Totnes is denominated Totenais and Totheneis in _Domesday Book_; and in other old records variously spelt, Toteneis, Totteneys, Toteneys, Totton', Totten, Totenesse, Tottenesse, Tottonasse, Totonie, &c. Never, Donodesse. J.M.B. Totnes, April 23. 1850. [1] _A View of Devonshire in MDCXXX._, by Thomas Westcote, Esq., Exeter, 1845. * * * * * _Dr. Maginn's Miscellanies_.--Towards the end of 1840, Dr. Maginn issued the prospectus of a work to be published weekly in numbers, and to be entitled "_Magazine Miscellanies_, by Dr. Maginn," which was intended to comprise a selection from his contributions to Blackwood, Fraser, &c. Will any one of your multitudinous readers kindly inform me whether this work was ever published, or any portion of it? J.M.B. * * * * * _Dr. Maginn's "Shakspeare Papers."_--The Doctor published several very able critical dissertations under this, or some similar title, about the year 1837, in one of the monthly magazines, for references to which I shall feel obliged. J.M.B. * * * * * _Dr. Maginn's Homeric Ballads._--Between 1839 and 1842, the "Homeric Ballads," from thirteen to sixteen, appeared in _Fraser's Magazine_. Will any correspondent favour me with specific references to the numbers or months in which they were published? I may add, that I shall esteem it as a very great favour to receive authentic reference to any articles contributed to Blackwood, Fraser, &c., &c., by Dr. Maginn. The difficulty of determining authorship from internal evidence alone is well-known, and is aptly illustrated by the fact, that an article on Miss Austen's novels, by Archbishop Whately, was included in the collection of Sir Walter Scott's prose works. J.M.B. * * * * * _Poor Robin's Almanack_.--Who was the author or originator of _Poor Robin's Almanack_? Are any particulars known of its successive editors? In what year did it cease to be published? The only one I possess is for the year 1743,--"Written by Poor Robin, _Knight of the Burnt Island_, a well-wisher to Mathematicks," who informs his readers that this was his eighty-first year of writing. What is meant by _Knight of the Burnt Island_? I must not omit to add, that at Dean Prior, the former vicar, Robert Herrick, has the reputation of being the author of _Poor Robin_. J.M.B. Totnes, April 18. 1850. * * * * *