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Augmentation Office.—Index to Particulars for Grants in the Augmentation Office, temp. Edward VI. folio, n.d. or place, pp. 28.

Privately printed by Sir Thomas Phillipps.

Cartularies.—Index to Cartularies, since the Dissolution of Monasteries. Typis Medio-Montanis, impressit G. Gilmour, 1839. 12mo.

Privately printed by Sir Thomas Phillipps.

County Visitations.—Indexes to the County Visitations in the Library at Middle Hill, 1840, and to a few others in the Harl. MSS., British Museum, the Bodleian Library and Queen’s College, Oxford. Typis Medio-Montanis, impressit C. Gilmour, 1841. Folio, pp. 56.

By Sir Thomas Phillipps, privately printed.

English Language.—A Glossarial Index to the Printed English Literature of the Thirteenth Century. By Herbert Coleridge. London (Trübner & Co), 1859. 8vo. pp. viii, 103.

Heirs-at-Law.—Index to Heirs-at-Law, Next-of-Kin, Legatees, Missing Friends, Encumbrances, and Creditors, or their representatives in Chancery suits, who have been advertised for during the last 150 years, containing upwards of 50,000 names relating to vast sums of unclaimed money. Collected, compiled, and alphabetically arranged by Robert Chambers. Third edition. London (Reeves & Turner), 1872. 8vo.

The advertisements are only referred to by numbers, and further information must be obtained from the compiler. It is therefore not a true Index, but only a means for the obtaining of money by the compiler.

—— De Bernardy’s Index-Register for Next-of-Kin, Heirs-at-Law, Prize Captors, and of Unclaimed Property. 1754-1856.

India.—Index to Books and Papers on the Physical Geography, Antiquities, and Statistics of India. By George Buist, LL.D. Bombay, 1852. 8vo. pp. 103.

In one alphabet. Chiefly consisting of references to Indian periodicals.

Irish Law.—A Digest and Index of all the Irish Reported Cases in Law and Equity, from the earliest period to the present time, and also of the Reported Cases in Ecclesiastical and Criminal Law.... By John Finlay, LL.D. Dublin (J. Cumming), 1830. 8vo. pp. xix, 600.

Leases.—Index of Leases of Manors and Lands in England granted since the Reformation, Annis 4 & 5 Edw. VI. [Edited by Sir Thomas Phillipps.] 1832.

Manuscripts.—Guide to the Historian, the Biographer, the Antiquary, the man of literary curiosity, and the collector of autographs towards the verification of Manuscripts, by reference to engraved facsimiles of handwriting. [By Dawson Turner.] Yarmouth (C. Sloman), 1848. Roy. 8vo. pp. xii, 96.

A most valuable alphabetical Index of the names of celebrated men, with references to the books where specimens of their writing can be found.

Pedigrees.—Index to the Heralds’ Visitations in the British Museum. 1823. 12mo. pp. 52.

—— An Index to the Pedigrees and Arms contained in the Heralds’ Visitations and other Genealogical Manuscripts in the British Museum, by R. Sims. London (J. Russell Smith), 1849. Pp. vi, 330.

The names are arranged in alphabet under each county.

—— An Index to the Pedigrees contained in the Printed Heralds’ Visitations, etc., etc. By George W. Marshall, LL.M., of the Middle Temple. London (B. Hardwicke), 1866. 8vo. pp. 164.

An Index of the Pedigrees in Berry’s County Genealogies is incorporated with this Index.

—— Coleman’s General Index to Printed Pedigrees, which are to be found in all the principal County and Local Histories and in many privately printed Genealogies, under alphabetical arrangement, with an Appendix commencing at page 106. London (J. Coleman), 1866. Pp. vii, 155.

This Index is said in the preface to contain references to nearly 10,000 pedigrees.

—— An Index to Printed Pedigrees contained in County and Local Histories, the Heralds’ Visitations, and in the more important Genealogical Collections. By Charles Bridger. London (J. Russell Smith), 1867. 8vo. pp. vi, 384.

Contains separate Indexes to family names in 287 books, and a general Index referring back to these.

Periodicals.—An Alphabetical Index to Subjects treated in the Reviews and other Periodicals, to which no indexes have been published. Prepared for the Library of the Brothers in Unity, Yale College. [By Wm. Fred. Poole.] New York, 1848. Pp. 155. In one alphabet.

—— An Index to Periodical Literature. By Wm. Fred. Poole. New York, 1853. Roy. 8vo. pp. xi, 521.

In one alphabet of subjects.

—— Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1800-1863). Compiled and published by the Royal Society of London. London, 1867-72. 6 vols., 4to. (1864-1873.) Vol. 7, 1877.

Vol. 1, A-Clu, pp. lxxix, 960; Vol. 2, Coa-Gra, pp. iv, 1012; Vol. 3, Gre-Lez, pp. v, 1002; Vol. 4, Lhe-Poz, pp. iv, 1006; Vol. 5, Pra-Tiz, pp. iv, 1000; Vol. 6, Tka-Zyl, pp. xi, 763; Vol. 7, A-Hyr, pp. xxxi, 1047.

