In Sir H. Ellis's Letters of Eminent Literary Men, Camden Soc. Nos. 4 and 5. Correcter copies than had before appeared from the Lansdowne MSS.
Most incorrectly printed in Whitaker's History of Richmondshire, vol. i. p. 270. seq. The letters themselves are highly important and curious.
Dd. ix. 14. Some of the letters are transcribed by Baker, MSS. xxxii. p. 520. seq.
This letter has many sentences in common with that to Gardiner, of the date Jan. 18 [1554], printed by Whitaker (p. 271. seq.)
Whitaker, who prints this (p. 289. seq.) says that it had been printed before. Where?
This, I believe, unpublished letter is referred to by Osorius, in a letter to Ascham (Aschami Epistolæ, p. 397.: Oxon. 1703).
Both of these have been printed, the letter in Aschami Epistolæ, lib. i. ep. 4. p. 68. seq. Compare on the commentary, ibid. pp. 70. and 209.
Minor Queries.
Symbolism in Raphael's Pictures.—In some of the most beautiful pictures of "The Virgin and Child" of Raphael, and other old masters, our Lord is represented with His right foot placed upon the right foot of the blessed Virgin. What is the symbolism of this position? In the Church of Rome, the God-parent at Holy Confirmation is, if I remember right, directed by a rubric to place his or her right foot upon the right foot of the person confirmed. Is this ceremony at all connected with the symbolism I have noticed?