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NOTES AND QUERIES. 
[No. 16. 
Christmas Hymn.—Y our correspondent “ E.V.” 
(No. 13. p. 201.) asks for the author of the 
Christmas Hymn — 
« Hark! the Herald Angels sing.” 
I believe it to be the composition of the Rev. 
Charles Wesley, the younger brother of the cele- 
brated John Wesley: he was born in 1708, and 
died in 1788. He was the author of many of the 
hymns in his brother’s collection, which are distin- 
guished for their elegance and simplicity. Iam 
not able to find out, for certain, whether he had 
another name; if he had, it was probably the 
occasion of the initials (J.C. W.) your corre- 
spondent mentions. J. K. R.W. 
Sir Jeffery Wyattville. — Sir Jeffery Wyattville, 
respecting whom “ J. P.” inquires (No. 14. p.215.), 
was knighted at Windsor Castle, Dec. 9.1828, on 
the king entering into possession after the Re- 
storation. 
[To which may be added, on the information of our 
valued correspondent “C.,” “that it was about 1824 that 
Mr. Wyatt, being appointed by George [V. to conduct 
the improvements at Windsor Castle, had the absurd 
ambition of distinguishing himself from the other arehi- 
tects of his name by changing it into Wyattville. This 
produced the following epigram in, I think, the Morn- 
ing Chronicle : — 
« «Let Grorcr, whose restlessness leaves nothing quiet, 
Change, if he will, the good old name of Wyatt ; 
But let us hope that their united skill, 
May not make Windsor Castle — Wyattville !’”| 
“ Peruse.”’—In reply to the question of “ H. W.” 
(No. 14. p. 215.), although from want of minute 
reference I have been unable to find, in the ori- 
ginal edition, the quotation from Frith’s works, 
I bee leave to suggest that the word “ Peruse” is 
a misprint, and that the true reading is “ Pervise.” 
To this day the first examination at Oxford, com- 
monly called the “ Little-Go,” is “ Responsiones 
in Parviso.” It must not, however, be supposed 
that ** Pervise,” or ‘* Parvise,” is derived from the 
Latin “ Parvus ;” the origin, according to Spelman 
and succeeding etymologists, is the French “ Le 
Parvis,” a church porch. 
In London the Parvis was frequented by ser- 
jeants at law: see Chaucer, Prol. Cant. Tales. 
There is a difference of opinion where it was 
situated: see Tyrwhitt’s Gloss. The student in 
ecclesiastical history may compare Leo Allatius de 
Templis Grecorum, p. 44. Lis 
Autograph Mottoes of Richard Duke of Glou- 
cester and Harry Duke of Buckingham. — (No. 9. 
p- 138.) There can be no doubt that “ Mr. Ni- 
cots ” is somewhat wrong in his interpretation of 
the Duke of Buckingham’s Motto. It is evident 
that both mottoes are to be read continuously, 
and that “souéne” is the third person singular of a 
verb having “loyaulte” for its nominative case. It 
appears to me that the true reading of the word 
is “soutienne,” and that the meaning of the motto 
is, “ My feelings of loyalty often sustain me in my 
duty to the King when I am tempted to join those 
who bear no good feeling towards him.” So that 
we shall have in English, 
Loyalty binds me } 
Richard Gloucester, 
Often sustains me 
Harry Buckingham, 
ARUN. 
Boduc.—Your correspondent “P.” (No. 12. 
p- 185.) seems to consider the “ prevailing opi- 
nion,” that Boduc or Boduoe on the British coin 
must be intended for our magnanimous Queen 
Boadicea, to be merely a “ pleasing vision,” over 
which he is “ sorry to cast a cloud.” Yet his own 
remark, that the name Budic (a mere difference 
in spelling) is often found among families of the 
Welsh in Brittany, and that the name was once 
common in England, serves only to confirm the 
common opinion that Boduoc on the coins was 
intended as the name of the British Queen. 
Dio expressly writes her name in Greek Bou- 
douica, which approaches nearly to Budic. In 
Cornwall we still find Budock, the name of a 
parish and of a saint. In Oxford there was a 
church formerly called from St. Budoc, long 
since destroyed. Leland mentions a Mr. Budok, 
and his manor place, and §. Budok Church. His 
Opinion was, that “this Budocus was an Irisch 
man, and cam into Cornewalle, and ther dwellid.” 
Whether there was a Regulus of Britain of this 
name, is not material. J am not prepared to 
cast a cloud over it, if it should be found. Our 
motto should be, “‘ex fumo dare lucem,” &e. 
ANTINEPHELEGESITA. 
Oxford. 
Annus Trabeationis.—I am sure that you will 
allow me to correct an oversight in your reply to 
a query of “G.P.,” in No.7. p. 105. You have 
attributed to Du Cange a sentence in the Bene- 
dictine addition to his explanation of the term 
Trabeatio. (Glossar. tom. vi. col. 1158. Venet. 
1740.) This word certainly signifies the Incar- 
nation of Christ, and not his Crucifixion. Besides 
the occurrence of “ trabea carnis indutus,” at the 
commencement of a sermon on 8. Stephen by 8. 
Fulgentius Ruspensis, I have just now met with 
the expressions, ‘“trabea carnis velatus,” and 
“carnis trabea amicti,” in a copy of the editio 
princeps of the Latin version of Damascen’s books 
in defence of Image-worship, by Godefridus Til- 
mannus, fol. 30 b. 39a, 4to. Paris, 1555. R.G. 
