50 LOEWENFELD, Contributions to the History of Science. 



to the publications of Strype. The latter was one of the 

 first autograph collectors of the old times, and his publica- 

 tions afforded most essential assistance later on to the 

 works and publications of Macaulay. My aim is at the 

 best not to do more than Strype has done : to prepare 

 the way and collect the material for the historian. 



