, _ampassy_,
and _apples-and_,--all evident corruptions of one and the same word.
What is that word?

M.A. LOWER.

_Combs buried with the Dead._--When the corpse of St. Cuthbert was
disinterred in the cathedral of Durham, there was found upon his breast
a plain simple Saxon _comb_. A similar relique has been also discovered
in other sepulchres of the same sanctuary.

Can any of your learned contributors inform me (for I am totally
ignorant) the origin and intent of this strange accompaniment of the
burial of the ancient dead. The comb of St. Cuthbert is, I believe,
carefully preserved by the Dean and Chapter of Durham.

R.S. HAWKER.

Morwenstow, Cornwall.

_Cave's Historia Literaria._--My present Queries arise out of a Note
which I took of a passage in Adam Clarke's _Bibliography_, under the
article "W. Cave" (vol. ii. p. 161.).

1. Has not the bibliographer assigned a wrong date to the publication of
Cave's _Historia Literaria_, viz. 1740, instead of 1688-1698?

2. Will some of your readers do me the favour of mentioning the
successive editions of the _Historia Literaria_, together with the year
and the place of appearance of each of them?

According to the _Biographia Britannica_ (ed. 2., "Cave, W."), this
learned work came out in the year above stated, and there were two
impressions printed at Geneva in 1705 and 1720 respectively.

R.K.J.

_Julin._--Will DR. BELL, who adverts to the tradition of the doomed
city, _Julin_, in your last number (Vol. ii. p. 178.), oblige me by a
"Note" of the story as it is told by Adam of Bremen, whose work I am not
within reach of? I have long wanted to trace this legend.

V.

Belgravia, Aug. 17. 1850.

_Richardson Family._--Can of your correspondents inform me who "Mr. John
Richardson, of the Market Place, Leeds," was? he was living 1681 to 1700
and after, and he made entries of the births of eleven children on the
leaves of an old book, and also an entry of the death of his wife, named
Lydea, who died 20th December, 1700. These entries are now in possession
of one of his daughters' descendants, who is desirous to know {231} of
what family Mr. Richardson was, who he married, and what was his
profession or business.

T.N.I.

Wakefield.

_Tobacco--its Arabic Name._--One of your correspondents, A.C.M. (Vol.
ii., p. 155.), wishes to know what is the Arabic word for _tobacco_ used
in Sale's _Koran_, ed. 8vo. p. 169. Perhaps, if he will refer to the
chapte