show that it actually describes Mrs. Hemans's family, as MR. KELLY seems to mean? and can he tell me the particulars about the other members ? It would add greatly to the interest of one of the most beautiful of poems. LYTTELTON. SINAITIC INSCRIPTIONS (3rd S. iii. 448, 497.) Q. E. D. has made strange blunders in his reply on this subject to the inquiry of J. H. E. The alphabet was not discovered by "the late Herr Tuch," but by Professor Beer of the University of Leipzig; and if No. 77 of the 3rd S. of "N. & Q." should fall into the hands of Herr Tuch, he will be somewhat astonished at the intelligence of the "early death," which is said to have put a stop to his researches. At all events it will be news to him! Q. EDMUND PRESTWICH (3rd S. iv. 168) did not graduate in Cambridge University. A search amongst the matriculations is not practicable until the date of his birth be ascertained. C. H. & THOMPSON COOPER. BOCHART OR BOSHART (3rd S. iv. 109, 157.)—We learn from La Chenaye des Bois (Dict. de la Noblesse) that the Bochart family trace back to “Guillaume Bochart, Seigneur de Noroi, Gentilhomme, servant du Roi Charles VII., qui étoit de Vezelai en Bourgogne." The correct pronunciation of the name may depend on its signification, the language from which it was derived, and the stem from which it was formed; for inasmuch as Bochart is not a local name, it is most probably a patronymic. If so, Bochart (Boch-art) would signify "descendant or son of Boch or Bock"; probably derived from the Ger. bock, cervus, caper, aries. De la Chenaye gives a French family named Bock, as originally from Franconia. R. S. CHARNOCK. "Martial his Epigrams, translated with Sundry Poems and Fancies, by R. Fletcher. London: Printed by T. Mabb, 1656." Fletcher entitles his Litany "A Lenten Letany, composed by a confiding Brother, for the Benefit and Edification of the Faithful Ones." The stanza quoted by C. W. is not in it, but the idea running through the following stanzas is not unlike : "From a vinegar priest on a crab-tree stock, From a foddering of prayer four hours by the clock, Libera nos. C. T. RAMAGE. DRINKING SONG (2nd S. viii. 185.)-It is not yet settled what this drinking song is; that is, which is the true version. I join those who do not attribute it to Walter Mapes: a recent examination of his undoubted works has satisfied me that both the matter and the manner are not his. volume of the Camden Society, from a Sloane One version is given by Wright, in the manuscript. Another has been handed to me by Lieder und Commersbuch, Hamburgh, 1831. The a friend, as found in Methfessel, Allgemeines two agree substantially in the first tetrastich, and differ in all the rest. The two verses which BARNABEE, JUN. gives, apparently as the whole song, and which Leigh Hunt translated, are the first two verses of the Hamburgh version, which appears to me much superior to that given by Wright. As it seems to be little known, I give it entire. I suppose the truth to be that different songs, with the same opening, were in circulation: perhaps other versions may be produced:— "Mihi est propositum in taberna mori, Vinum sit appositum morientis ori; Ut dicant, cum venerint, angelorum chori, Deus sit propitius huic potatori. "Poculis accenditur animi lucerna, Cor imbutum nectare volat ad superna; Mihi sapit dulcius vinum in taberna, Quam quod aqua miscuit præsulis pincerna. "Suum cuique proprium dat natura munus, Ego nunquam potui scribere jejunus; Me jejunum vincere posset puer unus, Sitim et jejunium odi tanquam funus. "Tales versus facio quale vinum bibo, Neque possum scribere nisi sumpto cibo; Nihil valet penitus quod jejunus scribo, Nasonem post calices carmine præibo. "Mihi nunquam spiritus prophetiæ datur, Non nisi cum fuerit venter bene satur; Cum in arce cerebri Bacchus dominatur, In me Phoebus irruit ac miranda fatur." A. DE MORGAN. PISCINE NEAR ROODLOFTS (3rd S. iv. 270.) There is in the parish church of Eastbourne, Sussex, a piscina in a precisely similar position to the one your correspondent mentions at Maxey, and singularly it is also a fourteenth century insertion in the spandril of a twelfth century arcade; however I do not suppose this situation for a piscina is near so uncommon as STAMFORDIENSIS