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LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC. "When found, make a note of.". - CAPTAIN CUTTLE. Clabber Napper's Hole - Cold Harbour, by Dr. E. F. Maltese Proverbs · MINOR QUERIES ANSWERED: - Ziervogel - Lovell (Ro-i bert), Pan botanologia - Ch. Harvie-Hugh Broughton-Carthusian Order- Vegetable Ivory - Dutch Inscription- Antiquities of Chess 455 455 456 457 459 Nates. CHAPMAN'S PLAYS MENTIONED IN HENSLOW'S DIARY. I trust the following Notes on Chapman may not be without interest; I send them as the beginning of an investigation that might prove useful should the works of this writer ever be published in a collected form. In Mr. Collier's valuable edition of Henslow's Diary, published by the Shakspeare Society, the earliest notice of Chapman is at p. 64., in recording the first performance of his play, The Blind Beggar of Alexandria, on February 12, 1595-6. If we may judge by the manager's share of the receipts, this would appear to have been very popular the performance of it was continued occasionally for more than a twelvemonth. We do not meet with him again till the 16th May, 1598, when we find there was lent to him, "in earneste of a boocke for the companye, xxxx." Seven 462 days afterwards, on the 23rd May, was further lent to him, "upon his boocke which he promised us, xx." On the following 10th June he received a further 10s.; and on the 15th June, "in earneste of his boocke called The Wylle of a Womon, xxs," pp. 123-125. Mr. Collier has a note upon this as follows: 460 464 - 465 466 466 Early Cast-iron Grave Slabs, by W. J. Bernhard Smith 467 468 Shakspeare Emendations, by S. W. Singer, &c. Replies to Minor Queries:- Coins placed in Found- "This may not have been a separate play, but the same called in pp. 119. and 122. A Woman will have her Will,' where it is imputed to William Haughton alone. Chapman may have added to it, or assisted him in it. It seems unlikely that two plays, so resembling in title, would have been produced at the same time." I cannot say I think this view correct. It was by no means of unfrequent occurrence to have as great a similarity in the titles of plays. "Young Haughton" had already received 40s. for his work, which, considering he had had but 10s. for his previous performance in the preceding November, would probably be thought sufficient. And the title of Chapman's play may not improbably have been altered. The amount received for the two was certainly above the usual price of plays at that date. The next notices are September 31, 1598: "To bye a boocke of Mr. Chapman, called The Founte of new Facianes: pd. in pte., iij;" and the following October 12, "To paye unto Mr. Chapmane, in fulle payment for his playe called The Fountayne of new Facions, xx," pp. 135-6. For this work, therefore, we see he was paid 47. At p. 106. there is the following entry: "Lent unto Bengemen Johnsone, the 3rd of Desembr, 1597, upon a booke weh he was to writte for us befor Crysmas next after the date herof, wch he showed the plotte unto the company: I saye lente in redy money unto hime the some of xx"." I cannot help thinking Mr. Collier wrong in supposing that, "having proceeded so far as to have shown the plot of it," he had "no doubt written much of it." The plot would of course have been arranged before a single scene was written; and the above entry distinctly states he was to write it (not finish it) before Christmas. Doubtless he was sanguine, and he wanted twenty shillings; but he found that three weeks, with the best will in the world, was too short a time to produce a tragedy, and consequently we hear nothing more of it. On the 23rd October, 1598, however, we find, lent "unto Mr. Chapman one his playeboocke, and ij ectes of a tragedie of Bengemen's plotte, the some of iij." Jonson and Chapman did write in conjunction; and it seems hardly questionable that, in the present instance, the latter took up Bengemen's plotte," and completed the work the former had left unfinished. On the day following the date of the last entry, Chapman appears to have borrowed of Henslow 107. 