Chapter II: Part 2

_Teneber Wednesday._--In Hall's _Chronicle_, under the date of 23rd Hen. VIII., is this passage:

"When Ester began to draw nere, the Parliament for that tyme
ended, and was proroged till the last day of Marche, in the next
yere. In the Parliament aforesayde was an Acte made that
whosoeuer dyd poyson any persone, shoulde be boyled in hote
water to the death; which Acte was made bicause one Richard
Roose, int the Parliament tyme, had poysoned dyuers persons at
the Bishop of Rochester's place, which Richard, according to the
same Acte, was boyled in Smythfelde the _Teneber-Wednysday_
following, to the terrible example of all other."

I conjecture that Teneber Wednesday is the Wednesday next before Easter, of "Feria quarta majoris Hebdomadao," and that the name is derived form the Gospel for that day according to the ritual of the Church of Rome.

"Erat autem fere hora sexta, et _tenèbroe_ factoe sunt in
universam terram usque in horam nonam. Et obscuratus est sol: et
velum templi seissum est medium."--Luke, xxiii. 44, 45.

Should this conjecture be ill founded, I shall be glad to see it corrected; at any rate, I shall be obliged if any of your correspondents can supply other instances of the use of the term, or state what are or were the ceremonies peculiar to the day.

C.H. COOPER

Cambridge, April 4. 1850.

P.S. Since the above was written, I have noticed that "_Tenable Wednesday_" occurs three times in the Ordinance for "weshing of all mannar of Lynnon belonging to my Lordes Chapell" in the Northumberland Household Book (pp. 243, 244.). In each instance it is placed between Lady Day and Easter Even.

[If our correspondent refers to Mr. Hampson's most useful work,
_Medii ævi Kalendarium_, vol. i. p. 370., to the words
_Tenables, Tenabulles, Tenebræ_, he will find them explained
"The three nights before Easter;" and the following among other
illustrations:--

"Worshipfull frendis, ye shall cum to holi chirch on Wednysday,
Thursday, and Friday at even for to here dyvyne service, as
commendable custom of holi chirch has ordeyned. And holi chirch
useth the iij dayes, Wednysday, Thursday, and Friday, the
service to be saide in the eventyde in derkenes. And hit is
called with divers men _Tenables_, but holi chirch _Tenebras_,
as _Raccionale Divinorum_ seth, that is to say, thieness or
derkenes, to commemorate the betrayal of our Lord by
night."--_Harl. MS._ 2247. fo. 83.]

_The Buckingham Motto._--Permit me to suggest that your correspondents "S." and "P." (No. 18. pp. 283, 284.) are labouring under a mistaken notion in supposing that the line

_Sovente me sorene_,

belongs to the French idiom, and answers to our phrase "Forget me not." Such a sentiment would be sufficiently appropriate as the parting prayer or injunction of a lover, but does not possess the essential characteristic of a _motto_, which one selects for the purpose of declaring his own sentiments of conduct towards _others_, not to deprecate or direct those of others towards _himself_.

The language employed is, in part, pure Italian, not antiquated, but exactly such as is spoken by persons of education at the present day; and if "S." would again examine the original MS., I make no doubt that he would find the line written _Sovente mi sooviene (sovene)_, i.e. with the personal pronoun in the dative instead of the accusative case. The expression _mi souviene_ is equivalent to _mi ricordo_, but is a more elegant form that the latter; and the meaning of the motto will be "I seldom forget,"--a pithy and suggestive sentence, implying as much the memory of a wrong to be avenged as of a favour to be required.

A. RICH, JUN. {460}

_Larig._--I am obliged by the suggestions of your correspondents "B.W." and "C.I.R." (No. 24. p. 387.), to which I beg leave to offer the following reply. The Dutch and Flemish (or Netherlandish, as they may be considered one language until the fifteenth century) _Le'er_ and _Le'ar_ are simply contractions of _Leder_, as Tenkate observes, _euphonis gratia_, by the omission of the _d_, which takes place in other similar words; and what is remarkable in _Ledig_, empty, which becomes _Le'eg_. _Le'erig_ is of course _leathery_, or _tough_; but _Lederen_ or _Le'ersen_, would be used for _made_ of _leather_, and in A.-S., most probably [A-S: hydig]. We have no such contraction in A.-S.: it is always [A-S: Leðer] and [A-S: Leðern]. The epithet, _leathery_-shields, could hardly have been used where they are said to _resound_; and the instance of _vaulted_ shields in Judith is, I think, conclusive. The root of _Leder_ is possibly _hlid-an_, to cover HIDE? That of _Leer_ possibly _lieren_, amittere, privari?

