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In Edward III.'s reign there appear to have been many Northburghs. In addition to those already mentioned, there was a Simon de Northburgh' (sic), who in 1329 had licence with another for alienation in mort- main to the Abbot and Convent of Peter- borough of their reversion to certain land and premises ('Gal. Pat. Rolls,' Edw. III., vol. i. 1327-30, p. 463 ; Pat. 3 Edw. III., p. 2, m. 9 ; see also 'Cal. Pat. Rolls,' Edw. III., vol. iv. 1338-40, pp. 249, 486 ; Pat. 13 Edw. III., p. 1, in. 15, and Pat. 20 Edw. Ill, p. 4, m. 14); and in the P. R. O., among the Cart. Miscell. )f the Aug. Off. (No. 64), is an indenture be- tween the Prior and Convent of St. Michael
 * tra Stamford and Symon (sic) de North-

>urge (sic), rector de Bernag' (?), dated 1337.

In 1330 the same Simon apparently is men- tioned in conjunction with another William de Northburgh. The names are rather curious : " William do Barbour, son of Simon de Northburgh, and Geoffrey del Botelerie, son of Richard, son of William de North- burgh." A pardon was granted by the king, " with the assent of the prelates, barons, and other magnates of the realm," for their deaths ('Cal. Pat. Rolls,' Edw. III., vol. i. 1327-30, p. 516 ; Pat. 4 Edw. III., p. 1, m. 26). In 1331 there is a pardon to William de Northburgh, of Melton, of his outlawry in the county of Huntingdon for non- appearance before the Justices of the Bench "in the late king's reign" to answer touching a plea of John de Segrave, that he render account for the time when he was bailiff of the said John in Alkemondbury (' Cal. Pat. Rolls,' Edw. III., vol. ii. 1330-4, p. 123; Pat. 5 Edw. III., p. 1, m. 2). It seems doubtful if he can be the same William who, together with others, was in 1334 appointed by the king by writ to make inquisition and hear and determine the contentions between the Mayor and citizens of York and the Abbot of York ('Cal. Pat. Rolls,' Edw. III., vol. iii. 1334-8, p. 17 ; Pat. 8 Edw. III., p. 2, mm. 30 and 29).

In 1331 there was a Robert de Northburgh. "Parson of the Church of Hoghton " (Haughton, Staffordshire), who may possibly have been a brother of Michael, Bishop of London, at any rate he was granted letters patent at the same time that he was, and for the same reason, namely, because he was going beyond the seas, and he appointed the same two men (John de Burgh and Roger de Melton) his attorneys ('Cal. Pat. Rolls,' Edw. III., vol. ii. 1330-4, p. 180; Pat. 3 Edw. III., p ; 2, m. 1-2).

John de Northburgh was a merchant apparently, and in 1334 had licence to take

400 quarters of wheat without the realm to- the Duchy (of Aquitaine) and elsewhere beyond the seas, to make his profit of, not- withstanding any prohibition of the export of corn (' Cal. Pat. Rolls,' Edw. III., vol. ii. 1330-4, p. 539 ; Pat. 8 Edw. III., p. 1, m. 20; see also 'Cal. Pat. Rolls,' Edw. III., vol. v. 1340-3, p. 471 ; Pat. 16 Edw. III., p. 2, m. 37; and see pp. 480 and 507).

Hugh de Northburgh received pardon in 1337 for not having taken the order of knighthood by a specified time as required by the proclamations of the king, and he had a respite from taking the same for three- years ('Cal. Pat. Rolls,' Edw. III., vol. iii. 1334-8, p. 393 ; Pat. 11 Edw. Ill, p. 1, m,. 33).

There was also another Master Michael Northburgh, known as Michael de North- burgh the younger, who became Canon of Chichester in 1354, in succession to, and OD the petition of, Michael Northburgh, on his elevation to the episcopate (' Papal Petitions,' 2 Innocent VI.). He was one of the bishop's- executors. He appears to have died at Chichester, and his will was proved there on 14 Feb., 1382 (Courtney Reg. ff 207b-208b). H. W. UNDERDOWN.

1644. In the diary of Symonds, relating the defeat of the Parliamentary forces at Lost- withiel by Charles I., we find the statement as to " the rebells " that many of their chief commanders had left "by sea," including
 * < FIELD MARSHALL, THE LORD ROBERTS,"

'their Field Marshall, the Lord Roberts."" It is, of course, Lord Robartes (not a very distinguished officer) who is intended, but the title assigned to him has an air of

prophecy.

COLERIDGE BIBLIOGRAPHY. (See ante, p. 81.) In continuation of my former note on thia subject, I may mention that I have just received a letter from Dr. John Louis Haney, the bibliographer of Coleridge, who informs- me that, having considered the points brought ! orward in my paper, he is still disposed to relieve that I was right in my original de- scription of the pamphlet of 'Poems.' >Thi Damphlet, I may state, is made up of a single sheet, folded into eight leaves or sixteen mges. As the title occupied one leaf, this, eft only fourteen pages available for the poems, which had therefore to be squeezed up a little, all unnecessary matter, such as he addition to the verses of the authorship, 'By S. T. Coleridge, Esq.," being omitted. The letters, after a large number of copies lad been struck off, had also become a little out of order, which necessitated the locking