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P. 292. Oct. 26, 1723, died Mr. Roger Norton, Printer to his Majesty in the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew Languages. Ibid. note, 1. penult. for "John," r. "Jacob."

P. 295, 1. 25, r." less than three quarters, and larger than a half-length."

P. 299. Samuel Baker, esq. of Hertingfordbury, last surviving brother of William Baker, esq. M. P. and third son of Sir William Baker, died Dec 2, 1784.

P. 302. Isaac Dalton, Printer, having been convicted of printing and publishing a seditious pamphlet, which was suspected to have been the production of Bp. Atterbury, intituled, English Advice to the Freeholders of England," was (April 27, 1715) fined ten marks, and three months imprisonment, after the expiration of a former sentence.

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P. 304, note, 1. 14. " Savage" should not have been included among the personal friends of the late Mr. William Woodfall; to whom, however, the reputation of Savage was indebted for the completion, by the assistance of Garrick and Colman, of a second Tragedy on the subject of "Sir Thomas Overbury."

P. 305. In 1724 Mr. Thomas Gent removed his printing-office from London to York. See vol. III. p. 721.

Ibid. Mr. George James, Printer to the City, and a Common Councilman for Aldersgate Ward, died in September 1736. P. 308, 1.38, r. "Redivivum."

P. 309, 1. 38, r. "his mother-in-law."

P. 311. John Nutt, 1704; died before 1716. His widow Elizabeth was living in 1736.

Ibid. Benj. Nutt, Printer in the Savoy, died March 15, 1747. Ibid. April 11, 1719, William Redmayne, Printer, died in Newgate, where he had been some months confined for printing a Libel on the Government.

Ibid. Sam. Redmayne, fined for printing a Libel, Dec. 2, 1722. P 320, 1. 27, r. "Minore."

P. 330, sub-note, 1. 4, r. "claudar."

P. 335, note, 1. 7, for "tam," r. "tum," or

"cum."

P. 359, note *, r. "Revesby Abbey. Lady Whichcote's father was in the Law, and resided many years at Shiercliffe-hall, an old mansion in the parish of Sheffield. There, it is believed, the lady in question was born. Her baptism is recorded in the Sheffield Register. The mother of Lady Whichcote was Mary daughter of Rowland Hancock, who was some time master of the Free Grammar-school in Sheffield, and was the vicar of Ecclesfield near that town during the Interregnum. He was silenced by the Act of Uniformity." J. H.

P. 348. My excellent Friend Mr. Bindley has thus supplied the title wanted in this page: "Bellum Grammaticale; sive, Nominum Verborumque Discordia Civilis: Tragico-Comoedia, ab eruditissimis Oxoniensibus adinventa, et summo cum applausu in Scenam producta, olim, apud Oxonienses, coram Serenissimâ Elizabethâ Anglorum Reginâ; iterùm, in Schola Pelliorum,

Pelliorum, apud Tunbrigienses, 1718. In omnium illorum, qui ad Grammaticam animos appellunt, oblectamentum edita. Excudebat Joh. Spencerus, Collegii Sionis Londinensis Bibliothecarius, 1635. Editio hæc altera est multò emendatior, curâ Richardi Spenceri, Scholæ Tunbrigiensis Magistri. Londini, Typis Guil. Bowyer, 1726," 12mo.

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There are other publications under the same title.-Another kind Friend observes, "You ask, what was Bellum Grammaticale? Perhaps I can answer, though my copy was not printed by your Hero. I have a small publication, upon poor paper, of 32 pages, intituled "Bellum Grammaticale; sive, De Bello Nominum & Verborum Fabula, ex R. D. Andreæ Salernitani Patricii Cremonensis Fabula ejusdem argumenti partim excerpta, partim imitatione ejus concinnata: à G. T. [I see I have filled up the blanks Gulielmo Turner — but how I came by my knowledge, now at the distance of some 45 years, I am totally ignorant] scholæ Stamfordiensis magistro, ibidemque recitata Dec. A. D. 1717. In usum Scholarum. Londini: Excudit B. Motte, impensis Edm. Palmer, Bibliopolæ Stamfordiensis, venundatur apud S. Ballard ad Globum coeruleum in vico Little Britain dicto, 1718." Then follows an "Oratio præfatoria," addressed "Domine Prætor plurimum observande, reliquique qui adestis, Viri honorandi & reverendi," 15 short "Orationes," and an "Epilogus." J. BROWN.

