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NOTES AND QUERIES. [ii s. v. JUNE is, 1912.

take it, we get the name of David Lloyd's father and also of a sister of his, born about 1608 that is, about six years after him.

I should like to know who was " Father Buckley " ; and also what was the name of David Lloyd's mother's family, connected with Bodvel. T. LL. JONES.

Yspyth Vicarage, Bettws-y-coed.

TRUSSEL FAMILY (11 S. v. 50, 137, 257, 333). " Notehurst " is Outburst in War- wickshire. Dugdale says :

" About the beginning of E. 3. Time, Will. Trussell, of Flore in Com. Northampt., became Owner of it ; and in 5 of that King's Reign had a Charter of Free Warren in all his Demesn Lands here ; as also a special License to make a Park of his Woods in this Place. From which Will. it descended to the Trussells of Billesley, and continued in the Possession of that Family (whose Descent in Billesley is to be seen) till Edward Trussell, Son and Heir to the last Thomas, sold it within these few years to William Jesson, an Alderman of Coventre."

There are several other references to the Trussells in Dugdale's ' Warwickshire.'

HOWARD S. PEARSON.

ROBERT DREWRIE, PRIEST, EXECUTED AT TYBURN 25 FEB., 1607 (11 S. v. 249, 372). I wish to thank MR. WAINEWRIGHT and MR. WHITE for their replies to my query, but am sorry they do not throw much further light on the matter. I was already conversant with the account in the ' D.N.B.,' and as it is there stated that Robert Drury was of a Buckinghamshire family, I have always presumed him to be the second son of Robert of Hedgerley, in that county, and, conse- quently, brother of Sir Henry, and nephew of Sir William (Lord Justice Governor of Ireland) and Sir Drue (one of the keepers of Mary, Queen of Scots). I wished to have this opinion confirmed by some authority, if possible. In the pedigree this Robert is stated to have " ob. coelebs," which is a slight confirmation of the assumption that he is the man.

He was certainly not the brother of Henry Drury, the recusant who died at Antwerp I?,., 1 ,? 94 - This Henry had an elder brother, Wilham (who died quite young), and he was the son of Henry of Lawshall, co. buffolk, who was honoured by Queen Eliza- beth dining at his house during her Progress m 1578, on her way to pay a visit to his nephew, Sir William Drury of Hawstead.

At this period several members of the tamily were staunch adherents of the Roman faith : for instance, Henry D. of Lawshall ; Dr. William D., Master in Chancery, who was imprisoned; the latter's son, Robert

the Jesuit, who was killed at the " Fatal Vespers " ; and John D. of Godwick, brother of Dr. William D. Even Sir Drue of Riddlesworth was accused of having died a Catholic, his widow and others being severely examined on the matter.

I think it necessary to make these observa- tions, as future readers might otherwise possibly assume that the subject of this inquiry and Henry Drury the recusant were brothers. CHARLES DRURY.

MISSING WORDS WANTED (11 S. v. 389). I have consulted my uncle, Mr. Spencer P. Butler, as to the lines given at the above reference. He accepts the authorship, and corrects and completes the version thus :

Goliath of Gath

He made him a path

For himself to walk on alone ;

But David the lad,

From the river Copad,

Came and knocked him down with a stone.

My uncle made the stanza when he was a boy, and he invented and introduced the " river Copad " for the sake of rime. At Rugby he was in the front rank, both at cricket and football, and his athletic prowess is recorded in 'Butler's Leap.' He was afterwards distinguished as a Wrangler and First Class Classic at Trinity College. Cambridge ; and, being now in his eighty- fifth year, I feel sure that he forgives me for writing this note on his behalf.

G. G. BUTLER.

I well remember the doggerel verses to which E. M. S. refers, as being commonly quoted at school fifty years ago :

Goliath of Gath

He made him a path

That he might walk alone,

But David, a lad

Of a countenance glad,

Knocked him head over heels with a stone.

There was a variant of the last line ; but the above version, though less familiar, is better suited to ears polite.

JOHN MURRAY.

[MR. WILLIAM BRADBROOK, COL. DURAXD MR. J. FOSTER PALMER, and G. R. also thanked for replies.]

URBAN V.'s FAMILY NAME (US. iv. 204, 256, 316, 456, 499, 518; v. 255, 374). May I point out to COL. PRIDEAUX two articles (in English) of mine relating to the ninth-century settlement of Saracens at Fraxinetium (now La Garde Freinet) in Provence ? One appeared in The Alpine Journal for August, 1879, pp. 254-76. and the other (supplementary) in the same