I should have noted the instances of the word from Junius and Schilter, which were not unknown to me, but for brevity's sake; and indeed I had not Urry's _Chaucer_ at hand to verify the reference of Junius to the Tale of Beryn, the only valuable portion of Urry's book. I knew that a simple reference to the O.H.G. Lâri would be sufficient for Dr. Grimm.

Thorkelin, in his very incorrect edition of Beowulf, has followed Lye, in rendering _Lind haebbende_, Vexilla habens; and Haldorsen's explanation of _Lind_ might have taught him better. Mr. Kemble has rendered it _shield-bearers_, and gives instances in his Glossary of similar combinations, as _rond-haebbendra_, _bord-haebbende_, _scaro-haebbendra_.

S.W. SINGER.

April 15. 1850.

_Zenobia a Jewess?_ (No. 24. p. 383.)--

"To conclude what I have to say of this princess, I shall add
here, after M. de Tillemont, that St. Athanasius _took her to be
a Jewess_, meaning, without doubt, _in respect of her religion_;
and that, according to Theodoret, it was to please her that Paul
of Samosata, whom she patronised, professed opinions very like
those of the Jews concerning the person of Jesus Christ, saying
that he was only a mere man, who had nothing in his nature
superior to other men, nor was distinguished from them any
otherwise than by a more abundant participation of the divine
grace."--Crevier, _Hist. of Rom. Emperors_, Book 27. "Aurelian,"
vol. ix. p. 174.

M. Crevier refers to "Tillem. Aur. art. 5."

C. FORBES

Temple, April 16.

_Temple Stanyan._--The following notices, relating to _one_ Temple Stanyan may interest your correspondent "A.G." (No. 24 p. 382.).

"1725. March 23. Died Mrs. ---- Stanyan, wife of Temple Stanyan,
Esq., one of the Chief Clerks in the office of Secretary of
State."--_Historical Register._

"1726. April 28. Temple Stanyan, Esq., one of the Clerks of His
Majesty's most Hon. Privy Council, married to Mrs.
Pauncefort."--Ibid.

There is a monument in one of the churches at Southampton,--

"To the Memory of Catharine, Relict of Admiral Sir Charles
Hardy, and only daughter of Temple Staynian, Esq., of Rawlins in
co. Oxon. She died Feb. 19. 1801, aged 75 years. This monument
was erected by her only surviving son, Temple Hardy, Captain in
His Majesty's Navy."

Edward Pauncefort, Esq., was one of the executors of Sir Charles Hardy's will, proved in Doctors' Commons, 10th June, 1780.

W.H.

_Temple Stanyan_ wrote a History of Greece, 1751, which was common when I was at school, and another book, as Watts says. If the question is biographical, I can say nothing.

C.B.

_Temple Stanyan_ (No. 24. p. 382.).--He also published an _Account of Switzerland_, 8vo. London, 1714.

M.

_"Who was Temple Stanyan?"_ (no. 24. p. 382.) Temple Stanyan was the son of Abraham Stanyan, Esq., a Member of the Kit Kat Club, M.P. for Buckingham, Ambassador to the Porte, a Lord of the Admiralty, etc. Mr. Temple Stanyan was himself also Minister at Constantinople, and at several other courts; and afterwards Under-Secretary of State under both Addison and the Duke of Newcastle. He published in 1714 an Account of Switzerland; and his Grecian history in 2 vols. was, till the publication of Mitford's, the best in our language. I believe that his daughter married Adm. Sir Charles Hardy. He died in 1752.

C.

_Auctorite de Dibil_ (no. 25. p. 205.).--Probably an error of transcription; read _Auctorite de Bibil_.

J.M.B.

_The Bristol Riots_ (No. 22. p. 352.).--"J.B.M." is informed, that the volume to which he alludes is generally considered by Bristolians as the most authentic and fullest narrative that was published of those disgraceful scenes.

J.M.G.

