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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2»* S. IX. Feb. 18. '60. 



him. But I thanke you for your noble advyse, 

 and should esteeme myself base not to pursue and 

 follow it, still wayting a good howre, when God 

 shall be pleased to enable me to give lyfe unto 

 my words by deeds equyvalent thereto. In the 

 meane tyme, the trybute of a thankfull heart I 

 pay you. 



" Ffor o r domestique news, I have sent you the 

 cause of my Lo. of Oxford, w ch is to be heard 

 this Terme. The plot it is thought hath been to 

 terryfie him so from his OfFyce, as to yeld his 

 place of High Chamberlayn of England to the 

 high swolne fFavorytc and his famylie, w ch his 

 great heart will never yeld to ; and therefore to 

 make him, if not depending, beholding to his 

 gi-eatest Enemie, it is lykelie, for his words he 

 shall be shrewdlie censured, and so remayne in 

 Durance till Buckingham returne from Spayne 

 and gratify him w"' his libertie and a release of 

 his ffyne, and so asswage his stomacke by this his 

 plotted good turne. As it succeeds, I will cer- 

 tyfie you. The Ships are yet on the Downes, 

 having been crossed and kept backt by contrary 

 wyndus from their voyage. We heare no newes 

 from Spayne, nor have not heard, this month, 

 onelie as it is suspected, the Princes Entertaynm' 

 continues not so glory ous as it. hath been. It is 

 hitherto a true observation that England hath 

 been ftatall to Dukes, but above all most omy- 

 nous unto the Dukes of Buckingham, of w ch the 

 Marquesse hath the tytle, and lykewise Earle of 

 Coven trie, and the Duke of Lenox is created 

 Duke of Richmond and Earle of Newcastle-upon- 

 Tyne, and more Dukes and Earles are expected 

 to honor this liberall age. Kit Villers is made 

 Earle of Anglesey in recompense of Barkshyre's 

 escape, and to increase the kindred, hath marryed 

 w th Shelton, his moth r ' s sister's daughter, but we 

 are all so used to wonders that this is none at all. 

 Lenox, Arundell, Pembroake, and some other 

 Nobles who are styled the Lords of the Recep- 

 tions have been at Southhampton and Portsmouth 

 to p r pare royall lodgings and enterteynment for 

 the Prince and his Bryde of Spayne whensoever 

 they arryve. 



" Ffor o r forreyn News I have sent you all we 

 have had any tyme this month, amongst w ch I have 

 sent you the parliam' of Regenspurgh, holden by 

 the Emperor and his Princes, wherein you may 

 see what is done for the disposing of the Elector- 

 ship of the forlorne Palatyne, a discourse not tin- 

 worth yo r knowledge, who I am sure are as 

 zealous for the good of the country and ffriends 

 as those that beare greater sway and have better 

 power of performance, be they but subjects of 

 England. To conclude all my relatyons, I will 

 tell you of one mad prancke that happened w th in 

 theise two nights. S r Thomas Bartley was ar- 

 rested hard by Grayes Line for 4000 ls debt, and 

 was carryed to the higher end of Holborne, and 



committed under custody : About 12 of the clocke 

 at night some Gentlemen of o r howse and of Lin- 

 colnes Inne, met togeth r for his Rescue, broke 

 downe the howse, tooke him away w th them, beat 

 the Constables, Serjeants, and Watchmen, and 

 though St. Gyles was raysed and almost all Hol- 

 borne, yet they with their swords and pistolls 

 kept them of, and brought him along to Grayes 

 Inne, there were dyvers hurt with Halberds and 

 about 200 swords drawn, and at least 2000 people. 

 There are 5 or 6 gent taken and sent to New- 

 gate, and wee heare that the names of above 60 

 gent, are gyven up to the King, what will be 

 done about we shall know in tyme. There are 

 more murthers, drownings, deaths, and villaynies 

 then hath been known in London of long tyme 

 before. I had almost forgot the Moderator, a 

 booke uncerteyn wheth r wrytten by a papist or a 

 statesmen (for indeed they are now so linked, as 

 scarce can admit distinguish™ 1 ) for p'paring a 

 way to reconciliation betwix the Papists and us ; 

 howsoev r by whomsoev r or to what end soev r it is 

 penned, it is a treatise I am sure excellently 

 curyous and cautelous, and may stand o r syde in 

 much stedd when they please to make use 'of it. 



" I will now drawe to an end, intreating yo r wo p 

 not to miscensure my forwardnes in taking -notice 

 of theise things, for it agrees w th my genius to 

 have some smattering herein, neyther do they any 

 whyt hinder but further my studyes and judgm'. 



" And so with most humble thanks for all yo r 

 wo 1 " favo", I remayne yo r debtor for them, be- 

 seeching God Almightie to p r serve and p'sper you 

 for the good of many and my most specyll com- 

 fort. 



" Ever resting 



" Yo r wc p * to dispose, 

 " Jo. Bradshaw." 

 " Grayes Inne the 

 First day of the Terme." 



" (Directed) To the Right Wori>'« 



S r Peter Legh, Knight, att 



Lyme in Cheshyre." 



WITTY QUOTATIONS FROM GREEK AND 

 LATIN WRITERS. 



Query, whether the numerous classical scholars 

 who read your periodical would form and con- 

 tribute a collection of witty quotations from 

 Greek and Latin writers ? 



Query, whether such a collection might not be 

 entertaining to those in whom modern publications 

 or the occupations of life have not extinguished 

 the love of ancient literature ? 



Note. — By witty I do not mean apt in its usual 

 sense. When Burke, speaking in the House of 

 Commons on taxation, and the necessity of public 

 economy, introduced these words from the Para- 

 doxa of Cicero (6. 3.), "non intelligunt homines 



