Vol. V.—No. 123.NOTES AND QUERIES: A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC.
"When found, make a note of."—CAPTAIN CUTTLE.
VOL. V.—No. 123.
SATURDAY,MARCH 6. 1852.
Price Fourpence. Stamped Edition, 5d.
CONTENTS.
NOTES:—
South Sea Playing Cards, by John Sudlow 217
Birthplace of the Empress Josephine, by Henry H. Breen 220
Notes on Homer, No. III., by Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie 221
Folk Lore:—Ancient Custom on Interment—Pure Rain Water—Cure for Hooping Cough 223
Sainted Kings Incorruptible 223
Minor Notes:—Rev. A. Butler—Birthplace of Bishop Hoadley—Humboldt's "Cosmos," and Nares' "Attempt"—Gough, the Irish Portion of his Camden: Ledwich—Chronogram—Junius and the Quarterly Review again 224
QUERIES:—
Seven Queries 225
Plague Stones 226
Minor Queries:—The Cross on Counsels' Briefs—Sir James Hayes, of Bedgebury, Kent—Authorship of the Song "Oh Nanny," &c.—Hexameter Poem on English Counties—Wild Oats, Origin of the Phrase—The Dr. Richard Mortons—General Lambert—Cross-legged Effigies and Collars of SS.—The Crooked Billet—Collins the Poet, and his Ode on the Music of the Grecian Theatre—Bishop Kidder's Autobiography—Shrine of Edward the Confessor—"Wise above that which is written"—"Hoffman," a Tragedy by Chettle—Inverted Commas—Quotations Wanted—Deacons, a Phrase used by Foxe—The Count de Vordac 226
MINORQUERIESANSWERED:—Hoare's Charity—Dr. Sacheverell's "Sermon at Derby"—Lucas Lossius—The "Athenian Oracle" 229
REPLIES:—
French Revolutions foretold 231
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