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Stories of Inventors and Discoveries in Science and the 

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Shakspeare^s Household Words. A Selection from the 

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Nightingale Valley. A Collection of Tnany of the choicest 

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H. A. O.'s Query we hope to answer in our next. 



Clammild; Mb. Bolion Coknkx's work on Shakspeare toot neuer 

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J. O. N. and R. H. 8, Wehave letters for these correspondents. Where 

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H. S. G. The seal qf which yoti forwarded us an impression, is modem, 

 and one of the kind brought to England by almost every traveller who 

 visits Jerusalem,. 



C. (Leoacv.) There are no records kept of Legacies. The only way 

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A. F. will And the subject o/ Cockades treated of fully in our 1st Series, 

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Vicar of Bray. G. W. M. willfind this famous old song in Chap- 

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May Marriages. H. H. W. m referred to p. 52. of vol. ii. of our 1st 

 Series/or illustrations if the belief in the ill luck attendant on these, which 

 is older even than Ovid s time, iiTio said — 



" Mense malas Maio nubere vulgus ait." 



J. L. p. The church of S'. John the Evangelist, " de insula missa- 

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 Perth, said to have beenfaunded, circa 1200, by Gilbert Earl of Strathei-n. 

 See Spotiswood's Account of the Religious Houses In Scotland. The 

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Cotorave's Dictionary. In our notice of this work (anti, p. 453.) we 

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 the new Catalogue cf the British museum. The date, however.is 1673-72, 

 tlie work being in two parts. The first French and English Dictionary 

 published in this country was by 31. Claudius Desainliens, or as he chose 

 to call himself in England, liollyband, a teacher of languaues in London. 

 Hollyband's was the basis of Handle Cotgrave's valuable Dictionary. 



R. S. Charnock. Cumbenvorth's will appeared at p. 375. of our present 

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