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NOTES AND QUERIES. [ii s. xn. DEC. n, 1915.

HAGIOGRAPHY OF CYPRUS. (See ante, p. 129.) Kitchener's map of Cyprus is printed entirely in English, and therefore the meaning of my note was : " The translitera- tion of "Aytos into ' AYIOS ' (English characters) is much nearer native pronuncia- tion than ' Hagios.' '

The magnificent " Trigonometrical Survey of the Island of Cyprus executed by Capt. H. H. Kitchener, R.E. Director of Survey. London, E. Stanford, 1885," is a monument of his earlier days which our great Lord Kitchener may well be proud of. Not only does it show forth the physical geography 01 the island, but it contains a vast amount of interesting archaeological information. On it appear a number of curious saints' names which seem to be local. I have searched in such books bearing on the subject as I possess, but fail to find any reference to the tallowing :

Ay. Village. District.

Akindynos Kivides Limassol

Andidhikos Palodhia

Araka Monastery Nicosia

Arga Mylikouri

Armenios Episcopi Limassol

Arkadhi Palaaomylos

Dryinos Palaaokhorio Nicosia

Eudondios Kiti Larnaca

Liondis Akhelia Papho

Napa Monastery Famagusta

Nephinios Drousa Papho

Nikandros Monastery Famagusta

Nipios Kholou ' Limassol

Pakhou Sarama

Phylaxis Limassol

Phymianos Lysi Famagusta

Trypimeni Kedharaes Limassol

Vichianos Klirou Nicosia

I shall be much obliged if students ot Eastern hagiology can throw light on these names. G. J., F.S.A.

Cyprus.

OTHELLO. Sir Sidney Lee. in his Shake- spearian address to the members of the British Academy, 1915, twice refers to the story of Othello as only available to Shakespeare in the original Italian. The late Prof. Dowden states that Shakespeare might have read the tale in the Italian of Cinthio, or the French translation by Gabriel Chappuys, Paris, 1584. Farmer, the author of 'The Learning of Shakespeare,' states that he saw an unfaithful translation by Gabriel Chappuys. Mr. Hart, the editor of Othello' in the " Arden Shakespeare," mentions that this translation has been reprinted by Victor Hugo. Prof. Gollancz

also refers to this edition. I have searched in the British Museum, but cannot find any trace of this volume. I feel sure some readers of ' N. & Q.' could give an excellent account of this book if it really exists.

MAURICE JONAS.

' LOATH TO DEPART ' : A SONG(?). In " The Diary of Henry Teonge, Chaplain on

board His Majesty's Ships Assistance, Bristol,.

and Royal Oak, Anno 1675 to 1679. Now first

published from the original MS. with Biographical

and Historical Notes," 1825, p. 5,

is the following :

" Hither [i.e., to the Buoy of the Nore] many of our seamen's wives follow their husbands, and severall other young women accompany theire sweetharts, and sing, Loath to depart, in punch and brandy ; so that our ship was that night well furnished, but ill mand ; few of them being well able to keepe watch had there beene occasion."

A foot-note says :

" These are probably the first words of a songr the tune of which seems to have been sounded on the trumpets as part of the salute given to any superior officer or person of rank upon leaving the ship. In a MS. ' Discourse on Marine Affairs,' preserved in the Harleian collection (No. 1341 ) r the ceremony used on board upon the departure of any personage of high rank or command in the navy, is fully described, and concludes thus : ' Beinge againe returned in toe his barge, after that the trumpetts have sounded a Loathe to Departe* and that the barge is falne off a fitt and faire birthe and distance from the shippe side, hee is toe bee saluted with soe manie gunns for an adieu, as the shippe is able toe give, provided that they bee alwaies of an odd number.' MS, p. 214."

Are the tune and song if ' Loath to Depart ' was a song now known or to be found in any book ?

ROBERT PIERPOINT.

EDWARD IV.'s WINDOW, CANTERBURY. Dans la meme fenetre dont il a ete question ante, p. 441, le vitrail original, donne par llldouard IV., a ete engrande partie, on le sait, detruit par un fanatique, Richard Calmer, qui a laisse un compte rendu de son " travail." Un document contemporain, je pense, de 1' execution, me permet ' de croire que les figures representees etaient, outre la Trinit(, St. Georges, Ste. ^lisabeth, St. Thomas Becket, St. ^douard le Con- fesseur, Ste. Catherine et St. Antoine. Je crois egalement avoir retrouve les textes inscrits sur le vitrail et cites partiellement par Calmer lui-meme.

Ici encore, je demande si la question est interessante pour quelque lecteur de ' N. & Q.' et je sollicite la contro verse, qui me sera fort utile. P. TURPIN.

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