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This issue of Notes and Queries continues to be a vital resource for scholars, exploring a wide range of topics related to literature, language, and historical research. Contributors analyze the origins and meanings of obscure words and phrases, offering etymological insights and tracing their historical evolution. Shakespearean scholarship remains a central theme, with discussions on textual variations, editorial choices, and interpretative debates. Other articles examine biblical and classical references, medieval s, and antiquarian discoveries, further enriching the journal’s intellectual offerings.Responses to previous inquiries provide further depth, as correspondents refine arguments, introduce alternative viewpoints, and present newly uncovered documentary evidence. Manuscript studies, early printing techniques, and genealogical research contribute additional insights. The interactive nature of the periodical ensures a continuous scholarly exchange, reinforcing its role as an indispensable resource for historians, bibliophiles, and researchers engaged in the study of language, literature, and historical traditions.