Worcester.

_Religious Tract by F.H._ (No. 25. p. 400.)--The author of the religious tract which has fallen into the hands of "J.C." is no doubt one of the early Quakers, and probably Francis Howgill. Howgill was originally a clergyman of the Church of England, but afterwards became a Baptist, and in the year 1652 joined the early Quakers, upon hearing the preaching of George Fox. His works were published in folio, in 1676, by Ellis Hookes.

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_Complutensian MSS._--"E.M.B." (No. 25. p. 402.) will find full answers to his Queries, and more interesting information on the same subject, in a note in vol iv. p. 235. of Don Pedro Saban's Spanish translation of Prescott's _Ferdinand and Isabella_. Madrid, 1846.

I am told by an American gentleman, who has seen the MSS. within a month in the library of the University of Madrid, wither they were removed from Alcala in 1837, that the Chaldaic and Hebrew manuscripts are all originals, and on parchment. The only MSS. of Zamora among them are 3 vols. in Latin, translated from the Hebrew.

The Greek MSS., or some of them, are still with the collection as above; and of course were not returned to the Vatican.

H.S.

Morley's Hotel, April 28.

_Tablet to Napoleon_ (No. 17. p. 263., No. 25. p. 406.).--"C.I.R.'s" interpretation can hardly be admitted. The true meaning will be best exhibited by the following form:--

"Napoleoni,
Ægyptiaco,
Bis Italico,
Semper Invicto."

_Bis Italico_ alludes to his twice conquering Italy, viz., in his first campaign, and again in that of Marengo.

C.

_Malone's Blunder_ (No. 25. p. 403.).--"Mr. BOLTON CORNEY," in his answer on this subject, says very justly, that "before we censure a writer, we should consult his own edition." He has, however, not followed this excellent principle in this case, for he has certainly not looked at the Irish edition of Malone, on which the question arises. He has repeated what I had already stated (No. 24. p. 386.), that the mistake was _not_ a blunder of _Malone's_; and he has also pointed out, what had escaped me, Malone's supplemental note containing the first _three_ articles of the pretended will of _John_ Shakspeare: but when he adds that there is "_no fabrication_" and "_no mystery_" in the case, and that "the blunder of the Irish editor was merely in attempting to _unite the two fragments_ as published by Malone," it is quite clear that he has not seen the edition in question, and has, I think, mistaken the whole affair. The Irish editor did _not_ attempt to unite Malone's fragments--quite the contrary--he left Malone's first fragment as he found it; but he took the second fragment, namely, the exordium of the pretended will of _John_ Shakspeare, and substituted it _bodily_ as the exordium of the will of _William_ Shakspeare, suppressing altogether the real exordium of the latter. So that this Irish will begins, "I, _John_ Shakspeare," &c., and ends, "by me, _William_ Shakspeare." I have no doubt that the will of John Shakspeare is a forgery altogether; but the taking three paragraphs of it, and substituting them for the two first paragraphs of _William_ Shakspeare's genuine will, is what I call, and what no doubt "Mr. BOLTON CORNEY" will think, on this explanation of the facts, "an audacious fabrication." The best guess I can make as to how, or with what design, the Irish editor should have perpetrated so complicated, and yet so manifest a blunder, is this:--Malone printed the fragment in question at the end of his volume, amongst his "Emendations and additions," as belonging to "_the will before printed_," meaning the forged will of _John_ Shakspeare, but that the Irish editor understood him to mean the genuine will of _William_ Shakspeare; and so thought that he was only restoring the latter to its integrity: but how he could have overlooked the difference of names, and the want of continuity in the meaning of the documents, is still to me utterly incomprehensible.

C.

