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VII. these titles, especially that of the " Solomon 

 of EnjTJand?" which is generally, though less 

 worthily, given to James I. G. M. G. 



Devyline. — In the Athenaum of the 2nd of 

 October, an extract is given from a work there 

 noticed, Thomas Netter of Waldon's Fasciculi 

 Zizaniorum : a printed reproduction of the mat- 

 ter contained in an ancient manuscript relative to 

 Wyclif, and which extract reads thus : — 



" 1. The land is sitting in darkness and in the shadow 

 of death. 2. There is the middays devyline, — that is to 

 say, Antichrist." 



Why is this strange word "devyline" made 

 synonymous with Antichrist ? J. D. 



Confession of a Sceptic. — Can anyone tell me 

 who is the great man of our time alluded to in 

 the following passage from a sermon by Dr. Ar- 

 nold (p. 404.), of Christian Life, its Course, its 

 Hinch-ances, and its Helps ? — 



" One of the greatest men of our time has declared, 

 that, in the earl3'- part of his life, lie did not believe in the 

 divinity of onr Lord ; but he has stated expressly, that 

 he never for a moment persuaded himself that St. Paul 

 or St. John did not believe it ; their language he thought 

 was clear enough upon the point ; but the notion ap- 

 peared to him so unreasonable in itself, that he disbelieved 

 it in spite of their authorit}'. . . . The language of the 

 Scripture was as clear to him at first as it was aftenvards ; 

 but in his early life he disbelieved it, while, in his latter 

 life, he embraced it with all his heart and soul." 



'AAieus. 



Dublin. 



Earls and Town of Poitou. — Any one amongst 

 your readers who possesses works on foreign ge- 

 nealogy and topography, will much oblige me by 

 a reference to a History of the Earls of Poitou, 

 and particularly to any History of the town of 

 Poitou; and also any authority for the arms of 

 the town of Poitou distinguished from those of the 

 earls. A. L. B. 



Jetties, Knocks, and Groynes. — In Hasted's 

 Kent, vol. viii., these are stated to be the objects 

 used on the south-eastern coast to prevent the 

 encroachments of the ocean. Groynes, as is well 

 known, are a sort of boarded fence, running 

 into the sea to collect the beach, and break the 

 force of the waves. Jetties are double groynes, 

 leaving a space between to walk upon ; but 

 what are knocks P I have often inquired of the 

 fishermen, but no one seemed ever to have heard 

 of the word. Can your readers enlighten me ? 

 There is a buoy at the mouth of the river called 

 " the Kentish knock ; " but this does not seem to 

 assist us. A. A. 



The Censu:. in France. — Can you inform me 

 whether there is in France any official publication 

 of the same nature as our Population Returns ? 



MXLETES. 



Salaries to Mayors. — The Times of to-day con- 

 tains the following paragraph : — 



" On Wednesday last, at ameetingof the Town Council 

 of Newcastle-on-Tyne, it was resolved by a large majority 

 to abolish the mayor's salary, which ever since the foun- 

 dation of the corporation has been regularly paid. The 

 nominal amount of the salary is 750/., but it generally 

 reaches 900?. or 1000/.; this'is to be entirely done away 

 with in future, and instead, the ' legitimate expenses' 

 of the mayor are to be allowed. It is worthy of note that 

 only three other towns in addition to Newcastle pay 

 their mayors." 



Can any of your correspondents name the towns 

 here alluded to, and mention the amount allowed 

 to their several mayors ? A. D. 



Cheapside, Oct. 9. 



The Reformation, — Has any authentic list been 

 published of the priests who were the incumbents 

 of the various parish churches at the time of the 

 Reformation ? or an account of those who con- 

 formed or were ejected ? W. D. 



dWtnar caucrtaS tottlj ^niiaexi. 



" Popish Policies and Practices" SfC. — Could you 

 give me any information about a work entitled — 



" Popish Policies and Practices represented in the His- 

 tories of the Parisian Massacre, Gun-powder Treason, Con- 

 spiracies against Queen Elizabeth, and Persecutions of 

 the Protestants in France: translated and collected out 

 of the famous Thuanus and other Writers of the Roman 

 Communion. With a Discourse concerning the Original 

 of the Powder- Plot. Printed for John Leigh, at the sign 

 of the Blew-Bell, over against the Inner Temple Gate, in 

 Fleet-street. 1674." 



Who is the author of the " Discourse" ? 



Belatee-Adime. 



[This is a general title-page, prefixed to three distinct 

 tracts: the two former translations from Thuanus, the 

 last an original composition. The editor was Edward 

 Stephens, Esq., lord of the manor and patron of Chering- 

 ton, in Gloucestershire. He was the intimate friend of 

 Bishop Barlow, who, in a MS. note to one of his tracts, 

 calls him "an honest and learned lawyer." He after- 

 wards quitted his profession, as he did his house and pos- 

 sessions, making over everything to his wife and children, 

 and entered into orders. Dr. Bliss says : " It would per- 

 haps be next to impossible to obtain a complete list of 

 Stephens's publications, since the greater part of them 

 appeared anonymousl.v, and nearly all are pamphlets ; 

 some containing only half a sheet. There is, however, 

 much of interesting research and important information in 

 several of his productions, particularly the earlier ; and I 

 have endeavoured to give as perfect a catalogue as possi- 

 ble ; thinking that it will not be otherwise than accepta- 

 ble to the reader of English history and politics, as well 

 as to the bibliographer." See the list in Rellquice Hear- 

 niana, i. 5'J — 64.3 



Quotation Wanted. — The Journal of Sacred 

 Literature (No. XIII. April, 1858, p. 1.) attributes 

 to Tacitus, and as applied by him to our ancestors, 

 the phrase -" Omne ignotum pro magnifico est." A 

 reference is asked for this quotation in Tacitus or 

 elsewhere. nX. 



[See Tacitus, Julii Agricolx Vita, cap. xxx,] 



