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Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - Looking forward to seeing Robert and Elizabeth at Wallington. Robert must be having a good time with [Goldsworthy Lowes] Dickinson 'in such scenery and circumstances'. Glad about 'the Water-lane'. Charles and Mary will be at Cambo for a good part of their visit. Must read [Aristophanes's] "Thesmophoriazusae" again; remembers [Charles] Vaughan saying 'how much he liked the three female comedies'. Is entering Macaulay's marks in his favourite Cicero speeches in the Dolphin [edition]; has already done this for the Terence. Miss Richardson has again got 'three County Council scholarships... not bad for a school of 60 children'.

Peterborough Deanery. H M Butler's performance at speech-day, enquires if he really requires Smith's Biographical Dictionary, hopes that Vaughan did not think that he and H M Butler had colluded on the Peel Prize, GB disappointed that the archer's dress was not displayed:

Three letters from E. B. Denison, later known as Edmund Beckett, dated 7 May 1842, 10 Sept. 1869, and 17 Oct. 1869. In the first letter, which is incomplete, he mentions his article about Andrew Jukes in the Churchman, and retells a story he heard from [John] Lonsdale about two Trinity Fellows in the time of Porson, Spencer and [John] Higgs, and rhyming insults they employed against each other. The letter of 10 Sept. mentions the departure of Charles Vaughan from Doncaster, an Airian heresy [Sir George Airy] regarding misleading statements he has made as to the best places to observe the transit of Venus in 1874. He recommends his broker H. E. Tatham & Co.; suggests putting a spoke in the wheel of the lazy Fellows of Trinity, and describes the new Vicar of Doncaster, [Francis] Pigou.

Wintry journey to Harrow, C J Vaughan's horse, disappointment at the delay to the start of the cricket season

Trinity, Cambridge [on Wallington headed notepaper, address crossed through]: - Charlie 'seems to be getting along quite well'; is glad that he is 'writing more cheerfully'. Wright is going with Charlie to Welcombe, and much looking forward to it; Robert too is looking forward to his visit there. Saw Lascelles when he visited for the day yesterday; he has received, for the Vaughan Library [at Harrow], a 'Contio' containing Sir George Trevelyan's 'poem on the invasions of England', or perhaps on the Crimea as Robert cannot remember which; this is 'corrected... by someone writing in a large feminine hand'. Thinks he remembers his father saying that 'Uncle Tom [Macaulay] corrected several lines in one of his prize poems'; alternatively, since the handwriting is described by Lascelles as 'feminine', it is more likely to be Robert's grandmother's. Possible that it is Vaughan's, but has heard he wrote in a 'small Rugby hand'. They could find out by seeing the book, which 'someone picked up on a bookstall'.

There have been 'great rows' in the Trinity debating society, as there is a 'hot contest between two candidates for the Presidency'. Asks if she is going to Oxford next Saturday to see the [Greek] play. Sees the 'government is having a pretty bad time of it'.

2 Upper Terrace, Hampstead.—Consults him on the Templars’ use of the term ‘panetarius’ and the exemption of their estates from tithes, in connection with the publication of sermons preached on the 700th anniversary of the Temple Church.

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2 Upper Terrace, Hampstead
Friday night. March 6th 1885

My dear Wright.

I want you to give me five minutes of your valuable time. Will you turn to any Dictionary or Glossary of mediaeval Latin & tell me whether the term “Panetarius” for the official who waits at table (the “Bread-man”, of course) was ever common; or whether it was at all peculiar to the Knights Templars, from whom the English term “Panier” has survived in the Halls of the Inner & Middle Temple. Is “Panier” in use any where else, have you ever heard?

You told me the other evening the curious fact about the estates that once belonged to the Templars being still exempt from tithes. Is this common to all such estates, or only to the one near Hitchin of which you spoke? Did not all other Religious Houses enjoy this privilege (of exemption from tithe) & does the privilege extend to any of their descendants in the possession of their estates.

I ask these questions, because the Archbishop, Vaughan, & I—(“when shall we three meet again” (Twelfth Night) “Did you ever see the picture of we three?”)—are going to publish our sermons of last week preached on the 700th Anniversary of the Temple Church—& I want to be careful about some little details in w. I indulged. I am so happy to think I am going to meet you at Knapdale next week.

Yours ever
Alfred Ainger.

Trinity Lodge. Eulogy of Dr Vaughan as a preacher, comments that the University does little for its Poll Men.

Vaughan's reception of Calverley's recitation "they hunted the bear'.

Wallington, Cambo, Morpeth. - Thanks Robert for the 'extract specimen' of an edition of Thucydides, which he returns; discusses the editions he has already, including the text by Poppo which he had at Harrow 'covered throughout' with pencil notes; some 'evidently from Dr Vaughan's lips' but most his own; some are 'really interesting, as written in the stress and agony of the Great War'. Thinks he will 'content himself with this little Clarendon Press edition'; asks Robert to tell Mary Caroline.

Hort to follow the Malvern system (of hydrotherapy) encourages him to take exercise, accident suffered by Hardwick at Zermatt, wedding of [J Llewellyn] Davies, intention of accepting the living of Great St Mary's thrown into crisis by the vacancy for the headship of Harrow, pressed to apply by Harrow masters, asks if FJAH could support him, H M Butler's estimate of the qualities for the post, Vaughan has expressed the wish that H M Butler succeed him

Welcombe. - Much appreciates reading about the way in which Robert reads with Julian; most important thing is that the 'higher and deeper aspects should be genuine, and within the compass of one's own honest belief', and that any creed should be 'acted on sincerely'. Says that for him, 'the Monday repetition of the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel to Vaughan were the matter of a frequent nightmare' for years. Sends a letter from 'old Hammond' [sic: a mistake for Hallam?] who lives at 'Ortygia' in Harrow, and appears to be staying at what Sir George thinks 'was not Horace's villa at Tivoli'.

