Dictionary of National Biography, 1904 errata/Volume 54

Dictionary of National Biography

ERRATA IN VOLUME LIV

STANHOPE—STOVIN

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

Page	Col.	Line
7	ii	6	Stanhope, Sir Edward: for Wharffe read Wharfe
20	i	6	Stanhope, John, 1st Baron Stanhope: for Nottingham read Northampton
36	ii	12	Stanhope, Philip D., 4th Earl of Chesterfield: for Life,' by read Life' (1750), at one time attributed to
		13	after [q. v.], insert but in large part written by Chesterfield,
38	ii	7	Stanhope, Philip H., 5th Earl Stanhope: for After Talfourd's death read After Talfourd lost his seat in 1841
54	i	24	Stanley, Edward G. G. S., 14th Earl of Derby: for 1820 read 1822
		25	omit a tory,
		28	after peer insert Earl Grosvenor
61	ii	40	Stanley, Edward H., 15th Earl of Derby: for 1835 read 1853
65	i	19 f.e.	Stanley, Edward J., 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley: omit for the colonies 1833-4, and
70	i	16 f.e.	Stanley, Henry, 4th Earl of Derby: for Brandon read Suffolk
79	i	15	Stanley, Thomas (1625-1678): for was incorporated in the same degree at read is said to have joined the university of
80	ii	15	for Enyon read Engan
88	i	9-10	Stanyan, Abraham: omit (the original edition
		10	after 8vo, insert ('a large paper copy'
		11	for rare; it read rare). The original edition
97	i	2 14	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ Stapleton, Miles de (d. 1314): for Brustwick read Burstwick
105	i	2	Stapley, Anthony: after Anthony insert who about 1640 gave 10l. to the new building at Christ's College, Cambridge, and was probably educated there,
106	i	l.l.	Stark, Adam: after Gent. Mag. insert 1816, ii. 542, 1823, ii. 613,
107	i	23-25	Stark, William: for of Irish parentage . . . . Scotland. read eldest son of Thomas Stark, a merchant of Manchester.
		26	after University insert where he graduated M.A. in 1758 (Addison's Graduates of Glasgow University, 1898)
107	ii	3 f.e.	Starkey, George: after Starkey insert or Stirk and for (d. 1666) read (d. 1665)
		2-1 f.e.	for may be identical . . . . Leicester—read born in the Bermudas, was son of George Stirk (d. 1636-7), a minister of Scottish nationality in those islands, and author of 'Musæ Somorenses' (London, 1635, 8vo), of which there is a copy in the Bodleian Library (cf. Lefroy, Memorials of the Bermudas, 1877, vol. i.) In early life the son occasionally designated himself Storkey, but in his printed works his name appears as either Starkey or Starkeius. He graduated M.A. at Harvard College, and, while practising as a doctor in America,
108	i	1-7	omit shire by his wife . . . . settlements. There he
		11	for In 1646 Starkey returned read Between 1646 and 1650 Starkey proceeded
		25	for In 1666 read Before 14 Sept. 1665
		27	after zeal insert (Allin's 'Notices of the Last Great Plague, 1665-6,' in Archæologia, 1857, vol. xxxvii. p. 10; but see, for another version of his fate, Sibley, Biog. Sketches of Graduates of Harvard Univ., 1873, vol. i. p. 134)
112	i	4	Statham, Nicholas: for (fl. 1467) read (d. 1472)
		12	after no mention insert in records of judicial appointments
		16	after the office. insert He was member for Old Sarum in the parliament of June 1467. His will, dated 15 July 1472, was proved on 5 August following (cf. Skottowe, Short History of Parliament, p. 14).
123	ii	17-19	Stebbing, Henry (1687-1763): for Malton read Walton
		20	for (d. 1821) read (d. 1721)
138	ii	22	Steele, William: for was admitted to read joined Caius College, Cambridge, in 1627, and was scholar there 1629-31. He entered
143	i	3	Steevens, Charles: for (d. 1761) read (1705-1761)
