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same imposition of hands, is used in all the other 

 Oriental churches. For the Ethiopian, see the 

 Ordo Mysteriorum in torn. vi. of the Bihliotheca 

 Patrum. For the Syriac, the pontifical of the 

 church of Apamea, in the Ant. Eccl. Rit, lib. i. 

 cap. II. art. iv. ordine 17., of Martene. For the 

 Chaldaic, see the ritual of the Nestorians of 

 Chaldea, exhibited by Jos. Assemani in his dis- 

 sertation on the Nestorians in Syria, Biblioth. 

 Orient., torn. iii. cap. vii. § 10. Of the Armenians 

 the same is testified by Uscanus, Bishop of St. 

 Sergius in Armenia. 



The form accompanying the unction with chrism 

 among the Maronites is as follows : 



" Thy servant, K N., is signed with the sign of holy- 

 chrism,' in the name of the Father, Amen : and of the 

 Son, Amen : and of the Holy Ghost. To Thee be glory 

 for ages of ages. Amen." 



The Ethiopians use the following forms in anoint- 

 ing the several members respectively. At the 

 forehead, back, and eyes : " In the unction of the 

 grace of the Holy Ghost : Amen." At the lips 

 and eyes : " The pledge of the kingdom of heaven : 

 Amen." At the ears : " The holy unction of 

 Christ our God, and the seal which is not opened : 

 Amen " At the breast-bone : " The perfection of 

 the grace of the Holy Ghost, of faith and justice : 

 Amen." Finally, at the legs, arms, knees, and all 

 their joints, the feet, and the spine : " I anoint thee 

 with the holy unction, I anoint thee in the name 

 of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 

 Ghost the Paraclete : Amen." 



The orthodox Melchites follow the same rite as 

 the Greeks. The Jacobites of Syria follow the 

 office which they attribute to Severus, Patriarch 

 of Alexandria. After baptism the priest forms a 

 cross with chrism on all the members, and thrice 

 on the forehead, saying : 



" N. receives the seal and sign of the holy chrism, of 

 the good odour of Jesus Christ, our God, by the seal of the 

 true faith, and by the fulfilment of the pledge or gift of 

 the Holy Ghost, for life eternal. Amen." 



The Copts or Jacobites of the Patriarchate of 

 Alexandria follow nearly the same as tlie Ethio- 

 pians given above. See Renaudot, Perpetuiie de 

 la Foi de VEglise Catholique sur les Sacremens, 

 tome v. lib. ii. ch. x. et suiv. F. C. H. 



Moorish Ballad (Vol. xi., p. 324.). — 



" Alcanzor and Zayda; a Moorish Tale, imitated from 

 the Spanish." — Percy's Reliques, book iii., No. XVH. 



W. J. Bernhard Smith. 



Temple. 



Higgledy Piggledy (Vol. xi., p. 323.). — I can 

 offer an amusing illustration of the use of this 

 term in the sense oitantum quantum, as indicated by 

 the Latin quotation of T. B. il. The party I well 

 knew, and the occurrence I well remember, though 

 it was long years ago. An old farmer in Stafford- 



shire sent for a lawyer to make his will. Upon 

 the legal gentleman inquiring for some prelimi- 

 nary instructions how the property was to be 

 distributed, the old man replied that he meant to 

 leave it Jiiggledi/ piggledy. The lawyer observed 

 that he did not understand what he meant, and 

 begged him to explain, whirh elicited this un- 

 gracious rejoinder : " If you dunna know what 

 higgledy piggledy means, you bayn't fit to be a 

 lawyer." Now, the honest farmer intended, as he 

 proceeded to explain, that his property should be 

 equally divided among his chiWien, which shows 

 the use of the term in the very sense of tantum 

 quantum. F. C. H. 



Serpent's Egg (Vol. xi., p. 346.). — I beg to 

 inform your correspondents L. M. M. R. and 

 W. J. Bernhard Smith, that they can see a beau- 

 tiful specimen of the Ovum anguinum of Pliny, or, 

 as it is called by my countrymen, " Glain Neidr," 

 in the museum of Mr. Lawson of Aldborough, in 

 Yorkshire, Aldborough, the ancient Isaurium, is 

 Mr. Lawson's property, who has excavated almost 

 the whole of that well-known Roman town ; and 

 has within the last few years formed an excellent 

 museum from the relics found therein. The ve- 

 nerable Archdeacon of Cardigan and myself paid 

 a visit to Aldborough some time back, when we. 

 were most politely shown the museum of Mr. 

 Lawson the proprittor. I can assure your anti- 

 quarian correspondents of a great treat whenever 

 they feel inclined to pay a visit to Aldborough. 



Evan Jones. 



Lampeter, Cardiganshire. 



The Names of the Royal Family in the Litany 

 (Vol. xi., p. 265.). — In reply to your correspon- 

 dent I beg to state, that his book was printed in 

 1660, which is the date on the first title as well as 

 on the title to the Psalter. In reprinting the 

 Book of Common Prayer from the edition of 1639, 

 the printer retained the whole of the title to the 

 Ordination Services, including the imprint. The 

 king, therefore, intended in your correspondent's 

 book, was Charles II., not Charles I., as he sup- 

 poses ; and his book was printed in 1660, not in 

 1639. 



Several editions of the Book of Common Prayer 

 were printed between the Restoratiim and the 

 publication of the revised book in 1662. I have 

 the following : 



1660. Folio. No printer's name. This is your corre- 

 spondent's edition. 



1660. Folio. Bv Christopher Barker. 

 1660. 4to. By John Bill and C. Barker. 

 1660. 12mo. No printer's name. 



1660. 12mo. A different edition. 



1661. Folio. Bill and Barker. 



In some of these editions, the names in question 

 are thus expressed : " Our Gracious Queen Mother, 

 The Illustrious Prince, James Duke of York." 



