My object in calling attention to this long forgotten author is, to gain
some information respecting his manuscript works. According to Wood,
they consist of--1. Verses in Description of the chief Cities of Europe;
2. Chronicle of Queen Elizabeth's reign; 3. Life of William Camden.

Can any of your readers say in whose possession, {266} or in what
library, any of the above mentioned MSS. are at the present time? I
should also feel obliged for any communication respecting Hugh Holland
or his works, more especially frown original sources, or books not
easily accessible.

EDWARD F. RIMBAULT.

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HARVEY'S CLAIM TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD.

I have both a Note and a Query about Harvey and the circulation of the
blood (Vol. ii., p. 187.). The Note refers to Philostratus (_Life of
Apollorius_, p. 461., ed. 1809), _Nouvelles de la République des
Lettres_, June, 1684, xi.; and Dutens pp. 157-341. 4to. ed. 1796. I
extract the passage from _Les Nouvelles_:--

"On voit avec plaisir un passage d'André Cæsalpinus qui contient
fort clairement la doctrine de la circrilation. Il est tiré de
ses Questions sur la médecine imprimées l'an 1593. Jean
Leonicenas ajoûte que le père Paul découvrit la circulation du
sang, et les valvules des veines, mais qu'il n'osa pas en
parler, de peur d'exciter contre luy quelque tempête. Il n'etois