Crewe Manuscripts

Inventory list
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f. 36r Cutting from The Times, containing an article headed ‘A Lost Balloonist’ Part 14 Oct. 1858 View
f. 38r Printed pamphlet entitled Air-Navigation by means of the Rotary Balloon, by John Luntley Part 1851 View
between ff. 38 and 39 Cutting from a newspaper, containing a notice of the death of Charles Green Part Apr. 1870 View
f. 16 Law regarding the opening of a national loan for an invasion of England Part 5 Jan. 1798
ff. 2–10 Transcript of a letter from Jean-Paul Marat to Philippe Rose Roume de Saint Laurent, 20 Nov. 1783 Part c. 10 Feb. 1784
**A**, p. 1 ‘Lettre de P. Lentulus Proconsul, touchant Jesus-Christe écrivait au Senat Romain, de Hierusalem’: an extract from Examen des esprits propres et naiz au sciences, a translation by Gabriel Chappuis of Juan Huarte’s Examen de ingenios para las ciencias Part
**B**, pp. 28a–d Painting of a skull among various other emblems, with a similar print, on a sheet of writing apparently by a child Part Aug. 1832
**B**, pp. 89–94 ‘Imne o Soleil’: adapted from the preliminary discourse and first canto of the Abbé de Reyrac’s Hymne au Soleil Part
**B**, p. 94 ‘Einvokacion ô Soleil’: the beginning of the second canto of Lemierre’s La Peinture. Part
**B**, p. 102 Extract from Chant VII of Voltaire’s La Henriade Part
**B**, pp. 113–14 ‘Prospektus de la Relijion Chrétienne’ Part
**B**, pp. 141–2 Extract from Le Voyageur français, by the Abbé de la Porte, etc. Part
**C**, pp. 15–38 (There is no writing on these pages, though all but the last have borders.) Part
No. 1 Letter from Friedrich Benedikt Carpzov to Nicolaus Heinsius the elder Part 26 Feb. 1673
No. 10 Copy of a letter from the Duke of Bedford to the Archbishop of Armagh Part 16 July 1806
f. 4v Notes on the 1st Marquess of Winchester Part c. 1856
f. 20r Letter from the Marquess of Winchester and Walter Mildmay to Richard Stanley (one of the tellers of the Receipt) Part 17 July 1568
f. 32r Application from Richard Mynsterley for an allowance for riding, authorised by the Marquess of Winchester Part 1 Nov. 1563
inside front cover Portion of the kiswah of 1853 Part 1853
f. 4v Photograph of a minaret Part c. 1853
f. 11r Coloured plan of the Temple at Mecca Part 19th c.?
f. 16r Transcript of a letter purporting to be from William Adair to Robert Perreau Part 1775
pp. 198–201 ‘Song’ (author unknown) Part
pp. 211–18 ‘News from Tunbridge’ (author unknown) Part
pp. 231–6 ‘Tunbridge Satyr’ (author unknown) Part
pp. 237–45 ‘Satyr on the Poets’, by Matthew Prior: an imitation of Juvenal, Satires, vii. Part
pp. 246–9 ‘Dr Wild’s Ghost. On his Majesty’s Gracious Declaration for Liberty of Conscience, April 4, 1687’ (author unknown) Part
pp. 250–4 ‘Tunbridge Lampoon’ (author unknown) Part
pp. 257–62 ‘On The Ladies of Honor’ (author unknown) Part
pp. 263–5 ‘Hermaphroditus. Or Good Fryday falling upon a Wednesday as it is in the Cambridge Almanac, printed for the year 1687’ (author unknown) Part