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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[S-d S. VI. 117., Oct. 23. '5S. 



ingens ; icuicSv n, malum magnum (cited by Schleus- 

 ner on rh, § 5.). 



3. Tls, somebody (Acts v. 36., "Boasting himself 

 to be somebody ") : t!, something (Gal. ii. 6., vi. 3.), 

 i. e. a person of importance. On these and other 

 passages of the New Testament the various ver- 

 sions may be consulted ; and Schleusner, again, on 

 ris, § 12., where he gives some striking instances. 



4. In Latin, aliquis has a similar use. "Meque, 

 ut facis, velis esse aliquem." (Cicero.) 



" Aude aliquid brevibus Gj'aris et carcere dignum, 

 Si vis esse aliquis : probitas laudatur et alget." 



Juvenal, 



Instances might be largely multiplied. For 

 aliqids, in the last example, some read aliquid. 

 The sense is the same. Thomas Bors. 



Wells Library (2"'* S. v. 57. ; vi. 178.) —I 

 do not doubt the statement of A. A. that by 

 simply asking for the key of the Library, it was 

 immediately produced. I am aware that the 

 principal verger (who I am glad to say is a most 

 civil and obliging person), for several years past 

 (as well as his predecessor), has been accustomed 

 to give admission to the Library as one of the 

 " sights " connected with the cathedral. My 

 object in desiring access to the books was some- 

 thing more than mere curiosity ; and I therefore 

 applied to the authorities for permission, not only 

 to see, but to use the books, and was informed by 

 the Dean himself, that it was one of the rules of 

 the Chapter, with respect to the Library, that no 

 one should be allowed admission to it without the 

 company of some authorised person during the 

 whole period of the visit. I am, however, bound 

 to say that the Dean, in the most gentlemanly 

 manner, expressed his regret that the rules should 

 be so stringent, and even offered to accompany 

 me himself whenever I would like to use the 

 books. He, as well as one of the Canons, have 

 also shown their desire to relax the Library 

 regulations, and I am not without hope that this 

 will ere long be the case. 



Many years ago the Library was valued more 

 than it is now. I have reason to believe that the 

 Chapter Registers contain frequent notices of the 

 Library, and that statutes were obtained for its 

 management. I know this was the case in 1679; 

 and in 1696 a librarian was elected with a salary 

 of 40s. a-year. No doubt this practice existed 

 before that time, as well as after ; in fact, J be- 

 lieve a salaried librarian was retained by the 

 Chapter until a recent period. Ina. 



Wells, Somerset. 



Shakspcare Portraits (2"'' S. vi. 227.) — I have 

 often seen a very large full-length portrait of 

 Shakspeare in the hair-cutting room of Mr. Wal- 

 ler, Great College Street, Camden Town, near 

 the Eagle. Is it at all known, and can any one tell 

 me by whom it was painted ? Query. 



Words adapted to Beats of Drum, Sfc. (2"'' S. i. 

 94. ; ii. 339.) — Your correspondent M. S. E., in 

 replying (2°" S. vi. 250.) so pleasantly to the Query 

 of Le Tambour, has omitted the very explicit 

 words adapted to the first bugle for dinner — dish- 

 ing up : — 



" Officers' wives, get j'our puddings and pies ; 

 Soldiers' wives, get 3-our rations. 



Rations and pies, 



Rations and pies. 

 Officers' wives," &c. 



Also the call for orders : — 



" Come for orders, come for orders 

 Come for orders, come ; 

 Come for orders, come ; 

 Come for orders, orderlies all I " 



The call for defaulters is something similar; but 

 as words have been adapted to all the calls, such 

 as the call to turn out, at reveille the posts (before 

 and at tattoo), down to the simple " lights out," 

 and also to all the signals for Light Infantry 

 movements, were I to transcribe them all, a whole 

 number of " N. & Q." would be occupied. 



C.ED0 IlLUD. 



I have often heard the following words applied 

 to that confounded " ratapanning " that goes on 

 about eight or nine o'clock in the evening in 

 places where soldiers resort : — 



" Go to bed, Tom, go to bed, Tom ; 

 Drunk or sober, go to bed, Tom." 



There is another elegant morceau, but I know 

 not to what particular beat it is applied : — 



" What will you do with the drunken sodger? 

 What will you do with the drunken sodger? 



So earl-y in the morning.' 

 Put him in the guard-house till he gets sober; 

 Put him in the guard-house till he gets sober, 



So earl-y in the morning. 

 What will j'ou do with him when he's sober? 

 What will you do with him when he's sober? 



So earl-j' in the morning? 

 Give him three dozen at the triangles ; 

 Give him three dozen at the triangles; 



So earl-y in the morning I " 



G. H. K. 



John Noyes, M.P.for Calne (2"'' S. vi. 221.) — 

 Some queries by Memor on the subject of his 

 family appeared in the 2nd vol. of this series, but 

 are still unanswered. I should be much obliged 

 if Libya would inform me in whose possession the 

 original letter was, or is supposed to be at present, 

 as I have reason to believe that other curious letters 

 and papers of his are in existence. T. H. Noyes. 



Blount Family (2"'^ S. vi. 286.)— For an ac- 

 count of some members of this family, see Cham- 

 bers's Biographical Illustrations of Worcestershire 

 (p. 195.); Noake's Notes and Queries for Wor- 

 cestershire (pp. 120. 310.) ; and Nash's Worces' 

 tershire (jiuprd Kidderminster, &c.). 



Cuthbert Bede. 



