for her and sayd: 'Sir, this mayden is redy to quite her
fidelitie, and to deliuer agayne the money that was lefte with
her in kepyng, so that thou wylt brynge thy felowe with thee to
receyue it.' But that he coude not do."

This is the 69th tale in the collection. I cite from the reprint which
appeared in 1831, under the title of _The Hundred Merry Tales: or
Shakspeare's Jest Book_.

C.H. COOPER

Cambridge, July 29. 1850.


The story of _the three men and their bag of money_ (Vol. ii., p. 132.)
is here stated to be "in the Notes to _Rogers's Italy_": but it is in
the _body_ of the work, as a distinct story, headed, "The Bag of Gold."

ROBERT SNOW.


_Will. Robertson of Murton_ (Vol. ii., p. 155.) is stated by Douglas in
his _Baronage_, p. 413., to be descended in the fourth decree from
Alexander Robertson, fifth baron of Strowan. The pedigree of Robertson
of Strowan is given in the same vol.

F.R.S.L. and E.


_Long Meg of Westminster._--I am not quite of DR. RIMBAULT'S opinion,