of Vesalius, an impressive and beautiful work which has been attributed to Calcar. However, Mr. M. H. Spielmann has given reason for rejecting this attribution, and the name of Titian has been breathed in this connection-we may have here the copy of a lost original by the great painter. The physicians

in this little quarterly are delightful. Much space is given to the enigmatic master, M. Z., whose work, if it looks poor compared with Dürer, yet well deserves study.

Two Hundred Years Ago.

graphs of the portraits are given with one also of Roubiliac's bust of Mead-and a

sketch of the life of each subject. Perhaps

not quite enough space is given the

witty and upright Arbuthnot. Looking at these portraits, one is struck by the effect of convention in the treatment of the hands,

which makes these both feminine in charac

ter and also younger than the countenances would warrant. Mr. Fred Roe's charming and abundantly illustrated description of the Geffrye Museum in the Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, should send many readers thither. Mr. Charles C. Beard has found a good subject, and one almost unsung and unworked by the collector, in the corkscrew. Corkscrews were not needed till the seventeenth century, and Mr. Beard supposes that what was first employed to serve as such was the worm at the end of a pistol ramrod, intended for withdrawing wads from loaded weapon. The contrivance itself is first named

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screw," and corkscrew seems not to be found in literature earlier than Amhurst's poem 'The Bottle-Scrue,' which was published in 1720. Not one example of a corkscrew is to be found in the Guildhall Museum. Mr. Beard gives numerous photographs from his own and other collections and also reproduces illustrations from late eighteenth century Birmingham trade catalogue in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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PRINT-COLLECTORS may like to note that the Print Collector's Quarterly for July contains a useful biographical dictionary of eighteenth century Scottish engravers, compiled by Mr. George H. Bushnell. These number over one hundred and fifty. The compiler has noted with surprise the absence of a large proportion of these names from Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers. Many of them have been retrieved direct from contemporary registers and the like, involving much tedious labour. This will enhance collectors' obligations to Mr. Bushnell for a list which may well, as he hopes, form the basis for an eventual history of engraving in Scotland. As usual the plates

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His Majesty has been pleased to grant unto Sir John Jennings Knt. Joseph Soanes, and

Philip Cavendish Efqs. Sir Gerard Conyers,

Sir Edward Bellamy, and Sir John Thompfon, Knts. Sir Thomas Colby, Bart. Samuel Holden, William Fawkener, Balizar Lyell, John Hanbury, Ralph Radcliffe, Nicholas Clarke, William Baxter, Sidney Godolphin, Charles Chamberlain, Edward Vernon, John Guy, William Collier, Jeyes Seawell, Richard Moreton, Collin Campbell, Charles Vanbrugh, and Jofeph Bell Esqs. their Executors, Administrators and Affigns, all that Power of continuing, maintaining, erecting and charging feveral Light-Houses, and Lights upon the North and South Forelands in the County of Kent; and alfo Authority to demand and take from all Ships and Veffels, having the Benefit of the faid Light-Houses and Lights the feveral Duties therein mentioned, being the fame Duties as are now taken for the faid Light-Houses and Lights, by Virtue of a Grant thereof made by her late Majesty Queen Anne to Robert Osboldston Esq; to have and to hold all the faid Powers, Authorities and Premisses, to them, their Executors, Administrators and Affigns, for and during the Term of ninety-nine Years, to commence from the Expiration, Surrender, Forfeiture, or other fooner Determination of the aforefaid Grant to the faid Robert Osboldston Efq; in Trust for the fole Ufe and Benefit of

the poor Seamen of the Royal Hospital of Greenwich, without Account, rendering to His Majesty, his Heirs, and Successors, during the faid Term, the yearly Rent of 201.

The new Sewer that is making from Scotland-Yard up Charing Cross, and to be carried through Pall-Mall beyond St. James's House, will coft 60001., which is to be defray'd by the Ground Landlords.

We hear that - Heath Esq; of Exeter, hath bought the late Lord Lechmere's Chambers in the Temple for 1000 Guineas, which are the best and pleasantest in that Place.

of the Exchequer') when Robert de Mara

Notes.

THOMAS DE LA MARE, ABBOT OF ST. ALBANS.

