452 
his right to hunt in any forest im Eng- 
Jand whenever he pleases, which matter 
wis not then determined.” 
MERIC CASAUBON. 
Annals of the Life of Meric Casaubon 
are among the manuscripts given by him 
to the brary belonging to the C} napter o! £ 
Cante: bury. 
THE JESUITS. 
Monsieur dé la Lande, im the second 
_ volume, p. 325, of his Voyage @un Frar- 
gois en Italie (published at Venice in 
eight volumes octavo, 1769), speaking of 
the Palazzo Ricardi at Florence, built by 
‘Cosmo the Great in 1430, writes thus: 
“ Un royageur moderne dit, qu’ilest de 
giiqnette a Florence, de dire aux étran: 
eers en leur montrant le Palais Ricardi, 
& le Collége des Jesuites, qui est vis-a- 
vis, Voila !a Berceau des Lettres, & voici 
lear Tombeau : Je m’en suis informé de 
bien des personnes, & tout le monde 
m’a assur€é n’avuir jamais oui dire a Fle- 
Fence une pareille absurdité.” 
INDEXES TO BOOKS, 
Taubman comparoit Jes livres sans 
Index, a des Magazins sans Clels, et 
a des Boetes d’ Apoticaire sans In- 
scriptions. Ducasiana, vol. . p. 225, 
edit. 1738. 
JOHN TIPTOFT, FIRST EARL OF WORCES- 
TER. 
He was the son of John, fourth Lord 
Tiptoft, and was. chusen Speaker of the 
House of Cemmons, 7 Hen. 1V. 1406; 
and afterwards, 19 Hen, IV. 1409. He 
was made Lord Treasurer of England, 
and created Earl of Worcester by Henry 
VE. 4449. While he was Speaker, he 
signed and sealed the deed for entailing 
the crown, 7 Henry EV. “ Nomime to- 
tzus Communitatis.” 
FHE NAMES AND SIGNATURES OF THE 
AUTHORS OF THE BIOGRAPHIA BRI- 
TANNICA. 
A\ Denotes the person to be a Clergy- 
man. 
A C. Philip Morant, of Colchester. 
i. Mr. Campbell, who hved near Ex- 
eter Change. 
G. Mr. Oldys, of Gray’s Inn. 
H. Mr. Brougham, who dwelt m Hol- 
bourn. 
A R. Mr. Hinton, of Red lion-square, 
who was also the writer of Dr. Bentley’s 
Lite. 
A T. Mr. Broughton, of the Temple. 
HENRY PEASCHAM. 
« A Dialogue between Fhe Crosse-in 
Cheap and Charing Crosse, by Ryhen 
Pameach,” 4to. 
This Di alogue was made ! y Heary 
Extracts from the Port-folio of a Man of Letters. [June T, 
Peacham, author of the Complete Gen- 
tleman, who was reduced to poverty m 
his old age, and wrote penny pampliets. 
JEWS IN ENGLAND. ©" 
Throsby, in the History of Leicester, in 
six pocket voles, 1777, has~ preser ved 
the following curious charter of Simon de 
Montefort, the first Earl of Leicester of 
that fantily, relating to the Jews :-— 
* Simon de Moutefort, hlius Comitis 
Simonis de Montefort, omaha Leices- 
triz, ommibus Christi fidelibus presenter: 
paginarm visuris vel audituris Salutem im 
Domino. Noyerit Universitas vestra me 
pro saluta anime mez et antecessorum 
et successerum meorum concessisse, et 
presenti carta mea conlirmasse pro me 
et heredibus nieis in-perpetuum, Burgen- 
sibus meis Leicestriz, et eorum heredi- 
‘bus, Quod nullus Judzus neque Judaa 
in tempore meo, sive in tempore alicujus 
heredum meorum usque in finem men- 
di, infra libertatem ville Leicestrie habi- 
tabit, neque manebit, nec residentiam 
obtinebit. Volo etiam & precipio quod 
heredes mei post me istam Libertatem 
mtegram et illesam Burgensibus preno- 
nijnatis observent, et in perpetuam war- 
rentizent. In cujus rei Testhmonium 
presentém Cartam Sjzillo meo munivi, 
Hiis Testibus Dno Almarico de Mitten. 
Divo Waltero de Aquila. Diro Regero 
Blundo, Capellano. Willielmo Basset. 
Willielmo de Miravall et aliis,” 
FORKS, 
Voltaire says forks were m use mm the 
thirteenth and fourteenth centuries (Hist. 
Générale, vol. ii. edit. 1757; p. 169). 
Speaking of the migniners and customs of 
those ¢ ages; he says, “ Mussus, Ecrivain 
Lombard dua ematdciellns siécle, revarde 
comme up grand luxe, les Fourchettes, 
les Cuilleres & les TasseS d’Argent.” | ~ 
That the use of them was a novelty in 
Queen Eiizabeth’s reign; is evident irom 
this passage in the first part of Fynes 
Morison’s lunerary, p. 208, who, speak- 
ing of his bargain with the patron of the 
vessel which conveyed him from Venice 
toward Constantinople, says, “ We 
agreed with the master himself, who for 
seven gold crowns by the month, paid by 
each of us, did courteously admit us fo 
his table, and gave us good diet, serving 
each man with his knife, and spoone, and 
his forke (to hold the meat, while he cuts: 
it, tor they hold it ill manners that one 
should touch the meat with his hand), 
and with a glass or cup to drink in ‘$i 
culiar to himself.” 
FGGS. 
La the works of Wicliife and Chaucer, 
imag 
