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Upper Brook Street. Forwards an issue of a [philosophy] magazine, is missing issues of July and August 1811.

Endorsed 'Dr Hooks Proposals to the K[ing] for his watches with 2 Balances finding Longitude' (A-N) and 'first Proposals abt the Longitude' (P-T).

Not in Hooke's hand. Endorsements on single sheet: 'XVI' and 'Philosophicall Scribbles'.

Endorsement probably in William Derham's hand.

Draft reply by Hooke, dated 20 Aug. 1687, written at end of Waller's letter. Endorsement probably in William Derham's hand.

Draft reply by Hooke, dated 30 Jul. 1687, written at end of Waller's letter. Endorsement probably in William Derham's hand.

Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, Dépot des Cartes et Plans - Reports that they have not many tide observations, and the only complete and unpublished observations were made by Capitaine Bérard, who made observations in New Zealand.

The sheet labelled '11A' has the annotations 'Hook's Musick Scripts', '101', and 'NP'.

Endorsed 'Papers relating to Mr Hookes first Proposall abt the Longitude'; 'An Ac[coun]t of former attempts to find the Longitude'; 'N. P.'

Endorsements on verso of last sheet: 'Ag[ain]st Newton of Light'; in another hand, 'L[ette]rs between Hook & Newton abt Colours'; 'V.64'; N.P'.

Endorsed 'Being (I suppose) copies by Dr Hook[e], they relating to him. W.D.... Proof of his right to the Hypothesis of the Celestial motions &c'.

With 'The order of the service in the English Church of Amsterdam' and 'Form of the public Part of Prayer in the City of Amsterdam'.

'A Journal of a voyage from England to Bantam [Java] and thence to Tunquin in the shipp called the Tunquin merchant in the service of the Honble East India Company kept by Robert Knox'

Regarding the eclipse of the sun observed in Gdansk on the morning of Thursday 11 Jun. 1676 by Hevelius.

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Highgate Augt 19—1840

My dear Sir /

Having been Compelled to delay my visit to Norwich in Consiquence of the desperate state of the weather on Monday the day I ascended and having experienced a very rough landing owing to the extreem violence with which the wind raged on our nearing the earth. various reports are in Circulation respecting the Injury I sustained as such I feel anxious to acquaint you & my Friends in Norwich that altho I have received several severe Concustions {1} & Slight Bruises and am not alltogether free from their Consiquent pain I am not suffering near so much as I did from my lamenes I experienced when you accompanied me to see Hampton ascend and I have but little doubt I shall be sufficiently recovered to be with you within a week, Had my decent been ever so favorable the Balloon & Nett is in such a deplorable wet Condition from the heavy rains that fell during its Inflation that I could not possibly leave London till after a fine day or 2 enables me to dry it for if left in the state it is, it would soon be unfit for use again, I shall at all events endeavor to send the Balloon with its appendages & my portfolio of prints on aerostation (for your Inspection) by the Steamer which leaves London Bridge on Saturday evening or Come down with it by the one that Leaves on tuesday Next, I wrote a few lines to my friend Crowshay yesterday but fear too late for Post owing to my time having so much occupied by answering friendly enquiries with best respects to all who are so kind as to enquire after me

I remain
my dear Sir
Your† very truly
Chas Green

To P N Scott Esqr

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The spelling is occasionally irregular.

{1} Reading uncertain.

† Sic.