 447. XIII. The Will of Alderman Mayfield, dat. an. 1685, in which he bequeaths Medals to the Univerfity. p. 453- XIV. The Number of Livings in the feveral Colleges, by Dr. Warren of Trin. Hall, in 1739, with fome Re- marks by Drs. Afhton and Long, when a Bill was brought into the Houie for retraining Alienations of Lands in Mortmain &c. and the Petition of the Uni- verfity thereupon, p. 454. XV. The Will of Mr. Tho. Hearne of Oxford, dat. 14 Feb. 1729, in which he bequeaths his MSS. and Books to Mr. William Bedford, Son of his Friend Mr. Hilkiah Bedford, ob. 10 Jun. 1 735 d . p. 460, VOL. XXXVIII. I. Teftamentum Gul. Wickham Epi Winton, cum No- tis prasfixis, ob. 1 595 e . p. x. II. Oratio c M. D. firft Fell, of Pemb. Hall, then of Trin. Coll. He died in 1596, and was buried in St. Gyles's Church in Camb. d This is printed by Curl with his Life in 1736. e This is printed in the Append, to hi$ Lift by Dr, Lowth, N. XVII. p. 384. [ 73 ] II. Oratio D. Tobias Matthaei, cum D. Dayum publ. Convocat. Prolocutorem prefentem fifterit 8 Cal. Feb. 1580. p. 13. III. D. Tob. Matthaei Decani Ecclie Chrifti Oxon. Precationes, &c. p. 19. IV. Supplicatio Reginos, Cancellario et Domino Burgh- ley pro D. Jameho Prebend, et Student, ut Decanus efiet iEdis Chrifti 1575. p. 22. V. A Note of a Confutation had at Greenwich, 1 May 1 5 6 1 , about receiving a Nuntio from the Pope. p. 27. VI. Bp. Pilkington's Letter to the E. of Leicefter about the Surplice, Cap, &c. 24 Oft. 1564. p. 33. VII. Realons for the Reftitution of Calais f , 3 Apr. 1567, with a Letter to the Queen from Sir Tho. Smith on the fame. p. 37. VIII. A Letter from D. Mathues to the E. of Leicester concerning his Sermon at St. Paul's Crofs in 1576. p. 74. IX. Bp. White's Sermon at the Funeral of Q^ Mary s . P-77- X. Part of a Letter from Gre^. Martin to Dr. White, Warden of New College, Oxford, an. 1575. p. 89. XI. Epilogus Caefaris interfecli, a Mro. Ricardo Ledes, A. D. 1582, &c. p. 91. XII. Armachanus (Jac.Uflcrius) Redivivus h . &c. p. 93. XIII. Ex- f See Strype's Eccles Memor. Vol. I IT. Chap. LXIV. and the Report of the Committee appointed to view the Cotton Library. Caligula. N. I. 11, &c. g Print::] in Strype's Memor. Vol. III. Append. LXXXI.p.277. h This i : , a juvenile Performance, hut every Thing concerning fo great a. id pood a Man, is worth preferring. It is remarkable for the Time it was fpoken at Chriil Church. l6;j, the fecend Year af- ter his Death; and for being the Memorial of a Eifhop after F.pifco- pr.cy was abolilhed. It was inferibed to the E. of Radnor, and printed in i6i8 ; and in MS. to Dr. J.hn Moore r: 1684. It i: vcrv fcarce. [ 79 ] XIII. Excerpta e veteri Regiftro Prioratus Elycns. ab an. 1277 ad 1553. Continent. Chartas fere omnes in temp. Edw. III. p. 107. John de Watford Reft. de Orrord, appointed their Phyfician, and obliged to refide in the Monaitery, 1278. p. 1 to. Inquifitio 31 Edv. I. pro uno MeiTuagio et novem Cottag. in Holeburne, dat. a Johan. de Kyrkbye Epo. Eliens. Valent clare 72s. nd. p. in. Vi'fitatio Archiep. Cant. 1314. p. 115. Eleftio Johan. de Ketene Epi. 6 Cal. Mar. 1309. p. 129. Johan. de Hotham Epi. 13 16. p. 124. Articuli propofiti per Clerum ad nul- land. Citationem i am . fact, per Walt. Reynold Ar- chiep. Cant. p. 131. Confirm. Coll. Sti Mich. Cant, et Appropriatio Ecclie Mich. 1324. p. 155. Irro- tulatio Tenementi Epi. Eliens. in Holebourne. p. 138. Fundatio Cantarias Willi de Lolleworth in Ecclia Sti Clement. 