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 128. 1. MAR. 4, 1916.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH k, 1016.

CONTENTS.-No. 10.

NOTES : Contributions to European Travel, 181 Shakespeare and Patriotism, 184 Casanova in England, 185 Documents discovered at Lyon, 186 The Three Pigeons, Brentford John Oliver -Halley and Peake Families in Virginia, 187.

^QUERIES : Literature for Boys Two Holoroft Anecdotes Arthur Webster, Dancer Heraldry E. Wortley Montagu, 188 Wooden Hats "Coat and Conduct Money "Turkish Crescent and Star Hawthorn Hive- Rev. Rowland Hill Song Wanted " Montabyn "John Moyle's Second Wife St. Anthony in Roseland Sir R. Carey's Ride, 189 Gerald Griffin " Parapet "=Footpath Onion-Flute Sir Christopher Corwen Rev. John Gaskin, 190.

HEPLIES : Stuart, Count d'Albanie, 190 David Ross, 191_Opening a Coffin, 192 Coffin-shaped Garden Bed Gennys of Launceston Village Pounds Epigram by J. C. Scaliger, 193-" Blighty "Heart Burial, 194 Small Republics, 195 ' Blazon of Gentrie ' " Domus Cruciata " Decamerone,' 196" Government for the people " The Emerald and Chastity " Popinjay," 197 Cleopatra and the Pearl 4 Gentleman's Calling ' Sticking-Plaster Portraits, 198.

JNOTES ON BOOKS:- 'The Dialect of Hackness ' The Seconde Part of a Register' 'The Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.'

Notices to Correspondents.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY OF EUROPEAN TRAVEL.

(See ante, pp. 61, 101, 141.)

IV. BABTHOLOMAUS KHEVENHTTLLEB.

KHEVENHULLER belonged to a noble house which gave many famous men to Austria and was born at Villach in 1539. A detailed account of his life and travels, based upon Tiis own diaries, is printed in B. Czerwenka's 'Die Khevenhiiller,' Wien, 1867, 117-215; "his travels are also noticed by Viktor Hantzsch in his ' Deutsche Reisende des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts,' Leipzig, 1895, pp. 90-92.

At the early age of 10 Khevenhtiller was -sent with his brother Hans in the charge of a tutor to Padua, where they attended a high school. They remained there until 1555, when an outbreak of plague occasioned their recall, and the summer of 1556 was spent at Villach with their father. In September of this same year Bartholomaus Khevenhuller returned to Padua to resume his studies. He travelled with his preceptor, Martin Sieben-

biirger, and crossed into Italy by the Brenner, reaching Roveredo on Sept. 25. The next day, being unable to reach Verona before nightfall, they were obliged to seek shelter in a peasant's cottage about three miles from Borghetto ; and as the peasant possessed only one bed, there was no alter- native but for Khevenhuller and his tutor to share it with the peasant and his wife and child, which they accordingly did. Kheven- huller reached Padua on Dec. 7, 1556, but in April of 1557 his father died, and he was obliged to return home.

On June 15, 1557, he left Villach once more for France. He spent the Whitsuntide holidays at Salzburg, took part in the festivities, and admired the castle. Munich he describes as the finest town in Germany, but he found little there to detain him, and after inspecting a collection of wild beasts in which were nine lions and lionesses, he continued his journey. Augsburg, with its magnificent fortifications, its fine houses and broad streets, its pleasure gardens and waterworks, pleased him vastly. Still more was he impressed with the city's commercial activity and its amazing prosperity. Anton Fugger, one of its richest merchants, received and entertained him, gave him good advice, and provided him with letters of recom- mendation for use on his travels ; and on July 1 Khevenhuller reached Constance with a guide. The next day, as was often done at this time, a number of leading townspeople waited upon him at his inn, and, after regaling him with wine, took him to see the sights. Below Constance Khe-venhiiller admired the falls of the Rhine, and speaks with astonish- ment of the foaming and roaring of the waters. At Baden, which was reached on July 4, he found a number of people bathing and taking the waters;* and at Geneva on July 14 he heard Calvin preach, but could not understand him as he knew no French. Lyons was reached next ; and on July 28 Khevenhuller arrived at Orleans. Here he decided to remain for some time as he had found a relation in the town, and the uni- versity attracted him. He therefore sold his horse, provided himself with books, and settled down to learn French and continue

When Montaigne was there in 1580 he stayed at a house where beds were made for 170 sojourners. The house contained 11 kitchens, and was provided with bathrooms, hot water being drawn from the springs for each bath. Here too, as was not always the case with other bathing resorts, ladies could be sure of bathing alone. Montaigne's 4 Travels,' translated by W. G. Waters, London, 1903, i. 77-9.
 * Baden was then very popular as a bathing resort.