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Lechclade, formerly Canon of the Church of St. Peter, Exeter, at Exeter ; and the appeal of John de Lecchelade, his kinsman, in the county of Devon, against Henry de Stanweye [and many others whose names are given]." Patent Bolls, 12 Edward I., Feb. 6.

" Pardon to John de la Bataill of his outlawry for the death of Master Walter de Lechlade, pro- vided that he surrender to Neugate gaol by the Purification to stand to right, and that the Keeper of the City of London certify the King thereof ; this pardon to be null if he have not surrendered." Patent Rolls, 19 Edward I., Got. 24.

" Pardon to John de la Bataille, of the county of Sussex, by reason of his faithful service in Flanders, for the death of Walter de Lecchelade, and of his outlawry for the same." Patent Bolls, 26 Edward I., March 17.

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(Sidgwick & Jackson, 7s. 6rf. net each.) THE First Part, edited by Dr. J. B. Tanner, is the collection which Pepys classified as " Sea " MSS. : it consists of 114 volumes, and covers a wide field of naval history. The manuscripts Dr. Tanner classifies into three groups : official documents of Pepys's own time ; other official and unofficial documents brought together in order to serve for his projected ' History of the Navy ' ; and the third, books and papers which specially appealed to Pepys's characteristic curiosity, and have but an indirect bearing on naval history.

For the first thirteen years after the Bestora- tion, Pepys, being only Clerk of the Acts, had not the same opportunity as he enjoyed when, in 1673, he became Secretary to the Admiralty. In the latter office " he had better opportunities of appropriation," and the documents supply materials for the whole administration of the Navy as far as the Bevolution of 1688. Under ' The History of the Flag ' there is the King's proclamation declaring what flags South and North Britain shall bear at sea (12 April, 1606). There is also a good deal about private yachts flying the Jack without the King's licence.

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only a fortnight before his death, by a codicil to his will, he left the reversion of his library, after the death of his nephew John Jackson, to the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford.

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Journal of the Folk-Song Society. No. 18. (Pri- vately printed.)

MR. J. FREDERICK KEEL in the Preface states that the songs in this part are offered by Mr. Cecil J. Sharp. They are of a varied and exten- sive character, comprising Carols, Ballads, Songs, and Chanties, Some of the tunes, Mr. Keel says, " are almost unknown, while others are interest- ing variants, hitherto unpublished, of songs that are happily every day becoming more familiar."

The Carols include ' The Holy Well,' a favourite in the Camborne district, where it is known by the name of ' Sweet Jesus.' Of this five versions are given. There is another of the same district, ' Christmas now is drawing near.' A third is called ' The Cherry Tree Carol,' and tells how Joseph and Mary, " walking in the grove," " saw cherries and berries as red as any rose."

There are a good many Sailors' Chanties, of which we may name ' Haul Away, Joe ' ; ' Blow the Wind Wester,' popular on board ship on account of its chorus ; and ' Banzo,' used in hoisting the topsail (the pulls are marked by arrow-heads).

Among Irish songs is ' The Maid of Listowel/ This is one of the numerous Anglo-Irish ballade which unite with more or less success, in an alien tongue, the assonantal Gaelic rimes with which their makers (whether hedge-schoolmasters or peasants) were doubtless familiar. Perhaps the most famous of these ballads is ' Castlehyde,' in which occurs the remarkable line, The bees perfuming the fields with music which

yields more beauty to Castlehyde. Here there are six " rimes" three on e, and three on u. Traces of the same characteristically Gaelic way of making verses may be seen in ' The Acquittal of Thomas Hol'ran.' " No doubt many of these ballads were written to Gaelic tunes already associated with Gaelic words versified in this way, the assonances falling on the strong accent of the bar. Tune and words would thus combine to suggest a model for this curious form of Anglo-Irish verse not due, as at first might be. supposed, to an imperfect ear for correct rhymes." The various versions of the music are given to each song. The size of the book is small qiiarto,, and the paper and print are all that can be desired.. This part contains a complete Subject Index to the previous volume, compiled by Miss Barbara Cra'ster, and it shows what a wealth of informa- tion on folk-songs tho volume contains.

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