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 THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE 
 
 MES. JULIA iDAVIES 
 
 of Cheltenham "" 
 (Sold by Order of the Executrix). 
 
 
 
 
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 Second Day .. Tuesday, November 17th. Lots 167 to 334 
 
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CATALOGUE 
 
 OF 
 
 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS 
 
 AND 
 
 THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE 
 
 MES. JULIA DAVIES 
 
 of Cheltenham 
 (Sold by Order of the Executrix), 
 
 including a 
 
 0f CBttglantr antt Jfratta, 
 
 AN UNPUBLISHED LATIN EPIGRAM BY ERASMUS. 
 
 Letters of MICHAEL ANGELO, QUEEN HENRIETTA MARIA, 
 COTTON MATHER of New England, L. STERNE, DEAN SWIFT 
 
 AND MANY OTHERS OF GREAT RARITY, 
 
 THE ORIGINAL ASSIGNMENT BY KEATS OF THE 
 COPYRIGHT OF ''LAMIAS Etc. 
 
 WHICH WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION 
 
 BY MESSRS. 
 
 SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE, 
 
 AT THEIR HOUSE, No. 13, WELLINGTON STREET, STRAND, W.C. 
 On MONDAY, the 16th of NOVEMBER, 1908, and Following Day, 
 
 AT ONE o'clock PRECISELY. 
 
 May be Viewed Two Days prior. Catalogues may be had. 
 
 Dryden Press : J. Davy & Sons, 8-9, Frith-street, Soho-square, W. 
 
CONDITIONS OF SALE. 
 
 I. The highest bidder to be the buyer ; and if any dispute 
 arise between bidders, the lot so disputed shall be 
 immediately put up again, provided the auctioneer 
 cannot decide the said dispute. 
 
 II. No person to advance less than Is. ; above five pounds 
 2s. 6c?., and so on in proportion. 
 
 III. In the case of lots upon which there is a reserve, the 
 
 auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of 
 the seller. 
 
 IV. The purchasers to give in their names and places of 
 
 abode, and to pay down 10s. in the pound, if required, 
 in part payment of the purchase-money ; in default 
 of which the lot or lots purchased to be immediately 
 put up again and re-sold. 
 
 V. The sale of any lot is not to be set aside on account of 
 any error in the enumeration of the numbers stated, 
 or errors of description. 
 
 VI. The lots to be taken away, at the buyer's expense, imme- 
 diately after the conclusion of the sale ; in default of 
 which Messrs. SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE 
 will not hold themselves responsible if lost, stolen, 
 damaged, or otherwise destroyed, but they will be 
 left at the sole risk of the purchaser. If, at the 
 expiration of Two Days after the conclusion of the 
 sale, the lots are not cleared or paid for, they will 
 then be catalogued for immediate sale, and the ex- 
 pense, the same as if re-sold, will be added to the 
 amount at which they were bought. Messrs. 
 SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE will have 
 the option of re-selling the lots uncleared, either by 
 public or private sale, without any notice being given 
 to the defaulter. 
 
 VII. Upon failure of complying with the above conditions, 
 the money required and deposited in part of payment 
 shall be forfeited, and if any loss is sustained in the 
 re-selling of such lots as are not cleared or paid for, 
 all charges on such re-sale shall be made good hy the 
 defaulters at this sale. 
 
 Gentlemen, who cannot attend this Sale, may have their 
 Commissions faithfully executed hy their humble Servants, 
 SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE, 
 
 13, Wellington Street, Stra7id, London. 
 
^4Z 
 
 CATALOGUE -se-m 
 
 OF 
 
 AUTOGEAPH LETTERS 
 
 anh Htstorttal Bomimnts, 
 
 THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE 
 
 Mrs. JULIA DAVIES, of Cheltenham' 
 
 {Sold by Order of the Executiix). 
 
 A. L. s.= autograph letter signed, one entirely in the handwriting of the 
 
 signer. 
 L. s. = letter signed, the signature only in the handwriting of the sender. 
 
 A D s ^ 
 
 ' > = as above, reading document for letter. 
 Doc. s. J 
 
 FIRST DAY'S SALE. 
 
 LOT 
 
 1 Abercromby (Sir Ralph) General, A. L. s. 1 p. folio, Feb. 22, 
 
 1801, fine letter written shortly before his death: "The 
 wind is now fair, and the fleet is getting under weigh," por- 
 trait — Conway (H. S.) Field-Marshal, A. L. s. 3 J pp. 4to, 
 Park Place, 2nd Oct. 1791 (2) 
 
 2 Addison (Joseph) Essayist and Poet, Signature to Order for 
 
 payment of a Bill, Deer. 1717 — GoNGREVE (William) 
 Dramatist, Receipt s., both scarce (2) 
 
 3 Albany (Louise de Stolberg Countess of) Wife of the "Young 
 
 Pretender," A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Florence, 16 Mars, 1820, and 
 3 pp. of Notes in her autograph 
 
 4 Albemarle (G. Monck Duke of) Restorer of Monarchy, L. s. 
 
 ordering the delivery of 13 barrels of powder, 30^^ March, 
 1663; also Two Letters with signatures of T. Wriothesley 
 E. of Southampton, Bulstrode Whitelock, etc., portraits (3) 
 
 5 Alen^on (Francois Due d') Son of Henry II of France, suitor 
 
 to Q. Elizabeth, L. s. 1 p. 4to, Septr. 1582, scarce, with 2 
 portraits 
 
 6 Allen (Ralph) of Bath, the Prototype of Fielding's " Squire All- 
 
 worthy," A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, Widcombe, Deer. 8th, 1739, to 
 his sister 
 
 7 Anne (Queen of England) Royal Sign Manual to an Order for 
 
 payment of " Queen Anne's Bounty," interesting ; and Two 
 Documents with signatures of the Duchess of Marlborough, 
 the Duke of Buckingham, and others, portrait (3) 
 
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 8 Anne of Austria, Wife of Louis XIII of France, A. L. s. 1 p. 
 
 4to, 4 Juillet, 1644, to her brother the Duke of Orleans, 
 FINE, ivith seals and silks, portrait 
 
 9 Antonelli (Cardinal) L. sub. and s. folio, Rome, 25 Novembre, 
 
 1851, endorsed by Cardinal Wiseman 
 
 10 Argyll (Archibald Campbell Marquis of) beheaded 1661, Sig- 
 
 nature to a printed Order, Edinb., 7 April, 1645; and A. 
 L. s. from the first Earl of Bridgwater to the Duke of 
 Buckingham, July, 1626 (2) 
 
 11 Argental (Madame d') Fine A. L. 6 J pp. 4to, Paris, 15 Juin, 
 
 1770 
 
 12 Arlington (H. Bennet Earl of) Member of the "Cabal" Ministry, 
 
 L. s. 1 p. folio, July 21, 1680, portrait — Nottingham (H. 
 Finch Earl of) A. L. s. 1 p. 4to ; and two others (4) 
 
 13 Athlone (Ginkell Earl of) General, d. 1703, interesting L. s. 
 
 7 pp. 4to, concerning the Army in Ireland 
 
 14 Barkstead (J.) Eegicide, Governor of the Tower, L. s. 1 p. folio, 
 
 Toiver, Sept. Qth, 1653; and an Order s. by Miles Corbet, 
 John Jones, Regicides, and General Fleetwood, portraits (2) 
 
 15 Barras (Paul Jean) Dictator for the coup d'etat of 18 Fructidor, 
 
 Signature as Member of the Directory, 8 Nivose, an vi, scarce 
 
 16 Barry (Comtesse du) Favourite of Louis XV, L. s. 8vo, 15, ^hre, 
 
 1786 ; and A. L. s. from the Vicomte du Barry (2) 
 
 17 Bassano (H. J. Maret Due de) A. L. s. 2 pp. folio, 4 Messidor, 
 
 an X ; others of Latouche Treville and Eegnier Due de 
 Massa (3) 
 
 18 Beauharnais (Eugene de) Viceroy of Italy, L. s. 1 p. 4to, 16, 
 
 d>bre, 1813, portrait — Beauharnais (Fanny de) A. L. s. 1 p. 
 4to — Fesch (Cardinal) L. s. folio, 13 Brumaire, an xii (3) 
 
 19 Bernadotte (J. B.) afterwards Charles XIV of Sweden, L. s. 
 
 with auto, postscript, 26 Fructidor, an xili, portrait — 
 AuGEREAU (Marshal) L. s. with fine engraved heading (2) 
 
 20 Berry (Mary and Agnes) the sisters to whom Walpole addressed 
 
 so many of his letters, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo from each, ivitJi fine 
 portrait of Mary Berry (2) 
 
 21 Berthier (Marshal) Prince de AVagram, L. s. 1 p. 4to — Talley- 
 
 rand (Marquis) L. s. folio, 17 Germinal, an ix, with por- 
 traits (2) 
 
 22 Bertrand (Henri Comte) accompanied Napoleon I to St. Helena, 
 
 A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo ; others of the Comte de Las Cases, Ben- 
 jamin Constant, and F. J. Vidocq, portrait (4) 
 
 23 Bewick (Thomas) Wood-engraver, Signature with thumb mark 
 
 receipt for ^sop's Fables, portrait, etc. 
 
 24 Blucher (L. von) Prussian Field-Marshal, L. s. folio, 24 Juin, 
 
 1813, portrait 
 
 25 Bonaparte (Caroline) Queen of Naples, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, to her 
 
 Mother — Bonaparte (Pauline) Princess Borghese, second 
 sister of Napoleon, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, portrait (2) 
 
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 26 Bonaparte (Elise) Duchess of Tuscany, Napoleon's eldest sister, 
 
 A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, 27 Juin, 1809, to her brother, fine portrait 
 
 27 Bonaparte (Jcrdme) King of Westphalia, youngest brother of 
 
 Napoleon, L. s. 1 p. folio, 14 Novembre, 1859, portrait 
 
 28 Bonaparte (Joseph) King of Spain, elder brother of Napoleon, 
 
 A. L. s. J p. folio, 1803, with portrait 
 
 29 Bonaparte (Louis) King of Holland, brother of Napoleon, L. s. 
 
 with 5 lines holograph, \er jour complement aire, an xii, 
 ivitli portrait 
 
 30 Bonaparte (Lucien) Prince of Canino, brother of Napoleon, L. s. 
 
 4to, Rome^ fifloreal, an xii, poi^trait 
 
 31 Bonaparte (Letizia) Madame Mere, mother of Napoleon, L. s. 
 
 4to, Rome, 3 Janvier, 1820, to her grandson, with portrait 
 
 32 BoswELL (J.) Biographer of Dr. Johnson, A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, Gt. 
 
 Portland St., 10 August, 1792, on the escape of some 
 prisoners from New South Wales, mentions his tour in 
 Devonshire, etc. 
 
 33 Bradshaw (John) President at the Trial of Charles I, L. s. 1 p. 
 
 folio, 13 December, 1650, to the Governor of the I. of Wight 
 on the reception of a public minister from the King of Por- 
 tugal, with seal and portrait, fine specimen 
 If hee desire to come on shore wee thinke fitt hee should be civilly 
 treated at his owne charge and have an Honorary guard, and that hee 
 doe not remove from thence untill you shall receive the further pleasure 
 of the Parliament or this Councell. 
 