1327. p. 142. Confirmatio Appropriat. Ecclie de Hinton. 1335. p. 147. Appropriat. de Litlyngton, 1336. p. 156. Perambulatio faft. in Com. Cant, et Hunt. 13 Edv. III. p. 158. et Foreft. de Hunt. p. 160. Ordinatio Vicar, de Gamelingay, 1392. p. 164. Libertates Epi. Eliens. temp. Edv. I. p. 167. Breve regium Cufcod. Epifc. Eliens. temp. vacationis 10 Edv. I. p. 169. Compofitio inter Epum et Galf. de Coleville, 1317. p. 171. Sententia defi- nit. de Decimis Ecclie Omnium Stor. et Sti Vigor, de Fulborne, 1330. p. 173. Confirmatio Au!. Annun- ciationis Cant. 1353. p. 175. ■ et Coll. Trin. de Norvvic. 135?. p. 176, 9. >et Coll. Corp. Chrifli, 1352. ib. Relaxario Abbatifise de Denev, 30 Edv. III. p. 177. De Conftabulario Caftri de Wyfbcche. ib. Appropriat. Ecclie de Caxton, 1351. p. 179. ■ ■ et de Whaddon Coll. de Windfor. XIV. K. James's lecond Orders for placing and dil- placing Aldermen, &c. at Cambridge in 1088. p. X\ . 1 he Lives or George D. oi Buckingham, and or Thomas [ 8° ] Thomas Lord Fairfax, by Dr. Brian Fairfax, p. 187. Of Dr. Mapletoft, Dean of Ely. p. 191. and of Sir John King. p. 193 and 261. who both died in 1677 '. XVI. De rebus Cantab, (e veteri Regiftro) viz. Catal. Librorum per varios Bcnefa&ores dat. et Inftrumen- tor. p. 197. Capeilanus Acad, fundat. a Nigello de Thorndon Medico, p. 199. XVII. The charitable Will of Wm. Sherwood of Walk- ington in Yorkshire, 1537. P- 21 1. A Memoir con- cerning the Burial of Rich. III. and Hen. VII. when ftiled Defender of the Faith. XVIII. A Memoir concerning Tob. Ruftat. k p. 215. XIX. Hiftoriola de Fundatione Capellse de Fenny Strat- ford per Browne Willis LL.D- 1725. p. 217. XX. Epiftola Acad. Cant, tranfmifta Duci de Novo- Caftio Senefchallo defignato, 1737. p. 221. XXI. The Will of Dr. Henry James, Mafter of Queen's Coll. Reg. Profef. Theol. ob. 15 Mar. 171*. p. 223. XXII. An Inftrument of Chrift. Coll. concerning an Exchange of Lands in Cottenham, 22 Eliz. p. 229. XXIII. Inftitutiones et Ordines ceiebrati per Epum Lincoln, 1663,4, &c. p. 233. XXIV. Ordines ceiebrati et lnltitutiones concefiae Epo. Eliens. 1538,9, &c. p. 235. XXV. Quaedam de Felice Epo. Edmundo Rege et Winifreda Virgine. p. 242. XXVI. The Univerfity's Addrefs to the Prince of Wales upon the Birth of a Daughter in 1736. p. 251. XXVII. Of the Foundation of Clare Hall, with the Names of the Benefactors, Matters, Fellows, 6cc. to 1617. p.253. XXVIII. Extracts from the Funeral Oration upon Dr. Eden, Mafter of Trim Hall, 1645, P cr Andr. Owen Soc. 1 See Eachard's Hid. p. 956, " See Vol. XXXVI. No. XIX. [ 8i ] Soc. with fome Account of his Birth, Death, Will, &c.» p. 255. XXIX. Particulars of Oliv. Cromwell's Birth, Family, &c. from the Huntingdon and Wicken Regifters. p. 259. & 462. XXX. Sir John King's Family, Additional, p. 261. XXXI. The Aniwer of M. Ant. de Dominis, to Bp. Hall's Letter in 1621, p. 263. With many Particu- lars in his Defence, p. 285. XXXII. Articles of Agreement between Trin. Coll. and D. Humph. Babington, a Benefactor in a New Building, 168 r. p. 305. XXXIII. Collea. e Rcgiftro Ecclie, Cath. Lincoln. 