gn-i S. V. 127., JcNE 5. '58.] 



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case of Claudia Quinta mentioned above. Be- 

 sides, the Roman usage denied to daughters the 

 assumption of the family name as well as the prse- 

 nomen ; and this could have had no connexion 

 with the paucity of daughters. Some other reason 

 than that assigned by Mr. Merivale must be found 

 for this singular custom. L. 



The Hereford Missal. — A paragraph has been 

 " going the round of the papers," giving an ac- 

 count of Mr. Maskell's discovery of an unique 

 copy of the Hereford Missal, which appears to 

 have been purchased for the British Museum at 

 the high price of 300Z. When the paragraph first 

 met my eye, I recollected that I had myself used 

 one copy of the Hereford Missal in the Bodleian. 

 I also had an impression that the Bodleian con- 

 tained a second copy ; and that a third copy was 

 known to exist in some other library. 



I have since ascertained that, so far as the Bod- 

 leian is concerned, my memory was correct, — that 

 library containing tiao copies, viz. : — 



1. One on paper, wanting the title-page and 

 part of the syllabus, but then perfect to the end. 



2. A beautiful copy on vellum, with a splendid 

 title-page in black and red ; but unfortunately 

 minus a three-inch-square woodcut on the very 

 last leaf ; which woodcut has carried away with it 

 a portion of a dozen lines in the centre of the last 

 page. Of this, however, a fac-simile might easily 

 be made from the last leaf of the paper copy, both 

 being of the same (the only ?) edition. 



Upon this note I should be glad to put the fol- 

 lowing Queries : — 



1. Wherein is Mr. Maskell's prize unique? Is 

 it as being a perfect copy ? 



2. What library contains the third copy known 

 to exist, before Mr. Maskell made his discovery ? 



3. Is that third copy perfect? J. Sansom. 



Bibliographical Queries. — The names of the 

 authors of the following are desired : — 



1. "Histoire de la Revolution d'Irlande, arrivee sous 

 Guillaume III. Amsterdam, 1692." 



2. " A Long History of a Short Session of a certain 

 Parliament in a certain Kingdom. 1714." [Dr. De- 

 lany?l 



3. " The Book of James ; with an Hyiim of Thanks- 

 giving. 1743." 



Abhba. 



" A Dreamland Bishop." — I have just seen, in 



a lady's album, a pretty little poem of forty-four 



stanzas bearing the above title, and commencing 



as follows : — 



" A lay, a lay, good countrymen, 

 A lay of Dreamland shore, 

 Of visions bright, of scenes of light 

 Unheard, unknown before." 



The copy is without any author's name ; but it 

 is certain the writer, whoever he may have been, 

 must have had in his mind's eye the yet sweeter 

 " Dreamland" of Coxe's Christian Ballads, which 



it much resembles in rhythm and purpose. Is the 

 author's name known ? T. Hughes. 



Chester. 



Wanleys ^^ Scintillula: Sacrce." — 1 am desirous 

 to dispose of a MS. entitled " Scintillulae Sacrae." 

 It contains about fifty-eight sonnets, and two 

 short pieces of about 350 lines each, dated Dec. 

 1667. The author, " Nathaniel Wanley." Is this 

 MS. known ? E. D. Forkkster. 



"Irish Court Registry. '^ — How many volumes 

 of the Irish Court Registry and City and County 

 Calendar were published ? The one for the year 

 1797 (the fourth published, but the only volume 

 I have seen,) appears to have been very carefully 

 compiled ; and is superior, I think, to Watson's 

 Almanack, containing a considerable amount of 

 useful and interesting information : — 



" Amongst the novel matter of this year," as the pro- 

 prietors inform the public, "that which excites the ad- 

 miration of the country claimed also a record with us: 

 we have, therefore, given a correct List of all the Officers 

 of the Volunteer Yeoman Cavalry and Infantry in Ire- 

 land, to perpetuate a knowledge of those distinguished 

 leaders of the national strength, spirit, and patriotism." 



Abhba. 



Caste. — What is the Sanscrit or Hindi for this 

 word ? said to be of Portuguese origin, casta, a 

 breed. Is it not more probably Arabic, haza, a 

 tribe, hadza, a house ? The word does not occur 

 in Richardson. Perhaps he hardly considers it 

 naturalised. Eden Warwick. 



Jews in Cornwall. — Can any of your numerous 

 readers give me any reliable information relative 

 to the presence of Jews in Cornwall under the 

 Roman sway? I know that many legends exist 

 even to the present day among the miners, that 

 the Hebrews worked the Cornish mines for their 

 Roman masters, and that they gave names to 

 several towns and villages in that corner of our 

 island. Marazion (a view of Zion) Hill retains 

 the second appellation of Jews' market. Jud^us. 



German Engraving. — There is a German en- 

 graving, probably more than one, of the sea and 

 ships. Each carries a huge bell before the fore- 

 mast, which the sailors are ringing for dear life ; 

 as it is the only way to keep off some hideous 

 monsters of fish, with mouths large enough to 

 swallow up a small vessel. Who was the en- 



graver , 



G. R. L. 



Walden Family. — In what county did indi- 

 viduals of the Walden family reside about the 

 reign of James II. ? Z. 



Earwigs in Gardens. — If it would not be a 

 Query out of place in " N. & Q.," I should be glad 

 with many others of your readers to be informed 

 if there be any recipe or preparation known for 