10s. What the "playe-boocke," mentioned in the entry of the 23rd October, was, does not appear; but on the 1st December he received a further 10s.: p. 140. Possibly the "playe-boocke" was The Fountain of new Fashions, upon which something additional was then paid, and the 10s. of the 1st December a final payment on account of the two acts of the tragedy of "Bengemen's plotte." The next notice is at p. 141., where it appears that on the 4th and 8th January, 1598-9, he received 61. for a tragedy, the name of which is not given. Chapman's works appear by this time to have risen considerably in estimation, and, as a consequence, he appears to have been paid higher sums. The Blind Beggar of Alexandria was so successful that, within five years of its first performance, the company at some considerable expense revived it. This occurred a year or two later; but for the next work referred to in this diary a larger sum appears to have been paid than any he had yet received. This work is called The World runs on Wheels, and the payments are, The above title is mentioned in all the ab entries; but the words of the last are "in paymente for his boocke called The World r Whelles, and now All Foolles, but the Foole." Collier has the following note to this: "In this memorandum we seem to have a noties three separate works by Chapman; The World r Wheels, All Fools, and The Fool. Of the last tw mention is made by Malone; but All Fools was p in 1605, and is reprinted in Dodsley's Old Plays edition, vol. iv. p. 102. It may be doubted Henslowe does not mean that the title of All Fo substituted for The World runs on Wheels.”—P. 15It appears to me that Henslowe means th title of All Fools but the Fool was substitute The World runs on Wheels. If this be so, and be identical with All Fools, of which there ** little doubt, the title will then have been chas twice; and the question then arises, Are 2 the other plays referred to works known different names? It would be curious to id (though, perhaps, there are scarcely suf materials) The Will of a Woman, The Foun new Fashions, and the tragedy of “Benge plotte." The last piece referred to is a p tragedy, in earnest of which 40s. was paid in 17, 1599, but of which we hear nothing farther SAMUEL HICKS St. John's Wood. THE DODO. (Vol. vi., p. 172.) From some unfinished collections on the d extract a memorandum on its discovery, in a to correct an error into which all writers e subject have fallen- even those who have tr it with most elaboration. The island Do C and with it the dodo, was discovered in 1598, discovered, by vice-admiral Wibrant de W not by admiral Nec. I say re-discovered cause the island appears in the charts which company the Voyages of John Huyghen Linschoten, which are of earlier date. I shall now trace the error to its source, endeavour to convince those who may be incre lous on the point in question. The only auth to which it can be necessary to refer, is the which has been cited in proof of the contr statement, viz. Le second livre, iovrnal or com contenant le vray discovrs et narration historique. voyage fait par les huit navires d'Amsterdam. mois de Mars l'an 1598, sous la conduite de miral Iaques Cornille Nec, et du vice-admiral We brant de Warwic, etc. Amsterdam, cher Cor Nicolas. 1609. Fol. It appears from this narrative that the fixt sailed from Amsterdam the 1st March, 1598. It * Except. consisted of eight ships, viz. the Maurice, admiral Nec the Amsterdam, vice-admiral Wibrant de Warwic-the Hollande, the Zelande, the Gueldres, the Utrecht, the Frise, and the Over-Issel. On the 8th August, being to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope, the Maurice, the Holland, and the Over-Issel were separated from the rest of the fleet in a storm. The vice-admiral, with the other four ships, then made for Do Cerne, where he cast anchor on the 19th September, to the delight of all the crews, who had been four months and twenty days without setting foot on shore. After refreshing for a fortnight, and naming the island Mauritius or Maurice, and the harbour, Baye de Warwic, he sailed for Bantam, where he found the admiral and the other ships- the entire fleet having lost only fifteen men. BOLTON CORNEY. CLABBER NAPPER'S HOLE.