handsome quarto volume, under the title of "Collections for the History of the Town and Soke of Grantham; containing authentic Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton, now first published from the original MSS. in the possession of the Earl of Portsmouth *.

Mr. Turnor is believed to have been the editor of "A Short View of the Proceedings in the County of Lincoln, for a limited exportation of Wool," printed in 4to, 1824.

In 1825 he furnished the Antiquaries with an "Account of the Remains of a Roman Bath near Stoke in Lincolnshire+;" and only a fortnight before his death he announced some further discoveries of a similar nature in the same neighbourhood, which had been investigated by his brotherin-law Sir Philip Vere Broke.

Mr. Turnor was twice married, firstly, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Philip Broke, Esq. of Nacton, Suffolk, and sister to Captain Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke, Bart. K. C. B. and to Lieut.-Colonel Sir Charles Broke Vere, K. C. B. By this lady, who died Jan. 21, 1801, he had one daughter, Elizabeth-Edmunda, the wife of Frederick Manning, Esq. His second marriage, March 22, 1803, was with Dorothea, third daughter of Lieut.-Colonel Tucker, and sister to Captain Sir Edward Tucker, K. C. B. by whom he had: Mary-Henrietta, who died in 1815 at the age of eleven; Edmund, who died at Eton-school in 1821, at the age of fourteen; Algernon and Sophia, who died infants in

* This work has a long review in the Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LXXVI. pp. 529-535, and in the Monthly Review, vol. LVI. pp. 396-407.

+ Printed, with three plates, in the Archæologia, XXII.26-32. Sir Philip's fourth son was named Edmund-Turnor; he died July 12, 1829, in his ninth year.

§ His epitaph and character by his tutor the Rev. C. S. Hawtrey, were printed as a leaf to be inserted in the History of Grantham, pp. 135*, 136*. See also the Gentleman's Magazine, vol. XCI. i. 283, 549. - Another addition which Mr. Turnor made to the copies of his History in the libraries of his friends, was a plate of the tomb of Henry Rocheford, Esq.

1807 and 1818; and five sons and two daughters, who survive, Christopher, a Fellow-commoner of Trinity-college, Cambridge; Cecil, a Commoner of Brasennose-college, Oxford; Algernon, HenryMartin, Philip-Broke, Charlotte, and Harriet.

Mr. Turnor died at Stoke Rochford, March 19, 1829, aged 74; and his remains were there interred in the family vault, which was erected in 1801. He had also built for himself an altar-tomb in the wall of the chancel, decorated in front with angels, and divided by Gothic compartments; and over it a Gothic arch, ornamented with foliage, roses, &c. The following character of Mr. Turnor is from pen of a near relation:

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"To form a distinguished character two things are requisite, talent and mental exertion; Mr. Turnor was certainly blessed with the former. His mind was comprehensive, his judgment discriminating and accurate, and to these advantages he added a just and well-cultivated taste. His favourite pursuits were antiquarian research and the fine arts; and, had his diligence been commensurate with the powers of his mind, he might have ranked very high among the votaries of those refined and elegant studies. possessed, however, a considerable share of knowledge on these and other subjects of inquiry, derived from books and frequent intercourse with men of taste and learning, in whose society he took particular pleasure. Amongst his numerous friends and associates were Gough, Grose, the Lysons', Seward, Bennet Langton, Dr. Kippis, and Sir Joseph Banks, with the last of whom he lived for many years in habits of close friendship and intimacy. Though he inherited a considerable patrimony, he did not, like many others in a similar situation, indulge in gay, fashionable, and frivolous pursuits. His leisure hours were generally employed in reading, and in conversation and correspondence with learned friends. In proof of his attachment to the fine arts, Stoke Rochford, his favourite residence, and which

he greatly improved, will long remain a monument of his taste for landscape. He looked at Nature with a picturesque eye, instantly discovering her beauties and defects; the former he knew how to heighten and improve, the latter how to remedy and conceal. Refined and rational, however, as his pursuits were, they did not wholly engross his thoughts. His mind was very susceptible of benevolent impressions. In the relations of husband and father his conduct was exemplary; and, though he is now, by the course of nature, separated from his family, he still lives in their affection and esteem. He was also a kind and considerate landlord; but his benevolence was not confined to his family and tenants; he took an interest in the public good. In the year 1824 he founded a national school on the system of the celebrated Dr. Bell, at Colsterworth in the county of Lincoln, for the religious education of poor children in that parish, and the adjoining hamlet of Woolsthorpe, and the parishes of North Stoke and South Stoke, generally called Stoke Rochford, and Skillington, in the same county. This foundation (the particulars of which are detailed in the endowment made by a codicil to his will) consists of an excellent school-room newly built, and a very commodious house and garden for the school-master adjoining it. The advantages

derivable from this valuable institution he anticipated with the greatest satisfaction; may his anticipations be realized! may the present and future generations evince their gratitude to their benefactor, by their advancement in religious knowledge and a corresponding improvement in life and conduct!"

