whilst under the name of Herbert himself
not more than about one-third of his own communication will be found.

The first edition of the _Athenae_ was not published until 1691, several
years after Sir Thomas Herbert's death; and the memoir in a complete form,
with the title of _Threnodia Carolina_, did not appear until the year 1702,
when it was published by Dr. Charles Goodall, physician to the Charter
House, together with other tracts relating to Charles I. This is doubtless
the volume described by MR. BOLTON CORNEY (vol. iii., p. 157.), who will, I
hope, favour your readers with the information requested by MR. GATTY (p.
222.).

The Memoir, as published in 1813 by G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers, Pall
Mall, professes to be a faithful reprint of the former edition of 1702. The
commencing and concluding paragraphs in this reprint are precisely the same
as those transcribed by MR. GATTY'S friend from the MS. in his possession.
His idea, that an incorrect copy of his MS. was improperly obtained, and
published in 1813, seems to be without foundation.

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Minor Notes.

_Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis._--The following extract from an
advertisement in the _St. James's Chronicle_, April 15, 1779, is worth a
note as illustrative of the altered value of the book referred to:--

"If any person is possessed of an impression of Shakspeare's _Venus and
Adonis_, 4to. Printed by Richard Field for John Harrison, 1593, and
will bring it to Mr. Thomas Longman, bookseller, in Paternoster Row, he
will receive one guinea for it."

Malone gave 25l. for the copy in his collection in the Bodleian.

J. F. M.

_Moorfields in Charles II.'s Time._--I copy this from _The New Help to
Discourse_, published about 1670:

"Two gentlemen of Stepney going homewards over Moor-fields, about
twelve of the clock at night, were staid by an impertinent constable
with many frivolous questions, more by half to show his office than his
wit; one whereof was, If they were not afraid to go home at that time
of the night? They answered, 'No.' 'Well,' said he, 'I shall let you
pass at this time; but if you should be knockt on the lead before you
get home, you cannot but report that there was a good watch kept in
Moor-fields."

BLOWEN.

_Yankee, Derivation of._--The word _Yankee_ is nothing more than the word
_English_ so transformed by the imperfect pronuncia