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SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS.

In the account of the funeral obsequies of General Monk, Duke of Albemarle, in 1670, the writer says:

"Wren has acquitted himself so well, that the hearse, now that the effigy has been placed upon it, and surrounded by the banners and bannerols, is a striking and conspicuous object in the old abbey. It is supported by four great pillars, and rises in the centre in the shape of a dome."

It is here also worthy of note, that Horncastle Church affords a curious example of the principle of a double representation--one in life, and the other in death; before alluded to in the Italian monuments, and in that of Aylmer de Valence. On a mural brass , Sir Lionel Dymock kneels in the act of prayer; and on another plate covering the grave below, the body is delineated wrapt in a shroud--beyond all controversy dead.

C. T.

"ES TU SCOLARIS."

"Sum, volo, fero, atque edo, Tot et anormala credo."

Now begins the curious lore of the volume:

I dare say this process of derivation will be new to your classical readers, but as we proceed, they will say, "Foregad this is more exquisite fooling still."

I shall feel much obliged for any particulars about this literary curiosity which you or any of your correspondents can give.

A. B. R.

Belmont.

ON A DIGEST OF CRITICAL READINGS IN SHAKSPEARE.

J. O. HALLIWELL.

Minor Queries.

SIGMA.

HAUGHMOND ST. CLAIR.

PENN.

It may be objected that esquire, ecuyer, armiger, is originally a military title, but by usage it has been appropriated to civilians.

SUUM CUIQUE.

T. J. BUCKTON.

Lichfield.

ABHBA.

"Shield, Girony of eight pieces, argent and gules; in dexter chief an oak branch, fructed ppr.

"Crest, Oak tree ppr. Lion rampant against the tree.

"Motto, Et si ostendo, non jacto."

OAKDEN.

J. W. HEWETT.

"HOPE.

"I gave to Hope a watch of mine; but he An anchor gave to me. Then an old prayer-book I did present, And he an optic sent. With that, I gave a phial full of tears; But he a few green ears. Ah, loiterer! I'll no more, no more I'll bring; I did expect a ring."

G. D.

IGNIPETUS.

ANON.

"The great English Lodge of this town will initiate in a few days two deaf and dumb persons; a very rare occurrence."

And says farther in No. 31.:

"With reference to our notice in No. 27., we farther learned that on the 4th of March, two brethren, one of them deaf and dumb, have been initiated in the great English Lodge; the knowledge of the language, without its pronunciation, has been cultivated by them to a remarkable degree, so that with noting the motion of the lips they do not miss a single word. The ceremony of initiation was the most affecting for all present."

Query 1. Would deaf and dumb persons in England be eligible as members of the order? 2. Have similar cases to the above ever occurred in this country?

J. W. S. D. 874.

Minor Queries with Answers.

"Memoirs of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, from his birth, July the 24th, 1689, to October 1697: from an original Tract written by Jenkin Lewis. Printed for the Editor, and sold by Messrs. Payne, &c., London: and Messrs. Prince & Cooke, and J. Fletcher, Oxford, 1789."

J. R. B.

Oxford.

W. S.

Cleveland Bridge, Bath.

KENNEDY MCNAB.

ABHBA.

S. S. M.

"Off with his head! so much for Buckingham!"

UNEDA.

Philadelphia.

UNEDA.

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