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NOTES AND QUERIES. [11 s. VIL APRIL 19, 1913.

with which it had nothing to do originally. I am inclined to think that the intention was to make it a part of the festivity of New Year's Day, which the Scotch settlers of Ulster have been Wont to celebrate. But at the present time Christmas tends to attract all the merriment as part of its inheritance. JOHN P. LAMBEBTON.

Philadelphia.

CHANTBEY (11 S. vii. 170, 230). The inscription on the obelisk on Norton Green consists simply of the word " Chan trey." I am unable to give the inscription on the tomb, but the following may be of interest to your correspondents.

When walking through the streets of London with a friend, Chantrey encountered the horrid sight of a city churchyard in course of demolition. " I shall never," he exclaimed, " if I can help it, be buried within the City of London." He made sure that his wishes should be carried out. The grave is covered with an immense granite slab, which is deeply cut, and is slightly raised from the ground ; on the under side is a duplicate inscription, which in course of time, if needful, could replace the original one.

The following is an extract from the will, several clauses of which are an interesting comment on the foregoing statement :

" And upon further trust that after the decease or second marriage of my said wife, whichever shall first happen, the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will do and shall so long as my tomb in the churchyard of the said parish of Norton constructed by me, and completed accord- ing to such instructions as I may leave for that purpose, shall last, and expressly with the view of having my said tomb preserved from destruction, on the first day of December in each and every year pay out oi the said interest, dividends, and annual produce of my said residuary, pure, per- sonal estate to the Vicar or Clergyman of the Parish Church of Norton aforesaid who shall reside in the said parish of Norton one annuity or clear yearly sum of Two hundred Pounds free from any legacy duty,- upon trust nevertheless that such Vicar or Clergyman do and shall so long as my said tomb shall last, on the twenty-first day of December in each and every year, pay the sum of Fifty Pounds, part of the last-mentioned annuity or clear yearly sum of Two hundred Pounds, to the Schoolmaster of Norton School residing in the said parish of Norton who, being a member of the Estab- lished Church of England, do and shall so long as my said tomb shall last himself personally instruct ten poor boys of the said parish of Norton, chosen and selected by such Vicar or Clergyman, in read- ing, writing, arithmetic, and any other branches of general education, free from any expense to the parents of such poor boys ; and upon this further trust that such V icar or Clergyman do and shall so long as my said tomb shall last, on the said twenty-

first of December in each and every year, pay out of the said annuity or clear yearly sum of Two hundred Pounds last mentioned the sum of Ten Pounds each to five poor men and five other poor persons being either widows or single women, all such per- sons being parishioners of the said parish of Norton, who in the judgment of such Vicar or Clergyman shall be most deserving. And it is my will that such Vicar or Clergyman, as some compensation for his care, trouble, and attention in and to the matters aforesaid, shall retain the residue of the said annuity or clear yearly sum of Two hundred Pounds last mentioned for his own use ; and I declare that the receipt or receipts in writing signed by such Vicar or Clergyman shall at all times be a sufficient discharge and sufficient discharges to the said trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will for such payments of the said last-mentioned annuity or clear yearly sum of Two hundred Pounds as shall in any such receipt or receipts be expre-sed to have been received to be applied for the purpose* and in mariner aforesaid."

The Rev. Henry Hollingworth Pearson (Vicar of Norton over forty years), who died in 1893, aged 86, and who had succeeded his father in the family living, always vigorously contradicted the assertion that Chantrey began life as a "farmer's boy." Probably he Worked on his father's farm people were not ashamed to work in those days but Mr. Pearson declared the Chan- treys were people of means. Knowing the jocular temperament of Chantrey, instances of which are constantly to be met with in the art memoirs of the period, I think it is possible that Chantrey, like Whistler, left much for the careful biographer to clear up.

George Jones, R.A., in his ' Life of Chantrey ' (published by Moxon, 1849), says "his father cultivated a small property of his own." CATHERINE S. HALL.

Chantrey House, VVhitby.

W. CABB, ABTIST (US. vii. 228, 274). This, no doubt, is William Holwell Carr (1758-1830), of whom there is a biography in 'D.N.B.' by the skilled hand of Mr. W. P. Courtney. This will give MB. LANE all the information he wants.

A. L. HUMPHBEYS.

MEDAL (US. vii. 70, 231). This is no doubt an " abbey piece," so called because counters of this kind are often found on the sites of ancient abbeys in England. The counter in question represents a merchant,, with his abacus in front of him, going through his calculations with the help of such counters. If I remember correctly, I published a few lines in ' N. & Q.' on this subject under ' Jettons,' ' Abbey-pieces,' or ' Rechenpfennig.' I have handled many scores of varieties of them since.

L. L. K.