 34 Broke (Sir Philip) Commander of the "Shannon" during the 
 
 fight with the "Chesapeake," A. L. s. 2\ pp. 4to, Sept. 3, 
 1802, scarce 
 
 35 Browne (H. K.) Artist, illustrator of Dickens' books, A. L. s. 
 
 ij pp. 8vo, Jan. 7, '57 — Leech (J.) A. L. s. ij pp. 8vo, 
 July 17, 1841, to W. Shoberl, both scarce (2) 
 
 36 Bruce (James) Abyssinian traveller, A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, 23rc? 
 
 Feby. 1794, scarce; others of Sir A. H. Layard and Sir J. 
 G. Wilkinson (3) 
 
 37 Brune (Marshal) L. s. 1 p. 4to, 21 Septr. 1792, curious, a per- 
 
 mission to keep a horse for the service of the Section" — 
 Davoust (Marshal) A. L. s. 2 J pp. 4to, 30 Ventose, an vi (2) 
 
 38 Buckingham (G. Villiers second Duke of) L. s. 2 pp. folio, Jany. 
 
 '2\st, 1664, in reference to the Dutch prisoners, with other 
 signatures — Warwick (Sir P.) Author of "Memoirs of 
 Charles I," A. L. s. 1 p. folio, Sept. 8, 1664; and Two Docs. 
 s. by the Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Shaftesbury, Sir J. 
 Mennes, and others (4) 
 
 39 Burgoyne (John) General, capitulated at Saratoga, Declaration 
 
 on the appointment of a captain s. by him — Clinton (Sir 
 Henry) Orders., New York, 31st July, 1781, both scarce (2) 
 
 40 Burke (Edmund) Statesman, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to (undated), an 
 
 interesting letter on the Duke of Portland's government, 
 portrait 
 
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 41 Burnet (Gilbert) Bishop of Salisbury, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Glasgow, 
 
 10 Now. 1672, SCARCE AS A HOLOGRAPH 
 
 42 BuRNEY (Dr. C.) A. L. s. 2 pp. 8vo, Mar. 17, 1809, interesting 
 
 letter to E. Malone 
 
 43 Burns (Robert) Poet, Autograph Verses s. "Sylvander," to Mrs. 
 
 Me — , alias Clarinda, eighteen lines, commencing : 
 I burn, I burn, as when thro' ripened corn 
 By driving winds the crackling flames are borne ! 
 
 On the reverse are sixteen lines in his autograph being the 
 concluding stanzas of a poem ; the six last lines read : 
 
 On the lofty ether borne 
 
 Man with all his powers you scorn 
 
 Swiftly seek on changing wings 
 
 Other lakes and other springs 
 
 And that Foe you cannot brave 
 
 Scorn at last to be his slave. 
 
 44 Byron (Lord) Poet, A. Note s., Trin. Coll. Cambridge, Deer. 
 
 28tk, 1807, to Mr. Eidge of Newark, relative to "Hours of 
 Idleness " 
 
 Mr. Ridge, Insert the enclosed after "Childish Recollections" and 
 send the proofs, etc. — Byron. 
 
 45 C^SAR (Sir Julius) Judge and Statesman, Signature on a Petition 
 
 addressed to him by Robert Norton, 17 tk Octr. 1618 — 
 WiNWOOD (Sir Ralph) Statesman, A. L. s. 1 p. folio, and 
 Doc. s. by John Jegon, Bishop of Norwich, Sir Anthony 
 Browne, and J. Ryvers, portrait (3) 
 
 46 Cambaceres (J. J.) Duke of Palma, second Consul with Napoleon, 
 
 L. s. folio, 16 Brumaire, ati ill; others of Le Brun, third 
 Consul, and Toussaint L'Ouverture, portrait (3) 
 
 47 Carlyle (T.) Author, A. L. s. 2 pp. 8vo, Chelsea, 12 Novr. 1856, 
 
 to Sir F. Madden, with envelope, recommending Mr. A. Gil- 
 christ, author of the "Life of Blake"; and others of J. A. 
 Froude and Harriet Martin eau (3) 
 
 48 Carnot (Lazare) French Statesman, L. s. folio, Paris, 19 Juin, 
 
 1815, respecting the Garde Nationale, interesting, written 
 the day after Waterloo ; others of De Bourrienne (A. L. s. 
 1 p. 4to), Baron Fain, General Leclerc, and Paul Real, 
 public accuser during the Revolution (5) 
 
 49 Carrier (J. B.) Revolutionary, noted for his atrocities, Signature 
 
 on a Decree by the National Convention awarding com- 
 pensation for imprisonment, with seal, 11 Prairial, an ii, 
 jine specimen 
 
 50 Catherine de Medici Queen of Henry II of France, L. s. folio, 
 
 16 Juin, 1578, to M. de Flassane respecting her son Henry 
 III, stained 
 
 51 Charles I (King of England) Royal Sign Manual on Instructions 
 
 for raising a supply to re-instate the Elector Palatine in his 
 Dominions, folio {undated) 
 
 52 Charles I, Royal Sign Manual on a Warrant to M. Brodley, 
 
 Paymaster-General, for the payment of various officers, 2 pp. 
 folio, 30^^ October, 1642, fine specimen of the early period 
 of the Civil Wars, with portrait 
 
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 53 Charles II (King of England) Eoyal Sign Manual on an Order 
 
 for the payment of £10 to "our most deare and most en- 
 tirely beloved sonne James Duke of Monmouth" for the 
 relief of poor soldiers, endorsed "Monmouth," \bth August^ 
 1676, fine specimen, seal and portrait 
 
 54 Charles II, Eoyal Sign Manual on an Order, folio, 27^^ July, 
 
 1666, countersigned by Sir W. Morice, mezzotint portrait 
 hy Smith 
 
 55 Charles V (King of France) the Wise, d. 1380, Sign Manual to 
 
 an Ordonnance for payment of "cincq cens royauls d'or 
 
 pourcertaines besoignes secretes qui tres grandement touchent 
 I'onneur et I'estat de Mons. et de nous," obi. folio, on 
 vellum, Meleun, Mars 12 (1356-60), fine and extremely 
 rare, with portrait 
 *^(.* Charles V was at this time Eegent of France during the 
 captivity of John, the Good, in England. 
 
 56 Charles YII (King of France) Orleans saved for him by Joan of 
 
 Arc, d. 1461, Eoyal Sign Manual on a Document on paper, 
 obi. 4to, with portrait 
 
 57 Charles VIII (King of France) d. 1498, Eoyal Sign Manual on 
 
 a Letter to the Due de Milay, pres Tours, 1 Octohre (no 
 year), fine specimen, with portrait 
 
 58 Charles V (Emperor of Germany and Spain) Eoyal Sign Manual 
 
 on a Document on paper, folio, Moncon, xxx Juin, 1528 
 
 59 Charlotte (Princess) daughter of George lY, A. L. s. (initials) 
 
 3 pp. 8vo, Blackheath, Octr. 11th — Charlotte, Queen of 
 George III, Agreement s. respecting lands at AVindsor ; and 
 L. s. by Edward Duke of Kent (3) 
 
 60 Charlotte (Queen of Naples) L. sub. and s. with auto, postscript 
 
 of six lines, Naples, 9 Novembre, 1802 — Nelson (Lady) 
 A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Bath, Jany. 9th, 1799 (2) 
 
 61 Child (Sir Josiah) Banker, A. L. s. 4to, 2 Feb. 1688 ; others of 
 
 Francis Child and Thomas Coutts (3) 
 
 62 Clarendon (Edward Hyde Earl of) Statesman and Historian, 
 
 A. L. s. "Edw. Hyde," 2 J pp. folio, Hague, 3rd October 
 (1648), to Prince Eupert, A fine historic letter "Con- 
 cerning the dealings of some false sea Captains about the 
 shutting the sluices," etc., porti^ait 
 
 63 Clauzel (B.) Signature to a Letter from the Committee of Public 
 
 Safety, 17 Fructidor, an ii ; and Two Eevolutionary Docu- 
 ments s. by Legendre, Fourcroy, Delmas, Carnot, and 
 numerous others (3) 
 
 64 Colbert (Jean Baptiste) French Statesman, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, 
 
 Paris, 9 Aoust, 1677 ; others of the Vicomte de Foucquet 
 who died in the Bastille, and Antoine de Grammont (3) 
 
 65 Coleridge (S. T.) Poet, A. L. s. J p. 4to, 26 Jany. 1819, to 
 
 Mudford, editor of the Courier ; Doc. s. as Secretary to the 
 Governor of Malta, 19 June, 1805 (2) 
 
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 66 CoMPTON (Henry) Bishop of London during the rebuilding of St. 
 
 Paul's, A. L. s. 1 p. folio, to the Lord Keeper, portrait — 
 Sancroft (Wm.) Archbishop of Canterbury, A. L. s. 1 p. 
 4to, March 3rd, 1682 ; and Signatures of Bishops Symon 
 Patrick and Seth Ward (4) 
 
 67 CoNDE (Louis II de Bourbon Prince de) the Great, L. s. 1 p. folio, 
 
 25^ Juin, 1643, with fine seal 
 
 68 Cook (Capt. James) Navigator, Draft Letters in his autograph 
 
 covering 3 pp. folio, with four signatures, addressed to the 
 Commissioners of the Navy while in command of the Gren- 
 ville Schooner at Deptford, Jany. and Feby. 1765, during a 
 visit to England after his survey of the Coast of Newfound- 
 land, with portrait 
 
 69 Coram (Captain Thomas) advocated the establishment of the 
 
 Foundling Hospital, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, 20 May, 1739, portrait 
 — Guy (Thomas) Founder of Guy's Hospital, Receipt s., 
 6 June, 1701, both scarce (2) 
 
 70 Corbet (Miles) Regicide, L. s. folio, Butchy Chamber, 6 8ept. 
 
 1645, portrait — Civil War Document s. by E. Prideaux, 
 Cromwell's attorney-general, and others respecting a constant 
 post to Southampton, Poole, Weymouth, etc., Btarr Chamber, 
 nth May, 1645 (2) 
 
 71 Cowper (AV.) Poet, Doc. s. 1 p. folio, Sheffield, Qth May, while 
 
 a Commissioner of Bankrupts, with portrait 
 
 72 Crabbe (Rev. George) Poet, A. L. s. 4 pp. 4to, Trowbridge, Jany. 
 
 9th, 1828, fine and interesting letter on the Evidences of 
 Religion, addressed to his son 
 
 73 Cromwell (Henry) youngest son of the Protector, Lord Deputy 
 
 of Ireland, L. s. 1 p, folio, Dublin, l^th November, 1656, to 
 the Commissioners of the Admiralty, on the conveyance of 
 ships to Jamaica, s. also by Miles Corbet, Col. M. Thomlin- 
 son to whose custody Charles I was committed during his 
 trial, and others 
 
 74 Cromwell (Oliver) Protector, fine signature to an Order, folio, 
 
 for the payment of £1983 17s. 4d. for 28 days' pay of the 
 Train of Artillery, 25^/^ Aug. 1649, the receipt for the above 
 sum is s. by Nath. Boyce, Paymaster of the train, portrait 
 
 75 Cromwell (Richard) Protector, son of the above, fine signature 
 
 'Richard P.' to a Deed on vellum, folio, 1659, with i^emains 
 of seal, proof portrait 
 ■^^fr"*^ This document is one of the few signed by him as Protector, 
 and the date of the completion being left blank shows that 
 it is probably one of the very last so signed. 
 
