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infancy, viz., Emily Ensor, 1841 ; Thomas Ensor, 1839 ; Emma Ensor, 1844 all buried at Alverstoke, near Gosport. I <^innot now trace the family, or say if there are any children of this marriage still living. John Paul was the son of Thomas Paul of Gosport, and grandson of James the son of John Paul of New Alresford, Hants, where in 1715-36 the family was established. Is it known if the above are descendants of the Wilmcote Pauls ? F. K. P.

APLIN FAMILY (10 S. xL. 250). I believe the original spelling of the name was Ap- Llweyn. Its motto is " " Gala rhag whethow " (an obsolete form of Welsh spelling). The English equivalent is "A fig for a dissembler," and the Latin " Quod videri vis, esto." Peter and Christopher have always been the chief Christian names in the family.

I have seen the pedigree of the family from the days of Peter the Warrior down- ward, but it was never in my possession. A genealogist years ago wrote to a member of the family (now dead) to say he had found old documents (in Cheshire, I believe) making mention of the family about the year 1100, and offering to trace it both before and after that year. The offer was not accepted ; and when I, much later, went to call on the genealogist in London, I found he had just died. Thus the matter ended. H. F. APLIN.

Peter Aplin (1753-1817), admiral, occurs in ' D.JST.B.,' ii. 48. A. R. BAYLEY.

POTTER'S BAB : SEVEN KINGS (10 S. xi. 89, 154, 234). While expressing my grati- tude to MB. GEBISH, MB. GLENNY, and the other correspondents who have replied to my query, I fear the explanation of Seven Kings Watering is more romantic than trustworthy. I dare say other parts of the kingdom have arrogated to themselves a similar myth, in the same way as seven cities contended in former times for the honour of being Homer's birthplace. Pos- sibly Charlton Kings, outside Bristol, may be one of those ambitious villages seeking royal associations. M. L. R. BBESLAB.

COCKBTJBNSPATH (10 S. x. 430 ; xi. 72, 212). Cockburnspath means Hill-stream- foot-road : cock for cnoc Gaelic hill ; burn, stream ; path, foot-road. That cock means hill is seen from Cocklaw, where both parts mean the same thing hill. S is often inserted after the first part of a name derived from Gaelic roots when it seems to be a

personal name. In Hogshillock the first part is og Gaelic little, with h prefixed and s affixed. In Patiesmill the first part represents petie, the Scotch rendering of petan, a small place. Coldbrandspath has probably the same meaning as the other form, cold representing cnoc, hill ; and brand representing bran, mountain burn. Other forms assumed by cnoc are cloak, clock, dog, clod, cook, crook, and these forms are followed by " hill," which tells their meaning. JOHN MILNE, LL.D.

Aberdeen.

THE LIQUID N IN ENGLISH ( 10 S. xi. 105, 170, 251). PBOF. SKEAT'S remarks are valu- able, because they are a living example of the rapidity with which English pronuncia- tion changes. Perhaps one seldom hears the word poignant, but it is common in certain books and newspapers, and as I am accustomed to reading aloud, I always give it the pronunciation which I learnt Consule Melbourne. But I decline to apologize. ^ I see no reason why we veterans should give up everything to the young fellows in their forties and fifties, and, despite Sir James Murray, I shall adhere to my " liquid n."

With regard to mignonette, I admit I expressed myself badly. I was, of course, aware that it was the French diminutive of mignon, and if I called it an English word, it was because we had adopted it in a sense which is, to say the least, very unusual in French. As mignon has become " minion " with us, and violette " violet," I consider minionet would be a more rational spelling than that which we at present employ.

I am unable to account for the word Corunna not having the " liquid n." In Spanish it is spelt Corona, and our old name for the place, The Groyne, seems to indicate some appreciation of the right pronunciation, just as we have Burgoyne for Bourgogne, and Gascoyne for Gascogne.

W. F. PRIDEATJX.

EABL FEBBEBS (10 S. xi. 209). In the B.M. Print-Room there are three items : 1. An engraving of ' Earl Ferrers as he lay in his Coffin at Surgeons' Hall ' ; 2. Portrait of ' Lawrence Shirley, Earl Ferrers, Viscount Tamworth, died May 5, 1760 ' (with a small view of his execution beneath) ; 3. A view of the execution.

In Caulfield's ' Portraits of Remarkable Persons' (London, 1819-20, 4 vols.), vol. iii. p. 223, there is a portrait (Audran sculp.).

In the Catalogue of ' Engraved Portraits ' issued by Mr. Walter Daniell there is men- tioned (p. 52) a portrait of ' Laurence