In October, 1792, The Bon Ton Magazine, till the Dissolution. To preserve it, Robert giving a summary of the life of Dick Eng- Fuller, the last Abbot, sent it to New Hall, a seat of the Butlers in Wiltshire. From this family land, declares that she is practising a system it was purchased by Thomas Villars, Duke of of gambling in France. On 22 June, 1799, Buckingham: his son sold it to General Monk, The Morning Post announces that she has who caused this window to be buried under put on mourning for the late Chevalier ground....After the restoration Monk replaced St. George, once her favourite "; and on it in his chapel at New Hall. Subsequent to General Monk's death, John Olmius, Esq., 2 Jan., 1800, says that she is living at demolished this chapel, but preserved the window, Brompton. in hopes of selling it for some church. After laying a long time cased up, Mr. Conyers bought it for his chapel near Epping: here it remained till his son built a new house; and this gentleman finally selling it to the Committee appointed for repairing and beautifying St. Margaret's, Westminster, after a lapse of nearly three hundred years it occupies a place immediately contiguous to that for which it was originally designed." Sir Richard Worsley died in August, 1805, and a jointure of 70,000l. is said to have reverted to his wife (Gent. Mag., lxxv. pt. ii. 781). On 12 September of the same year Lady Worsley, who had taken the name of Fleming by royal grant, married J. Louis Couchet at Farnham in Surrey. I have explained the association of Lord Deerhurst with Lady Worsley in A Story of a Beautiful Duchess,' pp. 288-9; and there is a reference to her friendship with Grace Dalrymple Eliot on p. 222 of Ladies Fair and Frail.' Of course Horace Walpole has something to say about her, and I believe there are plenty of allusions in contemporary memoirs. HORACE BLEACKLEY. ST. MARGARET'S, WESTMINSTER, EAST WINDOW PRINCE ARTHUR (10 S. xii. 269, 357, 453).-Authorities appear to differ considerably as to the identity of the figures intended to be portrayed in this window. 'Pennant's London Improved' (about 1815), p. 100, has the following : "The east window is a most beautiful composition of figures. It was made by order of the magistrates of Dort, and by them designed as a present to Henry VII. The subject is the Crucifixion; a devil is carrying off the soul of the hardened thief; an angel receiving that of the penitent. The figures are numerous and finely done. On one side is Henry VI. kneeling; above him his patron saint, St. George; on the other side is his queen in the same attitude, and above her the fair St. Catherine with the instruments of her martyrdom. This charming performance is engraved at the cost of the Society of Antiquaries." There is a fuller description of the window in Hughson's Walks through London,' 1817, p. 228, where an altogether different version of the figures is given. The two kneeling ones are said to represent Henry VII. and his consort Elizabeth. Mr. Walcott's account of certain portions of the history of the window agrees with that of Hughson, who says: "This beautiful window was originally intended as a present from the magistrates of Dort in Holland to Henry VII. ; but the King dying before it was completed, it fell into the hands of the Abbot of Waltham, who kept it in his church I should be glad to know if any or all of the statements contained in this circumstantial account are accepted as accurate by the authorities of to-day. Is it known why the magistrates of Dort made this handsome gift for Henry VII. ? With regard to the figures, four persons have already been described by various authorities as being represented by the male kneeling figure (Henry VI., Henry VII., Prince Arthur, and Henry VIII.), and a How many corresponding variety of ladies. more are there? St. James' Place, Plumstead. 6 WM. NORMAN. Mr. Lewis F. Day in his Windows' (1902), p. 395, speaking of the two great transept windows and those in the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament at St. Gudule in Brussels, says: They are at once the types, and the best examples, of the glass painter's new departure On the other in the direction of light and shade. hand, the large east window at St. Margaret's, Westminster (Dutch, it is said, of about the same date), has not the charm of the period, and must not be taken to represent it fairly.' In the north window of the Jesus Chapel (north transept) of Great Malvern Priory Church is to be seen the fine kneeling figure of Prince Arthur (who is buried in Worcester Cathedral), together with that of Sir Reginald Bray. In Habington's time the figures of the king and queen also were perfect, but have since been destroyed. A. R. BAYLEY. Topography of Hampstead,' 1818, p. 337) languages as cochuco, hayo, and ipado, the gently excitant effect of which resembles Its reputed ability to that of tea or coffee. support strength for a considerable time in the absence of food has made it very Coca wine is sold popular as a medicine. by every druggist, and another favourite form of it is coca chocolate. JAS. PLATT, Jun. that he was a journeyman carpenter who having the fortune to break his leg by a fall from some scaffolding, while employed in the repair of Burlington House," received the patronage of the Earl, and was appointed at first foreman, but ultimately Comptroller, of the Board of Works. His pretty book-plate is probably known to most collectors. ALECK ABRAHAMS. 