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 ID-" s. iv. AUG. 12, lore.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 135 late the estate of Thos. Bowtell, who settled same on Jeremy Bowtell, his son," <fec. FREDERIC TURNER. MR. MOXHAY, LEICESTER SQUARE SHOW- MAN (10th S. Hi. 307, 357, 395, 474 ; iv. 35).— I would recommend MR. CECIL CLARKE to examine the ' St. Martin's Scrap-Book' at the library in St. Martin's Lane. ALECK ABRAHAMS. BYRCH ARMS (10th S. iv. 90).—The Fran- ciscan Priory at Ware was granted to Thomas Byrch in 1545, 36 Henry VIII. Thomas Byrch is reported to have been a yeoman of the Crown, and a scrivener, synonymous with the money-lender of those days. He was probably one of Thomas Cromwell's agents, and employed by him in the valuation of the doomed religious houses, and duly rewarded by the king. He is alluded to by Vallan.s, a native of Hertfordshire, in the 'Tale of Two Swannes' in the description of the "Companie of Swannes" passing by "Byrche's house, that whilom was the Brothers Friars place." Byrch was of sub- stance and some social position. One of his descendants, a great-granddaughter, married Lionel, Earl of Middlesex. I am unable to give your correspondent any particulars of Thos. Bvrch's arms. EGBERT WALTERS. Ware Priory. "RISING OF THE LIGHTS" (10th S. iv. 66).— Twenty years ago I had a maidservant who, according to the diagnosis of her mother, was suffering from this complaint. Acting on the advice of the same authority, the gin swallowed a quantity of gun-shot " to keep 'em down." I nave not seen the earlier refer- ences in 'N. & Q.,' but in my opinion this particular case of " rising of the lights " was the well-known one of r/loijus hystericus. JOHN S. CRONE. [This remedy is mentioned at 8th S. vi. 415, 516.] BIBLIOGRAPHIES (10th S. iii. 243, 316, 394).— MR. EDWARD SMITH'S comments on the annotation of bibliographies receive con- firmation in the pamphlet described below:— "New York State Library.—Lecture Outlines and Problems. Albany: University of the State of New York, October, 1902." 8vo. Paged 85-143. (See 'Principles of Book Annotation,' pp. 135-8.) The article last cited, being written by Mrs. S. C. Fairchild, vice - director of the New York State Library School, is authori- tative in every particular, and a very useful guide. EUGENE F. McPiKE. Chicago, U.S. INCLEDON: COOKE (10th S. iii. 464 ; iv.92).— Annotating his brief account of George Frederick Cooke in ' A New History of the English Stage,' ii. 366, Mr. Percy Fitzgerald writes:— " His spirit before the audience, when he was sober, was untamed, and had in it something gallant, as when he told the people at Liverpool ' there was not a brick in their dirty hole that was not cemented by the blood of a negro.' On another occasion, he said the only thing he had to apologize for was ' having degraded himself by appearing before them '; but this he was induced to qualify later, saying, ' that he meant lie had degraded him- self by appearing in such a state,' &c." THOMAS BAYNE. 69, West Cumberland Street, Glasgow. "WARM SUMMER SUN" (10th S. iii. 288). —These lines in their original shape were written by .Robert Richardson, at one time in Australia (who died a short while back), and may be found by D. M. printed at p. 35 of R. R.'s book 'Willow and Wattle' (Edin., 1893), thus :— Warm summer sun, shine friendly here; Warm western wind, blow kindly here ; Green sod above, rest light, rest light— Good-night, Annette! Sweetheart, good-night! E. WILSON DOBBS. Toorak, Victoria, Australia. CROMWELL HOUSE, HIGHGATE (10th S. iv. 48). —Both Mr. Prickett, the historian of High- gate, and William Howitt, in his ' Northern Heights,' give the date of the erection of Cromwell House as about 1630. That it was built by the Protector is most probable, for the interior decorations display the inter- twined initials I. and C. (Ireton and Crom- well), and previous to a destructive fire in- 1865 the drawing-room ceiling bore the Ireton arms. EVERARD HOME COLKMAN. 71, Brecknock Road. I venture to point out that there is no reliable evidence that the Protector built this house as a residence either for himself or for General Ireton. The general could, however, have lived but little here. Having married Bridget Cromwell in 1646, he was immediately engaged in active service. He sat in judgment on King Charles, and in 1G50 went as commander of the army in Ireland, where he died on 26 Nov., 1651. HENRY GERALD HOPE. 119, Elms Road, Clapham, S.W. There is no direct evidence of Cromwell House having been built by the Protector for his son-in-law General Ireton; but it is not unlikely. Ireton could, however, have lived but little here. He married Bridget Cromwell in 1646. He was directly after engaged in active service. On the proclama-