116. 1714. June 7, Doctors' Commons. EDWARD ALEXANDER to J. STRYPE. 'About nominating a Parish Clark. Mr Gansel having nominated Geor. Butcher.' Gansell was Impropriator, and the Chancellor gives the Vicar the opportunity of asserting his Right. 117. 1714. Oct. 11. DANIEL DOLINS to J. STRYPE. 'To pray for success in couching his eldest sons Ey,' to be operated on by Mrs Jones. 118. 1714. Sept. 14, Tower Street. H. KETTILBY to J. STRYPE. 'About our School :' wishes Mr Tench to appoint the time of his coming to preach. 119. 1714. Sept. Charter-house. WILLIAM BRIDGES to J. STRYPE. 'To entertain Mr Th. Brown at my House.' He had been with the Bishop of Ely until his death: is preparing for Holy Orders. [See above, No. 115.] 120. 1714. Sept. 19, Colchester. THOMAS BENNET to J. STRYPE. 'An Inquiry about subscribing the Articles [of 1562] and by what authority before 1571.' Hopes shortly to present him with his Essay on the Articles [published in 1715]. Dares assures him that he shall put the controverted clause of the 20th Article past all question. [See above, Nos. 88, 90, 99.] 121. 1714. Sept. 10. HESTER HARRISON to J. STRYPE. "Thanks' for his present. [See No. 112, above.] 122. 1714. Sept. SIR CHARLES BARRINGTON and SIR RICHARD CHILD. 'For Knights of the Shire with other letters to be directed by me to Freeholders.' 123. 1714. Sept. 22, Tower-street. H. KETTILBY to J. STRYPE. 'Concerning the School and Lecture at Leyton. Mr Tench.' 124. 1714. Oct. 15. DANIEL DOLINS to J. STRYPE. 'His son's Ey couched [yesterday] and in a hopeful way of doing wel. Thanks and prayers desired to be put up to God.' [See No. 117.] 125. 1714. Oct. JOHN ANSTIS to J. STRYPE. · Upon some Papers of Heraldry lent him.' Asks for more. 126. 1714. Nov. 15, Paternoster Row. A. CHURCHILL to J. STRYPE. '5 Plates of Latymer, Jewel, Cecil, Bacon, Walsingham for Bp. Sarum's [Burnet's] third Volume. By his desire to make Inscriptions to be set to them.' 127. 1714. Nov. 25. JOHN ANSTIS to J. STRYPE. 'Upon some Papers of Heraldry lent him. Sir William Dethike and Ralph Brook,' their immortal feuds. 128. 1714. Nov. 18, Norwich. HENRY CROSSGROVE to J. STRYPE. 'A printer in Norwich. Norwich Gazette and Latin Verses upon Q. Anne and K. George enclosed. Desires the Inscription upon Sir Mich. Hickes &c.' Was born at Leyton and received the first Sacrament at Strype's hands in 1683. 129. 1714. Dec. 4, Paunton. WILLIAM ARCHER to J. STRYPE. 'Mr Archer's Gift. Countes of Norwich, her time of Burial required.' Alice Countess of Norwich buried in Leyton Church. 130. 1714. Dec. ANNE BROWNE to J. STRYPE. ⚫ Acknowledgment of Thanks for her son Tho. Brown, placed a Tutor to Mrs Perry.' [See Nos. 115, 119.] 131. 1714. Dec. 2, Norwich. HENRY CROSSGROVE to J. STRYPE. 'A Collector of Monumental Inscriptions. His relations. Offers to put the notice of the printing of Abp. Whitgift's Life in his Gazette.' Political factions in Norwich. Whigg and Tory, High Church and Low Church, or to give it you in our own Dialect, Croakers and Tackers, make the two contending parties: the Whigs here are a strange compounded body of False Churchmen, Presbyterians, Independents, Anabaptists, Antinomians, and Quakers, each of which have Separatists from them, and all Conventicles to assemble in: these now think they have got the ascendant, and threaten destruction to all who jump not with their Republican notions of Government.' He has to stand 'the Butt of Faction's Hate, but immobile saxum.' 132. 1714. Dec. THOMAS BROWNE to J. STRYPE. 