Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.Various
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Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
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"I have beene told this morning that you are in Town, and that you
desire to speak with mee, so I did presently repaire to your Lodging,
but they told mee that you went out at 6 o'clock that morning, and it
was past 7 then. If I could know certaine time when to finde you I
would waite on you. My selve doe lodge without St. Clement's Inne back
doore; as soon as you come up the steps and out of that doore is the
first house and doore on the left hand, two paire of staires into a
little passage right before you; but I am much abroad, and yet enough
at home too.
"Your most humble servant,
W. HOLLAR.
"If you had occasion to aske for mee of the people of the house, then
you must say the Frenchman Limmner, for they know not my name
perfectly, for reasons sake, otherwise you may goe up directly."
This minute localising of one of the humble workshops of this admirable
artist may not be unacceptable to MR. PETER CUNNINGHAM for some future
edition of his very interesting _Handbook of London_. It may not be amiss
to add that Hollar died on the 25th of March 1677, in the seventieth year
of his age and that he was buried in St. Margaret's churchyard,
Westminster, near the north-west corner of the tower, but without stone to
mark the spot.
S. W. SINGER.
Mickleham.
* * * * *
PAROCHIAL LIBRARIES.
(Vol. viii., p. 62.)
In the vestry of the fine old priory church at Cartmel, in Lancashire,
there is a good library, chiefly of divinity, consisting of about three
hundred volumes, placed in a commodious room, and kept in nice order. This
small but valuable collection was left to the parish by Thomas Preston, of
Holker, Esq.
There is another in the vestry of the church at Castleton, in Derbyshire;
or rather in a room built expressly to contain then, adjoining the vestry.
They were left to the parish by the Rev. James Farrer, M.A., who had been
vicar of Castleton for about forty-five years, and consist of about two
thousand volumes in good condition, partly theological and partly
miscellaneous, about equally divided, which are lent to the parishioners at
the discretion of the vicar. Mr. Farrer left behind him a maiden sister,
and a brother-in-law Mr. Hamilton, who resided in Bath; the former of whom
erected the room containing the books, and a vestry at the same time and
both considerably augmented the number of volumes, and made the library
what it now is.
Under the chancel of the spacious and venerable parish church of Halifax,
in Yorkshire, are some large rooms upon a level with the lower part of the
churchyard, in one of which is contained a good library of books. Robert
Clay, D.D., vicar of Halifax, who died April 9, 1628, was buried in this
library, which he is said to have built. {370}
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