Credits: Jon Ingram, Susan Lucy and PG Distributed Proofreaders. Produced from page scans provided by Internet Library of Early Journals. {177} NOTES AND QUERIES: A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC. * * * * * "When found, make a note of."--CAPTAIN CUTTLE. * * * * * NO. 12.] SATURDAY, JANUARY 19. 1850. [Price Threepence. Stamped Edition, 4d. * * * * * CONTENTS. NOTES:-- Page Passage in Hudibras, by E.F. Rimbault 177 Field of the Brothers' Footsteps 178 Notes on Books and Authors, by Bolton Corney 178 Receipts of the Beggar's Opera 178 Notes on Cunningham's London, by E.F. Rimbault 180 Sewerage in Etruria 180 Andrew Frusius 180 Opinions respecting Burnet 181 QUERIES:-- St. Thomas of Lancaster, by R. Monckton Milnes 181 Shield of the Black Prince, &c. by J.R. Planché 183 Fraternitye of Vagabondes, &c. 183 The name of Shylock, by M.A. Lower 184 Transposition of Letters, by B. Williams 184 Pictures in Churches 184 Flaying in Punishment of Sacrilege 185 Minor Queries:--Pokership or Parkership--Boduc or Boduoc--Origin of Snob--Mertens the Printer-- Queen's Messengers--Bishop of Ross' Epitaph, &c.-- Origin of Cannibal--Sir W. Rider--Origin of word Poghele, &c. 185 MISCELLANIES--including ANSWERS TO MINOR QUERIES:-- Darkness at the Crucifixion--High Doctrine--Wife of King Robert Bruce--The Talisman of Charlemagne --Sayers the Caricaturist--May-Day--Dr. Dee's Petition --Lines quoted by Goethe--Queen Mary's Expectations --Ken's Hymns--Etymology of Daysman, &c. 186 MISCELLANEOUS:-- Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 189 Books and Odd Volumes wanted 190 Notices to Correspondents 190 Advertisements 191 * * * * * ORIGIN OF A WELL-KNOWN PASSAGE IN HUDIBRAS. The often-quoted lines-- "For he that fights and runs away May live to fight another day," generally supposed to form a part of _Hudibras_, are to be found (as Mr. Cunningham points out, at p. 602. of his _Handbook for London_), in the _Musarum Deliciæ_, 12mo. 1656; a clever collection of "witty trifles," by Sir John Mennis and Dr. James Smith. The passage, as it really stands in _Hudibras_ (book iii. canto iii. verse 243.), is as follows:--