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Detailed account of visit to Emily and trip to Albano, Nemi and Laricia; recent discovery of vases in area; informs Mrs Waddington of death of Schulze, German poet, at age of 29; sickness of Mr and Mrs Neibuhr and own health; full account of household expenditure for month; maps and books Charles Bunsen would like, latest map of Asia with amendments from Mr Salt's observations, Kinnard's map of Persia.

Intense heat, hottest in ten years, 110[deg.]F in shade; their health and servants'; copying Handel songs; visit to Mr and Mrs Neibuhr; account of Mr Niebuhr's distress because of running away of wet nurse leads to consideration of Italian customs, different in summer from winter; distressing letter to Charles Bunsen from lawyer friend suggesting Mr Waddington might withdraw promised allowance.

Writes of every-day activities - packing before moving to Rome and reading Job, Ezekiel and Isaiah; discusses health of Drewe family and of Mr Niebuhr and bitchiness of Miss Allen; describes Mr Brandis's brother, Charles, physician at Vienna and his fondness for Napoleon I's young son resident at Schönnbrunn; murder trial at Rhodez in France was notable because the indulgence shown to one unreliable eye-witness, who was daughter of magistrate in time of Napoleon, indicates awe in which Napoleon's party is still held; gives particulars of Mme de Staël's death and disposal of estate, to be shared between children of first marriage and her second husband, Rocca, and his child.

Thanks mother for letter; mentions prices of some items of furniture and expenses incurred in furnishing rooms; gives household expenses for year reckoned on expenses for Oct. and mentions Charles Bunsen's income and capital; writes of new clothes for herself and asks for baby-clothes patterns; refers to postal charges on letters from Rome to Lanover; Emily and husband are likely to recover stolen goods; refers to Mrs Waddington's acquaintances, now in Rome; describes clear winter weather and walks to see Colosseum and statue of Marcus Aurelius at sunset; says that Mrs Waddington's fears before her daughter's marriage, that Charles Bunsen was not responsible enough, are quite unfounded; their intention, despite Mrs Waddington's disapproval, is to move to house on Capitol because of darkness and coldness of present rooms which they will let to Mrs Drewe, Miss Allen and families.

Advantages of new house over old, and beautiful views from windows; plans to celebrate Jubilee of Reformation on Nov. 2 by German Protestants in Rome and her part in helping Charles Bunsen translate service of Church of England for occasion; account of Duchess of Devonshire, General Ramsay and Miss Knight; Mr N's continued reluctance to accept Frances Bunsen and her dislike of him; Mr Manley's objection to his horses climbing hill to take Frances Bunsen home and Charles Bunsen's rare visits to Emily and husband because he has no subject of conversation in common with them; Charles Bunsen's intention of accepting Mr Niebuhr's offer to become his secretary when Mr Brandis leaves for Germany and consequent prolongation of stay in Rome; death of Princess Charlotte; servants; health; copying another of Overbeck's paintings. [Charles Bunsen] defends himself against Mrs Waddington's accusations that he shuns society and says that direction chosen for his life leaves little time for talking on subjects that do not interest him. Damaged.

Alarmed at mother's fall mentioned in father's letter; thanks for baby clothes; arrangements made for birth of child and her health; social visits made and visitors received - the Drewes, the Allens, Mr Divitt and family, Miss Baillie with aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs Pinney, Dr and Mrs Slaney, Mrs Denis, Mr Carrighan, an American called Mr Ticknor, Conte Castelnuovo, Messrs H. and C. Irvine, Sardi, Giustiniani, Mme Herz, Mlle Klein, Mr Cornelius [German painter] Professor Bekker [Professor of Greek, linguist and philologist] and Mr Hock, writer of pamphlet ridiculing modern errors in painting; refers to other acquaintances - Ottavio Dionigi, Conte Giustiniani, Guardia nobile Giustiniani, Mr Perrin, Mr Taylor, Mr and Mrs Richard Napier, Sir John and Lady Godfrey, General Ramsay, Mme de Humboldt [wife of William Humboldt, great statesman and philologer], Mr Walker who was friend of Bishop Sandford [Bishop of Edinburgh and son of Sally Chapone, god-daughter of Mrs Delany, Mrs Waddington's great aunt and protectress], Mr and Mrs Simon, on whom she passes caustic remarks; old Mr Divitt had ordered three statues by Thorwaldsen, including one of himself; Mr and Mrs Simon had visited Cornelius and after examining his Cartoon from Dante had said in French that genius should reproduce nature rather than copy ancient masters; account of reading Tales of my Landlord, History of Religion by Count Stolberg and commentaries on texts from Bible by Luther; describes ornaments in sitting room, one being a cast from Thorwaldsen's medallion of the Night. [Charles Bunsen] foretells baby will be a stout and naughty boy and will be called Henry after Charles Bunsen's father. Damaged.

