Weekly Miscellany in London, Middlesex

Contested Forgery Charge in Clarendon History Debate

A extensive critique argues that Mr Oldmixon and others manipulated evidence to accuse the Oxford editors of forging passages in Clarendon’s History. It cites anonymous letters, deathbed assertions about Smith, and alleged interpolations. The author contests the core basis of the charge, points to manuscript proofs in Bodleian and Holborn, and asserts forged claims rest on conjecture rather than solid vouchers.