Sept. 14. 1850.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



255 



This gentleman, whose oriffinal name was Powlett 

 Wright, took the name of De Beauvoir a few years 

 back, as I understand, from succeeding to the pro- 

 perty of his relative, a Mr. Beevor or Bever. This 

 gentleman may, perhaps, be enabled to throw some 

 light upon the family of Dr. Bever. WP. 



Eikon Basilike (Vol. ii., p. 134.). — I would sug- 

 gest to A. C. that the circumstance of his copy of 

 this work bearing on its cover " C. 11.," surmounted 

 by a crown, may not be indicative of its having 

 been in the possession of royalty. It may have 

 been, perhaps, not unusual to occasionally so dis- 

 tinguish works of this description published in or 

 about that year (1660). I have a small volume 

 entitled — 



" The History of His SaCRed Majesty Charles II. 

 Begun from the Murder of his Uoyal Father of Happy 

 Memory, and continued to this present year, 16G0, hy 

 a person of quality. Printed for James Davies, and 

 are to be sold at the Turk's Head in Iri/ Lane, and at 

 the Greyhound in St. Paul's Church Yard, 1G60." 



This volume is stamped in gold ou both covers 

 with C. R., surmounted by a crown. E. B. Price. 



Earl of OxfonTs Patent (Vol. ii., pp. 194. 235.). 

 — Lord Braybrooke no doubt knows, that the 

 preamble to the patent was written by Dean Swift. 

 (See Journal to Stella.') 1 would add, in reply 

 to O. P. Q., that there is no doubt that assassin and 

 assassinate are properly used even when death does 

 not ensue. Not so murder and murderer, which 

 are strict terms of law to which death is indis- 

 pensable. C. 



Caves Historia Litteraria (Vol. ii., p. 230.). — 

 Part I. appeared at London, 1688. An Appendix, 

 by Wharton, followed, 1689. These were re- 

 printed, Geneva, 1693. Part 11., Lond., 1698; 

 repr. Genev., 1699. The whole was reprinted, 

 Genev., 1708 and 1720. After the author's death 

 a new and improved edition appeared, Oxon., 

 1740-43 ; rep. Basil, 1741-45. 1 give the date 

 1708, not 1705, to the second Geneva impression, 

 on the authority of Walch. J. E. B. Mayor. 



NOTES ON BOOKS, SALES, CATAIXJGUES, ETC. 



Collections of Wills have always been regarded, and 

 very justly so, as among the most valuable materials 

 which exist for illustrating the social condition of the 

 peo)ile at the period to which they belong. Executed, 

 as they must be, at moments the most solemn; di-^play- 

 ing, as we cannot but believe they do, the real feelings 

 which actuate the testators ; and having for their object 

 the distribution of existing property, and that of every 

 possible variety of description, it w obvious that they 

 alike call for investigation, and are calculated to repay 

 any labour that may be bestowed u|)on them. It is 

 therefore, perhaps, somewhat matter of surprise that the 



Camden Society should not hitherto have printed any 

 of this interesting class of documents ; and that only 

 In the twelfth year of its existence it should have given 

 to its members the very interesting volume of Wills and 

 Inventories fro7H the Rtijisters of the Commissary of Bury 

 St. Edmunds and the Archdeacon of Sudbury, which has 

 been edited for the Society by Mr. Tymms, the active 

 and intelligent Treasurer and Secretary of the Bury 

 and West Sutfolk Archaeological Institute. The selec- 

 tion contains upwards of fifty Wills, dated between 

 1370 and 1G49, and the documents are illustrated by a 

 number of brief but very instructive notes ; and as the 

 volume is rendered more useful by a series of very com- 

 plete indices, we have no doubt it will he as satisfactory 

 to the members as it is creditable to its editor. Mr. 

 Tymms acknowledges his obligations to Mr. Way and 

 IMr. J. Goiigh Nichols: we are sure the Camden 

 Society would be under still greater obligations to those 

 gentlemen if they could he persuaded to undertake the 

 production of the series of Latiibeth Wills which was 

 to have been edited by the late Mr. Stapleton, with 

 Mr. W'ay's assistance. 



Wheti the proprietors of the Gentleman's M'lgazine 

 at the commencement of the present year announced 

 their projected improvements in that periodical, we 

 expressed our confidence that they would really and 

 earnestly put forth fiesh claims to the favour of the 

 public. Our anticipations have been fully realised. 

 Each succeeding nunil)er has shown increased energy 

 and talent in the " discovery and establishment of 

 Idstorical truth in all its branches," and that the con- 

 ductors of this valuable periodical, the only " Historical 

 Review" in the country, continue to pursue these great 

 objects faithfully and honestly, as in times past, but 

 more diligently and more undividedly. No student of 

 English history can now dispense with, no library which 

 places historical works upon its shelves can now be 

 complete without The GeHtleman's Magazine and His- 

 torical Review. 



We have received the following Catalogues: — 

 G. Willis's (Great Piazza, Covent Garden) Catalogue 

 No. 41. New Series of Second-hand Books, Ancient 

 and Modern ; W. S. Lincoln's (Cheltenham House, 

 Westminster Road) Sixtieth Catalogue of Cheap 

 Second-hand English and Foreign Books; C. Hamilton's 

 (4. Budge Place, City Road) Catalogue No. 41. of 

 an important Collection of the Cheapest Tracts, Books, 

 Autographs, Blanuscripts, Original Drawings, &c. 

 ever offered for sale. 



Martens ok Mkktens the Phinter. Will D. L. 

 liindly furnish vs with a copy of the Note alluded to in 

 his valuable communication in No. 42.? 



Junius Identified. Mr. Taylor's Letter on his 

 autliorship of this volume is unavoidably postponed until 

 next weeit. 



M., wito writes on the subject of Mr. Thomas's Ac- 

 count of the State Paper OfKce, will be glad to hear that 

 a Calendar of the documents contained in t/tat depart- 

 ment is in the press. 



