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NOTES AND QUERIES. [11 s. x. NOV. 21, wu.

Shooting, Steeple Chases, Sporting Tandems, Travelling Scenes, <fcc. Also the most Accurate Portraits of Her Most Gracious Majesty, Vic- toria I., Queen of the Realm, Coronation Views in great Variety, and Everything of the Nick Nacks and Niceties, in the Fancy Way."

The item " Protean Scenery " is not familiar to me. The name suggests some- thing similar to Spooner's transparencies, such as ' Holyrood by Daylight and Moon- light,' or it may indicate scenery for toy stages. Probably an examination of the Jonathan King Collection would provide the identification, but I shall be glad of any information. ALECK ABRAHAMS.

PRZEMYSL : LANGUAGE OF GALICIA. How is this name pronounced ? Is the language of Galicia Polish or Russian, or neither ? A Russian friend of mine who lives in the Crimea, writing in French, spells the name " Premisle." As, however, " Cra- covie " occurs in his letter, it may be that " Premisle " is merely a French rendering of the name. ROBERT PIERPOINT.

EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY MARRIAGES : SCOT- LAND AND IRELAND. Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' inform me where I can see copies or names of persons married in Scotland and Ireland between 1760 and 1790 ? I should be glad of a direct reply.

J. J. PIPER.

88, Becket Road, Worthing.

"TABLE OF PEACE." In an inventory of the ornaments of St. Lawrence's Church, Norwich, made in 1469, occurs : " A Table of Peace." Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' kindly tell me what this was ? It does not occur amongst the ornaments of any of the other churches whose inventories were made at this time. FREDERICK T. HIBGAME.

10, Essex Street, Unthank Road, Norwich.

OLD ETONIANS. I shall be grateful for information regarding any of the following : (1) Harris, Charles, admitted 5 Sept., 1757, left 1767. (2) Harris, John, admitted 3 July, 1765, left 1766. (3) Hawkins, George, admitted 22 Jan., 1762, left 1768. (4) Hayes, James,- admitted 19 Jan., 1763, left 1770. (5) Hayley, John, admitted 25 June, 1762, left 1762. (6) Hayne, Charles, admitted 30 Sept., 1763, left 1765. (7) Herbert, Robert Caroline, admitted

18 Jan., 1765, left 1765. (8) Hewgill, Francis, admitted 1774, left 1778. (9) Hey- wood, James, admitted 10 May, 1765, left 1773. (10) Heywood, William, admitted

19 Aug., 1754, left 1758. (11) Hill. Lediard, admitted 22 June, 1754, left 1765,

(12) Hinchcliff, Thomas, admitted 9 Fet 1760, left 1761. (13) Hodges, James, a mitted 11 Jan., 1759, left 1762. (14) Hodg- kinson, Joseph, admitted 4 Feb., 1756, left 1756. (15) Holborne, Francis, admitted 30 May, 1761, left 1766. (16) Holder, William Thorpe, admitted 12 July, 1759, left 1761. (17) Honeywood, Richard, ad- mitted 11 Sept., 1756, left 1758. (18) Hopkins, Joseph, admitted 24 Sept., 1764, left 1767. R. A. A.-L.

ROBINSON OF HINTON ABBEY, BATH. According to Burke's ' Landed Gentry ' (1871), "Walter Robinson, Esq., 1708," purchased Hinton Abbey, near Bath, which property descended to Mrs. Margaret Brooke, who owned it in 1871. Who was Walter Robinson ? Any particulars relating to his family will be appreciated. He was prob- ably related to Admiral Mark Robinson, referred to in a querv at 11 S. ix. 488.

P. D. M.

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GROOM OF THE STOLE.

(11 S. viii. 466, 515 ; ix. 32, 95, 157 ; x. 295, 358.)

THE following extracts from

" A Collection of Ordinances and Regulations for the Government of the Royal Household, Made in Divers Reigns, from King Edward III. to King William and Queen Mary, also Receipts in Ancient Cookery. London, Printed for the Society of Antiquaries by John Nicholls,"

1790, may be of interest :

" Household of King Henry VI. Yoman of the Stoole. William Grymesby."

(This item stands between the lists of Gromes of the Chambre and Pages of the Chambre.) P. *18.

" Liber Niger Domus Regis Edw. IV.

Office of Warderobe of Bedds. " The officers of this office serve the King for all thinges that longeth to his bodye day and nyght. In tyme of pees they bring it up, and sette it down, and brusshe it, and dense it, and saufely keepe it, and the stoole is here kept," P. 40.

" It " apparently means " stuffe for the King's bed." " Stuffe," no doubt, here means the furniture of the bed, such as mattress, feather bed, sheets, pillows : see p. 125, s.v. " Stuffe for the Queen's bedc? " and " Stuffe for the pallett bedd." These two references to "stuffe" occur among the "Articles ordained by King Henry VII."