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Robertson's "Index of Charters" 101

Cowper or Cooper, by George Daniel 102

Yankee, its Origin and Meaning, by Dr. William Bell 103

Shakspeare's Bedside, or the Doctors enumerated: a new Ballad, by James Cornish 104

FOLK LORE:--Cures for the Hooping Cough: Rubus fruticosus, Gryphea incurva, Donkey 104

MINOR NOTES:--Epitaphs--Nostradamus on the Gold-diggings-- Whimsical Bequest--The Orkneys in Pawn--Lord Duff's Toast 105

QUERIES:--

The Meteoric Stone of the Thracian Chersonesus, by W. S. Gibson 105

Banbury Cakes and Zeal 106

MINOR QUERIES:--Richardson or Murphy--Legend attached to Creeper in the Samoan Isles--Shearman Family--American Fisheries--Grindle--A Gentleman executed for whipping a Slave to Death--Brydone--"Clear the Decks for Bognie's Carriage"--London Queries--Scarf worn by Clergyman--Life of Queen Anne--Erasmus Smith--Croxton or Crostin of Lancashire--Grub Street Journal--Chaplain to the Princess Elizabeth--"The Snow-flake" 107

REPLIES:--

Mrs. Mackey's Poems 109

Map of Ceylon, by Sir J. Emerson Tennent 110

Sir Henry Wotton's Letter to Milton 111

Inedited Poem by Pope 113

Cibber's "Lives of the Poets," by W. L. Nichols 113

English Comedians in the Netherlands 114

La Bruy?re, by J. Sansom 114

Southey's Criticism upon St. Mathias' Day in Leap-year 115

PHOTOGRAPHIC NOTES AND QUERIES:--Portable Camera for Travellers--The Albumen Process--Black Tints of French Photographers--Originator of the Collodion Process-- Developing Paper Pictures with Pyrogallic Acid 116

REPLIES TO MINOR QUERIES:--Waterloo--Irish Peerages-- Martha Blount--Quotations wanted--Pepys's Morena-- Goldsmiths' Year-marks--Turner's View of Lambeth Palace--"For God will be your King to-day"--Jennings Family--The Furze or Gorse in Scandinavia--Mistletoe-- Inscription on a Dagger--Steevens--"Life is like a Game of Tables," &c. 117

MISCELLANEOUS:--

Notes on Books, &c. 120

Books and Odd Volumes wanted 120

Notices to Correspondents 121

Advertisements 121

Notes.

ROBERTSON'S "INDEX OF CHARTERS."

This work, so often quoted, is familiar to every antiquary; but as the name of the intelligent and laborious editor does not appear in any of our biographical dictionaries, a short sketch may not be unacceptable to our readers.

In 1798, at the request of Lord Frederick Campbell, he published an--

"Index, drawn up in the Year 1629, of many Records of Charters granted by the different Sovereigns of Scotland, between 1309 and 1413 , most of which Records have been long missing; with an Introduction, giving a State, founded upon Authentic Documents still preserved, of the Ancient Records of Scotland, which were in that Kingdom in 1292."

At a general meeting of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, held Jan. 28, 1799, he was elected a member, and placed in the literary class of the Society. He died March 4, 1803, at his house, St. Andrew's Square, Edinburgh, in the sixty-third year of his age.

ELGINENSIS.

COWPER, OR COOPER.

GEORGE DANIEL.

YANKEE, ITS ORIGIN AND MEANING.

WILLIAM BELL, Phil. Dr.

SHAKSPEARE'S BEDSIDE, OR THE DOCTORS ENUMERATED.--A NEW BALLAD.

On looking over a collection of MSS. which has lain untouched for many years, I have lighted on the accompanying ballad. Of its source I know nothing; nor do I recollect how it fell into my hands. I have never seen it in print. The author, fancifully enough, imagines the various editions of Shakspeare brought in succession to the sick-bed of the immortal bard, and has curiously detailed the result of their several prescriptions.

If you do me the favour of giving it insertion in your valuable "N. & Q." I shall feel obliged; and I think that your numerous Shakspeare correspondents, to some of whom it may be unknown, will not be displeased at seeing it in the columns of your interesting journal. The editorial period to which the ballad is brought down will tolerably fix its date:

Old Shakspeare was sick--for a doctor he sent-- But 'twas long before any one came; Yet at length his assistance Nic Row did present; Sure all men have heard of his name.

As he found that the poet had tumbled his bed; He smooth'd it as well as he could; He gave him an anodyne, comb'd out his head, But did his complaint little good.

Doctor Pope to incision at once did proceed, And the Bard for the simples he cut; For his regular practice was always to bleed, Ere the fees in his pocket he put.

Next Theobald advanced, who at best was a quack, And dealt but in old women's stuff; Yet he caused the physician of Twick'nam to pack, And the patient grew cheerful enough.

Next Hanmer, who fees ne'er descended to crave, In gloves lily-white did advance; To the Poet the gentlest of purges he gave, And, for exercise, taught him to dance.

One Warburton, then, tho' allied to the Church, Produced his alterative stores; But his med'cines the case so oft left in the lurch That Edwards kick'd him out of doors.

Next Johnson arrived to the patient's relief, And ten years he had him in hand; But, tired of his task, 'tis the gen'ral belief, He left him before he could stand.

From Gopsal then strutted a formal old goose, And he'd cure him by inches, he swore; But when the poor Poet had taken one dose, He vow'd he would swallow no more.

But Johnson, determined to save him or kill, A second prescription display'd; And, that none might find fault with his drop or his pill, Fresh doctors he call'd to his aid.

First, Steevens came loaded with black-letter books, Of fame more desirous than pelf; Such reading, observers might read in his looks, As no one e'er read but himself.

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