. 476.).--The memoirs of Charles
I. by Sir Thomas Herbert were published in 1702. I transcribe the title
from a copy in my possession:--

"Memoirs of the two last years of the reign of that unparall'd prince,
of ever blessed memory, king Charles I. By sir Tho. Herbert, major
Huntingdon, col. Edw. Coke, and Mr. Hen. Firebrace, _etc_. London, Rob.
Clavell, 1702, 8vo."

The volume, for a publication of that period, is of uncommon occurrence. It
was printed, as far as above described, "from a _manuscript_ of the Right
Reverend the Bishop of Ely, lately deceased." The remainder of the volume
consists of reprinted articles.

BOLTON CORNEY.

_Robert Burton_ (Vol. iii., p. 106.).--The supposition that the author of
the _Anatomy of Melancholy_ was born at Fald, Staffordshire, instead of
Lindley, Leicestershire, seems probable from the fact, that in an edition
of the _History of Leicestershire_, by his brother William, I find that the
latter dates his preface "From Falde, neere Tutbury, Staff., Oct. 30.
1622." In this work, also, under the head "Lindley," is given the pedigree
of his family, commencing with "James de Burton, Squier of the body to King
Richard the First;" down to "Rafe Burton, of Lindley, borne 1547; died 17
March, 1619;" leaving "Robert Burton, bachelor of divinity and student of
Christ Church, Oxon; author of the _Anatomy of Melancholy_; borne 8 of
Febr. 1578;" and "William Burton, author of this work (_History of
Leicestershire_), borne 24 of Aug. 1575, now dwelling at Falde, ann. 1622."

T. T.

Leicester.

_Drachmarus_ (Vol. iii., p. 105.).--If your correspondents (Nos. 66 and
67.) who have inquired for a book called _Jartuare_, and for a writer named
"Drachmarus," would add a little to the length of their questions, so as
not by extra-briefness to deaden the dexterity of conjecturers, perhaps
they might be nearer to the reception of replies. Many stranger things have
happened than that _Drachmarus_ should be renovated by the context into
Christian _Druthmar_.

_Averia_ (Vol. iii., p. 42.).--I have long desired to know the exact
meaning of _averia_, but I have not met with a good explanation until
lately. It is clear, however, from the following legal expression, "_Nullus
distringatur per averia carucae._" _Caruca_ is the French _charrue_, and
therefore _averia_ must mean either cart-horses or oxen which draw the
plough.

P.

_Dragons_ (Vol. iii., p. 40.).--I think the _Draco_