161 1, et 1618. p. 309. Eleemofyn. Domus, W. Browne, Stamford. Litene Adminiftrationis Bono- rum Ric. Clayton, (Mri Coll. Johan. Cant. Archd. Lincoln, Conceffe Janas Afhton Sorori, 1712. p. 312. A Letter about the Ayde for the Marriage of the Princefs Eliz. 161 2. Commiflio pro Exercit. Ju- risdict. fede vacante. p, 314. Letters for a Loan from the Clergy, in Support of the K. of Bohemia, p. 317. A Licence for painting Churches granted to Wm. Langley, of Buckminfter. p. 319. And to a Midwife, p. 320. Letters of Enquiry concerning Patronages of Livings belonging to the Crown, p. 321. Vifitatio Metropolitica, 1633. p. 324. when the Clergy were admonifhed to wear Canonical or Priefts Clokes, &c. Letters for a Loan to the Kino- at Nottingham, 1642. p. 327. A Certificate to the Exchequer, of the AdmifTion of Dr. Throckmorton to the Archdeaconry of Lincoln, 1663. p. 329. A Certificate of the Chancellor and Univerfity of Ox- ford, having conferred the Degree of M.D. ad eun- dem upon Dr. Peter Richer, p. 330. A Mandate for the Free School of Grantham, 1684. p. 331. A Me- tropolitical 1 See Fuller's Worthies of Eflex, although he is here faid to have been of Suffolk. F I S2 ] tropolitical Vifitation. 16S6. The BiQiop's Determi- nation about the Free School of Laughton, 1693. p. 3 <7< Leafes of Prebends to be entered in the Church Ke.iler. p. 338. A Gertiricate about Churches at ' Bedford. XXXIV. Rob. Jenkin, pro Domina Margareta Profef- 1 1 ; :, Oratio inauguralis, 171 1. p. 339. XXXV. Lady Mary's Submiflion. p. 349. Letters from Pace at Rome, to the King, 1525. p. 345. To the fame from Tunftal, Wyngfield and Sampfon, with the Emperor, 1525, concerning the Captivity of the French King. p. 346. The fame from Toledo, with a long P. S. p. 349. ■ giving an Account of the Death of Wyngfield, with a Treaty of Redemp- tion, p. 354. Jul. 28. to the Cardinal on the fame Sub- ject, loAug. and to the King, the nth. p. 357. To the fame 2d or" Dec. p. 359. A Loan to the French King, dat. 29 Jan. 1529. p. 361. Inftruftions to the AmbafTadors with the French King by the Cardi- nal, 4 May., 1526, concerning the Impracticability of his fulfilling the Conditions with the Emperor, p. 364. 1 nil ructions to the Ambafladors with the Emperor, 1525. p. 370. • concerning the K. of Denmark, 1523. p. 374. with the King's Letter to the Emperor, p. 378. A Letter of Thanks for his A!- fiftance towards obtaining the Pontificate, 2- March, 1524. p. 377. The Pope's Letter recommending Peace, 1525. p. 377. ■ of the Cardinal to the Ambafladors with the Emperor, mentioning the French King's Lofs of 22,000 Men in Italy, with In- ftructions about the Popedom, 7 Nov. 1523. p. 381. ■ ■ to the fame complaining of the Emperor's Am- baflador, 1525. ib. With an Anfwer. p. 392. about treating with the Duke of Bourbon, p. 387. lnftructions to Mr. Pace at Rome, Feb. 28. 1524. p. 3 ( : '9. ■ to the Lord of Bathe, about meeting the 1'icnch Kino: with aTreyne.of io.oco Horfe, &c. j,. [ 8 3 ] 390. InftrucYions to Agents going to Rome about the Divorce, by the King himielf, 1528. p. 393. Inftrudions to Wm. Pagett, going to Poland, &c. on the fame Bufinefs. p. 402. A Letter of the Kino;, compliining of the Pope, and notifying his Marriage with Queen Anne. His Aniwer concerning the Se- nate of Stetyn, and Opinion &c. from GrifFenberg. p. 412. Of the Difpofal of the Money collected for the Benefit of the City of Lincoln, after the Pefti- lence, 1633. p. 421. Dr. Gooch's Account of K. James's Attempt to convert his Daughter Mary. p. 425. XXXVI. The Will of Godfrey Goodman, Bp. of / Glocefter, who died a Papift in 1665./ p. 427. Ad- /'&£ drefles of the College and City of Durham, to Rich. Lord Protector, in a very flattering Style, p. 429,31. A Lift of honourable Perfons fummoned