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the transfer took place after the accession to power of Richard Cromwell, as one of the papers belongs to that period (vi. 81416).

While Mark Pattison takes the view held by Mr. John Morley and Mr. Augustine Birrell, that Cromwell and Milton were in all probability perfect strangers to one another, the writer of the article on the former in the ' D.N.B.' says that

"with old friends he would occasionally lay aside his greatness and be extremely familiar, and in their company, in the intervals of the discussion of State affairs, he would amuse himself by making verses and occasionally taking tobacco."

This certainly does not favour the theory of his always standing upon ceremony when- ever chance might throw the Puritan con- troversialist in his way.

And then there is their mutual love of music, which may well have supplied a link to unite the two master minds in an asso- ciation of agreeable and perhaps intimate familiarity. Milton derived his talent for music from his father, who was a composer of some pretension, and the colleague of Henry Lawes and Orlando Gibbon. MB. FOSTER PALMER at 9 S. iii. 417 wrote:

"That Cromwell was a lover of music, especially of the organ, there is no doubt. His favourite amusement (vide Hawkins's ' History of Music ') was to have the organ played before him at Hamp- ton Court. It seems possible that this may have been the one removed from Whitehall ; but I have seen no proof of this."

This organ was shown by another corre- spondent at the same reference to be the one now at Tewkesbury. When I visited the abbey some twenty years ago, my attention was directed by the verger, I remember, to a very handsome and well-preserved instru- ment, which he insisted was " the organ on which Milton played to Cromwell." As my informant seemed uncommonly well versed in ecclesiastical architecture and antiquarian lore, I should be sorry if this statement of his proves to be erroneous.

N. W. HILL.

New York.

"THE COMMON HANGMAN" (10 S. viii. 244, 335, 353). The interesting extract from Gent. Mag. quoted by MR. FYNMORE, ante p. 336, cannot relate to the original Jack Ketch, whose career is sketched in the ' D.N.B.' The name became a generic title for the hangman of the eighteenth cen- tury, and was applied promiscuously to every one. Perhaps MR. ALFRED ROBBIKS whose knowledge of the subject is encyclo psedic, can tell us whether the " Jack Catch ' committed to Newgate in May, 1736, was

Jie illustrious William Marvell or one of his successors. HORACE BLEACKLEY.

"MARtr" (10 S. vii. 268, 318; viii. 131). In my reply, ante, p. 133, (8), I cited rlaga and Shimoda's ' Japanese Household Encyclopaedia,' 1906, to the effect that rlideyoshi's Nipponmaru, constructed in 1591, is said to be the first instance of a ship named maru. This statement is quite Troneous, as mention is made in Matsura's Buko Zakki,' written in the seventeenth entury, ed. 1894, torn. i. fol. 37a, of a sea- ight between leyasu's Iviyosumaru and Kuki's Nipponmaru in 1584, and of the atter being reviewed by Nobunaga, Novem- aer, 1578. But in truth, the practice of suffixing maru to the names of vessels was already prevalent in the fifteenth century, as is manifest in the ' Record of a Voyage to China in the Year 1468 ' (' Boshi Niumin Ki'), ed. 1894, ff. 20 and 32, which gives nine names of Japanese vessels then in the service of the Government for conveying the so - called tribute to the Chinese sovereign, every one of them with the termination maru.

Also, ante, p. 132, col. 2, 1, 20, for " Pinkerson " read Pinkerton ; and on p. 133, col. 1, 11. 7 and 8 from foot, "that" should follow "infer," and not " vessels." KUMAGTJSTJ MINAKATA.

Tanabe, Kii, Japan.

CROSBY HALL (10 S. vii. 481 ; viii. 30, 71, 111, 256). The following is noted for these pages from Mr. Daniell's most recent catalogue as an addition to the bibliography attempted at the first reference : " J. Pati- son, Some Account of Crosby Hall. 5 plates, 4to, sewed, 1813."

Another entry, " Crosby Hall, Some Account of, with 5 plates, 4to. sewed, 1813," presumably referred to a duplicate copy. ALECK ABRAHAMS.

" As DEEP AS GARRICK " (10 S. viii. 251). The allusion in this phrase is said to be, not to Garrick the actor, but to the depth of Carrick Sound, N.B. I do not know in what part this deep sound occurs, how- ever, and should have thought the saying refers rather to Carrick, a small rocky island off the north coast of Antrim, noted for its salmon fishery, and connected with the mainland by a bridge of ropes 60ft. long, spanning a chasm 80ft. deep Two similar sayings occur, which also con- vey the meaning of " very cunning " : "As deep as Chelsea Reach," sometimes " As