The cards are enclosed in what is apparently their original case. There are EXORDIUM TO CUMEAN LEAVES. RICHARD GLYNN, PUBLISHER: BRITISH Lending Library in Wind Street when INSTITUTION: AUTOGRAPH PORTFOLIO (11 S. Swansea was a fashionable watering place. i. 429).—On the site of the original Almack's, These were friends of Mrs. Hatton, who left afterwards Goosetree's Club, Alderman her album to "Miss Ellen Jenkins.... Boydell opened at No. 50, Pall Mall, his as I know she will value it for my sake.” Shakespeare Gallery. He intended to bequeath the gallery to the nation, but was forced, ruined as he was by his public spirit in projecting it, to dispose of it by public lottery on 28 January, 1805. In 1806 the lease of the house for sixty-three years was bought for 4,4007. by several noblemen and gentlemen, who established here, under the auspices of George III., the British Institution for the exhibition of the works of living artists in the spring, and Old Masters in the autumn. It was opened on 18 January, 1806. In 1868 the house was pulled down by the Gymnastic Club. There are some interesting reminiscences of the Shakespeare Gallery and the British Institution in The Evening News of 7 February, 1910 (Talks about Old London') by one who signs himself 'M. R.' See also Wheatley's Round about Piccadilly, 1870, P. 352-4, where, however, no mention is made of the Autograph Portfolio.' J. HOLDEN MACMICHAEL. Wroxton Grange, Folkestone. ANDREW HEARSEY (11 S. i. 428). — In connexion with this family I seem to remember an inquiry as to a member of it marrying into that of Lord Audley. Perhaps the following cutting from Gray's book catalogue may afford a clue: "Court Rolls. Extracts from Court Rolls of Manor of Isleworth in Middlesex, 1751-1767. Parties interested, Gumley, Lockman, Crane, Thicknesse, Greenhill. Folio, manuscript, on 4 ll. 76. 234.” Within these mystic leaves is found What may be regarded as the first of the blue cards has THE INTENTION OF CUMEAN LEAVES. By pointing out that Vice brings certain woe, There are no directions, but the cards were evidently intended for the amusement of a mixed party of young people. One blue card must have been dealt to each bachelor and one pink card to each spinster. On the card would be found a verse (presumably by Ann of Swansea) indicating the recipient's fate in matrimony. I append two samples. Conceited! brainless! dost thou dare To think that maiden, good and wise, Will condescend to be thy prize? Swansea. DAVID SALMON. Notes on Books, &c. Fritzner in Iceland. He follows a wrong lead from Mr. Waters in deriving the words registrum, registrarius, from an impossible Latin regerta, regerendarius (p. 8). Lerite, so printed from a The Parish Registers of England. By J. C. Cox, 1683 register, is evidently a misreading of Levite, LL.D. (Methuen & Co.) As every Englishman belongs to some parish, and many persons have their names entered in the parish registers twice, if not thrice, a history of these books, such as Dr. Cox has here produced, should be of interest to a large number of people. Dr. Cox has, of course, had predecessors in the same field-J. S. Burn, R. E. Chester Waters, Mr. A. M. Burke, and others; but his book can claim to be more methodical and accurate than any of those which have gone before it. He tells us that there are hardly a score of registers in existence of a date before 1538, when Thomas Cromwell first ordained that they should be kept in every parish, and that the earliest he has been able to find is that of Tipton, which goes back to 1513. Many quaint customs and matters of interest emerge from these dusty volumes, which light up the bare records of names and dates with a touch of human feeling and even humour; and the tragic element is not wanting. Chap. ix. gives a vivid idea of the plagues which ravaged the country