Notes and Queries, Number 67, February 8, 1851

Notes and Queries, Number 67,
February 8,
by Various

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Title: Notes and Queries, Number 67, February 8, 1851 A Medium of
Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries,
Genealogists, etc
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NOTES AND QUERIES:
A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN,
ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC.
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"When found, make a note of."--CAPTAIN CUTTLE.
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No. 67.] SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1851. [Price Threepence.
Stamped Edition 4d.
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CONTENTS.
NOTES:-- Page Inedited Letter from the Earl of Shaftesbury, Author of
the "Characteristics," to Le Clerc, respecting Locke 97
Mr. Gough's Translation of the "History of The Bible" 100
Folk-Lore:--Lammer Beads, by Albert Way 100
On Catalogues of Books, by Bolton Corney 101
Minor Notes:--The "Winter's Tale"--Inscribed Alms-dish--Landwade
Church--The First Edition of the Second Book of Homilies, by Queen
Elizabeth, in 1563 101
QUERIES:--

Dutch Translation of a Tract by Robert Greene 103
The Black Rood of Scotland 104 Minor Queries:--The
"Tanthony"--"Beauty Retire"--The Soul's Dark Cottage--Small by
Degrees and beautifully less--Musical Plagiarism--Simon Bache--Sir
Walter Raleigh--Harrison's Chronology--Aristophanes on the Modern
Stage--Drachmarus--Strutt's Queen Hoo Hall--Cardinal's
Monument--Names Bacon and Fagan--Blunder--Prince of Wales'
Feathers--Portrait of Ben Jonson--Robert Burton--Blowen 105
REPLIES:--
Touchstone's Dial, by Robert Snow and J. Clarke 107
Winifreda, by Lord Braybrooke 108 Replies to Minor Queries--Did St.
Paul's Clock strike Thirteen--By the bye--Clement's Inn--Words are
Men's Daughters--Passage in Saint Mark--"And Coxcombs vanquish
Berkeley by a Grin"--Dr. Trusler's Memoirs 109
MISCELLANEOUS:--
Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 110
Books and Odd Volumes wanted 111
Notices to Correspondents 111
Advertisements 111
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Notes.
INEDITED LETTER FROM THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY,
AUTHOR OF THE "CHARACTERISTICS," TO LE CLERC,
RESPECTING LOCKE.
[We are indebted to our valued correspondent JANUS DOUSA, for a
transcript of the following important letter--the original of which is

preserved in the Remonstrant Library of Amsterdam--and for which our
correspondent acknowledges his obligations to the great kindness of
Prof. des Amories van der Hoven.]
"St. Giles's, in Dorset, Feb. 8-13. 1705.
"Sir,--Having once writt to you in my own Language, I continue to use
the same Privilege. I am sorry that I am in no better a condition to
acquit my self of my Promise to you. My Recovery has been so slow,
that I am scarce yet got up: and I have been unable to hold any
Correspondance with my Friends in Town. Mr. King promisd to send
me the Papers I mention'd to you of Mr. Lock's; who, it seems, had
begun some Memoires of his own relating to my G^d Father. These
however imperfect, yet as being Mr. Lock's own I should have been
glad to send you with what supplement I could make myself: But Mr.
King's Engagements in the Publick affaires has made him delay this so
long, that according to the account you have given me of the shortness
of your Time, I must wayt no longer: but content my self with giving
you what I can out of my own head, without other Assistance.
"Mr. Lock came into my Grandfathers Family in the summer of the
year 1666, recommended by his Friend[1] Mr. Bennet of y^e town of
Shaftesbury. The occasion of it was thus. My Grandfather had been ill
for a great while after a Fall, by w^{ch} his Breast was so bruised that
in time it came to an Imposthumation (?) within, and appeard by a
swelling under his stomach. Mr. Lock was at that time a student in
Physick at Oxford: and my Grandfather taking a journey that way to
drink the Waters (having Mr. Bennett in y^e Coach with him), He had
this young Physician presented to him: who tho' he had never practic'd
Physick; yet appear'd to my Grandfather to be such a Genius that he
valew'd him above all his other Physicians, the great men in practice of
those times. Accordingly on his advice and allmost solely by his
Direction my G^d Father underwent an Operation w^{ch} sav'd his
Life, and was the most wonderfull of the kind that had been heard of,
till that time. His