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 12 S. IV. MARCH,' 1918.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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CONTENTS. No. 78.

NOTKS : Soutbey's Contributions to ' The Critical Re- view,' Cfi Margaret Douglas and the Young Pretender, 07- sr. Paul's School Feasts, 6-i Statues and Memorials, 09 Artemis Aphaia, 70 ' The Faerie Queene': Sans Loy " Bolshevik" : "Menshevik" Cromwell and Brewers, 71 Cruciform Towns" Habit of living," 72.

QUERIES : Nelson Diaries East India Hou?e, 72 German Works : English Translations Lilliput and Gulliver Whalley Abbey Registers Weekes Weston Boston, Mass. : Tri-Mountain Latin Renderings of Committee Notice, 73 Gargoyles King Herry's Stairs: King James's Stairs Pre-Raphaelite Tapes- tries North Country Customs Bangor Wills Anglesey Topography Eton College Press ' London Society ' Flowers in Public Gardens St. Declan's Stone " Barleymow " Bishop Buckeridge Silver Currency temp. George III., 74 Petitot's Miniature of Oomtesse d'Olonne Winchester Episcopal Arms Old Songs: "The Ratcatcher's Daughter' Lord Charles murdered by his Brother George Voyce. Clockmaker Dr. Towne " Pharaoh "=Strong Beer " Pharaoh "= Travelling Showman, 75 Macaulay and Misquotation Wolfe's ' Burial of Sir John Moore ' Pyremont Water Hedgehogs Husband and his Wife's Maiden Name Lords Baltimore Helen Faueit as Antigone Richard Brothers : " Zebulon " : Mary Boon. 76 Neptune : Cross- ing the Line Brother Jack Archer New Shakspere Society 65th Regiment Carcassonne "Raising Cain" Gems : Pasolfitti Camels in Britain Lee Jortin Family Virtue Defined Charlton House. Wantage Baptist Ministers, 77 " He who would Old England win " Grammar School Registers G. G. Baker Marten Family "Sinages" Authors Wanted, 78.

REPLIES : The Holy Sepulchre, 78 Taxation of Armorial Bearings, 79 Mrs. Leeh of f.yme KC.B. : its Three Crowns Tankards with Medals -St. Clement as Patron Saint, 82 Rev. H. F. Lyte Cedars in England C. Ryck, wa-erts, 83 Admiral Tromp's English Descendants Elizabeth Monck Francis Timbrell Palestine Canal- Matthew Arnold on Beethoven, 84 St. Peter's Finger Lindis River Peerages : their Sale Isabella Stephen- son, 85 P. A. Croke's Account Book " Bapebouse " " Mebus," 86 Pell and Mildmay Families Irishmen in England Magic Squares, 87 Public-Houses connected with the War Paddington Pollaky Parcy Reed of Trougbend Chess : C.istle and Rook, 88 An English ' Garden of Health ' Yeoman of the Mouth Pickwick: Origin of the Name Picture of our Lord Onion v. Magnet Masonic Heraldry, 89 Authors Wanted, 90.

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