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NOTES AND QUERIES. [n s. v. MAR. ie. 1912.

IDodsley, for writing the introduction to The London Chronicle, an evening newspaper ; and .even in so slight a performance exhibited peculiar talents. This Chronicle still subsists, and from what I observed, when I was abroad, has a more .extensi'/e circulation upon the Continent than any of the English newspapers. It was constantly read by Johnson himself ; and it is but just to observe, that it has all along been distinguished for good sense, accuracy, moderation, and deli- 'Cacy."

William Strahan's queries to his friend Dr. Franklin, in the year 1769, respecting the dissatisfactions among the Americans, were published in The London Chronicle of 28 July, 1778.

According to Welsh's ' Bookseller of Last Century,' p. 19, Benjamin Collins of '-Salisbury introduced the scheme for this
 * newspaper. John Newbery, the bookseller,

had a share in it, which he bequeathed to his wife by his last will, dated 1763.

The first number of The Monthly Review was published in May, 1749, at "The Dunciad " in St. Paul's Churchyard. It was instituted by Dr. Ralph Griffiths, who on 25 June, 1761, sold a fourth share in it, for 1551. 12s. 6rf., to Benjamin Collins of .Salisbury. In 1764 the name of Mr. Becket first appeared on its title-page as publisher. There is a short note upon it in Timperley's ' Dictionary of Printers and Printing.' 1839, p. 677. THOMAS WM. HUCK.

Saffron Walden.

CHARTER OF HENRY II. : DATE (11 S. v. 150). Some of the names of witnesses as given by J. H. R. are certainly corrupt. "Aigs, Bishop of Lexovi," is "evidently Arnulf, Bishop of Lisieux (Lexoviensi) ; and Matthew Bisset is Manasser Bisset, a royal steward (dapifer). Richard de Haie would be & quite possible witness, but I do not think that he was a Constable ; if I am right, " de Haia " would probably be a misreading for de Hum[eto], i.e., Richard du Hommet, Constable of Normandy. " Walter Fitz- Oerald, Chancellor," is mysterious at first .sight, but I confidently suggest that it is a misreading for Warin fitz Gerold, the Chamberlain ; Geroldi could be easily taken for Geraldi, and " cam[erario] " for can- [cellario], " William Ancalie " also looks doubtful to me. If there is an error, one anigat suggest tentatively William de Lan- vaiei or William Avenel, but it is safer not to guess. " Henry Oilly " should be Henry d' Oilly.

Since Thomas Beket witnesses the charter .as Thomas the Chancellor, the date is evi- dently before his election as archbishop in 1162 ; so that it is either during the vis.t

of Henry II. to France from early in 1156 tc the spring of 1157 ('England under the Angevin Kings,' i. 443, 445), or betweer Henry's departure from England in the middle of 1158 (ibid., i. 462) and the spring of 1162. The two bishops, Philip (de Har court) of Bayeux and Arnulf of Lisieux as well as Manasser Bisset and Richard di; Hommet (if that be the correct reading) would be possible witnesses for either period ; but if Warin fitz Gerold were a witness, 1 believe it would limit the charter to 1156-7 I have no note of the date of his death but do not find him witnessing any charters assigned to a later date than 1158 (or thai 1 15 / in Normandy) though many earlier ones,

If J. H. R. has access to a good library, he might obtain more definite informatioE from Eyton's ' Court, Household, anc Itinerary of Henry II.,' which I cannoi refer to. G. H. WHITE.

S?t. Cross, Harleston, Norfolk.

The date is probably 1159, as St Thomas was Chancellor of England fron 1155 to 1162. Philip, Bishop of Bayeux held his see 1142-64, and Arnold, Bishop o: Lisieux, his see 1141-81 ; vide Gams, 'Series Episcoporum ' (1873), pp. 507 and 566.

W. A. B. C.

According 1 o the ' Gallia Christiana ' (ed Piolin), Philip was Bishop of Bayeux froir 1142 to 1163 (February), and Arnul' was Bishop of Lisieux from 1141 to 1182 (vol. v, 362, 774). " Aigs " must be a transcriber's mistake. J. B.

AUTHORS OF QUOTATIONS WANTED (US v. 68). MR. PENRY LEWIS'S second quota tion, " Man appoints, but God can dis appoint," is a translation of " Homo pro ponit, sed Deus disponit," which appears to b< a briefer and more epigrammatic expressior of the thought in Proverbs xvi. 9, " Co] hominis disponit viam suam ; sed Domin est dirigere gressus eius." The author o: the ' Imitatio Christi ' has " Nam home proponit, sed Deus disponit : nee est ii homine via eius " (the last words are from Jeremiah x. 23, " Scio Domine quia non esl hominis via eius : nee viri est ut ambulet et dirigat gressus suos "), lib. i. cap. xix. 2, "Propositum," "proponit," &c., occur several times in this section.

The proverb is quoted twice in ' Piers the Plowman ' : " Homo proponit," quod a poete' and Plato he

hyght, " And de-its disponit," quod he' " lat god done hu

wille." B text, Passus xi. 36; cf. C. Passus xii. 304.