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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2"<» S. IX. Mar. 3. '60. 



Uteris effectum et Busenvallii, necnon opera Thomsonis 

 nostii, ut hac sollicitudine liberarer." 



No. 42. p. 26. Geneva. Oct, 8, 1595. To 

 Jacques Bongars. 



Thomson has written of Notes on Polybius by 

 Lipsius. "Lipsius ergo Polybium edidit ? per 

 onines Musas te oro et obtestor, inquire, inves- 

 tiga." The same Thomson sends greeting, and 

 would have written, had lie known Bongar's 

 address. 



No. 79. J). 45. Geneva. Aug. 26, 1596. To 

 Thomson. Is rejoiced to hear that he proposes to 

 travel into Italy : " Post tuum a nobis discessum 

 paucos admoduin [libros] e raris nactus sum : eos 

 nempe quos vel tuua amor mihi dono misit vel 

 gratia Bongarsii." Thomson's two last parcels of 

 books had miscarried. 



No. 104. p. 56. Geneva. Nov. 3, 1596. To 

 Sir Henry Savile. And No. 105. p. 57. Geneva. 

 Nov. 5, 1596. To William Camden. 



Thomson had been with Casaubon, and assured 

 him of the high regard in which he was held by 

 Savile and Camden. He therefore makes bold 

 to open a correspondence with them. 



No. 113. p. 60. Montpellier. Jan. 1, 1597. 

 To Thomson. 



Has already announced his arrival to his brother 

 and lister, who will have shown the letter to 

 Thomson. Bequests him to forward " iEschyleas 

 schedas nostras," after making use of them. Is 

 looking out anxiously for extracts from Servms, 

 and any thing else which Thomson may be able to 

 spare. Hopes that he has written to Scaliger. 



" Xobilem tuum, vere nobilem Robertum [Sir Rob. 

 Killegrew?] ego, uxor, liberi tecum amantissime salu- 

 tamus. Sororem meam bis viiluam cupio tibi esse, dam 

 isthic eris, commendatam. Vale, vir mihi ex aninii sen- 

 tentia dilecte et probate." 



No. 115. p. 63. Montpellier. Feb. 17, 1597. 

 To Thomson. 



Aubrius Wechelianus demands notes on the 

 New Testament, Thanks Thomson for writing 

 to Scaliger in his behalf. Has heard from his 

 sister of Thomson's continued kindness, and prays 

 God to reward him for his tried friendship. 



" Uxor et liberi te, et Rjbertum nobilem tuum quam 

 officiosissime et peramanter salutant. . . . Vale, uieum 

 delicium, meus amor." 



No.- 122. p. 66. Montpellier. March 19, 1597. 

 To Thomson. 



Is impatient to hear from him, and to receive a 

 Martial. 



" Vale, ex animo et penitus dilecte Thomson. Uxor te, 

 et nobilem tuum * salutat quam officiosissime." 



No. 130. p. 71. Montpellier, March 29, 1597. 

 To Isaia Colladon. 



Excuses himself for not writing to Thomson. 

 " Et ipsi, et ejus comiti nobili plurimam a me salutem." 



* Tuam in the printed text, by mistake no doubt. 



No. 157. p. 84. Montpellier. Dec. 27, 1597. 

 To Scaliger. 



Thomson has sent a short unpublished treatise, 

 the Mechanica of Athenreus, requesting that it 

 may be sent on to Scaliger. 



" Multum me doctissimo Thomsoni debere fateor, qui 

 eo munere me donaverit." 



With a subsequent letter (No. 170. p. 90., 

 Montpellier, Jan. 8, 1598) Casaubon sends the 

 treasure, which he had greedily perused. 



No. 213. p. 109. Paris. Sept. 20, 1600. To 

 Thomson. 



Sends a copy of his " Animadversiones," and 

 begs for corrections. Hopes to see Thomson at 

 Paris, and rejoices to hear that he proposes to 

 write notes on Cicero's Letters to Attieus. Has 

 received his notes on Polybius and Suetonius ; 

 had already some years before discussed a ques- 

 tion propounded by him. 



" Uxor et liberi plurimam tibi toto pectore salutem 

 precantur." 



No. 218. p. 112. Paris. Oct. 22, 1600. To 

 Scaliger. 



Thomson had thrown him into a transport of 

 delight by the intelligence that the elder Scaliger's 

 commentaries on the De Historia Animaliuin were 

 in course of publication. 



No. 264. p. 136. Paris. Jan. 13, 1602. To' 

 Thomson. 



Excuses for not writing. Baudius is in Thom- 

 son's neighbourhood. Thanks for help about the 

 Letters to Attieus. Sends an answer to Thomson's 

 question, De Navigationibus Indicis. Hopes soon 

 to answer Andrew Downes's Greek letter. 



.No. 266. Paris. Jan. 19, 1602. To the young- 

 brothers Labbe. 



Thomson has written word that he has a MS. of 

 Cicero's Letters to Attieus in their hands, on which 

 he desires Casaubon's opinion. They are re- 

 quested to send the IMS. 



No. 268. p. 139. Paris. Feb. 4, 1602. To 

 Thomson. 



Works in hand. Plagiarisms and abusiveness 

 of Marcilius. Is engaged on the Scriptores His- 

 tories Augusta;, and wishes to learn the opinion of 

 Thomson and other English scholars respecting 

 the book v Sends the letter through Perottus, 

 notwithstanding a report that he has left England, 

 being doubtful whether Baudius is still there. 

 Recommends Thomson to make the acquaintance 

 of the new ambassador, that they may correspond 

 through him. 



No. 273. p. 141. Paris. March 20, 1602. To 

 the Labbes. 



Has received the MS. of the letters to Attieus, 

 and is disappointed on a cursory glance at tliem. 



No. 283. p. 148. Paris. May 31, 1602. To 

 Charles Labbe. 



Encourages him to publish Zonaras' Lexicon. 

 Is curious to know what reply Thomson, who hail 



