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LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 1--,, 1916.

CONTENTS.-No. 29.

TJOTES :--Oxford in the Great Civil War : Mrs. Bambridge's Estate, 41 An English Array List of 1740, 43 Statues and Memorials in the British Isles, 45 Thackeray and 'The Times' "Aged 100" at Gussage St. Andrew Mumbo Jumbo Inscriptions and Heraldry in Salisbury Cathedral : Baker MSS. Collection, 47 Asiago, 48.

-QUERIES: "Still life " Fletcher Family Author Wanted, 48 Sem, Caricaturist H. B. Her, Artiste ' Histoire Naturelle,' by Francis Bacon Musical Queries Garrick's Grant of Arms -Badge of the Earls of War- wick, 49' The Man with the Hoe 'Scarlet Gloves and Tractarians Abbe Paul Peyron's ' Antiquities of Nations Denmark Court Symbols attached to Signatures Payne Family Blessed William of Assisi Neville Heraldry, 50 Hewitt or Hewett Family, 51.

REPLIES: The City Coroner and Treasure-Trove, 51 Largest Bag of Game Richard Wilson, 55 "Loke" George Barringtxm ' Northanger Abbey ' : " Horrid " Romances, 56 Fireplaces : Aitcb. Stones" As dead as Queen Anne" Sir Walter Scott: Lockbart's Letter Lost Life of Hugh Peters " Nibil ardet in inferno nisi propria voluntas " Latin Contractions, 57 St. Madron's Well Richard Swift Milton's Sonnet on 'Tetra- chordon': " Like " " Every Englishman is an island," 58 Fazakerley Fact or Fancy ? 59.

NOTES ON BOOKS :-' Close Rolls of the Reign of Henry IIL' ' Ancient Astronomy in Egypt and its Signi- ficance ' ' The Numbered Sections in OKI English Poetical MSS.' ' The Church Bells of Lancashire ' ' Burlington Magazine.'

Notices to Correspondents.

OXFORD IN THE GREAT CIVIL WAR : MRS. BAMBRIDGE'S ESTATE.

IN Mr. George Sherwood's useful and in- teresting ' Dramatis Personae,' vol. i. No. 18, occurs the following statement, which throws a brief gleam of light upon the beleaguered University :

Delegates' Exams., vol. ii. : Greaves v. Babington.

A.D. 1646/7. Richard Zouch, LL.D., Principal of St. Alban Hall, Oxon, present at the making of Mary Bambridge's will. Knew her almost 20 years before her death. (Signs.)

Mary Bambridge, widow of Dr. Bambridge, made her will in her house over against Merton College, 25 February, 1643/4. She had three sons in London. The Lord Primate of Armagh reminded her that according to Moses' Law the eldest son should have a double portion.

John Greaves, nominated as sole executor, told the King he had been left a good estate.

James Usher, Archbishop of Armagh, resided at Exeter College. (Signs.) Was present at the making of the will.

Thomas Hinson, servant to Dr. Zouch, present at the making of the will.

AI Phi i'J p A1 .P ort and Mar T Ws wife, servants to Mrs. Bambridge and Dr. Zouch, were present at the making of the will.

Margaret Fletcher, a legatee.

Thomas, Earl of Sussex, aged 50, at his house in Covent Garden, says he lodged at Mrs. Bam- bridge s most of the tune that Oxford remained a garrison, and observed her to be a very sickly weak and feeble old woman, and very defective In her understanding and memory. The sum of iOOZ. was placed upon bond in this deponent's hands for securing the same, some few days before her death, and shortly after an order came from the Lords Commissioners for the stay and keeping of the same in this deponent's hands for His Majesty's use, and afterwards another order to pay it unto them, but most of it being already pre- disposed of for this deponent's own necessities, he sent 250Z. in gold for H.M.'s use. Was present at the Council Table at Oxford when Mr. Greaves appeared upon a summons and explained how the money was disposed. 100L was destined for the building of some house of Astronomy which these times would not yet permit, and so it was lent to the King, and the Lord Treasurer assigned it to this deponent for H.M.'s house, whereof this deponent was then Treasurer. (Signs.)

John Walker, aged 21, domestic servant to Lord Sussex these 7 years ; born at Burstall, co. York. Was at Oxford in Mrs. Bambridge's house.

Frances Ellis, wife of William, aged 39, domestic servant to Lord Sussex these 9 years ; born at Overthprp, co. North'ton. Was at Oxford at the same time.

Matilda Grant, wife of Thomas, aged 36, house- hold servant to Lord Sussex these 20 years ; born at Horton, Bucks. That Mrs. Bambridge appeared to be a very weak woman.

Richard Zouche (1590-1661), civilian (' D.N.B.,' Ixiii. 417), was Regius Professor of Civil Law from 1620 until death ; and a judge of High Court of Admiralty from 1641, of which he was deprived in 1649 for his Royalist proclivities, only to be restored thereto one month before his demise.

John Bainbridge, or Bambridge, M.D. of both Universities (1582-1643), physician and astronomer (' D.N.B.,' ii. 434), originally a graduate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where his kinsman Dr. Joseph Hall, after- wards Bishop of Norwich (whose mother was Winifred Bambridge, a strict Puritan), had been his tutor ; he was appointed in 1619, by the founder, the first Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford, and entered as a " Master-Commoner " of Merton College, where he lived for some years and filled the office of Senior Linacre Lecturer. He afterwards lived in a house opposite Merton, and, dying there on Nov. 3, 1643, was buried in the College Chapel, where his monumental tablet may still be seen on the north wall of the quire, being the only one remaining there. Bainbridge was godfather of, and gave his Christian name to, John