lection, and by the same printer, and bound up in the same volume; but whether it is part of Dr. Sparrow's Collection, I cannot tell. I sent you by Peeling, last Saturday, the second part of' Presbyterian Prejudice displayed,' and the old Saxon Sermon. "I have seen a good many of Mr. Bennet's books, and think the Collection but indifferent, most of them being Sermons and divinity books printed in other times. He has Pool's Synopsis, and 2 volumes of Hospinian, and Dr. Carr's Works in 4 volumes; several of the Fathers, but bad editions; and no great Collection of History.

"I return you thanks for the trouble you have had in collecting the memorials of our Family; and, if you meet with any thing further, desire an account of it. As to Mr. Atherton, I shall be very ready to promote his sister's interest, but the Hospital is chiefly for Clergymen and Merchants' widows; and, unless the Corporation of Newcastle desire it of us, we that are Trustees cannot choose his sister without breaking into the agreement we have made with the Corporation of Newcastle; but, if Mr. Atherton or his sister can make interest with the Magistrates to recommend her to our choice, we shall very readily comply with it. I have been very ill, and confined to my bed, occasioned, as I think, by a severe cold, which I really thought would have ended in a convulsion, but after a night's torture it terminated in a sweat, and I was advised to encourage it for three days. I dare not yet venture abroad, nor have I recovered my strength and spirits. I am under Dr. Lowther's direction, who keeps me to a milk diet, and I hope will in time make my health better than formerly.

"Brother and Sister Hindermarsh are well. He is at Durham, attending the funeral of Dr. Finney *.

"An Account of Mr. Bennet's 'Sparrow's Collection.' "The first page has the arms of the Bishops.

"Then is Reformatio Legum Ecclesiasticar.' &c. printed by T. Garthwail, 1661; and hath 303 pages.

"Then is a Collection of Articles, Injunctions, Canons, Orders, Ordinances, and Constitutions Ecclesiastical, with other public Records of the Church of England, chiefly in the times of King Edward VI. Queen Elizabeth, and King James, published to vindicate the Church of England, and to promote uniformity and peace in the same. And humbly dedicated to the Convocation. London: printed by R. Norton, for Tim. Garthwait, at the little North door of St. Paul's Church, 1661. On the next leaf is a dedication to Gilbert Lord Bishop of London, without the author's name subscribed; and on the next leaf is the table. "If I can buy the book for you I will.

"Your most affectionate brother and humble servant, G. GREY."

* Dr. James Finney, Prebendary of Durham, and Rector of Ryton in that County, where he rebuilt the parsonage. He died March 10, 1726-7.

"DEAR

"DEAR BROTHER,

Nov. 3, 1731.

"You are very kind in taking the trouble of our two students so long in the country. I am sure we think it the greatest advantage to them, and shall always acknowledge it, and hope the benefit of the air and exercise will enable them to endure a confinement this Winter in College.

Going so early in a morning to Chapel this Winter, I am afraid, may endanger their health; so must beg the favour of your interest to get them excused, for it is what I cannot consent to. I think it is not worth my son's* while to accept of a scholarship, since his stay in College is very uncertain, and will not be long*.

"I desire you will enquire of my nephewt what profession he intends to follow, if any. If he thinks of the Law, he should be immediately admitted of one of the Inns of Court. It will be but a small expence, though he should alter his mind.-I have desired Mr. Rowly to admit my son of Lincoln's Inn.

"We have a pot of lobsters, which we desire your acceptance of, but have waited a good while for a ship, and do not hear of one till next week. I wish it had not suffered by being kept so long. There is also a box with books for my son, &c. all directed to you. Among the books are sent the MSS. of uncle Robinson's Poem on the Canticles. I am, dear brother,

"Your obliged brother and humble servant, "Dear Brother,

G. GREY." Dec. 9, 1731.

"We have sent the pot of lobsters on board a Linn ship belonging to Richard Hawkins Master, directed for you at Cambridge. If you have met with the days on which the Dean's Sermons were preached at Gray's Inn, I would beg an account of them, that I may compare them with my own memorandum; and if you could spare me some of his casuistical papers to peruse, I would take a great deal of care of them, and safely return them.

