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NOTES AND QUERIES. 
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MINOR QUERIES. 
MSS. of the Wycliffite Translations of the Scrip- 
tures. —The Add.’ MS. 15,521., in the British 
Museum, contains a copy of Lewis's edition of the 
Wycliffite New Testament, printed in 1731, with 
manuscript notes by Ames and Lewis, and the 
former has transcribed into it some additional pro- 
logues, prefixed to each book of the New Testa- 
ment, which had not been printed by Lewis, and 
were taken by Ames from a MS. of the New Tes- 
tament, written in 1424, and in 1731 in the pos- 
session of Thomas Granger. It would be very 
desirable to learn what became of this MS. sub- 
sequently. Granger died in the following year, 
but the MS. does not appear in the sale catalogue 
of his library, nor is it found in the catalogue of 
Ames’s own library, dispersed in 1760. Any in- 
formation relative to this remarkable copy of the 
New Testament, would be very acceptable to the 
Editors of the Wycliffite Versions of the Scriptures, 
who are now, after a literary labour of more than 
twenty years, about to bring the work to a con- 
clusion. ‘They would also feel much obliged by 
the communication of any notices of MSS. of the 
Wycliflite versions, existing in private hands, ex- 
clusive of those copies of which they already pos- 
sess descriptions, existing in the libraries of the 
following individuals: — Mrs. Allanson of Farn, 
Flintshire, the Earl of Ashburnham, Sir Thomas 
Phillipps, Bart., Sir Peregrine Ackland, Bart., Sir 
David Dundas, H.M. Judge Advocate, Dr. Card- 
well, Principal of St. Alban’s Hall, Oxford, and 
Thomas Bannister, Esq. F. Mappen. 
British Museum, March 28. 
Why are Gloves not worn before Royalty 2—Can 
any of your readers inform me what is the origin 
of the custom observed at Court, of persons in the 
royal presence not wearing gloves? Is it a matter 
of pure etiquette, or does the observance of it 
derive its origin from barbarous times, when chi- 
valry was little else than barbarism in armour ? 
FE. 
Law Courts at St. Albans. —Can any of your 
correspondents give me the reference to a commu- 
nication in the Gentleman's Magazine (between, 
I think, the years 1815 and 1836), in which a 
passage in Massinger, which alludes to lawyers 
going to St. Albans, is illustrated by an inscrip- 
tion in the nave of St. Alban’s Abbey Church, 
which records that the courts were held there on 
account of the sweating-sickness in the reign of 
Elizabeth ? =. 
Richard Haley, or Hales.— Milton Pedigree.— 
I should feel obliged by any particulars respecting 
Richard Haley, or Hales, of Idlestreete, otherwise 
Ustreyd, in com. Hertford, yeoman; my object 
being to ascertain the nature of some transaction 
he had with Milton, in July 1674, referred to in a 
bond which the former executed, dated the 27th 
of that month, for performance of the covenants 
contained in an indenture of even date. f 
Is any thing known of Richard Milton, who 
signs his name as the attesting witness to the 
releases given by two of the poet's daughters for 
their share of his estate? Is there any pedigree 
of the family of Sir Christopher Milton, the poet’s 
brother, drawn up with sufficient apparent accu- 
racy to exclude the probability of Richard Milton 
being his son? I have referred to the pedigree 
in the British Museum (Harl. MS. 5802. fo. 19 b.), 
which makes no mention of the latter; but it is 
evidently so imperfect a notice, as to be of little 
authority one way or other. J.¥F. M. 
Sapcote Motto.—Over the old gatehouse of 
Elton, co. Hunts., built by the family of Sapcote, 
is their coat of arms, namely, “ three dove-cotes ;” 
and upon a scroll, surrounding the lower part of 
the shield, is carved a motto, evidently French, 
and as evidently cut by a person ignorant of that 
language. So far as I can decypher it, the letters 
appear to be — 
sco toot X vinic forumic] 
x pones. 
Possibly the first and last letters s are only 
flourishes, I shall be glad of any suggestion as to 
its meaning. 
I have not been able to find the Sapcote motto 
on record; and I believe the Carysfoot family, the 
possessors of Elton, and the Duke of Bedford, the 
heir in blood, to be ignorant of what this scroll is 
intended to represent. ERMINOIs. 
Atheneum Club. 
Scala Celi.—In a will, dated 12 Hen. VIII, 
the testator directs that there shall be four tren- 
tals of Saint Gregory said for his soul at London 
at “Scala Ceeli.” Can any of your readers explain 
what place is meant by “Scala Celi?” 
A SUBSCRIBER. 
Illustrations of Gresset's “Vert Vert,” painted on 
Enamel, §:c.—In a Paris edition of Gresset’s Works 
(Janet et Cotelle, 1823), m the preface is the fol- 
lowing passage :— 
“ Vert-vert fut bientot dans toutes les mains. Le 
suffrage de la multitude se joignit a celui des connois- 
seurs; la.mode, qui est aussi en possession de donner 
son suffrage, s’empressa de parer les ajustemens d’in- 
vention récente, du nom de J’illustre perroqnet; Jes 
vases d’ornement, les vases usuels qui sortoient des fabriques 
francoises, retracoient presque tous quelques épisodes 
du petit poéme. Un artist dont le nom est venu jus- 
qu’a nous, Raux, en peignit sur émail les sujets les plus 
marquants ; et tandis qu’on faisoit passer dans une ver- 
sion latine les vers élégants du poéte jésuite, M. Bertin, 
ministre d’état, Je gratifioit d’un magnifique cabaret de 
Sévres, dont toutes les piéces reproduisoient les aven- 
tures de son héros, ce qui fit dire a Gresset, qu’on le 
traduisoit aussi en porcelaine de Sévres.” 
