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قراءة كتاب Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 83, May 31, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
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Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 83, May 31, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
Vol. III.—No. 83. NOTES AND QUERIES: A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC.
"When found, make a note of."—CAPTAIN CUTTLE.
VOL. III.—NO. 83.
SATURDAY, MAY 31. 1851.
Price Threepence. Stamped Edition 4d.
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CONTENTS.
On the Proposed Record of Existing Monuments 417
NOTES:—
Illustrations of Chaucer, No. VII.: The star Min Al Auwâ 419
Traditions from remote Periods through few Links, by Rev. Thos. Corser 421
Dr. Young's Narcissa 422
Minor Notes:— Curious Epitaph—The Curse of Scotland—The Female Captive—Pictorial Antiquities 422
QUERIES:—
Minor Queries:— Carved Ceiling in Dorsetshire—Publicans' Signs—To a T.—Skeletons at Egyptian Banquet—Gloves—Knapp Family in Norfolk and Suffolk—To learn by "Heart"—Knights—Supposed Inscription in St. Peter's at Rome—Rag Sunday in Sussex—Northege Family—A Kemble Pipe of Tobacco—Durham Sword that killed the Dragon 424
MINOR QUERIES ANSWERED:—"At Sixes and Sevens"—Swobbers—Handel's Occasional Oratorio—Archbishop Waldeby's Epitaph—Verstegan—Royal Library 425
REPLIES—
Hugh Holland and his Works, by Bolton Corney 427
The Milesians 428
The Tanthony 428
Pilgrims' Road to Canterbury 429
Replies to Minor Queries:—Shakespeare's Use of "Captious"—Inscription of a Clock—Authors of the Anti-Jacobin Poetry—"Felix, quem faciunt," &c.—Church Bells—Chiming, Tolling, and Pealing—Extraordinary North Briton—Fitzpatrick's Lines of Fox—Ejusdem Farinæ—The Sempecta—"Nulli fraus tuta latebris"—Voltaire, where situated—By the Bye—Bigod de Loges—Knebsend—Mrs. Catherine Barton—Peter Sterry—Wife of James Torre—Ramasse—Four Want Way—Dr. Owen's Works—Bactrian Coins—Baldrocks—Tu Autem—Commoner marrying a Peeress—Ancient Wood Engraving—Vegetating Insects—Prayer at the Healing—M. or N., &c. 430
MISCELLANEOUS:—
Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 438
Books and Odd Volumes wanted 438
Notices to Correspondents 439
Advertisements 439
ON THE PROPOSED RECORD OF EXISTING MONUMENTS.
Although disappointed in the hope we had entertained of being, by this time, in a position to announce that some decided steps had been taken to carry out, in a practical manner, the great scheme of preserving a record of our existing Monuments, we are gratified at being enabled to bring under the notice of our readers several communications which show the still increasing interest which is felt upon the subject.
The first, by Sir Thomas Phillipps, besides some valuable information upon the matter immediately under consideration, contains several very useful suggestions upon other, though kindred points.
In approving of the design mentioned in your "Notes" by MR. DUNKIN, it has surprised me that in no one of the communications which you have there printed is any allusion to the multitude of inscriptions already collected, and now preserved in the British Museum and other libraries. A list of what are already copied should first be made, which would considerably abridge the labour of collecting. For instance, the whole of Gloucestershire has