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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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own vices and follies. He was not on good terms 

 with his wife, and he records his infidelity to her 

 with the greatest nonchalance. It is certainly his 

 own deliberate act in perpetuating the memory of an 

 irregular life. An edition of this Diary, with a co- 

 pious index, would form an acceptable addition to 

 our local and historical stores. It is unusually 

 minute in its statements, and so extensive that this 

 transcript, at the usual charge for such matters, 

 would cost at least 20Z." It sold for 5/. 15s. 

 The original is the Harleian MS. 454. At the end of 

 the volume, which have not been transcribed, are 

 about 160 closely-written pages of Sir Humphrey 

 Mildmay's accounts and expenses, which are curious 

 as showing the prices of some articles in the middle 

 of the seventeenth centurj'. Tobacco was a principal 

 item in his expenditure, and cost him Is. per ounce ; 

 whereas for a leg of mutton he paid only lOd. Like 

 Pepj's he frequently visited the theatres, e. g. " To a 

 pretty and merry comedy at the Cocke, Is." " To a 

 play called Rolloe at the Globe, Is. 6d." " To Mr. 

 Gunter (!) for pease and strawberries, Is. id." 



The following interesting Autographs were sold by 

 Messrs. Puttick & Simpson, on June 12, 1857 : — 



158. Byron (Lord) 2 J pages 4to. La Mira, near Venice, 

 August 9, 1817. 41. 12s. 6d. 

 The interest of this letter may be conjectured from the 

 opening paragraph : — "It has been intimated to me 

 that the persons understood to be the legal advisers 

 of Lady Byron, have declared * their lips to be sealed 

 up ' on the causes of the separation between her and 

 myself. If their lips are sealed up, they are not sealed 

 up by me, and the greatest favour they can confer 

 upon me will be to open them." A most important 

 document in vindication of Lord Byron's character. 

 279. Dramatic Autographs. A matchless Series of 

 Autographs, mostly being carefully selected and interest- 

 ing Letters, skilfully inlaid and illustrated with Portraits, 

 of which some are unique in state or impression, and 

 many are of considerable scarcity, forming 9 volumes, 

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 Bedford, in their best manner. Also, " Lane's Dramatic 

 Sketches," a series of Lithograph Portraits, illustrated 

 with Autograph Letters, forming a 10th volume, uniform 

 in size and binding with the other nine. 145Z. 

 No description in general terms can do justice to this 

 magnificent series, which has been framed and per- 

 fected with the utmost taste, and at a cost of several 

 hundred pounds. The following are the Autographs 

 contained in Vol. I. : — Mrs. Abington, Mrs. Alsop, 

 R. Baddeley, Spranger Barry, John Beard, Mrs. G. 

 A. Bellamy, Will. Brereton, CoUey Cibber, Mrs. Gib- 

 ber, Mrs. Olive, G. F. Cooke, Mrs. Crouch, Tho. Davis, 

 Tho. Doggett, John Edwin, Miss Farren, Samuel 

 Foot, David Garrick, Mrs. Garrick, Miss Harrop, 

 John Henderson, Cha. Holland, J. G. Holman, Tho. 

 Hull, Mrs. Jordan, Edm. Kean, Tho. King, James 

 Lacy, W. T. Lewis, Cha. Macklin, Miss Macklin, 

 John Moody, Hen. Mossop, Jos. Munden, John 

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 Rob. Palmer, Will. Parsons, Miss Pope, Mrs. Powell, 

 John Quick, James Quin, Sam. Reddish, John Rich, 

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Letters of and relating to .Admiral Viscount Nelson. 



107. Nelson (Horatio, Viscount). Holograph Letter, 

 3 pages 4to., to Lady Hamilton, respecting his " adopted " 

 child Horatia. Victory, Aug. 13, 1804. II. 12s. 



This letter was intended to blind Sir W. Hamilton as 

 to the child's parentage. It is not printed in the 

 Pettigrew Memoirs of Nelson. 



108. Nelson. Holograph Letter, 3 pages 4to., to Lady 

 Hamilton, relative to political and naval matters, and 

 mentioning various persons of rank. Victory, 22 Sep. 

 1804. 1/. 14s. 



This letter was printed by Pettigrew, but the endearing 

 expressions omitted. He laments "people's cu- 

 riosity," but defies them " to find anything but my 

 sincerest and devoted love for you, of which I am 

 proud, and care not, my dear Emma, who knows it." 



189. Nelson (Rev. Edmund) Father of Lord Nelson, 

 A.L.S., to his son Horatio. Burnham, Oct. 8, 1801. 3Z. 3s. 



" Upon the return of peace I may, with a little variation, 

 address you in the words of an Apostle, and say, you 

 have fought a good fight, you have finished your 

 military career with glory and honour, henceforth 

 there is laid up for j'ou much happiness, subject in- 

 deed in this present time to uncertainty, but in y® 

 future state immutable and incorruptible." 



192. Nelson. A.L.s., 2 pages 4to., to Mr. Pollard, 

 written with the right hand. May 27, 1794. U. Is. 



Ordering some necessaries. " I have also to request 

 that you will have the goodness to send me an ac- 

 count of what I am in your debt, that I may pay it 

 before the French knock me on the head." 



193. Nelson. A.L.s., 3 pages 4to., to Mr. Suckling, 

 written with the right hand. Off Minorca, June 20, 



1795. 21. 6s. 



Expressing ardent desire to fall in with the enemy — 

 " God send us a good and speedy meeting. . . . 

 Nothing could give me more pleasure than a good 

 drubbing to them, and in ' Agamemnon ' we are so 

 used to service that not a man in the ship but what 

 wishes to meet them." 



194. Nelson. A.L.s., 4 pages 4to., to Mr. Suckling, 

 written with the right hand, Agamemnon, off Marseilles, 

 Oct. 27, 1795. 21. 12s. 



Important. Expressing his opinion of the duplicity 

 of the Court of Vienna, and the futility of Conti- 

 nental Alliances. . . . " It is clear the French 

 nation wish to be a Republic, and the best thing 

 we can do is to make the best and quickest leave we 

 can. ... To me all Frenchmen are alike. I 

 despise them all." He is disappointed at the amount 

 of prize money which has fallen to his share, &c. 



195. Nelson. A.L.8., 3 pages 4to., to Mr. Suckling, 

 written with the right hand. Off Gibraltar, Nov. 29, 



1796. 21. 2s. 



Interesting. "My professional reputation is the only 

 riches I am likely to acquire this war." He has, 

 however, received from Lord Spencer, the fullest and 

 handsomest approbation of his spirited, dignified, 

 and temperate conduct, both at Leghorn and Genoa. 

 After mentioning some anticipated operations, he says, 

 "As to our future movements I am totally ignorant 

 of, nor do I care, what they are. I shall continue to 

 exert myself in every way for the honour of my 

 country." 



196. Nelson. A.L.s., 3 pages 4to., to Mr. Suckling, 

 written with the right hand. Irresistible, off Logos Bay, 

 Feb. 23, 1797. 4/. 



Very interesting. After congratulations on Miss Suck- 

 ling's marriage, he says, " the event of the late battle 

 has been the most glorious for England, and you will 

 receive pleasure from the share 1 had in making a 



