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Thomas Wotton. Can any of your renders oblige me with some particulars of Thomas Wot- ton, whose name is sometimes seen in books bound about the year 1550 ; thus, " Thomas Wottoni et amicorum." I have a volume of Stephens's Ci- cero, 1545, bound in the Grolier style, with the above lettering on the covers. C. MUSKET.

[The individual noticed seems to be Thomas Wotton, of Boughton Malherb, Kent, born in 1521. He was sheriff of the county in the last year of Queen Mary's reign, and part of the first of Elizabeth's; and in July, lofg, had the honour of entertaining at his mansion good Queen Bess, with her Court, in her progress through Kent. He died Jan. 11, 1587, having been remarkable for his hospitality and a cherisher of learning. Consult Hasted's Kent, vol. ii. p. 429. ; and Nichols's Progresses of Elizabeth, vol. i. p. 334.]

" The Great Case of Tithes." Can any of your correspondents give me any particulars of a book entitled The Great Case of Tithes, said to have been written by Sir Anthony Pearson ?

FUIT.

[This treatise was first published in 1657, and seems to have been a popular work, as we find from the date of its first appearance, to the year 1762, it passed through six or seven editions. That of 1754, 4to.. contains an ap- pendix, extracted from Ellwood, and The Answer to the Country Parson's Plea, that is, Lord Harvey. Prefixed to this edition is " A Premonition to the Reader," giving some account of the work. " Anthony Pearson was for- merly a justice of peace in Westmorland, and being a zealous Protestant, and lover of liberty," says J. M., the editor, " was excited to write on the subject, by the numerous complaints of the people, at that time labouring under severe persecutions for tithes."]

Mrs. Brownrigg. Where is the best account to be found of the trial of Mrs. Brownrigg for cruel treatment of her apprentices ? And are there any other similar trials, or any that illus- trate the shameful severity formerly practised in schools ? X. O. B.

[Two pamphlets were published respecting Elizabeth Brownrigg. I. A Narrative of 'the many horrid Cruelties inflicted by Elizabeth Brownrigg upon the Body of Mary Clifford, and for which the said Elizabeth received sen- tence of death, Sept. 12, 1767. By John Wingrave, one of the Constables of the Ward of Farringdon Without. Lond. 1707, 8vo. 2. Genuine and Authentic. Account of the Life, Trial, and Execution of Elizabeth Brownrigg, who was executed Sept. 14, 17G7, to which is prefixed a fron- tispiece of Mrs. Brownrigg in the Newgate cell ; and the manner of her torturing the girls; with the dark hole where the girls were confined on Sundays, truly repre- sented. Lond., 1767, 8vo.]

Ouseley s "Martyrdom of Poly carp" Is the Rev. Sir F. A. G. Ouseley the author of the words of this Oratorio, which was performed with much applause at Oxford, in Dec., 1854, as an exercise for a musical degree ? R. J.

[From the Dedication of this Oratorio, we learn that Sir F. A. G. Ouseley was indebted for the words to the

Kev. E. Stokes, M.A., student and tutor of Christ Church. Oxford, and to the Kev. G. W. Kitchin, ALA., student and tutor of Christ Church, Oxford.!

Trial of the Calas. The story of Jean Galas, ] a Protestant of Toulouse, who was executed in 1 762, on the charge of having put his son to death, in order to prevent him from embracing the Ro- man Catholic faith, is doubtless familiar to most of your readers. His trial, at the time, excited great interest throughout Europe, and led to the publication of a host of pamphlets, tragedies, comedies and poems. I am anxious, if possible, to obtain a list of all the contemporary publica- tions which appeared in England on this subject, and I should feel greatly indebted to any reader of " N. & Q." who would aid me in my researches.

And if any of your readers could give me any information about Lewis Calas, whose nnme np- pears on the title-page of a History of the Mis- fortunes of Jean Calas, printed by J. Cooper, Bow Street, Covent Garden, in 1789, I should be still more obliged. Lewis Calas was the only one of the family who adopted the Catholic faith, and it seems strange that he should be the one to publisli the narrative of his father's persecution. I should like to know whether he ever resided in London, and if so, under what circumstances.

I may, perhaps, be allowed to add, that I make these inquiries for a friend in Paris, who is pre- paring a history of Calas and his trial, in reply to the attacks recently made on his memory.

ANDREW R. SCOBLE.

Temple.

[For particulars respecting this tragical case, consult the following works: The History of the Misfortunes of John Calas, a Victim to Fanaticism, to which is added a letter from M. Calas to his wife and children, written by M. de Voltaire, Lond., 1762, and 1772 ; Biographie Unl- versdle, torn. vi. p. 505., with its references to other works ; a long narrative in the Gentleman's Magazine, vol xxxii. p. 509.; and other notices in vol. xxxiv. p. 154.; vol. xxxv. p. 143. ; vol. xliv. p. 118. ; vol. Ivii. p. 337. ; and vol. Ixi. p. 722.]

Forms of Wills. Is there any small and com- prehensible book in existence containing forms for the guidance of persons desirous of makinsr their wills ? GUSTOS.

[The following is a small convenient book, fnstrnctions for every Person to make a Will, 18mo., Is. Gd., Wnsh- bourne, 1850. See also Eagles's Instructions for the Mak- ing of Wills, 2s. Gd. Allen's, and Hayes and Jarman's Forms are more expensive. But our correspondent should be reminded that the first toast on the Northern Circuit used formerly to be "Country Schoolmasters," they being the great will-makers in that part of England, and con- sequently the great providers of materials for litigation.]

Portrait of Harrison, the Inventor of Chrono- meters. Has any portrait of John Hnrrison, the inventor of the chronometer, been published ? and where can it be met with ? Is there any full ae-