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t)y a priest who was to. be paid 51. Qs. Sd. Godchildren (including Thomas, son to 'Thomas Badger of Bidford), apprentices rand servants were remembered, and the debts of customers marked in his books with a "P." (Pardonatus] were to be forgiven.

But the chief fact about Thomas Atwood is that he serves as a link between the Quyny and Shakespeare families. Thirty years previously, on Dec. 21, 1513, he had been appointed supervisor with Adrian Quyny of the will of a kinsman, Richard Atwood. In May, 1524, he and the same Adrian Quyny, whom we will call for con- venience Adrian Quyny the First, were elected Bridge Wardens, and in May, 1525, they presented their account. Adrian Quyny the First had a wife Katharine. He and his wife were admitted to the Gild of Stratford in 1497, the year when the Gild Chapel was rebuilt by the mason Dowland with money bequeathed by Sir Hugh Clopton. Quyny was elected a Proctor of the Gild in 1501, Master in 1515, and an Alderman at various dates until 1533. He lived in Church Street until 1528 when he removed to a house in High Street next the Corn Market. He probably died before April, 1534, when his widow, apparently, married John Combe of Astley. He left a eon Richard Quyny, whom we will call Richard Quyny the First. Thomas Atwood made Richard * Quyny a trustee of his house in Corn Street and supervisor of his will. Richard Quyny owned a house at the bottom of Bridge Street, on the south side, between the Bear Inn on the east (towards the Bridge) and the shop of Henry Samuel, woollen-draper, on the west. On July 12, 1544, he renewed the lease of his late father's house in High Street next the Corn Market for ninety years at a rent of 26s. Sd. and 12cZ. chief. He had a son Adrian, whom we will call Adrian Quyny the Second. Richard Shakespeare doubtless knew Richard Quyny the First, the friend of his friend Thomas Atwood and supervisor of his will. John Shakespeare, as we shall see, knew well Adrian Quyny the Second. To return to the will of 'Thomas Atwood. "I give and bequeath," he said, "unto Richard Shakespeare of Snitterfield my four oxen which are now in his keeping." It was a handsome gift, and in the absence of evi- dence of kinship implies a friendship of no ordinary kind. EDGAR I. FRIPP.

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NOTES ON DOROTHY OSBORNE'S LETTERS.

IN The Times Literary Supplement of Sept. 23, 1920, I was permitted to throw some fresh light on Dorothy Osborne's 'Letters to Sir William Temple,' derived in great part from a study of her brother Henry's Diary, very kindly lent me by Sir Algernon Osborn, Bart., of Chicksands Priory. This Diary is so important for the elucidation of the Letters that I am glad of the permission afforded me to print some fuller extracts from it in ' N. & Q. ' :

HENRY OSBORNE'S DIARY.

1651.

Dec. 8. I came out of London with my sister to goe to Chicksands. 1652.

Jan. 22. Being thursday I came to London.

Feb. 2, Munday. This day or the day following I went to Dr. Scarborough about Wilde. [I print in italics words which in the original are in shorthand.] Wee went to the miter Tauerne in Wood streete.

Feb. 6, friday. I received a Letter from my Lady Osborn in answer to mine concerninge her 100 h when she mentioned the [fittenesse ?] of her sonns mariafte.

Feb. 16, Munday. S r T. Peyton, S 1 ' T. Hatton, S. Browne and my selfe sealed at S. Browne's chamber the Indenture to Holforde for the keeping the writings by S. Browne and the Lease to my sister for 2000 n of her portion.

Feb. 18, Wednesday. Mr. Holforde sealed the other part at S r T. Hattons house.

This day I went to my L. Osborn who was newly come to Towne.

Feb. 23. I came home to Chicksands.

Feb. 25, Wednesday. Captaine Holt spoke to mee of Dolly (?).

Feb. 27, Friday. My father sealed the Lease to nay sister for 2000 1 '. . . .he told my sister there was prouision made for her, and when I asked him if he pleased to deliuer it to the vse of my sister he said yes with all his heart and I pray God saies he blesse it to her.

Mar. 9 [8th]. Being Monday Mr. Vaughan sent to Mrs. Goldsmith about IsTiam for a plaine answer.

Mar. 15, Munday. My sister went to London about S r T. Osborn and lay at S r T. Peytons. The same day came hither Mr. Edmonds about S T Isham.

Mar. 30, Wednesday. I received a Letter from my Lady Osborn about my sister.

Apr. 1, Thursday. I came to London about my sister and S r Thomas Osborn.

Apr. 8, Thursday. I went to Mr. Latche about selling land with my sisters consent, this euening my lady Osborn broke of the match.

Apr. 9. We remoued my sister from my brother Peytons because my Lady and Doll 'had the small pox.

Apr. 10, Saterday. S r Tho : Osborn fell sick of the small pox.