poeme. Un artist dont le nom est
venu jusqu'a nous, Raux, en _peignit sur email les sujets
les plus marquants_; et tandis qu'on faisoit passer dans une
version latine les vers elegants du poete jesuite, M. Bertin,
ministre d'etat, le gratifioit d'un magnifique _cabaret_ de
Sevres, dont toutes les pieces reproduisoient les aventures
de son heros, ce qui fit dire a Gresset, _qu'on le traduisoit
aussi en porcelaine de Sevres_." {367}

The _Query_ I wish to make is, Have any of these illustrations or
designs from Gresset's poem of Vert-vert, painted on enamel china, or
earthenware of any sort, of French or any other manufacture, come to
light of late years? or more lately still, among the articles that
have been dispersed among various buyers of almost all nations, in the
sales within these few weeks effected at Paris?

Robert Snow.

_Urbanus Regius_.--A friend of mine, a delightful old lady, fresh,
genial, and inquisitive, has in her possession an old volume, a family
heir-loom, which is not the less dear to her for being somewhat dingy
and dilapidated, and touching which she would gladly receive such
information as your correspondents can supply.

It is made up of three apparently distinct treatises; the first
(of which several leaves are wanting) on the twelve articles of the
Apostles' Creed. The second is "The ryght foundation, and pryncypall
common places of the hole godly Scripture," &c., by Doctor Urbanus
Regius. Prefixed is an epistle to Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury
(evidently Cranmer), to whom "Hys dayly oratoure, Gwalter Lynne (the
writer of the epistle), wyssheth lyfe euerlastynge." Between this
second treatise and the third, and apparently belonging to the latter,
is a title-page with the following inscription:

"Imprinted for Gwalter Lynne, dwelling upon Somers Kaye, by
Byllinges gate. In the yeare of oure Lorde. MDXLVIII. And they
by [_sic_] to be solde at Poules church yarde at the north
doore, In the signe of the By-bell, By Richard Jugge."

This last treatise is in smaller type than the others, and has no
general designation: it contains chapters on various subjects, e.g.
"The Signification of Baptism," &c.

Query 1. Is this volume well known? 2. Who were Urbanus Regius and
Walter Lynne?

G.P.

March 16. 1850.

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REPLIES.

THE ARABIC NUMERALS AND CIPHER.

I might, with a little more consideration,