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460 Lcerig. I am obliged by the suggestions of your correspondents "B. W." and C. I. R." (No. 24. p. 387.), to which I beg leave to offer the follow- ing reply. The Dutch and Flemish (or Nether- landish, as they may be considered one language until the fifteenth century) Le'er and Lear are simply contractions of Leder, as Tenkate observes, euphonis gratia, by the omission of the d, which takes place in other similar words ; and what is remarkable in Ledig, empty, which becomes Le'eg. Le'erig is of course leathery, or tough ; but Le- deren, or Le'ersen, would be used for made of lea- ther, and in A.-S., most probably, hybij. We have no such contraction in A.-S. : it is always LeSep and LeSepn. The epithet, leathery-shields, could hardly have been used where they are said to resound; and the instance of vaulted shields in Judith is, I think, conclusive. The root of Leder is probably hlid-an, to cover HIDE ? That of Leer possibly lieren, amittere, privari ? I should have noted the instances of the word from Junius and Schilter, which were not un- known to me, but for brevity's sake ; and indeed I had not Urry's Chaucer at hand to verify the re- ference of Junius to the Tale of Beryn, the only valuable portion of Urry's book- I knew that a simple reference to the O. H. G. Lari would be sufficient for Dr. Grimm. Thorkelin, in his very incorrect edition of Beo- wulf, has followed Lye, in rendering Lind hceb- bende, Vexilla habens; and Haldorsen's explana- tion of Lind might have taught him better. Mr. Kemble has rendered it shield-bearers, and gives instances in his Glossary of similar combinations, as rond-hcebbendra, bord-hcebbende, scaro-hcebben- dra. S. W. SINGER. April 15. 1850. Zenobia a Jewess f (No. 24. p. 383.) " To conclude what I have to say of this princess, I shall add here, after M. de Tillemont, that St. Atha- nasius took her to be a Jewess, meaning, without doubt, in respect of her religion; and that, according to Theo- doret, it was to please her that Paul of Samosata, whom she patronised, professed opinions very like those of the Jews concerning the person of Jesus Christ, saying that he was only a mere man, who had nothing in his nature superior to other men, nor was distinguished from them any otherwise than by a more abundant participation of the divine grace." Crevier, Hist, of Rom. Emperors, Book 27. " Aurelian," vol. ix. p. 174. M. Crevier refers to " Tillem. Aur. art. 5." C. FORBES. Temple, April 16. Temple Stanyan. The following notices, relat- ing to one Temple Stanyan, may interest your correspondent "A. G." (No. 24 p. 382,). 11 1 725. March 23. Died Mrs. - Stanyan, wife of Temple Stanyan, Esq., one of the Chief Clerks in the office of Secretary of State." Historical Register. "1726. April 28. Temple Stanyan, Esq., one of the Clerks of His Majesty's most Hon. Privy Council, married to Mrs. Pauncefort." Ibid. There is a monument in one of the churches at Southampton, " To the Memory of Catharine, Relict of Admiral Sir Charles Hardy, and only daughter of Temple Staynian, Esq., of Rawlins in co. Oxon. She died Feb. 19. 1801, aged 75 years. This monument was erected by her only surviving son, Temple Hardy, Captain in His Majesty's Navy." Edward Pauncefort, Esq., was one of the execu- tors of Sir Charles Hardy's will, proved in Doc- tors' Commons, 10th June, 1780. W. H. Temple Stanyan wrote a History of Greece, 1751, which was common when I was at school, and another book, as Watts says. If the question is biographical, I can say nothing. C. B. Temple Stanyan (No. 24. p. 382.). He also published an Account of Switzerland, 8vo. London, 1714. M. " Who was Temple Stanyan?" (No. 24. p. 382.) Temple Stanyan was the son of Abraham Stan- yan, Esq., a Member of the Kit Kat Club, M. P. for Buckingham, Ambassador to the Porte, a Lord of the Admiralty, &c. Mr. Temple Stanyan was himself also Minister at Constantinople, and at several other courts ; and afterwards U nder- Secre- tary of State under both Addison and the Duke of Newcastle. He published in 1714 an Account of Switzerland ; and his Grecian History in 2 vols. was, till the publication of Mitford's, the best in our language. I believe that his daughter mar- ried Adm. Sir Charles Hardy. He died in 1752. C. Auctorite de Dibil (No. 25. p. 205.). Probably an error of transcription : read Auctorite de Sibil. J. M. B. The Bristol Riots (No. 22. p. 352.). " J. B. M." is informed, that the volume to which he alludes is generally considered by Bristolians as the most authentic and fullest narrative that was published of those disgraceful scenes. J. M. G. Worcester. Religious Tract by F. H. (No. 25. p, 400.) The author of the religious tract which has fallen into the hands of " J. C." is no doubt one of the early Quakers, and probably Francis Howgill. Howgill was originally a clergyman of the Church of England, but afterwards became a Baptist, and in the year 1652 joined the early Quakers, upon hearing the preaching of George Fox. His works were published in folio, in 1676, by Ellis Hookes. .