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{ed. 1544), writes " Amicus Plato, amicus Socrates, sed magis arnica Veritas." In a letter of Eustochius Chapusius to Cornelius Agrippa, dated London, 10 Sept., 1531, occurs the following : " Amicus Socrates, amicus Plato, amicus Rex, magis arnica veritas, ? * H. C. Agrippa, ' Operum Pars Posterior,* Lyons, s.a., p. 990 (Epist. VI. xxix.). Biichmann, ' Geflugelte Worte,' ed. 20, p. 373, quotes from Luther's ' De Servo Arbitrio * ' ' Amicus Plato, amicus Socrates, sed prsehonoranda veritas." Cf. also Aris- totle, ' Eth. Nic.,' I. vi. 1, and Plato, ' Rep.,* x. 595c.

No. 130, "Annus Mirabilis." King in- stances the title of Dry den's poem (pub- lished in 1667), but an older example from Evelyn (1660) is quoted in 'The Stanford Dictionary,'- the phrase being applied to the year 1659-60, ' Diary,* vol. i. p. 334 (1850).

No. 184, "Audi alteram partem.' ? King, describing this as a law Maxim, quotes several passages from the classics which enforce a similar principle, though bearing little resemblance in expression. But St. Augustine, ' De Duabus Animabus, contra Manichseos,'- cap. 14, 22, wrote " Audi partem alteram."- For this reference I am indebted to Biichmann.

No. 226 (3), "Bis peccare in bello non licet,'-* is cited as a proverbial saying, but 310 source given. See, however, Plutarch, 'Apophtheg. Regg.,' t 186 E, F, where QVK eoriv v 7roA.e/zu) Sis a/jiapTciv is attributed "to Lamachus, the Athenian general.

No. 246, " Cane mihi et Musis.*' King refers to Valerius Maximus, but the anecdote embodying this epigrammatic remark is iound three quarters of a century earlier in Latin literature. See Cicero's ' Brutus,* 50, 187, " Quare tibicen Antigenidas dixerit discipulo sane frigenti ad populum : ' mihi cane et Musis.* * ; EDWARD BENSLY.

Aberystwyth.

JOHN WILSON MSS.

IN 1904, by the decease of his only daughter, Mrs. E. W. Melville of Cardiff, author of ' Lights and Shadows of Ancient European Mythology,* 1881, &c., I came into the pos- session of the MSS. of her father, Mr. John Wilson (1799-1870), an excellent Latin, Greek, and Hebrew scholar, lecturer, and author of ' Our Israelitish Origin * (five editions, 1839-76) and many other writings (Phrenological Journal, vol. civ. No. 4, pp. 168-9). They consist of about forty -distinct MSS., mostly written in books,

the rest in loose sheets. The omitted numbers are of MSS. not by John Wilson.

1. Expository notes on Isaiah, Zechariah, Habak-

kuk, Apocalypse. Foolscap sheets.

2. Animals of Scripture Considered Historically,

Prophetically, Analogically, Naturally, Cere- monially, ' Descriptively, comprising G7 animals. Foolscap sheets.

3. Miscellaneous notes, remarks, extracts, col-

lections, &c., upon History, Scripture, Jews, Phrenology, Topography, and other subjects, 4to vol. 200 pp.

8. Revelation paraphrased in verse, 4to vol.

9. Notes upon Zechariah, Exodus, Leviticus,

Numbers, Deuteronomy, Daniel. 4to vol.

10. Study of Words in Hebrew, Greek, and

English. 4to vol.

13. Phrenological Characters of the Rev. F. \V.

Robertson, Dr. Dick, &c. 4to vol.

14. Our Israelitish Origin, American Jews. 4to vol.

16. Poetry : ' Passion,' ' Rose,' ' Love,' ' Fate,'

4 Lelia,' ' Farewell,' ' Helen,' ' Adieu,' ' Emi- grant.'

17. Notes on Daniel. Feeling and Principle. 1823.

4to vol.

19. Original letters from McCrea, Wilson, Jen- nings, Miller, Cunninghame, Gregg, Bower- ing, Willets, Napper, Porter, Matthews, Turner, Halden, Blood, Dingle, Partridge, Snow, Collinge, Maclean, Herrington, King, Simpson, Campbell, Venall, Botton, Conway, &c.

20. Notes on 29 Biblical Animals, Considered Ceremonially, Allegorically, and Propheti- cally. 4to vol.

21. Discourses on various Biblical topics.

22. Papers on Phrenology, Apocalypse, Creation,

Psalms, &c.

24. Israel's Scattered Dust in Europe.

25. Notes on Revelation.

26. Religious poems.

27. Biblical Dictionary.

28. Psalms of Degrees in parallelisms.

29. Lectures on Logic. 1821. 8vo vol.

30. Scripture Phrenology. 2 vols, 8vo.

32. Discourses : 17, Doctrinal and Practical.

8vo vol.

33. Notes on Logic, Mariners, Courtship, Memory,

Immortality, Providence, Classification, Imagination, &c., in 33 papers. 1822-3. 8vo vol.

34. Notes on Knowledge, Sensation, Ethics, Mind, Ideas, Desire, Virtue, &c., in 19 papers. 8vo vol.

35. Notes on Daniel, Revelation, Hebrews, John, Luke, Acts, Matthew, Timothy, &c., in 2 papers, 8vo vol.

36. Notes on the Decalogue, Teaching, Chrono- logy, Church, Time, &c., in 23 papers. 8vo vol.

37. Eighteen lectures on the Apocalypse. 8vo rol.

38. 'Eleven lectures on Scripture subjects. 8vo vol.

39. Ten lectures on Matthew, Psalms, Apoca-

lypse. 8vo vol.

40. Paraphrase of Revelation xxi. xxii. 2 vols,

8vo.

42. Seven lectures on Israel. Booterstown, 1838. 8vo vol.