Sept. 23. 1854.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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romans, dans la poesie meme et sur le theatre, le denigre- 

 ment de toute autorite, I'insulte prodiguee k tout ce qui 

 etait elev^ h un titre ou k un autre, la Royaute calomnie'e 

 et travestie, les gloires du passe avilies dans des r&its 

 mensongers, les maux trop reels du peuple exager^s et 

 envenimes h, ses yeux dans le dessin manifesto de les lui 

 rendre insupportables ; la liberie si chferement achetde par 

 nos pferes, repudiee, comme un present inutile sans un ega- 

 lite chim^rique, sans les satisfactions de la vanite et de la 

 fortune ; le Christianisme traitd de superstition surannee ; 

 I'art r^duit au role de serviteur de la fantaisie et des sens ; 

 I'amour meme deshonore ; et, au lieu de Chimbne et de 

 Pauline, de Berenice et de la Princesse de Cloves, les 

 Marquises de la Regence et les heroines de la Revolution 

 oflfertes h. I'imitation de nos soeurs et de nos femmes ? A 

 cette conspiration de la licence et du mauvais goiit ne 

 «erait-il pas temps d'opposer celle de I'art veritable et 

 d'une litterature genereuse, digne fiUe de celle qui in- 

 augurferent au commencement de notre sifecle I'auteur de 

 Corinne et de VAllemagne, le chantre du Genie du Chris- 

 tianisme, et celui des Meditations ? Pour nous, en meme 

 temps que nous essayons de rappeler la jeunesse Francjaise 

 au culte du vrai, du bien et du beau, et qu'au nom d'une 

 aaine philosophic nous ne cessons de combattre le mat^- 

 rialisme et I'atheisme de nouveau repandus dans le monde 

 par les derniers et extravagans systfemes de la m^taphy- 

 «ique Allemande, il nous a paru que ces Etudes sur les 

 femmes illustres et la society du dix-septibme sifecle pour- 

 raient servir k inspirer aux generations presentes le senti- 

 ment et le goiit d'autres moeurs, d'une autre vie, d'autres 

 salons, leur faire connaitre, honorer et aimer un autre 

 France, puissante au dehors, et au dedans animee et vi- 

 vante, guerrifere et litteraire tout k la fois, ou les femmes 

 etaient, ce semble, assez belles et excitaient d'ardentes 

 amours, mais des amours dignes du pinceau de Corneille, 

 de Racine, et de Mme. de La Fayette, une France, en un 

 mot, qu'il ne fallait pas renverser en un jour de fond en 

 comble, mais elever et perfectionner encore en lui donnant 

 la liberte', cette noble compagne de la religion, de la phi- 

 losopbie et des arts." — V. Cousin. 



J.M. 



Oxford. 



OCCASIONAL FORMS OF PEAYEE. 



(Vol. ix., p. 404.) 



The following may be added to your lists, if not 

 in Mr. Lathbury's, or some other list, which is 

 now before me : 



Fast. April 5, 1665. 



Thanksgiving for the late Victory. June 20 and July 4, 

 1665. 



Fast. February 28, 1794. An edition printed at Bed- 

 ford. 



For the King's Recover}'. 1830. 



During Pestilence. 1831. 



Thanksgiving on becoming free therefrom. 1832. 



Thanksgiving for the Preservation of the Queen. June, 

 1840. 



Thanksgiving on the Birth of a Princess. November, 

 1840. 



Service and Anthems at the Funeral of the Duke of Wel- 

 lington. November 18, 1852. 



Thanksgiving on the Birth of a Prince. 1853. 



Fast. April 28, 1854. 



For other Notes on the subject of Occasional 

 Forms, see Liturgical Services, temp. Elizabeth 



(Parker Soc), pp. xxxili. — xxxvl., and the Gen- 

 tlemavts Magazine, Jul/* 1829. W. P. Storer. 



Olney, Bucks. 



I have before me an Occasional Form of Prayer 

 which is not, so far as I can ascertain, included in 

 the list given by Mr. Lathbury, Vol. viii., p. 535., 

 nor in that of Abhba, Vol. ix., p. 404. It is en- 

 titled — 



" A Forme of Prayer with Thankesgiving, to be vsed of 

 all the Kings Maiesties louing Subjects euery yeere the 24 

 of March : Being the day of his highnesse entry to this 

 kingdome. Set forth by Authoritie." 



The title is in Eoman, but the remainder in 

 black letter. After the introductory verse of 

 Scripture (1 Tim. ii. 1.) there follows a rubrical 

 notice, thus : 



" You shall understand, that everything in this book« 

 is placed in order, as it shall be used, without turning to 

 and fro, saving the two lessons taken out of the Olde 

 Testament, of which you may chuse either as you think« 

 best for the first lesson," &c. 



Then is given the whole of the Morning Service, 

 in order as it is read ; and I cannot but think that 

 a young clergyman, somewhat nervous, or a not 

 very literate clerk, would prefer such a form^ to 

 what we now have, with the frequent rubrical 

 directions of "after the prayer," and "instead of," 

 &c. 



It is, I think, remarkable that the two special 

 prayers are only optional. The form has "A 

 Prayer for the King's Maiestie," the usual prayer, 

 " O Lord, our heavenly Father, high and mightie. 

 King of kings," &c. Then, after the rubric, " Or 

 this,'^ follows a long and sufficiently-laudatory 

 special prayer. So also in the Communion Ser- 

 vice, there is given the prayer, " Almighty God, 

 whose kingdom is everlasting and power infinite," 

 &c. Then, after the rubric, " Or this" follows a 

 special prayer. Another special prayer follows 

 that " For the whole state of Christ's Church." 



S. S. S. 



Add the following : 



Thanksgiving. Series of signal and glorious Victories. 



1813. 

 Coronation Service. Queen Victoria. 1838. 

 Thanksgiving. Birth of a Prince. 1853. 

 Prayer. Assistance on our Arms. 1854. 



J. W. Hewbtt. 



CELEBRATED WAGERS. 



(Vol. ix., p. 450.) 



In attempting to string together a few notes in 

 answer to the Query of C. Clifton Barry, the 

 difficulty is felt not so much to adduce notorious 



