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 ii s. i. JUNE is, mo.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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s. d. \ Robbers and Policeman. ' Four Wavs to London..

Howard's Plaies, fol 150

Robbers and Travel- Three Blind Mice.

Sir Will. Killigrew's plaves, fol. . 5

lers.

Orange and Lemon.

Guicciardini, fol. . . . . 10

Puss, Puss, have a Drop Please I have come to

Woroneus Aureum Cornu, fol. . 50

of Milk.

work this Trade.

Poloni Chronicuni, fol. . 50

Sheep, Sheep, Come

Here we come gather-

Pedianum in Tullii, fol. . ' . 50

Home.

ing Nuts and (or of)

Kirtsten in Avenie, fol. . 50

Sixteen Hopping Steps.

May.

Nathanus Cocordantur, fol. . 10

The Farmer's in his

Blind Man's Buff.

Barbuo de Duch. di Milano, fol. . 5

Den.

Quoits.

Hist. Virsiert's March. Tuccilia?, fol. . 150

Tiny '011 the Line.

Puss or Puss in Corner.

I copied this rather as it seemed to be than as it should be. It is in L. C. II. 286,

Leaving the Sixpence. Telling the Time. Broken Bottles.

Four Corners. Chimney Pot. Signal.

P.R.O. These lists are more notable for

Hop Scotch.

Hoop and Hider.

the books not mentioned than for those

Follow the Leader.

Goose in the Hole.

that are. C. C. STOPES.

The Minister's Cat.

The Sandbag.

Hop-la.

Dead Man, Arise.

LONDON CHILDREN'S OUTDOOR

Four Balls in the Net. Point. The Old Woman from

Inners and Outers. Paper Chase. Path Chase.

GAMES.

Botanv Bav.

Bean Bag.

OVER twenty thousand children attending the

Days of the Week. Bumps.

The Dove and the Hawk.

elementary schools of London were recently

Cut a Lump.

The Cobweb and the

examined for Junior County Council Scholar-

In and Out the Win-

Mouse.

ships. One of the questions set was '" Write a full account of how to play the outdoor .came you like best." The following is a

dows. Half a Pound of Two- penny Rice. Croquet.

Hoppy Jiggy. Snake and Ladder. Mother and Father. The Kine of the Bar-

list of "the games mentioned in the papers

Buck and Gobs. bara (? Barbary).

marked by two of the examiners :

Rings. Basket Ball.

Salt. Mustard, and Ball Tono.

Cricket.

Football (Association). Tennis.

Kick can Policeman, or Kick can Copper. Threading the Needle.

Vinegar. Schools. Parting in the Gap.

Tommy on the Train Lines. Shuttlecock.

Hockey.

Chalk Chase.

I Spy.

He.

Fives.

Forty.

There came a Duke a-

The New Ball Game.

Hide-and-Seek. Touch (or Tig or Tag).

Leap -Frog. Hoop Bowling.

Riding. There Comes a Poor

The Wolf's Attack. Bushel.

Cross Touch. Touch-off -Ground.

Time. Catching in the Rope.

Soldier from Botany Helicoplane Hunting. Bay. Numbers.

French Touch. Finder Tongue Touch.

Old Man. Bat Race.

Poor Jeannie is a- Deaf and Dumb Motion.. "Weeping. Pop.

Widely, Winnie. Widdy

Stickv.

Wlddy Warner.

sticky Toffee.

DAVLD SAUVION.

Warney.

Lodo.


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Swansea.

Hunting Stags.

C arlo.

Homey, Kickpost Hor- ney. Hunter, Fox and

Diabolo (very rare). The R inker.

NELSON'S BIRTHPLACE.

Geese, all of which appear to be different names for the same or nearly the same game. Rounders.

Guessing. Hiding Hoop. Proverbs. Fishing in the Pond. Sago.

I SHOULD be very glad if the pages of N. & Q.' could preserve a record of the curious and interesting facts which a very aged lady permits me to make public.

Hast-liall (sometimes

Blow Ball.

May I begin by briefly stating that a

call.-d Ballbase). Blacking Toppers (or Topas or Topa). Egg in Cap, or Egg Gap.

Toddy all Round. Hunt the Fox. Hunt the Squirrel. Pork and Greens. Black Peter.

very strong and " far-descended friendship " existed between my family and that of the great Lord Nelson ? Neighbours in Norfolk, the young people of the Nelson and Bolton

Egg in Xest.

Questions and Answers.

families were the constant associates of the

Two's and Three's.

Tally Ho. | Damants of Lammas and Fakenham for

Skipping d Higher and Higher. Push in the Ring. Feet-off -Ground.

Wall to Wall. Cat and Mice. Musical Chairs. Blue Coats.

three generations ; and two of the daughters of the handsome young doctor for whom Lady Hamilton used to dance and sing to

Snatch Cap. Puss come to me.

relieve the tedium of " mixing medicines "

Chilly Six Digs. Fairy Chase. Release.

I>addy round the Path.

Slap Dab. Picking the Bird's Xest. or Pick in the Crow's

Xcst.

in old Dr. Girdlestone's dispensary at Wells, during Nelson's absence, married two of the grandsons of Nelson's favourite sister

Show Faces. Red Indians. that Mrs. Bolton whose son became the