11, die koue de sant to read us at on gith while the close and cacful notes pertorio, in a vory salistadory way, was moesaty of the functions of pane scholarship. More than that, the writer his dealt onginally and succes fully with more than one ** crux, and, in prat cular, we think he has proved his point with Ford to the place of the dialogue in the second look and to the occasion, viz., the Pafilia, being celebrated in Epirus. For Palibus " in the undictype Mr. Storr Best makes the brilliant suppcation of Puli bia; and he has also, we think. mditly explained the meaning of the "Seian He gives an ingenious reconstruction of The aviary at Casimum, This is a book which should find lodgment on many shelves. Por, in noticing the excellence of The Colitor's work, we must not forget that the original in and for itself has much to offer, not only in the way of curious or antiquarian information, but also homely, practical counsel, and in illustration of methods still in use, The shirt I the Cad the Lew Et the meie women of the prin4 & Bow 5306 WhKi W&S te by Mr Lewis inga od 500002 for Tout purpose, in Pelkted by SC Algernon West. Found-As Atte. by Ms Ely Buckingham, in a Live F paper of the CUINA, TET of Edmundi Kean: 203 Ruders of the Pilons" by Miss Agers Deans Camera, if & description of the courages us life of the Mounted Police of North-West Cassia Mr. E. F. Benson begins arial. Thorley We and Mrs. Henry de la Pasture's Michael Ferrys 25 & tinued. The Nineteenth Century is also stronger than usual on the literary side. Prof. Tyrrell's Style in English Literature brings us to no definite conclusion, but the instances quoted, and the amusing criticism of Stevenson's extravagances. and the mere method of the considerations, at least make for better insight into the problem. Mr. M. H. Spielmann's study of The Portraitur of George Frederic Watts' is a thoroughly interesting piece of work. Mrs. Frederic Harrison has Some Thoughts about the Novel' which are rather disjointed, and seem to us to prove but little. Among the most arresting of the articles we should reckon Mr. G. R. S. Mead's Mystical Experiments on the Frontiers of Early Christendom and Mr. M. A. R. Tuker's The Gospel according to Prisca.' The latter goes through the evidence which might be held to justify the attribution of the Epistle to the Hebrews to Prisca's household: the former deals with those names of mystery and romanceHermes Trismegistos and Iamblichu s, and with the so-called Hymn of Jesus' from the latest Acts of John.' discovered fragments of the Dis The literary articles of the January Fortnightly Novicip are of unusual interest. Prof. Geroth wold has a brilliant study of Alfred de Vigny in relation to Glentus and Woman,' which is both more koon sighted in its discrimination, and more choice and lively in style, than such other studies from his pon s wo have BOOT. Mr. Maurice Howlets Pho Windows' is at least good reading. Clough the contribution he makes to The render's inglative wealth proves in the end dish We may notice briefly Mr. Walter Sichel's Anded Lafon, as we know, has been awarded the fist thound Pux de Lattérature by racli: the Second Phase,' and Mr. T. Jamieson's The Adoute Plancia for his love Cilles, paper on The Small Holdings Problem.' and Lady Theodore Davidson gives a welcome and sympathette account of him and his book. Winter Travel' survoys the Tecut de residues of the world from the point of View of mscape from Fundand Mr Hubert von Houts on botching from Nature' shout he usclub not only as furnishing technical but also das elucidatuur suund of the brandor offcn forgoffer by 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 beg leave to state that we decline to return Bommunications which, for any reason, we do not print, and to this rule we can make no exception. Epirokrat communications should be addressed tu "The Editor of Notes and Queries '"-AdverFicamonts and Business Letters to "The Pubat the Office, Bream's Buildings, Chancery ##C-Forwarded. AN ("On that hard Pagan world disgust").— LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1913. CONTENTS.-No. 159. NOTES:-The Family of Sir Christopher Milton, 21- Primero, 23 - Single-Speech Hamilton in Dublin. 25 - Pepys's Diary': Error in Transcription--English Graves at Avignon: J. S. Mill and his Wife, 26 Bushes in " - the unsettled times of the Civil War is a son i. 685). This lady we may presume to have Bishops-The Diary of Timothy Burrell of Cuckfield- "Réveille"-Thompson Family-Misleading Milestones are mentioned a wife Isabel and a -Nixon: Tracy-Southey MS.-Dedication of The Last William, and Thomasin, and Katherine, all minors. - REPLIES:-Descent of Darnley The Murder of Sarah Stout at Hertford. 31- Fourier Society-Shakespeare's Sonnets CXXV. and CXXVI.