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" Sennen 559 " read St. Sithney 559. In the will of John Wayte " Seynt Synney is spoken of. Sithney is to-day often pro nounced without the th.

In the volume dealing with the will 1558-83, pp. 359-60, " Glewnyan -Richard ' should be Glewuyan, i.e., Glivion-Richard as distinct from Glivion-Flamank in Mawgar Lanherne. " Donveghe " is - Dunveth ir St. Breock. Under St. Ives is wrongh indexed the will of James Cowche of St Ive, in which parish, by the way, is situatec the Trebigh of p. 349. St. Ives and St. Ivc are a source of confusion to many. Car nanton is not in the parish of St. Columb Major, but in Mawgan Lanherne.

In .the volume dealing with the wills 1584-1604, pp. 480-81, the following correc tions should be made. After Menheniot add 419, for Pool mentioned on that page is in that parish. After St. Austell add 366 in respect of Tewington. St. Breock referred to at pp. 429 and 445. St. Ewe is most probably meant by " Sues," p. 78, but possibly St. Just, often pronounced St. Eust is meant. St. Ive and not St. Ives is re f erred to on pp. 59 and 158. Trefoidow p. 341, is wrongly indexed under Devon.

J. H. R.

" PAW-PAW " IN THE ' N.E.D.' This slang or colloquial adjective, marked as obsolete with a query, is defined by the Dictionary as "A nursery expression for 'nasty, improper, naughty,' used euphe- mistically for ' indecent, obscene, immoral.' " The earliest instance quoted is from Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue,' third edition, 1796, where " Paw Paw Tricks" is explained as "Naughty tricks; an expression used by nurses, &c.. to children."

" Paw Paw Tricks," it may be remarked, is already to be found in the second edition of Grose, 1788, where it is glossed by " For- bidden Tricks : from the French prohibitory words pas pas " (!).

An older example by several years has been overlooked :

" ' A child,' said he, ' is ashamed of nothing, till his mama or governess chides and tells him it is a pawpaw word, a naughty thing.'" "The Life and Opinions of Bertram Montfichet, Esq., Written by Himself," vol. i. p. 117, London, n.d.

The date of this production was apparently 1761. See Prof. Wilbur L. Crosses 'The Life and Times of Laurence Sterne,' New York, 1909, p. 254.

It is curious that neither the ' N.E.D.' under * Paw-paw,' nor the ' English Dialect

Dictionary ' under ' Baba ' and ' Bobaw,' was referred to when the use of " Bob-baw ! " was discussed in ' N. & Q.' (9 S. vii. 232 and earlier). EDWARD BENSLY.

WE must request correspondents desiring in- formation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that answers may be sent to them direct.

BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN FRANCE, 1595 : DE ST. MARSAULT. A French gentleman of English extraction, Green de St. Marsault, was present at the siege of La Fere, about the year 1595. The English ambassador, who seems to have been present at that siege, noticed M. de St. Marsault's armorial bear- ings, which were affixed to the trappings of that gentleman's sumpter mules ; the ambassador recognized them as being the same as his own coat of arms, 'and acknow- ledged M. de St. Marsault as one of his distant relatives. It is believed that the name of this ambassador was George Gilpin. This piece of information is quoted from the family papers of the St. Marsaults, at the Chateau du Roulet, Charente Inferieure. One would like to know who was the British ambassador in France about the year 1595, and what was his coat of arms.

W. S. CHURCHILL. 7, Rue de Verneuil, Vile Arrt., Paris.

CHARLES LEES, R.S.A. : ' THE GOLFERS.' We should esteem it a great favour if you could ascertain, through any of your readers, the whereabouts of an original picture by Charles Lees, R.S.A., painted about 1849, entitled ' The Golfers : the Finish of an Exciting Match, St. Andrews Grolf Links.' This picture was exhibited in information on the subject will be greatly appreciated by
 * he Royal Scottish Academy in 1850. Any

ARTHUR ACKERMANN & SON. 157A, New Bond Street, W.

JAMES RALEIGH OF RAWLEYSTOWN, IRE- LAND. What truth is there in the statement hat to one James Raleigh, a near kinsman >f Sir Walter Raleigh, there were granted >y James I. lands in county Limerick, reland ? WTiat was his exact relationship o Sir Walter Raleigh ? The statement hat he was an uncle, considering the alleged .ate of the grant, is probably a mistake. Vhat is known of the descendants of James laleigh ?