Plan of home; she refused doctor's advice to be bled on grounds that Mrs Waddington had not considered treatment useful; refers to Mrs Waddington's seeking comfort in Childe Harold and Mme de Staël; thanks for boxes and describes arrangements for Mr Niebuhr's certifying use of books to be private to prevent customs searches; has been reading Confessions of St Augustin in old Italian and Thomas à Kempis; her impressions of Life of Goethe; describes piano; gives total cost of letters sent and received and rejoices in diminished monthly expenditure; return of Mr Brandis in better health; death of his stepmother, leaving young children; room arrangements for servants and for Mr and Mrs Waddington and Augusta should they come to Rome; visits from and to Miss Knight and meeting there with Mrs Lutwidge; letter already written to Hoffmans. [Charles Bunsen] thanks for books, especially Arabic Bible only to be purchased in England; plans to shelve Oriental studies whilst completing work on Greek and Roman philology and religion; his ideas about development of religion; promises to answer extracts from Mrs Carter's letters.

Bassi rilievi by Thorwaldsen on designs from Iliad and Odyssey have been ordered by Crown Prince of Bavaria; describes his statue of Hope; Crown Prince has asked Cornelius to paint hall in Munich in fresco on designs from Niebelungen; Frances Bunsen considers Overbeck's Cartoons from Tasso to be better than Cornelius's designs from the Paradiso of Dante since Tasso is more suitable for representing in painting; visits by Mr Swinnerton whose sister has been very ill and by Miss Knight and Mrs Lutwidge whose conversation was very superficial; assembly at Charles Bunsen's house for Mr Brandis; has read Waverley; refers to news of Mrs Hall [?Augusta's future mother-in-law] in Mrs Waddington's letter. [Charles Bunsen] thanks for books; party at which Crown Prince will be present; Mr Brandis has not received news of his brother since his departure to cross Alps on foot ten weeks previously.

Her health; is anxious that boxes containing baby clothes may not arrive in time and has therefore made some and been lent some not very good ones by Mrs Niebuhr; writes appreciatively of note received from Mrs Niebuhr thanking Frances Bunsen for Mince Pie sent on New Year's Day; mentions Mr Brandis's proposed journey to England and asks Mrs Waddington's help in introducing him to things and persons of interest; describes celebrating of religious ceremonies in Rome by ringing of church bells; St Peter's was illuminated on Easter Sunday evening; on Thursday in Passion Week Mr Walker administered sacrament at home to Frances Bunsen, Charles Bunsen, Mrs Niebuhr, Emily and Mr Brandis. [Charles Bunsen] thanks Mrs Waddington for offer of sending 'an ingenious and expensive machine to spare my time for my studies and my domestic delights' but doesn't need it; thanks for books; comments on Mariner's Tonga Islands, Colebrooke's Algebra of the Hindus, Digest of Hindu Law; details of birth of son, Henry, on April 2; arrival of boxes of clothes; encloses lock of H's hair.

Thanks for Mrs Waddington's and Augusta's letters; account of her health and baby's; behaviour of servants and kindness of friends and relations - Mrs Drewe, Mrs Niebuhr, Emily, Charles Bunsen; account of outings and visits to Villa Borghese, to the Farnesina to see fine frescoes by Raphael telling story of Cupid and Psyche, to the Villa Doria Pamfili, to Thorwaldsen's where he was working on a fine figure of Mercury; the specimen he had made of three Marys at tomb for the Crown Prince's commission was to Frances Bunsen detestable; plans for baptism in second week in May. [Charles Bunsen] questions a few points in Mr Waddington's letter concerning drawing of allowance; explains he has no time at present to read book on travels through Greece which Mrs Waddington intended sending.

Disapproves of George Waddington [cousin] who makes even Mr Hindes, his companion, appear quite acceptable though he is not in himself very prepossessing; George Waddington's other companion, Mr [Connop] Thirlwall [later Historian of Greece, Bishop of St Davids and joint translator into English of Niebuhr's History of Rome] has impressed both Frances Bunsen and Charles Bunsen with his behaviour and knowledge though Frances Bunsen cannot reconcile his taste for Dante's poetry with his taste for Wordsworth whose poems Frances Bunsen considers contemptible; Mr Thirlwall comes on Tuesday evenings to improve his German and they have introduced him, but not George Waddington, to Prof. Bekker; says that possibility Mrs Whittaker or Mrs Davies might see her letter to Miss Romilly makes it impossible for her to write it. [Charles Bunsen] writes of Frances Bunsen's improving health; disapproves of arrangements for Emperor's visit on which £200.000 has been spent; Charles Bunsen is responsible for organising exhibition of living masters' works of art and for collecting subscriptions for paying for surrounding Protestant church-yard with wall; the Germans give more generously than the English.

