Right excellent right high and mightie prynce, our most derest brother and nephew, the blessed Trynytie have you in his government.
Given under our signet at Yorke place besides Westminster, the 7th day of December.
Your lovyng brother and uncle, HENRY VIII.
[This letter, which is not included in the _State Papers_, "King Henry VIII.," published by the Record Commissioners, was probably written on the 7th December, 1524-25, as in the fourth volume of that collection is a letter from Magnus to Wolsey, in which he says, p. 301.: "Davy Wood came hoome about the same tyme, and sithenne his hider comming hath doone, and continually dooth myche good, making honourable reaport not oonly to the Quenes Grace, but also to all other. He is worthy thankes and gramerces." This David Wod, or Wood, was a servant of the queen, Margaret of Scotland.]
HANDBOOK TO THE LIBRARY OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
In the _Report_ of the royal commissioners on the British Museum, printed in 1850, we read--
"We are of opinion that, with reference to such a measure as the one now suggested [giving information to persons at a distance as to the existence of works in the library], and to other measures and regulations generally affecting the use of the library, it is desirable to prepare and publish a compendious _Guide to the reading-room_, as described and _suggested_ by lord Seymour at Q. 9521."
The reference is erroneous. At Q. 9521. there is not a word on the subject! At Q. 9522. we read--
"(_Lord Seymour_--to Antonio Panizzi, Esq.) You have heard also _some witnesses_ state that it would be a great advantage to those who frequent the reading-room if they had put into their hands some short printed guide to the reading-room, to tell them what books of reference there were, and to tell them how they were to proceed to get books, and other information, from the want of which they state they have been at a great loss? (_Mr. Panizzi._) I do not believe that it is often the case that persons are at a loss for want of such a guide, but _it might be done_," etc.
Now, the suggestion of a _short printed guide to the reading-room_ was evidently considered as of some importance. The principle of SUUM CUIQUE is also of some importance. We observe that lord Seymour the examiner ascribes the suggestion to _some witnesses_--but lord Seymour the reporter claims the credit of it for himself! It is the after-thought of his lordship of which I have to complain.