in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Deaths from influenza first make their appearance between 1743 and 1762, when it was very prevalent, but "happily not very mortal." We do not notice any reference to cases of person dying of " thought," meaning fretting or melancholia, though some entries of that kind occur in registers of some of the City churches, illustrating the Biblical use of the word. It is probably not generally known that burial in coffins was not fully adopted till so late as the eighteenth century; it is not contemplated in the Burial Service of the Book of Common Prayer, and Wheatly in 1710 speaks of the body being committed to the grave stript of all but its grave-clothes. of Incidental allusions in the registers to events of historical importance, given in chap. x. afford "snapshot " views of how they impressed the contemporary clerk or clergyman, and sometimes give a local touch of actuality to great movements which makes them live before our eyes. Chap. xi. in a similar way collects references to uncommon phenomena or nature, such as notable storms or frosts; and chap. xii. is an "Olla Podrida odds and ends not easily brought under any of the previous heads. A curious survival of the old use of the "chrisom " at baptism is noted in some country churches, where the godmother is accustomed to place a new white handkerchief over the infant's face immediately after the baptism (p. 60); while in other parishes the woman at her churching used to make an offering of a cambric handkerchief to the officiating clergyman. An amusing account is given of how the difficulty of marrying deaf-and-dumb persons was surmounted in old times. One armless woman had the marriage ring placed on the fourth toe of the left foot. Dr. Cox is mistaken in thinking that "Sir" or "Syr" prefixed to a priest's name in early registers necessarily implies that he was one who had not graduated at a University (p. 250). Sir," standing for Dan, Don, or Dominus, ("Ds" at Cambridge) is the title of a graduate; Sir Smith or Sir Brown is still so used at Dublin, and Síra as the context suggests (p. 122); and 1617, given as the date of Cowley's burial in Westminster Abbey (p. 116), is an obvious error for 1667. We should add that the book is one of the well-produced series of "Antiquary's Books," and has more than a dozen facsimiles and illustrations. The Rector's Book, Clayworth, Notts. Transcribed and edited by Harry Gill and Everard L. Guilford. (Nottingham, H. B. Saxton.) CLAYWORTH is a parish in Nottinghamshire in the Hundred of Bassetlaw, but it appears in Domesday as in the Wapentake of Oswardebee under the name of Clauorde. The compiler of the Rector's Book gives in 1688 the number of the inhabitants as about four hundred, and we are informed that such is about the number now. William Sampson, the author of the book before us, compiled it much in the form of a diary, but it is far more discursive than such works of former days are generally found to be. It begins in July, 1872, and ends with the accession of Queen Anne. It is in a high degree fragmentary, but will be found of great interest by the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. Clayworth lies near the river Idle, which creeps along on the north, and empties itself into the Trent. When the Rector's Book was written, the whole of the parish must have been open country except small plots near the houses, but it is now, and we believe has long been, divided into enclosures. It may be well to note in passing that the Roman road which once connected Doncaster with Lincoln runs through the little town. Though the Rector's Book is mainly devoted to local events, it is not so entirely. London news is not always disregarded, nor is Lincolnshire quite forgotten. Note is made of an Upton woman who produced five living children at a birth; all died very soon, but