Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 88, July 5, 1851: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.Various
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Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 88, July 5, 1851: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
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4. Astrological rules in French for finding out anything required;
together with a planetary wheel, dated 1680, to show life or death
in case of illness, also happiness and adversity.--pp. 19-25.
5. Directions "pour savoire si une person sera fidelle ou non,"
&c. At the bottom is a cypher, in which _a_ stands for 10, _b_ for
52, &c., p. 27. All this is entered again at pp. 45. 47.
6. "The way from London to East Tilbery," dated December 1,
1684.--p. 29.
7. Prayers for the morning and evening, pp. 31-43.
8. List of the Christian names of women and men.--pp. 44. 46. 48.
9. Arithmetical table of the number 7, multiplied from 1 to
37.--pp. 49. 51.
10. Receipts "to take away a corne;" "a soveraign water of Dr.
Stephens;" "to make the face fair;" "to make golden letters
without gold;" "to kip iron from rusting;" "to write letters of
secrets;" "to make hair grow;" "to make hair grow black, though of
any colour;" and several more.--pp. 52-61.
11. Casualties that happened in the reigns of the English
sovereigns, from William I. to Queen Mary inclusive; consisting
chiefly of remarkable accidents, and reputed prodigies.--pp.
62-78.
12. "Socrates, Platon, Aristote et Ciceron ont fait ces trente
Comandemens pour leurs disciples."--pp. 78, 79.
13. "A receipt for the Farcy."--p. 81.
14. A poem intitled "The Twin Flame, _sent mee by M P_"--pp.
83-91.
The words in Italics have been scribbled over with the pen for the
purpose of concealment. The verses commence:
"Fantastick wanton god, what dost thou mean,
To breake my rest, make mee grow pale and lean."
15. Receipts for secret writing, to take impressions of prints
upon glass, to boil plate, &c.--pp. 93-98.
16. Several songs in English and French, pp. 99-107.
Among them are the verses printed in "NOTES AND QUERIES," Vol. i., p.
199., beginning "With joie we do leave thee," accompanied by the musical
notes; and also a song commencing "All ye gods that ar above," with the
musical notes. It is most probable that these songs are copied from
printed sources; but as they have been conjectured to be compositions by
Monmouth himself, the following short specimen may not be unacceptable,
copied _literatim_.
"O how blest, and how inocent,
and happy is a country life,
free from tumult and discontent;
heer is no flatterys nor strife,
for t'was the first and happiest life,
when first man did injoie him selfe.
This is a better fate than kings,
hence jentle peace and love doth flow,
for fancy is the rate of things;
I'am pleased, because I think it so,
for a hart that is nobly true,
all the world's arts can n'er subdue."
This poem immediately follows the one in which Toddington in
Bedfordshire (which the Duke spells, probably as then pronounced,
_Tedington_) is referred to.
17. Prayers after the confession of sins, and the sense of pardon
obtained.--pp. 108-125.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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