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Settled 29 Jul. 1831.

1 Portugal Square - Congratulations on engagement.

'Hallam Memorial Medal. The Medal executed by Mr L. Wyon from Mr. Theed's statue of Mr. Hallam, by order of the Committee, from the Surplus Funds remaining in my hands, will be ready for distributers to the Subscribers to the HALLAM MEMORIAL, on application to Mr. Murray, 50A, Albemarle Street, on and after October 26th ['1863' added by hand on one copy] by delivering this paper with the Subscriber's signature, in token of receipt. J. P. Boileau, Treasurer'.

Both copies inscribed to Lord Houghton.

42 St. Peter's Street, Canterbury. - Milnes' former kindness though previous appeal went unanswered; exhausted funds in travelling to Canterbury to take up a job in the theatre offered by 'Mr Mandeville'; he turned out to be the Charles Southwell convicted of blasphemy at Bristol and disappeared without paying his staff. Holmes is detained in Canterbury by his wife's contracting smallpox in an advanced stage of pregnancy; his own bilious complaint has been brought on by anxiety; now fears further infection and has no resources; will not trouble Milnes in future but entreats assistance now.

2 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn. - Believes Milnes supports [H. R.] Luard in Registrary election; invites Milnes to a meeting of Luard's London Committee. Postscript: election is to be on Wednesday.

Services by Aldrich, Byrd, Child, Dean, Gibbons, Rogers, and Tallis; anthems by Aldrich, Blow, Croft, Goldwin, Greene, Humfrey, Palestrina, Purcell, Tallis, and Turner. The partbook is divided into anthems and services, with original indexes.

Services
p. [i]: Dr Dean, 'Cantate Domino'
p. 7: Dr Dean, 'Deus Misereatur'
p. 12: Dr Child, 'Magnificat'
p. 16: [Child], 'Nunc Dimittis'
p. 18: Dr Rogers, 'Te Deum'
p. 23: [Rogers], 'Jubilate'
p. 29: Dr Aldrich, 'Te Deum'
p. 35: [Aldrich], 'Jubilate Deo'
p. 38: [Aldrich], 'Cantate Domino'
p. 42: [Aldrich], 'Deus Misereatur' (incomplete)
p. 44: Mr Bird, 'Magnificat'
p. 46: [Byrd], 'Nunc dimittis'
p. 48: Mr Tallis, 'Magnificat'
p. 50: [Tallis], 'Nunc dimittis'
p. 57: [Rogers?], 'Gloria'
p. 58: Orlando Gibbons, 'Te Deum'
p. 64: Orlando Gibbons, 'Magnificat'
p. 68: Orlando Gibbons, 'Nunc dimittis'
p. 70: Dr Child, 'Te Deum in F with a major 3d'
p. 76: Dr Child, 'Jubilate Deo in F with a major 3d'

Anthems
p. 5: [Croft, 'Hear my prayer,'] (opening is missing)
p. 9: Dr Greene, 'Acquaint thy self with God'
p. 14: Dr Greene, 'Like as the hart &c.'
p. 21: Mr Purcell, 'My song shall be always'
p. 31: Dr Green, 'Blessed are those'
p. 39: Dr Blow, 'O sing unto God' (incomplete)
p. 48: Dr Blow, Mr Turner and Mr Humphrys, 'I will alway give thanks'
p. 54: Dr Crofts, 'We wait for thy loving kindness O God' (incomplete)
p. 60: Dr Aldrich, 'Out of the deep &c'
p. 64: Mr Goldwin, 'I have set God always before me' (ending is missing)
p. 68: Mr Tallis, ['I call and cry']
p. 71: The music by Palestrina, the words by Aldrich, 'Behold now praise the Lord'

On printed headed notepaper of J. Burnaby, Junior Bursar, Trinity. Signed by Sydney C. Cockerell, [director of the Fitzwilliam Museum].

Lilac Cottage, Grantchester Rd, Cambridge. - Thanks Trevelyan for sending his poems, which she is much enjoying: good to have 'real poetry', and to feel 'one will go on finding true pleasure as time passes'. Sure Gerald [her husband] will also love them. He has just recovered from a 'bad attack of Bronchitis' and has been left 'very tired'. Is 'so glad' Trevelyan likes Mr Wood's [?] poems: the one which she seems to like best at the moment is dedicated to her, but there are many she likes very much. Asks him to give their joint regards to Mrs Trevelyan; will 'always remember' her kindness.

Front cover labelled 'Solomon I'. Text of play written on recto with corrections and additions on facing pages.

Has arrived safely; he left his keys behind, but Jane sent them to him. Is 'working with the third class now', and is 'very well and happy'. Asks her to send him 'a piece of indiarubber'. Is 'getting up late'. Hopes that Charlie is better. Sends love to all. Has 'got some crests for Carlie [sic]'.

