orld. Any notes
upon the state of this law upon the Continent, any references to
instances of valuable "finds" which have been lost to archaeological
investigation through the operation of this law, or to cases in which
the decisions of the courts have been given upon questions of this law;
in short, any hints {167} or information upon any points connected with
the subject of _Treasure Trove_ will be thankfully received by,

EFFESSA.

_Poeta Anglicus._--The gloss on the Prooemium to the _Constitutions of
Clement V._, col. iv. "Corp. Jur. Can." t. iii. Lugd. 1671, has the
following remark:--

"Et dicitur a _Papae_, quod est, interjectio admirantis, et vere
admirabilis: quia vices Dei in terris gerit. Inde dixit ille
Anglicus in poetria nova: _Papa stupor mundi._ Et circa fin.,
_Qui maxima rerum, nec Deus es nec homo, quasi neuter es inter
utrumque_."

Who is the Anglicus Poeta? What is the name of his poem?

J.B.

_Hornbooks._--Can either of your numerous intelligent readers give me an
account of the hornbooks from which our ancestors learned their letters?
If so, I shall feel especially obliged for the information.

JOHN TIMBS.

_Ben Jonson, or Ben Johnson._--Among some papers I possess of the Digby
family, I have an autograph poem on _The Picture of the Minde of the
Lady Venetia Digby_, by Ben "Johnson." Is this the same as Ben "Jonson?"
and if so, how comes it the "h" has been dropped from his name? Or was
there some other Ben "Johnson," a poet of that period?

N.A.B.

_MS. Book of Prayers belonging to Queen Catherine Parr._--In vol. ix. of
the _Gentleman's Magazine_ is a description of a MS. book of prayers,
bound in silver, which probably belonged to Queen Catherine Parr. Can
you or any of your numerous readers inform me in whose possession the
volume is _now_?

J.L.W.

_Waltheof--De Combre Family--Ilda._--In _Waltheof, or the Siege of
York_, an historical drama published at York, 1832, one of the _dramatis
personae_, Judith, the niece of the Conqueror, and daughter of the
Countess of Albemarle, is made to say,--

"When gallant _Waltheof, as his country's champion_,
On bus'ness of high import and high matters,
_Oft at my royal uncle's court appeared_,

...

"We married privately.
Two years and more have passed since this has happened,
And one sweet pledge of love has crowned our vows."

Now I am anxious to know,

1. Whether there be any historical authority