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 9» S. IV. Sept. 30, '99.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 267 In the will (proved 1701) of Richard Tarbock, of Penketh, he leaves lands, including some at Cuerdly, to "his son Richard," among other children, and "to his daughter Chris- tian" a messuage lately bought of John Appleton, adjoining the meeting-house or school-house. A Thomas Tarbock, as stated in the ' Suffer- ings,' was taken prisoner from his own house at Knowsley in 1660; and a Robert, of Knows- ley, left a will, proved 1629. There was a Richard, of Hardshaw (will 1648), and a Henry, of Ormskirk (will 1670). These were all probably closely connected. I find, too, a series of Thomases of Sutton, up to one who died 1624. Tarbocks must have been settled at Sutton for some time before the fine old family lost the manor of Tarbock (anciently Torbec) and became "Torbocks of Sutton" (temp. Car. I.), for we find a will of a John Torbock, of Sutton, 1603, and baptismal entries of An, daughter of Thomas, of Sutton, 1602, and John, son of Richard, of Sutton, 1606. As to who was Christian's father, surmise points to William Caldwell, of Warrington (inv. 1660), or to Richard, of Appleton (will 1695). Could any one tell me whether^ the latter was identical with one Richard Cald- well, of Roppe (or Rough), who in 1671 mar- ried Rebecca Sharpies? A Richard figures in the ' Sufferings.' The family at Appleton I trace to one Thomas, whose will was proved 1594. There were others at Crowley, in Great Budworth, and at Thelwall. 1 wonder whether John Caldwell, rector of Qrappen- hall and Win wick in 1540, was their common ancestor. I should feel greatly indebted for any information that would enable me to connect these obscurer branches of Minshull, Tarbuck, and Caldwell with the pedigrees given in the visitations and in Ormerod's FCheshire,' Hall's 'Hist, of Nantwich,' &c. In the last-named work there is allusion to a privately printed pedigree by John Bellamy Minshull, Esq., of which I am disappointed not to find a copy in the British Museum. I may add that I have extracts from some, but not all, of the wills I have referred to. Ethel Lega-Weekes. Leafy Nook, Caroline Terrace, Brook Green, W. Little Gidding Chuiwh.- Referring to the note on p. 341 of 6th S. vii., by the late Cuth- bert Bede, I should feel extremely obliged by any of your readers informing me how I could see the coloured sketch there mentioned of the interior of Little Gidding Church in 1851, before ife restoration in 1853. I do not know who inherited the papers, &c, of Mr. Bradley or I would write to him or them. I would take great care of the picture if lent to me Michael Ferrae, of Little Gidding, in Ealing. Cuthbert Bede.—Who are his literary executors or representatives, or to whom must I apply for literary informationi of which he was possessed ? H. 1. 'Pyramus and Thisbe.'—Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' help me to complete the words of the ' Complainte de Pyrame et de Thiste ? The fragment, which I have noted as chanted by an old Burgundian servant, runs as follows :— 1. Deux ieunes coeurs jadis, d'amour Staient unis d'une egale tendresse. Tous deux beaux et charmants, dont Pyrame tut l'amant „..,,, et Thisbe la maitresse. 2. Mais autantils s'aimaient, autant ils redoutaient des parents inflexible*; Qui par disunion empechaient l'union de ces jeunes coeurs sensibles. 3 Pyrame dit un jour, Que triste est notre amour et quel sort est le notre ! 4. Par leurs defenses severes et leurs paroles ameres, ... ne vivons plus tranquilles. Crois-moi, ma chere Thisbe, et viens, ma chere moitie,, .., abandonnons la vale. 5. Et quand le jour enfin sera sur son declin et la nuit prendra place Epions le moment et profitons du temps ^ pour finir notre disgrace. Here is a break, which I have never been able to connect, even by a word or two, with the ddnoAment as announced in Pyrame, ou etes-vous ? Quoi me trahiriez-vous ? Seriez-vous infidele ? Apres m'avoir promis d'etre toujours unis d'une flamme eternolle! Beyond this point, to my great disappoint- ment, the memory of the singer was a blank. Emilia F. S. Dilke. Browne - Mill (George Gavin), born in Prior Montagu, county of Lanark, 19 Feb., 1774, doctor of the faculty of Edin- burgh ; created baron by letters patent of Louis XVIII. of 14 April, 1820, "pour services rendus aux Francais. Wanted particulars of his life, his fatmlv, and his posterity. Vte. Reverend. 25, Rue Fontaine, Paris. [See 9th S. iii. 347, 433.] Jehoshaphat. —In 'The Maid of Sker,' chap, xxxvi., the bishop says to Mrs. Steel- yard " Excellent female, tell your master that