 76 Cruikshank (G.) Artist, A. L. s. 3 pp. 12mo, to Mr. Behnes, 
 
 with pen-and-ink sketch — A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, Nov. 5, 1860 — 
 Inscription s. on the fly-leaf of a book, presenting it to the 
 Editor of the Dispatch (3) 
 
 77 CuviER (Baron George) Naturalist, L. s. 1 p. 4to, 12 Janvier, 
 
 1824— Geoffrey (St. Hilaire) Zoologist, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to— 
 Lamarck (J. B.) Naturalist, A. "Rapport" s. 2j pp. 4to (3) 
 
9 First Day 
 
 78 Danton (G. J.) Kevolutionary, guillotined 1794, L. s. 1 p. folio, 
 
 as Minister of Justice, 31 Aoust, 1792, fine specimen, with 
 poi^trait 
 
 79 Darwin (C.) Naturalist, A. L. s. 2 J pp. 8vo, Mmj 18, mentioning 
 
 his " Origin of Species " ; others of J. J. Audubon and J. E. 
 Gray (3) 
 
 80 Davies (Thomas) Bookseller, friend of Dr. Johnson, A. Receipt 
 
 s. 1 p. 4to, May 17, 1776; others of Edmund Curll, Jacob 
 Tonson, etc. (4) 
 
 81 DiBDiN (T.) Dramatist, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, May 3rd, 1838— Auto. 
 
 Verses, 3 pp. 4to, addressed to the Rev. T. AVilkinson (2) 
 
 82 Dickens (C.) A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, Broadstairs, October 7tk, to S. 
 
 Rogers, and 2 addressed envelopes, both with signatures (3) 
 
 83 DiGBY (Sir Kenelm) Author and Diplomatist, signature to a 
 
 Deed on vellum, dated ith November^ 1663, with seal, s. 
 also by 0. Cornwallis, covenanting to pay £5450 to Sir Wm. 
 Humble, portrait 
 
 84 Disraeli (B.) Earl of Beaconsfield, A. L. s. 3 pp. 8vo, May SOth, 
 
 1855, portrait— GcLABSTO-HE (Rt. Hon. W. E.), A. L. s. 1 p. 
 8vo, and 2 others (4) 
 
 85 DODSLEY (R.) Bookseller, Auto. Memorandum s. 1 p. 4to, of an 
 
 agreement between him and T. Warton, Jan. 21, 1752 — 
 TiGHE (Mary) Author of "Psyche," A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo (2) 
 
 86 Dorchester (Catharine Sedley, Countess of) favourite of 
 
 James II, Receipt s. 31 3Iay, 1716, scarce, with portrait — 
 List of Salaries of Officers in the Tower of London s. by the 
 Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Rochester, George Lord Jefferies, 
 A rare signature, and others (2) 
 
 87 Edward VI (King of England) Royal Sign Manual to a Warrant 
 
 on vellum, obi. folio, to the Chamberlain of the County of 
 Chester for the granting of Letters Patent, A very fine 
 document, bearing also the signatures of Edward Seymour, 
 Duke of Somerset (the Protector), Thomas Cranmer, Arch- 
 bishop of Canterbury, Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham 
 T. Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, Sir Anthony Browne, 
 the Earl of Winchester, Sir William Paget, Thomas Lord 
 Seymour, John 1st Earl Russell, Sir A. Denny, the Earl of 
 Warwick, Sir W. Herbert and Sir Edward North, portraits 
 
 88 Elizabeth (Queen of England) Royal Sign Manual to an Order 
 
 on vellum, folio, for the delivery to John Norris, gentleman 
 usher of the Parliament Chamber, certain materials for the 
 furnishing of the said chamber, dated Oxford, Uh September, 
 1565, countersigned by Lord W. Howard "Belted Will," ^we 
 seal and portrait 
 
 89 Erasmus (D.) Dutch Philosopher and Reformer, d. 1536. An 
 
 unpublished Latin Epigram, 1 p. folio, consisting of 24 lines 
 entirely in his autograph, with Letter from Dr. Gerlach 
 respecting the same, fine and rare, with portrait 
 
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 90 Essex (R. Devereiix 2nd Earl of) Favourite of Queen Elizabeth, 
 
 Signature to a Privy Council Order, folio, 9M January, 1598, 
 s. also by C. Howard Earl of Nottingham, E. Cecil Earl of 
 Salisbury, T. Lord Buckhurst, and others, poi'trait 
 
 91 Essex (R. Devereux 3rd Earl of) Parliamentary General, L. sub. 
 
 and s. folio, on board the "Admirall," Sept. 4:tk, 1644, to 
 Col. Sydenham, Governor of Weymouth, respecting the state 
 of the garrison there, with portrait 
 
 92 Eugene of Savoy (Prince) General, L. s. 1 p. folio, Milan, 27 
 
 February, 1710, with seal 
 
 93 Fairfax (Thomas, Lord) Parliamentary General, A. L. s. 1 full p. 
 
 folio, York, 24 Deem. 1641, to his father Lord Fairfax, 
 "over against the Dog taverne in Pallais Yeard," ivith 
 portrait and seal 
 '^^f,* Fine and interesting letter, respecting the Papist suspects in 
 the city of York. 
 
 94 Fielding (Henry) Novelist, MS. in his autograph, 1 p. folio from 
 
 a volume illustrative of the Criminal Laws of England — 
 Attestation s. 27 Ju7ie, 1750, with 2 portraits 
 
 95 FoucHE (Joseph) Due d'Otrante, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo — Clarke 
 
 (Henri) Due de Feltre, Order s. 22 Juillet, 1812, portrait (2) 
 
 96 Fouquier-Tinville (A. Q.) Public Accuser to the Revolutionary 
 
 Tribunal, signature to the Death Warrant of J. Babier, ex- 
 noble, and 7 Assignats (8) 
 
 97 Fox (Sir Stephen) Statesman, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Chiswick, 12 
 
 June, 1690, scarce, with portrait; 2 A. L. s. of T. Osborne, 
 Earl of Danby and Duke of Leeds, A. L. s. of the 1st Duke 
 of Portland, and signature of Sir John Holt (5) 
 
 98 Fox (Sir Stephen) L. s. ^rd July, 1696, s. also by the Earl of 
 
 Halifax, etc. and 2 others (3) 
 
 99 Francis I (King of France) Royal sign Manual to a Document 
 
 on vellum, obi. folio, 1th October, 1540, with portrait 
 
 100 Franklin (Benjamin) American Statesman, signature to a 
 
 Document, 4 pp. folio, as plenipotentiary from the United 
 States of America to the French King, dated Paris, 24 
 Mars, 1779, with portrait 
 
 101 Frederick II (King of Prussia) the Great, Royal Sign Manual, 
 
 4to, Berlin, 12 Januarii, 1777, with mezzotint portrait 
 
 102 Gainsborough (T.) R. A., Painter, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Sept. 11th, 
 
 1783, to his sister, Mrs. Gibbon, with seal, rare 
 
 103 Gardiner (Col. James) Killed at the Battle of Preston Pans, 
 
 L. s. 1 p. 4to, Edinb. 30th Jany. 172|, ordering ammunition 
 for t\iQVQg\mQnt,a raresignature,with portrait — Oglethorpe 
 (General J. E.) Receipt s. (2) 
 
 104 Garrick (D.) Actor, A. L. s. ij pp. 4to, Friday Morning {no 
 
 year), to Dr. Haye, with seal 
 
 the little Manager of Drury Lane has so much benefited by yr. last 
 skillfull dissection, that in ye fullness of his gratitude he has sent a 
 haunch of venison to regale yo\x on Sunday next. 
 
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 105 Genlis (Stephanie Comtesse de) Authoress, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to — 
 
 GiFFORD (William) Author of the "Maeviad," etc. A. L. s. 
 2 pp. 8vo (2) 
 
 106 George I (King of England) Two Royal Sign Manuals on 
 
 Documents, one relating to the 1715 Rebellion, countersigned 
 by the Earl of Nottingham, Sir R. Walpole, and others, 
 portrait by Houbraken (2) 
 
 107 George II (King of England) Two Royal Sign Manuals on 
 
 Commissions, ivith seals — Caroline (Queen of George II) L. 
 s. 1 p. 4to, Richmond, 16 Juin, 1726, to the King of 
 Denmark, poi'trait (3) 
 
 108 George III (King of England) A. L. s. (initials), 1 p. 4to, 
 
 Windsor, April IStk, 1790 : "I fear the sentiments of the 
 different Courts are so opposite that the effecting a General 
 Peace is not very likely at present " ; Two Royal Sign 
 Manuals, one during his illness, mezzotint portrait by J. 
 Watson (3) 
 
 109 George IV (King of England) A. L. s. (as Prince Regent), 
 
 3i pp. 4to, Jany. 2^th, 1819, to Lady Ellenborough, mention- 
 ing Lady Hastings, etc. — Royal Sign Manual on a Document 
 relating to convicts, with poi'trait (2) 
 
 110 Goethe (J. W. von) German Poet, signature on an Agreement, 
 
 1 p. folio, with Dr. Weller, dated Weimar, 24 May, 1826 
 
 111 Goodwin (John) Republican Writer, author of "Defence of the 
 
 Sentence passed upon Charles I," Autograph Verses, 2 pp. 
 folio, in Latin and English, " in defence of Beasts," a curious 
 MS. with poi'trait — Document with signatures of the Com- 
 missioners of the Navy during the Protectorate (2) 
 
 112 GoURGAUD (Baron) General, accompanied Napoleon to St. Helena, 
 
 A. L. s. 3 pp. 4to ; others of Marshals Jourdan (during the 
 "Hundred Days") Duroc and Gouvion St. Cyr, withportrait (4) 
 
 113 Gregory XIII (Pope) celebrated for his reformation of the 
 
 Calendar, L. s. \ p. folio, 14 August, 1572 
 
 114 Grimaldi (Joseph) Clown, A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, Octr. 2nd, 1822, 
 
 to Fanley. Interesting letter as to an engagement for his 
 son, mentions Kemble, etc. scarce 
 
 115 Grimm (F. M. Baron) Minister plenipotentiary of Catharine II, 
 
 A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo — Sparks (Jared) American Author, A. L. s. 
 1 p. 8vo (2) 
 
 116 Grouchy (E. Marquis de) Marshal, sent in pursuit of Bliicher 
 
 after Ligny, L. s. with long autograph postscript alsos. Nantes, 
 26 Messidor, an X — Pichegru (General) L. s. 1 p. 4 to, 
 with portrait (2) 
 
 117 GuiLLOTiN (J. Ignace) introduced the guillotine into France, 
 
 L. s. 1 p. 4to, 23 Germinal, an IV — Maillard, distinguished 
 at the taking of the Bastille, L. s. (2) 
 
 118 GuizoT (F. P. G.) French Statesman, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, others 
 
 of A. de Lamartine, Louis Blanc, Cavaignac and the Members 
 of the Provisional Government of 1848 (5) 
 
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 119 GusTAVUS Adolphus (King of Sweden) d. 1632, L. s. 2 pp. 
 
 folio, 29 December^ 1627, scarce^ with portrait 
 
 120 Hale (Sir Matthew) Lord Chief Justice, Statement of Case for 
 
 the Lady Elizabeth Tollemache, 1 J pp. large folio, the latter 
 portion being apparently in his autograph and s. by him 
 'Matthew Hale," 1 Mai'ch, 1658, with portrait 
 
 121 Hales (Rev. Stephen) Natural Philosopher, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, 
 
 Teddington, Deer. 25, 1750, with portrait — Lateobe (C. T.) 
 L. s. 4 pp. 4to (2) 
 
 122 Hamilton (Emma, Lady) A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, mentioning Lord 
 
 Nelson— Ward (Mrs. H. N.) Nelson's " Horatia," A. L. s. 
 3 pp. 8vo, Nov. 18, 1849, an interesting letter^ respecting an 
 early portrait of her said to be by Sir T. Lawrence (2) 
 
 123 Hardy (Sir Thomas) Captain of the "Victory "at Trafalgar, 
 
 A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, Portsmouth^ September 16^^, 1812, to the 
 Duke of Clarence "I am appointed to the Ramillies and if I 
 possibly can I will take young Hay with me " — Collingwood 
 (Cuthbert, Lord) A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, ''Mediator,'' Octr. llth, 
 11 ^Z, portrait (2) 
 
 124 Hastings (Warren) Governor General of India, A. L. s. Sj pp. 
 
 4to, Daylesford House, 6th Ap7'il, 1812 — Appointment s. by 
 him and by Sir Philip Francis, E. Wheler, and Sir Eyre 
 Coote, portrait (2) 
 
 125 Henrietta Maria (Queen of Charles I) A. L. s. 1 p. folio, fine 
 
 letter addressed to her brother the Duke of Orleans, with 
 
 silks and seals, portrait 
 
 Monsieur mon frere, Le Roy monseigneur et moy envoyant le Sieur 
 de Monveyne pour vous rejouir de heureuse convalescence du Roy 
 monsieur mon fr^re je luy ai command^ de vous presenter cette lettre 
 de ma part et de vous assurer que je nay plus de passion que celle que 
 vous me soutenniez en voz bonnes graces et que vous croyez que je 
 tacherai en toutes occasions de les meriter, etc. 
 
