94 LETTERS ON SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS. 



You shall doe me a favour to write or procure to be written to 

 me what hath byne observed by the astronomers about this 

 celestiall appearance, and what judgement they give of it. 



Your very loving friend, 



WILLIAM OUGHTRED. 



H. THORNDIKE TO JOHN PELL. 



[MS. Birch, Brit. Mus. 4279, fol. 261.] 



December 23rd, 1652. 



Sir, Mr. Tovey is gone out of towne and hath left mee 

 to dispose of Mr. Warner's papers, which I would have had 

 done himselfe. I have therefore sent you whatsoever I can 

 conceive to concerne the canon : beeing, (1) The canon itselfe 

 from 1 to 100,000. (2) A collection of papers sowed together, 

 concerning (I suppose) the construction and use of it, in- 

 titled on the front Tabularia. (3) Papers of Interest and the 

 questions of it, sowed together. (4) A peece by itselfe of 

 about halfe a quire, beginning with, " Any ratio being given." 

 (5) The canon from 1 to 10,000. (6) A foule copy of the 

 same, in which are bound up other loose papers concerning 

 the subject. (7) Foule papers in nine bundles, which seeme 

 to be the first copy of the large canon. And my request to 

 you is, first that you will take your own time to peruse them, 

 in order to a resolution of publishing them, which, upon 

 perusing them, I hope you will declare : and then in con- 

 sideration of common casualties, and the uncertainty of 

 my continuing where you are, that you will certify mee of 

 the receit of the particulares. Which will bee very briefly 

 done, if you think fit to sende mee this backe, with your 

 name subscribed to a line signifying the receite of them. 

 And here, Sir, my best love and service recommended, I take 

 leave, and remaine, Sir, 



Your very loving freind to serve you, 



H. THORNDIKE*. 



* From a note by Pell, at the back of this letter, it appears that the project of 

 printing Warner's works was relinquished on account of the incompleteness of 

 his papers. 



