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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[No. 187. 



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Scott, Uemaiiks on the best Writings of tbe best Authors 



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 Sermons by the Rev. Robert Wake, M.A. 1704, 1712, &c. 

 History of Ancient Wilts, by Sir R. C. Hoare. The last 



three Parts. 

 Bev. a. Dyce's Edition of Dr. Richard Bentley's Works. 



Vol. III. Published by Francis Macpherson, Middle Row, 



Holborn. 1836. 



DiSSERTArlON ON ISAIAH XVIII., IN A LETTER TO EdWARD 



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 Sir Walter Scott's Novels. 41 Vols. 8vo. The last nine 



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We are compelled to omit several interesting papers respecting 

 Shakspeare which are in type, among which we may mention 

 a notice of some drawings which are of great interest. 



W. T. WatTs (St. Ives), who inquires respecting the: literary 

 history of Baron Munchausen, is referred to our 2nd Vol., p. .519., 

 and our 3rd Vol., pp. Ii7. 305. 453. 



G. P. (Offenburg.) Potatoes were most probably introduced 

 into England by Sir fV. Raleigh. Gerarde mentions them m his 

 Herbal, published in 1597. 



Antiquarian had better send a rubbing from the oak cover in 

 question. His copy cannot be deciphered. 



S. S. S.'i Query on the passage in St. James in our next. 



Brookthorpe will find, in the Notices to Correspondents, in 

 No. 179. (2nd April), a reply to his former Query respecting the 

 Epitaph : 



" If Heaven be pleased." 



Ursula. We shall be glad of the " succinct refutation " 

 p7-opased. 



J. W. There is a folio edition of Godwin De Praesulibus^ 

 Canterbury, 1743, in which the original work is continued by 

 Richardson. 



J. R. (Sunderland) is referred to BrocketCs Glossary, where'he 

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 bur — or the Saxon steng ; and a full description of the ceremonies 

 connected with Riding the stang. 



Florence is thanked for her hint. 



J. B. will find full particulars of Sir T. Herbert's Threnodia 

 Carolina in our 3rd Vol., p. 259. Other references in our 2nd 

 Vol., pp. 140. 220. 476. 



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