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Lord Himself, and was called the tomb of the saints on account of the multitude of the saints whose bodies are buried there." An order of August, 1330, for the deliverance of certain lands to Richard Talebot and his wife, the sister of John Coinyn, contains a fine list of old place- and fic-ld- names ; and another, shorter, but equally good, occurs in the grant July, 1335 of pieces of land to the " men of Baumburgh." It may be mentioned that in the matter of personal names this Calendar is perhaps unusually rich.

An important order is that of May, 1331, for proclaiming the ordinance regarding the export and exchange of gold and silver, it being for- bidden to carry forth of the realm " the king's sterling or silver plate or vessels of gold and silver"; and another instructive document, full of detail, is the form May, 1336 to be used by the assessors for the taxation of Northumber- land, Cumberland, and Westmoreland, in which, among other things, it is provided that " goods of lepers governed by a leper shall not be taxed, but goods of lepers governed by a sound master shall be taxed."

The French Revolution, from the Age of Louis XIV.

to the Coming of Napoleon. By Harold F. B.

Wheeler. (T. C. & E. C. Jack.)' THIS is a fairly capable outline of the progress of events, covering a long and supremely important period in comparatively few pages, and touched hore and there with a rather jarring flippancy. The material appears to have been drawn from the works of modern historians rather than from a study of original sources. We say this in order to characterize the work, not to disparage it for to tackle at all adequately any part of the original sources for the history of the French Revolution is a gigantic task, while, on the other hand, the subject is one towards which it is useful to keep popular attention attracted.

The feature, however, for which the book is really worth any one's acquiring is the series of extremely interesting illustrations arranged by Mr. S. G. Stubbs. These include many which could not have been used save for the special permission of the French Government among them twenty-two examples from the Hennin collection of historical prints and drawings. These are not all reproduced with equal success, but, as to subject-matter, they form one of the finest groups of illustrations to a work of this kind that we have recently met with. As a woodcut id the text we are given David's villainous, yet heartrending sketch from life of Marie Antoinette in the tumbril.

The Journal of the Friends' Historical Socichj.

October. (Headley Hix.1 hers.)

THE contents are most interesting, and include ' A Stuart among the Quakers,' by Mabel Brails- ford, in which particulars are given of Jane Stuart, bom in Paris in 1054, a natural daughter of the xiled Duke of York. She showed her attachment to the Quakers when she came to England in her father's train by taking adv.-iniage of the pre- Bcripthre right enjoyed by the Friends (which they still possess) to appear before the King. The following record of her is in the Friends' Registry of Burials: "Jane Stuart departed this Life on 12 th of 7 th mo, 1742, on first day, about 1 oclock y e 14 th aged '88. Supposed to be descended from

James 2 nd she lived in a cellar in the Old Market Wisbech the house has been rebuilt by Chs. Freeman." Her strange career has been pre- viously discussed in ' N. & Q.' MR. G. GILBERT mentioned at 10 S. ii. 294 that The, Athenaeum of 19 March, 1904, in its review of Mrs. Bertram Tanqueray's novel ' The Royal Quaker,' spoke of her as the daughter of Marie van der Stein and the Duke of York ; but the author of 'A Stuart among: the Quakers' says: "Her mother's identity has- never been known, though she is believed to have been a Maid of Honour to Queen Henrietta Maria, and a Protestant." The extract given above from the Friends' Registry of Burials is not clear as to the exact date of her death. Did she die on the 12th or the 14th of July, 1742?

Among the other articles is one by Prof. Turner consisting of ' Extracts from State Papers relating, to Friends, 1654 to 1672.' Under ' The Story of Martha and Mary ' there is a bibliography of tl is- delightful story of Mary Howitt's. Among notes is a reference to the recent appointment of Jonathan Pirn, K.C., to be Solicitor-General for Ireland. He is the first member of the Society of Friends to fill the position of a law officer to the Crown in Ireland.

Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogues. Draw- ings of Old London. By Philip Norman, LL.D. (Stationery Office.)

ANY ONE wishing to spend a quiet enjoyable hour in reminiscences of old London can do this by ex- pending the small sum of sixpence in the purchase of this pamphlet. The drawings which form the subject of the catalogue were made by Dr. Norman, and the collection was purchased by the Museum. Mr. Cecil Smith in a Note says that the thanks of the Board are due to Dr. Norman for providing descriptions of the drawings. The illustrations include "Queen's Head Inn," "White Hart Inn,"' and "Nag's Head Inn," all in Southwark. A view from St. Paul's Pier shows a curious riverside dwelling squeezed in between two great ware- houses. It was in 1891 still occupied as a private residence, and was one of the last of its kind on the Thames bank. There is also a drawing of " The Cock and Pie," Drury Lane Nell Gwynn's con- nexion with the building was discussed by the late MR. EDWARD SOLLY in an interesting communica- tion to * N. & Q.'

We may add that the illustrations are examples of the almost extinct art of woodcutting.

\\'K have received from Messrs. Smith & Elder The Index and Epitome of the Second Supplement of the Dictionary of National Biography, which summarizes the three volumes of the Second Supplement. On the average each memoir is represented by one-twelfth of the number of words in the original text. Sir Sidney Lee has supervised the compilation, but he tells us in his Preface that the main labour of condensation has iiet-n performed by Mr. W. B. Owen, who assisted him throughout in the preparation of the Second Supplement.

This Epitome should find a place in every library, published as it is at the low price of .'5.s\ Gd. It forms an important addition to the previous Epitomes, which are invaluable to those who have not space on their shelves for the volumes of the entire work, or cannot afford to purchase it.