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 506 NOTES AND QUERIES. p» s. iv. d™. mj, m Davenant, who "adapted" the play. Moll Davies was the first singer, 1664. S. J. A. F. " Tiffin " (9"' S. iv. 345, 425, 460).—I owe a few words of explanation. I ventured to say that my note upon this word had appeared twice, because it occurs in the supplement to my 'Concise Dictionary' as well as in that to the larger one. With regard to the reference to "Grose," may not Mr. Marshall and I mutually congratulate each other upon being both perfectly in the right? For the ex- planation is, that there are two quite differ- ent books so called. When I say that it is not in Grose, ed. 1790, I mean that it is not in Grose's 'Provincial Glossary,' editions of which appeared in 1787, 1790, and 1838 ; and I am quite right. Mr. Marshall says it is in Grose, ed. 1785, by which I presume he means Groses 'Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue,' editions of which appeared in 1785, 1788, 1796, 1811, and 1823 ; and he is equally right. This is how each helps the other, as we should. Walter W. Skeat. Pewter and its Marks (9th S. iv. 458).— J. A. B. should read—in the October number of the Art Journal — an article written, with illustrations, by Mr. Davis Benn, on ' Some Rare Old Pewter,' describing the collections made by Messrs. Frank and W. Churcher respectively. Both these gentlemen are re- sidents of Bedford Park, Chiswick, and they may be able to aid J. A. B. in his inquiry. Edward P. Wolferstan. Medal for Navarino (9th S. iv. 459).—In the appendix to O'Byrne's ' Naval Bio- graphical Dictionary ' (John Murray, 1849) is printed :— " List of the ships and battles for which Naval Medals have been awarded to the officers, seamen, and marines (and soldiers who served as marines), surviving at the Date of the Gazette Notice of June 1, 1847, in accordance with Her Majesty's gracious commands, and in compliance with the instructions of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty." The list commences with the capture of the Cleopatre, 18 June, 1793, and finishes with the capture of Acre, <fec, November, 1840. Haydn says : " Subsequent to Lord Howe's victory, 1 June, 1794, it was thought expedient to institute a naval medal" ; but, prior to the Gazette notice above referred to, the occasional presentation of a gold medal to the admiral and captains present at a great victory appears to have been all that was done. The Nile medal, presented to all ranks was the gift of a private individual, Mr. Alexander Davison. As Navarino and Acre were the last two on a list comprising close on a couple of hundred actions, it will be seen that Navalis's father was rather fortunate than otherwise. My own grandfather had been dead many a long year before his ship was awarded a medal. _, F. L. Mawpesley. Delwood Croft, York. On 1 June, 1847, a general order was issued from the Admiralty and the Horse Guards as follows — " Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to command that a medalshould be struck to record the services of Her fleets and armies during the wars commencing in 1793 and ending in 1815," Sec. The distribution of this medal was after- wards extended for naval services up to May, 1840, so taking in Navarino. Its proper designation is the " War Medal," but as far as the army is concerned it is more often called the " Peninsular Medal "—quite wrongly, for many of the clasps were won far away from Spain. It was issued in 1848. The explana- tion of the long delay was not, I believe, economy, but the objections of the Duke of Wellington, who, as late as in 1845, spoke against the idea in the House of Lords. The credit of carrying the matter through was entirely due to the fifth Duke of Richmond S. S. C. S. The Mint (9th S. iv. 348, 403).—With all respect to Col. Prideaux, his information with respect to the Mint is inaccurate. Mint Street, Southwark, facing St. George's Church in the Borough, now called Marshalsea Road, was in ray younger days a nest of thieves and bad characters, and full of low lodging- houses. It was here that poor Nahura Tait (of Tate and Brady fame) died in extreme poverty. Brutus. "Nimmet" (9th S. iv. 438).-1 beg leave to reiterate that querists should not guess, because then any one who sends a reply has double trouble. One has not only to give the right answer, but to refute the wrong one. It is extremely thankless work, and I lament being thus forced into an ungracious attitude. Nimmet has nothing whatever to do with German, because English is under no obliga- tions to that language, and differs from it in essential particulars. Its consonants are older; and such is the case here. The A.-S for " with " is mid, of which the G. mil is an inferior form. The A.-S. for "take"is niman ; and such a compound as nim-mid is simply absurd. Nimmet is an inferior form of nummet, also found as nammet. And nummet is simply