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and the wig-block from his window contrived to frighten his neighbours for his own amusement, of which the loss of an eye served as a reminder for the rest of his days."

W. B. H.

ANCIENT CROSSES (11 S. ii. 310, 535). May I supplement the interesting lists of books on this subject which have already appeared in ' N. & Q.' ?

The late J. Romilly Allen, F.S.A., besides his numerous contributions to periodicals, wrote the following works :

' The Early Christian Monuments of Scotland,' with an introduction by Joseph Anderson, LL.D., being the Rhind Lectures for 1892. With 2,500 illustrations. Printed for the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1903. (A magnificent book. )

' Monumental History of the British Church ' (S.P.C.K.).

' Early Christian Symbolism in Great Britain and Ireland before the Thirteenth Century.'

' Early Christian Monuments of Lancashire and Cheshire ' (Historic Society of L. and C., 1893).

' Celtic Art in Pagan and Christian Times ' (Methuen & Co.).

The next five are by the Bishop of Bristol, the Right Rev. G. F. Browne :

' The Pre-Norman Sculptured Stones in Lan- cashire (L. and C. Antiq. Soc. for 1887).

' Pre-Norman Sculptured Stones in Derbyshire.

' Theodore and Wilfrith ' (S.P.C.K.).

'The Conversion of the Heptarchy ' (S.P.C.K.)

' Lessons from Early Church History ' (S.P.C.K.).

Amongst many other books on this sub- ject are the following :

' Scotland in Early Christian Times,' by Joseph Anderson, LL.D. : Rhind Lectures for 1881 (Edinburgh, D. Douglas, 1881).

' Handbook to the Runic Monuments,' by George Stephens, LL.D., 1884.

' The Pagan Christian Overlap in the North, by Dr. Colley March (L. and C. Antiq. Soc. 1891).

' Old Cornish Crosses,' by A. G. Langdon with an article on their ornament by J. Romill} Allen (Truro, 1896).

' The Ancient Parish of Sandbach,' by J. P Earwaker, F.S.A., 1890. Contains elaborate illustrations and descriptions of the two pre Norman crosses in the Market - Place of tha town.

The Crosses of Lancashire. Mr. G. H. Row botham has written much on this subject in th Transactions of the L. and C. Antiq. Soc.

The Antiquary for 1881 contains an interesting article by Llewellynn Jewitt on Crosses.

The Manx Notebook for July, 1886, contain an illustrated article on the alleged very earl date of so-called Celtic crosses, by the late Cano Isaac Taylor.

' A Key to English Antiquities,' by Mrs. E. S. b'mitage (Sheffield, 1897). Contains a valuable hapter on this subject.

' Early Sculptured Crosses in the Present diocese of Carlisle,' by the Rev. W. S. Calverley, Ddited by W. G. Collingwood (Cumberland and Westmorland Antiq. and Arch. Soc., 1899).

Mr. Collingwood, F.S.A., has also written a

History of the Ancient Crosses in the North

Riding of Yorkshire ' ; an interesting article

n this subject in The Reliquary for January,

904 ; and much else.

I possess a bulky portfolio of drawings ind engravings,- published and unpub- ished, of ancient crosses from all parts of he United Kingdom, bought from the col- ection of the late Mr. J. H. Le Keux. They 3ear the names of William Ride, 1749 : J. A. Repton (for the ' Architectural Anti- quities of Great Britain,' Longmans, 1806) ; Samuel Prout ; S. Hooper, 1776 ; J. Le Keux; J. Seago; R. Loder; J. Fisher Oxford) ; W. Alexander ; O. Jewitt ; Schnebblie, 1789 ; J. Carter, F.S.A., 1781 ; Petrus (Tilleman Antwerp, 1718) ; Basire ; John Britton, F.S.A. ; F. Mackenzie ; Moses Griffiths ; W. R. D. Salmon ; J. Palmar ; W. H. Bartlett ; S. R. Meyrick, and others. Many of the pencil drawings are of great delicacy and beauty. HENRY TAYLOR. Birklands, Birkdale, Lancashire.

To the list given by MR. HOI/DEN MAC- MICHAEL I may add the following, in my possession :

' Specimens of Ancient Cornish Crosses,' by
 * >he Rev. Prebendary F. C. Kingston. Published

by W. J. Cleaver, 46, Piccadilly, 1850.

' An Historical and descriptive Account of bhe old Stone Crosses of Somerset,' by Charles Pooley, F.S.A. (Longmans, 1877).

' The Ancient Crosses of Dartmoor, with a De- scription of their Surroundings,' by William Crossing (Exeter, J. G. Commin, 1887).

' The Ancient Stone Crosses of Dartmoor and its Borderland,' by William Crossing (Exeter, J.G. Commin, 1902).

' The Masculine Cross : a History of Ancient and Modern Crosses.' Published anonymously in 1891.

' The Cross in Ritual, Architecture, and Art,' by the Rev. George S. Tysack (William Andrews & Co., 5, Farringdon Avenue, 1896).

HARRY HEMS. Fair Park, Exeter.

[DiEGO also thanked for reply.]

BISHOP WILLIAM GREY OF LINCOLN (11 S. iii. 228) had been previously Bishop of London, 1426-31.

For William Grey, Bishop of Ely 1454-78, see * D.N.B.,' xxiii. 212. A. R, BAYLEY.