-COLD HARBOUR. Many of your readers who have visited Gravesend have explored the remains of a large forest known as Swanscombe Wood. If so, they are sure to have heard of an extensive excavation, about which many "wondrous" tales are told, called Clabber Napper's Hole. "A Traveller" in 1803 gives us the following account of it: "In the bosom of Swanscombe Wood, part of which is said to be in Southfleet parish, is a wonderful cavern, divided into detached cells or apartments, excavated from a hill facing the south, at the bottom of which you enter it. This is probably of very remote antiquity. The woodmen tell you that once in thirty years, or thereabouts, the rage to see it rises in the minds of the neighbouring villagers; and they make parties to go and regale there, taking lights, that they may find their way out. Our guide had not been down there for thirty years; but he says he then saw names and dates thirty years back. The last owner was a terrific kidnapper or freebooter, who may have lived probably many hundred years ago, and whose name seems to originate, like many other proper names of old, from his possessions, caer l'arbre, the dwelling or habitation in the wood or trees, and now, by colloquial shortening, become clabber, to which they add his profession, napper; and Clabber Napper's Hole has been the terror of the rising generations, possibly, ever since the time of our great Alfred."-Gent. Mag., 1803. A period of much greater antiquity than that claimed by our "Traveller" may be assigned to Clabber Napper's Hole. It is undoubtedly one of the original habitations of the aborigines who, long before the Christian era, encamped upon the western heights of the Thames, excavating the sandy soil, and forming themselves permanent dwellings. That the residences of the aborigines in this island were subterraneous we have plenty of corroborative evidence, furnished by the authors of the classic era. And the whole of the county of Kent exhibits existing proof, by the remains of numerous caverns scattered over its surface. With regard to the origin of the name, the hypothesis contained in the above extract is somewhat far-fetched. Its appellation is evidently. Celtic. Tradition has handed it down to us as Caerberlarber, or Clablabber, now corrupted into Clabber Nabber. Mr. J. A. Dunkin, who has bestowed much pains and labour in investigating the antiquities of the neighbourhood, remarks, "Even the pronunciation palpably demonstrates the Celtic origin of the nomenclature. All names of places being to a certain extent arbitrary, we can but trace the meaning of the separate syllables, after their conversion into a discriminative or descriptive appellation, for mnemonical convenience, by the settlers. The first syllable is evidently from clo, locked or shut in; which, again, is a compound of cau, an enclosure. Llai is less, from le-is or es, the lower place. Ber, the final particle er, water; to which the letter b, signifying life, motion, &c., being prefixed, makes ber, spring-water; thus hypothetically rendering, for an explanation of the syllabic combination, what it certainly is geographically, a town, or an enclosure, near the spring-water in the lower place. A different solution may perhaps be furnished from fewer elements: thus, caer, a town; b, er, l, arbhar, a camp."- Memoranda of Springhead, printed for private circulation, 1848, p. 41. The perils and delusions of etymology, as it has been well remarked, are great; and a phonetic resemblance in words is assuredly no evidence of a similarity of origin. My object in calling attention to this subject is merely to suggest the possibility of "Caerberlarber" being the origin of that "vexatious" term "Cole," or "Cold-harbour." The matter is worth a little examination, for I certainly agree with Captain Smith, that the preva lence of the latter term, and its English application, merit a fuller consideration than they have yet received. EDWARD F. RIMBAULT. MALTESE PROVERBS. A few years ago Mr. Vassallo published a work (and I think it is the only one existing) on the enigmas, proverbs, and trite expressions of his countrymen. This work he dedicated to the late Right Hon. J. H. Frere, a gentleman who for a long period made Malta his residence, and by his amiability, piety, and great benevolence, won for himself the esteem and respect of all its inhabitants. I have translated from this little interesting volume, which appeared in the Italian language, the following brief sayings, which are not without their pungency and point: A little good food is better for the stomach than much which is bad. A man who will rob a henroost of its eggs, will also steal the hens. A mind diseased is worse than death. In a sluggard's house all must go to the dogs. It is out of a thief's power to rob a naked man. It is in time of danger you will know your friend. No one performs a service without a hope of reward. There is more reliance to be placed on the word of a Maltese than on the oath of a prince. Never undertake a work without thinking how it is to terminate. That man is a savage who eats your bread and then slanders you. A person who is never in love is sure to be fat. Who does not like to work with Christians shall labour with slaves. To drink pure water you must seek the fountain head. You know not your man before you converse with him. The Maltese have many proverbs among them of Arabic origin, which have come down for centuries unmutilated, and will be found to contain as much "salt, significance, and true sense," as those of any other people. With the common class they are so numerous as to form a "species of national code," and are quoted on all occasions. W. W. Malta. Minor Notes. Customary Freeholds in Cumberland.