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no evidence of Clement's Inn having been a Court of Law previous to 1486." For "a court of law," read "an inn of court." {85} Ib. p. 339. Erratum, line 9, in reference to Mrs. Garrick's reopening of her house, for the first time after her husband's decease--for "1701" read "1781," obviously a printer's error. Ib. p. 423.: "Cranmer's successor in the see of Canterbury was Archbishop Whitgift." Whitgift was _Grindal's_ successor, and Grindal was preceded by Parker, who must be deemed Cranmer's successor. Cranmer perished in 1556. Parker was made archbishop in 1559. Mr. Jesse will not be angry, I am sure, with the above notes, or need any apology for an attempt to add to the value of his book. HENRY CAMPKIN. Reform Club, Jan. 10. 1851. * * * * * Minor Notes. _Verstegan.--A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence in Antiquities, concerning the most noble and renowned English Nation. By the Study and Travel of Richard Verstegan._--There is something so sonorous and stately in the very sound of the title of Master Richard Verstegan's etymological treatise, that any bibliographical notice of it, I am sure, will find a corner in "NOTES AND QUERIES." The following MS. note is on a fly-leaf of my copy, A.D. 1655:-- "The first edition was printed at Antwerp, in 1605. A full account of this work is given in Oldys's _British Librarian_, pp. 299 312. It concludes with suggestions for improving any future editions: namely, to add those animadversions, in their proper places, which have been since occasionally made on some mistakes in it; as those made by Mr. Sheringham on his fancy of the _Vitae_ being the ancient inhabitants of the Isle of Wight, &c. But more especially should be admitted the corrections of the learned Mr. Somner, he having left large marginal notes upon Verstegan's whole book, as we are informed by Bishop Kennett, the late accurate author of his Life. This advice has never been acted upon." To this is subjoined a notice of Verstegan's _Poems_. "There is a thin 12mo. volume of _Poems_ by Richard Verstegan, of which only one perfect copy is known. Dr Farmer had it; then a Mr. Lloyd, who disposed of it, when it sold for 22l. 1s. Mr. Faber now has it. Another copy, completed by MS., had belonged to T. Park, which was sold at Sotheby's, March 11. 1821, for 1l. 19s., and bought by Triphook."
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