so much.' Six or seven robberies within two or three days. A scholar of Peterhouse had both his ears cut off, for trying to cheat the thieves. 11. 1665. June 17, Katharine Hall, Cambridge. The same to the same. His anxiety on his mother's account during this time of the plague. Next Monday or Tuesday week expects to be Bachelour. His degree will stand him in 8 pounds, the cheapest way. Beseeches her to procure it for him. No escaping the requirement of Subscription, yet it is a more harmless thing than is imagined. 12. 1664. December 28, London. HESTER STRYPE to J. STRYPE. 'My mother's letter to me at Cambridge, to come up.' 13. 1684 (a). Nov. 4, Custom-house, Dublin. JAMES BONNELL to J. STRYPE. 'His content and Happiness.' His desire for Holy Orders. (b). Oct. Paris. R. FREEMAN to JAMES BONNELL. Transcript of a Letter from Mr Ra. Freeman about marrying.' His father has agreed a match for him with Coll. Titus' daughter, who has £20,000. Has never seen her; so knows not how he shall like her. His affections are engaged to another. Has 'past the brunt' of the temptations of Paris life untainted. 14. 1688. Feb. 17, Chingford. FRANCIS HASELWOOD to J. STRYPE. 'His obedience to the Bishop's advice, communicated to him by his Rural Dean, about obedience to the present Government.' 15. 1693. Jan. 19, London. NATHANIEL TENCHE to J. STRYPE. 'Advice in answer to what I wrot about the East India Stock.' 16 (a). 1703. June 29, Chichester. JOHN Bp. of Chichester to J. STRYPE. With some papers relating to 'a Parochial Account of his Diocese.' A person skilled in the antiquities of London. [John Williams was Bishop of Chichester from 1696 to 1709.] (b). One of the printed half-sheets alluded to by the Bishop. 17. 1704. July 8, Herald's Office. PETER LE NEVE to J. STRYPE. 'Mr Le Neve Norroy. Deeds of the Priory of the H. Trinity. Westminster Abby. The King's Palace burnt.' 18. 1708. Oct. 28, Low Leyton. J. STRYPE to HENRY [COMPTON] Bp. of London. 'Character of Mr Mores. The Bp. subscriber for my Annals.' Gives a high character of Mr Mores, but adds at a later date: N.B. This man carried himself very unworthily to me afterwards.' [See above, 6, Nos. 407 and 412.] 19. 1711. HESTER STRYPE to J. STRYPE. Upon my Journey home from Tarring. Offer of rent for the Rectory,' nine score pounds a year. 20. 1708. August 9. ANTONY HILL to J. STRYPE. "Thanks for Charity. His family going into the Country.' Hopes himself to get out of the Mint. 21. 1711. Sept. 15, Brodwater. RICHARD HUNT to J. STRYPE. 'Account of Mr Wheeler, late Steward of the Manour of the Rectory of Tarring. Tenants.' 22. 1711. Sept. 19, Bolt Court. J. WILLIAMS to J. STRYPE. 'Steward of my Rectory. The Court Rolls of Tarring.' 23. 1711. Aug. 20, Duke Street, York Buildings. H. WANLEY to J. STRYPE. "La Treasurer's order to him about my MSS,' to go to Low Leyton to see them. 24. 1711. Sept. JOHN WARD to J. STRYPE. 'Cozin Ward of Hackney. One to preach for me there. It was the Minister of Weymouth.' 25. 1711. Oct. 24, Gresham College. J. WOODWARD to J. STRYPE. 'His notes upon some Urns digged up at Bpsgate.' The original lost wishes to borrow Strype's copy. 26. 1711. Sept. 22. J. WILLIAMS to J. STRYPE. ; 'Concerning the keeping of the Court for the Rectory of Tarring. His advice not to put it off.' 27. 1711. Oct. 20, West Tarring, Sussex. EDWARD WILLIAMS to J. STRYPE. 