'Mr Tho. Brown ordained,' offers to assist on Christmas day. [Much mutilated.] 133. 17. Jan. 20. RICHARD CAMPION to J. STRYPE. 'To stand God-father for his child,' not yet born. 134. 1715. March 26, London. JEREMY COLLIER to J. STRYPE. 'About the old Ordinal in the Lambeth Library, which I sent him word I would enquire after;' has been promised a sight of it. 135. 17. February 11, London. THEOPHILUS HARRISON to J. STRYPE. 'He wil take proposals for Abp. Whitgift with him to Dublin. Mrs Hodson of Hackney' has in her hands deeds of an estate near Maidenhead belonging to a Ward of his. 136. 17. March 21, Norwich. HENRY CROSSGROVE to J. STRYPE. 'Bp. Parkhurst's, Dean Gardiner's Monuments. The quarel at Norwich between Whig and Tory. Crosgrove complained of for his newspapers. Enquires after Sir Harry Hicks;' Lady Hicks's Monument in Leyton Church. An artillery Company, all of the Oliverian cut, strangely insult and Dragoon us, and stabb gentlemen's horses, who are of a contrary kidney to themselves.' Tumults at the late Election. Expects to be taken into custody. 137. 171. March 14, Cursitor's Office, Chancery Lane. W. TAYLOR to J. STRYPE. 'Secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. For money collected in this Parish,' on a Royal Letter for the S. P. G. 138. 1715. May 5, Northumberland House. W. GRIGG to J. STRYPE. 'Mr Grig Master of Clare Hal. Mr Bradshaw, fellow of New College, a fit tutor for Mr Wharton.' He is now tutor to Lord Hartington. 139. 1715. May 27, Norfolk Street. W. FORSTER to J. STRYPE. 'Rector of S. Clement Danes. Enquiry about a composition between Master of the Savoy and the Rector, occasioned by a passage in the Life of Archbishop Grindal. 140. 1715. April 7. RICHARD CAMPION to J. STRYPE. 'His daughter Love christned: To which I was Godfather.' [See No. 133.] 141. 1715. May. DANIEL DOLINS to J. STRYPE. 'His Son's Ey to be couched the 2nd time. Prayer for success.' Mrs Jones to operate. [See Nos. 117, 124.] 142. 1715. May 5, Hackney. JOHN OWEN to J. STRYPE. "Tutor for his Sons.'-One of them very bookishly inclined,' and wishes to be a Minister. Desires Strype's advice. 143. 1715. Trinity Sunday. Norwich. HENRY CROSSGROVE to J. STRYPE. 'Gardiner, Dean of Norwich, his Epitaph. The different observation of K. George's and K. Charles' days at Norwich. Norwich not Germanized. The Pretender's birthday celebrated. Proposals for printing Abp. Whitgift's Life put into his Gazette.' Surprized that his baptism is not in the Parish Register at Leyton. His aliases when a Boy. His mother lately married to a fifth husband. Her family history. Sir Harry Hickes's Loyalty. Persons who are 'real Englishmen and can never cease to be so' in Norwich and in Norfolk too. 144. 1715. May 5. WILLIAM HARVEY to J. STRYPE. 'For my vote for Knight of the Shire.' 145. 1715. June 27, Norwich. HENRY CROSSGROVE to J. STRYPE. "Entered into his Gazette Advertisement for printing Abp. Whitgift's Life. Sends for the Proposals.' 146. 1715. July 25, London. RALPH THORESBY to J. STRYPE. 'His book:' 'at long run got out of the sluggard's hands.' [See Note at 6. No. 381.] 147. 1715. July 18, Norwich. HENRY CROSSGROVE to J. STRYPE. 'The notice of printing Abp. Whitgift into his Advertisement. His Prosecution for words against the Government and the King.'-'Some villains having made Information that I said, I would head up a body of 80 Stout Fellows with horns on their heads, on the first of August next, and attack the Whiggish Artillery Company, take their Arms from them, and down with the Conventicles; and that I did also curse the King. All which I can prove to be false by substantial witnesses.' 