month ago, I watched go into a mouse's hole in an open grass field.
Seeing something hopping along in the grass, which I took for a large
long-tailed field mouse, I stood still as it was approaching my
position, and when within a foot or two of the spot on which I was
standing, so that I could have a full view of the animal, a very small
weasel appeared, and quickly disappeared again in a tuft of grass. On
searching the spot I discovered a mousehole, in which Mr. Weasel had
made his exit."

W. R. D. SALMON.

_Lockwood, the Court Jester._--In some _MS._ accounts temp. Edw. VI., Mary,
and Elizabeth, now before me, payments to "Lockwood, the king's jester," or
"the queen's jester, whose name is Lockwood," are of almost annual
occurrence. He appears to have travelled about the country like the
companies of itinerant players.

Are any particulars known respecting him, and where shall I find the best
account of the ancient court jesters? I am aware of Douce's work, and the
memoirs of Will. Somers, the fool of Henry VIII.

WILLIAM KELLY.

Leicester.

_Right of redeeming Property._--In some country or district which I have
formerly visited, there exists, or did recently exist, a right of redeeming
property which had passed from its owner's hands, somewhat similar to that
prescribed to the Jews in Leviticus xxvi. 25. &c., and analogous to the
custom in Brittany, with which Sterne's beautiful story has made us {517}
familiar. Can you help me to remember where it is?

C. W. B.

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Minor Queries with Answers.

_Dictionary of Zingari._--Can you direct me to a glossary or dictionary of
this language? I have seen Borrow's _Lavengro_, and am not aware whether
either of his other works contains anything of the sort. I should imagine
it cannot be a perfect language, since the Rommanies located in our
locality invariably use the English articles and pronouns; but knowing
nothing more of it than what I glean from casual intercourse, I am unable
to decide to my own satisfaction.

R. C. WARDE.

Kidderminster.

[A dictionary of the Zincali will be found in the first three editions
of the following work: _The Zincali; or, an Account of the Gypsies of
Spain_; with an original Collection of their Songs and Poetry, and a
copious Dictionary of their Language. By George Borrow, 2 vols., 1841.
This dictionary is omitted in the fourth edition of