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 D s. xii. ATIO. 29, 1903.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 190S.

CONTENTS. No. 296.

NOTES : Ben Jonson and Gabriel Harvey, 161 Burton's 'Anatomy of Melancholy,' 162 The United States and St. Margaret's, 164 O-Words in the 'N.ED.,' 165 Homeric Horses fed on Wheat Geryon, 166 Lines to Book-borrowers Calamity Jane's Career Fraudulent American Diplomas and Degrees, 167.

QUERIES : Don Manuel Rosas, 167 Lewis Coats of Arms Marius D'Assigny Capt. T. A. Anderson's Poems 'Nova Solyma' Basilicas Ben Jonson's 'Epiccene,' 168 Visitations^-' Reskiraer, a Cornish Gent.' De Glatigny : De Cary Farthings " Commissioners for Exacted Fees" Rebellion of 1745 ' Tales from Dreamland ' Anthro- poid Ape, 169 John Gilpin's Route W. Garricke Glad- stone Anecdote " Sur le Pout d' Avignon" Oranges, 170.

REPLIES : St. Mary Axe, 170 Miss Charlotte Walpole, 171 Chadwell Family Editions, c. 1600 "Cyclopedia" : " Encyclopaedia "Pictures composed of Handwriting "I" with Small Letter Riming Epitaph, 172 Gillygate at York, 173 Veto at Papal Elections Dog and the Due d'Enghien Edward Gwynn Cardinals, 174- Tongue- pricks Marat in London Johnson's ' Lives of the Poets ' River not flowing on the Sabbath, 175" Accon" Eng- lish Grave at Ostend Antiquity of Businesses Goat in Folk-lore' Passing By 'Nightcaps Peat, 176 Blue and the Blessed Virgin Venison Feast Home or Hearne, 177.

NOTES ON BOOKS : Swynnerton's ' Romantic Tales from the Panjftb ' Growoll's ' Three Centuries of English Book -trade Bibliography ' Welch's 'History of the Worshipful Company of Pewterers of the City of London ' 'Quarterly Review.'

Notices to Correspondents.

BEN JONSON AND GABRIEL HARVEY. (See 9 th S. xi. 201, 281, 343, 501.)

I WILL take the Juniper words in the order they occur, the references being to Grosart's follows :
 * Harvey.' The pieces in that edition date as

Vol. I.

Letter to Spenser, pp. 18 to 33 (inclusive), 1580.

Three Proper Letters (including Earthquake Letter, 51-74), 40 to 107 (inclusive), 1580.

Letter-Book of G. Harvey (to Spenser), 111-50, 1573-83.

Foure Letters & certaine Sonnets, 156-250, 1592.

A New Letter of Notable Contents, with the "Gorgon Sonnet" (295-7). 259-97, 1593. In this letter he tells us he had already printed ' Pierce's Supererogation.'

Vol. II.

Pierce's Supererogation. 5-123 (inclusive), 1593.

An Advertisement for Papp Hatchett and Martin Mar Prelate, &c., 124-221, written in 1589, but not published till 1593.

Pierce's Supererogation Concluded, 1593. It is dovetailed fore and aft with the last. The Advertise- ment is dated 1589 on p. 221, and titled on p. 124. The Supererogation resumes pp. 222-331.

Sonnets by Thorius and Chute. Vol. III.

Trimming of Thomas Nashe, 5-72, 1597.

Story of Mercy Harvey, 75-97, 1574-5.

Index, &c.

The date of ' Papp Hatchett ' is important. Harvey says that about 1583 Lyiy had slan-

dered him to Leicester in order to curry favour for himself, although he (Harvey) loved Lyly. He never revenged himself till now (1593) in print, when he does it because Greene and Nashe, encouraged by Lyly, attacked him. So he publishes his 'Adver- tisement,' written in 1589.

Changeling. "I am no changeling, I am Juniper still" (Jonson's 'Case Is Altered,' 520a). 'N.E.D.' has an example from Foxe, 1555. But the phrase was a favourite with Harvey.

"His behaviour is no turne coat, though his stile be a changeling" (Harvey, ii. 288). "Indeed, I saw you to be no changeling" (iii. 1C). "Would not you should think me a changeling " (iii. 86).

Hieroglyphic. " You mad hieroglyphic, when shall we swagger 1 " (Jonson, 520a.) 'N.E.D.' has a reference for adjective (1585) and for substantive (1586), both in the limited Egyptian sense.

" The wheele was an auncient Hiero- gliphique" (Harvey, ii. 57). "His ecclesi- astical! tongue a Hieroglyphique" (ii. 310).

Capricio. "You mad Capricio" (521a). Shakespeare used this word (capricio\ * All 's Well,' II. iii. 310 (1601). In the earlier per- sonal sense used here, it was introduced by Harvey. It is not in ' N.E.D.' (except ' All 's Well ' use). I find it a little later : " Some of the capriccios of the court," 'Court and Times of James I.,' i. 441 (1616). A fantastic person.

" Signer Capricio " is a name of Harvey's for Nashe (ii. 109). For capricious see below, Jonson, 532b.

Compunction. " You can have but com- punction " (pity), 524a. A scarce word, not in Shakespeare. 'N.E.D.' has a Lydgate example, 1445 ; next, 1612. Juniper's " say frustra " here is earlier in Peele ; his " for- tuna de la guerra " above (520a) is in ' Love's Labour 's Lost.'

" Pitiful compunction " (Harvey, i. 196). ^ Prejudicate. " Prejudic&te humour" (524a). Shakespeare has the verb "prejudicate" in 'All's Well.' The adjective was a favourite and constant word with Harvey. The ex- pression " prejudicating humor" occurs in Sidney's 'Apol. for Poetry ' (1586). Harvey has " predominant humors that raigne in our blood " earlier (i. 25). Here, as at 520a, the language of Juniper is commented on by others in the play ; and later (531a), showing he is introduced for the purpose. Valentine is usually the critic.

" Prejudicate judgments " (Harvey, ii. 14) ; " prejudicate assertions " (ii. 134) ; ii. 201, &c.