Peterborough. encloses M3/1/36, Vaughan has congratulated GB on H M Butler's progress, Classical Parallels by Gretton, Spencer Butler entered for the Bell scholarship, scarletina, mumps and whooping cough at Rugby but the school not closed, revolt by fags put down.

Written from St. Martin's, Leicester.

Dr Vaughan is pleased with H M Butler's repetition and looks forward to his entering the VI form, epigrams on Fox's Court at Eton

Wallington, Cambo, Morpeth. - Glad that Bessie is really better for her time at Arnside. Effect of the thunderstorms very localised; Charles has described a 'most extraordinary flood which devastated the tunnel under the road in the London Zoo'. Wonders why Sophocles called his 'Satyric drama the "Ichneutae"'. Is just reading the "Bellum Alexandrinum" with 'great admiration'; believes it was written by Oppius, not Hirtius, 'on the rough draft of Caesar's "Bellum Civile"' which he did not live to finish. Macaulay told him the "[Battle of Lake] Regillus" was his favourite of his "Lays [of Ancient Rome]," as he 'had Homer always in mind'; Sir George turned a passage from it into Greek hexameters for his 'Monitor's Greeks' [at Harrow]; they are a 'sort of cento of Homer' and Vaughan told him to write them in the book but he did not, as he did not think them good enough. The pages were left blank; Butler later invited him and 'shut [him] up in his study to write them out', so they are there now, though there are still a blank pages for the letter in imitation of Cicero which he would not write out. Glad to remember that he did not 'over rate his own performance'.

Last part of letter written on a notice from Drummonds Bank that Sir George's account has received some money from the Charity Commissioners.

Vaughan spoke eloquently about George Butler, has received a Porson autograph.

Harrow. Letter of condolence on the death of George Butler.

Harrow. Letter of condolence on the death of George Butler.

St Leonards. Congratulations on Bell success, Dr Vaughan sends his congratulations, Arthur Butler unlucky in the Hertford Scholarship examination but will get the Bennett, C S Blayds [later Calverley] expelled from Oxford : St Leonards

Peterborough. H M Butler has been exculpated in the case of cheating at school, Dr Vaughan has punished the school for hissing at a Master.

W. H. Thompson, tutor at Trinity, to C. J. Vaughan, headmaster of Harrow about the admission of two boys: Cecil James Monro, and Montagu Butler.

House of Commons. - Glad to see Robert so well and so much himself, and to hear what he told Caroline; it is right to 'go through with what has been undertaken' and not to take a step 'which seems crude and unintelligible to people'; Robert will be glad of it afterwards. Spent a pleasant afternoon at Epsom with Lord Rosebery, who is a 'most delightful companion'; good to see him so well. Met 'dear old [Charles?] Vaughan at the Athenaeum today, who asked after them all, and is a 'sort of intellectual grand father' to them. Says in a postscript that he made a speech tonight on 'one man one vote'.

Harrow. Awaiting examiners [for Gregory Scholarship], has done better in mathematics examinations than he thought, Vaughan's Sermons.

Tunbridge Wells - refusal of bishopric of Rochester

States that he does not forget that Cowell was to be at Lugano on 10 September, and announces that he will give 'no possible clue' as to his own whereabouts, beyond stating that he is 'still at this ancient seat of learning', but intends to go the following week to Llandudno, where his people are. Remarks that he has not seen 'the annual J.J.C in the Times yet'.

Reports that Trotter has returned, and that he and Sedley Taylor went up Mont Blanc. Enquired whether they had seen Cowell, and Trotter said that he 'hooted all the way from Grindelwald to Chamounix', and claimed that Cowell must have heard him, but 'wouldn't cry "cuckoo" '. Reports that he had 'an [angels] visit from Bowen the other day, which gave light and life to [their] proceedings. Refers to a four oared race with Huntingdon that Bowen organised, and to the fact that [George Henry?] Richards was 'stroke of the University.' Declares that 'Trevelyan is a splendid correspondent' and that he seems to be enjoying himself.

Reports that Henry Sidgwick and Brandreth have both been [to Cambridge] during the previous week. States that he 'never saw Sidg in such a state of embarrassment'. He had just accepted a Rugby mastership, but seemed to have forgotten about his composition lecture the following term. Adds that Clark was at Constantinople, and so Sidgwick 'could not get out of his difficulty except by telegraphing; he wrote subsequently to Temple to decline altogether, but was immensely disgusted at his "Vaughnism" - and on Monday morning packed his bag, and rushed to Paris, overwhelmed with shame and chagrin, to learn dancing.'

States that he has promised Eve to take his place at Wellington College during the fellowship week, and that when the fellowship exam is over Trevelyan, Wilson, and possibly Tawney are going to join Young in Wales. Reports that '[a] man called Thomas Harvey brother to the blacksmith who fires the guns, unfortunately smashed his mother[']s brains out, and two other people[']s heads in with a hammer the other day, at Fen Ditton, he got off and eluded the police for five days, by [clearly] hanging himself 50 ft high on a tree, not 200 yds from his mother[']s house.' Sends his love to Browning.

Peterborough Deanery. Arrangements for the acquisition of a portrait of Dr Vaughan, portrait of himself, encourages H M Butler to keep accounts.

Peterborough Deanery. asks for proof copies of the portrait of Dr Vaughan.

Volume of letters arranged alphabetically by correspondent, with usually no more than one letter per person, each correspondent identified at the top of the page on which the letter is mounted, in the form of an autograph book.