by Writ to fit in the Houle of Parliament" 1 in 1657. XXXVII. Two Original Letters of Bp. Bedel to Lady Wray, concerning Tythes, with Notes of him, 1624. P- 433. XXXVill. The Cafe between the Bp. of Oxford and the Vicechancellor, concerning his Jurifdiftion deter- mined in the Bifhops Favour in 1738. p. 436. XXXIX. Ordinations of the Bp. of London, from 1672 to 1722. p. 438. Extract from the Will of Mr. John Worth ington, 173 1. XL. The Life of Dr^Sibs, Matter of Cath. Hall, who died in 1635," by Zach. Catling, 1652. p. 441. XLI. Original Letters from the E. of Northampton to Ld. Rochelter, about the Divorce of Lord and Lady Efiex, 161 3. to Sir George Elways , &c. XLII. The m See Antiq. of Gladonbury, App. N. XII. p. 301, and MS. V. XXXIII. p. 61 and 135, '• Fellow of St. John's Coll. Matter of Cath. Hall, 1626, and a Benefactor thereto. u See Winwood's Memorials, V. III. p. 481. F 2 [ §4 ] XLII. The Reformation or Prophanation of Churches in Cambs. 1643 p. XLTII. Letters from F. Mabillon to Dr. Gale, 1673. p. 459. Mr. Rob. Monfey's Will and Epitaph, 1737. p. 461. XL1V. Epitaphs, ib. V O L. XXXIX. Maun fell's Catalogue with Baker's Notes, Additions, and an Accouut of Ld. Harley's Bibles, is faid to make up this Volume. VOL. XL. 4to. I. Forms of Prayer, not common, collected by the ABp. Sancroft, from Ed. VI. to the Reftoration. p.i. II. Notes concerning the Coronation Office of Char. I. by the ABps. Laud and Sancroft, with that of James at large, uled by the latter, p. 23. III. Extract, e Computo Acad. Cant, ab an. 1600, ad 1682. p. 59. Expended on the Entertainment of his Majefty in 1670, 1039I. 5s. id. — e Computo Tho. Gooch, Procan. 1720, with the Sums given towards building the Theatre, p. 70. IV. Letters from Dr. Sherlock, Mr. Dodwell and Dr. Lowth in 1688, concerning the Oaths and Depriva- tions, with the Names, Qualities and Preferments of perfons deprived, p. 75. V. The Trial and Proceedinss a sain ft Tinkler Ducket, A.M. Fellow of Caius College, for Atheiltical Te- nets in 1738. p. 71 and 257. VI. Negocium Confecrationis Sacelii Palatio Epali Nor- vic. pertinent. s An. 1672. p. 96. VII Short Memoirs of the Parliament held at Weft- minfter in 1685, by Bp. Lloyd, Bp. of Norw. p. 99. VIII. A Remembrance of certain Matters concerning the ' Printed by Dr. Grey in a Trafl intitled. Schifmatics delineated from Amhuuic Voucher?, 1739. N. 2. [ «5 ] the Clergy and their Jurifdiction in 1593, by James Moricei (a Zealot) and Member of Parliament, p. IX. Extract, e Regiftro Simon, de Monteacuto Epi Eli- ens ab an 1337 ad 1345. p. 135. Appropriatio Ec- clie B. Marie Cant. Coll. five Aule Regis, 1343. p. 141. Appropriatio Ecclie de Trumpington Priorif- ise et Conv. de Haliwell, 1343. p. 144. Breve de Beneficiis Aliegenarum 13, Ed. III. p. 146. ■ contra Rectorem de Elm. p. 150. contra Priorem de Lynton. p. 151. ad orand. pro Re- ge 14, Ed. III. p. 153. X. e Regiftro Tho. de Jufula 1 " Epi Eliens, 1345, p. 159. Cantaria de Bokefworth. p. 162. Confirm. Cantar. in Priorat. de Anglefey. p. 166 and 173. Confirm. Domus Coll. Scolar. Aule Comitifias Pembr. 1349. p. 172. Appropriatio Ecclie de Whaddon, 1351. p. 175. Ecclie deCaxton eo. an. p. 177. De- claratio Epi fuper Penfione Vicar, de Triplowe eo. an. p. 181. Licentia fundand. Coll. Corp. Xti, 1352. p. 184. Aule Annunciationis B. Marie, p. 185. In- junctiones et Vifitatio Abbat. de Thorneye. p. 188. ProceiTus Ekctionis Willi de Pladdon in Abbat. 1347. p. 189. XI. — e Regiftro Tho. Arundell 8 Epi Eliens, 1374. p. 203. Bulla Provifionis Tho. Arundell de Epatu Eliens. Appropriatio Ecclie de Pampefworth Priorat. de Blakeburgh, .1377. p. 209. Mandat. Can- cell, et Univers. Cant, ad orand. pro Pace eo. an. p. 212. Refignatio PriorifTe Ste Radegunde, et Electio altera;, p. 213. Appropriatio Ecclie de Gran- tefete 1 See an Account of him in the Preface to Heylin's Hiftory of the Reformation pag. penult. * _ Confecrated Bp. of Ely at Avignon in 1345, where he died in fcxile in 1361, ' Confecrated Bp. of Ely in 1374: translated to York in 1388, and to Canterbury in 1396. F 3 r 86 ] tefete. 1379. p. 218. EtOrdinatio Vicar, ibid. 1380. p. 223. Mandat. Epi ne admittant. (viz, Lollardos) in Dioc. Elien. 1380. p. 221. Appropriatio Fcclie de Longa Stanton omnium Sanctor. 1381. p. 225. Votum Caftitatis Dne. Cornitifie Suffolcie. p. 229. Mandat. ad orand. pro Duce Lancaft. Cant. e L Buck. Comit. &c. 1383. p. 231. Commiflio ad exercend. Jurii'dicl. Univ. Cantab, durante vacat. Cancellarii. 1384. p. 237. Mandat. ad vifitand. Coll. de Wynd- Jore. 1386. p. 237. Teftament. Rogeri Scales, Dni. de Newfell, 13S5. p. 239. Commiflio pro Subfidio in Univers. Cantab, levando. 1377. p. 241. Man- dat. ad monend. Maleractores qui intrarunt Prior at. de Barnwell, &c. 1 38 1 . p. 243. Excommunicato Kerford et Repyndon prssdicantes Conclufiones erro- neas. 13S2. p. 247. Mandat. ad orand. pro Domino Korwic.etExcrcitu fuo contra Ami- Papam, cVc. 1383. p. 247. Breve regium ut Clerici fint Armati Ric. II. p. 251. Breve regium ne publicentur Literal Regi et Regno prejudicial. 1376. p. 253. XII. Epitaphs, AdmifiKjr:S, &c. in the Churches of Durham, Bury, Denharn in Suffolk, &c. p. 259. V O L. XLI. I. Neva Statuta per regium Majcft. demandata Univers. Cant. 2 Oct. 15/0 1 . Gul. Cecil Cancell. Joh. May Procan. p. 1. II. Compofitio inter Univerfitat. et. Coll. regium, 35 Hen. VI. p. iC3 u , III. Articles for keeping the Univerfity Library, 1582. p. 120. IV. An Inventory of Things belonging to the Univer- fity. p. 125. V. Oincium Clerici Mercati. p. 133. VI. < Of the Commlcr:, fee Strvpe's Life of Whitgift, Coll. N. Vli:, IX, X. '- Ste Hare's Colled. V. II. p. 141, &c. [ 8 7 ] VI. The Cry of Sturbridge Fair. — And in the Town. ^ p. 142, 52. VII. The King's Letter to the Chancellor, concerning the Difturbers of the Univerfity Government, 1 Char. I. p. 157. VIII. The Chancellor's Letter thereupon to the Univer- fity, 1625. p. 159. IX. An Order from the King and Council, about rating the Focalia in 1629. P- I ^ 2 - X. The Duke of Bucks. Letter to the Univerfity upon being chofen Chancellor in 1626, with an Anlwer". p. 164 and 246". XI. His Majefty's Letter on the fame Occafion. p. 167. XII. The Vi echancellor's Letter to the King upon the Duke's Death, p. 169. XIII. His Aniwer, nominating the E. of Holland for his SuccefTbr, 4 Car. I. p. 170. XIV. De Magiftro Glomerie, et Stat, de Oratore elken- do, &c. p. 172. With a Lift of the Orators, p. 180. XV. De Electione Scholatticorum. p. 182. XVI. Charta Univerfitati concefTa a Jac. I. An. 2. p. 186. XVII. Privitegia Acad. Cant. concefTa per Chart. 