Wallington, Cambo, Morpeth. - Sorry to hear that 'Nannie is "hors de combat"'; was afraid the large group would be too much. Elizabeth must get one of her extra nurses, or she will wear herself out. Hopes Mrs Abercrombie recovers soon; if the baby [Ralph] needs to be hand-fed, Elizabeth must certainly get help. G[eorge's] expedition [to Serbia?] is risky but 'very useful, & the best he could do'; since no-one is safe, it is best to be doing something. She and Sir George are very busy, so she does not feel 'quite useless'. Feels 'more angry than alarmed', which the Germans will find is the general response of the English to their 'methods'.

8, Grosvenor Crescent, S.W. - Sends good wishes for Elizabeth's birthday tomorrow, and a present to match the brushes she gave her last year. Very interesting about the houses; hopes to hear what they find at Fernhurst. George left yesterday; hopes he will have a good holiday. Asks if her last letter went astray. Glad Elizabeth enjoyed having her sister Mien Rontgen] to stay; she 'looks such an amiable sensible person'.

Letters and notes from Sir George Otto Trevelyan to Robert Trevelyan (a few addressed to both Robert and Elizabeth Trevelyan) except for: 52, letter from William Pitt Trevelyan to Sir George Trevelyan; 162. letter from Salvatore Cacciola to Sir George Trevelyan; 166, part letter from Sir George Trevelyan to his wife Caroline; 370, letter from Robert Trevelyan to Sir George Trevelyan; 371, draft introduction to Robert Trevelyan's translation of Theocritus "Idyll" VII. 76 encloses a newspaper clipping. 28, 126, 135, 160 and 270 are postcards.

West Hackhurst, Abinger Hammer, Dorking. - His aunt and mother would very much like the Trevelyans to come over to lunch, and to bring Paul; they could go on to the Cracroft [?] concert afterwards if the Trevelyans are going.

Royal Pier Hotel, Southsea.—Would like to discuss the Marprelate tracts with him.

(Undated. A reference to the ‘3 Vols’ of the Works of Nashe suggests that the letter was written between the appearance of the third and fourth volumes of that work, i.e. between 1905 and 1908.)

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Transcript

Royal Pier Hotel, Southsea
Sunday.

My dear Sir,

I am in receipt of your favor† of the 13th last, and shall be glad to meet you—if you will permit me to do so. Will you dine with us on the evening of Friday Week, when we shall certainly be at home. Please reply to Hampstead, {1} as we leave here tomorrow.

I do hope I did not mislead Mr. Greg by speaking too hastily regarding your work. I certainly did not intend to suggest that I had found any “Errors” in your informed & thorough notes. What I do mean to say is just this. I have always taken much interest in the Plays & Pamphlets of Nash, Green, & Dekker, & have never missed an opportunity of acquiring any of them. Of Nash I have quite a goodly lot, including the “Terrors of the Night”. {2}

Consequently when your 3 Vols. came to hand I compared most carefully what you had to say with the Bibliographical Notes I had made for my own Catalogue. I found that the conclusions at which I had arrived did not at all times agree with the deductions you had drawn,—& upon again examining the tracts themselves by the light of your words, I still found myself unable to fall in with your views. This, I may say, is in regard to the Mar-Prelate Pamphlets.

If you will come & chat the matters over with me for an hour after dinner, I think I shall be able to induce you to agree with me. If not, at all events we ought to get at the certain facts.

Very truly Yrs
Thos. J. Wise

I wish you could be induced to do for Green & Dekker what you are doing for Nash! The work is calling to be done!

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Two letters from McKerrow to Wise of 1909 and 1910, evidently subsequent to this one, were among Sir Maurice Pariser’s collection of ‘Wiseiana’, sold at Sotheby’s on 5 December 1967 (see the sale catalogue, p. 116).

{1} Wise and his second wife were in fact at this time living at 23 Downside Crescent, Belsize Park, but Wise characteristically preferred to associate himself with the more fashionable Hampstead, as he did on announcing his purchase of the house to J. H. Wrenn on 2 March 1900. See Letters of Thomas J. Wise to John Henry Wrenn: a Further Inquiry into the Guilt of Certain Nineteenth-Century Forgers, ed. Fannie E. Ratchford (1944), p. 180.

{2} Wise’s copy is now in the British Library (Ashley 1258).

† Sic.

Including letter from the King acknowledging the fallen.

Ambassade de France, à Londres - He is inviting [Paul] Painlevé and M. Appelle to his house, and asks at the same time how certain it is that he will visit, if there is a doubt, it would be best to put off the visit, as the budget discussions do not appear complete [?].