IN a note on the

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de la Mare and Blount (clvi. 385) I made the statement that Thomas de la Mare (1309-1396), Abbot of St. Albans, belonged to the family of de la Mare of King's Walden, Herts, and Little Parndon, Essex. ex As I believe the ancestry of Abbot Thomas has not before been given, it may be useful here to state the evidence on which I rely. The best accounts of his life may be found in 'D.N.B.' and 'Victoria County History, Herts, in each of which Gesta Abbat. (ii. 373-5) is quoted to show that his father was Sir John de la Mare and his mother Joan, daughter of Sir John de Herpesfeld. Now 'V.C.H. Herts, under Harpsfield (ii. 414) states that the four daughters and co-heirs of John de Harpsfield conveyed by fine that manor to John de Benstede and Petronilla his wife in 1316. The inquisitio post mortem of John de Benstede, dated 1323-4, states that he held Little Perndon, Essex, and land in Harpsfield jointly with Petronilla, his wife, of the enfeoffment of Joan, widow of John de la Mare and of three other ladies (named), daughters of John de Arpsfield. The inquisitio post mortem of Petronilla, widow of John de Benstede, states that she held the manor and advowson of Little Perndon, Essex, and the manor of Harpsfield of the gift of John de la Mare. Finally, we have an Essex fine of 1304 in which John de la Mare, and Joan, his wife, grant the manor of Little Parndon to Humphrey de Walden for life; and another of 1316 in which John, son of John de la Mare, grants to John de Benstede and Petronilla, his wife, the reversion of the manor and advowson of Little Parndon which Humphrey de Walden holds of the gift of John de la Mare and Joan, his wife. It is obvious, therefore, that Abbot de la Mare was a son of John de la Mare of Little Parndon, who died before 1316, by his wife Joan, one of the four daughters and coheiresses of John de Harpsfield; and that he had an elder brother, John of the fine of 1316. Having established this point, there is no difficulty in tracing the line back, at any rate to a date between 1201 and 1212 ('Red Book

the heir of Alban de Gyruy (rectius Heyrun); Alban de Heyrun is found in possession of this fee from 1160-2 to 1171-2 (ibid). His father seems to have been Osbert de la Mare, who held a knight's fee in Essex and Herts (apparently this fee), in 1190-1, and is found in the Red Book at intervening dates up to As Robert was the heir of the 1201-12. Heyruns, Osbert, his father, presumably held jure uxoris. That they were father and son appears from Testa de Nevill, where, under date 1204-12, we read that Robert, son of Osbert de Mara, holds one carucate of land in Waldene by service of one fee. But though Osbert presumably married the daughter of the Heyrun heiress, the actual name of his wife (and the mother of Robert) was Emma, daughter of Robert de Sifrewast, as appears from a suit quoted by Wrottesley ('Pedigrees from the Plea Rolls.') Robert was with Falkes de Breauté, and his land in Walden and Offley was seized into the King's hands. It was restored to Alice, his wife, in 1224-5 ('Rot. Lit. Claus.'). The mention here of Offley has led the writer of the article on Offley in V.C.H. Herts to assume that this Robert and Osbert his father held the manor of Offley But the descent (which is quite clear) of Lavington, Wilts, held by the Offley de la Mares, shows that this is not so, and that the writer has confused the Offley and Parndon lines. But the fact that the de la Mares of Parndon held land in Offley is strong evidence that they were cadets of the Offmey house. By 1229 John de Mara had succeeded Robert, his father, in Walden (Excerpt. e Rot. Fin.'). In 1236 he held 2 fees and 1/8 in Parndon and Luketonia, Essex, and in the vill of Welwe, Herts, of the (Balliol) Barony of Valoignes ('Testa de Nevill') and one knight's fee in Walden Regis. By 1251-2 his son John had succeeded, when John son of John de la Mare entered into a fine regarding land in Parndon and the advowson of the church. A fine of 1254-5 shows that this John de la Mare held his tenements in Parndon of Lora de Balyol as of her manor of Benington. was this John, no doubt, who died c. 1275 seised of land in Walden Regis, as well as land in Hitchin and Offley held of Devorgilla Balyol. His grandson John, son of his eldest son, John, aged fifteen, was found to be his heir. This last John I take to be he of the fine of 1304 above, husband of Joan de Harpsfield, and father of John, his eldest son, of the fine of 1316, above, and of Abbot

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RESOLUCON, 70 (885) T. Harwich. Deane. 1667. [Lost in great gale, 26-27 Nov., 1703.]

MONMOUTH, 66 (880)T. Chatham. Mr. Phineas Pett. 1666. [Fought at Belleisle, 1761.]

RUPERT, 66 (813)Т. Harwich. Mr. Deane. 1665. [Taken to pieces, 1736.]

