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years of Crosby House and other houses and ware- houses in Bishopsgate Street, London, at a pepper- corn rent, the lease avoidable on repayment ot the 3,OOOZ. with 12 months' interest. This failing, in 1642 he lent 600Z. more," &c.

The various local charities in Northampton- shire which were endowed by Langham are fully detailed, and in a most interesting way, in the Charity Commissioners' Reports, 1825, &e. Those for Guilsborough (includ- ing a grammar school) are given in vol. xiii. p. 34, and those for Cottesbrook in vol. xiv. p. 232. Those for the town of Northampton are referred to in Canon Cox's ' Records of the Borough of Northampton,' vol. ii. See also Bridges's ' Northamptonshire,' vol. i. p. 557. The Rev. A. B. Beaven's ' Aldermen of the City of London,' 2 vols., has much valuable information ; also Cokayne's ' Ba- ronetage,' and Kimber and Johnson's * Ba- ronetage ' as well. The three last-named books are the best authorities of any.

The arms of the family are in Fox-Davies's ' Armorial Families,' and the book-plate of the family is in the Franks Collection. Wilford's ' Memorials,' 1741, contains the " characters "' of Mary, Lady Langham, and Ladv Elizabeth Langham. Both these ladies were', in succession, wives of Sir James Langham, who was the eldest son of John.

There is a funeral sermon by Thomas Burroughes upon " Mr. John Langham," a nephew of the subject of this memoir. " Mr. John Langham " was an infant prodigy who died 29 July, 1657, at 5| years. The will of Samuel Langham is in Register Wootton (printed). He was a brother of Sir John Langham. Simon Ford preached and published the funeral sermon upon Lady Elizabeth Langham, and in Hotten's ' Topo- graphical Handbook' there is mentioned another pamphlet of a melancholy turn, 'Triumph over Death,' which is connected with the Langhams, and I have not met with it elsewhere. The Catalogue of the Thomason Tracts has references to a few pamphlets and single sheets also associated with the family. A. L. HUMPHREYS.

187, Piccadilly, W.

I have been deeply interested in reading the above memoirs, and thank MR. BERTRAM DOBELL for giving them publicity in ' N. & Q.'

I received part of my education as a private pupil of the Rev. Jonathan Jones at Guilsborough Grammar School, founded by Sir John Langham. The old building still exists., but it is now closed as an educational establishment. It was formerly one of the best - known schools in Mid - Northampton- shire. An excellent engraving of the building

appeared in The Mirror of 7 June, 1834. There is a sundial over the main entrance bearing the following motto : " Fronts capillata post est occasio calva."

The Langham family held estates in London and Northamptonshire. The former, which gives a name to a well - known quarter of London, was sold by Sir Herbert Langham, twelfth baronet. Sir Herbert died 13 Dec., 1909, and in September, 1911, the Langham estates in Northamptonshire, com- prising Cottesbrooke Hall and property in fifteen villages, were sold by auction.

Some interesting Langham notes will be found in Longman's Magazine for January and April, 1889. The subject of the articles is ' A Queen-Anne Pocket-Book.' (See 9 S. ix. 62.) JOHN T. PAGE.

Long Itchington, Warwickshire.

HEART-BURIAL IN NICHES IN CHURCH WALLS (US. viii. 289, 336). Since the query as above headed appeared, I find there is a book bearing upon this subject, ' Enshrined Hearts of Warriors and Illustrious People/ by Emily Sophia Hartshorne (London, Robert Hardwicke, 192, Piccadilly, 1861). It was published by subscription, and the List of Subscribers follows the ' Advertise- ment ' at the beginning. The Index is of the names of persons only, and not of places, which detracts from its usefulness. Further, an article entitled ' Heart-Bequests ' is to be found in 'The Book of Days,' ii. 414 (1881).

MR. C. WATSON of Wimbledon wrote to me that some thirty years ago he was shown a heart, apparently resting on some linen, let into a pillar in St. Mary's Church, Wood- ford, Northants. " A wooden frame with glass covers the niche, so that the heart is visible." Upon receipt of this I wrote to the Rector of Woodford (the REV. S. DAVID- SON), who replies :

"Yes, the heart is still in my church. It is enclosed in a pillar (one of the northern pillars of the aisle) where I believe but do not know its history that it was found. Anyhow, it is there now, and though it is supposed to be air-tight, I am afraid it is not so, for I hear it is dwindling away. It is still a considerable size."

I have not come across in any book or journal a reference to this Woodford en- shrined heart, so that the information is worth recording in ' N. & Q.' Perhaps now some further information on this interesting subject may reach me.

J. HARRIS STONE.

Oxford and Cambridge Club.