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NOTES AND QUERIES. [9* s. m. MAR. i v

F. ADAMS.

I fear no threats from

An infernal crew. My day is past, and I bid

The world adieu.

106A, Albany Road, Camberwell.

Two variants of this epitaph appear in Mr. Briscoe's 'Gleanings from God's Acre.' One is from Kensington from the grave of Mr. Thomas Wright, who died 12 March, 1776, aged sixty-seven :

Farewell, vain world ! I 've had enough of thee,

I value not what thou can'st say of me ;

Thy smiles I value not, nor frowns don't fear,

All 's one to me, my head is quiet here ;

What faults you Ve seen in me, take care to shun,

Go home, and see there 's something to be done.

Another version is from Hewelsfield, near St. Briavels :

Farewell, vain world, I know enough of thee, I value not what thou can'st say of me ; Thy smiles I court not, nor thy frowns I fear ; All 's one to me, my head lies quiet here : What thou see'st amiss in me take care to shun ; Look well at home, there 's something to be done. Jonna Edwards, of Harthill Court. Died November 14 th, 1838.

Other variants appear at Preston, in Lancashire, and Kinoulton, Notts.

S. J. KIRK. Reference Library, Nottingham.

The following lines occur in the ' Two Noble Kinsmen,' at the end of Act I. sc. v. :

This world 's a city, full of straying streets,

And death's the market-place where each one meets.

WALTER W. SKEAT.

STONARD : VINCENT : NEWCOMBE (9 th S. ii 507). William Newcombe was married by licence to Mary Stonnard at St. Botolph Bishopsgate, on 14 April, 1722. Francis Stonnard, aged sixty-six, was buried in the churchyard of St. Botolph on 13 July, 1726 George Vincent was married by licence to Ann Stonnard, at the same church, on 26 March, 1717. These particulars, and many more relating to the above-named families are given in the ' Registers of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate,' issued in three volumes to sub- scribers only, 1889-93.

EVERARD HOME COLEMAN.

DE FERITATE (9 th S. iii. 47). MR. IRVING will find some further information in Canon Prescott's * Register of the Priory of Wether hal' (1897) at p. 97 and elsewhere. The learned author's notes to this book are a perfect mine of facts, dates, and references as to old families of the Western Marches.

ROBT. J. WHITWELL.

70, Banbury Road, Oxford.

OXFORD PORTRAITS (9 th S. iii. 67). Apparently no one has done for Oxford what Messrs. Atkinson and Clark have done, in so modern and comprehensive a fashion, for Cambridge portraits in their excellent book on that university (Macmillan, 1897) ; but the Allowing books will be found useful :

Gutch's edition of Anthony Wood's 'History md Antiquities of the University of Oxford' 1792-6).

'The Student's Handbook to the Colleges of Dxford' (Parker, 1875).

Wells's ' Oxford and its Colleges ' (Methuen, 1897).

I believe the latest addition to Oxford por- traiture to be Mr. Macbeth's likeness of the present Warden of Merton.

A. R. BAYLEY, B.A.Oxon.

MR. ROBERTS will find several lists of portraits in the volumes of " College His- tories" which have recently been published by Mr. Robinson, of Great Russell Street.

G. F. R. B.

HEREDITARY ODOUR (9 th S. ii. 505 ; iii. 78). This is also attributed to Jews and negroes. Sir Thomas Browne discusses the opinion "That Jews stink naturally," and decides in the negative ('Vulgar Errors,' book iv. chap. x.). Many years ago I learnt a verse of a negro hymn which is too good to be lost :

De Lord He lub de nigger well,

He know him nigger py de smell ; And when de nigger children cry, De Lord He gib dem possum pie.

J. T. F. Bishop Hatfield's Hall, Durham.

ADDISON'S 'ROSAMOND' (9 th S. iii. 88). In Act I. scene v. of this opera King Henry sings :

Was ever nymph like Rosamond, So fair, so faithful, and so fond, Adorn' d with ev'ry charm and grace ?

G. F. R, B.

The song beginning " Was ever nymph like Rosamond % " occurs in Act I. scene ii., on

E. 13 of the first edition, 1707, and was sung y the king (Mr. Hughs).

JULIAN MARSHALL.

The song referred to, commencing, Was ever nymph like Rosamond, So fair, so faithful, and so fond ?

appears in Act I. scene vi. of Addison's opera. It is sung by King Henry, and listened to by " faithful," and very amusing, Sir Trusty.

GEORGE MARSHALL. Sefton Park, Liverpool.

[Our contributors, it is seen, give the lines as curring in different scenes. In the cop

occurring in different scenes. before us they are in Act I. sc. vi.]

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