"A Joabi Alloquio,

A Thyestis Convivio,

Ab Iscariotis 'Ave,'

A Diasii 'Salve'

Ab Herodis 'Redite'

A Gallorum 'Venite.'

Libera nos Domine."

The fourth and sixth line I do not understand.

B. H. C.

Illuminations.—When were illuminations in cities first introduced? Is there any allusion to them in classic authors?