[225] This letter may be found in _Reliquiae Bodleianae_, p. 369.
[226] I have been favoured with this apt illustration by an
anonymous communicator, who dates from the "London University." I
request him to accept my grateful acknowledgments.
[227] Henry Cuffe, secretary to Robert, Earl of Essex, and executed,
being concerned in his treason. A man noted for his classical
acquirements and his genius, who perished early in life.
[228] Chamberlain adds the price of this moderate-sized folio, which
was six shillings. It would be worth the while of some literary
student to note the prices of our earlier books, which are often
found written upon them by their original possessor. A rare tract
first purchased for twopence has often realized four guineas or more
in modern days.