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A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC.
"When found, make a note of."--CAPTAIN CUTTLE.
No. 68.] SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1851. [Price Threepence. Stamped Edition 4d.
NOTES:-- Page Defence of the Execution of Mary Queen of Scots, by J. Payne Collier 113 "De Navorscher," by Bolton Corney 114 A Bidding at Weddings in Wales, by W. Spurrell 114 Coleridge's "Religious Musings" 115 Folk Lore:--Lammer Beads--Engraved Warming-pans--Queen Elizabeth's Christening Cloth 115 Minor Notes:--The Breeches Bible--Origin of the present Race of English--True Blue--"By Hook or by Crook"--Record of Existing Monuments 115
QUERIES:-- Five Queries and Notes on Books, Men, and Authors 117 Minor Queries:--The Witches' Prayer--Water-buckets given to Sheriffs--A Cracow Pike--Meaning of Waste-book--Machell's MS. Collections for Westmoreland and Cumberland--Decking Churches at Christmas--Coinage of Germany--Titles of Peers who are Bishops--At Sixes and Sevens--Shaking Hands--George Steevens--Extradition--Singing of Metrical Psalms and Hymns in Churches--Ormonde Portraits--Tradescant--Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Craigs--Lincoln Missal 118
REPLIES:-- Meaning of Eisell, by Samuel Hickson and S. W. Singer 119 Descent of Henry IV. 120 Fossil Elk of Ireland 121 Replies to Minor Queries:--Coverdale Bible--Epitaph-- Probabilism--Old Hewson the Cobbler--Rodolph Gualter--Burning the Hill--"Fronte capillata," &c.--Time when Herodotus wrote--Herstmonceux Castle--Camden and Curwen Families--Joan Sanderson, or the Cushion Dance--North Sides of Churchyards--"Antiquitas Sæculi Juventus Mundi"--Umbrella--Form of Prayer at the Healing 122
MISCELLANEOUS:-- Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 126 Books and Odd Volumes wanted 127 Notices to Correspondents 127 Advertisements 127
DEFENCE OF THE EXECUTION OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.
Allow me to supply a deficiency in my last volume of _Extracts from the Registers of the Stationers' Company_, printed by the Shakspeare Society. It occurs at p. 224., in reference to an entry of 11th Feb., 1587, in the following terms: