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LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1901.

CONTENTS. No. 190.

NOTES John Dee's Library, 137-Bevis Marks Synagogue, 138 Jubilee of Exhibition, 139 Nobility, 140-" To beat a bank" Floyd v. Lloyd, 141 Railway from Russia to India Poem by Joseph Beaumont "As warm as a bat," 142 " Garage" Cigarette-holder, 143.

QUERIES : -Translator's Name Wanted" 'Tis a very good world," &c. Sir Charles Graham, 143" Pack" Richard Wellsborn Portrait of Robson Powney Family Rev. F. Barlow Longbow Verses Wanted Marengo Heraldic, 144 Gore Family Verses in Borrow London M.P.stemp. Edward IV. Song Wanted Stedman Family Napoleon's Library Sir James Jay Alexander Speering Eye- glasses, 145 Authors Wanted, 146.

REPLIES : John Stow's Portrait, 146 Peers convicted of Felony Fathers of the House of Commons Isaac Pening- ton the Younger" A feeding storm," 147 Shakespeare Queries Civil War : Storming of Lincoln James II. Michael Bruce and Burns 'The Moss Rose 'Smoking a Cobbler, 148 Armorial Sir Thomas Cooke Blue Beard, 149-Anglo-Hebrew Slang : " Kybosh " " Snicket " Lamb and the Royal Academy Site of Brunanburh "Racing" High and Low, 150 Alba Pottery Pass Tickets in Shakespeare's Time Crosier and Pastoral Staff Taverns in Seven Dials and Soho Lost Town in Suffolk Burnt Sacrifice, 151 Manx Words Try sting Oak in ' Ivanhoe,' 152 Bell Inscription Prisoners of War in our Literature Unmarried Lord Mayors Foscolo in London, 153 Coronation Stone Barbican Watch Tower "Zareba" Chaplain to William III. Authors Wanted, 154.

NOTES ON BOOKS : Skeat's 'Notes on English Etymo- logy ' Roberts's ' Dionysius of Halicarnassus ' ' Edin- burgh Review ' ' English Historical Review.'

Notices to Correspondents.

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BOOKS FROM JOHN DEE'S LIBRARY. THE following is a list of books now in the College of Physicians from the library of the famous John Dee. They were originally in the possession of one Nicholas Saunder, whose signature occurs in many of them. In two it is dated, namely, in No. 15, 1584, and in No. 13, 1586. As the latest of these books (No. 4) is dated 1575, it seems evident that they were obtained shortly after the sack of Dee's house at Mortlake in 1583.

1. Albohali | Arabia Astro- | logi antiquissimi, | ac clarissimi de iudi- | cijs Natiuitatum liber unus,


 * antehac non editus. 4to, Noribergae, 1546.

A few marginal notes by John Dee. At the end are bound in some sheets of MS. astro- nomical observations. They were taken at Lou vain in August and November, 1548.

2. Alexander (Andreas) Ratisbonensis. Mathema- logiu' pri- | me ptis Andree Alex | andri | Ratisbo- ne\is | mathematici sup no | uam et veterem ley- | cam Aristotelis. Black-letter, folio [Leipzig], 1504.

Signature on title-page, "Joannes Deeus, 1551, Londini." Numerous marginal notes. At the end is written, "Perlegi anno 1555, inter 18 m et 24 m Septebris fullhamiae in sedibus singularis amici mei, Reuered : in Chro' patris Edmu'd Bonar Londinensis epis-

copi. J. d " From this it seems that he

was on good terms with Bishop Bonner, in whose custody he had been up till 29 August, 1555. This also renders it improbable that he was the "Master Dee" present at the examination of John Philpot.

3. Archimedis | opera non nvlla. Folio, Venice (Paulus Manutius, Aldi f.), 1558.

Signature on title-page, "Joannes Dee, 1559."

4. Beroaldus. Math. | Beroaldi \ Chronicum,scri- ptvrae sacrseavto- | ritate consti- | tutum. Folio,

s.l. 1575.

Signature of Nich. Saunder. Marginal notes

in handwriting similar to that in the other

books.

5. Cardanus. Hieronymi | Cardani Medici Medio lanensis, Libelli Quinqz. 4to, Norimbergae, 1547.

Numerous marginal notes. He seems at this time to have been busily engaged in drawing up horoscopes, as there are many notes of birthdays, &c., in this book ; e.g., on the back of the title-page occurs among others the following :

"29mo dec'mbris nocte inter 9 et 12 at Marburgh or Mgb nata puella anno 1552. She hath a great chap toth on the left side of her mouth and on her upper jaw."

On the last page of the text is the following: "Anne Cumpton, nata anno 1523 18 martii mane valde | ascendit illi finis [?] X 28. uxor secunda W. H."

This Anne Cumpton was the sixth daughter of George Talbot, fourth Earl of Shrewsbury, and the widow of Peter Compton. She was the second wife of Sir William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. In this case there can be no doubt as to who the W. H. is, as the next entry, on the page containing the list of errata, runs, "Veni in servitiu' comitis W Pembrok, 1552, fine februarii die 28" The ' D.N.B.' does not give the fact that he actually entered the service of the Earl of Pembroke, though it mentions that the latter, with Lord Robert Dudley, introduced him to Queen Elizabeth on her accession. On the back of this leaf (which unfortunately had been pasted down, and had to be raised with some injury to the writing) are more notices of births. The following curious entry may be given :

" Anno 1519 die natalis d'ni natus mane hor. 4 in north wales both his feet crooked and rond as they

war broken, he hong[?]a, and creping on hande

and foote, big headed and chested [?] wyth a prety berd : semyng to be of a nature almost sanguine and "

Another entry is, "Anno 1548, vel 49, Sep-

tembris 15 hora 9 circa Londinium filia

comitis De P. at chelsey." This probably refers to Anne, the only daughter of the Earl