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being thus placed in a nearer relation to children than before was to awaken, in a quite unanticipated way, the philoprogenitive instinct or rather a vicarious phase of it ; and instead of simply affording me a little distraction the two afforded me a great <ieal of positive gratification. When at Dorking, a year afterwards, I again petitioned to have them, and again there passed a fortnight which was pleasurable to me and to them. Such was the effect that from that time to this (1893) the presence of a pair of children, now from this family of the clan and now from that, has formed a leading gratification I may say the chief gratification during each summer's sojourn in the country.' "

A. E. S.

ASTWICK : AUSTWICK. The Standard of April 12 speaks of "Astwick Manor, Hatfield." Turning to a gazetteer, I find three " Astwicks" mentioned : one in Beds, another in North- amptonshire, and, last, "Astwick, Yorkshire; see Austwick." It is noteworthy that the villagers who live at the place last named -always spelt the name as " Awstwick " in my time, but pronounced it as "Asstick," which sound I presume the "Astwick '' of the other places mentioned also signifies. If such of the British public as are eager to latinize the English a will kindly note, it is no use saying that Astwick is " properly " pronounced 41 Orstwick," because the rude forefathers of the hamlet, when my grandfather was living {hard by), pronounced their place-name Asstick, though spelling it Awstwick, as now.

YORKSHIREMAN.

PORTUGUESE VERSION OF THE APHIKIA STORY. In John Adamson's ' Lusitania Illus- trata'(Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1846) I find in the section on minstrelsy a romance entitled ' O Chapim d' El - Rei,' which forms another variant of the Aphikia story (9 th S. xii. 222, 261). The legend is that of the "lion's tracks." The king gains admission to the chamber of the virtuous lady, who is all unconscious of his visit. In the haste of his departure the king loses one of his slippers, which is found by the husband. Hardung classes this poem as modern. It was recon- structed by Almeida-Garrett from fragments preserved orally, and he allows that the old stones are kept in their place by a free use of his own modern cement. It has, however, sufficient of the older form to show that a version of the " lion's tracks " formed part of the popular poetry of Portugal.

WILLIAM E. A. AxoN.

' PLUMPTON CORRESPONDENCE.' This book, issued_ by the Camden Society in 1839, is a most interesting volume, but it contains not a few mistakes. At p. 36 for " countre " read counter, and at p. 37 for " elme " read elne. On p. 42 is a letter from a merchant of York,

dated 1481, signed " William Joddopkan." This is an impossible name, and is doubtless a misreading of " Jowekyn." William Jowe- kyn, shipman, became a freeman of York in 1441-2 : see Surtees Soc., vol. xcvi. p. 161.

W. C. B.

A PEDIGREE IN 1640. The following, besides being a good example of a nun- cupative will, is interesting as showing the value attached to a pedigree in the estima- tion of a Welsh gentleman of the reign of Charles I. :

" The Will of Edward Gwynne. " Memorandum that Edward Gwynne of Furne- vall's Inn, London, gentleman, being of perfect mind and memorie w th an intent to settle and dispose of his estate, did in the moneths of Aprill, May, and June, 1640, or one of them, make and declare his last Will and Testament nuncupative in manner and forme followinge (viz 1 ) I have but few kindred, and to them I have given theire pedegree in my lifetime w ch is all I intend to give them, but all my goods, chambers, and books in Furnevall's Inn and els where I give and bequeath unto Alexander Chorley gen. All which the said testator did declare in the presence of divers credible witnesses, &c.

"(Signed) Robert Dixsonne.

" The marke of James Cooper.

" The marke of John Holden.

"The marke of Marie Woodcroft.

"The marke of Faith Negus."

On 12 February, 1649/50, issued a com- mission to Alexander Chorley, gent., the principal legatee named in the will, to administer the goods, &c. (P.C.C. 18 Pem- broke). GEORGE SHERWOOD.

50, Beecrofb Road, Brockley, S.E.

"FETISH." All the quotations in the ' H.E.D.' under this word refer to the natives of Africa ; but the following seems to imply that it had a near relation in the north of Europe. A traveller in Nova Zembla in 1670 says :

" We advanced farther into the Country, where on a small Hillock we perceiv'd a piece of Wood cut out in the figure of a Man, with wretched Sculpture. Before it were two Zemblians on their Knees, their Arms lying by them ; they were wor- shiping this Idol, as the others on the Shoar were

adoring the Sun This Idol is call'd Fetizo, and

they say the Devil entered it sometimes." ' A New Voyage to the North,' p. 216.

AYEAHR.

ROPEMAKERS' ALLEY CHAPEL, LlTTLE MOORFIELDS. In 1693 this Independent meet- ing-house was rebuilt, and I hold the original balance-sheet. Calamy and Wilson mention some of the contributors. Walter Cross (d. 1701) was pastor; Edward Stanton (d. 1718) was treasurer. Other names are : " Cosen John Stanton," Capt. Joseph Bowles, William Tompson (a builder), Thomas Crundell, Moses