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GASCOIGNE AND EURIPIDES. In his intro- duction to a reprint of Greene's ' Pandosto ' (" Shakespeare Library," Chatto & Windus, 1907) Mr. P. G. Thomas repeats the state- ment made, I believe, in the first place by Warton, afterwards by Collier, and lately by Mr. Courthope that Gascoigne in his ' Jocasta ' adapted the * Phcenissae ' of Euripides. As J. A. Symonds pointed out in his ' Shakespeare's Predecessors,' Gas- coigne was not adapting the Greek dramatist in this play, but translating Ludovico Dolce, whose ' Giocasta ' (* Teatro Antico Italiano,' vol. vi.) was published in 1549. Any one who is sufficiently interested in these matters can compare the two plays, as they are printed side by side in a scholarly edition by Prof. Cunliffe (Heath's " Belles-Lettres Series," 1906). FRANCIS WOOLLETT.

ROBERT JOHNSON'S 'WORLD/ The geo- graphical work of Robert Johnson is a scarce book, and is interesting because it is of the time of Shakespeare (by one of whose pub- lishers it was issued), because it contains early descriptions of the East and of America, and because it has been of some use to the 'New English Dictionary.' It is a translation from the Italian of ' Le Relationi Univer- sal!,' by Giovanni Botero, and received some attention at 3 S. iv. 110.

The first edition was :

(A) The Travellers Breviat, or An historicall de- scription of the most famous kingdomes in the World : Relating their scituations, mariners, customes, ciuill gouernment, and other memor- able matters. Translated into English. Im- printed at London by Edm. Bollifant, for lohn laggard. 1601.

Small 4to, ending on p. 179 ; the dedication to Edward, Earl of Worcester, signed " Robert lohnson."

(C) Historicall Description of the most famous

Kingdomes and Commonweales in the Worlde, translated into Englishe, with an addition of the relation of Saxony, Geneva, Hungary, and Spaine. London, John Jaggard, 1603. Sm. 4to.

For a copy of this Mr. Quaritch asked three guineas some years ago.

(D) Relations, Of the Most Famovs Kingdoms and Common-weales thorovgh the World. Discours- ing of their Scituations, Manners, Customes, Strengthes and Pollicies. Translated into English and enlarged, with an Addition of the estates of Saxony, Geneua, Hungary, and the East Indies, in any Language neuer before imprinted. London, Printed for lohn laggard, dwelling in Fleetstreet, at the Hand and Starre, betweene the two Temple gates, 1608.

Small 4to, B to p ; pagination begins on Q, 113, and ends on p. 330. The dedication is signed " R. I."

(E.) A later edition of D, "enlarged according to moderne Observation." Lon- don, John Jaggard, 1616, sm. 4to. For this Quaritch asked fifty shillings.

But between A and C there was another edition, which has hitherto escaped notice :

(B) The Worlde, or An historicall description of the most famous kingdohies and common- weales- therein. Relating their scituations, manners,, customes, ciuill gouernment, and other memor- able matters. Translated into English, and inlarged. Imprinted at London by Edm, Bollifant, for lohn laggard. 1601. Small 4to, 2 leaves + pp. 1-222 ; dedication signed " I. R."

The dedication to Edward, Earl of Wor- cester (for whom see 'D.N.B.,' liii. 231), is identical in A, B, and D. The change of title from 'The Travellers Breviat' to ' The Worlde,' and the transposing of the initials from " R. I." to " I. R." were- doubtless publisher's tricks. I have not seen C and E. W. C. B.

" HOVELLING." Before the Select Com- mittee on Cinque Port Pilots, sitting on 27 June, 1833, Edward Darby, managing clerk to a firm of ship agents, who had resided at Deal all his life, was questioned as to the deplorable condition of the boatmen there. He was asked (Minutes of Evidence in ' Parl. Pap., Eng., 1833,' vii. 534) :

"Q. 29. Have you lost any other branch of employ ? What we term hovelling is not so good as it was ; that arises from the introduction of chain cables instead of hemp cables.

"30. What is hovelling ? Supplying ships with anchors and cables, and such things as that.

" 31. And that is not so brisk a trade as it was ? Certainly not.

"32. To what do you attribute the change ? The introduction of chain cables principally, to the exclusion of hemp."

The context clearly differentiates the trade of " hovelling " from smuggling. It seems- worth while to ask for this to be recorded in view of the article on the word in 'N.E.D.'

Q. V.

DAVID POLE : DAVID POWELL, FELLOWS OF OXFORD COLLEGES. One David Pole,. Fellow of All Souls, resigned in 1553 ('Ar- chives of All Souls College, Oxford,' p. 379). He was clearly the David Pole of ' D.N.B.,' xlvi. 20.

One David Powell, M.A., Fellow of Oriel (not mentioned in Foster's ' Alumni Oxoni- enses '), was ordained sub-deacon in New College Chapel on 18 Feb., 1553 (Frere's ' Marian Reaction,' p. 215). One David Powell was admitted to the vicarage of Kenton, Devon, 4 Aug., 1554, and succeeded