Writes description of H, of his health and his engaging qualities, and mentions Mr and Mrs Niebuhr's children, Marcus and Amelia; writes of Helmsdorff's water-colour landscapes, justifiably reputed to be superior to anything of the kind, and of Helmsdorff's stay at their house to lend Frances Bunsen a view from Monte Mario and help her with colours; Mme de Humboldt had ordered him to execute some views and Charles Bunsen ordered views of Rome for Mr Cathcart; informs Augusta that Charles Bunsen often comments on distinctness of picture of life and manners that her letters bring to him and advises her to send young Baron Hügel to Oxford so that good English habits are fixed before he comes to Italy; praises Dr Schmieder, the chaplain; has sent extracts from Mr Brandis's account of his journeys, Catalogue of Exhibition of German artists and Mr Thirlwall's translation of passage from Goethe to Mr Brandram at Naples to take back to England to Mrs Waddington. [Charles Bunsen] discusses the English character as seen in people described in Mrs Waddington's and Augusta's letters; criticises Methodists for not establishing institutions such as religious orders; writes of Dr Schmieder attracting Catholics into Protestant congregation thereby angering priests who have retaliated by objecting to building of wall round Protestant cemetery; tells of Pallacicini who has swindled the Marquis of Douglas of 2,000 crowns a year; Mr Brandis has sailed from Naples to Marseilles; George Waddington has gone to Sicily.

Expresses dislike of Mr Manley; Charles Bunsen's gone with Mr Niebuhr to Grotta Ferrata in search of manuscript of the Anthology presumed lost; sends Mr and Mrs Niebuhr's thanks for gifts and describes kindness of Mrs Niebuhr towards her; expresses dissatisfaction with Giusti's manner of thanking Mrs Waddington for gifts; mentions Colonel Napier's visit to Rome on his way to Ionian islands, bearing letter from brother Richard; mentions drawings in scrap book made by Charles and George Luard, one of whom Mrs Waddington had seen at Leamington; hopes to be able to find paper on which she had written down some recollections of Emily's childhood; describes visit to Vatican with H to see pictures, e.g. Resurrection of our Saviour by Pietro Perugino in which sleeping soldiers are said to be Perugino and Raphael; discusses servants and H's dislike of some; names and describes some persons, present at readings of Bible with Dr Schmieder - his wife, Mlle Seidler, painter, Giulio Schnorr de Carolsfeld, talented painter, one of whose paintings was bought by Mr Cathcart, Olivier and Rehbenitz, painters also, the last of whom was a friend of Mr Brandis's; describes their two cats one of which is at least as big as ten of Augusta's Selimas; tells of evenings at Mr Niebuhr's and admires his originality and lively imagination; tells of engaging singers sometimes to sing motets by Palestrina; reassures mother about state of health; begs Augusta to divulge name of lover. [Charles Bunsen] writes reassuringly about finances; writes about revolutionary Italian and Spanish newspapers appearing in England.

Expresses regret at mother's continued eye-trouble and Augusta's illness which must have spoiled her birthday; has been admiring Augusta's drawing of Dog with Sarah Davydd; has sent Broccoli seeds with Mr Barnes to be left at Mr Brandram's; with Mrs Gregor, cousin of Mr Charles Irvine, she has sent a remedy for mother's eyes and she tells how the ointment, containing a substance out of Mount Vesuvius, cured an Italian woman; writes of H's birthday cake from Marcus and Amelia Niebuhr and waggon and oxen from painters living above; describes illuminations of St Peter's; approves of Mrs Waddington and family's proposed journey to Clifton and Bath; thanks father for writing when mother is too unwell. [Charles Bunsen] deplores the Spanish Revolution [1820], not because the Spanish nation had no need to revolt but because it accepted the [1812] Constitution of the Cortes; gives his opinion of Decazes, his 'systéme de bascule', conciliatory between Left and Right, and disapproves strongly of his 'loi des elections' [Electoral reform] of 1816.

