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suggest that the baptisms in the register be taken for a period of five years and an average struck. If a normal birth-rate were assumed-say from 30 to 35 per 1,000 per annum-the rest would be easy. A. H. FEWTRELL.

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In the Population and Parish Register Abstract,' a Governmental Blue-book printed in 1831, will be found carefully framed estimates of the population in the different counties of England, 1570 to 1750, based upon the number of entries of baptisms, burials, and marriages in the various parish registers. It may safely be said that except in isolated cases, when lists of all the inhabitants in certain parishes may have been taken for taxation or other purposes, there is no other means of estimating what the population of a parish was before 1801, the date of the first general census. Returns of persons taxed for various purposes from time to time, from the reign of Henry III. to William and Mary, will be found at the Record Office, under the title of Lay Subsidies.' The Hearth Tax returns of Charles II.'s reign give the names of all the householders. GEORGE F. T. SHERWOOD. 50, Beecroft Road, Brockley, S.E.

I have endeavoured to estimate village population in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries by studying the parish register, averaging the number of baptisms for ten-year periods, and then multiplying the average by 30, that is, assuming a birth-rate of 30 per 1,000. In all probability the birth-rate was higher, say 35 to 40 per 1,000, but 100 years ago or more the still-births were more numerous than now. Mr. M. Rubin (Brit. Ass., 1900) stated that 8 per cent of births were still born. This method works out with tolerable correctness. I have been enabled to check the results in some instances by contemporary figures. The error is seldom as much as 10 per cent. I have applied it to Archbishop Sheldon's census.

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As to the eighteenth century, the populations of parishes may approximately be gauged by the numeration given in the valuable Topographical Dictionary of Benjamin Pitts Capper, 1808, a laborious work showing, I think in every case, the numbers both of houses and inhabitants.

J. HOLDEN MACMICHAEL. ESCUTCHEON OF PRETENCE (10th S. iv. 429). -With reference to G. B.'s inquiry when the

custom of placing the arms of an heiress upon an escutcheon of pretence was first established in England, I find Boutell mentions at p. 174 of his 'English Heraldry' that the shield of Richard Beauchamp, K.G., Earl of Warwick, who died in 1439, is " a good example of the use of an Escutcheon of Pretence"; and he gives an illustration of the shield, drawn from the garter-plate of the earl in St. George's, Windsor.

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Undoubtedly it was the ancient custom to impale the arms of an heiress with those of her husband, but "the prevailing usage" (as Boutell remarks) is to marshal them upon his shield, charged as an Escutcheon of Pretence." Her arms would thereafter be quartered with his own, by his and her sons and their descendants; for the son of an heiress, as heir to his maternal grandfather through his mother, as well as to his own father, quarters on his shield, and transmits to his descendants, the arms of both his parents.

Folkestone.

JAMES WATSON.

CAPT. JAMES JEFFERYES, OF BLARNEY CASTLE (10th S. iv. 404).-Three letters written by him to Bishop Robinson, from Bender, Constantinople, and Adrianople, in 1711-14 are in Bodl. MS. Rawlinson A. 286.

W. D. MACRAY.

Blarney Castle was purchased in 1701 by Sir James Jefferyes, Governor of Cork, who erected a large house in front of it, which is now a ruin. A considerable linen manufacture was once carried on in the parish, but now is decayed.

The chief interest of the castle arises from the Blarney Stone, and the notion that whoever kisses it will possess a cajoling tongue and many other accomplishments; but the feat is rarely attempted, as the danger is great in being lowered by a rope from a lofty battlement. A small photograph, however, represents this hazardous experiment-one far more dangerous than sitting in St. Michael's Chair.

An old friend of mine, long deceased, who was at Eton in the days of Goodall and Keate, circa 1809, told me that he was in the same form with Jefferyes of Blarney Castle. Stapylton's 'Eton School Lists' might supply some further genealogical information. JOHN PICKFORD, M.A.

Newbourne Rectory, Woodbridge.

CRICKET PICTURES AND ENGRAVINGS (10th S. iv. 9, 132, 238).-A quaint engraving of early cricket may be seen in Bickham's 'British Monarchy,' 1749. This is a curious book, printed entirely from engraved plates,

with "
maps of each county in a new taste,"
viz., in bird's-eye view, with imaginary fore-
ground. At p. 129 a head-piece shows some
boys at cricket. The two wickets seem to be
about six inches high, and nine inches apart,
with a bail. Behind them is a wicket-keeper
on one knee. Both bowler and batsman are
left-handed: the latter has a club like a
hockey stick, and he alone of the three has
his coat off, the others wearing the frock-coat
of the time. Two boys are encouraging the
bowler, and two stand near the batsman, one
of these alone of the company having a hat;
he also has a club. An eighth is carrying
away clothes.
None appears to be fielding
except the wicket-keeper. E. H. BROMBY.
University, Melbourne.

