in 1692. & in his room was Elected Master Ar. Charlett of Trinity-Coll. Mr. Bennett's Arms, 3 Demy Lyons Rampant are hanging in a Little Room on the North part of the Common Room of University Coll. where are the Pictures of K. Charles II. &c. such a veneration have this excellent Society for the Memory of yt King and other Good Men, Friends to the Church of Engl. Leonis Rogani Caetani libri III de urinis. Neap. 1556. 8o. The master of University has a Copy, which did belong to Trinity Coll. Library, being given there by Dr. Kettle, as appears from his hand at ye beginning.

May 13 (Tu.). Milles is printing his Latin Sermon which he will be 10 laugh'd at for by the very School-Boyes, it being in several Places not Latin. But he thinks it excellt. Dr. Potter has writ several Letters to some of his Cronies in Oxon. wherein he is confident yt he shall be Dr. Jane's successor.

May 14 (Wed.). I am told Dr. Woodward, Fellow of the Royal Society, and one of ye Professors of Gresham Coll. was originally a Linnen Draper, that he serv'd out his time, but being a Man of very quick Parts, and having a genious to the Study of Natural Philosophy, &c. he procur'd the Archbp to give him the Degree of Dr. of Physick, tho' he never was of any University. He lately sent down to the University some Copies of 20 an Ancient Shield, as he has caus'd them to be ingrav'd, representing the Taking of Rome by Brennus, and illustrating the whole Story as told by Livy. 'Tis a great Curiosity; but yet for all that there are not wanting some ill-natur'd men who run it down as a Banter, particularly Dr. Gregory the Scotch man who understands just as much of Antiquity as he does of Greek. And yet some are so wise as to hearken to him both in this and other Matters, and to take him for an Oracle. The Writer of the Gazette now is Captain Steel, who is the Author of several Romantick things, & is accounted an ingenious Man. The Map of Oxon. mention'd above as being in Dr. Charlett's Hands was done by Ralph 30 Agas, as he is mention'd by Ant. à Wood vol. i. Ath. Oxon. col. 199. just before his Account of Neale, but he does not tell us what this Agas was, whether a Scholar or Mechanick; I believe the Latter. Dr. Charlett, is going to have it engrav'd anew, and to have the Colleges added as done in Neale's Dialogue in Bodley's Archives. Things about Baroo in Leycester Rental, by Wm. Charitee in Bodl. Bib. In the Index, mention'd— Indentura de Baro.

May 16 (Fri.). Just publish'd Dr. Potter's Answer to Tyndal's Rts. Also, Humane Souls naturally immortal, translated from an Original MSt in Latin, by S. E. with a Preface by Mr. Jer. Collier. I heard 40 Milles say last Night that he had seen Authentick Evidences in Hampshire enough to make two or three Volumes more of the Monasticon Angl. and yt he believ❜d other Counties would afford a proportionable Number. People that heard him, who had skill in these matters, laugh'd heartily, he thereby sufficiently showing his Ignorance in the Nature of that Work, and discovering that he knew very little of our English Antiquities. Dr. Langbaine reprinted in 4to, in three sheets Scot's Tables of Oxon. and Camb. Quare whether they are in the Muséum. He made Additions and Corrections.

May 19 (Mon.). Just publish'd in two Volumes, 8°. the Works of Mr. Tho. Browne, with an Account of his Life by Dr. Drake. In Dr. Charlett's study is Mr. Lydiat's Epist. de anni solaris mensura, with MSt Additions &c. by Mr. Lydiatt's own hand.

May 20 (Tu.). Last night Mr. Milles being at a Coffee House, he took occasion to reflect upon Christ-Church, and the Government thereof, notwthstanding a Gentleman was in Company who was a perfect Stranger to him, and indeed the whole university. At the same time he said that most of the Coyns in the Publick Library are Duplicates, & that he 10 formerly saw thirty Duplicates of Adrian in the Cabinet. 'Twas ask'd him what he meant by duplicates? To wch he reply'd Coyns on which was the same Head, sufficiently showing his ignorance. He likewise was positive that Coyns were of no use in History, and that Baron Spanheim had show'd a great Deal of Learning to amuse the world on this Subject, but yt he could not see that he had prov'd what he undertook. But 'tis to be thought Milles never read anything of his Book, & 'tis well known he is a stranger as well to this as other parts of Learning.