four survived long enough to receive baptism. The state of the weather is frequently mentioned; indeed, from his own point of view this is one of the most important matters in which Mr. Sampson took interest. The rector evidently belonged to the class of English clergy which has not left survivors. In his day he was, we have no doubt, designated a High Churchman, but the phrase then meant something very different from what it does now. The divine right of kings was probably an article of unhesitating belief with him, yet, if so it was, this opinion did not hinder him from accepting with evident pleasure the invasion by William III. and the banishment of James II. An aged man who in 1679 dwelt at Retford, but had many years before lived at Clayworth, told the rector that when he was young a kind of tithe used to be exacted by the rector from the servants of the parish, which we have never heard of elsewhere. It appears that when the wages became due and were paid, a farthing out of every shilling was handed over to the clergyman. In Mr. Sampson's time a like demand was made by him, but the money was not gathered in without difficulty. It is evident that at this period the masters for the most part objected strongly to the payment. It would seem that 1683 was the last year in which the rector tried to enforce it. Two instances of earthquake are recorded as having occurred in the North and West Ridings of Yorkshire. The first, in 1884, was at Runswick, where, it is said, damage to the amount of 1,2007. had been done. Kettlewell and Starbottom were shaken in 1687 to such an extent that the damage was estimated at 3,000Z. On 14 December, 1680, "a long-barbed comet " was first seen at Clayworth. This, the editors say, was the great comet observed by Sir Isaac Newton-not Halley's comet, which appeared two years later. BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES.-JUNE. MR. L. C. BRAUN'S Catalogue 64 contains art and illustrated books, French and German literature, works on Genealogy and Heraldry, Political Economy, and Music. The last-named includes Chappell's Popular Music of the Olden Time,' 2 vols., 35s. Topography comprises, under London, a large paper copy of select views, 2 vols., folio, finely bound in full contemporary blue russia, London, 1804, 41. Among Nottingham items is a special copy of Blackner's History,' 3 vols., 4to, 1815, 308. There are some ex-libris, and also a number of engraved portraits at moderate prices. A portion of the catalogue is devoted to miscellaneous books. Mr. Richard Cameron's Edinburgh Catalogue Burns 231 contains works relating to America. items include the large-paper edition of his complete works, edited by W. Scott Douglas, 6 vols., There is also a royal 8vo, cloth, 1877, 21, 158. large-paper copy of Blackwood and his Sons,' by Mrs. Oliphant, and the supplementary volume by Mrs. Gerald Porter, 3 vols., 4to, 1897-8, 188. 6d., one of a limited number privately printed. Under Coronations are three hand-coloured panoramic views of the coronation of George IV., also an official list of the procession of Queen Victoria. Among many items relating to Scotland are Chalmers's Caledonia, 7 vols., 4to, boards, 31. 58., a special issue on thick paper, one of 86 copies; 'Edinburgh in the Olden Time,' 63 views, 1888, 168. 6d. (published at 51. 58.); and a fine set of the folio Acts of the Scottish Parliament, 1224 to 1707, 13 vols., folio, half red leather, 51. 