_Theses._--Perhaps it may assist your correspondent "M." (No. 25. p. 401.) to be informed that the University of Göttingen is particularly rich in "_Theses_" (termed _Disputationes et Dissertationes_), to which there is a large room entirely devoted in the library of that university; together with the transactions of learned bodies. A special librarian is attached to this department, which is much consulted. A Catalogue was begun to be published of this collection, so far as respects the _Memoirs_ contained in the various transactions, in 1801, by J.D. Reuss; and 16 vols. in 4to. had appeared up to 1821; after which, I believe, the publication has been suspended. Of Catalogues of Theses, I think the following work is in good esteem:--_Dissert. Acad. Upsal. habitæ sub Præsid. C.P. Thunberg_, 3 tom. 8vo. Götting. 1799-1801. The second part of vol. ii. in the _Catalogus Bibliothecæ Thottiauæ_ (7 vol. 8vo. Fauniæ, 1789-1795.) contains a catalogue, which it might be well to consult, of dissertations under the name of the president or head of the institution or college where they were delivered, than under the writer's name. At least, in a _collective_ sense the former method is adopted, as in the following instance: Schultens, (Alb.) _Sylloge Dissertationem Philologico-Eregeticarum, adiversis Auctoribus Editarum, sub Præsidio A. Schultens, etc._, 2 tom.: although, if the author should happen to be distinguished for his other productions, _all_ that he wrote is anxiously sought out, and placed under his own name.

J.M.

Oxford, April 24.

["M." may also be referred to the _Catalogus Dissertationum
Academicarum quibusnsuper aucta est Bibliotheca Bodleiana_. A
quarto volume, printed at the Oxford University Press in 1834.]

_MSS. of Locke_ (No. 25. p. 401.).--"C." is informed {462} that Dr. Thomas Hancock died at Lisburn, in Ireland, during the past year. The papers of Locke respecting which he inquires are probably still in the possession of Dr. H.'s son.

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MISCELLANIES.

_Spur Money._--Although I used often, twenty years ago, when a chorister at the Chapel Royal, to take part in levying a fine on all who entered that place with spurs on, I was not aware of its origin till I saw it explained in your interesting publication (No. 23. p. 374.). There was a custom however, connected with this impost, the origin of which I should be glad to learn. After the claim was made, the person from whom it was sought to be exacted had the power to summon the youngest chorister before him, and request him to "repeat his gamut," and if he failed, the spur-bearer was entitled to exemption.

E.J.H.

_Spur Money._--I beg to offer the following humble illustration of spur-money, which I copied from the belfry wall of All Saints Church at Hastings:--

1.
"This is a belfry that is free
For all those that civil be:
And if you please to chime or ring,
It is a very pleasant thing.

2.
"There is no musick play'd or sung,
Like unto bells when they're well rung:
Then right your bells well, if you can--
Silence is best for every man.

3.
"But if you ring in _spur or hat_,
Sixpence you pay--be sure of that:
And if a bell you overthrow,
Pray pay a groat before you go."

(dated) 1756.

ALFRED GATTY.

Ecclesfield, April 6. 1850.

_Note Books._--Looking at what your correspondent says about "Note Books," I think the following hint may be useful to others, as it has been to myself. Many persons never get so far as the formality of a common-place book, and do not like to write in their books. Let them follow my plan. The envelope maker will procure them any number of little slips of white paper, with a touch of isinglass at each of the four corners. Let the note be written on one of these, and then let the slip be stuck into any book which is sure to be wanted in connection with the subject when it comes up again; either by one, two, or four corners, as convenient. The isinglass will not hurt the book, if ever it be wanted to remove the slip. A note is more in the way, when attached to a book which suggested it, than when buried among unindexed miscellanies; and there are few who index themselves. Your motto is good as far as it goes; but the other half is wanting:--

"When made a note of,--find if you can."

M.

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LADY RACHAEL RUSSELL.

Mr. Dyce has admitted Lady Rachael Russell among his _British Poetesses_ on account of the following verses:--

TO THE MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND.

"Right noble twice, by virtue and by birth,
Of Heaven lov'd, and honour'd on the earth;
His country's hope, his kindred's chief delight,
My husband dear, more than this world's light,
Death hath me reft. But I from death will take
His memory, to whom this tomb I make.
John was his name (ah, was! wretch must I say),
Lord Russell once, now my tear-thirsty clay."

Now "John" was not the Christian name of William Lord Russell, so that these verses could not have come from his widow's pen. Indeed, they are much older than Lady Rachael's time, and may be found on the monument in Westminster Abbey erected by Lady Russell, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, to John Lord Russell, who died in 1584.

