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new title-page, and with the dated frontis piece of that year. Copies are occasionally met with dated 1733, and affirmed to be o the seventh edition ; but such volumes ar always imperfect, being made up of spar sheets of the 173G edition, without the pre face, index, tables, tfec., the sole new portioi feeing the falsely dated title-page. I maj mention that, according to my experience the original edition of 1G14 (first issue) anc that of 1617 (the second published in tha year) are the most rare.

T. X. BRUSIIFIELD, M.D. Salterton, Devon.

I have a book entitled : " The Marrow | of | History | or, an | Epitome | of all Historical Passages | from the Creation, to the end of the last Macedonian War. | First sel out at large by | SIR WALTER RAWLEIGH, | anc now Abbreviated by A. R. | The Second Edition. Time's witness, Herauld of Antiquity The Light of Truth, and Life of Memory.

London,

Printed for John Place at Furnlvals-Inne-Gate, and William Place, at Grayes-Inne-Gate in Holburn, 166:2."

The volume, which I bought years ago for a, few pence, is 5| inches long by 3j wide (nearly). In 1707 it belonged to Henry Goring, in 1792 to Joseph Chapman, and to others at other dates, but I cannot decipher the names. S. J. A. F.

LADY RUSSELL'S copy would appear to be the third (and not the first) issue, if the authorship is avowed. The genuine first edition of Raleigh's ' Historie ' was printed by William Jaggard in 1614 for Walter Burre, and published anonymously. A second anonymous issue, closely resembling the first and put forth in the same year, has the errata of the first corrected.

The third issue, also dated 1614, is the first to announce the authorship. Further folio editions followed in 1617, 1621, and 1634, in addition to those mentioned by MR. RAD- CLIFFE ; and a continuation, also in folio, was written by Alexander Ross and published in 1652.

On 22 December, 1614, a peremptory man- date, under instructions from King James L, was dispatched by the Archbishop of Can- terbury for the immediate suppression and destruction of Raleigh's 'Historie.' To judge, however, by the number of copies dated 1614 still extant, the work had already met with a very favourable reception, and probably only a small portion was available for public burning. WM. JAGGARD.

WILLESDEN: THE PLACE-NAME (10 th S. iii. 208), Before we can tell the origin of such a

place-name, it is necessary that all the early spellings of it should be carefully sought out, with approximate dates. It is usually neces- sary that a spelling earlier than 1200 should be ascertained. Of course, if all that is wanted is a useless guess, the absence of evidence is desirable. WALTER W. SKEAT.

In ancient times the name of this place was spelt Wullesdon, Wyllesdon, Wylesdon, &c., and there can be little doubt that the final constituent of the name was the A.-S. ddn, though now spelt as if it were derived from den or denn. The first part of the name is probably the prototheme of one of the numerous personal names beginning with Wil-, such as Wilbeald, Wilbeorht, Wilfrith, &c. It is curious tat the neighbouring hamlet, which a hundred years ago was spelt Harleston, but is now called Harlesden, has also suffered a change, which was apparently made with the intention of bringing it into harmony with Willesden. In the Domesday of St. Paul's it is spelt Herulvestone, i.e., Herewulfes-tiin, and it is a pity that modern ignorance and love of uniformity should have so completely obscured the origin of the name. W. F. PRIDEAUX.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON DICKENS AND THACKERAY (10 th S. iii. 22, 73, 131, 151, 196). I possess a copy of the book of words ' The Mountain Sylph,' as produced at the English 3pera-House (later the Lyceum), 26 August, 1834, but no name of the writer appears, hough John Barnett, as the composer of the music, is duly credited with his share of the arork. S. J. A. F.

SHAKESPEARE'S PALL-BEARERS (10 th S. iii. 204). An illustrated article on this subject >y Dr. Moncure D. Con way appeared in Carper's Magazine in (I think) 1886. It is ntitled ' Hunting a Mythical Pall-bearer.'

have a copy of the article, but am sorr} 7 I annot furnish the exact date. The pagina- ion is 211-16. JOHN T. PAGE.

West Haddon, Northamptonshire.

WOOLMEN IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY

10 th S. ii. 448, 514; iii. 193). Perhaps ME. IERIVALE may not know of the ' History of Vool,' by John Smith, LL.B, which would, think, give many names of wool men in the ourteenth and fifteenth centuries. One 'alph Kempe, a wealthy wool merchant of xnidon and Bedfont, made his will on 2 October, 1477 (P.C.C., 32 Wattys). It mentions many friends, some of whom were )robably engaged in the same trade, and he eft a gown of his own weaving to one John