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NOTES AND QUERIES. no s. x. SEPT. 19,

HOLBEACH CHURCH : KNIGHT'S HEAD BESTING ON LADY'S BODY. In the fine church at Holbeach in the Fens is a hand- some monument in the north-east corner, bearing the effigy of a recumbent knight in armour. His head is reposing on the body of a woman, and the notes provided for visitors state that though a pillow was generally adopted for this purpose, it was not uncommon for such monuments to be erected with the head of the recumbent figure resting on the stomach of a man or woman. No one of our party could recall another such instance, and I turn to ' N. & Q.' in the hope of gathering some further information. Particularly one would like to know whether the substitute for the pillow usually bore some relation to the deceased person. In the case in question the woman's head is evidently sculptured to life, and the face is more strik- ing, and probably a more accurate repre- sentation, than that of the knight.

HOLCOMBE INGLEBY. Sedgeford Hall, Norfolk.

CAMPBELL : PRONUNCIATION OF THE NAME. Is there any one living who heard the poet Campbell pronounce his own name, or who knows how he did pronounce it ? Did he pronounce it Campbell, or Cam-bell, or Camel ? D. M.

Salida, Colorada.

" SKALINGES " : " SCABULONIOUS." What is the meaning of skalinges and of scabulonious (cloaks) ? The words occur in the Report of the five bishops on ' Church Ornaments' (1908), p. 81, and are quoted from Articles of Inquiry issued by Bishop Barnes of Durham, apparently about 1580.

G. C.

Billesdon.

RICHARD SAINTHILL. Can any one send me direct particulars of this antiquary, who resided at Topsham in Devon, and wrote several privately printed books ? When and where was he born and educated ? when and where did he die ? and where was he buried ? A list of his works and any references to portraits, letters, &c., would be of interest.

T. CANN HUGHES, M.A., F.S.A. 78, Church Street, Lancaster.

ANTHONY MERRY, STATESMAN. Can any one give me the parentage and family of this gentleman ? He was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the following dates : 1802 to France 1 803 to the U.S.A., 1807 to Denmark, and

1808 to Sweden. He married in 1803 Eliza- beth, widow of John Leathes of Herringfleet Hall, Suffolk, and died 14 June, 1835, at Dedham House, Essex. His arms wer& Gu., on a fesse engr. between three water- bougets or, a cross formee sa., charged with five bezants between two cloves of the second,

A. E. S.

GREENWICH HOSPITAL PENSIONERS : LIEUT. GEORGE SPEARING. I should be much obliged if any one could tell me whether there is a list, with any details as to parentage, &c., kept of the pen- sioners in Greenwich Hospital. I should be deeply grateful for any information about Lieut. George Spearing, R.N.,. who was born 17 Sept., 1728 ; was in Greenwich Hospital in August, 1793, when he wrote an account of his sufferings in The Gentleman's Magazine ; and was still an inmate of the Hospital in September, 1808, when the death of his eldest son is. recorded in The Naval Chronicle.

F. UPFIELD GREEN.

8, Brarnshill Road, Harlesden, N.W.

ARMS OF ENGLISH ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS. ' The Westminster Calendar for 1908,' published by the Art and Book Com- pany, gives illustrations of the arms of the Archbishop of Westminster and of all the Catholic bishops of England. In nearly every case the arms given are those of the bishop's own family. Southwark has Argent on a saltire gules a key or and a sword argent hilted or, which seem to be the arms of the diocese. I should be glad to know where- illustrations of the arms of the other dioceses, are to be found. FREDERICK T. HIBGAME.

" WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR TEN SIXTY- SIX." At 9 S. xi. 330 MR. J. T. PAGE asked where he could find the rime of the kings- and queens of England commencing, William the Conqueror ten sixty six Played the Saxons some shabby tricks.

I am unable to find any reply to his query. Does not one among your readers know where these lines may be found ? CROSS PATTE.

[MR. PAGE'S query arose out of a discussion on. John Collins's more familiar lines beginning,

The Romans in England awhile did sway, n which the Conqueror is disposed of in the single ine,

Bold Willie the Conqueror long did reign. The Chapter of Kings' is printed in full at 3 S. v_ (2 Jan. 1864), where will be found interesting articles on Collins by WILLIAM BATEsand CUTHBERT
 * $EDE two gentlemen whose signatures were

amiliar for many years to reade rs of ' N. & Q.']