866 LETTERS TO GILBERT WHITE 



Mulso, Rev. John~{continued.) 



237, 238 ; visits Farnbam Castle, 238, 279 ; on bis viciaity to Gilbert 

 Wbite, 239 ; on cold cf Selborne, 239, 240 ; visits Portsmouth, 244 ; bis 

 family inoculated, 245, 246, 247 ; on tbe bad roads to Selborne, 247 ; on 

 the new room at tbe Wakes, 248 ; on Gilbert White's disinterosteduess 

 in money matters, 248 ; on a Parliamentary election, 249, 250, 288 ; on 

 Convocation, 252 ; on Bishop Thomas's illness, 252, 253 ; on provision for 

 children, 253 ; on Mrs. Chapone's books, 254 ; his advice on building, 257, 

 258 ; on Gilbert White's writings on natural history, 258 ; impatient for 

 the ' Selborne,' 262; promised another living, 263; on pluralism, 264; 

 his tour in Dorsetshire, 264 ; Rector of Eastou, 265 ; on his old friend- 

 ship with Gilbert White, 266 ; his opinion of the ' Selborue,' 266 ; on 

 Gibbon's History, 267 ; contrasts his life with Gilbert White's, 268 ; on 

 the American Declaration of Independence, 268 ; on Gilbert White's 

 literary modesty, 269 ; on building at Selborne, 270 ; his son William's 

 conduct, 271 ; on Robertson's History of America, 271 ; expects the 

 'Selborne* in the coming winter, 273; his partiality for Selborne, 275 ; 

 criticises Grimm's Hermitage vignette, 275, 276 ; his plans for his sons, 

 276 ; impatient for the ' Selborne,' 276 ; on the new room at Selborne, 

 276 ; his receipt for a cough, 277 ; on his son John's character, 277, 278 ; 

 quotes Voltaire, 280 ; contrasts Selborne with Winchester, 281 ; his 

 Sermon on the Virgin, 283 ; is always led by Gilbert White, 283, 284 ; 

 on the ' Antiquities of Selborne,' 284, 285, 286, 294, 306 ; on the right 

 time for publication, 284 ; his pride in Gilbert White, 285 ; on Ufton 

 Nervett living, 287, 288; on old friendships, 289, 316; on the death of 

 Mrs. Snooke, 289, 290 ; on her will, 290 ; proposes visit to Selborne, 291 ; 

 a valetudinarian, 292 ; on Gilbert White's gun practice, 293 ; on Rev. 

 John White's death and character, 295 ; his hopes of a new living, 297 ; 

 on publication of the ' Selborne,' 297, 306, 308, 337, 338, 341 ; discards 

 a wig, 299; his gout, 300; on death and character of Edward Mulso, 

 301; suggests exchange of livings for Gilbert Wbite, 302; his love for 

 Selborne, 307 ; on formality of Gilbert White's letter, 309 ; on verses 

 by 'Nobody,' 309, 311; is 'broken winded,' 313; celebrates harvest 

 home, 313, 339 ; on qualities required in his curate, 314 ; accident to, 

 314 ; on Gilbert White's refusal of livings, 316 ; on inaccessibility of 

 Selborne, 319 ; suffers from thunder, 321, 333 ; on Thomas Warton's 

 poetry, 325 ; on etymology of aphis, 327 ; on John Bosworth's death, 329, 

 330 ; on a ' believing ' lady, 331 ; on the new library at Oriel College, 

 834, 335, 336 ; his reason for liking Oriel College, 335 ; his advice to 

 Gilbert White, 335; on literary jealousy, 337, 338; on Bell's Travels, 

 840 ; on poor law relief, 342, 343 ; receives a copy of the ' Selborne,' 

 844 ; on jackdaws' pairing, 345 ; on death of Henry White, 346 ; his bad 

 health, 347 ; on the French Revolution, 348 ; on the death of his wife, 

 848, 349 ; on Gilbert White's deafness, 349. 



Mulso, Mrs. John, 112 ; longs to see Gilbert White, 124 ; about to visit 

 Selborne, 125; birth of a daughter to, 127, 186; her illness, 129; fear 

 of Selborne roads, 148 ; birth of a son to, 148, 172, 195 ; attends a race 

 week, 163 ; dangerous illness of, 196, 197 ; her sedentary habits, 291, 

 292 ; a great reader, 338 ; serious illness of, 347 ; her death, 348. 



Mulso, Rev. John, junr., birth of, 148 ; his school, 229 ; visits Selborne, 231 ; 

 illness of, 240, 241 ; going to Oxford, 277 ; character, 277, 278 ; a ' com- 

 plicated murderer, ' 293 ; obtains a scholarship, 296 ; foolish attachment 

 of, 308 ; seeks' a curacy, 317 ; curate of Finedon, 324 ; Vicar of South 

 Stoneham, 341 ; birth of his daughter, 343. 



Mulso, Mr. Thomas, of Twywell, in Northants, 9, 10, 92, 104 ; at Gloucester, 

 15 ; at Oxford, 38, 71 ; difiSculties as lottery commissioner, 76 ; his 

 serious illness, 93, 104. 



Mulso, Mrs. Thomas, her affection for Gilbert White, 3, 4, 5 ; illness of 11, 

 16 ; at Hampton, 18. 