imagines. PETERBURGIENSIS. Will you allow me through the medium of "N. & Q." to inform STAMFORDIENSIS that the piscina near the roodloft at Maxey is not unique, although in such a place it is very rare. In our own parish church of St. John Baptist, which is now undergoing restoration, a very beautiful trefoil headed decorated piscina has been discovered on the south side of the rood loft (in the tower), which is, I believe, of older date than the piscina. The description of the piscina at Maxey corresponds almost exactly with that here. The opening to the rood loft on the north side here is now made use of as a window, and another opening on the south side leads into the tower; between this opening and the chancel arch is the piscina, at one time it was very beautifully illuminated, great portions of the colour still remains. It is nearly twenty feet from the floor of the church. WM. C. PENNY. Froome-Selwood. I very much question whether there ever has been an altar in the position "STAMFORDIENSIS" names, in his account of the piscina lately discovered at Maxey, Northamptonshire, if indeed it can be proved to be a genuine piscina, for the height from the ground being fourteen feet, it is evident that the altar must have been in the roodloft; and considering its use, it is rather improbable to find an altar there, more especially on the nave side. My own opinion is, that it has been used as a recess for an image of the Blessed Virgin, or as a receptacle for holy water, as frequently found in porches and other places in old churches. In either case it is not improbable that it may have been an old piscina built in the wall for that pose. pur Being of the Decorative period, and placed in Norman work, it is certainly not part of the original, and at that height from the ground it is rather improbable that the drain would have been made to the ground as required for a piscina, and without that it would have been useless for the purpose; and as the general height from the floor to the basin of a piscina is not more than two feet, it would make the height of the roodloft twelve feet. The height of the opening, however, from the basin to the crown of arch, would enable one to form a more correct and decisive opinion upon it, especially if there were any marks remaining of the woodloft's exact height. R. M. QUOTATIONS, ETC. (3rd S. ii. 306.)--I have much pleasure in sending r. the following: 5. St. Augustine. A passage to this effect will be found in the De Civ. Dei, xxii. 5: "Piscatores Christus cum retibus fidei ad mare hujus sæculi paucissimos misit, atque ita ex omni genere tam multos pisces, et tanto mirabiliores quanto rariores etiam ipsos philosophos cepit." 5. Anonymous. See a noble passage in Plato, The atetus, 176. A. πειρᾶσθαι χρὴ ἐνθένδε ἐκεῖσε φεύγειν ὅ τι τάχιστα φυγὴ δὲ ὁμοίωσις θεῷ κατὰ τὸ δυνατόν· ὁμοίωσις δὲ δίκαιον καὶ ὅσιον μετὰ φρονήσεως γενέσθαι. 19. Anonymous.-There is a curious parallelism to this quoted from St. Bernard, Serm. i. in Corn. A Lapide, On the Minor Prophets, p. 3, "in terrenis lynces, in cœlestibus talpæ." 6. (p. 408.)-This alludes to Aristotle's blank despair when he treats of death, Eth. Nic. iii. 6, 6. φοβερώτατον δ' ὁ θάνατος πέρας γὰρ, καὶ οὐδὲν ἔτι τῷ τεθνεῶτι δοκεῖ οὔτ ̓ ἀγαθὸν οὔτε κακὸν εἶναι. PELAGIUS. 25, 114.) A woman, supposed to be dead, was a RECOVERY FROM APPARENT DEATH (3rd S. ii. few days back removed to the hospital of Blidah in Algeria, for the purpose of being subjected to a post-mortem examination, her disease having appeared inexplicable to the medical men who had attended her. As the surgeon was about to make use of the scalpel, and commence her dissection, the supposed corpse uttered a loud shriek, and sat up. She had been in a state of lethargy, and awoke just in time. It will be remembered that Abbé Prevost, the author of Manon Lescaut, was less fortunate. It is known he died from wounds inflicted by the dissecting- knife under similar circumstances. (Galignani.) W. Í. S. HORTON. FORMS OF PRAYER (1st S. ix. 407.)-A reference as above is made to an important collection of prayers formed by Dr. Niblock, and your note may be completed by stating that a list of those in his possession will be found in the Gentleman's Magazine for 1829, Part 11. p. 32. S. O. LAWS OF LAURISTON (3rd S. iii. 486; iv. 31, 76, 132, 214, 295.)-McClennan for McClellan, is evidently a clerical error of your correspondent E. M. C., or possibly of the printer; and, in referring to it, A. T. LEE would seem to evade the real point, which is, that Capt. Lee did not, as MR. LEE stated, marry Margaret Hay. He married Margaret McClellan, who was daughter of Mrs. Wingate McClellan, and granddaughter of Dr. Hay's daughter Margaret Carruthers, née Hay. This is beyond doubt, for I take it from an authenticated pedigree of the Laws of Lauriston, of which I hope soon to be able to send you a sketch. Δ. OBSCURE SCOTTISH SAINTS (3rd S. iv. 111.)— Rume, or Rome's Cross. The name of Rum, or Rume, has sometimes been associated with St. Paulinus; indeed, some historians have gone so far as to say that "Rum, the son of Urien of Reged, on the expulsion of his family from the throne, went to Rome; where he was ordained by Gregory, received the name of Paulinus, and afterwards was sent back to Britain with other missionaries." The connection of Paulinus with King Edwin is well known, yet one historian assures us that that monarch was baptised by one Rum. Supposing, therefore, that Paulinus and Rum are one and the same person, it would be easy to imagine how the chaplain of a king, whose dominions extended far northwards, beyond Edwin'sburgh and far into the lowlands of Scotland, might carry a mission even into the distant Forfarshire; and where, his Latin name sounding strange to the half-savage heathen, he would recall the old familiar Rum, for Paulinus ever overcame all that seemed obstacles in the way of making converts. Possibly A. J. may think it rather daring to associate "Rume's cross" with St. Paulinus; but, for my own part, I do not see that it is so. JEAN Y MUTILATION OF SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS (3rd S. iv. 286.)—The language of your correspondent is unnecessarily strong. I am not aware of the circumstances of the case to which he alludes, but I think I may assume that the slabs in question have been overlaid by tile-paving, more suited to the sacred character of the spot than memorials sacred only to man. What more could possibly be done than to retain them in their places, and preserve a record of their existence? Your correspondent could have said no more, had they been broken up to mend the roads. Allow me to add, that he is unfortunate in his selection of a signature, the characters which he has placed at the end of his communication being far more sacred than the tombstones, the concealment of which he laments. VEBNA. CHARLES MARSH (1st S. x. 367; 3rd S. iii. 431, 478.)-This once famous orator, the reputed author of The Clubs of London, was admitted a pensioner of St. John's College, Cambridge, Oct. 5, 1792. His admission states that he was born at Norwich, and educated in the school there under Dr. Forster. He did not graduate in this University. We hope this renewed mention of him may elicit the date of his decease. Cambridge. C. H. & THOMPSON COOPER. FAST (3rd S. iv. 215.)-I have heard a servant say that a jug was fast when it contained something that was not to be poured out, and therefore was useless for the time. Hitch is used in Norfolk as a stop, as well as a remove. "Hitch a little further;' "There's a hitch in that bargain." Cleave has two meanings more distinct. The butcher cleaves the joint of meat; the husband is exhorted to cleave to his wife; and the tongue cleaves to the palate. The first meaning is from the A.-S., whence is the last? F. C. B. DERIVATION OF ALCOHOL (3rd S. iii. 155; iv. 166, 238.)-Does not the following throw a light upon the derivation of the word alcohol?— "Alcohol. 1. The powder of lead ore, a fine impalpable powder with which the Eastern ladies tinged their hair. 2. Any powder reduced to the highest state of purity. 3. Spirits of wine, or any other fermented liquor rectified to the highest state of perfection."— Paracel. de Tartar., from Crabb's Technological Dictionary. I believe the powder (1), kohhl, is made from antimonite and soot, not from galena. Will your correspondent, who said a similar powder is used by the women in India (iv. 239), refer me to where I can find the name, or other particulars about it? JOHN DAVIDSON. POLITICAL CARICATURES (3rd S. iv. 87.)