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entirely different construction on it. He considers that the pro belongs to the pelle, from which it has been wrongly detached, and that the correct reading is " Propelle cutem." It would thus mean " speed (up or to) the skin," i.e., hurry up after the buffalo skins. In any case it was evidently a Latin saying which was well understood at the time, though the original meaning may have been subsequently lost sight of. J. FOSTER, PALMER.

WE must request correspondents desiring in- formation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries in order that answers may be sent to them direct.'

RICHARD STOCKTON OF KIDDINGTON, 1600- 1657. I shall be glad of any information about the above. He was the founder of the Stockton family of New Jersey, and is .supposed to have been the son of John Stockton of Kiddington or Cuddington (in the parish of Malpas, hundred of Broxton, Cheshire), eldest son of Owen of the same place. The reason for supposing this to be the case is that in the family Bible, under the date of 1760, the statement is made that the said Richard Stockton emigrated from England previous to 1660, resided for a few years in Long Island, near New York, " belonged to an ancient and highly respect- able family, and possessed an opulent fortune." The same gentleman used the arms of the Kiddington branch of the Cheshire Stocktons, which were engraved on a watch and family plate. He died 1707. leaving among other children a son Richard and a son John, showing that the family names were perpetuated. The parish regis- ter of Malpas and the wills in Chester and at Somerset House have been carefully searched ; but few records were made during 1640-60, owing to the civil wars.

With John Stockton of Kiddington, who died 1700, the male line in England appears to have become extinct ; but it is possible that he had a son or a nephew living in the States. Richard Stockton, " the founder " of the New Jersey family, also had an ' Uncle Thomas," a physician, living in " Cole Harbor, London, 1661." The London Stocktons used the ancient arms of Stockton, nofc those used by the Kiddington or U.S. branch. There is a will of Thomas Stockton of London, 1622, but there is no reference to Stockton relations living in Cheshire.

HELEN HAMILTON STOCKTON. Morven, Princeton, New Jersey.

HAYWARD'S 'SURVEY OF WALDEN.' A copy of this book was in the possession of John Wolfe, Esq., Walden, 1762, and was afterwards owned by John Fiske, M.D. Is anything further known of this work ? or can any reader give information about it ? CURATOR OF WALDEN MUSEUM.

FRENCH NATIONAL EMBLEM, THE COCK. Information invited as to the origin of the French national emblem, the cock, and details of any bibliography concerning it. J. LANDFEAR LUCAS.

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S WEALTH. I have seen it suggested that George Washington, at the time of the Declaration of Independ- ence, was the richest man in America. What authorities should one consult to confirm this statement, or otherwise ?

J. LANDFEAR LUCAS,

Glendora, Hindhead, Surrey.

LATIN EPITAPH : " Si QUIS FORTE ROGAT.'* On a marble slab affixed to the north wall of the chancel of St. Mary's parish church, Holy Island, Northumberland, is inscribed :

Here lyeth the bodie of Ann Jones, sometyme- wife to Henry Jones, Esquire, which Ann died the- 19 of Februarie, 1625.

In obitum delectissimae matris Ann Jones. Si quis forte rogat cujus tenet ossa sepulcrum,

Ipse tacens docui marmora dura loqui, Si quaeris proavos ; generoso sanguine ducta est*

Si vitam ; insignis regula justitise, Si quseris mores ; mulier nee amantior sequi,.

Nee pietatis erat, nee probitatis erat, Hsec pro te tristis subscripsit carmina natus ; - Quse sunt officii signa suprema sui.

Per me Pet rum Jones.

The majority of persons reading the- above inscription would infer that Peter Jones composed this Latin epitaph, but it is not so, for similar lines occur on a grave- stone in memory of one Tamworth who> died in 1569. Vide Maitland's 'London,,' ii. 1076. Is any other copy known ?

Consett, co. Durham.

P3 J. W. FAWCETT.

EDNA LYALL. The full inscription orr this lady's grave at Bosbury, near Ledbury^ desired. J. ARDAGH.

TURNER OF SHRIGLEY PARK, co. CHESTER. William Turner of Shrigley Park, co. Chester, M.P. for Blackburn, had a daughter who was married to Thomas Legh, LL.D., of Lyme Park, co. Chester, on Jan. 14, 1829. I se'ek genealogical details of the ancestry of William Turner, and particularly the names of his brothers and their descendants. I believe one brother was named Robert-