Book of Homilies.—Burnet, in his History of the Reformation in anno 1542, says,—
"A Book of Homilies was printed, in which the Gospels and Epistles of all the Sundays and Holidays of the year were set down with a Homily to every one of these. To these were also added Sermons upon several occasions, as for Weddings, Christenings, and Funerals."
Can any learned clerk inform me where a copy of such Homilies can be seen?
B.
Collar of SS.—Where can we find much about the SS. collar? Is there any list extant of persons who were honoured with that badge?
B.
Rainbow.—By what heathen poet is the rainbow spoken of as "risus plorantis Olympi?"
J. SAMSON.
Passage in Lucan.—What parallel passages are there to that of Lucan:—
"Communis mundo superest rogus, ossibus astra