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LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1908.

CONTENTS. No. 246.

NOTES : Addison's Maternal Ancestry, 201 The Spleen unfavourable to Running, 202 Dr. Johnson's Ancestors, 203 Turstin de Wigmore, 205 Ben Jonson and Bodenham " Pope's Head Tavern " " Baal-Fires " near Belper, 206 Net-Maker's Circular Electricity in Agriculture Nes- torian Tablet in Si-Ngan Foo, 207.

QU EBIES : Southey on a Newcastle Miracle, 207 Erasmus Williams of Dorset " Forisfactura " " Bough-pot " The Lion and the Unicorn, 208 Longfellow's ' Psalm of Life ' Wortley Family of Barnsley Wilberforce and Huxley at the British Association Proclamation against Immorality Latin Inscription in Italy Col. Stepkin and Capt. Backhouse French Coat of Arms, 209 Epitaph in Owen MSS. Charles Parnell : was he of Jewish Descent? Robert Heacock or Hiccocks "Flash of lightning," a Liquor Chesterton and Hanley, Staffs Glendonwyn of Glendonwyn Kingsley's ' Lorraine, Lorraine, Lorree,' 210.

REPLIES: London Statues and Memorials, 211 Con- stables of the Tower, 213 Dethick Pedigree, 214 Old Names of Apples Peter Quivel, Bishop of Exeter Steering-Wheel" Blooding a Witch " Akbar's Likeness

the Queen Ruth well Cross" As the farmer sows his seed " " The Protector's Head," Inn Sign, 217 Roses as Badges ' ' Sinews of war " Archbishop of Dover Authors of Quotations Wanted" Praises let Britons sing "Old Tunes- H. Hopper, Modeller Buxton, 218.

NOTES ON BOOKS : Stubbs on Germany in the Early Middle Ages' The Nineteenth Century ' ' The National Review.'

Notices to Correspondents.

ADDISON'S MATERNAL ANCESTRY.

THE following notes attempt to trace four generations of the maternal ancestors and relatives of Joseph Addison. No con- nected account of them appears to have been published, although almost all his biographers mention that his mother, Jane Gulston, was a sister of Bishop Gulston. The name is variously spelt Goldson, Golson, 'Golston, Gouldston, Goulston, Gulson, Gul- ston.

I. Thomas Gulston of Wymondham,* Leicestershire, was doubtless related to William Gulston, who was parson of Wymondham in 1538 (Nichols, * History of Leicester/ vol. ii. p. 404), and to Nathaniel Gulston, D.D., parson of Wymondham, who was buried there 24 Feb., 1681/2 \ Nichols, ibid., makes Nathaniel son of the ^above-mentioned William). Thomas Gul- -ston died 24 Jan., 1577/8 ; Inq. P.M. at Hinkeley, co. Leicester, 18 Oct., 20 Eliz. < Wards and Liveries, Inq. P.M., vol. xix.

in the Leicestershire parishes of Somerby, Pickwell, Dalby, and Melton.
 * The family occur also in the sixteenth century

No. 122). The jury say that Thomas Golston was seised of one messuage, one cottage, and ten and a half virgates of land in Wymondham . alias Womandham and Edmondesthorpe alias Thorpe Edmere, co. Leicester, formerly parcel of Stixwolde Priory. By his will he gave the house where he dwelt and one- third of his lands to his wife Elizabeth for her life, the other two parts to go equally to Henrie Golston and Hum- phrey Golston, his sons ; and the remainder of his wife's third and the house aforesaid to the said Henrie, and the cottage to Hum- phrey after Elizabeth's death.

II. William Gulston, " clerk, son and heir " of Thomas, found to be " aged thirty and more " 18 Oct., 1578, was Rector of Wymondham 1584, and was living 26 April, 1632. By his wife Elizabeth (also then living) he had issue :

(1) John Gulston, admitted to Gray's Inn 22 June, 1601, then described as "of Wymondham, Leicester, gent." Protho- nobary of the Common Pleas. Bought the Wyddial estates, Herts, 1628. Married and had issue (see Cussans, ' History of Hert- fordshire,' vol. i. Hundred of Edwinstree, p. 121 ; * Visitation of Herts,' Harl. Soc. vol. xxii.). Will dated 13 June, 1643 ; proved P.C.C. (at Oxford), 13 April, 1644, by Frances, relict and executrix.

(2) Theodore Gulston, M.D. (see 'D.N.B.' and Wood, * Athense Oxon.,' vol. ii. p. 531), born in co. Northampton. M.A., Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. Admitted to Gray's Inn 9 March, 1605/6. Founder of the Goulstonian Lectureship at the College of Physicians. Died s.p. Will dated 26 April ; proved P.C.C. (64 Audley), 1 June, 1632, by Ellen, relict and executrix.

(3) Elizabeth, living 1632, widow of

Allen, and mother of Abraham Allen. Abraham Allen, D.D., was presented to the rectory of Wymondham, 10 Jan., 1647/8.

(4) Dorothy, living 1632, widow of Robert Hill.

(5) Nathaniel Gulston (III.).

(6) Martha, living 1632.

(7) A daughter, living 1632, wife of

Weight (? Waite of Wymondham).

(8) Mary, wife of Joseph Stubbs of Stam-
 * ord, and mother of John Stubbs of Nassing-

ton. Elizabeth, daughter of John Stubbs, was wife of John Lawrence, Vicar of Nass-

ngton, afterwards of Stamford, and mother of John Laurence, writer on gardening, &c. e 'D.N.B.'; 'N. & Q.', 10 S. ii. 246; and ' Antiquities of Sunderland,' vol. iv. p. 36), and of Edward Laurence, writer on land surveying (see ' D.N.B.').