P. CUNNINGHAM.

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_Byron and Tacitus_ (No. 20. p. 390.).--To your young friend, who honestly signs himself "A SCHOOLBOY," let an older correspondent say, that he will do more wisely to let the rules of his teachers keep him from perusing an author who makes a mock of all moral and all honourable feelings. But if he wishes to know whether the introduction of the sentence from Tacitus into a poetical tale should be called "cabbaging," the reply will properly be, No. The poet expected that the well-known figure, which he had thus thrown into verse, would be immediately recognised by every literary reader, and that the recognition would give pleasure. He was trying his hand at a task of which it has been affirmed by a master, that _Difficile est proprie communia dicere_. The Schoolboy knows where to find these words; and I hope that he also knows where to find the words of one who speaks with greater authority, and has said most kindly, "Cease, my son, to hear [read] the instruction that causeth to err."

H.W.

_Aboriginal Chambers near Tilbury._--It is proposed to descend some of the aboriginal chambers alluded to by Camden, near Tilbury in Essex. In consequence, however, of Camden having named a wrong parish, later antiquaries have been puzzled to ascertain their precise whereabouts. Mr. Crafter, in 1848, after many days' labour, found them out; and a brief notice of them was given {463} in an article upon "Primæval Britain" in the _West Kent Almanack for_ 1849. Hasted mentions similar pits in Crayford Parish, Kent. In Dartford parish is another called "the Sound Hole," from the echoes, &c., made upon a stone being thrown down. Mr. S. Laudale intends an examination of it this summer. Tradition reports that there are three enormous caverns, which communicate with the central shaft.

How, or what, is the best way of driving the foul air out of those chambers which are aloof from the central shaft?

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_Sir R. Haigh's Letter-Book._--A few days ago, Messrs. Puttick and Simpson sold a very important manuscript, the original letter-book of Sir R. Haigh, of Lancashire, of the time of Charles II. It fetched 51l., being bought by a collector whose name has not transpired; but perhaps this notice, if you kindly insert it, may induce the purchaser to edit it for the Chetham Society, to whose publications it would for a most valuable addition.

R.

_A Phonetic Peculiarity._--I venture to note as a very curious phonetic peculiarity, that we have in the English language a large number of monosyllabic words ending is _sh_, all of which are expressive of some violet action or emotion. I quote a few which have occurred without search, in alphabetical order. "Brush, brash, crash, crush, dash, gash, gush, hash, gnash, lash, mash, pash, push, quash, rush, slash, smash, squash, thrash."

J.M.B.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

NOTES ON BOOKS, CATALOGUES, SALES, ETC.

At the late Annual Meeting of the Shakespeare Society it was announced that a complete collection of the works of Thomas Heywood had been determined upon, and the first volume containing six plays was laid upon the table. It was also shown that Mr. Collier's _Essay on the Chandos Portrait_ had only been delayed from a desire to obtain the most novel and accurate information.

The members of the Percy Society will be glad to hear, that at the Annual Meeting on the 1st instant, the immediate publication of the third volume of Mr. Wright's edition of the _Canterbury Tales_ was announced.

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THE PRIMÆVAL ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND ILLUSTRATED BY THOSE OF DENMARK.

THE PRIMÆVAL ANTIQUITIES OF DENMARK. By J.J.A. WORSAAE, Member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Copenhagen. Translated and applied to the illustrations of similar Remains in England, by WILLIAM J. THOMS, F.S.A., Secretary of the Camden Society. With numerous Woodcuts. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

"The best antiquarian handbook we have ever met with--so clear is its arrangement, and so well and so plainly is each subject illustrated by well-executed engravings.... It is the joint production of two men who have already distinguished themselves as authors and antiquarians."-- _Morning Herald._

"A book of remarkable interest and ability.... Mr. Worsaae's book is in all ways a valuable addition to our literature.... Mr. Thoms has executed the translation in flowing and idiomatic English, and has appended many curious and interesting notes and observations of his own."--_Guardian._

See also the _Gentleman's Magazine_ for February 1850.

Oxford: JOHN HENRY PARKER, and 337. Strand, London.

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Printed by THOMAS CLARK SHAW, of No. 8. New Street Square, at No. 5. New Street Square, in the Parish of St. Bride, in the City of London; and published by GEORGE BELL, of No. 186. Fleet Street, in the Parish of St. Dunstan in the West, and in the City of London, Publisher, at No. 186. Fleet Street aforesaid.--Saturday, May 11. 1850.