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THOMAS TAYLOE, CLOCKMAKER (9 th S. ii. 209). In the South Kensington Museum there is a gilt metal repeating watch, chased and pierced, the sides being ornamented with hunting subjects and the back with scroll- work ; the dial is engraved and gilt. The maker's name is "Thomas Taylor in Hoi- bourn."

In the Museum of the Company of Clock- makers, deposited in the Guildhall Library, there is a plain vertical movement, catgut, with beautifully pierced steel studs and cock, by a " Thomas Taylor of London."

By a list of the members of the Clock- makers' Company from their incorporation in 1631 to the year 1732, by C. Octavius S. Morgan, F.R.S., I find the last named was made free of the Company in 1646. Two other persons bearing the same names were ad- mitted members in 1685 and 1703.

EVERARD HOME COLEMAN.

According to Britten (' Former Clock and Watchmakers ') there was a Thomas Taylor. Hoi born, at the end of Fetter Lane, admitted C.C. (Clockmakers' Company) 1685 ; master, 1710 ; maker of a fine pair-case repousse re- peating watch, gold dial, 1685-1715.

G. H. THOMPSON.

FEMALE TERMINATIONS (9 th S. ii. 42). The following may be added to those given by MR. PEACOCK :

Governess.

Goddess of life and governess of health. Peele, ' David and Bethsabe ' (opening lines).

Inhabitreas. Jeremiah x. 17, margin.

Inheretrix. "The inheretrix of his sceptre." Thackeray, ' Four Georges ' (last paragraph).

Intnulreas. ' ' Athaliah an idolatrous i n tru-

dress." Fuller, ' Pisgah Sight,' II. ix. 8.

Knavess. " Cushions on which knaves and knavesses repose and fatten." Carlyle, 'Misc.': ' Count Cagliostro.'

Kniffhtes/}.' Roister Doister,' p. 78, ed. Arber.

Maxones*. " She also was made a mason or masoness." Carlyle, 'Misc.': 'Count Cagliostro.'

Oratress.' Humphry Clinker,' i. 92, ed. 1793.

Physiciane.88. " I might send for you as my physicianess." Walpole, 'Letters,' iv. 403, ed.

Rectoress. ' ' Queen Elizabeth our virgin

rectoress." Nashe, 'Lenten Stuff' ('Harl. Misc.,' vi. 152).

Saviouress. "Mary is their Saviouress." Bp. Hall, ' Letters,' Dec. i. Ep. 6. Soldieress. Soldieress,

That equally canst poise sternness with pity.

' Two Noble Kinsmen,' I. i. Spartaness. Her dress

Was like a sprightly Spartaness.

Herrick, 'Hesperides,' p. 51, ed. 1869. Subchantress. "The prioress, the deaness, the subchantress, and senior canoness." ' Tr. Shandy,' iii. 74, ed. 1770.

Sweeperess. "The sweeperess at the crossing." Thackeray, ' Vanity Fair,' ch. xlii.

Translatress. "Lady Craven the translatress." Walpole, ' Letters,' iv. 127.

Turkess. Disdainful Turkess.

Marlowe, ' Tamburlaine,' Part I., I. iii. Villainess (bondswoman).

Villainess to shame, disdain, and misery.

Ibid., V. ii.

The above words are not in my 'Supple- mentary Glossary,' which contains, however, about ninety more female terminations in ess or ix. T. LEWIS O. DAVIES.

Pear Tree Vicarage, Southampton.

MR. PEACOCK may quote the immortal William in this matter. I am not aware if the ' H.E.D.' gives the reference :

And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free.

' Midsummer Night's Dream,' II. ii.

Shakspeare is supposed to be describing Queen Elizabeth as he saw her at the revels at Kenilworth. J. H. MITCHINER.

Croydon.

[The word votaress will doubtless come under V.]

To MR. EDWARD PEACOCK'S list I would add narratrix :

" The second part is devoted to a description of the life led by a hunting mare, the narratrix, by a quaint hypothesis, being the animal herself.' Athenceum, 25 June, p. 817.

C. E. CLARK.

MR. PEACOCK need not fear the exclusion from the 'H.E.D.' of the best of the words that he mentions. Hermitess, huntress, in- ventress, portress, tutoress, are in the first edition of Johnson's ' Dictionary.' Of the remainder, mtardianess and regentess were ad- mitted by Todd ; impostress, rectress, presby- teress, superioress, waitress, by Latham. Generaless, hucksteress, inspectrix, life-rentrix, nec/otiatrix, paintress, sextoness, spectatress, suitress, vicaress, votress (in sense of female votary), and wardress, are to be found in the ' Encyclopaedic Dictionary.' Indeed, the query appears to adopt with apologies an expression of the querist an illustration of the very slow manner in which knowledge (of dictionaries) spreads among the highly educated. But it is difficult to reconcile MR. PEACOCK'S ex- pression of opinion that most of the words on his list are examples of what to avoid with his hope that they will all be calendared in due course in the ' Historical Dictionary.' It is, on the contrary, to be hoped that when such words come up for judgment, the fact of their having once attained to the dignity of printer's ink may not be considered finally to settle the question of the admission to the English language of needless and ill-formed