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NOTES AND QUERIES.

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date, must have been rededicated to the famous archbishop, and the name of its primal patron has been so utterly lost that it is practically hopeless to try to discover it. Very likely it was to some Saxon saint, as it is highly improbable that a dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary would have passed out of memory in Norman times. The only other church in county Bucks dedicated to St. Thomas a Becket was a destroyed one at Meppershall. I may add that I know of ten churches in that county which have suffered alterations in their dedications.

N. D. CAMPBELL. 12, Great Titchfield Street, W.

July 7 is the anniversary of no event in St. Thomas's earthly career, but of the solemn translation of his relics to the chapel in Canterbury Cathedral still known as"Becket's Crown." This ceremony was presided over by Cardinal Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, and took place on 7 July, 1170. OSWALD HUNTER BLAIR, O.S.B.

Fort Augustus, N.B.

There are two feasts. One, 29 December, is observed by the whole Church. This com- memorates the martyrdom of the saint, and has (in England) an octave. The other, 7 July, commemorates the translation of the saint's relics. It is kept in England, but not in Scotland. GEORGE ANGUS.

St. Andrews, N.B.

The festival of the translation of St. Thomas was kept on 7 July (see Stanley's ' Memorials of Canterbury ').

EDWARD H. MARSHALL, M.A.

Hastings.

Sir Harris Nicolas in his 'Chronology of History' states that 7 July is the feast of the translation of St. Thomas. Q. V.

" HARROW " (9 th S. i. 485). With reference to this word and the employment of this implement, it may be interesting to readers of ' N. & Q.' to peruse the following quota- tion, gleaned from a French book entitled ' L'Agriculture et Maison Rustique,' pub- lished at Paris in 1598, although, be it noted, the dedicatory epistle to " Messire Jaques de Crussol, Due d'Usez, Pair de France, Comte de Crussol, Seigneur d'Assier, et Prince de Soyon," is dated October, 1582 :

"Incontinent apres que la semence sera dis- tribuee en terre, faudra pour le dernier labour hercer de long et de travers, puis rasteller de sillon en sillon, mais & la traverse : & ce faire les herces dcntees de fer sont meilleures que si les de'ts estoyent toutes de bois, d'autant qu elles font mieux entrer le grain en terre, laquelle ils esmient et rompent plus commodement, & fin de couvrir le grain

de terre pour le moins de quatre doigts, pour lui faire prendre racine, et empescher qu'il ne soit mang4 des oiseaux," &c.

It will be perceived that the above French extract is somewhat antiquated as regards the spelling of the words therein made use of.

MELVILLE.

" HORSE - SENSE " (9 th S. i. 487). A corre- spondent in 8 th S. xi. 149 stated that this expression was common all over the United States, and asked if it had a local habitation in Great Britain, to which no reply has appeared. EVERARD HOME GOLEM AN.

"HOP-PICKER" (9 th S. i. 487). An^ early instance occurs in the ' Diary of a Sussex Tradesman,' printed in the 'Sussex Arch. Colls.,' xi. 192. There we have, 1756, "Sept. 23. Halland hop-pickers bought their pole- puller's nickcloth ; and, poor wretches, many of them insensible." DR. MURRAY knows, doubtless, the other word "hopper," which may be seen in ' Peregrine Pickle,' ch. Ixxxvii., and is in use still.

EDWARD II. MARSHALL, M.A.

Hastings.

For reference to pickers, see lines from ' Hop-Garden,' lib. ii. 1. 177, Smart's ' Poems,' 1752, quoted in Brand's ' Popular Antiquities of Great Britain,' with corrections and addi- tions by W. Carew Hazlitt (London, Smith, Soho Square, 1870). B. H. L.

' Amateur Hop-pickers,' ' N. & Q.,' 3 rd S. x. 353, in 1868. E. MARSHALL.

What curious coincidences do occur ! I received almost simultaneously the number of ' N. & Q.' containing this inquiry, and a mixed parcel of old engravings, one of which is entitled " The Hop Pickers, from a Picture of Mr. Geo. Smith, 2 feet 1 incli by 1 foot 5 inches. Engraveu by Wm. Wilson." From the costumes I fancy the picture must have an earlier date assigned to it than even 1812. The pickers seem to be a family party, not tramps. However, as I have no use for the stained print, I send it by book post to our Editor, who will perhaps kindly add ary comment as to probable date, &c., which may seem likely to be useful to DR. MURRAY.

H. E. M.

St. Petersbtirg.

[We claim no knowledge of the subject. The picture seems to us in the style of George Smith, 1713-76, the second and ablest of the " Smiths of Chichester" (see ' Diet, Nat. Biog. '), who studied in the school of Claude and Ppussin, and was known on the Continent as the British Gessner. The en- graving seems earlier than the date named. Stained as it is, it is an interesting work, for which we thank our contributor.]