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 n s. in. JUNE io, 1911.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

information as to the authoiship of two works published in London in the reign o George III :
 * A SENTIMENTAL JOUBNEY TO MABGATE ' :
 * RHODA.' Possibly some reader can give

1. "A Sentimental Journey to Margat and Hastings. By Dr. Comparative Junior.'

2. 'Rhoda,' a novel (by the author o ' Isabella ') which appears to have achievec more than one edition. R. B.

Upton.

COMMONWEALTH CHUBCH IN WILTS. In an article on ' The Churches of Glouces- tershire' which appeared in a Gloucester newspaper in August, 1907, it is stated of Marston Meysey, a parish in Wiltshire that it is in the diocese of Gloucester, and that "it is also remarkable for having possessed the only church in England, probably, erected during the Great Rebellion.' '

The inscription on an interesting chalice informs us that " this church was built and this Cupp given by Robert Jenner, Esq., 1648." This is referred to by Cripps in his ' Old English Plate ' and in Nightin- gale's ' Church Plate.'

This old church, which measured only 40 feet by 17| ft., was replaced in 1876 by the present one, dedicated to St. James, Apostle and Martyr.

In ' N. & Q.' there are several references to church desecration during the Common- wealth, but not, I think, to the erection of a church. R. J. FYNMOBE.

Sandgate.

" SOUCHY." Can any one kindly inform what kind of fish a " souchy " is? The name appeared in an old cookery-book I saw over twenty years ago. T. S.

[Webster's ' New International Dictionary ' has : " souchet, souchie, souchy, n. Cf. O.F. sou tie, brine, pickle. A kind of fish stew with savory broth."]

ELIZABETH HABBISON'S 'MISCELLANIES.' -Is anything known of the author of the following book ?

"Miscellanies on Moral and Religious Subjects m Prose and Verse. By Elizabeth Harrison. London: Printed for the Author, And sold by J. Brickland and T. Field. 1756."

The 380 pages of which it is composed con- tain little that would appeal to readers of the present day, but the work was reviewed by Dr. Johnson in The Literary Magazine, or Universal Review (see Dr. G. Birkbeck mil's 'Boswell's "Life,"' 1887, i. 309, 312). It includes a 28-page list of sub-

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scribers, amongst whom are " Samuel Johnson, M.A.," and " Mr. Hawksworth, Author of ' The Adventurer ' " ; the whole numbering over 700, and comprising many well-known clerics, both Church and Non- conformist. It would appear that a good deal of the book was contributed by other writers than the ostensible author.

W.B.H.

COL. MASON'S COFFEE-HOUSE. A book published after the middle of the seven- teenth century was, according to the imprint, sold at " Colonel Mason's Coffee-house in Cornhill." Are the dates known when this coffee-house was first opened, and when it ceased to be Mason's ? A. T. W.

RALPH PIGGOTT, CATHOLIC JUDGE. I should be glad to know who Ralph Piggott was. In a ' History of West Grinstead,' Sussex, he is described as the last Catholic judge. He wrote to Lord Caryll in 1724, congratulating him that the Act which proscribed him as an outlaw had been repealed. JOHN PATCHING.

THOMAS GENT, PBINTEB. The original manuscript of the ' Life of Thomas Gent,' written by himself, was formerly in the possession of Mr. Thomas Hailstone. Was it sold with the Hailstone Library, and who is the present possessor ? It should be re- published in its entirety.

HOBACE BLEACKLEY.

RICHABD DANN, aged 14, was at West- minster School in 1719. I should be pleased bo obtain any information about him.

G. F. R. B.

PHILIP DEHANY was M.P. for St. Ives December, 1778, to Sept., 1780. I should glad to obtain some information about lim, especially the dates of his birth and death. G.F.R.B.

GEOBGE DELAPLACE was admitted to West- minster School in May, 1739, aged 12. Any nformation concerning his parentage and career is wanted. G. F. R. B.

EWBANK FAMILY. I should be much >bliged for any information relating to this amily, or reference to books or documents where such might be found. In Surtees's History of Durham ' there is a short pedi- gree of " Ewbank of Staindorp," but it is rery incomplete. I understand that the amily was originally a Border family from urther north than Durham. Please reply direct. E. STUABT SHEBSON.

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