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plications. There is not, however, I believe, tlie 

 slightest reason for considering that the north side 

 of'the churchyard was left unconsecrated, nor do 

 I think it possible that such could ever be the 

 case, inasmuch as all consecrated ground was re- 

 quired to be fenced off from that which was unhal- 

 lowed. But the north side has always been con- 

 sidered inferior to the south. For example; — 

 excommunicated persons were at one time buried 

 outside the precincts of the churchyard, which, of 

 course, would not have been necessary if any part 

 had been left unconsecrated; nor are instances 

 of this practice wanting since the lleformation.* 

 And wheti discipline began to be relaxed, and 

 murderers were interred even within the church 

 itself, it was still on the north side-t It is very 

 usual in small country parishes to find the north 

 side of the churchyard without a single grave, nor 

 is it generally resorted to until the south side is 

 fully "occupied. It would be difficult to mention 

 another instance of a prejudice so universal, ex- 

 isting so long after the causes of it have mainly 

 passed away. 



I cannot conclude without expressing the ex- 

 treme interest which, though he seems not to be 

 aware of it, attaches to the statement of your cor- 

 respondent, to the effect that he had on two 

 occasions, namely, on the Kevel Sunday, and on 

 another festival, observed the game of football in 

 a churchyard in the West of England. It is, 

 indeed, interesting to find that relics of a custom 

 which, however repugnant to our notions, was 

 sanctioned by the highest authority in the best 

 days of our church, still linger in some of our 

 rural districts ; thus amply bearing out the mentipn 

 made by Bishop Peirs more than two centuries 

 ago, of the attachment of the people of the west 

 to, and "how very much they desired the con- 

 tinuance of," these ancient celebrations. For the 

 letter of the prelate, which was addressed to Arch- 

 bishop Laud, and for many valuable details with 

 respect to dedication festivals, and the observance 

 of Sundays in former times, I would refer those 

 who take an interest in the matter to the Hiei-m-- 

 gia AnglicancB. Arun. 



" Sir Hilary charged at Agincourt." — Your cor- 

 respondent B. II. C , who, at Vol. ii,, p. 158., inquires 

 after the author and answer to this charade, might 

 have easily ascertained that the author was the 

 late Mackworth Praed, and that the answer is 

 " Good-night." I believe your correspondent has 

 been guilty of some verbal inaccuracies, which 

 makes the answer appear not so pertinent to his 



* See Parish Register of Hart, Durham, December 

 17th, 1596; of St. Nicliolas, Newcastle, December 31st, 

 1664. 



f Parish Register of St. Nicholas, Newcastle, 

 August 1st, 1616, and August 13th, 1620. 



version as it really is ; but I have not the original 

 at hand. Some few years ago, the charade ap- 

 peared in a Cambridge paper, with a story about 

 Sir Walter Scott having sent it anonymously to 

 Queen Adelaide. This was Contradicted, and the 

 real author named in a subsequent number of the 

 newspajier, and a metrical solution given, amongst 

 others, of the charade, with which, though I believe 

 I could recollect it, I will not trouble the Editor 

 of " Notes and Queries." I think the charade 

 first appeared in a cheap periodical, which was set 

 on foot by the parties concerned in Knights 

 Quarterly. J. H. L. 



" Sir Hilary charged at Agincourt'''' (Vol. ii., 

 p. 158). — This enigma was written by the late Win- 

 throp Mackworth Praed, and appeared in Knighfs 

 Quarterly Magazine, \o\. ii. p. 469.: whether solved 

 or soluble, I cannot say. 



May I here express my.concurrence in an opinion 

 expressed in a very recent number of the Examine?^ 

 that a collected edition of Mr. Praed's poems is 

 wanted ? C. H. Cooper. 



Cambridge, August 5. 1850. 



Unicorn (Vol. ii., p. 136.). — King James I. 

 abandoned the red dragon of Henry VII. as one 

 of the supporters of the royal arms of England, 

 and substituted the unicorn, one of the supporters 

 of the royal arms of Scotland. S. S. S. 



Abbey of St. Wand?-ille, Normandy (Vol. i., 

 pp. 338. 382. 486.). — As the Vicar of'Ecclesfield 

 appears interested in the history of this abbey, in 

 the immediate neighbourhood of which I am at 

 present living, I forward the following list of works 

 which have relation to the subject, including the 

 Chronicle, extracts from which have already been 

 given by Gastros : — 



" Briefve Chroiiique de I'Abbaye de St. Wandrllle, 

 publiee par la premiere fois, d'apres le Cartulalre tie 

 St. Wandrille, de IMarcoussis M.S. du XVI. siecle, de 

 la Bibliotheque de Roiieii par M. A. Potter." — Revue 

 Retrospective Normande, Rouen, 1842. 



" Lc Trisergon de I'Abbaye de Fontenelle (or St. 

 Wandrille), en Normandie, par Dom Alexis Breard. 

 M.S. du XVII. siecle." — Bibliotheque de Rouen, 

 M.S. S.Y.I 10. 



" Appendix ad Chronicon Fontanellense in Spiclleg. 

 Acherii, t. ii. p. 285. 



" Gallia Christiana, vol. ii., in fo., page 155., (con- 

 taining tlie Ecclesiastical History of Normandy). 



" Acta sanctor ord. St. Bened. torn. v. — Miracula 

 Wandregisili. 



" Essais sur I'Abbaye de St. Wandrille, par Lang- 

 lois," in Svo. Rouen, 1827. 



Several books formerly belonging to this monas- 

 tery, are now in the public library at Havre. W. J. 

 Havre. 



Russian Language (Vol. ii., p. 152.). — A James 

 Heard wrote a grammar of this language, and pub- 



