WILLIAM SCOTT PAPERS

Correspondence and papers of William Scott (1813-1872), Perpetual Curate of Christ Church, Hoxton 1839-60, and Vicar of St. Olave, Jewry, London, from 1860. Scott was the editor of 'The Christian Remembrancer' and an influential supporter of high-church principles. He was President of Sion College in 1858. ff. 1-12. Papers relating to Christ Church, Hoxton. 1843-47. ff. 1-2. Letter to Scott objecting to high-church ceremonial at Christ Church. Signed 'Verax'. 17 July 1843. ff. 3-6. Two letters to Scott on the same theme. Signed 'A true Protestant'. 23 August 1844. ff. 7-8. Letter to Scott from parishioners of Christ Church, rejecting charges against him and approving his ministry. With 61 signatures. n.d. [on paper watermarked 1844]. ff. 9-10. Copy of a letter from Richard Williams, of Hoxton, to 'My Lord' [? Bishop of London] complaining that Scott has buried a child of his (ie. Scott's) beneath the paving of Christ Church with Roman ceremonial, the church being unlicensed for burials. n.d. ff. 11-12. Declaration of faith by William Wilson on his return to the Church of England from Roman Catholicism. Christ Church, 20 Nov. 1847. ff. 13-24. Six letters to Scott from Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London. 1851-53. ff. 25-26. Letter to Scott from Thomas Thellusson Carter (1808-1901) concerning the establishment in London of a mission for moral rescue work with an outdoor sisterhood modelled on that of Bussage [Bussage founded in 1851]. n.d. [paper watermarked 1850]. ff. 27-28. Letter to Scott from Edward Denison (1801-1854), Bishop of Salisbury. 17 Nov. 1853. ff. 29-49. Ten letters to Scott from George Anthony Denison (1805-1896), Vicar of East Brent and Archdeacon of Taunton. 1851. Mainly concerning publications, including a proposal to revive the 'Tracts for the Times'. ff. 50-51. Letter to Scott from Francis Henry Dickinson (c.1812-1890), M.P. and author, concerning G.A. Denison and the proposal for recommencing the 'Tracts for the Times'. Kingweston, [Somerton, Somerset], 11 Feb. 1851. ff. 52-80. Eleven letters to Scott from William Dyce (1806-1864), painter. 1849-56. Relating to designs for church windows, articles for 'The Christian Remembrancer', the judgment in the Denison case, the doctrine of the real presence, Sabbatarianism, ornaments and other religious controversies. ff. 81-126. Twenty-three letters to Scott from Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil (1830-1903), 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, mainly concerning their co-editorship from 1858 of 'Bentley's Quarterly Review'. 1858-69 and n.d. Also included is a memorandum setting out arrangements on the establishment of the 'Review' in 1858 (ff. 81-2), and a letter to Scott from Roundell Palmer, afterwards 1st Earl of Selborne, on the candidature of Lord Salisbury for the Chancellorship of Oxford University, 19 Oct. 1869 (ff. 116-7). ff. 127-144. Seven letters to Scott from William Ewart Gladstone on public affairs and patronage including the presentation of Scott to St Olave, Jewry. 1852-60. Also included are letters from Gladstone to Alexander James Beresford Hope (1820-1887), 20 Jan. 1860 (ff. 141-2) and 'Mr. Mozley' [James Bowling Mozley (1813-1878), joint editor with Scott of 'The Christian Remembrancer'], 9 Feb. 1848 (ff. 143-4). ff. 145-152. Four letters to Scott from Walter Kerr Hamilton (1808-1869), Bishop of Salisbury. 1856-61. ff. 153-154. Letter to Scott from Revd. Edward Henry Landon (1814-1877), of Madeira, author, and his wife Julia Letitia Landon. n.d., incomplete. ff. 155-158. Two letters to Scott from Henry Edward Manning (1808-1892), afterwards Cardinal Manning, concerning the nomination of Samuel Gobat as Bishop in Jerusalem. 2 and 18 June 1846. ff. 159-184. Seven letters to Scott from William Maskell (1814-1890), liturgical scholar, chaplain to Henry Phillpotts, Bishop of Exeter, and subsequently (from 1850) a Roman Catholic. 1846-66. With one letter to Scott's widow from Maskell, 1873. ff. 185-187. Two letters to Scott from John Henry Newman (1801-1890). 6 February 1844 (concerning S.P.C.K.) and 28 Feb. 1864 (concerning Scott's critique of a pamphlet by Newman). The lower half of f. 187, including the signature, is cut away. The letters are printed in 'Letters and diaries of John Henry Newman', vol 10 pp. 111-112, and vol. 21 pp. 63-4. Newman's draft of the second letter is addressed to the editor of the Saturday Review [John Douglas Cook (d.1868)] who apparently passed the letter to Scott. f. 188. Letter to Scott from Michael O'Connor (1801-1867), stained glass window manufacturer, concerning a window for Christ Church, Hoxton. 