2 COPPÉE'S LA GRÈVE DES FORGERONS (10 S. xii. 469). In 1887 a prize of three guineas was offered in The Journal of Education for the best translation of the above poem. The prize was awarded in the number of the Journal for November, 1887, and I was fortunate enough to find myself the prize-winner. Only a small portion, however, of my translation was quoted in the Journal. The version which was printed as a whole was that by the editor himself, Mr. F. Storr, and this is no doubt excellent one to which M. C. D. the " alludes. 22 Mr. Storr's translation was subsequently published (I think about 1895) in a work entitled Essays, Mock Essays, and Character Sketches,' reprinted from The Journal of Education, and edited by himself (W. Rice, 86, Fleet Street, or Whittaker & Co., Paternoster Square). My own version was privately printed, and if M. C. D. would like to have a copy, I shall be happy to post him one for his acceptance on hearing from him. I may add that a prize was offered in The Practical Teacher (1898 or 1899) for the best translation of the same poem, but I do not know with what result. C. LAWRENCE FORD, B.A. 21, Sydney Buildings. Bath. [MR. ALECK ABRAHAMS also refers to Mr. Storr's version.] BHANG CUCA (10 S. xii. 490).-Bhang is Indian hemp, the same thing as hashish, a powerful narcotic, of which the extract fluid, solid, or powdered-can, I believe, be got of any chemist. But if G. B. wants the Indian preparations as used in the East, that of course is quite another thing, and I cannot say where they can be obtained. I have seen and smoked the powdered bhang or hashish brought from Morocco by travelling Moors. The name given to it there is keyf, which really means intoxication." Cuca or coca is the Peruvian name for a herb known in other South American 5. Blemmyes. This people has been identified with the modern Barabras. Their fabulous appearance is described in ShakeMen whose heads speare: Do grow beneath their shoulders. 'Othello,' I. iii. The words are illustrated in Knight's from Hondius's Latin translation of passages pictorial edition by an engraving taken from Raleigh's 'Voyage to Guiana.' 6. Silphium. The juice from the root and stem of this plant, which was highly valued as a drug and condiment, formed the staple trade of Cyrene. The plant, which figured on the coins of that city, was umbelliferous, and has been variously identified. Ancient representations are said to bear a close resemblance to the Narthex asafetida. It has been pointed out that a preparation of asafetida is used as a relish in India at the present day. According to Heinrich Stein (note on Herod., iv. 169), the Cyrenaic plant is now common in a degenerate form, and is called by the Arabs drias. The fourth-century anonymous Greek 66 4. Nasnās or nisnās, "he that moves with his stamp. His original memorandum rapidly," is defined by F. Johnson ( Persian book, said to provide ample data regarding Dict., s.v.) as a kind of ape, a marmoset, these transactions, passed to his surviving an ourang-outang, satyr, faun, a monstrous assistant Thomas Gibbs, and at the sale of race of men or demons who have only one his effects in 1866 it was secured by J. O. leg and one arm, and move by leaping." They Halliwell-Phillipps. It is very improbable resemble the Arabian Shikk (split man), and that any articles were made from the wood the Persian Nimchahrah (half-face), who run before Sharp had possession of the entire with amazing speed, and are cruel and tree, and to him, therefore, must be credited dangerous (Burton, ' Arabian Nights,' 1893, the creation of the statuette. iv. 279). 6. Silphium, oiλpiov, is equivalent to Latin laserpitium, and is supposed to be a kind of asafoetida. Drawings of the plant and of the system of weighing it at Cyrene will be found in Maspero, Passing of the Empire' (1900), p. 554 f. On the virtues of silphium see Pliny, Nat. Hist.,' xxii. 48. W. CROOKE. 5. Blemmyes is the name of a real tribe of Arab race settled above the First Cataract of the Nile. In later Roman and Byzantine times they gave much trouble to the Roman government, frequently making raids, and at times dominating a great part of Egypt. They are mentioned fairly often in J. G. Milne's History of Egypt under Roman Rule'; see especially p. 79 ff. Would it not be better, in translating Flaubert, to keep the name Blemmyes? [MRS. M. W. THORNBURGH also thanked for reply.] MADAME D'ARBLAY'S DIARY (10 S. xii. 469).