-F. M. will find both special information and agreeable reading in England under the House of Hanover, illustrated from the Caricatures and Satires of the Day, by Thomas Wright, 2nd edit. 2 volumes, London (Bentley), 1848. The question is asked, When did political caricatures come into fashion? In effect, Mr. Wright tells us that they are as old as the plagues of Egypt. C. SERJEANTS-AT-LAW (3rd S. iv. 180, 252.) — In Michaelmas Term, 1846, Edward Vaughan Williams, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, was called to the degree of the coif, and gave rings with the motto, Legum servi et liberi; and was immediately afterwards appointed one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, which appointment he still holds. D. M. STEVENS. The Feasts of Camelot, and the Tales that were told there By Mrs. T. K. Hervey. (Bell & Daldy.) To the Idylls of the King, we are unquestionably indebted for the renewed interest which has been awakened in the Arthurian cycle of Romance; and if we owe these quaint and graceful little stories to the same source, it is another obligation which the Laureate has imposed upon the reading public. Arnold Delahaize; or, The Huguenot Pastor. (Bell & Daldy.) In this imaginary Biography of Arnold Delahaize, the authoress (for from many womanly touches in it, we cannot doubt that this tale is from the pen of a lady), Huguenot martyrs were exposed during the reigns of furnishes a picture of the cruel persecutions to which the Louis XIV. and his successor. It is an interesting and well-told story. Hand-Book to the Cotton Cultivation in the Mudras Presidency, &c. By J. Talboys Wheeler. (Virtue Brothers.) Looking at the importance of the subject of Cotton Cultivation in India not only to India itself, but also to this country, the value of a work like the present, "in which the principle contents of the various public records and other works connected with the subject are exhibited in a condensed and classified form, in accordance with a resolution of the Government of India," can scarcely be over estimated. Essays, in a Series of Letters on Decision of Character, &c. By John Foster. Thirtieth Edition. (Bohn.) The two words, "thirtieth Edition," in the present title-page, supply the best criticism which can be offered on the work before us. German Fairy Tales and Popular Stories as told by Gammer Grethel. Translated from the German of MM. Grimm. By Edgar Taylor. With Illustrations from Designs by George Cruikshank and Ludwig Grimm. (Bohin.) There wanted but one thing to make this book perfect, namely, that Mr. Bohn should have secured the coppers and given us the original etchings by George Cruikshank, the finest things that great artist has ever done. Census of the British Empire: compiled from Official Returns for the Year 1861, with its Colonies and Foreign Possessions. Arranged Alphabetically, Numerically, and Comparatively. By Charles Anthony Coke. In Three Parts. Part I., " England and Wales." (Harrison.) Mr. Coke is doing good service by condensing and producing in this compact and accessible form, the valuable materials for our Social History contained in the voluminous Census Returns presented to Parliament. SHAKSPEARE BOOKS. Either from the interest excited by the proposed Shakspeare Commemoration, or from publishers believing that the study of his writings increases by what it feeds upon, the number of announcements of forthcoming Shakspearian books is almost startling. In addition to the Cambridge Shakspeare, of which the first volume is already before the public, an edition of his works is announced by the Rev. Alexander Dyce, with a text very materially altered and amended from that published by him in 1857; an edition from the original text, without note or comment, is to appear under the supervision of Mr. and Mrs. Cowden Clarke; as is also a Memorial Edition, to be called The Reference Shakespeare, superintended by Mr. Marsh; and, lastly, there is a new issue of Mr. Staunton's edition. A further portion of Mr. Booth's admirable reprint of the Editio Princeps is to appear in the course of November, and in the course of the same month Messrs. Longman will publish the first portion of a lithographic Fac-simile of the First Folio; and lastly, we are promised Shakespeare, his Birthplace, Home, and Grave, by the Rev. J. M. Jephson, illustrated by a series of photographs by Ernest Edwards. THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.