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marriage of Catherine Grey with Lord Beau- champ was brought " to a trial at the common law." Mr. Hallam then adds that Mr. Luders considered this story as inaccurate; and that he himself thinks it not unlikely that " it is a con- fused account of what happened in the Court of Wards." The accuracy of Dugdale's story is, however, strongly confirmed by the fact, that Dugdale usually resided at Coleshill in Warwick- shire; so that it is almost certain that he derived his information from the John Digby of Coleshill, whom he asserts to have been the foreman of the jury, and who could not have been mistaken as to what occurred. As Mr. Hallam has taken so much pains to elucidate this question, I conclude from his silence, that he was not aware of this trifling incident, which seems however to render Dugdale's account unimpeachable. The pro- perty I allude to is now in the possession of Mr. William Dugdale. W. M.

Temple.

Penkridge in Staffordshire. Mr. D' Alton, in his Memoirs of the Archbishops of Dublin (p. 294.), informs us as follows :

" In 1698, the bishop of Coventry and Litchfield wrote to Archbishop [Narcissus] Marsh respecting the pecu- liar of Penkridge in Staffordshire,' the manor and ad- vowson of which had been, as before mentioned [p. 82.], granted to Henry de Loundres [archbishop of Dublin, 1213 1228], and" enjoyed by his successors. The bishop of Coventry on this occasion represented, that it had not been visited by any of the archbishops of Dublin since 16GO, and he therefore prayed the permission of his grace to make a visitation of it in his, the archbishop's name, which request was accordingly complied with; and the usual commission passed the consistorial seal, empowering the bishop of Coventry and Litchfield to visit for his grace, ' ejus peculiarem jurisdictionem de Penkridge.' "

When, and under what circumstances, did the connexion between the see of Dublin and the peculiar of Penkridge come to an end? ABHBA.

Hours for Marrying. What is the origin of the limitation (now fixed by statute) of the time for marrying to the period between eight in the morning and noon? Y. B. N. J.

Anonymous Works. Who are the authors of the following: 1. The Muse of Britain, a Dra- matic Ode. Inscribed to the Right Hon. Win. Pitt, 4to., 1785. 2. The Thunder Ode, written on the hurricanes in the West Indies, 4to., 1773. It was set to music by Dr. Arne. 3. Calif, a drama, 1826, said to have been written by a lady in Bedfordshire. X.

Turnspit Dogs. When were turnspit dogs first introduced? G. R. L.

Milton, relative to David. In the Appendix to Belsham's Memoirs of the Rev. Theophilus Lindsay

(2nd edit., 8vo., p. 373.) there occurs the follow- ing paragraph in a letter from the Duchess of Somerset :

" T was much obliged to you for sending that fragment of Milton, which pleased me much; and I took the liberty to copy and convey it to Miss Talbot, who'was delighted with it, but made the same objection with yours, that he was wrong in regard to that part of the Bible account of David's misfortunes and their source! I must now, tinder the seal of confession, own to you, that after reading the Bible every day of my life for forty years together, I always understood it as Milton seems to have done. But since I have received your letter, I have read the history of David in Samuel, with all the attention I am mistress of, to find some other cause; and rummaged the library to find some commentator who would explain it, but they all seem to be in Milton's error; and even consulted the only divine in my reach (Clavering), who stared, and said he had always thought as Milton did."

What fragment is referred to? and what the error ascribed, wrongly or rightly, to the poet?

H. D.

Anonymous Pamphlets respecting Expedition to Rochefort. 1. In Park's Walpole (vol. iv. p. 251.), Bubb Doddington, Lord Melcombe, is mentioned as the author of " a pamphlet on the expedition to Rochefort." What is the exact title of this pam- phlet?

2. Who is the author of An Appeal to the Nation; being a Full and Fair Vindication of Mr. Mordaunt, and the other Gentlemen employed in the Conduct of the late Secret Expedition (8vo. 1757)?

W. H. C.

126. Fleet Street.

Early Printing in Norwich. A few years ago it was stated in one of the local journals that Anthony Solempne or Solen, printed at Norwich several editions of the Bible in Dutch, copies of some of which were stated to be preserved in the library of Trinity College, Dublin. Can any contributor to " N. & Q." refer me to this paragraph, or confirm it?

If true, could the Bibles have been intended for smuggling into the parts of Holland where Spanish persecutors still had sway, as in similar times in England English Bibles were printed on the continent to be introduced into this country?

E. G. R.

" Naked Truth," its Origin.

"Truth and Falsehood travelling one day, met at a river, and both went to bathe at the same place. False- hood coming first out of the water, took his companion's clothes, and left his own vile raiment, and then went on his way. Truth coming out of the water, sought in vain for his own proper dress, disdaining to wear the garb of Falsehood. Truth started all naked in pursuit of the thief, but not being so swift of foot, has never overtaken the fugitive. Ever since he has been known as 'Naked Truth.' "

Will any of your correspondents favour us with a better explanation of the origin of the common