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login' pri- me ptis Andree Alexandri | Ratisbo-northwales both his feet crooked and rond as they ne'sis mathematici sup nouam et veterem loycam Aristotelis. Black-letter, folio [Leipzig), 1504. Signature on title - page, "Joannes Deeus, 1551, Londini." Numerous marginal notes. At the end is written, "Perlegi anno 1555, inter 18m et 24m Septebris fullhamiae in ædibus singularis amici mei, Reuered: in Chro' patris Edmu'd Bonar Londinensis epis

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of Pembroke. A more personal note occurs lower down: "Anno 1509 vel 1508 on cristmas day 21 october [sic] my mother was born: to whome I am very like in......having my.. And she was married 1524......" All the rest on this subject is illegible. I will give one more ......Wilton herbart obsesus [?]...... My lord of C......her sonne wife to comes etc. of pe'brok anno 1544." The reference here is to him and his wife receiving from Henry VIII. the estates of the dissolved Abbey of Wilton in Wiltshire.

scrap:

6. Hangest (Hieronymus) Liber proportio | nu' magistri hie | ronimi de han- gest. Black letter, folio, Parisiis (Jehan Petit), s.a.

Signature on title-page, "Joannes Dee 1557. 4 Maij, Londini."

7. Hispalensis (Joannes) Epitome | totius astrologicae. 4to, Noribergae, 1548.

Signature on title-page, "Joannes Deeus 1548, Decembre, Antwerpiæ, xijd ij." A few marginal notes.

8. Lombardus (Bonus) Introductio | in divinam | chemiae artem. 8vo, Basileae, 1572.

Signature on title-page and on pp. 88 and
116. Numerous marginal notes. On p. 122
is the following quotation :-

Bathon and Raymund wth many Authors mo
Write under covert, and Aristotle allso
For what haveoc they wrath with theyr penne
Theyr clowdy clauses, dulled many men.

Norton in the proheme of his Ordinall.

9. Lully (Raimundus) [title-page missing] Libellus de Kabbalistico avditvi in via Raimundi Lvlli. Black-letter, 12mo, Venetiis, 1518.

On first leaf signature with date 1564. On
last leaf, "Aspice domine de sede sa'cta tua.
Joannes Dee, Lond. Recepi a Roma 29° Aprili
Ao 1564 Antwerpiae." A few notes at the end.
10. Matthaeus Westmonasteriensis. Flores | His-
toriarum. Folio, Lond., 1570.
Notes in handwriting similar to that in the
other books.

11. Mizaldus (Antonius) Planetologia, re-bus astronomicis, medicis, et philosophicis ervdite

referata. 4to, Lugduni, 1551.

Signature on title-page with date
Londini 17. Sep."

"1553,

adeo animoru' facultatibus praescriri posse......1551.
Meloni [?] 14 Septembris."
Numerous marginal notes.

15. Riffinus (G. H.) In Caii Plinii ......i. et ii. cap.
libri xxx. Com- mentarius......unà cum | Joannis
Tritemii Abbatis Span- cheymensis......in Libros
Wurzburg, 1548.
suos Stegnographie, Epistola | apologetica, &c. 4to,
The reason which Trithemius gives here for
which Dee must have possessed a MS. copy)
not publishing his Steganographia' (of
is its power of evil should it fall into bad
hands. See 5th S. xi. 401, 422.

To one page of this book was pinned a piece of paper containing on one side notes in Dee's handwriting on the other, in a set book-hand, the following exorcism :

et

What manner of evell yt ever thow be
on goddys behalfe I co'iure the

I co'iure the with the blessyd crosse +
that JhC was done one with fforse
I co'iure the with the nayls thre
yt JhC was done apon the tre

I co'iure the with the crowne of thorne
yt on JhC heyd was done ffor scorne
I co'iure the with the blessyd bloode
that JhC bleyd on the rode

I co'iure the with the wounds ffyve
JhC suffurt in his live

I co'iure the with the wholye spere
yt longins tyll his hart can bere
yet I co'iure the never the lasse
with all the vertues of the masse

in honore ble. marie et bli. batolphi et scte apolonie
sancte Petro......et......et unu' credo......hic
faithe hic sanctune wed" helfe cryste helpe
Quforbiu' pelitorie of speane stavyeatur [?].
W. R. B. PRIDEAUX.

Royal College of Physicians.

BEVIS MARKS SYNAGOGUE
BICENTENARY.

AN eventful day in the annals of the
Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community
in this country was Wednesday, the 26th of
June, when was celebrated the completion
of two hundred years since the inauguration
of the synagogue "Saas Asamaim" (Gate of
Heaven), situate in Bevis Marks, the oldest
The Jewish World of the following Saturday
existing Jewish place of worship in England.
gave a concise record from 1701 to 1901.
The first
King Street, Aldgate. It was established in
synagogue in this country was in
1656, and Thomas Greenhalgh found there
in 1662 hundred male worshippers, men of
apparent affluence, besides ladies in very rich
attire The lease of the cemetery in the Mile
Black-End Road is dated 1657; it was for 999 years.
The Spanish and Portuguese "Beth-Holim"
Hospita now occupies its site.

