Rem Acu You have hit the mark; you have hit the nail on the head. Rem acu tetigisti (Plautus). A phrase
in archery, meaning, You have hit the white, or the bull's-eye.
“`Rem acu once again,' said Sir Piercie.”- The Monastery, chap. xvi.
Remember The last injunction of
Charles I., on the scaffold, to Bishop Juxon. A probable solution of this mysterious word is given in Notes
and Queries (February 24th, 1894, p. 144). The substance is this: Charles, who was really at heart a
Catholic, felt persuaded that his misfortunes were a divine visitation on him for retaining the church property
confiscated by Henry VIII., and made a vow that if God would restore him to the throne, he would restore
this property to the Church. This vow may be seen in the British Museum. His injunction to the bishop
was to remember this vow, and enjoin his son Charles to carry it out. Charles II., however, wanted all
the money he could get, and therefore the church lands were never restored.
