as will appear by Mr. Hasted's letter in the parcel which is sent with this note; and the Doctor is much obliged to Mr. Gough for his civility to his friend Mr. Hasted on this occasion."

TO LORD GEORGE CAVENDISH.

"MY LORD, Sept. 11, 1770. "Soon after I was honoured with your frank, I wrote to Dr. Burton of York to enquire if he knew of any MS. Collections in the North relative to Furness Abbey, but have not yet received any answer to my letter. I also wrote to another learned friend on that subject, who wishes success to the work, and submits to your candour a note relative to the Cistertian Monasteries, The true arms of this Abbey are certainly those engraven by your Lordship from the Seal in the Augmentation-office. Bishop Tanner had never seen them. This I mention, because I have great doubts about Nos. LXXVIII. and LXXIX. among the arms prefixed by that learned Prelate to the Notitia Monastica.' "I have the honour to remain, &c.

TO JOHN PALAIRET, Esq.

AND. DUCAREL."

"SIR, Doctors Commons, April 20, 1772. "I herewith return you, with a great many thanks, M. Schlagaer's learned letter, and shall be greatly obliged to you if you will be pleased to convey the inclosed to him, under your cover, adding thereto his proper titles, with which I am entirely unacquainted. I have the honour to be, with great esteem, Sir, "Your faithful humble servant,

A. C. DUCAREL." To M. SCHLAGAER, Librarian and Keeper of the Medals to the DUKE of SAXE GOTHA.

A Doctors Commons, "MONSIEUR, à Londres çe 20me d'Avril, 1772. "Mons. Palairet ayant eu la bonté de me communiquer la Lettre du 14me de Mars 1772, que vous lui avez écrit, je suis fort sensible de l'honneur que vous m'avez fait. Vous avez eu la bonté de vous ressouvenir de moi dans les termes obligeantes, j'ai prié Mons. Palairet de me permettre de vous écrire sous son couvert à l'égard des deux Medailles de Charles II. Il y a si long tems que je n'y ai point pensé que je les ai aujourd'hui presque entièrement oublié. Je me rappelle seulement quelque idée qu'elles ont été frappées à l'occasion d'un école fondée à Christ Church à Londres par Charles II. pour l'instruction des jeunes gens dans les mathematiques, la geometrie, et la navigation, qui subsistent encore aujourd'hui.

"Comme il n'y a personne qui se connoisse Medailles mieux que vous, permettez moi, Monsieur, de vous consulter sur un Medaillion en cuivre que j'ai dans mon Cabinet, et donc voici la description.

"Un homme armé portant un bonnet, et tenant une épée, Au revers, un rocher, et un grand arbre, FLECTOR. AMORE. SUM. QVOQVE.AMARA. 1552.

PHEDERICUS DE NIGRIS.

"Je

:

"Je voudrois bien savoir qui étoit ce Phedericus de Nigris. Je le crois Allemagne, et que son nom étoit Schwartz, mais je ne nullement comprendre l'allusion ni l'inscription du revers. Faites moi l'honneur, je vous prie, Monsieur, de communiquer vos pensées à ce sujet par la poste. En même tems ayez la bonté de me dire si votre traité touchant les Medailles modernes, dont M. Palairet m'a parlé il y a plusieures années, est imprimé et son titre. Comme je serai fort charmé de l'honneur de votre correspondence j'espère d'avoir bientôt de vos nouvelles, et j'ai l'honneur d'être avec un parfait estime, Monsieur,

"Votre très humble et très obeissant serviteur, A. C. DUCAREL."

To Mr. NICHOLS.

"Doctors Commons, Saturday, April 13, 1776. "Dr. Ducarel presents his compliments to Mr. Nichols, and returns him many thanks for his kind present of Dr. King's Works, of which he apprehends Mr. Nichols is the Editor. It is an excellent Collection of useful and valuable Tracts, and will do the Editor great honour; and be received, by the learned, with general approbation. The Notes are instructive, and, at this time, particularly useful."

