"atavus meus" merely "my ancestor;"
and this will leave the relationship sufficiently undefined.

R.G.

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_Love's last Shift_ (No. 24. p. 383).--"The Duchess of Bolton
(natural daughter of the Duke of Monmouth) used to divert George I.
by affecting to make blunders. Once when she had been at the play
of _Love's last Shift_, she called it '_La derniere chemise_ de
l'amour.'"--_Walpoliana_, xxx.

C.

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_Quem Deus vult perdere_ (No. 22, p. 351., and No. 26, p.
421.).--"C.J.R." having pointed out a presumed imitation of this
thought, it may not be impertinent to observe, that Dryden also has
adopted the sentiment in the following lines:--

"For those whom God to ruin has designed,
He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind."

_Hind and Panther_, part 3.

G.S. FABER.

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_Dayrolles_ (No. 23. p. 373).--The following information is appended
to a description of the _Dayrolles Correspondence_, in 21 folio vols.
in the Catalogue of Mr. Upcott's Collection, sold by Messrs. Evans a
few years ago:--

_Note copied from the Catalogue of Manuscripts, &c., belonging to the
late Mr. Upcott._

"James Dayrolles was resident at the Hague from 1717 to his death, 2nd
January, 1739.

"Solomon Dayrolles, his nephew, commenced his diplomatic career under
James, first Earl of Waldegrave, when that nobleman was ambassador
at Vienna. He was godson of Philip, the distinguished Earl of
Chesterfield, and was sworn a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to George
II., 27th Feb. 1740, in the room of Sir Philip Parker, long deceased,
and on the accession of George III. was again appointed, 5th February,
1761.

"In 1745, being at that time secretary to Lord Chesterfield, in
Holland, Mr. Dayrolles was nominated to be secretary to his lordship
at Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

"In May, 1747, he was promoted to be President in the United
Provinces; and in November, 1751, Resident at Brussels, where he
continued till August, 1757. He died in March, 1786."

J.T.C.

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_Solomon Dayrolles_.--

"24th Dec. 1786. Married Baron de Reidezel, aid-de-camp to the
Duke of Wirtemberg, to Miss Dayrolles, 2d dau. of _the late
Solomon Dayrolles_ of Hanover Square."--_Gent. Mag._ v. _56_,
p. 1146.

Probably Mr. Dayrolles' death may be recorded in the register of St.
Geor