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Parentalia, or, memoirs of the family of the Wrens : Viz. of Mathew Bishop of Ely, Christopher Dean of Windsor, &c. but chiefly of Sir Christopher Wren ... in which is contained, besides his works, a great number of original papers and records on religion, politicks, anatomy, mathematicks, architecture, antiquities ... / comp. by his son Christopher; now published by his grandson Stephen Wren
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to Dr. Wallis, relating to the EarthsMotion, &c. referd to the Judgmentof Sir Chrijiopher Wren 247

Numb. II. On the sleight of the WelchHills -- * 253

Numb. III. An Extract of a Letter ofBishop Sprats to Mr. Wren, Professorat Grejham- College 234

Letter of his Cousin Matthew Wren , tohim, 1658 254

Letter of Mr. Sprat, to Mr. Wren, onhis Transtation of Horaces Epistle toLollius 255

From the fame Hand on the Subject ofthe Wit of Conversation 256

Another from the same Hand 260

Numb. IV. Mr. Wren's Account of hisJourney to France, in a Letter to hisFriend-261

PART II.

Of Sir Chrijiopher Wrens ArchitectonicalWorks.

Introduction -. 263

Sect. I.

Of London in ancient Times, and theBoundary of the Roman Colony, afterthe great Fire, 1666 264

Sect. II.

Proposals for rebuilding the City of Lon-don after the great Fire 267

Sect. III.

Of the ancient cathedral Churches of St.Paul, from the first Age of Christiani-ty to 1666. And of the SurveyorsDesign for repairing the old Structure,made by Order of his Majesty, &c.four Months before the Conflagra-tion^ 271

Dr. William Sancrofts Letters to himconcerning St. Pauls, 25 April, and2 July, 1668 278

Sect. IV.

Of the new cathedral Church of St.Pauls, and of its Model, by Com-mand of the King to Chrijiopher Wren,LL. D. -- 280

The Royal Warrant for beginning theWorks of the new Cathedral 281

Sect. V.

Of the taking down the vast Ruins ofthe old Cathedral, and of the Foun-dations of the old and new Struc-ture --. 283

Sect. VI.

Answer to Objections; and some Accountof the new Fabrick 287

Names of the Architects who built St.Peters at Rcme, also the Popes from1503 to 1648 293

The Difference between the Dimensionsof St. Peters at Rome, and St. Paulsat London 294

Sect. VII.

The architectonical Account of St. Petersat Wejlminjler antient and modern 295

Sect. VIII.

The architectonical Account of Salijbu -ry Cathedral - 303

Sect. IX.

A Catalogue, short Description, Dimen-sions, &c. of above fifty parochialChurches erected according to the De-signs, and under the Care and Con-duct of Sir Chrijiopher Wren, demo-lished by the Fire; together with otherChurches built and repaired 309A Letter of his relating to Building, ad-dressed to a Friend of his, 1708 3 18

An accurate Account of the Quantity, byMeasurements, of the great Column ofLondon (the Monument) and Inscrip-tion according to first Conception 323

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