"whom I from a girle did use to call my second wife, and mighty pretty she is." She had been betrothed to his elder brother, but, he dying of the plague, espoused the younger brother, whom she is said always to have preferred. Her mother sold gloves, &c., in her shop in Westminster Hall. I think " our Sarah" must have been the former maid of Pepys, about whom he and his wife fell out. Both parties mentioned evidently lived on the Bridge. A. R. BAYLEY. NORBORNE (11 S. viii. 488).—Might I venture to suggest that the chance of furnishing information of a definite nature would be greater if more details were included in the inquiry? The name of the family in connexion with which the place is mentioned would be helpful. Considering that the question is whereabouts in London Norborne was, one hesitates to propose a place in Kent as the likely spot, but for what it may be worth I would draw attention to a parish called Norborn (now Northbourne) in co. Kent. In the Index Villaris (1690) it occurs with the following particulars: Norborn; Kent; hundred Augustine La[the]; latit. 51.14; longit. 1.18 E; seat of one gentleman and knight; vicarage; deanery of Sandwich." It is three miles from Deal, and furnished the title borne by Lord Northbourne. LEO C. 66 This place is described in Sir Henry Spelman's Villare Anglicum' (1656) as being in Kent, in the Lathe of St. Augustine. It can then be identified in Philipott's 'Villare Cantianum' (1659) as Northbourne, mentioned by Leland as containing the remains of an ancient building said to have been the palace of Eadbald, King of Kent, by whom the manor was granted to the monks of St. Augustine's. Thereafter its history is easy to trace. The estate was in the possession of the Sandys family from 1603 until it was sold to Mr. Edward Bois in 1630. WM. NORMAN. To Miss Litton's season at the Aquarium (afterwards named the Imperial Theatre), which commenced in 1878, the same remark applies, though if N. L. P. can obtain Pascoe's 'Dramatic Notes,' first published in 1879, but out of print, and continued for many years subsequently under the auspices of Messrs. Rideing, T. Walter Wilson, and other editors, he will find more detailed criticism. This book was also embellished with clever illustrations and sketches for the first seven years of its publication, after which it was confined to letterpress. The Owl was never illustrated, to my knowledge; anyhow, there are no pictures in two or three volumes of it in my possession. The best thing for N. L. P. to do is to refer to the Era Almanacks' for the dates of productions and revivals at the Haymarket and Imperial Theatres of the periods to which he alludes, and then consult the files of The Era newspaper for detailed accounts and criticisms; or, from and after August, 1878, the volumes of the now defunct Theatre Magazine. WILLOUGHBY MAYCOCK. [Joseph Knight 'in his Theatrical Notes,' published by Lawrence & Bullen in 1893, gives a full description of Miss Neilson's Juliet and her other characters. There are also many references to Miss Litton.] MOIRA JEWEL (11 S. viii. 489).-This, presented to the Earl of Moira on 27 Jan., 1813, and described as 66 a superb jewel suspended from a collar three feet long, composed of seven rows of fine gold Maltese brilliant centres," chain, intersected by five gold parallelograms, with was supplied by a well-known Freemason, Mr. J. C. Burckhardt, of Northumberland Street, Strand, for under 670l., being the cost price of the materials and labour, though valued by an eminent jeweller at about 1,500l. (Preston's Illustrations,' ed. 1840, 352"). A published paper, read in 1885 at the centenary celebration of a Masonic Lodge which had seventy years before subscribed 40 guineas to the jewel presentation fund, has the following: · It was, I understand, given into the possession of "I regret to say that the jewel no longer exists. the last Marquis (of Hastings] by the trustees as an heirloom. On his death without issue, it was claimed by his sister, who succeeded him as Countess of Loudoun, but it was then found that the stones had been taken out and re-set in various ornaments, and their identity hopelessly lost. Thus a lady added to her store of personal adornments; and an artistic expression by our Order of the merits of a gallant soldier, a distinguished "THE HONOURS THREE (11 S. viii. 467). -What Scott Riddell had in his mind when he introduced "the honours three into the refrain of his lyric was probably the thrice-repeated "Hip, hip, hurrah!" that accompanies the drinking of a toast. The song, it should be noted, is invested with a social character, the ostensible executant calling upon his comrades to support his enthusiasm for his native country, and closing each stanza, not with "I'll drink," as stated by the querist, but with the confident appeal, We'll drink a cup to Scotland yet, Wi' a' the honours three. It is the manner of honouring the toast that is contemplated, and not the country with the royal insignia added for