-Benjamin Harris and The Protestant Tutor,' 32-Jonathan King and his Collections -Fire Ritual-Consecration Crosses-Hugh Peters, 33- Zodiac of Ten Signs References Wanted Hymn by Gladstone-Exciseman Gill-Campden House, 34-To be "Out" for a Thing-" Dope," "to Dope," "Doper "- Etymology of Esher-Gray and the Antrobus Family, 35 -Wreck of the Royal George-" Hogmanay" — Curious Entry in Registers: Nicknames-"Trow," 36-Heraldic: Bearer of Coat Sought-Christie of Baberton-Records of 762) confuses her with a daughter of the Navigation in India-Token-Money Wood's Athenæ I have not come across the record of Thomasin Milton's death. Masson (vi. same name. The issue of the marriage, 1. Infant son. Buried at Horton, 26 2. Sarah Milton. Baptized at Horton, 11 Aug., 1640 (Masson, ii. 488). 3. Anne Milton. Baptized at St. Law- rence's, Reading, 27 Aug., 1641 (Masson, ii. ACCORDING to the researches of the late Prof. Masson, as recorded in his Life of Milton (iii. 485-6), Christopher Milton, on his marriage (? 1638), settled at Horton in Buckinghamshire with his father, John Milton the elder. Later (1641) he moved to Reading; thence (about 1643) to Exeter; then back to London, where in 1646 he was in St. Clement Danes; and finally, before 1656 and after a period unaccounted for, to Ipswich, or rather Rushmere, where he died. He was buried at St. Nicholas's Church, It will be agreed, I think, that the task 5. Thomas Milton of the Crown Office, Deputy Clerk of the Crown. Baptized at "Thomas Melton out of Fleet strete." 3 Dec., 1694, to his relict Martha (P.C.C.. Administration of his goods was granted Act Book, fo. 229). The said Martha was ampton (Masson, vi. 763). She married a daughter of Charles Fleetwood of North- again by licence, dated 27 May, 1696 (Fa- culty Office), William Coward of St. Andrew's, Holborn. Coward, who was M.D. and a deistical writer, and is noticed in ‘D.N.B.' (without, however, any reference to his where his will was proved 20 April, 1724. 6. ?" John Melton, gent." Buried at St. Nicholas's, Ipswich, 29 Dec., 1669. her former husband. A daughter is attri- 1684-1719, being buried there 14 Dec. of the buted to Thomas Milton, however, namely, latter year. In his will (P.C.C. 17 Shaller) Mrs. Elizabeth Milton, many years house- he mentions only his own relations. He was The childless widow keeper to Dr. Secker, Archbishop of Canter- a Lancashire man. bury. In 1749 she was of Grosvenor Street survived a little over a year, being buried (Masson, vi. 763), but she died in King Street, with her husband, 24 Feb., 1720/21. By Covent Garden, 24,July, 1769, aged 79 (Gent. her will (P.C.C. 74 Buckingham) she beMag., 367; Lloyd's Evening Post; The queathed 101. between a servant and the the residue Gazetteer). I am not disposed to believe in her poor of Farningham, and her sisters Mary and relationship to the family, the evidence, of her estate to though negative, being entirely against it. Catherine equally, appointing them joint The attribution of kinship on no grounds be- executrixes. 11. Catherine Milton. As has been stated, yond identity of surname has always been a journalistic vice, and in this connexion it she lived at Highgate with her sister Mary. should be noted that John Milton the On the death of the latter she removed to painter is described in D.N.B.,' without Lower Holloway, to the house of John Milton's any reservation, as a descendant of Sir granddaughter Elizabeth, née Clarke, and her Christopher Milton. husband, Thomas Foster. Her will is dated 19 July, 1744, with a codicil of 8 April following, and was proved 23 April, 1746 (P.C.C., 126 Edmunds). She wished to be buried at Farningham with her late sister Mary, and her executors were to lay "a broad stone over my sister's grave and mine.” (I have not ascertained if this wish was carried out.) To her "cousin Mr. Thomas Foster now of Lower Holloway who married my cousin Elizabeth Clarke who is granddaughter of my uncle the famous Mr. John Milton deceased she left 50%.; to her friend Edward Yardley, Archdeacon of Cardigan, 2007., the interest to be devoted to the said Elizabeth Foster's sole use, and, for himself, 25l. and her pictures of "our Saviour Christ on his knees and Mary Magdalen; to her " cousin Ann Lambourne 401., remainder to her brother Mr. Thomas Lambourne; and to Mrs. Ann Sandys of There were also bequests, Highgate 101. St. revoked by codicil, to Mr. William Townsend of Highgate, his sister-in-law Mrs. Alice Paradice, and his son John; and to Farningham, Highgate, Darenth, and St. Nicholas's, Ipswich (the last two were revoked), she left 5l. each for their poor. Bonds are also cited given by William Bridges, Esq., deceased, to her late sister Mary, one to secure 2001. and interest, and the other 121. a year for life. Thomas Foster was residuary legatee, and he and the aforesaid Edward Yardley executors. 