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 12 S. IV. Nov., 1918.]

NOTES AND QUERIES.

frequently offered as sacrifices to heathen deities. As a decoration of house-gables, a pair of horses' heads which cross each other may be seen in many places. The custom appears to be based upon ancient folk-lore connected with the horse. X.

The subject in general is treated of in ' The White Horses of the West of England, with notices of some other Ancient Turf- Monuments,' by the Rev. W. C. Plender- leath, M.A., 1885 ; second edition, revised and enlarged, 1892. W. B. H.

MABY WATERS, LADY TYNTE (12 S. iv. 178, 205). In her interesting article Miss MORGAN says that after Lady Tynte's death " her large possessions passed to the Tynte family." She left no surviving issue by her first marriage to SirHalswell Tynte, whereas by her marriage to Mr. (afterwards Sir Paulet) St. John of Dogmersfield there were several children.

Can Miss MORGAN explain why it was that her possessions did not pass to her descendants ? STEPNEY GREEN.

MADAME TAGIIONI (12 S. iv. 215, 252). In the ' Bentley Ballads/ 1861, there is a " poetical effusion from the pen of the. Rev. Mr. Mitford," with a version by O. Smith on more familiar lines. A foot-note states that " the father of Mademoiselle Taglioni rejoices in the sponsorial and patronymic appellation of Philippe."

R. J. FYNMORE.

I do not know of any life in book-form of Maria Taglioni, but readers of ' Ingoldsby ' will recall the happy mention of her name in one of Barham's prettiest stanzas.

ARCHIBALD SPARKE.

References to this dancer will be found at 4 S. iv. 453. TOM JONES.

BILLIARDS : RED BALL (12 S. iv. 245). B. B. asks whether there ever was a time in the history of the game when the red ball was smaller than the others. There was a small ball. In a ' Trattato sul Giuoco del Bigliardo,' by L. M. F. (Napoli, 1821), it is stated that the game was played either with two large balls and a small one, which was called " il pallino " (or at Milano " il casino "), or without the pallino " all' uso Veneziano." What the colour of the small ball was we may only surmise from the description of the table, which mentions " la rossa " and a " punto della rossa." As regards Descartes, he was a Frenchman

who had knocked about the Continent a 1 good deal and died in 1650. In the oldest English description of the " gentile game of billiards " of which I have a note, there are enumerated among the "instruments and utensils " of the table two ivory balls (no others), " which must be completely round." Then we have (1) an ivory port at one end of the table ; (2) an ivory king at the other end ; and (3) two sticks of Brazil, lignum vitce, or other heavy wood, their broad end tipped with ivory. Cf. ' School of Recreation,' by R. H. (1684).

L. L. K.

HEART BURIAL (11 S. viii., ix., x., passim ; 12 S. i. 73, 132, 194; ii. 33; iii. 3"/0). In the French Chamber on Nov. 11, 1918' (Armistice Declaration Day), M. Delahaye recalled the " glorious letter of the glorious Bishop of Angers, Mgr. Freppel, a heroic Frenchman whose heart," he declared, " would be taken for burial to Obernai in reconquered Alsace, in accordance with his- expressed wish." This interesting reference may well be added to the numerous records on the subject which have appeared in ' N. & Q.' J. HARRIS STONE.

Oxford and Cambridge Club, S.W.

FREDERIC THACKERAY (12 S. iv. 130, 229). The father of Frederic Thackeray died in- 1806 not in 1802, as given at the latter reference. See the Thackeray pedigree in ' Sylhet Thackeray,' by F. B. Bradley- Birt ; also Gentleman's Magazine, vol. Ixxvi. pt. ii. p. 1176. CHAS. HALL CROUCH.

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" MR. PAUL, THE PARSON " (12 S. iv. IfO,, 228). In Rapin's ' History of Fngland,' continued by Tindal, vol. iv. part ii., 1747,, p. 498, is a short record of the Rev. Willie m- Paul's trial and execution, and some account of his dying speech, or perhaps of the writing left by him. He was executed with John. Hall of Otterburn, Northumberland, a Justice of the Peace for that county, who had been reprieved five times.

In W. Toone's ' Chronological Historian ' these executions are recorded. Under date June 26, 1716, is quoted the royal assent to " an act for appointing commissioners to enquire of the estates of certain traitors," &c. In the schedule of " Estates forfeited in England " appear " John Hall 70Z.," and " William Paul 421. 14s." ; and later,,, " William Paul, clerk, after the death of his mother, per arm. 14/." Apparently the estates were sold at twenty years' purchase,, and the reversion at ten ; and it appears