his project of a settlement in New England in The Planter's Plea; or, the Grounds of Plantations Examined' (London, 1630). The colony is said to have come from Dorsetshire and the neighbouring counties. Mathew Grant therefore probably came from the south of England, but there is no definite statement as to his ancestry or locality. General Grant distinctly declined to recognize any connexion with the betterknown Scotch families of that name. Can any of the readers of 'N. & Q.' give information as to the Grants of Dorsetshire in the seventeenth century? Philadelphia. J. P. LAMBERTON. "LOVE IN PHANTASTICK TRIUMPH SAT."Has Aphra Behn's magnificent love song, of which this is the first line, been reprinted in any anthology, old or new? or is it only to be found in its proper place, at the beginning of her tragedy of 'Abdelazer'? R. MARSHAM-TOWNSHEND. [It appears in The Flower of the Mind,' an anthology by Mrs. Meynell (Grant Richards).] CROMWELL HOUSE, HIGHGATE.-Can any of your readers inform me whether there is any authority for the statement that the above house was built by the Protector for his son-in-law, General Ireton, and that the Protector himself occasionally visited the place, or resided there for a time? Howitt, in his 'Northern Heights of London,' states that the house was built by Cromwell about 1630,"for the residence of General Ireton, who had married one of his daughters." This is obviously wrong, for Ireton did not marry Bridget Cromwell until 1646. HENRY JOHNSON. YTHANCESTER, ESSEX. The Rev. J. P. Shawcross, in his 'History of Dagenham, co. Essex,' 1904, p. 267, under Chadwell Heath,' refers to Ceadda, Cedd, or Chad (one of the two saints of that name), being sent by Oswy, King of Northumbria, from Mid Anglia, with another, to preach the Gospel in Essex, "where, having gone through all parts, they gathered a large church for the Lord." Encouraged by this success, Cedd returned in 654 to Lindisfarne, where he had been trained, to seek the advice of Bishop Finan, who, gratified at the labours of his pupil, made him bishop for the race of the East Saxons (Camden says he was Bishop of West Tilbury). Returning to his work, Cedd carried it on with greater energy than before, "building churches and ordaining presbyters and deacons to assist him in preaching and baptizing, especially in that city which is called in the Saxon tongue Ythancæster and also that which is called Tilabury (i.e., Tilbury). Cedd died in 664 from the plague. Mr. Shawcross, in a foot-note, states that Ythancæster cannot be identified, and asks, "Was it Upminster?" Can any reader throw light on the identity of this early seat of Christianity in Britain? E. C. MANEIS: MAYNE.-In Rentals and Surveys, 20 Jas. I., Roll 626, mention is made of Sir Anto. Maneis as a holder of Crown land in Egham. In the Feet of Fines Trin., 6 Jas. I., is mention of Ant. Mayne, Esq. I should be glad to know where I can obtain further information regarding this gentleman. presume the two entries refer to one and the FREDERIC TURNER. same person. I "FOSTELL,""FOSLETT," A COFFER OR CASKET. -In the 'N.E.D.' the word fostell appears as obsolete, rare," the definition a_cask," and derivation O.F. fustaille, modern French futaille, a cask, being interrogatively proffered, while as an illustration of its use in 1570 the lines are quoted : I leif to thee at my last ende Of fantisie ane fostell fillit fow. I would submit that casket rather than cask is the true interpretation. It certainly lends itself more gracefully to the above metaphor, reminding one of George Herbert's "Box where sweets compacted lie." Casket or box is the definition given in the 'N.E.D.' for the words forcelet or forslet (said to be corruptly from O.F. forceret), other forms being fostler, forcer, fosser, fosset, &c. I can bring forward two variants that are not to be found in the 'N.E.D.,' viz., in the 'Tavistock Church wardens' Accounts,' edited by R. N. Worth, under 1538-9, "For ij new B. & A. Eliz. W. 15/50, " one little box, foslett keyes to the long fostelett"; and in Chancery or kaskett." 66 cited be traced to the Latin fossa, like fosse, Might not some, if not all, of the forms ditch, fossette, a little hollow, &c.? a ETHEL LEGA-WEEKES. BISHOP COX OF ELY. (See 10th S. iii. 269.)Can any reader give me information regarding the family history of Richard Cox, Bishop of E. G. C. "NADGAIRS."