This long volume was the MS. of the "Restitutio Christianismi," now ready for the press. We {153} have seen that it was sent to Calvin. It was never returned, but produced in evidence, and burnt with him at the stake. Nevertheless, he either possessed another copy or took the pains of writing it afresh, and thus the work was secretly printed at Vienna, at the press of Balshazar Arnoullet in 1553. Of this edition, those at Frankfort were burnt at the instance of Calvin; at Geneva, Robert Stephens sacrificed all the copies which had come into his hands; so that of an edition of one thousand, it is said only six copies were preserved. These facts I owe to the excellent Life of Calvin by Mr. T.H. Dyer, recently published by Mr. Murray. Now does the following MS. bear relation to that described as recopied by Servetus, from which Arnoullet printed? or is it the first rough sketch? Can any of your readers say into what collection it passed? The extract is from the Catalogue of the Library of Cisternay Dufay, by Gabriel Martin, Paris, 8vo. 1725, being lot 764., p. 98., and was sold for 176 livres. "Librorum Serveti de Trinitate Codex MS. autographus. In fronte libri apparet note quæ sequitur, manu ipsius defuncti D. du Fay exarata. "Forsan ipsius auctoris autographus Codex hic MS. qui fuit percelebris Bibliopolæ Basiliensis Coelii Horatii Curionis. Videtur prima conceptio (vulgò l'Esquisse, en termes de Peinture) Libri valdè famigerati Mich. Serveti, a Joanne Calvino cum ipso Serveto combusti, cui Titulus, _Christianismi Restitutio, hoc est totius Ecclesiæ Apostolicæ ad sua limina Vocatio_, &c. &c., typis mandati anno 1554, Viennæ Allobrogum, 8vo. pagg. 734," concluding with an anecdote of the rarity of the volume. There may be some to whom these "Notes" may be of use, others to whom a reply to the "Queries" may have interest, and so I send them to you. Such MSS. are of great historical importance. S.H. Athenæum, July 26. * * * * * ETYMOLOGICAL QUERIES. Any remarks on the meaning and derivation of the following words, will be thankfully received. _Rykelot_.--A magpie? _Berebarde_.--"In the fever or the _Berebarde_." _Wrusum_, or _Wursum_.--"My wounds that were healed gather new _wrusum_, and begin to corrupt." _Deale_.--Placed always between two sentences without any apparent connection with either of them. Is it an abbreviation of "Dieu le sait?" _Sabraz_.--"He drinks bitter _sabraz_ to recover his health." _Heteneste_.--"Inclosed _hetenest_ in a stone coffin or tomb." _Schunche_.--"Schunche away." _I-menbred_.--"A girdle _i-menbred_." _Blodbendes_ of silk. _Hesmel_.--"Let their _hesmel_ be high _istiled_, al without broach." _Irspille_.--"Wear no iron, nor haircloth, nor _irspilles_ felles." J. Mn. * * * * * MINOR QUERIES