in the MS Collections of Dr. Macro; and in the same year the description of a window* at Antwerp. "4. The Valuation of the Bishop of Norwich's Livings in Norfolk and Suffolk, with their First Fruits, &c. and Names of Patrons and Incumbents, by Hilary Bayley, transcribed by Ed. Beckham, 1672. Paper, fo. "5. Taxatio Bonorum Spiritualium Archidiaconatus Suff. et Sudbur, copiata per Registrum in S'cc'o Domini Regis. Liber membran. in quo desunt duo folia ad finem. Taxatio est Nicholai Quarti, 1292. << At your leisure be so kind as to convey the inclosed to my good friend Mr. Astle. I am very glad the Tower Records are in such worthy and proper hands. Is Barfreston Church engraved if it is, or is not, should not Hasted have it? He will have Richborough Castle most exact. When are we to have a Dean? Send us Moore back again, with his mitre; we shall be contented, if it is only till his successor, as yet in embryo, comes forth. "I am, my dear Doctor, yours most truly, Os. BEAUVOIR. *DEAR SIR, Canterbury, July 10, 1775. "The upper part of King Henry the Seventh's Window in the Chapel of the Circumcision, in the Cathedral at Antwerp, is filled with red roses and portcullises; on a scroll at top is, Dieu et mon droit; and in both upper and lower part are H. E. Henry and Elizabeth. I believe I gave it Dr. Milles (for you) thus; but I find on seeing it again I have corrected my notes; and it is thus; the upper part of the window has the King's Arms with his motto over, and H. E. under; and on the other side the Queen's Arms, with the same motto over, and H. E. under: and roses and portcullisses are intermixed. "No. 1. is a border of white glass. "No. 2. St. John Baptist, holding an Agnus Dei, with its labarum. "No. 3. Pope [Innocent VIII.] holding a crucifix. "No. 4. The Blessed Virgin. "No. 5. St. John the Evangelist, holding a chalice. "No. 6. St. George armed: the dragon under him. ̈ "No. 7. Henry VII. kneeling. "No. 8. Queen Elizabeth kneeling; by her a greyhound sitting, her symbol. "No. 9. Queen Elizabeth; her mother, holding up in each hand a crown. These three figures are crowned. 'No. 10. A shield of arms. Nebuly, on a chief quarterly, 1 and 4, Gules, a lion passant Or; 2 and 3, Argent, two roses Gules. "No. 11. These remains of an inscription under the King: SEPTIMVS ANGLORVM REX PRVDENS REX Q BENIGNVS [forte propriâ] VIRTVTE In 1784 he was elected F. S. A.; and occasionally [VTRAMQ.] "No. 12. Arms: France and England, quarterly. “No. 13. Arms: 1, England; 2 and 3, Or, a cross Gules. 4, Mortimer. "No. 14. The window has been broken, and the remains of the inscription stand as here represented : "No. 15. Here probably was a shield armorial, to answer No. 10. "I should have said the Queen's Arms are held by an Angel. "I do not now recollect that I had taken notice of any thing more in the former account, which never reached your hands; if you find in this any thing which may enable you to point out this window to any friend, so as to procure a correcter description, or, what is more to be wished, a drawing of it, I shall be very glad. I am, dear Sir, &c. OS. BEAUVOIR." By the favour of a Lady who had carefully preserved copies of them, I subjoin two specimens of Dr. Beauvoir's early composition and from these and a few other specimens of his elegant productions in prose and verse, it is to be regretted that neither his leisure nor inclination permitted him to become an Author. July 1, 1742. SONG. When, all charms as thou art, Thou first woundedst my heart, At those lips, at those breasts, when my fancy ran wild, "True Love is of Beauty the child.” 2. Now that maxim, I own, Was too rashly laid down; Since on fancy's fair canvas that quick piercing eye Yet for Chloe, tho' absent, I sigh. If when absent the fire 3. Of true passion grows higher, To her name, while th' enraptured glass sparkles high, SONG communicated articles of curiosity to the Society*. Mr. Hasted, in his account of the Free Grammarschool at Canterbury, says, "Of the Masters who have presided over it, many of them have been men of eminence, as Clergymen and Scholars. One of them I can mention of my own knowledge, and whoever knew him will join in this tribute to his memory; I mean, the Rev. Dr. Osmund Beauvoir, late Head Master of it, first educated here, and afterwards of St. John's College in Cambridge; whose great abilities brought this School to the highest degree of estimation; who united the gentleman with the scholar; one whose eminent qualifications and courtesy of manners, gained him the esteem and praise of all who knew him." Dr. Beauvoir was twice married; and by the first wife had two daughters, both married in his lifetime; the eldest to William Hammond, Esq. of St. Alban's Court, Kent; and Isabella, the youngest, in 1786, to Blackett De Chair, esq. since in orders, and now Vicar of Sheperdwell. cast. SONG. Nov. 22, 1743. 1. When by Stour's gentle current I breath'd the soft flute How charming its tone, as I swell'd the soft strain 2. From my Chloe remov'd, when I bid it complain, I will play then no more; for 'tis her voice alone, * His assistance to Mr. Gostling is recorded in the Archæologia, vol. XI. p. 119; and "he exhibited at the Society, Feb. 15, 1787, a Copper Lamp, precisely the same as Governor Pownall's It formerly belonged to the Gaddi Collection, and was purchased by Mr. Sharpe for 15 guineas; from him it came to his daughter; and through her to Dr. Beauvoir.-The letters above, I. O. M. s. appear in Dr. Beauvoir's to have been altered or falsified in some shape, and are those on which Mr. Pownall builds his supposition." Letter from Mr. Manning to Mr. Gough. The The Doctor took to his second wife, Oct. 14, 1782, Miss Sharpe, only daughter and heiress of William-Fane Sharpe, esq. of South-Lodge, East Barnet. He died at Bath, July 1, 1789; and was buried in the South aile of the Abbey Church*. The greater part of his valuable Library was purchased by Mr. Flackton of Canterbury, who speedily disposed of them by a priced Catalogue. The Rev. Dr. COX MACRO was a native of Bury St. Edmund's, where his family had long been resident. His grandfather, Thomas Macro, was elected a capital Burgess in 1653; was several times Alderman, or Chief Magistrate, of Bury; and died Sept. 27, 1701, aged 86. Susan, his relict, died April 27, 1713, aged 88+. "Thomas Macro, esq. son of Thomas Macro the elder," chosen on the Corporation Aug. 5, 1680; but declined accepting the honour. He was rechosen in 1682, and undertook the office. He was elected Governor of Bury School, Aug. 6, 1689; was five times Chief Magistrate; and died May 26, 1737, aged 88. He had one son, and two daughters §. The Rev. Cox Macro, son of Thomas Macro, esq. and Susan his wife, was born in 1683; and having been admitted of Christ's College, Cambridge, took the degree of LL. B. there in 1710; and obtained * Mr. Hasted observes, "There is not any grave-stone or memorial over him, to tell where he lies.-There is a small tablet of marble," he adds, "against the South wall of the nave, which is a blemish to the Church; and an inscription on it, which, as well as the monument, is no credit to those who put it up." ↑ Elizabeth their daughter, wife of... Cox, of London, died in December 1682 -Hence the Christian name of Dr. Cox Macro. An earlier" Thomas Macro, son of Thomas Macro the elder," died July 16, 1649. § Susan, who died in September 1730, aged 43; and Elizabeth, who died March 5, 1769, aged 80. There were two other contemporary Doctors of the name: Thomas Macro, Fellow of Caius College; B. A. 1704; M. A. 1708; and Preacher (or Market Lecturer) at Bury 170... . He was instituted to the Rectory of Hockwold with Wilton, Norfolk, Sept. a Fellowship. He had the degree of D. D. (Comitiis Regiis) 1717; and was many years resident at Little Haugh, an old mansion in the parish of Norton, seven miles from Bury St. Edmund's. Dr. Macro was an industrious Collector of early printed Books, Original Letters * and Autographs Sept. 13, 1720; D.D. 1722; licensed to the Perpetual Curacy of St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, March 20, 1722-3; died March 17, 1743-4; and was buried, with his wife and only son, at Yarmouth: "Hic sita est Maria Thomæ Macro, S. T. P. Conjux unicè chara, quæ duos feliciter enixa est liberos cum non diù, sed benè vixisset, obiit Apr. 5, A. D. 1746, ætatis 23." He published three Sermons: " Charity of Temper," Nov. 5, 1731, 1 Cor. xiii. 3. 8vo.; Charity of Assistance," 1731, Galat. v. 14. 8vo; "Opening an Organ; the Melody of the Heart," 1734, Ephes. v. 19. 8vo. Of Ralph Macro, B. A. 1716; M. A. 1720; D. D. (Regiis Comitris) 1728; I am not able to trace any further history. He probably died in 1742; in which year the death of " Dr. Macro, of Yarmouth," was erroneously inserted in a Cambridge newspaper. A Ralph Macro was entered of Bene't College, Cambridge, 1640. Another Ralph was of Trinity College, in that University; M. B. 1684; and in 1695 was styled " Medicus Londinensis." * I possess a Collection of the Letters of Bishop Smalridge (purchased with some of Mr. George Ashby's MSS.) several of which are originals, and others transcribed by Bp. Hurd when a very young man. They are accompanied by the two following Letters. addressed to Walter Gough, esq. of Perry Hall, Staffordshire, to whom Bp. Smalridge had for a considerable time been Tutor. Aug. 6, 1742. "DEAR SIR, "I am much obliged to you for the favour of Dr. Smalridge's Letters. I have transcribed a good number of them for you, but not all; many of them were, I found, upon indifferent subjects, and |