-I should be glad to learn the meaning of the word "Nadgairs" in the following title of "Les Reports du tres erudite Edmund Anderson, Chivalier, Nadgairs, Seigniour Chief Justice del Common-Bank. London, Printed by T. R. for Andrew Crook [and others] and are to be sold at their Shops. 1664." ARTHUR DENMAN. 29, Cranley Gardens, S.W. [Is it possible that the word is an effort after naguère formerly?] HOGARTH.-On 3 June, at Christie's, was sold this artist's " conversation piece," The Wanstead Assembly,' which fetched the sum of 2,8871. 10s. Hogarth was thirty-one years of age when he painted this picture for Lord Castlemaine. Is there any record of so large a sum ever before having been given for a painting by an artist at that age? Further, is not that the largest sum ever paid for a Hogarth? J. HARRIS STONE. Oxford and Cambridge Club. [What about Raphael?] PAUL FAMILY.-Can any reader state in what actions George Paul took part? His first commission as lieutenant was in 1783, and it is believed that he rose to the rank of Commodore. He was living in 1829. The district from which he hailed is thought to have been New Alresford or Winchester. Is it known who his ancestors were? F. P. WILLIAM MASON'S PORTRAITS.-What original portraits of William Mason, the poet, are known? I possess a copy of his 'Elfrida,' with an engraving, facing to the left, by Ridley, "from an original painting. Where is this? Possibly in Pembroke College, Cambridge, though I do not remember seeing it T. CANN HUGHES, M.A. F.S.Ă. there. Lancaster. exact proportion of words that Shakspere and Bacon have in common, not being "words common to all writers of that period." I shall be glad to know where I can see the result of his investigations. Q. V. Beplies. "CONCERTS OF ANTIENT MUSIC." (10th S. iii. 488.) THE "King's Concert Rooms" in Tottenham Street were built about 1770 by associated in the undertaking with Michael Francis Pasquali (not Paschali), who was Novosielski, the builder of the rooms and husband of Pasquali's daughter Regina, who afterwards became a celebrated singer. In the "King's Rooms" were held the "Concerts of Antient Music" from about 1770 to 1794, when they were transferred to the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, which had been built by Novosielski as an opera-house in 1790, and which survived as Her Majesty's Theatre" till 1867, when it was destroyed by fire. In April, 1786, Pasquali and Novosielski had leased the rooms to the directors of the "Concerts of Antient Music" for a period of twenty-one years. Further information regarding this place of entertainment, which either flourished or withered as a theatre under many names, will be found in St. Pancras Notes and Queries, pp. 83, 85, 108, 180a, 207, 214, and 216. I have been informed that only about forty complete copies of this valuable periodical are in existence, but one will be found in the British Museum. W. F. PRIDEAUX. So early as the year 1710, several eminent composers and performers in London concerted a plan for the study and practice of vocal and instrumental music. This scheme, supported and encouraged by persons of the first rank, was the starting-point of the Academy of Ancient Music," instituted at the "Crown and Anchor" in the Strand. Amongst the distinguished authors of the project were Dr. Pepusch, Mr. John Lamert, Galliard, and Mr. Gates, gentleman of the Concert of Ancient King's Chapel. But the " cert, was a branch which seceded from the Music," known later as the King's ConAcademy of Ancient Music. The younger society was also known as the Ancient Concert," and was established in 1776, when Thomas Greatorex (who arranged many musical compositions for the "Concert" by adding complete orchestral, vocal, and instrumental parts, to what, perhaps, was only a duet or air) assisted in the choruses Crosdill, too, the celebrated English violoncellist, was principal 'cellist at the first institution of the Ancient Concerts. In 1800 François Cramer was appointed leader; and in 1803 among the vocal performers, who were "always of the first class, and liberally paid," were Mrs. Billington; Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, the former being considered the most finished singer of his age or country, or perhaps of Europe; Madame Bianchi; Mr. Bartleman, the celebrated bass (see The Quarterly