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Miscellaneous.

NOTES ON BOOKS, &c.

Memories of Madras. By Sir Charles Lawson. (Sonnenschein & Co.)

THOUGH personal to a very limited extent, these building up our Indian Empire, founded Madras, "memories" of the men who, in the course of are helpful to all concerned with or interested in Indian affairs. They originally appeared in The Madras Mail, of which, from 1868 to 1892, Sir Charles was editor, and have since been revised and enlarged. They have been obtained, as was "The Private Life of Warren Hastings' of the same author, by delving in the archives of the British Museum and the India Office." With history as such Sir Charles does not greatly concern himself, his chief aim being to throw light upon the character and the lives, subsequent to their retirement from office, of some of the founders of Empire. More knowledge of Indian affairs than the average Engishman can boast is necessary to the enjoyment of the contents. The opening chapter deals shortly with the foundation on the Coromandel coast of Fort St. George. In the second we read of Thomas Pitt, of Blandford, and his appointment as governor, and have a comparison between the Igreat Pitt diamond and the Koh-i-noor. The most interesting chapters are those concerning Lord Macartney, Lord Cornwallis, and Sir Arthur Wellesley; the most amusing the account of Mr. Thomas Snodgrass, the crossing-sweeper of Leadenhall Street. Of these and other personages admirably executed portraits in photogravure, after the method of Sir Joseph Swan, F.R.S., are supplied, the frontispiece consisting of Her Majesty the Queen. In addition to the portraits, twenty-five in all, there are views of Fort St. George in 1673 and 1783 and other places, including Seringa patam. A map of India which is given would be more useful to the reader if more names were inserted. It is a pity, in consequence of the impression of carelessness it conveys, to find in the opening line and phrase of the preface a silly mistake. This begins, "According to Saint Beuve." No such person as Saint Beuve is known. Sainte-Beuve is obviously intended. The volume, which is handsomely got up, has on the cover the arms of the East India Company.

ATLAS AND PLEIONE: THE PLEIADES: THE DAISY (10th S. iv. 387, 475).—I do not like writing about myself, but as the question has been asked, I may be allowed to say that the first edition of Plant-Lore of Shakespeare' was published in 1879, a second in 1884, and a third, by E. Arnold, in 1896. am afraid that Mr. Arnold has a good many copies on his shelves, which he would be glad to see cleared away. Bitton Vicarage, Bristol. LAWRENCE (10th S. iv. 388). - Another John Lawrence, described only as of Bedfordshire,' was admitted as a sizar to Emmanuel College, 6 June, 1650, and graduated B.A. in 1653. He and the John Lawrence of the same college mentioned by A. S. L. appear to be the only Lawrences in the registry of the university who graduated between 1645 and 1659. It seems possible that one or both of them were related in some way to Henry Lawrence, the President of the Council of State, who had entered Emmanuel College as a fellow commoner in 1622. The family of Henry Lawrence has been discussed in detail both in this country (in N. & Q.' and elsewhere) and in America, but this possibility has not, I believe, been suggested before. G. O. B.

RAIN CAUGHT ON HOLY THURSDAY (10th S. iv. 447).-W. M. P. should refer to 6th S. vi. 45, 155; vii. 367. The belief is common in Worcestershire. I knew a cottage-woman who was a devout believer in it. The rain must be caught in a clean vessel and "straight from heaven." She showed me some, in a bottle; she said it was nearly a year old, and it was certainly clear and pure. She always kept a little, for fear no rain might fall when next the day came. W. C. B.

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A Glossary of Botanic Terms, with their Derivation and Accent. By Benjamin Daydon Jackson. (Duckworth & Co.)

How useful has proved this work is shown by the fact that five years after its appearance a revised and enlarged edition has been found requisite. In its present shape it seems to be the most ambitious and available work in the language, its derivations, numbering 16,000, being nearly thrice as many as in any previous compilation. To the student and the expert it is alike useful. A special feature of the recent additions consists in the phytogeographic

terms of Mr. F. E. Clements, published in Engler's Botanische Jahrbücher.' It is, of course, not the fault of Mr. Jackson that so many of the terms are, we may not say barbarous, but monstrous, the responsibility for them resting on the various coiners of the words. Concerning the utility of the volume there can be no doubt, and further additions will in time be necessary, since of increase in scientific phraseology and definition there is no end.

