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Robert Carey, Earl of Monmouth, was appointed. Essex, was, however, restored to his office, Dec. 19, 1628, and appears to have held it until his death in 1646. He was removed from the office of Gustos Rotulorum and Sir Edward Littleton ap- pointed in 1642.

June 17, 1627, to Feb. 3, 1628. Robert Carey, Earl of Monmouth; b. 1570, d. Apr. 12, 1629.

Sept. 30, 1653. Major-General Thomas Harrison, the regicide, was appointed Custos Rotulorum, and has been stated to have also been Lord Lieutenant but proof is lacking. Harrison fell from power and was deprived of his offices in the same year.

Aug. 20, 1600. Robert Greville, 4th Baron Brooke; b. before 1640, d. Feb. 13, 1677.

Mar. 24, 1677, to Dec. 4, 1679. James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch ; b. Apr. 7, 1649, d. July 15, 1685.

Dec. 4, 1679. Robert Spencer, Earl of Sunderland ; b. 1640, d. Sept. 28, 1702. This appointment appears to have been during the minority of Charles, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury.

Sept. 2, 1681, to Feb. 6, 1685, and Mar. 16,

1683, to Aug. 1687. Charles Talbot,

6th Earl of Shrewsbury ; b. July 24, 1660, d. Feb. 1, 1718.

Sept. 2, 1687, to Nov. 19, 1687 Robert Shirley, 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley ; b. Oct. 20, 1650, d. Dec. 25, 1717.

Mar. 10, 1688. Walter Aston, 3rd Baron Aston; b. 1633, d. Nov. 10, 1714.

Mar. 21, 1689. William Paget, 6th Baron Paget.

Mar. 21, 1713, to Sept. 30, 1715. Henry Paget, 7th Baron Paget : b. before 1676, cr. Earl of Uxbridee, Oct. 19, 1714, d. Aug. 30, 1743.

Sept. 27, 1715, to Apr. 27, 1724. Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford : b. before 1683, d. Sept. 26, 1734.

Apr. 12, 1725. Washington Shirley, 2nd Earl Ferrers : b. June 22, 1677, d. Apr. 14, 1729.

May, 1731, to July 16, 1742. Henry Shirley, 3rd Earl Ferrers : b. Apr. 14, 1681, d. Aug., 1754.

July 16, 1742, to Dec. 25, 1754. John Leveson-Gower, 2nd Baron Gower ; cr. July 8, 1746, Viscount Trentham and Earl Gower ; b. Aug., 1694, d. Dec. 25, 1754.

Jan. 7, 1755, to Oct. 12, 1 800. Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower ; b. Aug. 4, 1721, cr. Marquis of Stafford, Mar., 1786, d. Oct. 26, 1803.

Oct. 21, 1800, to June 2, 1801. George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquis of Stafford from Oct. 26, 1803; b. Jan. 9 r 1758, d. July 19, 1833.

June 2, 1801, to Mar. 13, 1812. Henry Paget, Earl of Uxbridge ; b. June 18, 1744,. d. Mar. 13, 1812.

Apr. 8, 1812, to Jan. 13, 1 849. Charles- Chetwynd-Talbot, 3rd Earl Talbot; b; Apr. 25, 1777, d. Jan. 13, 1849.

Jan. 31, 1849, to Apr. 29, 1854. Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey ;. b. May 17, 1768, d. Apr. 29, 1854.

June 8, 1854, to May 4, 1863. Edward John Littleton (changed from Walhouse,. July 23, 1812), 1st Baron Hatherton ; b r Mar. 18, 1791, d. May 4, 1863.

June 18, 1863, to July 1871.

Thomas George Anson, 2nd Eari of Lich- field : b. Aug. 8, 1825, d. 1892.

July 8, 1871, to 1887. Arthur

Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley ; b. June 17, 1824, d. 1910.

Mar. 21, 1887, to 1891. William,

Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth; b. Aug. 12, 1823, d. 1891.

1891 to date. William Heneage Legge,. 6th Earl of Dartmouth, b. May 6, 1851. S. A. GRUNDY-NEWMAN, F.S.A. Scot.

Walsall.

ETYMOLOGY OF "LIVERPOOL" (12 S. vii. 68, 96, 188, 254). MR. HARRISON has* omitted to mention that Zoega's ' Dictionary of Old Icelandic ' translates hlifftar-staftr simply as ' ' safe place. ' ' HlijSar-pollr would therefore mean "safe pool," which I have rendered "shelter pool." Surely there is no "forcing" about this. The Pool of Liverpool, curving round behind the hill of Liverpool, was so well protected by that hill as to form an excellently sheltered harbour.

But even if MR. HARRISON is right in his ; contention that the word hlifS can only mean protection in a strictly military sense (which I venture to question), my ety- mology could still hold good, for the entrance to the Pool of Liverpool was com- manded by Liverpool Castle. Of course, it may be doubted if the Castle was as old as the time of the Scandinavian settlements. The earliest mention of it that I have met with is a record of proposed expenditure- upon its fortifications in the year 1235 ('Calendar of Patent Rolls,' 1232-47, p. 89) ; but the stone castle was probably preceded by a palisaded or stockaded stronghold of unknown antiquity, as is found to be the-