A biographical account of the various persons that have held the appointment of “Master of the Revels,” with such particulars of the stage as would necessarily fall in, would form a valuable Prolegomena to the publication of Sir Henry’s Office-Book.  We have, it is true, much information upon this subject, but in a very scattered form.

I have now before me a list of the “Masters of the Revells,” with the dates of their patents, which I beg to transcribe.  It is of more than ordinary value, being in the handwriting of Sir Henry Herbert himself, and copied at the back of the worthy knight’s “Petition to Charles the Second against the Grant to Killegrew and Davenant to form Two Companies of Players.”

“Masters of ye Revells.

“Sir Richard Guilford — not on record. 
Sir Thomas Cawerden — [1544] 36 Henry VIII. 
Sir Thomas Beneger — not on record. 
Sir John Fortescue — not on record. 
Edmund Tilney, Esq. — July 24 [1578] 21 Eliz. 
Sir George Buck — June 23 [1603] I Jac. 
Sir John Astley — [1612] 10 Jac.  I.
Benjamin Johnson — [1617] 15 Jac.  I.
Sir Henry Herbert, and}
Simon Thelwall, Esq. } — Aug. 21 [1629] 5 Car.  I.”

EDWARD F. RIMBAULT.

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BOOKS AND ODD VOLUMES

WANTED TO PURCHASE

(In continuation of Lists in former Nos.)

1.  DR. BROOK TAYLOR’S PERSPECTIVE. 1st edit. 1715.

2.  DR. AUSTIN’S CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE FIRST SIX BOOKS OF EUCLID.  (Date not known.)

3.  DR. ABRAHAM ROBERTSON ON RATIO AND PROPORTION.  Oxford. 1804.

4.  LAWSON’S DISSERTATION ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE ANTIENTS.  Edited by Fryer, and printed in Bristol, 1809.—­[The particular copy wanted is interleaved with thick paper and MS. alterations by the Editor.  It was surreptitiously obtained from its owner; but the books of the person who had it are dispersed.]

Letters, stating particulars and lowest price, carriage free, to be sent to MR. BELL, Publisher of “NOTES AND QUERIES,” 186.  Fleet Street.

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