 126 Henriot (Fran9ois) Revolutionary, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, 5 Floreal, 
 
 an II, portrait, others of P. G. Chaumette and Collot 
 d'Herbois (3) 
 
 127 Henry HI (King of England) A curious "Vidimus," an official 
 
 Document attesting that Henry HI of England did homage 
 to Saint Louis of France, in 1259, in the presence of ten 
 English noblemen, herein named, including Archbishop 
 Boniface, Peter de Montford, John de Baliol (founder of 
 Balliol College), etc. On paper, obi. folio. Probably one of 
 the oldest sheets of European paper in existence. 
 
 128 Henry VII (King of England) Royal Sign Manual to a Warrant 
 
 on vellum, obi. 4to, dated Westminster, Xllth December, 
 1497, to Sir Robert Litton "Keper of our great W^ardrobe," 
 with portrait 
 
 129 Henry VIII (King of England) Royal Sign Manual to a Passport 
 
 on vellum granted to Thomas Tirell of the bodyguard to go 
 with 3 of his servants beyond sea to Calais or elsewhere, 
 dated 28 February, 1510, with fine privy seal, A beautiful 
 specimen, proof portrait 
 
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 1 30 Henry VIII (King) Royal Sign Manual to a Document on vellum, 
 
 large folio, endorsed *' the maine deed from King Henry VHI 
 to the Bishop of Duresme," dated \st July^ 2^th year of his 
 reign, with poi'traits of the King and Bishop Tunstall 
 
 131 Henry Benedict, Cardinal York, younger brother of the 
 
 Pretender, d. 1807, L. sub. and s. 1 p. 4to, Roma, 30 
 Decembre, 1772 
 
 132 Henry II (King of France) L. s. 1 p. folio, dated 6th September, 
 
 1551, countersigned by Cosmo Clausse, secretary of finance, 
 po7^t7^ait 
 
 133 Henry III (King of France) A. L. s. 1 p. folio, to Monsieur de 
 
 Lairogre (?), fine and rare, with 2 portraits and facsimile 
 
 134 Henry IV (King of France) L. s. 1 p. folio, March, 1588, 
 
 countersigned by Philippe, Sieur du Plessis Mornay, and 
 another (2) 
 
 135 Herbert (Edward Lord) of Cherbury, Soldier and Ambassador, 
 
 d. 1648, Receipt s. 2\st Jany. 1645, A rare signature, 
 portrait — Rushworth (J.) Historian, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, 
 Jan. 3, 1645 (2) 
 
 136 Herschel (Sir William) Astronomer, A. L. s. 3 pp. 4to, Slough, 
 
 June 10, 1814, to Lucien Bonaparte, j^7ie letter m reference 
 to his telescopes, portrait, others of Sir J. F. W. Herschel and 
 De la Lande (3) 
 
 137 Hewson (Col. John) Regicide, A. L. s. 1 p. folio, 1656, asking 
 
 for a convoy to Ireland with wrapper s. and addressed by 
 him, rare, portrait — Lilburne (Elizabeth) wife of John 
 Lilburne, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to (2) 
 
 138 Hood (Thomas) Poet, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, 17, Elm Tree Road; 
 
 others of Theodore Hook, G-. R. Gleig, and B. W. Proctor 
 (auto, verses) (4) 
 
 139 Hugo (Victor) French Poet, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, 31 Aout, 1879 ; 
 
 others of W. H. Ainsworth, S. Lover, Alexandre Dumas 
 (p^re), Wilkie Collins and Samuel Warren (6) 
 
 140 HuNSDON (H. Carey Lord) cousin to Q. Elizabeth, Doc. s. by 
 
 him and by Roger Lord North, Lord Buckhurst, Sir J. 
 Fortescue and Baron EUesmere — BuRGHLEY (W. Cecil Lord) 
 L. s. 1 p. folio, with portraits (2) 
 
 141 Irving (Washington) American Writer, A. L. s. 3 pp. large 8vo, 
 
 Madind, April \^th, 1845, to Irving Paris of N.York; 
 interesting letter on the connection of a Spanish family with 
 America 
 
 142 Isabella (Infanta of Spain) Queen of the Low Countries, L. s. 
 
 folio, 21 May, 1626, with seal, fine specimen 
 
 143 James I (King of England) Royal Sign Manual, when James VI 
 
 of Scotland, to a Document on paper, obi. 4to, Feby. 27, 1592, 
 " The Kings majesties presentation to the Abott of Bulmum (?) 
 of ane ordinair Lord of Session," with scarce portrait 
 
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 144 James I (King) L. sub. and s. " Vostre tres affectionne frere et 
 
 cousin, Jacques R," large folio dated from the Court at 
 Newmarket^ 26 November, 1615; fine letter addressed to 
 the King of France praying him to give full credence to his 
 ambassador in his endeavour to settle any differences existing 
 between the two Kingdoms, with seal 
 
 145 James II (King of England) Signature on an Order to the 
 
 Ranger of AVoodstock Park for the delivery of a fat buck, 
 ^rd August, 1688; Signature on an Authority to raise and 
 command a troop of horse, dated St. Germains, '20th June, 
 1692 (after his deposition), with portrait (2) 
 
 146 James Edward Stuart, the " Old Pretender," L. sub. and s. 1 p. 
 
 4to, Rome, l^th 3Iars, 1735, to the Due de Bourbon, re- 
 turning thanks for the Duke's sympathy at the death of the 
 Queen, with portrait 
 
 147 Jenner (Dr. E.) Discoverer of Vaccination, A. L. s. 3 pp. 4to, 
 
 12^^ August, 1805 ; fine letter on the ravages of the 
 small-pox, portrait 
 
 Out of the many instances which might be brought forward of the 
 fatal efifects of smallpox, when spread about the Town by its inoculation, 
 I beg leave to lay before you the enclos'd. It is not in our Metropolis 
 only we witness the miseries of this baleful practice. 
 
 148 Johnson (Dr. S.) A. L. s. ij pp. 4to, Dec. 23, 1775, to the Rev. 
 
 Dr. Taylor at Ashborne, with seal, franked by Hy. Thrale, 
 respecting the claim of a Mr. Wood, 2 portraits 
 If the lawyers judge your claim untenable, or even disreputable, I 
 would not have you bring it into the Courts. 
 
 149 Josephine (Empress) First Wife of Napoleon, L. s. 1 p. 4to, 
 
 Mayence, 14 Decemhre, 1806, to M. Hedourille — Marie 
 Louise, 2nd wife of Napoleon, Auto, endorsement s. on a 
 MS. Dedication of the "Plutarche Autrichien,"by Dr. Jean de 
 Carro, portraits (2) 
 
 150 Junot (Marshal) Due d'Abrantes, L. s. ij pp. 4to, La Rochelle, 
 
 le 28 Octohre, 1808— Junot (Madame) A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, 
 21 Aout, 1831, portrait (2) 
 
 151 JuxoN (William) Archbishop of Canterbury, attended Charles I 
 
 on the Scaffold, L. s. folio, May 19, 1640, to Sir Robert Pye, 
 respecting payment of the monthly allowance to the Queen 
 Mother (Marie de Medici) 
 
 152 Kean (Charles) Actor, A. L. s. 4 pp. 8vo, Belfast, 29 Dec, 1844, 
 
 to E. Clarkson, vei'y interesting letter respecting his financial 
 difficulties-, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, 1st Nov., 1844, others of Mrs. 
 C. Kean, with portrait, Madame Vestris, etc. (9) 
 
 153 Kean (Edmund) Actor, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, 12^^ May, 1823 : "I 
 
 will play Posthumous on Wednesday next — I shall not 
 answer any further questions " — Admission Order s. to the 
 Gallery, Drury Lane, for the Play of " Othello," \st Nov., 
 1817 (2) 
 
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 154 Keats (John) Poet, The Original Assignment on 3 pp. folio, s. 
 
 twice " John Keats," witnessed and dated \Q September, 1820, 
 of the Copy and Copyright of his two works "Poems by 
 John Keats," and "Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, 
 and other Poems " for the sum of £100 to John Taylor and 
 J. A. Hessey the Publishers, A most interesting and 
 
 IMPORTANT document 
 
 155 Kellermann (Marshal) Due de Valmy,L.s. with Auto. Postscript 
 
 also s. Mayence, '^ Novemhre, 1806, respecting the "Armee 
 de Reserve" — Lefebvre (Marshal) Due de Dantzic, L. s. 
 2 pp. folio, Armee de Samhre et Meuse, 6 Messidor an III, 
 ivlth poi'traits (2) 
 
 156 Kemble (J. P.) Actor, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Sept. 11th, 1809, to W. 
 
 Mudford ; A. L., 3rd person, 1 p. 8vo to EUiston, respecting 
 an engagement, and A. L. s. of C. Kemble, portrait (3) 
 
 157 KiLLEGREW (Thomas) Dramatist, b. 1612, d. 1683, A. L. s. 1 full 
 
 p. folio, 6 Decemb., 1637. A curiously worded epistle re- 
 specting the loan of £200 from " My Lord Bannig," etc., A 
 
 LETTER of THE UTMOST RARITY, with portrait 
 
 158 KiRGATE (T.) Printer to Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill, two 
 
 A. L. s. each 1 p. 4to, June 20th, 1801, etc., both respecting 
 his book on Strawberry Hill, a scarce autograph, with pro- 
 spectus, etc. (2) 
 
 159 KiRKE (Lieut. Gen. P.) Colonel of Kirke's Lambs, cruelly 
 
 suppressed Monmouth's Rebellion, d. 1691, A. L. s. 1 p. 
 folio, Penrith, Api'il 24, 1689, scarce and interesting letter 
 on military matters — List of Arms from the Hon. Col. 
 Kirke's Regiment, 2^rd May, 1713, relating to another 
 member of the family (2) 
 
 160 Kneller (Sir Godfrey) Portrait Painter, Receipt s., 21 August, 
 
 1716, and a signature of P. Sandby, R.A. (2) 
 
 161 Lafayette (Marquis de) French General, served in America, 
 
 A. L. s. i p. 4to, La Grange, 28 May, 1827, 2 portraits — 
 Malesherbes (C. G. L.) Advocate for Louis XVI, L. s. 1 p. 
 folio, 10 Aout, 1775 (2) 
 
 162 Lally-Tollendal (T. G. Marquis de) opposed the extreme party 
 
 in the French Revolution, A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, 20 Octobre, 1815, 
 interesting letter on the "Parlement de Bordeaux" — BoissY 
 d'Anglas (F. a. Comte de) Member of the Council of 500, 
 president of the Tribunate in 1803, A. L. s. 3 pp. 4to, Paris, 
 18 Juillet, 1811 (2) 
 
 163 Lamb (Charles) Poet and Essayist, A. L. s. 1 full page folio, to 
 
 V. Novello, FINE letter, written in his usual charming 
 manner 
 
 You express yourself concerning H. (probably Leigh Hunt) like a 
 true friend, and have made me feel that I have somewhat neglected 
 him, but without knowing very well how to rectify it. I live so remote 
 from him — by Hackney — that he is almost out of the pale of visitation 
 
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 Lot 163 — continued. 
 
 at Hampstead. . . . When I shall be brought low by any sickness or 
 untoward circumstance, write just such a letter to some tardy friend of 
 mine — or come up yourself with your friendly Henshaw face — and that 
 will be better .... God bless you for your kindness to H. which I will 
 remember. But do not show N. this, for the flouting infidel doth mock 
 when Christians cry God bless us. Yours and his too and all our little 
 circle's most affectionately, C. Lamb — Mary's love included. 
 
