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It is said that his wife was an American, -that a " separation " took place, and that he left daughters ; also that a " Mr. Ledlie " is a grandson of Capt. Hewitt's eldest daughter Frances. Can any reader give me information as to Capt. Hewitt's marriage, and his children, grandchildren, and great- grandchildren ?

C. PARTRIDGE, Jun., F.S.A.

Stowmarket, Suffolk.

THE COLONELS OP THE 24TH REGIMENT. 'The officers of the 24th Regiment (now South Wales Borderers), have been endeavouring for some time to make a complete collection of prints, or copies of pictures (if such exist), of all its former colonels. We have during the last two years been successful in the matter of tracing descendants, and have got at pictures which were unknown in the regiment, but have now come to a stand- still, as we cannot trace the representatives of the remaining colonels. Could any readers of ' N. & Q.' supply information ? I subjoin their names with so much of their history as we have discovered.

Samuel Vernier. An officer of one of the English regiments in the pay of Holland. Came to England with William of Orange. Colonel 24th Regiment 1691-5. Inci- dentally Narcissus Luttrell records that on 9 March, 1695, he was tried by court- martial. He was deprived of his regiment.

Marquis of Puizar. Georges Louis le Vasseur Cougnee bearing the French cour- tesy title of Marquis de Puissar (or Puizar) a young French noble who became a refugee at the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and soon after married one of the ladies of the suite of the Princess Mary, afterwards consort of William III. Served in the Irish war, and was colonel of 24th Begiment from 1695 until his death in 1701.

B. LEACH, Lieut. -Col., Commanding l/24th Regt.

South Wales Borderers. St. Lucia Barracks, Bordon, Hants.

(To be continued.)

JOHN THOMAS. Is there any truth in the following story, which a correspondent sends me from New Zealand ? Is there any bio- graphy of the two men referred to ?

"There was an odd story once current on the authority of the late Bishop Newton of Bristol. There were at the same time two Dr. Thomases who were not easily distinguished, for somebody was speaking of Dr. Thomas, and it was asked, "'Which Dr. Thomas do you mean?' 'Dr. John Thomas.' ' They are both named John.' 'Dr. Thomas who has a living in the City.'' They both

have livings in the City.' * Dr. Thomas who is chaplain to the King.' ' Both are chaplains to the King.' ' Dr. Thomas who is an eloquent preacher.' 'They are both eloquent preachers.' ' Dr. Thomas then who squints.' ' Sir, they both squint.' Eventually, to add to the coincidences, they both became bishops. Dr. Thomas, successively Bishop of St. Asaph, Lincoln, and Salisbury, 1743-61, was one of the above."

RALPH THOMAS.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WANTED con- cerning the following Foleys, who were educated at Westminster School : (1) George, admitted 1746, aged 15 ; (2) Henry Samuel, admitted 1813 ; (3) Herbert, who died 12 Oct., 1804, aged 13 ; (4) Paul, admitted 1767 ; (5) Robert, admitted 1727 r aged 7 ;

(6) Thomas, admitted 1729, aged 8 ; and

(7) Walter, admitted 1720, aged 11.

G. F. R. B.

AUTHOR OF QUOTATION WANTED. " Christ came to establish a kingdom, not a Church." I believe this is a quotation from Cardinal Newman. Will some one kindly give the reference ? Lucis.

THE HAVAMAL.

Then from his lips in music rolled The Havamal of Odin old.

Longfellow.

Where can I find a metrical or prose trans- lation of the Havamal ? CORTEX. Cheltenham.

MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS. I should be glad to hear from your readers of a history of Mary, Queen of Scots, in which detailed accounts are given of the different skir- mishes, &c., fought in her cause.

A. J. MITCHELL, Major.

CARDINAL IPPOLITO DEI MEDICI. Christopher Hare, in ' A Princess of the Italian Reformation ' (1912), states that this Cardinal was painted by Titian (in or shortly- after 1532), not in his robes, but in his Hungarian costume as leader of a company of troops raised and paid by him for the defence of Lintz in Upper Austria. What is his authority for this statement ?

L. L. K.

SAFFRON WALDEN. I wish to know when Walden in Essex (formerly called Cheping Walden) took its present name. None of the county histories, gazetteers, or other works of reference I have been able to consult say anything to the point. I know the history of the cultivation of saffron in the neigh- bourhood, so far as the usual sources of information tell it, but the date of the change of name eludes me. C. C. B.