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are at Pembroke College ; his Milton, London, 1730-38, is in Lord Lansdowne's library at Bo wood ; his Milton, London, 1673, was owned by the late James T. Fields, and was described by Mrs. Fields in her ' Shelf of Old Books,' New York, 1895, p. 147, and in Scribner's Magazine, Septem- ber, 1894, xvi. 353 ; his Rochefort is in the Boston Public Library. His Stowe and his copy of ' The Annual Register ' were lately offered for sale by Tregaskis. It would be interesting to learn where his other books are, and what annotations they contain.

I give below his chief marginalia to Tonson's translation of Plutarch, with notes from Dacier, in 8 vols., London, 1727. The first volume has the owner's name as follows : " E libris Thomae Gray | Scholae Eton: Alumn: | lanuar: 22: 1733." On the oppo- site page is the price paid, 1Z. 12s. 5d. The other volumes have the name similarly written, but without the day and month. The writing of the notes, as usual, is in an extremely small, neat hand. Some one has said (The Athenceum, Dec. 6, 1845, p. 1174) that Ben Jonson wrote a smaller hand ; but this seems impossible.

Vol. i. p. 243, Lycurgus. Opposite the words, " But as for the (1) Ambuscade " : See Isocrates, in his Panathenaic p: 271. Ed: H: Stephani.

P. 331, Solon. Opp. " and not suffer the Cirrheans to abuse the Oracle " : Cirrha was taken Ol: 47. 2.

P. 353, Solon. Opp. " He permitted only Oil to be exported " : This seems an Error of Plu- tarch, as we are told by the Scholiast to Pindar Nem: 10. that y e Exportation of Oyl was forbid in Attica. Vid. Corsinum in Fast: Atticis. Diss: i. p. 31.

Vol. ii. p. 28, Themistocles. Opp. " As soon as it was Day " : Ol: 75. 1. Mens: Boedrom: Die 20. An: ante Christum 480. Oct.- 20.

P. 37, Themistocles. Opp. " After this, con- sidering the great Advantage": Ol: 75. 3./4. Arch. Adeimanto. It [the haven of Piraeus] had been begun 4 Years before, when he was Archon himself.

P. 40, Themistocles. Opp. " sailing about the Islands " : Ol: 75. 1. just after the Battle of Salamis.

P. 43. Opp. " while he staid at Argos " : Pausanias was put to Death, Ol: 75. 4. according to Diod: Sic: ; but Themist: was not banish'd till 7 Years after. Ol: 77. 2. Arch. Praxiergo. It is certain (from this Passage) Diod: is mis- taken, & that Pausanias lived till Ol: 77. 3/4. See Dodwell Annal: Thucyd:

P. 47. Opp. " the Golden Scepter " : It was a Caduceus.

P. 56. Opp. note 2 : This was the general Opinion, as we see from Aristophanes, a Co- temporary of Thucydides : in his Equites, a Drama wrote Ol: 88. 4. he says,

B^XTWTOI' rifuv aZyua ravpeiov irieiv,

6 Qf/JUffTOK\tovs yap Odvaros aipfT&repos. v. 83.

P. 142, Pericles. Opp. " one Pythoclides " : Pythoclides was of Ceos. They are all three mention'd by Plato in the first Alcibiades. . . .[sic] but it appears from thence, that his Intimacy with Damon begun in the latter End of his Life. Damon was an Athenian & Scholar to Agathocles. All of them were Sophists as well as Musicians. See Plato's Protagoras <fc Laches.

P. 146. Opp. " the One of Thucydides " : Son of Milesias. See Nicias, in the beginning.

P. 153. Opp. " their Interest against the Council " : The Care of the publick Education & Manners was in the Hands of this venerable Assembly [the Areopagus] till now. The Change that ensued in both, after this Power was taken from them, may be seen in a noble Discourse of Isocrates, addressd to the Areopagus.

P. 168. Opp. " notwithstanding he had made the City of Athens " : Isocrates (tho 1 by no Means a Friend to y e Administration of Pericles, which he often attacks without naming him) yet allows his great Disinterestedness, & confirms this Fact. Orat: de: Pace, p: 184. Ed. H: Steph:

P. 181. The Lysicles Plutarch speaks of had the principal Management of Affairs immediately before Cleon's Administration, & is twice men- tion'd by Aristophanes, in the Equites. v: 132. & 762. Vid: Schol: in locum.

P. 186. Opp. " Artemo Himself " : See the Scholia on Aristophanes' Acharnenses. v: 850.

P. 190. Opp. " after the Fight was over " : These Ships were of great Service in the Combat, tho' they did not attack the Enemy ; but de- fended themselves bravely, when the Wing, where they were station'd, was defeated. The Corinthians the first Day had greatly the Ad- vantage. On the 2d as they were prepareing to renew the Fight, the 20 Athenian Ships appear'd, which obliged them to retreat, & give up their Hopes of a Victory. Thucyd: i. Sect. 51.

P. 207. Opp. " that they had not buried the Dead " : And, as it seems, that they had not taken sufficient Care to save those, who were shipwreck'd. See Xenoph: L: 1. sub fine, & L: 2. p: 273 in Theramenes' Defence.

P. 263, Alcibiades. Opp. " to play upon the Flute " : Plato confirms this, in the first Alci- biades. P: 106. Ed: Serran.

P. 264. Opp. " Democrates " : Probably the Father of Lysis (who is introduced by Plato in one of his Dialogues) he was of a rich and ancient Family.

P. 266. Opp. " Anytus " : Who being sent to the Belief of Pylos & returning home, was tryed for his Life, but escaped by Bribery. Ol: 92. 4.

P. 269. Potidsea revolted Ol: 86. 4. & they were among y e Succours commanded by Phormio, sent Ol: 87. 1. See Isocrat: de Bigis.

P. 270. Opp. " gave him his Daughter Hip- parete " : This is confirmed by a Co temporary of his, Phseax the Son of Erasistratus. See below P: 275. & by Isocrates. Orat: de Bigis p: 353. This Marriage happen'd before Ol: 89. 1. for Hipponicus died that year. .

Opp. " Alcibiades should inherit " : Phaeax says, he declared the People his Heir, believing Alcibiades design'd to destroy him.

Opp. " Alcibiades made his Voyage " : I do not find at what Time this Voyage was ; but it appears from Isocrates, Orat: de Bigis that Hipparete died, not 4 Years before her Husband was banish'd, which was Ol: 91. 2.