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JACQUES CARTIER'S VOYAGE OF 1534. In Car tier's first voyage, Paris edition of 1867 occur the following items : p. 21, u il luy a ung Billon etperroy," and in another place "terres basses et pays soumes" and " c'est terre basse et soume " ; also we entered a bay " et coucke terre." What are the equivalent English terms for sillon and perroy, soume, and couche terre, and what is the etymology ? J. P. B.

BISHOP'S HEAD AND FOOT. On a lofty moorland in the hundred of Penwith, in Cornwall, are situated two farmhouses about a hundred yards apart, known respectively as the Bishop's Head and Foot. The parishes of Zennor, Gulval, and Towednack meet close by. Can any one tell me the reason for these odd names? All around are characteristic Celtic names. G. H. D.

BOOK OF MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER ONLY. Was there ever a Book of Common Prayer in English containing only the services of Matins arid Evensong 1 Local and other controversy has been raging over the ques- tion whether the archbishops have done right in accepting the direction of the preface to the present Book of Common Prayer, that resort shall be had to the bishop of the diocese if any " parties diversely take anything " in regard to the understanding or execution of the things therein contained. An objection to their so doing in relation to matters affect- ing the Communion Service has been based on the allegation that " this book " referred to in the preface means only Morning and Evening Prayers. Does the preface come over to us, not only from the Prayer Books of Edward VI. and of Elizabeth, but also from an authorized order for Morning and Evening Prayer published by itself, of which at present

1 have never heard 1 I shall be glad to be informed if it ever existed. W. S. B. H.

MUNICIPAL COINCIDENCES. On 26 April, 1837, Henry Gregson was elected Town Clerk of Lancaster, in succession to John Higgin. He held office till 1840. He then entered the Council and became twice Mayor, 1850-1 and 1861-2. In the former year he received Queen Victoria on her visit to Lancaster. He died

2 September, 1885, and is buried at Caton. Reversing the order of things, Bartholomew Charles Gidley became Mayor of Exeter in November, 1870, and was also an alderman. In 1878 he was elected Town Clerk, and held office till his death on 1 October, 1888. His father was also Town Clerk, but died whilst his son was under articles to him. The son, very curiously, also died whilst his own son was articled to him. Thomas Shepheard was

Town Clerk of Lancaster from 30 April, 1773, till 1793, and became Mayor in 1802, and died 20 April, 1806. The present Town Clerk of Nottingham (Sir Samuel Johnson) was for- merly Mayor and Town Clerk of Faversham, Kent. We have at least two instances here of Town Clerks whose fathers were Mayors : William Dunn (Town Clerk 1840-58), son of Jonathan Dunn (Mayor 1841-2), and my immediate predecessor, William Oliver Roper, F.S.A. (Town Clerk 1892-6), son of William Roper (Mayor 1869-70). Are there any such records in other towns 1

T. CANN HUGHES, M.A. Lancaster.

BARON GRIVIGNCE AND POWER. In the Illustrated London News of 23 April, 1853, appears, owing to the marriage of a great- granddaughter of the Baron Grivignce of Malaga with Napoleon III., some account of his family. The marriages of four daughters are disclosed, but not their Christian nacres. One married Neumann, Consul for Poland ; another Lesseps ; another Michael N. Power, of Malaga ; and another William Kirkpatrick, who is stated to have been a Scotchman and to have acted as American Consul at Malaga. The marriages of three daughters of this William Kirkpatrick, but again without any Christian names, are recorded. One married W. Kirkpatrick, another Count Cabarrus, and the thira Count de Montijo of Spain, whose daughter, Eugenie Marie, is the ex-Empress of the French. I seek for the lacking Chris- tian names, for dates and places of the various marriages, and any other information of interest. The marriage of one of my nephews with a granddaughter of Michael N. Power induces me to insert this query. Are there other descendants of Baron Grivignce ?

REGINALD STEWART BODDINGTON. Constitutional Club, Northumberland Avenue.

THOMAS MARRYAT, M.D., 1730-92. The ife of the above extraordinary person is Therapeutics; or, Art of Healing,' which went through thirty-seven editions, but these notices are very meagre. I believe he never went to America, but to Padua. He was son f Zephaniah Marryat, mentioned in Wilson's Dissenting Churches,' and of Anne Howard, f Chudleigh. His father had four other shildren, but I know nothing of their his- ,ories. Thomas Marryat married Sarah (born 736), daughter of John Davie, of South- ron, and had six children, one of whom, oseph, was M.P., Political Agent for Grenada, .P., Chairman of Lloyd's, and father of Capt. Marryat, the novelist. Can any of your
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