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there are other words in Baskish which, perhaps (in a sea of doubt), have a Pelasgic origin : the very word IleXacryot having a Baskish aspect, derived from their word pela, bela=the black, which is used as the name of the crow, i.e, "the black bird." On p. 889 of Folk-lore, vol. xv. No. 4, lent by Don F. de Uhagon, I see that Mr. A. B. Cook men- tions ixyfv/juav as a small bird.

E. S. DODGSON.

WE must request correspondents desiring in- formation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that the answers may be sent to them direct.

" BSIGHT CHANTICLEER PROCLAIMS THE DAWN." I am anxious to discover in what collection there occurs a song the first line of which runs :

Bright Chanticleer proclaims the dawn. It is not in Warburton's or Armiger's collec- tion, and I have consulted several other volumes possessing an index of first lines.

W. T. SPENCER.

[That eminent authority Mr. J. W. Ebsworth enables us to answer :

" ' Bravo ! ' cried Eugene Wreyburn, rising too. ' Or, if Yoicks would be in better keeping, consider that I said Yoicks. Look to your feet, Mortimer, for we shall try your boots. When you are ready I am need I say With a Hey Ho Chivy, and like- wise with a Hark Forward, Hark Forward, Tan- tivy?'" 'Our Mutual Friend,' book ii. chap, x., by Charles Dickens.

OLD TOWLER. Bright Chanticleer proclaims the dawn,

And spangles deck the thorn ; The lowing herds now quit the lawn,

The lark springs from the corn ; Dogs, huntsmen, round the window throng,

Fleet Towler leads the cry. Arise ! the burden of my song This day a Stag must die ! Ckom*.

With a hey, ho, chevy !

Hark forward, hark forward, tantivy !

Hark, hark, tantivy !

This day a Stag must die.

The cordial takes its merry round,

The laugh and joke prevail. The huntsman blows a jovial sound,

The dogs snuff up the gale : The upland wilds they sweep along ;

O'er fields, through brakes, they fly ; The game is rous'd : too true the song

This day a Stag must die.

With a hey, ho, chevy, &c. Poor Stag ! the dogs thy haunches gore,

The tears run down thy face ; The huntsman's pleasure is no more,

His joys were in the chase.

Alike the gen'rous sportsman burns

To win the blooming fair, But yet he honours each by turns, They each become his care.

With a hey, ho, chevy, &c.

Found in 'The Myrtle and the Vine,' vol. i. p. 98, 1801; 'Songs of the Chase,' p. 51, 1810; and John O Keefe's 'Dramatic Works,' vol. iii. p. 135. The words were written by John O'Keefe for his play called 'The Czar Peter,' Act I. scene iv., acted ia 1789. The music composed by William Shield. It is sung by Ellen. Originally it began "Bold Chanticleer," &c., and " Ringwood" was named in the sixth line. The actors changed the words to " Bright" and " Towler," and it became instantly popular, known as ' Old Towler.' It is erroneously marked " Anonymous " in ' Illustrated Book of English Songs,' 1855. -J. W. E.]

WHISTLER'S SHIP. I have been told that the late Mr. J. A. McNeill Whistler painted a ship in full sail upon a panel of the entrance hall of his house in Cheyne Walk, and that this was done at some time after February, 1876. Can ,any correspondent fix the date of the execution of this work ]

ARTEMON.

SPRATT FAMILY. The Rev. Devereux Spratt, the founder of the family seated at Pencil Hill, co. Cork, formerly of Kerry, after his return to England from captivity in Algiers, went to visit " a kinsman," one Mr. Thomas Spratt, minister of Greenwich, who was the father of Thomas Spratt or Sprat, Bishop of Rochester 1684-1713. What was the exact relationship ] AYEAHR.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL QUERIES.

1. In compiling a complete bibliography, down to what date may the old definitions 4to, 8vo, <fec., be taken as sufficient]

2. When it becomes necessary to give book dimensions should they be those of the cover or of the pages ?

3. In the case of only bound copies of a certain work, and none wholly uncut, being known to the bibliographer, should he give the dimensions of the tallest, or should he strike an average ?

4. Is there any recognized abbreviation for uncut in describing a book ?

I should be grateful for information.

H. J. O. WALKER, Lieut.-Col. Leeford, Budleigh Salterton.

" FUTURA pR-ETERiTis." Where is this motto to be found ? C. S.

"ST. GEORGE TO SAVE A MAID." The following lines were found written in a copy of ' Dalton on English Law' (published 1620), which has recently been acquired by a collector in Northumberland. He states that the handwriting appears to be that of the