Musical Review, vol. i. p. 325); Mr. W. Knyvett, an airy and elegant writer of glees, and eminent counter-tenor; and Mr. Sale (? J. B. Sale, an eminent bass). See further the 'Dictionary of Musicians,' 1827, and the 'Picture of London' for 1803 and 1818. J. HOLDEN MACMICHAEL. These concerts were held at the theatre in Tottenham Street. Mr. George Clinch, in his 'Marylebone and St. Pancras,' states that the theatre was built by Francis Pasquali in the year 1780, at the suggestion of the Earl of Sandwich, and that it was first known as "The King's Ancient Concert Rooms." The following advertisement from The Morning Chronicle of 16 February, 1776, points to an earlier date, and perhaps to an earlier building : 66 6 able last word. I would, however, point out that the querist has confused the names of two plays of a somewhat similar character, The Streets of London' and The Lights o' London,' both of which were produced at the Princess's Theatre. The first play, written by Mr. Boucicault, was produced on 1 August, 1864, and, as Mr. E. L. Blanchard informs us in his sketch of this theatre, was played every night during the rest of the year, and remained on the bills until 20 March, 1865, having had a consecutive run of 209 nights." It was revived in March, 1866, and enjoyed another run until May; and was again in the bills at Christmas, 1867. This was during the time the theatre was in the hands of Mr. George Vining, which commenced on 27 March, 1863, and terminated on 18 October, 1868, there having, however, been in addition several short seasons by various actors and actresses during that time. That The other play, 'The Lights o' London,' described as a drama in five acts, was written by Mr. George R. Sims, and produced on then the sole lessee and manager. 10 September, 1881, Mr. Wilson Barrett being gentleman played the part of Harold, while the character of Bess was taken by Miss Eastlake. The last night of the "old" Princess's Theatre was 19 May, 1880, so that the first-named play was produced in the old Pasquali's New Room for Concerts and Assem blies in Tottenham Street, near Rathbone Place house, while the other piece first saw the At the particular request of several ladies and light in the new one, the last lessee of the gentlemen, a subscription is opened for four assem-old house being, I believe, Mr. Walter Gooch. blies, once a fortnight on Tuesdays, viz., February 22, The data here given may be of interest to March 12 and 26, and April 9. Conditions: A sub- many besides the contributor who first scriber pays two guineas, for which he will have three tickets each night for the admission of him- brought the subject forward. I would add self and two ladies; and the company will (besides that Louis Diehl, who set to music the words music) be entertained with different refreshments, given by MR. PAGE, had a great vogue some such as are generally used on like occasions, without years ago, many of his songs being justly any further expense. Subscriptions are received at the above music room, and timely notice will be W. E. HARLAND-OXLEY. very popular. advertised when the tickets are to be delivered." Westminster. EVERARD HOME COLEMAN. [The dates of the Tuesdays do not agree.] These concerts were established in 1776, and were first conducted by Joah Bates. "Up to 1795 they were held in the new rooms in Tottenham Street, but in that year they were removed to the concert-room in the Opera-house, and in 1804 to the Hanover Square Rooms. See Grove's 'Dictionary of Music,' 1879, vol. i. pp. 64-5. G. F. R. B. 'THE STREETS OF LONDON' (10th S. iii. 428, 476). The reply of our friend MR. J. T. PAGE settles most completely the query asked at the first reference, and leaves nothing further to be said upon the matter, it being a verit [See ante, p. 45.] synonym for it in English or French. Thus "Another means whereby the word receives its power of reference to something concrete and precise is what has preceded in the conversation of the speaker, or, it may be, in his explanation given from his point of view." 66 University, Liverpool. H. A. STRONG. This contraction, written out in full, would be in German respektiv, from medieval Latin respective. The original sense was, of course, respectively" or "relatively," but in modern German it is employed with much the same meaning as or," or the French ou