W. T. M.
Hong Kong.
Burial-place of Spinosa (Vol. vi., p. 510.).—Spinosa died at the Hague on Sunday, 23rd February, 1677, and was on the following Tuesday interred in the new church there. See his life by Colerus:
"Le corps fut porté en terre le 25 Fevrier, accompagné de plusieurs personnes illustres, et suivi de six carosses. Au retour de l'enterrement, qui se fit dans la nouvelle église sur le Spuy, les amis particuliers ou voisins furent régalés de quelques bouteilles de vin, selon la coutume du pays, dans la maison de l'Hôte du défunt" (den schilder H. van der Spÿck op de paviljoengracht).—From the Navorscher.
B.
St. Adulph (Vol. vii., p. 84.).—Trajectensem certainly applies to either Utrecht or Maestricht. One was Trajectum ad Rhenum, the other Trajectum ad Mosam. I incline to the opinion that the latter place is intended: Utrecht being, I believe, generally expressed by Ultrajectum.
C. W. G.
Samuel Daniel (Vol. vi., p. 603.).—The writer will be happy to communicate with I. M. on the subject of the life, &c. of this poet and historian; for which purpose his address is left with the Editor.
E. D.
La Bruyère (Vol. vii., pp. 38. 114.).—There lies before me an elaborate MS. history of the family of Brewer, with a pedigree. The former, which commences with Ralph de Bruera (temp. William I.), has been compiled from papers in the Heralds' Office, Brompton, Dugdale, and the more modern historians, general and local. The last individual mentioned therein is a physician, who bore the name and ancient arms of Brewer, and died in 1618. The pedigree embraces about sixty names, including the alliances, but reaches no further downwards than the sons of Roger Mortimer in the reign of Henry III. These documents do not contribute in any way to answer the inquiry of one of your correspondents as to La Bruyère; and it may be satisfactory to the other to know that there is nothing in them to show any connexion with the name of De la Bruere.