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 264 NOTES AND QUERIES. [9* & VL OCT. o, urn. P. 447 a. For " Saunderson " read Sanderson (I. 265). P. 448 b, 1. 2. For " Steinhold " read Stern- hold. Vol. V. P. 15 a. For "Kennet" read Kennett (xxxi. 2). P. 15 b. For "Glynn" read Glynne (xxii. 15). P. 212 b. For "Beverlace" read Beverlac. P. 219 b, 1. 28 from foot. "Similar but more successful to " 1 Vol. VIII. P. 31 a. For " Kennet" (bis) read Kennett. P. 74 b. " Barton bridge " should doubtless be Barbon (i.e., Barbourne) bridge. P. 76 a. " Walghertou " ? P. 132 b. " Holderness." In his own time his name had a final •. For " Countess Hol- derness " read Countess of II. (line 32). P. 153 b. For "Tinton" read Turton. P. 403 b. Coprario, i.e., Coperario, q.v. Vol. IX. P. 148 b, 1. 28 from foot. For "January" read July. P. 150 b, 1. 13 from foot. For "brother" read/a(/ter. There is a confusion here that needs rectification. P. 341 b, 1. 3 from foot. For " 1813 " read 1713. P. 349 a, 1. 2, omit " college " ; 1. 3, add the year after 24 November. P. 407 a. "Pinkney" ; 457 b, "Pinckie." P. 458 b. 'Oompl. Gent.,' " 1562," read 1622. Vol. XI. P. 207 b, headline. For " Codringron " read Codrington. Vol. XV. P. 2 a. The distinction between baptism and christening exists only in the minds of the vulgar. P. 25 a. The child " born at the beginning of 1844" is entered under 1843 (p. 29 b). P. 28 a The date 31 December, 1863, is given as 12 December, 1863 (p. 29 b). P. 54 a. The date 6 January, 1653, is given as 16 January, 1653-4 (p. 59 b). P. 94 a. For " Brightstone " (bis) read Brigh- stone. P. 329 a. Burnet, "vi. 130," is quoted " ii. 130 " in xxxviii. 107 a. Vol. XVI. P. 258 a. For " Willersley " read Willermj. P. 316 a. For "Eshott" read Esholt (xlix. 160 b). Vol. XVIII. P. 131 b. For "Wharfdale"read Wharfe- dale. P. 165 a. For "Ford " read Forde (xix. 427). P. 286 a. For " Hawke " read Hawk. P. 398 b. For "Hutchinson" read Hutche- m. P. 416 a. Fishwick's ' Fielden,' " 1844," read 1884. W. C. B. (To be continued.) SURNAMES FROM SINGLE LETTERS. SOME of our surnames seem undoubtedly to have been derived from single letters of the alphabet. I have tried to make a list of them. All the names mentioned occur in either the ' London Directory ' or the ' Liver- pool Directory," with the exception of Gee- son, which is, however, the patronymic of a well-known Midland cricketer. An examina- tion of other directories would probably result in further examples being found. IJQ a -a GO - ^ 3 4s ii ii ill ill i g|15 1 I 1-g.lls I J I I xjpw 1-3 H mm h ?« ^ •*s S g^ CJ J-^ G % —* c t m * O 3 ^—^ C r O <)^tjWW f2 I fll © & 9 i(3 ® '££* wo This list is a purely tentative one, and criticism and emendation are invited. Some of the names are, of course, capable of ex- Elanation from another source. Thus the ulk of our Days are beyond doubt the Middle