-Probably most of your readers are aware that a customary tenure exists in Cumberland similar in some of its incidents to copyholds, but in others quite peculiar, and considerably more burdensome. (See Hutchinson's Cumberland, &c.) In none of the books I have consulted are these incidents given with any exactness. I think it therefore worth recording in your columns the following incidents of the tenure, as they at present prevail in a manor in the neighbourhood of Keswick. All the petty freeholds are ultimately held under the lord of the manor, whose profits are as follows: He receives from each tenant a trifling yearly payment, amounting in the whole manor to some ten pounds yearly. When any tenant dies, a fine (equal in amount to two years' profits) is paid to the lord by the successor (whether he take as heir or purchaser). When any tenant mortgages his land, he pays to the lord sixpence on every pound he borrows: for instance, on a mortgage for two hundred pounds, the lord will get five pounds. When the lord dies, every tenant pays to the new lord the fine of two years' profits. Each tenant Just yearly lend the lord for one day the use of a man and cart, or of a mower (a man and scythe); in default pay a fine of two shillings. The lord is bound to feed such man on that day. Every Easter each tenant must present to the lord a hes, or forfeit tenpence. They generally give him some old worthless bird; for, unluckily for the lord, there is no rule as to quality. The lord of the manor is obliged to keep a stallion, a bull, and a boar, for the use of his tenants. P. M. M. Beauty and Booty."-I was much surprised lately, in looking over the tenth volume of Sir A. Alison's History, that he had given insertion to this vile calumny against the memory of the e gallant Sir Edward Pakenham, who fell at New Orleans. I had fancied that this story, which Americans (low in mind, if not in station) and appears to have been circulated by some low renegade Britons, had received its coup-de-grace from the declaration of the five senior surviving p. officers of the British force present there, which was published in 1833: and it appears the more strange, as Sir Archibald has been a contributor to, and I suppose also a reader of, Blackwood for remember the article on Stuart of Duncarn's Three twenty years past and upwards, that he did not Years in America in that periodical, vol. xxxv., at 430. of which he will find the declaration aforesaid at full length: but Sir Archibald, though he does not imitate Mr. Stuart in doing his best to prove the soldiers of his country poltroons, is quite as much inclined to believe the worst of them in other respects; witness his remarks on the storming of Saint Sebastian, in which he appears to suppose that the British soldiers were alone guilty of all the atrocities committed, including offences of a nature infinitely more frequent in the south of Europe than amongst us. He must surely have known that the storming force was not composed of them alone. The edition I have seen is the first, but this was published many years after 1833, and even first edition of "a work of twenty years" sh be free from these errors. I have seen no s sequent edition, and perhaps the above passage has been since expunged. J. S. WARDEN - Convocation. The following episode in the passing the Act of Submission is just now of s much significance, that I think it will be worth while for your readers to "make a note of it," as I have done. qualification; letting the clergy know the king was “On Feb. 11, the archbishop brought in a further contented it should run Ecclesiæ et Cleri Anglicani, cujus singularem Protectorem, unicum et supremum (Dɔminum et quantum per CHRISTI legem licet, etiam supre mum) caput, ipsins Majestatem recognoscimus. And with this salvo the Supreme Headship was However, still with some reluctance: for when, upon acknowledged. |