Vol. V.—No. 124. NOTES AND QUERIES: A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC.

Readings in Shakspeare, No. III. 241

Folk Lore:—Burning Fern brings Rain 242

Translations, by C. Redding 243

Ballad of Lord Delamere 243

Minor Notes:—A Note on Henry III.—Old Books and New Titles—Bowdler's Family Shakspeare—The French Language—Curious Epitaph 244

"Hogs Norton, where Pigs play upon the Organs," by Thos. Lawrence 245

Minor Queries:—The Judge alluded to by South—English Translation of the Canons—Snuff-boxes and Tobacco-pipes—Cromwell—Meaning of Wallop—The "Mistral"—Deaths from Fasting—Ad Viscum—Whipping Graves—John Rogers, Protomartyr—Autograph Music by Handel—The Layard Family—C. L. A. A. P. D. P.—Prianho, De Pratellis and Prideaux Family—Joseph Adrien Le Bailly 246

MINOR QUERIES ANSWERED:—The Great Bowyer Bible—Orloff, Derivation of—"A Captain bold of Halifax"—Goblin, Gorgeous, Gossip—Maheremium; Arc de Arbouin 248

Moravian Hymns 249

Archaic and Provincial Words, by Robert Rawlinson, &c. 250

Macaronic Poetry, by James Cornish 251

Young's "Narcissa" 252

Dulcarnon, by S. W. Singer, &c. 252

St. George Heraldical MSS. 253

Sterne in Paris 254

Replies to Minor Queries:—Collar of Esses—Quid est Episcopus—Paper-making in England—"Mother Damnable"—Miniature of Cromwell—Etymology of Church—The Königsmarks—L'Homme de 1400 Ans—Close of the Wady Mokatteb Question—Was Queen Elizabeth dark or fair?—Meaning of Knarres—Cheap Maps—English Free Towns—Sir Alexander Cumming and the Cherokees—Junius—Hell-Rake—Ambassadors addressed as Peers—Red Book of the Irish Exchequer—Yankee, Derivation of—Indian Jugglers; Ballad of Ashwell Thorp—Meaning of Crabis—"'Twas whisper'd in Heaven"—"Troilus and Cressida," Act I. Sc. 3.—Stone-pillar Worship—John of Padua—Modern Greek Names of Places—Beocherie, alias Parva Hibernia—Ruffles, when worn—Long Meg of Westminster—Family Likenesses—"A Roaring Meg"—Lyte Family—Nuremberg Token—The Old Countess of Desmond—Pimlico—"Wise above that which is written"—Sir John Cheke—Richard Earl of Chepstow—Maps of Africa—Lady Diana Beauclerk—"Litera Scripta manet"—"Qui vult plene," &c.—Engraved Portraits 255

Notes on Books, &c. 261

Books and Odd Volumes wanted 262

Notices to Correspondents 262

Advertisements 263

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