Dec. 17. 1853.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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is not easy to say where it is to be found. I ven- 

 ture, however, to lay before the Foreign Sukgeon 

 the following, from the Iiistitutiones Medicos cat. 

 digestoE, ab Herm. Boerhaave (Vienna, 1775), 

 p. 382. : 



" Unde tamen mors senilis per has mutatlones accidit 

 inevitabilis, et ex ipsa sanitate sequens." 



And from Ph. Ambr. jMarhesz, Prselectiones in 

 H. Boerh., Inst. Med. (Vienna, 1785), vol. iii. 

 p. 44. : 



" Turn vivere cessat decripitus senex, sine morbo in 

 mortem transiens, nisi senectutis vitium ineluctabile 

 pro morbo habeas." 



See also § 475. Possibly the required passage 

 may be found in Burton's Account of the Life, Sfc. 

 of Dr. Boerhaave (London, 1743). Allow me, 

 however, to quote the following from a discourse 

 of Joannes Oosterdijk Schacht (Boerhaave's co- 

 temporary), delivered by him September 12, 1729, 

 when he entered on the professorship at Utrecht. 

 From this it will appear that the words ascribed 

 to Boerliaave may be attributed to other learned 

 men: 



" Nemini igitur mirum videatur, si innumerls stipata 

 malls superveniat senectus, quam nee solam nee morbis 

 tantum comitatam obrepere, sed ipsam morbum esse, 

 et dim vidit vetiistas, et hodierna abunde docet expe- 

 rientia." — Joann. Oosterdijk Schacht, Oratio Inaugtt- 

 ralis cat. (Traj. ad Rhenum, 1729). 



From the Navorscher. L. D. R. 



Ginnekin. 



Craton the Philosopher (Vol. viil., p. 441.). — 



" At that time two brothers, who were extremely 

 rich, sold their inheritance by the advice of Crato the 

 philosopher, and bought diamonds of singular value, 

 which they crushed in the Forum before all the people, 

 thus making an ostentatious exhibition of their con- 

 tempt for the world. St. John, happening to be pass- 

 ing through the Forum, witnessed this display, and, 

 pitying the folly of these misguided men, kindly gave 

 them sounder advice. Sending for Crato their master, 

 who had led them into error, he blamed the wasteful 

 destruction of valuable property, and instructed him 

 in the true meaning of contempt for the world accord- 

 ing to Christ's doctrine, quoting the precept of that 

 teacher, his own Master, when, in reply to the young 

 man who inquired of Him how he might obtain eternal 

 life, He said, ' If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell all 

 that thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shall 

 have treasure in heaven ; and come and follow me.' 

 Crato the philosopher, acknowledging the soundness 

 of the apostle's teaching, entreated him to restore the 

 jewels which had been foolishly crushed to their former 

 condition. St. John then gathered up the precious 

 fragments, and, while he held them in his hand, prayed 

 for some time with his eyes raised to heaven. His 

 prayer being concluded, and all the faithful present 

 having said Amen, the broken pieces of the jewels be- 

 came so closely united, that there remained not the 



slightest appearance of any fracture. Then Crato the 

 philosopher, with all his disciples, threw himself at the 

 apostle's feet, believed, and were baptized ; and Crato, 

 preaching openly the faith of the Ivord Jesus, became 

 a true philosopher. Moreover, the two brothers who 

 before destroyed their property to no purpose, now, in 

 obedience to the evangelical precept, sold their jewels, 

 and distributed the price in alms to the poor of Christ. 

 And a multitude of believers began 1o attach themselves 

 to St. John, and to follow his steps." — Ordericus Vita- 

 lis, b. n. ch. V. (Mr. Forrester's translation), Bohn's 

 edit., vol. i, pp. 240, 241. 



J. Sansom. 



The Curfew (Vol. vii., pp. 167. 539.).— Add to 

 the already long list of places where the cui'few 

 bell is still rung the following : 



St. Werburgh's (Cathedral) Chester, Acton, 

 Audlem, Nantwich, Wybunbury; all in Cheshire 

 and adjoining parishes. 



Madeley, Staffordshire. In this place also 

 (Audlem) the very ancient custom of chiming at 

 funerals is still maintained. 



T. H. Kerslet, B.A. 



Audlem, Nantwich. 



Thomas Blount (Vol. viii., p. 286.). — Since 

 forwarding the monumental inscription inserted 

 as above, which makes this gentleman's death to 

 take place on Dec. 26, I find that Sir William 

 Dugdale, with whom Blount was on terms of in- 

 timacy, as he calls him " my very worthy friend," 

 has the following notice of him in his Diary under 

 the year 1679 : 



"December 16. Mr. T. Blount dyed, at Orlton, 

 Herefordshire, of an apoplexie." 



Thus making a difference of ten days, which is 

 probably an error made by the engraver of the 

 inscription. It may be Interesting to know from 

 the same authority, that Mr. Blount's chamber 

 was In Fig Tree Court, on the back side of the 

 Inner Temple Hall, London, his counti-y resi- 

 dence being at Orlton. From his correspondence 

 with Sir William, It appears that he rendered him 

 much assistance In his works. J. B. Whitborne. 



Pronunciations of " Coke " a7id " Cowper " 

 (Vols.iv. and \. passim; Vol.vl., p.l6.). — So much, 

 and so well to the purpose, has already been sjiid 

 In " N. & Q.," in support of the averment that 

 the former of these names was originally pro- 

 nounced Cookf that It may appear needless to 

 adduce additional evidence ; still, considering the 

 source from which the testimony I am now bring- 

 ing forward is derived, I think I may stand 

 excused for recurring to the subject. It Is from 

 the Court Books of the manor of MItcham (the 

 birthplace of Sir Edward Coke), and from the 

 parochial registers ; in which, and. Indeed, in all 

 cotemporary records where sound was followed In 

 the spelling, I find the name of this family written 



