Page:Notes and Queries - Series 12 - Volume 6.djvu/381

 12 8. TL JUNE 19, 1920.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

313

heir (Cal. Inq. Ed. III. No. 471). How was this relationship made out ? Robert de Morley, Admiral of the Fleet, was the son of William do Morley, and married Hawise sister and heir of John, Lord Marshal, of Hingham, Norfolk, and, secondly, Joan de Tyes. Emma wife of Robert de Montalt was widow of Ric. FitzJohn of Shaldford. co. Surrey. The wife of William de Morley may have been a Montalt.

R. STEWART-BROWN. Fairoaks, Bromborough, Cheshire.

BURTON FAMILIES. Whilst compiling a pedigree, embracing traceable collaterals, of the Burtons of Wakefield, co. Yorke, I have come across traces of persons of this name living at Islington, and wish to ascertain whether there was any other than an accidental connexion between the two houses ? My reason for asking this question is that Sir John Burton, kt., of Wakefield and Soho Square (born 1744, died 1809), was buried at St. Mary's, Islington, together with his first wife, Honor Harvey Thursby, (born 1740, died 1776), his second wife, Philippa Irnham Foster, or Forster (born 1773, died 1823), and the infant son of the last-named, John Burton (1801).

According to * A History and Topography of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington,' by Samuel Lewis, junior (London, 1842), the following were churchwardens : Walter Bur- ton, 1702/3 ; Thomas Burton, 1760 (died Dec. 25, 1760, aged 50) ; James Burton, 1789/90 ; and Francis Burton, 1800/1 (born June 11, 1747, died Jan. 23, 1802).

These names and dates do not agree with any members of the Wakefield family that I am aware of as yet.

F. GORDON ROE.

THE KING'S ASTROLOGER. Has the office of king's astrologer been yet abolished. It was in existence in 18o2^(l S. v. 370), and was then held by a Mr. Gadbury of Bristol, an auctioneer. It is stated to be a hereditary office. J. H. R.

MANOR OF FRINTON. I have recently added a brass piece to my collection of tokens, reading on obv., " Manor of Frinton " between a floral device ; rev., " lohn Rice" between a floral device. I have placed it with my Essex series as I know of no place of the name except that close to Walton- on-the-Naze. It has the appearance of the earlier part of the eighteenth century. I shall be glad to know if anything relating

to the Manor has been published and also the date when John Rice was connected with it, presumably either as Lord or Steward. WILLIAM GILBERT, F.R.N.S. 74 Broad Street Avenue, E.C.2.

HARRY GORDON : " THE LAST OF THE BALLAD SINGERS." In Douglas Jerrold's Illuminated Magazine for November, 1843, there is an article by J. S. on ' The Last of the Ballad Singers,' in which we are told :

" When shall the elder sort of itinerant vocalists

find a representative, save in the village of

and save in the person of Harry Gordon, last

scion of an ancient stock sole relic of primitive ballad-singers?"

Was Harry a real person, or is he only a fanciful portrait ? J. M. BULLOCH.

37 Bedford Square, W.C.I.

TITLE OF SONG WANTED. Who knows the title of the following song ?

Ever of thee I am fondly dreaming

Thy gentle voice my spirit can cheer

Thou art the star that mildly beaming

Shone o'er my path when all was dark and drear,

Ah never till life and memory perish Shall I forget how dear thou art to rne.

R. HOUWINK H.z.n. Meppel, Holland.

EDWIN ATHERSTONE'S BIRTHPLACE. Where was this once well-known poet born ? In the brief notice of him in the 'D.N.B.' this fact is not stated though it is recorded that he was born on Apr. 17, 1788, and died at Bath on Jan. 29, 1872.

RUSSELL MARKLAND.

' LUCRETIA ; OR, CHILDREN OF NlGHT, ' BY LORD LYTTON. I have always under- 'stood that this novel was founded by the noble author on fact, and that the notorious poisoner, and artist, Thomas Griffiths Wain- wright (1794-1852) is represented by Gabriel Honore Varney. But who are the originals of Dalibard and his wife Lucretia ? Or must we exclude the latter ?

In the Preface to the first edition of 'Lucretia,' &c. (1846), the author wrote :

"I became acquainted with the histories of TWO criminals existing in our own age so remarkable, whether from the extent and darkness of the guilt committed whether from the glittering accom- plishments and lively temper of the one, the pro- found knowledge and intellectual capacities of the other, &c."

He adds :

" Incredible as it may seem the crimes herein re- lated took place within the last seventeen years. There has been no exaggeration as to their extent,