28 June

Wednesday 28^th. Called again on D^r. Jones _^^{of Exeter} & we spent an hour

in the Muniment Room, collating an old copy of the _^^College Statutes.

It was resolved, the rem^g. papers sh.^d ## rest in statu quo,

until I returned to Oxford. Then went to Bodln. & in the course

of the day made a curious ######^discovery, viz. that the ## MSS.

described by Montfaucon in his Diarium Italicum. c. 28. as belong.^~g

to the library of _^^Jul. Justiniani at Venice (which list was copied,

also into Vol. 1. of. _^^the Bibl. Biblioth. _^^{MSS. vol. I} ##) are ## part of the

MSS.

now actually in the possession of Mr Coke! This I am enabled

to ascertain beyond a doubt, not only from the titles of the MSS,

their age & preservation, but from the dates preserved in

them; & it is not a little curious, that both Montfaucon

& Roscoe sh.^d have been deceived by a ####^note inserted in

a MS. of Theophylact, stating it to have been written in

1229, whereas by the actual computation of the date

been completed in 1224: as follows:

A. M. 6732

5508

A.C. 1224

D.^r Jones had asked me in the morning to join a large

party at dinner at the^Exeter College, so at six oC. having

put myself in “due array”, I proceeded to the spot,

where I found a very numerous party. We dined in

the large Hall, & sat down in number between 50 & 60,

& after the desert & wine, adjo^ur#ned to the garden,

where we had syllabub, junket & coffee. Altogether, it

was a fête given in good style, & I was rather flattered

by being invited. #######