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BISHOPSGATE STREET WITHOUT : SIB HUMPHREY CAHOON OR COLQUHOUN (US. iii. 2, 142, 403, 476). I would suggest that this unfortunate " Scotch gentleman " was Humphrey Colquhoun of Tillichewan or Tilliquhoun, heir male of Sir John Colquhoun, 1st Baronet of Luss. Sir John had at least three sons, the eldest of whom was Sir John, 2nd Baronet, father of Sir James, 3rd Baronet. The second son was Sir James, 4th Baronet, father of Sir Hum- phrey, 5th Baronet, who died in 1718 and was succeeded by his son-in-law. A third son of the 1st Baronet was Alexander of Tillichewan, Dumbartonshire, himself father of an elder son " John, of Tilliquhoun, who," according to Burke,

"on the death of Sir Humphrey of Luss, in 1718, became heir male of the family. In the belief that his right under the patent of 1625 was unaffected by the resignation of 1704, he assumed the Nova Scotia baronetcy, as did his son Humphrey, who d. unm. 1722."

We have thus clearly an individual dying in 1722 and styling himself at that time Sir Humphrey Colquhoun. It would be inter- esting, however, to have an authoritative statement on the matter. B. B.

Manila.

GUILD OF CLOTHIERS (11 S. iv. 8, 50). Perhaps a note might be made of the follow- ing publication as a slight addition to the full and interesting information given in the latter reference :

Company.' By C. M. Clode. Parti. 1875.
 * Memorials of the Guild of Merchant Taylors'

1 The Early History of the Guild of Merchant Taylors of the Fraternity of St. John the Baptist, London, with Notices of the Lives of some of its Eminent Members.' Part II. 1888.

The work was printed by Harrison & Sons for private circulation. S. S. W.

SKEAT ON DERIVATIONS (11 S. iv. 7). A similar statement to that about which EMERITUS inquires may be found on p. xv., In trod., Brachet's ' Etymological French Dictionary ' (translation by Kitchin) :

" We may, in fact, always feel safe in laying down as an invariable axiom in etymology the principle that ' two identical words are not derived from one another.' "

P. A. McELWAINE.

"MAKE A LONG ARM" (11 S. iv. 44). I remember my father (who died in 1883) frequently using the above phrase, long pre- vious to and years after 1860, when he wished one of us to pass him something which he could not reach without rising from the table, but which was sufficiently near to the

person addressed. He was rather witty in a quiet way, so we took it for granted that the saying was his own ; but no doubt it was, like many more of our family quips and cranks, an old saw learned in early life from his father or mother.

The " long arm " has, of course, found frequent mention in a figurative sense, in literature, sacred and profane.

HERBERT B. CLAYTON.

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LUSH AND LUSHINGTON SURNAMES (US.

iii. 490; iv. 53). Charnock in ' Ludus Patronymicus ' considers that Lush is formed from the place-name Lush, in the- county of Dublin, or from that of Lusk in the county of Dumbarton ; while Barber believes it to be identical with the German personal name Losch. See, however. Lower's re- marks in his ' Essay on English Surnames/ vol. i. pp. 242-3.

Lushington may be a " ghost " spelling of Luddington. N. W. HILL.

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