SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1914. CONTENTS.-No. 210. ་ art Baron, Author of Mirza,' 1- First - rowne's Britannia's Pastorals '-Records of Companies, 3-County Maps-"Carent ers-Roman Bath in the Strand, 5-Changes Pump-Sheppey Tree Cut Down-Sir T. Tallest one-piece flagstaff," 7. "Traverse the cart"-Personal Names in Gods in Egypt-Fynmore: Mason: Linke bster - Pocock the Orientalist, 8-Cranch winburne Hall-Dickens in London-Old Sijceblong": a Dutch Word-Hawkins, 9 kerville-Heraldic-Jeffreys Family-Musical III.'s Portrait-Queen of my Heart'-Glegg aphic Contractions-W. H. Dally, Chartist, 10 -Shakespeare Second Folio, 11-Throp's Wife. sir Thomas Hopson-Sir John Langham, 16- of Bury's Library-Walter de Mundy, Knt., 17- 3 Donnelly-Mrs. Wells T. Burbidge and Other following notes partly supplement and Mr. Knight seems not to have sufficiently consulted. An engraved portrait of the author, "Etat. suæ 17," by W. Marshall, appeared as frontispiece to The Cyprian Academy,' 1647, and Baron's friend John Robert Baron the younger was duly matriculated at Cambridge in the Michael- mas Term of 1645, but nothing further is known of him there. The reason is clear when we find in the Admissions to Gray's Inn: "1646, Oct. 23. Robert Baron,* son and heir of Robert B. of the city of Norwich, On 1 April following Baron signed the Dedication to James Howell of his that Dedication he implies that his work had been inspired by Howell's 'Dodona's Grove,' and that he had expressed to Howell (then in the Fleet) his desire of seeing him : to which Howell had acceded, and had since written to him on divers occasions. A later letter from Howell, dated from the Fleet on 20 June, 1647, in which he acknow- ledges the gift of Baron's book, will be found among the Epistolæ Ho-elianæ,' III. xvii. (ed. Jacobs, p. 541). He writes to Baron, "1 much thank you for the punctual Narration you * In Foster's Admissions to Gray's Inn' the 270399 LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 191. CONTENTS.-No. 210. NOTES:-Robert Baron, Author of Mirza,' 1- First Edition of Browne's Britannia's Pastorals'-Records of Newton Ferrers-Roman Bath in the Strand, 5-Changes at Aldgate Pump-Sheppey Tree Cut Down-Sir T. Dingley, 6-"Tallest one-piece flagstaff," 7. QUERIES:-"Traverse the cart"-Personal Names in India-Lists of Bishops in Cathedrals, 7-Badge of the 6th Foot-Gods in Egypt-Fynmore: Mason: Linke Joshua Webster- Pocock the Orientalist, 8-Cranch Family-Swinburne Hall-Dickens in London-Old London'-"Sijceblong": a Dutch Word-Hawkins, 9 Earl of Tankerville-Heraldic-Jeffreys Family-Musical Congresses - 'Tales of Devon'-"Racker Way" Napoleon III.'s Portrait-Queen of my Heart'-Glegg -Palæographic Contractions-W. H. Dally, Chartist, 10 -Thornley, Painter - Partition of Poland - Ancient REPLIES:-Shakespeare Second Folio, 11-Throp's Wife. 12-Guild of Knights-Sir G. Wright, 13-" Marriage' Surname English spoken in Dublin-Crossed-legged Effigies-Fire and New-Birth, 14-Dunstable Larks-J Morgan-Phrases in 'Lorna Doone'-Wild Huntsman- Polyglot Rubáiyát,' 15-Khoja Hussein-Punctuation Signs-Sir Thomas Hopson-Sir John Langham, 16- Richard of Bury's Library—Walter de Mundy, Knt., 17— Sir Ross Donnelly Mrs. Wells-T. Burbidge and Other NOTES ON BOOKS :—‘Life and Trial of Eugene Aram '- THE following notes partly supplement and before 1647, the date of his first book, merely saying: According to Langbaine, who, on this occasion, seems no more trust- worthy than usual, he was born in 1639." This is a deduction from what Langbaine does say, viz., that Baron composed his first work at the age of 17, and this Lang- baine found in Baron's own books, which Mr. Knight seems not to have sufficiently consulted. An engraved portrait of the author, Etat. suæ 17," by W. Marshall, appeared as frontispiece to The Cyprian Academy,' 1647, and Baron's friend John "His father was one of the first benefactors to the Girls' Hospital, Norwich." Robert Baron the younger was duly matriculated at Cambridge in the Michael- mas Term of 1645, but nothing further is known of him there. The reason is clear when we find in the Admissions to Gray's Inn: "1646, Oct. 23. Robert Baron,* son and heir of Robert B. of the city of Norwich, On 1 April following Baron