The ancient territory of the Bishop of Osnaburg consisted of Osnaburg, Iborg, Forstenau, Bostel, Quakenburg, Vorde Gronsburg, Hunteburg on the lake Dummer, Witlage, Melle, and Holte.
In Halliday's History of the House of Guelph, 4to., 1821, at p. 133., the conditions of the Treaty of Osnaburg relative to the bishopric are given at length.
Whilst preparing the above I have seen the reply of F.E. at p. 447., and would beg to correct the following errors:—
The Treaty of Osnaburg was 1642, not 1624.
Halliday's House of Guelph was published 1821, not 1820.
Reference to the conditions of the treaty at p. 133. is omitted.
F.B. Relton.
Scandal against Queen Elizabeth (Vol. ii., p. 393.).—There is a current belief in Ireland that the family of Mapother, in Roscommon, is descended from Queen Elizabeth: and there are many other traditions completely at variance with the ordinarily received opinion as to her inviolate chastity. A discussion of the matter might discover the foundation on which they rest.
R. Ts.
Pretended Reprint of Ancient Poetry (Vol. ii., p. 463.).—The late Rev. Peter Hall was the person at whose expense the two copies of the work mentioned by Dr. Rimbault were reprinted. At the sale of that gentleman's library, in May last, one of these two reprints was sold for 20s.