Anglorum res gestas ab eorum primo ad"ventu in Britanniam Beda scripsit ad sua usq; tempora.

"Willielmus Malmisburiensis Bedam excipiens & succincte colligens usq; ad regem Egbritum, qui, varia sorte profligatis regu"lis, insulæ pæne totius nactus est monarchiam. Inde pleno cursu tempora lucide des"cribit usq; ad finem Henrici primi.

"Nicolaus Trivettus, Malmisburiensem excipiens,incipit à Stephano, & desinit in mor"tem Edwardi primi.

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"Ab hoc qui filum Historiæ recto tramite deinceps deducerent, non sunt reperti, sed pleriq; suo quisq; studio particularia delegit sibi persequenda, principium finemq; pro "arbitrio statuens.

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"Edmerus sobria sermonis festivitate à Rege Edgaro usq; ad Willielmum primum raptim tempora perstrinxit, & inde licentius evagatus usq; ad obitum Radulphi Archiepiscopi diffusam & necessariam historiam stu"diosus exhibuit.

"Ita prætermissis à tempore Bedæ ducentis " & viginti tribus annis, temporum cursus clau"dicavit.

"Henricus Hontendonensis archidiaconus. "Galterus Oxnefordensis.

"Alfridus Beverlacensis thesaurarius.

"Wil

"Willielmus Rivalensis.

"Giraldus Cambrensis Res Hiberniæ. "Joannes Sarisburiensis.

"Florentius Wigornensis Monachus. "Thomas Walsyngham ab irruptione Normannorum usq; ad principium regni Henrici 6. cui opus dedicavit.

"Secuti sunt qui omnium ante se scribentium "particulas in unum corpus conflarent, ut sunt ❝ hi:

Ranulphus Cestrensis scripsit varii generis "variarumq; gentium historiam, orsus à mun"di origine, eam texens usq; ad Henricum quartum, quam Polichronica voluit appellari. No other particulars are mentioned in this note, which seems to have been written at the same time, that the Index to the MS. was, much later than the MS. which seems to have been written about the time of the Authour.

Num. XVIII. Vide Præf. §. xx.

A Copy of Dr. Richardson's and Mr. Thoresby's Letters about the Hospital of St. Mary Magdalen near Bawtre.

For Mr. Thomas Hearne in Edmund-Hall

Oxford.

Dear

Dear Sir,

I received your second letter, which I communicated to a neighbouring gentleman, who immediatly wrote to a friend at Bawtree, to make inquiry after St. Mary's Hospitall. I received an answer, but no satisfactory one. I alsoe at the same time wrote to Mr. Thoresby. He sent me word, that he hoped shortly to give me some satisfaction about it, through the mediation of a new Curate, that was come to Leedes and born at Bawtree. The inclosed I received yesterday, which I beleive wil, in a great measure, answer what you desire. I can not get the least information about the EarthHorns. If in this or any other respect I can be serviceable to you, freely command

Just now I receiv'd this Account from the Vicar concerning the Hosp. of St. Ma. Mag. near Bautre. That the Chappel, Hospital and

Alms

Alms House are all in good repair, that the annual pensions are 121. 6 s. 8d. The present Master of the Hospital is Mr. Benjamin Day, Vicar of Mattersey, who succeeded Dr. Samuel Crowbrow Arch-Deacon of Nottingham; whose Predecessor was John Lake, D.D. Vicar of Leedes, and afterwards Bishop of Chichester. This Reverend Prelat's Predecessor was one Walter Barnard, who enjoy'd it during the Usurpation of O. Cromwell, and preach'd a Lecture on the first Thursday in the Month, in stead of the Morning Prayers on Wednesdays and Fridays, which had before, and have since been duely used. His Predecessor was John Slack, mentioned in the Letter of Mr. Hearne, to whom pray present my service, I not being able to write to him my self, who am his and

Your humble servant

Leedes Feb. 2. 1724.

Ralph Thoresby.

Num. XIX. See the Glossary to this Work,
Voc. bone.

Ex MS. Dugd. (in Muséo Ashmoliano) E 2.
sub finem.

A Transcript of a certain Narrative, written by the

late Bp. of Ely (Dr. Matthew Wren) with his own

Hand,

Hand, of that remarkable Conference, which, after his Return from Spain with Prince Charles (Anno 1623.) he had with Dr. Neale, then Bp. of Durham, Dr. Andrews Bp. of Winchester, and Dr. Laud Bp. of St. David's, touching the said Prince: whereat something Prophetical was then said by that Reverend Bp. of Winchester.

After our Return from Spain, My Lord of Winchester (among other great expressions of his Respects to me) made me promise to him, that, upon all occasions of my coming to London, (for I abode still at Cambridge) I would lodge with him. To which end, he caused three Rooms near the Garden to be fitted and reserved for me: And twice or thrice I had lodged there.

And at another time coming suddenly to London and late, I lodged at my Sister's in Friday-Street, and the next Day (being Friday) I went to Winchester-House to Dinner, and craved his Lordship's pardon, that I lodged not there; because that my businesse was to treat with some Countrey Gentlemen, who lay in Holburne, whom I should not meet with but in the Evening and Morning, when it would not be safe for me to pass the Bridge or the Thames: And so after Dinner I took my Leave of him, hoping to return for Cambridge on Munday.

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