the sake of proclaiming its dignity. It is true that the threefold jubilation is sometimes given with one foot on one's chair and the other on the table, and this distinction is accorded only to the toast of the evening. The poet may have thought of this ceremonial pre-eminence, but it is not inevitable that he should have done so. It may be added that the elevated response is frequently said to typify "Highland honours," and that the initiated consider this attribu tion a misnomer. THOMAS BAYNE. per BURLESQUES OF MYSTERY PLAYS (11 S. viii. 427). The statement that burlesques of Mystery plays were written and formed at the time of the Reformation by English Protestants is sometimes made, but it is rather difficult to discover on what authority it rests. It is true that the old Mystery plays were sometimes replaced by new ones in which Catholic was replaced by Protestant theology, but these new plays do not seem to have been burlesques of the old. In O. Waterhouse's 'Non-Cycle Mystery Plays' (E.E.T.S., Extra Series) the Norwich Mystery of Adam and Eve' is printed in two versions: one the pre-Reformation play, which was acted about 1530; the other the post-Reformation play, which replaced it about 1565. The second is a perfectly serious rehandling of the same theme in the Protestant interest; at the conclusion the Holy Ghost expounds to Adam and Eve the doctrine of Justification God's Promises' is printed "Everyman Library." Everyman, and Other Plays,' in the in the theory that burlesque Mystery plays There are three possible explanations of were acted : 1. That such plays once existed, but that none of them have survived. 2. That historians have misinterpreted the statements of Catholic writers, who accused the Protestants of acting profane, scandalous, malicious libels, &c. These expressions were, of course, applied by the Catholics to the Protestant theology expounded in the Protestant plays. They may also refer to the Morality plays, such as Wever's Lusty Juventus,' in which a young man is tempted into sin by a wicked Catholic, and converted by a virtuous Protestant; or Bale's King John,' which is an attack on Popes, cardinals, and monks. Such plays, however, are neither Mysteries nor burlesques of Mysteries. UNCOLLECTED KIPLING ITEMS (11 S. viii. 441, 464, 485, 515).—At p. 486 reference is made to a letter of Mr. Kipling's, said to have been published in The Spectator. It may be worth mentioning that in The Spectator of 19 March, 1910, was republished a noteworthy article by Mr. Kipling, which had appeared in The Pioneer of 11 Jan., 1888. It will be found in the former paper under a letter written by me, signed X. The editor considered it a remarkable forecast of the result to be expected from the system of education of Bengali youths, by a writer county. It is near the centre of the north The part of the churchyard, and close to Thomas himself then barely out of his teens. correspondence is headed by the editor Daniel's tombstone. 'Mr. Kipling on the Manufacture of Indian Anarchists.' The article is not only very amusing, but so wonderfully accurate in its prognosis that it certainly is deserving of a prominent place in any collection of works by the author. Here lyeth the body of Judith the Wife of Thomas Bucher who departed this life SeptemAnd of their 5 children ber....also Thomas....who departed this life [3]....1655, Aged 70. Lettice Mary Elizabeth Thomas & [....].” The above inscription is so worn away that I was unable to read the first date, but the second date has been preserved by being partly hidden by the soil. The last name of the children was too deep under ground to reach. A great many sketches and articles by Mr. Kipling, contributed whilst sub-editor, will be found in the old files of The Pioneer, and also in The Civil and Military Gazette. I collected several of these at the time, but I was shown an older inscription on a I cannot at this moment lay my hand on headstone than those above in St. Michael's them. I have, however, with me here Churchyard, Lichfield, but I do not seem to a skit which appeared in The Pioneer of have preserved a copy. 23 Nov., 1884, entitled 'A Campaigning Phrase Book.' It will be found noticed in my Many Memories,' published some years ago, as follows: "I know few things so irresistibly comic as a collection of sentences in the vernacular, supposed to be prepared as a vocabulary for the use of the British soldier on the frontier. It is a mixture of Hobson-Jobson and Hindustani, which to those who know something of the two languages is most entertaining. I remember meeting the writer in the afternoon after the article had appeared in The Pioneer, and asking how he could possibly have arrived at so marvellous a result. answered that he had taken down most of the sentences from the lips of men in the barracks. But without desiring to throw doubts on the author's accuracy, I cannot bring myself to credit "Tommy' with all the delights of the 'Soldier's Vocabulary.'” He And to this opinion I adhere. I shall be glad to confide my copy of the article to your correspondent, should he wish to have ät. Vevey. J. H. RIVETT-CARNAC. UPRIGHT STONES IN OPEN CHURCHYARDS (11 S. viii. 490).