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to see carried out; and though neither an 
unemployed aspirant nor a fortunate collector 
(of which class I hope many will be stimulated 
by the proposition), yet, as I once took some 
trouble in the matter, IJ should be happy to 
contribute some Notes then made whenever 
the plan is matured and the proposed appeal 
is made — provided (I must add, and to you 
I may add) I can find them. 
The Liber Sententiarum was printed by 
Limborch, at Amsterdam, in 1692. It forms 
the greater part, as, indeed, it was the occa- 
sion, of his folio volume, entitled ‘“ Historia 
Inquisitionis cui subjungitur Liber Sententia- 
rum Inguisitionis Tholosane ab anno Christi 
cCloccevi ad annum clocccxxin.” Gibbon, 
in a note on his fifty-fourth chapter, observes 
that the book “ deserved a more learned and 
critical editor ;” and if your correspondent 
will only place the Book of Sentences before 
the public in a readable form, with a map, 
and (by all means) a few noées, he will be 
doing a great service to all persons who take 
an interest in ecclesiastical history, or, indeed, 
in history of any kind. In the year 1731 
Chandler published a translation of the His- 
tory of the Inquisition, with a long Introduc- 
tion of his own, but did not meddle with the 
Book of Sentences, except so far as to intro- 
duce into the text of the History some passages 
from it, which Limborch (as he appended the 
whole book) did not think it necessary to 
quote. I remember seeing the MS. in the 
British Museum within these ten or twelve 
years, and, according to my recollection, it 
was accompanied by papers which would 
furnish an interesting literary history of the 
volume. Ihope your correspondent will give 
us farther information. N. B. 
[Mr. Brooke, of Ufford, has also kindly replied 
to the Query ef Inquisrrortus, by referring ‘him 
to Limborch.] 
QUERY AS TO REFERENCES. 
Sir,—May I be permitted to suggest one 
way in which you may be of great service to 
many literary men, and indeed to the cause of 
literature in general; and this, too, without 
much trouble to yourself? Would you be 
willing to receive “Queries” respecting re- 
ferences? They frequently puzzle those who 
are engaged in literary works, and indeed 
those who are merely readers, and who have 
NOTES AND QUERIES. 
{No. 2. 
not access to public libraries or the manu- 
script treasures of the metropolis and the 
universities. If, for instance, a clergyman 
or squire, interested in the history of his 
parish, should find in the county historian 
something which his own local or genealogical 
knowledge leads him to think erroneous, 
vouched for by a reference to the Cotton or 
Harleian MSS., might he apply to you? It 
may be supposed that you are not very far 
from some one of the great fountains of in- 
formation, and have easy access to all; and 
it is probable that you might not only doa 
personal favour to the inquirer, but confer a 
benefit on the public, by correcting an erro- 
neous statement. Of course you would sub- 
ject yourself to unreasonable requests, but 
the remedy would always be in your own 
hands. Yours, &c. ANGI: 
[The Editor inserts this letter because he is sure 
that it eomes from a friendly quarter, and he 
knows that something like what it suggests is very 
much wanted. He would feel great diffidence as 
to his powers of fulfilling all that might be ex- 
pected if he were simply to reply in the affirm- 
ative; but he is quite willing to make the trial, 
and he thinks that (though sometimes perhaps with 
a little delay) he could in general obtain any in- 
formation of this kind which could be reasonably 
sought. ] 
LINES IN THE STYLE OF SUCKLING. 
Mr. Editor, — The following lines are writ- 
ten in pencil on sheet 61. of the Notes of the 
Debates in the Long Parliament, taken down 
in the House of Commons by Sir Ralph 
Verney. The Notes of Debates, but not 
these lines, were published by the Camden 
Society in 1845. For any thing that appears 
to the contrary, these lines may have been 
written in the House as well as the Wotes of 
Debates. The sheet 61. refers to debates 
which took place in March 1641-2. I am not 
aware that the lines have been published, nor 
can I assign them to their author. If any of 
your readers can tell me any thing about them, 
I shall esteem it a favour. 
Wert thou yet fairer than thou art, 
Which lies not in the power of art ; 
Or hadst thou, in thine eyes, more darts 
Than Cupid ever shot at hearts ; 
Yet, if they were not thrown at me, 
I could not cast one thought at. thee. 