Southwark Cathedral and See. By George Worley. (Bell & Sons.)

ONE more volume, nowise inferior to its predecessors, has been added to the admirable and almost exhaustive "Cathedral Series" of Messrs. Bell. It is dedicated to Southwark Cathedral, concerning which, in its former name of St. Marie Overie, our own pages overflow. Historically and descriptively the work is all that can be desired, and a series of illustrations from prints, drawings, and photographs adds wonderfully to its attractions. To this most interesting of fanes a better handbook is not to be desired.

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Photograms of the Year 1905. (Dawbarn & Ward.) PHOTOGRAMS,' the eleventh annual issue of which appears, is delightful as ever. It is admirably illustrated, and shows once more a marked advance. The right of photography to rank as art is incontestably proved. Weakness is occasionally, though rarely, shown in composition, but the effects produced in land and sea scapes, figures, and the like are marvellous. So much is there to commend that we know not where to begin or to leave off praise. Absolutely wonderful effects are produced. Apart from the value of the work for trade purposes, it is a beautiful thing for the drawing-room table, and may be turned over with ever-renewed gratification. We claim no technical knowledge, but the effect of the finest engravings is obtained and, we sometimes think, surpassed.

The Young Duke. By the Earl of Beaconsfield. (De La More Press.)

A CENTENARY EDITION of the early novels of Lord Beaconsfield, from the De La More Press. begins with The Young Duke.' Appearing in 1831, this remarkable novel is four or five years later in date than Vivian Grey,' which will doubtless follow in the series. The edition is prettily got up, its red cover bearing on the back a gold primrose. A striking portrait is supplied of Disraeli, now at Hughenden, by Chalon (Alfred Edward, it is to be presumed). The reprint is judicious, and will

doubtless be popular.

The Diner Out. By Cuyler Reynolds. (Routledge & Sons.)

Who Wrote That? (Prose Authors.) By H. Swan. (Same publishers.)

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Two further volumes are added to the rapidly augmenting Miniature Reference Library." The Diner Out,' which contains many gastronomic utterances, English and foreign, is adapted from The Banquet Book.' In the other volume there is a curious collection of writers, including many belonging to the youngest school. On p. 18, from G. H. Lewes, appears the following, which might have been written of Sir H. Irving: "The greatest artist is he who is greatest in the highest reaches of his art, even though he may lack the qualities

necessary for the adequate execution of some minor details."

The Little Black Princess. By Jeannie Gunn. (De La More Press.) THIS volume is a novelty in works designed as giftbooks. It claims, no doubt justly, to be a true tale of life in the Never-Never Land. Its chief object is amusement, and this it attains. Incidentally, however, it casts a certain amount of light upon Australian customs, including even matters such as the rites of initiation and remote questions of consanguinity and kinship, with the scientific study of which anthropologists are deeply occupied. The heroine is a little lubra with a mongrel cur, but we have a sad history of a dusky monarch accepting at the hands of the English the title of Goggle Eyes," who is sung to death by magic. A rough map showing the site on the Roper River of the Homestead is furnished, and there are numerous well-executed illustrations of characters, scenes, and objects.

Gammer Grethel's Fairy Tales.___ Illustrated. With Introduction by Laurence Housman. (De La More Press.)

AMONG Mr. Moring's contributions to Christmas enjoyment is a reprint, in a cheaper, but still thoroughly attractive and artistic shape, of this delightful collection of fairy tales, with the no less delightful illustrations of Cruikshank, warmly praised by Ruskin, and of others. An ideal giftbook, this edition differs only in external respects from that issued three years ago.

Mr. Ubbledejub and the House Fairies.
A. Thorburn. (David Nutt.)

By

WE have here one of the best collections of Christmas stories for children issued in most attractive form. With its handsome cover, superb coloured frontispiece, and numerous illustrations, full-page and other, by May Faraday and Dorothy Newill, it is an altogether ideal possession for the inhabitants of the nursery.

Humpty Dumpty, and other Songs. By Joseph Moorat. Pictured by Paul Woodroffe. (De La More Press.)

WE have here such popular songs as 'Rub-a-Dub Dub,' Cock-a-Doodle-Doo,' Baa-Baa, Black Sheep,' &c., with musical notation and with superb plates. The whole constitutes one of the most gorgeous gift-books of the season.