May 21 (Wed.). Dr. Hickes's Book against Tyndal is come out, & is done with great smartness and Learning & is far above Dr. Potter's 20 which is dull & heavy, and comes no lower than Constantine, & has nothing in it but what has been observ'd over and over.

May 22 (Th.). Mr. Halley being lately at Dinner at Sr. Christopher Wrenn's there came in a Gentleman who said that he being with a certain Minister of State he saw De Foe receive some money from him, which he believ'd was his pension. Hen. Earl of Northumberl. died the

22d of May. Quære in Sr. Wm. Dugd.

May 17. Dr. T. Smith to H. Is satisfied that Fountaine's MSS. were collected by Sir E. Coke. The angry common lawyers contributed at least as much to the dissolution of the Monarchy as the whole set of the Puritan Lords and country gentlemen in the following Parliaments. Certain of these MSS. would make an additional volume to Spelman's Councils. But wee want Bishops of a public spirit to encourage and promote such like designes, wch would tend to the glory of our Church, and to the advancemt of our Ecclesiastical History.' Is amused by Charlett's trick re Tacitus. The Latin trans. of the Testaments of the XII Patriarchs was by Robert Grosthead. Smith, before the Revolution, had the original MS. in Bodley transcribed, BP. Pearson advising him to edit it. Young Clements and Bowyer, lately apprentices to Mr. Bennett, undertake to procure all the Theatre Books. Sends a copy of the King of Prussia's letter of thanks to the Queen re the Frankfort celebration. Cannot find that the Rotterdam Fleet has brought any copies of the new edition of Strabo.

May 22. Dodwell to H. 'I am affrayd the Isle of Man will prove a barren subject either for MSS. or monuments, though they may retein several customes and Traditions truly antient, but very difficult to be proved so. I saw there myself in 82. a fellow of a Colledg in Cambridge, one Mr. Lolly, who had been fixed there many years before, as I understood by a petty canon of St. Asaph, one Mr. Gilbert. If he be still living, and at the chief town Castle Rushin, he may, perhaps, acquaint the BP. with what he has met considerable for his own time. I saw there in the Castle a small Library of fanatick printed Books given them, as I was told, by my Lord Fairfax. But the Clergy there have no purses for procuring rarityes, unless they be much

May 23 (Frid.). Dr. Hudson being preparing materials for an Edition of Josephus writ lately to Humph. Wanley desiring him to procure two MSts from the Queen's Library from Dr. Bentley The Keeper, offering at the same time any Security for their safe Return. Mr. Wanley carried the Letter, but Dr. Bentley was so far from hearkening to ye Proposal yt he shuffled saying yt by the Oxon. list of Books preparing for ye Press he gather'd this Work would not be ready a great while yet, that in a short time the Cottonian Library wld be annex'd to the Queen's, &c. & that then Dr. Hudson might have the free use of it in the Library, he (Dr. Bentley) being to be continu'd Keeper, and then he would show all 10 Civilitys. This was only shift, there being but little Ground for saying this; but he must have some plea for Rudeness and Inhumanity, &c.

May 24 (Sat.). Mr. Nelson (Rob.) in a Letter to ye Master of University-Coll. tells him he has read Dr. Potter's Book, which he likes; but he does not say it contains anything extraordinary. At ye same time he calls Dr. Hickes' an Admirable Book. The three first Quotations from Scripture in the Beginning of Dr. Potter's Book are wrong & not to be found in the Places he directs to. He excuses himself as being in hast, & he had no time to look over several of ye Sheets, especially the last. I am afraid a great deal of ye Book is taken upon trust. - 20 Last night came to Oxon one of the Armenian Patriarchs. The next day he was attended to the Publick Library by Dr. Charlett, Provice-ch. At the Entrance, Dr. Hudson, the Keeper, made him an handsome Complement in Latin; but the Patriarch, being about 90 years of Age, and understanding no Latin, nor Greek, nor any European Language, but

