CONTENTS.
Reading edition
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The State Prison in the Tower, by William Sidney Gibson 509
Inedited Letter from Henry VIII. of England to James V. of Scotland, by Thos. Nimmo 510
Handbook to the Library of the British Museum, by Bolton Corney 511
Folk Lore:—Derbyshire Folk Lore—Weather Superstitions—Weather Rhymes, &c.—Folk Lore in Cambridgeshire 512
Rapping no Novelty, by D. Jardine 512
Minor Notes:—Bond a Poet—The late Harvest—Misquotation—Epitaph in Ireland—Reynolds (Sir Joshua's) Baptism—Tradescant 513
Queries:—
Grammar in relation to Logic, by C. Mansfield Ingleby 514
The Coronet [Crown] of Llewelyn ap Griffith, Prince of Wales 514
Minor Queries:—Monumental Brass at Wanlip, co. Leicester, and Sepulchral Inscriptions in English—Influence of Politics on Fashion—Rev. W. Rondall—Henry, third Earl of Northumberland—"When we survey," &c.—Turnbull's Continuation of Robertson—An Heraldic Query—Osborn filius Herfasti—Jews in China—Derivation of "Mammet"—Non-recurring Diseases—Warville—Dr. Doddridge—Pelasgi—Huc's Travels—The Mousehunt—Lockwood, the Court Jester—Right of redeeming Property 515
Minor Queries with Answers:—Dictionary of Zingari—Sir Robert Coke—Regium Donum—Who was the Author of "Jerningham" and "Doveton?"—Alma Mater 517
Replies:—
Alexander Clark 517
Amcotts Pedigree, by W. S. Hesleden 518
Sir Ralph Winwood, by the Rev. W. Sneyd 519
Trench on Proverbs, by the Rev. M. Margollouth, &c. 519
On Palindromes, by Charles Reed, &c. 520
Replies to Minor Queries:—The Claymore—Temple Lands in Scotland—Lewis and Sewell Families—Pharaoh's Ring—"Could we with ink," &c.—"Populus vult decipi"—Red Hair—"Land of Green Ginger"—"I put a spoke in his wheel"—Pagoda—Passage in Virgil—To speak in Lute-string—Dog Latin—Longevity—Definition of a Proverb—Ireland a bastinadoed Elephant—Ennui—Belle Sauvage—History of York—Encore—"Hauling over the Coals"—The Words "Cash" and "Mob"—Ampers and—The Keate Family, of the Hoo, Herts—Hour-glasses—Marriage of Cousins—Waugh, Bishop of Carlisle—Marriage Service—Hoby, Family of—Cambridge Graduates—"I own I like not," &c.—"Topsy Turvy"—"When the Maggot bites," &c. 520
Miscellaneous:—
Notes on Books, &c. 527
Books and Odd Volumes wanted 528
Notices to Correspondents 528
Advertisements 528