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and Diameters of the Planets,' and other subjects, including ' Miscellaneous Dates.' Other works by Mr. Stokes advertised in his ' Memory ' volume are : ' The Divine Origin of Mnemonics,' ' The Pictorial Multiplica- tion Table,' ' The Syllable-ized Pictorial Alphabet,' ' Rapid Plan of teaching Reading without Spelling,' ' The Historical Chrono- meter, with Revolving Centre and Selections of Important Facts and Dates,' ' The Mne- monical Globe most Remarkable Aid in teaching Geography,' and a large number (36) of separate lectures all connected with mnemonics. In the ' Memory ' volume Mr. Stokes says that he " was identified with the Royal Colosseum from June, 1861, till 1863." He is, however, probably best known as having for many years lectured on mnemonics at the old Regent Street Polytechnic. F. J. HYTCH.

Frankfort Lodge, Park Road, Crouch End, N.8.

THE MOORES OF MILTON PLACE, EGHAM, SURREY (12 S. v. 284 ; vi. 15). I am much indebted to H. C. for correcting the mistakes in my note and also for the additional in- formation furnished.

The arms of the family engraved on some church plate at Egham are : On a f ess between three moorcocks as many mullets.

Alas for my little pedigree ! A further search shows that the Adrian who died in 1655 could not have been the son of the Adrian who died in 1672, for the latter had only a daughter Grizella, aged 6 in 1632.

Nor can I fit in the Thomas, son of Adrian, who matriculated from C.C.C., Oxon, in 1674. The writer in the ' D.X.B.' is inclined to identify him with Sir Thomas Moore the playwright, who died in 1735. Apparently there was another branch of the family about who had a fancy for the name of Adrian.

On going through the diary again I find a note that indicates that they were a Dorset family and were seated there 2 Hen. VI., 1423.

The diary bears out the correction by H. C. respecting Chilcomb, which is not mentioned after 1601.

FREDERIC TURNER.

Frome, Somerset.

'TOM JONES' (12 S. v. 268, 303, 327; vi. 23). Although the replies have now somewhat diverged from the original ques- tion, it may be worth noting that the investigations of Mr. J. J. Hammond of Salisbury and of Canon Mayo of Gillingham, Dorset, establish that John, grandfather of Henry Fielding, was successively Prebendary of Yatesbury, Oct. 13, 1677, of Beaminster

Prima, Feb. 23, 1678, and of Gillingham- Major, Jan. 24, 1682, and that he signed the- Subscription Book on his collation to Beaminster Prima as Fielding, but on collation to Gillingham Major as Feilding. His son Edmund, on 'the one hand who, by the way, w r as never possessed of means- wherewith to be extravagant always signed as Feilding, while his grandson Henry, on the other hand, invariably signed as Fielding. This is clearly shown by original photographs in my possession from deeds executed both by father and son.

J. PAUL, DE CASTRO. 1 Essex Court, Temple, E.C.4.

LEWKNOR FAMILY (12 S. v. 201 ; vi. 44). In ' The Family of Moore,' by the Countess- of Drogheda (Dublin, 1906), I find :

" Walter Moore of Benenden, d. 1504 (will at Canterbury), married Alice, dau. of Edward Lewknor of Kingston Bewsis, Sussex, Esq., and Ellenor his wife, dau. of John Pagenham."

In the Lewknor pedigree in ' Sussex Archaeo- logical Collections,' iii. 90-102, I find no marriage with any Pagenham, and the only Moore-Lewknor marriage is Joane, youngest sister of the first Edward Lewknor of Kingston-Bowey, married Thomas Moore as her first husband. Perhaps MR. WATNE- WRIGHT could throw some light on these discrepancies.

Walter Moore's grandfather was Thomas,- and he married Agnes Austen. Walter's eldest son was Thomas (will 1519), and the name of his wife appears to be unknown.

A. M. B. IRWIN.

49 Ailesbury Road, Dublin.

A CURIOUS CHRISTIAN EPITAPH (12 S.. v. 314). The Basilla therein mentioned is probably St. Basilla of whom nothing is known except the fact of her martyrdom. The fourth -century ' Index XVI. Coemi- teriorum ' in the Vatican mentions " Coemi- terium Basillae ad S. Hermen Via Salaria," while other MSS. of this Index in the Biblioteca Chigiana and the Biblioteca Laurenziana have " Coemiterium Basille ad S. Hermetem Via Salaria Vetere." The fourth-century ' Depositio Martyrum ' of the Philocalian Calendar has " X. Kal. Oct. Basillse, Salaria Vetere, Diocletiano VIIII. et Maximiano VIII. Cons.," i.e., Sept. 22, 304.

The ' Martyrologium Hieronymianum,' the date of which has been fixed as not earlier than 592 or later than 600, under the date June 11 mentions the anniversary of St. Basilla at Rome on the Via Salaria. The sixth-century ' Index Oleorum ' at Monza also mentions " Sea Basilla " under ' Via