Book trade references in the Lapthorne-Coffin correspondence 1683-1697
edited by Michael Treadwell and Ian Maxted.
Letters, 1690
NO SIGN OF ANY LETTERS DATED 28 December 1689 to 1 March 1690
[Sat., 8 March 1690]
...[the following from printed version]I have received the mony on the bill of Exchange for which I returne thanks. I heare no news of ye books you want they doe frequently steale from Auctions. Yisterday...[13 lines in printed version]...
[Sat., 15 March 1690]
...[14 lines in printed version]...The Common Counsell a litle before at a meeting made one generous Act wch I since saw in print (viz) their order for thanks to bee given to ye late members yt served ye citty in parlimt for their good service and perticularly for their care about the citty orphans mony etc [L50] ...[6 lines in printed version]...
[Sat., 22 March 1690]
...[10 lines in printed version]...on that day [21 March] the King made his speech unto them [W46] wch I have inclosed in these - ...[10 lines in printed version]...
[Sat., 29 March 1690]
Sr
I suppose you may bee at ye Assizes when these come...[unknown amount omitted]...these serving only for a cover for ye Gazetts & to tell you a new Comission...
[Sat., 5 April 1690]
Sir
[news only - supposes Coffin is back from the Assizes - news from Plymouth]...inclosed are ye Gazetts from Sr
[Sat., 12 April 1690]
...Coming through St. paul's Churchyard Mr. Ketleby called to mee & gave mee notice of these books lately come fourth (viz) Bishop Overalls Convocation &c. 4° [O40] price 0.6.0. & Dr Burnetts 2d part of the Theory of ye earth fo: [B76] price 0-8 0 and ye life of Cardinall pole in Latine oct [B26] price 0 2 0 I leave it to you whether any of them are for your use. The parliament have passed...[15 lines in printed version]...
NO SIGN OF ANY LETTER DATED Sat., 19 April 1690
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 26 April 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 3 May 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 10 May 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 17 May 1690]
[Sat., 24 May 1690]
Sr
I delivered yors inclosed to Mr Palmer, but Mr Northmore is not come to towne nether doth Mr Palmer heare of his coming hee is of the same house (viz) Lyons Inn I told him yt hee should demand of Mr Northmore tenn shillings over and above ye Bill for assistance &c. & yt if hee did not pay it you would, Yesterday the King...[14 lines in printed version]...
[Sat., 31 May 1690]
...[15 lines in printed version]...it is generally reported that Sir Jo: Trevor is to bee made one of the Lords Commissioners. of the Great Seale in Loco Lord Comr. Maynard [from printed version]...[2 lines in printed version]...
[Sun., 8 June 1690]
...Since my last Sir Jo: Trevor is made first Lord Comissior. of the Great Seale in the place of Serjeant Maynard & Sir Ant. Keck resigning at ye same tyme Serjeant Hutchings is also put in so ye three are Sir J: Trevor, Serjeant Rawlinson & Serjeant Hutchings. They were desirous to continew Sir An: Keck in, & as I heare would have put him in first Comissior. but hee desired to bee excused: a great act of selfe denyall in him, but his relations will suffer by it. Its said ye King lyes this night at Col. Whitleys neer High Lake...[22 lines in printed version]...
[Sat., 14 June 1690]
...[9 lines in printed version]...Gadbury the Astrologer seized for dispersing King James Declarations [G20] and what is remarkable its sayd Mr. Partridge in his last yeares Almanack [G20] hath prognosticated his fate this yeare [from printed version]...
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 21 June 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 28 June 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 5 July 1690]
[Sun., 13 July 1690]
...[18 lines in printed version]...There is a booke come out 6d. price in wch is contemned the memoriall delivered to the French King on ye behalfe of ye English to invite him hither and their reasons [E35] ...[1 line in printed version]...
[Sat., 19 July 1690]
...[13 lines in printed version]...The Assizes in all Circuits are put off for a month and a proclamation in the press for that purpose [W30] And I saw an Irish proclamation of King William's whereby hee hath reduced King James' Copper Crowne and half Crowne peeces each to one penny sterling etc. [W32] [from printed version]...[2 lines in printed version]...
[Sat., 26 July 1690]
...[15 lines in printed version]...The last lords day Dr Sherlock in the pulpit at St Dunstans made a large discourse in vindiccaton of himselfe & ye Church as to ye aspertons cast by ye late printed Inquiry &c touching ye Memoriall [E35] said to bee dd to ye French King I am Sr...[from illustration]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 2 August 1690]
[Fri., 8 August 1690]
...[17 lines in printed version]...I am tomorrow morning for Windsor where I shall be till Thursday and therefore this is writt Fryday night [from printed version]...[4 lines in printed version]...
[Sat., 16 August 1690]
...I came home last night from Windsor. I was there about a weeke att the Colledge. I gott my son into the Colledge.[from printed version]...[7 lines in printed version]...I saw in the Castle the library of the famous Dr. Isaac Vossius who dyed prebend of that place. his Nephew Mr. Vossius gave mee the oppertunity of seeing it.[from printed version]...[17 lines in printed version]...
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 23 August 1690]
[Fri., 29 August 1690]
...[4 lines in printed version]...I suppose you have heard of a great contest lately in Oxford about the censuring of a booke sayd to bee written some tyme since by Dr. Bury Rector of Exon [B82] as being repugnant to the Church Hierarchy etc. and that they doomed it to bee burnt by the Hangman and have suspended the Doctor as to his place. hee is now in London and its supposed hee will by way of Appeale make a vigorous defence for himselfe. the booke is titled the Naked Gospell. I heare the Doctor lodges neer our house [from printed version]...
[Sat. 6 September 1690]
This was our sessions weeke at the Old Bayly where a parson of the Church of England was convicted and fined 500 marks for writing a scandulous booke in Answer to the Bishop of Salisbury's pastorall Letter. [B74] [L62] [from printed version]...[19 lines in printed version]...
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 13 September 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 20 September 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 27 September 1690]
[Sat., 4 October 1690]
Sr
Inclosed I send you His Majesties Speech, [W48] with ye Gazetts The Parliament...[2 lines in printed version]...There is a proclamation for a day of Generall Thanksgiving [W34] but I have not yet read it and therefore know not the day.[from printed version]...[5 lines in printed version...
[Sat., 11 October 1690]
...18 lines in printed version...
[PS] There is a printed paper just now come out of our taking of Kingsaile [G65] [from printed version]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 18 October 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 25 October 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 1 November 1690]
[Sat., 8 November 1690]
Doctor Sherlock hath printed a book of his reasons (4° stitcht) for his conformity [S30] wch is much bought up & a peece come out since of Reflections on it. [T65] if you will have them I will buy them for you...[8 lines in printed version]...
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 15 November 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 22 November 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 29 November 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 6 December 1690]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Sat., 13 December 1690]
[Thur., 18 December 1690]
...[32 lines in printed version]...
[PS] The King met ye parliament...hee made a speech - ye effect thanks and moving them to some addition to ye Navy - it will be printed [W50] [from illustration]
NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST IN LETTER OF [Fri., 26 December 1690]
[First letter of 1691]
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