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 NOTES AND QUERIES. [n s. v. JCNE 15, 1912.

James Momford, Esquier, and Chirugeon unto King Henry the eight, was buried the 14 of Oct., 1544.

Thomas Gayle, Haberdasher, bur. 22 Dec., 1540.

Elizabeth his wife, 18 Jan., 1545.

In Strype's 'Stow' (1754 edition), vol. i. p. 492, there is a somewhat similar list of the monuments in-St. George's " for two hundred years past," having variations in order, and omissions, that show it to have bsen an independent compilation, but the MS. gives the better account.

From the same registers I select some further items of burials of which special par- ticulars are given :

1546. S r William Forman, knight and Haber- dasher, who had bene Sheriff A 1533, and lord Maior A 1538, was buried the 13 th of Pebruarie.

1563. Harry, the Bathers man, 12 Oct.

1567. Elizabeth, wife of John Hill, butcher, on All Saints' Day.

1575. John Hill, Turner [elsewhere, " John Hill of ye Turneres Company "], 27 Dec.

1580. George Holmes died 9 March.... for whose grave in the Chan cell I received 30s., and for a Mortuary 10s., at the handes of Mr. Thomas Holmes his brother.

1587. William Parris, fishmonger, 18 June.

1587. A stranger, being a Dutche man and a clockmaker, traveling from Cambridge, died in this parish and was buried on Tuesday, the 16th of Jan.

1591. Lawrence Buckron, a highe Alman souldier, dying in Richard Wamker's house, bur. U Feb.

1592. Anthony Teder, a frencheman, lying in Widdowe Leedes house, Bur. 18 Nov.

1593. Moses Angell, servant of M r Behoult.

1596. Audrey Hawkes, Lady, Lady Maioress of London in A 1574, died on Wed? night, 28 Ap r , being 96 yeares old, and was buried at St. Mary Abehurch, 5 May.

1597. Mary Harvey, the servant of George Clink, p'sh clerk, 8 Oct.

1597. Christopher Bancroft, brother to the nowe L d BP of London, was bur. out of Mrs Tomblinsons house, 17 Dec. in the chancell, close under the pewes at the head of Agnis Davyd.

1599. Mrs. Judeth Breend, gentlewoman, 1 May.

1599. M r Garret W T illyams, Marchant, Stran- ger, 25 Sept.

1600. Issabell, wife of Thomas Gayner, hemp dresser, 14 May.

1600. Ambrose Broumfeeld, gentellman and grocer, 16 June.

1600. John Hinde, Haberdasher, aged 70. ...

1601. Jane, wife of Thomas Bowers, butcher i? 7) Jan.

1602. John Pagnam, gentleman, a bachelor, aged 53 yeares, dwelling at Wimblton [sic], but dying at M r John Potters house, & buried in v" Chauncell under y stone w th 4 crosses* on Frydav, Oct. 5.

1603. Thomas Lawrence, servant to John Parsouns butcher, 9 May.

crosses, from some altar laid low at the Reforma- tion.
 * Presumably a slab marked with consecration

1607. Mary, wife of William Abell, stranger, was buried one Sonday 2 Aug. in the litle yle under the greate stone.

1611. Richard Honor (free of the Sadler's Company, and aged threescore years) bur. in the grene churcheyarde, in the fardeste corner.

1611. Thomas* Thomson, Letherseller <fc Bellows-Maker.

1617. A still borne child of James Peares, taylor, bur. 12 May.

1628. The dau: of Mr Thomas Maimvaringe, 4 Aug. in the chauncel.

1630. Thomas, son of William Manwcriiig, bur. 1 Nov.

In the third volume between ' Baptisms ' and ' Marriages,' and distinct from 'Burials ' there is a list of the gravestones in the church and yard commemorating sepultures of 1684-5.

It would be a good work in the cause of genealogy for some one to transcribe these (with Mr. Bird's cons nt), and, further, to copy such inscriptions as are still legible on the old gravestones that it has been found necessary to take up from the aisles of St. George's Church, and that now cumber the ground somewhat, to the embarrassment of the vestry, who would, as I understand, be glad to have them removed to some situation where they would be treated with due respect and preserved to posterity.

ETHEL LEGA-WEEKES.

OMAR KHAYYAM'S ' RUBAIYAT.'

I SUBJOIN a list of some of the less-known nineteenth - century editions of the ' Ru- baiyat ' :

Three years after the appearance of the now famous first edition, a private issue of fifty copies was printed in Madras (1862). This thin, cloth- bound brochure, with a paper label on the front cover, is now of greater rarity than its immortal predecessor. In addition to FitzGerald's seventy - Rve quatrains, it contained some verses and a note by Garcin de Tassy ; also an extract from The Calcutta Review of March, 1856.

Columbus, Ohio, 1870. First printed American dition. 100 copies. Text of FitzGerald's 1868 edition. This private issue is now of great rarity.

A beautiful transcript of the first edition was done on vellum in 1872 by Wm. Morris, illumi- nated from designs by Burne- Jones. This is now in the safe custody of the British Museum.

Harry Quilter edition. Jo. Campbell, jun., 1883. Printed on coarse brownish paper full of blemishes. Size, 10X 12 in. Text of fourth edition. Now very scarce.

In the way of illustrated editions nothing has been issued in England to equal the bold drawings done by Elihu Vedder for the fine folio volume ssuedby Houghton, Mifflin, & Co., Boston, 188 J. The quatrains are rearranged in order to suit the requirements of the artist.