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NOTES .-Newport (I. of W.) and the Revolution of 16S8,

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Raleigh, East Londoner, 296 Lines under a Crucifix- Isle of Man Licence to Depart, 297 Tudor English in Ireland Prices in 1795, 298.

QUERIES .-President Wilson's Ancestors -Shakespeare misquoted by Scott, 293 " Stabularius " Milton's Oak 'Dunciad' -Roman Coffin -Gigantic Leaden Coffin- Regency Park Duke of Suffolk's Head, 299 Harrovians Haworth Family Rear-Admiral W. Brown Ancient Order of Foresters Mickle : ' Cumnor Hall 'Rev. J. Woodhouse Bp. Hall on Doing Nothing Swedenborg and Gentleman's Magazine ' Love, Care, and Strength,' ,300 Abigail Chetwood Merchant Marks and Finger- Rings 'Call of Africa' Sir Leoline Jenkins Lyde Browne G. Louch Scotch Spurs, 301 Aristotle on Greek Temperament Lord Kitchener " Malbrook " Corpe Family-Lichfleld Arms-Royal Table House Anodyne Necklace Army Officers, 302 "Glas "Sheldon Chad- wick Richard I. in Captivity Panton Street Puppet Show Sir R. Peat Shakespeare and Burns, 303 Authors Wanted, 304.

REPLIES : Henchman Family, 304-War Slang, 306 "Doughboys," 307 " Mfebus "Devils blowing Horns, 308 Dutch in the Thames, 309 Hotels Bristol Jean Ingelow Rua Nova Mrs. Abington Craggs and Nichol- son Families, 310 Paddington Pollaky Literary and Philosophical Society Icke Family PinnockG. Borrow Agnes Surriage, 311 Sugar in England Wordsworth : Seneca "Stunt "Landscape White Horses, 312 Lady Tynte Madame Taglioni Billiards : Red Ball Heart Burial F. Thackeray " Mr. Paul, the Parson," 313 St. Swithin Hengler Family Tenniel's Book-Illustrations Philip Westcott, 314 Bp. Bowie and Austin Family- Rev. H. Owen Shelley : Schubart Rev. T. Noel Slip in ' Old Mortality 'Spurs in Coats of Arms, 315.

NOTES ON BOOKS:-' Small Talk at Wreyland '-'A Fifteenth Century Bibliography.'

OBITUARY : Sir Henry Austin Lee.

Notices to Correspondents.

NEWPORT (I. OF W.) AND THE REVOLUTION OF 1688.

THERE recently came into my hands a small MS. book, bound in forel, and measuring 8 by 3 f inches. It formerly had two clasps, but these have been torn away. On the outside is written, in neat Old English characters, " King William's Birthday." The first page is headed :

A List of Subscribers For an Annual Meeting at the George Inn at Newport on the Fourth day of November to*** Cora'emorate the Birthday of our Great Deliverer King William the Third of Glorious and im'ortal Memory where a Dinner will be provided at 2s: 6d eacb^Subscri- ber.

1741.

Below are the signatures of twenty-three subscribers. The meetings continued to be held annually, the heading of each page being similar to that just cited, and followed by the names of the subscribers, most of which are signatures. The date is placed at the end of the heading in each year up to 1745, but in that year among the signatures is the following entry : " At this meeting y e 5 th Nov r 1744 Mr. Benj: Travers is unanimously elected Steward of this Society for their next meeting ' ' ; and in the f ollowing year the heading continues, " at this meeting, being the 4 of Novemb r 1745, Mr. Benj. Travers is unanimously continued President for y e next meeting." It would appear, therefore, that the first dinner entered in this book was held in 1740. From 1745 a Pre- sident was elected annually, who took the chair at the dinner, and was responsible for collecting the subscriptions and paying the expenses of the meeting. At the end of the book are rough accounts from 175463, 1771-80, and 1783-90. The first statement runs :

Noveinb* the 16 th 1764.

Paid for Ringing 0:12:0

The Servants 0:2:6

The Guns 0:2:6

N.B. At the same time it was unanimously agreed that the Guns should not be used in future.

The " Guns " seem to refer to a birthday salute, now to be discontinued, but the peal of bells is kept up, as in 1787 the ringers are allowed 10s. In 1747 a supper at Is. each subscriber was substituted for the dinner. In 1752 we read that " the President Elect (Mr. John Bunny) has promised an Oration at y next meeting." The date was changed in 1752 from the 4th to the 15th of November,the celebrated " eleven days " having been omitted when the " New Style " became legal in September of that year ; but in 1783 " it was resolved that it be held on the 4th day of Nov r New Stile, with the concurrence of the Club at the Wheatsheaf." In 1770 the society shifted from the George to the Bugle Inn, and there remained, the charge for the supper being increased in 1779 to Is. 6d. each subscriber. Among the signatures the most noticeable is that of John Wilkes, who had a house at^ Sandown. His name occurs once only, in 1788. He was perhaps specially invited to celebrate the centenary of the Revolution. Many of the remainder are well-known Island names. I have some genealogical notes of Wavell, Miller, Cowlam, Pike, and Harwood, all of whom were residents of