 164 Laud (W.) Archbishop of Canterbury, executed 1645, Privy 
 
 Council Letter s. folio, 8th June, 1635, s. also by the Earl 
 of Manchester, Sir Francis Windebank, and Francis Lord 
 Cottington, portrait 
 
 165 Lavater (J. G.) Physiognomist, two Auto. Memoranda s. with 
 
 portrait and A. L. s. 1 p. 4to of Peter Thellusson (3) 
 
 166 Lawrence (SirT.) P.E.A., Painter, A. L. s. 4 pp. 4to, Russell 
 
 Sq., Nov. 22, 1829, interesting letter respecting the acting of 
 Miss Fanny Kemble, which he says recalls that of Mrs. 
 Siddons — Landseer (Sir Edwin) Two A. L. s. 4 pp. 8vo, 
 one addressed to H. W. Pickersgill (3) 
 
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 SECOND DAY'S SALE. 
 
 LOT 
 
 167 Leicester (Robert Dudley Earl of) Favourite of Q. Elizabeth, 
 
 Signature on an Order, folio, to the Treasurer of the Ex- 
 chequer to pay Sir T. Cotton £51 5s., signed also by E. 
 Clinton, Earl of Lincoln, W. Cecil, Lord Burghley, Sir J. 
 Mason, etc., "2nd December^ 1564 
 
 168 Lennox (Charlotte) Novelist and writer on Shakspeare, friend 
 
 of Dr. Johnson, A. L. s. 1 p. folio, August 20, 1775, to David 
 Garrick, interesting letter respecting an invitation to present 
 herself at the Adelphi, portrait — Colman (George) the 
 younger, two A. L. s., Feb, 16, 1787 ; etc., portrait (3) 
 
 169 Lenthall (W.) Speaker, L. s., conjointly by him and by William 
 
 first Lord Grey, ijpp. folio, Westminster, I'd May, 1645, to 
 the Committee of the City of Norwich, fine letter on the 
 means to be adopted for putting an end to "this unnaturall 
 warre," Oxford is to be besieged and help in the M^ay of money 
 and recruits is demanded for the forces under Sir T. Fairfax 
 — Order s. by R. Rich Earl of Warwick, the Earl of Denbigh, 
 and others, 17 Sept. 1646, with porti^ait (2) 
 
 170 Le Verrier (U.) Astronomer, joint discoverer of the planet 
 
 Neptune, A. L. s. 2 pp. 8vo — Airy (Sir G. B.) A. L. s. 2 pp. 
 4to ; and another (3) 
 
 171 Lewis (M. G.) author of "The Monk," A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, to his 
 
 mother, scai'ce — Hunt (Leigh) A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, Chelsea, 
 Nov. 2, nice specimen, with portrait — Godwin (W.) A. L. s. 
 
 1 p. 4to, May 12, 1821, to J. Acton (3) 
 
 172 LiGONiER (J.) Field-Marshal, served under Marlborough, L. s. 
 
 2 pp. folio, July 15, 1762 — Granby (Marquis of) Order s. 
 respecting the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, seal (2) 
 
 173 Linnaeus (C. von) Botanist, A. L. s. (at the head of the letter) 
 
 26 Sept. 1749, a letter of congratulation in Latin to A. von 
 Haller, ivith seal, scarce ; others of J. Sowerby and A. de 
 Candolle, portrait (3) 
 
 174 Louis XI (King of France) d. 1483, Royal Sign Manual to a 
 
 Letter on vellum, obi. folio, dated 14 Juillet, 1471, with 
 portrait 
 
 175 Louis XII (King of France) d. 1515, Royal Sign Manual to a 
 
 Letter on paper, 4to, 22 Janvier, 1509, to the Bishop du 
 Luy de Pompadour 
 
 176 Louis XIII (King of France) d. 1643, Royal Sign Manual to a 
 
 "Lettre de Cachet," dated 29 Novembre, 1632, ivith two 
 portraits 
 
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 177 Louis XIV (King of France) d. 1715, Eoyal Sign Manual to an 
 
 Order for payment of money — Notes in his auto, on the 
 margin of an estimate of charges for water conduits at a 
 Eoyal Palace, 15 Sept. 1699, portrait (2) 
 
 178 Louis XV (King of France) d. 1744, Royal Sign Manual to an 
 
 Order for the liberation of the Sieur de Mirabeau imprisoned 
 in the Chateau de Vincennes, 24 Octohre, 1760, portrait 
 
 179 Louis XVI (King of France) Royal Sign Manual and one line 
 
 in his autograph on a grant of remission in favour of the 
 Sieur de Besance, 28 May, 1786 — Royal Sign Manual to an 
 Order, 7 Juillet, 1791, portrait (2) 
 
 180 Louis XVIII (King of France) Royal Sign Manual to a Brevet 
 
 on parchment — Passport, s. by Charles X, and Two L. s. by 
 Louis Philippe, portrait (4) 
 
 181 Lyttleton (G-. Lord) Statesman, opponent of Walpole, A. L. s. 
 
 4 pp. 4to, October 17 tk, interesting letter; others of W. Pul- 
 teney. Earl of Bath, ivith mezzotint portrait, Hon. C. Yorke, 
 H. B. Legge, and the Earl of Hardwicke (5) 
 
 182 Macaulay (T. Babington Lord) Historian, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo ; 
 
 others of Sir J. Mackintosh, J. G. Lockhart, J. Forster, 
 W. H. Prescott, mentioning his "Philip II," scarce; and 
 others (8) 
 
 183 Maitland (Sir F. L.) Captain of the " Bellerophon " at the time 
 
 of Napoleon's surrender, A. L. s. 3 pp. 4 to, Fehy. 2\st, 1832, 
 scarce 
 
 184 Maria Theresa (Empress of Austria) Letter, the latter portion 
 
 being in her autograph, 1766 — Fine L. s. folio, addressed to 
 the Pope's Nuncio, Vienna, 20 February, 1760, with seal (2) 
 
 185 Marie de Medici (Queen of Henry IV of France), L. sub. and s. 
 
 1 p. 4to, Ruelle, 27 Aoust, 1624, to her nephew the Due de 
 Lorraine, with seals, portrait 
 *.H-^ A beautifully written letter, commiserating him on the death 
 of his father. 
 
 186 Marie Antoinette (Queen of Louis XVI) Signature to the re- 
 
 appointment of J. A. Viberi as Usher of the Kitchen in the 
 Royal Household, on vellum, folio, Versailles, 8 Mai, 1785, 
 portrait 
 
 187 Marie Therese Charlotte, Duchesse d'Angouleme, daughter 
 
 of Louis XVI, early writing exercise s. "Marie Therese 
 Charlotte fecit anno 1786," scarce — Edgeworth (Abbe) Con- 
 fessor of Louis XVI, A. L. s. 8vo (2) 
 
 188 Marlborough (J. Churchill Duke of) Signature to an Appoint- 
 
 ment, folio, dated 11th November, 1718, portrait by 
 Houbraken 
 
 189 Marmont (Marshal) Due de Raguse, A. L. s. ijpp. 4to, 24 
 
 Juillet {no year) ; others of Marshal Macdonald, Hyeres, 
 18 Fev. 1809, and the Comte de Lauristou (3) 
 
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 190 Marmontel (J. F.) Author of " Belisarius," etc. fine A. L. s. 
 
 4 pp. 4to, Jeudi {no year), addressed to Madame Necker ; he 
 
 informs her that 
 
 Le Roi n'est point fach6 contre M. Necker, mais qu'il a voulu le punir 
 
 de lui avoir d^sobei. On rend justice a la probite du nouveau ministre, 
 
 mais on dit que ce n'est pas I'homme dont on a besoin dans ce moment, 
 
 et au milieu des fleuves d'or qu'il depend du roi de voir couler, et qui 
 
 ' demeurent suspendus a leur source jusqu'au rappel de M. Necker. 
 
 *^^ Written just on the outbreak of the Revolution. 
 
 191 Marten (Col. Henry) Parliamentary Officer and Regicide, L. s. 
 
 folio, March 31s#, 1652, scarce, with portrait — Lisle (Lord) 
 President of Cromwell's Council of State, L. s. 26 Feb. 1657 
 
 (2) 
 
 192 Mary I (Queen of England) Royal Sign Manual "Marye the 
 
 Queue," on a document on vellum {mended), dated the first 
 year of her reign, rare, with portrait 
 
 193 Mary II (Queen of England) Royal Sign Manual on an Order 
 
 for the payment of various sums, folio, l^th October, 1691, 
 countersigned by Sir Stephen Fox, Sydney Lord Godolphin, 
 and others, portrait by Houbi'aken 
 
 194 Mather (Cotton) Pastor at Boston, opposed the despotic mea- 
 
 sures of Charles II and James II in New England, A. L. s. 
 Ijpp. folio, Boston, N. E., 10 Xber, 1720, to the Rev. J. 
 Walrond, on the spread of heretical teaching, FINE AND 
 RARE, with mezzotint portrait by P. Pelham 
 I have lately transmitted some American sentiments unto our bretheren 
 in London. But because I know not whether they may see a conveni- 
 ence of the occasion to make use of them, and because I also know not 
 what better to offer unto you on the present occasion, I have sent the 
 same American sentiments unto your worthy neighbour Mr. Eveleigh, 
 who will communicate them. 
 
 195 Mazarin (Cardinal) L. sub. and s. 2 pp. folio, Paris, 5^ Fevr. 
 
 1644, to the Landgravine of Hesse 
 
 196 Melancthon (Philip) German Reformer, d. 1560, A. L. s. in 
 
 Latin, 2 pp. folio, dated 2 July, 1545, to L. Mangolin (?) of 
 Niirnberg, fine letter in perfect condition 
 
 197 Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (Felix) Composer, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, 
 
 Dusseldo7if, 14 3fay, 1834, to Herr C. F. Peters of Leipzig, 
 FINE LETTER, respecting some pianoforte music 
 
 198 Metastasio (Pietro) Italian Poet, b. 1698, d. 1782, A. L. s. 1 p. 
 
 4to, Vienna, 2 October, 1760 
 
 199 Meyerbeer (G.) Composer, A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, Berlin, 26/9/41, 
 
 fine letter ; others of G. Verdi and M. W. Balfe (3) 
 
 200 Michael Angelo Buonarotti, Painter, Architect and Poet, 
 
 A. L. s. Buonarotti, 1 p. folio, Parma, l^th August, 1506, 
 with 3 portraits and a drawing attributed to him, FINE 
 LETTER AND OF THE UTMOST RARITY ; translation follows : — 
 Most illustrious and venerable my most respected Sir, My Alberto 
 is now coming as a messenger sent to His Excellency on afiairs respecting 
 
Secotid Day 20, 
 
 Lot 200^ontinued. 
 
 which your Lordship will hear from himself. I wished with this 
 letter to wait upon you and kiss your hands, and since I have begged 
 my Alberto to refer to you some affairs on my behalf, I pray your 
 Lordship to condescend to place in him the same confidence you would 
 in me and, trusting entirely to his account, it is needless that I should 
 say any more, for with this I finally kiss my hands anew and humbly 
 recommend myself to your favour. 
 