P. 350, note, 1. 5, r. "Tametsi."-P. 361, 1. 35, r. “unduav.” P. 366, 1. 4, r. “Vandergucht."-P. 370, 1. 17, r. "lætamine." P. 372, 1. 2. The title of this handsome quarto volume is, "A View of the ancient and present State of the Churches of Dore, Home-Lacy, and Hempsted, endowed by the Right Honourable John Lord Viscount Scudamore. With some Memoirs of that ancient Family; and an Appendix of Records and Letters relating to the same Subject. By Matthew Gibson, M. A. Rector of Dore, 1727," 4to.

P.389. The arms of Bowyer should have been described, “Or, a bend Vairè, cotised Sable;" and 1.5, for "arrested," r. "erased."

P. 397. "The famous Whitechapel Picture has always been considered the same which for many years ornamented the high altar at St. Alban's, but was taken down by order of the present Rector, and hung up in the Saint's Chapel behind it. Some people have affected to doubt it; but, having myself seen the print from that famous picture, I cannot but conceive it to be the one which is here, though I am sensible some minute differences may be found in the print. Salmon, who published in 1728, says, 'There is an altar-piece given by Capt. Polehampton about 20 years ago, being a description of the Last Supper.' He is supposed to have bought it of Dr. Welton about that time, when Bp. Compton drove it out of his church." J. BROWN. P. 405, 1. penult. r. "four sons."

P. 416, note, 1. 14, dele "another brother;"-and add, "A Peter Le Neve, esq. who, though deaf and dumb, was master of several languages, died at Norwich, Oct. 28, 1766."

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P. 425. June 18, 1755, died Thomas Longman, esq. Bookseller. His widow died June 16, 1762.

P. 426. Mr. Philip Thicknesse, in the entertaining "Memoirs" he has given of himself, relates the following "strange incident," by which "the happy connexion of his sister and Dr. Richard Grey" was formed: "Within a mile of Farthingoe stands a beautiful little church, a rectory of Sol. a year*; near to which, in my memory, stood the antient and hospitable mansion of Lord Crewe, Bishop of Durham; and thither the Bishop came to reside, being a temporal and spiritual Peer; and keeping open house, he was visited by all ranks of people far and near, and particularly by the Clergy; but it so happened, that my father, the nearest of his neighbours, omitted to pay his respects at Steane, The Bishop, who was a proud, stately Prelate, was hurt to find a respectable Clergyman, whose residence was so very necessary to him, to be so singularly remiss; and therefore sent Mr. Grey, his domestic chaplain, to visit my father, and to fish for the cause of what certainly seemed a slight, but which in fact was not omitted from any want of attention to his Lordship. It so happened, that before Mr. Grey had seen my father, he had seen my sister, an object which attracted much of his attention; and when he came into my father's study, instead of disclosing his business, he asked my father whether a young lady he had seen in the court-yard was his daughter? My father informed him he had two daughters, and that probably it might. "Bless me!" said Mr. Grey, "it made my heart leap, to see so fine a girl in such a country village." This so offended my father, that he felt disposed to have made his body and soul leap together out of his study, had he not quickly perceived my father's disapprobation of so novel a mode of address. He then explained his errand; and my father, finding him to be an ingenious man, began to feel as much partiality to the young Parson as the Parson had conceived for his youngest daughter. Mr. Grey repeated his visits; and before my sister was well out of her white frock, she became the Rector of Hinton's wife, where she may be seen to this day [1788] †, in her 84th year, with many traces remaining of that beauty which so suddenly caught the attention of her departed husband. Nor can I omit repeating a singular kind of joint compliment Mr. Grey paid her the day he had obtained (for it was not easily obtained) my father and mother's consent to fix that of his happiness. When walking with my sister and mother in the garden, he led her on the grass-plot, and, after walking round and round her several times, and admiring her person, "Well,” said he, " Miss Joyce, I own you are too good for me; but, at the same time, I think myself too good for any body else."'-“ Dr. Grey's connexion with Lord Crewe," Mr. Thicknesse adds, "probably shut

Dr. Grey obtained Queen Anne's bounty for the rectory (or rather ehapelry) of Steane; and regularly preached there once a month.

+ She died in 1794, aged 89.

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