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NOTES AND QUERIES. 
[No. 11. 
dishes, supposed by him to have been fabricated 
at Nuremberg. ‘The northern antiquary, Sjoborg, 
who has written much on the subject, calls them 
baptismal or alms dishes. Their most common 
devices are, Adam and Eve (probably the No. 3. 
of Cxericus), St. George, and the Grapes of 
Eshcol (No. 4. of Cxurricus). On one of those 
exhibited was the Annunciation (No. 2. of Cueri- 
cus). On these facts I wish to put the following 
queries :— 
1. Are Sjéborg’s works known to any of your 
readers ? 
2. In what language does he suppose the cha- 
racters to be? MeELanpRa. 
[While we are very happy to promote the inquiries 
of our correspondent, we think it right to apprise him 
that the opinions of the Swedish antiquary whom he 
has named, are received with great caution by the ma- 
jority of his archeological brethren. ] 
MINOR QUERIES. 
Cupid Crying. —I shall be obliged if you, or any 
of your correspondents, can tell me who was the 
author of the epigram, or inscription, of which I 
subjoin the English translation. I am sure I have 
seen the Latin, but I do not know whose it was 
or where to find it; I think it belongs to one of 
the Italian writers of the fifteenth or sixteenth 
century :— 
“ Curip Cryina. 
« Why is Cupid crying so? — 
Because his jealous mother beat him. — 
What for ?— For giving up his bow 
To Celia, who contrived to cheat him. 
“ The child! I could not have believed 
He’d give his weapons to another. — 
He would not; but be was deceived : 
She smiled; he thought it was his mother.” 
Rurvs. 
Was not Sir George Jackson “ Junius 2?” — 
Among the names which have been put forward 
as claimants to be “ Junius,” I beg to propose the 
name of Sir GrorGcE Jackson, who was, I believe, 
about that time Secretary to the Admiralty. I 
shall be glad to know what obstacles are opposed 
to this theory, as I think I have some presumptive 
evidence (I do not call it strong), which seems to 
show either that he was “ Junius,” or a party con- 
cerned. ; 
[We insert this communication, knowing that our 
correspondent is likely to possess such evidence as he 
alludes to, and in the hope that he will be induced to 
bring it forward. ] 
Ballad of Dick and the Devil. — About the 
middle of the seventeenth century, occasionally 
resided, on the large island in Windermere, a 
member of the ancient but now extinct family of 
Philipson, of Crooke Hall. He was a dashing ca- 
valier, and, from his fearless exploits, had acquired 
among the Parliamentarians the significant, though 
not very respectable, cognomen of “ Robin the 
Devil.” 
On one of these characteristic adventures, he 
rode, heavily armed, into the large old church at 
Kendal, with the intention of there shooting an 
individual, from whom he had received a deeply 
resented injury. His object, however, was unac- 
complished, for his enemy was not present; and 
in the confusion into which the congregation were 
thrown by such a warlike apparition, the dauntless 
intruder made his exit, though subjected ‘to a 
struggle at the church door. His casque, which 
was captured in the skirmish that there took 
place, is yet to be seen in the church, and the 
fame of this redoubtable attempt, which was 
long held in remembrance through the country 
side, excited the poetic genius of a rhymer of the 
day to embody it in a ballad, entitled “ Dick and 
the Devil,” which is now rare and difficult to be 
met with. 
As my endeavours to light on a copy have been 
unavailing, and my opportunities for research are 
limited, perhaps some one of your numerous 
readers who may be versed in the ballad poetry of 
the age of my hero, will kindly take the trouble to 
inform me whether he has ever met with the ballad 
in question, or direet me to where it may most 
likely be found. 
I trust that from the obliging communications 
of some of your valuable literary correspondents, 
I may be so fortunate as to meet with the object 
of my query. H.J.M. 
Dec. 27. Ambleside. 
Erasmus’ Paraphrase on the Gospels. —1 have in 
my charge the mutilated remains of an old black- 
letter copy of Erasmus’ Paraphrase on the Gospels, 
not of any great value perhaps, but interesting to 
me from its having been chained from time imme- 
morial (so to speak) to one of the stalls in our 
parish church ; it is only perfect from Mark, fol. 
Ixiiii. to John fol. exiii., but I should be glad to 
know the date, &c. of its publication. Presuming, 
therefore, that one of the objects of your interest- 
ing publication is to aid in solving the minor diffi- 
culties of persons like myself, who have no means 
of consulting any large collection of books, I have 
the less scruple in forwarding the accompanying 
* Notes” from my copy, for the guidance of any 
one who will be at the trouble of comparing them 
with any copy to which he may have access. 
The spelling of the word “ gospel” varies 
throughout ; thus, in Mark, fols. 1xiiii—]xxii., xci., 
xclv., xcv., xevii., and xceviii. it is “ ghospel ;” 
on ]xxiii—lxxvi., Ixxviii., it is “ gospell;” on the 
rest “ gospel.” So also throughout St. Luke, which 
occupies ce. foll., it varies in like manner, “ ghos- 
