REPLY1849
DORNE, THE BOOKSELLER
By J.I.
Sir,--In answer to W. in page 12. of No. 1, I beg to suggest that Dormer, written Dõmr in the MS.--a common abbreviation--may be the name of the Oxford bookseller, and Henno Rusticus may be *Homo rusticus*, "the country gentleman." The hand-writing of this MS. is so small and illegible in some places, that it requires an Oedipus to decipher it; and the public will have much reason to thank those lynx-eyed antiquaries who have taken great pains to render it intelligible. "The *Sige* of the End," is of course properly explained to be "the Signe of the End."
Topics: Bookselling, Manuscript Deciphering, Antiquarian Studies
Locations: Oxford