A PRIZE FOR A LATIN TRANSLATION
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
Sra,—In the course of extending Berkhamsted School buildings it was necessary to demolish an old water mill which has stood on the banks of the Bulbourne stream for very many years. It was the last of a long series of mills that have been in existence since William the Conqueror's time, and the Upper Mill and the Lower Mill, Berkhamsted, are both mentioned in Doomsday Book. A tablet has been erected to commemorate the above interesting historical fact and bears the following inscription :— " In has rips molae steterunt mile per annos alimentumque praebuerunt donee utilitatibus seholae segue altrieis cesserunt anno domini MCMXXVII."
A prize of 12 2s. has been offered for the best translation of the inscription into English verse. Do any of your readers care to try their hand ? Brevity and conciseness will he a recommendation. Entries should reach the above address not later than May 31st. If you will give your kind consent the prize-winning lines shall be published in due course in
[We shall be pleased to publish the winning lines. En, Spectator.]
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