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SPANISH TRACTS AND BROADSIDES. 'There is in my hands a bound volume en- titled on the back, ' Varies, Papeles Espa- noles.' I should describe the contents as "Spanish Tracts and Broadsides." It con- sists of 64 separate pieces printed at Seville, Cadiz and Madrid, which relate to important military events during the years 1706-7. The broadsides, many of them in verse, appear to be of special value and some are probably unique or nearly so. Stamped in gold on the leather binding are the arms of Sir Charles Stuart (afterwards Lord Stuart de Rothesay) who was in the diplomatic service in Spain, 18089, when he made the collection. It was bought by Mr. Frederick Hendricks at the sale of Lord Stuart de Rothesay's library and he made one or two additions. I mention this volume because its contents may appeal to ome one interested in the war of the Spanish Succession to whom I should be happy to show it.

PHILIP NORMAN.

45 Evelyn Gardens, S.W.7.

FONT NOT AT ONGAR, AT ALLER. Visiting Ongar (Chipping Ongar) some years ago in order that I might make true copies of the Pallavicini and Jane Cromwell epitaphs (see 11 S. ix. 511 ; x. 38) I had some con- versation with one of the churchwardens, Mr. T. E. Rose. He shewed me an extract from ' The Story of My Life ' by Augustus J. C. Hare, 1896-1900, which is shortly as follows :

In a letter to Louisa, Marchioness of Weterford, dated Nov. 30, 1890, Hare writes about k * a pleasant visit to St. Audries, 'Sir A. Acland Hood's beautiful place." Mentioning some objects of interest there and in the neighbourhood he says :

' Sir A. Hood had been to see a friend of his, rd remarked, What a pretty and peculiar flower-stand you have.' 'Yes, 'said the friend, -indftn interesting one too, for it is the font of Cngar Church, in which Gunthran the Dane was taptized, and by which King Alfred stood as his 3>onsor.' ' (Vol. vi. pp. 233, 234).

Believing this anecdote Mr. Rose naturally was anxious that the font should be restored to Ongar Church. I suggested that he should write to Lord St. Audries, son of the above Sir Alexander Acland Hood. As he was unwilling to. do so, I wrote, and received the following reply of June 25, 1914 " The village in question is " Aller " near Xangport, Somerset, not " Ongar." Aller used to belong to my father. The story about the font is quite true, the old font was used by the

parson to grow geraniums in his garden. My father persuaded him to put it back in the Church , instead of a very common early eighteenth cen- tury one. I remember seeing the font some forty years ago it is a very early simple Saxon one." There can be little doubt that "Ongar " for "Aller " was a slip of the pen, as of course Hare would know that St. Audries was in Somersetshire, .and possibly that according to legend Gunthran (Guthrum) was baptized at Aller, certainly not in Essex. ROBERT PIERPOINT.

.KNEELING IN SERMON-TIME. This odd custom, which may have been meant as a protest against Puritanism, is reprobated by Mr. William Jenkins at Christ Church, Newgate, in his farewell sermon, Aug. 17 1662 :

"When the" Minister is preaching, you are not then to clap yourself upon your knees, as is the custome of too many " (p. 29).

RICHARD H. THORNTON.

Portland, Oregon.

PROGENY or A 41ST CHILD. The follow- ing epitaph is on a stone in Conway Church, Carnarvon :

" Here Lyeth ye body of Nichs. Hookes, of Conway, Gent., who was ye 41st child of his father, Wm. Hookes, Esq., by Alice, his wifc, and ye father of 27 children, who dyed ye 20th day of March, 1637."

WILLIAM GILBERT, F.R.N.S.

We must request correspondents desiring in- formation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that answers maybe sent to them direct.

MACARONIC GREEK VERSE ON MARRIAGE OF KING GEORGE V. Your readers are likely to make a note of any macaronic Greek verse, in its fugitive elusive form, and may be able to help me to retrieve some alliterative lines on the marriage of our King George with the Princess Mary of Teck, 1893, begin- ning

(O T6/COV, T6KVOV, TK//,r//9lOV, TCK/Za/0.

They appeared at the time of the wedding in The Pall Mall Gazette, and on a Friday I feel sure. But although the Editor kindly allowed me to consult his volumes in the library, it was impossible to discover the lines.

Such a gem will often appear in the first evening edition, and then be afterwards