Notices to Correspondents.
Replies Received.—Optical Phenomenon—The Number Seven—Exterior Stoup (several)—Etymology of Fetch and Haberdasher—Passage in "As You Like It"—The Name Charing—Etymology of Camarthen—Venit ad Euphratem—Mexican Literature—Surname of Devil—Family Likenesses, &c.—Toad Eater—Lines on the Crawford Family—Algernon Sydney—Monody on Death of Sir John Moore—Flanagan on the Round Towers—Use of Slings by Early Britons—Giving the Sack—How the ancient Irish crowned their Kings—Papal Seal—Plague Stones—Wicliffe, &c.—Mother Carey's Chickens—Cranes in Storms—Unicorns, &c.
J. Smyth (Dublin). The line referred to—
"Fine by degrees, and beautifully less,"
is from Prior's Henry and Emma. See, for further illustration of it, "N. & Q.," No. 69., p. 154.
L. H. I. T. will find much illustration of the oft-quoted passage from Sterne, "God tempers the wind," in our 1st Vol., pp. 211. 236. 325. 357. 418.
W. Cl.'s Query respecting a remarkable experiment in our next.
Lines on English History. We have forwarded to An English Mother one of the copies so kindly sent by E. C. One we retain for our own use. The lines forwarded by Sewarg are very generally known: not so those inquired by Mæris, beginning
"William and William, and Henry and Stephen,
And Henry the Second, to make the first even;"
and of which we should be very glad to receive a copy.
B. B. We shall be very glad to see the Iter to which our Correspondent refers.
H. P. S., who inquires for the author of
"Tempora mutantur," &c.,
is referred to our 1st Vol., pp. 234. 419.
S. S. S. Richard II. inherited the White Hart as a badge from his mother Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent. The Red Rose was the badge of Henry IV.
Sirnames. We have forwarded the curious list sent us by A.C.M., and the Notes by Miss Bockett and E. H. A., to Mr. Lower.
Errata.—Page 477. col. 1. l. 43. and 46. for "Marconcies," read "Marcoucies;" l. 51., for "Montagn" read "Montagu;" col. 2 l. 1., for "Roberti" read "Roberto."