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HEBREW LEXICON. 423 one, and all four later issues should certainly be described as re-issues of the lexicon appended to the c Spiraculum.' Probably Jones drew up and issued the title-page of 1637 without consulting Alabaster. It seems hardly likely that the latter had anything to do with the reprinting of his prefatory note with a new title-page which rendered it meaningless. It is much more likely that this issue was a last un- authorised attempt on Jones's part to get rid of the balance of his stock of the lexicon. The elaborate woodcut compartment gives a false appearance of importance to the issue, but, though I have not found other examples of it, it is, I think, pretty clear that it is only a stock one, not specially designed for this work. STEPHEN K. JONES.