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 ii s. vi. OCT. 19, MIS.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1'J, 1912.

CONTENTS. No. 147.

XOTES : Hugh Peters, 301 The Royal Society's 250th Anniversary, 302 Full wood : Halley: Parry: Pyke, 303 George Gaseoigne, Poet, and his Son William Veterinary College: Prof. Coleman, 305 Newton's Observatory London Sanctuaries " Musette," a Dance Signs of Old London, 306 London Riot in 1629 Solan Topee or Pith Helmet Durand Hotham, 307.

QUERIES: " Marrowskying " The American Living stones, 307 Portrait of Sir Peter Lely "Communion halpens" "Honest" Epitaph Johnson's 'Dictionary': " Ocean " Jenner Family, 308 Sir Anthony Jackson A VVinnower Zodiac of Ten Signs" Memoria technica " Vicars of Holne, Devon References Wanted' Man- mourmurian,' 309 I. Hncks, B.A. Major W. O'Bryan Taylor George Dyer "Basset" Sir W. Throckmorton : Zouch Townley, 310.

REPLIES : Authorship of "The Devil's Walk,' 310 Peter de Wint Trussel Family Hogarth's ' Rake's Progress ' : ' The Black Joke 'Sacred Wells Brewerne Abbey, 311 Adam Lindsay Gordon's Fate Trussells and Swynnertons Latin Quotations East Anglian Families John Bannister, Musician temp. Charles II., 312 The Rock-t Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, at Leipsic Delafleld Anns Burial-Place of Mary de Bohun " Bide thy time," 313 "Touching for a Loan" Joseph Fussell Ralegh's Descendants Kennett and Howe Families Lifting the Bride over the Threshold, 314 Queen of Tahiti's Feather Robe Garrick's ' Satire,' 315 The Twelve Casars at Calcutta "Pomander" Dick Turpin's Pistol, 316 "Let severely alone" Compton Abdale Church Henry Hunt Pipsr, 317 Robert Denton London Bridge Firebacks Brindle Arms ' St. Johnstoun ' Sheffield Family, 318.

NOTES OX BOOKS :' Dictionary of National Biography,' Second Supplement.

Booksellers' Catalogues.

HUGH PETERS.

(See ante, pp. 221, 263.)

III. PETERS AND THE BUTCHER'S WIFE.

THE ' D.X.B.,' following all American writers, bases its account of Peters's earlier years upon a tract published at the end of 1660, with the " ad captandum vulgus " title of

" A Dying Father's last Legacy to an onely child ; or, Mr. Hugh Peter's advice to his daughter, written by his own hand during his late imprison- ment in the Tower of London and given her a little before his death."

This was a forgery, best dealt with when I come to the year of its publication.

Peters fled from London, where he was lecturer at St. Sepulchre's Church, to Hol- land (probably in 1631; Wm. Steven's dam ' is incorrect). Of the common asser- tion that he fled because he was persecuted for nonconformity there is no evidence. On 17 Aug., 1627, he wrote to the Bishop of
 * History of the Scottish Church in Rotter-

London stating (1) that he would lay down his life for the Church of England and her doctrines, &c. ; (2) that he acknowledged and approved government by archbishops and bishops, " and have, and will press the same upon others " ; (3) that he gave his " full approbation and allowance " to the ceremonies in use, and had " never been accused for neglect therein " ; (4) for the Common Prayer, "I subscribe with my heart and -hand."' This document is printed in extenso in Prynne's ' Fresh Discovery of some Prodigious New Wandering Biasing Stars and Firebrands, calling themselves New Lights,' &c. (24 July, 1645).

Peters fled from London because he was cudgelled by a butcher called Neal, who lived at Smithfield Bars. The man thrashed Peters for refusing to pay for the joints his wife had bestowed on him, and because he suspected the two of adultery. The story is best given by references, and out of a very large number I extract the following :

(a) Mercurlus Aulicus, 40th week, p. 560 , under dale Wednesday, 4 Oct., 1643. This is Thomason Tract E 71 (9), and follows another Anlicus (probably the Oxford edition) of th; same week, which does not contain the am<- matter.

(b) Nercurius Elenclicus, No. 1, 29 Oct.- 5 Nov., 1647, p. 4. Thomason Tract E 412 (31).

(c) Mercurius Pragmaticus, No. 9, 9-16 Nov., 1647, p. 70. Thomason Tract E 414 (16).

(d) ' The Assembly Man,' by Sir John Berken- head (1647), reprinted in the ' Somers Tracts,' v. 493.

(e) ' The Loyal Lovers,' a tragi-comedy by Major Cosmo Manuche, printed in 1652, pp. 15-11), where one of the characters personates Peters as " Phanaticus, a preest," and the whole story is told with objectionable detail.

It will thus be seen that there is ample and continuous corroboration of two of the stories of Yonge's 'England's Shame.' I have not noted any reference to the story of the vintner's wife.

IV. PETERS AS A PREACHER AND AUTHOR

The first account of Peters's pulpit per- formances is contained in a letter from Dr. Stephen Goffe, brother to the regicide, and chaplain, to the English general in Holland, Lord Yere. Dr. Goffe afterwards became a priest and superior of the Oratory at Paris, founded by Cardinal Berulle. The letter is dated 17/7 Xov., 1633, and runs :

" Dr. Ames his death hath put us in hope that we shall not be so much troubled with blew books [i.e., pamphlets] as heretofore. He was buried at Rotterdam on Monday last, and, since that, Mr. Peters hath lamented the cause of Christ's Church -in his losse, making him the