"See his (W.N.) will, very pious except the last clause, which
is next to impious. vol. xxxvi. MS. p. 379.

"Young Noy, the dissipanding Noy, is kill'd in France in a
Duell, by a Brother of St. John Biron; so now the younger
Brother is Heir and Ward to the King.--A Letter to Lord Deputy
Wentworth, vol. ii. p. 2 dat. Apr. 5. 1636."

It may be as well to add, that the references to vols. xxx. and xxxvi.
of MS. are to two different copies of the will in two volumes of Baker's
MSS., in the University library. The word "dissipanding," in the last
quotation, doubtless is an allusion {212} to "dissipanda" in the will
itself. I once had occasion to take a copy of this will, and found the
variations between the two copies trifling.

J.E.B. MAYOR

[We shall be obliged by our correspondent forwarding, at his
convenience, the proposed copies of Baker's MS. notes.]

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THE PURSUITS OF LITERATURE.

Many years ago, the satirical poem, entitled _The Pursuits of
Literature_, engaged public attention for a very considerable time; the
author concealed his name; and from 1796 at least to 1800, the world
continued guessing at who could be the author. Amongst the names to
which the poem was ascribed were those of Anstey, Colman, Jun., Coombe,