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NOTES AND QUERIES.

nd S. NO 20., MAY 17. '56.

as before and in Eternal Nature, stand in perfect Har- monious Concordance.

" Vol. G. (1.) Ninety-seven Positions concerning God in Unity and Trinity, both Before and After Eternal Nature. (2.) General Positions concerning the Divine Being in Unity and Trinity, and especially the Genera- tion of Eternal Nature. (3.) How the Properties of Eternal Nature are to be considered in God. (4.) How that the Two Similies of a Former Discourse do not imply TWQ Trinities. (5.) Five Questions, raised out of the former Discourses, Answered. (6.) Concerning the Expression, ' Darkness in God.' (7.) Answers to Two Questions. (8.) Concerning Eternal Nature, whether out of God, or only effected by his Will. (9.) Represen- tations of J. B.'s Eternal Liberty and Abyssal Unity, pari passu ambulant. (10.) The Process of the Philoso- phical Work, by the duly prepared Magus or Artist. (11.) The Growing of Vegetables in their Yearly Re- newing, as described by J. B.

" Vol. IT. Corrections of Rev. E. Waple's Exercises upon the Philosophy and Theology of J. B., as set forth in the preceding First Five Vols. With the Particular Contents of all the Former Treatises.

Note. The Contents of the Treatises of Vols. F. and G., with those of A. and B., are of the utmost importance to be understood in order to the " rightly dividing of the word of truth," in J. B.'s deep and diversified revelations thereof.

" 2. Hieroglyphica Sacra, or Divine Emblems in Thirteen Figures, with their Explanations.

" 3. Sixteen Conferences, concerning the modern Doc- trine of Election or Predestination. Illustrated with Symbols. In 8 Vols. Wherein the subject is funda- mentally resolved, according to the Central Philosophy of J. B."(1715?)

"Note. One chief importance of this Work consists in the comprehensive and perspicuous elucidation of the Seven Properties of Nature, with its Two Coeternal Prin- ciples, of black Darkness and lustrous Light, having the Fire or Life of each opened in the midst, being the Eye of the supernatural, omnipotent Abyss. Which is con- tained in the Third to the Ninth of the Conferences.

" 4. Five Conferences concerning the Absolute Neces- sity of all the Holy Sufferings, and Death of Jesus Christ, upon the Cross. With a large Hieroglyphical Figure, representing the Process of Christ, in the Redemption of the Humanity. [One thick volume unfinished.^ (1716?) " 5. Microcosmos, or Man, the living Image or Form of the Deity, as in himself, and as manifested by Nature, in all its Principles. Considered in his Primeval State, his Fallen State, and his State of Regeneration and full Glorification. [One thick volume.] Being an Explana- tion of Three Symbolic Tables.

" Note. This Work was composed before all the other Treatises ; but the author's enlarged knowledge in sub- sequent years led him to make considerable improve- ments in the explication of the First Table, which were effected A.D. 1717.

" 6. Epistles wrote in London, A.D. 1713 1717. " 7. A Treatise against the Doctrine of the Univer- salists, of the Restoration of All the Devils and Lost Spirits. (In the German language.) A.D. 1718.

" 8. A Treatise of Good and Evil. First, as in this outward Astral Principle. Secondly, as in the Two In- terior Worlds, yet before the last Grand Day of Separa- tion. And thirdly, as After the Last Judgment Day. (In the German language.) In Four Conferences. Wrote to clear up a Scruple upon the last Treatise. A.D. 1718.

" 9. Paradoxa, Emblemata, ^Enigmata, Hieroglyphica, de Uno, Toto, Puncto, Centro. In 153 Figures or Dia- grams, with Latin Circumscriptions and Explanations, A.p. 1717, 1718, and 1720.

" 10. A Symbolical Indented and Relieved Table or hart, representing the True Mystery of All Things, in their mutual and reciprocal Relations."

Such are the productions of the learned*, devout, illuminated philosopher Freher, a German by nation, who came over to this country about A.D. 1695, and resided here till the time of his decease, A.D. 1728, aged seventy-nine years, in elucidation of what Mr. Law designates " God's last dispensa- tion to the world by his chosen instrument Jacob Bohme," viz. " the opening of the ground and mystery of all thing?, to which (he avers) every vanity of life must sooner or later give up itself."

I have only to add, that it would be a great boon to the English and American peoples, and wherever the English language is spoken, if some worthy party would publish a correct and classic translation (by an adept) of the writings of Bohme, from the German edition of A.D. 1730, in 9 vols. 12mo. (which is the very best of all edi- tions), to be as literal as possible, and of a por- ' table size, but with large margins (say in crown 8vo., brevier type), and without the German editor's emblematic plates. ANON.

SURNAMES. (2 nd S. i. 213.)

If MR. LOWER'S inquiries have not been an- swered, perhaps some of the following may be useful to him :

Amory, probably derived from, and being an alteration of, the French name Arnaury ; or a cor- ruption of the ancient word almary, a closet or cupboard.

Unthank, most likely a name given to those

?!rsons coming from the village of Unthank, in orkshire. The word unthcmke is used synony- mously with the word ingrate.

Provender, from the French word provande ; perhaps originally used as a name to those persons employed as purveyors of food to animals.

Stent, probably a corruption of the word stint, ended ; or the word stunt, short.

Shrubsole, from shrubsel, expressing a small bush or tree.

Lanchenick, most probably a corruption of the Irish word latisquenck, applied to a low country fellow.

Mynne, probably derived from the obsolete Ger- man word minne, meaning love.

of him in the Notes and Materials for an Adequate Bio- graphy of the celebrated Divine and Theosopher, William Law, printed for private circulation, and addressed "To the Christianity, the Philosophy, the Erudition, Science, and Noble Intelligence of the Age." Imperial 8vo., nonpareil, pp. 688. 1854, ;
 * Abbreviated, by permission, from the account given