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 iv. DEC. 23, 517 NOTES AND QUERIES. phrases, such as "A nasty toad," "A great toad," "A dirty toad." and so on. And why are some folks " toaciy " in their ways? To be " toady " or " toadying" is pretty well under- stood ; but why the toad should be used in this connexion seems to require explanation. The looks of the toad, to those who do not know him, are repulsive, but I do not find that his ways are the same. He can be made a pet of, has the capability of appreciating kind- ness, and can become attached to persons. For instance, when a lad I knew a toad the lodging of which for .years was amongst the roots of the ivy that grew up the house side, and which regularly came out to be fed when it was called, and would take with avidity snails offered at the end of a stick. THOS. RATCLIFFE. Workaop. WE must request correspondents desiring infor- mation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their <|iieries, in order that the answers may be addressed to them direct. " HOON AFF."— In G. Henderson's ' Popular Rhymes,' 1856, written in the Berwickshire dialect, p. 165, the following line occurs : — Boon aff ! dear Kate, till conies the day. What does the expression " hoon aff ! " pre- cisely imply 1 A. L. MAYHEW. Oxford. " HOODOCK." — Burns, in the ' Epistle to Major Logan,' implores "a hand-waled curse " upon The harpy, hoodock, purse-proud race • Wha count on poortith as disgrace. The word " hoodock " only occurs in Burns in this passage, and is not registered in Jamiason. It appears in the 'Supplement,' published in 1887, where it is glossed con- jecturally " like a ' hoody ' or carrion-crow, foul and greedy." Does the word "hoodock" occur elsewhere in Scottish literature? Is it known in any Scottish dialect? Does the etymology suggested above commend itself to the compatriots of Burns? A. L. MAYHEW. Oxford. SAMPLER.— I possess an old sampler worked by Mary Harrison (aged nine) in 1622. The date is clear. The sampler bears I hese lines : In iSharon's lovely rose Immortal l>eaut,ies Rhine, Its sweet refreshing fragrance shows Its origin divine. Is it possible to trace the author of these lines ? Any Harrison genealogical data will also be gratefully acknowledged. W. ELLIOTT HARBISON. Fort Madison, Iowa, U.S. 1A DAY'S RIDE.'—Can you or any of your correspondents kindly inform me if the first edition (in book form) of Lever's 'A Days Ride' (1863) bears on the title-pages of the two volumes the words " second edition ? WILLIAM DOWNING. SOURCE OF QUOTATION.—Perhaps some of your readers will be able to inform me where the following line occurs, which 1 have made considerable search for in vain : — Cunning, like a skilful miner, works safely and unseen. T. HENRY MAXWELL. ST. CRUX, YORK.—A writer, in deploring the loss of this interesting building, stated in the Antiquary, vol. xxxiii. p. 232, that the church had been destroyed, and a parish room erected on its site, in which the monu- mental brasses and armorial hatchments had been placed. Can any reader tell me what became of the tombstones, or if copies of the inscriptions were ever taken ? There was in the churchyard a tomb to one James San- derson, who died in 1753, and I am anxious to obtain a copy of the inscription, and also to ascertain the present whereabouts of the tombstone. I should also like to know the exact date the church was pulled down. Any information anent the Sandersons of York would be most acceptable. CHARLES H. CROUCH. Nightingale Lane, Wanstead. NUMBER OF BARONETS IN EACH REIGN.— Can any one tell me with accuracy the number of baronets created in each reign to the present time, including Sir Richard Webster? FRANCIS W. PIXLEY. CHURCH REGISTERS OF ELIZABETH AND CONNECTICUT FARMS, NEW JERSEY. — The Hessians, under Knyphausen, burned these two Presbyterian churches in the American Revolution. Local tradition (not always reliable) ascribes the same fate to the church registers, though the " fighting parson," Major Caldwell, in supplying the militia with hymn-books for wadding, may have handed over the Elizabethan registers when he shouted, " Put Watts into them, boys !" Still, remembering similar instances, I want to ask through 'N. ifc Q.' if there is any trace of these records having reached Eng- land. To your goodwill we owe the return of the ' Pilgrim Book.' These local records of one of the earliest settlements in New Jersey