 201 Middlesex (Lionel Cranfield Earl of) Lord High Treasurer, 
 
 d. 1645, L. s. 1 p. 4to, Chelsea, 16 March, 1623; others 
 with signatures of George Heriot, jeweller to James I and 
 founder of Heriot's Hospital, rare ; Sir Dudley Carleton, 
 Visct. Dorchester, Thomas Lord Coventry, Sir R. Naunton, 
 etc., portraits 
 
 202 MONCEY (A.) Due de Conegliano, Marshal, L. s. with Auto. 
 
 postscript, 30 Prairial, an xiii — Massena (A.) Prince 
 d'Essling, Marshal, L. s. 2 pp. folio, 30 Floreal, an vii, 
 portrait (2) 
 
 203 Montesquieu (C. de Secondat Baron de) Author of " L'Esprit 
 
 des Lois," etc., L. s. ij pp. 4to, Bordeaux, 4 Juillet, 1752, 
 to W. Warburton, with seal 
 
 204 Montmorency (Anne de) Constable of France, d. 1567, L. s. 
 
 on vellum, obi. folio, 30 Mars, 1561 
 
 205 Moore (Sir John) General, fell at Coruna, A. L. s. 2j pp. 4to, 
 
 Sandgate, 23 Novr. 1803, on the breaking up of a camp 
 
 206 MoREAU (J. V.) General, killed before Dresden, 1813, A. L. s. 
 
 2 pp. 4to, Paris, 29 Germinal (1798); others of Admiral 
 Eustache Bruix and General C. Malet (3) 
 
 207 MuLREADY Envelopes, complete with the flaps (2) 
 
 208 Napoleon I, Emperor, Signature "Buonaparte" and one line 
 
 in his autograph, as General-in-chief of the Army of the 
 Interior, Paris, 22 Brumaire, an iv, an early signature 
 
 209 Napoleon I, Signature "Buonaparte" on a Letter, folio, to 
 
 General Duf resse, 1 9 Nivose, an iv, with portrait 
 
 210 Napoleon I, Signature "Bonaparte" on a Letter from General 
 
 Moreau, 8vo, dated Paris, le 24 Brumaire, an ix 
 
 211 Napoleon I, Signature as First Consul to an Order on vellum, 
 
 awarding a " fusil d'honneur " to a corporal for bravery at 
 the Battle of Marengo, 4 Nivose, an viii, s. also by Berthier 
 and Maret, with seal 
 
 212 Napoleon I, Autograph Directions and Signature "N" on a 
 
 report addressed to the Emperor by the Minister of War, 
 signed at Paris, December 19, 1812, portrait 
 
 ^^"^ This very interesting document bears the signature of the 
 Emperor Napoleon a few hours after his return to Paris, 
 which took place on the night of the 18th December, 1812, 
 from the disastrous Russian campaign. 
 
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 213 Napoleon III, Emperor, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, Arenenherg, 18 Janv. 
 
 1836, his Visiting Card while at Arenenberg, and Signature 
 and Letter from Prince Napoleon Bonaparte during the 
 Crimean War (3) 
 
 214 Necker (Jacques) Minister of Finance to Louis XVI, L. s. 
 
 2 pp. folio, 17 Septemhre, 1779, to M. Berthier, with portrait 
 
 215 Nelson (Lord) A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, written with his right hand, 
 
 Septr. 28tk, 1785, AN early letter while captain of the 
 " Boreas " on the American station, where he was engaged 
 in putting down illicit trading ; he writes that he has confi- 
 dence in the home authorities supporting his action, with 
 portrait 
 
 Whatever civil prosecutions may be carried on against officers in the 
 execution of their duty, ministers will afford them the protection they 
 stand in need of. It is a great consolation to officers who mean to 
 serve their country faithfully. 
 
 216 Nelson (Lord) A. L. s. 1 p. 4 to. Admiralty, Septr. 1th, 1805, 
 
 to Vice Admiral Collingwood, written shortly before Tra- 
 falgar 
 My dear Coll : I shall be with you in a very few days, and I hope you 
 
 will remain second in command. You will change the Dreadnought for 
 
 Royal Sovereign, which I hope you will like. 
 
 217 Newman (J. H.) Cardinal, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, The Oratory, 
 
 Feby. 7, 1867, mentioning Dr. Pusey — PusEY (Dr. E. B.) 
 A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, on the Law of Copyright (2) 
 
 218 Newton (Sir Isaac) Mathematician and Astronomer, Report s. 
 
 addressed to the Commissioners of the Treasury respecting 
 the Coinage, Mint, Novr. 23, 1717 — Flamsteed (J.) Astro- 
 nomer, Certificate s. (2) 
 
 219 Ney (Marshal) Prince de Moskwa, L. s. ij PP- 4to, 20 Thermidor, 
 
 an XTii, to General Dutaillis, interesting letter on military 
 operations — Murat (Joachim) King of Naples, A. L. s. 
 1 p. folio, addressed to Oudinot a few days before the Battle 
 of Austerlitz — Mortier (Marshal) L. s. folio, 3 Fructidor, 
 an VIII (3) 
 
 220 North (Edward Lord) Statesman, one of the executors of 
 
 Henry VIII, d. 1564, Doc. s. on vellum, obi. 4to, 8 Novr. 
 1559 
 
 221 North (Frederick Lord) Prime Minister during the American 
 
 AVar of Independence, A. L. s. 3 pp. 4to, Downing St., 
 Deer, eth, 1774; others of Edward Lord Thurlow, Sir 
 Horace Mann, Lord Camden and Sir John Fielding (the 
 three last Signatures) (5) 
 
 222 O'Connell (Daniel) Irish Reformer, A. L. s. 4 pp. 4to, 12 April, 
 
 1838, to his daughter, interesting letter on family matters, 
 mentions the Queen's Coronation — Shiel (R. L.) Irish 
 Politician, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to (2) 
 
 223 Offenbach (J.) Composer, A. L. s. 2 pp. 8vo ; others of M. 
 
 Jullien, the Composer and Conductor, and John Hattou (3) 
 
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 224 Orleans (Charles Duke of) commanded at the Battle of Agin- 
 
 court where he was taken prisoner by Henry Y, Signature 
 to an Order on vellum, obi. folio, for raising money for his 
 ransom (he was liberated in 1445), dated Blots, 19 Mars, 
 1450, with remains of seal, fine and rare; and another 
 Document, dated 24 Mars, 1450 (2) 
 
 225 Orleans (Gaston, Duke of) third son of Henry IV of France, 
 
 d. 1660, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, 22 Septemhre, 1641, to the French 
 Chancellor, fine letter, with seals, portrait 
 
 226 Paganini (N.) Violinist, A. L. s. 1 p. oblong 8vo, Edinburgh, 
 
 18 November, 1831, scarce; others of Lablache, Puzzi and 
 Persiani (4) 
 
 227 Payne (Roger) Bookbinder, Epigram in his autograph s. 1 p. 
 
 folio : " Subject The Honble. Charles Fox destresset by 
 Sherifs Officers and his Book to be sold by Auctioneers and 
 on His giving an ancient (Iluminated) Edition of Macrobius 
 to A. Storer, Esq.," A very rare AUTOGRAPH, with scarce 
 portrait of him in his bindei-y 
 
 228 Pepys (Samuel) Diarist, L. s. 1 p. folio, Derby House, 2ith 
 
 Jany. 1673, to the Commissioners of the Navy, with the 
 
 RARE portrait BY R. WhITE 
 
 229 Perceval (Spencer) Prime Minister, A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, May 22, 
 
 1807 ; A. L. 3rd person, 1 p. 4to, and Signature of J. Bel- 
 lingham (his assassin) to a printed petition, engraviyig of his 
 assassination by Cruikshank (3) 
 
 230 Philip II (King of Spain) L. s. 1 p. folio, Madrid, 16 June, 
 
 1579, countersigned by Demretieres 
 
 231 Piozzi (Mrs. H. L.) A. L. s. ij pp. 4to, Penzance, 22 Octr. 
 
 1820, to Alfred Bunn, contains an interesting recollection of 
 David Garrick's acting and her opinion of Scott's "Ivanhoe," 
 with the following postscript : 
 
 no Company here, no Books, no Conversation. I wait my Bill and 
 
 Ticket with Impatience. 
 
 232 Pitt (Right Hon. Wm.) A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Downing Street, 
 
 March 1st, 1785 — Fox (Charles James) A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, 
 Sunday Night {no year), with portraits (2) 
 
 233 Pope (Alexander) Poet, A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, Sept. 26, 1740, to 
 
 the son of his great friend Dr. Arbuthnot ; he is very con- 
 cerned about the ill-health of Mrs. Arbuthnot, whom he has 
 lately seen, and warns her son on her precarious condition 
 
 234 PoRSON (Kichard) Greek Scholar, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, to Perry, 
 
 editor of the "Morning Chronicle," Trin. Coll., 30 May, 
 1801 — More (Hannah) A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, Cowslip Green, 
 28 Oct. 1799 ; others of Lindley Murray, scarce, and J. 
 Lempriere (4) 
 
 235 Portsmouth (Louise de Querouaille, Duchess of) Mistress of 
 
 Charles II, Doc. s. 2j pp. folio, while domiciled in Paris, 
 26 Aoust, 1714, with other Signatures ; and another 
 Document relating to her, portrait (2) 
 
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 236 Pride (Colonel) Parliamentary Officer, who "purged" the 
 
 House of Commons of the Koyalist Members, Doc. s. folio, 
 an Abstract of issues made to the Fleet between 1st October, 
 1653, and 24th May, 1654, a very rare signature 
 
 237 Printers and Publishers. Letters of W. Bulmer, J. Lackington, 
 
 T. Macklin, W. Upcott, A. Constable, Galignani, etc. (7) 
 
 238 Kadcliffe (Dr. John) Physician to Q. Anne, signature on a 
 
 Statement of Accounts, Aug. 5, 1695 — Signatures of Sir 
 Hans Sloane, Dr. Richard Mead and others, on the Report 
 of an official visit to the Greenwich Observatory, March 13 
 1714 (2) 
 
 239 Reynolds (Sir Joshua) P.R.A., Painter, A. L. s. ij pp. 8vo, 
 
 to Liston, the actor, with 2 portraits 
 
 I saw your "Bottom" last night I think your Pyramus Dress 
 
 might be much improv'd — could you see yourself in the Front, you 
 would see that the Dress isn't half grotesque or marking enough — you 
 should have a Roman Helmet & a large shield — certainly the latter — 
 because when you are at Theseus's feet and he orders you to rise you 
 may throw the shield over your head a la Falstaff. 
 
 240 Rich (John) Actor and Manager, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, May 20th, 
 
 1723, addressed to Wilks, Booth and Cibber: "Sirs/ You 
 are desir'd to take notice that Mr. Chapman and Mr. Merrival 
 are entertain'd as Actors at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's 
 Inn Fields." — Two curious Bills, one a " Property Bill," the 
 other "Mad. Oldfield's Bill," ^ber 10, 1714, each signed by 
 Colley Cibber, R. Wilks and Barton Booth (3) 
 
 241 Richelieu (A. J. de Plessis, Cardinal de) Doc. s. on vellum, 
 
 obi. folio, dated 8 Septembre, 1628, with portrait 
 
 242 Robespierre (Maximilian) Revolutionary, Signature on a 
 
 " Commission," 28 Prairial, an II, s. also by Carnot, C. A. 
 Prieur and Billaud-Varennes, for providing the Army of the 
 Mozelle with certain stores 
 
 243 Rochester (Lawrence Hyde, Earl of) Statesman, A. L. s. 3 pp. 
 
 4to, May ye Vdth, 1701, to the Justices of Ireland, an im- 
 portant HISTORICAL letter respecting the assistance to be 
 given to the States-General and the transport of regiments 
 from Ireland — HALIFAX (C. Montague, Earl of) Signature to 
 a Bill, portrait (2) 
 
 244 Rodney (G. Brydges, Lord) Admiral, Signature to an Appoint- 
 
 ment, others of Admiral Lord Gambler, Richard Earl Hood 
 (2), and Samuel Viscount Hood (5) 
 
 245 RoOKE (Sir George) Admiral, L. s. 26 April, 1696, to the Navy 
 
 Board — Shovell (Sir Cloudesley) Signature to a Demand 
 for Gunners' Stores on board the "Roebuck," June \lth, 
 1705, s, also by Captain T. Kempthorn (2) 
 
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 246 Rousseau (J. J.) French Author, A. L. s. ij pp. ito, Wootton 
 
 le 2 Mars, 1767, an interesting letter written while he was 
 
 domiciled in England, respecting the disposal of his books 
 
 and engravings, complains of ill-health, etc. 
 
