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is the reason, of this association of a North- umbrian and Tyrolese saint, can, it be due to the fact that St. Nothburg, whose emblem was a sickle, was confused with the woman at Gloucester, who on, the occasion, of the Translation of St. Oswald's relics from Bardney to Gloucester, refused to attend the ceremony preferring to continue her reaping, when, as a punishment, the sickle stuck fast to her hand ? PHILIP NELSON.

Calders tones, Liverpool.

"Now, THEN !." How does one ex- plain this strange terse piece of English ? It does not seem so obvious as the curtailed Quos ego of Virgil, or similar phrases one recalls in other languages. On the face of it, two adverbs indicating different times look absurd, but perhaps the second is not temporal in sense, but only means "in that case." I should be glad to have an ex- planatory lengthening of the phrase.

HIPPOCLIDES.

DE BRY'S 'GUNPOWDER PLOT.' In 1606, a German work upon Gunpowder Plot was published at Frankfort, by the brothers J. T. and J. I. de Bry, with three folding plates of the executions of the conspirators, &c. Does any reader, of ' N.& Q., ' English or foreign, happen to know of a copy of this work, to which literary reference might kindly be permitted to be made ?

G. B. M.

OXFORD HOUSE, WALTHAMSTOW. One of the few historic landmarks of old Wal- thamstow, Oxford House, a self-contained mansion of considerable dimensions and fine southern aspect, has just come under the hammer. Clearly some family of good standing originally occupied the house, all the pilasters showing a crest of an owl carved in cameo upon them. Any informa- tion regarding the family and the house itself will be welcome to me. I have known the house myself for over forty years.

M. L. R. BRESLAR.

W. C. DOLBEN : NORTH WALES VOLUN- TEERS. In the Burial Registers of the Parish Church of Llanrwst appears the following entry :

"1804, April 7, William Lloyd Dolben of Rhi- waedog, Esq.. Lieutenant in the Isdulas Volunteers, aged 41."

Is it possible to get further details about this man in his connexion with these volun- teers ? He was the son of John. Dolben, Esq., and Sarah (Lloyd) his wife, of Llangyn-

hafal, Denbighshire, and succeeded, his maternal uncle, William Lloyd, Esq., in the possession of the estate of Rhiwaedog, Merionethshire, and added the surname Lloyd to his name. He was buried, at Llanrwst, probably because he had a sister living there Sarah, the wife of the Rev, John Williams, head-master of the Grammar School there with whom probably he was staying at the time of his death. Any more details of the life of this officer would be very acceptable. T. LLECHID JONES.

Llyst'aen Rectory, Colwyn Bay.

FRENCH PRISONERS OF WAR IN ENGLAND. During the French wars in the early part of the last century many articles including models of ships were made by the French prisoners from the bones out of their meat rations. These models are beautifully made and have all the appearance of ivory.

Has any reference been made to them in ' N. & Q.', and have any articles or illus- trations appeared elsewhere ? WHITBY.

[There has been a good deal of correspondence on this subject in * N. &Q.' References covering the years 1849-1892 will be found at 8 S. ii. 511. Later references containing matter which may interest our correspondent are 8 S. iii. 72, 156 ; ix. 497; x. 137, 341, 457; xii. 153; and 9 S. i. 128; v. 380.]

RICRAFT'S ' SURVEY OF ENGLAND'S CHAM- PIONS.' May I venture to ask the help of some of your readers who have access to our great libraries, as the British Museum, the Bodleian, &c. ? At one of our local libraries there is a copy of the above work. The title-page to the ' Survey ' is dated 1647, and a second title ' The Civill Warres ' claims the authorship of that part of the work for "John Leycester" and is dated 1649. I know what Alibone, Lowndes and the 'D.N.B.' say about this publication and its somewhat doubtful authorship. From the condition of the paper and por- traits, one cannot think this copy to be an original one of 1649. I hope, therefore, some reader who may have the opportunity of comparing actual copies of the early editions (of which the authorities I have given do not mention any after 1649), and the nineteenth- century reprints, 1818 and 18, will kindly state wherein they differ ; and whether any edition is to be found definitely assigned to a date after the Restoration. In the copy I have handled, the arrangement is very peculiar. In the account of each "Champion," there is a eulogy in verse, followed by what I presume