DEFIEANCE, 64 (902)T. Deptford and Chatham. Mr. Pett, 1665-1666, and re-built 1676. [See note below.]

MARY, 64 (795)T. Woolwich Mr. Christopher Pett. 1649. [Lost on Goodwin Sand in great gale, 26-27 Nov., 1703.]

MOUNTAGUE, 62 (809) T. Portsmouth. Mr. Tippetts. 1654. [Fought at Quiberon Bay, 20 Nov., 1759.]

HENRIETTA, 62 (763)T. Horsydowne. Mr. Bright. 1654. 25 Dec., 1689.]

[Wrecked near Plymouth,

REVENGE, 62 (762)Т. Limehouse. Graves. 1654. [Condemned 1678.]

Mr.

DREADNOUGHT, 62 (735)Т. Blackwall. Mr. Johnson. 1654. [Foundered 16 Oct., 1690.] GLOUCESTER, 60 (760)T. Limehouse. Mr. Graves. 1654. [Wrecked on Leman and Ower, 6 May, 1682.]

PLYMOUTH, 60 (752)T. Wapin. Capt. Taylor. 1654. [Supposed lost at sea, 11 Aug., 1705.]

YORKE, 60 (734)T. Blackwall. Mr. Johnson. 1654. [Wrecked on ye Shipwash, 23 Nov., 1703-Not in great gale, 26-27 Nov.]

LYON, 60 (727)T. Chatham. Mr. Apslin, 1640. Re-built Capt. Taylor [1658]. [Sold by inch of candle, 16 Dec., 1698.]

Mr.

DUNKIRKE, 60 (704)T. Woolwich. Burrell. 1651. [Taken to pieces, 1750.] MONCKE, 60 (696)T. Portsmouth. Tippetts. 1650. [Wrecked in Yarmouth Roads, 24 Nov., 1720.]

OLD JAMES, 70 [see note below.]

XX New Shipps.

Mr.

[Note. In 1660 the original names of certain ships were altered :

SPEAKER became MARY.
LYME became MONTAGUE.
LANGPORT became HENRIETTA.
NEWBURY became REVENGE.
MARSTON MOOR became YORKE.
WORCESTER became DUNKIRKE.

TORRINGTON became DREADNOUGHт.

DEFIANCE, 64, 3rd rate (902)T. This ship was built originally at Deptford, 1665/6, and re-built at Chatham (after having been accidentally burnt at that port 6 Dec., 1668), in 1676. [Taken to pieces, 1747-50]. The twenty new ships were:ANN. Chatham. Phineas Pett. 1678. BERWICK. Chatham. Phineas Pett. 1679. BREDAH. Harwich. Isaac Betts. 1679. BURFORD. Woolwich. Thomas Shish. 1679. CAPTAIN. Woolwich. Thomas Shish. 1678. EAGLE. Portsmouth. Daniel Furzer. 1678/9. ELIZABETH, Deptford. Capt. Castle. 1679. EssEx. Blackwall. Henry Johnson. 1679. EXETER. Blackwall. Henry Johnson. 1680. EXPEDITION. Portsmouth. Daniel Furzer.

WOOLWICH, 54 (716)Т. Woolwich. Mr. Phineas Pett. 1674. [Re-built 1701/02.] LEOPARD, 54 (676)T. Deptford. Mr. Shish. 1658. [Shewn as a hulk in 1688 List.]

OXFORD, 54 (677)T. Bristoll. Mr. Bayley. 1674. [Re-built 1727 at Portsmouth.] GREENWICH, 54 (659)T. Woolwich. Mr. Christopher Pett. 1666. [Wrecked in W.I. hurricane, 20 Oct., 1744.]

ST. DAVID, 54 (638)Τ. Forrest.1 Mr. Furzer. 1666. [Sold 20 Aug., 1713.]

YARMOUTH, 54 (626)Τ. Yarmouth.

Mr.

Edgar. 1653. [Condemned 1680.]
NEW CASTLE, 54 (625)T.
Phineas Pett. 1654.

[Wrecked near

Chichester; drove from Spithead in great gale, 26-27 Nov., 1703.]

Yarmouth.

HAPPY RETURNE, 54 (623)T. Mr. Edgar. 1654. [Surrendered to French off Cape La Hogue, 4 Nov., 1691.]

PRINCESSE, 54 (620)T. Forrest. Mr. Furzer. 1661. [Broken up 1680.]

PORTLAND, 50 (588) T. Wapin. Capt. Taylor. 1649. [Burnt near Malaga to avoid capture, 12 April, 1692.]