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of the author—one , as St . Bernard ; sixteen , as Gersen ; twenty-two , as Gerson ; fifty-six gave no name , and two hundred ancl six gave that of Kempis . The consensus of the collection may therefore be cited as something for the acceptance of authorship . —B . L . LEWIS .

"EIKON BASILIKE . —AS Mr . Scott , in his interesting preface to Mr . Stock ' s reprint of this memorable book of King Charles , suggests a " collation " of all " copies " and " reprints , " I beg to send yon some notes on a copy of 1649 in my possession . This is a small pocket edition , evidentl y read ancl interlined by a contemporary royalist —• " Reprinted for John Williams , 1649 . " It has a crown with a large " Alha" underneathan itaph bJ . H . ancl an

p , ep y , " Omega " after " Vota clabunt , " etc . It contains as an "inset" His Majesty ' s reasons against the pretended jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice , a true relation of the King ' s speech to Lady Elizabeth and the Duke of Gloucester ; two other relations of the Lady Elizabeth , and a letter from the Prince of Wales to the King , dated "The Hague , January , 23 , 1648 . "—A . F . A . WOODFORD .

SPINDLE WHORLS . —During a recent visit to the site of Sankissa in the Tutehgurh district of North-Western India , a well-known Buddhist city , described by General Cunningham and others , I obtained a number of clay dies , many of which bear an extraordinary resemblance both in shape and ornamentation to the so-called " Spindle Whorls " described in Schliemann ' s " Troy" ancl bGastaldi in his " Prehistoric Remains of Ital . " I have seen

, y y it mentioned that similar " Spindle Whorls " have been found in some parts of Great Britain . Will you or any of your readers kindl y indicate to me the works in which I can find descriptions of this class of remains ?—H . RIVETTCARNACI , F . S . A .

The following prayers are taken from the Rawlinson MS . ( Bodleian Library ) : — A PRAYER , SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN USED AT THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW MEMBER INTO THE SOCIETY OF FREEMASONS—POUND AMONG THE PAPERS OP A BROTHER , DECEASED . —0 Most Glorious Gocl , who art the chief Architect of the Universe , grant unto us Thy servants , who have already entered ourselves into

this most noble and autient fraternity , that we may be solid ancl thoughtful , ancl always have a remembrance of those sacred things we have taken upon us , and endeavour to instruct and inform each other in secrecy , that nothinomay be unlawfully or illegally obtained , ancl that this Thy servant , who is now going to be a Mason , may be a worth y member ; grant , 0 God , that he and all of us may live as men considering the great end for which we were created ;

ancl do Thou give us wisdom to contrive ancl guide us in all our doings , strength to support in all difficulties , ancl beauty to adorn those heavenly mansions where Thine honour dwells ; grant , 0 Lord , that we may ao-re ' e together in brotherly love ancl charit y towards one another , and in all our dealings do justice to all men ; love mercy and walk humbl y with Thee our Gocl , so that at last we may be made members of an heavenly Jerusalem . Now unto the King eternal , immortal , invisible , the only wise God , be rendered ancl ascribed all honour , glory , might , majesty , and dominion , thanksgiving ancl praise , world without end . Amen . .

0 , most glorious Architect of the Universe , whom we adore in all th y wonderful works of creation , grant unto us Thy servants already admitted into this most noble and antient fraternity , that we behave ourselves in such a manner , and always so faithfull y preserve in our memories those sacred engagements we have laid ourselves under , ancl endeavour to instruct each other in so secret a manner that nothing may be unlawfull y discovered ; ancl grant , that this Thy servant who is now becoming a member of our society may be truly worthy of it . Grant , 0 Almighty Architect , that he and all of ns may lead lives like persons considering the sole end for which we were all created