Michael D.Heath-Caldwell M.Arch.

1813 - 1814 - 1815

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James Heath RA  56/57      - Engraver                                
Mary Heath (ne Phillipson)   56/57             

George Heath   34/35         - Attorney                         
Anne Raymond Heath (ne Dunbar)   26/27 

Julia Anna Harrison (ne Heath) aged 6/7     
John Moore Heath aged 5/6       
Douglas Denon Heath aged 2/3   

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Charles Heath 28/29 - Engraver/Publisher - Half-brother of George Heath - Attorney

Elizabeth Heath (ne Petch) - 24'ish

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The Heath Family Engravers 1779-1878, Volume 1. James Heath A.R.A. by John Heath

Pope's Work - Four plates engraved by James Heath after Richard Westall R.A. and Thomas Stothard R.A., published by F.J. du Roveray. Published 1 October 1814, as a re-issue of Pope's Poetical Works of 1804. James Heath received 18 guineas each for these plates. 

1. - Sappho to Phaon - plate size 12 x 9cm. 
2. - Windsor Forest - plate size 11 x 9cm.
3. - Eloisa to Abelard - plate size 12 x 9cm. 
4. - Vertumnus anbd Pomona. "The god in this decrepit form array'd..."

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The Improvement of the Mind (Isaac Watts.) - two plates engraved by James Heath afer T.Unwins R.A., published by J.Walker and others. These plates appear to have been engraved in the atelier, rather than by James Heath himself.

1. - Frontispiece: 'He was trained up from the very cradle...' - plate size 9 x 6cm. 
2. - Titlepage: 'Emblems of the culture of the human intellect...' - plate size 7 x 6cm.

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Mrs Rowe's Letters (Friendship in Death etc.) - Engraved by James Heath, published by J Bennett, Plymouth. The plate is in the style of the 1780's so that the original edition was probably much earlier than 1814, and this may well be only a reprint. As it as published in Plymouth, it was presumably intended for the Plymouth Brethren who were active at the time.
1. - 'Thy force alone, Religion...' - plate size 14 x 8cm. 

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Separate Print - Engraved by James Heath after Samuel de Wilde, published by himself and C.Chapple. 

1. - Mr. Kean, bust in an oval. 'Publ. June 12 1814 by Jas.Heath, 15 Russell Place, Fitzroy Square, and by C.Chapple, Pall Mall.' - plate size 9 x 12cm.

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Separate Print - Engraved by James Heath after E.F.Burney R.A. Published 12 August 1814. A small fine engraving, with Wellington's head in profile.
1. - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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27 January 1814 (?)
Letter - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 29 JA (B)iggleswade, Southill, Thursday to James Heath, Russel Place, Fitzroy Square, London

Dear Sir,
I will not disguise that I did take extremely ill the Letter you sent me sometime since - and I was especially hurt that you should have dictated it to the Person who signed it. A name that ought not to have appeared to such a letter addressed to me. I have not received my means from the Theatre or our account should have been settled at the time I hoped - but I am now coming to a settlement with Mr.Whitbread. With respect to your dispute with the committee, I cannot conceive that the difference can continue respecting so small a sum - I will pay £100 myself sooner than it should. I shall be in town on Sunday and be glad to see you.
Yours truly,
R.B.Sheridan

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1814?
Letter - Richard Brinsley Sheridan to Charles Ward, Secretary at Drury Land Theatre.

...What I particularly resent in Mr.Heath's conduct is his causing a letter to be written to Mr.(?Edward) Bouverie (1760-1825) [husband of actress Arabella Ogle] after I had written to Mr.Heath before the St.Cecilia [portrait of Mrs.Sheridan by Sir Joshua Reynolds] was put in the Exhibition authorising him to consider his lien on that Picture to continue the same as before, and so to this hour it remains - therefore his application to Mr.Bouverie could only proceed from an unworthy determination personally to insult me. I authorise you to pay Mr.Heath £100 in money on my account tomorrow . . .
      

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The Ipswich Journal
Saturday 5 February 1814

Ipswich Feb. 5 - Lent Assizes

A few days ago John Fox of Battisford, farmer, and Barnabas Gilson, of Barking, labourer, were severally convicted in the full penalty of 20£. for using guns and a greyhound in the parish of Battisford, on Sunday, the 9th day of Jan. last, for the destruction of the game, before Thomas Methold and George Heath, two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace. 