—An upright stone bearing the earliest date of any I have among my notes, after having copied inscriptions in upwards of 150 churchyards, is at Clophill, in Beds. This small headstone stands a little way south-east from the old church (now used as a mortuary chapel), and bears the following inscription : : A. WEIGHT MATTHEWS. I have an exhaustive acquaintance with many churchyards in North Bucks, and find very few headstones bearing a date earlier than 1700; there are, indeed, comparatively few before 1725. In Olney Churchyard there are headstones to William Gaines, d. 1657, and to "Catharina filia perdilecta Thomæ Johnson," d. 1680; and a coffin-shaped stone to Edmund Ball, d. 1692. At Little Woolstone there is a headstone to Daniel Allison, d. 1695; this epitaph contains fifty-three words, and was deciphered with much difficulty in 1911. The oldest example I know is in Sympson Churchyard. It lies loose against the east The upper part wall of the north transept. of the stone is cut as a circle 16 in. in diameter, the lower part is 12 in. wide and about 8 in. high, the total height being therefore 24 in.; the thickness of the stone varies from 2 in. at the edge to 3 or more inches at other parts; the back is irregular and As the top border of very roughly hewn. the stone is mutilated the first few words of the inscription are lost; the rest reads: ME D(OE) ..OV NOT WE | EPE IAM NOT DE AD IAMASLEPE WILLIAM GALE MARCH This stone has obviously THE 9| 1638. been moved from its original positiona fate which has befallen many early headRestorations of the churches, with the accompanying levelling and lowering of the raised surface of the circumjacent It is not clear whether this date of Dear-churchyard, caused the destruction and man's charity was also the year of his death. As no date of month is given, it seems probable that the stone was erected at a later period than the above date. "Hear lyeth | the Bodey of | Thomas Dear-stones. man that gave 6 Povnd a | Year to the Labrers | of Clop Hill 1630," The next oldest headstone I have met with is in Eversholt Churchyard, in the same removal of the oldest headstones, specimens of which may be found used as paving for the kitchens and outhouses of neighbouring cottages. Independently of the havoc wrought by restoration, the powers of surviving of the earliest stones varied with the description While I am unable to give any direct of stone used and the locality. I think they become lichen-covered and disintegrate sooner in inland churchyards; at the seacoast the headstones always appear to be cleaner and much better preserved, with clearer lettering. I suggest that the older examples are most likely to be found in seaside churchyards. Consult Bloxam's 'Companion to Gothic Architecture,' chapter on Sepulchral Monuments (1882). Bletchley. James WILLIAM BRADBROOK. THOMAS HUDSON, PORTRAIT PAINTER, 1701-79 (11 S. viii. 489).-In the National Portrait Gallery are pictures by him of Bradley, Astronomer Royal; George II., Handel, Lord Chancellor Hard wicke, Matthew Prior (copied by Hudson from an original by Jonathan Richardson), and Lord Chief Justice Sir John Willes. At Oxford, in the Bodleian, are his portraits of Archbishop John Potter, Handel, and James Bradley (the original of the N.P.G. picture). At Oxford, in the Examination Schools, his portraits of Handel and of William Boyce the composer (attributed to Hudson). At Oxford, at Exeter College, of Archbishop Thomas Secker (copy from Hudson's portrait in vestry of St. James's Church, Piccadilly). At Oxford, at All Souls College, of Robert Henley, Earl of Northington, Lord Chancellor. At Oxford, at Christ Church, of Richard Trevor, Bishop of Durham (attributed to Hudson). answer to the queries raised by COL. FYN- such fresh information as COL. FYNMORE'S Although it does not answer COL. FYNwhich appeared in The Morning Post of MORE'S queries, a letter from Mr. John Lane, 8 Dec., 1913, will be found interesting in connexion with this master of Reynolds, Wilson, and other great painters. in J. T. Smith's Life of Nollekens.' There are several references to Hudson W. F. PRIDEAUX. 66 MAN IS IMMORTAL TILL HIS WORK IS DONE (11 S. vii. 330, 373; viii. 136).