Roman Catholic Church (Vol. iii., p. 168.).—Many thanks for your reference to the Almanach du Clergé de France; but as I have failed to obtain the requisite information through my booksellers, might I beg the additional favour of knowing what is the cost of the book, and where it can be procured?
E. H. A.
[The Almanach to which our correspondent refers is or was published by Gaume frères à Paris, and sold also by Grand, rue du Petit-Bourbon, 6, in the same city. Its price, judging from the size of the book, is about a couple of francs.]
Tick (Vol. iii., p. 357.).—Mr. De la Pryme's suggestion as to the origin of the expression "going tick" is ingenious; nevertheless I take it to be clear that "tick" is merely an abbreviation of ticket. (See Nares's Glossary, and Halliwell's Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, under "Ticket.") In addition to the passages cited by them from Decker, Cotgrave, Stephens, and Shirley, I may refer to the Act 16 Car. II. c. 7. s. 3., which relates to gambling and betting "upon ticket or credit."
C. H. Cooper.
Cambridge, May 3. 1851.
[In the Mirrour for Magistrates, p 421., we read:—
"Of tickle credit ne had bin the mischiefe."
"Tickle credit," says Pegge, "means easy credit, alluding to the credulity of Theseus."—Anonymiana, cent. ii. 44. Mr. Jon Bee, in his Sportsman's Slang Dictionary, gives the following definition:—
"Tick", credit in small quantities; usually scored up with chalk (called ink ironically), which being done with a sound resembling 'tick, tick, tick,' gives the appellation 'going to tick,' 'tick it up,' 'my tick is out,' 'no more tick!'">[