108. Under Leech is a large collection of his illustrations from Punch, 5 vols., oblong 4to, 268. Mr. Bertram Dobell's Catalogue 185 opens with a collection of Latin books from the Heber and Britwell Court Libraries, a large number being by members of the Society of Jesus. Many have the stamp of Richard Heber, who was half brother of Reginald Heber, Bishop of Calcutta. Richard was one of the founders of the Athenæum Club, and the D.N.B.' records that "he travelled widely to collect books, spending on them about 100,000l." There is a curious volume in Dutch and Latin, 'Poemata Chronometra Anagrammata Epigrammata et alia his affinia,' small 8vo, old calf, 1760, containing various hymns not met with elsewhere. It is anonymous, and the letters at the end give no clue; perhaps this reference may produce the name of the author from some reader of N. & Q.' There are several books from the library of Lionel Brough, and a variety on cricket. The rest of the catalogue contains a good miscellaneous selection. Mr. Alexander W. Macphail's Edinburgh Catalogue 103 opens with a portrait of Edward VII. wearing the insignia of office as Masonic Grand Master, a signed artist's proof, 258., in dark oak frame. Other portraits include a curious one of Scott, a bas-relief in iron, with model of the old gate of the Edinburgh Tolbooth at the top, 108. 6d.; Chantrey's bust of Scott, one of the original impressions, with carved bracket, 308., and a miniature after Raeburn by Mackay, in frame, 458. There are many articles under Bric-a-brac, including miniatures and busts of Byron, Brougham, George Eliot, and others. Among autographs is a letter of Scott's, 16 June, 1828, 31. The books include works on Edinburgh, family history, genealogy, heraldry, &c. Among many dealing with Ireland is a new copy of the Orrery Papers, 2 vols., cloth extra, 12s. 6d. Under India is Thurston's 'Castes and Tribes,' 7 vols., Madras, 1909, 238. There are a number of works on Witchcraft, Mesmerism, &c. A reminiscence of railways is a Station Map of the Railways in Great Britain circa 1850, 48. 6d. There are a number of Scottish County Maps, 1777. Messrs. Simmons & Waters's Leamington Spa 2 vols., 4to, half-calf, uncut, 31.; Croker's Notices to Correspondents. We must call special attention to the following notices: WE cannot undertake to answer queries privately. nor can we advise correspondents as to the value of old books and other objects or as to the means of disposing of them. EDITORIAL Communications should be addressed to "The Editor of Notes and Queries ""-Advertisements and Business Letters to "The Publishers"-at the Office, Bream's Buildings, Chancery Lane, E.C. J. D. M. (Philadelphia).-Forwarded. CORRIGENDA.-Ante, p. 498, col. 2, 11. 6, 7 of the poetry, for "yon" read you. INDEX. ELEVENTH SERIES.-VOL. I. [For classified articles, see ANONYMOUS WORKS, BIBLIOGRAPHY, BOOKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED, EPIGRAMS, EPITAPHS, FOLK-LORE, HERALDRY, OBITUARIES, PROVERBS AND PHRASES, QUOTATIONS, SHAKESPEARIANA, SONGS AND BALLADS, and TAVERN SIGNS.] A. (A. S.) on Roger Altham, 337 A. (B. M.) on Lily-White Boys,' 366 A. (D. C.) on D. Camerino Arcangelus, 268 Yeovil golden torque, 385 A. (R.) on first elections under Ballot Act, 268 Abbott (G. F.) on Abbott family, 109 Abbott (Miss), portrait by Downman, 88 Abbott (Miss), her portrait by John Downman, 88 Abbott family, 109 Abrahams (Aleck) on Alonzo the Brave,' 419 Critical Review of Publick Buildings in Duke's Place, Aldgate, 397, 478 Houses of Parliament in 1733, 497 Le Sour's statue of Charles I., 194 London prints and drawings, 4, 62 'Parish Guttlers,' 144 Records their early depositories, 405 St. Austin's Gate, 408 St. Margaret's, Westminster, east window, 97 Shakespeare illustrators, 327 Shakespeare statuette, 17 Truchsessian Gallery, New Road, 369 Watering-Place Guide, 1803, 395 Westminster Abbey: western towers, 15 Wood Street Compter: Sponging Houses, 414 Accipitrinum Prandium, its meaning, 132 Acclamation = unopposed Parliamentary return, 167 Adams (President), his X. Y. Z. Mission, 1797, 366 Adams (W.) on medal: "Brother Adams," 289 Adams (W. R.) on tattooed heads, 205 Adams families, 289 Addison's maternal ancestry, 351 Adoxography, meaning of the word, 117 'Edes Walpolianæ,' its