[The British Museum contains the following editions of Cocker's
_Arithmetic_:--the 20th, Lond. 1700; the 37th, perused and published by
John Hawkins (with MS. notes), Lond. 1720; 41st, Lond. 1724; 50th,
corrected by Geo. Fisher, Lond. 1746. Watt notices one revised by J.
Mair, Edinb. 1751. In Professor de Morgan's _Arithmetical Books_, p.
56., where a full history of Cocker's book is given, mention is made of
an Edinburgh edition, 1765, and a Glasgow edition of 1777.]
_Lyke Porch or Litch Porch._--What is the proper name for the porch found,
not unfrequently, at the churchyard gate under which the body was, I
believe, supposed to rest before the funeral? Is it _lyke_ or _litch_? The
derivation may be different in different parts of England, as they were
originally Saxon or Danish. _Lueg_ Dan., _lyk_ Dutch, and _leiche_ Ger., are
all different forms of the same word. The first two approach nearer to
_lyke_, the latter to _litch_.