—MR. LEVERTON HARRIS will find a portrait of Col. Edward Gwyn (not Gwynn) the husband of Mary Horneck, described in the recently published book on John Hoppner, R.A., by Mr. McKay and myself. The portrait belongs to Mr. E. G. Raphael. H. I. B. W. ROBERTS. statements and doubtful identifications. It Moreover, the living tree would not have yielded wood sufficient for a statuette of 15 inches height in the days of either Joan Shakespear or her immediate descendants. If it is possible to come in touch with it, a very interesting comparison might be made with a small bust of the poet which Sharp carved. When George Robins sold the house and a few relics at the mart on Thursday, 16 Sept., 1847, this occurred as lot 15, and was purchased by a Mr. Thomas Wilkinson of Lower Thames Street for 18 guineas. ALECK ABRAHAMS. SHAKESPEARE ALLUSIONS (10 S. xii. 465).—In the preface to D'Urfey's Butler's Ghost; or, Hudibras the Fourth Part,' the author begins a sentence with the remark: "If no one were to write Dramaticks unless they could equall the Immortal Johnson and Shakespear." In the same work, p. 36, Shakespeare's story of Shylock and his pound of flesh is versified with considerable skill and success. P. 149 of his ' Collin's Walk through London and Westminster' D'Urfey alludes to "Ben, Shakespear, and the learned Rout." These two works appeared respectively in 1682 and 1690. A secondary feature of the quotations is the order of merit which seems to be recognized. THOMAS BAYNE. At a man of some substance, and is first men FRANCIS KINDLEMARSH (10 S. xii. 386).— SHAKESPEARE STATUETTE (10 S. xii. 245). I should be glad of authority to connect -In the paragraph to which attention has the Richard Kindlemarsh (or Kinwellbeen called there are some obvious mis-mersh) of MRS. STOPES'S note, father to the poet Francis, with a namesake who Not any bust or statuette carved from the flourished in the parish of St. John Zachary mulberry tree it is said Shakespeare planted circa 1541-58. He seems to have been could be contemporary with the poet. will be recalled that, a few years after the tree was cut down, it came into the possession of Thomas Sharp, the clockmaker of Stratford-on-Avon, who traded in the articles made from it-ranging from chairs, caskets, cups, tea-caddies, and cribbage boards to rings, and chips of the woodfrom 1759 until his death in 1799. So as to ensure the authenticity of each of these souvenirs, he secured the whole of the wood the tree produced, and impressed each piece tioned as a goldsmith, and afterwards as a mercer, apparently. The genealogy of the poet in the 'D.N.B.' is of a distinctly indefinite character. WILLAM MCMURRAY. ENGLISH NAVY DURING THE CIVIL WAR (10 S. xii. 308, 496).-Note also the long blockade of the Royalists in the island of Barbadoes by the English fleet under Sir R. B. George Ayscue. Upton. Miscellaneous. NOTES ON BOOKS, &c. The Gilds and Companies of London. By George Unwin. (Methuen & Co.) THIS is a further addition to the series of "Antiquary's Books," published under the general editorship of the Rev. Dr. Cox. The volume is based on a study of printed and unprinted sources concerning the foundation and history of the Livery Companies, and forms an outline of the development of the Gilds and Companies of London from the days of Henry Plantagenet to those of Victoria. Whilst not losing sight of individual peculiarities, the author has endeavoured to lay stress on the significance which the Gilds and Companies as a whole have had for the constitutional history of the City, and for the social and economic development of the nation at large. In addition to the actual history of the City Companies, an attempt has been made to find the genesis of the idea of these organizations, the collapse of the Roman Empire being taken as a starting-point. The growth throughout Western Europe of the purely feudal system, and subsequently the germination and formulation of the collective idea, are next described. We quote the author as follows : "In order to produce steady and coherent progress the upward thrust of the new life and the downward pressure of the old formula are both needed. But the upward thrust must be stronger than the downward pressure....This process of interaction can nowhere be studied to better advantage than in the birth, life, and development of the Gild, and of those kindred organizations which have succeeded to its functions. We can there watch in all its phases that transformation of social forces into political forces which is the very essence of what we call progress. We see class after class constituting itself a social force by the act of self-organization. Then, as the new social force gains political recognition, the voluntary association passes wholly or partly into an organ of public administration." In order to secure a comprehensive groundwork, it has been found necessary to refer to the contemporary development of Gilds in Continental cities, amongst others Bruges, Paris, and Florence; likewise to the general trend of the collective idea amongst Teutonic nations. As an example of feudal opposition we may mention that a law of Charlemagne of 779 decrees that persons shall not presume to bind themselves by mutual oaths in a Gild (Geldonia). A later decree of 821 warns the lords in Flanders and other maritime ports to restrain their serfs from sworn