Dr. Richard Busby after Henry Tilson
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Life-size head of Busby wearing academic dress and a scull cap; he is inclined to the left.
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Dr. Richard Busby after Henry Tilson
Life-size head of Busby wearing academic dress and a scull cap; he is inclined to the left.
Dictionarium ofte Woord ende Spraeck-boeck in de Duytsche ende Malaysche Tale. .
Houtman, Frederick de, 1571-1627
Records of agriculture, justice, religion and trade: A centenary collection
Chapter 6: Letters from Wells, 1683-92 by Anne Crawford contains a transcription of letters from Richard Healy to Dr. Richard Busby, which are part of the papers of Dr Busby's trustees.
Dunning, Robert
Henry Mordaunt Clavering to John Benn
Opens the correspondence. There has been a breakdown of relations between HMC and JB (of unspecified length, but possibly 50 years ago - last meeting ca. 1820) through HMC's misunderstanding of an act of JB's, but HMC is now satisfied that no offence was meaned. Ill health in ca.1820 led him to holiday and then buy a property on Mont St. Michel - compelled to sell this last year because of the 2 cataracts which have blinded him. Also a property in Foret Montier. Quote from Hor.C.2.14, Hor.C.3.6. News of his own family. His epitaph which he has composed. Recalls Vincent's epitaph for Albany Wallis (OW). Used to attend Abbey services, where Howel Holland Edwards (schoolfellow) is a prebend. School much reduced (only 100 pupils, cf. Eton's 800). Refers to the monuments of Edward Smedley, Vincent and Busby. All the old trees have been removed from Dean's Yard. Tothill Fields have been built over (a town with squares and gardens) from Millbank to the Floodgates. Wishes to be remembered to some (university?) friends.
Clavering, Henry Mordaunt, 1766-1850
Henry Mordaunt Clavering to John Benn
Has heard from a Second Election that the Play is to be continued this year, the Adelphi. The Head Master, educated at the Charter House (see 3), has abandoned Busby's Latin grammar, which formed so many eminent men (William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, William Markham, Archbishop of York, and Robert South, and replaced it with Lily, used by many of the minor country schools. Has doubled the number of lessons and introduced Maths, unknown in their day. The scholars' dormitory now only used for sleeping, and the space beneath it has been converted into 3 day rooms - these alone have fires, and there are none in the dormitory. On the possibility of a Papal nuncio in London (see 31) - perhaps Daniel O'Connell's prediction of 2 years ago will happen, the celebration of Mass in Westminster Abbey.
Clavering, Henry Mordaunt, 1766-1850