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 9* s. vi. NOV. 17, i9oo.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 387 being also in his charge: New College, All Souls', Wadham, and Keble—following the lead of Merton, the premier college— are each reigned over by a Warden; the title of Master obtains at University College, Balliol, and Pembroke. There are Rectors of Exeter and Lincoln; Provosts of Oriel, Queen's, and Worcester; Presidents of Mag- dalen, Corpus Christi, Trinity, and St. John the Baptist; and Principals of Brasenose, Jesus, Hertford, and St. Edmund Hall. A. 11. BAYLEY. St. Margaret's, Malvern. I ,v M i • REOIS : RESTORATION OF ECCLE- SIASTICAL FURNITURE. — There has lately been restored to the ancient parish church of Lyme Regis an old lectern, to which is secured by a ring and a chain a copy of Erasmus's ' Paraphrase of the Four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles,' published A.D. 1514. It is a black-letter folio volume, in fairly good order. The title-page is wanting. In the body of the book is written: " For Lyme, the 15th day of January, 1599. This book partaineth to the parish of Lyme Regis." There is in the church a piece of tapestry of English make, dating 1480-1500. It is alluded to in one of the South Kensington art catalogues as one of the four or five English pieces of that date which now alone remain in England. WM. LOCKE RADFORD. Ilminater. "KHAKI" AS A PARTY NICKNAME.— A recent article in the Journal de St. Petei-s- bourg on the elections in England speaks oi the non-success of the Liberal candidates who adopted "la note khaki," alludes to " le Capitaine Lambton et M. Storey, deux candidate khakistes par excellence," and has a phrase, " Si 1'electeur desire le khakisme,' &c. H. E. M. St. Petersburg. THE TITLE OF ESQUIRE.—Your contribute! W. I. R. V., in his remarks (ante, p. 333) as to the age of entry at Inns of Court, states tha barristers acquire the right to the title p " Esquire." According to Mr. Fox-Davies in the preface to 'Armorial Families,' barrister do not enjoy this right. It would be satis factory to know the authorities relied upon by persons who differ in their views. Not- withstanding the random use of the title in addressing men of various callings, in provin cial towns and country districts there appea to be hard-and-fast limitations. The landec classes often style every farmer " Mr.," irre Active of his education, family, or general
 * tius, and would not dream of "Esquiring "

mi. With regard to official positions which arry with them the privilege of being ddressed as "Esquire, it would seem nomalous that other, but newer dignified ffices should be excluded, e.g., presumably a 'ritish consul is not an " Esquire " by right. SIONIA. WB must request correspondents desiring infor- mation on family matters of only private interest • affix their names and addresses to their queries, i order that the answers may be addressed to them irect. SENECA AND GALEN : TRANSLATIONS NANTED.—Where could i obtain a copy of Seneca's 'Natural Questions,' preferably .nnotated (not necessarily a translation)? Also, what is the best translation (please mention publisher) ot Galen's works, the K>rtion especially sought after being the DeUsuPartiuin'? E. W. A. [There is, we think, no English translation of his part of Seneca, or of Galen—at any rate, in modern times.] "PiococK AND POLITO."—Walter Scott, in St. Ronau's Well,' chap. vii. (near the end), writes, "By-the-by, Lady Penelope, you have not your collection in the same order and discipline as Pidcock and Polito." Would any Kind reader inform me to whom this refers? JAMBS WATSON. " HAWOK." — In the accounts of the Lord Treasurer of Scotland for 1509 there is an entry of 100 French crowns given to King James IV. to play at cards, and 201. white silver " to cast in hawok." What weahawok? A. game with dice ? J. B. P. " Now THUS."—I should be grateful if you could inform me whether the motto "Now thus" has any significance or any story con- nected with it. I have long known it as the motto of a family who considered themselves of Danish extraction; and the other day I saw it repeated many times in a scroll on a fifteenth-century brass at Cley Church, Nor- folk, in a neighbourhood where many of the names are still Danish. C. A. TROLLOPE. WINBER'S GRAVESTONE.—Can a correspond- ent of ' N. & Q.' kindly favour me with a copy of the inscription on the gravestone of Winser in Kensal Green Cemetery ? He was the first to bring gaslight into use in London. WILLIAM ANDREWS. Royal Institution, Hull.