-The new Number (228) of the Quarterly Review has one great recommendation in our eyes, namely, it is less political and even more literary than usual. The papers on "Co-operative Societies," and that on "Japan," are those most nearly approaching to politics; that on the "Anti-Papal Movement in Italy" being only indirectly so. The article on the " Progress of Engineering Science is one to be read with attention by non-professional as well as by professional readers. "The Antiquity of Man "-a subject to which recent discoveries, geological and archæological, have given renewed interest-is discussed in a very able paper. A laudatory paper on "Froude's Queen Elizabeth;" very genial sketch of "rare" "Thomas Hood, his Life and Writings;" and an article on "The Church of England and her Bishops," based on the biographies of Bishops Wilson, Stanley and Blomfield, make up an excellent number of The Quarterly. HOOPER'S ETRUSCAN HYACINTH AND FLOWER VASES.-While Miss Malins and other lovers of Flowers have been teaching us to grow them, Messrs. 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In consequence of the pressure of our advertising friends, and the UIAber of articles in type waiting for insertion, we have this week increased "N. & Q." from 24 to 32 pages. Pamphlet received from L. Q. SHAKSPEARIANA. We have several Shakspeare articles in type, which we propose to publish next week. INQUIRER will, we are sure, on consideration, see that his Queries are not suited to the columns of " N. & Q." D. BLAIR (Melbourne) will not find any relation or connection between Cagliostro and Casanovs. The prophecies of St. Malachi were fabricated in the Conclave of 1590, by the partisans of Cardinal Simoncelli.Ladvocat's Biog. Dict., and “N. & Q." 3rd S. i. 174. H. E. N.'s query is too indefinite. The Lines on the Death of Wolfe, sent us from Bath, are well known, and have been frequently printed. MORO BENANI, who writes on the subject of a transcript from the British Museum, should state what the MS. is, and in what way he wants its accuracy certified. C. W. A Latin version of the old English Nursery Song — "As I was going to Derby which is to be found in Halliwed, or any other good collection of Nursery Rhymes. C. T. For notices of the arms of the Isle of Man on Etruscan vases, see our 2nd S. vi. 409, 490; vii. 31, 246. H. FISHWICK. Several articles have appeared in our 1st and 2nd Series on the presentation of gloves to judges at a maiden assice. See the General Index, art." Gloves." CHARLES JACKSON. The term Gracewife, which may frequently be found in the parochial registers of Durham and Yorkshire, îiedās a Midwife. HERMENTRUDE. The public are admitted to the Bibliothèque Impériale, Paris, from ten to three, except Sundays and Jete-days, without ay order or impediment. S. Y. R. Lieut.-Col. Daniel Paterson, author of the Road-Book. appears to have died in June, 1825. See Gent. Mag. xcv. (1), 568. ERRATUM.- Page 325, col. i. line 1, antè, for "Harwood "read" Har rod." 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Mrs. Parsons-Pew Rents-Quotation from Seneca — William Rose-Salden Mansion, &c., 371. "N. & Q.," is worth preserving. This will illustrates many interesting circumstances of his life. It is a remarkable document. First, from its brevity-a brevity rare in documents of the kind. Second, as revealing the great confidence and esteem with which the testator regarded his wife, Ann, the daughter of William Bonde, Esq., of London. By her, his second wife, he had three daughters and one son, Francis, an infant at his father's death, who afterwards became famous in his way as an antiquary. He was one of the original members of the Society of Antiquaries, and held the office of Lancaster Herald. The will sufficiently proves that William Thynne's second marriage was a more prosperous one than the first. Erasmus, who when in England was QUERIES WITH ANSWERS:- George Lord Jeffreys-Cin- intimate with Thynne, has left us many interest thio-"Defence of Charles I."