confederacies on pain of incurring a fine themselves. ac To follow the fortunes of the Gilds through their chequered careers is not possible on count of limitations of space. Suffice it to say that their history and development are traced with no uncertain hand by the author. Incidentally it appears that the presence of aliens is not, as some imagine, a modern problem. London in the fourteenth century was considerably troubled in this respect : "This alarm had scarcely subsided before another serious cause of dissension arose between A rumour the Londoners and the Government. sprang up that it was intended to solve the difficulties created by the City's hostility to foreigners by making another port the seat of foreign trade. It was said that a wealthy Genoese merchant then staying in London had offered to make Southampton the greatest port in Western Europe, if the King would grant him the use of a castle there as his depot. The indignation of the extremists in the anti-alien party at this prospect passed all bounds, and the unfortunate Italian was struck down in the open street before his inn by the hand of an assassin named Kirkeby." are We recommend this book to all who interested in the history of Gilds and similar fraternities, or in the development of the City of London. Indeed, the history of the Gilds and that of the City are inextricably interwoven. Mr. Unwin's style is lucid and convincing, and his work has evidently not been lightly undertaken, but is as complete as a keen appreciation of his subject can make it. Whitaker's Almanack, 1910. (Whitaker & Sons.) Whitaker's Peerage, 1910. (Same publishers.) THE editor of the world-renowned 'Almanack ' does not rest on his laurels, but still works hard at making improvements and additions; and in the volume for the new year are to be found many fresh articles. These include the latest triumphs of aerial navigation, the export of British capital, the Imperial Press Conference, the break-up of the Poor Law, and a review of Social Progress. The statistics in the last are of great interest. The death-rate, which stood at 22.7 for 1851-5, had dropped in 1907 to 150. The birth-rate, which was 33.9 in 1851-5, had declined to 26.3 in 1907. A similar decline in the birth-rate is noticeable in the case of most European countries. As regards wages and prices, the net result shows an apparent increase of 40 per cent. in wages since 1860, while the general level of prices was about 24 per cent. lower. The prices given do not fully represent the changes in the cost of living, since they do not include rent, which has probably risen on an average since 1860. In reference to local debt in 1874-5, the amount was pound of rateable value, or 31. 188. 3d. per head nearly 93,000,000l., representing 168. 1d. per of population; while in 1905-6 the amount had increased to 483,000,000l., representing 21. 78. 7d. per pound of rateable value, or 141. 28. 10d. per head of population. It is pointed out, however, that a large portion of the capital debt belongs to undertakings producing revenue. Whitaker's Peerage' also contains important additions. A concise account of the Coronation ceremonies has been inserted, the section on Indian titles extended, and the Indian Companions given. There is, besides, a description of Court dress for laymen. Under the Baronetage mention is made of "the grant of a baronetcy to a female-Dame Mary Bolles, of Osberton, Notts (1635 in the Scottish Baronetage)," and it is stated that "this is not quite the only one." There are some amusing references to the past in the account of the Knightage. The awkwardferring a knighthood on Kenelm Digby nearly ness of King James on the occasion of his concaused an accident. This was only prevented by the Duke of Buckingham; otherwise the King would have thrust the sword into Digby's eye. 'The Another awkward incident is related in Book of the Court.' The lady of a certain City knight was once presented to the old Princess Amelia, who was very deaf. The Princess, not aware that she was merely a knight's lady, was about to salute her as if the daughter of a peer, to the great horror of the Gentleman Usher in Waiting, who, shocked, at such a violation of etiquette, exclaimed, loud enough to be heard by all present, "Don't kiss her, your Royal Highness; she is not a real lady." Transactions of the Baptist Historical Society: October. (Baptist Union Publication Department.) THE work of this new Society continues to fulfil the promise it gave on its formation, and this part contains further valuable contributions of general historical interest. It will be news to many that the practice of the washing of feet was formerly observed by some Baptists. This is shown in a letter of Daniel Dobel of Cranbrook, Bishop or Messenger of the General Baptists in Kent." The letter bears date February 14, 1771. In it the writer asks his correspondent if he practises the washing of feet, and states that he has done so for upwards of forty years. There is a letter of Andrew Fuller's in reference to the appearance of Dr. Carey's portrait in The Baptist