contents, 34, 214 Agnew (D. C. A.) on the Huguenots, 448, 515 Alabama-Kearsarge fight, 1864, photograph of, 327 Alumni Cantabrigienses,' MS. of, 247, 310, 372 Alvary, Alvery, and Alveredus, Christian names, 156, 186 Ambergris and spermaceti, their source and date of discovery, 386 Amelia (Princess), daughter of George II., 10 American Indians, monuments to, 37, 235, 491 Amersham Rectors, 1234-1537, 387 Anderson (J. L.) on Bibliotheca Drummeniana, 412 'Cramond Brig,' 436 Anderson (P. J.) on G. Chalmers's 'Scoticanæ Ecclesiæ Infantia,' 267 Chalmers (G.), Sylva,' 226, 435 Chalmers (W.), Disputationes Theologica,* 267 Colman (G.), his 'Man of the People,' 1782, 467 Liddel (Duncan) and Jo. Potinius, 447 Andrews (E. W.) on Holbein's 'Duchess of Milan,' 105 Anglo-Spanish author in Borrow's Bible in Spain," 349 Annand (A. Y.) on Johnson and his circle, 227 Anonymous Works: Cornwall its Mines, Miners, and Scenery, 329, 373 Cramond Brig, a play, 389, 435 Generation of Judges, 69 Eugenia and Adelaide, 224 History of Bullanabee, 48, 356 Jonathan Sharp, 466 Manners and Customs of the French, 468 Prometheus the Firegiver, 1877, 247, 314 Recluse of the Pyrenees, 224 Short Whist, 90, 150, 277 Songs of the Chace, 1811, 329, 412 Walk through Switzerland, 224 Anscombe (A.) on Ljūs," 209, 375 66 When our Lord shall lie in our Lady's lap," 94 "Wiogora Ceaster : Worcester, 123 Ansgar, Master of the Horse to Edward the Confessor, 369 Antonine Itinerary, Spinis in, 61 Apperson (G. L.), on fountain pen, 395 Index to Foxe: lists of martyrs, 395 Rotherhithe, 56 "This world's a city full of crooked streets," 94 "When our Lord shall lie in our Lady's lap," 94 Apssen counter, meaning of the phrase, 116 Christ,' 333 Arabian horses in pre-Mohammedan days, 421, 515 | B. (G. F. R.) on W. Billyng, 'Five Wounds of English mathematical diaries, 147 Arkle (A. H.) on Richard Blacow, 438 Election, most expensive, 191 Chamber, 187 of the Royal Austin (W.) on Havering Manor, 1389, 228 Austin family, dying out, 86 Author, modest, c. 1776, 7 'Autograph Portfolio,' published by R. Glynn, Automobile and taximeter anticipated, 343 Aviator, early instance at Florence, 106 Axon (E.) on clergymen educated at Nonconformist Axon (W. E. A.) on Abbé Coyer to Pansophe, 416 Leo XIII.'s Latin verses, 418 Nonconformist minister elected to Parlia- ment, 134 Republican son of Louis XV., 225 Thackeray's French lion, 221 Watering-Place Guide, 1803, 395 Blacow (Richard), 369 Canning (Richard), 369 Cumberland (George), 249 Daschkaw (Princess) and her son, 288 Demainbray (S. C. Triboudet), 150 Ellis (George), 268 Faillteau (Francis), 488 Fairborne (George), 468 Farley (Abraham), 468 Fermor, Earls of Pomfret, 358 Finch (Hon. John), 249 Fuller (Peck and Beckford), 488 Grinfield (General William), 189 Johnson (Major John), 309 Kaye (Wilkinson Lister), 249 Public School Registers, 294 B. (H. I.) on "derry" and "down," 228 Huel, its meaning, 55 March Malen, meaning of the term, 79 Selby, Yorks: its Peculiar " Court, 37 B. (0.) on authors of quotations wanted, 149 B. (R.) on Archdeacon of Taunton as naval B. (E.) on authors of quotations wanted, 408 Aviation and Lichfield, 383 Becket's personal habits, 292 Buckland Shag, 416 Devonshire marriage custom, 485 English Navy during the Civil War, 17 Ireton (General), his death, 86 Roundhead: its meanings, 415 Scheffelde in Com. Cantiæ, 208, 377 Veal money, 368 Wolverhampton, Deanery of, 169 B-r (R.) on deaneries unattached to cathedrals, 37 Insect names in Scotland, 79 "Plough Inn" at Longhope, 146 Yon its use by Scotsmen, 132 : It takes all sorts of people to make a B. (R. S.) on "A majoribus mihi," 309 world," 369 B. (G. F. R.) on John Abbot, 268 Altham (Roger), 268 Atterbury (Osborn), 328 Bennett (Richard Henry Alexander), 189 'Book of Oaths,' 82 Hawks in 1390, 67 Making one's parish, 254 Mallas Rigg, meaning of the phrase, 295 |