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NOTES AND QUERIES. [11 s. xii. AUG. 28, 1915.

' SPIRITUAL SONGS,' 1685. This book was published at Edinburgh, where it was printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson. Some controversy has arisen over the authorship, though it is now generally recognized that the book was written by Patrick Simson, minister at Renfrew. The Dedication contains an " Acrostick," the solution of which might throw some light on the problem :

More aged Christian, who has sailed thorow Many a Sea of Trouble, and art now Arrived near the Port ; this gift allow.

Perswade thyself to sing. Likewise, Thou hast lanched forth, yet art Amidst the Waves far off from land'; take heart, Conceive good hopes : Thy Pilot acts His part :

Sing praises to Thy King.

Can any one suggest the key ?

W. J. C.

DEDICATION OF LADY CHAPEL. A question has arisen as to whether, when the main church is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, a side-chapel thereto can be dedicated to " Our Lady." Have any of your corre- spondents investigated this matter, or have they lists of pre - Reformation dedications which would be conclusive ?

GEO. W. WAINE.

ILLUSTRATORS OF GOLDSMITH. I possess an edition of Oliver Goldsmith's Works bearing no date of issue, but probably of the fifties or sixties edited by John Francis Waller, LL.D., printed by Cassell, Fetter & Galpin. The title-page does not mention who were the illustrators. Could any reader supply information as to who they were ? ANEURIN WILLIAMS.

Menai View, North Road, Carnarvon.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WANTED. j- should be glad to learn further particulars of the following: (1) Thomas Thornton, who graduated M.A. at Cambridge in 1627 from Trin. Coll., of which he was a Fellow. (2) Peter Tibal, who graduated B.A. at Oxford from Ch. Ch. 1744'. (3) Thomas Tellesley, who matriculated at Cambridge from Trin. Coll. 1640. (4) Henry Tilly, M.A. of Ch. Ch., Oxon, who became Rector of Rushbury, Salop, 1690-91. (5) Cooke Tollett, son of George Tollett of Betley Hall, Staffs, sometime Accountant-General for Ireland, who was admitted a Fellow Com- moner of St. John's Coll., Camb., in January, 1720/21. (6) Timothy Topping, son of the Rev. Timothy Topping, Rector of Chilton Foliat, Wilts, who graduated M.A. at Cambridge from Trin. Coll. 1719.

G. F. R. B.

AUTHOR WANTED. The following lines are twice cited in a work entitled ' Seership r one of P. B. Randolph's.

The manner in which they are introduced at the very outset of that work would lead one to believe that they are not by Ran- dolph ; in spite of this, however, they do not appear within inverted commas, nor is the author's name ascribed. Whose are they ?

JXb curtain hides from view the spheres elysian, Save these poor shells of half transparent dust,

While all that blinds the spiritual vision Is pride and hate and lust.

C. CROSS. Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

THE COSMOPOLITAN CLUB. The location? and other details are inquired for of tha Cosmopolitan Club, which Thackeray was in the habit of visiting, and where he used to smoke a " churchwarden " pipe. It is believed that the premises had no side windows being lighted only from the top,, and that they were somewhere in the Port- man Square district. J. LAND FEAR LUCAS.

WEST - COUNTRY QUERIES. I. In the ancient little town of Stratton, near Bude r there is a small group of old houses, ap- proached under an archway, called Gibraltar Square. Whence is this name derived ?

2. What is the origin of the name of Crooklets, a portion of Bude ?

3. A grandfather clock at Eideford bears the name of John Oatway, Torrington, but without date. What was the period of this- maker ? J. LANDFEAR LUCAS.

Glendora, Hindhead, Surrey.

" COCK "= TASSEL. Has any reader ever heard of the tassel on a sporran being called a " cock " ? Private soldiers, I believe, use the term. Is it only slang ?

J. M. BULLOCH.

123, Pall Mall, S.W.

CAPT. JAMES KING. Can any reader give me any particulars of Capt. James King, whose portrait, by J. Webber, was engraved by F. Bartolozzi in 1784 ? He was a Fellow of the Royal Society. W. H. QUARRELL.

TRANSLATION OF VERLAINE WANTED. Can any one quote a good translation of the little poem of Verlaine's, * Le ciel au-dessus le toit, Si bleu, si calme ' ? Some years ago a prize was offered by one of our literary papers The Academy, maybe for the best rendering that correspondents could pro- duce. Some correspondent of ' N. & Q.' may have a copy of the winning version.

ST. S WITHIN.

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