[3] Bibliotheca Bodleiana is found in 1605: Bodleiana in 1654; Bodley’s Library in 1666; Bodleian Library in 1695; Bodley in 1706; Bodleian in 1749. The term “Bodley” is now some times used for the old part of the Library, as compared with the “Camera.”
[4] New College: matr., 1592; Fellow; D.D., 1614; died, 1629; Librarian, 1602-1620.
[5] The Letters are well worth republishing, with notes, for Hearne’s edition in 1703 (Reliquiæ Bodleianæ) exhibit them in a hopelessly haphazard order, devoid of all chronological sequence.
[6] Bodley, however, reserved a life interest in this endowment, and the only independent income of the Librarian and Sub-Librarian as such was 8d. payable to the former and 4d. to the latter from every newly admitted reader—a provision made in the Statutes of 1610.
[7] This grant was hastily made, but actually passed under the Privy Seal, though its execution was for intelligible reasons stopped.
[8] John Rouse or Russe, matr. from Balliol 1596, Fellow of Oriel, 1600-52, M.A., 1604: Librarian, 1620-52.
[9] Exactly the same incident occurred with the Protector, Cromwell, when a MS. was ordered by him. Barlow induced him also to forgo his wish. This was in April, 1654, the year in which Cromwell presented twenty-four MSS.
[10] Thomas Barlow, matr. from Queen’s, 1625; Fellow, 1633-57; Provost, 1657-75; D.D., 1660; Bp. of Lincoln, 1675-91; Librarian, 1652-60.
[11] Thomas Lockey, matr. from Ch. Ch., 1621; D.D., 1660; d. 1679; Librarian, 1660-65.
[12] Thomas Hyde, matr. from Queen’s, 1654; D.D., 1682; Prof. of Arabic, 1691-7; Prof. of Hebrew, 1697-1703; d. 1703; Librarian, 1665-1701.