signed the Dedication to James Howell of his alyvov The Cyprian Academy.' In that Dedication he implies that his work to which Howell had acceded, and had since written to him on divers occasions. A later letter from Howell, dated from the Fleet on 20 June, 1647, in which he acknow- ledges the gift of Baron's book, will be found among the Epistola Ho-elianæ,' III. xvii. (ed. Jacobs, p. 541). He writes to Baron, 270399 I send here inclosed a second Bill of Exchange, in case the first I sent you in my last hath miscarry'd: So, my dear Nephew, I embrace you with both my Arms." R. B., Esquire, at Grundesburgh"; that On the strength of the latter sentence 66 As to the part played by Baron in Howell's 'Epistolæ Ho-elianæ,' there is room for great doubt. Apart from the letter addressed to him by name, from which I have quoted, there are four letters which might plausibly be supposed to be addressed to him, viz. : July, 1646, To Mr. R. Br."-Book II. XXXV.; Jacobs, p. 428. travel. I shall be.......glad to steed you in anything "I presume you are constant in your desire to that may tend to your Advantage; for......I take much contentment in this inchoation of Friendship. .If you meet Master R. Brownrig in the Country, I pray present my very kind respects to him: for profess myself to be both his and Your most affectionate Servitor." 66 Mr. Jacobs considers even this letter to be written to Mr. Robert Brownrigg, and that the Master R. Brownrig" whom it mentions was another man of the same name. I am inclined to think that of the four letters this one, at any rate, was addressed to Baron. Mr. Jacobs was probably not aware that there was any tie between Baron and Robert Brownrigg. The latter had, however, been admitted to Gray's Inn on 10 May, 1645 (a year and a half before Baron), son of Matthew Brownrigg, of Clopton, Suffolk, clerk," and verses of his 66 (3) 26 July, 1646, To R. B., Esquire, at Grundes-To his much respected and learned friend burgh."-Book III. xi.; Jacobs, p. 534. (4) 15 Aug., 1646, "To Mr. R. B. at Ipswich."Book II. xxxii.; Jacobs, p. 425. Mr. Knight assumes that (1) was addressed to Baron, while Mr. Jacobs, admitting that (3) might be addressed to Baron, believes that more probably its recipient was (an unknown) Richard Blois, and that the other letters were addressed to Mr. Robert Brownrigg, who was a Counsellor of Law, married a Mary Bloss (which name Mr. Jacobs considers as = Blois, though it existed independently in Suffolk), and died at Bexley in 1669 (Page's 'Suffolk,' p. 484). The question seems to be too much entangled to unravel. One can only point out that Howell in (1) says he had received a letter from his correspondent "by Master Bloys," and refers to his correspondent's "sweet blossoms of ingenuity," on which it were not amiss "if some foreign air did blow" that the heading of (2) is "To Mr. R. Br.," which suggests Brownrigg rather than "Baron," while Howell seems to be addressing the same man as before when he says I hope you persist in your purpose for foreign Travel,' and "I have already discover'd such.... parts of ingenuity in you," &c.; that the heading of (3) differs from the others in being To 66 Master Robert Baron' are prefixed to 'The After his Letter of Dedication Baron inserts a letter 'To the Ladies and Gentlewoemen of England,' in which he modestly refers to his work as 'this babe.' Then follow commendatory verses from "William Beversham of Grayes Inne Esquire," Robert Brounrigg of Grayes Inne Gent.," "J: Hall, è Soc: Gray. hosp. Gent.,' "Tho: Bradford," Henry Bold Fell. N.C. Oxon," "John Gleane Cantabri.," "ChristophorusBaretus Londinensis. Coll. Cere [=Corp.] Chr. Cantb.,' Joh. Quarles ex æde St Petri Cantabridg.,' Carol. Cremer, Coll. Corp. Christ. Cantabr.," "Wil.: Smith Gent.," and 'Jos. Browne Gent." Of these William Beversham was called to. the Bar on 19 May, 1647; John Hall, after making a reputation at St. John's College, Cambridge, as an essayist and poet, had left Cambridge in 1647 for Gray's Inn, where he had already been entered on 10 May, 1643; Thomas Bradford had been admitted to Caius in 1643 from Norwich School, of which he eventually became Master (1667); Henry Bold was a poet, soon to be ejected' from his fellowship at New College (1648); |