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I therefore venture, with all due apologies to the writer of the articles, to call attention to these slips through the medium of your columns, as the most likely means of putting the unwary on their guard. 6 In the article (xix. 164) upon Meiler FitzHenry, T. F. T. correctly (cf. Betham, Genealogical Tables,' 1795 ed., Table DCIV.) records the ancestry of the said Meiler (and quotes his authorities, q.v.), namely, that he was the son of Henry, natural son of King Henry I., by Nesta, the wife of Gerald of Windsor, and daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr, King of South Wales (xlviii. 88); the writer adding that consequently Meiler was first cousin (of the half-blood) to King Henry II. But then he goes on to say that Robert Fitz - Stephen, Maurice Fitz - Gerald, and David II., Bishop of St. David's, were his half-brothers, yet proceeds : : In 1157 his father Henry was slain during Henry II.'s campaign in Wales, when Robert Fitz-Stephen so narrowly escaped (Giraldus, Opera, vi. 130). Meiler, then quite young, now [1157] succeeded to his father's possessions." The statement that Meiler was halfbrother to Maurice Fitz-Gerald († 1176) also occurs in Mr. T. A. Archer's article (xix. 135) on Maurice, such relationship being apparently vouched for by the references following, namely, Exp. Hib.,' 229; Girald., 'Itin. Cambr.,' 130; Earls of Kildare,' 3. But this supposed relationship did not exist, nor was Meiler half-brother to either Robert Fitz-Stephen or David the Bishop. Robert Fitz-Stephen was either the legitimate or natural son (vide xix. 211; xl. 229) of Stephen the Constable, by Nesta, the widow or wife (xix. 164) of Gerald of Windsor, who". was probably dead by 1136" (xix. 135; cf. xl. 229); whilst Maurice and David II. were her legitimate issue by her husband Gerald (xl., ib.). Meiler Fitz-Henry was her grandson, and (xix. 164) cousin to Raymond le Gros (Raymond Fitz-Gerald [+ 1182 ?], xix. 144), son of William, elder brother of Giraldus CamMaurice († 1176), and to brensis (xxi. 389). Had Meiler been the half-brother of Robert Fitz-Stephen, Maurice Fitz-Gerald, and David II., Bishop of St. David's, Raymond Fitz-Gerald and Giraldus Cambrensis would have been, not his cousins, which they were, but his nephews of the half-blood, which they were not. The exact relationship which existed between the persons referred to is shown in the following table :— Rhys ap Tewdwr, King of South Wales, 1078-Gwladys, dau. of Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn + between 17-23 April, 1093 ('D.N.B.,' xlviii. 88). (xlviii., ib.). by King Henry 1. + 1135. : T. F. T. in his article (xix. 211) upon Robert Fitz-Stephen, to make the halfbrotherhood fit in, actually describes Meiler Fitz-Henry as Nesta's son by King Henry I. ; but, naturally, no authorities for this statement are quoted. Yet, in direct contradiction to this statement, we read in the same article: "In 1157 Robert Fitz-Stephen followed Henry II.'s expedition into North Wales, and narrowly escaped the ambush in which his half-brother, the King's son, was slain." This half-brother of Robert's was, of course, Henry, the bastard son of King Henry I. by the Princess Nesta, and not Meiler Fitz-Henry. When we remember that King Henry I. died 1135; that Nesta's child by him was born c. 1114-15 (xl. 229); and that Meiler was quite young in 1157 (xix. 164), it becomes perfectly evident that the statement that Meiler Fitz-Henry was Nesta's son by the King is incorrect. If we look, too, at the dates of the deaths of the so-called half-brothers of Meiler FitzHenry, we find that Robert Fitz-Stephen probably died soon after 1183 (xix. 212); Meiler FitzHenry = 1182. + 1220 (xix. 164). = a niece (un identified) of Hugh de Laci, lord of Meath [† 1186] 卷 (xix. ib.); also called dau. of Hugh (Betham, Table DCIV.). that Maurice Fitz-Gerald died at Wexford, c. 1 Sept., 1176 (xix. 136); and that his brother David II., the Bishop, died soon after the Legatine Council of Cardinal Hugh (xiv. 121). This Council, we learn (Hook's Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury," ii. 534), was convened for 1 March, 1176, but broke up the same day owing to the quarrel between the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. No Council, of course, could be held. The assembly dispersed (ib., 535). 