Dec. 8. 1849.] 
NOTES AND QUERIES. 
85 
by Abraham Fleming. — Herevnto is annexed the 
pleasant tale of Hemetes the Heremite, pronounced 
before the Queenes Maiestie. Newly recognised both 
in Latine and Englishe, by the said A. F.—7 77s coptas 
gardxpa onuciov.— The badge of wisedome is baldnesse. 
—Printed by H. Denham, 1579.” 8vo. B. L. 
If I am not greatly mistaken, your readers will 
look in vain for a notice of the book in any col- 
would hardly be of sufficient bulk for the money 
(Ad., or 6d. at the utmost), a sort of appendix was 
added, which, on some accounts, is the most in- 
teresting part of the work. 
It is headed “ The tale of Hemetes the Heremite, 
pronounced before the Queenes Maiestie,” which 
Warton, who clearly never saw the book, calls the 
“Fable of Hermes.” In fact, it is, with a few 
verbal changes, the tale of Hemetes, which George 
Gascoigne presented, in Latin, Italian, French, 
and Exelish, to Queen Elizabeth, and of which the 
MS., with the portraits of the Queen and the 
author, is among the Royal MSS. m the British 
Museum. Fleming tells us that he had “newly 
recognised” (whatever may be meant by the words) 
this tale in Latin and Enelish, but he does not say 
a syllable whence he procured it. Gascoigne died 
two years before the date of the publication of 
this Paradoze, Sc. so that Fleming was quite sure 
the property could never be challenged by the 
true owner of it. 
Before I conclude, allow me to mention two 
other pieces by A. Fleming (who became rector of 
St. Pancras, Soper-lane, in 1593), regarding which 
Tam anxious to obtain information, and seek it 
through the medium of “ Nores anp Queries.” 
A marginal note in Fleming’s Translation of 
Virgil's Georgics, 1589, 4to., is the following :— 
* The poet alludeth to the historie of Leander and 
Hero, written by Museus, and Enelished by me a 
dozen yeares ago, and in print.” My question is, 
whether such a production is in existence ? 
Fleming’s tract, printed in 1580 in 8vo. (mis- 
called 16mo.), “ A Memorial, &c. of Mr. William 
Lambe, Esquier,” is well known ; but many years 
ago I saw, and copied the heading of a broadside, 
which ran thus: — ‘An Epitaph, or funerall in- 
scription vpon the godlie life and death of the 
Right worshipfull Maister William Lambe Esquire, 
Founder of the new Conduit in Holborne,” &c. 
“ Deceased the 21st April Anno. 1580. Deuised 
by Abraham Fleming.” At the bottom was — 
“Imprinted at London by Henrie Denham for 
Thomas Turner,” &c. 
In whose hands, or in what library, I saw this 
production, has entirely escaped my memory ; and 
I am now very anxious to learn what has become 
of that copy, or whether any other copy of it has 
been preserved. J. Payne Couuier. 
Kensington, Dee. 3. 1849. 
ROYAL HOUSEHOLD ALLOWANCES. 
The following warrant for the allowance of the 
“ diet” of a lady of the bedchamber, will be found 
to be a good and curious illustration of the Note 
of ANTIQUARIUS upon the domestic establishment 
of Queen Elizabeth, although more than half a 
century earlier than the period referred to, as it 
relates to the time of Elizabeth’s majestic sire : — 
“TMIENRY R. — By the King. 
«We wol and commaunde you to allowe_dailly 
from hensforth unto our right dere and welbilovede 
the Lady Lucey into hir chambre the dyat and fare 
herafter ensuying; Furst every mornyng at brekefast 
oon chyne of beyf at our kechyn, oon chete lJoff and 
oon maunchet at our panatry barre, and a Galon of 
Ale at our Buttrye barre; Item at dyner a pese of 
beyfe, a stroke of roste, and a rewarde at our said 
kechyn, a east of chete bred at our Panatrye barre, 
and a Galon of Ale at our Buttry barre; Item at 
afternone a manchet at our Panatry bar and half a 
Galon of Ale at our Buttrye barre; Item at supper a 
messe of Porage, a pese of mutton and a Rewarde at 
our said kechyn, a cast of chete brede at our Panatrye, 
and a Galon of Ale at our Buttrye; Item at after 
supper a chete loff and a maunehet at our Panatry 
barre, a Galon of Ale at our Buttrye barre, and half 
a Galon of Wyne at our Seller barre; Item every 
mornyng at our Wood yarde foure tall shyds and twoo 
ffagottes; Item at our Chaundrye barre in winter 
every night oon pryket and foure syses of Waxe with 
eight candelles white lights and oon torche; Item at 
our Picherhouse wekely 11x white cuppes; Item at 
every tyme of our remoeving oon hoole carre for the 
cariage of her stuff. And these our lettres shal be 
your sufficient Warrant and discharge in this behalf at 
all tymes herafter. Yeven under our Signet at our 
Manour of Esthampstede the xvjt™, day of July the 
xiiijt®, yere of our Reigne. 
