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the building that it was considered unsafe to
use, and in consequence it has not been used
since that occasion. Is this authentic ; and,
if so, where is any reference to the matter to
be found ? E. STEWARD.
'ANNALS OF GAMING.' I have a copy of this book (London, William Lane and others) marked " the second edition," but undated. Can any one tell me the author, date of first edition, and dates of second and any sub- sequent editions ? I cannot find any trace of it in the printed Catalogue of the British Museum, or other bibliographical works that I have referred to. In the introduction the unnamed editor states that the matter was previously produced in some unnamed periodical. Where? J. S. M. T.
THE VINEGAR BIBLE. Where can I find biographical notices of the following artists and engravers whose excellent work illus- trates this well - known Bible ? Painters : L. Cheron, James Thornhill, L. Laguerre. Engravers : Lud. du Guernier, Gerard vander Gucht, C. Dubosc, C. Dupuis, G. vander Gourven, Cochein, H. S. Thomassin, C. Simonneau Major, Beauvais, E. K. Orkall. Was the misprint of "vinegar ".for vineyard corrected before the whole edition was printed ; and of what number of copies did the edition consist ? H. S. BOYS.
Hullbrook, Guildford.
"HYPERCRITIC." I remember a couplet cited in Cassell's ' Popular Educator,' about 1853 or 1854, as a well-known quotation : Critics indeed are valuable men, But hypercritics are as good again.
If any reader of ' N. & Q.' can refer me to the source of this I shall be glad. Please send direct. J. A. H. MURRAY.
Oxford.
SHELDON : WRIGHT. Is anything known of the Mr. Sheldon whose collection of medals Evelyn went to see on 3 Dec., 1684 ; or of "Mr. Wrighte the painter," whose collection of rare shells the same diarist chronicles seeing on 6 May, 1664? G. L. APPERSON.
COUNTS OF HOLLAND. William II., Count of Holland, was crowned King of the Romans in 1248. Was John of Hainault, who became Count of Holland in 1299, a descendant ; and, if so, can any one kindly furnish me with the intervening links ? JAMES DALLAS.
BRASS AT ST. ALBANS. Can any one tell me where I can find an illustration or description of the brass of an ancestor, Bertin
Entwisle, formerly at St. Peter's Church
St. Albans ? He was killed at the battle 01
St. Albans in the fifteenth century. My
mother remembered to have seen the brass ;
but some six or eight years ago I visited the
church, and though there were two or three
brasses in the aisle pavements under the
matting, I could identify neither of them as
the one wanted. Two years ago I went
again to St. Peter's and found it converted
into a species of brand-new Dissenting chapel.
The church had been " restored " meanwhile
by Lord Grimthorne, and all trace of any
brass had vanished. Does any one know
what became of them ? G. S. PARRY.
JOHN VILETT. Is anything known of "John Vilett, of London, geutilman, and Richard Vilett, his brother," to whom a grant of arms was made on 19 Dec., 1572 1
HENRY BRIERLEY.
MATERIALISM. Are there any grounds for supposing that Condillac, Bonnet, and Hartley were acquainted with each other's speculations? DUDLEY WALTON.
Kingston-on-Thames.
"SLACK UP." Sailors and fishermen seem to use this term to mean " let out " or " pull in" according to which they want done. Perhaps some of your nautical readers will explain what it should mean.
RALPH THOMAS.
MARGARET PLANTAGENET, COUNTESS OF SALISBURY. Is any authentic portrait in existence of Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury ; and, if so, in whose possession is it ? ASTOLATT BEAUFORT.
EXECUTION OF QUEEN ANNE BOLEYN. Was the sword, instead of the axe, often, or ever, used for the decapitation of a person of high rank except in this instance? The executioner was sent for specially from Calais, then belonging to England, arid pro- bably a broad two-handed sword was used, with which the head of the unfortunate queen was swept from her shoulders at one blow. Anne Boleyn was blindfolded, her hair confined in a net, and she knelt at the block, in front of the executioner. She was beheaded on St. Peter's Green, in the Tower, on 19 May, 1536, and buried in the little chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula. Anne Boleyn is said to have been born in 1502 or 1503. JOHN PICKFORD, M.A.
Newbourne Rectory, Woodbridge.
MONTAIGNE. In an article on 'Frederic Hervey, Earl and Bishop,' in the September