Magazine. Marshman in his life of Carey, Marshman, and Ward, published by Longmans in 1859, states that Carey considered the publication of this portrait a " violation of the engagement on which he had consented to sit to the artist [Horne], but he desired that a copy of it should be sent to each of his relatives and he would bear the expense. Strange to say, Marshman's book contains no portrait. The impartiality with which the Society publishes records relating to Baptists is shown in an article on Militant Baptists, 1660-72,' who by their treasonable conduct justified "the callous ness of Charles in so lightly breaking his words as to indulgence"; and "astonishment" is expressed at the lenient conduct of Parliament. At the present day it is needless to say that no more loyal subjects are to be found than the members of the Free Churches, and in the absence of set forms of prayer, the sovereign is prayed for on Sundays. There is a good deal of curious information in the articles on The Baptist Licences of 1672,' and Old Wisbech Records,' the latter showing that some "Baptized Believers held the then rare doctrine of universal redemption. The Rev. James Stuart of Watford contributes a letter of Robert Hall's in reference to the publication of his sermon on the occasion of the death of Dr. Ryland, for the benefit of Ryland's family. Hall considers that the proposal to print ten thousand is too venturesome. The short notes at the end of the part are of value. One tells how the Jewish invasion in the east of London " is depleting ancient buildings of their Christian worshippers, and they are being converted into synagogues or sold for secular purposes." It is suggested that a pastor of a surviving church should organize a personally conducted tour round this district, and finish with a tea in his schoolroom for the pilgrims. Perhaps our old friends the Norwood Ramblers will make a note of this. BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES.-JANUARY. MR. P. M. BARNARD'S Tunbridge Wells Catalogue 33 is devoted to Italy and the Italian cities, including Aldine Press and Dante Literature. There are nearly a thousand items, arranged under cities, with the exception of those which cannot conveniently be thus grouped. These are to be found in a general list. Mr. Barnard sends from his Manchester address Catalogue 7. We note the Decameron translated by Rigg, 2 vols., and portfolio with extra plates, 1906, 31. 38. (a special copy with all the plates coloured by hand); the Gadshill Dickens, 34 vols., new, 71.; the Life of Darwin' by his son, 3 vols., new, 148.; Douglas Freshfield's Caucasus, 2 vols., 4to, new, 10s.; Hakluyt's Voyages,' 12 vols., 71.; Aikin's Manchester,' including the rare plan, 4to, 1795, 21. 28.; and the first published edition of Queen Mab,' 1821, 16s. 6d. Messrs. Lupton Brothers of Burnley have in their Christmas Catalogue a copy of the Edition de Luxe of La Fontaine issued by the Society of English Bibliophilists, 2 vols., 51. This edition was limited to 35 copies, and as a guarantee that the book would not be reprinted in this form, one of the original copperplates was presented to each subscriber. The Little Bell' is the plate with this copy. There are works under Biography, Costume, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire, Heraldry, Railways, &c. Under Discussions. are those in which Bradlaugh, Cooper, Dr. Cumming, Robert Owen, Holyoake, Maguire, and others took part. Under American Literature is Stedman and Hutchinson's work in 11 vols.,. 21. 108. of Engravings of the English School contains Messrs. James Rimell & Son's Catalogue 210 under Bartolozzi a portrait of Miss Wallis in Landscape, 1796, 8l. 188. 6d. Under Constable is The Cornfield,' 167. 168. Copley's Victory of Lord Duncan is 81.; Cosway's portrait of Mrs. Duff, beautifully printed in colours, 187. 188.; Dance's Garrick as Richard III.,' 41. 158.; Downman's Miss Farren and Mr. King as Sir Peter and Lady Teazle,' 101. 108.; Gainsborough's 161. 168.; Gillray's The Village Train,' and Boys and Dogs' and 'Cottage Children,' "The Deserted Village,' 5l. 15s.; and Hogarth's 'Election Day,' set of 4, 31. 108. Under Hoppner is the portrait of Mrs. Arbuthnot, engraved by Reynolds, proof impression, 941. 108.; and under Huck is a set of 12 mezzotint engravings illustrating dramatic incidents in the history of England, 6 The Farm10. 108. Among the Morlands are Gypsies' Tent,' yard,' 'The Fisherman's Hut,' 'Guinea-pigs,' &c. There are works Mrs. Jordan Opie and Reynolds. Romney's as the Country Girl' is 151. Under Rowlandson is 'Vauxhall,' 10l. 10s.; and under Turner Indeed, the Picturesque Views,' 60 plates, 281. entire Catalogue is full of treasures. under Catalogue 130 sent us by Herr Ludwig Rosenthal is issued in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of his business, which we recently mentioned. It includes 40 illustrations, and notices of many fine and rare books and autographs. There are nine items of which only one complete copy is known, including, or in addition to, that noted; and a glance through the Cata |