Note 263 — Chapter II · LEARNED LADIES IN ENGLAND FROM 1650 TO 1760 (continued 3)
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"The learned Saxonist, Mrs. Elstob, was one, among many others, who about this period [1714] experienced the new Bishop's bounty." (Nichols: Illustrations of Literary History, vol. III, p. 227.) Mr. Thomas Seward, Bishop of Lichfield, knew Miss Elstob and was one of the contributors to her support. (Nichols: Literary Anecdotes, vol. IV, p. 135.)