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St. Mary's parish. Where in England can the name be found to-day ? The names of Trevor and Hill are associated with the family. CHAS. E. SMART.

15, St. James's Terrace, Plymouth.

PIDDINGHOE CHURCH, SUSSEX. In this church, mostly Early English, with the curious round tower, one of three in Sussex, is a square opening with a stone slab in front, situated in the south wal? of the nave, just below the chancel. It is not close to the altar, and therefore cannot answer to an almery or aumbry, neither is it a " slit." Can any one suggest the meaning or original use of such an opening ? L. M. GIBB.

Ramleh, Reigate. j

FRENCH POEM. By whom are these lines ; and where can I find them ?

C'est que je vois les flots sombres, Toi, les astres enchant es ! C'est que, perdu dans leurs nombres, Helas ! je compte les ombres, Quand tu comptes les clartes !

JOHN B. WAINEWRIGHT.

PULPIT IN CHAPTER-HOUSE. Did the chapter-house of a monastery have a fixed pulpit or lectern ; and if so, in what part of the building would it be ? Silvester, the abbot of St. Augustine's at Canterbury, at his death in 1161 was buried in the chapter-house (capitulum), before the pulpit (anologium), under a plain white stone (Thorn's 'Chro- nicle,' 1815) In another part of the same ' Chronicle ' (2256) the place of burial is said to be twelve feet from the lectern or reading- desk (lectrinum) towards the west. The chapter - house at St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, was an oblong building.

ARTHUR HUSSEY.

Tankerton-on-Sea, Kent.

LATIN LEGEND. Can any one assist me in locating author and text of an ancient anec- dote that lingers in my memory in an imper- fect shape? It was the story of a Roman citizen bequeathing in his will a sum of money to purchase a statue for the adorn- ment of his native city ; but the wording of the deed was so ambiguous that it never could be determined whether he intended to give a statue with a golden spear or a golden statue with a spear, so that his good intent came to naught. I should like to obtain the Latin text and the name of the would-be donor. T. S. N.

New York.

LE BRUN. Can any reader oblige with information respecting this family, its arms and motto? I believe one Nigel le Brun

was a baron in the reign of Edward I., and tiad land in Ireland. Is the barony extinct?

(Mrs.) M. CARTER. 35, Mornington Crescent, N.W.

'THE WATCH.' Can you kindly tell me how I can find out if a piece of poetry called 'The Watch' is still in print? It com- mences :

The watch is used to tell the time,

And time neglected is a crime.

I believe it was published about 1843 or 1844, in the form of a printed sheet, not in a book, so far as I can hear from the lady who remembers it. Any information on this will be most acceptable.

(Miss) L. M. ELLIOTT. Hursley, Westwood Road, Southampton.

TENNYSON AND HENRY JAMES. Tennyson's 'Ring ' is dedicated to the Hon. J. R. Lowell, and is stated in the 'Life' to be founded on a story told to the poet by him. Lowell also told the story to Henry James, who founded upon it* a prose tale.. Can any reader of ' N. .& Q.' kindly inform me what the title of Henry Jamea's story is, and where it can be found ?

BERTRAM L. DYER.

Kimberley, S.A.

CLERGY OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. I am searching for information about the early chaplains of the East India Company. I shall be much obliged if one or other of your readers will be so kind as to tell me if there are any other sources of information besides these, which I have fruitlessly explored : Clark and Boase's ' Reg. Univ. Ox.,' Foster's 'Alumni,' Cooper's 'Ath. Cantab.,' Wood's 'Ath. Ox.,' Luard's 'Cantab. Grad.,' Gutch's 'Univ. Ox.,' Cotton's 'Fasti Eccl. Hib.,' 'Oxford Graduates." Was there any other means of obtaining holy orders in those days than the channel of the existing univer- sities ? Will some reader kindly tell me how to obtain particulars of the following? Henry Levett, appointed 1607 ; Esdras Simpson, 1609 ; Mr. Rogers of Deptford, 1614 ; James Cunningham, 1614 ; Mr. Evans, 1614 ; William Leske, 1614 ; James Rynd, 1617 ; Thomas Friday, 1617; Mr. Wilson, 1617; Mr. Golding, 1617.

FRANK PENNY, LL.M.

Ealing.

AUTHOR OF BOOK. Having recently pur- chased a 12mo anonymous volume, ' Reasons for returning to the Church of England ' (Strahan & Co., 1871), I am sufficiently in- terested in it to feel curiosity about its author. Was it J. M. Capes? The catalogue of second-