_Francis Browne._--Anthony Browne, first Viscount Montague, married, secondly, Magdalen, daughter of Lord Dacre of Gillesland, from whom descended (amongst others) Sir Henry Browne of Kiddington. This Sir Henry married twice: his second wife was Mary Anne, daughter of Sir P. Hungate; by her he had issue Sir Peter Browne, who died of wounds at Naseby. Sir Peter married Margaret, daughter of Sir Henry Knollys, and had two sons, Henry and _Francis_. Did this Francis Browne ever marry? and if so, whom, and when, and where? NEWBURIENSIS. _Advent Hymn._--Why is this hymn not included amongst those at the end of the Book of Common Prayer? Might it not be added to those already given for the other festivals of the Church, &c.? It {640} would be an advantage in those churches where the Prayer Book Psalms are used, and might avoid the necessity of having separate Psalm and Hymn Books; a custom much to be objected to, differing as they do in different churches, as well as preventing strangers from taking part in them. WILLO. _Milton's Correspondence._--Has any English translation of Milton's _Latin familiar Correspondence_ been published; and if so, when and by whom? CRANSTON. "_Begging the Question._"--Will any correspondent explain this phrase, and give its origin? CARNATIC. _Passage of Cicero._--I lately met with a writer of some deep learning and research, who, amongst other topics, entered into the subject of musical inflection by orators, &c. Now, unfortunately, the title and preface of the book is absent without leave, nor is there any heading to it, so I can do no more than say, the author refers to a passage in these words: "Cicero declares that only three tones or variations of sound, or interval, were used in speaking in his time; whereas now our preachers, orators, and elocutionists take in a range of eight at least." Will some indulgent reader of "N. & Q." tell me where such a passage occurs? SEMI-TONE. * * * * * Minor Queries with Answers. _Goldsmith's "Haunch of Venison._"--What is the name in this poem beginning with H, which Goldsmith makes to rhyme with "beef?" The metre requires it to be a monosyllable, but there is no name that I have ever heard of that would answer in this place. Is the H a mistake for K, which would give a well-known Irish name? J. S. WARDEN. [A variation in the Aldine edition gives the line-- "There's Coley and Williams, and Howard and Hiff." MR. BOLTON CORNEY, in his unrivalled edition of Goldsmith's _Poetical Works_, 1846, has furnished the following note:--"_Howard_=H. Howard? author of _The Choice Spirits Museum_, 1765; _Coley_=Colman, says Horace Walpole; _H--rth_=Hogarth? a surgeon of Golden Square; _Hiff_=Paul Hiffernan, M.D., author of _Dramatic Genius_, &c." Mr. Peter Cunningham, in his forthcoming edition of _Goldsmith_, will probably tell us more. * * * * * Replies.