Thanks for letters; has been busy trying to finish drawing begun with Helmsdorff; mentions decision to wean Mary before hot weather; says they have taken rooms in Albano where Frances Bunsen and children are likely to stay during July and August; hopes Aunt Harriet is not going to be left penniless by Uncle Dewes; promises to write to thank her for frocks for Mary and to write also to Bishop Sandford and to Monk [Mr Waddington's sister's husband]; gives again an account of William Waddington's death and how their convictions were consolation to him since he had none of his own; says his death was the first she saw since she did not see Matilda [sister] die; praises Mr Knox, the clergyman, son of Bishop of Derry and grandson of Lord Northland; approves of Thomas Waddington [of St Rémy] who seems from his letters to be superior to Charles and Maria; describes William's marble grave-stone and inscription thereupon. [Charles Bunsen] regrets Mrs Waddington's ill-health; informs Mrs Waddington that Mr Niebuhr has been given Grand-Croix of the order of St Leopold by Emperor on account of his courage in allowing Austrian Army to use his name as security for large sum borrowed from bankers; writes that Lord Colchester had urged Mr Niebuhr to replace Baron de Humboldt as Minister in London; says Lord and Lady Colchester were aware of unworthiness of way of life of higher classes in England; says troubles in Italy are over, the Carbonari carried on asses through the streets and Principe di Canosa having published documents revealing unworthy principles of Sect; tells anecdote illustrating cowardice of Neapolitans.

Writes about family's health and weather; she has every year more respect for Church of England in general and 39 Articles in particular but will discuss with mother when she sees her. [Charles Bunsen] criticises the British for not intervening in defence of the Christian Greeks against the Turks and for holding their commercial interests in higher esteem than their religion; refers to Lord Colchester's speech censuring Roman government for refusing protection for Protestant burying ground and Duchess of Devonshire's defence of Cardinal; laments condition of poor in Ireland.

Her mother's health; is pleased that Monk has got married; repeats comment by Lady Murray about Mr Baugh Allen's marriage to illustrate the reason she [Frances Bunsen] feared moral standards in England had changed and the reason why she could not like Lady Murray. [Charles Bunsen] explains how they have finally been able to decide on the time of their trip to England; he hopes to be able to command the King's respect on account of his work on Liturgy, a subject close to King's heart, and thus persuade him to approve of his resignation.

Their journey to Lanover must be postponed for another year since Charles Bunsen is to be Chargé d'affaires during Mr Niebuhr's leave of absence; wishes her thanks to be conveyed to Aunt Harriet for letter, and her sympathy to Mrs Ram on husband's death; reassures Mrs Waddington that now she [Mrs Waddington] is older she is no less worthy of love and affection and quotes from Cowper's Yardley Oak to illustrate her point; family's health. [Charles Bunsen] enumerates the advantages he has gained by winning the King's favour although it means postponing their journey to Lanover; he has been promoted, will be consulted on the Liturgy, a subject close to his heart and the King's, will earn £400 p.a. instead of £140.

Expresses anxiety about state of father's health mentioned in Mrs Waddington's letter; describes visit to Albano, Genzano to see Infiorata, and Frascati with Charles Bunsen, H and Ernest and walk through Val d'Ariccia where they saw ruins of ancient town and magnificent substructures of causeway formed in time of the Gracchi; missed seeing Miss Vranken and Mrs Coxe; received news of death of Mr Hippisley Coxe; saw Horace Waddington for only a few minutes; declined to see Lady Elizabeth; thanks Mrs Waddington for offer of paying allowance to Angelina's mother so that maid might leave Rome with the Bunsens but must decline on account of Angelina's health which might deteriorate in northern climate; drive to Villa Albani where Frances Bunsen once beat Augusta in a race. [Charles Bunsen] still hopes he is not destined for diplomatic service; though he has more work to do in his present office he can arrange to do it at his own convenience at home; has been reading Corinne [by Mme de Staël].

Family's health; rejoices at parents' approbation of Charles Bunsen's action in writing to Count Bernstorff and though no official answer has been received it appears Charles Bunsen will be asked to remain in Rome receiving the salary of Minister Resident but without the title; thanks for gift of money and sends thanks to Augusta for letter full of happiness, kindness and good sense; mentions with pleasure visits of Mrs Beddoes and daughters; thanks for account of Mr Waddington's settlement of property on marriage of Augusta with Mr Hall; writes of balls she has been to; describes fête given on Mme d'Appony's birthday consisting of French Comedy, a vaudeville, Tableaux and Charade and describes people, French, German, English and Italian, who took part. [Charles Bunsen] gives his opinion of what his immediate destiny will be.