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until the order to Sir Roger Cholmley on 20 May, 1555, for the liberation of " Kathe- ryne Assheley, who hath of long tyme remained in his custodie." Elizabeth, when she became Queen, so far from showing any feeling of animosity against her old governess for her confessions which, in- deed, were extorted from her appointed her principal Lady of the Bedchamber, and her husband Master of the Jewel Office a position retained by John Astley until his death towards the close of the Queen's reign. The historian Martin Hume in his ' Courtships of Queen Elizabeth ' informs us that when Mistress Ashley lay upon her death-bed in July, 1565, the Queen visited her in person and mourned her decease with great grief.

My query is, Who was this lady when she married John Astley ? The latter was a younger member of the Astleys of Hill Morton, Norfolk (now represented by Lord Hastings). He had a long Parliamentary experience, extending from 1547 to 1589. He was twice married. In all the Peerages and other works of reference that I have seen in which he is mentioned his first wife is described as " Katherine, dau. of Sir Philip Champernowne of Devon " evidently in- tended as the lady who died in 1565. If correctly described, her father could be no other than Sir Philip Champernowne of Modbury, who died in 1545, and who, we gather from Vivian's ' Visitations of Devon,' had four daughters, the youngest named Katherine. But this lady was not the wife of John Astley. She was twice married: first, about 1542, to Otes Gilbert of Compton, who died in 1547, aged about 30, by whom she was mother, with other issue, of the illustrious Sir Humphrey Gilbert ; secondly, shortly after 1548, to Walter Raleigh of Fardell, and was mother to the immortal Sir Walter. Her husband Walter Raleigh lived until 1581, so that it is impossible that she could have died wife of John Astley 16 years before. Nor can I find in the Cham- pernowne pedigree any ofher Katherine who married a John Astley. There is therefore an error somewhere.

I may add that both wives of John Astley are somewhat ambiguous as to parentage. W. D. PINK.

Lowton, Newton-le-Willows.

COMMANDEB HUME IN 1815. Is there anything known about a Commander or Capt. Hume, who is stated to have served with the fleet blockading the Altantic coast of France in 1815 ? W. R. PBIOB.

CHEVALIER COMYN. Can any reader tell me anything about the Chevalier Comyn (of Glanmyre, Ireland ?), who lived c. 1820, and is said to have had Spanish relations, and to have lived partly in Ireland and partly in Spain. ST. CLAIB BADDELEY. Painswick, Glos.

JOHN SYLVESTEB. It is stated in Pennant's ' Tour in Wales' that the road fromConway to Bangor over Penmaenmawr was made by John Sylvester. Who and what was he ? Nothing is known about him at the Institu- tion of Civil Engineers. This road was con- structed in 1770, a grant towards its cost having been obtained from Parliament in the previous year. EDWABD WATSON.

CHABTBES CATHEDBAL. In an article entitled ' On Public Monuments ' in a recent number of The Saturday Review Mr. Row- land Strong remarked : " One must not forget that the western facade of Chartres Cathedral was completely painted and gilded." Was this indeed the case ?

ST. SWITHIN.

LOBD MACAULAY'S ANCESTBY. The

freat-grandfather of the historian was, believe, Aulay Macaulay, born 1673, died 1758, minister of Tiree and Coll, and after-, wards of Harris. Is anything known of Aulay 's father ?

FBEDEBICK CHABLES WHITE. 26, Arran Street, Cardiff.

SWAMMEBDAM'S ' HISTOBY OF INSECTS.' It is said that this monumental work, which was originally composed in Dutch, was translated into English for 10?. The original sum offered was 100?., to a man who knew no Dutch. Can any of your readers say where the story of the transaction is told ? Boswell's ' Johnson,' to which I have been referred, apparently knows nothing of it. D. B. SEATON.

REV. PATBICK GOBDON, PBEBENDABY OF HEBEFOBD. What is known of this Prebendary, who is referred to affectionately by Hearne ('Reliquiae') as having died in 1730. Was he ever vicar of Shiplake or of Aberley, Worcester ? J. M. BUI/LOCH.

118, Pall Mall.

JOB OB JOPE FAMILY. Any notes respect- ing this West of England family will be gratefully accepted, especially in reference to Jeremiah Job, circa 1730, of Devonshire. Please reply direct. G. W. RICHABDS.

69, Green Lanes, Stoke Newington, N.