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ship would be denied him, and afterwards kept that 
coffee-house in Covent Garden which was called by 
his own name.” 
J. Bed. 
Spur Money (No. 23. p. 374, and No 28. 
p- 462.).—In a curious tract, published in 1598, 
under the title of The Children of the Chapel 
stript and whipt, we have the following passage : — 
«“ Wee think it very necessarye that every quorister 
sholde bringe with him to churche a Testament in 
Englishe, and turne to everie chapter as it is daily read, 
or som other good and godly prayer-booke, rather than 
spend their tyme in talk and hunting after spur-money, 
whereon they set their whole mindes, and do often 
abuse dyvers if they doe not bestowe somewhat on 
them.” 
Tn 1622, the dean of the Chapel Royal issued an 
order by which it was decreed — 
« That if anie Knight, or other persone entituled to 
weare spurs, enter the chappell in that guise, he shall 
pay to y® quiristers the accustomed fine; but if he com- 
mand y€ youngest quirister to repeate his Gamut, and 
he faile in y® so doing, the said Knight, or other, shall 
not pay y° fine.” 
This curious extract I copied from the ancient 
cheque-book of the Chapel Royal. 
Within my recollection, His Grace the Duke of 
Wellington (who, by the way, is an excellent 
musician) entered the Royal Chapel “booted and 
spurred,” and was, of course, called upon for the 
fine. But His Grace calling upon the youngest 
chorister to repeat his Gamut, and the “little 
urchin” failing, the impost was not demanded. 
Epwarp F. Rimeavrr. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
NOTES ON BOOKS, CATALOGUES, SALES, ETC. 
Mr. W. S. W. Vaux, of the department of An- 
tiquities, British Museum, has just published a 
very interesting little volume under the title of 
Nineveh and Persepolis: an Historical Sketch of 
Ancient Assyria and Persia, with an Account of the 
recent Researches in those Countries. The work 
is illustrated with numerous woodcuts; and the 
two points which Mr. Vaux has proposed to eluci- 
date,—viz., 1. The history of Assyria and Persia, 
and, as connected with it, that of the Medes, the 
Jews, and the Chaldces, so far as it can be ascer- 
tained from the Bible, and the works of classical 
authors: and 2. The results of those inquiries 
which have been carried on for nearly three cen- 
turies by European travellers,—he has successfully 
accomplished, in a way to make his book a most 
useful introduction to the study of the larger 
works which have been written upon this import- 
ant subject; and a valuable substitute to those 
who have. neither the means to purchase them, 
nor time to devote to their perusal. 
The Rey. Dr. Maitland has just published a 
second edition of his Eruvin, or Miscellaneous 
Essays on Subjects connected with the Nature, His- 
tory, and Destiny of Man. ‘The Essays are ten in 
number, and treat: I. On the Nature and Ob- 
jects of Revelation. II. On the Impediments to 
the Right Understanding of Scripture. II. Man 
before the Fall. IV. Satan. V. The Conse- 
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VII. The Millenium. VIII. The Kingdom of 
Messiah. IX. The Regeneration. X. The Mo- 
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First of a general Catalogue of Miscellaneous 
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Street) Catalogue of Books Old and New; W.S. 
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Catalogue No. 56., May, 1850, of English, Fo- 
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