Calendar of Mr. Moring is warmly to be com

AMONG Christmas novelties The Engagement

mended.

THREE more of the De La More booklets have been issued in a pretty case befitting their delicate shapes. They consist of Keats's Sonnets. Coleridge's Bime of the Ancient Mariner, and Shelley's Cloud, Skylark, and Ode to the West Wind, uniform with his Adonais."

in Prose for Children have been reissued in large MRS. BARBAULD'S eminently devotional Hymns and beautiful type on excellent paper, and in a most dainty cover, from the De La More Press. The lovely design on the cover is repeated within as the frontispiece.

To the series of books in words of one syllableincluding already 'Bible Stories,' 'The Pilgrim's

Progress,' and 'Robinson Crusoe'-has been added A Life of Jesus Christ in a similar form. It is by A. Pitt-Kethley, has eleven effective illustrations, and is published by Messrs. George Routledge & Sons.

AMONG seasonable works issued from the De La More Press is a Speaking Days Calendar, compiled by Lady Seymour. A wide range of reading is exhibited in the selections. The writers are principally English, but include a few foreign and some classical authors.

All about Shipping, a handbook of popular nautical information, in praise of which we have already spoken, has been newly edited, with additions and corrections to date, by Commander R. Dowling, R.N.R., and issued with illustrations, many of them brilliantly coloured, from the De La More Press. It is a mine of information. Among the coloured designs are views of a Viking ship of the days of Alfred and a line-of-battle ship of those of Nelson. The cover is striking.

MR. FREDERICK ADAMS.-Readers of N. & Q' will regret to hear of the decease of Mr. F. Adams, which took place at his residence, 12, Lion Road, Lower Edmonton, on the 6th inst. Mr. Adams was seventy-one, having been born on 23 April, 1834. In the autumn of 1904 he was attacked with Bright's disease and blindness, followed by paralysis. He leaves a widow and one young daughter. He began life as a reading boy in a printing office, and gradually qualified himself for a printer's reader, in which capacity he was employed on The Atlas and The Daily Telegraph; but his chief service was rendered at Messrs. Spottiswoode & Co.'s, where he was employed nearly fifty years, gaining, golden opinions for what one who acknowledges his own indebtedness describes as 'vigilant correction and acute criticism.". Among the works which received the benefit of his great gifts, perhaps the chief is theDictionary of National Biography.' He was a profound and most painstaking scholar, as readers of N. & Q.' well know.

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COL. PRIDEAUX writes:-"The death of the Rev. Bunbury FitzGerald Campbell, which occurred on the 4th inst., should not pass unrecorded in N. & Q.,' although I believe he never contributed to this journal. He was the fifth son of the late Col. Sir Edward FitzGerald Campbell, Bart., and a great-grandson of the celebrated Pamela, wife of Lord Edward FitzGerald. Born on 17 June, 1863, he served for several years in the Library of the British Museum, where he did good bibliographical work, but afterwards went to India, and was ordained deacon at Calcutta in 1900 and priest in 1902. For two years he was curate of St. Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta, and on his return to England in 1902 was appointed curate of St. Margaret s, Westminster. He compiled the following publications: An Introduction to the Theory of a State Paper Catalogue, 1891; A Plea for Annual Lists of State Papers,' 1892; •Imperial Federation Series of Colonial State Paper Catalogues: No. 1, Cape of Good Hope,' 1892-3 Bibliography of the Future,' 1895; Theory of Bibliography, National and International,' 1896; Index-Catalogue of Bibliographical Works, chiefly English, relating to India,' 1897; and 'Index-Catalogue of Indian Official Publications in the British Museum,' 1900."

BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES.-DECEMBER. MR. THOMAS BAKER has a catalogue in two parts the first Miscellaneous Books and the second Roman Catholic Theology. We note a copy of the great London Polyglott, 1657, and Castelli's Lexicon, 1669, together 8 vols., folio, 187. 18s.; Madden's Coins of the Jews,' 18s.; and De Gray Birch's 'Cartulariuni Saxonicum,' 3 vols. 4to, 21. 2s. There are interesting items under Ireland.

