1804.] 
requwelt for the love of ovre lady and of 
the blysfulle holy gof to whom I pray 
that they mot zowre hert enduce. to al 
pyte and grace for theyre hye goodneffe. 
Leiter fromthe Lords in Council to Edmund 
{ Bouner) Bifbop of London, Nov. 27,4554 
enforming him, that Queen Mary was 
ith child 3 and ordering public praysrs 
in all the Guunebes of bis Diocefe, 
After our right hearty comendations 
unto yor goed Lo rd thipp—- Whereas it hath 
pleated Almighty Ged, among other his 
Gaia benefits, of he moft “eracioutly 
powred upon us, aid this whole reafme, to 
extend his lienedterdtin upon the Queen's 
Ma" in fuch fort as fhe is conceiv’d and 
quick of child, whereby her Ma* being 
our natural] leige Lady, Queen, and ane 
doubted inheriter of this imperial crowne, 
gocd hope ot certaine fuccefflion in the 
crowne is given unto us, and confequently 
the great “calamities which for want of 
fuch fucceffion might otherwife have fallen 
upon us and our pofterity, fhall by God's 
gtace be well avoided, if we thankfully 
acknowledge this benefit of Almighty 
God, endeavouring ourfelves with earneit 
repentance, to thank, honour and ferve 
him as wee bee moft bounden. 
Thefe be not only to advertife you of 
this good news to be by you publifhed in 
, all places within yo" diocefle, but allo to 
pray and require you, that both yc'flf 
doe give God thanks with us for this his 
{peciall grace, and alfoe give order that 
thanks may be openly given by nnging of 
Te Deum in all the churches, within your 
fayd dioceffe; and likewile tbat all pricfts 
and other pe eiabical minifters in their 
maffes, and other divine fervice, may con- 
tinually pray to Almighty God to extend 
his holy hand over her Ma" the King’s 
Highnefle, and this whole realme, as this 
thing being by his Omnipotent power gra- 
eioufly thus begus, may, by the fame, be 
well continued, and brought to good ef- 
fect to the glory of his name. Whereun- 
to albeit wee doubt not ye would of your 
felf have had fpeciall regard without thele 
our letters, yet for the earneft defire wee 
have to have this thing dene outof nand, 
and diligently continued, wee have allio 
written thefe our letters ta put you 
in remembrance. And foe bidd ya! 
Lod? moft heartily weil to fare. 
Efrom Wefiminjter, the xxviiibh of 
November, 1554. 
Ste Winton Cancel ~ Francis Shrewfbery 
Henry Suffex Thomas Wharion 
R. Southwell John Bathon 
Arundeil John Huddelfton 
Edward Deby R. Rych. 
Coliana. 
407 
Mr. Thomas Tudawag ta the celebrated 
Humfrey Waaley. 
WORTHY SIR, 
I am very glad to underfland from Mr. 
Baker, that my Lord of Oxtord goes vi- 
govroully on in furnifhing his li! brary with 
every thing that is curious, and thows the 
world (hereby , that that ereat undertaking 
does not depend upon the flaff; tis what 
1s worthy af a great man, as be undoubte 
edly is. I'm Teading at this prefent a 
French book, of the Lives of the moit I!- 
luftrious Men that have appeared i in France 
during the laft age, and amongft them that 
of Achilles de Harlay, premier Prefident to 
the Parliament of Paris, one of his great 
ancefiors. I mention it becaufe of the near 
relati.n there is in the greatoe{s of their 
employes, as well zs of chat of their de- 
fcendance. Be pleafed to mention me te 
my Lord, with my moft humble duty and 
fervice. 
I am with due refpe&t & fincerity, 
worthy Sr. Your moft faithful & 
obligd Humble Servet. 
Sept. 10, 1714. Tuos. TupwaYfs 
ORGANS IN PRIVATE HOUSES, 
It feems that in the as whea 
the linurgy and the ufe of organs in die 
vine fervice was abolifhed, thefe inf&fru- 
ments being removed from the churches, 
were frequently fet ‘P in private houfes 5 
and to this purpofe the anonymous author. 
(a Frenchman) of a Chara&ter of England, 
tra: flated by Mr. Evelyn, and publithed 
with an aniwer entitled Gallus Caffratus, 
12mo. 1659, has thefe words :—'‘* ‘They 
have tranflated the organs out of their 
churches and fet them up in taverns, 
chanting their dithyrambics and beftial 
bacchanalias to the tune of thofe inftru- 
ments which were wont to affift them in 
the celebration of God’s prailes.”” p. 30+ 
LORD ORFORD TO MR. COLE. 
Strawberry till, Fune i, 1776. 
DEAR SIR, 
Mr. Granger’s oe have been pur- 
chafed by Lord Mount Steward, who has 
the poriratt-jrenzy as well as 1; and 
though I am the headof the fed, I have 
no longer the raze of propagating it; nor 
would I, on any eccounrt, take the trouble 
of revifing and publifhing the manuicripts. 
Mr. Granger had drowned his taffe fer 
portraits in the ocean of biography , and 
though he began with elucidating prints, 
he at aft only fought prints that he minke 
write the lives of thofe they reprefented, 
His work was grown, and growing fo vo- 
Juminous, that an abridgemcnt only could 
have mad it uleful to coliegtors. 
J am no: furpriged that you will not af- 
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