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NOTES AND QUERIES.

[12 S. V. OCT., 1919.

On the other hand, Mr. H. W. C. Davis, who summarises the charter in his in- valuable calendar (' Regesta Regum Anglo- DsTormannorum,' No. 219), observes :

" The form is suspicious, and resembles that of a preceding charter (No. 167). These lands of Abp. Thomas are entered under his name in ' D.B.,' i. 1646. This charter should be com- pared with a spurious confirmation, attributed to Stephen and dated 1138 (' Cart.,' i. 122 \rectins 222])."

But Mr. Davis does not definitely reject the charter, nor mark it with the asterisk with which he distinguishes spurious charters.

There can be no doubt that the alleged charter is a concoction a forgery if there were a pseudo-original. Amongst the gifts confirmed are those of Littleton by Hugh de Port, Plymtree by Odo Fitz " Hamelin " (rectius Gamelin), the mill at Fromelode by Winebaud de Ballon, and Clifford by Roger de Busli : gifts which, according to the monks' own list of donations, were made in 1090, 1095, 1126, and 1099 respectively. (' Hist, et Cart. S.P. de Glouc.,' i. 93, 74, 77, 68.)

As to Winebaud de Ballon, Dr. J. H. Round thinks that he and his brother Hamelin did not even come to England until the reign of William II., who gave Hamelin his lands (' Studies in Peerage and Family History,' p. 190) ; as Hamelin him- self states in a charter (' Cal. Docts. France ' No. 1045).

Again, the charter confirms Westwood as given by Walter de Gloucester for the soul iof his father ; but ' Domesday ' records that bt was given by Durand for the soul of his Prother Roger (Walter's father) : " S'c's

Detrus de Glowec' ten' Westuode

Durand' ded' seed's?, p' a-nirna fr'is sui Rogerii " (i. 181). G. H. WHITE.

23 Weighton Road, Anerley.


 * ' UP " AND " DOWN " : THEIR BARBAROUS

MISUSE. Looking over some back numbers of ' N. & Q ' I find at 10 S, v. 245, the heading " Up " : its Barbarous Misuse.' Before the 'N.E.D' reaches the letter "U" may one be permitted a protest against the constant arid meaningless addition of this word in everyday life ?

A new. route will " link up " all the cross roads, &c. ; the train " slowed up " ; one is invited to have " a brush up," &c.

May I also request permission to remark on the equally absurd use of the word " down " as found on three consecutive days, Oct. 13, 14, 15, 1917, in The Daily News (2) and The Observer. The business

was " closed down " ; I shall have to " close* down " my business ; I am sorry to say that, though the rain ceased during the* morning and the sun shone awhile, t her weather has again " closed down." Mr. stated that he had the most valuable- stallions in England, and if this man were- taken he must " close down " his stud. A Sunday paper warns us that unless the- heavy entertainment tax is remitted 4,000- out of the 7,000 theatres in this country may have to " close down."

I think the genesis of the expression is this. When there were strikes at the coal* mines, and the masters refused to concede- the men's demands, it was said the shafts were " shut down," i.e., the covering of the- shaft was put on, thus preventing ingress, j Then, not to use the same word too often,. , " closed " was used instead of shut.

A. D. JONES. Oxford.

MARRIAGES. It has occurred to me that if J your readers interested in genealogy com- j piled a list of marriages from unpublished ! notes in their possession, the information.! might be very useful to those who are com-1 piling pedigrees. The following names are- taken from notes in my possession. If any of your readers can supply the names of t he- parents or children thereof I should be glad.

Elizabeth Adamson ("a pupil of John Knox, > 1555")=^ James Barren of Kinnaird.

John Anderson = Helen Simpson, July 23, 1824.

James Simpson^ Nell Forrester, about 1774.

James Simpson = Isabella Dickson, Nov. 26, 1790-

Thomas Baillie (of Lamington !) = Gordon,

1720-1760.

Samuel Dickson = Agnes, dau. of Thomas Baillie,, April 19, 1773.

Robert Anderson (of Longhough ton ?)= Alice- Bowden, July 26. 1782.

George Anderson (born July 19, 1829)= Jane- Bulman, 1852.

Anne Simpson = John Douglas of Cupar, Fife,, about 1815..

Samuel (?) Dickson (fur merchant of Edinburgh* and St. Petersburg, died 1798, aged 94)- ?

JAS. SETON-ANDERSON. 4 Temple Street, Brighton.

(To be continued.)

SWIFT AND WALPOLE. Mr. C. E. Pearce* in his ' Polly Peachum and the Beggar's Opera,' 1913, discussing the intellectual influences on Gay when in the throes of waiting his play, remarks at p. 2 :

"Swift had come to England in the spring of

1726 chiefly with the object of representing to

Sir Robert Walpole the distressed state of

Ireland, and also, with a view of obtaining his own preferment. He failed in the first, Walpole