CORRESPONDENCE1 OF JOHN EVELYN, F. R. S. Dr. Isaac Basire2 to John Evelyn. Rouen, October 2nd, 1642. SIR, I had a good hope of an occasion to come over myself in person to give you thanks for your favourable communication of that twin of printed letters, which you were pleased to send me. They came opportunely, for I made present use of one of them to disabuse some of the many who mistake the king's person and his cause. What success it may further have I shall acquaint you at my coming over, God willing, within these few weeks. Meanwhile, my work here is with tongue and pen (with the advice of the king's public ministers here) to save the king and the church, which service is reward sufficient, considering the goodness, truth, and justice of the cause, 'The letters which were not included in the previous Editions of this Correspondence, are indicated in the Tables of Contents, by asterisks prefixed. Allusions to Basire will be found in the first vol. of the Diary, pp. 378 and 392, and see post, page 218. His loyalty was rewarded by preferment under Charles the Second, to whom he was wont to preach sermons of considerable unction, proving the perfection of the English Church, and that England was "the very land of Goshen." The letter before us confirms the statements in the Diary as to the early period of the Civil Wars at which Evelyn was engaged and active. *. John Evelyn to Sir Richard Browne. May 14, 1649. The same to the same. June 7, 1649 * Alexander Ross to John Evelyn. May 20, 1650 The same to the same. July 21, 1650 October 9, 1651. John Evelyn to Lady Garret. * John Cosin to John Evelyn. December 18, 1651 * The same to the same. April 3, 1652 John Evelyn to Edward Thurland. April 25, 1652 * Thomas Barlow to John Evelyn. March 17, 1653-4 John Evelyn to Jeremy Taylor. February 9, 1654-5 The same to the same. March 18, 1654-5 Jeremy Taylor to John Evelyn. January 25, 1655-6 The same to the same. April 16, 1656 John Evelyn to Jeremy Taylor. July 19, 1656 . Jeremy Taylor to John Evelyn. * Dr. Thomas Triplet to John Evelyn. Page 52 61 63 64 65 66 69 71 74 • Dr. John Wilkins to John Evelyn. August 16, 1656 Jeremy Taylor to John Evelyn. September 15, 1656 The same to the same. November 21, 1656 John Evelyn to his brother G. Evelyn. December 15, 1656 Boyle. May 9, 1657 John Evelyn to Sir Richard Browne. February 14, 1657-8. 101 Jeremy Taylor to John Evelyn. February 17, 1657-8 . • Thomas Barlow to John Evelyn. March 25, 1658 Fage .104 Jeremy Taylor to John Evelyn. May 12, 1658 The same to the same. Jeremy Taylor to John September 29, 1659 132 ib. The same to the same. February 10, 1659-60 John Evelyn to Dr. John Wilkins. * John, Lord Mordaunt to John Evelyn. April 23, 1661 1661 134 137 John Evelyn to Lady Cotton. September 9, 1662 John Evelyn to Mr. Vander Douse. September 13, 1662 John Evelyn to Mr. (afterwards Dr.) Croone. John Evelyn to Dr. Pierce. August 20, 1663. The same to the same. September 17, 1663 Thomas Barlow to John Evelyn. June 21, 1664 John Evelyn to Mr. Spratt. October 31, 1664 John Evelyn to the Hon. Robert Boyle. November 23, 1664. John Evelyn to Lord Cornbury. February 9, 1664-5. John Evelyn to Sir Thomas Clifford. April 2, 1665 John Evelyn to Dr. (afterwards Sir Chris. Wren). April 4, 1665 154 • Sir Thomas Clifford to John Evelyn. May 11, 1665 John Evelyn to the Duke of Albemarle. John Evelyn to Sir Thomas Clifford. John Evelyn to Sir Peter Wyche, June 20, 1665 John Evelyn to Lord Cornbury. June 21, 1665 153 John Evelyn to Sir Samuel Tuke. September 27, 1666 1666 July 30, 1667 June 24, 1668 * Sir George Mackenzie to John Evelyn. February 4, 1666-7 December 13, 1667 John Evelyn to Sir Thomas Clifford. February 1, 1668-9 January 17, 1669-70 • Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle, to John Evelyn. Feb. 1669-70 226 |