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Thursday 11 March 1814
Cheltenham Chronicle
Cooke's Elegant Editions
Of the most admired and popular Works. 
Superbly Embellished by Bartolozzi R.A., Heath, A.E. Smith, E.A. Neagle, &c., And sold at a Cheaper Rate than the most common and unadorned.
Select Poets.
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Sunday 13 March 1814
National Register (London)

Provincial Assizes.
Essex - Chelmsford, March 10
The King v Kelham

Mr.Heath stated that this was an indictment against Mr.Kelham, a printer, of this town, for the publication of a libel on Montague Burgoyne Esq. a gentleman of the county.

Mr.Serjeant Best then stated the case. He said Mr.Burgoyne, on the late election, was a candidate for the high honour of representing the county of Essex in Parliament, and during the election the libel against him was published, which was one of most atrocious malignity. His Learned Friend, Mr.Nolan, who was counsel for the Defendant, would argue that it was a mere election squib; but the Jury would judge whether that was a proper character of it when they came to hear it read. The Libel was a parody of a well-known poem beginning "Pity the sorrows of a poor old man," and it began
Pity the sorrows of a fallen man,
Whose wounded conscience leaves him no repose,
Whose honour's dwindled to the shortest span,
Oh, deign to listen to his tale of woes!

Here the libeller plainly told the world that the Hon.Gentleman had lost his honour; and the next went on to state those facts which he imputed to him as the cause of his honour having dwindled:-
Should I a history of my crimes reveal,
That goads with anguish this afflicted breast,
O'er your flush'd cheeks resentments glow would steal,
And looks of horror could not be represt.
An honour'd name was my paternal lot,
And pure the joys of life's untarnish'd morn;
But, ah! too soon their influence I forgot!
My name now brings me but contempt and scorn.
My heart high beating for my country's cause,
I fondly thought that cause would still maintain,
I rais'd a regiment to support her laws.
But ah! I turn'd it to my private gain.
I bought my horses at a lesser rate,
And charg'd my country to the full amount,
And ev'n the fool those horses should have eat
I sav'd and plae'd it to my own account,

If, said the Learned Serjeant, Mr.Montague Burgoyne had been guilty of this conduct he would not only have been unworthy to have stood as a candidate to represent the country in Parliament, but he would have been unfit to sit in the box from which he had just retired, administering the justice of the country as a Special Juryman. But this was not all; it went on to add,

Sworn to protect the soldier's lawful dues,
On all his dress a guilty price I laid -
Cloacks, jackets, leggings, breeches, gloves and shoes -
From his scant purse to me a pistole paid.

This, forsooth, was only to be considered as an electioneering squib, which thrust at the vitals of Mr.Burgoyne, to quarrel with mere electioneering squibs. There was one at bottom of the very libel in question, which, if it had been all, his client would never have quarrelled with. It was thus "Electioneering wit - " In times like these," said a freeholder, "re require men of energy and spirit; in short we want tried men, and no upstarts." "Then," said a wag, "choose Mr.B.; he has been twice tried." These sort of paper pellets Mr.Burgoyne would never have noticed; but an attack upon his honour and character he would now make this offer, if Mr.Kelham, the printer, would give up his author, no evidence should be given against him, and Mr.Burgoyne, would even be satisfied with a proper apology from the author; but if this overture was rejected, Mr.Kelham must, hereafter, on the floor of the King's Bench, answer for this publication. He had said that the author had indemnified him against all consequences, but he would find that there were consequences against which the author could not indemnify himself. - - - The Jury found the defendant guilty.

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Thursday 31 March 1814
Saint James's Chronicle

Apocrypha to Macklin's Bible.

Messrs Cadell and Davies respectfully inform the Possessors of the magnificent Edition of the Sacred Scriptures, published by the late Mr.Macklin, that it will shortly be completed by the Publication of the Apocrypha, printed in the same size and manner, by Mr.Bensley, and forming a Volume similar to those of the Old and New Testament.

It will be illustrated with Historical Engravings by Messrs C.Heath, Landseer, Bromley, Golding, &c. and Head and Tail pieces wholly by Mr.Landseer, from Pictures and Drawings which were the last Work of the late Mr. De Loutherbourg. 

No more copies will be printed than are previously subscribed for. The Impressions of the Plates will be faithfully appropriated according to the dates of the Subscriptions. 
The Price of the Apocrypha, with the Engravings complete, delivered in extra boards, will be Twelve Guineas, till the 1st of June, 1814; after which the Price must necessarily be advanced to Fifteen Guineas.

A list of subscribers will be prefixed to the Volume.

Subscriptions are received by T.Cadell and W.Davies, in the Strand, Booksellers to the Royal Academy; and by their Agents, W.Blackwood, Bookseller, Edinburgh; and M.Keene, Bookseller, Dublin.

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Wednesday 27 April 1814
Instructor and Select Weekly Advertiser

Clergy Penalties Bill.
The House having resolved itself into a Committee on the Clergy Penalties Bill, Mr.Serjeant Coply and Mr.Heath, Counsel for Mr.Wright were heard against it.

