of Esholt--Minar's Books of Antiquities--Smoke
Money--Holland Land--Caconac, Caconacquerie--Discourse
of national Excellencies of England--Saffron
Bags--Milton's Penseroso--Achilles and the
Tortoise--Stepony Ale--North Side of Churchyards--Welsh
Money--Wormwood--Puzzling Epitaph--Umbrella--Pope
and Bishop Burgess--Book of
Homilies--Roman Catholic Theology--Modum Promissionis--Bacon
Family--Execution of Charles I.,
and Earl of Stair--Watermarks on Writing-paper--St.
John Nepomuc--Satirical Medals--Passage in
Gray--Cupid Crying--Anecdote of a Peal of Bells, &c. 343
MISCELLANEOUS:--
Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c. 350
Books and Odd Volumes Wanted 351
Notices to Correspondents 351
Advertisements 351

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NOTES.

ROBERD THE ROBBER.

In the _Vision of Piers Ploughman_ are two remarkable passages in which
mention is made of "Roberd the robber," and of "Roberdes knaves."

"Roberd the robbere,
On _Reddite_ loked,