"If you meet with Daubuz on the Revelations pretty cheap, I desire you will secure it for me. It is a book greatly commended, so would gladly have one.

"I sent you by Mr. Row of St. John's that book about the Articles and Canons which belonged to Mr. Bennet, my neighbour, but it belongs to Mr. Bennet's son; and if he calls on me for it, you must be so good as to return it me, for I send it without his knowledge, to satisfy your curiosity.

"I am your obliged humble servant,

"DEAR BROTHER,

G. GREY." Feb. 6, 1743-4.

"Since I received the favour of your last, I have been troubled with an uneasy pain in my head and giddiness, and pain in my breast; and by Dr. Atkin's advice wear a gum plaister on my head, which I suppose to be of the same nature with the Stephanion plaister prescribed by uncle Robinson in consumptive cases. Pray can you tell me the proportions of Stephanion and *George Grey, Esq. died in his father's life-time, before taking any degree, March 28, 1746-7, in his 34th year. He was father to the first Earl Grey. + Mr. John Warcopp; see p. 308.

Epispastic

Epispastic in the first head plaister. I have lost my receipt, but think it was one third Epispastic.

"This complaint made writing a burden, or I had acknowledged your favour sooner. I return thanks for Hudibras, but always designed to have been a subscriber on the same terms with others. I think you must insist that the two refusing Booksellers * also execute the agreement, since they will then oblige their purchasers to a performance of it; and as I remember in the Covenant, each only contracts for himself and his own acts, and not one for another; and it is the safest for you with regard to reprinting to lay upon their hands. I am, &c. G. GREY." "DEAR BROTHER, Feb. 11, 1743-4.

"I shall rejoice to hear that the claim made by the Booksellers was determined; for the apprehension of a suit will make one uneasy, though his title be never so good. We are endeavouring to procure as many subscribers as we can, though I am afraid there will not be very many, since people in this country are more intent on trade than learning. I return thanks for the instructions in husbandry. Our soil at Southick is part stiff clay, and other part limestones; but they do not find that lime succeeds well where the ground has been long in tillage. The folding your sheep on your wheat land must be, I suppose, on the fallow previous to the crop, and not after corn grown up. Have you any new grasses to be sown with the last crop, or any particular kind of grain that is not commonly used here. That country is greatly improved since you were here, that you could not know it again. I am

"Your most obliged brother and humble servant, G. GREY." "DEAR BROTHER, Dec..., 1745.

"The last post brought me the favour of your kind letter, and concern for the great danger we have been in; but God be thanked for our deliverance, by the infatuation of our Enemies. If, upon their victory, they had immediately marched for England, they might easily have surprized this place, got to York, and I cannot tell how much further, without any effectual opposition, and returned in safety to Scotland on the approach of the King's forces; but they have lost that opportunity, and we only fear a French invasion.

"We are repairing our walls, planting cannon, of which we have received from Tynemouth 18 large ones, and 16 from Sunderland, and can make them above 100. Our militia, being near 1000, are daily on duty, and we have 800 soldiers. The 700 Switz are marching hither from Berwick, and St. George's dragoons are now at Darlington; and we have on our coast eight men of war and two frigates, and General Husk, a very experienced and loyal officer, to command in town.

"The Rebels are in or near Edinburgh, have blocked up the Castle, whereupon the Commander sent to the Magistrates to demand provision, or else he would fire on the City; but, on

Respecting the Copy-right of Hudibras.

receiving

receiving a deputation from them, he agreed to respect it for six days, till they heard from the King. This morning we hear the Rebels raised a battery against the Castle on Wednesday last, and began to fire from thence, whereupon the Castle made a return, and killed and wounded about 900 men, which has greatly frighted them. The Pretender, for his own safety, has removed to the camp.

We took a spy, who is servant and confidant to the Duke of Perth; he had an original letter from the Pretender to invite his friends in Yorkshire, Lancashire, &c. to join him, and it is whispered that he has discovered the names of such gentlemen as he was directed to apply to. The night after his apprehension he cut his throat, but is like to recover. We hear from Lancashire that the gentlemen are unanimous for King George, and have subscribed 40,000l. to raise forces in defence of the kingdom, which is an agreeable surprise to us, we fearing their attachment to the Pretender. My sister Hindmarsh is at Southic, and under great fears, as are most of our ladies, but hope the prospect of our safety will remove them. Though we seem to be very secure and safe, yet our preservation must come from Heaven, and it is from him alone that we hope for deliverance. We beg your prayers for us, and to make us thankful for this great mercy. My service to my sister, and Dr. Moss.

