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27th November 1898 The Residence York
My dear Sir
I have read with delight and interest your little book on Brasenose in the College Histories Series.
May I point out a little inaccuracy on page 103 where you say that the boat in 1848 fell from second to fifth, "in spite of the fact that (it) contained two University oars, Royds & Winter"? As having been myself one of the crew in that unfortunate year, I
[on margin: Oakley Dean of Carlisle & afterwards of Manchester belonged to BNC.]
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can say very positively that Royds was not one of us. To the best of my belief the crew were Bow. Jones (afterwards Veel) 2. Earle 3. Cust (afterwards Purey-Cust) now Dean of York, 4. Temple 5. Latham 6. Brace -Willis 7. Winter (Captain) Coxswain Knight. I cannot be certain who was stroke. Our Dean thinks it was Hornby, now Provost of Eton: but he was then at Balliol & did not join BNC till he got his
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fellowship in 1849. It might have been Nowell, thought I do not think so. But I am quite certain it was not Royds.
On page 151 you name as leading Chuchmen con nected with the College Hicks, Hole & Maclure - omitting so important a name as Alexander, successively Dean of Emly & Bishop of Derry, now Archbishop of Armagh: John Gott, succes sively Vicar of Leeds, Dean of Worcester, & now Bishop of
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Truro: Francis Henry Coldwell, (afterwards Thicknesse), Arch deacon of Northampton, Canon of Peterborough & Bishop Suff. of Leicester: not to mention the present Dean of York whose undergraduate days were spent at Brasenose, though he afterwards became Fellow of All Souls.
Forgive my funny criticisms. I have greatly enjoyed your book. Faithfully Yours
Henry Temple, Canon Residentiary & Librarian of York Minster.
John Buchan Esq.
