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2. " Banded binding." On the second page of tliis advertisement there is a declaration, by twenty-two schoolmasters and one " Mrs. Clarkson, at her Boarding- school," beginning thus :

" We whose Names are underwritten, do hereby certify that the Spelling-books, &c. now used in our Schools, are in Chirm's Binding ; and we find bis Method of binding upon Bands so much stronger, and more lasting than those bound the common Way, that we believe one of his will do more service than two of the others." It ends as follows :

" N.B. Many Names are left out for Want of Room. KS" To prevent Mistakes and Imposition, these printed Bills are placed in the Front of every Book in the banded Binding, and no other." The ' Oxford English Dictionary ' quotes not " banded " between 1813 and 1488, nor at all as a binder's word. " Bands " in this sense it illustrates from 1759 and 1879.

E. S. DODGSON.

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.

THE PAPYBUS AND ITS PRODUCTS. For several years past a series of economic plants have been grown at Westfield, Reading, in order to give the townspeople (and especially the older children of the borough) an oppor- tunity of studying some of the important plants used in industry and commerce.

The Egyptian papyrus (Papyrus anti- quorum) attracted special attention this summer, owing to its luxuriant growth, and its historic interest as an article of diet, as a source of fibre, and particularly as the origin of the earliest form of writing material.

The question was asked as to whether it might not still be possible to use the plant for these various purposes. Can any reader tell me where the necessary details may be found for the preparation of the above- mentioned products ?

JAMIESON B. HURRY, M.D.

Westfield, Reading.

EDWARD HERBERT, M.P. Can any of your readers say whose son the above Edward Herbert was ? He was M.P. for Monmouth- shire, 1656-8. Mr. W. R. Williams, in his ' Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales,' 1895, says of him :

" Edward Herbert was a prominent supporter of Cromwell in co. Mon., which he representec Sept., 1656-58 Jan., but little more can be gleanec

ibout him except from some references in the CaL State Papers, by which it appears that he was app. a member of the High Court of Justice 25 June, 1651, and that on 4 Sept., 1655, he was in jossessiou (probably by lease from the County Uommrs. of Sequestration) of The Grange ana other lands in co. Mon., the property of Henry, Lord Herbert of Raglan, who petitioned the London Committee 24 July, 1655, begging to be illowed quiet enjoyment of the same, as they had jeen bequeathed to him by his relative Elizabeth Somerset, 'who died six months ago,' and 'in> which he is disturbed on pretence of her recu- sancy.' On 10 Nov., 1661, Sir Robert Mason ivrote from Kingsclere, co. Glouc., to Secretary Nicholas, saying : ' The person whom he has taken into custody is Edw. Herbert, late of the Grange, near Magor, co. Mon., where he was Cromwell's estate, but since the Marquis had power to recover t, he retired to Bristol. He was Cromwell's right land, was talked of for Knighthood, and is an [ndependent. Suspects him now as an instrument of new mischief, for he corresponds with malcon- tents and nonconformists in Wales, Bristol, and other places. Has sent the papers about these matters to the Lord Treasurer as Lord Lieutenant of co. Gloucester.' "
 * enant of part of the Marquis of Worcester's

Can this Edward Herbert be identified with Edward Herbert who married Anne Ellis, and was son of Edward Herbert of Merthyr Gerin, whose will was proved 1667, and who was son of Walter Herbert of ihristchurch, which Walter was an illegiti- mate son of George Herbert of Newport, who was M.P. for Monmouthshire in 1563, and was of the family of Herbert of St. Julians ?

T.

AUTHORS WANTED. May I ask for the assistance of readers of ' N. & Q.' in placing the following quotations ?

1. Sines, tangents, secants, radius, cosines,

Enough to prove that he who read 'em Was just as mad as he who made 'em.

Horse-pleas, traversers, demurrers, Jeofails, imparlances, and errors, Averments, bars, and protestandos, And puis d'arreign continuandos.

(A search through ' Hudibras ' has proved unsuccessful.)

2. "Truth, like a torch, the more 'tis shook,, it shines." From the title-page to Sir W. Hamil- ton's ' Discussions on Philosophy.'

TERTIUM Q.

ST. INAN. 1 should be glad to hav& references to sources of information as to the life and writings of St. Inan, called the patron of Irvine. A fair in Beith (Ayrshire), vulgarly called " Tenant's day " or " Tin- nan's day," is usually associated with his name. R. M. HOGG.

Irvine, Ayrshire.