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Read Ebook: Notes and Queries Number 216 December 17 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men Artists Antiquaries Genealogists etc. by Various Bell George Other
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NOTES:-- Page Teaching a Dog French, by Arthur Paget 581 The Religion of the Russians 582 Leicestershire Epitaphs, by William Kelly 582 Longfellow's "Reaper and the Flowers" 583
QUERIES:-- William Cookworthy, the Inventor of British Porcelain, by J. Prideaux 585 Catholic Floral Directories, &c. 585 George Alsop 585
MINOR QUERIES:--B. L. M.--Member of Parliament electing himself--"Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re"--Jacobite Garters --Daughters taking their Mothers' Names--General Fraser--A Punning Divine--Contango--Pedigree to the Time of Alfred-- "Service is no inheritance"--Antiquity of Fire-irons-- General Wolfe at Nantwich--"Corporations have no Souls," &c.--Leeming Family--MS. Poems and Songs--Bishop Watson 585
REPLIES:--
Pronunciation of Hebrew Names and Words in the Bible, by T. J. Buckton, &c. 590 Lord Halifax and Mrs. Catherine Barton, by Weld Taylor 590 Inscriptions in Books 591 Praying to the West 592 "Green Eyes," by C. Forbes, &c. 592 The Myrtle Bee, by W. R. D. Salmon 593 Tin 593 Milton's Widow 594 Books chained to Desks in Churches--Old Parochial Libraries 595 The Court-house, by P. H. Fisher 596
PHOTOGRAPHY.--On the Simplicity of the Calotype Process, by Dr. Diamond 596
MISCELLANEOUS:-- Notes on Books, &c. 606 Books and Odd Volumes wanted 607 Notices to Correspondents 607 Advertisements 608
Notes.
TEACHING A DOG FRENCH.
ARTHUR PAGET.
"1. M^ Karter, a jentilwoman borne, sayeth, that about the same tym, she did hear the said Paget, that he wold teache his dogg to speak frenche.
"2. M^ Anne Coot, a jentilwoman, affirmeth the same.
"3. One William Poyser, yeoman, sayeth, that he harde Paget saye that he wold make his dogg speake as good frenche as any of them.
"4. James Hudson sayeth, that standing at his maisters doore he did hear Paget speake to his dogg in a straunge language, but what language he knew not.
"5. Edward, a grosser, is to be deposed that he harde Paget say, I will teache my dogg to speake frenche, and was talking with his dogg in frenche.
"To proue that the sayd Paget did say, Shortlye will come vnto the realme frenche dogges, I hope I shall see thame all rootted out.
"1. M^ Karter sayeth, she harde Paget say, Shortlie wil come vnto the realme frenche dogges, I hope I shall see thame all rootted out.
"2. M^ Anne Coot affirmeth the same.
"3. William Poyser sayeth, he harde Paget say, Within this week or two, there will come a great many frenche dogges.
"4. M^ Eleonore Borgourneci vppon her othe affirmeth the same.
"5. The l maior writteth in his le to my l tresurer that Paget affirmeth before him that he wold the realme were ryd of all yll straungers, adding this qualification.
"To proue the great assembly that was with Paget, before D. Julio came home to his howse.
"1. John Polton saieth, when his maister came home there was about a hundreth persone of men, women, and chyldren, vp and downe there.
"3. Richard Preston sayeth, that there was in his iudgement aboue a hundred people in the streett before this deponets maister came home, and after his m^r came home the nomber of the people were greater.
"To proue that the sayd Paget did resiste to the constable when he came to apprehend him.
"1. William Poyser sayeth, when the constable came to apprehende the sayd Paget he kept the constable out with force, and sayd he should not enter on him.
"2. James Hudson sayeth, Paget wold not suffer the constable to entere vnto his howse, but sayd if any man will entere vnto this howse, yf it were not f^r felony or treason to apprehend him, he wold kill hym, yf he could, f^r he sayd his howse was his castell.
"3. Richard Preston sayeth, when the constable came to apprehende Pagett, he hauing a bill or halberd in his hand, did keape him out of his howse, and sayd, he showld not enter except it were f^r felonye or treason, or that he brought my l maiors warrant."
THE RELIGION OF THE RUSSIANS.
Public attention being very particularly directed towards the Russian nation at the present time, a few remarks regarding some peculiarities in their manner of worship, &c., which probably are not generally known, may be interesting.
Whenever a Russian passes a church, his custom is to cross himself . In every room in their houses an image is placed in the east corner, before which they uncover their heads and cross themselves on entering.
Their churches are filled with these their representatives of the deity, and it is very curious to observe a devout Russian kissing the toe of one, crossing himself before another, while to another he will in addition prostrate himself, even with his head to the ground; this latter is also very frequently done at intervals during the celebration of their services: but their churches are always open, so that if any one wants to pay devotion to a particular image while no service is going on, he can do so.
The Russians also believe in relics, in their efficacy in healing diseases, working other miracles, &c. Notwithstanding this, a very short time ago, a new relic was found in the south of Russia, and a courier being immediately despatched with it to the Emperor at St. Petersburg; on his arrival, his Imperial Majesty , when told his errand, exclaimed, "Away with the relic! it is time to put an end to such nonsense." Would that this were to be carried out! But their superstitions seem too deeply rooted to be done away with in a short time.
J. S. A.
LEICESTERSHIRE EPITAPHS.
Having seen only one epitaph from this county among those which have appeared in "N. & Q.," I annex a few specimens, which you may perhaps deem worth inserting in your pages.
Burbage:
"These pretty babes, who we did love, Departed from us like a dove; These babes, who we did much adore, Is gone, and cannot come no more."
Hinckley:
"My days on earth they were but few, With fever draughts and cordials few, They wasted like the morning dew."
Braunstone:
"All triumph yesterday, to-day all terror! Nay, the fair morning overcast ere even: Nay, one short hour saw well and dead, War's mirror Having Death's swift stroke unperceived given."
Another:
"An honest, prudent wife was she; And was always inclin'd A tender mother for to be, And to her neighbours kind."
Belgrave. This I quote from memory; it may not be verbally, but it is substantially correct:
"Laurance Stetly slumbers here; He lived on earth near forty year; October's eight-and-twentieth day His soul forsook its house of clay, And thro' the pure ether took its way. We hope his soul doth rest in heaven. 1777."
Newtown Linford, adjoining Bradgate Park. In this churchyard is a tombstone on which is engraved only the letters of the alphabet and the simple numerals. The story goes, that he who lies below, an illiterate inhabitant of the village in the last century, whose name, I believe, is now forgotten, being very anxious that, after death, a tombstone should be erected to perpetuate his memory, and being fearful that his relatives might neglect to do so, came to Leicester to purchase one himself. Seeing this stone in the mason's workshop , he bought it "a bargain," supposing it would serve his purpose as well as a new one, and after his decease it was placed at the head of his grave, where it now appears.
All Saints' churchyard, Leicester. On two children of John Bracebridge, who were both named John, and died infants:
"Both John and John soon lost their lives, And yet, by God, John still survives."
WILLIAM KELLY.
Leicester.
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