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 LMABCH 26,190*.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH '6, 190!..

CONTENTS. -No. 13.

XOTE5 : Books from John Dee's Library, 241 Aurora Borealis in Lincolnshire Bibliography of Publishing, 242 Thomas Uk and Ralph Higden Hell, Heaven, and Paradise as Place-names "Girl," 245 " Anon "The late Mr. Thompson Cooper, 246.

QUERIES: "Our Lady of Snows," 243-W. Miller, En- graver Cosas de Espafia " I expect to pass through " N pronounced ng Shulbrede, 247 Camden on Surnames : Mussel white Copper Coins German Quotation Feudal System Wilton Nunnery Crouch the Musical Com- poserLatin Lines "Scole Inn," Norfolk Dahuria "Disce Pati "Miniature of Isaac Newton, 248 Greek Patriarchs Irish Ejaculatory Prayers, 249.

REPLIES : -Tasso and Milton, 249' Merry Thoughts in a Sad Place 'Derivation of "Bridge," 250 Danteiana Gervaise Holies " Meynes " and " Rhines " Kipples Spanish Proverb on the Orange, 251 Nameless Grave- stones Moon Folk-lore Bibliography of Epitaphs Batrome Travers Family, 252 Anagrams on Pius X. St. Mary Axe: St. Michael le Querne W. Hartley- English in France Dorsetshire Snake-lore, 253 " First catch your hare." 254 "Fide, sed cul vide" Mount Grace le Ebor' Mannings and Tawell " Old England " 'The Oxford English Dictionary,' 255 Marlborough and Shakespeare Admiral Byng Immortality of Animals "Sorpeni": "Haggovele" Pannell, 256 William of Wykeham Quotations London Rubbish at MISCOW Our Oldest Public School William Willie, 257 "An Austrian army " Historical Geography of London Genealogy : New Sources, 258.

NOTES ON BOOKS : Colville's ' Duchess Sarah ' ' Great Masters ' Handbook for Yorkshire ' Douse's ' Exami- nation of an Old Manuscript' Johniton's 'Place-names of Scotland' Moore's 'Manx Names' Plunket's 'An- cient Calendars and Constellations ' ' Conway Parish Registers.' Notices to Correspondent*.

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BOOKS FROM JOHN DEE'S LIBRARY. (See 9 th S. viii. 137.)

SOME further works may now be added to the list of John Dee's books in the Library of the Royal College of Physicians given at the above reference.

16. CopernicuB (Nicolaus) De Lateri- | bus et Angulis Tri- | augulorum. 4to, Vittembergae, 1542.

On the title-page is the signature " Joannes Deeus 1553, 9 Februar. Londini.'''

17. Glareanus, AwSeKa^opSov. Folio, Basileae, 1547.

The book is a good example of the printed music of fche time. There is a specially fine and bold signature on the title-page : " Joannes Dee 1556, 4 deceb. Londini."

18. Thevet (F. Andr6) Cosinogra- | phie de Levant. 4 to, Lyon, 1554.

"Joannes Dee, 1557, 20 Januarii." The book was rebound, probably in the early eighteenth century, ana much cut down, so that the top of the signature is cut off.

19. Leovitiua (Cyprianus) Eclipsium Omni- | urn ab anno domini ] 1554 usque in annum domini 1606 :

I accurata descriptio & pictura. Folio, Augustas Vindelicorum, 1556-

It does not contain a complete signature, but several notes, most of which were ruth- lessly cut in half when the book was rebound.

Under an account of an eclipse of the moon as seen from Augsburg in 1556 is the follow- ing :

" Haec nobis londini incepit post hora 12 m' 20, et finiebat in canis manore mediabat fere ccelu,

sub [?J hor. 2 m' 20. Aliquo tor mecu co'ten-

dente incepisse' m' 6 post 12 ad et finivisse' 23 minutis post 2 d ."

A marginal note has been written beside the account of another eclipse of the moon : "fine" ego obs[ervavi] Mortlaci "

Beside a * Prsedictio Astrologica ad annum domini 1564, 1565, & 1566 ' appear the remains of a Scriptural text, most of which

has been cut away : " qui in domino

tur. J. D."

20. Our philosopher seems not to have been wholly absorbed by abstruse specula- tions in astrology or in the contemplation of a crystal sphere, for I was surprised to come across the signature " Jehan Dee, 1557," in a work entitled

Cinquante | Jeus Divers I d'honnete entretien, | industrieusement in- | ventes par Messer Innocent

Rhinghier, gen til- | horn me Bploi- ] gnoys. | Et Fais Francoys | par Hubert Philippe de villiers. Svo, Lyon, 1555.

With the French form of his name he must have assumed something of the French gaiety, though the stately and ceremonious games described would hardly derogate from the dignity of the most grave and reverend signor. It may be of interest to describe them briefly. They are all on one principle. A governor is chosen, who allots names according to the subject in hand. Then the rest are in turn asked questions to which certain replies must be made, accompanied with more or less action. Mistakes are paid for by forfeits, which are redeemed by answering further questions appropriate to the subject of the game. The Game of Cere- moniesit does not belie its name is a mimic sacrifice to Venus. At the end the author writes complacently :

" Such is the delectable game of the Sacrifice of Venus, which, however long in nature, and full of ceremonies, will not cause by that less joy and novelty : provided that it be governed and ruled by genteel and pleasant persons."

He thinks some apology necessary for 'Le Jeu d'Enfer,' but justifies himself by the example of Lucian in his ' Dialogues ' and Boccaccio, who in his stories sometimes turns such terrifying things as this " into a game and solace : so that very often laughter and consolation proceed from what should bring us only tears and sad Lamentations."