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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[Dec. 29. 1855. 



of' Perkins (London, 1605). In an old Latin 

 Bible {Biblia ipressa Venetiis, opera aiq; impesa 

 Nicolai Jenson, Gallici, 1479) I only find the 

 colon and period used, there being no instance of 

 the comma, as far as I have examined it. A. B. 



French Patois (Vol. xii., p. 388.). — As these 

 books seem scarce, allow me to register a curious 

 one in your pages : 



" Nouveaux Cantiques Spirituels ProveiKjeaux, avec 

 I'air note an premier Couplet de chaque Cantique. Par 

 un Cure du Diocese d' Avignon. (Sm. 8vo., pp. 204., and 

 Tables.) A Avignon, 1750." 



With woodcut of Virgin and infant Jesus on back 

 of title. 



Those already noticed, appear to belong to the 

 class of Chansons Joxjeux. This, on the other 

 hand, deals altogether with the spiritual recrea- 

 tions of the people — "en leur langage ordinaire." 

 Since the capital error the Romanists made in 

 countenancing the Metrical Psalms of C. Marot 

 and P. Beza, the priests have been rather chary 

 of trusting the people with spiritual songs, which 

 beget enthusiasm, and, in the case cited, proved 

 a prime auxiliary in bringing about the Reforma- 

 tion. In the present book it has, therefore, been 

 the special care of the cure at once to render his 

 subject attractive, and to keep his readers from 

 straying into heretical paths : consequently, these 

 Cantiques are mostly upon orthodox points and 

 mysteries, and the volume contains various appro- 

 batory certificates to their being " Conformes a la 

 Veretie Catholique." Like the spiritual songs of 

 John Barclay, the Berean, some of these are in- 

 tended to displace certain other Cantiques, set to 

 favourite tunes : such as "line Marche de Guerre," 

 "Des Folies d'Espagne," " Alerte, alerte!" "Petits 

 CMseaux," " Depuis j'ar vin Nanette," &c. 



As a specimen of the patois of the book, I 

 subjoin — 



" Les Commandemens de Dieu. 

 (Sur I'air : Quan San Pierre de Luxambour, &c.) 

 " Adore un seul Dieou souveren, 



Prengues pas son san Nom en ven ; 



Ser lott Dimenche lou Seignour, 



A tei paren porte I'hounour. 

 Proucures pas en res la tnor. 



Fagues gis de man de ton cor, 

 " "_ [Deraubes ren absoulamen, 



Temoignes jamai faussamen. 



Desires pa de ton proucliea 



- '1 Ni la femme, ni mai lei ben : 



Son de Dieou lei Coummandamen, 



Que foou garda fidelamen." 



J.O. 



Inscription on Bells (Vol. xii., p. 130.). — In 

 the parish church of Wisbeach St. Peter, Cam- 

 bridgeshire, there is a peal often bells, the castings 

 were opened on Dec. 19, 1823. The peal weighs 

 5 tons 2 qrs. 5 lbs. : 



1st and 2nd. " Wm. Dobson, Downham, Norfolk. Fecit 

 182S." 



No. 322.] 



3rd. " Fear God and honour the king." 



4th. " Long live King George the Fourth." 



5th and 6th. " Abrahamus Jobson, S. T. P. Yicarius, me 



dono dedit, a.d. 1823. 

 7th. "Prosperity to the town of Wisbeach St. Peter. 



1823." 

 8tb. " Laudo Deum Verum ; Plebem Voco ; Congrego 

 Clerum ; Defunctos Ploro ; Pestem Fugo ; Fesla 

 Decoro. 1823." 

 9th. " In wedlock's bands all ye who join, 



With hands your hearts unite ; 

 So shall our tuneful tongues combine 

 To laud the nuptual rite." 

 10th. « Abraham Jobson, Vicar; Wm. Swansborough, 

 and T. Moore, Churchwardens; Wm. Dobson, 

 Founder. 1823. 

 I to the church the living call, 

 And to the grave do summon all." 



Ei>wARD Brookshaw. 

 P.S. The oldest of the former peal was dated 

 1566. 



Inscription on Bells. — Inscription on one of the 

 church bells at Stratton, Cornwall : 



" Tom Bowling was a good old man, 

 He put us in his tower; 

 And now we will keep playing on, 

 From eight to twelve and four."* 



Isaiah W. N. Keys. 



fiaiini ta Carre^pantrcitW. 



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Manor Farm, Bottesford Brigg. 



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