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LONDON, NOVEMBER 6, 1920.

CONTENTS. No. 134.

2TOTES : The Life of a Chief-Governor in Ireland in the fieign of William III., 361 Among the Shakespeare Archives. 363 An English Army List of 1740, 365 Extracts from the Aldeburgh Records, 366 -Pickaxe- Noah's Ark Coats The Royal Sovereign, 367" William Fearney" Early Cannon at Caister, Norfolk, 363.

QUERIES: Picture by Briggs Domesday Book of th e Cinque Ports Gheeraerts " Widow" and "Relict" XIV. -Century Effigy in Streatham Church, 369 Dame Margaret Grevill Confessor to His Majesty's Household Belvoir Castle Tapestries Capt, Henry Jackson '"Refusing a Pardon Oliver Goldsmith and ' Sentimental Journey through Greece,' 370 Book-title Mis-translated " Tenett-rosee " Selborne Church Bells "Yffy " " New Exchange," London Lease for 99 Years Dickens Heference Wanted Authors of Quotations Wanted, 371.

REPLIED : Hampshire Church Bells, 372 Etymology of " Liverpool " In Praise of Indexing Porcelain Masonic Mug Sir W. J. Stroth Poor Uncle Ned, 373 Toe " 'Umble Commons" Quotation from Cartwright Caister, Norfolk Mayall Surname J. Wm Rose- Pilgrim Fathers, 374 Uwen McSwiny Poem of Shelley " Hun" American War, 1776, 375 Surname Puttick "Romney Marsh Thos. Thorpe Maker of Old Communion Paten, 376 Grammar of Stage Directions Quarr Abbey Crystal Palace Bazaar, 377 Bottle Tickets or Wine Labels" Over against Catherine Street " The Hedges of England Judge Payne, 378 Coronation of Louis xi. Missing Words, 379.

SVOTES5 ON BOOKS : 'French Civilisation from its Origin to the Close of the Middle Ages ' ' Moby-Dick or toe Wale' 'The Library : Transactions of the Bibliographical Society '' A Contribution to an Essex Dialect Dictionary.

THE LIFE OF A CHIEF - GOVERNOR

OF IRELAND IN THE REIGN OF WILLIAM III.

"CHARLES, EARL OF BEKKELEY, who still iives as a friend of Swift, was appointed in the summer of 1699 to hold the sword in Ireland with the Earl of Galway, and con- tinued to do so until the spring of 1701. His movements are thus chronicled by the viceregal newsman in the columns of The Post Boy :

1699.

May 13, London. We hear 'the Right Hon. 'the Earl of Berkeley, who was to go as his Majesty's ambassador to Constantinople, has excused himself to his Majesty and the Turkey Company, as to this employment, and does not go on that embassy.

June 24, London. The Earl of Berkeley will 'be going for Ireland in fourteen days to take upon him the place of one of the lords justices of that kingdom and his lady will follow his lord- ship soon after in order to reside there.

luly 6, Dublin. Yesterday the Soestdyk -yacht sailed hence for Bristol : the said yacht is to bring back from Bristol the Earl of Berkeley.

July 8, London. In a few days the Earl of Berkeley goes for his seat at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, from whence he goes to Bristol to embark on board one of his Majesty's yachts, which is ordered to carry his excellency to Dublin.

Aug. 3, Dublin. We expect hourly the Earl of Berkeley, our forces being in arms every day to receive him, and there are eighteen pieces of canon planted by Mr. Vanhomrigh's house, which are to be fired to welcome him upon his landing.

Aug. 8, Dublin. We are daily in expectation of the arrival of the Earl of Berkeley, the canon being still by the riverside ready to be fired upon his landing.

Aug. 15, London. Our post letters say that the Soestdyk yacht, having on board the Earl of Berkeley and his lady, is put into Milford Haven by reason of the contrary winds.

Aug. 20, Dublin. Last Thursday (17) the Earl of Berkeley with his lady landed at Waterford, and last night their excellencies received an express with an account of it, upon which my Lord Galway sent one of his gentlemen with his own coach to wait upon him at Kilkenny, and this day the Earl of Galway went as far as the Curragh to meet him. All our canon that were planted near Ringsend, are removed and carried beyond St. James's Street, where they are to be fired upon his excellency's arrival ; all our forces have orders to be in arms on Monday morning to receive him ; abundance of our nobility and gentry are prepar- ing to go and congratulate his feafe arrival.

Aug. 22, Dublin. This day about noon, the Earl of Berkeley came to this city, having been the night before at Naas, with his lady, the Earl of Galway's coach attending him from Kilkenny, and that of our Archbishop, his lady and daughters ; he went immediately to the Council Chamber where he was sworn ; my Lord Blessing- ton and Sir John Hanmer were ordered to attend him at Chapelizod ; he dined at the Castle, and afterwards went to his house on College Green, which was that of the Earl of Clancarty. The Earl of Galway came home last night from the Curragh. All our forces made a lane for the Earl of Berkeley, through which he passed to the Council Chamber ; he is the first in the com- mission.

Aug. 26, Dublin. Yesterday the Earl of Galway went to his country seat [Louglinstoun House], inviting the Earl of Berkeley with him, and I hear that they will not return until Monday or Tuesday next.

Aug. 31, Dublin. The Earl of Berkeley came to town last Monday (28), and is gone for the present to the lodgings of the Duke of Bolton in the Castle.

Sept. 5, Dublin. Yesterday morning died the youngest daughter of the Earl of Berkeley at Clancarty House in College Green, ar.d last night she was buried at St. Andrew's Church. The Earl of Berkeley and his lady are gone to Stormanstown which is my Lord Chancellor's country house, where they will stay until their lodgings in the Castle are got ready.

Sept. 15. Dublin. This day the Lords Justices met in the Castle, where a committee of the council sat : after which they went arid dined at Stormanstown with the Earl of Berkeley.

Sept. 30, Dublin. Yesterday our late Lord Mayor and [the civic fathers] went to Christ