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 NOTES AND QUERIES: A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC. "When found, make a note of." CAPTAIN CUTTLI. No. SATURDAY, MAY 18. 1850. i Price Threepence. I Stamped Edition 4d. CONTENTS. Page NOTES : Oliver Cromwell as a Feoffee of Parson's Charity, Ely - 465 Dr. Parr and Dr. John Taylor - - - - 406 Provincial Words -- 467 Folk Lore: Death-bed Superstition May Marriages Throwing old Shoes Sir Thomas Boleyn's Spec- tre Shuck the Dog-fiend - - - - 4G7 QUERIES : Numismatic Queries ..... .ji;-. Queries Proposed, No. 2., hy Bolton Corney - -469 Authors who have privately printed, by E. F. Rimbault 4G9 Minor Queries : Seager a Painter Marlow's Auto- graph MS Diary of the Convention Parliament of 1660 Etymology of Totnes Dr. Maginn Poor Robin's Almanack The Camp in Bulstrode Park - 469 REPLIES: Dr. Percy and the Poems of the Earl of Surrey, by J. Payne Collier - - - - - - 471 Symbols of the Four Evangelists - ... Comp exion --- Ballad of Dick and the Devil .... Replies to Minor Queries :_CavellGootet Christian Captives Pamphlets respecting Ireland Pimlico Bive an Chute Lambs Latin Names of Towns Le Petit Albert Walter Lynne Emancipation of the Jews As lazy as Ludlum's Dog St. Winifreda Vert Vert " Enquire " and " Gentleman " Pope F<-lix and Pope Greg .ry Love'* last Shift Quern Deus Dayrolles Emerods Military Execution "M. or N"." Sapcote M-.tto Finkle, 4c. MISCELLANIES: Dr. Sclater's Works Runes MISCELLANEOUS: Notes on Books, Catalogues, Sales, Sec. - Books and Odd Volumes wanted - Notice to Correspondents - 473 . 478 - 479 - 479 - 479 OLIVER CROMWELL AS A FEOFFEE OF PARSON^ CHARITY, ELY. There is in Ely, where Cromwell for some years resided, an extensive charity, known as Parson's Charity, of which he was a feoffee or governor. The following paper, which was submitted to Mr. Carlyle for the second or third edition of his work, contains all the references to the great Protector whii-h are to be found in the papers now in the possession of the trustees. The appointment of Oliver Cromwell as a feoffee does not appear in any of the documents now remaining with the governors of the charity. The records of the pro- ceedings of the feoffees of his time consist only of tin- collector*! yearly accounts of monies received ami expended, and do not show the appoint incuts of the feoffees. These accounts wi-iv laid before tin, 1 feofl'i-cs from time to time, and signed by them in testimony of their allowance. Cromwell's name might therefore be expected to be found at the foot of some of them ; but it unfortunately happens that, from the year 1622 to the year 1641, there is an hiatus in the accounts. At the end of Book No. 1., between forty and fifty leaves have been cut away, and at the com- mencement of Book No. 2. about twelve leaves more. Whether some collector of curiosities has purloined these leaves for the sake of any auto- graphs of Cromwell contained in them, or whether their removal may be accounted for by the ques- tions which arose at the latter end of the above period as to the application of the funds of the charity, cannot now oe ascertained. There are, however, still in the possession of the governors of the charity, several documents which clearly show that from the year 1635 to the year 1641 Cromwell was a feoffee or governor, and took an active part in the management of the affairs of the charity. There is an original bond, dated tho 30th of May, 1638, from one Robert Newborne to " Daniell Wigmore, Archdeacon of Ely, Oliver Cromwell, Esq., and the rest of the Corporation of Ely." The feoffees had then been incorporated by royal charter, under the title of " The Gover- nors of the Lands and Possessions of the Poor of the City or Town of Ely." There are some detached collectors' account* extending over a portion of the interval between 1622 and 1641, and indorsed, "The Accoumptaof Mr. John Hand and Mr. William Cranford, Col- lectors of the Revenewea belonging to the Towiie of Ely." The following entries are extracted from these accounts : " The Disbursements of Mr. John Hand from the of August 1636 unto the of ." " Anno 1636." After several other items, t. d. ' Given to diverse Poore People at jrO Worke- house, in the presence of Mr. I Archdeacon of Ely, Mr. Oliver Cromwell, >16 14 Mr. John Goodericke and others, Fcl/. I 10th 1636, as appear L-th, J Summa Ex pens. Ann. 1636 - - 86 3 6"