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coronation a later date, Easter, 1159. Lord Lyttelton's ' History of Henry II.,' which ] have not at hand, might help your corre- spondent. CHAS. GILLMAN. Church Fields, Salisbury.

The English chroniclers account for but one coronation that of the Sunday before Christmas, 1154. But there seems to be some slight evidence of a separate ceremony at Winchester. Whether Eleanor was present on this alleged occasion we are not told. Miss Kate Norgate (' England under the Angevin Kings') merely alludes to the matter in a short note either thinking it of no im- portance or doubting it altogether. There is no other possible coronation of Henry II. In 1158 the king and queen finished a royal progress at Worcester, and laid down their crowns at St. Wulfstan's shrine, with an oath that they should never again be worn. Their son Henry was twice crowned during the king's lifetime not once, as mentioned by ME. I. S. LEADAM. He gives the first date only (June, 1170). But the second coronation, at Winchester, 27 Aug., 1172, was, in a way, more remarkable, from the circumstances that forced it on the king. At the first coronation the young prince was not accompanied by his child-wife Margaret. The anger of her father, the King of France, was great ; and when the results of Beckett's murder made Henry II. crown his son once more, Margaret was with him. The question of an early coronation of Henry II. could scarcely be raised with regard to his treaty with Stephen. Yet, on the progress which they made together, Henry received homage and hostages for the royal castles. It seems strange that no coronation accompanied them ; but at least they were a good equivalent. GEORGE MARSHALL.

Sefton Park, Liverpool.

De Rapin-Thoyras, in his * History of Eng- land,' says : " Henry was crowned the next day after his arrival from Normandy by Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 20 Dec., 1155, at Westminster." Recording the events of the year 1158, he says :

"In the beginning of the year, Henry's family was increased by the birth of a second son, whom he called Richard. A few days afterwards he renewed the ceremony of his coronation in the suburbs of Lincoln, not being so hardy as to do it within the walls of the city. He showed himself more scrupu- lous in this point, or perhaps more condescending to the prejudices of the people, than his predecessor Stephen."

Going on to the events of the next year, he notes :

"A year after (1159) a third son was born to the king, who was named Geoffrey. This same year he

was crowned a third time at Worcester together with the queen. These superfluous coronations, which were very frequent in those days, seem to be designed only to amuse the people, and to let them see that the king really intended to keep the oath which was taken on these occasions. At this last solemnity, the king and queen, coming to the Obla- tion, laid their crowns upon the altar, and vowed never to wear them more."

EVERARD HOME COLEMAN. 71, Brecknock Road.

THE DISCOVERER OF PHOTOGRAPHY (9 th S. v. 26, 116). It was a chance coincidence that while reading the communications at the last reference there lay before me the following account by Chancellor McCracken, of the University of the City of New York, written at the time to explain a faded daguerreotype in the University's exhibit at the World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. It is not in direct line with the discussion, but may have interest as a supplement :

"The daguerreotype is a picture of Miss [Dorothy] Draper, and was taken by her brother, John Draper, in 1840, when he was a professor in our university. Previous to that time the Frenchman Daguerre had

made experiments in photography but he never

got beyond landscapes and pictures of still life. When Prof. Draper first tried to photograph a person, his idea was that the face should be covered with flour that the outlines might be more distinct. After many failures he tried one without anything on the face, and this picture of his sister was a

success at the first Prof. Draper sent the picture

to Sir William Herschel that his achievement might be known on the other side of the water, and Sir William acknowledged the gift and sent congratu- lations in a letter which was fortunately preserved. When our exhibit was being prepared for the

World's Fair I wrote to the present Sir William

Herschel, asking if the daguerreotype, if still in existence, could be loaned to the University. A reply came that no trace of the picture could be found or record of its ever having been received. I then had a copy made of Sir William's letter and sent it to his son. Seeing the acknowledgment from his father, Sir William renewed the search, and the daguerreotype was found among some long- forgotten papers, still in wonderfully good pre- servation. Miss Draper is living, and sent her photograph, as she looks at eighty-five, to hang beside the one in which, so long ago, she had the honour of being the first person ever photographed."

M. C. L.

ELIZABETHAN TERMS (9 th S. v. 148). Lugg or lug is, of course, but another term for that overnamed measurement of 5| yards linear, or 30| superficial the rod, pole, or perch. The word may be found so defined in old dictionaries, and Spenser has " eight lugs of ground" CF.Q.,' II. x. 11). The exclusion of such a meaning in most dictionaries dealing only with words in modern use seems to joint to its general abandonment, but in Gloucestershire and Wilts the term has still