English Topography, &c.

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91 COLCHESTER CHARTER.

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The written pages are 67, and contain a fair transcript from the
original Charter granted to Colchester by William and Mary
in 1693. At the end are some loose papers.

92 COLCHESTER.
folio. Press IV, No. 23
The original pages in this MS. are 96. They are entitled by
Mr. Morant, "A very curious and valuable account of the
Lands in each of the Parishes in Colchester, taken in the year
1595 and 1599, in order to fix the proportion which this town
was to pay towards the Composition of provisions for the
Queen's Household."

93 ESSEX.

quarto. Press IV, No. 24 The written pages of this MS. are 120. They contain transcripts from the Inquisitiones post Mortem for the county of Essex, from the reign of Richard III. to that of James I.

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folio. Press IV, No. 25 The written pages of this MS. are 72. The writing is of the reign of Charles II. The contents relate chiefly to the forests of Essex, their limits, privileges, &c.

95 ESSEX.
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Elizabeth and James I.
and customs of forests in
Essex in particular.

folio. Press IV, No. 26 chiefly in the writing of the reigns of They relate to the privileges, limits, general, and those of the county of

STATE PAPERS, AND OTHER ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS,
CHIEFLY RELATING TO ENGLISH HISTORY.

/96 SAVOY AND SARDINIA. 4 vol. folio, and 3 vol. quarto.
Press VII, No. 133 to 138 and 139
These MSS. relate to the History and Chronology of the Royal
Houses of Savoy and Sardinia, a geographical description of
their territories, their resources, and the course of policy best
suited for the government of those states. The sixth volume
contains three charts, giving in detail the whole military esta-
blishment of the Duke of Savoy in 1751. The last contains
the narrative of the Abdication of Victor Amadeus, King of
Sardinia.

State Papers, &c.

97 ARMY ESTIMATES OF FRANCE.

a parcel. folio. Press VII, No. 132 They are the original estimates of 1790, and entitled "Tableau general de la dépense de l'Armée, d'après la formation proposée par le Ministre le 16 Août, 1790. Annexed are some loose sheets, entitled "Notes from the Comte de Jarnac, 1806, relating to the Government of the French Colonies in the West Indies."

98 FRENCH FINANCES. 2 vol. quarto. Press VII, No. 140-141 These MSS. include an account of the French Finances from 1716 to 1766. They are written with great neatness and accuracy. The details relate to every department of the State, civil, military, and ecclesiastic. Annexed are some copies of Letters and Affidavits concerning the Chevalier d'Eon, and his transactions with the French Ambassador, De Guerchy, &c., in 1764.

99 MISCELLANEA.

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Press VII, No. 142 A collection of various Documents; some of them are in the handwritings of Dr. Ducarel, Mr. Morant, and Mr. Astle, and are upon the subject of English Secretaries of State, particularly the appointment of a second by Henry VIII.

Some Papers entitled "Part of Sir Henry Spelman's Icenia," &c.
Letters relating to the War in the Netherlands from 1582 to 1592.
Treasury Recommendations in 1762, &c. &c. &c.

100 TREASONABLE CORRESPONDENCE.

folio. Press VII, No. 23

The numerous letters in this very interesting volume derive
considerable value from their being of Lord Macclesfield's
collection, as stated in a note by Mr. Astle. They relate to
the Pretender's private correspondence and practices from
the 23rd April to 28th August 1722, being Lord Maccles-
field's copies from the intercepted originals. They contain
many very curious particulars and details.

The names of the persons implicated in this correspon-
dence are in cypher, but there is a key annexed on the
margins.

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101 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIRS OF FRANCE, SINCE THE DISGRACE OF THE DUC DE CHOISEUL TO THE YEAR 1776.

2 vol. 4to. red morocco. Press VII, No. 143-144. These volumes consist of characters and accounts from Paris of the Duke de Choiseul, Madame du Barri, the Duke d' Arguillar, &c., and of the intrigues of Ministers to supplant each other; the marriage of the Count d'Artois; the death and character of Louis XV, &c. &c.

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folio. Press VII, No. 27 This is a miscellaneous compilation, chiefly relating to the two last Rebellions of Scotland, but containing many other documents from the reign of Mary down to 1788.

Among the other original documents in this valuable collection is a letter dated Holyrood House, 26th September, 1745, on which is an impression of the Pretender's seal, in perfect preservation.

103 SCOTLAND. "PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE REBELS, AFTER THE
REBELLION OF 1745."
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The written pages are 196, containing a compleat account of
the legal proceedings against the prisoners at York and
Carlisle, in the course of that year, with the names of the
Judges, Jurors, Counsel, &c.

Added to this volume, are some MSS. bought by Mr. Grenville from the Townley Collection: A Declaration from Holyrood House by Prince Charles in Oct. 1745; Speech of Lord Balmerino on the Scaffold; Verses on the Rebellion, &c. &c.

