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The State Prison in the Tower, by William Sidney Gibson | |
Inedited Letter from Henry VIII. of England to James V. of Scotland, by Thos. Nimmo | |
Handbook to the Library of the British Museum, by Bolton Corney | |
Folk Lore:—Derbyshire Folk Lore—Weather Superstitions—Weather Rhymes, &c.—Folk Lore in Cambridgeshire | |
Rapping no Novelty, by D. Jardine | |
Minor Notes:—Bond a Poet—The late Harvest—Misquotation—Epitaph in Ireland—Reynolds (Sir Joshua's) Baptism—Tradescant | |
Queries:— | |
Grammar in relation to Logic, by C. Mansfield Ingleby | |
The Coronet [Crown] of Llewelyn ap Griffith, Prince of Wales | |
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 | |
Minor Queries with Answers:—Dictionary of Zingari—Sir Robert Coke—Regium Donum—Who was the Author of "Jerningham" and "Doveton?"—Alma Mater | |
Replies:— | |
Alexander Clark | |
Amcotts Pedigree, by W. S. Hesleden | |
Sir Ralph Winwood, by the Rev. W. Sneyd | |
Trench on Proverbs, by the Rev. M. Margollouth, &c. | |
On Palindromes, by Charles Reed, &c. | |
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. | |
Miscellaneous:— | |
Notes on Books, &c. | |
Books and Odd Volumes wanted | |
Notices to Correspondents | |
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