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Reginae fundata manu, Regina scholarum; Quam Virgo extruxit, Mus?q; Virgo colit. Inconfusa Babel, linguis et mole superba; Celsior et fam?, qu?m fut illa situ. Gentibus et linguis lat? celebrata; tacere De qu? nulla potest, nec sat?s ulla loqui. Opprobria exuperans, pariterq; encomia: Linguis Et tot laudari digna, quot ipsa doces. Haebraeus Graecusq; uno cernuntur in Anglo; Qui puer huc Anglus venerat exit Arabs. Tercentum hic florent juvenes: mihi mira videtur Tam numerosa simul, tam quoque docta cohors. Sic numero bonitas, numerus bonitate relucet; Ut stellas pariter lux numerusq; decet. Arte senes, annis pueros mirabitur hospes; Dum stupet, in pueris nil puerile videns. Consurgit, crescitq; puer, velut Hydra sub ictu; Florescitq; suis saepe rigatus aquis. Stat regimen triplici fasces moderante magistro; Doctaq; Musarum regna Triumvir habet. Scilicet has inter sedes qu?d regnet Apollo, Optim? Apollineus comprobat ille Tripos. ardua Sic super invidiam sese effert aemula; nullis Invida, sed cunctis invidiosa scholis. Ind? in septenas se digerit ordine classes; Dispositae, septem, quae velut Astrae, micant. Discit et Authores propria inter moenia natos; Et generosa libros, quos legit, ipsa parit. Instar Araneolae Studiosa has exhibet artes; Quas de visceribus texuit ipsa suis. Literulas docet hic idem Praeceptor et Author, Idem discipulis Bibliotheca suis. Accipit h?c lucem, non ultr? caecus, Homerus: Huc venit ? Scythicis Naso reversus agris. Utraq; divitijs nostris Academia crescit; Haec Schola ad implendas sufficit una duas. Sic Fons exiguus binos excurrit in Amnes: Parnassi geminus sic quoque surgit Apex. Huic collata igitur, quant?m ipsa Academia praestat: Dic, precor; Haec doctos accipit, Illa facit. ROB. SOUTH. Ann. Dom. 1652, aut 1653."
Caledon, Sept. 21, 1748.
Dear Sir,
It either is, or seems to be, a long time since I heard from you. Perhaps you are writing the very same sentence to me; but as the loss is on my side, you must give me leave to complain.
This summer has passed away in great idleness and feasting: so that I have scarce looked into a book of any sort. Mrs. Pilkington and Con. Philips, however, have not escaped me. I was obliged to read them to adapt myself to the conversation of my neighbours, who have talked upon no other topic, notwithstanding the more glorious subjects of Peace, and Lord Anson's voyage. The truth is, we are better acquainted with the stile of Con. and Pilky, than with the hard names and distant places that are mentioned in the Voyage round the World.
I am, Dear Sir, and so is all my family, truly
Yours, ORRERY.
To the Rev. Mr. Thomas Birch, at his House in Norfolk Street, London. Free .
NEWSPAPER FOLK LORE.
The proverbial wisdom of the serpent is here clearly exemplified. It has long been well known among sailors that rats have the sense to change their quarters when a vessel becomes cranky; whence I believe arises the epithet "rat," which is sometimes scurrilously applied to a politic man who removes to the opposition benches when he perceives symptoms of dissolution in the ministry. The snake, in the simple narrative above quoted, was evidently guided by some such prudential motive when he quitted the stomach of the dying sailor, which could not continue for any great length of time to afford protection and support to the cunning reptile.
I have an amiable friend who habitually swallows with avidity the tales of sea-serpents which are periodically imported into this country on American bottoms, and I have sufficient credulity myself to receive, without strict examination into evidence, the account of the swarming of the snakes up the cables into a ship; but I cannot so readily believe that "considerable surprise" was caused in the mind of any rational biped by the fact that a living snake, which had attained to the length of nine inches, took the very natural precaution to come out of a dying man's mouth.
How the reptile got into his stomach is a mystery which the newspaper writer has attempted to clear up, but he has not attempted to explain how the reptile managed to live during many months in so unusual a habitation as a man's stomach.
