Vol. V.—No. 123. NOTES AND QUERIES: A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC.

South Sea Playing Cards, by John Sudlow 217

Birthplace of the Empress Josephine, by Henry H. Breen 220

Notes on Homer, No. III., by Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie 221

Folk Lore:—Ancient Custom on Interment—Pure Rain Water—Cure for Hooping Cough 223

Sainted Kings Incorruptible 223

Minor Notes:—Rev. A. Butler—Birthplace of Bishop Hoadley—Humboldt's "Cosmos," and Nares' "Attempt"—Gough, the Irish Portion of his Camden: Ledwich—Chronogram—Junius and the Quarterly Review again 224

Seven Queries 225

Plague Stones 226

Minor Queries:—The Cross on Counsels' Briefs—Sir James Hayes, of Bedgebury, Kent—Authorship of the Song "Oh Nanny," &c.—Hexameter Poem on English Counties—Wild Oats, Origin of the Phrase—The Dr. Richard Mortons—General Lambert—Cross-legged Effigies and Collars of SS.—The Crooked Billet—Collins the Poet, and his Ode on the Music of the Grecian Theatre—Bishop Kidder's Autobiography—Shrine of Edward the Confessor—"Wise above that which is written"—"Hoffman," a Tragedy by Chettle—Inverted Commas—Quotations Wanted—Deacons, a Phrase used by Foxe—The Count de Vordac 226

MINOR QUERIES ANSWERED:—Hoare's Charity—Dr. Sacheverell's "Sermon at Derby"—Lucas Lossius—The "Athenian Oracle" 229

French Revolutions foretold 231

Grimesdyke 231

Poet referred to by Bacon, by S. W. Singer 232

Johnson's House, Bolt Court 232

Cooper's Miniature of Cromwell, by Major-General Fox 234

The Queen of the Isle of Man 234

Replies to Minor Queries:—Old Scots March—Elizabeth, Equestrian Figure of—Meaning of Stickle—Latin Names of Towns—Llandudno, on the Great Orme's Head—Brozier—Passage in Troilus and Cressida—Nelson Family—Maps of Africa—Muggleton—Passage in Hamlet—Theoloneum—Donkey—Sir Samuel Garth—Princes of Wales and Earls of Chester, &c.: Mr. Bush's Collection—Litera scripta manet 235

Notes on Books, &c. 237

Books and Odd Volumes wanted 238

Notices to Correspondents 238

Advertisements 239

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