with
those cited by WICCAMECUS.

J.E.B. MAYOR.

_Antiquity of Smoking_ (Vol. ii., pp. 41. 216.).--On that interesting
subject, "The Antiquity of Smoking," I beg to contribute the following
"Note," which I made some years ego, but unfortunately without a
reference to the author:--

"Some fern was evidently in use among the ancients: for
Athenaeus, in his first book, quotes from the Greek poet,
Crobylus, these words:--

[Greek:
'Kai ton larung haedista purio temachiois
Kaminos, ouk anthropos.']

'And I will sweetly burn my throat with cuttings:
A chimney, not a man!'

"Now as, in a preceding line, the smoker boasts of his 'Idaean
fingers,' it is plain that every man rolled up his sharoot for
himself."

H.G.

_Antiquity of Smoking_ (Vol. ii., p. 216.).--_Herod_. lib. i. sec. 36.
is referred to for some illustration, I suppose, of smoking through
tubes. _Herodotus_ supplies nothing: perhaps _Herodian_ may be meant,
though not very likely. Herb smoking was probably in use in Europe long
before tobacco. But direct authority seems sadly wanting.

SANDVICENSIS.

"_Noli me tangere_" (Vol. ii., pp. 153. 219. 250.).--In a New Testament
published by the Portusian Bible Society is a small ill-executed print,
called "Christ appearing to Mary," copied from a picture by C. Ciguani.

WEDSECNARF.

_Partrige Family_ (Vol. ii., p. 230.).--Mr. Partrige's reference to
Strype's _Ecclesiastical Memorials_ is quite unintelligible to those who
have not access to the Oxford _reprint_ of that work. The reprint (I
wish that in all other reprints a similar course was adopted) gives the
paging of the original folio edition. I submit, therefore, that Mr.
Partrige should have stated that the note he has made is from Strype's
_Ecclesiastical Memorials_, vol. ii. p. 310.

The grant to which Mr. Partrige refers is, I dare say, on the Patent
Roll, 7 Edw. VI., which may be inspected at the Public Record Office,
Rolls Chapel, on payment of a fee of 1s., with liberty to take a copy or
extract in pencil gratuitously or a plain copy may be obtained at the
rate of 6d. a folio.

The act of 1 Mary, for the restitution in blood of the heirs of Sir
Miles Partrige, if not given in the {287} large edition of the Statutes,
printed by the Record Commissioners, may no doubt be seen at the
Parliament Office, near the House of Lords, on payment of the fee of 5s.

I believe I am correct in