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 398 [9"-S. IV. Nov. 11, m NOTES AND QUERIES. song." It will be seen that the Latin version has one verse, the last, which is not in the English. Can any one tell me where the seventeenth-century version of the English song is to be found ? and is the Latin version otherwise known? Est mihi terra pro toro Et misere vivitur Tamen hoc quod maxime ploro Charus irascitur. Quin ajo verte vertas hem verte jam ad me Quippe tibi sola poteBtas Medendi misenae. Stramineanj sunie Coronani juncumque pro Antiulo Sfwni inde rencere bonam Canemus & mutuo. Quin ajo, &c. Sed Bi durescere velis Querela posthabita Acta sum, usque telis Recumbens stipula. Quin ajo, &c. Scr. 27° Junij 1666, 7 Sleepers Fest. My lodging is on the cold ground And hard, very hard, is my fare, But that which grieves me more is The coldness of my dear. Yet still I cry, Oh, turn, love, 1 prithee, love, turn to me, For thou art the only one, love, That art ador'd by me. I '11 twine thee a garland of straw, love, 1 '11 marry thee with a rush ring : My frozen hopes will thaw, love, And merrily we will sing. Then turn to me, my own love, I prithee, love, turn to me, For thou art the only one, love, That art ador'd by me. G. C. Mooke Smith. University College, Sheffield. "God's first creature, which was light." —Who is the author of this passage, quoted by Iluskin on p. 207 of his ' Urown of Wild Olive'? D. P. George and Mary Boole.—Some years ago the writer had the honour of the acquaint- ance of Mrs. Mary Boole, whose husband, ac- cording to Prof. Jevons, "was one of the most original logicians and mathematicians whom England has produced." He married late in life Miss Mary Everest. Now, on turning ' Everest' up in the ' Encyc. Brit.,' I find that Sir George Everest, C.B., was a distinguished surveyor, " whose geodetical labours rank among the finest achievements of their kind." Mount Everest was named in his honour. Was Mary the daughter of this gentleman, and is she still living ? M. L. Breslar. "Ce canaille de D—." — What is the grammar of this phrase ? Killigrew. [Canaille should, of course, be feminine.] Breton Calvaries.—Can any readers of 'N. it Q.' kindly direct me to a list of these interesting monuments? I saw and photo- graphed several this summer, and am anxious to collect descriptions of them. Guimiliau, Plougastel-daoulas, St. Thegonnec, I know. There are others at Pleyben, La Marty re, &c, which I have not seen. The three first- named are famous, and are often described, but,like monumental brasses, misericords, and such like, the less known are often the most curious, even if fragmentary. References to any books on the subject would be accepted with thanks. There is a monograph by M. l'Abbe Abgrall on one or some of them. This is not in the British Museum, nor can I find a reference to it in French bibliographies. Thos. A. Martin. 1, Hare Court, Temple. English Family.—Is anything known of the family of Major Nathaniel English, Boyal Marines, who was residing at Bideford in 1783? G. H. Johnston (Major). Parry Family.—I am anxious to get in- formation respecting some Parrys who re- sided at one time near Wynnstay, North Wales (about the year 1700). The head of the family, after cutting off the entail and selling the property, removed with his three sons to Chester, where he eventually became sheriff. One of the sons, Thomas Sefton Parry, came to London and entered the law ; another son, David Parry, went into the navy. I wish to trace which branch of the Parrys this family belonged to, and should be much obliged to any of your readers who could give me the information. F. Pa Magdala View, Twickenham. .arry. [A Sefton Parry was, some thirty years ago, and perhaps more recently, a London theatrical manager. He built and opened in 1866 the Holborn Theatre, now demolished.] Bear and Ragged Staff.—The books of Lord Robert Dudley, afterwards Earl of Leicester, are gaufered on the edges with the bear and ragged staff, and have also a gilt stamp of the bear and ragged staff on either cover. Did his sister, Lady Mary Dudley, also use the bear and ragged staff? Did the great Duke of Northumberland, their father? D. St. Erth.—Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' give me information respecting St. Erth ? I can find nothing about ner, or him, in 'The