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 iis.vn.juxB7,i9i3.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 441 LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNS 7, 191S. CONTENTS.-NO. iso. NOTES:—Pope's Paternal Ancestors, 441—The Forged 'Speeches and Prayers' of the Regicides—Statues and Memorials in the British Isles. 442 — John Clarke, Schoolmaster of Hull, 444—Proposed Emendation in Ascham—'Persuasion,' 445—Aeroplanes on Parade- Persian Journalism—AcemannAsceaster—Chief Justice Tansy and the Dred Scott Case—Unusual Christian Names—" Spot," 416—The Sign of the Dripping-Pan— " Duke " and *' Duchess " as Christian Names, 447. QUERIES : — "Town-planning" — Wreck of the Jane, Duchess of Gordon, 447—Files: Tools in the Middle Ages—Penny Readings—" Quo vadis ?"—Vanden Bempde Family, 448—Mungn Campbell's Dying Message: "Fare- well, vain world '." — Slntram and Verena —Cardinal Newman's Epitaph—Storey's Gate Tavern and Coffee- House— T. Compton, Artist—" He" in Game of "Touch" —Adam of Fanno, 449—Unicorn's Horn— Biographical Information Wanted—Mylesa, Essex—Pictures of the Deity in Churches—Author of Quotation Wanted— 11 Cork fever," 460. BBPLIES:-William Hone. 450-St. John the Baptist In Art, 452—Jacobite Earl of Beverley—Author Wanted, 453 —'The Tomahawk': Matt Morgan—"Of sorts"—John Mann, 454—English Chanteys—' Eccentric Biography,' 465—"Star-ypointing": Second Folio of Shakespeare's Plays—Paget and Chester, 456—Diminutive Almanacs— Schaak, an Artist—Lions in the Tower—Samuel Harmar —Abolition of Tenure by Knight Service—Duke of Newcastle at Marston Moor, 457—" Paw-paw" in the •N.E.D.'—Tolling on Good Friday-^ohn Moultrie— "Employee"—Miracles—Mrs. Salmon's Waxworks—The Wife of James Mohr Drummond, 458. NOTES ON BOOKS :-Calendur of Patent Rolls of Edward III.—' Book-Prices Current'—" The People's Books"—"The Social Guide'—Reviews and Magazines— •Printers'Pie.' Notices to Correspondents. THE PATERNAL ANCESTORS OF ALEXANDER POPE. (See ante, p. 281.) IN reference to MR. F. .1. POPE'S summary of his researches into the history of the poet's ancestry, I give bolow some ad- ditional details which may serve for illus- tration or confirmation of MR. POPE'S interesting notes. The following extract concerns Richard Pope of Andover, the first ancestor of the poet named in MR. POPE'S article. The will of John Hercy of Winkfield, Berks, Esq. (P.C.C. 56 Weldon), dated 26 Dec., 1615, and proved 20 June, 1617, dealing with his various properties, real and personal, says :— "Arid Whereas I have authorised my sonne in lawe Thomas Wotton to alter ray pattent for sellinge wynes in Andevor in the County of Southt for wch John Hollyar and Richard Pope stand bound to pay me yearely duringo my lyef Fyve marks by the yeare my will is that the new patent be in the names of Francis Wotton and Henry Wotton, and the prottiti - therof after my decease to be employed towards their educacon in learning." Signatures of Alexander Pope, father and son, will be found witnessing the will of Gilbert Holton of Binfield, 3 Oct., 1707 (P.C.C. 117 Barrett). The Hpltons were a Binfield family of long standing, and it is interesting to note that the testator speaks of his house in " Lumbard Street, London." We know that Alexander Pope, sen., was also in business at one time in Lombard Street, and that the poet was born there (seo ' D.N.B.'). It is not unlikely, therefore, that the family's acquaintance with Holton at Binfield may have originated in London. At the same time, the passage given above from John Herey's will may indicate an earlier connexion of the Pope family with the neighbourhood of Binfield, as Winkfield is only a few miles from the latter parish, and both formed part of the great forest of Windsor. " Editha Pope," doubtless the poet's mother, is a witness to the will of Nicholas Pottinger of Reading, Esq. (P.C.C. 120 Dyer), dated 20 July, 1701. It may be interesting to give an abstract of the will of Anne Staveley of Pangborno, showing the relationship between the Pope and Staveley families alluded to in MR. POPE'S article :— P.C.C. (69 Reeve). Anno Staveley of Pangbprne, Berks, spinster—late grandfather Edward Whistler of Gatehampton (his will dated July, 1651)—my mother Mary Staveley, being the only dau. of said Edward Whistler my grandfather—father Ambrose Staveley of Pangborne, clerk—said mother Mary Staveley is dead, and had only issue two daus., me, said Anne, and my sister Mary. dec.—John Whistler, son and heir of said Kdwd. Whistler—aunt Eliz. Michael of Causham [Caversham] and her children- uncle Mr. Alexander Pope—cousin Mr. Thos. Mason of Sulham—cousin Mr. John Whistler of Whitohurch, Oxon—uncle Mr. John Whistler of Gatehampton—the six children of said cousin Mr. John Whistler of Whitchurch—the five children of said cousin Mr. John Whistler of Gatehampton— cousins Mr. Robt. Mason and Mrs. Eliz. Mason— mother-in-law Mrs. Mary Staveley—aunt Dorothy Pope—uncle Mr.William Pope—uncle Mr.Alexander Pope—uncle Mr. John Whistler of Gatehampton and my aunt Anne VVhistler his wife—cousin Mr. John Vhistlerof Whitchurch and his wife—cousin Mr. Thos. Mason of Sulham and cousin Magaretr Mason his wife—widow Justice of Pangborne— sister - in - law Mrs. Dorothy Staveley -1- father Ambrose Staveley, exec.—3 July, 1676. Witnesses : John Briokenden, John Tooker, Thomas Wilson, Jo : Blagrave. Proved 23 June, 1678. F. S. SNELL. 15, The Burroughs, Hendon, N. W.