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[2-a S. NO 8., FEB. 23. '56.

it is true, but still in one indigenous (may I call it ?) to Britain. There is an ancient British word orch, or ore, signifying outward, extreme, border- ing on. Also gard, or garth (Celt.), is the Ang.- Sax. geard. Thus orck-garth would mean the outward garden, or enclosure, which in fact an orchard generally is. We can imagine this com- pound word becoming, in the course of time, cor- rupted into the modern pronunciation. A. C. M. Exeter.

William Bancroft Holmes (2 nd S. i. 74.) The inquiry of R. J. has only just met my eye. As Mr. W. S. Holmes was well known to many who habitually read your paper, I have no doubt but that R. J. has received the information he re- quires. But as Mr. Holmes was a relation, and a very intimate friend of mine, I send some par- ticulars ; and for further information would refer R. J. to Mr. Holmes's cousin and executor, the Rev. E. Adolphus Holmes, St. Margaret's Rectory, Bungay. Mr. William Bancroft Holmes was the only son of the Rev. Jno. Holmes, of Gawdy Hall, in this county, by a daughter of W. Whitman, Esq., of Hastings (the present Countess of Wal- degrave is another daughter). He was born in August, 1815, and was educated at Harrow, and at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He married, in Feb., 1840, Hester, daughter of Davies Gilbert, Esq., M.P., President of the 'Royal Society, by whom he had one son and four daughters. He died in the autumn of 1849, at Berne, in Switzer- land. Mr. H. H. Pierson was with him at Har- row, and also at Cambridge, but at Trinity College.

ALFBED MASTEK. Norwich:

This gentleman was of Gawdy Hall, in Reden- hall, Norfolk. He died at Berne, in Switzerland, September 11, 1849, aged thirty-two. He was lineally descended from a brother of Archbishop Sancroft. Further information will be found in the obituary of the Gentleman's Magazine, xxxii. (N. S.). The beautiful quintett in the Oratorio of Jerusalem was composed by Pierson as an ad- dition to the work, in honour of his friend's me- mory. G. A. C.

Suffolk Genealogies (2 nd S. i. 94.) The MSS. of the late D. E. Davy, Esq., added to Mus. Brit, in 1852, are rich in genealogical collections relating to the county of Suffolk. G. A. C.

Norfolk Pedigrees (l rt S. xii. 327.) If F. S. will inform me the names .of the families connected with Harleston and Hingham, of which he re- quires particulars, I may be able to furnish him with some information. G. A. C.

Cromwell (1" S. xii. 205. 353. ; 2 nd S. i. 101.) The probability of the truth of the accusation brought by CESTBIENSIS against the character of

the usurper, is confirmed by the fact that there was published in London, in 1731, a book with the following title, Life of Mr. Cleveland, natural son of Oliver Cromwell, written by himself. I once saw a copy of the second volume, but am entirely ignorant of its contents ; and having never seen the book either alluded to or described, do not know how far it may be regarded as authentic.

W. D. MACBAY. New College.

Physiognomy and Chiromancy (2 nd S. i. 55.) - Lowndes mentions three editions of this work by Richard Saunders, 1653, 1671, and 1672, all in folio, and published at London. The title is

" Physiognomic and Chiromancie, Metoposcopie : the symmetrical Proportions and signal Moles of the Body, &c. Whereunto is added the Art of Memory."

The best edition is that of 1672, with portrait by T. Cross, and cuts. A copy of the edition of 1671, sold at White Knight's sale for 19s., and another copy of the same edition, with two portraits, bound in russia, by Roger Payne, with his bill, sold for 31. 13s. 6d, at Hibbert's sale. W. H. W. T.

Somerset House.

Passage in General Thanksgiving (2 nd S. i. 121.) I am much obliged to H. D. N. for his notice of my Query, 1 st S. xii. 405. The passage which he cites is certainly one of anomalous construction, but in other respects it can hardly be considered of the same construction with the passage in the General Thanksgiving. I believe that the usage of be as a subjunctive mood, without the auxiliary may, is not uncommon ; but I do not recollect any parallel passage to " Give us that sense," &c., " that we show." Besides, in the General Thanks- giving, the several verbs are referred to different nominatives ; whereas in the Litany they refer to the same noun. A pronoun, indeed, is placed in- stead of the noun in the second clause, and this slight change in the construction seems to have caused the addition of the auxiliary may.

In short, the passage cited by H. D. N. may be considered one of unnecessary, but not ungram- matical, addition ; whereas that in the General Thanksgiving, if not, as I believe, ungramniatical, is one of very unusual omission.

If such a passage as the following could be found, I should feel less doubt about the use of show without may. " Hear us, that those evils," &c., "no longer afflict us." No one, I believe, would have written these words without the in- sertion of may before the words " no longer."

The author of the General Thanksgiving de- cidedly appears to have written may show. The omission belongs to the corrector. E. C. H.

Collections for County History (2 nd S. i. 75.) I am making topographical collections for the Hundreds of East and West Flegg, in which I