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NOTES AND QUERIES. [10* s. v. MAY 20,
and curious Tarot pack, which he has
recently acquired. In catalogues and other
works on cards I can find mention of only
the usual and well-known Tarot set of
78 cards, viz., four suits of 14 cards each and
22 atouts. My friend's pack consists of
06 cards, viz., four suits of 14 ; 35 numbered
extras, including Adam and Eve (in the
costume of the period), the devil, a cripple,
the four Magi, twelve signs of the zodiac, &c. ;
and finally the five planets, unnumbered.
I shall be glad of any information, or
reference to any book describing such a
pack. JAS. PLATT, Jun.
BLACK Box AND THE MAYOR OF BODMIN. In Boase's 'Bibliotheca Cornubiensis,' on p. 934, occurs this entry :
- ' Bodmin. A full relation of the contents of the
Black Box, with some other remarkable occurrences relating to the Cornish rebellion, execution of the Mayor of Bodmin. 1680, 4to."
I have been unable t3 find any trace of this book. I thought I had got it in the ' Somers Tracts ' (vol. viii. p. 187), where is given " A Letter to a Person of Honour concerning the Black Box. 1680." This Black Box proved to be the one supposed to contain evidence of the legitimacy of ths Duke of Monmouth.
It seems to me passible that the 'Bodmin Book,' if I may so style it, may consist of a tract on the same subject with the " other remarkable occurrences relating to the Cornish rebellion " bound up with it, but having no connexion therewith. These "occurrences" may have been taken from Holinshed. But this is only conjecture. If any one can give information about the Bodmin book, it will be most acceptable. A reply direct would oblige.
(Mrs.) F. ROSE-TROUP.
Ottery St. Mary, Devon.
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN AND THE DEFENCE OF ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND. In an old number of Macmillan the writer of an article on Newfoundland alludes to one Christopher Martin, a Devonshire sailor from Cockington, who successfully defended the port of St. John's against the Dutch in the time of Charles II., and who "has left an account of the engagement." Where can I find this account in what book or pamphlet? Can any reader furnish date of birth and further particulars of this hero ? CHARLES KING.
101, Union Street, Torquay.
HERALDIC. On an old dessert service are the following arms, now almost undecipher- able. Can any one tell me to what house they belong ? Gules (possibly or), on a chief
azure three martlets argent. Crest, On a
cap of maintenance, a martlet argent, in its-
beak a sprig of three leaves vert. The arms
bear on an inescutcheon the badge of a.
baronet of Ulster. H. V. JERVIS-READ.
The College, Winchester.
AUTHORS OF QUOTATIONS WANTED. I shall be glad to be referred to the words of a poem, probably of Jacobite origin, com- mencing, I think, as follows :
There 's fire on the mountains, Rin, boys, rin.
JOHN T. PAGE.
Where can I find the poem containing the following lines ?
Before me lie dark waters,
In broad canals and deep, Whereon the silver moonbeams
Sleep, restless in their sleep ; A sort of vulgar Venice
Reminds me where I am ; Yes, yes, you are in England,
And I 'm at Rotterdam.
They are quoted in E. V. Lucas's *A Wan- derer in Holland,' but so far I have not been able to find them in the works of Tom Hood the elder. EDWARD LATHAM.
[We seem to recall the lines in Hood.]
I will go forth 'mong men, not mailed in scorn, But in the armour of a pure intent. Great duties are before me and great songs, And whether crowned or crownless when 1 fall, It matters not, so as God's work be done.
D. R.
" GULA AUGUSTI." What is the origin of this name for the first day of August? Ains worth gives it in his list of law terms, but without explanation. A. T. M.
[The 'N.E.D.' says: "A. [adopted from] OF. f/we, goule, med. L, gula Augusti. The ulterior etymology is unknown. The Welsh form is gwyt Aw& (ywyl, festival, believed to be a. [adopted from] L. vigilia, Vigil), but as the med. L. and OF. terms were in continental use, this must be a mere popular etymology. The conjecture that gula is a corruption of ' Dies Sancti Petri ad vin- cula' is very unlikely, nor is it clear how it can be identified with the Lat. gula, ' throat.'"].
EARL'S ELDEST SON AND SUPPORTERS. I shall be glad to learn whether the eldest son of an earl is entitled to bear the supporters belonging to his father, when using his arms, and when engraved on plate, or under any circumstances. ALFRED BURTON.
' THE BATTERED TAR.' I shall be glad to know who was the author of "The Battered Tar ; or, the Waggoner's Companion. A Poem, with Sonnets, &c. London, J. John- ston, 98, Cheapside" (and other publishers),
