J.G.N.


_Josias Ibach Stada._--Who was the artist whose name occurs inscribed on
the hoof of the horse of King Charles the Second's equestrian statue at
{453} Windsor, as follows:--"1669. Fudit Josias Ibach Stada Bramensis;"
and is Mr. Hewitt, in his recent _Memoir of Tobias Rustat_, correct in
calling him "Stada, an _Italian_ artist?"

J.G.N.


_Worm of Lambton._--Is there any published notice of the "Knight and
Serpent" tradition regarding this family and parish?

A.C.

[A quarto volume of traditions, gathered in the immediate
neighbourhood of the scene of action, was privately printed in
the year 1530, under the title of _The Worm of Lambton_.]

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REPLIES.

LUTHER'S TRANSLATION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.

Luther's solemn request that his translation should on no account be
altered, accompanies most of the earlier editions of the N.T. I find it