214 S. VI. 131., Julys. '58.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



15 



HOLLINGSWORTH S ANGLO-SAXON POEMS. 



(2"" S. V. 467.) 



In answer to the Query of Mr. Severin, as to 

 whether tlie poems of Hollingsworth are in the 

 old alliterative Beowulf style, or in modern 

 metre with rhyme, permit me to say that this 

 poet has left many original works. One of these 

 is a complete dramatic poem in Hank verse, 

 varied by modern metres with rhyme; and others, 

 translations of celebrated passages from the prin- 

 cipal British poets. Amongst the latter he has 

 brought before us Shakspeare's Richard solilo- 

 quising, — 



"Now is the winter of our diseoiiteut;" 

 Milton's Satan scoffing, — 



" Is this the region, this the soil ; " 



and Byron sighing his " Fare thee well " in the 

 language of the Venerable Bede and Alfred the 

 Great. 



Of these very singular MSS., which show the 

 jjcculiar learning and genius of Hollingsworth, I 

 can give but a very imperfect idea by submitting 

 t|»e following two short original pieces. They are 

 the first that have as yet been made public, and 

 should you be able to find room for them in your 

 valuable periodical, they will probably interest 

 some of your numerous Anglo-Saxon readers. 

 George Sexton, 

 Editor of HoUingsworth's "Works. 



" To })ain Kun-Gaste. 



" Ut of sdwle dedpan grunde, 

 \>e l^am wisan deagel is, 

 Riina'S Gast on stillre stunde 

 Ymb sum bet're lit J>e )ns. 



" Ac hwa mseg his nina reccan.'' 

 Hwa his lieolster-sprcece rst ? 

 A'nne beam he syl5 ham wreccan : — 

 Hine Jjonn' on tweon for-l»t. 



" J)is se byS ]>e ywa'5 cUde 

 Sd'5 \>e wiss or-feorme se&S : — 

 Grlmman men }>e leofa'S wilde, 

 Ymbe God and Heofen rec5; — 



" RiinaS him heali-Jjungen-fsege, 

 \>di he get on he^pe liti, 

 Ymbe beali he winnan mjege ; — 

 Klnc Jie he to bsonne hy'S. 



" Dedr ys lit"; and wlitig, eor^e ; 

 Wh'te-torlit, his swegel-weorc ! 

 Maiine ferh'5 — La ! Hii un-weor^e ! — 

 Earm and wifidla, eng' and deorc ! 



" Hwanon com ic ? Hwider fare ? 

 Dysig hoiine ! Dysig nii ! 

 Hwii, G.ist, all )ia sdSan Lire — 

 Rilite here's butan \>u ? 



" Heofcn-weard ic wende eagan ; — 

 Wundrigende, swigend', stand : 

 bona', me Hncfi, ic liyr' ))e' sajjan: 

 ' Geoiidan ys past dedre land ! 



" Uppc ! Ta!c men and on-drSa 

 hajt lie sed Ids lytelnyss'; — 

 Bile-liwit swa beam ge-weorSe ; 

 Kngel-gdd, and God-gcwi's ! " 



" FOR-Hwf SWINCEST \>V ? 



" Hit swi'gung ys. Get swincende ic rece, 

 'NA'iS dimmum leolite, wisan djTnan staef ; 

 And ana, bh'ic, mid Nihte Grimmuui, wacce : 

 ha still' ys eall swa gr^ef. 



" Hwy swine' ? Hit nys for woruld-gilp and are, 

 hajt ic of-gife eall swa 0(Srum swis : 

 Ic wat hcEt eom : hurh world iie weorS' ic mare,- 

 hurh world, nalit nsefre lass ! 



" Her scdlu ys : a uton blitie gre'ne : 

 haer mot se besta hegen silost buan ; 

 Him eall ys swetost, ftegrost ha;r, ic we'ne ; 

 Ne naht mii dyme run. 



" hes leen-deBg swinc-full ys : get fint man reste 

 ha weorc wel don ys ; h^m hed swt tost bytS 

 he worlite m«tst, and Hearran willan l#ste ; 

 heali plega waire yS. 



" He'r eom ic scealc; — was hider send on aerend'; 

 And glenge h^es Hlafordes dedran gim : 

 Ic swine' h^Et, \>-S he hone v,'ille weran, 

 Ne bed ne fCil ne dim." 



BOOKSELLERS SIGNS. 



(•2°<» S. V. 130. 346. 466.) 



" The Bible," in Graccchurcli Street, John Marshall, 

 I7U6. 



" The Bible," in Newgate Street, over against Blue 

 Coat Hospital Gate, William and Joseph Marshall, circa 

 1700. {Sol Temple.) 



" The Elephant and Castle," without Temple Bar, 

 Francis Smith, 1672. (Banyan's Justification.') 



" The Hand and Bible," on London Bridge, Eliz. Smith, 

 1G91. (^Sol Temple.) 



" Tiie Three Bibles," on London Bridge, T. Passinger, 

 1G84. (^Destruction of Troy.) 



" The Three Bibles," ditto, E. Tracy, 1700. 



" The Talbots," Paternoster Row, Thomas Man, 1593. 

 (Udall On Lamentations.) 



" The Three Flower-de-Luces," in Little Britain, George 

 Sawbridge, 1703. 



" The Dolphin and Crown," west end of St. Paul's 

 Churchyard, Richard Wellington, 1703. (Cocker's 

 Decimal Arithmetich.) 



" The Tygre's Head," used by Barker, was very 

 singular. He called it in print "The Tygre's 

 Head;" but numerous cuts in which he pictures 

 it, always represent a hoar'.i head and tusks, with 

 a coronet. 



" The Red Lyon," in Paternoster Row, Bettesworth and 

 Hitch, 1700. 



" The Sun and Bible," in Amen Corner, R. Ware, 1700. 



" The Looking-glass," on London Bridge, J. Hodges, 

 173G. 



" The Looking-glass," ditto, E. Midwinter, about 1720. 



" The Goldene ball," in Duck Lane, R. Boddington, 

 1696. 



" The Goldene ball," by J. Clarke, 172G, 1736. 



" The Three Pigeons," Ro3'al Exchange, B. Aylmer, 

 1G8S. 



" The Golden Lion," St. Paul's Churchj'ard, J. Robin- 

 son, 1G82, 1715. 



" The Crosse-Keyes," Paul's gate, R. Thrale, 1058. 



" The Bible and Crown," in Lumbard Street, near the 

 Slocks Market, E. Parker, 1701—1710. 



" The Black Boy," middle of London Bridge, J. Back, 

 1C94. • 



" The Black Raven," Poultry, J. Dunton, 1682. 