7. Richard Milton. I have no evidence beyond that of the deed cited at 11 S. vi. 100, dated 1674, which is incontrovertible. On 12 Aug., 1713, a commission was issued to John Taylor of Highgate, gardener, to administer the goods and credits of Richard Milton, late of Ipswich, bachelor, deceased, who died in the Kingdom of Ireland, as regards the manor of Norwoods in Sproughton, Suffolk, of which the deceased held the remainder of a lease for 500 years, which he acquired under indenture of 2 Oct., 1686, made between William and Charles Burrough of the first part and the said Richard Milton of the other part (P.C.C., Act Book, fo. 184d). The words in italics are scored through. Milton. Buried 8. Thomasin Nicholas's, Ipswich, 6 July, 1675. at 9. Mary Milton. Baptized at St. Nicholas's, Ipswich, 29 March, 1656. She lived at Highgate with her sister Catherine, of whom later (Masson, vi. 763). Administration of her goods was granted to the said sister and only next-of-kin 5 May, 1742 (P.C.C.). She was buried at Farningham in Kent, as will appear below. 10. Anne Milton. According to Masson (vi. 763), she married one Pendlebury, a clergyman, "and no more is known of her." The marriage licence was dated 19 Feb., 1682/3 (Faculty Office), she being of St. Dunstan'sin-the-West, aged 22, her parents deceased (!), and the bridegroom John Pendlebury of Enfield, bachelor, aged 24, the marriage to take place at St. Sepulchre's. Pendlebury, to the Milton family. who was M.A. Camb. 1679 (Magdalene College), was Vicar of Farningham, Kent, I have not found the key to the Lambourne relationship. Yardley survived until 1769. Though he disposed by will of an interesting relic of Sir Walter Raleigh, he does not specify the two Milton pictures. Thomas Foster's will does not refer back PERCEVAL LUCAS. 28, Orchard Street, W. gownes, The gamesters from his purse drew all his crownes. fashion. The Compleat Gamesters' of 1721, 1725, and 1726 purport to describe Primero. But beyond stating that it is a Spanish game something like Hombre, presumedly played with the same pack (forty cards by hands of six cards instead of nine, they give little information. The account even so far, however, is misleading, as the methods of Primero and Hombre are entirely different. The Hon. Daines Barrington, in describing (1785) a painting by Zuccaro depicting Lord Burleigh (1520-98) and three others play ing a game of cards (supposed to be Primero), states that the game was Spanish, and 6 surmises that it was introduced into England by Philip of Spain when he came over to marry Queen Mary in 1554. He was aware from the Sydney Papers' that the game was played by Queen Elizabeth with Lord North and others;* and that Shakespeare made Henry VIII. also a player; but he was puzzled as to where Shakespeare got his authority. He informs us that Primero continued to be played by the gentry up to the time of the Restoration (1660), when Hombre succeeded it.† The Rev. John Bowle, in a supplementary paper to Barrington's papers in Archeologia, vol. viii., quotes from the 'Dictionary of Madrid' (no edition or date given)‡ that Primero "is played by dealing four cards to every one: the Seven is worth 21 points, the Six 18, the Ace 16, the Deuce 12, the Trey 13, the Four 14, the Five 15, and the Figures§ 10. The best chance, and which wins everything, is the Flush, which is fair cards of one sort, after the fifty-andfive, which is composed precisely of Seven, Six, and Ace of one suit, after the Quinola or Primera, which are four cards of each sort. If there are two which have a Flush, he gains it who holds the largest; and the same happens with him that has the Primera, but if there is nothing of this, he wins who has most Points in two or three cards of one suit." This demonstrates that Primero, at the time, was played in Spain with the Hombre pack. Joseph Strutt, in Sports and Pastimes of the People of England' (1801), gives the same particulars as Barrington, evidently of his errors. Barrington, in quoting Duchat, quoting from him, as he reproduces two translated seize (sixteen) as the same," and "carreau (diamonds) as "hearts." of Hearts, but Duchat wrote the Knave of No doubt the usual Quinola was the Knave Diamonds. † Archæologia, vol. viii. In describing Zuccaro's picture, Barrington says:-" The cards are marked as at present, and differ from those of more modern times only by being narrower and longer; eight of these lye upon the table, with the of their hands." This agrees with the six-card blank side uppermost, while four remain in each game, played with the Hombre pack. Chatto, in his Facts and Speculations' (1848), p. 23, has an extract from an edition of 1734. The earliest date in Brunet's Manuel' is 1726. § That is, the Court cards-King, Queen, and Knave. Sic, misprint for " four." |