bien. JAS. PLATT, Jun. Heidelberg, Germany. = The d is an occasional variant of th, especially as a capital letter, and Leofdegn is thus a permissible and recognized variant of Leofthegn, in which the th was written as a crossed D. Leofthegn is a well-authenticated and extremely intelligible name. It occurs in the Liber Vitæ of Durham, and means, literally, "dear thane." One key to the amazing assertions of our old antiquaries is to remember that they usually knew nothing of Anglo-Saxon, and had few books to help them. Some of our modern antiquaries are even worse; for they pose as knowing Anglo-Saxon when they can neither read nor pronounce it, and they do not even take the trouble of consulting any of the fairly numerous authorities. WALTER W. SKEAT. MR. OATES should consult Ruding's 'Annals of the Coinage of Great Britain,' 1840, vol. ii. P. 229. From the observations made upon the subject it evidently is a fallacy that any of the kings of England had a mint at Leeds. JOHN RADCLIFFE. BENSON EARLE HILL (10th S. iii. 162, 472). ―The peerage inquired for at the last referAs used by German writers this abbrevia-ence was the Earldom of Huntingdon. It tion stands for the Latin respective, and is the was dormant from 1804 to 1819, when equivalent of "bzw." 66 beziehungsweise." (14 January) Lieut. Hans Francis Hastings, In practice this word, which should mean R.N., was summoned and took his seat as respectively," often expresses little more Earl of Huntingdon. According to G. E. C.'s than 66 or." LIONEL R. M. STRACHAN. 'Complete Peerage' he was the fourth and youngest, but only surviving son and heir 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards. of Lieut. Col. George Hastings, of the He was educated at Repton and elsewhere, joined the naval service 1793, Lieutenant R.N. 1799, Commander 1821, and, finally, Post-Captain 1824. He was Ordnance Barrack Master in the Isle of Wight, and afterwards from 1808 to 1817 Ordnance Storekeeper at Enniskillen, His claim to the earldom was reported as proved 29 October, 1818, by (Shepherd) the Attorney-General, and he took his seat as stated above. See also 'The Huntingdon Peerage,' &c., by Henry Nugent Bell (4to, 1820), "whose exertions in assisting the claim to the title were very great." This is one of those contractions of which Germans seem inordinately fond. Flügel, s.v. Respectiv, exemplifies it thus: 4 resp. 4%, 4 or say 4 per cent." The source is clearly the Latin respectus, the sense being "4, with some consideration of 43." J. DORMER. Having bought Prof. Kluge's 'Etymological Dictionary' soon after its publication, I took it to a Swiss village as my literary pabulum for a fortnight, and became worried by the recurrence of this expression, then new to me, on almost every page. I thought, and think, that it was an unnecessary and unworthy addition to to the simple German language; but it may contain an inward grace not generally patent. Those who have read Benedix's comedy Die Mode can imagine what fun he would have made of "Resp." By the way, are we not alone in using the convenient abbreviation of the Lat. id est ? H. P. L. MINT AT LEEDS, YORKSHIRE (10th S. iii. 489).-Thoresby's assumption that Leofdegn is a mistake happens to be totally wrong. From the foregoing it would appear that B. E. Hill's Recollections' were inaccurate in more than one particular. C. S. H. THE HORSEFERRY, WESTMINSTER (10th S. iii. 248).-The Archbishop of Canterbury held the Horseferry from Westminster to Lambeth up to the erection of Westminster Bridge, when he was allowed 2,205l. for loss of the same, which was funded ('The Origin and Progress of the Watermen's Company,' by Henry Humpherus, 1887, vol. i. p. 26). The Horseferry tolls were very considerable when London had but one bridge over the Thames, so that it must have been very desirable for persons arriving at the Westminster side to know how they stood with regard to the distance at which they found themselves from London. The Westminster horse ferry was the only one allowed on the Thames at or near London, a circumstance which would give the spot on the Middlesex side an importance for travellers which probably suggested the iron tablet in question stating that the ferry was 23 miles from the Post Office." J. HOLDEN MACMICHAEL. 