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 ns. vii. may 24, i9i3.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 409 Cubious Colophon.—In the novel ' II Giorgione,' by Albert Erlande, occurs this colophon : " Acheve' d'imprimer le sept novembre mil neuf cent onze par Ch. Conn a Mayenne pour Bernard Grasset." Grasset, Rue des Saints-Peres, 61, Paris, was the publisher, the book being issued two years ago. Can any contributor to ' N. & Q.' kindly say whether this is done to comply with any provision in the French copyright laws T T. H. Barrow. " Bob's."—In an Oxford jeu d'eaprit, pub- lished in 1853, a London man is mentioned Who spends his days at billiards, like a briok, His nights at Bob's, the Blue Posts, or the Pic. The " Blue Posts " and the " Pic " can easily be identified, but I should be glad if any reader could inform me what and where was " Bob's." W. E. Browning. Act regulating Medical Practice, 1419.—In Fuller's 'History of Camrbidge,' under the year 1419, we find :— " The same year it was ordered in Parliament that none should practise Physio or Surgery unless approved on by one of the Universities (Robert Hare,' In Archivis')." Can any one point out such an Act or Order in Parliament ? There is nothing in the ' Statutes at Large' corresponding to it. Who is the author referred to in the note ? and what is the foundation for Fuller's statement ? G. Parker. 14, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol. John Noorthouck, 1746(?)-1816.—Can any of your readers give me some informa- tion concerning the " original autograph manuscript of the life of John Noorthouck " that was offered for sale in a Catalogue issued by John Russell Smith for April, 1862 ! Sec ' N. & Q.,' 1 S. xii. 204. J. J. Champenois. Bedford College. 'Vivian Grey' Queries.—1. What is the Methuen treaty referred to by Disraeli in ' Vivian Grey ' T " Although brought up with a due detestation of the Methuen treaty, Vivian by no means dis- approved of Dr. von Spittergen's remedy." 2. Is there a key to the characters and places mentioned in this work—e.g., Prince of Little Lilliput, Beckendorff, Reiscnburg, Sec. T W. L. Storey. [1. The Methuen treaty was a commeroial con- vention between England and Portugal, concluded on 27 Dec., 1703, by John Methuen. See the account of Methuen in the ' D.N.B.' 2. Two keys to the characters in 'Vivian Grey' were printed at 8 S. iii. 321, 322.] " The querke of the sea."— "It ia not lawfull for anie subiect either to carnilate, that is, build stone houses, imbattell, haue the querke of the sea, or keepe the assize of bread, ale, or wine, or set up furels, tumbrell, thew, or pillorie without his [the King's] warrant and grant."—Harrison's ' Description of England,' bk. if. oh. xix. (ed. Fnrnivall, p. 310), date 1577-87. What is the meaning of having " the querke of the sea " ! A. L. Mayhew. Oxford. Colleges : Matriculation and Gradua- tion.—In old college lists entries are fre- quently seen such as the two following :— " Thomas B., son of, Oriel Coll. matriculated 19 Jan., 1796, aged 17 ; Exeter Coll. B.C.L., 1804." And again:— " Thomas R. B., only son of, Exeter College, matriculated 17 Nov., 1830, aged 19; St. Mary Hall, B.A., 1834." Would some reader kindly tell me whether the mention of two colleges in one entry signifies a migration, whether the migra- tion was a usual custom at that period, and whether it took place immediately after matriculation, or at a later period ? Gilbert E. Brooke, Royal Sooieties Club, St. James's Street, S.W. Haslam of Greenwich.—In the parish church of Alton, Hants, there is a tablet to Mary, wife of William Haslam of Greenwich, who died 6 Oct., 1822. Is this the William Haslam who was the intimate friend of Keats ? If so, he was married 16 Oct., 1819, and died 28 May, 1851. No record appears in either The Times or Gentleman's Magazine of either marriage or deaths. Can any reader advise me where to look for such record, the marriage particu- larly, that I may learn what was Mary Haslam's maiden name T T. M. Harvard. Scott : Stanhope.—In Sir Walter Scott's ' Journal,' 1 Nov., 1826, vol. i. pp. 291-2 (1890), occurs the following :— " He [Lord Castlereagh] is gone, and my friend Stanhope also It is remarkable they were the only persons of sense and credibility who both attested supernatural appearances on their own evidence, and both died in the same melancholy manner. I shall always tremble when any friend of mino becomes visionary." In vol. ix. p. 29 of Lockhart's ' Life of Scott' Stanhope's name is omitted. Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' supply particulars of the Stanhope referred to ? F. C. White. 71, Newfoundland Road, Cardiff.