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 ■418 NOTES AND QUERIES. [9<-a. iv. Nov. is, m "having committed 2,034 assassinations" (so the accusation ran), was condemned to death, tied to England, lived at Southampton com- fortably, and there died in March, 1877, aged eighty-eight 1 The various encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries give only succinct notices sufficient for historic purposes. I should be glad to hear of any books or periodicals, either in English, French, or Spanish, treating not only of the part played by Rosas as a political adventurer, but also of his personality and private life. M. Betham-Edwards. Villa Julia, Hastings. Cydel as a Christian Name. — Is this strange name another form of Sibyl, con- tinually misspelt Sybil (see 8th S. v. 425 ; vi. 158, 438 ; vii. 351 ; viii. 12, 92, 195); or is it an endeavour to render available for modern use "towered Oybele," wife of Saturn and lover of Atys 1 ' H. T. The Devil and St. Dominic. — As St. Dominic sat reading in his cell the evil one, in the shape of a monstrous tlea, lit upon the page, and, skipping from word to word and from line to line as they came severally under the saint's eye, caused him great annoyance. Suddenly grasping the truth of the situation, by the exercise of his miraculous power the saint smote the creature with paralysis, and, taking possession of his body, used it thence- forth for a " marker " till he nad finished his reading, when, restoring its powers, he dis- missed the uncanny visitor with a caution. Many years ago, unless I dreamt it, 1 came upon the above edifying legend somewhere— I think in one of the old English chronicles; but, neglecting Capt. Cuttle's advice to " make a note of it," I have never since been able to find the reference, though I have searched diligently. Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' assist me ] J. H. Middle Temple Library. John Boyer, or Bowyer, was elected from Westminster School to Trinity College, Cam- bridge, in 160C. Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' give me information about him ? G. F. R. B. " Handwarcelle."—Is there any complete account of this legal process of the Borders? The account given in the Inquisition of 17 Sep- tember, 1280 (in 'Calendar of Documents re- lating to Scotland,' ii. 59), is unfortunately fragmentary. Robt. J. Whitwell. Oxford. Leigh Hunt.—Can any reader inform me if Leigh Hunt was, about 1841 or 1842, in any way connected with No. 5, Martlett Court, Bow Street, and was likely to use it as an address to which a letter might be sent for him] Could it have been the address of anv printer with whom he was connected f R. W. L. "People of the Red-letter."—Charles Hardwick, at p. 209 of his 'Traditions,' &c. (quoting Dr. Kuerden), designates Roman Catholics as "people of the Rod-letter." Why? Another writer calls them "Red Necks," but explains not. These are un- answered queries in earlier volumes of 'N. &Q.' Cashier. Winchester. — Which of the earliest chronicles mention Winchester as a bishopric 'I E. E. Thoyts. Sulhamstcad, Berks. Portrait of John Crouch. — About eighteen months ago I was informed by Mr. Gildersome - Dickinson (who has since deceased) that a client of his, who was at that time abroad, had in his possession an oil painting of the above on which his name occurred, with the addition that he was mar- ried to Elizabeth Sennocke, of Layston (Bunt- ingford), Herts. I am desirous of gaining further information concerning this picture, and shall be glad of any help or reference, especially as to ownership. The marriage took place 1691-2, and she died at Hastings, May, 1693, just after the birth of a son. He mar- ried again, Sarah Geary, on 17 March, 1696, and died July, 1733. Walter Crouch. Grafton House, Wanstead, Essex. O'Conor.—On MacDermott's well-known map of Ireland, giving the location of the different ancient clans, the name O'Conor is placed within the bounds of the barony of Dunkerron, near the northern part, and close to the line which divides Dunkerron from Iveagh barony on the west, and so haying Lough Carra a little to the north-east. From some knowledge of the different O'Connor clans, I infer that this family of the name was most probably an offshoot from the main stem of the O'Connors of Kerry, viz. O'Connor of Carrigafoyle Castle, on the Shannon, over forty miles to the north. I should like to know if my conjecture is correct. If it is, I beg to ask by what line the family came from the same stem ; for it is not in any col- lection of Connor pedigrees that I have seen, hence the information would be an addi- tion of value to clan history. X. Y. X. "Fetch." —Whence is this word derived ; and is it of Irish origin 1 ' The Fetches ' is