66 CARNEGIE ITS PRONUNCIATION (10th S. iii. 487). This surname is common in Forfarshire and not unfamiliar in Fife. As pronounced in my hearing hundreds of times in both counties it rimes conveniently with "plaguy." In a Glasgow suburb I once heard the philanthropic millionaire named Carnegie, but the pronunciation was obviously due to unfamiliarity, and it was used by only one person in a company of over a dozen, the others all being orthodox in treatment. THOMAS BAYNE. The bearer of a name is commonly estimated to be a good judge of its pronunciation, and I think Mr. Andrew Carnegie pronounces his name so as to rime with "plaguy," and this is the usual phonetic sound given the name. WM. JAGGARD. SARAH CURRAN, ROBERT EMMET, AND MAJOR SIRR'S PAPERS (10th S. iii. 303, 413, 470). If MR. MACDONAGH had been a loyal clergyman living in the earlier part of the last century, possibly he would have described as wicked, projects violently revolutionary which must have entailed bloodshed. I know of no reason why Dr. D'Arcy Sirr's words should not be taken in their apparent sense. MR. MACDONAGH, however, says of Dr. Sirr's note that it is "a notable illustration of how the events of history are perverted, and the reputation of historical personages is undeservedly besmirched," and he further says of it," All this is atrocious aspersion upon the memories of Robert Emmet and Sarah Curran." Of course, the calumnies of the Rev. J. D'Arcy Sirr are totally destitute of foundation." 66 I think these assertions show serious misapprehension, and a total disregard of all canons of modern historical criticism. Dr. Sirr has not perverted history in any way, and there is not the slightest evidence to show that he would not have tried to defend Robert Emmet or Sarah Curran from unfair comment. MR. MACDONAGH even goes further, for he remarks : The letters that passed between them [Miss Curran and Enimet] which fell into the hands of the authorities will be found fully set out in my recently published book.” What does MR. MACDONAGH mean by "authorities"? Surely he would not exclude Major Sirr. It appears that MR. MACDONAGH ought to have said : "Two or three letters that passed between them [when Emmet was banned and harassed], which fell into the hands of the authorities, will be found fully set out," &c. Again, MR. MACDONAGH goes further when he remarks that it is sufficient to say the girl's letters "impressed George III." " "These letters I found in the Home Office papers.' Why is it sufficient to say this? I understand MR. MACDONAGH is himself the authority for the copy of the King's written comment in a note to the Lord Lieutenant, "Emmet's correspondence with the daughter of Mr. Curran is certainly curious." The 'D.N.B.' refers to Madden's 'Lives of the United Irishmen,' third series, vol. iii. (1846), for the best account of Robert Emmet, and on p. 257 the following words of Madden will be found with reference to Emmet: ་་ 'During the whole period of his last residence in Dublin, after his return from the Continent, an active correspondence was carried on between him and Miss Curran. This correspondence, comprising what has been termed 'a sheaf of notes and letters,' fell into the hands of the Irish Verres, Major Sirr. They remained long in his possession......classed with rebellious papers.......The entire of those letters, it is stated on good authority, were burned by Major Sirr, some years before his death; from to inquire into his motive for this act, as it is compassionate feelings, it is said......It is needless fruitless to lament the destruction of them." Mr. Daly, also, has accepted Dr. Sirr's veracity in revising Madden's book, but doubtless Mr. Daly would have qualified his own declaration had he seen the letters brought to light by MR. MACDONAGH. But qualification, so far as evidence goes, could but relate (as I understand) to two letters written by Miss Curran to poor Emmet before his arrest, when he was hiding and disheartened by the failure of his treasonable plans, of which letters MR. MACDONAGH himself writes: ill-timed witticisms of the letters, may have been "What appears to us the unseemly gaiety, the but the effort of a distracted mind to hide its own grief, and give encouragement and hope to a banned and harassed lover." The letter written to Sarah Curran in prison by Emmet, which he tried secretly to send, never reached her. These letters have nothing to do with the correspondence |