Notes and Queries, Number 41, August 10, 1850 by Various
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upon the preservation of objects of archaeological interest, especially
if such articles happen to be formed of either of the precious metals, is just now exciting the attention of the antiquarian world. Any notes upon the state of this law upon the Continent, any references to instances of valuable "finds" which have been lost to archaeological investigation through the operation of this law, or to cases in which the decisions of the courts have been given upon questions of this law; in short, any hints {167} or information upon any points connected with the subject of _Treasure Trove_ will be thankfully received by, EFFESSA. _Poeta Anglicus._--The gloss on the Prooemium to the _Constitutions of Clement V._, col. iv. "Corp. Jur. Can." t. iii. Lugd. 1671, has the following remark:-- "Et dicitur a _Papæ_, quod est, interjectio admirantis, et vere admirabilis: quia vices Dei in terris gerit. Inde dixit ille Anglicus in poetria nova: _Papa stupor mundi._ Et circa fin., _Qui maxima rerum, nec Deus es nec homo, quasi neuter es inter utrumque_." Who is the Anglicus Poeta? What is the name of his poem? J.B. _Hornbooks._--Can either of your numerous intelligent readers give me an account of the hornbooks from which our ancestors learned their letters? If so, I shall feel especially obliged for the information. |
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