25 July

Tuesday 25^th. At Mus^m. from ½ past 9 till 4. Mr Petrie came to

Mus^m. & I told him what I had done, but whether from principle

or some other feeling, he did not offer to assist me. I saw

also in the hands of Mr Price the proofsheets of poor

Conybeare’s work, edited with additions by his brother: and

shortly after I met W^m. Conybeare himself, with whom

I had a long conversation. It appears Price & he have

agreed to publish the entire body of Saxon poetry, and

will successively produce Cædmon, Beowulf, the

pieces in the Exeter MS. & Red Book of Derby &c.

Mr C. will remain in town about a week, & promised

to see me again before he goes away. At the Royal Institⁿ.

in the Evening.