That, upon your Lordship's hearing the cause the 5th of September following, it pleased your Honour to direct that both parties should meete (if they could) to agree about altering of a certain Order of the Council Board, made in April 1629, to bee (by your Lordship's good favour) recommended to his Majestie's Council for their confirmation.

That, upon the meeting of both parties accordingly his Majesty's said Printers declineinge to treate thereupon, indeed to admit of any other debate reasonably tending to a mutual accommodation; but their proposalls tended only to the ruine of your Petitioners, they being such that, if the Law should determine the business against them, would be more to their advantage.

'May it therefore please your Lordship, considering the bookes under restraint are lawfully licensed to be printed by your Petitioners, to give them leave to finish the same; and for the future they shall forbear to begin any new impressions, other than such as the order of the Councell board of 1629 doth allow; or grant to your Petitioners leave to defend their proceedings by the common law, they humbly hope they have not transgressed.

'And your Petitioners, &c.'

20 Jan. 1662.

'Since no agreement is yet made between the Petitioners and his Majesty's Printers, I will, as soon as my health will give me leave, move his Majesty to hear the cause himself: but in the mean time I cannot consent that the impressions should goe forwards; but all things must remaine in the state they are, till his Majesty's farther pleasure be knowne. CLARENDON, C.'"

"Page 111.

'Cambridge hath liberty of comprinting with the King's Printers and Company of Stationers these priviledged bookes following: 1. The Bible in the midle folio and quarto, of all letters, without restrainte of numbers, and the Singing Psalines to be bound with them.

2. Grammars, 3000 every yeare.

3. All other school bookes, so many as they can print with one presse.

4. Almanacks (such copyes as are brought to them) without restraynte of number.

'Yet about three years since they entered covenant with the Londoners to print but 500 reames yearly, whereof they should reserve so many as would serve Cambridge and the countreyes thereaboutes, and the Londoners should take the rest of them at a price. This covenant ends at Christmass next.

In every reame are 500 sheets; so, where,

'3 sheetes go to an Almanack, there are in every reame 166.

12...

1.

"Indorsed: Recept. Sept. 12, 1634'."

250.

500.

"Page

To the Reverend Dr. Sancroft, Master of Emanuel College. REVEREND SIR, London, ....3, 1662. After humble and hearty thanks for your singular kindness and civility when with you, which is and ever will be readily acknowledged. These will inform you that, while we attended you at Cambridge, out of sincere respects to your Universitie, at the very same time a Petition was presented to my Lord Chancellor from your Printers, the contents whereof, and his Lordship's order thereon, will appear by the inclosed. Whether such practices are either to the honour or advantage of the University, we submit to your Grace's judgment. Had this been the first mistake of this nature, it were the more excusable; but it is observed that, when Mr. Hills and Mr. Cutler were waiting on you at Cambridge with his Majestie's Letter, then was the first Petition and order thereon obtained, which had only the effect of a restraint to this day, and there is so much of justice in it as to demonstrate the ill success of such practices. It shall not be our business to aggravate; we leave the reason of it to you, with this remarque, that the University are still entitled to actions of this nature, whether by their privity or not, we will not dispute. This accompt we took ourselves obliged to give you (on the behalf of the King's Printers), requesting your best construction, since it is very well intended by your most obliged humble servants,

'ANDREW CROOKE. JOSHUA KIRTON. THO. NEWCOMB. HEN. HILLS'."

Tanner's MSS. vol. CCCXXXVIII. page 12.

I have made search into the Registers of Convocation from the year 1647, and no where find that any contract, covenant, or bargain, since that time, was made between the Convocation of the University of Oxford, and the Master and Keepers or Wardens and Commonalty of the art and mystery of Stationers of the City of London. But on the 20th day of March, 1636, by vertue of an Indenture agreed upon and sealed between the said parties, the University did farme out their privilege of printing Bibles, Lillie's Grammars, and such other books as they might, could, or ought to print, to the said Stationers, for the term of three years, at, upon, and under the yearly rent of 2001. of current moncy of England, payable at the Feasts of the Annuntiation of the blessed Lady St. Mary the Virgin, and of St. Michael the Archangell, by even and equall portions; which agreement by indenture I find again renewed, August the 12th, 1639, where it is also mutually covenanted, granted, and promised between the said parties, that, at the expiration of the said term of three years, they and either of them shall and will renew, continue, and then make such and the like amicable composition and agreement, and upon such termes, rates, and proportions, as in the said Indenture is contained and expressed, for soe long time after, and untill it shall be reasonably agreed on by both parties to relinquish the same.