'Mr E. Williams, Vicar of Tarring. His augmentation. His designs to leave his Library to the Vicars his Successors.' Asks Strype to add to it the books he has published. 28. 1711. Oct. 30, Ossington in Broadwater. CHARLES SMITH to J. STRYPE. 'A minister, from Broadwater, in behalf of Mr Parsons to have the Rectory of Tarring.' 29. 1711. November 10, West Tarring, Sussex. EDWARD WILLIAMS to J. STRYPE. Concerning the Tenants of the Manour of that Rectory, and some copyholde to be taken up.' His augmentation. 30. 17 January 28, London. SAMUEL KNIGHT to J. STRYPE. 'Mr Knight, Fellow of Trinity Coll. Cambridge. A Catalogue of books in MS. which Abp. Whitgift gave to that College Library, enclosed.' Made by Knight himself. Offers to have that famous MSS' of the Archbishop of which Mr Baker hath given you some account,' transcribed for Strype. 31. 1711. Jan. From Mr Wyat's shop. GEORGE PAUL to J. STRYPE. 'Offer to transcribe for me the Papers in Trin. College relating to Abp. Whitgift. Mr Claget Library keeper.' 32. 17. Feb. 23. JANE BONNELL to J. STRYPE. 'Upon the death of my daughter.' 33. 1711 February 14, Hackney. PETER NEWCOME, jun. to J. STRYPE. "To supply my place at Hackney. Condolence for the Loss of my Daughter.' 34. 171 Feb. 7. THEOPHILUS HARRISON to J. STRYPE. 'Condoling with me for the death of my Daughter. Departs for Ireland.' 35. 1711. Feb. 11. ARTHUR COLLINS to J. STRYPE. 'Mr Collins the Bookseller. To write acct. of Sir Harry Hickes, Bart. his Family. Sir John Jacob's Monument' in the chapel at Bow. Strype to send the Inscription. 36. 17. Feb. 27. JANE BONNELL to J. STRYPE. 'Condolence for the death of my Daughter.' 37. 1711. Sept. 5. HUMFREY WANLEY to J. STRYPE. 'For MSS. to be purchased for the L. Treasurer Erl of Oxford.' 38. 1711 January 27. J. WILLIAMS to J. STRYPE. 'His Acct of keeping my Court at Tarring, January 17, with what Fines he received.' 39 (a). 171. Feb. 24, Ely-house, Holborn. F. SAY to J. STRYPE. 'Enclosing Dr Claget's Catalogue of the MSS. in Trin. Coll. Library, containing the Proceedings against Barret and Baro, 1594.' (b). The Several Particulars of the MS. belonging to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge, which contains an account of the proceedings against Barret and Baro.' A transcript of Claget's Catalogue referred to by Say. The documents date from June 19, 1595, to March 22, 1596. There is this note at the end: 'The MS. has 185 pages 4° and seems to have been written for Abp. Whitgift's own use.' The Volume is marked B. 14. 9. in the MS. Catalogue of Trinity College. 40. 1711 March 12. WILLIAM RENEU to J. STRYPE. 'Letter of Condolence,' on his illness and his eldest daughter's death. 41. 1711. March 1, Chelsea. JOHN KING to J. STRYPE. 'The Monuments of Dutchesses Somerset (1577) and Northumberland (1555)' in Chelsea Church. Copied by King. 'Exchange of 18 Acres of Glebe land of the Rectory of Chelsea with the Earl of Winchester.' 42. 1713. March 13. HESTER HARRISON to J. STRYPE. 'For relief and acknowledgement of my kindness, and sense of my loss of my children.' Her deep distress. 43. 1711. Dec. 31. JOHN CONYERS to J. STRYPE. With the Epitaph of John Jocelyn, Secretary to Archbp. Parker.' 44. 1712. April 12. ARTHUR COLLINS to J. STRYPE. "The family of the Hickes.' To remind him of his promise to send a copy of the Inscription on the Monument relating to Sir John Jacob's family. The work nearly ready for Press. 45. 1711. May 4. S. STRYPE to J. STRYPE. 