10 NOTES AND QUERIES. 
[No. 1. 
this work 1640, 4to; and there is an old 
French translation of it in 1360 by Denis 
Soulechat. 
The article pasted on the inside of the 
cover (viz. the following extract) 
“ Sarisberiensis (J.) Policraticus, §c., 8vo, L. 
Bat. 1595; very scarce, vellum, 6s. This 
book is of great curiosity ; it is stated ia the 
preface that the author, J. of Salisbury, was 
present at the murther of Thomas a Bechet, 
whose intimate friend he was ; and that ‘ dum 
pius Thomas ab impio milite cedetur in ca- 
pite, Johannis hujus brachium fere simul per- 
cisum est,” . 
is from Lilly’s Catalogue, and the passage 
relating to Becket was copied from that of 
Payne, to whom I communicated it, and 
which is found in the first edition only, being 
perhaps purposely omitted in all the others. 
F. D. 
[We believe the majority of the books in 
Mr. Douce’s valuable library, now deposited 
in the Bodleian, contain memoranda, like 
those in his John of Salisbury ; and any of 
our Oxford friends could not do us a greater 
service than by communicating other speci- 
mens of the Book-noting of this able and 
zealous antiquary. | 
LIBER SENTENTIARUM. — INQUISITION OF 
THOULOUSE, 
Mr. Editor, —In or about 1756, an ancient 
manuscript in folio, on vellum, was deposited 
in the British Museum by Dr. Secker, then 
Bishop of Oxford, afterwards Archbishop of 
Canterbury, and still, I take for granted, re- 
mains in that institution. It was intitled 
upon the cover, Liber Sententiarum ; but con- 
tained the Acts and Decisions of the Inquisi- 
tion of Thoulouse, from the year 1307 to 1323. 
It had been purchased by the contributions 
of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, 
of the Bishop of Oxford himself, and of various 
other prelates, the Lord Chancellor, the 
Speaker of the House of Commons of that 
time, the Viscount Royston, &e. 
Can any of your readers inform me whether 
any or what portions of this manuscript have 
been hitherto communicated to the world, 
either in the way of publication or translation, 
or of abridgment, in whole or in part? An 
analysis of this manuscript would be interest- 
ing to many readers of ecclesiastical history. 
INQUISITORIUS. 
NEW FACTS ABOUT LADY ARABELLA STUART. 
The following extracts, from “The Decla- 
ration of the Accompte of Nicholas Pay, gen- 
tleman, appoynted by warraunte of the righte 
honorable the lordes of the kinges ma‘ Privie 
Councell, to receave and yssue sondrye somes 
of money for the provycon of dyett and other 
chardges of the ladye Arbella Seymour, whoe 
by his hignes comaundemente and pleasure 
shoulde haue bene remoued into the countye 
Palatyne of Duresme, under the chardge of 
the Reverende Father in God Will’m lorde 
Bishpp of Duresme; but after was stayed 
and appointed to remayne at Kastbarnett 
duringe his hignes good pleasure,” are new to 
the history of this unfortunate lady. The ac- 
count includes all sums of money “receaved 
and yssued ffrom the xiiij*® daye of Marche 
1610, untill the vij® daye of June 1611,” and 
the account itself (as preserved in the Audit 
Office) “was taken and declared before the 
right honorable Roberte Earle of Salisbury, 
Lord Highe Threas of Englande and $* Ju- 
lius Cesar, Knighte, Chancellor and Under- 
Threas of Th’exchequer the xij of Ffebruary 
1611” [1611/12]. The extracts throw some 
fresh light on her movements on her road 
from London to Durham. At East Barnet, 
it is well known, she eluded the vigilance of 
her keepers, and threw the king and council 
into the utmost consternation. 
PETER CUNNINGHAM. 
“ Allowed for money payde for Dyett, lodginge 
and other necessarie chardges and expences of 
the said ladye Arbella Seymour and suche p’sons 
as were appointed to attende her in her journey 
into the Countie Palatyne of Duresme: as here- 
after followeth. 
“At Highgate for sixe days begonne the 
xv'" daye of Marche 1610 and ended the 
xxj*t of the same month, on w*" day her 
ladishipp removed to Barnet 
KVL Ved 
At Barnett for xj dayes begonne the xxj* 
of Marche 1610 and ended the first of 
Aprill 1611, beinge that daye removed to 
Estbarnett - - © Ixxj') v’. viij?. 
“ Chardges of the Stable for the xvij™ dayes 
abovemenconed = XXXVI 
“ Lodginge of some of the retinewe of the 
lady Arbella and the said lorde Bishopp, 
and for other nécessaries duringe the xvij™ 
dayes aforesaid - = eves ele 
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