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. iv. NOV. 25, iocs.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 427 RICHARD BOWES. (See 5th S. vi. 208.)— Having just accidentally noticed this inquiry, I can give your correspondent the following particulars, if he has not already obtained them. Richard Bowes, of Babthorpe, co. York, was the eldest son, by the second wife, of Martin Bowes, second son, by his first wife, of Sir Martin Bowes, Lord Mayor of London 1545, &c., who was descended from Sir Wil- liam Bowes, Governor of Bowes Castle. Richard Bowes left at his decease in 1655 five sons and eight daughters, and was the ancestor of the Boweses of Darlington. See Burke's • Landed Gentry,' 1900. p. 163. FRANCIS H. RELTON. 9, Broughton Road, Thornton Heath. PKOTESTANT.—Some time ago there was a correspondence in ' N. & Q.' as to the use of the word Protestant in reference to members of the Church of England. In 'Sketches of New and Old Sleaford,' 1825, p. 57, the following passage is to be found :— "At the eastern end of the north aislef on a splendid altar tomb of marble are the following inscriptions. On the south side :— Within Resteth y" body of y' Right Honble Sr ROBERT CARR, of Sleeford, in y°Covnty of Lincolne, K'and Barro', 'Chancellor of y« Dvtchy & Covnty Palatine of Lan- caster, and one of his Ma"™ Most Honble Privie Covncell. Hee departed this life November yc Hth, in y° 45th yeare of his age, and in y'yeareof ovr Lord, 1682 He wan a gentleman of great parts, loyall to hi* prince, beloveil of hit country, and a true protextant according to the to the [sic] Church of England." M. P. HIGH PEAK WORDS. (See 10th S. ii. 201, 282, 384.)—I have picked up the following •words at Little Hucklow, near Tideswell :— Aftering-can, a vessel into which the last drops from the udders of a cow were pressed. After the cows had been milked in the ordinary way a man went round with an aftering-can, and what he got was regarded as the best milk. Bawl, to roar as a bull does ; to bellow. Bed-churl, the person who remains longest in bed on the morning of Shrove Tuesday. People have been known to stay up all night rather than be made bed-churls. The word usually occurs as bed-churn, and in that form I have often heard it. But one day I happened to mention the custom of making bed-churns to a farmer, when he said, " You iiii-aii bed-churl," and his wife and daughter agreed with him. If churl is the right form, .is I think it is, we may account for churn by the fact that churl, in the sense of a country- man or clown, is no longer used in the neighbourhood. By way of punishment the bed-churl was swept with a broom. Bum-can, a vessel for carrying water, with a ring on the top and a handle on the side. This vessel rested on a cushion by which the head was padded. The can is no longer used, and the people have ceased to carry water on their heads, Gate, a cade lamb. A small farmer who had bought a few lambs was said to have "got'em from Hadfield's cates." This form does not occur in the ' N.E.D.,' and it may throw light on the etymology. The feminine name Kate appears to be identical with it. Eager on, to incite. Two dogs were fight- ing in the village, and the boys " kept eagering them on." The latest instance of the word in the 'N.E.D.' is dated 1581, and the 'E.D.D.'can give only one dialectal reference, without a quotation. Look, to partake of, as " I 'm just looking my tea." In my ' Sheffield Glossary' the word occurs in the sense of prepare. Self-hole, a natural cavity in the ground or rock. The artificial holes made in the fields to hold water for the cattle are called domes or meres. Shrog, a natural cavity in the ground. This is another name for a self-hole. There is yet a third uame, and that is loff-hole. The 'E.D.D.' has lough-hole from North Lanca- shire. Thumb and thimble, a phrase used to express intimacy, as " They 're all thumb and thimble up the village." S. O. ADDY. PINKS'S 'HISTORY OF CLERKENWELL.'— The editor of this work, Edward J. Wood, acknowledges in the preface his indebted- ness to so many contributors that it would be of some interest to ascertain what portion of the text was actually written by Pinks before his death in 1860. This is brought to mind by my recently hearing of a copy of the work annotated by T. Edlyne Tomlins (author of 'Yseldon, a Perambulation of Islington,' 1844-58). A former owner informs me that Tomlins in his marginalia claimed the author- ship of a large amount of the matter, most explicitly stating "This is my article," "I made this research," (fee. There is nothing improbable in this claim, but a more careful examination of these notes is necessary before it can be accepted. Perhaps this will come before the notice of the present owner of the annotated copy, who will afford us the opportunity. ALECK ABRAHAMS. 39, Hillraarton Road, N.