e at least two passages in Shakspeare's plays where the word
is used in this sense, but which appear to have been overlooked by his
glossarists. The first is in _All's Well that Ends Well_, Act IV. Sc. 3.,
where the French locals are moralising upon Bertram's profligate pursuit of
Diana:

"Now God _delay_ our rebellion--as we are ourselves, what are we?"

The second is in _Cymbeline_, Act V. Sc. 4., where Jupiter tempers his love
with crosses, in order to make his gifts--

"The more _delayed_, delighted."

A. E. B.

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Minor Notes.

_Portrait of Luther._--A portrait of Luther, perhaps original, certainly
nearly cotemporary with the Reformer, possessing many excellent qualities,
was some time since shown me. It is in the possession of Mr. Horne, of
Morton in Marsh, Gloucestershire: it was received by him from an elderly
gentleman still living in London, who purchased it many years since at a
sale of pictures. The picture is very dark, on canvass, with a black frame
having a narrow gilt moulding. As the existence of this portrait is perhaps
not known, mention of the fact might interest some of your readers. The
picture, including frame, is perhaps in size thirty inches by twenty-four;
and the age of the sitter, whose features are delineated with remarkable
effects is probably under fifty years.

B. H. C.

_Randle Wilbraham._--Randle Wilbraham, Esq., the grandfather of Lord
Skelmersdale, who died upon the 3rd of April last, was a lawyer of great
eminence, and held the office of treasurer of Lincoln's Inn. The university
of Oxford conferred, by diploma, the degree of D.C.L. upon him in these
notable terms:

"Placuit nobis in Convocatione die 14 mensis Aprilis 1761, solenniter
convocatis spectatissimum Ranulphum Wilbraham, Arm. Coll. AEnaei Nasi
quondam commensalem, in agendis causis pro diversis Tribunalibus per
multos retro annos hodieque versatissimum, Subsenescallum nostrum et
Consiliarium fidissimum, Gradu Doctoris in Jure Civili insignire. Cujus
quidem haec praecipua ac prope singularis et est, et semper fuit, quod
propriis ingenii et industriae suae viribus innixus Aulici favoris nec
appetens, nec particeps, sine ullo magnatum patrocinio, sine turpi
Adulantium aucupio, ad summam tamen in Foro, in Academia, in Senatu,
tum gloriam, tum etiam authoritatem facilem sibi et stabilem munivit
viam, Fortunae suae si quis alius