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NOTES:-Letters_of_the_Countess of Orrery and Others, 1740-1746, 161-English Roman Catholic Martyrs, 1535-1681, 163-The Scottish Communion Office, 164 Turken - Slavonic Mythology-1 Cor. ii. 13, 165-The Bibliography of Sir Francis Drake-"Arithmology"-Japanese Proverbs Bull's-milk," 166-The Penny Post temp. Jac. II.-The Channel Tunnel - Barry Cornwall-"Want ways"-The New English Dictionary of the Philological Society, 167. QUERIES:-An Old House in Leadenhall Street, 167-King Charles's Vision-The Prison of "Peterhouse"-Nicholaus de Uppa, 6th Richard I.-Owen Rowe-Ballard and Herring Families-Poplar Trees-Biscoe Family-J. C. Mangan"Roughs"-Crouchmas-Christmas-"Lily of St. Leonards" -A Coat of Arms-T. Purland, Ph D., M.A., &c., 168"Ruglen" Marriages-"The Precepts of Cato," 1560"Cock-a-Dobby"-Father Lobo's Abyssinia"-Authors Wanted, 169. REPLIES:-" Sir John Chiverton," 169-"Auld Robin Gray" -Sir A. 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NOTES ON BOOKS:-Caine's "Sonnets of Three Centuries" Browne, who had been Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, was Bishop of Cork from 1710 to 1735, having received that preferment in recognition of his answer to Toland's Christianity not Mysterious, which gave occasion to Toland to boast that he had made Browne a bishop. He is now remembered by the curious in book-lore for his tracts on the impropriety of drinking healths. But his substantial fame rests on the answer to Toland just mentioned, followed by his Procedure, Extent, and Limits of the Human Understanding, in which he controverts some of Locke's positions, and his Things Divine and Supernatural Conceived by Analogy with Things Natural and Human. Ă large part of this latter work was devoted to controverting a part of the Alciphron of Berkeley, who had, without naming Browne, controverted some of his opinions. These works of Browne have in recent years been brought into notice again by Sir I have William Hamilton and Dean Mansel. recently been shown by your well-known correspondent, DR. CAULFIELD, a beautiful MS. of the only part which has not perished of an unpublished work by the bishop on the Arian controversy, which, whatever its theological value may be, will, I hope, be published as a literary curiosity and a relic of a very able and learned man. The first of the following letters, the most interesting in a literary aspect, was addressed to Ellis by -Warner's "American Men of Letters "Eighth Report Margaret, Lady Orrery, the second wife of the Lord of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. Notes. LETTERS OF THE COUNTESS OF ORRERY AND OTHERS, 1740-1746. In turning over some papers lately I put my hand on three letters, written before the middle of the last century, which seem extremely interesting. They were given to me many years ago by a lady, into whose possession they came through some family connexion with the person to whom they were addressed. This was the Rev. William Ellis, who was from 1723 to 1764 incumbent of the parish which contains the town of Clonakilty, as the name is now commonly written, a parish of which I was myself the incumbent for sixteen years. Mr. Ellis was the editor of Bp. Peter Browne's Sermons in two volumes, published in 1749. They are very remarkable sermons, and were bequeathed by the bishop to the Rev. Thomas Russell, who was connected with him by family ties, and was Archdeacon of Cork from 1725 to 1745. Dr. Maziere Brady, in his Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, states that these sermons were published by the archdeacon. But Mr. Ellis states in his preface that they were bequeathed to him by the archdeacon, who had been deterred from printing by the booksellers having informed him that no books were so seldom called for as sermons. Bishop Orrery who was Swift's friend and author of the well-known translation of Pliny's Letters. Lady Orrery was daughter of the Earl of Caledon, which accounts for the letter being dated from "this old house," as she describes Caledon in the county of Tyrone, her father's place. The letter consists of a half sheet of letter paper, the outer half being lost. It is yellow from age, and nearly cut through in the folds, the ink being much faded. The handwriting is bold, but very beautiful and antique in the cut of the letters. The occasion was to acknowledge assistance which Ellis had given Lord Orrery in preparing his translation of Pliny's Epistles. I have not that work within reach, but a learned friend has overhauled it, and says he can find no recognition of Ellis's services. Lady Orrery's letter, however, will now render this piece of literary justice, if my friend has not overlooked any acknowledgment in the work itself. The second letter is from Archdeacon Russell, who was connected by family ties with Bishop Browne, and was Archdeacon of Cork from 1725 to 1745, as also Vicar-General. The letter is without date, but as his successor was collated in April, 1745, and it indicates failing health, it was probably written not long before this date. The "brother Carew" was Mark Carew, of Dean's Rock in the county of Cork, who was married to Susanna Russell, the archdeacon's sister. The apprehension expressed about his death was not realized, for he appears again as living in the third letter, written in 1746. The medical treatment was expressively described, and seems to have been successful, and the "other tragical scene,' which the