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 9 th S. XL JAN. 24, 1903.]

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and Equestrian Surname of Wedderburn,' by John Wedderburn (London, printed by B. M'Millan, Bow Street, Covent Garden, 1824)1 My copy finishes at p. 132, but has every appearance of being incomplete, and although I have tried all the libraries in Edinburgh, also the British Museum Library, I have failed to get any information regard- ing the book ; therefore I have taken the liberty of asking through your columns if any of your subscribers could tell me where a copy is to be had, or at what page the work should end. JOHN GRANT.

George IV. Bridge, Edinburgh.

OLD PRINCE OP WALES'S THEATRE. (See 9 th S. x. 64.) Referring to the recent sale of this theatre, MR. HIBGAME mentions that in 1802 "it was opened as an entertainment theatre and duo, under the name of the Pickwick Society." Can he give particulars of this society ? which apparently existed thirty-four years prior to the publication of Dickens's 'Posthumous Papers of the Pick- wick Club.' F. G. KITTON.

St. Albans.

QUEEN SIVE. John Wesley, in his journal, under date 14 June, 1762, speaking of the Whiteboys, says : " They compelled every one they met to take an oath to be true to Queen Sive (whatever that meant) and the Whiteboys." Being as ignorant as was Wesley of what is meant by Queen Sive, may I apply for information to the readers of *N. &Q.'? W. F. ROSE.

Hutton Rectory, Weston-super-Mare.

'OPE SELF - CONDEMNED FOR HERESY.

ere is there to be found a quotation from an old chronicle purporting to tell the story of a Pope who was suspected of heresy ] And the cardinals implored him to sit in judgment on himself, seeing that no one else had authority so to do. And he did so, and gave judgment (so ends the story): "Judico me cremari. Et crematus fuit" A. W.

SIR ADAM WILLIAMSON. I am anxious to ascertain the name and family of the mother of Lieut.-General Sir Adam Williamson, who was Governor of Jamaica and St. Domingo, and died at Avebury House 21 October, 1798. His father, Lieut.-General George Williamson, commanded the Royal Artillery at the siege and capture of Louisburg in 1758, and is represented in the picture of the death of General Wolfe by West ; he died at Woolwich 1781. I cannot trace the history of the family, and would take it as a great favour if any of your correspondents could throw any light on the subject. The ' Dictionary of National

Biography ' contains an article on Sir Adam Williamson, but does not mention the par- ticulars of his father's descent.

HENRY A. JOHNSTON. Garrick Club.

PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER IN THE LIFE GUARDS. In the Council Room of the Royal United Service Institution at Whitehall is a full-length portrait in oils of an officer in the 2nd Life Guards, about the period 1820-30. It is believed to have been painted by Ramsay Richard Reinagle. We shall be much indebted to any one who will kindly assist us in identifying the portrait.

R. M. HOLDEN, Lieut.-Col.

Whitehall.

GEORGE ERRINGTON was at Westminster School in 1792. His father is described as George Errington, of London. Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' give me any particulars concerning them ? G. F. R. B.

LACED SAVORY. Sir Thomas Elyot, in his 'Castel of Helth,' 1533, mentions amongst the ' Purgers of Melancolye ' (cap. vi. ad fin.) " lased savery." What is the meaning of " laced," applied at that date to a herb ?

R. D. W.

[The first meaning of laced in the 'H.E.D.' is defined as " Entwined with a climbing plant." A reference is given to Elyot, followed by an extract from Turner's 'Herbal' (1551): " We call in eng- land sauery that hath doder growinge on it, laced sauery : and tyme that hath the same, laced tyme."]

MUG HOUSES. What were the mug houses, and what is the etymology or application of the word " mug " thereto ? I am led to make this inquiry from seeing in a catalogue of second-hand books the following :

" Mug Houses : A modest defence of the Mug- Houses, with some account of the Usefulness and Necessity of them, and a fair Proposal for laying them down. 1717."

I regret that I have no means here of ascertaining whether this query has been propounded or answered in ' N. & Q.' before, my General Indexes being in England.

J. S. UDAL, F.S.A.

Antigua, W.I.

[The late WILLIAM CHAPPELL gave at 5 th S. ii. 333 a description of the mug-house clubs in Long Acre, Cheapside, &c., stating that his 'Popular Music of the Olden Time,' ii. 624, contained a fuller account, extracted from 'A Journey through England in 1724.' " Here was nothing drank but ale, and every gentleman had his separate mug."]

DATE OF EASTER. For a particular purpose I want the dates on which Easter will fall in the years 2001-12 inclusive. As I cannot trust myself to use correctly the table "1900 to 2199 " in the Prayer Book, will some reader