Notes and Queries, Number 14, February 2, 1850 | Page 4

Inn's Chapell. See
Stow's _Survey_, &c. vol. ii. lib. ii. p. 73.
"This book has a former edition, London, 1661; but not so fair a print,
and without the Author's Life.
"See Fuller's _Worthies in Cornwall_, p. 200.
"See Mr. Gerard's Letter to Lord Strafford, dated Jan 3. 1634. _Mr.
Noy continues ill, & is retired to his house at Brentford: I saw him
much fallen away in his Face & Body, but as yellow as Gold--with the
Jaundice--his bloody waters continue with drain his Body._
"See Lloyd's _State Worthies_, p. 892, 893. &c.
"Aug. 9. [1634] Wm Noy Esquire the King's Attorney died at
Brainford.--Mr. Ric. Smith's Obituary.
"See Wm Noy's Will (very remarkable) MS. vol. xxx. p. 309.
"16th Dec. 1631. Conc. Ornatissimo viro Gulielmo Noye, ut sit de
Consilio Universitatis--et annuatim 40th recipiat, &c.--Regr. Acad
Cant.
"See Howell's Letters, sect 6. pp. 30, 31.
"Rex 27. October. 1632 constituit Willielmum Noye Arm. Attornatum
suum Generalem, durante beneplacito.--Rymer, tom. 19. p. 347.
"See his (W.N.) will, very pious except the last clause, which is next to
impious. vol. xxxvi. MS. p. 379.
"Young Noy, the dissipanding Noy, is kill'd in France in a Duell, by a
Brother of St. John Biron; so now the younger Brother is Heir and
Ward to the King.--A Letter to Lord Deputy Wentworth, vol. ii. p. 2 dat.
Apr. 5. 1636."
It may be as well to add, that the references to vols. xxx. and xxxvi. of
MS. are to two different copies of the will in two volumes of Baker's

MSS., in the University library. The word "dissipanding," in the last
quotation, doubtless is an allusion {212} to "dissipanda" in the will
itself. I once had occasion to take a copy of this will, and found the
variations between the two copies trifling.
J.E.B. MAYOR
[We shall be obliged by our correspondent forwarding, at his
convenience, the proposed copies of Baker's MS. notes.]
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THE PURSUITS OF LITERATURE.
Many years ago, the satirical poem, entitled _The Pursuits of
Literature_, engaged public attention for a very considerable time; the
author concealed his name; and from 1796 at least to 1800, the world
continued guessing at who could be the author. Amongst the names to
which the poem was ascribed were those of Anstey, Colman, Jun.,
Coombe, Cumberland, Harry Dampier, Goodall, Hudderford, Knapp,
MATHIAS, Mansell, Wrangham, Stephen Weston, and many others,
chiefly Etonians. George Steevens, it is believed, fixed upon the real
author at an early period: at least in the _St. James's Chronicle_, from
Tuesday, May 1. to Thursday, May 3. 1798, we find--
"THE PURSUER OF LITERATURE PURSUED
"Hic niger est.
"With learned jargon and conceit, With tongue as prompt to lie as The
veriest mountebank and cheat, Steps forth the black ----.
"At first the world was all astounded, Some said it was _Elias_; But
when the riddle was expounded, 'Twas little black ----.
"This labour'd work would seem the job Of hundred-handed _Gyas_;
But proves to issue from the nob Of little black ----.
"Through learned shoals of garbled Greek We trace his favourite bias,
But when the malice comes to speak, We recognise ----.
"What strutting _Bantam_, weak but proud, E'er held his head so high
as This pigmy idol of the crowd, The prancing pert ----.
"[Greek: Touto to biblion], he'll swear, Is [Greek: plaeron taes sophias],
But men of sense and taste declare 'Tis little black ----.
"Oh! were this scribbler, for a time, Struck dumb like _Zacharias_,
Who could regret the spiteful rhyme Of little black ----.
"Small was his stature who in fight O'erthrew the great Darius But
small in genius as in height Is little black ----.

"Say, could'st thou gain the butt of sack And salary that Pye has, Would
it not cheer thy visage black, Thou envious rogue ----.
"When next accus'd deny it not! Do think of _Ananias_! Remember
how he went to pot, As thou may'st, friend ----.
"BARACHIAS."
I am, &c., your humble servant,
H.E.
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QUERIES.
BARRYANA.
The inquiries of "DRAMATICUS," and others in your number for Nov.
10., prompt me to say that should any of your correspondents happen to
possess information answering the following queries, or any of them, I
shall be thankful to share it.
1. What became of the natural child of Elizabeth Barry, the actress,
who died 1713; and whether the Earl of Rochester, its father, was really
Wilmot (as Galt assumes) or Hyde, on whom that title was conferred at
Wilmot's death? The former mentions a natural daughter in his last will;
but he names it "Elizabeth Clerke," and does not allude to its mother.
Mrs. Barry's will mentions no kindred whatever. But Galt describes her
as daughter of Edward Barry, Esq., a barrister of Charles