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officers killed, wounded, and taken prisoners at the battle of Steinkirk is printed in full. It will be found valuable by genealogists.

Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers, 1729-1730.

Prepared by Wm. A. Shaw. (Stationery Office.) THE six volumes of the Calendars of Treasury Papers extending from 1557 to 1728 are of immense value to the inquirer, but are not, it seems, fully representative, therefore a fresh departure has been taken. The volume before us is made on a prin- ciple of selection. We confess that this has no pleasant sound, for historical students have wants so various that the most skilled person cannot tell what may not be useful. Before passing censure we must bear in mind that this determi- nation has been come to by skilled persons who have a familiarity with the documents which no one outside the walls of the Record Office can possess ; and, tff ter all, selection is not so dangerous when applied to documents of the last century as it would be to those of earlier times. We trust, how- ever, that the papers which do not appear in this Calendar have only been laid aside for a time, and that we or our children may at length be able to consult calendars of every single paper in the Record Office.

The volume before us, dealing with only one department of the national concerns, cannot appeal to such wide interests as those wherein the State Papers are described, but it will be found of great value to the few who can use it skilfully. The history of British taxation has yet to be written ; not only must old errors be cleared away, but there is a vast mass of new knowledge to be gained. We do not see how a work of this kind can be effectively produced until these calendars are completed, but meantime certain questions might perhaps be settled. The present system of accounts is not, we apprehend, of an earlier date than the Restoration. Did we derive it from the Dutch, or was it a matter of home growth ?

Though distinctly of less general interest than the volumes of the other series, the one before us contains many facts, only indirectly connected with revenue, which will be of interest to our readers. There are, for example, many notes as to coins and coinage. Many ships are incidentally mentioned ; there are ninety-eight catalogued in the index. It is interesting to contrast their names with those of the Plantagenet times. Then nearly every ship bore the name of a saint, and the few that did not were otherwise connected with the religious feelings of the time. In this Georgian catalogue there are but two of that character, and both are foreigners. Ihe one is the Lady del Carmen, from St. Sebas- tian in Spain ; the other the Santa Susanna, from Bilbao. We have noticed an early use of the word 'umbrella." On 10 June, 1730, the Lords of the Treasury gave an order for the delivery of various things to his Majesty's servants. Among others we nnd that umbrellas were to be repaired and put up at St. James's Palace. What were these ? Apparently not the articles we understand by that name.

Calendar oj the Patent Roll,. - Edward 111.,

A.D. 1334-1338. (Stationery Office.)

MURDERS and serious crimes seem to become fewer

and transactions with regard to real property to

occupy a greater portion of the rolls, but violence

i a kind short of murder was by no means un-

common. Rioting in churches sometimes crops up, in striking contrast to what we have gathered from old-fashioned historians. In 1336 the Lord Mayor of London, Reginald atte Conduitt, is appointed, in pursuance of the Statute of Northampton, to arrest certain persons, among whom were two beneficed clergymen of London, for having with armed force entered St. Paul's, taken some men out of the church, and assaulted others whom they found inside. These riotous persons were not to be tried by the Lord Mayor, but to be kept in Newgate until the king should issue further orders. Was not this a case of violation of sanctuary ? It would seem so. If it were, the culprits, as well as falling into the clutches of the Lord Mayor, wpuld-pretty certainly be excommunicated by the bishop. Do the episcopal registers of London, we wonder, con- tain any notice of the affair ? If blood were shed, as it probably was, the church would have to be reconsecrated. There are some strange surnames to be found here, such as Geppedoughtersone, Jones- servaunt, Humbrecolt, and Snoflere. The names of ships are arranged together; many are called after saints.

A CORRESPONDENT draws attention to the death, on the 9th ult., at the age of sixty-eight, of Mr. Lewis Andre, F.S.A., of Sarcelles, Horsham, an occasional contributor to our columns. He was a descendant of the well-known Genevese family of Andre", afterwards of Hackney, and was an only son of James Peter Andre". The latter was grand- son of John Lewis Andre, who was uncle to the unfortunate Major John Andre". Mr. Andrews articles in the Antiquary and elsewhere were always of value and highly appreciated.

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