		4	after rear-admiral, insert born at West Hanningfield, Essex, on 7 Feb. 1705, was fifth son of John Steevens, a captain in the army, and brother of George Steevens, father of the Shakespearean commentator. He
	ii	7 f.e.	for A brother George read The George Stevens
		6-4 f.e.	for was probably the Mr. Stevens . . . . p. 242) read who is
		3 f.e.	after his pay insert was probably the admiral's nephew, the Shakespearean commentator
144	i	5	Steevens, George: for son read child
		6	after Mary insert (Perryman)
145	ii	13	after Oliver Goldsmith, insert Johnson left him his watch by will.
146	i	26-27	for Beauclerk Topham read Topham Beauclerk
	ii	11 f.e.	for Mirror' read Review' (1763, i. 61-6)
		7 f.e.	for Birkenhout's read Berkenhout's
148	i	30	for housekeeper read cousin and housekeeper
		32	for his sister read his 'dearest cousin,' Mrs. Collinson's sister
		38	for Her brother's books read Steevens's books
	ii	22	after vol. vii. insert A miniature belongs to Mrs. Inglis, Mrs. Collinson's great-granddaughter.
188	i	1	Stephenson, James: for Morton read Martin
201	i	20 f.e.	Sterne, Laurence: for Ritson read Riston
202	i	12 f.e.	for MSS. read Charters
205	ii	27	for Totteston read Tollerton
222	i	18 f.e.	Sterne, Richard: for Bishopsthorpe read Bishopthorpe
	ii	5	after Place. insert There is a portrait of the archbishop in the hall of Jesus College, Cambridge.
233	ii	23-24	Stevens, William: for It continued many years after Stevens's death read It still flourishes
241	i	26	Stevenson, Joseph: after Durham, insert He entered the university there, became a licentiate in theology in 1841,
245	ii	25	Stevenson, Robert L.: for James Balfour read Lewis Balfour
253	ii	5	for 4 Dec. read 3 Dec.
263	ii	33	Stewart, Alexander, Earl of Mar: for duke of Burgundy, read count of Holland and Hainault,
268	i	18	Stewart, Alexander, 4th Earl of Moray: for fourth Earl read fifth Earl
		20	for third read fourth
295	i	14 f.e.	Stewart, James (d. 1309): for Melton read Malton
297	ii	16	Stewart, Lord James, Earl of Mar and Moray: for 1556 read 1556-7
301	ii	32	for June read Jan.
307	i	40	Stewart, James, Earl of Moray (d. 1592): for Earl of Moray of a new line read second Earl of Moray
336	i	21	Stewart, Matthew, 4th or 12th Earl of Lennox: after Lennox; insert Yorks. Arch. Journ. x. 63-82, 407, 422;
336	ii	38	Stewart, Matthew (1717-1785): before On 21 June insert In 1756 Stewart was created D.D. of Glasgow University.
337	ii	29	Stewart, Murdac, 2nd Duke of Albany: for Fife read Fife and Menteith
370	ii	31-32	Still, John: for After 1561 he was elected a fellow read From 1562 to 1572 he was a fellow.
		38	for the former was a fellow read the former was an undergraduate of Christ's College, whence he matriculated in 1566
372	i	8 f.e.	after the first edition. insert There seems no doubt that the author of the play was William Stevenson, born at Hunwick, in Durham, who matriculated as a sizar at Christ's College, Cambridge, in Nov. 1546 (B.A. 1549-50, M.A. 1553, and B.D. 1560); was fellow of the college 1551-4 and 1559-61; was ordained deacon in London in 1552; became prebendary of Durham 1560-1, and died in the course of 1575. In 1559-60, according to the books of Christ's College, five shillings was 'spent at Mr. Stevenson's plaie,' which may be safely identified with 'Gammer Gurton's Needle' (see art. by Mr. Henry Bradley in Gayley's Representative English Comedies, i. 197 sq.)
	ii	24-52	omit which must be left undetermined.
388	i	17-16 f.e.	Stisted, Sir Henry W.: for daughter of Lieutenant-colonel Burton, read sister of Sir Richard Francis Burton.
415	ii	10	Stone, Samuel: for Aspen read Ashen
427	i	19	Story, George W.: for Warter read Walter