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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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structure by the snme architect, and in the same 

 material, has been erected near Piatt Hall, in the 

 parish of Manchester. J. H. P. Leresche. 



The church at Lever Bridge, near Darcy Lover 

 Hall, on the line of railway between Normanton 

 and Bolton, was built about seven years since. 

 Tiie architect is Edward Sharpe, Esq., of Lan- 

 caster. The material of the entire structure, in- 

 cluding the internal fittings, is terra cotta, from 

 the Ladyshore works in the neighbourhood, where 

 a model of the church, in the same material, is in 

 preparation for the Exhibition of 185L G. I. F. 



Lines attributed to Henry Viscount Palmerstoii 

 (Vol. i., p. 382.). — Having been absent for some 

 time, 1 have not been able to see whether any one 

 has answered a Query I put, viz. : — 



" Who was the author of those lines beginning 

 with — 

 ' Strancjer ! whoe'er thou art th:it view'sl ihis tomh,' &c. 



which Porson translated into Gi-eek Iambics, be- 

 ginnina; with — 



'n {61C6, TovTov SaTiy efoopas Td(poi', &c." 



A friend, who was senior medallist in his time 

 at Cambridge, tells me that tradition said that 

 the lines were set by the Rev. R. Collier, Hebrew 

 Professor and Examiner at Trinity College ; and 

 that it is supposed that Collier found them in 

 some magazine of the day. 



With reference to the imposition supposed to 

 be setPorson (Vol. ii., p. 71.), and shown by C. at 

 p. 106. to be by Joshua Barnes, I question whe- 

 ther any imposition were ever set him : for I have 

 heard Mr. Summers (Porsf)n's first instructor) 

 observe, that he was a well-conducted man during 

 the whole of his undergraduatcship ; others have 

 reported the same of him. A. B. 



Defender nf the Faith (Vol.ii., pp. 442. 481.).— 

 In Collectanea Topogruphica et Genealogica, vol. vi. 

 p. 321., is an indenture of lease 



" maitie the xxijth daye of Jannarye, in the second 

 yeare of the reagne of King Hviu-y the seaveiithe, by 

 the graice of God Kinge of England, defeiidmire nf the 

 faithe," &c. 



The lessor, Christopher Ratlife, of Ilewick, died 

 before 10 Henry VII. , and the editor of the above 

 work says, " It is impossible to account for the 

 peculiarity in the date of this deed." 



Bi.sho|) Burnel cites Spelman as asserting that 

 several of the kings of England before Henry VIII. 

 had borne the title of " Defender of the Faith.' 

 A correspondent of the Gentleman's Magazine 

 (N. S. xvi. 357.) conjectures that the name of 

 Spelman had been inadvertently substituted for 

 the name of Selden ; tho\igh he justly remarks, 

 that Selden by no means countenances the asser- 

 tion of the bishop. C. H. Cooper. 



Cambridge, 



Farquharson on Aurora (Vol. ii., p. 44L). — 

 Your corr. spondent L. inquires about Mr. Var- 

 quhaxson, shepherd or minister of Alford. Whether 

 the word translated shepherd he pasteur or not, I 

 cannot say, as I have not either of the works he 

 alludes to ; but certain it is that the Rev. Mr. 

 Farquharson, tninister of Alford, only recently de- 

 ceased, was well known as a meteorological ob- 

 server ; and it is to him, doubtless, that Professor 

 Kcenitz refei's. 



The " other Protestant minister, Mr. James 

 Paull, at Tullynessle," now Dr. Paull, is still in 

 life. S. P. 



" Old Bowley" (Vol.ii.. pp. 27. 74.).— Charles II. 

 was called "Old Rowley," after Rowley, a famous 

 horse at Newmarket ; who, like the king, was the 

 sire of stock much better looking than himself. 



A. Holt White. 



Tale of a Tub (Vol. i., p. 326).— Your cor- 

 respondent J. O. W. H. may find some curious 

 i-emarks on this subject in Sir James Mackintosh's 

 Life of Sir Thomas More. I cannot give a pre- 

 cise retisrence ; but as the book is small, the pas- 

 sages may be easily found. II. G. T. 



Painting by C. Bega (Vol. ii., p. 494.). — The 

 translation of the lines is, I believe, 



" We sing certainly what is new, and have still a 

 prize." " A Cracknel is our gain, but the ditty must 

 first (come) out." 



In modern Dutch most probably, 



" Wy singen vast wat nieuw, en hebben nog een 

 buit. Een Krakeh'ng is onze winst maar bet Liedker 

 meet eerst uit." 



I should think there is a lake somewhere in the 

 picture, and the lines are probably part of an old 

 Dutch song. As to the jiainter C. Bega, I have at 

 liaiul a Catalogue of the Munich Gallery, and find 

 there "Cornelius Bega, geb. 1620, gest. 1664." 

 His picture is described as " Eine Rauch-und 

 Trinkgesellschaft belustiget sich mit Tanz in einer 

 Schenke." In a Catalogue of the Louvre, I have 

 the following desciiption : 



" Bega, Corneille ou Cornille, ne a Harlem en 1620, 

 niort de la i)este dans la meme viile en 1064 ; eieve 

 d'Adrien Van Ostade." 



His picture is 



" Interieur d'un menage rustique. Un homme et une 

 femrae .sont assis pres d'une table." 



His subjects appear to be generally of the 

 character of the painting possessed by your cor- 

 respondent. J. H. L. 



Herstnionceux (Vol.ii., p. 478.). — Question 4. 

 In the Privy Seal writs of Henry V. frequent 

 mention is made of " nostre maisou de Bethleem," 

 a monastery at Shene, so called because it was 

 dedicated to "Jesus of Bethlehem." It was for 

 forty monks of the Cistercian order. 



