The poem is divided by numbers, probably referring to the pages of the original: beginning with 1292, and ending with 1307. It is also evident, from the first verses themselves, that I have only a fragment before me.—From the Navorscher.
Ganske.
Marriage Service.—Are there any parishes in which the custom of presenting the fee, together with the ring, in the marriage service, as ordered by the rubric, is observed?
E. W.
"Czar" or "Tsar."—Whence the derivation of the title Czar or Tsar? I know that some suppose it to be derived from Cæsar, while others trace it from the terminal -sar or -zar in the names of the kings of Babylon and Assyria: as Phalas-sar, Nebuchadnez-zar, &c. In Persian, sar means the supreme power. I have heard much argument about its origin, and would be much obliged if any reader of "N. & Q." could state the correct derivation of the word.
By which Emperor of Russia was the title first assumed?
J. S. A.
Old Broad Street.
Little Silver.—There are several places in Devonshire so called, villages or hamlets. It is said, they are alway situated in the immediate neighbourhood of a Roman, or some other ancient camp. Hence, some people suppose the name is given to these localities from the number of silver coins frequently found there.
Will any of your correspondents throw light on this subject?