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daughters and no son, and all these ladies were duly baptized and married in Mansfield Parish Church, viz. :

1. Elizabeth Glad win, eldest daughter and coheir, was born 3 March, 1757 ; married Jeremiah Cloves, of 9, Manchester Square, W., on 17 January, 1786; and died 19 June, 1840. I descend from her, and am heir by her devise to all her personal and real estates whatsoever.

2. Jane Glad win, -second daughter, married General William Wynyard, and had numerous issue.

3. Anne Glad win, third daughter, married C. S. Colclough, Esq., and had issue.

4. Dolly Glad win, youngest daughter and coheir, was born 3 October, 1763 ; married, 29 August, 1787, Francis Eyre, of Hassop Hall, co. Derby, Esq. (afterwards sixth Earl of Newburgh, who died 23 October, 1827), and had issue two sons and six daughters, all of whom died without having had issue, although both sons, Thomas and Frank, sur- vived their father, and became seventh and eighth Earls of Newburgh respectively. The eldest child was, however, Lady Dorothy, or Dorothea, or Mary Dorothea Eyre, who sur- vived all her brothers and sisters, and became ninth Countess of Newburgh in her own right, and died without issue 22 November, 1853 ; but although her ladyship is said to have been born 13 July, 1788, at East well, co. Leicester, yet I have never been able to pro- cure a register certificate of this my late cousin's birth or baptism, and either of these I should much like to possess. The said Dolly Gladwin, who became sixth Countess of Newburgh in November, 1814, died 2 No- vember, 1838, at Brighton, and was buried in Slindon Churchyard, Sussex, as per M.I.

The late Mr. Stephen Tucker, Somerset Herald, who kindly helped me to compile my Gladwin pedigree and prove the descent of my Gladwin arms, was unfortunately unable to give me satisfactory clues or answers to the above queries, hence I now ask the readers of 'N. & Q.' for information.

GLADWIN CLOVES CAVE.

AUDIENCE MEADOW. In front of Tickwood Hall, near Broseley, Shropshire, there is a field called the Audience Meadow, where Charles I. is said to have held a conference in 1642. Where can I find an account of this? W. H. J.

JANE STUART. The little guide-book pre- pared by Mr. Fred. J. Gardiner, F.RHist.S., for the excursion of the British Association to Wisbech on 20 August, contains the follow- ing paragraph (p. 5) :

"In a small graveyard attached t9 the Friends* Meeting-House, on the North Bank, is the grave of Jane Stuart, daughter of James II., who, having espoused the principles of the Society of Friends, remained in hiding at Wisbech to escape persecu- tion. Her initials, date of death (1742), and age (88) are outlined in box-edging on her grave."

I think this is my first introduction to Jane " Stuart." Who was her mother 1

ST. SWITHIN.

AUTHOES OF QUOTATIONS WANTED. I am anxious to find out the author of the follow- ing lines :

Every bird that sings,

And every flower that stars the elastic sod. And every breath the radiant summer brings, To the pure spirit is a word of God.

What distinguished Frenchman said to- himself each morning on waking, "Get up, Monsieur le Comte, you have great things to- do to-day " ? SURREYITE.

JERSEY WHEEL. In the catalogue of a sale of household goods in Northamptonshire, 1809, one of the lots is "Jersey Wheel.' 1 What was this article ? THOS. KATCLIFFE.

THOMAS TANY. I have before me a very interesting memorial of this most extra- ordinary man ; nothing short of an excellent specimen of his autograph. It is written on the Hy-leaf of a small folio, in the original vellum covers, with the following title :

"The Trivmphs of Nassav : or, A Description) and Representation of all the Victories both by Land and Sea, granted by God to the noble, high, and mightie Lords, the Estates generall of the vnited Netherland Prouinces. Vnder The Conduct and command of his Excellencie, Prince Mavrice of Nassav. Translated out of French by W. Shvte Gent. [A printer's ornament.] London, Printed by Adam Islip, Anno Dom. 1613." The autograph is written about two inches from the top of the page, in a firm, clear, medium hand, thus :

" Ex dono Tho as Tany.

clerici."

Immediately above this there is written, in another, and much bolder, but equally clear hand :

" Solus Deus p[ro]tector rneus.

The initial letter of the surname is gone r and thinking that a tiny fragment of paper adhering to the original cover opposite, answering somewhat to the defect in the- leaf, might furnish a clue, I had it carefully damped off ; but there was nothing on it.

From the summary of Tany's life in the- appear that all that is known of Tany is limited to the very inconsiderable space of
 * Index and Epitome of the D.N.B.,' it would