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us. viii. AUG. 16, i9i3.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

129 JOHN HELE, SOUTH MOLTON. Can any of your genealogical correspondents give the earlier history of the family mentioned below?

John Hele, Gent., "Southmolton," is mentioned by Richard Hele, the Rector of Rampisham, who died in 1755, as his father. The other children of this John Hele were as follows:—

John, barrister-at-law of the Middle Temple, who married (mar. settlement 1724) Phillippa Jordan, daughter of William Jordan of Charlewood, Surrey. He had a son Ambrose, died young, and his wife, surviving him, married John Sharp of West- minster.

Musgrave, Latin master of Squiers' School, South Molton, curate of Worlington and Rector of South Perrott. His wife's name

was Dorothea, and^ they had a son

Musgrave, who died young.

Thomas, Rector of Beaford, who died in 1748. His wife's name was Hannah Nott. They had four children : Horatio, who married Frances, the daughter of Henry Bellew of Stockleigh Court, and predeceased her ; Elizabeth, who married, first,

Frost, and, second, John Browne ; Thomas ; and Theophilus.

Anne, who married, circa 1703, the Rev. Thomas Bate, Rector of Romansleigh, Devon. They had a daughter Anne, who married John Saunder, of the family of Saunder of Chittlehampton.

Mary, married Webber. They had

a son Hele, and a grandson John.

Penelope, married Hugh Daw. They had a son John.

Another daughter, married White -

field.

I shall be most grateful for information. (Miss) A. Q. CARTER.

46, Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, Manchester.

WALTER DE MUNDY, KNT., A.D. 1300. Can any of your correspondents kindly oblige me, by referring to some Well-indexed county history (probably Yorkshire or Norfolk), With information respecting this individual ? In the ' Calendar of Close Rolls, 28 Edward I. (1296-1302),' p. 388, the follow- ing appears :

" 1300. Westminster, April 1. Walter de Mundy, knight, and William de Manegreve ac- knowledge that they owe to Robert de Estdene and Thomas de London[ia] 231. Qs. Sd. ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in the cos. of York and Norfolk."

1. Where did Walter de Mundy live ? 2. From what place did he derive his sur- name ? MONED&C.

DINING-ROOM AT WHITE'S. The Com- mittee of this Club would be very grateful if any reader of ' N. & Q.' could assist them in obtaining information respecting the large Dining-Room here previous to 1840. I have advertised the following in The Times and Morning Post :

" The Committee of White's would welcome the loan of any pictures or prints of the ' Great Room ' (which is the present Dining-Room here) previous to 1840."

The room has to be redecorated, and I am anxious to get the above information, which would be of great assistance in guiding us in the scheme of decoration.

R. H. GIRAUD WRIGHT, Secretary.

White's, St. James's, S.W.

HONYWOOD FAMILY: KENTISH PETITION. I have an engraved portrait of Filmer Honywood, Esq., M.P. for Kent (son of the third baronet, died 1809), seated, holding in his hand the Kentish Petition, upon which is inscribed " To the Free- holders," &c. Can any of your readers tell me to what the petition related ? The portrait is engraved by W. Sharp.

LEONARD PRICE.

Essex Lodge, Ewell.

[The Kentish Petition was presented to the House of Commons in 1701 in support of the policy of the Whigs. Defoe as " Legion*' took a prominent part in the ensuing controversy. See the article in Low and Putting's ' Dictionary of English History,' which refers to Burnet's * History of his own Time ' Stanhope's ' Reign of Queen Anne,' and Hallam s ' Constitutional History ' ; 9r ' Cassell's Illustrated History of England,' vol. iii. pp. 524-6.]

Two POEMS WANTED. I should be glad if you could publish through the means of your valuable paper the two following poems :

1. Call us not weeds, we are ocean's gay flowers.

2. Song of one eleven years in prison.

The first is by L. E. Aveline ; and the second (a song about the University of Gottingen) by the Hon. G. Canning.

I cannot obtain either in this State, and it is remarkable that neither the University Library nor the Public Library can assist me. If you can oblige me with these poems in full, I shall be very grateful.

E. ANGAS JOHNSON.

Pirie Street, Adelaide.

PARISH REGISTER, BASINGSTOKE. Has any private person yet transcribed the Register of Births and Deaths of the Parish Church, Basingstoke, Hants, or does any society contemplate printing it for its members ? G. A. WOODROFFE PHILLIPS.