12. Munsterus (Sebastianus) Canones super |

novvm instrvmentvm luminarium. 4to, Basileae,

1534.

13. Pastellus (Gulielmus) De Vniversitate liber [seu de cosmographia compendium. Second edition, 4to, Paris, 1563.

Marginal notes.

14. Ptolomaeus. Quadriparti. Ptolo. letter, folio, Venice, 1519.

Long note on fly-leaf headed :—

"Hora et minuta nativitatis et considerari debent: et inde de futura corporu' dispositione, atq'

Once he Aldgate synagogue was established, the attention of the community was

turned to a kindred matter. The subject of religious education was considered, and in 1664"The Tree of Life," a society for the study of the Law, was established. The same year the "Gates of Hope "School commenced its operations, and this institution, after having been reorganized in 1882, still serves the useful purpose for which it was originally intended. In 1703 another institution was founded, "The Gates of Life and the Father of the Fatherless." Its object is fourfold, viz., to educate, maintain, clothe, and apprentice orphan boys, the boys being admitted by the votes of the subscribers. In 1724 a society for providing fatherless girls with dowries was established. In 1730 the Villareal School was founded by Isaac da Costa Villareal for the benefit of the poorer girls of the congregation. Disraeli in the memoir of his father speaks thus of the charitable founder :

"There might be found among other Jewish families flourishing in this country the Villareals, who brought wealth to these shores almost as great as their names, though that is the second in Portugal, and who have twice allied themselves to the English aristocracy."

The Haham, the Rev. Dr. Moses Gaster, one of the most eloquent men that the Jews can boast of, in the course of his sermon paid the following tribute to the English people :

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This synagogue now represents not only the old form of Jewish worship, but it represents also the noblest form of religious liberty and political emancipation. It is perhaps the only synagogue in existence which, since the days when the foundation stone was laid, has never been exposed to the attack of a misguided populace. No harsh sound has ever disturbed the peace of the worshipper, no fanatical hand has been raised against its walls, no stone has been thrown against the great liberal spirit of the English nation, whose its windows. This synagogue is a monument of progress is a steady one which knows no going backwards. Once a barrier had been broken down, it had never been raised any more; once an illiberal measure repealed, no re-enactment would ever be contemplated. In perfect security the people lived under the righteous laws of England."

At the close the choir sang ‘Yitgadal,' an ancient melody, harmonized by C. G. Verrinder. This was followed by Adon Olam' (solo by Mr. Rittenberg) and Psalm CL., composed by the late Dr. Artom. Lastly came the first verse of the National Anthem in Hebrew, arranged by Dr. Verrinder.

In 1747 the Beth Holim was instituted. This charity combined the offices of a hos- The rulers of the Manchester Synagogue pital, lying-in hospital, and home for aged for Spanish and Portuguese Jews, anxious to poor, and two years later another charitable have a part in the celebration, sent a massive society came into existence, the Mahasim ornament, consisting of a handsome silver Tobim, "Good Works." In 1757 Moses crown for a "Sepher Torah." This weighs Lamego endowed the synagogue with fifty ounces and is of the "Imperial 5,000l., the interest of 4,000l. being devoted order, or shaped in Gothic style in the to the orphan school and of 1,000l. to the Decorative period. Upon the front are two salary of an English tutor at the Ngetz tablets containing the Ten Commandments Chaim Schools. Benjamin D'Israeli, the beneath an oblong shield bearing the followgrandfather of the statesman, was in after ing inscription : "Presented to the Bevis years appointed inspector of the Ngetz Marks Synagogue, London, by the Manchester Chaim. A lease of the land in Bevis Marks Congregation of the Spanish and Portuguese was obtained for ninety-nine years at an Jews, in commemoration of its bicentenary. annual rental of 1207., and the present build- Tamuz 9, 5661." The whole is topped by a ing was consecrated in 1702. Many of the smaller crown, whilst its base is surmounted benches were brought from the old synagogue, in repoussé with ovals, diamonds, and discs and some of the candlesticks from Holland. in gilt with frosted silver background relieved by ornamental rope bordering.

The celebration service on the 26th of June was observed with due ceremonial, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs being present. The Jewish World reminds us that

If we

"the Jewish people do not erect personal monu-
ments, and the Sephardic section of the community
mark the resting-place of their people by less
obtrusive memorials than their Ashkenazi brethren;
in their 'House of Life' the stones lie flat.
want memorials to martyrs and heroes, we have no
need to fashion them of stone or marble. We have
only to turn the pages of history and the finest
models are before us......the record of the Sephar-
dim in England tells the story which we can all
read with profit. The outward, the visible, the
tangible sign of the record of the Sephardim is the
ancient synagogue in Bevis Marks."

In addition to this, the poorer members, desiring to share in the commemoration, had been for three years contributing their mite, and brought as their offering and tribute two silver crowns and a rich velvet covering for the scrolls of the Law. N. S. S.

(To be continued.)

THE JUBILEE OF THE FIRST GREAT
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

As I am perhaps the sole survivor of the executive staff of the first international display, and one who has collected certain