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to Dr. Wallis, relating to the Earth’sMotion, &c. refer’d to the Judgmentof Sir Chrijiopher Wren 247
Numb. II. On the sleight of the WelchHills -- * 253
Numb. III. An Extract of a Letter ofBishop Sprat’s 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 Surveyor’sDesign for repairing the old Structure,made by Order of his Majesty, &c.four Months before the Conflagra-tion^ 271
Dr. William Sancroft’s Letters to himconcerning St. Paul’s, 25 April, and2 July, 1668 278
Sect. IV.
Of the new cathedral Church of St.Paul’s, 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.Peter’s at Rcme, also the Popes from1503 to 1648 293
The Difference between the Dimensionsof St. Peter’s at Rome, and St. Paul’sat London 294
Sect. VII.
The architectonical Account of St. Peter’sat 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
Sect,