King's Whisperer--Frances Lady Norton--
Westminster Wedding--Stone's Diary--Dr. King's
poem of "The Toast"--"Anima Magis" etc.--The
Adventures of Peter Wilkins--Translations of the
Talmud--Torn by Horses--The Marks *, [obelus], &c.
--Blackguard 478

REPLIES:--
Church History Society, by S.R. Maitland 480
Defender of the Faith, by W.S. Gibson 481
Meaning of Jezebel 482
Socinian Boast, by J.R. Beard 483
Replies to Minor Queries:--The Koenig stuhl at Rheuze
--Mrs. Tempest--Calendar of Sundays in Greek and
Romish Churches--The Conquest--Thruscross--
Osnaburgh Bishopric--Nicholas Ferrar--Butcher's
Blue Dress--Chaucer's Portrait by Occleve--Lady
Jane of Westmoreland--Gray and Dodsley 484

MISCELLANEOUS:--
Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 485
Books and Odd Volumes Wanted 486
Notices to Correspondents 486
Advertisements 486

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NOTES.

THE FIRST PAPER-MILL IN ENGLAND.

In the year 1588, a paper-mill was established at Dartford, in Kent, by
John Spilman, "jeweller to the Queen." The particulars of this mill are
recorded in a poem by Thomas Churchyard, published shortly after its
foundation, under the following title:--

"A description and playne discourse of paper, and the whole benefits that
paper brings, with rehearsall, and setting foorth in verse a paper-myll
built near Darthforth, by an high Germaine, called Master Spilman, jeweller
to the Queene's Majyestie."

The writer says:

"(Then) he that made for us a paper-mill,
Is worthy well of love and worldes good will,
And though his name be _Spill-man_, by degree,
Yet _Help_-man now, he shall be called by mee.
Six hundred men are set at work by him,
That else might starve, or seeke abroade their bread;
Who now live well, and go full brave and trim,
And who may boast _they_ are with paper fed."

In another part of the poem Churchyard adds:

"An high Germaine he is, as may be proovde,
In Lyndoam Bodenze, borne and bred,
And for this mille, may heere be truly lovde