Messrs. Browne & Browne, of Newcastle, have the very rare first edition of Bewick's Fables of Esop, 1818, 12. 12s., and other Bewick_rarities; first editions of Byron; Britton's Cathedral Antiquities,' proof impressions, 1814-35, 127.; Chippendale's Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers' Director, 15. 15s.; Contemporary Review, 1866-1900, 107.; and Cruikshank's 'Comic Almanacks,' 1835-53, 19 vols.,. 15., original wrappers, as issued. Surtees's History of Durhanı' is 301.; Eden's 'State of the Poor," 1797, 87. 10s. Under Scotland are many interesting. items; also under Newcastle. Among the latter we find a fine set of the scarce 'Newcastle Typo-graphical Tracts,' 107. 10s.

Mr. Horace G. Commin, of Bournemouth, opens. his list with Manuscripts and Illuminations. An early fourteenth-century illumination is priced 30%.; others of the fifteenth, 77. 15s. and 51. 5s.. respectively. Under Incunabula are fine specimens. There are also books on early printing and books printed 1500-1688. Under Notable Modern Presses is the Kelmscott Chaucer, 687. There is, in addition, a good general list. Collectors of railway literature may be glad to know of a copy of 'Brad-shaw's Railway Companion, 1st Mo. 1st, 1840' (No. 3), price 35s. The journey from London to Birmingham then took, quickest time, five hours, the single fare being 32s. 6d.

Mr. Walter V. Daniell publishes Part I. of a Catalogue of Topographical Literature. He pro-poses on its completion to issue a limited number bound, and with engraved illustrations from early copperplates, so as to form a manual of British topography. This first section contains Bedford to Devon.

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Mr. Bertram Dobell's list is rich in Shelley litera-ture. This includes the extremely rare privately printed edition of Queen Mab,' 1813, 317.; Revolt of Islam,' 1818. 21. 2s.; Rosalind and Helen,' 1819, 51. 5s.; and 'Prometheus Unbound,' 1820, 61. 6s. There are also a number of works published after the poet's death, and many items under Shelleyana. Mr. Francis Edwards's Monthly List of Recent Purchases contains many valuable items. Africa is a Collection of Portraits of the Savage Tribes inhabiting the Boundaries of the Cape,' 1822, very rare, 77. 10s. Under Birds we find Dresser and Sharpe's Birds of Europe,' 50%. ; Gould's • Birds of New Guinea,' 627.; and Lilford's 'Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands,' 60%. We note also Book-Prices Current,' 19 vols., 16.; a set of Miss Burney's Novels, 1783-1814, 107.; Ruskin's Modern Painters,' Stones of Venice,' and 'Seven Lamps,' 9 vols., 1846-60, 281.; and Ackermann's Oxford,' 'Cambridge,' Westminster,' and 'Winchester,' in all 7 vols., 4to, 70%. Under Cruikshank are The English Spy,' 1825, 247.; Annals of Gallantry,' 1814, rare, 247.; and Carey's Life in Paris,' large paper, 187. A set of The Times from 1893 to 1904, halfcalf, is priced 167. There are sets of the following

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authors, all best editions: Froude, 28 vols., 221. ; Macaulay, 15 vols., 47. 10s.: Motley, 11 vols., S.; Grote, 20 vols., 77.; Thomas Hardy's novels, 36 vols., 187. 10s.; Abraham Hayward, 7 vols., 6l.; and Martha Walker Freer, 19 vols., 217.

NOTICE.-CHRISTMAS DAY.-NOTES

and QUE RIES for December 23 will be published on THURSDAY NEXT, December 21, at 10 o'clock. The latest time for Mr. Francis Edwards has also a short separate receiving Advertisements for this issue will list of a few new books at reduced prices. Among these we note The Ancestor, 12 vols., and 3 indexes, 2.; Rabelais,' Urquhart and Motteux's translation, 3 vols., 1904, 188.; Fleay's English Drama,' 17. 18.; The Koran, Commentary by Wherry, 4 vols., 17. and Wood-Martin's 'Traces of the Elder Faiths of Ireland,' 10s. 6d.

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Mr. William Glaisher sends us two lists: one a Short Catalogue of Popular Current Literature, and the other Christmas and New Year's Gifts, the latter including fine-art books.

be on WEDNESDAY morning.

NOTES AND QUERIES.-The SUBSCRIPTION

to NOTES AND QUERIES free by post is 10s. 3d. for Six Months; or 20s 6d. for Twelve Months. including the Volume Index.-JOHN C. FRANCIS, Notes and Queries Office, Bream's Buildings, Chancery Lane. LONDON TOPOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR 1905.

(1) AGAS'S MAP of LONDON, circa 1560.

(2) FAITHOKNE'S MAP of LONDON, 1658. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION to the SOCIETY, ONE GUINEA. A List of the Society's Back Publications, together with a Form of Application BERNARD GOMME.

