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Title: Notes & Queries, No. 9, Saturday, December 29, 1849
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Antiquaries, Genealogists, Etc.

Author: Various

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CONTENTS

Our Progress

NOTES:--
Sir E. Dering's Household Book, by Rev. Lambert B. Larking. 130
Berkeley's Theory of Vision, by Rev. J.H. Todd. 131
Bishop Barnaby. 131
Mathematical Archaeology. 132
Song in Style of Suckling, &c. 133
Gothic Architecture. 134
Dr. Burney's Musical Works, by E.F. Rimbault. 135
Ancient Alms' Basins, by Dr. Bell. 135
Minor Notes:--Prince Madoc--St. Barnabas--Register
of Cromwell's Baptism--The Times--Rowland
Monoux--Wassail Song--Portrait of Charles I.--Autograph
Mottoes of Richard Duke of Gloucester
and Henry Duke of Buckingham. 136
Notes in answer to Queries:--Lord Erksine's Brooms--Scarborough
Warning--Gray's Elegy--Coffee, the Lacedaemonian Black Broth. 138

QUERIES:--
The Last of the Villains, by E. Smirke. 139
The Dore of Holy Scripture. 139
Turner's MS. History of Westminster. 140
Talisman of Charlemagne. 140
Dick Shore, Isle of Dogs, &c. 141
Minor Queries:--The Strand Maypole--To Fettle--Greek
Verse--Dr. Dee's Petition--Vondel's Lucifer--Discurs
Modest--Ptolemy of Alexandria--Vanbrugh's
London Improvements--Becket's Grace-Cup--Sir
Herbert's Office-Book. 142

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