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552 Newland church, inscription on brass plate in, 90, 138

"News-collector," use of the word, 1760, 350

Newspaper, first English provincial, 1701, 81, 155, 216, 292

Newspaper placard, the history of, 114

Newspapers, histories of, 81, 155, 216, 292–124–301, 322, 342, 437–308, 346, 366

Newton (Lord), his 'Lord Lyons,' 260

Nicholson (George), printer, 1760-1825, 147

Nicolas V., Pope, papal insignia of, 154

Nightingales, folk-lore relating to, 190

Northampton and Southampton, the shires of, 29, 111

'Northanger Abbey,' by Jane Austen, romances mentioned in, 9, 56, 97

'Norwich Post,' first English provincial newspaper, 1701, 81, 216, 292

"Nose of wax," origin of the phrase, 150

'Notes and Queries ' and German papers, 266

"Notice" given out of doors to domestic servants, 108

Notre Dame de Trésor, whereabouts of statue of, 27, 178

Novel, English, the first illustrated, 90, 153

"Numerally," the word used in 1808, 25

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Obituary:—

Peet (William Henry), 500

' Observer,' Sunday paper, founded 1791, 124

Ochiltree family, 490

Ochiltree, origin of the surname, 490

Odours not disagreeable, but injurious to health, 490

Ogle (Sir William), c. 1645, his ancestry and posterity, 89, 137, 251, 296, 518

"Oil on troubled waters," the belief in, 87, 159

"On the fly "= prolonged drunken bout, 69

"Oorlog," Dutch word for "war," primal sense of the word, 8

Operas performed in the provinces, 410

'Order of a Camp,' Harl. MS., 1518, the number of, 110, 215

Owen (Sir David), Kt., print of his monument, 1784, 107, 153

Oxford boat-race, won with seven oars, 429, 492

Oxford in the great Civil War, 1646, 41

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Pace-egging, origin of the Easter custom, 12, 76

Palatine (Rupert, Prince of), his will, 1682, 201, 435, 534

Palavicini or Pallavicini family, arms of, 328, 391, 396

Palmer (John), Archdeacon of Ely, d. 1614, 108

" Panis, amicitiæ symbolum," history of the custom, 128, 296

Panton (Thomas) of Fen Ditton, his mother, 108, 274

Papal and Spanish flags at sea in sixteenth century, 71

Papal insignia of Pope Nicolas V., 154

Paper, writing paper cut and trimmed, c. 1665, 187, 235

Papyrus and its products, 348, 510

Parishes in two or more counties, 36

Parker (Martin), bibliography of his works, c. 1630, 127

Parker (Samuel) = Elizabeth Buxton, c. 1780, 70

Parker and Buxton families, 70

Parliament : members of, unidentified, 251, 297, 456 ; apothecaries who have been members of, 267, 318 ; "members' privileges," the origin of, 411, 497 ; payment of members in early times, 421 ; the Speaker's perquisites, 490

Parnell (William B.), London architect, c. 1867, 448

Parr (Harriet), d. 1900, her pen-name " Holme Lee," 370

Payne family, 50, 449, 470

Peacock, folk-lore, a Welsh story, 530

Peacocks, their feathers unlucky, 190

Pearls, the effect of vinegar on, 37, 98, 178

Peas Pottage, origin of Sussex place-name, 90, 139

Peat and moss, healing properties of, 9, 96, 156

Pedigrees, Lancashire, book of, its whereabouts, 29

Peele (George), 1552-98, his ' Alphonsus, Emperor of Germany,' 464, 484, 503

Peirson (Sophia) = William Stevenson, c. 1790–1806, 429

Pembroke (Philip Herbert, Earl of), c. 1641, portrait of, 108, 158

Penn (William), his ' Some Fruits of Solitude ' and ' More Fruits of Solitude,' c. 1693, 407, 476

Pennant, legend of its origin in the Navy, 210, 297

Perceval (Sir Philip), Royalist M.P., his biography, 371

Percussion cap and lecture on chemistry by John Murray, F.S.A., F.L.S., 1822, 27

Perkins (Sir W.), founder of Chertsey school, 390

Peterborough Quarter Sessions, 1913, a sentence passed by, 530

Peters (Hugh), a lost ' Life ' of, 11, 57, 98

Petrie (Samuel), merchant, bankrupt in 1776, 449

Peyron (Abbe Paul), his ' Antiquities of Nations,' the translator of, 50

Philips (William), Welsh antiquary, d. 1685, his MS. of pedigrees, 71

Physique of the nation, effect of war on, 430

Pickpocket sentenced by Bacon, 1612, 25

Pickwickiana, 368

Pictures :

Waterloo Heroes, 11, 134

"West's (B.) allegorical painting, 349

' Woodman of Kent,' oil painting, 71

Pigeon-eating for a wager, 507

Pilgrimage, substitutes for, 389, 497

Pilgrimages, English, history of, 379

" Pink," name for the little finger, 209, 258

Placard, newspaper, its history, 114

Place-Names :

Asiago, 48, 134

Caldecott, 195, 237

" Court " in French place-names, 249, 318, 339

Dolphinholme, 448, 536

Fazakerley, 59, 78

Hannafore, 449

Hungary Hill, 430, 517

Kerry, 14

Northampton and Soxithampton, 29, 111

Peas Pottage, 90, 139

Raynes Park, 148, 195

Slonk Hill, 188, 317

Steyning, 190, 278

Striguil, 267, 315

Transylvania, 48

Plate-marks, the date of, 450

Plumson (Thomas), watchmaker, London, 449