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 510 NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 s.ix. DEC. 24,1921. rise to that very expressive word "exu-j berant "), that they are really quite harm- ; less, and that after these outbursts they in- 1 variably return to their reserves looking, very dejected ? Some must go astray, i however. It would be interesting to know j how these fare on their own. These survivals of a dying race the species ; is now quite extinct in Russia deserve the j notice of our savants. VALENTINE J. O'HARA. Authors' Club, London. CLOCKMAKERS. Can anybody give in- formation about John Coates, London, of about 1730 ; or John Lacy, Portsmouth, about 1800 or earlier. I have good clocks by them and both in cases of the fine old Domingo mahogany. A. G. KEALY. Maltby, Yorks. CAPTAIN ROBERT POOLE, NAVIGATOR. ( The Somerset County Herald, Nov. 12, 1921, j publishes an interesting memorial of this early navigator from his tomb at Staple- grove : Sacred to the memory of Captain Robert Poole, | a man distinguished alike by an enterprising spirit and inflexible integrity. He crossed the Equator to and from the Pacific Ocean twenty- two times, passed Cape Horn seventeen times, sailed once around the globe, and likewise to the 74th degree of North Latitude and to the 62nd degree of South Latitude, besides having per- formed many other voyages to different parts of the world. In seasons of trying difficulty and danger to which the nature of his avocation in the earlier part of his life often exposed him, he uniformly acknowledged and placed all reliance on the wisdom and beneficence of an all-powerful and over-ruling Providence, and in the quiet j retirement in which his latter years were spent he was wont to recur to the more active scenes of his life in terms of heart-felt gratitude for having been upheld by the wonderful goodness of God in protecting him thro' the many dangers to which he had been exposed. OB. 5th May, 1833, AET. 72. Sacred to the memory of Joseph Poole, who, after sailing round the Globe with Captn. Cook, departed this life Oct. 3rd, 1791. Here lieth the body of Elizabeth Pdole, wife of Captain Robert Poole, who departed this life Sept. 18th, 1825. In the same vault also lieth the body of Ann Poole, Relict of the above Captain Robert Poole, who departed this life July 8th, 1868. Sacred to the Memory of Grace Poole, who departed this life, June 10th, 1770. I was surprised to find no mention of this early circumnavigator in the ' D.N.B.,' and should be glad to know if there are any re- cords of him in contemporary literature, magazines, &c. ; and also if there is any mention of Joseph Poole in the accounts of Captain Cooke, Sir Joseph Banks, or else- where. RUSSELL MARKLAND. WILLAM SPRY OF EXETER. Can any reader give me any information regarding the pedigree of William Spry (died 1712) of Exeter, who married Sarah Harris of Hayne (Nov. 29, 1677), granddaughter of Harris, the celebrated Recorder of Exeter. William Spry had nine children, of whom : 1. Nathaniel Spry, Barrister-at-Law, of London. Bequeathed 27,000 to Magdalene College, Oxford. 2. Matthew, Bailiff of Exeter 1721 ; Mayor of Exeter 1735. 3. John Spry, Archdeacon of Berkshire. C. H. S. CLERICAL INDEX SOCIETY. 'Several refer- ences to the activities of this society in connexion with the indexing of successional lists of clergy of the various dioceses have appeared in ' N. & Q.' during the past three years or so from the pen of MR. J. W. FAWCETT. I should be glad if further information can be made available, par- ticularly in regard to the conditions under which non-members are permitted to avail themselves of the fruits of the society's labours in regard to given names. WM. McMuRRAY. ' LAVENGRO.' Is there any foundation in fact for the extraordinary story related in chap. xcix. of this work, wherein the Pos- tillion states that : ' Rushing forward in the open space [in St. Peter's, Rome], I confronted the horrible-looking old figure [Leo XII. or Pius VIII. ?] with the sugar-loaf hat, the sulphur-coloured garments, and shepherd's crook, and shaking my fist at his nose, I bellowed out in English " I don't care for you, old Mumbo Jumbo, though you have fetish." I am curious to know whether this incident actually occurred or was the fruit of Borrow's fertile imagination and dislike of Papal Rome. I can find nothing either in Knapp's ' Life ' or his edition of this book con- firming or rejecting it. J. B. McGovERN. St. Stephen's Rectory, C.-on-M., Manchester. ' GOD BLESS THE PRINCE OF WALES.' A recent work has it that the well-known words for which Brinley Richards com- posed his air for the Royal marriage in 1863 were written by " Louisa Gray," this being apparently a pen-name. Can the real name of the author be given ? W. B. H.