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 9 th S. III. MAR. 4, '99.]

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given by Charles II. respectively to Si William Murray of Stanhope and Sir William Dugdale. A deep interest attaches to a rin lent by Lieut. A. D. Douglas-Hamilton, II.N from the fact that it was " given to Charles I by Henrietta Maria in memory of his fathei and won from the king in a gambling trans action by Admiral Hill, maternal ancestor o owner." If MR. CANN HUGHES does no possess a catalogue, I will copy out and senc him full particulars with pleasure.

JOHN T. PAGE. West Haddon, Northamptonshire.

The

pages of 'N. & Q.' have container many articles on the relics, or supposed relics of this unfortunate monarch. For reference to his rings (only) see 1 st S. vi. 578 ; vii. 184 xi. 73 ; 6 th S. viii. 348, 373.

EVERARD HOME COLEMAN. 71, Brecknock Road.

CLARE STREET (9 th S. iii. 69). Clare Street Clare Market, is in the parish of St. Clement Danes, and connects Stanhope Street with Vere Street. In Howel's ' Londinopolis (1657), p. 344, we read :

"Then is there towards Drewry Lane, a new Market, called Clare Market; then is there a street, and Palace of the same name, built by the Earl of Clare, who lives there in a princely manner having a House, a street, and a Market, both for flesh and fish, all bearing his name."

John Holies, first Baron Haughton, was created Earl of Clare in 1624, and died in 1637. He was succeeded by his son John, who died in 1655, and is the one alluded to by Howel.

On the other hand, Allen's 'History of London ' (1839), vol. iv. p. 350, states :

" Charles I. issued another licence in 1642, per- mitting Gervase Hollis, esq. to erect fifteen houses, a chapel, and to make several streets of the width of thirty, thirty-four, and forty feet. These streets still retain the names and titles of their founders in Clare-Street, Denzel-Street, Holies-Street, &c." This statement seems hardly consistent with that of Howel.

The earliest map in which I have been able to see the name of Clare Street marked is in the map of St. Clement Danes parish in Strype's Stow, first edition (1720), vol. ii. The text says (book iv. p. 118), "A good open place fronting the Market, here is White Horse Inn."

The name of Clare Street is not marked in Newcourt's map of 1658 (Stanford's repro- duction), but the street can be clearly iden- tified.

In Diprose's 'Account of the Parish of St. Clement Danes ' (1876), vol. ii. p. 21, it ig stated tha_t John Edwin, the celebrated

comedian, was born in this street, 10 August, 1749, and died 1 November, 1790.

Besides Clare Street, Denzel Street, and Holies Street, several streets in the im- mediate neighbourhood take their names from members of the Clare family, as New- castle Street, Gilbert Street, Stanhope Street, Vere Street, <fec. H. A. HARBEN.

This street, in the parish of St. Clement Danes, is described in Strype's edition of Stow's ' Survey ' (1720) as "a good open place fronting the Market" (vol. ii. book iv. p. 118).

G. F. R. B. The first mention of the street I can find is in ' London and its Environs,' Dodsley, 1761. EVERARD HOME COLEMAN.

71, Brecknock Road.

"KYLON" (9 th S. iii. 108). I suspect this is a misprint for Kylin. This is the name of a mythical Chinese monster well known to collectors of pottery and porcelain. Dr. Wells Williams, in his ' Chinese Dictionary,' p. 344, defines it as a fabulous auspicious animal, which appears when sages are born ike a piebald scaly horse, with one horn and a cow's tail. If I am right in my conjecture, querist will find that the "white china Jog," as he calls it, will have a single horn, laving a fleshy tip, proceeding out of the
 * he male of the Chinese unicorn. It is drawn
 * orehead. JAS. PLATT, Jun.

A CHILD'S CAUL (9 th S. iii. 26, 77). Some old nurses I know possess these things. By ome they are called " baby's veil," a prettier and more appropriate name than "child's aul." I was shown one not long ago stretched n a sheet of paper. In this instance the nurse said that the first wearer of it had gone back " and that was why she possessed t. She said she had never known any but x>ys wearing "baby's veil" at birth. Girls night, but she had never known of it. The oy who kept his veil would never be rowned. Wnen he was ill, the veil became amp and flabby. While he was well it was ry, and " snerept up ! " Further, the ship which there was a sailor who carried lis veil would never sink. I have seen "a hild's caul " advertised for sale on many ccasions. THOS. RATCLIFFE.

Worksop.

A RELIC OF NAPOLEON (9 th S. iii. 3, 75). No record of a cast taken after death is remembered upon the Isle of St. Helena at the present day. I spent some little time there last summer, as the guest of M, and Madame Jj, P. C, Morilleau,