A transcript of the notes is now before me; which the Committee of the Museum have, with great liberality, allowed to be made for the edition of the Archbishop's works now publishing in The Anglo-Catholic Library. The readiness which they have shown to impart the benefit of their collection, and the kindness with which the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Marsh, has given a full and accurate account of the MS. information, and himself transcribed the notes, deserve the most public acknowledgment.
That the notes in this volume are not written by the Archbishop is proved decisively, not only by the handwriting, but by the following note on Prynne's translation of the Diary, at p. 9. last line,—"I, whiles others were absent, held the cup to him," on which the following is the note:—
"In yt Breviate in which ye Archbp. has made [his notes], 'tis printed city, and in this place he has [written] 'In my diary 'tis calicem. Note that....'"
Owing to the edge of the paper being worn, some parts of the note are lost; they have been conjecturally filled up by the words in brackets.
On the title-page is written, in a hand cotemporary with the transcript:
"Memorand. Mr. Prynn presented this worke of his to the Lds. Sep. 2nd, 1644, ye same day that ye poor Archbp. was to make his recapitulation, divers Lords holding it in their hands all the while, &c."
And beneath this, apparently in the same hand, is written:
"This I suppose was written by Mr. Dell, secretary to Archbp."
It is inferred that this memorandum had been made by Mr. Dell on the Archbishop's copy, and transcribed together with the notes.
Now the Queries I have to make are these three: