observation within this County of Suffolk. Robert Ryece £.14. 38. 6d. Thorpe.

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* Robert Ryece was born in and was resident at Preston in Suffolk. He was placed for some years in the house of the celebrated Theodore Beza, at Geneva, for the completion of his education, and is described as an accomplished gentleman, and a great preserver of the antiquities of the County of Suffolk t." He set up in the Church of Preston the Royal Arms of England on a fair table; and in glass those of many of the most eminent Knights and Esquires of the county, most of which are still remaining. He deceased on the 15th of September 1638, and was interred in the chancel of the Church of Preston, but without any inscription to his memory.

made and designed for the Illustration of a County History, of the late Henry Jermyn, Esq. of Sibton Abbey in Suffolk; together with numerous Manuscripts, and various Miscellaneous Articles, to be sold by Auction, by Mr. King, on Monday, the 25th day of June 1821, and Three following days," 8vo.

The following is a list of the MSS. and Drawings which relate to Suffolk :
Drawings of the fourteen Churches in the Town of Ipswich, by Johnson.
Twenty-eight Churches of the Hundred of Samford, by the same.
Eight Churches of the Hundred of Colneis.

Twenty Churches of the Hundred of Carlford.
Nineteen Churches of the Hundred of Loes.
Fifteen Churches of the Hundred of Wilford.

History of Framlingham and four quarto MSS. comprising, with the printed work, a complete copy of Hawes's entire Collections for Suffolk History, with his notes and additions. Illustrated with many Drawings of Arms and Antiquities.

Twenty-three Churches of the Hundred of Plomesgate, by Johnson.
Twenty-seven Churches of the Hundred of Blything, by the same.
Eight Churches of the Hundred of Mutford.

Sixteen Churches of the Hundred of Lotbingland.
Twenty-six Churches of the Hundred of Wangford.
Twenty-eight Churches of the Hundred of Hoxne.

Two quarto MSS. of Pedigrees of some Suffolk Families, with Drawings of their Arms.-MS. of the Lords of the Manor of Benhall, from the Conquest to 1803.

The Plan of the Remains of the antient City of Dunwich in 1587, published by Gardner in 1754, with an Original of that Plan of older date and on a larger scale, and some fine MS. and topographical notices.

Drawings of Monuments in Letheringham Church, previous to their demolition in 1789-when the Church was taken down-with a View of the present edifice.

Copy of the ancient Plan of Aldeburgh, made by Appleton in 1588; and of another made in 1594, with a modern Account of that Town. Copy of a very antient Plan of the Town and Parish of Gorleston in the County of Suffolk, and Lands therein.

Original Maps or Plans of the several Parishes of Kessingland, Carlton Coleville, Kirkley, Reyden, Frostenden, South Cove, Wrentham, Sotterley, Halverstreet, and Uggeshall, in three lots, with MS. references.

Mr. Jermyn's MS. Collections for a History of the County of Suffolk were not offered for sale.

"MS. Collections for Suffolk," in the possession of the Writer of this Memoir.

This MS. is dedicated to Sir Robert Crane, Knt. in a letter signed RYECE, and dated Feb. 9, 1618. In the "Repertorium Bibliographicum," are enumerated several choice articles in Mr. Nassau's library. J. F.

He married Mary, the daughter of Thomas Appleton, of Waldingfield Magna, Esq. who dying on the 29th of February 1629, was interred in the same place; with the following inscription on a brass plate:

"Maria uxor Roberti Ryece patroni hujus

Ecclesiæ et filia Thomæ Appleton de
Waldingfelde Armigeri obiit xxix die
Februarii Ao MDCXXIX.

In cinere' cuncti redeunt, primæq. parenti
Quod tulit assignat mortua facta caro ;
Tunc aurum, stultos tunc quisq. relinquit honores,
Et quos in toto tempore junxit opes.
Ergo animis mansura piis cœloq. petamus;

Mentibus ex nostris sit procul omne fugax.

Mr. Anstis possessed a copy of Ryece's "Description of Suffolk," Cat. 545 t. This was most probably the MS. which was communicated by Mr. New to the Compilers of the Magna Britannia, and which is alluded to in the following terms: "We have in our hands a MS. containing an account of all the Hundreds, Towns, and Villages, with the Names of the Lords of them at that time, viz. temp. Edward I. returned by the Sheriffs into the Exchequer, according to a special writ to them directed, Reg. 9, by that Prince; which, being both curious and useful, we have inserted great parts of it in the body of our History ; and when we have no other helps shall add the rest at the end of each Hundred ‡."

Mr. Ryece "left by deed, dated 1622, £.5 per ann. for ever, charged on the great tithes of Preston for the binding out of two sons of poor men of that parish; and, for want of such there, of Lavenham, to such masters as the Justices of Peace should approve of §."

+ Nichols's "Literary Anecdotes,” vol. II. p. 707; vol. IX. p. 413. Mag. Brit. vol. V. p. 175, note.

§ M'Keon's Inquiry into the Charities of Lavenham, p. 20.

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TREADWAY RUSSELL NASH, D. D. F.S.A.

A biographical memoir of Dr. Nash, and an extended bibliographical review of his magnum opus-the History of Worcestershire, were given in the Eighth Volume of the "Literary Anecdotes *." The subject will be further illustrated by the following extracts from his Correspondence.

1. Dr. NASH to RICHARD GOUGH, Esq. "DEAR SIR, Bevere, Sept. 26, 1774. "If I had not been on a tour in the West, I should before this have thanked you for your History of Dorsetshire, and congratulated you on your nuptials, to which I wish all success in every respect.

"I should esteem it as a particular favour, if you would freely give me your opinion of the History of Worcestershire; and collect for me such matters as in your various reading comes to hand. I shall have a fac-simile engraving of Domesday, so far as relates to Worcestershire; and, besides the views of antiquities and modern seats, I propose portraits of such eminent men as were either born in Worcestershire, or adopted by being made Bishops, or the like; I should, therefore, be much obliged to you if you would note down the names of such eminent persons, and where is the best engraving or picture of them. I looked for the MSS. in Jesus-college, Oxford; some are lost, others are the same with what I have already.

"If I did not know how ready you are to assist in any of these works, I should make a thousand excuses for the liberty I take; but I hope you will forgive me, and believe me to be your most obedient and obliged humble servant, T. NASH."

2. Mr. GOUGH to Dr. NASH.

"SIR, Enfield, Feb. 11, 1775. "I ought to make many apologies for having so long deferred answering your obliging letter which inclosed the printed proposal; but, at once to confess the truth, it has not been, nor yet is, in my power to give you the assistance you desire. As I understand by Mr. Vernon, who will convey this to you, that

*Pp. 103 et seq.; see also the various references in vol. VII. p. 282.

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