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(3) An explanation of the following signature in a copy of Heath's Chronicles John Ruf of Major Janerls ward.

(4) The passage in ' Sidonius Apollinaris,' where he speaks of the Germans quartered on him as perpetually boiling cabbage and shouting "Yah, Yah/' and describes them as "greasy seven-foot giants."

GEOBGE PABKEB. 14 Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol.

MOBLOW. A certain John Newman, who was born in 1676, became assistant in 1696 and full pastor in 1716 at Salter's Hall, ^and died in July, 1741. 'In his will he mentions that his eldest son acquired pro- perty of his mother's, which cam$ from her father Morlow. John Newman's marriage must have taken place early in the eigh- teenth century for we hear that he had a -son born about 1707.

I should be glad to find the registration of his marriage, and to learn anything about the Morlow family. A search at Somerset House has produced no result : and a search -through all the published London Registers has only revealed one Morlow and two or three Morloes early in the seventeenth century. A. D. T.

BEN JONSON'S 'TIMBEB.' I should be glad to be informed whether the MS. of Ben Jonson's ' Timber or Discoveries ' is in existence, and if not, where the earliest printed edition is to be seen.

GEOBGE HOOKHAM.

Broadway, Worcester.

JOHN ROBINSON, SHEBIFF OF HULL, 1682. I should be very glad of any information concerning John Robinson, born sup. 27 Eliz., he was father of William (fourth son) who is described as Gent., Sheriff of Hull, 1682, benefactor to Trinity House, Hull. Also the dates of the birth, marriage -and death of John Robinson, younger brother of William (knighted 1633) who was great- grandfather to Thomas, first Baron Grant- ham. *LUKE ROBINSON. ] 21 Sydney Street, S.W.3.

" HUDDLINGS. " This word occurs in a top3graphical work relating to a midland Bounty : "In the 34th year of Queen Elizabeth upwards of 130 suitors were

-amerced Of this number were 21

persons for playing at unlawful games, as liuddlings. "

What game was known as "huddlings ? "

W. B. H.

COATS OF ARMS OF GLOUCESTEBSHIBE. Atkyns' 'Ancient and Present History of Gloucestershire,' published in 1712, con- taining a Table of Coats of Arms.

Rudder's 'History of Gloucestershire ' (1779).

Naylor's 'Collection of the Coats of Arms of Gloucestershire ' (1792).

Reference the above three books ; P. H. F. at 2 S. iv. 423 states (referring to a certain coat bf arms) :

" The same is also given in the * Collection of the Coats of Arms of Gloucestershire,' published by the late Sir George Naylor, Garter King-of- Arms. in 1792, but confessedly taken from Atkyns and Rudder."

Can any reader, who possesses or can obtain access to the above three books, tell me whether Naylor's collection contains all the coats of arms mentioned in the other two volumes ? NOLA.

AUTHOB WANTED. Who first described genealogy as " The Science of fools with long memories " ? B. C.

THACKEBAY QUEBY. W^ill any reader kindly tell me in what novel of Thackeray I shall find a passage somewhat as follows : " as oblivious of evil as the turtle in Painter's window in Leadenhall Street which carries on his shell the inscription ' Soup? To-

morrow.

UNDEBHILL.

FLOOB COVEBINGS OF THE TUDOB EPOCH" Having lately made a careful scrutiny of the most valuable picture in the City of London, namely, the representation, by Holbein, of Henry VIII. presenting the Charter, which is at the Barbers' Company's Hall, in Monkwell Street, I noted that the floor of the apartment in which the presenta- tion was made (either at Bridewell or White hall) is shown as covered with a light woven matting, and over this is laid an oriental carpet, the colours and pattern of which are wonderfully fresh and clear. The picture is said to have been painted in 1540. From whence were these fine floor coverings imported into London at that date ?

J. LANDFEABILUCAS.T* 101, Piccadilly, W. ,, iJ4 st *

POISONED KING OF FRANCE. Can any student of the history of France tell me if one of the kings was murdered similarly to Hamlet's father by poison dropped in the ear ? And if a successor of bis had a sus- picion that he had been treated in the same way ? R. L. EAGLE.

Sydenham, S.E.26.