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 11 S. X. OCT. 31, 1914.]

NOTES AND QUERIES.

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MAJOR JOHN QUAYLE, Royal Artillery, died on 13 June, 1810. He was Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. He belonged to the family of Quayle of Crogga and Castle- town, in the Isle of Man. When was he made Gentleman Usher ? Was he a " Court " man, or what special qualification had he for the appointment ? Where did he die ?

J. H. LESLIE.

31, Kenwood Park Road, Sheffield.

"THE ENGLISH ATTILA." Did John Au- brey invent this designation of Oliver Cromwell ? If not, who did ? On p. 10 of his ' Miscellanies ' (4th ed., 1857) he writes :

" The third of September was a remarkable day to the English Attila, Oliver, 1650. He obtained a memorable victory at Dunbar ; another at Worcester, 1651, and that day he died, 1658."

What is the dies memorabilis of the German Attila, if he has one ?

JOHN B. WAINEWRIGHT.

OLD ETONIANS. I shall be grateful for information regarding any of the following : (1 ) Gore, Thomas, admitted 18 July, 1758, left 1766. (2) Gould, Edward, admitted 20 Nov., 1757, left 1758. (3) Grady, Henry, admitted 13 May, 1765, left 1766. (4) Grape, William, admitted 11 Sept., 1764, left 1767. (5) Grape, Richard, admitted 1 June, 1757, left 1762. (6) Gray (or Grey), John, admitted 28 April, 1760, left 1760. (7) Greathead, John, admitted 10 Sept., 1764, left 1767. (8) Greathead, Peregrine Francis, admitted 22 April, 1761, left 1765. (9) Green, Thomas, admitted 14 Sept., 1758, left 1765. (10) Gregory, Daniel, admitted 31 Aug., 1759, left 1764. (11) Gregory, Edward, admitted 31 Aug., 1759, left i?61. (12) Gregory, Robert, admitted 31 Jan., 1764, left 1772.

R. A. A.-L.

FLORAL EMBLEMS OF COUNTRIES. (See 10 S. v. 509; vi. 52.) The query at the first reference practically remains unanswered, for Dr. Brewer's Dictionary (suggested at the second) gives only the following : Leek Wales. Pomegranate = Spain.

Lily (fleur - de - lis) = Rose=EnRland.

France. Shamrock = Ireland.

^Vhite lily=Flprence. Thistle ^Scotland. Linden = Prussia. Violet = Athens.

Mignonette = Saxony. Maple = Canada.

I doubt whether the lime would be con- sidered as the national floral emblem for Prussia. It looks like a fanciful allusion to the avenue Unter den Linden. With regard to Spain, the pomegranate represents heraldic-ally the province of Granada, as we all know, but does a Spaniard accept it as

typical of Spain ? It is all very well to give the fleur-de-lis for France, but what natural flower is to be included in a bouquet to indicate France ? Again, if to France and Spain are ascribed their heraldic flowers, why not the rue for Saxony T What authority is there for the mignonette ?

The numerous readers of ' N. & Q.' can surely add to Dr. Brewer's list. How about the edelweiss for Switzerland, the lotus for Egypt, the chrysanthemum (or the cherry blossom) for Japan, &c. ?

I do not propose to include in this inquiry the sprigs used as emblems by the Highland clans. LEO C.

THOMAS COTTLSON. I shall be glad of any information respecting the antecedents of Thomas Coulson, whose son Thomas was born 27 June and baptized 5 Aug., 1791, at Tottenham, as certified by copy of certificate signed and dated George Hodgson Thompson, M.A., 19 May, 1825.

E. L. BLISS.

West Wickham.

PETER HENHAM. Could any one give me information as to this early English chronicler, and state where his MS. may be found ? Or has this been lost ? His chro- nicle ended in 1240. The ' D.N.B.' does not mention him. W. L. KING.

Paddock Wood.

ADELAIDE ANN PROCTER. The mother of Adelaide A. Procter was a Miss Skepper of York. I shall be pleased to learn Miss Skepper's Christian name. Was she the daughter of Thomas Skepper, an attorney, who lived in Stonegate, York, about the year 1800 ? T. P. C.

York.

[The 'D.N.B.' states that Miss Skepper's Chris- tian name was Anne.]

AUTHOR AND CORRECT VERSION WANTED. I should be obliged if any reader could supply the precise form and the source of the epigram which runs somewhat thus : The coach o'er turned, and on the ground were seen

Curate, vicar, rector, dean : You might have thought the coach was full. But it was only Doctor Bull.

PLURALIST.

MAJOR JOHN ANDRE. Being deeply inter- ested in the personality of Major John Andre, who died during the American war in 1780, I should be much obliged if your readers would tell me whether there are any letters, portraits, or relics of him or his family extant in England ; also whether any one