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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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thee, as God," not " O God." Yet this mistransla- 

 tion in our version cancels the ofTensiveness of the 

 interpolated versicles. 



3. Excluding the three interpolated versicles, 

 the whole becomes a hymn to Christ as God, such 

 as Pliny, in his celebrated letter to Trajan, repre- 

 sents the Christians as meeting to sing. " Soliti 

 stato die ante lucem convenire carmenque Christo, 

 qvasi Deo, dicere secum invicem." Was the " Te 

 Deum," in its original form, this very hymn ? 



4. The versicles in the even places answer those 

 in the odd places, as far as the three interpolated 

 ones, after which those in the odd places answer 

 those in the even. 



It seems to me a pity that the author of, at any 

 rate, so clever a piece of criticism, should remain 

 unknown ; and I therefore ask your assistance to 

 discover his name, and the place where it first 

 appeared. A. H. W. 



Inscription in Yorkshire. — I recently met with 

 a irohen inscription, on wood, in a manor-house 

 in Yorkshire. It is of the time of Edward YI. or 

 Mary, and runs thus : — 



" Soli deo honor et Gloria. I H C for thi wovndes 

 smerte, on thy fet & hondes two, make me m 



ter is Poverte wi nes then iese with 



soro and sadnes, I H C kepe the Fownder. Amen." 



I fancy I have read, a copy of a similar (but 

 perfect) inscription in some topographical work. 

 Can any of your readers point out such a one, or 

 fill in the blanks ? W. Harrison. 



Ripon. 



Old Boodleite. — Can any of your readers in- 

 form me what is the precise meaning of the above 

 phrase, and what is its origin ? It appears to 

 describe persons in the last stage of stupidity : 

 " Fools, d — d fools, and old. Boodleites." 



GWILTM GlAN TyWI. 



Mile. Salle, or Selle, Dancer at the Italian 

 Opera in London. — Would any reader point out 

 where I may find a memoir of the above lady, 

 who was premiere Danseuse de l' Opera a, Paris, 

 and who was acknowledged to be the most ele- 

 gant of Terpsichorean performers ever witnessed ? 

 I have lately met with a few MS. notes con- 

 cerning her appearance in this country. In the 

 Grub Street Journal of 17th October, 1734, it is 

 stated that Mr. Denoyer * had arrived from Po- 

 land, whither he had been sent by George II. to 

 report on the merits of the lady, and which 

 having been favourable, she appeared on Thurs- 

 day, 26th December, 1734, at Covent Garden 

 Theatre in La Coquette Franqaise. It would 

 appear from Voltaire, that although she obtained 



* Mr. Denoyer was dancing-master to three genera- 

 tions of our royal family, and lived near the Royal Palace 

 at Kew, when George IV. resided with his parents. 



the most unqiialified praise in London, yet, per- 

 haps on that account, she met with great disap- 

 probation in Paris ; for Voltaire, in his poem on 

 " La Mort de Mile. Le Couvreur, celebre Actrice" 

 thus addresses her : — 



" toi, jeune SalM *, fille de Terpsicore, 

 Qu'on insulte & Paris, mais que tout Londre adore." 



The Gruh Street Journal of August 19, 1736 

 states that " Mr. Denoyer, the famous dancer, is 

 gone to Paris, to engage Mile. Selle to dance 

 here the ensuing winter." I tliink that M. Selle 

 and all the family settled in England, ^nd were 

 residing at Kew, near their friend Mr. Denoyer. 

 The latter gentleman died at his town- house in 

 Albemarle Street, 9 May, 1788 {Gent. Magazine) ; 

 and perhaps some reader of " N. & Q." can in- 

 form me if Mr. Selle and his family permanently 

 domiciled in England. 



An Admirer of lb Ballet. 



*' The Watchman^' — Who is the author of the 

 following poem ? and where is it to be found ? 



" When late at night, through lighted streets, 

 The watchman's voice the passer meets, 

 As homeward each pedestrian stalks, 

 Musing alone, or friendly talks ; 

 On passing things he loves to dwell, 

 He hears : past eleven o'clock and all's well." 



P. Lomax. 



Ancient Keys. — I should feel obliged for the 



name of the best illustrated work on ancient keys. 



Gilbert. 



D' Angreville : St. Maurice. — The undersigned 

 will be glad to receive genealogical information 

 touching the English descendants of the Counts 

 D'Angreville de Beaumont, which is required for 

 one of the family who is preparing a work for the 

 press. He will also be obliged for a list of 

 churches in England dedicated to St. Maurice, 

 which is also required for a work preparing for 

 publication. R. W. Dixon. 



Seaton-Carew, co. Durham. 



" The Slave Ship.''' — Can any of your readers 

 inform me who wrote the words of a song called 

 "The Slave Ship," music by Russell ? Granger. 



Winsley Family. — In searching the registers of 

 1560, or thereabouts, of three adjoining parishes 

 in Lincolnshire, the name of Winsley occurs With 

 that of Winkley or Winckley ; and as the regis- 

 ters, in two cases at least, appear to have been 

 copied, from the originals, there is a probaliility 

 that the entries are all intended for the family of 

 Winkley, the letter k having been converted into 

 the long s. Will any of your readers kindly in- 

 stance such a change either in copying or the 

 alteration of a name on its first introduction to a 



* To which a note is added, "Mile. Sall^, celebre 

 danseuse de I'opera de Paris, etait alors en Angleterre." 