"Saturday Afternoon, Sept. 25, 1779. "This comes with Dr. Ducarel's compliments to Mr. Nichols. The Doctor is very sorry to hear that Mr. N. is seriously indisposed. He therefore desires Mr. N. would immediately send a note (per bearer), and inform him whether he thinks he shall, or shall not, be able to come to Lambeth Palace to-morrow by 11, where the Doctor goes on purpose to meet him. If he fears he shall not, let him signify it by a line; if yea, the Doctor will meet him there, and Mr. Sampson* expects his company to dinner there at 2 o'clockt. At all events, the Doctor hopes Mr. N. will be well enough to be at Doctors Commons on the 29th, to dine at St. Katherine's+."

Letters to and from MARTIN FOLKES, Esq.

To Mr. E. M. DA COSTA.

"DEAR SIR, Goodwood, near Midhurst, Sussex, Aug. 9, 1747. "I wish this may find you returned from your Derbyshire expedition, where I hope you have had much pleasure and entertainment, and where I doubt not but your observations will both have afforded new discoveries to yourself and to such as delight in the enquiry into truth and the nature of things. If you are not yet returned, my best services also attend Mr. Fissington.

"I am here in the country with his Grace the Duke of Richmond, who, as he cultivates and loves all sorts of natural know*The faithful Steward of Archbishop Cornwallis.

The regular dinner here at the Palace on Sunday.

Where Dr. Ducarel used to give an annual dinner to his young friends, the Clerks of the several Proctors.

§ The learned and worthy President both of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies; of whom see the "Literary Anecdotes,” vol. VIII. pp. 137. 566. ledge,

ledge, has just founded a wild receptacle for fossils in his garden. He has transplanted from the coast large fragments of rock, rich in all sorts of fossil shells; he has interspersed corals and other marine productions, and a spacious grotto, where nature has furnished a vast variety of shells, and art a most beautiful disposition of them. In short, I could not help immediately wishing you might partake with me of an entertainment so much to your taste; and the Duke was, upon hearing what I said, desirous also that you might impart to him your observations. In short, he commands me, with his services to you, to invite you down, if your affairs will permit. He is now going from home for a few days, but will be back the 18th of this month of August. You may, if you can, come down in the Portsmouth coach, to a place called Liphook, where he would send a servant and a horse to attend you hither, to one of the pleasantest places, and the best company you can possibly meet. The Duke being the most humane and the best man living, you need be in no difficulty about your eating, here being all sorts of fish, and every day the greatest variety of what you may feed on without breach of the Law of Moses, unless the lobsters of Chichester should be a temptation, by which a weaker man might be seduced. Here is also a Chaplain, I should suspect originally of your Nation, for he talks Hebrew almost naturally, and will not wish to harm you any more than myself. But, to be quite serious, if your affairs will permit, you cannot pass a few days more to your own taste than in this expedition; so you will let me hear from you. I am, dear Sir, &c. M. FOLKES."

To Mr. DA COSTA.

"DEAR SIR, Goodwood Park, Aug. 25, 1747. I yesterday received yours of the 25th instant, and am glad to hear of your safe return out of Derbyshire, where I make no doubt but you have received much entertainment from the natural curiosities of the place. We should have been very glad to have seen you here, where I am sure both the kind reception of the Duke, and a great many curious things he has adorned his gardens with, and some neighbouring places abounding in petrifactions, and the like, could not fail being delightful to you. His Grace is very sorry the duties of your religion, which every good man is well attached to, prevent your coming hither just at this time, and the more so as the house is now in a manner empty of company. He expects a great deal down on Tuesday se'nnight the 8th of September, but which will be gone the latter end of that week; and, as he stays longer, and I propose the honour of still continuing with him, he will hope to see you on Sunday or Monday the 13th or 14th of September, when you will be sure to meet with a true welcome from the best Family in the Universe. I assure you I know not a better, more humane, more civil gentleman in the world, or whom all that knew him would more gladly wait upon. A friend of yours, Dr. Bayley, of

Havant,

Havant, dined with us yesterday, was very glad to hear you was expected, and will be very glad to shew you any thing in his way. Your living you need be in no pain about, as we have not had a single dinner without plenty of what the strictest Laws of Moses would allow you, though at the same time we have eat barbecued shols, and other abominations to your nation; but we are all citizens of the world, and see different customs and different tastes without dislike or prejudice, as we do different names and colours.

"You will favour me with a line, and I will give you also notice if any unforeseen accident should call the Duke away. He very kindly gives his service to you, and commands me to assure you he heartily wishes to see you here. I am, dear Sir,

"Yours affectionately,

"DEAR SIR,

M. FOLKES." Sept. 11, 1747.

"I am obliged to you for the favour of your last, and the account of your religious duties at this season, which I was not before acquainted with. My Lord Duke desires his compliments, and will be very glad of the favour of your company here; but is himself obliged to go for London on Thursday next, and I believe I shall be in town in three or four days, where I shall hope to see you, and to settle the bringing you down, if, as I suppose, we come down again about Monday se'nnight, so I will say no more of it till I see you at my house. I will give you notice as soon as I arrive. I am, very truly, dear Sir,

"Your affectionate humble servant,

TO MARTIN FOLKES, Esq.

M. FOLKES."

"DEAR SIR, London, Sept. 14, 1747. "The following account I take the liberty to humbly present to you, with the specimens of small pieces of the Rhombic spar, found frequently in the lead mines of Derbyshire; and a large and small piece of refracting spar, like the Island crystal. This Rhombic spar is the Rhomboid Selenites of the Germans. It is found, not only in large masses near Rhombic, which they call white spar, but also in irregular masses, rising at top into points or stumps, and resembling the snags of a dog's tooth, as the miners imagine and express themselves, whence called by them dog-tooth spar. Though in the whole mass the spar is very opake, yet on shattering it, the latter especially, clear and transparent pieces, so as to refract lines like the Island crystal, are sometimes broke from it; but such clear pieces are so exceeding rare, that many pounds of spar may be shattered before a piece which will refract can be found. These specimens are particularly from a lead mine, called the Ox close mine, near Snetterton, in Darly parish, in the Wirksworth Wapentake, in Derbyshire. From, dear Sir, your most devoted, and obliged humble servant, E. M. DA COSTA."

Rev. JOHN Foor* to Dr. DUCAREL. "DEAR SIR, Yorall, July 16, 1746. "I am greatly obliged to you for the favour of your letter, which, in acquainting me with the recovery of your health, gave me a great deal of pleasure; nor did you a little increase it by giving me hopes of seeing you in Staffordshire this summer, a county, I shall venture to say, you will be much pleased with. I forgot whether your taste in Antiquity leads you to the enjoying the sight of ancient ruins, the venerable remains of some old Abbey or Temple, nodding under the stroke of all-devouring Time. If your taste lies too in this branch of antiquity, I will promise to give you high delight when you come to Yoxall. The mouldering walls covered with green ivy that surround me; the hanging roofs that threaten instant destruction, while you walk beneath them; wild naked rooms (fit haunt for ghosts); a wilderness hard by; and an old Temple situated in the midst of venerable yews. All these solemn remains, I say, of Time, will fill the mind of a true lover of Antiquity with a very pleasing and delightful melancholy. But, after all, notwithstanding the near resemblance of my habitation to the ruins of an old Abbey, I comfort myself with the reflection, that I am the Lord Abbot, and can do what I please. This is a circumstance that removes those gloomy thoughts, which the solemnity of the place would otherwise very much incline me to entertain.

"I have had no opportunity of meeting with any English Coins lately, and my Patron's kindness has thrown me into such a hurry of business, that at present I cannot spare time to look after them.

"I have only room left to assure you, that whenever you come into Staffordshire, you shall meet with a very hearty welcome at the old Abbey above-named, from, dear Sir,

"Your most obliged and humble servant,

J. FOOT."

Mr. FROMENT to Dr. DUCARel. "WORSHIPFUL DOCTOR, Carlisle House, Lambeth, May 1770. "Having had the honour of teaching your nephew and nieces the Misses Ducarel many years, when at Greenwich, and having heard of your great reputation, as a most learned gentleman, and a very great Antiquary, makes me take the liberty to address my. self to you, to beg the favour of you, if agreeable, to help me out.

"I live at Carlisle House, and have renewed my lease last Friday for 21 years, with the present Bishop §. I have been informed that the said Carlisle House is extra-parochial, and * LL.B. and Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. He was presented to the Rectory of Yoxall in 1741; and died in June 1766, aged 48. ↑ Sometime an eminent Dancing-master at Lambeth.

See an account of Carlisle House, in Nichols's History of Lambeth Parish, p. 74.

§ Dr. Edmund Law was then Bishop of Carlisle.

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