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Museum Criticum No 7 on point of publication - more than enough material. Review of PE's Bacchae - may be sent to Giffoerd at the Quarterly, or may be given to Monk. Response to Burgess' charges of plagiarism against B. Writer of review of B's Agamemnon in the last Quarterly identified. Too busy to get to Althorp this winter. Doing less Classics and being more of a cleric. Asks for notes on the Knights, as they are proceeding with Museum Criticum No 8.

A charade, plus a an amusing epitaph on a tombstone in New England.

Note on No.6 of the 39 Articles.

Aulus Gellius [Sir William Gell] to PE at the Albergo della Speranzella (possibly in Naples?) re the publication of some papyri, to be dedicated to the King (if the King should disappear, the name can be changed from George to Frederick, George III's 2nd son. No date, but an oblique reference to the dropping of the Pains and Penalties Bill puts it between Nov 1820 and Aug 1821 (death of Queen Caroline). See Horsfall p476f & notes ad loc - perhaps the letter should be dated to late 1820, just after PE's departure from Italy.

Goodenough (Westminster HM 1819-1828) begs PE not to do any work on the 'Choruses,' unless he has something already worked out, but to concentrate on the proposed sermon. Robert Cockerell has 'reserved his stomach for the venison at Mr Bigge's (John Bigge OW, a near contemporary of Cockerell?). Mentions a Theban based play at the Theatre, Tottenham Street.

Jeffrey acknowledges receipt of an article on Catholicism.

G W Hall (Canon of Gloucester, Master of Pembroke?) has disposed of the 5 poll books already sent, and requests the remaining dozen or so if they are printed. Regards to (Frodsham) Hodson, Principal of BNC.

Copy of letter from PE to William Gifford (ed. CEQR) requesting that this letter be forwarded to the author of a review accusing him of plagiarism. He thinks it is Dobree, claims that the emendations occurred to him before he heard them from Porson and wishes to know precisely which emendations are in question. This letter precedes those in Rows 142f - v Horsfall pp456f.

List of songs, ref to a book by Philip Shuttleworth (Warden of New College), sketch of Hussey (?) crest.

Invitation from Taylor Combe to join the Royal Society of Literature, one of whose objects is the publication of inedited (sic) mss. Congratulations on appointment to St Alban