[3] In some Churches this day was the Festival of Augustine, Bp of Hippo. The Calendar of Le Bec, however, sets it down to our Augustine, as our own Calendar does. I do not know whether this agreement between them was after, or before, that famous Abbey sent us Lanfranc and Anselm to be successors of Augustine at Canterbury. [4] Fald-stool. Faudestola (whence French, fauteuil) is said by Martene to be adopted into Latin; and by Brachet is traced to a German origin, Falt-stuol. The idea of these derivations is, that the Prie-dieu, or kneeling-desk, was able to fold up and be made, perhaps, a chair. But the connection with Rogations suggests (A.S.) Feald-stol, or Feld-stol (German Feld-stuhl), i.e. a moveable seat (cf. camp-stool). [5] See George Herbert's poem, "A wreath." [6] The settlement of words of general meaning, into titles of office, is frequent enough to supply ample illustration of the process briefly indicated above. Pastor, General, Major, Mayor, and many other words, including Rector, Vicar, Curate, may be traced through changes which are often singularly similar to those of Bishop, Priest, and Deacon. It is a natural process--so natural as to be almost invariable. [7] The Greek Translation of our Prayer Book has _oraious_, timely or seasonable: the German has "lieben," dear, beloved, or kindly in the other sense, which, though as old as Chaucer's time, is not the meaning here. APPENDIX C. ON THE LESSONS IN THE DAY HOURS, (p. 55.) The Preface to the Prayer Book _Concerning the Service of the Church_ states that, prior to 1549, the old order, for reading the greatest part of the Bible through every year, had been "so altered, broken, and neglected, that commonly when any book of the Bible was begun, after three or four chapters were read out, all the rest were unread." There was a First Lesson from the Old Testament, a Second Lesson from a Commentary, and a Third Lesson from the New Testament. {174} On certain days, each Lesson consisted of three parts; and the second and third parts of the Third Lesson were from a Commentary. The occurrence of Saints' Days was so frequent as to disturb many of these: for the special Lessons of a Saint's Day were read, instead of those of the regular course. The theory of reading the whole books had been maintained; but it broke down in practice. It is worthy of notice that these various Lessons, from the Bible, from Commentaries, and from the acts and martyrdoms of Saints, were all "set" with Verses, Responds etc. so as to be Acts of Worship, as well as a means of Instruction. APPENDIX D. ON PLINY'S LETTER TO THE EMPEROR TRAJAN. (p. 107.)