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 266 NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 s.ix. OCT. 1,1021. the County Mayo. The pronunciation in its own Irish, "11115 eo. Despicable otae often hears in Ireland, and in Scotland. I have been told (waiting at Adare, Co. Limerick) that "it is very despicable to be out so late." Older people in England vised to think it so. And yet the poetic tradition is otherwise, with ' Paradise Lost.' i. 43, " of despicable foes," aid xi. 340, " No despicable gift " ; through Pope's ' Odyssey,' xvii. : Next came Ulysses lowly at the door, A figure despicable, old and poor. and so to Shelley's ' Queen Mab,' v. 179 : The smallest and most despicable things. W. F. P. STOCEXEY. (To be continued.) ALDEBURGH. EXTRACTS FROM CHAMBERLAINS' ACCOUNT-BOOK. 1625-1649. (See 12 S. viii. 506, and references there given; ix. 26, 145, 222.) 1647. THE " Lyon " is truly British and going as strong as ever. It is probably fuller of visitors now than it was on Sept. 17, 1804, when the " very young lady " who made her tour from Canonbury to Aldeburgh records in her journal her arrival at the latter place : And now at the .Lion behold us again, Where for two nights at least we've agreed to remain, And shall great havock make with the Aldeburgh soals, Which here in fine seasons they catch in large shoals. (From ' The Suffolk Garland,' 1818.) The inn was probably founded in the reign of Ed. IV., and a list of the landlords n?ight be compiled from the Chamberlains' Ac- count-Books from the early days of Elizabeth. Many men, prominent in English History, have passed a night at the " Lyon." 16 PAYMENTS. 47 Paid Aprill the third 1647 to Goody Pickerell for nursing of a childe belonging to an Iseland man called Littleplome for six weeks att 2s 6d p weeke. . . . 00 15 00 Paid Edmond Palmer the smith for tending the Turnepike Aprill 13th : 1647. . 00 05 06 Paid Raper for mending the fence of the viccarage Close by the Church yard gate where the two small guns stand & for cutting & carrying whinnes for it Apr : 27th 1647. . 00 01 06 I Paid for fetching a couple of lardge lings from Slaughton from Mr : Richard Browne for Mr Trundle Bailiffe of the libty being in pte of his composicon Aprill 19th : 1647 & sent him in pte. . . . . . 00 00 02 May 13th Paid Mathew Littleton for diett wine tobaccho and horsemeate for the souldiers that came to Towne to speake for quarter att severall times as p bill appeereth. . 06 12 00 Paid George Moore for greeneing the iron that the houre glasse standeth on att Church 00 00 06 Paid Mr Richard Groby att the Lyon for dyett & wine when Capt : Wennell was a shoare here that was convoy for the Iseland Barques as p bill appeere p Mr : Bailiffs order 00 14 08 Paid Robert durgeon for mending the Pillory 00 01 06 Paid Mr : Edward Cockett September 24th 1647 money laid out for the Townes use viz : given to travellers : with passes and the Attorney as p bill appeere. . . . 02 01 03 More to him that he allowed William Baldwine in full of his Bill for Jayle fees and dyett for the witches as p bill ap- peereth. . . . ' . . . . 02 02 00 Paid Edward Palmer for an iron frame for the houre glasse at Church ... 00 01 06 Paid Widd Freind for bread delivered for sick people that were shutt upp. . 00 07 04 Paid Januvary 12: 1647 to the Collector: of Haslewood for the moneths assess- ment for the viccarage for the Army 00 06 06 Paid George Moore for glaseing worke att Church upon the Lucome viz : 15 quarrells of glasse is 3d and 3 J foote of new leading at 3d p foote all is. . . . 00 02 01 Paid February the 5th : by Mr : Bailiffes appointment that was given Insigne Bennett when he came to speake for quar- ter for foote souldiers. . . . 01 00 00 1648. Mr. Legg, the new curate, was appointed after the dismissal of Mr. Violett for drunken- ness at Orford and Saxmundham, and for other offences. The papers relating to his case are at the Moot Hall, including the affidavit of a young lady who was staying in one of the inns visited by the reverend gen- tleman, and whose ears were polluted by his ribald songs, and whose rest was disturbed at midnight by his appearance at her bed- side with a big " pott of beere," which he tried to induce her to drink. 16 RECEIPTS. 48 Recvd : of Mr Squier Bence for the parte of the Rayles that were for the Chan- cell 00 06 00 Received from the towne Januvary 5th 1648 the remainder of money Collected by Samuell Groome and Loate Broade upon a Rate being badd money dipt the some of and is put up by it selfe together in a purse 01 18 04