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were it necessary to make a selection for quotation. To the coffee-house Lord Per- cival constantly resorted "I spend every day two hours in the evening at the coffee house," he writes, "with pleasure and improvement, especially in such public places as Bath and Tunbridge, because of the great resort of gentlemen thither for their health and amusement." And when, as at Bath, the Speaker of the House of Commons was of the company on successive days of one October, constitutional and historical ques- tions formed the subjects of discussion, the record of which interspersed here and there with a racy anecdote, fills half a dozen pages of the printed volume and many more pages of the original.

To music, the opera and the drama Percival was devoted and references and allusions are numerous throughout. "Hendel from Hanover " was in his view, " a man of the vastest genius and skill in music that perhaps has lived since Orpheus," and seldom did he miss attendance at performances of Handel's works. He was himself an instrumentalist ; his children's voices were carefully trained. Hearing Signor Fabri sing, he at once en- gaged him ** to teach my daughter at three guineas for ten times." On every other Friday during the winter months he had a private concert at his own house, at which amateurs and professionals jointly per- formed to an audience of his friends. The works and abilities of musicians, foreign and native, pass continually under review.

In fine, the diary is a comprehensive view of the men and manners and occurrences of these four years. R. A. ROBERTS.

IRISH FAMILY HISTORY.

(See 12 S. iii. 500 ; vi. 288 ; 308, vii. 2, 25, 105.)

HEWETSON OF BALLYSHANNON, CO. DONEGAL.

I AM greatly indebted to Mrs. R. J. Reynolds of The Mullens, Ballyehannon, for the extracts from the Kilbarron and Drumholme vestry books and registers, also for many particulars, and assistance in compiling this pedigree, to the late Sir Edmund T. Bewley Knt., who searched the records at the Four Courts and Registry of Deeds Office, Dublin, very thoroughly in this connection.

Christopher Hewetson, Vicar of Swords, died April 5, 1633 (Funeral Entry, Ulster's Office) and was buried in the chancel of the

Church of St. Columba, Swords. WilB dated March 31, 1633.* Letters of Admon.~ with the Will annexed granted April 23,. 1633, to the Rev. Robert Wilson, Dean of Ferns, during minority of children. Letters- of Admon. dated May 6, granted May 15, 1658, to Christopher Hewetson of Thomas- town, co. Kilkenny, gent ; Michael Hewet- son of Ballyshannon, co. Donegal, gent ; and Rebecca Foster otherwise Hewetson of Baltrea (or Ballintra) co. Dublin, widow- children of the deceased. Appointed Treasurer of Christ Church, Dublin, by Letters Patent March 13, 38 Eliz. (1596)^ Prebend of Howth and St. Patrick's Cathe- dral, Dublin. He married firstly, Susan- Sigin of the County of Southampton, and by her had issue :

I. William Hewetson, M.A., Curate of St. Werburghs, Dublin, 1660-1676. He- married Elizabeth the dau. of Thomas Ram, D.D., Bishop of Ferns and Leighluv and had issue :

(i) Christopher Hewetson, born 1632, died March 12, 1698/9, aged 66 years (M.I.)- Bur. at Mylerstown, co. Kildare. Will dated Nov. 4, 1698. Codicil March 4, 1698/9- Proved April 22, 1699. Ordained Priest

son, clerk, Treasurer of the Blessed Trinity,- Dublin, deceased made and declared a little before his death being the last day of March 1633, in manner and form following or words to the- like effect, viz. that the said Christopher- Hewetson being weak in body but of perfect memory and understanding did Will and bequeath his Soul to God, from whom he had it and his^ body to be buried in the Chancel of Swords, and for his temporal goods, that God hath blessed him withall, he thus disposed of them, viz. to* his eldest son William Hewetson, he did Will, give and bequeath his Lands of Clonough together with the Lease of Tandoegee if it could be made? good, and also his Mills in Swords with the rest of his Freehold there.
 * The Nuncupative Will of Christopher Hewet-

For his daughter Elizabeth Hewetson she had her portion almost already, what is behind, he did Will that it should be paid to her husband so- soon as conveniently it Might be, for the rest of his Goods, Credits and Chattels he did leave them to his dear wife, Rebecca Hewetson, and to his four children that God had given him by her, viz. Christopher Hewetson, Thomas Hewet- son, Michael Hewetson and Rebecca Hewetson,. and he did desire and appoint his loving Friend and Cousin Mr. Robert Wilson, Dean of Ferns, to be Overseer and Tutor of his said children,, and also his Will was, and he earnestly desired his said wife Rebecca Hewetson to be ordered and ruled by the said Dean Wilson touching her jointure and portion of his goods which he gave her, and so desired God to bless them all.

In the presence of us whose names a re sub- scribed (signed) Rebecca Hewetson, Robert* Wilson, William Hewetson, Elizabeth Hewetson