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NOTES AND QUERIES. [ 12 s.vi. MAY 2-2,1920.

supporters a lion rampant affrontee holding a banner displayed Argent, with a cross gules spear erect with head and tassels. The supporters stand on a scroll with motto " Auspicio Regis et Senatus Anglise." To whom does the achievement belong ? A. G. KEALY. Chaplain, R.N. (retired). Anglesey Road, Gosport.

THE IRISH IN SPAIN (12 S. vi. 188). This extract by Southey is taken from ' Conser- vacion de Monarquias y discursos poli^icos,' por El licenciado Pedro Fernandez Navar- rete. . . . Al Senor Rey D. Felipe 3 :

" Carta del Sr. D. Pedro de Castro, Arzbpo de Sevilla. En una Siesta de este mes de Agosto (que en esta ciudad son largas y calurosas) me truxeron uu libro de v. m. intitulado, Discursos Politicos, impreso ano de veinte y uno. Comenzele, pareci6me bien : digo verdad, que no le dexe de la niano hasta le acabar todo y tuve con 61 buena siesta." Sevilla y Agosto 29 de 1623.

" Aprobacion. Madrid y Enero 21 de 1625."

I quote from the fourth edition, 1792, Disc. vii. p. 80 [275 b. 24], Taylorian Library, Oxford.

Philip III. reigned 1598-1621.

These Irish must have emigrated in James I.'s reign before 1621. Southey probably copied from an earlier edition if p. 57 is correct, and before the reform in spelling in 1776.

A Spanish friend, who is a great collector of Spanish books, has found the passage quoted by Southey, in the First edition of the Conservation de Monarquias, 1626. at p. 51 (not p. 57). A. D. JONES.

Oxford.

WILD BOAR IN HERALDRY ( 12 S. vi. 189). The earliest reference I have come across to this legend is in Gerard Legh's ' Accedens of Armory,' London, 1576. On folio 53 it is said of the boar that

" When hee determineth to fight, hee will frot his lefte shielde, the space of halfe a day, against. an oke because that when hee is streeken thereon, with the tuskes of his enemy, hee shall feele no grief e thereof."

Aaron Crossly in his ' Signification of most Things that are born in Heraldry,' Dublin, 1724, also says :

" The Boar, tho' he wanteth Horns, is in no way defective in his Armour : He is counted the most absolute Champion among Beasts, for that he hath both Weapons to wound his Foe, which are his strong and sharp Tusks, and also his Target to defend himself, for which he -useth often to rub his Shoulders and Sides against Trees, thereby to harden them against the Stroak of his Adver- sary."

H. J. B. CLEMENTS.

In answer to Mr. H. F. WILSON asking for reference as to wild-boars habit of rubbing, his side, of Virgil-Georgic iii. 255 :

denbesque Sabellicus exacuit sus Et pede prosubigib rerram, fricat arbore costas Abque hinc atque illinc humeros ad vulnora durat..

C. R. MOORE.

THE " BIG FOUR " OF CHICAGO (12 S.'vi. 88). The following firms of packers compose the "Big Four": Swift and Company,. The Armour Company, The Wilson Company, The Cudahy Packing Company.

WENDELL HERBRUCK. Canton, Ohio.

TOPONYMICS (12 S. v. 290, 331). The following French varieties may be added to- those previously given :

Audomarois a man from Saint-Omer.

Carolopolitain Charleville.

Casselois or

Castellopolitain

Lillois

Boubaisien

Stephanois

Cassel.

Cassel.

Lille.

Boubaix

Saint-Etienne.

F. H. CHEETHAM.

CURIOUS SURNAMES (12 S. vi. 68, 115, 196).- I have just come across the surname Bubbers, but do not know where the present owner of the name lives. Bythesea is quite a well-known surname, and I knew a man who had for partner a Home, and when the partnership was dissolved he took on a Hornblower for partner. Wellbeloved and Love joy and also Lobjoint are to be found in London suburbs now.

WALTER E. GAWTHORP.

GERALD us CAMBRENSIS (12 S. vi. 107). In the ' Index ' of the Clerical Index Society, compiled by voluntary workers, the following are our records for this person : -

" Giraldus, alias Cambrensis, alias de Barry, Archdeacon of Brecknock, occurs in 1175 and 1199 ; Archdeacon of St. David's occurs in 1185 and March, 1188, and [? 1198] ; elected Bishop of St. David's, June 29, 1199, refused assent by King John ; resigned [without consecration], Nov. 10 1203."

I expect the middle date (1188) as Arch- deacon of St. David's is the Bodleian one, as the charters there have been indexed for clerical names. J. W. FAWCETT.

THE PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL, CROOKED LANE (12 S. vi. 83). The boundaries, statistics, and other particulars are given in. " New Remarks of London. . . .Collected by the Company of Parish Clerks, 1732," pp. 118-119, when the parish numbered. 118 houses, besides the parsonage house.

W. B. H.