The bishops knelt down and read the commendatory prayer.
When it ended William was no more.
When his remains were laid out, it was found that he wore next to his skin a small piece of black silk riband.

The lords in waiting ordered it to be taken off.

It contained a gold ring and a lock of the hair of Mary.
***** [Footnote 1: Evelyn saw the Mentz edition of the Offices among Lord Spencer's books in April 1699.

Markland in his preface to the Sylvae of Statius acknowledges his obligations to the very rare Parmesan edition in Lord Spencer's collection.

As to the Virgil of Zarottus, which his Lordship bought for 46L, see the extracts from Warley's Diary, in Nichols's Literary Anecdotes, i.