224
NOTES AND QUERIES. [10* S. I. MAR^I 19, 1904.
And Howell has ' Altaris, Altarit, Alozet, Quick-
silver.' The word is not in the least likely to be of
Greek origin."
The word was explained by me as far back as 1896 (8 th S. x. 234), as might have been dis- covered from the General Index, and students would then have been spared the totally irrelevant quotations from Rees and the
- Lexicon Chymicum.' The quotation from
Howell happens to be correct. Altaris, altarit, antarit, antaric, heautarit, are all more or less corrupt spellings of the Arabic name for Mercury (both planet and metal), utarid.
Another word 1 have explained here (9 th S. iii. 386) is adrop. Mr. Hart appears to identify it with azar or azane, which is quite another word. Adrop is the Persian usrup, Arabic usrub or usruf, lead. Azar is corrupted from Arabic hajar, which means the philo- sopher's stone.
My excuse for referring to my own articles must be that the Clarendon Press announces as in preparation a standard edition of Jonson, with the co-operation of Prof. C. H. Herford and P. Simpson, which makes it needful to criticize somewhat minutely the existing standard works. JAMES PLATT, Jun.
FOREIGN ENGLISH. From time to time examples of foreign English have appeared in ' N. & Q.' The following is an interesting example. It comes from a bottle label of a certain liqueur called "Liqueur du Pere Kerman," made, I think, in or near Bor- deaux.
IMPORTANT REMARKS.
Please observe the as ot this famous and wel- known liquor Three sorts to the flad : N 1. Of yellow calom is very stomachicand principally for the use of convalescents or such persons who are note accustomed the faking spirits. N 2. Of colour green bas a well doingt but more po werfull influence on the digestion and into be chosen by persons of strong constitution. N 3. Of green colour (cohits land more aromatic soraducing a
reater effection the digestion than N 1 et 2, in estined only forsuch persons who alreody accus- tomed to spirits desire a strong stimulating liquor. GUARANTEE. All botles have on the corks as veil as on the labels the signature of A. Kermann et O. Sieuzac. The capsule is fixed to the bottle by a string wase end are attached to a stampe of lead bearing the mark of the manufactory.
The word following "cohits," or joined to it, is indistinct, being partly spoilt by the endorsed signature. " Soraducing " is perhaps "spraducing." The "Important Observa- tions " in French and Spanish which are side by side with the English are of little help towards an interpretation of the above, which it is evident was not written as a literal translation of either.
Perhaps I may give another example of
foreign English. It was printed some twenty
years ago on a little cigarette roller, which
was called "Le Cigarogene," and came from
Paris, Boulevard de Strasbourg, 24.
INSTRUCTIONS.
1 th Movement. To lay the sheet of paper on the inside of the mold cover.
2 d To put the tobacco on the lowest part of the paper (never in the middle.)
3 th Heap up the tobacco with the two forefingers.
4. To fold the cigarogene who grow round the tobacco Making it slide on itself the cigarette rolls.
5. And come out ready and perfectly made between the fingers of the smoker.
The strenght of the mold cover is warranded for the use of the paper therein contained if the smoker does not force it.
In case of breaking the half of it is sufficient to roll it but the two pieces can be put togheter with a small band of gumed paper.
If there was some sheet detached the smoker will pass the india rubber band on the quire before rolling the cigarette.
ROBERT PIERPOINT.
HENRY COLE. The ' D.N.B.,' xi. 268, says : "It is said that he regained his liberty on 4 April, 1574, but his name occurs in a list of prisoners in 1579." The facts are : (1) He was ordered to be released on bail 3 April, 1574 (' P.C.A.' [N.S.], viii. 218). (2) For some reason he was not released, and we have the order repeated 17 April, 1575 (ibid., viii. 367). (3) In November, 1577, he was living at Baling. In 'S. P. Dom., Eliz.,' cxviii. 73, occurs the following entry : " Henry Cole, Doctor of law at Yeling. Littell or nothing worth." (4) In 1579 he was back again in the Fleet (see Strype, 'Ann.,' II. ii. 660).
JOHN B. WAINEWRIGHT.
NICHOLAS HARPSFIELD. The ' D.N.B.,' xxiv. 431, says: "He was committed a prisoner to the Tower, where he remained from 1559 till his death in 1575." The facts are : (1) He was committed to the Fleet
20 August (Harl. MS. Pluto L.E., 360-7) or
21 August ( S. P. Dom., Eliz.,' xviii. 5), 1559, for trying to fly the country. (2) He was liberated from the Fleet on bail 19 August, 1574, with his brother John, and allowed with him to go to Bath for his health ('P.C.A.' [N.S.], viii. 283, 4). On 27 November, 1575, he was too ill to appear personally before the Star Chamber (ibid., ix. 54) ; and he died 18 December, 1575, probably in some private house in London.
JOHN B. WAINEWRIGHT.
JOHN HARPSFIELD. The ' D N.B.,' xxiv. 430, says that he was imprisoned in the Fleet for about a year, and thereafter lived with a relative in St. Sepulchre's parish. In fact, he was committed to the Fleet either 7 June C S. P. Dom., Eliz.,' xviii. 5) or 9 July (Harl
