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Is there known to be any other origin for the surname Raleigh than the place-name Rayleigh ? If not, that place-name stands to this daj r in the way of the Rawley (Rorly) pronouncers. En passant it may be worth remarking that rare-meat and raw-meat are much about the same thing. Can it be proved that rare, with the " raw " meaning, is anything more than a phonetic spelling of the sound given of old to the combined letters raw ? It may be recollected by some that the proper sound of Ralph (often spelt Rawfe in old deeds) is JKafe, riming with safe. A YORKSHIREMAN.
 * N. & Q.' readers that it has been allowed

ST. GERMAIN. I have a MS. written in magical characters. On the first page is the following sentence in ordinary alphabet : " Ex Dono Sapientissimi Comitis S fc Germain qui orbem Terrarum percucurrit." The bind- ing is triangular. Who was St. Germain, and where can an account be found of him 1

M. L.

[A well-known adventurer and charlatan of the same class as Cagliostro, d. 1784. Consult ' Nouvelle Biographic Generale. ']

JOHN DOWLAND. The verses in 'England's Helicon ' (1600) beginning

My Thoughts are winged with Hopes, my Hopes with Love,

are stated (as also the two preceding " ditties ") to have been "taken out of Master John Dowland's ' Tableture for the Lute. ' " What was the date of this 'Tableture'? C. J. I.

[1597 folio. Reprinted 1603. 1608, and 1613, and in modern times by the Musical Antiquarian

Society.]

DOUBLES. The greater part of Charles Reade's essay on doubles is taken up with the remarkable case of the wife of Moliere. Is this adventure an historical fact? I should be glad to know where I could find further information. BARRY S. JACKSON.

[There are many French books on the subject of Moliere's wife.]

SIR HENRY WOTTON : MALLORIE : CANDISHE : DR. JOHNSTON. In a letter written by Sir Henry Wotton from Stode on 1 November, 1589, I find the following sentence : " Here mett I with one Mr. Mallorie, who wente with Mr. Candishe to Constantinople upon the bravesaria and is lately returned." Mr. Candishe I take to be Henry Cavendish, brother of the first Earl of Devonshire, who is known to have made the voyage to Con- stantinople. The "Bravesaria" may have been the name of the ship, but I should be glad of any information about this voyage,

and about "Mr. Mallorie." Writing from Heidelberg in this same year, Wotton speaks of a Dr. Johnston, a Scotchman, who was the head of a college in that university. Is anything known about him ? L. P. S.

PENTAMETER AND HEXAMETER RIMING TABLES. In an old work I have the lettered squares or tables known as above are given for producing Latin verse ad infinitumi.e., five tables and six tables, for five-metre and six-metre verse respectively. Has any similar arrangement or device been attempted whereby verses or correspondence can be accomplished in English ? Is there any work devoted to the subject? E. C. OWEN.

"PEACE AT ANY PRICE." What was the origin of this phrase, and when was it earliest used in our political controversies ?

POLITICIAN.

[See 5 th S. ix. 448 ; xi. 187.]

PRIVY COUNCIL UNDER JAMES L Where are to be found the names of the Councillors under James I. before 1620 ? W. D. PINK.

CELTIC TITLES. Will any kind corre- spondent answer the following queries 1 Is there any special heraldic law for the modern use or assumption of the old Gaelic or Celtic titles known in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, such as the O'Connor Don, the O'Donoghue, the Master of Napier, &c. 1 Is there any special authority or department where these titles are officially acknowledged or regis- tered 1 What are at present the families which enjoy these privileges 1 ZANONI.

Lisbon.

CLERKE. In Burke's * Encyclopaedia of Heraldry,' 1844, the crest of "Clerke, Hitcham, Bucks, Bart.," is described as a falcon. Can any of your readers inform me at what period the falcon came into vogue as a crest for that family 1 (Major) R. S. CLARKE.

Bishops Hull, Taunton.

TIMOTHY SWIFT. I shall be greatly obliged for information concerning Timothy Swift, who married Ann Williams about the year 1775 presumably at some place in the Forest of Dean. I am quite unable to dis- cover the marriage certificate. Their issue was Hezekiah, born apparently at English Bicknor, 1776. F. SWIFT.

34, Hawkshead Street, ISouthport.

REV. MACKENZIE WALCOTT. This eminent antiquary^ died on 22 December, 1880, holding the office of Precentor of Chichester Cathe- dral. Can any local reader say where he was buried, and what became of his books and manuscripts ? A copy of his epitaph would