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 74 NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 s. vii. JULY 24, 1020. MILITIA ACTS (12 S. vii. 50). I doubt -whether the history of compulsory service in Essex, any more than that of any other Bounty, is to be found anywhere but in the . archives of the Record Office, for antiquaries liave practically neglected this aspect of local history. It was there at any rate, I had to spend many months in writing the history of ' Territorial Soldiering in the North East of Scotland, 1759-1814,' for the New Spalding Club, and in order to help . others I compiled a short account of ' Ex- ploring War Office Records ' for the Aberdeen University Library Bulletin (No. 11). The best general introduction to the whole .subject is Mr. J. W. Fortescue's masterly book ' The County Lieutenancies and the Army, 1803-1 8 14, '"for though it treats of a later period than your correspondent desires it summarises the whole problem as nothing else does. J. M. BULLOCH. H. HOPE CREALOCK (12 S. vii. 49). General Crealock and his brother were very well-known figures in London society. ' The former saw a great deal of service in the Crimea, China, India and in the Zulu War. He was an author as well as an artist, and his ' Deer Stalking in the Highlands of Scotland ' was illustrated by himself. I imagine that the ' D.N.B.' will give a
 * good deal of information about him.

CONSTANCE RUSSELL. Swallowfield Park, Reading. Lieut.-General Henry Hope Crealock (1829- 1891) was educated at Rugby School, and -served in the Crimean campaign, the China War, 1857-8, the Indian Mutiny, 1858-9, the China War, 1860, and the Zulu cam- , paign, 1868. His sketches of scenes in the Indian Mutiny, and China campaigns were considered valuable records. These sketches were advertised for sale by a dealer some . eight or ten years ago, and some Old Rug- beians thought of purchasing them for the school, but an inspection of them proved disappointing. A. T. M. Particulars may be obtained from the (Longmans, Green & Co.), edited by his brother Major-General Crealock in 1892 is a large volume in Extr. Royal Folio, with many more examples of the art of this well- known soldier sportsman. W. S. This was the second son of William Belton Crealock, who died Sept. 25, 1854. He was .born Mar. 31, 1831, and educated at Rugby. Joined the Army and served in the Crimean campaign, Indian Mutiny, China and Zulu wars. Many sketches by him are in The Illustrated London News, 1879, and he was author of some books, including a six guinea volume on '.Deerstalking in the Highlands of Scotland,' folio, published 1892. He died at 20 Victoria Square, Pimlico, London, on May 31, 1891. He was C.B. in 1869, and C.M.G. in 1879, and retired from Army with the hon. rank of lieutenant-general in 1884. ARCHIBALD SPARKE. 84TH REGIMENT IN INDIA (12 S. vii. 29). Most of the names given in this query are in Raikes's ' Roll of Officers of the 84th Regt., 1758-1884,' but no information is given beyond the period they served in the regiment. J. W. LIGHTFOOT, Major. 16, Selborne Road, Hove. "APPLE " IN PLACE-NAMES (12 S. vii. 49). In this enquiry reference is made to Appul- durcombe, Isle of Wight. Sir John Oglander (who died 1655) in his Memoirs (edited by Long, Reeves & Turner, page 153) under the heading " Ye Pedigree of y e Woorseleys of Apledorcombe " writes " Apelder Combe wase originollie one Apelder' s ; Combe in y e Saxon tongue signifieth a valley or a bottom betweene hilles." Sir Robert Worsley, in a memorandum dated 1720 (see plate at p. 180 of Sir Richard Worsley's 'History of the Isle of Wight') says : " This place took its name from its scituation, for in y old Armoric Language Pul is a Bottom, or a Ditch, or a Pool, and Dur is water. Y e Armoric Language is y l of y e Brittons in France, and agrees much with y e Cornish and was pro- bably y e Language of y e old Inhabitants of this Island. Ye Saxons added Combe, which in their Language also signifies a Bottom. I thought fitt to leave this Memorandum to Posterity, and refer them to Lhuyd's Dictionary. In y e oldest Court Roll I have, which was y e 16 year of King Henry y e Sixth, I find it enter'd Appuldurcombe and likewise in some of y e old ones since, but they often varyed in y e spelling of it not knowing from whence it was derived." The variations of the spelling are shown from the following examples taken from documents quoted in Dr. Whitehead's ' History of the Undercliff ' : Apuldur- combe (temp. Hy. III.), Appeltrecumbe (18 Edw. II.), Appiidercoumbe (1339), Apelder- combe (1340), Appeldercombe (1344), Appul- durcombe (1505), Appledercombe (1566). The local pronunciation by the country people, when I was a boy was, and probably still is, Ap-le-cum.
 * D.N.B.' His posthumous ' Deer Stalking '