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M. Basset, Colonell of a Foot regiment.

M. Alexander, Lieutenant Colonell. M. Burton, Serjeant-Major. Captains, Butler, Win- ter, Fisher, Rose, Frier, Reynolds and Ware.

Sir Bevill Greenvile, Colonell of one foot regi- ment.

Sir Peter Courtney, Lieutenant Colonell. M. Dercy, Serjeant-Major. Captains, Piper, Estcot, Ford, Porter, Smith, Watts and Penvawne.

M. Trevanion, the yonger, Colonell.

M. Edgecombe, Lieutenant Colonell. M. Carey, Serjeant - Major. Captains, Wise, Smithcot, Hollyard, Bates, Stokes and Newton.

L. Mohune, Colonell of one foot regiment.

Sir William Courtney, Lieutenant Colonell. M. Parrey, Serjeant-Major. Captains, Lambert, Grlyn, Saul, W T illiams, Mannington and Cory.

M, Kadolphin, Colonell of a regiment.

Sir Thomas [blank], Lieutenant Colonell. M. Peters, Serjeant-Major. Captains, Hill, Mount- forke, Silver, Wooton, Willis and Upton.

M. Trevanion, Colonell of one foot regiment.

M. Arundell, Lieutenant Colonell. M. ; Tre- lawny, Serjeant-Major. Captains, Grosse, Bur- lacy, Haswarfe, Boskoyne, Ballard and Frost.

M. Crue, Provost Martiall.

M. Fuller, Secretary of the Army.

M. Weekley, Captaine of the carriages.

M. Cory, Quarter-Master.

" Captain-Reformadoes," &c., of Devon, Somerset, and Dorset mentioned are

" the Sheriff of Devon, Colonell Thomas Fulford of Fulford, Ackland of Ackland Esquire, Gifford of Brightley and Huish Esquires, Yeoman of Upton Esquire, Archdeacon Cotton, one of the prebends of Exceter, the clergie men of all parts in abundance."

J. B. WILLIAMS.

Possibly MR. SHEARME may find some information in ' A Survey of Englands Champions,' by Josiah Ricraft, 1647. I am referring to the reprint, which has a second title-page, "The Civill Warres of England briefly related .... from Anno.

1641 to Anno. 1648. Collected by John

Leycester," 1649. (See W. Carew Hazlitt's ' Hand-Book to the Popular, Poetical, and Dramatic Literature of Great Britain,' 1867, s.v. Leycester and Ricraft, where the date 1647 is attributed to both titles.)

On pp. 155. .66 is

" A Catalogue of the Earles, Lords, Knights, Generalls, Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonels, Majors, Captaines, and Gentlemen of worth and quality slain on the Parliament and Kings side, since the beginning of our uncivil civil Warrs ; With the number of Common Souldiers slain on both sides : As also a List of those that have fled out of the Kingdome."

On p. 157, in the list of those " Slain on the Kings side," I find " Sir Bevil Greenvil son to the Marquesse of Hartford slain neer Marsh-field."

On p. 166 Sir Rich. Greenvil is among " those that have fled out of the Kingdom."

It may be that in the catalogue, which does not pretend to be complete (see p. 166), are the names of some Cornwall men of less importance than the two Greenvils.

ROBERT PIERPOINT.

DR. PRICE THE DRUID (US. iv. 230). The following fragmentary notes are from recollection of having met Dr. Price on a couple of occasions at Pontypridd and had some correspondence with him. I can- not fix the date of his death, but think it must have been in the early nineties.

Dr. Price claimed to be the last of the true Druids, devoted himself to helping the poor and infirm, restored the large serpent-mound on the hill near Pontypridd, and carried out many Druidic rites, including sacrifices. On ceremonial occasions he wore priestly garments, but at other times his more obvious articles of attire were a long rough homespun cloak, and a cap of fox- skin with the tail hanging down his back. He was greatly persecuted at times by the rougher element in the valleys, and during some of his mystic rites was pelted with stones and large sods of turf. Kindness to animals was one of his strong points, and when the railwaymen refused to allow his dog to travel in a carriage, the doctor in- sisted on going in the guard's van with the dog.

A son, borne to the doctor by his house- keeper, was announced as Jesus Christ, and was the subject of a couple of lithographed charts, filled with astrological signs, Druidic symbols, and other matters. At least, these charts were said to refer to the son in question. I am not sufficiently versed in the Welsh tongue and the symbolism to know whether it really was so, or whether the meaning was entirely ideal.

At the death of Dr. Price there was much opposition to the disposal of his remains in accordance with his will, by cremation in a great box of perforated iron surrounded by a huge bonfire. Eventually the rite was carried out as directed, and after the fire had burnt out and the iron box become cold, surprise was expressed that only a few tiny ashes remained in the box.

Dr. Price seemed to be a very sincere nthusiast, with a large knowledge of the ancient lore that he loved. Probably he was misguided in some things : certainly tie was misunderstood, misrepresented, and persecuted. H. SNOWDEN WARD.

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