'Mrs Strype's letter from London, whither she went to bear her newmarried daughter Crawford company. And of her first going to Church.' 46. 1712. April 28, Lichfield. FRANCIS COLSON to J. STRYPE. 'His son John Master of new Mathematic School at Rochester, founded by S Jos. Williamson.' Condolence on the death of both his daughters. His family matters. 47. 1712. May 25, Petty France, Westminster. JOHN CHAMBERLAYNE to J. STRYPE, 'To supply him with the Practices and Devices of Papists against this Church,' 48. 1712. June 16, Petty France, Westminster. The same to the same. 'That certain Gentlemen unknown, who are about publishing the Church of England's danger by reason of Papists, have chosen me into their Society. A Society to maintain Reformed Religion against the growth of Popery: with a Letter enclosed; with a letter from a learned Divine, proposing the forming of a Consultation of Divines and others for promoting the interest of the Protestant Religion and the weakening of Popery.' 49. 1712. June 27, Petty France, Westminster. The same to the same. 'Conversion of the Irish endeavoured. Motions for opposing Popery. A message to me from a Society for that purpose.' 50. 1712. June 11, London. ROBERT KNOX to J. STRYPE. Concerning Coz. Harrison. With a letter from Joh. Harrison to Capt. Knox enclosed.' Complains of Strype for not relieving his poor relations, especially his niece Harrison, a Dissenting Minister's daughter. Quotes Justice Hale's Contemplations. 51. 1713. July 30, Chelmsford. Sir C. BARRINGTON and Sir R. CHILD to J. STRYPE. 'Vote and interest for them,' nominated for the County. A Circular. 52. 1712, August, Bartlet's Buildings. H. NEWMAN to J. STRYPE. 'From the Society for Reformation of Manners, with books.' 53. 1712. August 1, Hackney. PETER NEWCOME to J. STRYPE. 'His family al Sick, and could not preach for me. This was in my Sicknes.' 54. 1712. August 19, Gresham College. J. WOODWARD to J. STRYPE. 'Mr Thoresby and Mr Gale dining with him, for my Visit.' [See Thoresby's Diary, under this date.] 55. 1712. August 9, London. RALPH THORESBY to J. STRYPE. Twice disappointed in his attempts to see him. His concern at hearing of his Indisposition. Autographs. [See Thoresby's Diary: under July 29 and August 5, 1712.] 56. 1712. Aug. 23. JOHN GYBBON to J. STRYPE. 'Mr Gybbons the Pursevant to buy a House and Land 83 years old.' 57. 1711 February 14, Severn, in the Downes. JOHN HARRISON to J. STRYPE. H. M. S. Severn, bound for Virginia. Captain has made him a Midshipman. Thanks him for his many favors to his mother. 58. 1712. September 15, Lichfield. FRANCIS COLSON to J. STRYPE. 'His 5 children.' Family matters. 59. 1712. September 9, Bartlet's Buildings, London. H. NEWMAN to J. STRYPE. 'Account what the Society have don since last year. Their Advice upon my motion of dispersing books against Popery. Committee to consider. Books this year sent.' 60. 1712. Oct. 28, Jesus Coll. Cambridge. The Society referred it to a WILLIAM RENEU to J. STRYPE. 'Upon my recovery,' from an attack of fever. Advises him to move his study a story lower, into a warmer part of the house, and to send his Curate to burials. College and University preferments. 61. 1712. Oct. 13, Low Leyton. J. STRYPE to WILLIAM Wade, 'Rector of Broadwater in Sussex. A Tenant for the Rectory of Tarring. My Recovery.' 62. 1712. Dec. 30, London. JANE BONNELL to J. STRYPE. Enquiries and New year wishes. |