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 -NOTES AND QUERIES. to* s. IL JULY so, '98.

a Mr. Dickenson, of Monks Corsham parish, 1744. The progenitor of the family was Sir Osbert Tropenell, Knt., and Lord of Sop- worth and Lawday before the Norman Conquest. Where could the proof of this be obtained 1 If knight, this would come by a Saxon king. Are there in existence any lists of knights at this early day or any accounts of the making of them, and if so, how is access to them to be obtained ? In the Tropenell Chapel of Neston Church, Corsham, is the noble altar - tomb of Sir Thomas Tropenell and Agnes Ludlowe his wife. It also contains the arms of the King of Wessex and of King Athelstan, the last of the Saxon kings. Neston Church has arms of King Edward the Confessor. As Corsham was one of the seats of the Saxon kings, might it not be possible that Sir Osbert Tropenell was knighted by one of the later of them 1 Is there any way of ascertain- ing the names of the knights who took part in the battle of Evesham, 4 August, 12651 Upon three several places at Great Chalfield Manor House and the altar-tomb at Neston Church, Corsham, 1460 and 1490 respectively, appears the Tropenell shield, which is much older than Sir Thomas Tropenell's time, fot he adopted the motto, badge or crest, and the supporters. The shield with its arms his ancestors had bore Gu., a fess engr. erm between three griffins' heads erased arg.

R. W. TRAPNELL, M.D. Point of Rocks, Maryland, U.S.

GRINDLEFORD BRIDGE. Situated on the Dove and Chinley branch of the Midlanc Railway, nestling amongst the hills of Derby shire, lies the village of Grindleford Bridge As an old and regular subscriber to ' N. & Q. I should be obliged for information as to origin of name. Perhaps MR. ADDY will tell us. CECIL ARTHUR COOMBE.

"TATA." In the church of St. Michael, Great Tew, Oxon, on a brass to John Wil- cotes (ob. 1422) and Alice his wife (1410), occur the words "Alicia tata." Three explanations of the second word have been offered, viz. : (1) that "tata" should be read Fata; (2) that " tata " is the name of Alice Wilcotes's first husband ; (3) that " tata " is Martial's word equivalent to "mamma." Is there another instance on a monumental inscription of this or of an equally undignified expression ? Alice was by birth a Wilcotes, and akin to her second husband. A. R. BAYLEY.

ALLIUM. In Syme's ' English Botany ' we are told that the name of this genus (so hate- ful to Horace, who suggested that a parricide

hould be made to eat of it) " comes from the 3reek word aAeco, to avoid." The word in ques- tion is certainly Homeric, but isonly to be found n the middle voice. Paxton, in his ' Botanical dictionary,' says that allium is " derived

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'rom the Celtic all, signifying hot or burn- ng." Is there such a Celtic word ?

W. T. LYNN. Blackheath.

' THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN.' We all know Caldecott's spirited illustrations to this song. Did he also write the words ? I have an im- pression that he founded his song on some popular ballad already existing. Q. V.

MATHER : CLATTWORTHY. Can any of your readers give me information regarding the family of Jos. M. Mather or J. Clattworthy, of Manchester? Louis G. HESTER.

DR. STUKELEY'S HOUSE. Can any one tell me where was the Kentish Town house (containing a mausoleum and private chapel) of the celebrated Rev. Dr. Stukeley, rector of St. George's, Queen Square, in which he was living a snort time (a week, I believe) before his death, early in 1765 ?

B. A. LUNN.

Lindley Lodge, Nune?.*n. [He died 3 March, 1765, in Queen's Square.]

RAPHAEL. Is there a list of the works done by Raphael for Leo X. ? G. E.

COOKE FAMILY. Who was the wife of Sir Thomas Cooke, Knt., Chairman of East India Company, six times M.P. for Colchester, High Sheriff for Essex, 1693, who died at Elsham (?), co. Surrey, 6 Sept., 1709 1 Where was he buried?

(Mrs.) P. A. F. STEPHENSON.

Warley Barracks, Brentwood.

REV. GEORGE HUNTLEY. He was rector of Stourmouth in Kent, 1610-29. Deprived 25 June, 1629, being fined 5001. and im- prisoned for several years by the High Com- mission Court for not preaching a visitation sermon before Archdeacon Kingsley. Does not seem to have resided in the parish. Further information required.

ARTHUR HUSSEY.

Wingham, Kent.

" THE KEY OP THE STREET." Can you tell me the originator of the phrase "The key of the street"? I believe it was the title that G. A. Sala gave to some articles in the Welcome Guest. E. R.

LOCAL SAYING. "Fools and foumards can't see by dayleet." I heard this near here