Produced by The Internet Library of Early Journals; Jon Ingram, Keith Edkins and the Online PG Distributed Proofreading Team. {401} NOTES AND QUERIES: A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC. * * * * * "When found, make a note of."--CAPTAIN CUTTLE. * * * * * No. 55.] SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16. 1850. [Price Threepence. Stamped Edition 4d. * * * * * CONTENTS. NOTES:-- Authorship of "Henry VIII." by Samuel Hickson 401 On Authors and Books, No. IX., by Bolton Corney 403 Notes on the Second Edition of Mr. Cunningham's Handbook of London, by E.F. Rimbault 404 Folk-lore:--Laying a Ghost--A Test of Witchcraft 404 Minor Notes:--Quin's incoherent Story--Touchstone's Dial--America and Tartary--A Deck of Cards--Time when Herodotus wrote--"Dat veniuam corvis." &c. 405 QUERIES:-- Dryden's "Absalom and Achitophel" 406 Minor Queries:--The Widow of the Wood--Edward the Confessor's Crucifix and Gold Chain--Cardinal Erskine--Thomas Regiolapidensis--"Her Brow was fair"--Hoods worn by Doctors of Divinity of Aberdeen--Irish Brigade--Doctrine of immaculate Conception--Gospel Oak Tree at Kentish Town--Arminian Nunnery in Huntingdonshire--Ruding's annotated Langbaine--Mrs. Tempest--Sitting cross-legged--Twickenham: Did Elizabeth visit Bacon there?--Burial towards the West--Medal struck by Charles XII.--National Debt--Midwives licensed 406 REPLIES:-- The Black Rood of Scotland 409 Replies to Minor Queries:--Haemony--Byron's Birthplace--Modena Family--Nicholas Breton's Fantasticks--Gaudentio di Lucca--Weights for weighing Coins--Mrs. Partington--The East-Anglican Word "Mauther"--Cheshire Cat--"Thompson of Esholt"--Minar's Book of Antiquities--Croziers and Pastoral Staves--Socinian Boast--MSS. of Locke--Sir Wm. Grant--Tristan d'Acunha--Arabic Numerals--Luther's Hymns--Bolton's Ace--Hopkins the Witchfinder--Sir Richard Steel--Ale-draper--George Herbert--Notaries Public--Tobacconists--Vineyards 410 MISCELLANEOUS:-- Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 414 Books and Odd Volumes Wanted 415 Notices to Correspondents 415 Advertisements 415 * * * * * NOTES. AUTHORSHIP OF "HENRY VIII."