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Beautiful copy, with all the plates, russia, extra gilt.

Dublin. 1739.

This splendid copy of^pfare belonged to the celebrated Pugin, and has his mediaeval book-plate. It formerly belonged to John Carpenter, R. C. Archbishop of Dublin, and has in the second volume his book-plate and arms, with a verse beautifully written by him in the Irish character. All the plates complete. Plates and seals, &c., connected with the see of Cashel, inserted.

269. Poncii (Joannis, Hyberni Corcagiensi ; Ordinis Minorum) Integer Philosophic Cursus ad Mentem Scoti. Half calf. Paris. 1649.

Extremely rare; not noticed by Lowndes, &c. The author wrote several very rare books relating to Irish history in controversy with Sir R. Beling.

274. Liber de Vita et Honestate Clericorum ; very early printed, first page illuminated, good copy. Ven. 1489.

300. Life and Death of John Atherton, Lord Bishop of Waterford and Lismore. London. 1641. Excessively rare ; curious woodcuts of the execution of

the bishop and his proctor.

305. Ireland's Complaint and England's Pitie (a most rare tract). London. 1641.

309. The Man of Manners, or Plebeian Polished. London. 1740.

A most extraordinary pamphlet, containing, among other things, " The Irishman's Caution in refusing to look at the Corpse of his dead Countrymen," &c.

619. Payne's Exposition of the Irish Exchange (a privately printed pamphlet). Wells. 1806.

621. Stary. Life of Thomas Stary, one of the People called Quakers. Folio. Newcastle. 1747. Very scarce ; contains accounts of curious occurrences in Dublin, Wexford, Cork, Malo, Clonmel, and other places, 16981716. In Cashel he was opposed by Archbishop Palliser ; at Thurles a curious scene occurs between him and the curate ; besides a variety of other interesting incidents.

657. Walsh's Miscellanies (scarce). Dublin. 1761. 660. Irish Ballads, a Collection of Old Irish Songs, neatly half bound. Waterford.

R. H.

March 17.

NOTES ON THE FLEUR-DE-LIS.

(Continued from p. 246.)

We now proceed to the question of the intro- duction and use of the fleur-de-lis as a charge in the arms of the sovereigns of Great Britain, in those of their alliances, and of their subjects, either by concession, hereditary claim, or by question- able adoption. It already appears that, in France, this charge was of a character entirely royal, and it may fairly be inferred that its earliest employ- ment in Egypt was connected with the same dis- tinctive superiority, since the sphinx, on whose head it appears, was invariably the representative of kingly dignity. (Wilkinson, i. 416.) It may be added farther, that its royal import was addi- tionally confirmed by the grant of the " treasure flory counterflory," made by Charlemagne, then Emperor and jKing of France, in the year 792

(Clarke), to Achaius, King of Scotland, as a badge and memorial of their ancient alliance, and " to shew that the French lilies should defend and guard the Scotch lion." In the year 1371 this royal tressure was doubled by King Robert Stewart, in approval of the French alliance, which he renewed with Charles V., then King of France. Alexander Nisbet says that the double tressure was anciently conceded to none but such as had matched with, or were descendants from, some of the daughters of the royal family. (See Porny.) In the following notes this tressure is admitted as an equivalent to the fleur-de-lis ; and it may be here stated, that as this latter charge is the present sole object of inquiry, other ordi- naries, and even the tinctures which belong to the respective shields, are generally omitted, as irrelevant to our purpose.

It may be considered a singular fact, that a charge so thoroughly of royal origin, adopted as such from a foreign country, and now, out of respect to that country, abandoned by the sove- reigns of Great Britain, should have so very ex- tensive a prevalence in the common shields of this country. Its permissive use as an honourable augmentation for services performed, and its here- ditary transmission on such account, or even through remote royal alliance or descent, may, it is true, be easily comprehended. But the formidable array of names which thus claim one or other of these distinctive rights almost pre- cludes their admission into a work like " N. & Q." As, however, they have, though still perhaps incomplete, been brought together with consider- able trouble, and may admit of many subdivisions, I shall take the liberty of submitting successively, for insertion in your pages, a catalogue derived from the following sources, of those who carry the fleur-de-lis, or the royal double tressure F. C. of Scotland :

1. A chronological list taken from Heylin's Help to English History (ed. 1773).

2. A list from Dansey's splendid Illustrations on the English Crusaders.

3. The same from Burke's Peerage and Baro- netage (ed. 1846).

4. The same from Burke's Landed Gentry.

5. Ditto from an unpublished and unfinished " Heraldic Dictionary," by (the late) T. D. Fos- broke, M.A., F.A.S., with the extracts from which I have been supplied by the courtesy of his son- in-law, C. R. Court, Esq., and the kind labours of his granddaughter Miss F. F. C.

In these several lists some repetitions, no doubt, occur. They are, however, permitted to remain, either as supplying confirmatory authority, or as chronologically explanatory, in some instances, of the original ground of adoption. Where this is not apparent, it would be of historical interest to receive from the bearers of the charge precise in-