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THE PARLIAMENTARY SOLDIERS AND CHARLES I. (11 S. vii. 429). Some soldiers

'*' quod pluribus prsesentibus Tribunus e numero Judicum referebat,. . . .nicotianse nidorem (quern Kegi gravem esse ndrant) in os sacrum eructant, tubulorum frustis prae pedibus obambulanti projectis." Dr. G. Bates's ' Elenchus Motuurn Jtfuperorum in Anglia,' Lond., 1661, p. 224.

W. D. MACRAY.



The statement mentioned by MR. G. L. APPERSON to the effect that some of the Roundhead soldiers puffed tobacco in Charles's face after he had fallen into the hands of Cromwell is to be found in Ouizot's * Histoire de la Revolution d'Angle- terre,' where the author describes the scene at Whitehall when the King was sentenced to death, and after quoting his famous utterance, " On ne me permit pas de parler ; pensez quelle justice peuvent attendre les autres ! " adds :

"A ce moment, des soldats 1'entourerent, et 1'enlevant de la barre, I'emmenerent avec violence jusqu'au lieu ou 1'attendait sa chaise. 11 eut a subir, en descendant 1'escalier, les plus grossieres insultes : les uns jetaient sur ses pas leur pipe allum^e ; les autres lui soufflaient la fum6e de leur tabac au visage : tous criaient a ses oreilles : ' Justice ! 6xcution ! ' A ces cris cependant le peuple melait encore quelquefois les siens : ' Dieu sauve Votre Majest6 ! Dieu ddlivre Votre Majest6 des mains de ses ennemis ! ' Et tant qu'il ne fut pas enferm4 dans sa chaise, les porteurs demeurerent tete nue, malgr les ordres d'Axtell, qui s'emporta jusqu'a fes frapper."

T. H. BARROW.

"Quo VADIS?" (US. vii. 448.) Surely -there can be no doubt as to the reason of this title. It has no reference, except indirectly, to any words in the New Testament or -any of its translations. It refers entirely to the old tradition which is embodied in Ihe book, a tradition evidently Roman, and therefore embodied in the Latin lan- guage, St. Peter, lapsing into a pessimistic mood by reason of the persecutions of Nero and the apparent failure of his mission 'for episcopate), flees from Rome. When out- side the walls, stricken, no doubt, by con- science, he sees a vision of his Master going towards Rome. " Quo vadis, Domine? " he says, falling on his knees. This is, no doubt, the reason for the name of the book. The reply is, of course, that as Peter is leaving Rome, and thus neglecting the little flock of Christians he has left there, Christ is going to Rome Himself, and to be cruci- fied a second time. Peter, feeling that he has been on the verge of practically denying \ his Master a second time, immediately

returns to Rome, where he is himself crucified. The tradition is a well-known one, but I have not been able to trace its origin. No doubt some of your readers will be able to enlighten us.

J. FOSTER PALMER. 8, Royal Avenue, S.W.

According to tradition, our Lord Christ appeared to St. Peter, who was making his escape from Rome, at the place now marked by the church called Domine Quo Vadis, on the Appian Way :

" Nocte muros egredi ccepit, et videns sibi in porta Christum occurrere, urbemque ingredi, ait, Domine, quo vadis ? Respond it Christus : Venio iterum crucifigi .... Intellexit ergo Petrus quod iterum Christus crucifigendus esset in servulo, itaque sponte remeavit," &c. S. Ambrose, ' Contra Auxentium,' Bened. ed., Paris, 1690, ii. 867.

Cf. ' Acta Sanctorum,' Bollandist, Paris, 1867, June, vii. 390, 394.

This may settle QUJESITOR'S difficulty more readily than a reference to the pas- sages quoted from the New Testament.

S.T.P.

BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN FRANCE, 1595 : DE ST. MARSATJLT (US. vii. 367, 478). The ambassador in question was Sir Henry Umpton or Unton, who died in the French camp at the siege of La Fere ; cf. ' D.N.B.' His arms, according to Burke, were : Azure, on a fesse engrailed or, between three spear- heads argent, a greyhound courant sable.

L. L. K.

BUTTON-MAKERS : DATES WANTED (11 S. vii. 369, 477). Edward and Wm. T. Arm- field, gilt and plated button manufacturers, occur as of 9, Newhall Street, Birmingham, in 1829.

Horton & Co., button manufacturers, of 59, Carver Street, Sheffield, occur in 1822, and in the same year Jas. Horton, button manufacturer, of 41, Rockingham Street, Sheffield.

In 1829 only the following occur : Wm. Horton, Sons & Co., gilt and plated button manufacturers, of Rockingham Street, Sheffield (no number).

In 1833 the following appear : Alfred Horton, button manufacturer, of a house (no number) in Nelson Place, Glossop Road, Sheffield ; James Horton, button manufacturer, of 65, Carver Street, Shef- field ; Wm. & Alfred Horton. gilt, metal, and pearl button manufacturers, of Rock ingham Street (no number) ; and Wm.