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p. 81 he makes some ill-natured remarks about Archbishop Markham, and, with the purpose of bringing him into ridicule, he

adds, "Though he has not favoured the

Church with any religious publication, he has enriched the republic of letters with a spelling-book." I do not find any mention of such a book. What was it? W. C. B.

JOHN JENKINSON. Can any of your readers inform me where John Jenkinson was married about 1701 1 Are any of his descendants to be found, and where ? So far as I can learn, he settled near Huddersfield for a quarter of a century. He afterwards removed to London, where his daughters Mary (baptized 1702) and Hannah (baptized 1710) married respec- tively a Mr. King and a Mr. Newton.

WALTER J. KAYE, M.A.

Pembroke College, Harrogate.

MANCHET. The old term " manchet " for a small loaf or roll of fine bread is much dis- cussed in the Sixth Series ; but I do not remember to have seen any etymological explanation of it. Could it derive from Fr. manche, sleeve, as being easily portable in that mediaeval substitute for a pocket ? The Cornish variant " mansion " might read manchon. ETHEL LEGA-WEEKES.

[The part just issued of the ' N.E.D.' says : " Of doubtful origin. At Rouen, a ring-shaped cake of bread (in ordinary Fr. called couronne) is known as manchette, lit. ' cuff' (Robin, ' Patois normand,' and Littre", 'Suppl.'), but this name (which may be of recent origin) is obviously descriptive of shape, while the Eng. word in early use denotes a certain quality of bread. The identity of sense with PAINDEMAINE, DEMEINE, mainebread (see MAINE, sb.) suggests the possibility of etymological con- nexion with those words. The word might repre- sent an AF. diminutive f. *demenche:L.dominica, or it might be an Eng. compound f. MAINE, sb. + CHEAT, sb. 2 ; but either supposition involves some difficulties.'']

THE * DECAMERON.'

"Some day it maybe necessary to bring before the modern public the almost incredible, but yet indubitable, history of the negotiations and arrange- ments which were made by the State of Florence with the See of Rome in relation to the 'De- cameron' of Boccaccio." W. E. Gladstone in the Quarterly Review, January, 1875.

What was the nature of these " negotiations and arrangements " ? and where does their " history " lie embedded 1 My information so far is limited to the following passage in my edition (1827, Firenze) of the work :

"I pontefici Paolo IV. e Pio IV. lo proibirono [the first edition of 1470]; ma essendosi i due Granduchi di Toscana Cosimo I. e Francesco I. interppsti in tempi diversi presso i due altri pontefici Pio V. e Gregorio XIII. onde ottenere la iacolti\ di riprodurlo, fu questa accordata, purche

venissero tolti, o modificati quei passi che 1' aveaa fatto proibire : in conseguenza di cio fu data la commissione ad alcuni Accademici di riformarlo, ed ayendovi essi fatte molte correzioni e sop- pressioni, questo librp emendate in tal modo, fu stampato dai Giunti di Firenze nel 1573 ; e questa e conosciuta sotto il nome di Edizione dei Deputati"

Where can I obtain an up-to-date list of all the editions, complete and incomplete ? J. B. McGovEEN. St. Stephen's Rectory, C.-on-M., Manchester.

GWILLIM'S 'DISPLAY OF HERALDRIE.' I have been told that the first edition (1610) of the above work was compiled by one Bareham (?) about 1575, and should much like to know whether this is correct. Any information regarding it would be much appreciated. CHAS. H. CROTJCH.

5, Grove Villas, Wanstead.

THEATRE-BUILDING. Can any reader say where copies are preserved of two rare Italian books on this subject, one by Scipio Chiara- monte, published in octavo at Cesena in 1675, and entitled ' Delle Scene e Teatri,' the other by Motta Fabricio Carini, exact title un- known, but published at Guastella in folio i n 1646? Strange to say, neither the British Museum Library nor the library of the Royal Society of British Architects possesses copies of either. W. J. L.

KISSING GATES. In the grazing district; round Romney Marsh the swing gates placed on public footpaths across pastures (and so- constructed as to allow persons to pass freely while preventing stock from straying) are so termed by some of the older local folk. 13 the term used elsewhere in rural districts I and can any explanation be given of its origin? MAN OF KENT.

[The opportunity for osculation afforded when two people of opposite sexes pass through at the same time seems an obvious source of the name.]

ARMORIAL BEAEINGS. Can any of your readers give me correct information on the following point ? A pays for the privilege of using armorial bearings. B and C, his son and daughter respectively, are still members of his household (though B has come of age), and are entirely dependent upon him. Can B or C wear the family crest on a ring without any additional fee ? ZETA.

SQUIRE DICK SMITH. Some time in the beginning of the nineteenth century there lived a rather well-known sporting man, said to have come from Suffolk, and known familiarly as "Squire Dick Smith." I have not been able to unearth him, and should feel obliged for any scent of him.

CHARLES SWYNNERTON*