104 RELATION D'UN VOYAGE EN ECOSSE.

4to.

The pages are 35, describing the many perils and hairbreadth escapes of the officers of the "Bie trouve" brig, commanded by Captain Anguier, which sailed from Dunkirk June 11, 1746, in quest of the Pretender. The narrative is by M. Dupont, one of the officers, and it is very interesting. 105 STATE OF THE ORDNANCE IN 1725.

folio, blue morocco. Press VII, No. 29 In 235 pages, containing a detailed account and estimate of the Ordnance in all the Forts, Castles and Magazines of Great Britain, and at sea, in the course of that year; as also at Gibraltar, Port Mahon, Placentia, and in Anapolis.

State Papers, &c.

106 POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE.

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Press VII, No. 107

Forty-one pages, containing copies of original Letters, chiefly
relating to intrigues at the Court of France from 1767 to
1773. Some from Copenhagen contain the still more extra-
ordinary intrigues of that Court, with characters of the King
and Queen, of Struensee, Brandt, Rantzau, &c., apparently
written by some person well acquainted with the characters
he describes. Several instances of foresight in the writer
of these letters, sufficiently shew the sagacity and diligence.
with which he observed the various intrigues of the Court,
and the passing scenes of Paris, during his residence there.
In some of them the most secret intrigues of the Court and
Cabinet are minutely disclosed.

107 A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND PAPERS,
CHIEFLY ORIGINAL, ADDRESSED TO MR. SECRETARY
CRAGGS, BETWEEN THE YEARS 1711 AND 1718.

Press VII, part of No. 20

Some of the originals are from Lord Cadogan, Lord Polwarth,
Sir Charles Wager, Sir Robert Walpole, General Erle,
Lord and Lady Orkney, Sir Spencer Compton, Mr. Adam
Cardonnel, the Duke of Marlborough's Secretary, Mr.
Worsley, Mr. Abraham Stanyan, &c., &c.

108 A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL LETTERS AND
PAPERS, ADDRESSED TO MR. SECRETARY CRAGGS, IN THE
YEARS 1717-18 and 1719.
Press VII, No. 108
Many of them were written by LORD STAIR, during his
EMBASSY to PARIS, and they contain many very interesting
particulars. There are some relating to his difference with
the French Court, on the question of precedence and
etiquette with respect to English Ambassadors, which was
at this time agitated with much eagerness by both Courts.
In one of his letters Lord Stair thus alludes to the subject,

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"You may believe it was very much contrary to my "inclinations that this incident happened, and that if I could "have foreseen it, I would have avoided it, but all Frenchmen are made so, if they find you disposed to take any "advantage of them, nothing will satisfy them but setting "their foot upon your throat. From the facility I had "shewn in the affair of the Duke de Chartres, they thought "they might do any thing with me they pleased, and so in

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"the visit to M. le Duc, they made him walk away without "seeing my coach go, and two days afterwards they would "have had me walked into the Court to receive the Prince "Conti at the coming out of his coach, without having said 66 one word to me of the matter beforehand. The Abbé "Dubois will certainly make a terrible noise about this "matter, and tell you the Regent is undone if the King "does not order me to please the Princes of the blood in "this matter, &c."

There are besides, a variety of letters from the ABBÉ DUBOIS, from LORDS HINCHINGBROOK, JERSEY, BERKELEY, COUNT ZINZENDORF, MISS MARY LEPELL, THE MAID OF HONOR, &c. &c.

Original accounts of the expenses of Lord Stair's embassy in 1719, are curious, and so also are some despatches from the Abbé Dubois relating chiefly to the intrigues of the Jacobites in France and Spain in 1719.

109 ORIGINAL LETTERS FROM JOHN DUKE OF MARL-
BOROUGH ADDRESSED TO MR. CRAGGS, AND WRITTEN
IN THE YEARS FROM 1711 TO 1714, CHIEFLY DATED FROM
FRANKFORT.
Press VII, part of No. 20
They are twenty-five in number, partly in cipher, and to some
of them are added postcripts in the haandwriting of the
Duchess.

110 ORIGINAL LETTERS FROM SARAH DUCHESS OF
MARLBOROUGH ADDRESSED TO MR. CRAGGS, THE
POSTMASTER GENERAL, DURING THE PERIOD FROM
1711 to 1719.
Press VII, part of No. 20

They are seventy-five in number, all in her own hand, some of them very long, on several sheets, and all of them extremely interesting. They relate to political news-the conduct of the Queen, the building of Blenheim, &c.; and contain a great variety of curious remarks, and very free expressions of her opinions with respect to the Court and the Ministry. The following may serve as a specimen of the style of these letters.

Alluding to the accusation of taking away the locks from .the rooms she had occupied at St. James's:

"I won't forget it when the history is put together, and "I must own I have a great deal of pleasure in thinking (6 every day what sad wretches I shall make all these people