_Private memoirs of Queen Elizabeth_ (Vol. iii., p. 23.).--"_The Secret
History of the most renowned Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex_. In two
parts. By a person of Quality. Cologne: printed for Will with the Wisp, at
the Sign of the Moon in the Ecliptick. M.D.CLXXXI."--is the title of a
small volume in my possession, containing some curious hints corroborative
of the first part of Mr. Ives' MS. note mentioned in "NOTES AND QUERIES"
(Vol. iii. p. 11.). If this be the book to which your correspondent,
J.E.C., refers in your last number, he is perfectly welcome to the perusal
of my copy.