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 12 s. ix. OCT. is, 1921.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 311 stating that Brown, adopted the name' " Art emus Ward " at some time before 1860. i Lately, there has been published at New j York ' The Life of Artemas Ward, the j first Commander-in-Chief of the American | Revolution. . . . New York: Artemas j Ward,' the publisher being great-grandson 1 to the subject of the biography (see The Times Literary Supplement, Sept. 15, 1921). In absence of knowledge whence Charles F. Brown derived his later well-known pen and platform name, can it be supposed j taken, with alteration of a vowel, from the j veteran of 1728-1800? It may be re- marked that the use of " Artemus " as a Christian name in Great Britain was made evident not many years since in an action for libel. Is " Artemas," or " Artemus," or are both spellings, correct ? W. B. H. HICKS FAMILY OF KILMACANOGUE, Co. WEXFORD. Can anyone say anything as to this family ? From a parchment of Ulster King-at-Arms it is stated they descended from Thomas Hicks, a cadet of the Cots- wold, Glos., family of Hicks, who came to Ireland in 1700. I believe there are monu- ments and inscriptions of the family in the church at Kilmacanogue. C. STANSFELD HICKS. EARLY HISTORY OF CRICKET. Can any reader tell me of any history of cricketj Which gives full information about the| game in the early part of the nineteenth j century, especially about the matches' played by " The Three Parishes" Godalming i and Farnham in Surrey, and Hartley Row j in Hampshire against the M.C.C. ? J. R. H. RUDGE FAMILY. I should be grateful for information about the two following persons : 1. Thomas Rudge, who was at Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1748. He was probably related in some degree to the Rudge family which produced (a) Edward Rudge, F.R.S. (1763-1846), botanist and antiquary, of Evesham ; and (b) his son, Edward John Rudge, F.R.S. (1792-1861), also of Evesham CD.N.B. '). 2. The Rev. James Rudge, D.D., F.R.S., &c. I possess an engraving of him by J. Thomson from a miniature by C. F. Tayler, published August 1, 1820, for The European Magazine, by J. Asperne, 32, Cornhill. J. R. H. ANNE BOLEYN'S EXECUTION. Recent mention was made in The Times of an elabo- rate film picture which has been prepared in Germany on the subject of Henry VIII. In the scene representing the execution of Anne Boleyn, tfce headsman is shown as using the axe, but I believe that this is not in accordance with the fact, and that a sword was specially brought from France for this royal execution. What are the best authorities on the incident ? J. LANDFEAR LUCAS. 101, Piccadilly. AUTHOR WANTED. " 'Tis a wrong way to mercy to come with a lie in their mouth." Who was the author of this phrase ? JAMES SETON- ANDERSON. 39, Carlisle Road, Hove, Sussex. ' MIMNERMOS IN CHURCH.' I should be glad to learn where to find some verses so entitled. F. E. C. HERALDRY. (12 S ix. 104, 192, 233, 278.) IN connexion with this subject may I sug- gest that what is badly wanted is a book on the same lines as Burke' s ' Armory,' but onl giving particulars from the original grant of arms. The details I would suggest are as follow : 1. The name and residence of person or persons to whom the arms are granted, with any genealogical information contained in the grant. 2. Description of arms, and crest and motto if any. 3. Date of grant. 4. By whom granted and where. I know the ground has been partly covered by ' Armorial Families,' but arms included in this work are only those used to- day by descendants who have proved their descent to the satisfaction of the Heralds' College from the grantee. I think it is generally recognized that the earlier editions of this work were issued with an object, the result of which was to fill the coffers of the Heralds' College. I refer more par- ticularly to the first four editions. These give those whcse right to bear the arms used had been proved at the Heralds' College,