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 9»- S. IV. Oct. 7, '99.] 289 NOTES AND QUERIES. "Stover" is, I think, now never used in England for the word " fodder," and even in America I think it is limited to the maize— its fodder being termed " corn-stover." R. Hedger Wallace. ["Teosinte" is Eachlama luxuriant, a strong- growing perennial grass nearly allied to Indian corn, growing to the height of ten feet. A native of Guatemala. It is used in the South American states as fodder.] "Truth is the daughter of Time."— Who is the author of this expression ? John T. Page. Cardinal York.—"Violet Fane" in 'Among my Books' (Literature, 9 September) culls the following statement from a book-list: "Car- dinal York, the Henry IX. of the Jacobites, had a son before he was ordained a priest, who was educated in Spain."* Can any one give me an authority for this extraordinary assertion, or say from what catalogue it is an excerpt 1 I am familiar with R. E. B.'s letter in the Genealogical Magazine, i. 119, in which the paternity of the Sobieski Stuarts is at- tributed to Cardinal York. F. L. Mawdesley. Delwood Croft, York. Dagsburg.—This territory in the Vosges, near Zabern—one of the reputed birthplaces of Pope Leo IX.—belonged in the thirteenth century to the bishops of Strassburg. Will some correspondent of 'N. & Q.' be good enough to tell me when and how it came into their possession t Henry Fowler. Heathside, Walthamstow. London Corporation Records. — In the Irish Times, Dublin, under date 30 October, 1891, it was announced that the "Parish Clerks' Company " had presented returns of births, marriages, and burials to the Cor- poration of London, Guildhall, dates 1664 to 1853, 151 volumes. Can any of your cor- respondents say whether these valuable records are printed or indexed, and are they accessible ? Wm. J. Bayly. Sir Matthew Mennes. — A native of Sandwich, and elder half-brother of Sir John Mennes, Matthew was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Charles I., and married Margaret Stewart, daughter and heiress of John Stewart, Earl of Carrick, and a grandson of James V. of Scotland. When and where did this marriage take place? Sir Matthew seems to have sided with the Scots, and forfeited some of his estates in or about 1639 or 1640. In June, 1640, " thegiving Mennes his book and burning in the hand [shall] bo suspended until his majesty's further pleasure shall be known." His attainder is also men- tioned in 'Calendar of State Papers, 1640.' John Prettyman, who married his only daughter, Margaret Mennes, in 1651, made a composition for some of his estates. The Bedfordshire ones went to his half-brother John (' D.N.B.'). Matthew at his death was buried, 15 June, 1648, in the family vault in St. Peter's Church, Sandwich. When and where did his wife die, and where was she buried ? Any information or reference to books would be acceptable, especially about the treason. Arthur Hussey. Wingham, Kent. THE LATE REV. E. MARSHALL. (9th S. iv. 260.) Thanking the Editor and Mr. Pickford for their friendly words, I should like to mention that my father was a subscriber to ' N. & Q.' from the first. He has told me how he ordered the first number at Parker's in Oxford, and that the people there were ignorant of its existence. For nearly fifty years, and particularly during his later years, the weekly task of preparing contributions was one of his greatest delights. My mother also, who died in 1856, forwarded two or three contributions. Once or twice my father, myself, and one of my daughters have ap- peared quite independently as writers in the same number. This, I suppose, has not often occurred in any journal—three generations of contributors. Edward H. Marshall, M.A. Hastings. SUNKEN LANES. (9th S. iv. 207.) During the summer of this year I have taken a few notes about deep old lanes, more especially in connexion with a Roman road in Derbyshire called Batham Gate, or, as I would prefer to spell it, Bathuin Gate. This was a paved way between Buxton, where the Romans had baths, and Templeborough, near Rotherham. It runs, for a great part of its course, over moors or untilled ground, and in these places it is more easily traced. Taking the Bathum Gate at Brough, near Hope, and following its course in the direction of Templeborough, we find that it ascends the hill to a hamlet, consisting of a single house, called Over Shatton. On the hillside the road has been diverted a little to make the ascent easier, but the original straight direction of its course is very apparent when