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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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night with a fungus called water flannel, and that 

 the villagers, after much surprise at the phe- 

 nomenon, proceeded to cut off pieces, which they 

 used instead of flannel in the fabrication of gar- 

 ments for themselves and families. The narrator 

 of the anecdote says, " a woman gravely assured 

 me that it wore well, although I should not have 

 thought it would have borne a needle." I wish to 

 ask the botanical name of the substance meant, 

 and if it has ever been known to grow of sufficient 

 size and strength to be used as described. Sigma. 



Stuart's " History of Armagh." — It has been 

 stated in print that the late Dr. Stuart, whose 

 History of Armagh is well known, left materials 

 for a second edition, ready for the press. Is it 

 the fact that he did so? and, if he did, who has 

 the MS. at present ? It would in all probability 

 be a very acceptable addition to the topography 

 of Ireland. Abhba. 



Htmn-Book. — I have an old hymn-book want- 

 ing title-page and greater part of preface. On 

 p. xv. is the following paragraph, the last in the 

 preface : — 



" I here present thee with a Collection of such Hymns 

 which I think are agreeable to the word of God, and the 

 experience of all true Christians; in which I hope I have 

 carefully avoided those compositions which breathe the 

 proud pernicious and unscriptural spirit of Arminianism; 

 or that savour of the poisonous, antichristian, and licen- 

 tious doctrines of Antinornianism." — Pp. xvii. to xxiv. 



A Table of Contents, p. 1 . A Collection of Hymns, 

 frc. Hymn I. : The Musician, " Thou God of har- 

 mony and love." 



On p. 3. is Hymn II. For the Lord's Day 

 Morning, " The Saviour meets his flock to-day." 



I should feel exceedingly obliged to any corre- 

 spondent who would have the kindness to inform 

 me who is the editor, and give a copy of the title- 

 page with date. C. D. H. 



Dr. Johnson: Delany. — The Edinburgh Re- 

 vieiu for October, 1859, contains an article on the 

 Diary of a Visit to England in 1775, by Dr. 

 Campbell. In one of his interviews with Dr. 

 Johnson, he says : — 



" He (Dr. Johnson) told me he had seen Delany when 

 he was in every sense gravis annis ; but he was (an) able 

 man," says he : " his Revelation examined with Candour 

 was well received, and I have seen an introductory pre- 

 face to a second edition of one of his books, which was 

 the finest thing I ever read in the declamatory way." 



Which of Dr. Delany's works did Dr. Johnson 

 allude to ? Ll. 



Monsieur Tassies. — Michael Lort, in a letter 

 to Mr. Tyson, dated London, March 9, 1776, no- 

 tices the following circumstance : — 



" There is a Monsieur Tassies here that makes great 

 noise among the great people. He has the art of reading 

 a play, and adapting his voice, action, and countenance 

 to every character in it, to such perfection, that no set of 

 the best actors could go beyond him in the excellency of 



the performance ; so that happy are they that can prevail 

 with Mons. Tassies to favour them with his company and 

 performance for an evening ; and happy are they that 

 can be admitted to an audience, where his only reward is 

 said to be a good supper, for he eats no dinner before he 

 performs. Count Lauregais having spoken slightingly of 

 his character, a challenge has been given, but I do not 

 hear it is accepted." 



Can any one supply a few particulars of Mon- 

 sieur Tassies ? J. Y. 



Songs and Poems, etc. — Songs and Poems of 

 Love and Drollery, by T. W., printed in the year 

 1654. This is the title of an imperfect book of 

 mine, said to be written by Thomas Weaver of 

 Christ Church, Oxford, in 1633. It contains, 

 among other ballads, one to the tune of " Chevy 

 Chace," of which the title is " Zeal overheated, or 

 a Relation of a Lamentable Fire which happened 

 in Oxford in a Religious Brother's Shop," &c. : 

 which gave great offence, and Weaver was appre- 

 hended and tried as a seditious person, but wns ac- 

 quitted. The book contains other songs in ridicule 

 of the Puritans. Beloe, in his Anecdotes of Litera- 

 ture (vol. vi. p. 86.), says : "This volume is very 

 rare." And Mr. Chappell, in his Popular Music 

 of the Olden Time (p. 420.), states that " this 

 Book of Songs is not contained in the King's 

 Pamphlets, nor have I been able to see a copy." 

 Can any of your readers point out where a perfect 

 copy can be seen ? Axorsius. 



Ussher's "Version or the Bible." — Can you 

 oblige me with a reference to any printed account 

 (besides what has been given by Ware) of Am- 

 brose Ussher's English Version of the Bible, 3 vols. 

 4to. ? He was a celebrated oriental scholar, and 

 brother to Archbishop Ussher ; and many of his 

 MSS., including the translation in question (which 

 was made before the present Authorised Version, 

 and dedicated to King James I.), are preserved 

 in the library of Trinity College, Dublin. He 

 was elected a Fellow of that college in 1601 ; and 

 in 1616, he held a parish in the county of Louth. 



Abhba. 



Glasgow Hood. — Can you give me any in- 

 formation with respect to the Glasgow hood ? I. 

 have been unable to find out either its nature 

 and colour, or whether it is worn by graduates 

 now-a-days. 



I have been told by some that it is doubtful as 

 to its colour — depending upon the interpretation 

 ofcceruleus ; by others, that it is said to be identical 

 with that of Bologna. William Watson. 



Symbol of the Sow. — As legends frequently 

 vary in phraseology, the following description of 

 a modern representation of one, in carving, on the 

 shouldering of a stall head, requires some explan- 

 ation in reference to the details. A sow is stand- 

 ing, while giving nutriment to her progeny of ten ; 

 before her is the trough with her provender. The 

 question is, does any version of the legend enter 



