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NOTES AND QUERIES. [ii s. xn. NOV. 27, 1915.

situated a short distance from the grave- At the head is an engraved bust of Dr. Barnardo, the space below being inscribed .as follows :

To the Glory of God

and in loving memory of

Dr. T. J. Barnardo, F.R.C.S.E.,

who died 19 Sep. 1905.

This tablet is placed here

with grateful affection

by

old girls of his Village Home. " A father to the needy."

Job 29, verse 11.

Stepney. In 1910 an ornamental memo- Tial brass was placed in the chapel at the Boys' Home, Stepney. At the head is an engraved bust of the founder, and at the foot on a shield the words :

Old Boys' Guild. Lest we forget. Hn the centre is inscribed :

To the Glory of God and to the beloved memory of

Dr. Barnardo, who passed away Sept. 19, 1905.

This tablet was erected by the

Old Boys of Dr. Barnardo 's Homes,

July, 1910.

JOHN T. PAGE. IJong Itchingtou, Warwickshire.

(To be continued.)

DWELLERS ON LONDON BRIDGE : SIX- TEENTH CENTURY. Here are the names and trades of some of the dwellers upon old London Bridge in the middle of the sixteenth century, which I found in the will of William Allmonson of Dover, proved on 5 Sept.. 1558:

DETTS THAT I DO OWE. -It. to Robart Creyrche geyrdeller of London

dwellyng on[el the bridge there ix 11 xiiij 8 vj d. It. to Roger Colle groser of London on the bryge

there xiiij 8 & odde money & a C u of prunnes

whiche is not in hys by 11.

It to James Hawse haberdasser on[e] the bryge xv s. >It. to Peny father eyernmonger on[e] new fyshe-

stretehill xx s.

HENRY R. PLOMER.

Edenson, 23, Oxford Road, Canterbury.

SOLDIERS' HOMES AND CLTJBS. The late ^General Sir William Stirling (Lieutenant of the Tower), speaking at a meeting in 1904, stated that " he held in his hand what he believed to be the earliest report of any Soldiers' Home or Institute, in England or elsewhere." It was entitled * Report of Soldiers' Institute for Shorncliffe Camp, 1859.' He went on to say that the work

had been going on ever since Miss Lucy Papillon started it in 1858.

As there are many homes, clubs, and institutes for soldiers and sailors at the present time, it may be well to place the above statement on record.

R. J. FYNMORE. Sandgate.

JAMES I.'s DISLIKE OF CENTRALIZATION. It has struck me that one reason for Shakespeare not occupying the Blackfriars house after he bought it may be found in James I.'s frequently expressed dislike to country gentlemen coming to live in London. In the unpublished Register of the. Privy Council for 27 Oct., 1614, is a copy of a ' Letter to Sir Francis Bacon his Majesties Attorney General ' :

" Whereas his Majesty hath taken notice of a great resort of gentlemen of quality and lively- hood, together with their wives and families, unto the City of London and other principal Cities and Towns of this realm, with a purpose (as it appeareth) to settle their habitation there for saving of charges, and other private respects, His Majestic, considering in his great wisdome how prejudiciall these courses may prove to the generall government of the Kingdom when the country shall be deprived of the assistance and presence of so many gentlemen, who for the most part bear office or authoritie in the countrie where they dwell, besides the great decaye of hospitalitie and other inconveniences that will ensue thereupon, is therefore pleased that a Proclamation shall be published enjoyning and commanding all such persons aforementioned to repair into their severall dwellings in the country, before the last of November next, there to abide and continue as heretofore they have usually done, which we require you to drawe accordingly and to make ready for his Majesty's signature with as much convenient expedition as you maye."

I thought this interesting, and, seeing it was contemporary, at least worth noting.

C. C. STOPES.

NELSON TO SIR EDWARD BERRY. The following letter written by Admiral Lord Nelson to his friend Sir Edward Berry is of interest :

Merton, NoV 10 th 1801. MY DEAR SIR EDWARD,

You have done right to submit, for our friends at the Ad*y have nob much feeling for invalids. I spoke to Troubridge ah* you, the result you know by experience. I have not a scrap of interest, but believe me I am ever your much obliged and affectionate friend, NELSON & BRONTE.

Sir Edward Berry.

This letter was given by Sir Edward Berry to Sir John Theophilus Lee, R.N. (my wife's great-grandfather), and is now in my possession.

R. VAUGHAN GOWER.

Boughton Colemers, Matfield, Kent.