Feb. 10. 1855.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



107 



Bishop Lloyd also acknowledged the authorship of an 

 article in the British Critic for October, 1825, entitled "A 

 Tiew of the Roman Catholic Doctrines." For biogra- 

 phical notices of this learned prelate, consult the Georgian 

 Era, vol. i. p. 526. ; Annual Biography and Obituary, 

 vol. xiv. p. 353. ; and the Gent. Mag. for June, 1829, 

 p. 560.] 



Paisley Abhey. — On the altar wall of Paisley 

 Abbey Chapel a series of sculptures are carved 

 ■which, though whitewashed over, refuse to be 

 obliterated. The series seems to rudely sot forth 

 the life of a saint, at all events an ecclesiastic, 

 from his cradle to his grave. In one a stream of 

 light descends on his head as he pens some annals 

 in a book. Paisley's "Black Book" is well known; 

 could this have any connexion with the sculpture? 

 In this chapel there is also a tomb, which rumour 

 assigns as the shrine of Marjory Bruce ; with 

 what authority ? and what is the history of the 

 sculpture ? Dunheoed. 



[This seems to be what is called "Queen Bleary's 

 tomb," of which the late Dr. Boog wrote an account, 

 published in the Transactions of the Society of the Anti- 

 quaries of S(;otland, vol. ii. part ii. pp. 456 — 461. He 

 seems to conjecture, from the figures in the east end of 

 the aisle being so different from any other work about 

 the church, that they must be referred to a period prior to 

 that of the building of the present fabric ; and he adds, 

 "it is certain, from the foundation charter, that a church 

 existed at Paisley before that time." In his account of 

 the tomb, while he considers the basement as forming 

 part of the monument, he puts no faith in the Paisley 

 tradition of its being that of Marjory Bruce, mother of 

 Robert II. On this subject some curious conjectural in- 

 formation may be found in Appendix iii. to the volume 

 of the Maitland Club for 1831, entitled Descriptions of the 

 Sheriffdoms of Lanark and Renfrew, pp. 296 — 304. Con- 

 sult also the New Statistical Account of Scotland, vol. vii. 

 pp. 217—220.] 



Demonolo^ical Query. — In Barlcei Adversaria 

 Traject. ad Rhenum, 1G72, are some notes on the 

 third book of Apuleius, in which it is stated, that 

 witches seem to have lost the art of assuming 

 various forms, but that they still use ointments to 

 enable them to fly. Some examples are given ; 

 among them is : 



" Viri tenuis qui ab uxore ad amatorem ejus videndum 

 in cajtu demonum in arenarias Burgadalenses ductus erat, 

 ut recens et notissimum est." 



In the margin " Biiis. de C. M." is cited. As 

 several of your correspondents are learned in 

 demonology, perhaps one may oblige me with the 

 facts of the case, or the full title of the book so 

 briefly referred to. J. E. T. 



[The work quoted in the margin is by Petrus Binsfel- 

 dius, entitled Tractatus de Confessionihus malcficnrum et 

 sagarum, an et quanta fides eis adhibenda sit? 8vo., Aug. 

 Trev., 1591, 1596, et Col. Agr., 1623. Praludium xii. 

 -seems to treat upon this subject: — "Daemones possunt 

 assumere corpora, et in ipsis apparere hominibus."] 



Early English and Latin Grammar. — I observe 

 that you and your correspondents are directing 



some attention to early works on education. A 

 volume of English and Latin Grammar is now 

 before me, which I found in the library at Mel- 

 ville, in Fifeshire, and which bears date 1557 ; 

 but whether it is rare or not, I do not know. 

 Neither the name of the printer, nor the place of 

 printing, is given. There are two works. The 

 title of the first is thus : 



" A Short Introduction of Grammar generallie to be 

 used. Compiled and set forth for the bringing up of all 

 those that intend to attaine the Knowledge of the Latin 

 Tongue." 



Below is this motto : 



" In time truth cometli to light, and prevaileth." 



with an engraving representing Time handing 

 Truth out of a cave ; and the words " cum privi- 

 legio." It contains 55 pages. 



The second part is of the same date, and con- 

 tains 127 pages. The engraving represents a 

 printing-press. It is entirely Latin, with this 

 title, Brevissima Imititutio, seu ratio Grammatices 

 cognoscendce, &c. It includes "Propria quae mari- 

 bus " and " As in prassenti." 



These books may be quite common ; and if so, 

 I have said enough to allow of their being verified. 

 If rare, any question relating to them can be 

 answered. W. L, M. 



[These works were printed by Reynold Wolfe, the first 

 who had a patent for being printer to the king in Latin, 

 Greek, and Hebrew. The first edition of them is dated 

 1549, 4to., London, and is in the Bodleian, but is not no- 

 ticed either by Ames or Dibdin, who both speak of Wolfe's 

 edition of 1569. Our correspondent's copy is probably in 

 8vo. ; if so, it is the Paris edition. Both works have been 

 frequently reprinted.] 



'■'■To rat." — What may have been the origin 

 of this phrase as applied to any sudden and mer- 

 cenary change in politics ? Abhba. 



[This modern cant phrase originated, no doubt, from 

 the sagacity of rats forsaking ships not weather-proof. It 

 is not only applied to those who desert their political 

 party from some mercenary motive, but is used in most 

 trades for those who execute work at less than the re- 

 gular scale prices. These individuals are hooted at and 

 despised like rats.] 



" Domesday Book." — What is the precise deri- 

 vation of Domesday Book ? G. R. L. 



[Stow, Annals, p. 118., 1631, tells us, "The Booke o^ 

 Bermnndsetf saith this book was laid up in the King s 

 treasurie (which was in the church of Winchester or 

 Westminster), in a place called Domus Dei, or God's 

 house, and so the name of the booke therefore called 

 Domus Dei, and since, shortly, Domesday." The author 

 of Dialogus de Scaccario, however, gives the following 

 explanation of the name: "Hie liber ab indigenis Domes- 

 dei nuncupatur, id est. Dies Judicii, per metaphoram: 

 sicut enim districti et terribilis examinis illius novissimi 

 sententia nulla tergiversationis arte valet eludi ; sic, cum 

 orta fuerit in regno contentio de his rebus quae illic anno- 

 tantur, cum veiitum fuerit ad librum, sententia ejus in- 

 fatuari non potest, vel impune declinari. Ob hoc nos 



