Vol. V.—No. 116. NOTES AND QUERIES: A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC.

Mechanical Arrangements of Books 49

Caxton Memorial, by Beriah Botfield 51

Settle's Female Prelate, or Pope Joan; a Tragedy, by James Crossley 52

Historical Bibliography 52

Calamities of Authors 55

Folk Lore:—Valentine's Day; Superstition in Devonshire—Fairies 55

Minor Notes:—Lines in Whispering Gallery at Gloucester Cathedral—Definition of Thunder—Greek Epigram by an uncertain Author 56

Burning of the Jesuitical Books at Paris, by H. Merivale 56

Grantham Altar Case 56

Meaning of Groom, by E. Davis Protheroe 57

Minor Queries:—Gregentius and the Jews in Arabia Felix—King Street Theatre—Lesteras and Emencin—Epigram on Franklin and Wedderburn—Plenius and his Lyrichord—Epigram on Burnet—Dutch Chronicle of the World—"Arborei fœtus alibi, atque iniussa virescunt Gramina" (Virgil G. I. 55.)—History of Brittany—Serjeants' Rings—The Duchess of Cleveland's Cow-pox—Arms of Manchester—Heraldical MSS. of Sir Henry St. George Garter 58

MINOR QUERIES ANSWERED:—The Pelican, as a Symbol of the Saviour—Bishop Coverdale's Bible—Age of the Oak—Olivarius—Vincent Bourne's Epilogus in Eunuchum Terentii—Burton, Bp., Founder of Schools, &c., at Loughborough, co. Leicester—Hoo 59

Modern Names of Places 61

Proverbial Philosophy; Parochial Library at Maidstone, by John Branfill Harrison 61

"A Breath can make them as a Breath has made" 62

Bogatzky 63

Moravian Hymns 63

Replies to Minor Queries:—Inveni portum—Quarter Waggoner—Cibber's Lives of the Poets—Poniatowski Gems—Dial Motto at Karlsbad—Passage in Jeremy Taylor—Aue Trici and Gheeze Ysenoudi—Rev. John Paget—Lines on the Bible—Dial Mottoes—Martial's Distribution of Hours—Nelson's Signal—Cooper's Miniature, &c.—Roman Funeral Pile—Barrister—Meaning of Dray—Tregonwell Frampton—Vermin, Parish Payments of, &c.—Alterius Orbis Papa—Dido and Æneas—Compositions during the Protectorate 64

Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 69

Books and Odd Volumes wanted 70

Notices to Correspondents 70

Advertisements 70

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