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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[No. 153. 



of an ecclesiastic, but that before us is the first I meet 

 toith , in brass, and it may be considered early, for 

 Gough (i, 112.) says that the oldest figure he knows 

 of, of a skeleton in brass, is a.d. 1471." 



Query, Is there any similar monumental brass 

 existing of an earlier date tlian the above, men- 

 tioned by Cotman, namely, 1452? L.A.M. 



Magna Jememutha. 



MOEELL S BOOK-PJLATE. 



(Vol. vi., p. 125.) 



Pressing duties have prevented my earlier reply 

 to Balliolensis. The copy of Victorius's ^schy- 

 lus, in my possession, formerly belonging to Dr. 

 Thos. Morell, has the doctor's book-plate. Your 

 correspondent asks, was this the work of Hogarth ? 

 *' Hogarth," says he, " in one instance condescended 

 to engrave a book-plate for a friend." Is Ballio- 

 XiENsis not aware that his earlier days were spent 

 in engraving the headings of shop-bills and book- 

 plates ? My friend Mr. Thomson, the excellent 

 and acute librarian of the London Institution, 

 Finsbury Circus, tells me the late Mr. Smedley 

 of Westminster and his friend Mr. Standly 

 ■formed great collections of Hogarth's works in this 

 ■way. What has become of these collections would 

 'be interesting to know. Balliolensis however 

 may rest assured Hogarth condescended to engrave 

 more than one book-plate. It is very probable 

 Morell's was his work, as they were very intimate 

 friends. The impression In my possession is first- 

 rate. Whether it " be worthy of the burin of 

 our ^reat national artist," however, is another 

 question. Hogarth, great as an artist and designer, 

 was nevertheless not pre-eminent as an engraver. 

 His works are remarkable for their originality ; 

 hardly, I should think, to be classed as works of 

 art in point of engraving. My opinion, however, 

 may be controverted. I am much obliged, how- 

 ever, to your correspondent for his hint. 



It may interest some of your readers to learn, 

 that a very eminent scholar has expressed a con- 

 viction that my volume had been seen bv Stanley ! 

 The gentleman, who has given this decision, pos- 

 sesses collations of every MS. and edition of 

 iEschylus in Europe, and has been pleased to say 

 that this copy with MSS. notes is not only of 

 great value, but excessive interest. From a very 

 careful examination made by myself, I am also of 

 opinion that Stanley had consulted this copy, or 

 seen the original from whence the notes were 

 copied. I find Morell's library was sold by 

 Sotheby in 1785 or 1786 (I quote from memory 

 out of Nichols' Literary Anecdotes). Can any of 

 your readers inform me of a copy of the catalogue, 

 that I might be able to trace the buyer, price, &c. ? 

 I intend presenfing the volume to the University 



Library, Cambridge, as it Is far too valuable to 

 remain in private hands and run the risk of being 



lost. KlCHARD HOOPEB. 



St. Stephen's, Westminster. 



HERALDIC QUERIES. 



(Vol. vl., p. 171.) 



2. Ar. on a fesse, az. three cinquefoils of the 

 field. Hebiot. 



3. Ar. on a fesse, az. three pelicans or vulning 

 themselves gu. on a canton, arg. two ragged staves 

 in saltire of the fourth, surmounted by a ducal 

 coronet. Crest, a ragged stave encircled by a 

 coronet as In the arms. Boddik or Body (Essex). 



4. Or on a fesse dancette, az. three ermine spots, 

 In chief three crescents, all within a bordure engr. 

 gu. Crest, a hand and arm erect, habited chequy 

 and charged with a fesse dancette, in the hand a 

 crescent. Motto, " Donee totum impleat orbem." 

 Very like Tewdale or Twedale. 



8. Erm. on a bend, gu. three spread eagles or. 

 Badger, Bagot, Backs, Bagehott. 



9. Az, a chev. erm. between three martlets arg. 

 Harwood. 



10. Gu. a cross between four falcons close or. 

 Webb. Quartering, 1. or on a bend, gu. three 

 crosses pattee fitchee arg. Oldfield (Bradfield, 

 CO. Chester). 4. az. on a bend, between six lo- 

 zenges or fusils or, three escallops sa. Try Paulin 

 and PcLLEN. 5. ar. on a bend sa. three annulets 

 or. St. Low. Impaling, sa. on a bend, ar. three 

 cross crosslets gu. Tey (Northumberland). 



11. Or a griffin segreant sa. beaked and legged 

 gu. Crest, a demi-griffin, as In the arms. Meve- 



RELL. 



12. Ar. a chev., gu. surmounted by another erm, 

 between three slips of laurel with berries. Cooper, 

 Bart. CouPER. 



17. Or on a fesse engr. between three horses' 

 heads erased az., as many fleurs-de-lis of the field. 

 Crest, a goat's head az. bizanty attired or. Batlt 

 (Bristol). 



18. Per fesse (pale?) gu. and az., on the dexter 

 side a tree, on the sinister a lion ramp. Crest, a 

 dragon's head holding in its mouth a hand. Try 

 Thomas (Whitwick, co. Hereford). 



24. Az. three arrows or. Grandorge. 



25. Gu. a chev. ar. between three birds, a chief 

 erm. Sawyer, Seers, Sares, or Sare. 



John W. Papworth. 



MUFFS WORN BY GENTLEMEN. 



(Vol. v., p. 560. ; Vol. vi., pp. 209. 281.) 



It would seem, from the passage In The Tatler, 

 that Don Saltero's muff was a peculiarity : nor do 

 I recollect any notice of muffs having been general 

 amongst Englishmen. I think there are one or 