3 Eliz. p. 206 and 231. XVIII. The Subscriptions of the Univerfity Preachers", p. 208. XIX. Of Lealls. p. 212. XX. Of Pluralities, Non Refidence, Firft Fruits and Tenths, p. 213. XXI. Of Purveyors and Victuals. Wine Licences and Vintners, p. 215. XXII. Of Phylicians and Surgeons. Chaplain of the Univerfity. p. 217. XXIII. * N.B. The above Articles, fome Notes excepted, are net of Mr. Baker's own hand Writing, but were given him by Mr. Navlor, who had them from Mr. Sanderfon, Proctor in 167c. ?4 f 88 ] XXIII. Of Exemptions, &c. Matt. Stokys's Almf- women founded 1590. p. 218. XXIV. Doctors of Mufick. Mr. Tob. Ruftat's Gifr, 1666. p. 219. XXV. Ordo procedendi in die Comitiorum. The Pur- chafe of Barton Lordfhip, 1688. p. 220. XXVI. Of the Workhouie and Provifion lor the Poor. p. 220. XXVII. Printers and Stationers. Privileged Perfons. p. 222, 23. XXVIII. De Pra?dicatoribus. Sturbridge and Garlick Fairs. Campana Univerfitat. St. Marie's Veftry. p. 224, 25. XXIX. Librorum Impreflbres. Doctors of Mufick, one of whom was Matter of King's Hall, 1463. p. 226. XXX. Rectors of Abbot's Ripton, Hunts, with Ex- tracts from the Regifter, &c. p. 228. A Letter to the new Chan. (D. of Bucks.) June 16, 1626, by J. H. XXXI. Mr. Fletcher's Letter to K. James, againft mak^ ing Cambridge a City, with the King's Aniwer, 161 6. P- 243- XXX II. A Speech upon the Receipt of an Arabick MS. after the Death of the D. of Bucks, from the Dutchefs. p. 248. XXXIII. A Letter of Thanks from Oxford toK. James, for in 1620. p. 249. XXXIV. Epift. Julio CaefariEq. Immumtaturrj Cantab. propugnat. 1623. p. 250. XXX V. Rectors of Conington, Cambs. with Extracts from the Regifter. p. 251. XXXVI. Livings with their Patrons in the Dioc. of Ely. p. 25^. . ■ in that of Durham, p, 259. XXXVII. Of Rob. de Gloceliiia et Rob. de Brunnc. p. 262. XXXVIII. [ 8 9 ] XXXVIII. De confcribenda Hift. Acad. Cant y . p. 264. VOL. XLir. I. This Book, formerly Mr. Peck's the Bedel, contains Graces, Decrees and Forms of Univerfity Bufinefs to p. 103, which Mr. Baker has continued to p. 133. II. Extracts from Mr. Buck's Book, collected in 1665, on the fame Subject, p. 133. III. The King's Orders concerning Drefs, Preaching &c. 1674. p. 156. IV. Extracts from the Letter Book in the Vicechancel- lor's Cuftody. p. 152. V. e Regiftris veter. Acad. Cant, a Matt. Wren, — e Regift. Proc. 1554,88, &c. p. 157. VI. e Rotulis Pergamenis Supplicationum Acad. Papas An. 1388,99. p. 177. Et e Regift. ve- tuftiori. — E nigro Codice Magiftro Tabor, p. 183. VII. e Regiftro D. Petri Cant, a Mro. Wren, Coll. Magiflro, et poftea Epo Elien. p. 186. De Be- neiaftoribus, &c. VIII. • ■ e Regiftris Elien. abeodem. p. 206. IX. The Univeriities Right to the Probate of Wills ac- knowledged by J. Brookbank, Official and Dr. Bent- ley, Archd. of Ely, 1714. p. 218. With a Grace for their not being Vicechan. repeated, See p. 103,4. X. Of drawing up the new Statutes, with Complaints againft them by the Body, 1572. p. 211. With Di- rections aboyt the Choice of the Orator. XI. Articles exhibited againft Laur. Eachard, by the Parifhioners of Yoxford, 1650. p. 214. XII. The primitive State of St. John's Coll. by Tho. Nam, in a Preface to Rob. Green's Arcadia, 1616. (Quas ? ift Edit.) p. 221. XIII. The Reformation of the Univerfity by the D. of Manchefter in 1643. p. 223. XIV, 1 Printed above in p, 29. [ 9° ] XIV. The Manner of proclaiming K. Char. II, atCamb. 