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NOTES AND QUERIES.

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LONDON, JULY, 1919

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NOTES : Aliens in Maidstone in 1567. 169 De Miners Family, 170 A Reverie in Old Ratcliffe, 171 Boutell's Punning Catalogue of Painting and Sculpture, 173 Inscriptions in St. James's Church, Sydney The Greek Flag, 174 Tanks (Military) Literature and Iconography of London Peace Celebrations, 175 Knox's 'Spirit oj Despotism "Sir Nicholas Bagnal and the Earls of

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Kilmorey Boswell's ' Johnson ' : a Correction" Non- naturals," 176 "Sniffle-shuffle" " Let the weakest go to the wall "Defoe and Alexander Selkirk Monuments in Sydney Heredity : Long Hair, 177 East, Anglian Characters and Characteristics "Tamasha," 178. QUERIES : Proclamation Stones, 178 William Hoorde Byron's 'Don Juan' Harvard University: Thomas Shepard, 179" As jolly as sandboys" Durrow Castle Miss Helen Maria Williams Morbus Anglicus General John Nicholson Sir Thomas Colby Heraldic : Woolmer, Liphook, Hants Bowshot : the Longest Jeremiah Wainewright, 180 Fish-yard Fenner Family Boulogne : Registers and Epitaphs The Million Bank Blackman and Sampson Families "Thunder" Breslau Thames Tunnels, Bibliography, 181 Miss Sarah Fielding - " Boche" : "Snob " Menor Records Garrett, Por- tuguese Poet 'Abdolla" Charles I. : his Journey from Oxford to .-outhwell Berkshire Inscriptions Norfolk Manuscripts Barnard or Bernard, 182 Devonian Priests executed Society for Preserving Memorials of Dead in Ireland Fund for Preserving Memorials of Dead in Ireland Etchings by T. Parker Authors Wanted, 183.

REPLIES : Kent Family of Winchester and Reading, 183 Devils Blowing Horns or Trumpets, 186 Dickens's Topographical Ships Southey's Contribu- tions to 'The Critical Review,' 187 Scotchman's Post Riddle by George Selwyn Philadelphia Link with London Bishop Dawson of Clonfert, 188 Classical Parallelisms to the War Forgotten Writers Kellond Surname Tilly Kettle Hervev or Hervet, 189 -James Cockle, of Cockle's Pills-Sir Charles William Taylor. Bt. St. Alkelda, 190 Exchange of Souls in Fiction, 191 Bibliography of Kpitaphs "Flummery " " Ronier " Months Tower of London : Yeoman of the Guard and Tower Warders, 192 Shakespeare and the Garden Morlands and Newcomes Labour-in- Vain Street, Shad- well Inscriptions in St. John the Evangelist's, Waterloo Road The Ant-bear and the Tortoise, 193 "Get the needle " May Folk-Lore : Red Hair Anguish Street : " Scores " " Penniles B^nch," 194 War Slang Dis- coveries in Coins Pitt and Dundas at New Cross, 195.

NOTES ON BOOKS : ' The War of Chupas' The Book of Duarte Barbosa ' ' Selections from James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson.'

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ALIENS IN MAIDSTONE IN 1567.

THE following documents should be read in conjunction with Dr. Cunningham's ' Alien Emigrants to England,' pp. 149-50. London and Southwark appear to have been somewhat surfeited with foreigners at this period, and Maidstone here claims her share of the surplus population. As regards the new industries to be introduced, a monopoly of Spanish leather had been granted in 1565, so either there was im- pending infringement, or the new residents were working under the patent in question.

Frisados," earthen pots, armour, and paper formed the subjects of subsequent patents. " Dottenye " appears as " Dot- tegnye " in the Huguenot Society's publica- tion viii.

The first is from the State Papers Domestic, Elizabeth, vol. 4?, no. 19, June, 1567 :

To the Queries moste excellent Ma tic Pleaseth yo r highnes at the humble sute of yo r obedient Subiects the Maio r, Juratts and Comln- altie of yo r Ma te Towne and p'isshe oi All Seynts of Maydeston in yo r Countie of Kent to graunte to them yo r gracious licens by yo r Ma te letters pattents to be made in due forme of the lawe for the receipts and placynge w th in the same towne of this nomber of threscore families of the straungers peregrines and artificers of the severall faculties and misteries hereunder mencioned. And yo r said humble subiects accordinge to their most bounden dueties shall contynually prey to God for the prosperous Raign of yo r highnes longe to endure.

Makers of

Saies Tykes for fetherbeddes

Mockados Arras and Tapissary

Grograyne Chamletts Spanish lether Russetts Flaunde

Chamlett=< Wevers of diaper Damaske and Lynnen Clothe Sackclothe Stametts Baies Frisados

Flaunders potts Paving tyle and bricke Brasiers White and browne paper Corsetts and hedde peces and all kynde of Armor Gonne pouther

Flaunders wollen clothe

And many other Artes and Sciences -w ch are not there knowen beinge bothe necessary and profitable for the common wealthe. [Endorsed : ] The maior & jurats of Maydstone for licence to receave 30 housholders of Straungers crafts men into theyr towne.

The other is an extract from Patent Roll 9 Eliz., part 4, no. 1033 : Elizabeth, by the grace of God [&c.].

Know ye that for divers especiall considerations as well for the helpe, repair and amendment of our towne of Maidston in our County of Kent, by placing in the same men of knowledge in sondrye handy crafts as also for the relief and convenient placing of certaine Duchemen aliens nowe residing within our Citie of London and ells where, within our realme of England, being very skilfull in divers Arts, occupacions, handy- crafts and faculties which may tende to the cominoditie of our Realme, We of our especiall grace do grant and licence by these presents, power free libertie and authoritie unto Our wellbeloved the Maior, Jurats and Commonaltye of our towne and parish of All Saints of Maideston aforesaid, and to Michael of Orly, arrace-worker, Thilip Velemyncke, weaver, Anthony de Scyeter, Ferdinand Dottenye, and to suche other of the said alyens borne being Duciie and not denizens and having knowledge of the several occupacions, artes, handycrafts and faculties hereafter ex- pressed as shall extend in the whole to the