Mr.Brand expressed his wish that the remission of the penalties should not be vested exclusively in the Bishops, to may of whom the charge of negligence applied, as well as to the inferior clergy. He should therefore, move as an amendment, "That the causes which the Bishop might receive as the grounds for granting licences should be pleadable in a Court of Law, and should be matter on which a Jury might deliver a verdict for the defendant."

Mr.Bathurst replied to the statements of Counsel, and contended that Mr.Wright had sought cases which had arisen wholly from inadvertency for did his mode of proceeding convey any idea of the purity of his motives, for which he claimed no credit - - -

The Report of the Clergy Residence Bill was presented and ordered to be printed - Adjourned.

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July 1814 

The Heath Family Engravers 1779-1878, Volume 3. James Heath A.R.A. by John Heath - National Library of Scotland

From Archibald Constable, 
To - Charles Heath Esq.
Mr.Shale want the frontispiece for the Encyclopedia by the 1st of October. I hope it may be ocnvenient for you to have it ready to send us by that time.
A.C.Constable.
 

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Sunday 11 September 1814
The Examiner

Illustrations of Lord Byron's Works.

"A completed Set of Plates, illustrative of Lord Byron's works, is in great forwardness, to be engraved by Heath from the original designs of Stothard.' - 

This is the announcement attached to Lord Byron's last interesting Poem of Lura, and it has since been repeated in most of the newspapers. Those who have at all watched the progress of the Art of Engraving in this country know very well that there are two Artists of the name of Heath, father and son, both able men, though certainly, as far as we have seen, Mr. Charles Heath has not yet produced any works equal to the best of Mr.James Heath. - 

We, last week, on the strength of the above announcement of Mr.Murray, informed our readers that a Set of Prints, from the graver of the elder Heath, were about to appear; but we are now informed that we were altogether wrong, for that Gentleman has not only nothing whatever to do with them, but the even Mr. C.Heath will not engrave more than one-fourth of the set, if so many. 

Now as Mr.Murray puts forth the name of Heath without any addition to it, one naturally supposed that the father and not the son was the person alluded to; and as no other Engraver was mentioned, it was of course concluded that he alone would execute the plates. 

So far from being the case, we learn that the designs of Mr.Stothard are at this moment in the hands of various Artists. Is this fair dealing on the part of the Publisher,or is it one of the little tricks of his trade?

We mention these things, without any idea that the forthcoming Prints will be at all the worse for being executed by different hands: on the contrary, we rather think that they will be improved, if a judicious selection of Artists be made; but such a tricking use of eminent names has of late been made by several contemptible booksellers, that it deserves public notice and reprehension. 

Heath is a deservedly celebrated name: but if Mr.Murray imagines that it obscures all other names, he is in a great error; and for the benefit of all other booksellers, who may have occasion to publish prints, and who possess little or no taste in the Art, we subjoin the names of several of those Gentlemen whose powers of engraving are of the first order:-

In the Line Manner - Armstong, Bromley, Cooke, Engleheart, Finden, Fittler, Godling, Heath, Holloway, Landseer, Middimen, Milton, Noble, Pye, Raimbach, Rhodes, Scott, Smith, Warren.

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Wednesday 28 September 1814
Sun (London) 

A private print from the statue of Mr.Pitt, which ornaments Cambridge University is engraving by Mr.Heath, and promises to rank with the best work of his hand.

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Thursday 15 December 1814
Sun (London)

J.Jenkins begs leave to draw the attention of the Nobility and Gentry to the First Number of a truly National Work, which he now offers to their inspection, with a sure hope of its gaining their approbation and support. On Dec.1, 1814, will be published, dedicated by permission to his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and patronised by the Army in general, No.1. of a highly embellished, interesting, and splendid Publication entitled - 

The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies, from the Year 1800 to 1814 illustrated with accurate Representations of the numerous glorious Victories in which they have been engaged. The superb Plates are engraved from Drawings made on the spot, assisted by the private memoranda of several General Officers, who have honoured the Proprietors of the Work with their communications and patronage. Each Number will be illustrated with Four Engravings from Drawings by Heath, coloured to imitate the originals , and the whole Work will be printed on an Imperial Elephant Paper, hot-pressed. To be continued Monthly, at 1/.1s.  for the November small, and 2/.2s. for the large paper copies. A few of the latter remaining as yet unsubscribed for, are still submitted to the Public at the subscription price, after which they will be raised to non-subscribers. 
To be had of J.Jenkins, at his Depot of elegant Embellishment, 48 Strand. 
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1815

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