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A summary of these is below.

A summary of these entries from ref. 2 is below.

'Sherwin, Henry (fl. 1705-17), mathematician, editor of Mathematical tables (London, [1705]-1710): in 1705 he was planning a trip to Jamaica (letter to Sharp, RGO 1/69C, f.111r,v). Taylor (II). p.143; Cudworth, pp.171-74.

I have ordered a copy of this letter (RGO was the Royal Greenwich Observatory) and will report back with a transcript, also ordered the letter from Halley to Sherwin in the Macclesfield Collection mentioned in earlier Answer 1 as both at same source (Cambridge Univ. Lib.)

Entry notes that the court records are at the Guildhall Library, London but not consulted by the Eds for firm letter date. I'm a long way from London to access. If the records include the debate that prompted Sherwin's query, it perhaps provides a lead on his background?

'Sherwin, Henry (fl. 1705-17), mathematician, editor of Mathematical tables (London, [1705]-1710): in 1705 he was planning a trip to Jamaica (letter to Sharp, RGO 1/69C, f.111r,v). Taylor (II). p.143; Cudworth, pp.171-74.'

I have ordered a copy of this 'letter to Sharp' (RGO was the Royal Greenwich Observatory) and will report back with a transcript, also ordered the letter from Halley to Sherwin in the Macclesfield Collection mentioned in earlier Answer 1 as haven't to date found a transcript of the latter in the public domain (both at same source, Cambridge Univ. Lib.)

Entry notes that the court records are at the Guildhall Library, London but not consulted by the Eds for firm letter date. I'm a long way from London to access. If the records include the debate that prompted Sherwin's query or of any other records of his activities there, it perhaps provides a lead on his background?

c) Remaining entries are of Sherwin, and/or his tables and/or footnotes in ca. 27 letters between Flamsteed and Sharp approx. 1705 to late 1706, ie when Sherwin's Tables were first being published. From a browse of those viewable in Amazon feature, they are primarily brief mentions in letters on wider topics and typically concerned with correcting copies of the tables and in particular discussion of delays in obtaining copies promised and in later letters, what appears to be increasing frustration in acquiring copies of the tables.

c) Remaining entries are of Sherwin, and/or his tables and/or footnotes in ca. 27 letters between Flamsteed and Sharp approx. 1705 to late 1706, ie when Sherwin's Tables were first being published. From a browse of those viewable in Amazon feature, they are primarily brief mentions in letters on wider topics and typically concerned with correcting copies of the tables and in particular discussion of delays in obtaining copies promised and in later letters, what appears to be increasing frustration in acquiring copies of the tables. Most of the footnotes are just short entries noting that Sherwin's Tables are being referred to. A longer footnote 8 on page 286 is querying if the first edition was in two parts.