66 Meiler Fitz-Henry and Giraldus Cambrensis, both of whom were Nesta's grandsons, died in 1220, although a query appears (xxi. 389) after the year in the case of the latter. The Rev. H. R. Luard, D.D., in the course of his article at the above reference, correctly records that Giraldus was nephew of David Fitz-Gerald, Bishop of St. David's, who died 1176 (ib., 390). I think from the above evidence it is clear that Meiler Fitz-Henry was not the son of Nesta, but her grandson, and that consequently he was not half-brother either to Robert Fitz-Stephen or Maurice Fitz-Gerald, or to David II., consecrated 19 Dec., 1148, by Archbishop Theobald at Canterbury, Bishop of St. David's (xiv. 121), but their nephew of the half-blood. type is rather obviously employed. It is, of course, possible that Robinson from the first planned two issues the play and the songs -and used his set type accordingly. 1785. "Tales of the Castle, or stories of instruction and delight. Being les Veillées du Chateau, written in French by Madame la Comtesse de Genlis. Translated into English by Thomas Holcroft. London: G. Robinson, 1785." Duodecimo, 5 vols. This work was noticed in The Monthly Review for August, 1785 (73: 92); reviewed Giraldus de Barri, called Cambrensis, is said to have been the youngest son of William de Barri by his second wife, Nesta, granddaughter of Rhys ap Theodor, Prince of South Wales (xxi. 390), and was born in 1146 or 1147 (ib., 389). T. F. T., however (xiv. 121, says: "His [David's] sister Anghared was the wife of William de Barry, lord of Manorbier, and the mother of Giraldus Cam-in The European Magazine for January, 1785 brensis." Giraldus's mother is also so called by the Rev. William Hunt in his article on Nesta (xl. 229). I have found no confirmation, however, at present for the name being recorded as Nesta by the Rev. H. R. Luard, D.D. (xxi. 390). For neither name is any authority quoted. FRANCIS H. RELTON. 8, Lansdowne Road, East Croydon. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS HOLCROFT. (See ante, pp. 1, 43, 83, 122.) 1784. "A Favourite Pastoral, Sung by Mrs. Kennedy at Vauxhall Gardens. The Words by Mr Holcroft. Set to Music by Mr. Hook." This appeared in The Universal Magazine, June, 1784 (74: 318). 1784. " Songs, Duets, Glees, Choruses, &c., in the Comic Opera of the Noble Peasant : performed at the Theatre Royal, in the Hay Market. London, Printed for G. Robinson, No. 25, Pater-Noster Row, 1784." Octavo, 2+3-22 pp. This is a reprint of the songs, &c., from the item which immediately precedes it in this Bibliography. The type was evidently left standing, from all appearances. The brokenletter test holds, and, for instance, quotation marks are retained (p. 7), though the reason for their existence has disappeared, along with the explanatory note concerning them. There are other ways of showing omission in representation. There are other changes: "The Hero, conscious of his worth" (p. 5), is called a song rather than a rondeau; the omission in the staging of verse ii. in the fool's song (p. 12) was not originally indicated; and in the Finale of Act II. (p. 17) lines are rearranged, redistributed, and omitted. This reprint forms, in my mind, a very good justification of my assumption that type was left standing, or some sort of plates were used -probably the former-for later editions. This is not a later edition, and here the same (7: 42); and announced in The Universal Magazine supplement to the December number, 1784 (75: 378). The original work, a copy of which Marie Antoinette preserved in her own library, Holcroft probably brought from Paris in 1783 or 1784. The French title page ran (Bibliothèque Nationale-R. 21760–21762): "Les Veillées du Chateau, ou Cours de Morale a l'usage des enfants, Par l'auteur d'Adèle et Théodore. 