Sir
James Mackintosh's _History of England_ vol. ii. p. 185., will explain this
passage:

"The love of Margaret Roper continued to display itself in those
outwardly unavailing tokens of tenderness to his (her father, Sir
Thomas More's) remains, by which affection seeks to perpetuate itself;
ineffectually, indeed, for the object, but very effectually for {11}
softening the heart and exalting the soul. She procured his head be
taken down from London Bridge, where more odious passions had struggled
in pursuit of a species of infernal immortality by placing it. She kept
it during her life as a sacred relic, and was buried with that object
of fondness in her arms, nine years after she was separated from her
father."

X.Z.

_Was Quarles pensioned?_ (Vol. i., p. 201.).--I believe that no reply has
been made to this Query. The following passage, transcribed from the
_Epistle Dedicatory_ to the surreptitious edition of Quarles's _Judgment
and Mercy_, affords a slight negative proof to the contrary;--

"And being so usefull, dare not doubt your patronage of this _child_,
which survives a _father_, whose utmost abilities were (till death
darkned that great light in his soule) sacrificed to your service."

Now if Charles had conferred a pension on Quarles, is it not exceedingly
probable that the publisher and dedicator, Richard Royston, would have
recalled so honourable a circumstance to the memory of his "Most gratious
soveraigne King Charles" in this _Epistle Dedicatory_, when he had so
excellent an opportunity of doing so?

J.M.B.

_Old Hewson the Cobbler_ (Vol. ii., p. 442.).--I remember that there was a
low song sung at some wine parties in Oxford about fifteen years ago, which
began with the words, "My name is old Hewson," &c. I do not remember the
words, but they were gross: the chief _fun_ seemed to consist in the
chorus,--a sort of _burring_ noise being made with the lips, while the
doubled fists were rubbed and thumped upon the thigh, as if the cobbler's
lapstone had been there.

Was Hewson, the Parliamentarian colonel, a cobbler?

C.P.

_The Inquisition_ (Vol. ii., p. 358.).--The following reply to IOTA'S
Queries is extracted from _Walchii Bibliotheca Theologica_, tom. iii. p.
739.:

"Auctor libri: Histoire de l'Inquisition et son origine. Coloniae
MDCXCIII. 12. qui Jacob Marsollierius est."[1]

Of the history of the Bohemians I can ascertain on