"Your affectionate brother and humble servant, G. GREY." "DEAR BROTHER, July 19, ....

"I think it better for the Parson that it is not the trickster's own land that he claims the tithe of, but the memorandum the Parson signed which is in the trickster's possession, must differ greatly from that you sent me a copy of, and perhaps may name the parish and what else is omitted in this.

"I think the Parson should discharge each parishioner from either paying tithe to the trickster, or suffering him to take it; and if any parishioner hath set out his tithe, the Parson may lead it away, but must not use violence in breaking open gates or hedges to come at his tithe. I suppose the Parson either sets out the tithe (as he does at Burneston), or sees it fairly done, and that the countryman gives him notice for that purpose. Now, if any of them send to the trickster to tithe his corn, who upon that leads it away, I think such parishioner deserves no quarter. I believe the Parson's quickest remedy is in the Spiritual Court, and there this memorandum will not be regarded, and a prosecution there is at the least expence.

"If the tithe was fairly set out, and after that led away by the trickster, no remedy lies against the owner of the ground upon the Statute of Edward VI. but an action upon the case, or a bill in equity against the trickster; and if the Parson is obstructed in leading it away, an action upon the case lies. I think the modus for tithe hay is broke through by paying a greater sum; but as tithe hay was never taken in kind, it is best to exhibit a bill in equity against the trickster, and I think the Parson may recover treble damages.

"As

"As to your own affair-since your mother's death, an action of waste will not lie against her Executor for any damages in houses, &c.; so that, if you can persuade them to put matters into repair, it will be well; but think it not proper to bring an action. "I am, dear brother, your most obliged brother and humble servant, G. GREY."

From the Rev. Dr. RICHARD GREY*.

"DEAR SIR, Kilncote, near Lutterworth, Michaelmas-day, 1733. "It is some time since I received a letter from Mr. Kynnesman, in which he told me that you had made some observations upon Mr. Neal's second part of his History of the Puritans,' and which, upon his telling you of a design I had in hand to which they might be of service, you were so good as to profess yourself very ready to communicate to me. I think myself exceedingly obliged to you for so great a favour, and did intend, if I had not been prevented, to have waited on you, along with Mr. Crewe, at Houghton Conquest. We are now under some uncertainty whether we should find you there, thinking that the time draws near for your return to Cambridge. I therefore take the freedom to give you this trouble by letter, and to acquaint you that Mr. Kynnesman was a little misinformed as to my having undertaken to answer the second part of Neal's History. The same hand, I believe, is engaged in it that answered the first; but that which I have some thoughts of, is the miserable and distracted state of Religion in England upon the downfall of Monarchy and Episcopacy. Something of this kind, it is apprehended, would be of service to discourage thinking men, and all who have any regard for Religion, from playing the same game over again. If you can furnish me with any materials for this subject, direct me to any books where I may be supplied with them, I shall be very much obliged to you. If the weather and ways will permit, and you continue any time in Bedfordshire, I have still some thoughts of waiting upon you. The design I am upon, I find, has taken more air than I could have wished. You will please to take no notice of it, at present, as from me. I am, Sir, "Your most obedient servant, R. GREY." "DEAR SIR, Kilncote, Jan. 29, 1731-5. "You have reason to wonder that I have not all this while taken notice of the two last letters which you favoured me with; but I persuade myself you will not impute my silence to any want either of respect or readiness to serve you, when I have told you the true reason of it. I had engaged my acquaintance in the neighbourhood for you, and did indeed intend myself to have waited upon you at Stamford, if the election had been fixed there, and it did not interfere with our own election for Peterborough Diocese. I believe Mr. Crewe would have come with *Author of the "Memoria Technica," and other learned works; of who see the "Literary Anecdotes," vol. VII. p. 162.

me,