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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. * * * * * REPLIES. THE ARABIC NUMERALS AND CIPHER. I might, with a little more consideration,
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