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To my reply I may add that I see by the Visitation of Hampshire, 1622-34, that the Stewkeleys hailed from Marsh, which, I believe, is in the parish of Dunst er, and one of them married a Luttrell. It would be interesting to know if the Luttrells, who, of course, have been asso- ciated with Dunster Castle from " time immemorial," were Lords of the Manor of Dunster. The will says plainly Dunster, so, presumably, it is not the Manor of Marsh that is intended, but the Manor of Dunster. Could any one throw light here ? It is, indeed, quite possible that the Luttrells held the Castle, and the Stewkeleys the Manor. STEPNEY GBEEN.

WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY ON BIRD LIFE IN THE FENS (12 S. ii. 189). There is a passage in his ' De gestis pontificum Anglorum,' lib. iv., near the beginning of the section headed ' De episcopis Eliensibus,' where, after describing the abundance of eels and fish in the Fens, he says :

" Nee minor aquatic-arum volucrum vilitas, ut pro uno asse de utronue cibo quinque homines et eo amplius non solum lanieni pellant, sed et satie- tatem expleant." ' Rerum Anglicarum scriptores post Bedam praBcipui,' Frankfort, 1601, p. 293.

The number of three thousand ducks caught with one net is found in Camden's description of Lincolnshire, in the part dealing with Crowland :

" Sed qusestum maximum faciunt et auium aquatilium captura, quae tanta est, ut mense Augusto in unum rete expansum semel simulque tria railia annatum oogant, et lacunas suas suos agros vocitent." ' Britannia,' ed. 1607, p. 399. EDWARD BENSLY.

JOACHIM IBARRA (12 S. ii. 171). The exact date of Ibarra's death was NOV. 23, 1785. A reference to a Madrid paper of about that date would probably yield some details. In Techener's journal, the Bulletin du Bibliophile, 1887, pp. 500-1, there is a very brief article upon Ibarra. I presume that your correspondent is acquainted with the notice of him in Chaudon and Delandine's ' Dictionnaire Universel ' (1810). A close examination of the productions of Ibarra's press would yield some useful notes. He produced a fine edition of the Bible and a well-executed Missal. His ' Don Quixote ' of 1780 is considered one of his special productions. Rarest of all is his ' Sallust ' of 1772. Ibarra is described as " imprimeur de la chambre du Roi d' Espagne" ; and of the ' Sallust ' it is stated : " Cette traduction est tres-rare parce que ce prince fit des presents de toute ['edition."

Dibdin goes into one of his usual raptures over Lord Spencer's copy of Mariana' a ' History of Spain,' published by Ibarra in 1780 : " a more beautiful book has rarely issued from the Spanish press. It is worthy in all respects of the reputation of Ibarra."

Ibarra made his own ink. The Bulletin du Bibliophile says :

"II fabriquait lui-meme son encre. On attribue i 1'adjonction d'uue certaine quantite de bleu de Prusse la beaute" et la solidite exceptionnelle de cette encre espagnole."

Ibarra's productions were the models which Ambrose Didot set before him when, he established his great Paris press.

A. L. HUMPHREYS.

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" LAUS DEO " : OLD MERCHANTS' CUSTOM: (12 S. i. 409, 474; ii. 13). In the Turner Museum at Kirkleatham, Redcar, Yorks, the vicar allowed me to inspect the ledger of Sir W. Turner, Lord Mayor of London and mercer of St. Paul's Churchyard in the reign of Charles lit Each page is headed with the words " Laus Deo," and a photograph of such a page may be seen among the illustra- tions of my ' Story of Bethlehem Hospital.'

E. G. O'DONOGHUE. Bethlehem Hospital, S.E.

THE KINGSLEY PEDIGREE (12 S. ii. 70^ 136, 174). Nich. Toler Kingsley, paymaster 1st Battalion 8th or the King's Regiment of Foot, Dec. 24, 1802, to 1812 ; ensign 1st Battalion 44th Foot, May 15, 1812 ; lieu- tenant ditto, March 29, 1814; placed on half -pay, March 25, 1816 ; Waterloo Medal.

J. F. Kingsley, quartermaster to the- 31st Foot, Jan. 1, 1797, and to the 30th Foot, July 9, 1803 ; so in 1820.

John Kingsley, captain in the Royal African Corps, Dec. 25, 1803 ; junior major, Dec. 29, 1809.

Charles Kingsley, ensign in same, Nov. 13, 1804 ; lieutenant ditto, July 17, 1806 ; captain, June 13, 1811 ; half-pay, Dec. 25, 1818 ; in 1842 on retired full pay of captain 9th Royal Veteran Battalion (June 13, 1811).

William Kingsley, ensign 8th Foot, Nov. 7, 1805 ; last but one on list on Feb. 14, 1806 ; left the regiment in 1806. Was he the same as

Jeffries Kingsley, cornet 3rd Dragoons, June 24, 1813 ; lieutenant ditto, Nov. 25, 1813 ; on half-pay thereof, Feb. 19, 1818 ; so in 1842 ?

The only Kingsley at Waterloo was Lieut. Nich. Toler Kingslev. Was he William's uncle ? W. R. W.