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WESLEY JOURNALS. The late R. Denny Urlin, in his ' Churchman's Life of Wesley,' says that the original Journals, from whicl selections had been published by Wesley himself, and subsequently by his executors, passed through Henry Moore to his repre- sentative, Mr. W. Gandy. They are con- tained in many volumes of shorthand. Mr. Urlin in vain asked more than once to be allowed to inspect them. WTiat became of them on Mr. Gandy 's death ? Have any further parts of them been published ? Mr. Gandy, expressing some anxiety as to the fate of these papers, was advised to deposit them in the British Museum ; but whether this course was adopted or not I do not know. E. L. H. TEW.

Upham Rectory.

DRURY FAMILY ARMS. The arms of Drury of Ireland as depicted on the funeral certificate of Katherine, the wife of Sir John King, Kt., are Argent, a bordure gules ; on a chief vert, a cross tau between two mullets of the first (Muskett's ' Suffolk Manorial Families,' p. 359). Katherine, Lady King, was the daughter of Thos. Drury of Laughlin, co. Carlow, which Thomas was the son of Robert of the same place ; and the said Robert was the son of Edmund Drury of Horton, Bucks, who was the fourth son of Sir Robert of Hedgerley, Bucks. Now the arms of the above Ed- mund as given on the ancient pedigree of 1602 are Argent, on a chief vert, a tau between two mullets or, pierced gules, with a crescent or on a crescent sable for differ- ence.

Two generations later than Katherine, Lady King, I find that " John Drury, Esq., was interred from Meath Street to St. Michan's Church, Dublin, ye 11 Day of December, 1722, with escochions," &c. These " escochions " also bear the bordure gules, and are impaled with Walcope. This John Drury was grandson of Thomas of Laughlin (Add. MS. 4820).

I shall be glad of any information as to the date of, and reason for, adding the bordure gules, and altering the metal of the charges from or to argent by this branch of the family, and why they did not continue to bear the arms of their ancestor Edmund Drury, with his mark of cadency.

The Drurys of Laughlin, as shown, were directly descended from the Drurys of Hawstead, and I am anxious to know whether there is any authority for these changes in the arms. CHARLES DRURY.

12, Ranmoor Cliffe Road, Sheffield.

CLERKS OF THE PEACE : THEIR SIGNA- TURES. Have these officials any prescrip- tive or legal right to sign the notices of Quarter Sessions or summonses to jurors with their surnames only, as if they were members of the peerage ? In our county borough the Town Clerk is also Clerk of the Peace. In the former capacity he signs documents J. H. E s ; in the latter as E s. Why ? W. S. B. H.

[See 7 S. xii. 469, 491 ; and especially the numerous references to former articles in ' N. & Q.' supplied by MR. EVEBARD HOME COLEMAN at 8 S. i. 11.]

GARUGH : KNOCKA-

BROW. Lands thus named are mentioned in the will of Maurice Tyrrell of Kildangan, co. Meath, in 1722. They are probably in Meath, Kildare, Westmeath, or King's County, and I shall be glad of information as to their situation.

HENRY W. POOK, Col. 121, Hither Green Lane, Lewisham, S.E.

JOHN BODE, 1639. On the leaf before the title-page of a copy of the fourth edi- tion of ' Life Eternal!,' by John Preston, D.D., London, 1634, in my possession, is the following presentation inscription : To my worthie Cosin, Mr. John Bode, esquier.

S r, Amidst this revolution and present muta- billitie of earthly things, nothing can be more oportune, nor any cogitations more abaysable to byholde our spirits, than to reflecte upon the eternitie and perfection of allmightie god, into whose presence when we shall (once) be admitted we shall then remaine in a stable condition. And theirfor I do here offer to your consideration, this (purse) full of (freshe) directions and you shall (use) with me this (informing) treatise [which if my (affection) to the Author misleade me not] will prove very fruitfull to that effecte, from the reading wheorof I will not longer detaine you then, while I subscribe my selfe

your affectionate cosin,

WM: STRICKLAND.

London (April) (21th) 1639.

The words within are difficult to de- cipher.

This book was presented by Sir Wm. Strickland, Bt., of Boynton, a Baron of Oliver Cromwell's Upper House, to his cousin John Bode, whose name is written on the title-page. Can your readers supply ne with information respecting this John Bode ? Other names inscribed in the book are " Robeart " Grange and William Grange.

T. F. M.

" FRATERNAL " : " SISTERLY." Is it not ather curious that there is no word that can DC used by women as men use " fraternal " ? ' Sisterly " is the only adjective that is'