Some obliging correspondent of "N. & Q." will perhaps have the kindness to explain this remarkable fact in natural history.
A LONDONER.
KING JAMES'S IRISH ARMY LIST OF 1689-90.
In last September I undertook a literary project, which I think could be greatly aided through the medium of "N. & Q.," as there are few families in the empire that are not connected with its details, and who might therefore be expected to feel interested in them. The project I allude to is a publication of King James's Irish Army List of 1689-90. King I must call him in reference to that list. Those that appear upon it were many his creedmen, and all his devoted adherents. The list, of which I have a copy in MS., extends over thirty-four pages octavo. The first two are filled with the names of all the colonels; the four ensuing are rolls of the regiments of horse; the four next, of the dragoons; and the remaining twenty-four record the foot: each regiment being arranged, with the colonel, lieutenant-colonel, and major at head, and the captains, lieutenants, cornets or ensigns, and quarter-masters, in columns, on each respectively. To every regiment I proposed to append notices, historic and genealogical, to the extent of, perhaps, eight hundred pages or more, for the compilation of which I have ample materials in my own MS. collections. These notices I propose to furnish under him of the name who ranks highest on the list; and all the scattered officers of that name will be collected in that one article.
After an especial and full notice of such officer, to when the family article is attached, his parentage, individual achievements, descendants, &c., each illustration will briefly glance at the genealogy of that family, with, if an Irish sept, its ancient localities; if an English or Scotch, the county from whence it branched, and the period when it settled here.
I would next identify each family, so illustrated, with its attainders and forfeitures in 1641;
With the great Assembly of Confederate Catholics at Kilkenny in 1646;
With those who represented Irish counties or boroughs in the Parliament of Dublin in 1689;
With the several outlawries and confiscations of 1691, &c.;
With else claims that were subsequently preferred as charges on these forfeitures, and how far allowed or dismissed;
And, lastly, as far as attainable, their achievements in the glorious engagements of the Spanish and French Brigades:
Aylmer. Barnewall. Butler. Callaghan. Cusack. De Courcy. Dempsey. Everard. Gernon. Hamilton. Kearney. Lawless. Lutrell. Matthews. McDonnell McNamara. Meara. Morris. Nagle. O'Sullivan. O'Kelly. Plunket. Prendergast. Purcel. Redmond. Rice. Roche. Sarsfield. Sheldon. Synnott. Talbot. &c. &c.
And this section is open to inspection on appointment.
My inquiry touching Lord Dover, who heads the List, has heretofore elicited much curious information; and I confide that all who can afford literary assistance to the undertaking, by letters, inspection of documents, or otherwise, will promptly communicate on the subject.
JOHN D'ALTON.
Minor Notes.
ALPHA.
"ALICE . DAWKX . WIDOW . GAVE . THIS."
On the front of the preacher's desk:
"PRAISE . THE . LORD."
Round the sounding-board:
"O . GIVE . THANKS . UNTO . THE . LORD . AND . CALL UPON . HIS . NAME . DECLARE . HIS . WORSHIP AMONG . THE . PEOPLE."
At the back of the pulpit:
"ANNO . 1621."
"BLESSED . ARE . THEY . THAT . HEAR . THE . WORDE . OF GOD . AND . KEEPE . IT."
"WILLIAM . NOXON . AND . ROGER . PRINCE . C . W . 1632."
Round the sounding-board, the same text as at Suckley.
CUTHBERT BEDE, B.A.
"The winter storms come rushing round the wall, Like him who at Jerusalem shriek'd out 'Wo!'"
CUTHBERT BEDE, B.A.
ANON.
H. W. D.
Jan. 2, 1854.
Queries.
CAPTAIN FARRE.
"1685, April 1. Mrs. Farre was buried in linnen, and p^d 50s. to the poore."
"An Account of the Briefe for the Relief of the French Protestants, read May 16th, at Newton, 1686.
His man Roger 1s. His maid Anna 6d."
"Gathered towards the relief of the French Protestants, May 11, 1688;
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