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LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1913.

CONTENTS. No. 138.

NOTES : Charles Boit, Enameller, 121 Cobbett Biblio- graphy, 122 St. Martin's-in-the-Fields and the Royal Standard, 125 The Word " Broker " " To digg the dvst encloased heare "The Barony of Latimer, 126 " Air- plane "Two Scottish Songs, 127 The Rev. Charles Voysey Quotations in Jeremy Taylor" Pot-boiler," 128.

QUERIES: Early French Players in England, 128 Gold- smith's Tomb Powdered Alabaster Roger Livesay Samuel Favell Dogs on Tombs H. Hunt Piper Sir Robert Beale'u Portrait Place of Deposit of Wills- Carpenter or Carpentiere, 129 Jacobites' French Engineer Biographical Information Wanted Identification of Badge' The Corsican's Downfall ' Ludovick Robsert, Lord Bourchier, 130 T. Pretty, Vicar of Hursley Dedica- tion of Nonconformist Chapels Col. Lowther fl.M. Barque Endeavour Name of Book Wanted Lord Raglan's Arm Thunder Cross and Medal, 131.

REPLIES : James Brooke, 131 Eckwald the Dwarf, 132 Rembrandt and Menasseh Ben Israel Sanskrit and Welsh Coaching Tokens Apparent Death, 133 Last Fatal Duel in England, 134 Dr. Syntax Small Republics Boyd Porterfield Stephanas Rodericus Castrensis Abercromby Family " Cheek " " Babbylubie " British Troops in Goa, 135 Authors Wanted "Si jeunesse savait" Chained Boo_ks, 136 "J'ai vu Carcassonne" Casanova and Lord Lincoln" Here I lay outside the door " Atkyns Family, 137.

NOTES ON BOOKS: 'The People of Israel in Pre- Christian Times ' ' Letters of Southey ' ' Kent Records ' ' The Lordship of Paisley ''Guide to Harrogate.'

Notices to Correspondents.

Jlofcs.

CHARLES BOIT, ENAMELLER.

HORACE WAXPOLE, on the authority of George Vertue, relates that Boit was com- missioned to paint a large plate of Queen Anne, Prince George, and the principal officers and ladies of the Court, with Victory intro- ducing the Duke of Marlboro ugh and Prince Eugene. He also writes of the financial and other difficulties that attended the project and prevented its execution.

These difficulties are the theme of the following letters, written by the distressed artist to Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, Lord High Treasurer. The originals belong to the Duke of Portland, and are here repro- duced by His Grace's permission :

MY LORD, The Great peico I am at worke on for her Majesty is now in good forwardnesse, but, if it be her Ma/e^ties pleasure that there should be any Alteration made in it, I can yet doe it: And pardon me, My I,ord, if in my humble Opinion, I think it not a pitty that some Addition of Glory should not be made on the present Transmutation of the Scene of a happy peace from a Bloody Warr : And I doubt not of pro- poseing a Suiteable Scheme, as the Shutting up of the Temple of Janus, or some other that may,

I hope, meet with yo r Lordshipp's Approbation : But whether this shall be an Addition to the Peice now in hand, or I shall have the Honour of the Comands of a New one I leave to yo r Lordshipp's thoughts, But think it my Duty to Declare that from the Duty and Gratitude I owe her Ma/estie and yo r Lordshipp (whose Goodnesse and Benevolence I have not only shared with the rest of Mankind, but in a more perticuler Manner amply Experienced) that I shall think noe paines or labour sufficient to Expresse my Obligations. And what I have in that regard to Offer is that I will, either without further Charge make such Addition to the Peice now in hand, or be glad to have the Honour of Composeing a New one with a Moderate Charge to sett forth the pi'esent Glory of Our Queen & Nation.

And now, My Lord, draws on my harder taske, for I know not how, without a Blush but Ack- nowledge that I never thought to have ask't one penny more till my Delivery of the peice, but thr6 my present want of Money (occasioned by the publick Scarcity and the great Expence and Charges I was at in my Attendance of the House the last Sessions) I am Obliged once more to become yo r Lordshipp's Petition 1 " for 200?. in further part of the remaineing Sum'e: Which if yo r Lordshipp will voutsafe to Grant me, It will Impresse on me such Lasteing Markes of yo r Lordshipp's favor that I shall make it the whole Study of my life to give the truest tho faint Ideas thereof, to the Utmost of the power and Capacity of, My Lord, Yo r Lordshipp's most Humble and most Obedient Servant

CHARLES BOIT.

January 9, 1711/12.

[Addressed : ] To The Bight Hono ble my Lord Oxford, humbly p r sent.

MY LORD, My late Trouble and Confinement has not only been very Expensive to me, but very Injuriouse in my Buisnesse : which I had pre- vented, could I have been soe fortunate as to have prevailed for One hundred pounds more, additionall to your Lordshipp's last Bounty to me : I am forced once more to apply to your Lordshipp for it, but with the Utmost Confusion and regreat, and could I be soe happy as to have one hundred pounds by way of Advance Money, I will Engage in a very short time to deliver to yo r Lordshipp as Many Pictures of the Queen as will amount to it, and will be ready to waite on yo r Lordshipp w th one as a Sample which I doubt not but will please ; which would make me Easy, and render me punctuall in my perform- ance. This, My Lord, will be an Im'ediate Cure to my Trembling hand, and my Akeing heart, Two sad Companions in my Buisnesse ; and make the one as steady in my Opperations, as the other is fix'd in Duty, and Devoted to yo r Lordshipp's Service. I am, My Lord,

Yo r Lordshipp's most Dutyfull and most obedient Servant CHARLES BOIT.

Aprill y 25, 1713.

[Addressed : ] To the Right Honc b1c my Lord High Treasur 1 humbly p r sent.

MY LORD, I have a Person now at my House, whom I lately sent for from ffrance to help me in my Buisneses, and hope now to be able to Dispatch the worke I am Ordered for her Ma/fstie and to be goeing on with the Great Peice as soone as I have my finall Orders : But, my Lord,