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Craven ' a Bishop Horsfall is mentioned ; and I believe there was a James Horsfall, born at Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, who became a Fellow of the Royal Society. I should be thankful for any details respecting the careers and pedigrees of these two members of the family. ABM. NEWELL.

Longfield Koad, Todmorden.

LA COUR ON WINDMILL POWER IN DEN- MARK. Where can I procure a copy of the work by P. La Cour on windmill power in Denmark ? A. E. CARTER.

The Bath Hotel, The Lanes, Brighton.

CREST ON CHURCH PLATE. Some church plate, dated 1713, but without the name of the donor, bears as crest a bull statant ducally crowned, ringed and roped proper. I cannot find this crest in the ordinary books of reference. I should be glad to Imow what family was entitled to it.

A. B. MILNER.

SIR GEORGE BROWN (1790-1865), third son of George Brown, Provost of Elgin, was born at Linkwood, near Elgin. I should like to get in touch with his descendants. (Miss) E. V. LAURENCE.

JOSEPH BROWN (1781-1868) of North Shields, surgeon, was attached to Welling- ton's staff at Waterloo. Particulars of his parentage and descendants are desired. Please reply direct.

(Miss) E. V. LAURENCE.

Grange Avenue, Wickford, Essex.

ST. HENRY THE ENGLISHMAN : BISHOP THOMAS IN FINLAND. In The Daily Chronicle of Sept. 24 it is stated that St. Henry, the patron saint of Finland, was an English- man :

" In 1157 the King of Sweden invaded the country, conquering and baptizing the people. After the departure of the King, Henry, Bishop of Upsala, remained behind to complete the work, but was after a time killed and canonized. The conversion was completed 50 years later by Bishop Thomas, also an Englishman."

Who was St. Henry the Englishman ? Who was Bishop Thomas ? M.A.

SMOKING IN ENGLAND BEFORE THE IN- TRODUCTION OF TOBACCO. The Rev. P. H. Ditchfield, F.S.A., writing in a contemporary on ' Curios in Berkshire,' says :

" Constantly early clay pipes are dug up during "building operations in towns dating from the sixteenth century. It has puzzled some people to discover specimens earlier than the time of Sir Walter Raleigh and the introduction of tobacco into this country. Probably the early

smokers used hemp and henbane, and.... dried

moss."

Can these suggestions be authenticated and

sxipported in any published matter ?

J. LANDFEAR LUCAS.

Olendora, Hindhead, Surrey

[Several interesting communications on this subject will be found at 8 S. xii. 28, 117, 175, 355. See especially that by C. C. B. at the penultimate reference.]

HERALDIC : GULES, A CHEVRON BRUISED. Can any one help me to identify the following coat of arms ? Gules, a chevron bruised ; on a chief or three mullets. The crest is a lion's head erased, gorged. To whom and when were the arms granted ? W. A. H.

AUTHOR OP QUOTATION WANTED.

The good we wish for often proves our bane.

M. G.

REPRESENTATIONS OF THE BLESSED TRINITY.

(12 S. iii. 168, 231, 307 ; iv. 55, 228.)

MR. LE COUTEUR started this subject with the statement that the east window of Fromond's Chantry at Winchester College contains " a representation, in ancient painted glass, c. 1480-1483, of the Blessed Trinity, treated in somewhat xmusxial manner." He explained that the glass " once formed part of the original glazing of Thurbern's Chantry, on the south side of the College Chapel, whence it was removed in 1772." Some facts relating to this removal of the glass were mentioned by me, while writing about John Prudde, at 12 S. iii. 419 ; and at 12 S. iii. 496, in an article on Lord Dinham's arms, I gave certain details about the -building of Thurbern's Chantry, which was begun in 1473-4.

MR. LE COUTEUR' s opinion as to the date of the glass, viz., that it was designed and made about the year 1480, is, I believe, well founded. But another theory has made its way into print, and is summed up thus in the description of Fromond's Chantry which the late A. F. Leach wrote for ' The Victoria History of Hants,' vol. v. p. 17 :

" Its east window contains some fine old glass taken from Thurbern's Chantry, but not originally there, as it was described as ancient glass when bought in 1483."

Having lately received letters from several sources inquiring about the alleged record of