"He was so farre the _dominus fac totum_ in this _juncto_ that
his words were laws, all things being acted according to his
desire."--p. 76. of Foulis' _Hist. of Plots of our Pretended
Saints_, 2nd edit. 1674

F.M.


Birthplace of Andrew Borde

Hearne says, in Wood's _Athenæ_, "that the Doctor was not born at
Pevensey or Pensey, but at Boonds-hill in Holmsdayle, in Sussex."

Should we not read "Borde-hill?" That place belonged to the family of
Borde for many generations. It is in Cuckfield parish. The house may be
seen from the Ouse-Valley Viaduct.

J.F.M.


Order of Minerva

"We are informed that his Majesty is about to institute a new
order of knighthood, called _The Order of Minerva_, for the
encouragement of literature, the fine arts, and learned
professions. The new order is to consist of twenty-four knights
and the Sovereign; and is to be next in dignity to the military
Order of the Bath. The knights are to wear a silver star with
nine points, and a straw-coloured riband from the right shoulder