 L'^tat ou vous avez trouve mes livres me fait sentir k quels embarras 
 
 je vous ai expos6. Vous m'obligerez beaueoup si vous voulliez bien 
 
 prendre M. Louis ou un autre pour les assortir et lui payer sa vacation 
 
 sur le produit des livres. 
 
 247 ROAVE (Mrs. Elizabeth) Poetess, d. 1737, A. L. 1 p. 4to {un- 
 
 dated), to her brother Theodore Rowe — A. L. s. 2 pp. 8vo, 
 July 23, on the death of Lady Scudamore, portrait — Mel- 
 MOTH (W.) Author, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, portrait (3) 
 
 248 Rupert (Prince) Nephew of Charles I, L. s. 1 p. folio, 29#/^ 
 
 Aprill, 1673, to Captain Haddock (afterwards Sir Richard), 
 ordering him to set sail in the " Royal Q\iqx\q^," poi^trait 
 
 249 RusKiN (J.) Art Critic, A. L. s. 1 p. Svo, "The Claude items 
 
 are now first-rate, quite delightful," others of Canon Kings- 
 ley, Prof. Groldwin Smith, and Dean Ramsay (4) 
 
 250 Sacheverell (Henry) Political Preacher, A. L. (signature torn 
 
 off), 1 p. folio, Oj:on. June itli, 1709 — Signature "Henr. 
 Sacheverell e Coll. Magd. Oxon." from the fly-leaf of a book, 
 portrait, A rare signature (2) 
 
 251 Sadleir (Sir Ralph) Statesmen under Henry VIII and Elizabeth, 
 
 his "Letters and Negociations," published by Sir W. Scott, 
 Doc. s. on vellum, conveying the Rectory of Buttsbury, Co. 
 Essex, to Sir Wm. Petre, 1540 
 
 252 Sainte Thecle (La Soeur Agnes de) Aunt of the dramatist 
 
 Racine, Abbess at Port Royal, Doc. s. on vellum, 23 Fevrier, 
 1682, with seal 
 
 253 Sandwich (E. Montagu, Earl of) Naval Commander, killed in 
 
 South wold Bay, L. s. 1 p. folio, March '2nd, 1656, s. also 
 by T. Widdrington — Lawson (Sir John) Admiral, L. s. 1 p. 
 folio, ''Fairfax," '2nd July, 1654 (2) 
 
 254 Santerre (a. J.) Commander of the National Guard, presided 
 
 at the execution of Louis XVI, L. s. folio, 1 Septembre, 
 1792— The "Journal du Soir," from 20th Jan. 1793, con- 
 taining notices of the King's last words before his execution 
 
 (2) 
 
 255 Saxe (Marshal) Victor at Fontenoy, Signature to a list of 
 
 Officers, Dresden, 7 May, 1727, with seal — Monteouculi 
 (R. de) General, d. 1681, L. s. folio, 16 May, 1636 (2) 
 
 256 Schiller (J. F. C. von) German Poet, A. L. s. 1 full p. 4to, 
 
 Jena, 28 Januar, 1791, fine letter, to Goeschen, whom 
 he addresses as " liebster freund," with portrait 
 
 257 Schonberg (Frederick, Duke of) General, killed at the Battle 
 
 of the Boyne, 1790, L. s. 3 pp. 4to, Paris, 2 Decembre, 1668, 
 to the Earl of Lauderdale, fine letter, on the state of affairs 
 between England and France, etc. with silks and seals 
 
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 277 Strafford (T. Wentworth, Earl of) Statesman, executed 1641, 
 
 L. s. 1 p. folio, Dublin Castle, 8tk 3Iarc/i, 1635, to the 
 Earl of Leicester, important letter on his intended 
 JOURNEY TO England, tvitk portrait 
 
 Itt will not be many dayes after the receat of these letters, that I 
 am by his Ma*^ gratious leave, to waite upon him in England, soe as I 
 shall have full leisure to discourse with yo'" Lo^p upon those two pointes 
 mentioned in youres of the eight of January. Considering then the 
 instant trouble of my journey now upon mee, I humbly beseech you to 
 exspect the delivery of my opinion therein, till I may have the honor 
 to attend you myself. 
 
 278 Suffolk (T. Howard, first Earl of) Lord High Treasurer, d. 
 
 1626, L. s. folio, 9 June, 1604, with portrait and seal — 
 Privy Council Letter, ordering the payment of troops in 
 Ireland, signed by the Earls of Devonshire, Shrewsbury and 
 Suffolk, Sir Robert Cecil, Baron Buckhurst, and numerous 
 others, 24 July, 1603 (2) 
 
 279 Suffolk (T. Howard, first Earl of) Signature to Bill of Charges 
 
 for attendance on the Danish Ambassador, s. also by Sir L. 
 Lewkenor, 31 March, 1612 — Knolly^s (William Lord) L. s. 
 folio, 28 March, 1607 (2) 
 
 280 Swift (Jonathan) Dean of St. Patrick's, A. L. s. ijpp. 8vo, 
 
 Deanery House, June \st, 1737, rare, with portrait 
 My Lord / I have been a long time, and still continue so perpetually 
 tormented with deafness and giddyness, that I am not fit for any com- 
 pany or conversation, and this disorder hath made it impossible for me 
 to wait on your Grace ; But a late incident, I mean the death of Dr. 
 Drury, hath forced me as Dean of the Cathedrall, where he had a Prebend 
 to recommend a successor to whom you have shewn some favour, I mean 
 Mr. King of St. Bride's, who is now only a nominall Prebend''^ and is a 
 very worthy usefull clergyman, without any reproach, and as well 
 principled in point of loyalty and good notions as your Grace can desire. 
 
 281 Tallien (J. L.) President of the Convention, Signature on a 
 
 "Commission des Armes," 29 Thermidor, an II, with other 
 signatures, and another ' Commission," s. by Belland-Yar- 
 ennes and B. Barere (2) 
 
 282 Talma (F. J.) French Tragedian, A. L. s. 1 p. folio, to the 
 
 Minister of the Interior, sending him a list of plays, fine 
 portrait — Mars (Mdlle.) French Actress, A. L. s. 2 pp. 8vo, 
 scarce (2) 
 
 283 Tenison (T.) Archbishop of Canterbury, Certificate s. when 
 
 Vicar of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, 6 Dec. 1688, scarce — . 
 TiLLOTSON (J.) Archbishop of Canterbury, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, 
 Oct. X'^th, 1688, tvith portrait (2) 
 
 284 Tennyson (Alfred Lord) Poet, A. L. s. 1 p. 12mo, Bexley Hall, 
 
 Maidstone, March 12th, a nice little specimen 
 You may have heard that desperate of having my cold cured in the 
 great city, I have fled into Kent. I left the Concordance you gave me: 
 do not think that I slight the gift, but keep it for me till I call again. 
 
 285 Theatrical. Inchbald (Mrs.) A. L. s. 3 pp, 4to, llth October, 
 
 1801, to Mrs. Siddons, and Four Accounts of Takings at her 
 benefits ; also Letters from Jane Powell and Chas. Macklin, 
 and Two Programmes, one on satin (9) 
 
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 286 THEATRICA.L. Letters from Fanny, Adelaide and Priscilla 
 
 Kemble ; others of Mrs. Mountain and F. G. Waldron, 
 portrait (8) 
 
 287 Theatrical. Betty (Henry) the Infant Roscius, A. L. s. 3 pp. 
 
 8vo ; others of R. W. EUiston (2), and Two Signatures, 
 portrait (5) 
 
 288 Theatrical. Kelly (Miss F. M.) A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, to R. W. 
 
 Elliston, two portraits \ others of Harriet Mellon, Duchess 
 of St. Albans, and Miss Macaulay (5) 
 
 289 Theatrical, including C. M. Young, S. T. Russell, John 
 
 O'Keefe, W. Dowton, J. Munden, and J. Fawcett, portrait 
 and programme on satin (8) 
 
 290 Theatrical. Letters of Charles Mathews, F. H. Yates (2), 
 
 J. AVallack, T. P. Cooke, Mrs. Ongar and Maria Foote, 
 Countess of Harrington, portraits (9) 
 
 291 Theatrical. Letters of W. C. Macready (3), G. Bartley, 
 
 Louisa Nesbitt, portrait, Henrietta Waylett, Tyrone Power, 
 W. MoncriefF and B. Wrench (9) 
 
 292 Theatrical, including Helen Faucit (Lady Martin), with por- 
 
 trait^ John Liston, Mrs. Yates, Mrs. Glover, portrait, W. 
 Farren, Taglioni the Danseuse, and others (13) 
 
 293 Theatrical, including J. Emery, Benjamin Webster, R. Keeley, 
 
 C. Fechter, Mme. Rachel, etc. (16) 
 
 294 Theatrical, including C. J. Mathews, Fanny Stirling, T. E. 
 
 Sothern, J. B. Buckstone, E. Falconer and others (13) 
 
 295 Theatrical. Letters of J. L. Toole, H. Vezin, Dejazet, E. 
 
 Stirling, A. Wigan, Mrs. Bancroft, etc. (7) 
 
 296 Thiers (A.) French Statesman, L. s. 10 Septembre, 1835 ; 
 
 others of Marshal Canrobert, A. Fould, Comte de Monta- 
 lembert. Marshals Excelmans and Pelissier, Jules Favre, and 
 others (10) 
 
 297 Thoresby (Ralph) Antiquary, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Leeds, 16 3Iai/, 
 
 1711 — Strype (J.) Certificate s. when Vicar of Low Leyton, 
 Essex, portraits (2) 
 
 298 Thurloe (John) Secretary of State to Cromwell, L. s. 1 p. folio, 
 
 25tk February^ 1652, s. also by the Earl of Salisbury, p>or- 
 trait 
 
 299 Turenne (Marshal) French Commander, killed at Salzbach, 
 
 1675, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, 23 Juin, 1643, fine letter ivith seals, 
 portrait 
 
 300 TuRGOT (A. R. J.) Minister under Louis XVI, L. s. ij pp. 4to, 
 
 Paris, 8 Octobre, 1763 — Soubise (C. de Rohan, Prince de) 
 A. L. s. 2jpp. 4to, 30 Octobre, 1771 (2) 
 
 301 Turner (J. M. W., i?.^.) Painter, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, Friday 
 
 morning {no year), to W. Pickersgill, scarce 
 Sorry to say I am engaged out of town to-day, so I must be put down 
 on the Black List instead of the Brown Sherry. 
 
