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 240 NOTES AND QUERIES, uo* s. iv. SEW. 15. might be to bind up the Bible with the ledger, •expected a strict observance of religious duty among their servants. In their earliest voyages, accord- ingly, each of their pursers was supplied with a Bible, in which, after a fashion then common, was comprised a Book of Common Prayer. In 1607 it was decided to employ poor priests to accompany their ships on the Indian voyage, and references to the appointment and allowance of such become frequent. Kiiriitl, Ispahan, and Ajmere were the places first visited by chaplains, who seem to have been generally graduates of one or other of the English universities, and to have preached before appointment a trial sermon at St. Benet, Grace- •church Street, or elsewhere. Esdras Simpson received in 1609 3JV. 6<. S/l. yearly for three vears, with a gratuity of 2W. for provisions at sea. Until 16GO there was no fixed allowance. The Company seems to have permitted a system of espionage, and found its patience tried 'by reports of the immoral •conduct of the chaplains. It is said that " the debauched carriage of divers abroad had almost discouraged them from sending any." So early as 1614 attempts are made for the conversion of the natives. On 22 December, liilii, an East Indian was christened by the name of Peter. The earliest record of the desire expressed by the factors and soldiers in Fort St. George for a chaplain was in 1644. In 1647 Master Isaacson, arriving from Suratt, was the first resident chaplain of the Com- pany's earliest possession in India. Complaints are heard of the intrusion by the French padres of Roman Catholic ceremonies. Among those who interested themselves greatly in the religious welfare of English and natives was the famona author of 'The Saints' Everlasting Rest.' In 1678 (there are complaints that Madras is " very much pestered with Portuguese Popish priests." In 1680 St. Mary's Church, within the walls of the fort, was, after some difficulties had been over- come, consecrated, and named. An interesting item (pp. 69-70) shows the attendance of Shaw ! Shiih | Raza at an English service, and his edification thereat. After this he visits the Dutch factory, where, after prayers, he is entertained with "music and dancing wenches in the very place where just before they had performed their devotions." The building of churches at Calcutta and Bombay was subsequent to the erection of St. Mary's. Such •edifices generally came into existence with the consent, and sometimes with the assistance, of the local Government and the Company's local officials. A full account is given of the assistance rendered by the Company and the local Government to the mission work that was accomplished by the English •13.P.C.K. and the Germano-Danish Society of Halle and Copenhagen. Attention is devoted to the •policy of the Company and the local Government in dealing with the Roman Catholic missions which were carried on by the Portuguese Capuchins and the French Jesuits, both of whom combined mis- sionary zeal with political ambition. Other points of interest are the biographies of the chaplains, the account of their labours, the educational work of chaplains and missionaries, and the history of 1St. Mary's Vestry. Mr. Penny has executed admirably an arduous and a delicate task. If no attempt has been made to do justice to his accomplishment, it is because such is beyond our reach, and exacts an amount of .•space we cannot concede and a species of know- >ledge not easily obtainable. Illustrations constitute an important and a prominent feature in a work of exemplary erudition, opening out a curious branch of Indian study. Hannah Logans Coiirtuhip : a True Edited by Albert Cook Myers. (Philadelphia, Ferris & Leach.) ' SALLY WISTER'S JOFRXAL,' a record by a Quaker maiden of her experiences during the British- American war, a work also edited by Mr. Myers, introduced us to a delightful personage whom we associated in our affections with Dorothy Osborne and other kindred spirits. So directly did she appeal to the public that there is little wonder that her discoverer has sought further in the same field. BiblioKraphidally the present work, which also records Quaker love-making, is no way inferior to its predecessor. Its paper, its printing, its illustrations and facsimiles, are admirable, and it gives a pleasing insight into Quaker proceedings early in the eighteenth century. We are in love, however, with Sally Wister, and we are not with Hannah Logau. How much this signifies the observant reader well knows. The new work may be read with pleasure and advantage, but we do not, as in the previous instance, insist on it< perusal. Punctuation: its Principles and Practice. By T. F. Husband, M.A., and M. F. A. Husband, B.A. (Routledge <fc Sons.) THIS serviceable and trustworthy little volume may be commended to general perusal, and will be specially useful to those disposed to study as they merit DR. FOAT'S comments on the same subject at present passing through our columns. gotim 10 Corrfsjioubnits, W* munt call special attention to the following noticei:— ON all communications must be writtan the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. To secure insertion of communications corre- spondents must observe the following rules. Let each note, query, or reply be written on a separate slip of paper, with the signature of the writer and such address as lie wishes to appear. When answer- ing queries, or making notes with regard to previous entries in the paper, contributors are requested to put in parentheses, immediately after the exact heading, the series, volume, and page or pages to which they refer. Correspondents who repeat queries are requested to head the second com- munication "Duplicate." POLITICIAN ("Up, Guards, and at them!").— Have you consulted the articles at 1" S. v. 396, 425; vi. 11, 400; viii. Ill, 184, 204, 275; x. 90; 6"1 S. iii. 64; 7th S. xii. 324 ? The Duke of Wel- lington's memorandum ou the subject is printed at the penultimate reference. One sentence runs : " What I must have said, and possibly did say, was, 'Stand up, Guards!'" "Must" may be a mis- reading of the Duke's handwriting for might. NOTICE. Editorial communications should be addressed to "The Editor of 'Notes and Queries'"—Adver- tisements and Business Letters to "The Pub- lisher"—at the Office, Bream's Buildings, Chancery Lane, E.C.