send you, at the same time, the extract you desired from the book you had been referred to by Warton. This (when in Oxford about a month ago) I endeavoured to find out, but failed, there being no class of books in the Bodleian under Hearne's name; nor can I find any reference to that of Alexander's Life in our catalogue. I have since written to Warton on the subject, but have not as yet had his answer. I have not forgot your request with respect to Ballard; but have not found any thing hitherto worth sending. From a letter of Bishop Littleton's (in the Bodleian Library) I have reason to think that Ballard had drawn up an account of himself, which he communicated to his friends. Perhaps Mr. Loveday, of Caversham, Berks, who was one of them, may have seen it, and if so, I doubt not he will, if applied to, readily communicate what he knows of it. I beg your acceptance of my best thanks for your last kind favour, and that you will believe me to be, with great truth, dear Sir, your much obliged, and most obedient servant, J. PRICE."

33. "SIR,

Bodleian Library, Dec. 10, 1782. "I have a letter from Mr. Gough, dated the 20th of last month, which I ought to have acknowledged sooner. The only apology I can make is, that I have been absent almost altogether ever since, and have not yet been able to find the book he referred to, and desired me to send you the full title of. Mr. Gough says, 'J. Campenses Psalmorum et Ecclesiastis paraphrastica interpretatio,' printed by Berthelet, is in our catalogue; but upon what authority I cannot tell. If you can inform me pray do so, and you may depend upon having an immediate answer. have in the Library a copy of Maittaire's Typographical Annals, with large additions and corrections by himself. In these volumes perhaps some things might be found to your purpose; but I have not had time to examine them with the sheets you were pleased to send me. As soon as this can be done, you shall certainly hear from me again. Meanwhile I remain, with best good wishes for you, yours sincerely, J. PRICE."

34. "SIR,

We

Badminton, Jan. 9, 1783.

"I had the favour of your letter in due time, but being in the country when I received it, and almost ever since, I could not send you a satisfactory answer sooner with respect to J. Campensis. The title of each copy in the Bodleian Library runs thus: Psalmorum omnium juxta Hebraicam veritatem paraphrastica interpretatio, autore Jo'ane Campensi, publico, cum nasceretur et observaret', Lonanii Hebraicarum litteraru' professore. [Then a wooden cut of a vine tree, on the stem of which is a monogram supported by two horses; in the midst of the branches, and over the monogram is a sun; under all, C. Chevallon.] Parisiis, ex officina Claudii Chevallon, anno 1533.' In the same book, 'Succinctissima et quantum phrasis Hebraica

permittit, ad litteram proximè accedens, Paraphrasis in concionem Solomonis Ecclesiastæ per Johanne' Campense'.' Plate and date as before. The other copy has the same title, with this addition, R. D. Joanni Dantisco Episcopo Culma'si, &c. dedicata. Accessit Athansius ad Marcellinum in Librum Psalmorum Capnione interprete. Antuerpiæ in Edibus Delphorum p. Joa' Steelsmanum, 1533 in Julio.' My friend who has sent me this account of Campensis, has omitted the size and signatures of the books.. He has also neglected giving me an answer with respect to the sentence in Grafton from Boethius; for what reason I cannot imagine. I purpose being in Oxford in about a fortnight's time, and you shall then be sure of every particular that you wish to know. I have received only the first part of your book, which came with Mr. Gough's letter, and ought to have been acknowledged sooner. I must ask your pardon for that omission, and beg you to accept my best thanks now. Wishing you much health and success in all your engagements, I remain Sir, your most obedient humble servant, J. PRICE."

