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NOTES AND QUERIES. [ii -s. VIL M AR. 29, 1913.

" -PLESHAM." On 10 May, 1358. an action at law 1 took place between Robert Trip, parson of the church of -plesham, and Alan Forester, chaplain, claimants, and John Langelonde and Isabella his wife, deforciants, as to several manors in Cornwall (in Gulval, St. Just-in-Penwith, Probus, and Linkinghorne parishes) and Devon (North- cote).

The whole fine is printed in the * Feet of Fines for Cornwall,' No. 691, by the Devon and Cornwall Record Society. I am anxious to identify -plesham. The writing on the document in the Record Office is so faded that the first syllable of this parish cannot be read. Indications of likely sources of information concerning the parties to the fine, especially Langelonde and his wife, would be acceptable to

J. HAMBLEY ROWE, M.B. 88, Hortori Grange Road, Bradford.

THE " SILVERWOOD " OF BALLADS. Twice, at least, Silverwood is spoken of in ballad literature. It is the wood where lovers meet and adventures happen. What does " Silver " mean ?

In Wilhelm Carl Grimm's ' Altdanische Heldenlieder, Balladen, und Marchen,' 1811, the Green-Wood, the Very-green-wood, and the Rose-wood = " Rosenwald " are men- tioned. It appears to me that " Silver- wood " is the equivalent of "Rosewood " in significance, though of different derivation.

DANISH BALLAD. Will some Danish cor- respondent of ' N. & Q.' supply me with the original of Trost's words in the ballad of ' Little Danved and the Young Trost ' ? Roughly, in English, they are :

And I have worn your clothing, and I have ridden

your steed : To-day I must stand where strife is high, and help

you in your need. I have taken your silver and gold, and I have

eaten your bread : I will not fall away from you, though for it 1 be

dead.

Then Danved and Trost set their backs together.

They stood together back to back, there in the

woodland green, And in the morning hour forthwith the two have

slain fifteen.

M. P.

MBS. A. J. PENNY. I desire information regarding the place of birth and marriage of the above authoress. I know she died at Cullompton, near Exeter, where I often visited her in 1889. Replies may be sent to HERBERT HARDY.

Brownhill, Batley, Yorks.

FIRST EDITION OF * CLARISSA HARLOWE.' I have in my possession vol. vi. of an early 12mo edition of ' Clarissa Harlowe,' with the title-page missing. From Alli- bone's ' Dictionary of English Literature ' I gather that five 12mo editions of the book appeared between 1768 and 1810, all in eight volumes. In his book on Richardson Mr. Austin Dobson says that the first edition of ' Clarissa ' came out in seven volumes, and he clearly suggests it was 12mo. Could any reader of ' N. & Q.' give me a clue to find out whether I am the happy possessor of a volume of the first edition or not ? There are 125 letters in this " vol. vi." Letter I. is ' Mr. Lovelace, to John Belford, Esq:, Friday, June 30'; and the last letter (which, by misprint, is numbered CXX. ) is 'Mr. Lovelace, to John Belford, Esq:,' and is the letter with the long quota- tion from Psalm cxl.

T. LLECHID JONES.

Yspytty Vicarage.

KIDDELL. Can any of your readers tell me who are the present representatives of the Kiddell family of South Ferriby, Lines ? Arms : Sable, a bend raguly argent. The pedigree from 1300 to 1600 is printed in Harleian Society Publication, vol. li.

Are there any of the name still in the district of South Ferriby ? Where did they go ?

There is an entry of John Kiddell and his wife Elizabeth in the Parish Register of Brooke, Norfolk, in 1753, and subsequent references to his descendants. But as there are no prior references either in the Rate- Books or Register, I presume he settled and bought land in Brooke about that time.

Please communicate direct.

G. A. WOODROFFE PHILLIPS. 21, Barkston Gardens, S.W.

ARCHBISHOP DRTJMMOND'S VISITATION QUESTIONS AND REPLIES, c. 1764. Can any one kindly inform me where to find the three folio volumes (MS.) of the above ? They are not at Bishopthorpe or the Dio- cesan Registry, York. I shall be most grateful for information.

H. E. KETCHLEY.

The Rectory, Barton -le-Street, York.

ROMNEY. Do any of your readers know anything of two Works by this artist, each about 6X5 in., the one being a head of Rembrandt, and the other the portrait of Bryan, compiler of a ' Dictionary of Painters and Engravers ' ? I am unable to find any mention of them in lists of Romney's works. MISTLETOE.