"
Jesus, the Son of Sirak, is not, however, the authority for this
proverb; it occurs in the 9th chapter of Ecclesiastes and 4th verse.
And now, to ask a question in turn, what is meant by "auctorite _del
Dibil_?"
JAMES GRAVES.
Kilkenny.
_Monumental Brass_ (No. 16. p. 247.).--On the floor of the Thorncombe
church, in the co. of Devon, is a splendid brass, representing Sir T.
Brooke, and Joan, his wife, dated respectively 1419 and 1436. At the
lower corner of the lady's robe is engraven a small dog, with a collar
and bells. May not these figures be the private mark of the artist?
S.S.S.
_The Wickliffite Version of the Scriptures._--I have in my possession a
very fair MS. of Wickliff's translation of the New Testament; and should
the editors of the Wickliffite Versions like to see my MS., and let me
know to whom I may send it, I shall be happy to lend it them.
DANIEL ROCK.
Buckland, Faringdon.
_Hever_ (pp. 269. 342.).--In confirmation of the meaning assigned to
this word, there is an estate near Westerham, in Kent, called
"Hever's-wood."
S.S.S.
_Steward Family_ (No. 21. p. 335.).--Though not an answer to his
question, "O.C." may like to be informed that the arms of the impalement
in the drawing which he describes are (according to Izacke's _Exeter_)
those which were borne by Ralph Taxall, Sheriff of Devon, in 1519. Pole
calls him Texshall. Modern heralds give the coat to Pecksall of
Westminster.
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