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NOTES AND QUERIES. 
[No. 9. 
by the injunctions of Henry the Eighth, and re- 
fers, as his authority, to Foxe’s Acts and Monu- 
menis, ed. 1562, p. 574. Herbert, in a note, 
questions the fact, and raises a doubt as to the 
existence of the passage in Foxe, since it is not in 
the edition of 1641. I have, however, the first 
edition now before me of 1563 (not 1562), and at 
p-574., among “the names of certen bokes whiche 
after this injunction [namely, of 1539], or some 
other in the said kinges dayes were prohybited,” 
oceurs, “Item, the doore of holy scripture, made 
by Jhon. Gowghe.” 
2. This work was again printed by Crowley in 
1550, 12mo., under a different title, namely, The 
Pathway to Perfect Knowledge ; and, in a preface, 
he falsely ascribes it to John Wycliffe, and adds, 
“ the original whereof is in an olde English Bible, 
betwixt the Olde Testament and the Newe, which 
Bible remaineth now in the Kyng his Maiesties 
chamber.” This Bible appears to be the iden- 
tical manuscript copy of the later Wycliffite 
version of the Scriptures, now preserved in the 
University Library, Cambridge, and marked Mm 2, 
15. A copy of Crowley’s edition is in the British 
Museum, but the orthography and language of the 
tract are modernised. I. M. 
B. M., Dee. 19. 
TURNER'S MS. HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER — CRU- 
CIFIX OF EDWARD THE CONFESSOR. 
On April6. 1708, Mr. Henry Turner was elected, 
by the vestry, organist of St. Margaret's, West- 
minster, in the room of the famous “Father Smith” 
(Bernard Schmidt). As regards his musical capa- 
bilities, Hawkins does not assign him a niche in 
his Temple of Worthies, although he names some of 
his predecessors and successors in that office. One 
merit we must accord him, that of true antiquarian 
love and zeal in all matters regarding “this re- 
nowned city.” “ Great materials are said to have 
been collected for a full description (of West: 
minster), by a parish-clerk of St. Margaret's. I 
presume this is Henry Turner, mentioned in Wid- 
more’s Account of the Writers of the History of 
Westminster Abbey. .... His book was only a survey 
of the city of Westminster, purposely omitting the 
history of the (collegiate) church.” — Gough, 
Brit. Top. vol. i. p. 761. Lond. 1780. “The 
man’s natural parts were very good; he was also 
very diligent in making inquiries relating to his 
subject, and he had collected a great» deal.” — 
Widmore’s Acc. of Writers of the Hist. of Westm. 
Abbey, pp. 6, 7. Lond. 1751. As regards his per= 
sonal history, I alighted on some curious notes on 
a fly-leaf of a transcript of a register: “ Henry 
Turner, borne at Yearely, Derbyshire, 12. July, 
1679: married Eliz. Sabin, of S.. Clement Danes, 
in St. Marg’, Westmt. Beb. 26. 1701. by D*. 
Onley.” 
In 1679 it was discovered that some valuable 
MS. records belonging to the parish, and taken 
out of the Tower of London, had been lost by their 
keeper. This history in its time appears to have 
suffered the same fate. However, there is this 
entry in the Harleian MSS. 7045. fol. 361.: 
“Brom the learned Dr. Kennet, Dean of Peter- 
borough’s Collection. MSS. MS. H. On Aug. 2. 
1708, at Windsor, I read over the History of the 
Parish of St. Margaret's, Westminster, drawn up 
in MS. by one of the parish clerks.” Some inte- 
resting extracts follow. Compare Ayse. Add. MSS. 
Brit. Mus. 4163. fol. 5. Bishop Kennet resided 
in St. James’s Street, in this parish, and died there 
on Dec. 19. 1728. IL have applied in vain for any 
account of this MS. to the librarians of Windsor 
Castle and Eton College. 
Can any of your readers give a clue to its re- 
covery? Are any aware that this survey, which 
would be valuable now, still exists? There is an 
instance, as early as the fifteenth century, of the 
union of the offices of lay-clerk and organist in 
St. Margaret’s, in the person of one Metyngham, 
and H. Turner also held them at the same time ; 
since, on July 28th, 1713, he was elected parish- 
clerk by the vestry, in “consideration of the ex- 
perience they had of his fitness and diligence in 
executing the office of deputy-clerk of this parish 
for several years last past ;” and he did not resign 
the place of organist until 2nd October, 1718. 
May I make another Query ?—The gold chain 
and crucifix, laid in the grave of K. Edward the 
Confessor, were removed by Charles Taylor, and 
given into the hands of King JamesII. On the 
reverse of the same cross was pictured a Bene- 
dictine monk, in his habit, and on each side of him 
these capital Roman letters, — 
On the right limb thus: and on the left thus : 
(A) Be 
Z. A. x A. C. 
A i. 
Antiq. of St. Peter's, vol. ii. App. n. ij, Ed. 1722. 
What does this inscription mean ? Is: the for- 
mer portion to be understood “A. 2. Zwh ayiwv 
Xpictds ?” What is the import of the latter ? 
Mackenzie Wancort, M.A. 
THE TALISMAN OF CHARLEMAGNE. 
Many years back, “ Prince” Louis Napoleon 
was stated to be in possession of the talisman 
of Charlemagne ;— “a small nut, in a gold filigree 
envelopment, found round the neck of that mo- 
narech on the opening of his tomb, and given by 
the town of Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) to Buona- 
parte, and by him to his favourite Hortense, cide- 
vant Queen of Holland, at whose death it descended 
to her son,” the present President of the French 
Republic. 