improved since I was there. We had 2 fellows of our Colledg in my time of that Island, and (which was extraordinary) one a Fellow commoner, all Christians, which is a frequent name there. One of the fellows Mr. Patrick Christian was a very pious Person, and son to him who was shot to death, by the Authority of the Earl of Derby as King in Man, for betraying the Island to Cromwell in his passage to Ireland, for which the Earl suffered severely. Mr. Gilbert was there with BP. Barrow, who was from thence translated to St. Asaph, and was my friend's immediate Predecessor in St. Asaph. He told me that, in clearing the Castle, they found a roomfull of old leather coyn, such as he supposed to have been the current coyn of the Island formerly. But they had no regard of it, but threw it away. If the BP. can retrieve any of it, and it have any letters stamped on it, it may be of use to you.'

May 23. Jo. Abell to H. Will procure him if desired the loan of the ed. of Livy printed Moguntiae (he suggests Mons), 15-.

May 24. H. to Dr. T. Smith. Wishes Smith had edited the Testaments of the XII Patriarchs rather than Grabe, who is too hurried. An Oxford physician proposes to edit Caelius Aurelianus de Acutis Morbis, but MSS. are very scarce; hears that Almeloveen has materials. Visit of Thomas, Patriarch of the Holy Cross in Gogthan near Mt. Ararat (aged about 90) to Oxford & Bodley. Query, age and burial-place of Dr. Charleton. Hickes' new book mightily extolled here. Bentley refuses to lend Dr. Hudson MSS. of Josephus out of the St. James's Library.

1 He is Patriarch of the Holy Cross in Gogthan (near Mount Ararat) in Greater Armenia. He subscribes himself in his Speech to the Queen in the last monthly Transaction, Thomas.

Italian, took but little notice of any thing. He afterwards was carried to Dr. Charlett's Lodgings where he was treated. Mr. Milles being one time with Mr. Perkes of Corpus ask'd him whether he had got e're a Clemens? Mr. Perkes ask'd him what Clemens? Milles said Clemens Romanus. No says Perkes. I wonder at that, replyes Milles; because no one can be a divine without him. La. Pembroke has given 100 libs to Christ-Church for carrying on the New Building of Peck-Water.

May 25 (Sun.). Being with Mr. Leigh of Brazen Nose this Morning he read to me part of a Letter from Mr. Dodwell's Antagonist in the 10 North containing an Answer to a Letter of Mr. Dodwell to him, in which he gave several solutions of what Mr. Dodwell had objected as to infants & Ideots. But finding Mr. Dodwell peremptory in what he asserted, & not to be made to retract his Heterodoxies he was resolv'd to write no more to him, & to break off conversation pro termino vitæ.

May 26 (Mon.). to Ld. Herbert, son May 29 (Th.). This day was a Convocation in the Theatre, when the Archbp. of the Holy Cross in Gocthan was created Dr. of Divinity, and his Nephew Luke Nurigian and Mr. Cockburn, son of Dr. Cockburn, 20 were created Masters of Arts. The Day before the Archbp. presented to ye Publick Library several Books in Armenian which he has caused to be printed. Mr. Wyat the Orator spoke a speech in his Commendation, & presented him, the Queen having been pleas'd to let us be without a Professor. During the Convocation several Papers, printed at ye Theatre were given to ye Drs., noblemen and some others, entitled, Reverendissimi in Christo Patris Thomæ Archiepiscopi Sanctæ Crucis in Gocthan Perso-Armenia, Peregrinationis suæ in Europam, Pietatis & Literarum promovendarum caussa susceptæ, brevis Narratio. Una cum

Milles's Latin Sermon is just publish'd dedicated of Ld. Pembroke, to whom Milles was Tutor.

dicti Archiepiscopi ad Serenissimam Magna Britannia Reginam Ora30 tiuncula, Ejusque Responso. Accedunt de eodem Archiepisco Testimonia ampla & præclara. Printed upon two sheets. fol. A Commoner of Queen's College, upon ye Restauration of King Charles II, was so overjoy'd that he swore a great Oath that 'twas a great sin not to be drunk upon that day.

