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Chetwind (John). Add: Author of 'Anthologia Historica,' 1674.

Chetwood (W. R.), d. 1766. Add : Author of
 * Theatrical Records,' 1756.

Cobbett (James Paul), of Lincoln's Inn. Son of William Cobbett. Author of 'A Ride of 800 Miles in France,' 1824.

Cobbett (John M.), of Lincoln's Inn. Son of Wm. Cobbett. Author of ' Letters from France,' 1825.

Collingwpod (Samuel), d. 1 Jan., 1841, aged 78. For forty-six years Superintendent of the Oxford University Press. The accuracy of many learned works printed there during that period is largely due to his knowledge and care. Author of ' The Christian Convert,' 1820; 'On Religious Expe- rience,' 1825.

Cotes (Richard), fl. 1627-40. Publisher. Co-successor to Dorothy Jaggard's business in 1627. Clothed by the Stationers' Company, 28 Oct., 16&3.

Cotes (Thomas), fl. 1627-40. Publisher and printer. Co-successor to Dorothy Jaggard's business in 1627. Published the second edition of Shake- speare's works, 1632, folio.

Craig ( W. J. ). Editor of ' The Arden Shakespeare,' 1899, &c. ; 'Oxford Shakespeare,' 1902; and other works.

Crosby (Benjamin), b. near Leeds, 1768 ; d. 16 Aug., 1815. Bookseller and publisher of Stationers' Hall Court. One "of the first men to travel through the country to extend his sales. Through paralysis he sold off the bulk of his stock in 1814 to Robert Baldwin and Messrs. Cradock & Joy. His assistants Simpkin and Marshall (q. v.) retained the premises and part of the stock, founding the huge wholesale business which still exists.

Cudden (Robert). Thought to be R. C. who con- tributed three poems to his kinsman George Whetstone's ' Rocke of Regard,' 1576.

Cullender (Rose). Tried by Sir Matthew Hale in 1664 for witchcraft, and hung.

Dacres (Edward). Translator of 'Nicholas Ma- chiavel's "Prince,"' 1640.

Davidee (G. Bolwell), b. Bristol, Aug., 1793; d. 31 Jan., 1842. Actor and lessee of various theatres. Apprenticed to printing, which he forsook for the drama. Made and lost a fortune. Became bankrupt, but eventually paid his credi- tors in full, and left at his death liberal bequests to various charities.

Domville (Sir William), Bt., b. St. Albans, 26 Dec., 1742; d. 8 Feb., 1833. Buried in St. Albans Abbey. Commenced business as a bookseller under the Royal Exchange. Retired, with a fortune honourably obtained, in the prime of life. Sheriff of London 1804 ; Alderman 1805 ; Lord Mayor 1813. Master of the Stationers' Com- pany, who presented him with his portrait, housed at Stationers' Hall, painted by W. Owen, R.A.

Dowty (A. A.) not Doughty, as entered 10 S. ix. 21. B. 1847. Contributed to Figaro under the pen-name of 0. P. Q. Philander Smiff. Author of ' Coster Ballads,' ' Connubial Bliss,' 'Comic His- tory of England,' ' Figaro's Natural History,' and 'Dowty Deeds.'

Dudley (Sir H. B.\ 1745-1824. Add: Author of Modern Characters from Shakespeare,' 1778, several times reprinted.

Duncan (Geillis). Servantmaid and professed witch in reign of James VI. and I. Under torture she accused others of witchcraft, for which they were imprisoned. See Sampson (Agnes), post.

Dunning (John\ first Baron Ash burton. Add : ' Letters of Junius ' attributed to him.

Duny (Amy), convicted before Sir Matthew Hale of witchcraft, 1664, and hung.

Fian or Fyan (John). Schoolmaster at Tranent, near Edinburgh, in reign of James VI. and I. Appointed " Devil's Recorder, to register names- of, and administer oaths to, witches." Con- demned by the King to be strangled and burnt.

Field (William), 1768-1851. ' D.N.B.' says '; kept boarding school at Learn." For "Learn "read

Leamington. Add: Author of 'Historical

Account of Warwick and Leamington,' 1815 ? 'New Guide to Warwick,' 1823.

Flower (Charles Edward), eldest son of Edward 1 Fordham Flower ; b. Old Town, Stratford ; d. 3 May, 1892. Stratford-on-Avon benefactor and Shakespearian enthusiast. Founded the Shake- speare Reference Library, Picture Gallery, Memorial Theatre, and Bancroft Public Gardens at Stratford, to which schemes he contributed 1 about thirty thousand pounds. Author of ' Shake- speare on Horseback ' and ' Shakespeare no Dog- Fancier/ Edited Memorial Edition of Shake- speare's Works, 1879-91.

Foote (Samuel). Add : Author of ' Treatise on the Passions,' 1767.

Foster (Joseph). Genealogist. Author of 'Stem- mata Britannica : Un titled Nobility,' 1877; ' Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, 1880-83 ; Members of Parliament,' 1882; 'Noble and Gentle Families of Royal Descent,' 1884 ; ' Men at the Bar,' 1885. Edited "The De Walden Library," &c.

Fourdrinier (Charles), d. 7 Feb., 1841, aged 73. Wholesale stationer. Filled the office of Master in two companies, Stationers' and Drapers' re- spectively.

WILLIAM JAGGARD. (To be continued.)

NUTTING TIME : " COBBEBEB." - The common hazel and hedge nut will soon be in season, and in places near where they grow there will be. the litter of shells and beards which shows that nutting time has begun. September is the month for nuts in the Midlands, and lads and lasses will go a-nutting (unless the custom is dead since fifty years ago), armed with a crooked stick for pulling down the boughs, and baskets or small milkcans for putting the gathered nuts in. We used to look out for clusters of two, three, four, and five, and those who got the last growing on one stem, all in a bunch, considered they had a prize, particularly if the nuts were evenly disposed, one in the middle. I have still, after many years, a cluster of five, though not evenly arranged. A cluster of three was lucky, the others not considered of much account.

It was in September that the game of cob-nut came in, when we fought nut against nut, the combatants threaded on waxed strings. The best nuts for this game- were those which grew singly on hazels-