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 9-s.vi.Nuv.2i.i9oo.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 409 not bo well to drop the double letter alto- gether? It would simplify spelling and save time too. C. A. WABD. WATCH-CHAIN ORNAMENT.—I am anxious to know the symbolism of an ornament for the watch-chain bought by a lady at Naples. It is cut in some sort of stone, an open right hand, the two middle fingers closed on the palm, and thumb covering them. The same device was repeated in little bunches of charms bought at the same time, most of them having well-understood meanings. J. ASTLEY. Coventry. JOHN THOMPSON, SECRETARY OF STATE.—He was appointed (jointly with John Thurloe) on 27 February, 1659/60. by the reinstated Long Parliament, and hela office until the restora- tion in May following. Who was he? He was not a member of Parliament at the time, nor was Thurloe. A John Thomson, Auditor- General of the Revenues of Scotland, was M.P. for Selkirk and Peebles in 1654-5, and for Edinburgh in the Parliament of Richard Cromwell, 1659. Was he identical with the Secretary of State ? W. D. PINK. Lowton, Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire. ATWOOD FAMILY.—Sir Josiah Childe mar- ried Mary, daughter of William Atwood, of Hackney. Can any one tell me her pedigree, or to what family of Atwood she belonged ? There are Atwood pedigrees in Visitations of several counties. There is also a pedigree of the "Atwood family of Hawne " by — Atwood. Where can this be seen ? It is not at the British Museum. H. C. B. H. IPPLEPEN, co. DEVON.—Can any one suggest the derivation of the name of this village, which lies off the main road between Newton Abbot and Totnes, about three and a half miles from the former ? It was called Iplepena in the time of the Domesday Survey. T. CANN HUGHES. Lancaster. " BUTTY."—What is the origin of the word fjutty, gamekeeper's slang for " comrade " ? " The dog was took away home to granny by ray butty " (Richard Jefferies, ' The Amateur Poacher,' 1896, p. 117). J. HOLDEN MAC'MlCHAEL. [The origin is unknown. The ' H.E.I).' says that it is a possible corruption of booty. The word is in general dialectal use in England. See ' Kng. Dial. Diet,'] "SMous."—Halliwell says this term is in Suffolk equivalent to "Jew." In Macklin's ' Man of the World,' near the end of Act II., Sir Pertinax Macsycophant, contemplating the sinuous handling of a bishop by a Jew, is made to exclaim :— " Ha, ha, ha ! admirable 1 admirable ! I honour the smouse! Ha! it was devilish clever of him, my lord, devilish clever! The Jew distilling the bishop's brains." Is the term perchance a corruption of "Moses"? THOMAS BAYNE. OWEN TUDOR.—I should be glad to know what books refer to the life of Owen Tudor. T. P. [Consult list of authorities in the life by Mr. Archbold in the ' Diet. Nat, Biog.'J DUTTON FAMILY.—My maternal ancestor Sir Hugh Dutton rendered conspicuous ser- vice at the battle of Poictiers, in recognition of which service a frette was added to his coat of arms. The Dutton family to which this knight belonged claim descent from Rollo, the first Duke of Normandy. Can any of your readers give me more detailed information respecting Sir Hugh Dutton ? CHARLES STEWART. 22, Gloucester Road, South Hornsey, N. " PAWKY "=CUNNING, CRAFTY.—A Lincoln- shire woman said to my sister the other day. 'That old cat is pawky." Is the word of frequent use in England ? In Scotland, of course, it is well known. What is the deriva- tion? M. P. DUTCH LANGUAGE.—What is the relative recurrence of the letters of the alphabet in the Dutch language ? ERSKINE. PASSAGE IN GOETHE. — Where does this occur in Goethe's works : " The beautiful is higher than the good ; the beautiful includes the good " ? I think that Carlyle quotes it, but without giving the reference. E. S. B. BLACKHAM FAMILY.—Can any one give me the crest and arms of the Blackham family ? ARTHUR BLACKHAM. HERTFORDSHIRE CASTLES, ANSTEY AND BENNINGTON.—Historical references to the above are desired, other than what is con- tained in the county histories. W. B. GERISH. Bishop's Stortford. FEILDING OF BARNACLE.—There is a brief pedigree of this branch of the Feilding family n Nichols's ' Leicestershire.' Can any reader supplement it by giving dates of death of Michael Feilding of Barnacle, living 1602; Hoger, living 1614; Basil, living 1653; another Basil, living 1685? Barnacle Hall