OMELIA ORIGENIS.

I have not been able to trace any particulars concerning the following curious little tract, for the loan of which I am indebted to Mr. George Isted. It is printed in a very singular type, without signature, catchword, number of pages, or printer's name. Whether the copy I have examined is imperfect or not I cannot determine, but it has no title. At the top of the first page is Omelia origenis in white letters on a black ground. The text commences with a beautiful ornamented capital, Maria stabąt ad monu, mentum, foris, plorans.". At the end is, "Impressū in alma civitate London. ad rogatū magistri in Will'mi. Menima socii collegii Ricardi Whityngton.

Lower down. In abchirche lane. 12mo.
On the last page but one are these verses,

* Eryely, earthly, the y having the power of th as exemplified in yt for that.

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By the name of Meniman being subscribed to these verses, and as the colophon declares that this book was printed at his request, it may be. presumed, that a person of this name was the author of the lines, and the editor of the work. I find, however, no such name in Ames. At p. 610, vol. i. of Ames, is an account of "An homilie of Marye Magdalene declaring her ferunt love and zele towards Christ, written by that famous Clerke Origene. An homilie of Abraham, how he offered up his sonne Isaac, written by Origene, newly trauslated." At the close "a Prayer for married Persons, and a Prayer generally for all Persons."

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* Lore lere me, teach me that learning.

+ Conye, can.

+ Til, to.

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The curious little tract I have above described has at the end two prayers.

1. Whan on wyl receve the blessed sacrament lette hym say thys prayere folowyng. Domine, &c. &c.

2. The glorious sacrament receved say thus, "Vera perceptio corporis et saguinis tui deus omnipotens no veniat michi (sic) ad judicium neque ad condennationem, sed sit omnium peccatorum meorum optata remissio, anime et corporis mei pia gubernatio et potens ad vitā putem et eternam introductio. Per dominum,"

FALSTERUS.

I. Scriptores quosdam Romanos, hactenus fere incognitos.

11. Ingenia quædam Rom. quædam Rom. quæ Litterarum gloria absque Scriptis floruerunt.

III. Monumenta nonnulla incertorum auctorum, titulos et fragmentā.

IV. Urbes Imperii Rom. Studiorum laude florentissimas, complectitur una cum Indice necessario.

Hamburgi, apud Theod. Christophe Felginer.

Falster's character as a scholar and a critic are sufficiently known, but the following little work by this author, which is now exceedingly scarce, is entitled to particular attention. It is thus characterized by Dr. Parr, in the preface which he was so obliging as to write for my translation of Aulus Gellius.

"Falsters Memoria Obscuræ is replete with rare and recondite erudition, and gives much exact information about such writers of antiquity

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as are known to us more by their names than by their works."

The great learning with which this work is executed is sufficiently demonstrated by the following extract.

L. ELIUS STILO. '

Grammaticus sui temporis eruditissimus clarus est inprimis testimonio Ciceronis in Bruto. Fuit is Ver (L. Elius) omnino egregius et eques Romanus cum primis honestus e idemque eruditissimus et Græcis litteris et Latinis antiquitatisque nostræ et in inventis rebus et actis, Scriptorumque veterum litterate peritus, quam Scien- ' tiam Varro noster acceptam, ab illo auctamque per sese Vir ingenio prostans omnique doctrina pluribus et illustrioribus litteris explicarit." Conf. Quæst. Acad. Lib. i. p. m. 35. Scilicet Magister Varronis fuit Stilo noster auctore Gellio Lib. i. c. 18. et Lib. xvi. cap. 8, minime Elius Gallus, uti contendit Turnebus quem refebit. Lud. Carrio Antiq. lect. Comment 111. cap. v. p. m. 62. De cognomine duplici Ælii nostri, qui et Præconinus dictus est, quod pater ejus præ. conium fecerat et Stilo, quod orationes nobilissimo cuique scribere solebat, vid. Suetonium de illustr. Grám. c. 3. et l'lin. lib. xxxiii. cap. i. nec non lib. xxxvii. c. 1.

Scripsit ferro Commentarium de proloquiis de quo memorit Varro lib. iv. de L. Lat. p. m. 36. et lib. vi. p. 72. meminit Gallius lib. xvi. cap. 8. Interpre