36 JOUENAL OF AN EXCUESION TO EASTBURY AND 
that at Holkham in some comparatively unimportant matters. 
Strange to say, in the concluding paragraph, Innys, at this prior 
date, speaks of the collection having taken him over 30 years ta 
make. According to this letter, he must have commenced the 
collection before the year 1714, when he would have been about 19 
years of age I 
At the time the collection was probably acquired — after the deatli 
of John Innys in 1778 — Holkham was the seat of Thomas William 
Coke, born in 1754, and created Viscount Coke and Earl of Leice&teir 
in 1837. 
I may here mention that I have a copy of Brander's Fossilia 
Hantonietisia, 1766, which belonged to John Innys. On the fly-leaf 
is the inscription :— 
" John Innys 
1767 
Eedland Court 
Glouc." 
curiously the year in which Banks visited Bedland Court ; and on 
the inside of the cover his circular book-j)late engraved with his 
monogram, the same as in the Poll Book before mentioned. 
With regard to the position of William and John Innys as book- 
sellers and publishers, on referring to Nichols' Literary Anecdotes 
of the 18t7i Century it will be found that in 1712 William Innys 
subscribed £5 5s, to the fund raised on behalf of William Bowyer, 
the printer, on the occasion of the fire which destroyed his house 
and goods. 
In 1720 the Pros^^ectus of Jebb's A7'istides announces that volumes 
will be delivered by the author to subscribers at Mr. Innys', in 
St. Paul's Churchyard. 
In 1721 John was in partnership with his brother William, their 
names appearing thus— William and John Innys, in St. Paul's 
Churchyard. In 1725 John was still in partnership with his 
brother, during or after which year the connection appears to have 
ceased. 
{ In 1735 William Innys was in xDartnership with R. Manby. 
Mr. E. M. Borrajo informs me that the Directories in the Guilds 
hall Library, in London, which, of course, are not complete, give : — 
1736-1740. Innys and Manby, booksellers, corner of Ludgate 
Street. 
The name does not occur in the 1744 or 1749 issues. 
1752-1755. Innys and E,ichardson, Paternoster Eow. 
The name does not occur after 1755. 