archdeacon was afraid to encounter, appears to have been enacted by himself. The "vile western road" still exists, exceedingly hilly, but long superseded for general traffic by a very excellent road, level but somewhat longer. If I am right in identifying the colonel whose death was anticipated, that did not then take place. The expression, unhappy man," points to a circumstance which disposes me to suppress the name in consideration for living persons. J. Caledon, October 11th, 1740. Revd Sir,-My Lord and I joyn in sincere condolence with you upon the loss of your Freind (sic). and certainly this single consideration is the greatest unhappiness which attends long life, that we must part with those who are the dearest to us in this World. The Gout has for these two days past visited my Lord's right Elbow which hinders him from paying You his acknowledgements with his own hand for the great the pleasure your high encouragement gives him in trouble you are at upon his account, and testifying proceeding in the remaining Books of Pliny. He this day received from you the 16, 17, & 18 Epistles with the Notes. I believe his conversing so much with his Freind Pliny, in his Study may fairly be said to have a great share in the tedious confinement of one whole month to his Bed-Chamber, how much then must I be agitated between the strong desire of seeing him made immortal in the Learned World. and the dread of so close an attention upon his Studies prejudicing his Health but he promisses (sic), that he will Ride every day asson (sic) as he is able, and he is now gone to take the Air in the Coach for the second time. whilst I from this old House subscribe myself Sir Your most Assured Freind and Obedient Servant II. Russell Wood, the writer of the third letter, apparently connected with the archdeacon, was an attorney and notary public who held lucrative offices under the Corporation. The bishop he speaks of was Dr. Jemmet Browne, a relative of the former Bishop Browne. He was appointed in 1745, and was subsequently Archbishop of Tuam. Between the two Brownes intervened Robert Clayton, who was translated to Clogher. He was the author of A Vindication of the Histories of the Old and New Testaments and the writer of the To the Revd Mr Ellis at Clonokilty. once famous Essay on Spirit, printed anony- Dear Ellis-I came hither on Munday (sic) in the mously, but without concealment of the author- Chariot, greatly fatigued & even stunned wth want of ship. Of this work, Warburton, writing to Hurd, sleep & y sudden alarm occasioned by brother Carew's Nov. 18, 1751, thus speaks, "The Bishop of apoplexy. God be thanked my sleep is returned to me & my appetite is better; but I am still under no small Clogher, or some such heathenish name, in Ire-apprehension abt that poor man; f they send me word land, has just published a book. It is made up that nothing certain can be pronounced abt a relapse till of the rubbish of old Heresies; of a much ranker fryday (sic) is over. Shoud (sic) it return, beyond doubt cast than common Arianism. Jesus Christ is Gods will be done! Had I continued with them it wa it will destroy him-and she will immediately follow. Michael; and the Holy Ghost Gabriel, &c. This have affected me too much; but I shall wait here for a might be Heresy in an English Bishop; but in an while f fear of another tragical scene. On munday Irish, 'tis only a blunder." The heresy, however, (if things go rightly) I shall sett out for Clonokilty, & was not so much in identifying these names with will thank y" in person for yr most friendly Letter. I the Divine Persons, but in the entire doctrine of admire that I continue so well-my sleep has recoverd me beyond all expectation. Jack Wilcocks I send before the book, and it was not treated as a blunder in as a pledge. Pleurisies exceedingly common & danIreland. After some time ecclesiastical proceed-gerous. We suppose Coll ings were set on foot, which occasioned Claytou happy man! I have sent y chariot home & my chaise so much anxiety that he took fever and died. came yesterday Evens so that I shall travel light over y vile western road. We find in this letter Mark Carew still alive. His son, John Russell Carew, ordained in 1762, married a Mary Wood. We may fairly assume that this was the enamoured Molly of the letter, in which case Frank Townsend's bagpipes appear to have been ineffectual. But from the manner in which she is spoken of, and the gentle hint from her mother to come home, we may gather she was a very young girl when the letter was written. This letter has a seal with arms-Argent, party per fess; on chief three trefoils or fleurs de lys, two and one; on base a tree accrued. The crest is imperfect, but looks like a lizard. The letters which are subjoined have an amiable fragrance about them, and a delicate flavour of antiquity. I have no doubt they will be read with interest. I have endeavoured to represent them exactly. to be dead e're this. Un Ellis will accept my hearty thanks for her kind present of potatoes, & in the next place, that you & she with Miss Ellis, Alley. Betty, Billy & my godson (that fine little fellow who promises as well as any Child can to make a good Boy) will permit me to assure you all, that my Wife joins with me in most hearty & cordial services to every one of you. And now Good Sir. give me leave to tell you, that the suit between the B'p and me is happily ended, (I hope) to both our satisfactions-he Dear Sir,-First and foremost I beg that good M |