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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2"<» S. IX. Feb. 25. '60. 



San Spirito. Issue Cedole on pledges left, but now 

 without pledges, and to an enormous amount. 



5. Pope's ministers and magistrates in general, 

 near 300; all prelates, ignorant, &c. 



6. Plan of the Pope's government. 



7. Sagra Consulta consists of the Secretary of 

 State (Card. Pallavicini), a secretary (M. Gallo), 

 and eight ponenti ; a criminal court for laymen, 

 and for the sanita. 



8. Governor of Rome (Ferd. Spinalli of Na- 

 ples). He is also called Vice-Chamberlain. 



9. Pope's Auditor (Ph. Campanelli), a supreme 

 judge in civil causes. 



10. Segnatura di Giustizia (Card. Salviatti), 12 

 votanti, and an auditor for Appeals ; Segnatura 

 di Grazia (Card. Corsine), a general, and August 

 Tribunal, likewise for appeals. 



11. The Tribunal called A. C, Auditor of the 

 Chamber. 



12. Senate (Prince Rezzonico). His auditor, 

 two collaterals, and one judge of appeal. 



13. Cardinal Vicar (Colonna) has both civil arid 

 criminal jurisdiction. 



14. The Rota consists of twelve prelates, three 

 Romans, one of Bologna, one of Ferrara, one of 

 Tuscany, one Milanese, one German, one French, 

 one Spaniard, one Venetian. The Pope appoints 

 only the five first. Determine on foreign appeals. 



15 — 21. Apostolic Chamber, consists of the Car- 

 dinal Camerlengo, who is the head (Card. Rezzo- 

 nico), the Roman Quasstor, the treasurer ( ), 



Prof. ^Erarii The Auditor General (J. Gregori), 

 and twelve Cherici di Camera; these have jurisdic- 

 tion jointly and separately. These are — 1. Pre- 

 sidente de'lle Armi (P. Maffei) ; 2. Prefetto dell' 

 Annona (J. Albani) ; 3. Presidente della Graseia 

 (J. Kinuccini); 4. President of the Streets (J. B. 

 Busse) ; 5. Pr« j fetto dell' Archive (R. Finoc- 

 chietti) ; 6. Presidente della Moneta (J. Vai) ; 7. 

 Of the Quays (F. Mantici); 8. Of the Prisons; 9. 

 Of the Navy (A. Mariscotti) ; 10. Mills; 11. 

 Gavotti; 12. Ruffo. 



22. Major domo (Ramualdus Braschi Onesti, 

 Pope's nephew). 



23. Congregatione del Buon Governo (Card. 

 Casali) superintends all the communities of the 

 state. 



24. Congregationi di St. Ives, protects the poor. 



25. Agriculture. 



26. Manufactures. 



27. Commerce. 



28. General State of Justice. 



29. Nepotism. 



30. Conclusion. Y. S. 



NOTES ON HUDIBRAS. 



The following is copied from the fly-leaves of a 

 small edition of Hudibras, date 1800; and as it 

 purports to have been originally communicated 



by the author, Butler, to the family from whom 

 it came, carries with it a direct authenticity, and 

 forms a key to the real persons mentioned in the 

 poem. The epigram by Wesley is copied from 

 the same book. I am not aware if it has ever ap- 

 peared in print, and if not, it may be worth record- 

 ing in "N.& Q.":* — 



"The Hero of this Poem was Sir Sam 1 Luke, self-con- 

 ceited commander under Oliver Cromwell. Unlph was 

 one Isaac Robinson, a zealous Butcher in Moorfielrls, who, 

 in 41, &c, was always contriving some new (queer?) 

 Cuts of Church Government, Crowders was one Jephson, 

 a Milliner in the New Exchange in the Strand, who fell 

 to decay by losing a Leg in the Round Head's service, 

 was after obliged to fiddle from one Alehouse to another. 



" Orsin was Josua Goslin who kept Bears in Paris 

 Garden, Southwark. 



" Talgol was Jackson, a Butcher in Newgate Street, 

 who got a Captain's Commission for his rebellious bravery 

 at Naseby Fight. 



" Magnano was Simeon Wait, a Tinker, as famous an 

 Independent Preacher as Burroughs, who, with equal 

 blasphemy, would style Oliver Cromwell the Archangel 

 giving Battle to the Devil. 



" Trulla was the Daughter of James Spencer, a Quaker, 

 debauched first by her Father, and afterwards ky Mag- 

 nano the Tinker aforementioned. 



" Cerdon was one-eyed Hewson the Cobler, who from 

 a private Sentinel was made a Colonel in the Rump 

 Army. 



" Colon was Noel Pewyan [Ned Perry?], Hostler, who, 

 though he loved Bear-bailing, was nevertheless such a 

 strange Precisian that he would lye with any w***e but 

 the wli**e of Babylon. 



" Site Members were Lord Kimbolton, Hollis, Pirn, 

 Hampden, Stroud, and Sir Arthur Haslerig. 



" Circumcised Brethren were Prynne, Bertie, and Bast- 

 wick, who lost their Ears, and Noses were slit, and 

 branded in the foreheads for lampooning Henrietta Maria, 

 Queen of England, and the Bishops. 



" The Widow was the precious Relict of Aminidab 

 Wilmer, an Independent killed at Edge Hill Fight, hav- 

 ing '200/. left her. Hudibras fell in love with her or did 

 worse. 



" Baited the Pope's Bull, a polemical Piece of Divinity, 

 said to be wrote bj' Dr. Whitaker. 



,; Smeck, a contraction of Smeotymnasus, a word made 

 up of the Initial Letters of five factions [of the] Rebels, 

 Stephen Marshal, Ed. Calamy, Thos. Young, Matt New- 

 common, and \V m Spurstow, who wrote and subscribed a 

 Book against Episcopacy and the Common Prayer. 



" For some Philosophers, &c. means S r Kenelm Digby, 

 who in his Book of Bodies gives Relation of a German 

 Boy living in the Woods and going on all four. 



" Kelly, an Irish Priest who forwarded the Rebellion 

 by preaching in Disguise among the Dissenters of those 

 Times. 



" Wachum, a foolish Welshman, one Tom Jones that 

 could neither write nor read Zany to Lilly the Astrolo- 

 ger. 



" Lewkneis Lane, a Nursery of lewd Women, but re- 

 sorted to by the Round Heads. 



" Sterry, a fanatical preacher, admired by Hugh Peters. 



" Lame Vicegerent Rich d Cromwell, then was a Poli- 



[* The Epigram by Wesley has frequently appeared 

 in print. The Notes are nearly identical with those of 

 Sir Roger L'Estrange; andjf Mr. Shadwell's account of 

 their origin be correct, point out the source from which 

 L'Estrange derived his information. — Ed. "N. & Q."] 



