ction of George III. (No. 9.), which contains the autograph
writing of Henry VIII.

F.M.
B.M., Feb. 19. 1850.

_Bess of Hardwick._--Elizabeth, or Bess of Hardwick, celebrated for her
distaste for celibacy, makes a considerable figure in the histories of
the Cavendish family, who in some degree owed their greatness to her
judicious purchases and careful management of their Derbyshire estates.

It appears, from the _Derbyshire Visitations_, that she was one of the
daughters of John Hardwick, of Hardwick co. Derby, by his wife
Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Leake, of Hasland co. Derby, and that John
Hardwick died 19 Hen. VIII.

Can any of your readers inform me of the pedigree of this John
Hardwick?--what arms, crest, motto and quarterings he made use of?--what
persons now living are descended from him?--and what became of his
estates?

I presume that your typographical arrangements {277} do not admit of the
insertion of a regular pedigree; but the descents may be stated as in
Burke and similar Books.

GULES

_Caesar's Wife._.--"NASO" wishes to know where the proverbial saying,
"Caesar's wife must not even be suspected," first occurs.

_Minar's Books of Antiquities._--Can any one conversant with the works
of Cardinal Nicolas de Cusa inform me what author he quotes as "Minar in
his Books of Antiquities," in what language, and where existing? _De
Docta Ignorantia_, I. i. cap. 7.

A.N.

_Proverb against Physicians._--"M.D." wishes to be informed of the
earliest writer who mentions the proverb "Ubi tres Medici, duo Athei."

_Compendyous Olde Treatyse._--In Ames's _Typographical Antiquities_,
vol. i. p. 405. (ed. Herbert), is described a work, printed by Rycharde
Banckes, some time between 1525 and 1545, entitled, "A compendyous olde
treatyse shewynge howe that we ought to have the Scripture in Englyshe,
with the Auctours." 12mo. 18 leaves. This copy belonged to Herbert
himself, and was probably obtained at the sale of Thomas Granger, in
1732. Any information as to its wherabout at present, or the existence
of any other copy of the above tract, would confer a fabour on the
inquirer.

F.M.

_The Topography of Foreign Printing Presses._--I have often been at a
loss to discover the locality of names which designate the places where
books have been printed at Foreign presses; and "when found" to "make a
note of it." I was therefore pleased to find in No. 16. p. 251., by the
reply of "R.G." to Mr. Jebb, t