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following pamphlets, described in Ware’s Irish 
Writers, under the head “Colonel Richard Lau- 
rence,” and “Vincent Gookin, Esq.,” son of Sir 
Vincent Gookin, who, in the year 1634, published 
“a bitter invective, by way of letter, against the 
nation.” Vincent Gookin’s pamphlet is dated 
London, 1655, 4to. Any particulars relative to 
his family and descendants will oblige. 
The title of Col. R. Laurence’s book is, — 
“ The Interest of Ireland in the first Transplantation 
stated; wherein is set forth the benefit of the Irish 
Transplantation: intended as an Answer to a scanda- 
lous seditious Pamphlet, entitled ‘ The Great Case of 
Transplantation Discussed.’ London, 1655.” 
The author of the pamphlet was Vincent Goo- 
kin, Esq., Surveyor-General of Ireland. He did 
not, at first, put his name to it; but when Lau- 
rence’s answer appeared, he then owned himself as 
the author of it, and published a pamphlet under 
this title :— 
“The Author and Case of Transplanting the Irish 
into Connaught Vindicated from the unjust Aspersions 
of Colonel Richard Laurence and Vincent Gookin, Esq. 
London, 1655.” 
Portrait of Sir John Poley.— Perhaps some of 
your numerous correspondents can answer whether 
the portrait of Sir John Poley in Bexstead Hall, 
alluded to No. 14. p. 214., has been engraved. J. 
February 5. 
“Tace is Latin for a candle.”—Whence is this 
expression derived, and what is its meaning? I 
met with it, many years ago, in a story-book, and, 
more lately, in one of the Waverley Novels, in 
which particular one I do not just now recollect. 
It seems to be used as an adage, coupled with an 
admonition to observe silence or secrecy. 
W.A.F. 
Poins and Bardolph.—Can any of your corre- 
spondents skilled in Shakspearian lore inform me 
whence Shakspeare took the names Poins and 
Bardolph for the followers of Prince Hal and 
Falstaff? C. W.5. 
Flemish Work on the Order of St. Francis. —Can 
any of your correspondents tell me any thing about, 
or enable me to procure a copy of, a book on the 
order of St. Francis, named, Den Wijngaert van 
Sinte Franciscus va Schoonte Historien Legenden, 
ve. A folio of 424 leaves, beautifully printed. 
he last page has, — 
“Gheprent Thantwerpen binnen die Camer poorte 
Int huys va delft bi mi, Hendrich Eckert van Hom- 
berch. Int iaer ons heeren m.cccce. ei xvii. op den 
xit, dach va December.” 
The only copy I ever saw of it, which belonged 
to a friend of mine, had the following note on a 
fly-leaf in an old and scarcely legible hand : — 
“«Raer boeck ende seer curieus als gebouwt synde 
op de Wijsen voor meesten deel op de fondamenten yan 
den fameus ende extra raer boeck genoempt Conformi- 
tatis Vita S. Francisci cum Vitd Jesu Christi, de welch 
in dese dichwils grateert wordt gelijek gij in lesen sult 
andesvinden maer onthout wer dese latijn spreck- 
woordt, Riswm teneatis amici.” 
J ARLZBERG. 
Le Petit Albert.—Can any of your correspon- 
dents give me any information respecting a book 
entitled Secrets Merveilleux de la Mugie Naturelle 
et Cabalistique du Petit Albert, et enrichi du fig. 
mystérieuses, et de la Maniére de les faire. Nou- 
velle Edition, cor. et aug. A Lion, 1743. 32mo.? 
The avertissement says, — 
“ Voici une nouvelle édition du Livre des merveilleuxr 
Secrets du petit Albert, connu en Latin sous le titre 
d’Alberte Parvi Lucii, Libellus de Mirabilibus Nature 
Arcanis. L’auteur a qui on I’attribue, a été un de ces 
grands-hommes qui par le peuple ignorant ont été ac- 
cusez de magie. C’étoit autrefois le sort de tous les 
grands esprits qui possédoient quelque chose d’extra- 
ordinaire dans les sciences, de les traiter de magiciens. 
C'est peut-Ctre par cette raison, que le petit trésor est 
deyenu trés rare, parceque les superstitieux ont fait 
scrupule de s’en servir: il s'est presque comme perdu, 
car une personne distinguée dans le monde a eu la cu- 
riosité (a ce qu’on assure) d’en offrir plus de mille 
florins pour un seul exemplaire, encore ne l’a-t-on pu 
découvrir que depuis peu dans la bibliothéque duu 
tres-grand homme, qui I’a bien voulu donner pour ne 
plus priver le public d'un si riche trésor,” &c. 
Who was Albertus Parvus? when and where was 
his work published ? J ARLZBERG. 
English Translations of Erasmus’ Encomium Mo- 
rig.—An English translation of The Praise of Folly 
(with Holbein’s plates), I think by Denham, Lond. 
1709, alludes to ¢wo previous translations ; one by 
Sir Thomas Challoner, 1549 ; the other it does not 
name. I should like to know whose is the inter- 
mediate translation, and also what other transla- 
tions have been made of that curious work ? 
J ARLZBERG. 
Symbols of the Four Evangelists. —St. Matthew, 
an angel; St. Mark, a lion; St. Luke, an ox; St. 
John, an eagle. It is on account of its being a 
symbol of the Resurrection that the Zion is assigned 
to St. Mark as an emblem; St. Mark being called 
the historian of the Resurrection. (This title he 
probably obtained from his gospel being used on 
Easter Day.) ‘The reason why the lion is taken 
as a symbol of the Resurrection is to be found in 
the fabulous history of the animal; according to 
which the whelp is born dead, and only receives 
life at the expiration of three days, on being 
breathed on by its father.— What are the reasons 
assigned for the three other Evangelists’ emblems? 
J ARLZBERG. 
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