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399, 497 (York). Fuller's 'Worthies,' under Salisbury.

On the Lord of Misrule, see Archceologia, xlvii. 56.

On Christmas cheer e.g., brawn, souse, goose, capon, nappy and stale ale, white loaves, Christmas pies see ' Shirburn Ballads,' 1907, p. 364. W. C. B.

WAITS. (See 10 S. iv. 505.) From the Doncaster Chamberlains' Accounts :

1578-9. It. p d to the waits for ther gowns, 26s. Sd.

1033. 22 Dec. Pd. to the waytes for playing to the Scollers, 5*.

William Hirst of Rotherham, " musition," in his will dated 17 May, 1622, gives to his son Henry, being one of the waits of Ret- ford, " all my instruments of musique and all my tooles wherewith I do make instru- ments of musique." W. C. B.

" MINSTREL AND LABOURER." In the

registers of Westerham, Kent, amongst the burials, are the following two items :

8 Jan.. 1567. Elizabeth, wife of Thos. Laur, Minstrell.

12 June, 1568. Agnes, daughter of Edward Rogers, minstrel & laborer,

The office of " minstrel " was common, but the union with that of "labourer" seems curious enough to justify noting.

AYEAHR.

ALPHABETICAL SKIT. The following was published in one of the French newspapers in 1818 : -

ETAT DE LA FRANCE L'AN 26.

1. Le peuple Fran9ais 2. La gloire nationals

ABC [abaissel. F A C [effaceej.

3. Quarante-trois depart

mens ...

CD

[cedes].

4. L'armee ...

DPC

"depecee].

5. Les braves

HE

_haches].

tt. Le roi n'est pas

ME

'aime*].

7. Les pairs ...

EBT

[hebetesl.

8. Les deputes

HT

[achetesl.

9. Ladette ...

OC

[hausse'ej.

10. Le credit ...

BC

"baisse].

1 1 . La liberte de la

resse

OT

'otee].

12. Lacharte...

LUD

'eludee].

13. Les ministres

AI

'hai's].

R. S. B.

' THE POLITICAL HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.' This, the best known of Hone's political squibs that the woodcuts of George Cruikshank have immortalized is noteworthy for the number of imitations and controverting satires it called forth. The following list of those that have come before my notice is probably imperfect ; the rhythm could be readily adopted for any purpose, and no doubt, in the torrent of

political satire emanating from the press between 1816 and 1826, there were other examples of its use.

1. The Political House that Jack Built. Printed by and for William Hone. 1819.

Before the end of 1821, fifty- three editions had been published of this most popular pamphlet. A coloured edition was issued in 1819. It was also included in the volume of " Facetiae and Miscellanies by William Hone," published by Hunt and Clarke, 1827, and the introduction to this collection humorously identifies Hone as its author.

2. The Real or Constitutional House that Jack Built. Printed by W. Flint, Angel Court, Skinner Street, for J. Asperne, Cornhifl, and W. Sams, St. James's Street. 1819.

An opposing pamphlet with 12 cuts, net by George Cruikshank,

3. The British Constitution Triumphant ; or, a picture of the Radical Conclave. Printed by Dean & Munday, Threadneedle Street, for S. Knights, Sweeting's Alley. 1819.

An opposing pamphlet parodying No. 1, both in its illustrations and text. Whit- bread and Cobbett are "The Knave" and " The Rogue." The verse under the cut of The Reform Banner commences :

This is The Watchword

for murder and Plunder That all Loyal Britons

should strive to keep uuder.

4. The Dorchester Guide ; or, a House that Jack Built. Printed and sold by Dean & Munday, Threadneedle Street.

An opposing pamphlet with 13 interesting cuts by I. R. Cruikshank, including portraits of Carlile, Hunt, Cartwright, Harrison, Watson, Waithman, and Lord Byron,

5. The Palace of John Bull contrasted with the Poor 'House that Jack Built.' Printed by G. Hazard, 50, Beech Street. Published by G. Green- land, 3, Finsbury Place. 1820.

An opposing tract without any resemblance in rhythm or text to the original, but the frontispiece and some of the 13 plates are caricatures.

6. The Financial House that Jack Built. Printed by Marchant, Ingram Court, Fenchurch Street, for J. M. Richardson, 23, Cornhill.

A Stock Exchange squib, without political complexion. ALECK ABRAHAMS.

39, Hillmarton Road, N.

" GLOBETROTTER." This word is some- times qualified as an Americanism. From the two quotations given in ' N.E.D.' this cannot be deduced, but only the fact that the word is not old. DR, G. KRUEGER. Berlin.