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NOTES AND QUERIES.

. NO 22., MAY 31. '50.

" Osivald" in Corinne. Who was the original of Oswald in Corinne ? M. J.

Glasgow.

Stratton of Bremble.

" Stratton of Brerable, in Wiltshire, who came oat of Norfolk, with the undermentioned coat: Ar. on a cross, sa. five bezants."

Such is the entry in Harl. MSS, British Mu- seum, No. 1166., fol. 89. Will any genealogist favour me with the connecting link between the Stratton of .Norfolk and the Stratton of Bremble (Bremhill) in Wiltshire? of which last family, pedigrees are entered in Harl. MSS., No. 1165., fol. 99 b., and No. 1443., fol. 200 b. H. C. C.

Zachary Jengilier. Can any of your readers give me any information regarding Zachary Jen- gilier, author of The Ghost, a farce in three acts, 8vo., 1815? X. (1.)

Custom at Christ Church, Oxford. In the cathedral of Christ Church, Oxford, after the Anthem, the chaplain repeats the versicle, " O Lord, save the Queen;" to which the congrega- tion respond, " And mercifully hear us when we call upon Thee." As these versicles have been used so shortly before, in their accustomed place, the object of their repetition does not seem ob- vious. Can it be explained ? Does the same practice prevail in any other church ? J. G. T.

Original Poems. Can any of your readers in- form me who wrote the following volume of poems ? Original Poems, by a Yonng Gentleman, 8vo., 1780. This volume, which was published at Edinburgh, contains " George's Natal Day," a masque. I find a volume of poems published at Edinburgh in this year (1780), (though under a different title), the authorship of which is attri- buted to a Mr. Nisbet. X. (1.)

The Works of Mercy. In the Commentary of S. Jerome on the 32nd (Vulgate) psalm, I read :

" Athaia deorsum habet cavamen et sex chordas habet opera sanctorum intelliguntur per citharam, qua; sunt sex opera misericordise. Et de illis chordis aliae beni cantant, alias murmurant."

In older writers, the corporeal works of mercy are generally reckoned as six, the first two being reckoned as one. When were they changed to seven ? WILLIAM FRAZER, B.C.L.

Alton, Staffordshire.

English Version of " Veni Creator Spiritus." Can any of your readers tell me who translated the Veni Creator Spiritus, as it appeared in the " Or- dering of Priests" in the English Prayer Book? There are two forms, which seem, to have been translated by different persons. The longer is

published in the earliest editions of the Prayer Book, but the shorter was not incorporated in the service until nearly the end of the seventeenth century. E. M. 1'.

Cliefden House. G. S. S. begs to inquire through " N. &. Q.," when

" . . . . Cliefden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love,"

was built ? He has a letter, without date, which speaks of the progress made by the workmen, am! in which is the following allusion to the Duke o. Buckingham :

" He has been as successful! at the assize at Bucking- ham as he was at Westminster, victorious over all his enemies."

If the duke's success and victory were known, the date of this letter and the age of Cliefden House (the late) would be established.

Knee-holme, Butchers -broom, Jews' Myrtle (Jluscus aculeatus). This evergreen shrub, so remarkable for its tiny wax-like flowers, and bright-red berries, which grow upon the upper surface of its stiff sharp-pointed leaves, is not un- common in the woods about Canterbury. In some parts of Kent, it is called " Jews' Myrtle;" and it is the popular belief, that the crown of thorns, which was placed upon the head of our Saviour, was composed of its branches. Is there any authority for this belief? FHAS. BKENT.

Sandgate.

Crooked Naves. Could any of your corre- spondents favour me with any explanation of the crooked form of the nave of St. Michael's church, Coventry ? I am well aware it is generally sup- posed to be an emblem of our Blessed Lord's body bent by the spear thrust ; but as I have never seen any other instances of it in church architec- ture, I think this explanation very unsatisfactory. Perhaps some of your correspondents might give other instances of it, and so corroborate the sup- position which I have mentioned. At any rate I think it worth inquiring into, K.

The Cornish Motto. Can you inform me of the origin of the Cornish inotto of " One and

all?"* A CORNISH.MAN.

Broken Hearts. Last Good Friday in a sermon I heard it positively stated that the immediate cause of our Blessed Lord's death was of a broken heart ; and on considering the matter it is almost absurd to suppose that natural death (whereby I mean without miraculous agency) should follow so quickly by the simple fact of pierced hands and feet. Now up to the time I heard this statement,

[* This query appeared in our 1" S. iv. 174., with a notice of the Cornish arms, but remains unanswered.]