ord Bacon's Latin by Wats. Finally, T.
concludes with this very singular remark: "Wats' version is the more
exact of the two!"

Does T. mean to call Lord Bacon's English text a _version_ of his Latin,
by anticipation of eighteen years?

The only other authority for such meaning of the word would seem to be
the facetious Dr. Prout, who accused Tom Moore of a similar _version_ of
his celebrated papers.

A.E.B.

_First Paper-mill in England_ (Vol. ii., p. 473).--The birthplace of the
"High Germaine Spilman" (_Spielmann_), celebrated by Churchyard, your
English readers may not easily discover by his description as quoted by
DR. RIMBAULT.

"Lyndoam Bodenze" is _Lindau am Boden-see_, on the Lake of Constance (in
German, _Bodensee_), once a free imperial city, called, from its site on
three islets in the lake, "the Swabian Venice," now a pretty little town
belonging to the kingdom of _Bavaria_.

V.

"_Torn by Horses_" (Vol. ii., p. 480.).--This cruel death was suffered
by _Ravaillac_, who accomplished what Jean Chatel failed in doing.

The execution took place on the 27th of May, 1610, with the most
atrocious severities of torture, of which the drawing by horses was but
the last out of a scene that continued for many hours. The day before he
had been racked to the very extremity of human suffering. The horses
dragged at the wretch's body for an hour in vain; at length a nobleman
present sent one of his own, which was stronger; but this even would not
suffice. The executioner had to sever the mangled body with his knife,
before the limbs would give way. I could add more of these details, but
the subject is intolerable.

The execution of _Ravaillac_ was followed with the utmost exactness, but
with more cruelty, if possible, in the case of _Damiens_ (sentenced for
the attempt on Louis le Bien-Aime), who suffered on the Place de Greve,
March 28. 1757. The frightful business lasted from morning till dusk!
Here again the knife was used before the body gave way, the horses
having dragged at it for more than an hour first; the poor wretch
living, it is said, all the while!

I believe this was the last instance of the punishment in France, if not
in Europe.

A concise summary of the trials of these men, and all the hideous
details of their tortures and execution, will be found, by those who
have a taste for such things, in the third volume of the new series of
the _Neuer Pitaval_, edited by Hitzig and Haring (Leipzig