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A volume containing 'Ebrienatus magnus, a Tragedy in 3 Acts' by Thomas Powell, dedicated to the Rt Hon. (Lord Orford), 1782. This appears to be an early version of the work.

The contents of this volume are of a miscellaneous nature and include 'Epitre a Boileau', 1806, (first folio misplaced and to be found towards the end of the volume), a copy of a letter, 1808, from Thomas Powell, 'aux Chataignes a Tottenham' to Monsieur L'Abbé De Levisac [i.e. Jean Pons Victor Lecoutz de Levizac], 'Epistle to Capt. Cooke', a copy of a memorial inscription in Latin to Henry Michel[l], A.M. (d. 1789), items of verse in French, 'Brief Dissertation on antient Opera', 'Epitre a mi Lord Orford' [i.e. Horace Walpole], and lines in French 'To Mrs Crespigny on her Novel The Pavilion, 1796'.

Only the cover bears the title 'Sire Hippolite', the main contents of the volume being: 'Epitre a Horace [Walpole]' and 'Le "Lutrin" refondu', i.e. 'Le Lutrin' of Boileau 'new cast' by Thomas Powell, 1807. Between these are items of verse, etc. and (in another hand) 'Discours a l'occasion du Lutrin de Boileau a notre Facon, refondu'. There is also a holograph letter in French from L'abbé de Lévizac, 'Londres ce 23 juin 1806' to Thomas Powell, Esq. 'At Tom' Coffee-house, Cornhill'.

A volume containing 'the fair and last transcrb'd copy, 1808, of 'Don Alonzo di Giorgio, il Conde di Montenero, a Drama' by Thomas Powell, dedicated to the Right Honble Horace Walpole, Lord Orford, with some loose papers at the end, including 'Apology for my Compositions in the french language'.