-Death of Captain CookCrabbe's Poem of the "Levite". -Kotzebue: "The Stranger," 374. BEPLIES:- John Nicholson: "Maps," 376 Jack the Giant Killer, 377-Custom at Ripon, 378-Paint and Patches-Chief Baron Edward Willes: Judge Edward Willes Septuagint - Papa and Mamma-EglantineDerivation of Pamphlet Francis Burleigh Dates- Sir Roger Wilbraham-Sheridan's Greek-Quotation Wanted: St. Chrysostom-Eels-Lord Kirkcudbright-Cowthorpe Oak-Baptism of Bells-Ring Posies-Phrases: Ghost Story-Heath Beer, &c., 378. Notes on Books, &c. Notes. WILLIAM THYNNE, EDITOR OF CHAUCER, PROVED IN THE COURT OF PROBATE A.D. 1546, "In the name of God, Amen. I, Wylliam Thynne, beinge of good memorie, in manner and form following do make this my laste will and testament. First, I bequeathe my soule to my swete Saviour through Christ my only Redeemer, and to the whole holy companie of heven, of whh in fayth I believe to be one of them, through the merites of Christ's passion, and no other wise; my body to be berred where itt shall please my wyfe. All my goods, moueable or immouevable, leases of houses, debts, and other thinges, whh I now haue, or hereafter may haue any intrest in, I give to my wyfe Ann Thinne. And she to depart with her children at her own will and pleasure, and no otherwise. And I do make my said wyfe Ann Thinn my only executrix, prayinge her to bee a good mother to my children and hers. And I make Mr. Edmund Perkyn, Coferer of the King's Household, and John Thinne, my nephew, my ouerseers; hartily praying them to be my poor wyfe's comford and helpe in her nede and necessitie in defending her in her nede. And in this doing I bequeathe either of them one standinge cupp of siluer and gilte, with a couer. And I give Thomas ffisher, my seruant, a dublett of crymson sattyn. In witness that this is my last will, I have to these p'nts putt my seale, and also subscribed my name, the xvij daye of Nouember, in ye xxxijnd yere of the Rayne of our Soveraine Lorde King Henry the Eight. By me, Wylliam Thinne." All that concerns this worthy Englishman, about whom much has been already inserted in " ing particulars of this family, and from him we learn that Thynne had married in early life a lady of good family, and through her rose rapidly at court; yet the marriage was far from being a happy union, and the lady died "under very melancholy circumstances many years before he entered upon his second marriage. Third. The will is, I think, further remarkable as showing that the testator had adopted, with much enthusiasm, the doctrines of the Reformed religion in place of the ancient faith in which he must have been educated. The same religious, or, as we may say, Protestant, spirit, pervades Thynne's epitaph, which, beginning in the ancient style, continues in a strain more consonant to modern ideas of religion in this country: of ye Masters of the Honble household to King Henry "Pray for the soule of M. William Thynne, Esqre., one VIII. our Soveraign Lorde. He departed from the prison of his frayle bodye ye x daye of August, A.D. 1546, in the and every part thereof shall at the laste day be raysed 38 year of our Soveraign Lord the King, whose bodye coming that we may all joyfully meet Him our Heauenly up againe at the sound of the loud trumpet, in whose Father grant to us, whose mercies are so great that he freely offereth to all them that earnestly repent their Son Jesus, to whom be everlasting praises. Amen." sins, eternal lyfe through the death of his dearly beloved This epitaph is inscribed upon a fine brass in the chancel of Allhallows, Barking-restored in 1861 by Messrs. Waller, at the expense of the Marquess of Bath. William Thynne and his second wife are here depicted in two well drawn figures about 2 feet 6 inches in length. The male figure is represented in armour, the character of which is more showy than useful-proving that the true feeling for armour had now declined. The armour is much ornamented, puffed and slashed, like the costume of the day. The skirt is of chain mail, and well drawn. There are two swords such was the fashion. The larger one hangs from the left side, across the figure behind. The head, uncovered, rests on a cushion. A chain encircles the neck |