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Defence of the Execution of Mary Queen of Scots, by J. Payne Collier

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"De Navorscher," by Bolton Corney

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A Bidding at Weddings in Wales, by W. Spurrell

114

Coleridge's "Religious Musings"

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Folk Lore:—Lammer Beads—Engraved Warming-pans—Queen Elizabeth's Christening Cloth

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Minor Notes:—The Breeches Bible—Origin of the present Race of English—True Blue—"By Hook or by Crook"—Record of Existing Monuments

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Queries:—

Five Queries and Notes on Books, Men, and Authors

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Minor Queries:—The Witches' Prayer—Water-buckets given to Sheriffs—A Cracow Pike—Meaning of Waste-book—Machell's MS. Collections for Westmoreland and Cumberland—Decking Churches at Christmas—Coinage of Germany—Titles of Peers who are Bishops—At Sixes and Sevens—Shaking Hands—George Steevens—Extradition—Singing of Metrical Psalms and Hymns in Churches—Ormonde Portraits—Tradescant—Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Craigs—Lincoln Missal

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Replies:—

Meaning of Eisell, by Samuel Hickson and S. W. Singer

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Descent of Henry IV.

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Fossil Elk of Ireland

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Replies to Minor Queries:—Coverdale Bible—Epitaph— Probabilism—Old Hewson the Cobbler—Rodolph Gualter—Burning the Hill—"Fronte capillata," &c.—Time when Herodotus wrote—Herstmonceux Castle—Camden and Curwen Families—Joan Sanderson, or the Cushion Dance—North Sides of Churchyards—"Antiquitas SÆculi Juventus Mundi"—Umbrella—Form of Prayer at the Healing

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Miscellaneous:—

Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c.

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Books and Odd Volumes wanted

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Notices to Correspondents

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