Item 19 - Letter from Edward Hawkins

3 pp

Oriel College - EH has been very desirous that the proposed new Statutes about the Divinity Exercises pass through the Board of Heads of Houses before he answered WW's letter. The proposed alterations are now before the University. EH gives a brief description of a couple of the more important changes. 'But perhaps our convocation will pass no Statutes; for we are not in a very comfortable position at present, as the world pretty well knows, respecting any matters connected with Theology'. EH seems to remember seeing last summer 'some very good remarks (mixed however with much that I thought rather crude) in an anonymous work, not published, said to be by a connexion of yours Mr Myers [Frederick Myers], entitled 'Catholic Thoughts on the Church of Xt. and the Church of England' - It is just possible that Mr Myers may have printed many more copies than he distributed, and might through your interest spare me one'.