'I fear the Earl of Anglesea said right last week, viz. That these violent Prosecutions &c. [Strype completes it] would make the King's Scepter shake in his hand.' 148. 1715. July 16, College of Arms. PETER LE NEVE NORROY to J. STRYPE. 'The Coat of Verney Ld Mayor of London, Edw. 4, remaining in a House in Moorfields. Sir Rafe [Ralf] Verney Ld Maior 10 Edw. 4.' Notices of the Verney family. 149. 1715. August 15, Norwich. HENRY CROSSGROVE to J. STRYPE. 'His principles of Non resistance. Is indicted of High Treason. The fatal (the happy) Revolution. His advertisement of Abp. Whitgift's Life discouraged by Collins, another Gazette printer. His Poem upon the Dissolution of the Parliament that proceded against Sacheverel.' He is but treading in his father's steps who lost his life at the fatal (I mean happy) Revolution.' 150. 1715. Aug. 23, Dublin. THEOPHILUS HARRISON to J. STRYPE. 'Hath procured a set of Subscribers for Abp. Whitgift and the promise of the 3 Archbps. in Ireland'-'if the hurly-burly of these times does not stop' him publishing. Hopes the measures taken will prevent the mischief they had reason to fear. 151. 1715. Aug. 29, Norwich. HENRY CROSSGROVE to J. STRYPE. His Acquitting at the Assizes, and his last Gazette.' 152. 1715. Sept. 6, Tunbridge. FISHER TENCH to J. STRYPE. 'His Health. News from Tunbridge.- Extravagancy, Play, Vanity, and Scandal are our chiefe entertainments.' 153. 1715. Oct. 8, London House. H. NEWMAN to J. STRYPE. 'With a packet of Books sent from the Society.' 154. 1715. Nov. 26. West Tarring, Sussex. EDWARD WILLIAMS to J. STRYPE. About beautifying the Chancel of Tarring Church.'-'The Churchwardens...are whiting and beautifying the Church; half of it is done. It is very decent & beautiful,' the workmen wish also to white & beautify the Chancel. Congratulates him on the 'speedy suppressing the unnatural senseless rebellion.' 155. 1715. Dec. HESTER HARRISON to J. STRYPE. 'Thanks for my Gift & Mrs Strypes to her.' 156. 1715. Dec. 3, London House. HENRY NEWMAN to J. STRYPE. 'From the Society'—P.C.K. 157. 1718. Jan. 12, London. JOHN WYAT to J. STRYPE. 'News. Mr Steel preached for me at Hackney.' Sends a Copy of the Archbishop's [Tenison] Will. The new Archbp. [Wake] will be confirmed next Monday and then translated Dr Boulter to be the new Bishop [of Lincoln]. The king has made a most noble speech. The seven Rebel Lords are impeached of High Treason. [N.B. E. Gibson succeeded Wake at Lincoln. Hugh Boulter was consecrated to Bristol in 1719.] 158. 1715. Dec. 10, Amsterdam. GODEFRIE BOHLEN and JOHN A. SCHEERS to J. STRYPE. (Executors of the Will of Madam Leonora Lethullier.) 'Concerning certifying the death of Mr Gansel '-buried at Low Leyton, but whom the disputers of the Will affirm to be still alive. 159. 1715. Dec. 2, London. ROBERT KNOX to J. STRYPE. 'The death of my Nephew Harrison in New England. Mr De Cannes book of his Sufferings.' Strype having lately suffered in the very same affliction (viz. losse of all your children') fitter than himself to inform the mother. 160. 178. Feb. 13. JOHN WYAT to J. STRYPE. 'Admonitions to Youth put to the Press. Gave a guinea which I sent to Mr Steel that preacht for me at Hackney. The History of the white Staff.' 161. 171. March 22. SAMUEL KNIGHT to J. STRYPE. 'Curacy for Mr Brown, [at Greenwich or in Norfolk.] To print |