1660. p. 229. XV. Obitus Viror. Illuftrium ab an. 1625, ad an. 1690, a Laur. Eachard. p. 233. XVI. Ejectments of the Clergy in the County of Cam- bridge 1644 by J. Nalfon. p. 243. XVII. in the County of Lincoln, p. 251. XVIII. ; ■ in the County of Suffolk, p. 254. XIX. Ejectments of the Clergy in the County of Nor- folk, p. 257. XX. ■ in EfTex and Hampfhire. p. 260. XXI. Libellous Epitaphs upon Pet. Needham, D.D, and others, p. 265. Beiides the above Volumes, Mr. Baker bequeathed to the Univerfity Library, ABp. Wake's State of the Church, noted and improved under the ABp's own Hand, which he prefented to him at his own Requeft, as a Mark of his Kefpedt for his Affiitance, and would have bellowed a more confiderable Bounty, had not Mr. B— declined it. Bp. Burnet's Hiftory of the Reform- ation, in three Vols. Folio noted in Mr. B— 's Hand. Bp. Kennet's Regifter and Chronicle noted by the fame Hand. Mr. Anftis his worthy Friend's Hiftory of the Garter, in two Vols Folio. Wood's Athens Oxon. and Maunfell's Catalogue, both noted with his own Hand; at the end of which, is an Account of the mod valuable old Englifli Bibles in Ld. Harley's Library, with Mr. Wanley's Obfervations upon them. Of Print- ing at Oxford, Cambridge, &c. with Remarks upon Englifli Printers. To this Catalogue of Engliih Writ- ers in Divinity in 1595, is prefixed one, de Scriptoribus Britan. MS. Lr.t. molt of the Additions are taken from a MS. of ABp. Harfnet. Gun ton's and Patrick's Hi- ftory of the Church of Peterborough, noted (for Bp. Kennet) in his own Hand. EXTRACTS [ 9i ] EXTRACTS From the Biihop of Ely's Rcgifters. The following Pages cannot be filled up with any Thin" more ufeful ro the Incumbents in the Diocefe of Ely, than the Account of the Endowments of their Vi- carages, taken from the Bilhop's Registers and other an- tient Records. Many of which are copied in the fore- going Collection, and all of them mould, methinks, be taken authentically by the Parties concerned, for their better Intlrucuon in their Rights, &x. The id Regifter now in being, is of Simon de Monte Acuto et Tho. de Infula, inc. 1337. Litlington, Appropriatio Ecclie cum Porcione Vicar, 1330. p. 5. E Regift. Priorat. Eliens. Baker Vol. XXXVIII. p. 156. Trumpington, Appropriatio Ecclie Priori etConvent. de Haliwell, 1343. Fol. — Baker, V. XL. p. 144. B. Maria ad Forum Cant. Appropriatio Ecclie Coll. five Auls Regis, 1543- Fol. 29. Tadlow, Compofitio inter Pr. et Conv. de Barnewell et Pr. et Conv. de Chickfand fuper Decimis Molendini, &c. in Villa de Thadell. Fol. 38. Yvhaddon, Approp. Ecclie Capelkx Sti Geomii deWind- for, 1351. Fol. 40. Baker V. XXXVIII. p. ,79. Caxton, Approp. Ecclie Cap. Sti Georgii de Windfor, Fol. 40. B. ib. Triplowe, Approp. Mro. et Scholar. S. Pet. per. H. deBal- iham, 1284. Declaratio Epi fuper Penfione Vicar, 135 1. Compofitio inter Coll. S. Pet. et Vicar. Reg. Gray, 1474. Fol. 124. et Baker, V. XXX. 67. V.XL. 181! Regiit. Tho. de Arundel, inc. 1374. Pampisford, Approp. Ecclie Priorat. de Blackber^he Norw. Dioc. 1377, Fol. 22. Baker, V. XI. p. 209. Ditton [ 92 ] Bitton etHorningfey, Decretum int. Rect. de Ditton et Hofp. Sti. Johan. Cant. Rect. de Horningfey, Fol. 2 27. Regift. Tho. Bourgcher, inc. 1443. Stow-Qui, Approp. Eccles Conv. deBarnewell. Fol.ioo. Baker, V. XXX. N. II. p. 56. Plifton S. Etheld. Augmentatio Vicar. Ecclie Fol. 129. Approp. Conv. de Eynfham ante 1290. Penfio Vi- car. Baker, V. XXX. p. 202. Hifton S. Andr. Approp. Conv. de Dennev, 141 5. Ba- ker, V. XXVIII. p. 36 Sawfton, Compofitio int. Vicar, et Paroch. Fol. 195. Regift. Gul. Gray, inc. 1454. Linton, Approp. Ecclie Aul. Pembrook. Fol. 25. Baker, V. XXVIII. 94. XXX. 1 89. Conceffio Priorat. Aul. Pemb. 145c. Lib. Tell. I. p. 40. Archiv. Eliens. p. 170. Chefterton, Approp. Ecclie Aul. Regis Cant. Fol. 27. Baker, ib. et Archiv. Eliens. Reg. Off*. 