'The foresaid Mr John Baily is a great lover of medals. He wants to know whether our University Collection be a curious and valuable one. It is not equal to what might be expected from such a Repository. Many years ago a catalogue of them, drawn up first by Mr Ashmole, & afterwards continued by myself, was proposed to be printed, but ’twas judged better not to print it. The best part of the Greek coins in it are those given by Consul Ray. I have now & then upon occasion published some particular coins from the whole Collection, and I think that is the best way of making a publick use thereof, viz. as any historical passage may occur that wants to be illustrated by any one or more of these coins, provided they have not been published before, for in such case I think needless to publish them.' (Hearne 1885, vol. 11, pp. 258-9; Burnett 2020b, p. 439 n. 472)
