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LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1898.

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CONTENTS.-No. 4.

NOTES : Olipbants of Bachilton, 61 W. Clarke, 63 "Baccy" Last Letter of Mary, Queen of Scots, 64 Lights Larks in August " Capricious," 65 Probate ' Dictionary of National Biography,' 66.

QUERIES : Thomas Poyntz " Crex "Medal- W. W. Sirr Scottish Probationer Old Pretender's Marriage Origin Expression Dr. Whalley Heraldic, 67 Shakspeare nson Alcaics attributed to Tennyson Rye House Mastersons Institutions to Benefices Roman Potteries Gainsborough Chimney Money Ancient British Woodes Rogers, 68 Greek-German Lexicon- Inscription Metge, 69.

REPLIES : The First Folio of Sbakspeare, 69 Napoleon's Attempted Invasion of England, 71 Scaffolding in Ger- many, 72 A Bookbinding Question Cold Harbour, 73 Carrick Philip II. A " George " Sculpture, 74 " Wing6d Skye " Johnstone of Wamphray, 75 Episcopal Families, 76 Mrs. W. West Todmorden G. P. A. Healy firewater's 'Life of Newton ' Corbels Earl of Dun- fermline, 78.

NOTES ON BOOKS : Murray's New English Dictionary' ' Book-Prices Current' Addleshaw's ' Cathedral Church of Exeter' Scull's Bad Lady Betty ' Muir's ' Carlyle on Burns ' Aitken's ' The Spectator ' Horner's ' Greek Vases 'Ford's ' Hora Novissima.'

Notices to Correspondents.

OLIPHANTS OF BACHILTON.

(See 4 th S. ix. 322, 393.)

INTERESTING communications concerning the claim of the Oliphants of Bachilton to the dignity of the peerage of Oliphant having been made many years ago to * N. & Q.,' some random notes concerning the family, of whom little published record exists, may prove of interest.

There were, properly speaking, three families of the name designated of Bachilton, the first of which had only the most distant relation- ship to the two later ones. Laurence, first Lord Oliphant, had at least three brothers german James, John, and Walter. In the pedigree of the Oliphants formerly possessed by the family of Condie, of which a copy is now in the hands of Mr. Oliphant of Rossie, the founder of the first family of Bachilton is stated to be James Oliphant, brother german of Laurence, Lord Oliphant. He is therein asserted to have married Jonet Koss, a statement confirmed by the charter of 12 Feb., 1482/3, to James Oliphant of Achhailze and Jonet Koss, his spouse, of the lands of Berclayshauch. The Condie pedigree gives James a son Walter, which seems to be an error. James Oliphant of Archellie cer

mentioned in a charter dated 22 Sept., 1482. Though a John Oliphant of Berclayshauch is mentioned 17 May, 1532, it is probable he was not the son of the grantee of 12 Feb., 1482/3, as on 10 July, 1500, there is a charter granted to Walter Oliphant, brother german and heir of James Oliphant of Arquhailze, of the lands of Arquhailze on the resignation of his brother, the said James. The term " and heir " may not, on the other hand, have necessarily meant heir in blood, but the point is that the Condie pedigree is proved in- correct as regards the relationship of James and Walter. Walter Oliphant is stated to have married Margaret Maxwell, which agrees with the charter of 20 July, 1516, of the lands of Arquhailze to Walter Oliphant of Arquhailze and Margaret Maxwell, his spouse. In the next generation the Condie tree mentions as the son of Walter, Thomas Oliphant of Arquhailze, and omits all notice of Andrew Oliphant of Arquhailze, referred to as being on an assize 23 June, 1545 (see 'The Oliphants in Scotland,' 71). The fact that Thomas Oliphant is credited in the sdigree with being the husband of Elizabeth richton is somewhat suspicious, as she was undoubtedly the wife of George Oliphant, son and heir apparent of Andrew Oliphant of Arquhailze, to whom there is jointly a charter dated 3 July, 1553. George Oliphant is mentioned in 1564 and 1587, at which latter date, on 22 Nov., he had a charter to himself and his eldest son George Oliphant of the lands of Bachilton, which seem to have been previously possessed by the family as kindly tenants, Andrew Oliphant being sometimes called of Bachilton. This George Oliphant of Bachilton, or his son, carried on active feuds with the Ruthvens of Freeland and the Mur- rays of Strathearn. The records of the Privy Council constantly mention George Oli- phant of Bachilton. One entry is dated 16 June, 1588, and after stating that Alex- ander Ruthven had been charged, at the instance of George Oliphant, to find caution in 1,000 marks, sets forth that Ruthven con- siders the said sum "verie extraordinaire and grite, being bot a young gentilman and having nothing except my hors and clething." The first George Oliphant of Bachilton is reported in the Condie pedigree to have died in 1589. He is said in the same document to have had two sons, George Oliphant of Bachilton and Robert. According to the same authority, the second George married Mar- garet Clephane, and died about 1606, leaving two sons, George Oliphant, who sold Bachil- ton about 1627, and William. George Oli-
 * ainly had two sons, John and Laurence, both