Places.—Index Villaris, or an Exact Register, alphabetically digested, of all the cities, market-towns, parishes, villages ... [in England and Wales. By J. Adams.] London, 1690. Folio, title, 3 preliminary leaves, pp. 419.

In one alphabet, with appendix.

—— Index to the Population Tables of England and Wales and Islands in the British Seas [of the Census of 1871]. Folio, pp. 570-772.

—— Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland, showing the number of the sheet of the Ordnance Survey Maps on which they appear; also the area of the Townlands, the County, the Barony, Parish, Poor Law Union, and Poor Law Electoral Division in which they are situated; and the volume and page of the Census of 1871, part 1, which contain the population and number of houses in 1841, 1851, 1861, and 1871, and the Poor Law Valuation in 1871; with separate Indices of the Parishes, Baronies, Poor Law Unions (or Superintendent Registrars’ Districts), Poor Law Electoral Divisions, Dispensary (or Registrars’) Districts, Petty Sessions Districts, and Parliamentary Boroughs of Ireland. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty. Dublin, 1877. Folio, pp. 799.

Records.—An Index to the Records, with Directions to the several Places where they are to be found, and short explanations of the different kinds of Rolls, Writs, etc.; to which is added A List of the Latin Sir-Names, and Names of Places, as they are written in the old Records, explained by the Modern Names. Also A Chronological Table, shewing at one View the Year of our Lord, answering to the particular year of each King’s Reign, the several Parliaments, and the different Titles by which our Kings are styled in the Records. London (G. Hawkins), 1739. 8vo. pp. viii, 182.

—— Index to Records called the Originalia and Memoranda on the Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer’s Side of the Exchequer, extracted from the Records, and from the MSS. of Mr. Tayleure, Mr. Madox and Mr. Chapman.... By Edward Jones, Inner Temple. London, Printed for the Editor, 1793, vol. 1. 1795, vol. 2. Folio.

—— An Index drawn up about 1629 of many Records of Charters granted by the different sovereigns of Scotland between the years 1309 and 1413, most of which Records have been long missing. With an Introduction ... by William Robertson. Edinburgh (Murray & Cochrane), 1798. 4to. pp. liii, 196.

—— Index to the Printed Reports of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H., the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, 1840-1861. London (Eyre & Spottiswoode), 1865. Pp. 371. By John Edwards and Edward James Tabrum. In one alphabet.

Religious Houses.—Fasti Monastici Aevi Saxonici: or an Alphabetical List of the Heads of Religious Houses in England previous to the Norman Conquest; to which is prefixed a Chronological Catalogue of Contemporary Foundations. By Walter De Gray Birch. London (Taylor & Co.), 1873. 8vo.

Sermons.—An Index to the Sermons published since the Restoration, pointing out the texts in the order they lie in the Bible; showing the occasion on which they were preached, and directing to the volume and page where they occur. London (J. Newbery, etc.), 1751. 8vo. pp. iv, 212.

Arranged according to the order of the Books of the Bible.

—— The Preacher’s Assistant. In two parts. Part 1, A Series of the Texts of all the Sermons and Discourses preached upon, and published since the Restoration to the present time. Part 2, An Historical Register of all the Authors in the Series, containing a succinct view of their several works. To which are added two Lists of the Archbishops and Bishops of England and Ireland from 1660 to 1753, with an appendix to each part. By Sampson Letsome, M.A., Vicar of Thame, in Oxfordshire. London, 1753. 8vo. pp. xii, 288; part 2, title, pp. 238.

—— The Preacher’s Assistant (after the manner of Mr. Letsome).... By John Cooke, M.A. ... Rector of Wentnor, Salop. Vol. 1. Oxford (Clarendon Press), 1783. Pp. xii, 487.

An Historical Register of all the Authors in the Series, alphabetically disposed. Vol. 2, pp. 425.

—— The Churchman’s Guide: a copious Index to Sermons and other Works. By John Forster, M.A. London, 1840. 8vo.

List of Authors of Miscellaneous Sermons, pp. 6. Index of Subjects, pp. 210.

—— Cyclopædia Bibliographica.... By James Darling. Subjects: Holy Scriptures. London (Darling), 1859. Roy. 8vo.

Contains an Index of Sermons arranged under the texts.

Theology.—Theological Index. References to the Principal Works in every department of Religious Literature, embracing nearly 70,000 citations, alphabetically arranged under 2000 heads. By Howard Malcom, D.D., LL.D. Boston (Gould & Lincoln). 8vo. pp. 488.

A second edition has been published.

—— Index to Systematic Theology. By Charles Hodge, D.D. London and Edinburgh, 1873. 8vo. pp. 79 in double cols.

Wills.—An Index to Wills proved in the Court of the Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and to such of the records and other instruments and papers of that Court as relate to matters or causes testamentary. By the Rev. John Griffiths, M.A., Keeper of the Archives. Oxford (University Press), 1862. Roy. 8vo. pp. xiv, 88.

In one alphabet, with a chronological list appended.