CONTENTS.
Reading edition
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Defence of the Execution of Mary Queen of Scots, by J. Payne Collier 113
"De Navorscher," by Bolton Corney 114
A Bidding at Weddings in Wales, by W. Spurrell 114
Coleridge's "Religious Musings" 115
Folk Lore:—Lammer Beads—Engraved Warming-pans—Queen Elizabeth's Christening Cloth 115
Minor Notes:—The Breeches Bible—Origin of the present Race of English—True Blue—"By Hook or by Crook"—Record of Existing Monuments 115
Queries:—
Five Queries and Notes on Books, Men, and Authors 117
Minor Queries:—The Witches' Prayer—Water-buckets given to Sheriffs—A Cracow Pike—Meaning of Waste-book—Machell's MS. Collections for Westmoreland and Cumberland—Decking Churches at Christmas—Coinage of Germany—Titles of Peers who are Bishops—At Sixes and Sevens—Shaking Hands—George Steevens—Extradition—Singing of Metrical Psalms and Hymns in Churches—Ormonde Portraits—Tradescant—Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Craigs—Lincoln Missal 118
Replies:—
Meaning of Eisell, by Samuel Hickson and S. W. Singer 119
Descent of Henry IV. 120
Fossil Elk of Ireland 121
Replies to Minor Queries:—Coverdale Bible—Epitaph— Probabilism—Old Hewson the Cobbler—Rodolph Gualter—Burning the Hill—"Fronte capillata," &c.—Time when Herodotus wrote—Herstmonceux Castle—Camden and Curwen Families—Joan Sanderson, or the Cushion Dance—North Sides of Churchyards—"Antiquitas Sæculi Juventus Mundi"—Umbrella—Form of Prayer at the Healing 122
Miscellaneous:—
Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 126
Books and Odd Volumes wanted 127
Notices to Correspondents 127
Advertisements 127