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 302 Vane (Sir Heiirj') the Younger, Parliamentarian, Governor of 
 
 Massachusetts, L. s. folio, \^ May, 1652, s. also by Lord 
 Grey of Groby, the Regicide, Sir H. Mildmay and others — 
 WiLLOUGHBY (Lord Francis) of Parham, Commonwealth 
 Admiral, drowned 1666, L. s. 1 p. folio, Portsmouth, May 
 23, 1853, to the Commissioners of the Navy, ivith seal (2) 
 
 303 Van Tromp (Marten H.) Dutch Admiral, killed 1653, L. s. 1 p. 
 
 oblong folio, 12 June, 1647, with seal, scarce 
 
 304 Vernet (Horace) French Artist, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, Paris, 24 
 
 Mars, 1815, with portrait 
 
 305 ViLLENEUVE (P. C.) French Admiral at Trafalgar, A. L. s. 1 p. 
 
 4to, Toulon, 11 Brumaire, an 13 — Ganteaume (Admiral) 
 Commander at the Battle of Aboukir, A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, 
 6i)/a7-5, 1793 (2) 
 
 306 VoLTA (A.) Inventor of the Voltaic Pile, L. s. Milano 2, %re, 
 
 1781_Davy (Sir H.) Long A. L. s.—D ALTON (J.) A. L. s. 
 1 p. 4to (3) 
 
 307 Voltaire (F. M. Arouet de) A. L. s. 3 pp. 4to, aux Delices, 
 
 10 x^- 1760, to M. Heron, who has written some notes on the 
 
 first page in view of answering the letter, which commences : 
 
 J'obeis a vos ordres avee autant de reconnaissance que de joye. J' ay 
 
 I'honneur de vous envoier ma requete contenant ma declaration que je 
 
 renonce a la haute justice De la Perriere, qu'elle appartient au Roy et 
 
 que I'amande prononc6e en ma faveur ne m'appartient pas. 
 
 308 Wager (Sir Charles) Naval Commander, d. 1743, A. L. s. 2 pp. 
 
 4to, Admiralty, 22>rd June, 1731, interesting letter on 
 saluting the Spanish flag — Anson (George Lord) L. s. folio, 
 2^July,\li^ (2) 
 
 309 AValker (Clement) Author of "History of Independency," 
 
 committed by Cromwell to the Tower, Signature to Ex- 
 chequer Warrant, i June, 1648; others of Walter Strick- 
 land and Wm. Lord Saye and Sele, portrait (3) 
 
 310 Waller (Sir Hardress) Judge on the Trial of Charles I, Order 
 
 s, 1 p. folio, November 16, 1648, to Col. R. Bennett for the 
 disposition of the Parliamentary Forces in the Counties of 
 Devon and Cornwall, and three other interesting Civil War 
 Letters with Signatures of the Earls of Manchester, Warwick, 
 Northumberland and Pembroke, Sir H. Mildmay and nu- 
 merous others, portrait (4) 
 
 311 Walpole (Horace) Earl of Orford, Virtuoso, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, 
 
 Strawberry Hill, Aug. 27, 1792, interesting: " I am ex- 
 ceedingly flattered by your kind attention to Miss Berry, and 
 I assure you she is so to, tho' she will not allow that she has 
 any title to such a distinction." — A. L. 3rd person, J p. 4to, 
 to Mr. Malone, thanking him for Mr. Jephson's poem, Straw- 
 berry Hill, July 28, 1794, portrait (2) 
 
 312 Walpole (Sir Robert) A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, June 11, 1719, rare as 
 
 a holograph, imth proof portrait — Pelham (T.) A. L. s. 1 p. 
 4to ; and three others (5) 
 
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 313 Washington (George) L. s. 1 p. folio, United States, Sept. list, 
 
 1789, to His Excellency Samuel Huntingdon, transmitting 
 
 to him 
 
 An Act to suspend part of an Act, entitled ' ' An Act to regulate the 
 collection of the duties imposed by Law on the Tonnage of Ships and 
 Vessels, and on Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes imported into the 
 United States." 
 
 314 Watt (James) Engineer, A. L. s. "Boulton & Watt," 1 p. 4to, 
 
 Birmingham, Sept. 19, 1791 ; others of Thos. Telford, with 
 proof portrait, R. Stephenson and Sir W. Armstrong (4) 
 
 315 Weber (C. M. von) Composer, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Dresden, 24 
 
 Febr. 1825— Cherubini (L.) L. s. 1 p. folio, Paris, 8 Octo- 
 hre,\%^Q, portrait (2) 
 
 316 Wellington (Duke of) Two A. L. s., A. L. 3rd person, and 
 
 Signature of Sir T. Picton (4) 
 
 317 Wesley (John) Founder of Wesleyan Methodism, A. L. s. 1 p. 
 
 4to, IZrd Oct. 1749, to R. Davenport of Wotton, Derbyshire, 
 
 who assisted J. J. Rousseau, sending him some tracts, and 
 
 thus concluding his letter : 
 
 May I request One thing of you, Sir ? Do not speak evil of Jesus 
 Christ. You may some time stand in need of him. And if you should 
 (I can say from a very little experience) you will find him the Best 
 Friend in Heaven or Earth. 
 
 318 AVhitgift (John) Archbishop of Canterbury, Signature on a 
 
 Privy Council Letter, November 30, 1601, to the Lord High 
 Treasurer, ordering the embarkation for L^eland of 150 men 
 raised in the County of Lancaster, ivith numerous other 
 signatures 
 
 319 Wilkes (John) Politician, published " The North Briton," 
 
 A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, May 9, 11 SS, portrait, etc. ; two Signatures 
 of Brass Crosby, and A. L. s. from the Hon. C. Yorke (4) 
 
 320 Wilkinson (Tate) Actor, Manager of the York Circuit, A. L. s. 
 
 2 pp. 4to, April 6, 1778, to Mrs. Inchbald ; others of 
 G. Mattocks, W. Digges, and "Gentleman" Smith (4) 
 
 321 William HI (King of England) Royal Sign Manual to a 
 
 Warrant for a Commission to Alex. Brand to be Steward of 
 Orkney and Zetland, Feb. 28, 1693-4, signed by Tweedale, 
 Linlithgow, and other Scottish Peers — Royal Sign Manual to 
 a Commission, on vellum, Oct. 4, 1693, with seal (2) 
 
 322 William IV (King of England) A. L. s. 4 pp. 4to., Btishey House 
 
 {no year) — Royal Sign Manual on Order for the discharge of 
 L. Burton from Ilchester Gaol, portrait — Victoria (Queen) 
 Royal Sign Manual to a Royal Letter Patent (3) 
 
 323 WiNWOOD (Sir Ralph) Secretary of State, procured release of 
 
 Sir Walter Raleigh, A. L. s. in Latin, 2 pp. folio, July 25, 
 and one other, with portrait (2) 
 
 324 Woodfall (H. S.) Publisher of the "Letters of Junius," 
 
 A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, to G. Steevens, scarce — Woodfall (W.) 
 Brother of the preceding, A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, March 5, 1777 
 
 (2) 
 
31 Second Day 
 
 325 Wordsworth (W.) Poet, A. L. s. 1 p. 8vo, to Mr. Mackenzie — 
 
 Southey (K) A. L. s. 1 p. 4to, Keswick, Sept, 21, 1811 (2) 
 
 326 WoTTON (Nicholas) Statesman and Divine, negociated the 
 
 marriage of Henry VIII with Anne of Cleves, d. 1566, L. s. 
 in French, 2 pp. folio, Mai 28, 1547, to M. de Sassy, fine 
 letter, written while ambassador in France 
 
 327 "VVydeville (Richard) or Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, father of 
 
 Elizabeth Woodville Queen of Edward IV, executed at 
 Kenil worth 1469, Signature to a Receipt on vellum from 
 the Receiver General of Normandy for £1050 17s. 7d. for 
 the wages of his company in the service of K. Henry VI, 
 July 15, 1442, fine and extremely b,aris,, portrait of his 
 daughter 
 
 328 York (Richard Plantagenet Duke of) Father of Edward IV 
 
 and Richard III, slain at Wakefield 1460, Sign Manual to a 
 Warrant on vellum for payment of forty livres Tournois 
 for the salary of a trumpeter, Hunsdon, xxviiijour de Juillet, 
 1446, with part of seal, fine and extremely rare, 
 poi'trait 
 
 329 Young (Rev. Edward) Author of " Night Thoughts," A. L. s. 
 
 1 p. 4to, August 12, 1754, CURIOUS and interesting 
 LETTER, addressed to S. Richardson respecting the figure of 
 a centaur in the dedication of his book ; with A. L. s. from 
 Richardson, dated August 14, on the reverse in reply to this 
 letter and an Auto. Bill of Richardson's for printing Young's 
 " Night Thoughts " and " Centaur " (2) 
 
 330 Authors, Poets, Antiquaries, Scientists, etc. A large 
 
 Collection neatly arranged in 2 folio albums, with biogi^aphies 
 and some portraits, including Adam Ferguson, J. S. Mill, 
 Professor Max Miiller, W. Robertson, J. Caulfield, 
 T. Tanner, T. Pennant, R. Gough, J. Nichols, Joanna 
 Baillie, J. S. Knowles, E. Scribe, W. Whitehead, Dr. J. War- 
 ton, Maria Edgeworth, T. Percy Bishop of Dromore, Amelia 
 Opie, Anna Seward, Jane Porter, S. Rogers, T. Campbell, 
 Chateaubriand, Beranger, T. Moore with Auto. Song and 
 Music, Lord Lytton, Albert Smith, Dr. S. Parr, A. Kippis, 
 Dr. Dibdin, Rev. Sydney Smith, W. Hone, Count D'Orsay, 
 Mark Lemon, W. Blackwood, G. Belzoni, T. Clarkson, 
 Gilbert Burns (brother of Robert), Rajah Brooke, Baron 
 Denon, and numerous others 
 
 331 Artists, Musical Composers, and Singers. An interesting 
 
 Collection with biog?'aphies and portraits, in a folio album, 
 including J. Barry, A. Canova, H. Fuseli, Sir D. Wilkie;10 
 early Admission Tickets to the R. A. Lectures, signed by 
 R. Cosway, Northcote, Nollekens, J. S. Copley, and others ; 
 B. R. Haydon, with sketches ; W. Etty, with studies ; S. Prout, 
 A. W. Pugin, J. Gibson, Copley Fielding, Lord Leighton, Sir 
 H. R. Bishop, S. Thalberg, J. Braham, A. Catalani, 
 J. Bannister, Mario, Grisi, Roger, H. Phillips, T. Tietjens, 
 Sims Reeves, and others 
 
Second Day 32 
 
 332 Naval, Military, Scientific, Medical, and other Cele- 
 
 brities. A similar Collection, with biographies and port7'aits, 
 folio, including E. Boscawen, Visct. Keppel, Sir H. Parker, 
 Earl St. Vincent, Sir Sidney Smith, Visct. Keith, Sir J. Eoss, 
 Marshal Wade, Lord Heathfield, Marquis of Anglesey, Lord 
 Clyde, Sir D. Brewster, Baron Berzelius, M. Faraday, 
 J. Tyndall, Dr. W. Cullen, and numerous others 
 
 333 Statesmen and Politicians. A similar Collection, with 
 
 biographies and portraits, folio, including Letters, etc. of 
 John Duke of Argyll, H. St. John Visct. Bolingbroke, Sir E. 
 Walpole, Bishop Sherlock, G. Bubb Dodington, Earl of 
 Chesterfield, Earl of Bute, Earl Camden, Lord North, Duke 
 of Grafton, Earl of Mansfield, J. Home Tooke, Marquis 
 Wellesley, W. Cobbett, W. Wilberforce, Lord Erskine, Visct. 
 Castlereagh, G. Canning, Sir E. Peel, Lord J. Eussell, Earl 
 of Derby, and others 
 
 334 Three Guard-Books, containing blank leaves, folio (3) 
 
 end of sale. 
 
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