— I have only recently come across the reply It in your paper at the last reference. happened that I was reading at the time Wright's text, by M. J. de Goeje, of the the Travels of Ibn Jubayr,' in Arabic, 66 'E. J. W. Gibb Memorial Series," vol. v., At Cambridge, in Hall of Trinity College, Arabic, Turkish, and Persian, the transla and on the cover occur inscriptions in Dr. Richard Bentley, Isaac Barrow (a copy tions of which are given inside as follows:by Hudson), John Dryden (a copy by Hudson), John Ray (a copy by Hudson); and in the Master's Lodge, Sir Isaac Newton. At Cambridge, in Fitzwilliam Museum, Richard, sixth Viscount Fitzwilliam. A portrait by Hudson of Samuel Scott is in the National Gallery. The large picture of Charles, second Duke of Marlborough, and his family, at Blenheim Palace, is his chief work. An effective family picture by him is at Lord Devon's seat, Powderham Castle. A. R. BAYLEY. He started to work under his father-inlaw, Jonathan Richardson, in or about 1720. In three or four years after his apprenticeship he would have begun working at his one and only studio in Great Queen Street, and it was here that Reynolds, in 1740, became his pupil. HAROLD MALET, Col. 1. Arabic. These are our works which prove Look, therefore, at our works 2. Turkish. His genius cast its shadow o'er the world, 3. Persian. I dare say others may have noticed this, but I send you the reference in case it may prove of interest. A. R. NETHERSOLE, Major W.L.I. Nungumbaukum, Madras. THE LEGEND OF ST. CHRISTOPHER : PAINTING AT AMPTHILL (11 S. viii. 467, 516).– Perhaps the panels about which MRS. POLLARD inquires represent the unusual legend of St. Christopher and King Dagon, as in the wall-painting at St. Keverne, Cornwall. See Journal Royal Inst. of Cornwall, vol. xv. p. 151, and vol. xvi. p. 392 (with illustration). YGREC. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WANTED (11 S. viii. 168).-Dr. William Dick of Tullymet was son of Robert Dick of Balliekelurie (1733-1824) by his first wife, Susan Douglas. Dr. William, who was their eldest surviving son, was born 29 Dec., 1757; married, in 1786, Charlotte (born 1755), daughter of Mr. Maclaren (styled Baron Maclaren) of East Haugh, near Pitlochry, and died v.p. 16 Jan., 1821. R. E. B. MILITARY: COLOURED PRINT WANTED (11 S. viii. 489).—I would suggest referring to the Royal United Service Library or the Albert one at Aldershot. For black and white, see the silver centrepiece at the officers' mess at Woolwich, which commemorates the centenary of the Madras Horse Artillery, representing-so a Bengal H.A. tells me the same uniform as that worn by the Bengal H.A. at the period required. HAROLD MALET, Col. Street, was a man of some mark. He is Lasciva est nobis pagina vita proba est. 6 "Musarum Delicia: or, The Muses Recreation, conteining severall pieces of poetique wit. By Sr J. M. and Ja: S." (i.e., Sir John Mennis and Dr. James Smith), first published 1655, was republished in 1656 and 1658, and again in 1817. The last of these editions appeared with Wit Restor'd' and 'Wits Recreations.' A new edition of the three books, with augmented notes, indexes, and a portrait of Sir John Mennis, was issued in two volumes by John Camden Hotten (not dated) about 1874. See Advertisement' in Hotten's edition, and W. Carew Hazlitt's Handbook to the Popular, Poetical, and Dramatic Literature of Great Britain,' 1867, p. 388. Hazlitt writes as to the 1656 edition : Second edition, with a slight variation in title." 66 In Hotten's edition The Lowse's Pere 'MUSARUM DELICIE,' 1656 (11 S. viii. 509). -In reply to L. L. K., the small volume called Musarum Deliciæ; or, The Muses Recreation,' 1656, by Admiral Sir John Mennes and Dr. James Smith, is evidently grination' appears vol. i. p. 48. The song, the one he is seeking. Very rare in its with many differences and an extra stanza, original form, it has been twice reprinted is in the Supplement of Reserved Songs with other works, called respectively Wit from Merry Drollery, 1661,' which should be Restor❜d,' 1658, and Wit's Recreations,' attached to J. Woodfall Ebsworth's edition 1640, which seem to have been compiled by of Choyce Drollery,' 1876. them, if not wholly theirs. The first of these later issues (limited to 150 copies) appeared in 1817, being edited by Mr. E. Du Bois, and it has now become almost as rare as the original. The second reprint, in two volumes, has no date, but it must have been published by John Camden Hotten after 1870, a sale at Sotheby's of that year being mentioned in the Advertisement at the beginning. My copy was bought at the sale of the Cosens library in 1891. Notices of Sir John Mennes and of Dr. Smith are to be found in the Dictionary of National Biography' and in Hotten's edition of their works, to which allusion has just been made. Sir John, whose monument is in the church of St. Olave, Hart 6 J. F. MEEHAN, BOOKSELLER (11 S. viii. 504). -Perhaps I may be allowed to offer an addendum to MR. WILLIAM MERCER'S interesting article. Mr. Meehan was the author of The Famous Houses of Bath and District,' More Famous Houses of Bath and District,' Famous Buildings of Bath and District,' 'Bath Episodes,' 'Hetling House, Bath, its Ancient and Modern History' (all published by B. & J. F. Meehan, 32, Gay Street, Bath). Very possibly he wrote other books. It is to be hoped that his collection of Bath relics will be acquired by the city. I have a letter from him dated 2 Nov./11, in which he speaks of his 'private Bath library ?--which in some respects is more complete than the collection in the city here, i.e. Bath." ROBERT PIERPOINT. |