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not ufer or cefer, there, for it is used for inland places, away even from brooks.

Wardine and War-ten. This is a common ter- mination in Herefordshire and Shropshire, as Wrockwardine, Pedwardine, Richwardine, Leint- wardine. I consider it as a form of waredean, in- dicating a Roman site, and as an equivalent for the eastern term of warley or warlley.

Warten for wareton is likewise used as a com- pound termination, as in Burwarten, Bridge- warten.

Hunger. Hunger and hungry are topographi- cal prefixes to be found in most districts of England south of Trent, as in Hungerford, Hun- gerton, Hunger Hill, Hungry Hill, Hungry Heath, Hunger Heath. The sites are commonly on a Roman road. The word is not hanger, though sometimes it is corrupted into hanger, and it is always a prefix, while hanger is most used as a termination.

Batch. A topographical term, of which there are fifty examples in Shropshire, is batch, in other districts made bach ; and perhaps corresponding to the betch of the east of England. I shall feel obliged by any explanation. 'Is it not the neigh- bouring Welsh, bach ?

Aston. This is a topographical termination of wide extent in the west midland and west of England. In some cases it seems a dialectic vari- ation for Easton, as opposed to Weston ; but this does not account for such forms at Osbaston, Ed- i staston, Woolstaston, &c.

Windy. The meaning of this prefix seems doubtful in Windy Harbour, Windy Oak ; and I shall feel obliged for any explanation of this topo- graphical term which may come before your cor- respondents.

Peck Beggar. In Shropshire there is no place called " Mock Beggar," but there is a Peck Beggar near Stoke. Query the meaning of Peck Beggar and Mock Beggar. The latter name, for a farm or solitary house, is to be found in half a hundred examples over southern England. HYDE CLARKE.

THE VOW OF PETER AUGER.

In looking over the Patent Rolls of the time of Edward II. I met with the following curious entry, which is perhaps worthy of a place in your pages. The vow which this Peter Auger made is one which at the present day would pass almost unnoticed, and would not entail any inconveniences such as he here apprehends ; but it is to be regretted that we have no more details as to the object of his journey, which must have been of no. unimportant nature for him to obtain a formal instrument from the Crown, in order to enable him to travel with-

out molestation on account of his hirsute orna- ment. WILIJAM HENRY HART.

Albert Terrace, New Cross.

(" Patent Roll 4 Edward II., part 2. memb. 20.)

" Pro Petro Auger. Rex omnibus amicis et fidelibus suis ad quos, &c. salutem. Cum dilectus- vallettus noster Petrus Auger exhibitor praesentium nuper voverit quod barbam suam radi non faciat quousque peregrinationem fecerit in certo loco in partibns transmarinis et idem Petrus sibi timeat quod aliqui ipsura ratione barbse suaj prolixae fuisse Templarium iuiponere sibi velint et ei inferre impedimenta seu gravamina ex bac causa. Nos veritati volentes testimonium perhibere vos tenore praa- sentium intimamus quod prasdictus Petrus est vallettus camera; nostras nee unquam fuit Templarius set barbam suam sic prolixam esse permittit ex causa superius an- notata, vos igitur amicos rogamus vobis fidelibus man- dantes quatinus praafato valletto nostro non inferatis occasione praadicta injuriammolestiam impedimentum seu gravamen. In cujus, &c. usque ad festum Sancti Micbae- lis proximo futurum duraturum. Teste Rege apud Ber- wicum super Twed xvij die Februarii.

" Per breve de private sigillo."

Mivutt flatesl.

Unregistered Proverbial Saying. The follow- ing was related to me the other day by a Salopian :

"An inch, every Good Friday, the rate lawyers go to I Heaven."

There are many proverbs in Codrington's Col- lection of Many Select and Excellent Proverbs, 1762, and Leigh's Observations (a collection of j French proverbs with English equivalents), 1670,
 * not to be met with in Bohn's late Hand Book.

G. E.R. Kidderminster.

" Going Snacks." In Wadd's brief account of the Plague in London in his Memorabilia, it is stated that the office of searcher was at that period a very important one ; and a noted body- searcher, whose name was Snacks, finding his business in- crease so fast that he could not compass it, offered to any person who should join him in his hazard- ous practice, half the profits ; thus those who joined him were said to go with Snacks. Hence arose the saying of " Going Snacks," or dividing the spoil. HENRY KENSINGTON.

Arboreal and Floral Decoration of Churches. On Good Friday the parish church of Leigh, Worcestershire, was decked with " funereal yew," and on Easter Sunday with evergreens and spring flowers, according to the immemorial custom of the place. The same custom* also prevails at Bel- broughton, in the same county. Why should it not be as general as the similar custom observed at Christmas ? CUTHBERT BEDE.

Giving Gloves at a Maiden Assize. ,The fol- lowing extract, from The Lincolnshire Chronicle