May 30 (Fri.). Persecutio undecima. The Churches Eleventh Persecution. Lond. 1648. In it an Account of all the Clergy turn'd out in London by those Rogues the Puritans. I have by me a List of them reprinted lately. Quare whether it be exactly the same? . . . - I have been told by one who well knows that Dr. Lloyd always when he was 40 BP. of St. Asaph would bring his Bible with him and during Prayers be continually writing notes in it. Dr. Grabe waited upon the BP. of Sarum thinking he would subscrib'd towds his Excellent Design of the Septuagint; but he refus'd and appear'd cool towds learning, like other Scotch Men, who care for nothing but just themselves, & 'tis no matter for Learning provided they thrive. This answers to all Scotch Men

May 28. H. to Dr. T. Smith. Dr. Kenton thought that Mr. Gandy had already paid you the [Dr. Bayley's] legacy. The ArchbP, of St. Cross' Account of his Journey is printing at the Theatre.

here and there one excepted such as Montross, Sr. George Mackenzy, and John Urry of X' Church, an intire Man. In University Coll. on the North side of the Quadr. the Rt. Hand one pair of Stairs over the Door a Picture with this Inscription,

The BP gafe the King Benediction,

Then by Grace homeward made Reversion,

And by good Politick Provision

Of an Abbey began Foundation.

In the sd Chamber now Mr. Merrick a Gent. Commoner (juvenis probus & modestus).

June 2 (Mon.). Mr. Basil Kennett is taken into ye Inquisition at Leghorne notwithstanding her Majesty's Letter for preventing it. Those who know of ye Worth of this Gent: wish ye trimming Historian (Dr. Kennett) in his room. (I am told since yt he was not in the Inquisition.)

June 3 (Tu.). Last Friday Dr. Frampton of Magd. Coll. was married to Mrs. Molly Levins, Daughter of the late Dr. Baptista Levins, BP. of the Isle of Man. Which Mrs. Levins is a Beautifull young Brisk Lady of about 16 or 17 years of Age.... Memorandum. That Mr. John Nevil Fellow of University-Coll. has in his Study several Papers in MSt 20 (as also a great many in Print) wch discover the Knavery and Roguery of the Presbyterians and Phanaticks, wch he will be ready to communicate to any one who will be tenacious of a secret. For ye truth is he is a man of great modesty, and Integrity, and withall of sound, stanch Principles, great Judgment, an Ornamt to his Colledge, has done great service to it, especially when Bursar, regardfull of his Studies, and always free to impart what will be in his opinion of use either to Religion or Learning. He has a Relation of ye same Colledge, Fellow also, Mr. Cavendish Nevil, a worthy Gentleman and to whom the writer of these Matters is oblig'd upon several Accounts. Mr. Davies of Cambridge 30

May 31. Dr. T. Smith to H. Almeloveen undertook to edit Aurelianus so long ago as 1694, so that the way lies open to H.'s friend. Has sent several queries to be answered by the Armenian Bishop. Mentions the Latin Confession of Faith printed by Ricaut in his Present State of the Armenian Church (1679, censured by Dr. Marshal). Smith when living at Constantinople had much conversation with Armenians, but did not learn the language, and therefore published nothing. Dr. Charleton, s. of Walter C., D. D.; b. at ShiptonMallet, Som., Candlemas Day 1620; bred up in Magd. Hall under BP. Wilkins; Ph. Dr. 1642; travelling physician to Charles I; d. April 24, 1707; b. 27th, at St. Paul's, Covent Garden. Will H. give 'Mr. Smith' any assistance in his power? Will read Hickes' book next week. Mr. Hanbury has got himself appointed Keeper of the Cottonian Library, but will probably have to give way to Dr. Bentley. Will H. ask Dr. Kenton to send instructions to Mr. Gandy (Bartholomew Square, Old St.) to pay Dr. Bayley's legacy to Smith?

June 1. H. to F. Cherry. Time to secure a royal paper copy of Mill's N. T. Sacheverel (brother to the Dr.)'s account of the Isle of Man much better than Challoner's. Will communicate with Dodwell's correspondent in the North. Milles' publication of his Latin sermon ridiculed by the Wags. June 3. Trumbull to H. Returns Dodwell's Prelim. Defence, with remarks.