Notes and Queries, Number 173, February 19, 1853: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.Various
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Notes and Queries, Number 173, February 19, 1853: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
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Questions and answers -- Periodicals
"_Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love_," (Vol. iv., pp. 24.
72.).--These lines will be found in Act I. Sc. 1. of J. P. Kemble's comedy
of _The Panel_, which is an alteration from Bickerstaff's comedy of _'Tis
Well It's No Worse_. Not having access to the original comedy, I am unable
to say to which of the two authors the lines should be given; but I presume
them to be Kemble's.
W. T. M.
Hong Kong.
_Burial-place of Spinosa_ (Vol. vi., p. 510.).--Spinosa died at the Hague
on Sunday, 23rd February, 1677, and was on the following Tuesday interred
in the new church there. See his life by Colerus:
"Le corps fut porté en terre le 25 Fevrier, accompagné de plusieurs
personnes illustres, et suivi de six carosses. Au retour de
l'enterrement, qui se fit dans la nouvelle église sur le Spuy, les amis
particuliers ou voisins furent régalés de quelques bouteilles de vin,
selon la coutume du pays, dans la maison de l'Hôte du défunt" (den
schilder H. van der Spÿck op de paviljoengracht).--_From the
Navorscher._
B.
_St. Adulph_ (Vol. vii., p. 84.).--_Trajectensem_ certainly applies to
either Utrecht or Maestricht. One was Trajectum ad Rhenum, the other
Trajectum ad Mosam. I incline to the opinion that the latter place is
intended: Utrecht being, I believe, generally expressed by Ultrajectum.
C. W. G.
_Samuel Daniel_ (Vol. vi., p. 603.).--The writer will be happy to
communicate with I. M. on the subject of the life, &c. of this poet and
historian; for which purpose his address is left with the Editor.
E. D.
_La Bruyère_ (Vol. vii., pp. 38. 114.).--There lies before me an elaborate
MS. history of the family of Brewer, with a pedigree. The former, which
commences with Ralph de Bruera (temp. William I.), has been compiled from
papers in the Heralds' Office, Brompton, Dugdale, and the more modern
historians, general and local. The last individual mentioned therein is a
physician, who bore the name and ancient arms of Brewer, and died in 1618.
The pedigree embraces about sixty names, including the alliances, but
reaches no further downwards than the sons of Roger Mortimer in the reign
of Henry III. These documents do not contribute in any way to answer the
inquiry of one of your correspondents as to La Bruyère; and it may be
satisfactory to the other to know that there is nothing in them to show any
connexion with the name of De la Bruere.
J. D. S.
_Murray, titular Earl of Dunbar_ (Vol. vi., p. 11.).--In correcting Lord
Albemarle's mistake respecting "James Murray, _titular_ Earl of Dunbar,"
your correspondent C. (2.), Portsmouth, seems to have fallen into a similar
error, which I hope he will pardon me for pointing out.
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