Notes and Queries, Number 54, November 9, 1850, page 1 by Various Authors
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of Words: the Word "Freight" 389 Minor Notes:--Smith's Obituary--George Wither the Poet, a Printer--Corruption of the Text of Gibbon's "Decline and Fall"--Traditional Story concerning Cardinal Wolsey 389
QUERIES:--
Early Sale of Gems, Drawings, and Curiosities 390 Minor Queries:--Quotations wanted--Death of Richard H.--Sir W. Herschel's Observations and Writings-- Swearing by Swans--Automachia--Poa cynosuwides-- Vineyards--Martin, Cockerell, and Hopkins Families--Camden's Poem on the Marriage of the Thames and Isis--National Airs of England--Poor Pillgarlick--Inscription on a Portrait--Burton's Parliamentary Diary--Tobacconists--"The Owl is abroad"--Scandal against Queen Elizabeth--Letters of Horning--Cromwell poisoned 391
REPLIES:--
Collar of SS. 393 Daniel De Foe, by W. Crafter 395 "Antiquitas Sæculi Juventus Mundi" 395 Replies to Minor Queries:--Sir Gammer Vans-- Hipperswitches--Cat and Bagpipes--Forlot, Firlot, or Furlet--Sitting during the Lessons--Engelmann's Bibliotheca Auctor. Class.--News--Derivation of Orchard 396
MISCELLANEOUS:--
Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 398 Books and Odd Volumes Wanted 398 Notice to Correspondents 399 Advertisements 399
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Notes.
ENGLISH AND NORMAN SONGS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
In a vellum book, known as The Red Book of Ossory, and preserved in the archives of that see, is contained a collection of Latin religious poetry, written in a good bold hand of the 14th century; prefixed to several of the hymns, in a contemporary and identical hand, are sometimes one sometimes more lines of a song in old English or Norman French, which as they occur I here give:
"Alas hou shold y syng, yloren is my playnge Hou sholdy wiz zat olde man} } swettist of al zinge." To leven and let my leman }
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"Harrow ieo su thy: p fol amo^r de mal amy."
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"Have m^rcie on me frere: Barfote zat ygo."
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"Do Do. nightyngale syng ful m