"1680. Collected for the redemption of poor slaves in Turkey, the sum of 2s. 8d."
Can you refer me to the king's letter authorising such collections to be made?
W. S.
Northiam.
[Some information upon this point will be found in "N. & Q.," Vol. i., p. 441.; Vol. ii., p 12.]
The Earl of Oxford and the Creation of Peers.—Where will be found the answer made by the Earl of Oxford when impeached in the reign of Queen Anne for creating in one day twelve peers?
S. N.
"Like one who wakes," &c.—Can any of your readers supply the authorship and connexion of the following lines?—
"Like one who wakes from pleasant sleep,
Unto the cares of morning."