The Project Gutenberg EBook of Notes & Queries 1850.02.09, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Notes & Queries 1850.02.09 Author: Various Release Date: April 7, 2004 [EBook #11929] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NOTES & QUERIES 1850.02.09 *** Produced by Jon Ingram, Susan Lucy and PG Distributed Proofreaders. Produced from images provided by The Internet Library of Early Journals. {225} NOTES AND QUERIES: A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC. “When found, make a note of.”—CAPTAIN CUTTLE. Price Threepence. No. 15. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1850. Stamped Edition 4d. CONTENTS. NOTES:— Page Wages in 17th and 19th centuries, by Rev. L.B. 225 Larking Marlowe and the old Taming of a Shrew, by S. 226 Hickson Notes from Fly-Leaves, No. 6., by Rev. J. Jebb 227 Shakspeare’s Use of Monosyllables, by C. 228 Forbes Notes on Cunningham’s London, by E.F. 228 Rimbault QUERIES:— Folk Lore (Metrical Charms), by William J. 229 Thoms Allusions in the Homilies 229 Minor Queries:—Pope’s Translations of Horace —Havior—Arabic Numerals—Eaton’s Edward III.