May 19. 1855.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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points, or rather leaves, tte three nearest resem- 

 bling ducal leaves, and the two others more like 

 trefoils, which shows how little we can depend 

 upon such draughts, or even statues, for the 

 fashion of the crowns. 



Henry IV. has upon his great seal the open 

 crown, with three leaves or flowers, as King 

 Richard II. ; and his coins have the same crown 

 as the money of the two preceding kings. The 

 crown upon his head on his tomb at Canterbury, 

 is composed of leaves with very low points rising 

 between. 



Henry V.* The great seal of King Henry V. 

 has the crown with three leaves or flowers, more 

 resembling fleurs-de-lis than his father's, with 

 smaller flowers or leaves between ; but that they 

 were all intended for leaves, appears by the seal 

 of Queen Catlierine his wife, which has very dis- 

 tinctly five large leaves like ducal leaves, with 

 lesser leaves between, and the fillet or circle 

 adorned with jewels.f The crown of this king 

 upon his money is as his father's upon his money ; 

 his effigies upon his monument in Westminster 

 Abbey is headless, for, having been of silver, it 

 was stolen away the latter end of the reign of 

 King Henry VIII. ; but if the draught in Sand- 

 ford be right. It had an imperial or arched crown, 

 with the orb and cross at the top, and composed 

 of crosses pate and fleurs-de-lis, as used at this 

 day ; and Sandford tells us this draught was sup- 

 plied from an ancient picture of this king in tlie 

 royal palace of Whitehall, which I appreliend was 

 destroyed when that palace was burnt down. If 

 that picture was indeed an original, it confirms 

 what Selden says he had read in a book of the 

 institulion of the Garter under Henry VIII., that 

 Henry V. first made him an imperial crown : 

 however that be, none but the old open crown 

 appears either upon his great seal or his money. J 



Henry VI. The crown on his head, and like- 

 wise over two escocheons upon his great seal, are 

 open crowns, with three fleurs-de-lis and two 

 shorts rays between, with pearls upon the points, 

 and the same upon his money, for though some 



* Henry V., in the third year of his reign, raised 

 money apon his crown called " La Corovvn Henry ; " and 

 the same year pledged, as a security for 1000 marks, 

 " Unum Magnum Circulum Aureum Garnizatum." — 

 Rymer. 



t Nevertheless an ancient picture upon board of this 

 king, now in the Palace of Kensington, of which Vertue 

 has given us a draught, with his heads of the Enghsh 

 kings, has the cap and coronet, with three fleurs-de-lis, 

 and lesser flowers or leaves between, all round a little 

 above the circle. 



X Upon the tomb of Margaret, Countess of Richmond, 

 mother to King Henry VII., who died 1 Henry VIII., 

 the arms of Henry V. and Queen Catherine are placed 

 on the south side, under a double-arched crown, composed 

 of crosses and fleurs-de-lis, which probably was taken 

 from that ancient picture, or that picture probably not 

 older than the time of Henry VII. or VIII. 



coins with the arched crown have been attributed 



to this prince, it is certain by their weight they 



belong to Henry VII. Leake. 



(Tb be continued.) 



EARLY CONCEKT BILL. 



I inclose the original broadside of an early 

 concert bill, although perhaps it should not 

 strictly be called a concert, as dancing was in- 

 troduced. The Vivat Reginn confines its date to 

 Anne's reign. Perhaps, for the gratification of 

 the curious in such matters, you will print as 

 closely as possible after the original. The price 

 of seats is put in in writing, " at an English shil- 

 ling the pitt, and an English sixpence the upper 

 seals." 



The Englifh Diverfion : 



Consisting of Musick, several Opera Songs, pleasant Dia- 

 logues, and Commical Dances, viz. French Dances, 

 Dutch Dances, Venetian, Italian, Spanish, Scaramouch, 

 and English Dance; both commical and lofty ; all re- 

 presented in Habits according to the Fashions of the 

 Countries. 



A Catalogue of Songs and Dances as represented at 



times by the Performers. 



Several Songs out of the Opera's of Camilla, Arsenio, Love's 



Triumphs, Thomirus, Pirrius, and Demetrus, &c. 



English Songs. 



Genius of England. 



The Crooking of the Toad. 



Ri>sie Bowers. 



Cliarms of bright Beauty. 



lead me to some peaceful Gloom. 

 Let al 1 be gay. 



Cielia has a thousand Charms. 

 Let Marlboroxtyh's Ac ions. 

 What Joys does Conquest. 

 Awake harmonious Powers. 

 Could I Martitlo you. 

 Of glorious Liberty pnssest. 



1 gently touch'd her Hand. 

 Alass their Lives upon. 

 Marincla's Faoe like. 

 ifelimla cou'd I constant. 

 Whilst Anna with victorious. 

 Musi then a faitliful Lover. 

 Cinthia now is cruel grown. 

 Streplion the Bright. 



Dialogues. 



Since Times are so bad. 

 Hark you Madam. 

 Prethee tell me. 

 Vulcan and Vemts. 

 Come my dear Peogy. 

 Hold, John, ere you leave. 

 'Tis sultry weather. 

 Shepherds tune your Pipes. 

 Thnnks to kind Fortune. 

 Doll, if thou lovest me. 

 > urbelow'd Dialogue. 

 No Kissing at all. 

 Daphne, awake. 

 A Satyr upon Trades. 

 Tell me why. 

 Oh I my poor Husband. 



With several other Entertainments too tedious to 

 mention. 

 If any Gentlemen or Ladies have a mind for any parti- 

 cular Songs, Dances, or Dialogues, to be performed as in 

 the Catalogue, to let the Performers know in time, by 

 reason they have their particular Entertainments set for 

 every night : and they divert you with twelve Enter- 

 tainments of Singing and Dancing each Night, as long as 

 they stay. If a select Company has a mind to have them 

 perform, they will at any time j but their usual hour of 



While wretched Fools. 



Ah 1 Roger had you. 



Where Oxen do low. 



Blowsa Bella. 



Should I not lead a happy Idfe. 



The Country Wedding. 



Come, Girls, lets be merry. 



Dances. 



A Scaramouch Man and a Scara- 

 mouch Woman. 



A Country Clown. 



A Country foolish Girl. 



A Scuramouch and Country Man. 



An Irish Woman. 



A Venetian Man and Woman. 



Two Wrastlers. 



A Country Man and a Milkmaid. 



A Spaniard and his Lady. 



A French Peasant and his Wife m 

 Wooden Shooes. 



A French Gentleman and his 

 Lady. 



Two Hugonots. 



A Dutcli Man courting a Woman. 



'I wo Morris Dancers. 



Two Palatines. 



A Scoth Highlander and his Law. 



A Miller and a Maid. 



A Country Man and his Wife. 



Two Shepherds and SheplierdesseS. 



A Spanish Man a.ui Spanish Lady. 



The celebrated Eniertainment 

 call'dthe Night Scene, oer/orm'd 

 by a Scaramouch, Harlequin, 

 and PuncheneUo. 



A Dance called the Strtpping 

 Dance. 



Toilets Grounds. 