31 July 1848. Cf. Scott's correspondence with William Dyce (ff. 52-80). ff. 189-200. Five letters to Scott from Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton (1811-1864), 5th Duke of Newcastle, 1857-60. With one letter from the Duke to Alexander James Beresford Hope (1820-1887) concerning clerical advancement for Scott, 8 June 1853. ff. 201-374. Fifty-four letters to Scott from Henry Phillpotts (1778-1869), Bishop of Exeter, including letters relating to the Gorham judgment and other controversies, publications, Sion College, and personal and ecclesiastical affairs. 1847-68 and n.d. (ff. 201-332). With thirteen letters to Scott from Phillpotts' daughter, Sybella du Boulay (c.1818-1899), partly written on behalf of her father, 1864-69 and n.d. (ff. 333-369), and a formal protest and declaration by Phillpotts against the judgment that George Cornelius Gorham should be instituted to the living of Brampford Speke, 20 July 1850 (ff. 370-374). ff. 375-386. Four letters to Scott from Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-1878), architect. 1848-58. Included is a letter concerning the costs and professional fees for the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist at St. John's, Newfoundland, 15 July 1848 (ff. 375-380). ff. 387-396. Three letters to Scott from Archibald Campbell Tait, Bishop of London and afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury. 1859-62. With a copy of one letter from Scott to Tait concerning Sion College, 19 Dec. 1859. ff. 397-410. Eight letters to Scott from Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford and afterwards Bishop of Winchester. 1854-67 and n.d. ff. 411-513. Printed items: f. 411. An illustrated broadsheet: 'A copy. Letter written by our blessed Jesus Christ, and found eighteen miles from Iconium, sixty-three years after our Blessed Saviour's crucifixion ... Faithfully translated from the original Hebrew copy, now in the possession of Lady Cuba's family in Mesopotamia'. Printed and sold by James Catnach, no 2, Monmouth Court, 7 Dials, London. n.d. [?1830s]. ff. 412-423. William Scott, 'A sermon preached in Christ Church, Hoxton, on the twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity, 1839 (London, 1839). Inscribed: 'Mary Scott from W. Scott'. f. 424. A broadside: 'By command of the King of Kings, and at the desire of all who love his appearing. At the theatre of the universe, on the eve of time, will be performed the Great Assize; or, Day of Judgment'. Printed and sold by J.H. Roberts, 41 Tabernacle Walk, Finsbury. n.d. On the verso is a note addressed to William Scott (postmark dated 14 Jan. 1843) inviting his critique of it. ff. 425-430. William Scott, 'Christian thank-offerings for Christian privileges. A sermon preached at Christ Church, Hoxton, ... June 22, 1846' (London, 1848). ff. 431-436. 'Easter Day, 1849. An account of the decorations in Christ Church, Hoxton, with a sermon preached by the Rev.William Scott ...' (London, 1849). ff. 437-456. William Scott, 'A letter to the Rev. Daniel Wilson ... : occasioned by his recent "Appeal to the Evangelical members of the Church of England". Third edition (London, 1850). Ownership inscription: 'M.Scott'. ff. 457-468. William Scott, 'Vindication of the teaching and services of the Church from an imputed tendency towards Romanism: a sermon preached on the fifth Sunday after Easter 1841, at Christ Church, Hoxton' (London, 1841). ff. 469-470. William Scott, 'My dear Brethren, The repairs and decorations of Christ Church Hoxton...', 1851. A circular, giving the state of the Church Fund at Christ Church, Hoxton, for repairs and decoration. With an illustration showing Christ Church Hoxton and the schools. f. 471. 'Mr. Beresford Hope and Ultra-ritualism'. Copies of letters between Edward H. Perowne and Alexander James Beresford Hope, M.P., dated 29 and 30 March 1859, concerning Beresford Hope and ritualism at All Saints Margaret Street, London. A printed sheet. f. 472. Printed letter [to voters in the parliamentary constituency of Oxford] from Richard Greswell, Chairman of William Ewart Gladstone's Committee at Oxford, 25 June 1859. A printed sheet, defending Gladstone's conduct in taking office under Palmerston. William Scott was a member of Gladstone's Committee. ff. 473-493. Benjamin Disraeli, 'Mr Gladstone's finance, from his accession to office in 1853 to his budget of 1862, reviewed by the Right Hon. B. Disraeli' (London, 1862). ff. 494-503. 'Observations on the new dogma, on papal infallibity, its nature, groundwork and effect. By Lex' (London, 1870). ff. 504-511. William Maskell, 'What is the meaning of the late definition [of the Vatican Council] on the infallibility of the Pope?'. 2nd edition (London, 1871). ff. 512-513. 'In Memoriam. William Scott'. An obituary, reprinted from 'The Guardian' 17 January 1872.

Over 7,000 printed pamphlets from Scott's collection were given by him to Sion College and are now at Lambeth Palace Library. They were given by Scott in some 10 batches between 1859 and 1870 (see Sion L40.2/E64, Book of Benefactors, pp. 401-8). A catalogue of them (3 vols) was compiled at Sion College in 1876.

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