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Dictionary of National Biography


ERRATA IN VOLUME XL


MYLLAR—NICHOLLS

N.B.— f.e. stands for from end and l.l. for last line

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13 ii 15 Mynn, Alfred: for Nathaniel read Nicholas
22 i 25 Nagle, Sir Richard: after Ireland, insert son of James Nagle of Clogher,
27 i 3 Nairne, John, 3rd Lord Nairne: for Caroline read Carolina
30 i 13 Nalson, John: for Conyng Street read Coney Street
18 for Peter Williams read Philip Williams
33 i 9 f.e. Napier, Sir Alexander: for 1636-7 read 1436-7
57 i 12 f.e. Napier, George: for 88 read 81
58 i 10 f.e. Napier, Sir Gerard: after brother, insert He was a commoner of Trinity College, Oxford, in 1623-4.
75 i 9 f.e. Napier, Rohert C., Lord Napier of Magdala: for (1811 read (1810
100 i 7 Nash, Richard: after 1703 insert (cf. art. Venner, Tobias)
105 ii 13 f.e. Nash, Thomas: after 4to. insert It gives a rationalistic explanation of dreams and exposes many popular superstitions.
108 ii 17 f.e. after Library, insert Another imperfect copy, called 'The Choosing of Valentines by Thomas Nashe,' is in Inner Temple MS. 538. A few of its opening lines were printed by Dr. Grosart and the whole by Mr. John S. Farmer for private circulation in 1899.
109 i 2 for Tanner MSS. read Tanner and Inner Temple MSS.
3-7 omit An indelicate poem . . . . Dr. Grosart.
111 i 14-15 Nash, Treadway R.: for vicarage read rectory
114 ii 4 f.e. Nasmyth, Alexander: for 1778 read 1787
116 ii 30 Nasmyth, James: after foundry, insert In 1836 also he gave evidence on the arts and principles of design before a select committee of the House of Commons (see Report, p. 28).
117 i 18 f.e. for Napier read Nasmyth
120 ii 14 Nassyngton, William: for Three read Ten
15 for viz. read including
128 ii 17 f.e. Naunton, Sir Rohert: for 22951 read 22591
141 i 14 f.e. Neale, Erskine: for Whycotte read Whychotte
143 ii 31 Neale, John M.: for 1841 read 1851
34-35 omit he was elected . . . . College, where
36 after tutor insert at Downing College (he was not elected fellow)
145 i 20 for the Jews read the Pews
33 for in read on
149 i 20 Neale, Walter: for was son read is erroneously said to have been son
25 after 149). read This Walter Neale, who married twice, died between 9 Oct. 1612, when he made his will, and 29 April 1618, when his will was proved (New England Hist, and Geneal. Reg. April 1898). The explorer's parentage is not known
149 i 37 Neale, Walter: for there read at Portsmouth
150 i 3 f.e. Neale, William J.: after 1842 insert (an adaptation of a c History of the Mutiny,' by George Roberts, d. 1860 [q. v.])
154 ii 31 Neckam, Alexander: for Neckam seems also read Neckam is sometimes said
35 omit attributed to St. Anselm and and for his read St. Anselm's
36 for Of his translation read It is more probably by Roger Caen. Neckam's translation
37 after elegiacs insert has been published (see Ward's Catalogue of Romances, ii. 351);
155 i 9 after xviii. 521; insert Peter of Blois, Epist. 137;
157 ii 22
15 f.e.
Needham, Sir John: for Cestrensis read Cestriensis
30 for Pever read Peover
226 ii 43-44 Nesfield, William A.: for Newcastle read Northumberland
243 i 24 Neville, Alan de: for who read who is most doubtfully said to have
247 ii 9 Neville, Edmund: for 1680?) read 1618?)
11 for Worcestershire read Warwickshire
12 for Thomas read William
50-51 for before 1640 in Brussels read about 1618 in Dunkirk
252 i 29 Neville, Geoffrey de (d. 1285): for (d. 1288) read (d. 1282)
260 ii 36 Neville, Hugh de: for who read who is most doubtfully said to have
266 i 30 Neville, John, Marquis of Montagu: for 1459 read 1460
269 ii 7 f.e. Neville, Jollan de: for accountant read official
270 i 2 for reprints read prints
273 i 7 Neville, Ralph de, 4th Baron Neville: for East Riding read North Riding
297 i 9 Neville, Richard A. G., 2nd Baron Braybrooke: for the latter read the barony of Howard de Walden
10 for extinct read dormant
307 ii 18 Nevison, John: for 1684) read 1685)
308 i 9 for 1684 read 1684-5
311 i 29 Newark, Henry de: for 1791 read 1291
326 ii 2 f.e. Newcomen, Thomas: for Twitzer read Switzer
335 i 33 Newenham, John de: omit of
336 ii 34 Newland, Henry G.: after father insert (Colonel Bingham Newland)
39 for 1821 read 1823
337 i 17 after 8vo. insert 8. 'Commentaries on Ephesians and Philippians,' 1860, 2 vols.
366 ii 13 Newton, Francis: for Newbold read Newbald
368 ii 34 Newton, Gilbert S.: for 1831 read 1833
400 i 21 f.e. Newton, Richard (1676-1753): for 1672 read 1772
402 i 6 f.e. Newton, Thomas (1542?-1607): after Thence insert (according to Warton)
405 i 28 Newton, Thomas (1704-1782): for 1682 read 1782
18 f.e. after West insert The twentieth edition appeared in 1835
413 i 8 f.e. Nichol, John P.: for in 1853 Miss Pease read on 6 July 1853 Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Pease
7 f.e. after survived him insert (she died, aged 90, on 8 Feb. 1897)
416 ii 12 f.e. Nicholas de Farnham: for bishop read archbishop
417 ii 6 for De Illustratione Anglorum Scriptorum; read De Illustribus Angliæ Scriptoribus;
431 ii 24 f.e. Nicholas, Robert: for (1597-1665?) read (1595-1667)
23-15 f.e. for probably the son of Robert Nicholas . . . . 25 July 1614, and on read son of John Nicholas of Devizes and Roundway, in the parish of Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, and was baptised at St. James's, Southbroom, in that parish, on 21 Sept. 1595. Nicholas on
432 i 10-9 f.e. for Nicholas probably died during the next year, read Nicholas resided in later life at Seend, Wiltshire, where he made his will 6 May 1667. He was buried on 28 Dec. (in accordance with the provision of his will) in the church of St. James's, Southbroom, where he had been baptised.