He fought the good fight in verse. It is
remarkable that Byron and Sir Walter Scott, his cotemporaries, were also
lame or limping.
JANUS DOUSA.
_Egyptian MSS._--What is the age of the oldest MS. found in Egypt? Are
there any earlier than the age of Alexander?
J.A. GILES.
_Scandinavian Priesthood._--Will one of your correspondents do me the
favour to let me know the best authority I can refer to for information
as to the priesthood of the Scandinavians; the mode of their election,
the rank from which they were generally chosen, whether they were
allowed to marry, &c.?
MAX BRANDESON.
_Thomas Volusemus (or Wilson?)._--Is anything known of Thomas Volusemus
(Wilson?) who edited the works of his father-in-law, Patrick Adamson,
titular Archbishop of St. Andrew's, which were published in London A.D.
1619?
H.A.E.
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REPLIES.
CURFEW.
We have received the following Replies to NABOC'S inquiry (Vol. ii., p.
103.) as to where the custom of ringing the curfew still remains.
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