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 1 254 Devon Nates and Queries. stained glass in a window in the church of Dinton, Bucking^^- hamshire, where are the tombs or brasses to the Greenways of that time, 1539-51. I do not think Mr. Rogers in his interesting paper is quite correct regarding the emblematic '' cup/* for curiously, the cup has taken the place of the gryphon for a crest. I can scarcely think it has a bacchanalian origin or connected with the Drapers* banquet, for it is on ail the ancient representations at the College of Arms. Again, the name of Greenway when the population of England in John Green way's time was somewhat small, would not be assumed, nor certainly would the arms of the family. I have no doubt he was a worthy member of the family. There are several Johns mentioned in our family^ The last link in the chain, which is incomplete, is a John Greenway, of the University of Oxford, who died in 1685- ^ feel confident the Greenways on the Dart and Buckingham- shire, also more recently of Cossington, Oxon, were all related^ £. M. Greenway. 204. The Female Volunteer. — In 1801 a drama with this title was published by the Rev. L. H. Halloran, a Chaplain in the Royal Navy. The dramatis persona are Sir George Liberal, a Devonshire Baronet : Lieut. Plinden. a loyal half-pay officer ; Henry Pensive, ensign of the corps^ Frank Faithful, his valet ; Erasmus Syntax, an Irish School- master ; Ned Brace, a sailor with a wooden leg ; Clod, a farmer and volunteer ; Emma, daughter of Sir George Liberal, in love with Pensive ; Jeannette, the female Volun- teer, betrothed to Frank Faithful ; Volunteers, etc., etc. The scene is laid on the Devonshire coast. Can any reader of Devon Notes and Queries give me any further information respecting the play, or say where a copy of it may be seen ? I have a volume of " Poems on various occasions by Lawrence Hynes Halloran, Master of Alphington Academy,, near Exeter," published by Trewman in 1791, and dedicated to ** James Buller Esq., of Downes, and Member of Parlia- ment for the City of Exeter." The author of the play and the poems is the same person. Amongst the poems are " Elegy on the death of Lady Mary Palk, most respectfully addressed to Lawrence Palk, Esq.;" "On the birthday of the Right