35. "DEAR SIR,

Oxford, Feb. 19, 1783. "I have a letter from Mr. Gough, desiring me to send you the exact titles of Hall's Chronicle by Berthelet, 1542, and that by Grafton, 1550. The former (if ever there was any such) is not to be met with here. We have several copies of the edition printed in 1548, and the title is the same as printed in p. 196 of Ames's Typographical Antiquities, as far as Linages,' under it, 1548. The print has King Henry VIII. on his throne, with his Council at the top of the page; two pillars on the sides and at the bottom the Rebus for Grafton. At the end (folio 263) another larger print of the King on his throne, with his Council; and under it, God save the Kyng.' The title of the other edition runs thus: The Unison of the two noble and illustre famelies of Lancastre and Yorke, beying long in continuall discension for the croune of this noble realme, with al the actes done in both the tymes of the Princes, both of the one linage and of the other, beginnyng at the tyme of Kyng Henry the fowerth, the first author of this devision; and so successively proceeding to ye reigne of the high and prudent Prince King Henry the Eyght, the indubitate flower and very heire of both the saied linages. Whereunto is added, to every Kyng a severall table. 1550. The print has King Henry VIII. between two roses; under him, Henry VII. and Queen Elizabeth; down the sides and at the bottom their linages, with figures and names, up to John Duke of Lancaster, and Edmund Duke of Yorke. The tables are in their proper places. In a copy of the first edition (in Exeter College Library) the same tables are inserted in the same manner; but it appears by the Colophon that they were printed in 1550. The dedication, names of authors, &c. are the

same in both editions; but not the preface. There is a good account of the Author and his Work in the appendix (pp. 648. 671. &c.) to Hearne's edition of Hemingi Chartalarium. Hearne has also taken notice of him in his preface (p. 64.) to Camden's Annals of Elizabeth. In the Exeter copy, which formerly belonged to Mr. Sandford, of Baliol College, there is one leaf at the end, which has on it only Grafton's Rebus, with this motto, Suscipite insitum verbum. Jaco. 1.'

Londini,

in officina Richardi Grafton typis impress.

cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum.
Anno M.D.XLVIII.

"Be so kind as to acquaint Mr. Gough that Barnard's MSS. are in the Bodleian Library, and that we have the copy of Apollonius Rhodius to which he refers.

"DEAR SIR, Oxford, Oct. 10, 1783. "I take the liberty to trouble you with a copy of an inscription, which I received lately from a friend in the country. You have with it all the account I had of it. If you can decypher it, I shall be much obliged to you for your account of it. At the same time I should take it as a particular favour that, if you know any thing of Buckland in Berks, you would be so kind as to communicate it to me. This I want for a gentleman who is minister of the parish, and wishes to give a history of it. When done you may have the perusal of it, if you please: and if thought worthy of a place in Mr. Nichols's very curious and ingenious publication, it will be much at his service.

"As Coxwell is the next parish to Buckland, it is not unlikely but that Mores had in his collections something relating to this. Be so good as to look them over.

Wishing you much health, and success in all your engagements, I remain, dear Sir, yours sincerely, J. PRICE."

37. "DEAR SIR, Oxford, Nov. 13, 1793. "I am sorry to find you have nothing for my friend at Buckland. I fancy you mistake the situation of the place, and may perhaps thus have been misled in your researches among Mr. Mores's Papers. Give me leave then to acquaint you that it is not near Cumnor; but within a few miles of Farringdon ;about eight miles from the former and three from the latter. I know nothing about Pusey, but that my friend at Buckland is also minister of that parish.

"I thank you for your account of the inscription which I sent you. I did not know whence it came when I wrote to you. I had dispatched my answer, before I received yours,

in the following words: 'Neronis Augusti x Kalend.: Januarii, 4ta Cohors Brittonum. Hoc Votum libentissimè posuit merito Cohors. As for the rest I had nothing to say, except that I thought that one Capa was the engraver. I have communicated your interpretation to my friend, but have heard nothing since. I remain yours sincerely, J. PRICE. "P. S. I send you Julius's Epistle to Photinus *. I cannot find that we have it in Greek, nor can I learn that it is extant in that language."

38. "DEAR SIR,

Oxford, March 10, 1784.

"I received your letter last night, and am sorry it is not in my power to give you a more satisfactory account of the little Statue of Cupid, Mercury, or Apollo, which was formerly found near Cirencester. All that I know is, that one Bourton, a labourer, discovered it on the 2d of March 1732, in some grounds called the Lewses, vulgarly pronounced Leawses (derived perhaps from a Saxon word of a kindred sound, signifying pastures) near that town. These grounds are part of the Abbey estate, within the walls of the ancient Corinium, and were at that time in the occupation of Mr. Richard Bishop, ar eminent seedsman. His servants, it seems, were ploughing this piece of land to a greater depth than is usual in agriculture, in order to prepare it for the reception of garden-seeds. Bourton, among others, was levelling the ground after the plough, which turned up the image in question, and scratched it on the right arm and under the chin. Bourton being the first that spied it, took immediate possession of it; and, entertaining a notion that it was a great curiosity, carried it for a show about the country, and up to London, where Mr. Master, as proprietor of the land, took it from him. Richard Master, Esq. the present possessor of the site of the Abbey and those lands, made me a present of it in 1763. I have a similar one, but much smaller, which was lately given me by James Montague, Esq. of Alderton, in North Wilts. Where this was found is not known. If you wish to see it, I will send it up, with a parcel of Prince or Fletcher's, to Mr. Rivington. When you have satisfied your curiosity you will be pleased to return it to me by the same conveyance.

