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NOTES AND QUERIES. [11 s. x. OCT. 31,

partie du haut quartier de Gueldre, dite Gueldre Espagnole," including " la ville de Gueldres," was ceded to Prussia by the French -Prussian Treaty of Utrecht, 1713, art. 7. The name of the town is written Geldern in German, and " Welderen," cited by L. L. K., does not appear in any of Spruner's maps. C. A.

HENRY THOMAS COGHLAN (11 S. x. 310), born 27 March, 1813, admitted West- minster, 1824. He was only surviving son of Lieut. -General Roger Coghlan, who died 1834, by Emma (who died 1820), daughter of Sir Thomas Broughton, Bart.

Married at Kensington (Paddington), 17 Nov., 1840, Augusta Jane, daughter of Edward Bayly, colonel in the Army (Marriage Register, Somerset House).

Died (intestate) at 14, Hyde Park Gardens, 24 Nov., 1892 (The Times,~26 Nov., 1892).

Estate 678,839Z. 5s. Wd. Administration granted 24 Dec., 1892, to Sir Henry Brough- ton, Bart.

For account of litigation connected with estate, see ' Times Law Reports,' Mohan v. Broughton, 25 Feb. and 19 May, 1899.

J. D. C.

ROBERT WALLER (11 S. x. 290). Al- though xmable definitely to answer either of R. L. R.'s queries regarding Robert Waller of Chichester, I hope the following particulars, taken from depositions attached to suits in the Court of Requests, may be of interest. It appears that " Robert Waller, priest," died intestate, in a house at the Black Friars' Gate in Chichester, about two years before 21 Nov., 34 Henry VIII.

He had a brother and a sister, and a " son," John Waller. One William Hogge- son is also referred to as his " kinsman," being a son of Agnes Pantere (or Pant rye), who was sister to Richard Waller, the father of the priest.

The so-called " son " is described by one deponent as " hys [Robert Waller's] ser- vaunt, whom he had brought uppe of a divide with him," and it is stated that Robert Waller gave him " all his goods, chattels, plate, and ready-money," and that, at^ the time of his death, the said John Waller was " lying sore seke in his bedd."

To him came the before-mentioned William Hoggeson, and spoke as follows :

" Cosyn John I am very sorry for you, for the Bysshop will have all yo r goods, by reason that yo r Master died intestate, whereof I wold be right sory. But if you \voll ryse upp and bring all your goods into an owt-howse of myne you shall

have locke and keye to the same where you shall lye, and have all yo r goods safe to your owne use, and I shall provide such remedy for you that we woll save all the said goods from the Bys- shoppe."

John Waller, being " a person of very little experience in the doings of the world," followed this advice; but shortly afterwards William Hoggeson came to him again, " being sick in his bed in the owt house, whither he had brought all his goods," and said :

" Cosyn, the Chauncellor hath commaundyd me to take a trewe inventory of all your goods, and to scale fast uppe the dores, and to exclude you this howse, wherefore ye must ryse and depart."

Having compelled the said John to depart, Hoggeson then took from him his goods, claiming to be owed 201. that he had paid "for a brother of Sir Robert Waller [the priest], being prisoner in Ludgate."

Edward Myllett of the City of West- minster, " Yoman of the Yewery " to the King, deposed that, within three or four days after Robert Waller's death, a constable and other officers entered into Hoggeson's house, and " found in an old saddle lxxix u xvij 8 vi d ," which they took away and delivered to the Mayor, who proffered to the said Hoggeson certain money " so that he would be content to make no more- business of it, so that they would have had the residue to themselves, and to the priest's son called John Waller."

Myllett was of the opinion that the money- should go to "the priest's kin, who were his brother and sister."

John Waller is elsewhere described as " John Perry otherwise called John Waller," and it is stated that " Agnes, late the sister of Sir Robert Waller, late of the City of Chichester," married Robert Pantrye of Crayforth [? Crayford], co. Kent.

The above story is composed of various statements taken in evidence, and therefore cannot be regarded as necessarily correct in detail. Probably a closer examination of the documents, and the judgment of the Court, if existing, might throw more light on the matter. The references to the suits are as follows : Court of Requests, Henry VIIL, 10/231, 10/245, and 12/96.

Possibly the above - mentioned Wallers were related to the family of the same name seated at Groombridge, in Kent. I was unable to connect them with the Wallers of Ashwell, Herts, and Bassingbourne, co. Cambridge (see US. vii. 257).

PERCY D. MUNDY.