'The

The last payment of the said 200l. was made to Dr. Prieaux, Lord Bishop of Worcester, in his Vice-chancellorship, which was in part of they eeres 1641 and 1642; and from that time till the 4th yeer of Dr. Owen's Vice-chancellorship, which was in part of the yeeres 1655 and 1656, it appeares not upon the Register of the Vice-chancellor's accounts, that the said Stationers made any payment of any sum of money to the University. About which time Dr. Wilkins (authorized, as I conceive, by the Delegates) made some kind of bargain with the said Stationers, whose arreares then amounted to the summe of 1600l.; in lieu and full discharge of which recited summe the said Stationers paid only 50l. and soe the remaining arreares (being 15501.) were extinguished and left out of the Vice-chancellor's accompts for some time, since which accompt of Dr. Owen, it appears that the said Stationers paid 60l. per annum to the University; but that any such agreement was ordered by the Convocation, non liquet.

"In the second yeer of Dr. Conant's Vice-chancellorship, which was in part of the yeeres 1658 and 1659, the old arreares due to the University are fully stated; and before the Delegates allowed those accompts, they caused this memorandum to stand upon record:

'Memorandum.-That whereas in the arreares of the Stationers of London there are extinguished 1550l. which has not been allowed by Convocations; it is not intended, by the allowing this accompt, legally to acquit the tenants, but to expresse how the accompts stand upon that supposition. BEN. COOPER."

'Dr. Owen executed the office of Vice-chancellor of Oxon five yeeres, and entered so many distinct accompts into the Register for that purpose. His first, second, and last accompts are not subscribed by the Delegates. To his third account subscribed, ⚫ Dan. Greenwood, Robert Harris, Hen. Langley, Gr. Owen, Ra. Button.' His fourth accompt was allowed by six of the Delegates, whereof Dr. Langbaine and Dr. Zouch were two that suberibed them.'

Page 131.

'July 7, 1660. ⚫ Agreed upon between the Delegates of the University of Oxon, and Mr. Henry Hills and Mr. John Field, Printers.

I. That the University farme out their privilege of printing Bibles to the said Mr. Hills and Mr. Field for four yeeres, commencing from Michaelmass, 1659; they paying to the University the sum of 801. per annum, to be paid quarterly as heretofore.

II. That the said Printers be engaged to sell their Bibles, viz. octavos at 2s. 6d. and duodecimos at 2s. per booke, unlesse they shall satisfy the University that the prices should be altered.

III. That, if it shall happen in the mean time the Printing of Bibles shall by authority be laid in common, whereby this privilege shall become useless, that from thenceforth the said Printers shall be free from this engagement.

• The agreement above written, between the Delegates of the University of Oxford, and Mr. Henry Hills, and Mr. John Field, was ratifyed and confirmed in Convocation, July the 9th, 1660, Dr. Conant being then Vice-chancellor.

Ita testor,

BEN. COOPER, Regist. Universitat. Oxon.'" "HONOURED

"HONOURED Sir,

London House, July 7, 1750. "This design of Knight, for the re-building of London, I found amongst the papers of Mr. Secretary Pepys. The plate, engraved by Mr. Vertue, desires acceptance from, honoured Sir,

"Your humble servant,

R. RAWLINSON."

[Dr. Rawlinson communicated to the Society of Antiquaries an old Painting on canvas of the S. E. prospect of Philadelphia, from the River, by William Cooper, painter, with references to the several places. It is 7 feet 9 inches long, and 1 foot 9 inches broad. At the one end are the coat of arms of Sir William Penn, and the other that of the Colony of Pennsylvania.]

Letters of Mr. GEORGE Ballard *.

To the Rev. FRANCIS WISE t.

"HONOURED SIR, Campden, Sept. 26, 1730. "After my most humble service presented, with many thanks for the favours I received at Oxford, I most humbly desire your opinion of a Coin I have sent. It hath been the only puzzling Coin I ever met with: it has been communicated to all the skilful of my acquaintance, and can meet with no satisfaction concerning it. But knowing your penetrating judgment in those matters, I have been bold to communicate it, in hopes of a discovery.

"I have lately met with a few coins, some of which I take to be pretty rare. One of them was found at Campden. It is a plated Coin of Sept. Severus; the Obverse somewhat obliterated; the Reverse indifferently fair, with this Inscription: Fundator Pacis. Severus velato capite togatus, ut sacris operaturus; ut pacator orbis, Olivæ ramum gestans;' concerning which Mr. Gale hath given this Note: This rare and valuable Medal may as well relate to Britain as to his Easterne Conquests, to which it is ascribed by Mezza-Barba. Witness as from Spartianus it may be made appear. A very fair silver one of Nero, with this inscription: Nero Cæsar Augustus.' Reverse: Augustus. Augusta. Duæ figuræ stantes, alia radiata, dextra pateram, sinistra Hastam puram, alia dextra Pateram, sinistra duo Cornucopis.' Occo (if I do not mistake, for I have not the book now by me) has given a Dissertation upon this Coin; also a small brass Coin of Tiberius, with this: Ti. Cæsar Augusti F. Imperat. V.' Reverse: Rom. et. Aug. Templum cum duabus Victoriolis instantibus Columnis auguralibus, cum Palmis et Corollis in ejus Prospectu.' Likewise a small brass Coin of Delmatius: Fl. Delmatius Nob. Cæs.' Reverse: Gloria Exercitus. Duæ figuræ Militares, dextris Hastam, sinistris Clypeum, in medio Signum Militare. Ex. P. L. C. (Ex. not. in Occo.)

Of whom see the "Literary Anecdotes," vol. II. p. 466. + Ibid, vol. V. p. 527.

"The

"The last I shall trouble you with the mention of is a very fair Medal, stamped in remembrance of the Spanish Invasion. It has upon one side four supplicants upon their knees, with this motto: Homo Proponit. Deus Disponit. 1588.' On the other side, a large ship distressed; or, as it should seem, one of their great gallions (finely represented considering the time), with her fore-mast broken, and this inscription: Hispani fugitivi, et perea't nemine seque'te.' I take it to be very rare; for, though Camden and Speed mention several struck upon this most remarkble occasion, yet none of them are exactly like mine; though I do not know whether you will think any of them valuable or scarce, having every thing of this kind in such great plenty; as what we esteem a curiosity, with you is of little or no value.

"I have sent three papers concerning King Charles the First. In one of them (which I take to be a transcript from the King's original paper) the King piously withstands the proposition of abolishing Bishops, &c. If you think the papers any thing curious, or worthy your acceptance, you may please to keep them.-I should be glad to be informed whether you met with the Coins in Wiltshire, or not. I greatly repent my not buying the Harry the Seventh's shilling; for, upon examination, I find they are extremely rare. Holinshed knew of no such thing; but (fol. 117) expressly mentions Harry the Eighth to be the first that coined shillings; but I am satisfied of the contrary, as well from what I have seen, as from Mr. Stow, who gives us to understand (folio edition of his Annals, p. 484; and his Survey, p. 47.) there are some coined, but with a note that they are extremely rare.

"I could not get the Julius I mentioned, the person that owns it having promised it to Mr. Roger Gale. I humbly desire an answer concerning the Coin as soon as convenient opportunity shall serve. Which is all, in great haste, from, Sir, "Your most obliged humble servant,

GEORGE BALLARD."

To Mr. JOSEPH AMES.

"SIR,

Campden, Aug. 15, 1732. "I did not receive your letter, dated at Oxford, Sunday, 4 o'clock, till Thursday following, at nine in the morning, at which time I found you had left the town. But, if notice had come time enough that I should not have seen you at Campden, you may assure yourself (my value for you is such) that I would have made you a visit, had the journey been much farther than what it was. I am very sorry you could not think it worth your while coming to Campden, being so very near. I am apt to believe you would not have repented your journey, for that you would have bettered yourself in the way of Coins; and, perhaps, have been greatly pleased with the sight of some curious books. I remember, when I was with you in London, you had an obliterated Coin of Tiberius in brass (given you by Dr. Kennedy), which you seemed very desirous to have mad eout. Since I came home, I have met with a

well