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over the harp, this being the old rebel flag of Ireland. As far as I know this is a mistake of Sir Thomas, as the old rebel flag of Ireland was the red right hand on a white ground, the heraldic emblem of O'Neill, called by Cox "that terrible cognizance." Can any of your kind readers tell me if 1 am right 1

COMTE DE TYRONE.

ST. KITTS. In 1620 Mr. Warner gathered together fourteen West of England gentlemen and set sail via Virginia for St. Kitts, where they arrived January, 1623, thus forming the first settlement. Some French settlers arrived from the Gironde in 1625, and some more English arrived this year also. In 1626 Mr. Warner was knighted, and took out a party of about four hundred West-Country emigrants in 1627. Where can the names of the first fourteen pioneers be found recorded 1 I believe some of the Paynes of Dorset and Georges of Gloucester were included in this first boatload, which I understand sailed from Bristol. GLOUCESTER.

SANDGATE CASTLE. Many years ago you kindly inserted a list of the captains, &c., of Sandgate Castle, in Kent. Since then, with your assistance, and the researches of Mr. Rutton, many have been added. I am still, however, endeavouring to fill up vacancies. The list now stands :

Eichard Keys, appointed 1540.

Edward, Lord Clinton, 1553.

Thomas Keys. Died 1571.

Thomas Brooke, 1571 1

John Warde, 1579. Died 1603.

Ambrose Warde.

George Fenner, 1609. Died 1621.

Richard Chalcroft, 1623. Died 1628.

Richard Hippisley, 1628. Died 1653.

Lawrence Knot, 1653.

Sir Thomas Allin, Bart., 1660. Died 1685.

Sir John Ashby, Knt. Died 1693.

Sir Basil Dixwell, Bart., 1694.

Col. Henry Oxenden, 1700.

Philip Herbert, M.P., 1702. Died 1718.

Sir Samuel Lennard, Bart., 1718. Died 1727.

William Evelyn, M.P., 1767. Died 1813.

Edward Knatchbull, M.P., 1818.

Sir J. W. Head Brydges, M.P., 1821. Died 1839.

Admiral A. A. Vincent, 1843. Died 1862.

I have a very fair amount of information as to the above, but require arms of Knot, Ashby, and Vincent. There is a considerable gap from 1727 to 1767.

The lieutenants so far discovered are :

James Stark ey, appointed 1540.

Stephen Gibbs, 1609. Died 1627.

Thomas Gibbs, 1627.

Richard Marshall, 1628. Died 1646?

John Pragell, 1660. Died 1676.

Isaac Rubton, 1676? Died 1683.

John Jordan, 1690. Died 1733.

John Rolfe, 1767. Died 1776.

William Mount.

William Simmonds, 1805.

Toke James Sirnmondf?, 1829.

I have no particulars as to Lieuts. Starkey, Rolfe, Mount, or the Simmondses, and shall greatly value any further information.

R. J. FYNMORE.

Sandgate.

SKIPWITH. I am anxious to know the names of the respective wives of Sir Grey Skipwith, third baronet, and of Sir William Skipwith, of Prestwould, Virginia, sixth baronet. KATHLEEN WARD.

COL. HORTON. Is anything known of the descendants of this officer, who ably seconded Cromwell's operations in South Wales ? According to the ' D.N.B.' he died in Ireland 1649, leaving an only son Thomas.


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MANNINGS AND TAWELL. (9 th S. xii. 148, 194.)

THE murder of Sarah Hart at Salt Hill, near Slough, occurred on New Year's Day, 1845. I have a newspaper account of the murder, but the reference, under date, in Irving's 'Annals of Our Time' is sufficient to verify my statement that there were no revolting circumstances associated with the crime. The real facts are that on the day above named Tawell, being in dread lest his connexion with Sarah Hart should become known to his wife, went down to Slough from Paddington by the four o'clock train, and thence proceeded to Salt Hill. After he had been a short time with her, he sent Sarah Hart to a neighbouring inn for a bottle of porter. She got the porter, borrowed a corkscrew, and a neighbour saw her on her way back. Shortly after she returned a Mrs. Ashley, who lived next door, heard a noise in Mrs. Hart's room, like a moan or stifled scream. She became alarmed, went to the door, saw Mr. Tawell coming out of Mrs. Hart's house, and asked him what was the matter. He made no answer. She went into the house, and found Mrs. Hart on the floor dying. The neigh- bours came in, a doctor was sent for, but by the time he arrived Mrs. Hart was dead. At the post - mortem nothing was found to