Thursday 16.th Do_____. We went over to day the whole
of the Greek poets, & many of the Historians. I find all
these MSS. ^are of the XV.th Centy. & of little value – altho’ very
splendidly written. Mr Roscoe is perfectly ignorant of
the age of MSS. & deceives himself completely with
respect to the Homer. Received letters from Mr Petrie
#### & my brother Henry. Mr P. merely tells me Lord
Spencer had written to Mr Coke, to borrow the copyMS of
the Saxon Laws, (No. 228.) which I knew, for Mr Coke shewed
me Lord S’s letter, & immediately, wrote back to give
his consent. I am to take the MS. back with me.
Mr P. also informs me Dr. Noehden, Sub-Keeper of
the Coins & Marbles in the Brit. Musm. died on Tuesday
last. I fear this will be of no service to me – as it
will only introduce another into that departmt.
& I can hardly hope to be appointed to it, as my
principal application was for the MSS.
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