"The sublime character his Grace did latelie bestow on a _brace_ of his own Chaplains, that he feared not, not he, _to turn them loose against any two preachers in England_, has rais'd so high an opinion of your person in all men of sense and understanding, that you cannot wonder to see yourself courted by us as the reigning favourite at Lambeth; be pleas'd, therefore, when business of State or the care of the Church aford his Grace some minutes of leisure, to represent our deplorable case to Him: we are now as a flock without a Shepheard, and are inform'd by a threat'ning Emissary, who came latelie down only to scatter terror through our fields, that my Ld designs to thrust a young _looker_ amongst us, who, tho' fit to be an Amanuensis, should the dreadfull times of Pulton[3] return, yet knows not yet what doctrine He should give, nor what tithes He should receive. Good S'r, put his Lordship in mind that our Fathers had once here the great Erasmus, & that our living should not be the portion of Sucklings: His Grace's singular affection to the Church will encline him, we hope, to consider our case, and we entreat you to favor it with your gracious countenance; and your Petitioners will, as in duty bound, pray to God that he will be pleas'd to translate one of the Prebendaries to Heaven, to make room for you before it is too late. [Footnote 3: "The A.B. disputed in K. James' time against Pulton the Jesuite, who prov'd too hard for Him."] "Sam. Andrews, } John Stain, } Churchwardens. "Will. Sokes. Hum. Terryl. Matt. Parker, x his mark. Tim. Pledget. Ch. Douhty. W. Rest. Will. Soper." I transcribe the letter _verbatim et literatim_. There is no date; but the writing is very old, evidently of the early part of the eighteenth century. Perhaps some of your readers can throw light upon the subject referred to. Does anybody know of more portions of Dr. Whitby's commentary in MS.? RICHARD HOOPER. St. Stephen's, Westminster. BILLS FOR PRINTING AND BINDING "THE KING'S BOOKE." The following copy of an early printer's and binder's bill is from a manuscript of the time of James I., to whose BASILICON DORON it most probably refers. It is presented to "N. & Q." in the hope that some of its correspondents (many of whom are so well versed in bibliographical matters and the literary history of the period) will find some curious particulars worthy their attention and illustration. JOSEPH BURTT. "Imprimis, For printinge of eight sheetes of ye King's Majesties Booke in lat. of Mr. Downes translation wch weare all destroyed 1000 copies of ech sheete at two sheetes a peny beinge the co[=m]on rate cometh to lb 16 13 4