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Notices to Correspondents.
Although we have this week again enlarged our paper to twenty-four pages, we have been compelled to postpone many interesting articles. Among these we may particularise "Illustrations of Chaucer, No. VI.," a valuable paper by Mr. Singer on "John Tradescant," and another on the "Tradescent Family" by Mr. Pinkerton; and many Replies.
A. X. The Brussels edition of the Biographie Universelle is in 21 vols. Bickers of Leicester Square marks a copy half-bound in 7 vols. at Five Guineas.
Trivia and A. A. D. The oft-quoted line "Tempora Mutantur," &c., is from Borbonius. See "Notes and Queries," Vol. i., pp. 234. 419.
A. A. D. is referred to p. 357. of our last Number for an explanation of "Mind your Ps and Qs."
Nemo's Query respecting Pope Joan was inserted in No. 75. p. 265.; a Reply to it appears in No. 77. p. 306.; and we have several more communications to which we hope to give insertion next week.
Replies Received.—Ramasse—Prayer at the Healing—M. or N.—Deans Very Reverend—Family of the Tradescants—Epitaph on the Countess of Pembroke—West Chester—Demosthenes and New Testament—Pope Joan—Handbills at Funerals—Ventriloquist Hoax—Solid-hoofed Pigs—Aerial Apparitions—Apple-pie Order—Wife of James Torre—Snail-eating—Epigram by T. Dunbar.
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