" SIR,

1. Mr. TURNOR to Mr. NICHOLS.

Stoke Rochford, April 15, 1803. "I return you thanks for your obliging congratulations, and for the perusal of the proof sheets respecting Gaddesby *. I have *In the History of Leicestershire.

made a few corrections to the pedigree of Smith; and have sent the sheets to Mr. Samuel Smith*, requesting him to forward them to you. The Smith property, not having been the manor, is not mentioned; but, as it was in consequence of that property that Thomas Smith was High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1717, the pedigree of the family seems to come in with propriety. I suspect it went to the daughters of Thomas Smith by his first wife, but am not certain.

"I have not an accurate description of the arms and crest of Smith, but it may be seen in the Peerage. I am, Sir,

"Your obliged and obedient servant, EDM. TURNOR, Jun."

2." SIR, Stoke Rochford, July 5, 1804. "Inclosed you will receive payment for the History of Leicestershire. Like a giant refreshed, you renew the attack with redoubled ardour; the last volume appears to me to yield to none of the former in interest and information.

"I am, Sir, your obedient servant, EDM. TURNOR."

3. Mr. TURNOR to RICHARD GOUGH, Esq. "DEAR SIR, Clea, near Grimsby, Sept. 20, 1804. "Having succeeded in my application for copies and extracts of certain papers respecting Sir Isaac Newton, from Hertsbornepark, I have began to print my Collections for the Soke of Grantham. Your additions to Camden have furnished me with much information; and, although my book will profess to be only Collections, yet in the progress of it one cannot help feeling a desire to make it as complete as possible. With a view, therefore, to its further improvement, I hope you will allow me to inclose a few queries, which, it is very probable, you may have the goodness to answer at your leisure. If it be convenient to let me hear from you in the course of this month, I will beg of you to direct to Panton, near Lincoln; if after that time, to Stoke, near Colsterworth. I am, dear Sir,

"

"Your very obedient servant,

4. "DEAR SIR,

EDM. TURNOR, Jun."

Stoke, June 30, 1805.

Having a spare sheet of Dr. Stukeley's letter to Dr. Mead (of part of which you have a transcript) I venture to send it to you, though dirty from the press. My book, slim and meagre as it will be, will not be out till October; if you will deign to look at it, I must, in a particular manner, crave your candour.

"I am going to-morrow to Panton, near Lincoln, where it will be a pleasure to me to hear that you are in good health. I am, dear Sir, your very obedient servant, EDM. TURNOR."

* Mr. Turnor's brother-in-law; see p. 594.

5. Mr. TURNOR to Mr. NICHOLS.

"DEAR SIR, Panton-house, near Lincoln, July 8, 1812. "I thank you for remembering to send me your last portion of Leicestershire, accompanied with an impression of Lubenham Manor-house.

"The Church of St. Peter's, Paul's-wharf, was not re-built after the Fire of London; but the parish was annexed to the Church of St. Bennet's, Paul's-wharf, of which the Rev. John Owen is Rector. If there be in existence the parish register of St. Peter's, Paul's-wharf, before the fire, I should be curious to know whether there is an entry of the marriage of Edmund Turnor and Margaret Harrison in September 1654, or thereabouts; and, subsequently, whether any christenings of their issue occur, I mean between 1654 and 1660. This is a mere matter of curiosity, which I should like to have gratified if it can be done with little trouble and trifling expense. In a Diary of my ancestor Sir Edmund Turnor, mention is frequently made of Robert Mossom, Minister of St. Peter's, Paul's-wharf. He was the author of two single Sermons printed at the Restoration of Charles the Second; but not the same Dr. Mossom who was at that time made a Doctor in Divinity, and afterwards an Irish Bishop.

"I cannot close this without thanking you as the means of my being possessed of the most comprehensive County History ever published. I am, dear Sir,

"Your very obedient servant, EDM. TURNOR."

6. "DEAR SIR, Stoke, near Colsterworth, May 23, 1814. "If the new edition of the Biographical Dictionary by Mr. Chalmers embraces characters eminent for piety and charity, I may be induced, under the letter T, to offer a short memoir of my ancestor Sir Edmund Turnor *; and I am the more inclined to do it, because in the additions to Granger by Mr. Noble, an erroneous notice is there taken of him.

"I have been to-day to take leave of our friend Mr. Crabbe †, who sets out immediately for his living at Trowbridge; this neighbourhood will be very sorry to lose him. Mounsey I have not seen very lately; he now does not go much from home.

"When you have leisure to write, it will give me much pleasure to hear that you are in good health. I am, dear Sir, "Yours truly, EDM. TURNOR."

7. DEAR SIR, Stoke, near Colsterworth, June 8, 1825. My curiosity has been awakened by the very curious assemblage of particulars contained in the prospectus of King James's

• This offer probably arrived too late.

+ The Poet.