Mr. Charles Higham's catalogue of Theological Works includes a complete set of the Henry Brad- for Membership, may be obtained from the Secretary shaw Society, 1891-1904, 167. 16s.

Mr. John Jeffery has under Cromwell a catalogue of Ordinances from 16 December, 1653, to 3 Septem

ber, 1654, 30s. In the catalogue are some interesting chap-books, also curious old deeds, as well as works relating to the Quakers and the Wesleyans.

Messrs. J. & J. Leighton announce their Catalogue of Early-Printed Books, Manuscripts, and Fine Bindings. The catalogue contains 6,200 items, illustrated with upwards of 1,350 reproductions in facsimile.

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Mr. A. Russell Smith sends us Part 11. of his Catalogue, chiefly of Old English Literature. We note Peacham's 'Minerva Britanna,' 1612, 71. 7s., and his Worth of a Penny,' 1667, 21. 2s. A copy of Piers Ploughnian,' 1813-14, is priced 17. 15s.; Curll's rare edition of Mr. Pope's Literary Correspondence,' 1735-6, 17. 15s.; and the first edition of Pope's collected works. 1717, 57. 15s. An extremely rare poetical volume, Pricket's 'Time's Anatomie,' 1606. is 51. 5s. Under Psalms is the first edition of the Brownist version compiled by Henry Ainsworth, the leader of the sect, 1612, 67. 6s. Under Sir Joshua Reynolds is the discourse he delivered at the Royal Academy, 1772, 37. 3s. This is a presentation copy

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PEDIGREES in England and France and French-Canadian Pedigrees, from Private Unpublished MS. Sources.-C. E. LART, Charmouth, Dorset; and 37, Hayes Road, Bromley, 8.E.

MR. L. CULLETON, 92. Piccadilly, London

(Member of English and Foreign Antiquarian Societies), undertakes the furnishing of Extracts from Parish Registers, Copies or Abstracts from Wills. Chancery Proceedings, and other Records useful

for Genealogical evidences in England, Scotland, and Ireland.

Abbreviated Latin Documents Copied, Extended, and Translated.
Foreign Researches carried out. Enquiries invited. Mr. Culleton's
Private Collections are worth consulting for Clues.
Antiquarian and Scientific Material searched for and copied at the
British Museum and other Archives.

"Examine well your blood. He

From John of Gaunt doth bring his pedigree.”—SHAKESPEARE.

ANCESTRY, English, Scotch, Irish, and American,

from STATE RECORDS. Speciality: West of England and Emigrant Families.-Mr. REYNELL-UPHAM, 7, Cathedral Close,

Exeter, and 1, Upham Park Road, Chiswick, London, W.

BOOKS-ALL OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS

supplied, no matter on what subject. Acknowledged the world over as the most expert Bookfinders extant. Please state wants.BAKER'S Great Bookshop, 14-16, John Bright Street, Birmingham.

THE GENEALOGICAL CLASSIC.

with the inscription, "To his Grace the Duke of BURKE'S PEERAGE and BARONETAGE, Marlborough from the author." The catalogue abounds in interesting items.

Messrs. Henry Young & Sons, of Liverpool, have, among other interesting items, an original Second Folio Shakespeare, full bound by Riviere, 851.; a handsome set of Dickens, all first editions, 45l.; a

The PRIVY COUNCIL, KNIGHTAGE, and COMPANIONAGE. By ASHWORTH P. BURKE 68th Edition (1906). Published at 423., subject to Cash Discount. Burke contains more information than any other Peerage.

Of all Booksellers, or the Publishers,
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complete set of the "Tudor Translations," 40%.; the T
rare first edition of Newman's Apologia' (together
with Kingsley's still rarer pamphlet 'What then does
Dr. Newman Mean?'), 5l. 5s. ; the special édition de
luxe of Brinkley's 'Japan and China,' 25l. 4s. ; and
the first edition of Lacroix and Sere's 'Le Moyen
Age et la Renaissance,' 12. 12s. There are hand-
some sets of Austen, George Eliot, Meredith, and
others; also some fine old portraits and prints.

Notices to Correspondents.

ON all communications must be written the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith.

WE cannot undertake to answer queries privately. BRUTUS ("Isis and the Thames "). -See 8th S. ix. 368, 455; x. 57.

Authors should note that The Leadenhall Press, Ltd., cannot be responsible for the loss of MSS. by fire or otherwise. Duplicate copies should be retained.

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