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Napper Tandy and his companions wh were arrested in Hamburg in November

1798, by order of the British Ambassado there, and delivered to England on 1 Oct

1799. Both events were of considerabl consequence to the city of Hamburg.

I may mention that I have already referred to the article in the ' D.N.B.,' an< seen the reference at 10 S. x. 7 in ' N. & Q. The sources referred to in the former ar too early for my purpose.

O. WOHLWTLL.

REPORT OF TRIAL : YSPYTTY IF AN. The advowson of the living of Yspytty Ifan diocese of St. Asaph, has been in lay hands since the dissolution of the Hospice of St John (in Welsh Yspytty Ifan), which wa situated here up to the Reformation. '. have seen intimations that Dr. George Griffith, Bishop of St. Asaph 1660-67 disputed the legality of this lay patronage and had it tried before some court or other but that the case was decided against him Could any reader of ' N. & Q.' tell me where a report of such a trial would probably be found ? T. LLECHTD JONES.

Yspytty Ifan Vicarage, Bettws-y-Coed.

PEN RHOS STABLE : PRINT. There it, a coloured print of the above bearing the imprint " Richard Hoar, Print seller & frame maker, 18 Gracechurch St., n r Lom- bard St." I am anxious to ascertain (1 which of the several places in North Waleb so named is the one delineated ; (2) the name of the artist ; (3) the date of the drawing ; and (4), supposing the print appeared as a book- illustration, the name of the book. Richard Hoar was in business at the above address from about 1805 until 1845 or later. Kindly reply direct. P. LUCAS.

28, Orchard Street, W.

"DIVINE DISCONTENT." Whence comes this phrase ? I thought it was in Words- worth or Ruskin, but have not been able to lay my hand upon it. C. C. J,

THOMAS MORICZ, COMMON SERJEANT OF LONDON. Thomas Moricz is mentioned in the City Letter-Books as Common Ser- jeant between 1356 and 1360. Can any one give any information about him ? Is he to be identified with Thomas Morice, a pleader in the King's Court, whose will, dated 4 June, 1368, is published in the ' Calendar of Wills in the Court of Husting '? This Thomas Morice and Cecily his wife levied, in 1351-2, a fine of property in

Stepney and Hackney. The other parties were Richard Waleton and Margery his wife ; Amy also, widow of John Colewelle, is mentioned. TEMPLAB.

COUNTESS OF LANESBOROUGH (MRS. JOHN KING). Jane, only daughter of the first Earl of Belvidere, after the death of her husband, the second Earl of Lanesborough, in 1779, married Jacob Rey, a Sephardi Jew. He was a notorious character, and had anglicized his name to John King. What was the date of this marriage, and where was it celebrated ? At that period how could such a marriage take place ? King was a Jew, and the Countess a Roman Catholic (?) ISRAEL SOLOMONS.

118, Sutherland Avenue, W.

PSALMS IN METRE. W T ere the metrical versions of the Psalms made by Sternhold and Hopkins, and those afterwards made by Nahum Tate and Nehemiah Brady, D.D., intended to supersede the recitation of the Psalter at mattins and evensong, as it is appointed in the Book of Common Prayer ? And, if so, did they actually take its place ? For example, on the first morning of the month (if a Sunday), after the 'Venite,' did the choir strike up " The man is blest who ne'er consents," and so proceed ? I am perhaps displaying my ignorance ; but I should like to read a concise account of this matter, if it has a history.

RICHARD H. THORNTON.

[The Psalms in metre were used as hymns. A brief account of the matter will be found in ' The Encycl. Brit.,' <s6 'Hymns.']

JOHN BANNISTER, MUSICIAN TEMP. CHARLES II. In The London Gazette for 6-9 Jan., 1678/9, is the following advertise- ment :

" At the Musick School in Essex Buildings near St. Clements Church in the Strand, will be continued a Consort of Vocal and Instrumental dusick ; beginning at six of the clock every evening. Composed by Mr. John Bannister."

Who was this John Bannister ?

ALFRED F. ROBBINS.

" RoTHiEMURCHtrs " GRANT. I am ajixious for information about a politician who flourished in 1819, and who is thus eferred to in Lady Shelley's Diary.

RICHARD EDGCUMBE.

Edgbarrow, Crowthorne, Berks.

[See ' Memoirs of a Highland Lady : the Auto- iography of Elizabeth Grant of Rothiemurchus,' dited by Lady Strachey, and published by Mr. ohn Murray.]