Act 3 — Miscellaneous.

BOOKS AND ODD VOLUMES

WANTED TO PURCHASE.

Sharp's Prose Writers. Vol. IV. 21 Vols. 1819. Piccadilly.

Inchbald's British Theatre. Vol. XXIV. 25 Vols. Longman.

Meyrick's Ancient Armour, by Skelton. Part XVI.

Donne. Βιαθάνατος. 4to. First Edition, 1644.

——— ——— ——— Second Edition, 1648.

—— Pseudo-Martyr. 4to.

—— Paradoxes, Problems, and Essays, &c. 12mo. 1653.

—— Essays in Divinity. 12mo. 1651.

—— Sermons on Isaiah l. 1.

Pope's Works, by Warton. Vol. IX. 1797. in boards.

Percy Society Publications. No. 94. Three copies.

Memoirs of the Duchess of Abrantes. (Translation.) 8 vols. 8vo. Bentley.

Smith's Collectanea Antiqua. 2 vols. 8vo.; or Vol. I.

Brewster's Memoir of Rev. Hugh Moises, M.A., Master of Newcastle Grammar School.

Religio Militis; or Christianity for the Camp. Longmans, 1826.

Milton's Works. The First Edition.

Dr. Cotton Mather's Memorable Providences on Witchcraft and Possessions. Preface by Baxter. Date about 1691.

Gibbon's Roman Empire. Vols. I. and II. of the twelve volume 8vo. edition.

Müller's Notes on the Euminides of Æschylus.

Campbell's Gaelic Poems.

Columbus' Conundrums.

Poems of "Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair" MacDonald.

Turner's Collection of Gaelic Poetry.

Mac Aulay's History of St. Kilda.

Grant's Gaelic Poems.

Gillies' Collection of Gaelic Poems.

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^*_*^* Letters, stating particulars and lowest price, carriage free, to be sent to Mr. Bell, Publisher of "NOTES AND QUERIES," 186. Fleet Street.

Notices to Correspondents.

We have this week been compelled to omit our usual Notes on Books, &c.

W. W. (Malta) is thanked for his suggestion. We fear, however, that the difficulties in the way of carrying it out, which are far more than he suspects, will still prevent our doing so, as we have often desired.

Peter the Saxonian is referred to our 1st Vol., p. 102., where he will find that both Blair and Campbell were anticipated by Norris of Bemerton, who sang of

R. G. L. The meaning and derivation of Ditto are obvious. It means "the same," from the Italian ditto, the said.

Touchstone. Music is sometimes engraved, sometimes printed from moveable types.

J. C., who inquires whether Shelley first imagined the name of Mab, has, we fear, never read Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet, or Mercutio's account of "the Fairie's midwife." We almost envy him.

F. R. S. (Barkisland). His Query shall appear, and we think we may promise him a full and satisfactory Reply.

H. C. K., and other Correspondents respecting the inscription at Dewsbury, are thanked.

A. B. The line

is from Campbell's Lochiel's Warning.

H. B. C. The Correspondent to whom H. B. C. refers us furnished his name and address. But perhaps our Correspondent's Reply had better appear.

W. H. T. (Salisbury). Ophiomaches was written by the Rev. Philip Skelton. See further our No. 157., p. 415. The other Queries shall have early attention.

D'oyley and Mant's Commentary. With reference to our Note in No. 157., a Correspondent informs us that an edition is now publishing in Parts at 6d. each, by Strange

Photography. Owing to the length of Dr. Diamond's directions for the Paper Process in our present No., we are compelled to postpone many interesting communications. Dr. Diamond's former articles are contained in our Nos. 151, 152, 153. and 155. All our Nos., however, subsequent to 148., contain communications on this interesting subject.

The Index and Title-page to our Sixth Volume will be ready very shortly.

Back Numbers of Notes and Queries. Full Price will be given for clean copies of Nos. 27, 28, 29, 30. 59, 60, and 61.

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Gratis, upon sending a Postage Stamp for franking each:—No. 1. Dunkin's History of Kent, after the plan of Hasted's History of the County; Dunkin's Plan for preserving the Monumental Inscriptions in English Churches; Dunkin's (of Dartford) Prospectus (8 pages) of his History of Kent.

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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE for JANUARY 1853, which is the First Number of a New Volume, contains the following articles:—

1. King Charles I. in the Isle of Wight.

2. Original Letters of Benjamin Franklin.

3. Farinelli and Pompadour.

4. Henry Newcome, the Manchester Puritan.

5. A Journey to Paris in 1736.

6. The Cloister Life of Charles V.

7. The Hill Intrenchments on the Borders of Wales, by T. Wright, F.S.A. (with Engravings).

8. Report of the Cambridge University Commission.

9. Correspondence of Sylvanus Urban:—1. Pictures of the Immaculate Conception. 2. The Relic of St. Mary Axe. 3. Harley Church, Salop. 4. Etymology of the word Many.

With Notes of the Month, Reviews of New Publications, Historical Chronicle, and Obituary, including Memoirs of the Earl of Shrewsbury, Countess of Lovelace, Sir J. J. Guest, Miss Berry, Professor Empson, Mr. Serjeant Halcomb, &c. &c.

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MILLER'S LONDON LIBRARIAN AND BOOKBUYER'S GAZETTE for January, 1853, in Addition to 1000 Valuable Books in all Departments of Literature offered at Low Prices, will contain—

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Contents of No. I.—Address; Milton's Country Residence; Pious Chloe; Neglected Biography; Jas. Sibbold; Memorials of Old London; Bibliographical Notices; Specimens of Ancient English Poetry; Scraps and Sketches; forming, with the List of Books, 24 pages imp. 8vo., price 2d., or stamped for the country, 3d.

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FENNELL'S SHAKESPEARE REPOSITORY;

Containing interesting Articles on the True Orthography and Etymology of Shakspeare's Name; Remarks on his Bequest to his Wife; Shakspeare considered as a Comic Writer; Curious Account of a Great and Destructive Flood at Stratford-on-Avon in his Time; The Government and Shakspeare's House; Remarks on Shakspeare's Gallantry; Notes on his Pedigree; On Shakspeare's Manuscripts; Old London Theatres; Some Accounts of his Mulberry Tree and Walnut Tree; Ancient Verses on his coming to London, &c. &c.

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ANALECTA ANGLO-SAXONICA. Selections in Prose and Verse from Anglo-Saxon Literature, with an Introductory Ethnological Essay, and Notes, critical and explanatory. By LOUIS F. KLIPSTEIN, of the University of Giessen, 2 thick vols. post 8vo. cloth, 12s. (original price 18s.)

A DELECTUS IN ANGLO-SAXON, intended as a First Class-book in the Language. By the Rev. W. BARNES, of St. John's College, Cambridge, author of the Poems and Glossary in the Dorset Dialect. 12mo. cloth, 2s. 6d.

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BIBLIOTHECA MADRIGALIANA: a Bibliographical account of the Music and Poetical Works published in England in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, under the Titles of Madrigals, Ballets, Ayres, Canzonets, &c. By DR. RIMBAULT. 8vo. cloth, 5s.

A DICTIONARY OF ARCHAIC AND PROVINCIAL WORDS, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs, and Ancient Customs from the reign of Edward I. By JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL, F.R.S., F.S.A., &c. 2 vols. 8vo. containing upwards of 1,000 pages closely printed in double columns, cloth 1l. 1s.

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GUIDE TO THE ANGLO-SAXON TONGUE, with Lessons in Verse and Prose, for the Use of Learners. By E. J. VERNON, B.A., Oxon. 12mo. cloth, 5s. 6d.

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