1424. p. 154, 45. Compofit, int. Abbat. de Verrell in Lombard. et Vicar, iup. porcione Vicar. R. Weft, Fol. 203. int. Propriet. et Vicar. Baker, V. XXXVIII. p. 52. Regift. Nic. Weft, inc. 151 5. Eltifley, Approp. Ecclie Abbat. de Denney cum porci- one Vicar. Fol. 60. Baker, V. XXX. p. 123. Icklington, Compofit. int. Conv. de Icklington et Vicar. Fol. 68. Hinxton, Compofit. pro Vicar. Fol. 72. S. Benedict. Cant. Approp. Ecclie Coll. Corp. Xti. 1 ^78. Fol. 191. Baker, V. XXX. 162. Lib. Inftitut. et Actor, inc. 1540. Crawdon et Clopton, Liters Teft. Epi Eliens. iuper unione Ecclefiar. Fol. 27. Reg. Coxe. 161. Grancefter, Approp. Ecclie Coll. Corp, Xti. Cant. 1379. Fol. [ 93 ] Fol. 28. — Ordinatio Vicar. 1380. Fol. 36. Baker, V. XXVIII. p. 282. V. XL. 218, 223. FundatioEcclie R. Weft, Fol. 145. Ordinatio Vicar, ib. 146, 156. Bk. cf Prefid. in Regr. Off. p. 130. Stanton omn. SS. Approp. Ecclie Decan. et Capit. de Aftley Convent. 1381. Fol. 37. Baker, V. XL. 225. Compofit. int. Reft, et Vicar. R. Weft. Fol. 189. Steple Morden, Compofitio pro Vicar. Fol. 45. Littleport, Compofit. inter Hofp. Sti. Johan. Eliens. et Vicar, fuper certis Decimis. Fol. 49. et Archiv. Eliens. 1225. p. 66. int. Epum. et Vicar. R. Weft. p. 133. Whittlefey S. Mar. Compofit. inter Conv. de Thorney et Vicar. Fol. 100. Regift. Johan. Fordham, inc. 1388. Stanton longa, Approp. Ecclie cum Ordinat.Vicar.et Por- done Vicar. Fol. 174. Baker, V. XXX. p. 20. 1380. XXXI. p. 226. Compofit. int. Reft, et Vic. R. Weft. Fol. 189. Parfon Drove, Compofit. int. Reft, de Leverington et Capel. Fol. 187. Swavefey, Approp. Ecclie Fol. 208,9. Wiibech, Ordinatio pro Vicar. Fol. 212. Hinton Approp. Ecclie Coll. St. Petri. Cant. Fol. 215. Confirm, ejufd. Regift. Priorat. Eliens. Baker. V. XXXVIII. p. 147. Baflingbourne, Approp. Ecclie 1400. Fol. 217. Archiv. Eliens. R. Off. 204. B. p. 96. Epilc. et Archid. Eliens. Compofit. inter. Fol. 220. Emneth, Compofit. int. Dnam. Ifab. de Hakebech et Pa- roch. Fol. 225. et int. Tho. Reynolds, Capel. et Joh. Frat. Fol. 227. int. Elm et Emneth, et Reel:, de Wal- lbken.de LX.Acris. R.Gray. Fol. 1 5 1 .inter. Inglethorpe et Kervell Compofit. Fol. 2.26. Elme et Walfoken. Approbatio Compofit. int. Restores, ib. Gamlingay, Ordinatio et Confirm. Vicar. 1292. Regift. Priorat. Eliens. Baker, V, XXXVIII. p. 164. Weft- [ 94 ] Weft-Wratting, Compofic. int. Conv. Elicns. et Vicar. Lib. Tell:. H. p. 33. Archiv. Eliens. Reg. Off. p. 157. Approp. Baker, V. XXVIII. p. 21. R. Weil. Holpitia Eliens. Ordin. Unionis. S. Johan. et Mar. Magd. 1409. Lib. Ted. H. p. 71. Shelfbrde Parva, Decretum de Porcione Decimar. Lib. Teft. I. p. 45. Haflingfield, Proceff. int. Conv. B. Marie Ebor. et Vicar. fuper j ure q uorund. Xmarum Endow- ment by Sir Tho. Wendy, 1673. Baker, V. XXIX. p. 127. S. Edward. Cant, Compofit. int. Conv. de Barneweil et Vjcar. 1290. Arch. Eliens. p. 60. — int. Eccles. S. Edv. et S. Joh. 1294. cum Unione. Baker, V. XXVIII. p. 89. S, Johan. Cant. Compofit. int. Conv. de Barnwell et Vi- car, et Conv. de Carium 1291. Archiv. Eliens, p. 61. Univ. &c. 24 Hen. VI. Barton, Compofit. int. Reel:, et Vicar. 1267. Archiv. Eiiens. p. Approp. Reel. Baker, V. XXVIII. Bourne, Compofit. Vicar. Archiv. Eliens. p. 40. 200. Calcotre, Approp. Conv. de Barnwelle. 1 197. Baker. V. XXVIU. p. 34. Augment. 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