Vol. III.—No. 86. NOTES AND QUERIES: A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC.

Notes on Books, No. I.: Mackintosh on Ogilvie's Essay on the Right of Property in Land, by S. W. Singer 489

Notes on Ireland, No. I.: Freedom from Serpents 490

Canons and Articles of 1571 491

On Two Passages in Dryden, by H. H. Breen 492

Minor Notes:—Lord Edward Fitzgerald's Mother—Chaucer and Gray—Shakspeare Family—Epitaph on Dr. Humphrey Tindall—Specimens of Composition—Burke's "mighty Boar of the Forest" 492

Queries on Tennyson 493

Ancient Modes of hanging Bells, by Rev. A. Gatty 493

Minor Queries:—English Sapphics—Equestrian Statues—Plays in Churches—"The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong"—Serius, where situated?—Hollander's Austerity, &c.—Brother Jonathan—Authorship of the "Groves of Blarney"—Carnaby—Death of Death's Painter—Book Plates—Querelle d'Allemand—Bassenet of Eaton—Dumore Castle, or the Petrified Fort—Charles Dodd, the Ecclesiastical Historian—Ussher's Works, by Dr. Elrington—Family of Etty the Artist—St. Hibbald 494

MINOR QUERIES ANSWERED:—Unde derivatur "Gooseberry Fool?"—Biography of Bishop Hurd—Friday, why considered unlucky—The Lord Mayor a Privy Councillor—Alterius Orbis Papa—Mrs. Elstob—Cardinal Bellarmin 496

Shakspeare's Use of "Captious" and "Intenible." Shakspeare's "Small Latin" 497

Earth thrown upon the Coffin, by Rev. A. Gatty, &c. 499

On the Word "Prenzie" in "Measure for Measure," by John Taylor 499

Zacharie Boyd 500

Replies to Minor Queries:—Death, how symbolised—A Kemble Pipe—Flemish Work on the Order of St. Franciscus—Meaning of Tick—Spelling of Britannia, &c.—Fossil Elk of Ireland—"In Time the Bull," &c.—Baldrock—Epitaph—Prayer of Mary Queen of Scots—Aristophanes on the Modern Stage—The White Rose—Mark for a Dollar—Gillingham—On the Lay of the Last Minstrel, &c.—Lines on Temple—Sewell, Meaning of—Lambert Simnel—Tennyson's "In Memoriam"—The second King of Nineveh who burned his Palace—Legend in Frettenham Church—Natural Daughter of James II.—Clarkson's Richmond—MSS. of Sir Thomas Phillipps—Meaning of Pilcher—Antiquity of Smoking—Principle of Association—Corpse makes a Right of Way—Chloe—Family of Sir J. Banks—Verse Lyon—Heronsewes—Theory of the Earth's Form—Mythology of the Stars—Topical Memory—Eisell—Four Want Way—Meaning of Carfoix—A regular Mull—William Hone—The Rev. Mr. Gay—Lady Mary Cavendish—Hand giving the Blessing—The Oldenburg Horn—Covey—Davy Jones's Locker—Umbrella—Nao, a Ship—Birth of Spenser, &c. 501

Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 510

Books and Odd Volumes wanted 510

Notices to Correspondents 511

Advertisements 511

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