n his head steal a hand down from his load, and slily twirl the
cock of a squire's hat behind him; and while the offended person is
swearing or out of countenance, all the wag-wits in the highway are
grinning in applause of the ingenious rogue that gave him the tip, and
the folly of him who had not eyes all round his head to prevent
receiving it."--_Spectator_, No. 354.

C. FORBES.

October 11.

_Miching Mallecho._--The Writer of the review of _Urquhart's Travels_ in
the _Quart. Rev._ for March 1850, who is, in all probability, identical
with the author of the _Handbook of Spain_, felicitously suggests that
_Miching Mallecho_ is a mere misprint for the Spanish words _Mucho
Malhecho_, _much mischief_: _Hamlet_, iii. 2. Imagining that I had seen
this ingenious conjecture somewhere in print before, I referred to, and was
disappointed when I found it not in Knight's _Shakspeare_ (library ed.).
Recently, in looking over Dr. Maginn's admirable dissections of _Dr.
Farmer's Essay on the Learning of Shakspeare_, I discovered what I was in
search of, and beg to present it to the notice of your readers.

"That the text is corrupt, I am sure; and I think Dr. Farmer's
substitution of _mimicking malhecco_, a most unlucky attempt at
emendation. In the old copies it is _munching malicho_, in which we
find traces of the true reading, _mucho malhecho_, much mischief.

"'Marry, _mucho malhecho_--it means mischief.'"--_Fraser's Magazine_,
Dec. 1839, p. 654.

J. M. B.

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Queries.

THE INQUISITION--THE BOHEMIAN PERSECUTION.

My query as to the authorship of _The Adventures of Gaudentio di Lucca_ has
drawn so satisfactory a reply from your correspondents (whom I beg to thank
most heartily for the information they have communicated), that I am
induced to ask you to aid me in ascertaining the authorships of the
following works of which I have copies:--

"Histoire de l'Inquisition et son Origine. A Cologne, chez Pierre
Marteau, M.DC.XCIII." 1 vol. 12mo.

Is this the same work as that mentioned in Watt's _Bib. Brit._ as--

"The History of the Inquisition and its Origin, by James Marsollier,
1693." 12mo.?

I have often searched for a copy of this work in English, but have never
found it. Was it ever translated into English?

"L'INQUISIZIONE PROCESSATA OPERA STORICA E CURIOSA, Divisa in due Tomi.
IN COLONIA APPRESSO PAULO