HERCULES. _The custom (which we hope does not very generally obtain) of sending green ribbons, called willows, tied round bridal cards, to rejected suitors of the bride, is no doubt derived from that alluded to by Shakspeare and Herrick, and especially Fuller, who tell us the willow "is a sad tree, whereof such as have lost their love make their mourning garments."_ ROBIN HOOD. _A Subscriber would be obliged by_ H. K. (Vol. vi., p. 597.) _giving a precise reference to the Act of the Scotch Parliament prohibiting "the plays and personages of Robin Hood." &c._ C. MANSFIELD INGLEBY _will find the proverb "When Our Lord falls in Our Lady's lap," &c., in our Number for the_ 12th Feb., p. 157. VIATOR. _The imprecatory Epitaph referred to has already appeared in our columns._ W. A. C. _is thanked. The rhymes have, however, been already frequently printed by Brockett, Brand, &c._ B. L. (Manchester). _The ordinary use of arms by the English nobility is supposed to date from about the year 1146. The arms on the shield of Geoffrey de Mandeville in the Temple Church have been considered among the earliest examples of heraldic bearings in England. He died in 1144._ HY. CE. _Our Correspondent is probably correct. The lines are not in the reprint of the_ Musarum Deliciæ: _so we amend our reply to_ DAVID BROWN _in_ No. 177., _by stating that the lines_ "That same man, that runneth awaie, May again fight, an other daie"-- _are from Udall's translation of the Apothegms of Erasmus._ Does a Corpse passing make a Right of Way? A. S. _will find an elaborate answer to this Query in our_ 3rd Vol., p. 519. _He is also referred to_ pp. 477. _and_ 507. _of the same volume, and_ pp. 124. 240., Vol. iv. A. B. Mosaic _is so named from the tesselated pavements of the Romans, which being worked in a regular and mechanical manner, were called_ Opus musivum, opera quæ ad amussim facta sunt. _Hence the Italian_ musaico, _the French_ mosaique, _and our English_ mosaic. _See_ "N. & Q.," Vol. iii., pp. 389. 469. 521. C. GONVILLE. _How can we forward a letter to this Correspondent?_ M. C. _The answer to Mr. Canning's famous riddle is "Cares--Caress."_ BROOKTHORPE. _The epitaph,_ "If Heaven is pleased," _&c.,_ _is sometimes said to have been written on Burnet, and at others on Coleman the Jesuit. See our_ 5th Vol., pp. 58. 137., _&c._ PHOTOGRAPHIC NOTES AND QUERIES. _Several articles are necessarily postponed until next week, when we will also give Replies to several Correspondents. We hope by that time to be able to report upon the new Camera._ THE REV. J. L. SISSON _is thanked for the very beautiful specimen of his skill which he has forwarded to us. We hope to write to him in the course of a day or two._