'Comme raccende il gusto il mutare esca, Così mi par che la mia Istoria quanto | Or quà, or là più variata sia, | Meno a chi l'udirà nojosa fia. | Orlando Furioso, Canto terzodecimo. | Traduction Littérale. Comme le changement de nourriture ranime le goût, ainsi il me semble que plus mes récits seront variés, le moins ils paroitront ennuyeux à ceux qui les entendront. Tone Premier. A Paris, Chez M. Lambert & F. J. Baudouin, Impr.-Libraires, rue de la Harpe, près Saint-Côme. M.DCC.LXXXII." Duodecimo. I., xxiv +1-348; II., 4+1-410; III., 4+1-352 pp. The British Museum Catalogue gives an edition in 4 vols., D. (duo decimo) Dublin, 1785; 3rd edition in 5 vols., D. London, 1787; 8th edition in 5 vols., D. London, 1806; an edition in 2 vols., D. London, 1817, part of "Walker's British Classics." A "second edition" in five volumes is advertised in the Robinsons' second edition of Mrs. Inchbald's Child of Nature,' 1789. Tales of the Castle: or, Stories of Instruction il gusto il mutare esca, | Così mi par, che la mia 280 pp. MDCCLXXXV." The word " Muse" Vols. II.-V. spell the word "Muse" with "Tales of the Castle: or Stories of Instruction and Delight. Being les Veillées du Château, written in French By Madame la Comtesse de Genlis, Author of the Theatre of Education, Adela and Theodore, &c. Translated into English By Thomas Holcroft. The Eighth Edition. Come raccende il gusto il mutar' esca, Così mi par, che la mia Istoria, quanto, Or quà, or là, più variata sia, | Meno, a chi l' udirà, nojosa fia. ARIOSTO. | As at the board with plenteous viands grac'd, | Cate after cate excites the sickening taste, | So, while my Muse pursues her varied strains, | Tale following tale the ravish'd ear detains. HOOLE. In Five Volumes. Vol. I. London: Printed for G. Robinson, Printed for the Octavo, front.+ Genlis. With copper plates. On pp. 55-68 of this book I find "The pp. 66 These stories are obviously abridged from Holcroft's version, and not from the original work of Madame de Genlis," as the title-page would have it. Of course, many changes have been made, principally in the matter of abridgments. But in the main Holcroft has been very faithfully followed: turns of idiom, curious spellings-archaic in 1824-and even strange punctuation are retained in sufficient number to indicate the R. Phillips, Wilkie and Robinson, Scatcherd similarity. I, of course, make due allow. and Letterman, and J. Walker. 1806." Duo-ance for mere coincidences in translating decimo. I., front.+6+1-307. II., front.+ from the same sources, but still think the 2+1-263. III., front.+2+1-285. IV., front. matter clear enough not to grant any +2+1-249. V., front.+2+1-257 pp. degree of probability of truth to the title"Tales of the Castle; or, Stories of Instruction page. and Delight. By Mad. de Genlis, Author of the Theatre of Education, Adela and Theodore, &c. Translated by Thomas Holcroft. Vol. I. London: Printed for Walker and Edwards; F. C. and J. Rivington; J. Nunn; Cadell and Davies; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; J. Richardson; Law and Whittaker; Newman and Co.; Lackington and Co.; Black, Parbury, and Allen; J. Black and Son; Sherwood, Neely, and Jones; R. Scholey; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; Gale and Fenner; J. Robinson; and B. Reynolds. 1817." In two volumes, duodecimo, part of "Walker's British Classics." I., 2 p.l.+6+1-456. II., 2 p.l.+2+1-467 pp. I have seen an edition, five volumes in two, designated as the "" 'ninth edition Btattleborough: Published by Willian Fessenden, 1813 [sic]." 66 Miss Mary Shakshober, Librarian, Public Library, Brattleboro, Vermont, writes me as follows: "William Fessenden was a publisher in Brattleboro from 1803 until his death in 1815. He began his career as a publisher by editing and printing The Reporter, a weekly newspaper; then he 'took over a Webster's Spelling Book from a publisher in Bennington and made a great success of it, and at the time of his death his printing establishment was the largest in this country. After his death, the business was conducted by his brother, Joseph, and his fatherin-law, Deacon Holbrook, and finally the business was reorganized and took this name: Brattleboro Typographic Company.'. But it is now defunct." |