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90 NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 s,ix. JULY so, 1021. PROVERBIAL SAYINGS. (1) In Francis Hitchman's ; Richard F. Burton,' 1887, vol. ii., p. 340, the author, apparently quoting Burton himself about his voyage ! on the s.s. Queen to Iceland in 1872, j writes : The slaty green seas made the too lively Queen I dance and reel with excitement. The cabin table was put into its straightest [sic] waistcoat, and men avoided the deck .... Our numbers shrank at mess, and passengers seemed to become like the royal and feminine Legs of Spain. What is the allusion in ; ' like the royal; and feminine Legs of Spain " ? (2) In The Times of June 21, 1921, p. 15, s.v., " Gala day at the Horse Show " is the following : Certainly if drink, in the proverbial saying, has proved on occasion " the shortest way out of Manchester," it is hard to imagine a more speedy means of escape from our present host of worries than a visit to Olympia. Is or was such a proverbial saying cur- j rent ? ROBERT PIERPOINT. CAPTAIN JONES. If my memory is cor- rect Louis de Rougemont (see 12 S. viii. 508 ; ix. 37), soon after his fraud had been discovered, made an affidavit to the effect that his stories were true. It is perhaps I worth recalling that apparently a similar i case had occurred over a century earlier, i In ' Elegant Extracts in Poetry,' Book iv., | before the middle, is the following : Epitaph on Captain Jones, Who published some marvellous Accounts of j his Travels, the Truth of all which he thought i proper to testify by AFFIDAVIT. TREAD softly, mortals, o'er the bones Of the world's wonder, Captain Jones ! Who told his glorious deeds to many But never was believ'd by any. Posterity let this suffice, He swore all's true, yet here he lies. In the edition of (?) 1796 the reference is p. 846 ; in that of 1816 it is p. 908. Is anything now known about this Captain Jones ? ROBERT PIERPOINT. CRUTTENDEN FAMILY. Anthony Crutten- den, of Burwash, Sussex, 1662 : John Crut- tenden, of Burwash, bearing arms, 1716. Were they i elated to Eward Holden Cruttenden, married at Trichinopoly, India, Mar. 1, 1819, Charlotte, daughter of Harry Taylor of the Madras Civil Service. Where can a pedigree of the family be seen ? LEONARD C. PRICE Essex Lodge, Ewell. " Miss CROKER," BY SIR THOMAS RENCE. Can anyone give any information as to the parentage and marriage, if any, of the subject of this portrait ? T. C. RUSSELL PARSONS. PARSONS FAMILY MARRIAGE. Henry Par- sons, Esq., married Rebecca Chase Webb, of Wynyan House, Fulham, at Fulham, 1777. He is described as " of St. Martins in the Fields." Any information a,s to his occupa- tion and parentage very gratefully received. T. C. RUSSELL PARSONS. Forest Garth, near Christ church, Hants. RALPH IZARD. -Where can one see a copy of ' The Correspondence of Mr. Ralph Izard, of South Carolina, from the year 1774 to 1804, with a short Memoir,' which was pub- lished in Boston, U.S.A., by his daughter in 1844 ? The British Museum seems only to possess the first volume, which ends abruptly and contains no Memoir. G. F. R. B. SAMUEL MATTHEWS, ORGANIST. -When was he a lay Clerk at Winchester Cathedral ? For how long did he serve as organist at Trinity and St. John's, Cambridge ? He died Dec. 9, 1832. G. F. R. B. DR. JOHN MISAUBIN (12 S. viii. oil'; ix. 35). When was the doctor's son mur- dered, and where can I see an account of the murder ? G. F. R. B. MILBORNE. -Christopher and Clayton Milborne were admitted to Westminster School in Jan. 7, 1727, aged 11 and 12 res- pectively. Any information about them would be acceptable. G. F. R. B. MORRISON. -George Morrison was admit- ted to Westminster School in July, 1729, aged 12, and Robert Morrison in Juty. 1749. I should be glad to obtain any information about them. G. F. R, B. THOMAS PARRATT MEREDITH, son of James Meredith, of Westminster, was born May 1, 1782. I should be glad to know any particulars of his career. G. F. R. B. VALENTINE RANDOLPH was admitted to Westminster School in Jan.. 1724, aged 10. I should be glad to obtain any information about his parentage and career. G. F. R. B.