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 248 NOTES AND QUERIES, p* s. vi. SEPT. a, woo. the admirers of the writings of that "great and good man," as Mr. Gladstone called him, that I think it well worthy of a place in 'N. &Q.':— " An interesting point in reference to Sir Walter Scott and Waverley Abbey has just been set at rest. It is known that the title of the Wavorley novels was suggested to the novelist by the ruins of the great Cistercian Abbey at Waverley. near Farn- ham ; but it has often been asserted that Scott never visited the district, or saw the ruins of the Abbey. But it appears that Sir Walter Scott did visit Farnham. The Rev. Owen C. S. Lang, Rector of Bentley, Hants, writing to Mr. Arthur Hart, the author of a little book on the locality, says that his grandparents lived for many years at Moor Park in the early part of the century, and Sir Walter Scott stayed with his grandfather, Mr. Robert Lang, at Moor Park. As Moor Park adjoins Waverley Abbey, there can be little doubt that such an antiquary as the novelist would not miss the opportunity of pay- ing a visit to the famous ruins." JOHN T. CURRY. VERBS FORMED OUT OF PROPER NAMES.— In this class of words we have to boycott, to burke, to dewitt, to drury. to godfrey (in two senses), to grimthorpe, to lynch, and to van- dyke. The list could probably be doubled ; and there must be parallel usages in other languages. The ' H.E.D.' notices " to boy- cott," " to burke," and " to dewitt," but pays no attention to the expressions "to drury " (6th S. i. 194, 280) and " to godfrey " (6th S. vii. 476; 9"> S. iv. 445). I do not yet know whether it has taken account of " to grim- • thorpe" (8th S. xii. 205, 353 : 9th S. i. 51. 113). The omission of " to drury and " to godfrey " is, of course, accidental, for these have a historic value. Any other words of similar formation well deserve a note. RICHARD H. THORNTON. Portland, Oregon. [Do words such as bowdlerize, grangerize., &c., come in ? To bant, of course, does.] HANOVER SQUARE CONCERT ROOMS. (See 9th S. v. 354, 493.)—The evanishing of this old landmark of social London is perhaps of enough interest to your musical readers to warrant the insertion of the following advertisement from the Aforning Herald of 2 April, 1783 :— " Hanover-Square. — The Subscribers to the Wednesday's Concert, are respectfully acquainted, that the Sixth will be This Evening. The principal instrumental Performers engaged, are, Messrs. Pieltain, sen. Pieltain, jun. Salomon, Cramer, Wiss, Fischer, Mahon, Cervctto, Duport, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Guest, &c. The Vocal Parts for that night, by Signor Bartolini, and Miss Cantelo. First Act. Overture, Haydn : Song, Signor Bartolini; Concerto Violin, Mr. Pieltain; Sonata, Harpsi- chord, Mr. Dance; Song, Miss Cantelo; Concerto G rosso, Messrs. Fischer, Weiss, Pieltain, jun. Mahoon, and Baumgarteu. Composed by Mr. Graff. Second Act. Overture for two Orchestras, Bach; Concerto, Hautboy, Fischer; Concerto Violoncello, Mr. Cervetto ; Overture, Mr. StamiU. The doors to be opened at Seven, and to begin at Eight o'clock precisely. The Subscription is Six Guineas. Tickets as usual transferable: Ladies to Ladies, and Gentlemen to Gentlemen. The Ladies Tickets are Red, and Gentlemen's Black. That a Committee of Ten Gentlemen, Subscribers to the Concert is appointed, and who has the entire receipt and issue of the money subscribed. and Wednesday, at his house, No. 38, Margaret street, Cavendish-square, from ten in the morning till four in the afternoon, to deliver the remaining Subscription Tickets." J. HOLDEN MACMlCHAEL. Qturus. WE must request correspondents desiring infor- mation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that the answers may be addressed to thenj direct. "LABOURING OAR."—Can any correspondent furnish me with an instance of the phrase " the labouring oar " earlier than 1709 ? Steele uses it in the Toiler of that year. I had always imagined it to be of poetical origin, but the figurative examples suggest that it may haveToeen originally a technical expres- sion among .sailors or boatmen. No example of its literal use is, however, known to me. HENRY BRADLEY. Clarendon Press, Oxford. " LAMBOYS."—Modern writers on armour use this word for the kind of skirt composed of " large puckered plates of steel," in imita- tion of cloth, which formed part of an English suit of armour in the sixteenth century. Usually the word is said to be from the French lambeaux ; but this does not explain the form. I have not been able to fina any authority for the term earlier than Meyrick (1824). Is any earlier example known 1 HENRY BRADLEY. Clarendon Press, Oxford. " MAUGRAMS."—This word appears to have been used about fifty years ago in West Yorkshire in the sense of queer devices or figures. I have heard of a collar that was " maugram'd all ovver wi' different soarts a patterns an colours." Query, etymology 1 The word reminds me of M.E. auf/rym, known to all students of Chaucer as a term for the Arabic system of arithmetical notation. But the m is difficult to account for. Oxford. A. L. MAYHEW.
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