In connection with the country of Wilts, I will first mention the literary collections of the late Edward Poore, Esq., of North Tidworth, which I examined, with much satisfaction, on my visits to him there, in the year 1798 and 1799.  Mr. Poore was a man of considerable attainments, and corresponded with many distinguished characters, both at home and abroad.  He travelled over many parts of the continent, and his letters and notes relating to public and private occurrences and persons were remarkably curious and interesting.  I have long lost all trace of them, and should be glad to ascertain where they are likely to be found.

An immense boon would be conferred on the cause of Architecture and Archaeology by the recovery of Inigo Jones’s Sketches and Drawings of Ancient Castles.  These, together with his Plans, Views, and Restorations of Stonehenge, probably descended to his nephew, Webb.  The latter were engraved, and published in Webb’s volume on Stonehenge; but the Sketches of Castles have never yet been published.  On the ground of Inigo Jones’s intimacy with Lord Pembroke, I was referred to the library at Wilton as a probable despositor of his drawings, but without success; as I am informed, they do not form a part of that valuable collection.  Perhaps I may be allowed to correct the error which so commonly ascribes the erection of Wilton House to Jones.  In the Natural History of Wiltshire, by John Aubrey, which I edited in 1847 (4to.), it is clearly shown that the mansion was built in 1633 by, or from the designs of, Solomon de Caus, architect, who was probably aided by his brother Isaac, and that it was rebuilt in 1648, after an extensive fire, by Webb, who, as is well known, married a niece of Inigo Jones.  The latter celebrated architect recommended the employment of these parties, and probably approved of their designs, but had no further share in their production.  His advice, however, to the Earl of Pembroke, was the means of preserving the famous Porch at Wilton, ascribed to Hans Holbein, which gives him a peculiar claim to the gratitude of all architectural antiquaries.

I possess a large collection of the manuscript journals, papers, drawings, and correspondence of Dr. Stukeley.  To the kindness of my old friend Dr. Ingram, President of Trinity College, Oxford, I also owe a large Bronze Medal, with a medallion portrait of Stukeley on the obverse, and a view of Stonehenge on the reverse.  This is evidently a cast from moulds, and rather crudely executed, and I am induced to regard it as unique.  I shall be much gratified if any of your correspondents can furnish me with a clue to its history, or to the name of its maker.  I would here venture to suggest some inquiry into the biography of Charles Bertram, of Copenhagen, who furnished Dr. Stukeley with the manuscript of the Itinerary of Richard of Cirencester, which has led to so much curious discussion.  It would be interesting to learn whether Bertram’s papers were bequeathed to any public library at Copenhagen.