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 478 [9th S. IV. Dec. 9, '9 NOTES AND QUERIES. Macclesfield after the. attainder of his father through the enmity of Cardinal Wolsey. Is it probable that the letters referred to were written by Lord Henry Stafford ? Can any reader give me the precise locality of Shands Hall ? There is an old farmstead in the neighbourhood of Mellor known as the " Shaw," which occupies the site of an earlier residence formerly owned and occupied by the {Staffords. Is there any connexion between Shaw and Shands ? It is said that the common surname Shand was originally the French I)e Champ, and was borne by families of French refugees. Jubal Stafford. 39, Adelaide Road, Edgeley, Stockport. St. Mildred's, Poultry.—Can any one tell me what became of the monuments in the destroyed church of St. Mildred ? The church was pulled down in 1872, and the parish united with St. Olave's, Jewry, which in its turn was pulled down in 1887, and the parish united to St. Margaret's, Lothbury, which contains some, at all events, of the monu- ments from these churches ; but the one-I am searching for cannot be found. Was any record kept of the St. Mildred's monuments, and if so where could such record be seen ? G. S. P. Greek Students at Oxford.—The follow- ing note occurs in Hearne's papers (Oxford Historical Society), i.339, under date 15 March, 1707 :— "Francis Prasalendius, a (Grecian of the isle of Corcyra, lately a student in the public library, and of Gloucester Hall, has printed a book in the Greek language (writ very well, as 1 am informed by one of the Grecians of Gloucester Hall) against tradi- tions, in which he falls upon Dr. Woodroffe very smartly. He printed another book before upon this same subject." Dr. Woodroffe was the principal of the college which was established for members of the Greek Church at Gloucester Hall, now Wor- cester College, between 1G92 and 1707. I should welcome any information as to the book referred to in the extract given above. I cannot find it in any library, and should be glad to hear where a copy is to be found. W. R. Barker. 38, Devonshire Place, W. Thomas Brooks is said to have been "a preacher of the gospel at St. Margaret's, Fish Street Hill, London." This must have been prior to 1639. I should be grateful for any information concerning him and Grace his wife. F. J. P. Lincolnshire Sayings.—I recently heard a man make use of the expression " As black as the devil's nutting-bag." This phrase is, I believe, common in North Lincolnshire. What derivation may we assign to it ? " As hard as the devil's fore- head " is another expressive phrase I have heard on more than one occasion. May I ask for the origin of this also ? H. Andrews. Rashdall.—Information and references dealing with this name are sought, particu- larly any showing connexion with Carter, Brecknock, Wills, Hales, Lely, and Bromhead. J. Parkes Buchanan. Union Club, S.W. " Practical Floriculturist."—There is a work lettered on the back 'Edwards' Orna- mental Flower Garden,' of which the title is as follows : — " The Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, containing coloured figures and descriptions of the most beautiful and curious flowering plants anil shrubs cultivated in Great Britain, selected from the works of John Lindley, Ph.D., F.R.S. and L.S., R. Sweet, F.L.S., Prof. 1). Don, &c. To which are added English descriptions, and the most recent practical hints on culture, propagation, &c. By a Practical Floriculturist Complete in four volumes. London, 1854," 8vo. Who was the author ] In the British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books is recorded a book with this title, but said to be selected from the works of R. Sweet and D. Don, no mention being made of Dr. Lindley. Its date is 1852-4, and the "practical hints" are by an "eminent'' floriculturist. The authorship is attributed to 11. Sweet, where- as the 1854 issue would have to be assigned to Lindley. But the true author was evi- dently Edwards, concerning whom I should be glad of a few particulars. He could not, I suppose, be Sydenham Edwards, who was writing on gardening as early as 1800. James Dallas. Exetor. Nannau Motto.—The arms of the ancient family of Nannau, or Nanney, of Merioneth, North Wales, descended from Cadwgan (oh. 1109), are given as Or, a lion rampant azure. What motto, if any, accompanied this coat'] Curioso. Entomological.—In chap. vii. of his 'Bio- graphia Literaria ' Coleridge writes :— "Most of my readers will have observed a small water-insect on the surface of rivulets, which throws a cinque-spotted shadow fringed with prismatic colours on the sunny bottom of the brook ; and will have noticed how the little animal wins its way up against the stream, by alternate pulses of active and passive motion, now resisting the current and now yielding to it," &c. Will any reader of ' N. &, Q.' kindly give