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 258 NOTES AND QUERIES. [ 12 S. VIII. MARCH 26, 1921. this is repeated in more than one book of reference. Roger I. died about the middle of the eleventh century, so that Mathieu could not possibly be his great-grandson in the literal sense. Is Roger I. an error for Gaston I. ? I have seen the latter name substituted in a MS. note in one copy of ' L' Art de verifier les dates.' EDWARD BENSLY. THACKERAY QUERY (12 S. vii. 311, 493). The passage asked for occurs in ' Vanity Fair,' vol. i. chap, xxxi., and is as follows : " So Jos's man was marking his victim down, as you see one of Mr. Paynter's assistants in Leadenhall-street ornament an unconscious turtle with a placard on which is written, ' Soup to-morrow.' " The query was omitted from the index under " Thackeray." EDWARD BENSLY. "THE EMPIRE" (12 S. viii. 191). In Dr. Henry Gee's ' Documents Illustrative of English Church History,' Document L. (The Restraint of Appeals, 1533 : Act 24, Henry VIII., cap. 12) commences with these words : " Where by divers sundry old authentic histories and chronicles, it is manifestly declared and expressed that this realm of England is an Empire, and so hath been accepted in the world, governed by one supreme head and king, having the dignity and royal estate of the imperial crown of the same, &c " W. M. CLAY. BIBLE OF JAMES I. (12 S. viii. 212). The names of the translators of the Authorized Version of the Bible of 1611 are given in the Introduction prefixed to the facsimile of the Bible, as published in the year 1611, issued from the Oxford University Press (London) in the year 1911. This excellent Introduction (by A. W. Pollard) was also separately published in the same year by the same press under the title ' Records of the English Bible, &c.' and the names of the translators will be found in chap. ii. of this publication. W. M. CLAY. Alverstone, Hants. Several books are available, giving the literary history of what is commonly called the " Authorized " version, so named be- cause the title-page reads "Authorized" or " Appointed to be read in churches." See : Anderson, ' Annals of the English Bible, 1525-1844,' issued in 1845. Copinger, * The Bible and its Transmission, 1897,' folio, illustrated. Dore, ' Old Bibles,' 1888, 8vo, pp. 322-353. Fry, ' Description of the Great Bible, 1539,. Cranmer's Bible, 1540-41, and the Authorised. Version 1865.' According to Dore there were fifty-four translators or revisers, divided into six companies. They met at Oxford, Cam- bridge, and Westminster. W. JAGGARD, Capt. AN OLD SILVER CHARM ( " CIMARTJTA " ) (12 S. viii. 50, 94). Through a mutual friend I have had the opportunity of sub- mitting a sketch of this to the distinguished antiquarjr, Dr. Ansaldi of San Remo, who has verv kindly supplied the following information. " Cimaruta " is a word more particularly used amongst carpet - makers and means the small pieces shaved off the carpet in the course of manufacture. In its application to the trinket it suggests the top part of the plant rue (c^ma = top ; and ruta=^rue). The symbols may possibly be : the snake or dragon = evil ; the heart = sensibility ; the key = secrecy. The gift of charms against the evil eye (occhio maligno} had also other intentions, as, for example,, remembrance of the giver and good fortune generally. . Such charms are most varied' in shape and Dr. Ansaldi drew from his pocket a small bunch of them, one being a branch of a little horn and another a medal of the B.V.M. both in gold. These charms are still commonly given as mascots or luck bringers, and no doubt the evil eye is sup- posed to come within their influence. There can be little doubt that, as I supposed,. Mrs. Anderson's silver trinket is one of these charms. WALTER E. GAWTHORP. THE SENTRY AT POMPEII (12 S. viii. 131, 177). The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, contains the painting, by Sir E. J. Poynter, entitled 'Faithful Unto Death',' but the' place of the incident is given as Herculaneurcu J. ABDAGH. 1ST. P. Willis, in his 'Pencillings by the Way,' gives, under the date of February, 1833, a vivid and detailed account of his visit to Pompeii. One paragraph begins : " We passed out at the gate of the city and stopped at a sentry-box, in which was found a skeleton in full armour a soldier who had died at his post ! " Why should this particular skeleton be- considered a myth any more than the many others surprised at their various occupations?' G. A. ANDERSON. Woldingham.