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(d. 2 March, 1693/4, s.p.); secondly, 6 June 1695, Sarah, sister of Rd. Smith, M.D., o London and Aylesbury (d. August, 1702) thirdly, in 1703, Dorcas, daughter o Thomas Fuller, D.D., Rector of Wellinhale (? Willingale), Essex, and widow of Clopton Havers, M.D. By the second wife he had a son, White Kennett, Rector of Burton-le Cogges, Lines, and Prebendary of Peter borough, Lincoln, and London ; also daughter, Sarah, married to John Newman of Shottesbrook, Berks. Where does the daughter who married Col. Howe come in ?

E. L. H. TEW. CJpham Rectory, Hants.

RHUDDLAN. What are the origin and early history of Rhuddlan in the Vale of Clwyd, North Wales ? How many Rhuddlans are there in Wales ?

There is at least one place of that name in South Wales, viz., Rhuddlan Teify, near Highmead (the Lord Lieutenant's place), in Cardiganshire.

In a book written in French which I noticed in the library of Quimper, Brittany, it is stated that there are several Rhuddlans in Brittany also.

It would be interesting to know if there are any places bearing that name in England, Scotland, Ireland, or any other country besides Wales and Brittany.

Prof. Loth of the Paris University states that the meaning of Rhuddlan is "la rive rouge," or the red banks of the river. JONATHAN CEBEDIG DAVIES. Llanilar, Cardiganshire.

HENRY ROWE. In the list of the incum- bents of East Tytherley in Hampshire is the name of Henry Rowe, from 1574 to 1622. On the cover of one of the parish register books of Hursley, in the same county, is the following note : " Henricus Rowe, clericus, fuit sepultus Aprilis 17, 1609." They do not appear in the list of Oxford graduates. Who were they ? S. H. F.

OTHNIEL HAGGATT OF BABBADOES. Can any one supply information concerning Othniel Haggatt, who was appointed Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Barbadoes, October, 1734 ? I shall be glad to ascertain the dates of his birth, marriages, and death ; names of his parents ; what family he had ; and the name of his first wife.

He is said to have been a Bristol man and to have married twice, his second wife being Susanna, widow of Simon Lambert.

H. C. B.

RICHABD NEWCOME, VICAR OF HURSLEY. Is anything known of Richard Newcome, instituted to the Vicarage of Hursley, near Winchester, in 1726, on the presentation of Sir William Heathcote, Bart. ? He resigned in 1747 to become Canon of Windsor (as it is supposed), and afterwards Bishop of Llandaff and of St. Asaph. When and where did he die, and who was his father ? I have always believed that he was grandson of Henry Newcome, Rector of Gawsworth, co. Chester, and son of Peter Newcome, Vicar of St. Augustine's, Hackney, by Anne Hook of Basingstoke, and that he had two brothers : Peter, Vicar of Wellow, Hants, 1715-44 (of Brasenose Coll., Oxon), and Henry Newcome, a schoolmaster at Hackney, who married Miss Jones of Freemantle, Hants. F. H. SUCKLING.

Highwood, Romsey.

THE HOME COUNTIES. Which are the Home Counties ? How long have they been so called, and what is the origin of the designation ? SIMPLE SIMON.

[Vide ' N.E.D.,' sub ' Home.' Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, and Essex, being the counties nearest London, are so called ; with Hertford and Sussex sometimes added. Curiously, no instance is given in the Dictionary.]

" POMANDER." I should be glad to know of any book containing information relating to a "pomander." (See ante p. 87), Is there any recipe extant for making the filling ? [s this filling connected with potpourri ? The latter word is not given in Bailey, except as a term of " cold -meat cookery." Was not the thing known to him, or did he call it by another name ? I shall be very grateful for information. J. PARSON.

CARD GAMES. In ' The Life and Letters of the Great Earl of Cork,' by Mrs. Towns- hend, we find it stated by the Earl that he and his family frequently played at games of cards and dice, such as gleek, quarter loo dicing, and mawe. What were these games ?

R. USSHER.

[Tor gleek see 9 S. x. 4 ; 10 S. vii. 362, 512 ; and the N.E.D.' Mawe, according to the 'N.E.D.,' was layed with a piquet pack of thirty-six cards, and my number of persons from two to six formed he party. The first quotation is from Forrest, 548.]

CROMWELLIAN MARRIAGES IN IRELAND. ere these marriages performed by magis- rates ? If so, do any records exist which ould supply the place of missing parish egisters ? (MRS.) COPE.

Finchampstead, Berks.