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often very unsatisfactory at all events, in small country places ; for it is impossible, on account of expense, to keep the church properly warmed through the winter months. Yet the result of not doing so is that often damp and mildew affect the documents in question to a deplorable extent. The rectory is equally open to objection on account of possible fire, carelessness, or change of in- cumbents, and through one or other of such causes many valuable documents have been lost or rendered illegible. In the richer parishes, where funds for church expenses are more than sufficient, the difficulty does not arise, for such documents can be kept in a safe in the church ; but in a multitude of small parishes, such as my own, where the expenses of the services can be barely met, even with the strictest economy in the con- sumption of fuel, the difficulty I have men- tioned is considerable.

WEST-COUNTRY RECTOR.

HOLY MAID OF KENT. I should be glad to know if there is any authority for the state- ment made by David Hume in his * History of England,' that Elizabeth Barton com- monly known as the Holy Maid of Kent- was notorious not only for her religious impos- tures, but also in the matter of personal morals. In the * Dictionary of National Biography' there is no mention of such a charge. Is there any portrait of Elizabeth Barton? P. M.

CROMWELL'S BED-LINEN. I should be grate- ful if any one could tell me what inscription was in use on Oliver Cromwell's bed-linen or table-linen during his Protectorate. Possibly some descendant or connexion of the family may possess some such relic.

W. G. ALLEN.

25, Delancey Street, N.W.

ITALIAN LINES IN SHELLEY. I am anxious to find the name of the author of the Italian lines that occur on p. 164, vol. iii. of 'The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.' edited by Mrs. Shelley (Moxon, 1839) :

Ahi orbo mondo ingrato Gran cagion hai di dever pianger meco. Che quel ben ch' era in te, perdut' hai seco.

A. S-R.

NELSON AND WARREN DECANTER. Can any reader explain an inscription appearing upon a decanter of the Nelson period in my possession? Its pattern is very plain, but corresponds, I understand, with many in use in the navy about that time. It has also a reeded and gilt papier-mache stand. The in- scription is : " Nelson and Warren for ever

Huzza," an anchor being depicted on the opposite side. Any information on the sub- ject I should much appreciate.

G. W. YOUNGER.

[Is not the reference to Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, 1753-1822, for whose exploits see ' D.N.B.' ?]

ANDREW EDMESTON, the son of Capt. Kobert Edmeston, of Berwick-upon-Tweed, was at Westminster School in 1797. Can any correspondent give me further par- ticulars of his career ? G. F. K. B.

NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM FAMILY PEDIGREES. I should be glad to know if there is a book published giving the pedigrees of Northumberland and Durham families. E. THIRKELL-PEARCE.

43, Pershore Road, Birmingham.

'PRAYER FOR INDIFFERENCE. 'Where can this be seen ? Mrs. George Bancroft, in her 'Letters from England,' pp. 58-9, refers to it thus :

"Mr. Algernon Greville, whose grandmother wrote the beautiful ' Prayer for Indifference,' an

old favourite of mine Mr. Greville seemed much

surprised that I, an American, should know the 'Prayer for Indifference, 5 which he doubted if twenty persons in England read in these modern days [Jan., 1847J."

Though those "modern days" have ad- vanced by fifty-seven years, it is still open to doubt " if twenty persons in England " are acquainted with it ; and as I am outside that charmed circle, I seek to cross its borders. J. B. McGovERN.

St. Stephen's Rectory, C.-on-M., Manchester.

CARTER AND FLEETWOOD. With reference to the marriage of Mary, the daughter of General Chas. Fleetwood, to Nathaniel Car- ter, of Yarmouth, mentioned ante, p. 34, can any one furnish information as to their descendants? ARTHUR L. COOPER.

" SILESIAS " : " POCKETINGS." In his book on 'Swimming' Mr. Ralph Thomas says (p. 424) that a certain famous swimmer " was in busi- ness as a warehouseman and manufacturer of silesias, pocketings, printed linens, &c." Can some one enlighten me as to the mean- ing of "silesias"? They, and " pocketings," do not appear in any dictionary ; but one may manage to guess what "pocketings." are. BHATINDA.

[Silesia is defined in Annandale's 'Imperial Diet.,' 1883, as a species of linen cloth originally manufactured in Silesia.]

UPTON SNODSBURY DISCOVERIES. On 14 June, 1866, Mr. William Ponting exhibited to the Society of Antiquaries a number of