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guilty by the jury, sought an interview with Queen Anne, and obtained a pardon for the poor woman, much to the chagrin of her persecutors. See also 2 nd S. iv. 131. Mr. Gerish adds that the belief in witchcraft still lingers in remote villages in Hert- fordshire. We wish it was confined to one county. There are other shires where it not only lingers, but is still prevalent.

In some notes on 'East Kent Parish History,' most of which, we believe, are taken from eccle- siastical visitation books, there occur some entries about members of the Roper family, memorable from its connexion with that of Sir Thomas More. Roper and his wife were recusants who did not go to church, and abstained from receiving Communion in accordance with the Anglican rite.

Mr. H J. Daniel gives a continuation of ' Rambles in the Home Counties.' An incidental remark therein causes us to renew pur wonder as to what the ordinary publican thinks is the meaning of a coat of arms. There is mentioned a public- house, three miles from Uxbridge, the sign of which is " The Gravel-Diggers' Arms " : and we know of an instance, far away from the Southern counties, where, in a prosperous iron district, a public- house called "The Furnace Arms" was opened some years ago.

The editor contributes the first of a series of papers, which, when complete, will form a valuable chronology of the scenes in City life connected with St. Paul's Cross.

BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. MAY.

MR. THOMAS BAKER has in his Catalogue 493 a good selection of theological works. These include 251.; a fine set of Baronius, large paper, 38 vols., folio, 28/. ; Daniel's 'Thesaurus Hymnologicus,' 51. 15s. ; 'Salmeronis Commentarii in Evangelicam Historian!,' 1612, 16^. ; Newman's ' Lives of the Saints,' in parts as published, 1844, 11. 10-9. Qd. ; Pinkerton's 'Scottish Saints,' 11. Is.; 'Priest in Absolution,' privately printed, the two parts com- plete in original covers, 31-. 15s.: 'Sarum Psalter,' 4to, vellum, 1852, 18s. ; Church Congress Reports, 1861-93, 33 vols., rare. 3J. 10s. ; and Smith and Ware's ' Dictionary of Christian Biography,' 4 vols., 4. 4s. Dugdale's ' Monasticon Anglicanum,' 8 vols., folio, 1817, is 2il.
 * Gallia Christiana,' Paris, 1716-85, 13 vols., folio,

Mr. Williain Brown, of Edinburgh, has Ste- phens's 'Runic Monuments of Scandinavia and England,' 1866-1901, folio, 51. 15-9.; Palustre's 'La Renaissance en France,' over 300 plates, 3 vols., folio, Paris, 1879-85, 6/. 6*. ; and Butler's 'The Feminin' Monarchi', or the Histori of Bee's,' 4to, Oxford, 1634, 3/. 15$. The last volume is a curious example of early phonetic spelling, besides being a complete treatise on its subject. Halliwell gives an account of this singular publication in his index to the works of Shakespeare. Chaucer, 1687, is 61. 10s. ; and Daniell and Ayton's ' Voyage round Great Britain,' 300 coloured plates. 1814-25, 281. There are a number of items under Darien, dating from 1695. A copy of the " Goupil Illustrated Biographies," 10 vols., is priced 5QL Numerous works will be found under Ornithology. Scottish History is an important section, and contains the publications of the Scottish History Society, 50 vols., 1887-1905, 32J. Other items in the Catalogue are a fine original set of Hone's works, 1826-32, 7/.; a first

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Mr. Richard Cameron, of Edinburgh, has the choice facsimile of the 1821 edition of Alken r s 'National Sports' for 50s.; Macdonald's 'Clan Donald,' with nearly 200 portraits, 21. 10s.; a com- plete set of Proceedings of the Society of Anti- quaries of Scotland, 1851-1904, 38 vols., 91. 10s;r Drummond's 'Ancient Scottish Weapons,' 38s.; a complete set of ' Fine Art Illustrations to Scott,' 13 vols., folio, 31. 3s.; Mrs. Hay wood's ' Secret His- tory of the Present Intrigues of the Court of Cara- mania,' scarce, 1727, 8s. Qd. (the Court is that of George II. ; a key to the names is given in Lowndes}:; Kay's 'Portraits of Edinburgh Characters,' 2 vols., 4to, first edition, full morocco, 1837, 9. 10s.; Drum- mond's 'Old Edinburgh Houses,' 1879, 45s.; and Wilson's 'Memorials of Edinburgh,' 1848, 30* Under Scott we find first editions of 'The Abbot' and 'Tales of my Landlord,' and third edition of ' Waverley.' Under Chartists is Reynolds s Political Instructor, a complete set, with 25 portraits of leaders, 1849-50, 9s. Qd. Other items include a large mezzotint of the landing of George IV. at Leith, 15 August, 1822, 42s.; an oil painting of John Knox's study, 25s. ; and a model in plaster of Greenshields's sitting statue of Scott, 21. 15s.

Mr. R. S. Frampton has a list of Second-Hand" Natural History and Scientific Books at low prices.

Mr. John Jeffery has a music manuscript, 'Syrinx and Pan,' by Mendelssohn's friend Bartholomew, 178 pp., 21s. ; also a number of MSS. on India, and tracts and books relating to the Quakers, including the life of Joseph Coale, 1706, 10s. Qd. Coale was tendered the oath of allegiance, and because he refused was sent to Reading Gaol, where he died after six years' imprisonment. Other items are ' The London Catalogue of Books,' 1814-46^ 5s. ; The Dublin Penny Journal, 1832-6, 30s. ; and u good many chapbooks.

Mr. Frank Murray, of Derby, has Budge's 'Book of the Dead,' 1898, 30s. : Osmund Airy's ' Charles II.,.'' 45s. : ' Encyclopaedia Britannica,' The Times lasi* edition, with revolving bookcase, 131. 10s.; Lingard's* 'History of England,' 10 vols., 21s. ; Gibson's^ ' History of the Monastery at Tynemouth.' Picker- ing, 1848, 2 vols. 4to, 31. 3s. : Dr. Boyce's 'Cathedral Music.' 1788, 3 vols. folio, 21. 5s., and Arnold's con. tinuation, 3 vols., 21. 5s. ; Hooper and Duguid's ' History of the Stock Exchange,' 21. ; ' Turner in the National Gallery,' 58 subjects, Cassell. 1904. 30s. ; : and Watts's 'Hymns and Spiritual Songs.' 1790, 10>C (the first edition, 1707, brought 140/. in 1902).

Mr. Albert Sutton, of Manchester, has a cata-- logue of Shakespearian and Dramatic Literature. There are interesting items under Fielding, includ- ing a first edition of 'Tom Thumb,' 1730. Under- Old Plays are many collections, one containing 48 in- 7 vols., '1678-1730, priced 18/. 18s. The works on. Shakespeare comprise the New Shakspere Society's* publications, 39 parts, 1874-87. 8/. 8s; and a fine- set of Hanmer's edition, 1770-71, 21. 10s. Under Spenser Society are 46 vols. of the reprints issued by the Society, 121. 12s. ; and under Suckling is the- first edition of * Fragmenta Aurea,' 1648. 6/. 6s. A oopv of Stow's ' Survey of London,' 1618, is priced 27. 2s.