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NOTES AND QUERIES. [9* s. n. AUG. 20,

PORTRAIT BY LELY. Sir Peter Lely painted a portrait of John Hervey, Esq., then of Ick- worth, which has been engraved. Can the original be traced ? This Mr. Hervey married the daughter of Lord Kidbroke, and it may have descended to some connexion of the Wriothesley family. A. H.

RICHMOND PARK. Did George III. give Lord Somerville a house in this park? If not Lord Somerville, who is the Lord S who is said to have been given the house by George III. ? K T.

BRENTFORD. What is the origin of the saying " There can't be two kings of Brent- ford " 1 Probably about the beginning of this century there was a man named Smith living there, who was called, I understand, the King of Brentford ; also it seems that the then king, driving through Brentford, was hooted by the populace, who after this were known as " Brentford blackguards." Can this have given rise to the saying ? A. C.

[See 1 st S. iv. 369; 2 nd S. viii. 362. See also Buckingham's ' Rehearsal,' Act II. sc. ii. and Act V. sc. i.]

REV. WALTER CARTER, rector of Stourmouth, Kent, 1629-37, when he died. Further par- ticulars as to parentage, wife, &c., would be very acceptable. ARTHUR HUSSEY.

Wingham, Kent.

SIR ASHTON LEVER'S " HOLOPHUSIKON." Where can I find the best account of this museum arid its migrations 1

G. L. APPERSON.

ENGLISH AGENTS IN POLAND. In the early years of the seventeenth century Patrick Gordon was the English agent in Poland, residing at Danzig. He was succeeded in 1627 by his nephew, Francis Gordon, at a salary of 1501. The latter was employed occasionally as an ambassador to England, notably in connexion with the proposed mar- riage of the Princess Elizabeth, daughter of the ex-Queen of Bohemia, and Vladislas VII. of Poland, in 1636. What became of Francis Gordon ; and who succeeded him ? Did he have issue? T. M. B.

RICHARD IRELAND, head master of West- minster School, 1598-1610. When and where did he die 1 G. F. R. B.

"HE'S GOT THE BULLET." This is said in Derbyshire of workmen who get instant dis- missal from their employment. The phrase is striking, at all events. Is it common ?

THOS. RATCLIFFE. [The phrase is well known among'London workmen.]

QUOTATION WANTED. An engraving illus- trating the ' Merry Wives of Windsor ' has an inscription in quotation marks :

Wouklst have a friend ? Wouldst know what friend is best? Have God thy friend, Who passeth all the rest.

J. H. W.

" CHIAN."-

O better the Chian uncherish'd Had died ere a note or device Of battle was fashion'd, than perish'd This only line written by Christ.

From ' Songs of the Sierras,' by Joaquin Miller, in poem called ' Charity.' Will any one in- form me of the meaning of "Chian"? The only explanation I can get is that " Chian " means earth from Chios ; but that does not make sense of the verse. P. A.

[The " Chian" stands for Homer.]

THE KENNET. Pope speaks of

The Kennet swift, for silver eels renowned. Where does the line occur ? S.

"ORDO." On visiting the ruins of Clon- macnoise in King's Co., Ireland, some years ago, I saw a number of headstones of the six- teenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, on which the Latin word " ordo " headed the inscription. At the present time the word seems to mean a church register or clerical manual, and I should very much like to know its exact meaning when used on the old Catholic headstones. Perhaps some of your readers can supply this information.

J. P. O'BRIEN.

SHEFFIELD, YORKSHIRE. Is it true that in the British Museum, under the above title, there are some charters or deeds clearly re- lating to Sheffield or Soeffelde, a large, now forgotten manor in the parish of Burghfield, Berkshire ? I have many old field-names of the latter manor, so I can identify the deeds if any doubt remains. E. E. THOYTS.

" PERFORM'D." In the copy of a will dated in the year 1747 I find the bequest of "my best scarlet Camblet Bedstead and Bed all perform'd." What is the meaning of the last word so used ? As the copy is certified to be a true copy of the original will, there is no doubt as to the correctness of the transcrip- tion. SOLICITOR.

BOOTS AND SANDALS. I am anxious to know within what period (1) boots and (2) sandals were introduced generally among the poorer classes of Europe. Are there any references on the subject ? W. J. SIMPSON.