evidence of the ceremony having been performed by any French
monarchs? I am not aware of any.

J. SN.

_Old Booty_ (Vol. iii, p. 40.).--In 1830 there appeared a humorous
versification, by W. T. Moncrieff, of this story, for the authenticity of
which he prudently says he cannot vouch. He furnishes a sort of account of
the affair, and of an action at the suit of Booty's widow, the records of
which, it says, are at Westminster, Jan. 2. 1687.

Notwithstanding this apparent circumstantial account, we find in a very
entertaining anonymous work, entitled _The History of Man; or, the Wonders
of Human Nature_, 2nd edit. Edinb. 1790, 8vo., vol. i. p. 376., a similar
incident related of a Mr. Gresham, an eminent merchant of London, which
happened in the reign of Hen. VIII., the authorities for which are cited,
_Sandy's Trav._ l. 4. p. 248. _Clark's Mir._ c. 33. p. 115.

F. R. A.

_Breeches Bible_ (Vol. iii., p 17.).--The first edition of this Bible is
now before me. The title-page and portions of the addresses to Queen
Elizabeth and to the reader are unfortunately {94} wanting, as is also the
first leaf of Genesis. But the title of the New Testament as follows:--

"The Newe Testament of ovr Lord Jesus Christ [***] Conferred diligently
with the Greke, and best approued translacions in divers languages. At
Geneva: Printed by Rouland Hull. M.D.LX."

There is a woodcut of the Egyptians pursuing the Israelites on the shore of
the Red Sea, surrounded with texts from scripture. It is a small quarto in
Roman type, and divided into verses.

ECHO.

_Separation of Sexes in Church_ (Vol. ii., p. 94.).--This custom appears to
be of considerable antiquity. Sir Thomas More, in his _Utopia_ (p. 285. of
the edition of 1639), says--

"When they be come thither, the men goe into the right side of the
church, and the women into the left side."

J. SN.

_Defender of the Faith_ (Vol. iii., p. 9.).--By a hasty perusal of the
letter of COL. ANSTRUTHER in your number of the 4th of January, I perceive
that some doubt has been raised whether any of our sovereigns have used the
title of Defender of the Faith, prior to the time of King Henry VIII.

If you will refer to the forth part of Prynne's _Institutes_, pp. 229-30,
and 295-6-7, you will find set out at full length divers letters close and
patent from King Richard II. in the 6th, 11th, and 19th years of his reign,
for suppressing the heresies of Wickliff and his follow