Nov. 13. 1852.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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the archbishop's proposal of this last form, a general 

 silence followed, and he took the advantage from tlicnce 

 to say ' Qui tacet consentire videtur,' some of them re- 

 plied immediately, ' Itaque tacemus omnes:' and there 

 their morning debates ended." — The Rights, Powers, 

 and Privileges of an English Convocation, by F. Atter- 

 bury. 



An Oxford B. C. L. 



Supplying Imperfections in Boohs (Vol. vi., 

 p. 220.). — Several of your correspondents possess- 

 ing old and scarce books in an imperfect condition, 

 wanting, it may be, the title-page, or a leaf or two, 

 or the "portion of a leaf, might, I think, get them 

 perfected with a very little trouble and expense. 

 Some years ago I wanted some minor deficiencies 

 made good in several rather scarce works, and I 

 applied to the second-hand booksellers, who deal 

 largely in old and rare works, to know if they could 

 inform me how I might get them completed. 

 They recommended me to an individual they were 

 in the habit of employing themselves, who makes 

 it a part of his business to supply these imperfec- 

 tions. The plan he adopted was, to take the im- 

 perfect book to the British Museum, or to some 

 other large library, where a copy of the same work 

 and the same edition might be found, and there to 

 transcribe the missing portion, in the same charac- 

 ter, and on paper which by some process he made 

 to harmonise with the colour of the paper of the 

 imperfect copy. It was done with such care and 

 exactness (as to character of type, colour of ink 

 and paper), that it is almost impossible to detect 

 the portion thus copied, except by those who have 

 & very critical eye in such matters : even the join- 

 ing of a portion of a leaf could not be seen unless 

 held up to the light, and carefully examined. I 

 have found this plan to succeed admirably well. 

 Information might be obtained at the second-hand 

 booksellers' whose trade is confined chiefly to old 

 books. H. M. Bealby. 



North Brixton. 



Sir Phelim CNeile. — I send you the following 

 Note, taken from my copy of the Eikon Basilike, 

 which is interesting if it can be relied upon. It 

 occurs in a margin of the twelfth chapter, and is 

 written in an old hand : 



" Thomas Bellingham, Esq., sayd, in my hearing, y' 

 he was by S' Phel O'Neile w" he was executed; and y' 

 he heard O'Neile confess at y« Gallouge, y' he tooke y" 

 Great Scale from a Patent, and affixed it to y" parch- 

 ment y' authorised y* Irish to rise in Rebellion: w"" 

 •was y* ground of y' slurr y* was thrown upon K. Charles 

 y« i«t jjy j)is enemyes. Ch. Ward." 



I do not know whether any of your readers can 

 tell me who Ch. AVard is, or whether tiie state- 

 ment can be confirmed. R. J. Allbn. 



AN ANCIENT DUTCH AXLEGOBICAL PICTURE. 



Can any reader of " N. & Q." give me inform- 

 ation respecting a curious Dutch painting, the 

 property of a friend, which has lately been en- 

 trusted to my keeping ? As a painting, it is not 

 without merit ; and as it seems to have some his- 

 torical or allegorical (if not satirical) meaning, I 

 think it probable that it may be well known in 

 Holland. 



It represents the interior of a large chamber, 

 the spectator being placed at the left-hand corner, 

 so as to command a full view of the opposite wall, 

 and of the distant end of the room ; the left-hand 

 side of the room being occupied by a large window, 

 of which four compartments are visible in perspec- 

 tive. The wall at the end of the room contains 

 the fire-place, in which a bright fire burns ; the 

 chimney sides are ornamented with Dutch tiles ; 

 and over the chimney-piece is a picture (emblema- 

 tical, I presume, of "Charity") representing a 

 female in white garments, holding a naked child 

 on her left arm. — At her right hand is another 

 child standing ; and on her left, two other children 

 embracing. Under this picture is the following 

 inscription : 



' " Waert dat elck docht op 

 Christij laeste sentensije 

 Daer hij der liefden wercken 

 Alleen maeckt inensije 

 En hoe de barmhertighe sijn 

 Rijck sullen ontfaen 

 Ick sonde in bet hert 

 En niet voor de schouwe staen." 



Over the picture, extending horizontally the 

 whole breadth of the room, is a flag-staff, on which 

 is rolled a large tricolor banner, red, white, and 

 blue. 



On each side of the picture, high up in the wall, 

 is a niche, the left-hand niche containing a statue 

 with the right hand extended, holding a roll ; the 

 left holding the caduceus of Mercury. This statue 

 is inscribed below " Retorica." 



In the other niche is a statue inscribed in a 

 similar manner " Bacchus," representing a Silenus 

 astride on a tun, and quaffing a cup of wine. 



Under "Retorica" is a glass cupboard con- 

 taining, on two shelves, silver and gold cups, 

 flagons, and dishes ; beneath which hangs a white 

 paper with this inscription : 



" Vrage. 

 " Bij wie is liefd int woort 

 En nochtans wort verschouen ? " 



Under " Bacchus " is a similar cupboard, the 

 glass door of which lies partially open, displaj^ing 

 three shelves full of books, placed after the ancient 

 fashion, with their edges outwards and the backs 



