In all the old books of genealogy you will find, Sir, that young Richard Duke of York(924) was solemnly married to a child of his own age, Anne Mowbray, the heiress of Norfolk, who died young as well as he.

The article of the Duke of Somerset is printed off too; besides, I should imagine the letter you mention not to be of his own composition, for, though not illiterate, he certainly could not write any thing like classic Latin.(925) I may, too, possibly, have inclusively mentioned the very letter; I have not Ascham’s book, to see from what copy the letter was taken, but probably from one of those which I have said is in Bennet Library.

The Catalogue of Lord Brooke’s works is taken from the volume of his works; such pieces of his as I found doubted, particularly the tragedy of Cicero, I have taken notice of as doubtful.

In my next edition you will see, Sir, a note on Lord Herbert, who, besides being with the King at York, had offended the peers by a speech in his Majesty’s defence.  Mr. Wolseley’s preface I shall mention, from your information.  Lord Rochester’s letters to his son are letters to a child, bidding him mind his book and his grandmother.  I had already been told, Sir, what you tell me of marchmont Needham.

Matthew Clifford I have altered to Martin, as you prescribe:  the blunder was my own, as well as a more considerable one, that of Lord Sandwich’s death—­which was occasioned by my supposing at first, that the translation of Barba(926) was made by the second earl, whose death I had marked in the list, and forgot to alter, after I had writ the account of the father.  I shall take care to set this right, as the second volume is not yet begun to be printed.

Lord Halifax’s maxims I have already marked down, as I shall Lord Dorset’s share in Pompey.

The account of the Duke of Wharton’s death I had from a very good hand—­Captain Willoughby; who, in the convent where the duke died, saw a picture of him in the habit.  If it was a Bernardine convent, the Gentleman might confound them; but, considering that there is no life of the duke but bookseller’s trash, it is much more likely that they mistook.

I have no doubts about Lord Belhaven’s speeches; but unless I could verify their being published by himself, it were contrary to my rule to insert them.

If you look, Sir, into Lord Clarendon’s account Of Montrose’s death, you will perceive that there is no probability of the book of his actions being composed by himself.

I will consult Sir James Ware’s book on Lord Totness’s and I will mention the Earl of Cork’s Memoirs.

Lord Lessington is the Earl of Monmouth, in whose article I have taken notice of his Romulus and Tarquin.

Lord Berkeley’s book I have actually got, and shall give him an article.