* Julianus etenim, Christo perfidus Imperator, sic Photino hæresiarchæ adversus Diodorum scribit: "Tu quidem, o Photine, verisimilis videris, et proximus salvare, benefaciens nequaquam in utero inducere quem credidisti Deum. Diodorus autem Nazaræi magus, ejus pigmentalibus manganes acuens irrationabilitatem, acutus apparuit sophista religionis agrestis." Et post paululum: "Quòd si nobis opitulati fuerint dii et deæ, et musæ omnes, et fortuna, ostendemus infirmum et corruptorem legum, et rationum, et mysteriorum paganorum, et deorum infernorum ; et illum novum ejus Deum Galilæum, quem æternum fabulosè prædicat, indigna morte et sepulturâ, denudatum confictæ a Diodoro deitatis." Sicut autem solent errantes convicti fingere, quòd arte magis quàm virtute vincantur, sequitur dicens: "Iste enim malo communis utilitatis Athenas

"Mr. Herbert's Typographical Antiquities are, I think, very accurate, and all the materials that have occurred to me have been well sifted by him. Mr. Warton has borrowed what Mr. Herbert was pleased to send of it, so l cannot now tell you the number of the last sheet; but I remember it concludes abruptly in his account of Robert Wyer. J. PRICE."

39. "DEAR SIR,

Bodleian Library, May 10, 1794. "I had the favour of your letter of the 18th of March, but deferred acknowledging it till I could find an opportunity to send the little figure you wished to see in town. Our Principal, Dr. Horn, who is a Prebendary of Westminster, is so obliging as to carry it with him, and has promised to lodge it with Mr. Astle at the Paper Office. He left us yesterday, and I trust will leave it there shortly. When done with, I shall be glad to have it returned.

"I never saw any account in print of the Cirencester figure; but was formerly told that there was such an account in some Magazine.

"I am much obliged to Mr. Herbert and yourself for the additional sheets of his History of Printing. The Duchess of Portland (the Dowager) has a curious book of receipts, printed by Pynson, in 1500. I can find no account of it in Mr. Herbert's book; perhaps he has never seen it.

"Your most obedient servant,

40. Mr. PRICE to Mr. HErbert.

J. PRICE."

"DEAR SIR, Badminton, July 30, 1784. "I have received your obliging letter with several more sheets of your very curious and valuable Work. I have only in return to beg you to accept my best thanks for them, which I should have sent some time ago, had I been enabled to give you a satisfactory account of the Duchess of Portland's book. This I have not yet seen; but in a note of Mr. Thomas Warton's edition of Milton's smaller poems, p. 289, it is thus quoted: "A noble boke of the festes Ryall, and the boke

navigans, et philosophans imprudenter, musicorum participatus est rationem, et rhetoris confectionibus odibilem adarmavit linguam adversus cælestes deos, usque adeo ignorans paganorum mysteria, omnemque miserabiliter imbibens, ut aiunt, degenerum et imperitorum ejus Theologorum piscatorum errorem. Propter quod jamdiu est qudd ab ipsis punitur diis. Jam enim per multos annos in periculum conversus, et in corruptionem thoracis incidens, ad summum pervenit supplicium. Omne ejus corpus consumptum est. Nam malæ ejus conciderunt, rugæ vero in altitudinem corporis descenderunt. Quod non est philosophicæ conversationis indicio, sicut videri vult a se deceptis, sed justitiæ pro certo, deorumque pœnæ, quâ percutitur competenti ratione, usque ad novissimum vitæ suæ finem asperam et amaram vitam vivens, et faciem pallore confectam."