Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 126, March 27, 1852: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.Various
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Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 126, March 27, 1852: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
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Questions and answers -- Periodicals
How much is it to be wished that some member of the many learned Dutch
Antiquarian Societies now in existence, would endeavour _at last_ to
clear up the history of Lollard by reference to the records of the city
of Utrecht, if they are still in being, and extend so far back as the
fourteenth century.
Florentius became Bishop of Utrecht in 1379, and died 1394.
J. B. MCC.
British Museum.
DEAN SWIFT'S LIBRARY.
The letters and other MSS. of Dr. John Lyon, who was prebendary at
Rathmichael, in the archdiocese of Dublin, between the years 1755 and
1764, by some chance or another recently got into the possession of a
shopkeeper in this city, by whom they have been, for the most part, used
as waste paper. The originals from which the following transcripts have
been made, are now in my possession.
"_The Booksellers' Certificate._
"We the undernamed have examined and considered ye Catalogue of ye
late Dr. Swift's Books, to which we find were added Dr. Wilson's
Books. The whole is done with great exactness, and correctly
printed. And in consideration that ye Gentleman who made and
corrected ye said Catalogues not only pieced and numbered all ye
said Books, but examined them also leaf by leaf, in order to
distinguish those with a Star in ye Printed Catalogues that were
noted and observed upon by Dr. Swift; which added very much to
rise ye value of ye said Books at ye time of Sale, as may be seen
by ye Prices paid for many of them. We are of opinion that ye
Gentleman who took all ye trouble above mentioned did deserve to
be paid one shilling per Pound upon ye sale of ye said Books.
Given under our hands this 26 day of January 1749.
"George Faulkner.
John Torbuek.
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