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 9*8. VIII. JULY 27, 1901.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, JULYS?, 1901.

CONTENTS. No. 187.

NOTES : Dibdin Bibliography, 77 Shakespeare Books, 78 Church of St. Sophia, 79 Burnt Sacrifice: Mound Burial " Anaconda " - - " Humph "Mahomet's Coffin,

go Charles Dartiquenave ' Pseudodoxia Kpidemica '

" Halsh "Transfer of Land by "Church Gift "Wear- ing Hats in Church " Stinger," 81 Vails Mummy Wheat, 82.

QUERIES : Lamb Questions Royal Borough of Kensing- ton 'The Moss Rose' Coventry Corpus Christi Guild, 82 Manx Words Barbican Watch Tower " Humping " "Alehouse Lettice": "Admire" Chaplain to Wil- liam III. Portraits in Dulwich Gallery Calcraft Family Capt. Kirkus Sanderson Wm. Alexander, Earl of Stir- ling, 83 Pass-tickets in Shakespeare's Time Printing in China Ringdoves Quotation in Jonson Agnes Mus- grave Lordship of Crawford, 84 Authors Wanted, 85.

REPLIES : " Toucan "Charles Lamb, 85 Shakespeare Queries St. Clement Danes " Chevaux orynges " Stow's Portrait, 86 Suffolk Name for Ladybird Anglo- Hebrew Slang Defender t>f the Faith West-Country- men's Tails, 87 Arbuthnot Music Publishers' Signs Orientation in Interments "The Old Curiosity Shop," 88 Motto on Sundial Source of Quotation Pews annexed to Houses Animals in People's Insides, 89 Crosier and Pastoral Staff, 90 Ugo Foscolo in London- James II., 91 Towns which have changed their Sites Civil War : Storming of Lincoln, 93 A Ladle" Custice" Taverns in Seven Dials, 94.

NOTES ON BOOKS : Lang's ' Magic and Religion ' Fea's ' Secret Chambers and Hiding Places. '

Notices to Correspondents.

A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DIBDIN.

(Continued from p. 40.)

1769. Shakespear's Garland, or the Warwickshire Jubilee. Being a Collection of Ballads, &c., as per- form'd in the Great Booth at Stratford upon Avon, composed by Mr. Dibdin. London : John John- ston, n.d. Upright folio, two parts, each of 5 leaves ; 7 and 8 pp. of music.

There are several states of this. The earliest I have seen has no title (perhaps lost), but there is " London : Printed by John Johnston, at No. 11, York Street, Co vent Garden," at foot of p. 1. The next has " Prise 1 sh " (sic) on title, and the note on p. 1 is erased, J. J. being substituted. A third has on the title " as perform'd at the Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane Publish'd according to act of Par- liament, August 30th, 1769."

Separate sheet song :

Sweet Willy O ! Dublin : Rhames, n.d. The advertisement on title of the ' Garland ' mentions * Queen Mab ' and " Jubilee Minuets, Cotillions, and Country Dances; also the airs in the Jubilee and Pageant for the German Flute."

1769. Queen Mab, or the Fairies' Jubilee, a can- tata, composed for "the Jubilee," the words and

musick'by the author and composer of ' The Pad- lock.' London : J. Johnston, upright folio, n.d.

1769. XII. Minuets ; compos'd for Shakespear's Jubilee, by Charles Dibdin. London : John John- ston, price 6d., n.d.

This was in the Birmingham Library (since burnt). I omitted to note the size and shape.

The following is a later collected edition : The Overture, Songs, Airs, and Chorusses in the Jubilee, or Shakespear's Garland, as performed at Stratford upon Avon, and the Theatre - Royal, Drury Lane. To which is added a Cantata called Queen Mab, or the Fairies' Jubilee, composed by Charles Dibdin. Price 6s. n.d. London : John Johnston and Longman, Lukey & Broderip. Orna- mental title, oblong folio, pp. 39.

Adaptations for guitar and German flute are advertised on the title. A later edition pub- lished by Longman & Broderip.

1769. The Songs, Airs, and Dances in the Jubilee and Pageant as perform'd at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, for the Guittar. Price 2s. London : John Johnston. Oblong 8vo, 28 pp. and title.

1770. *The Ballads sung by Mr. Dibdin this evening at Ranelagh, and a conclusion Piece. Composed by Mr. Dibdin. 4to.

1770. Six favourite Songs and a Cantata, sung at Ranelagh House, the words by Shenstone and other celebrated authors. The music composed by Charles Dibdin. Published, according to Act of Parliament, July the 17th, 1770. Price 3 sh. Upright folio. Title and pp. 2 to 21. London : John Johnston.

1771. He wou'd if he cou'd ; or, an Old Fool worse than Any. A burletta, as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane. The music by Mr. Dibdin. London : Printed for W. Griffin, in Catherine -Street, Strand, 1771. 8vo. Price Is. [By Isaac Bickerstaff.] In two acts.

I know nothing about the music.

1771. *The Overture, Songs, Duets, Trios, Choruses, Marches, &c., with the additional Songs in 'The Institution of the Garter, or Arthur's Round Table Restored.' London. Oblong folio. Price 4s. 6d.

1771. The Overture, Songs, Duets, Trios, Choruses, Marches, &c., with the additional Songs in 'The Institution of the Garter, or Arthur's Round Table Restored,' as performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, adapted with the words for the Guitar ; composed by C. Dibdin. Price Is. 6d. London,' printed for Longman, Lukey & Co., No. 26, Cheap- side, where may be had, the whole Institution of the Garter, with the Overture adapted for the Harpsichord, &c. Price 4*. Sd. Overture to ditto in all its parts, 2s. 6rf., &c. Oblong 8vo, pp. ii, 24.

1772. The Palace of Mirth, a musical Introduction to the Entertainment at Sadler's Wells, 1772 ; com- posed by C. Dibdin. Adapted for the Harpsichord, Voice, Violin, German Flute and Guittar. 2s. London : Printed and sold by John Johnston, York Street, Covent Garden. Upright folio, 10 leaves ; 16 pp. of music.

1772. The Comic Tunes, Songs and Dances in the Pantomime of ' The Pigmy Revels,' as perform'd at the Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, composed by C. Dibden {sic}. Price 2s. 6d. London: Printed and sold by Longman, Lukey & Co., No. 26, Cheapside