Praises Collier's addition to his library. Expresses gladness that Collier reprinted his first Preface "with its well deserved tribute to dear old Amyot & kind as learned Francis Douce."

Refers to memories of their first meeting at Dyce's "close upon half a century ago!" and asks a "question of Editorial Ethics."

Concerns documentation of early dramatic performances in Bristol and comments specifically on accounts of disbursements by the chamberlain for the Corporation of Bristol from Michelmas 1575 to Michelmas 1576.

Invites Cunningham and Collier to dinner and expresses his belief that his "portfolio contains what will be found to be a rich treat."

Annotated "To be kept."

Invites Collier to come see a picture he has been painting from Spenser (presumably his "Sir Guyon arriving at the Bower of Bliss").

Acknowledges receipt of Collier's letter and will forward information to his friend at Blackfriars.

Says "Old Collier's letter is really a curiosity" and insists that he (Walter) was innocent of any share in one of Collier's quarrels.

Requests the autograph of the "greatest Shakespearean scholar of his age," likening the omission in his autograph collection to Hamlet "with the character of Hamlet left out."

Says including a list of emendations from the folio of 1632 in Collier's volume of Coleridge's lectures will affect sales of the second edition of Notes and emendations to the text of Shakespeare's plays.

Refers to previous letter and clarifies that the loss they shall sustain is in the non-sale of the 2nd edition of Notes and emendations to the text of Shakespeare's plays, not the "1 vol. Shakespeare."