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used, in old records, for some part of defensive armour, particularly in
the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries? It does not bear any relation
to the fabrics of Pisa.

T. HUDSON TURNER.

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TRANSLATIONS OF GRAY'S ELEGY.

Sir,--My best apology for troubling you with such a lengthened Query is,
that it will serve, to some extent, as a Note. Will any of your
correspondents inform me of any additions to the following list of
translations of Gray's _Elegy?_ It may possibly be more incomplete than
I am aware of, as it is drawn up, with two exceptions, from copies in my
own library only.

Greek:

1. By Professor Cooke, printed with his edition of Aristotle's
_Poetics_, Cantab. 1775. It begins:--

[Greek: "Nux pelei, oud an agros pura kaietai, oud ana komas."]

2. By Dr. Norbury. 4to. Eton. 1793:--

[Greek: "Atgellei kodon barus aeelion katadunta."]

3. By Dr. Sparke, Bishop of Ely. 4to. Lond. 1794:--

[Greek: "Kodon aematos oichomenoio baruktupos aechei."]

4. By Dr. Coote. 4to. Lond. 1794:--

[Greek: "Kodon daeta, phaous tekmor apiontos, epaechei."]

5. By Stephen Weston. 4to. London, 1794:--

[Greek: "Aematos oichomenoio boai chalkos baruaechaes."]

6. By Edward Tew. 4to. Lond. 1795:--

[Greek: "Tael' aechei kodon neon aematos anomenoio."]

There is also a Greek version of the epitaph only, by J. Plumptre,
printed with his Greek version of Pope's _Messiah._ 4to. 1795. In a
biographical notice of Dr. Sparke, it is stated that he was among the
thirteen candidates when the competition took place for the best
translation of Gray's _Elegy_ into Greek. Query, what was this
competition, and were any of the other versions published?

Latin:

1. By Lloyd. Query, when and where originally published? My copy,
which is among some collections of the late Mr. Haselwood, appears
to have been cut out of a Dublin edition. It begins:--

"Audistin! quam lenta sonans campana per agros."

2. By Signor Gio. Costa. 12mo. In Eblana, 1776:--

"AEs triste ingeminat cedentis signa diei."

3. By Gilbert Wakefield, in his "Poemata partim scripta, partim
reddita." Cambridge, 1776:--

"Vesper adest, lugubre sonat Campanula; tardis."

4. By C.A. et W.H.R. [C. Anstey and W.H. Roberts.] 4to. London,
1778:--