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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. VIL JA*. 12, 1907.

Lane," his colleague at that time being J. Rannie. These extensive premises were, when J. T. Smith wrote ' Nollekens and his Times ' (in 1828), occupied by a Mr. Stutely, builder. Smith prophesied the return of the public taste to Chippendale. (See ' The Story of Charing Cross,' 1906, pp. 178-9.)

J. HOLDEN MACMlCHAEL.

The following excerpta confirm and supple- ment MR. HEBB'S interesting note :

From ' The New Complete Guide,' 1783, p. 213 : " Chippindale and Hage, Cabinet- makers, 60, St. Martin's Lane, near Long Acre."

From ' The Universal British Directory,' 1790, vol. i. p. 103 : " Chippendall [sic] and Co., Upholders, 60, St. Martin's Lane."

To this date the name does not occur in Great Queen Street.

From Johnstone's ' London Commercial Guide and Street Directory,' 1817 : " Thos. Chippendale, Upholder and Undertaker, 57, Haymarket." " William Chippendale and Robert Chippendale, Jun., Solicitors, 56, Great Queen Street."

I cannot trace William Chippendale's connexion with the Royal Circus in either 'Memoirs of J. Decastro,' 1824, or Cir- cusiana,' by J. C. Cross, 1809.

ALECK ABRAHAMS. 39, Hillmarton Road, N.

"SEARCHERS" (10 S. vi. 150, 213). The modern designation would be " a jury of matrons " ; but the penultimate sen- tence of the following interesting old case, temp. Elizabeth, contains the word " search " in the sense of the query :

" La Dame Willoughbies Case. Eu October anno 38 Reginee mine Sir Francis Willoughby Chi valer morust sa feme enseint, sur que Percival Willoughby que avoit espouse 1'eigne file Sir Francis, et avoit convey a luy sur son marriage le greinder part des possessions del dit Sir Francis en default de issue male, attempt de suffer common recovery, sur que il entend que le remainder en use limit al primer fits del Sir Francis seroit barre, et issint Tissue en ventre sa mere disherit. La feme Sir Francis sua as Justices et as Seignors del Counsel d'estopper le proceeding del recovery, sur surmise que el fuit enseint, quel fuit grant ; sur que Percival fait suggestion en Chancery, que la dame affirm luy d'estre enseint, \ou el ne fuit, et per ceo el detain les evidences del terre, et auxi luy estop del re- covery, et per ceo il praya breve tie ventre inspi- ciendo, quel Termino Pasch, anno 39 Reginse fuit grant Vicounts London, sur que les Vicounts de London repair en person del suddain al meason la dame en Pauls Church-yard vers le Thames, et la ils amesne ove eux un inquest de femes, dont deux fuerunt midwives, et ils veignont en le Chamber la dame, et mistont a luy les femes jurus per eux devant iur searcher, trier, et vray dire s'el fuit enseint ; et les Viscounts et touts homes depart

hors del Chamber, et les femes search la dame, et retorne lour verdict que el fuit enseint : per que les Vicounts font retorn del breve accordant." I have thought it well to extend the abbre- viated words, and I may say that a " re- covery " was an old mode of barring entails which was abolished by an Act of 1833. The writ for this inquest, it will be observed, is directed to the sheriffs. MISTLETOE.

ADMIRAL CHRIST EPITAPH (10 S. vi. 425, 517). I am much obliged to W. C. B. for his reply to my query. I am also grateful for DR. FORSHAW'S notes respecting the epitaph. The reference from Mr. J. Potter Briscoe's ' Gleanings from God's Acre ' had, however, already appeared at 8 S. i. 279. I may add that I made a pretty exhaustive search in Stepney Churchyard for the grave of Capt. John Dunch (ob. 1696) some twelve or fourteen years ago, but failed to find it, so I presume it is not now in evidence. JOHN T. PAGE.

Long Itchington, Warwickshire.

In the churchyard of Malborough, near Kingsbridge, Devon, is a slight variant of the Selby epitaph, on a man, aged forty- seven, who died in 1803, as follows :

Though boisterous winds and Neptune's waves

Have tossed me to and Fro, Yet I at last by God's decree

Am Anchored here below In hopes once more for to set sail

With all our noble fleet, With trumpets sounding in the air,

My General Christ to meet. In the churchyard of East Portlemouth,, also near Kingsbridge, is an epitaph of a similar character, on a man, aged eighty-one,, who died in 1819 :

Tho' Boreas' blasts and Neptune's waves

Have tos'd me too and fro, Yet I at last by God's decree

Do harbour here below, When at an anchor I do ride With one I 'm glad to meet, Yet once again we must set sail

To join our Saviour's fleet. Both places are very near the sea.

A. J. DAVY. Torquay.

LADY ARBELLA JOHNSON (10 S. vi. 508). See 10 S. iv. 227, also the ' Diet. Nat. Biog.' under Isaac Johnson, her husband, one of the founders of the State of Massachusetts. She was a descendant of George, Duke of Clarence ; and if MR. HUISH has any in- formation about her descendants, I should be grateful for a note of it.

(Marquis de) RTJVIGNY.

Chertsey.