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NOTES AND QUERIES. [9* s. vm. JULY 13, 1901.

eighteenth century ? I also want to find the European Magazine for January, 1803, which contains a contemporary print of Green Arbor Court when Goldsmith was living there. ^HAS. WELSH.

110, Boylston Street, Boston, U.S.

THE DROITS DE L'HOMME. I shall be obliged to any one who will tell me where there is an accessible copy of the print, by Duncan after Huggins, of the destruction of this ship by Sir Edward Pellew in 1797. There does not seem to be one in the British Museum. J. K. LAUGHTON.

"OF WHOM" FOR "WHOSE." Is the use of " of whom " in any way objectionable in " the man to the care of whom the child was left '"? Would an English boy be allowed to write this in a piece of composition 1 If the use is a correct one, would it be more likely to be found in quite modern authors or in those of an earlier date 1 ? E. SCHULENBURG.

RECORDER OF NOTTINGHAM. 1 shall be glad of any information as to the history, family, or descent of William Fletcher (query, of Makeney, co. Derby), who was Recorder of Nottingham about the middle of the six- teenth century.

BERNARD P. SCATTERGOOD.

Moorside, Far Headingley, Leeds.

DR. GENTIANUS HARVET. Where can in- formation be found about Dr. Gentianus Harvet, a theologian who wrote an * Epistle ' in or about 1598 1 C. A. J. SKEEL.

Westfield College, Hampstead.

4 THE SYNAGOGUE.' At the end of the sixth edition of George Herbert's ' Temple,' which I recently picked up, I find a set of poems, the title-page of which runs as follows :

"The Synagogue ; or, the Shadow of the Temple. Sacred poems, and private ejaculations. In imita- tion of Mr. George Herbert. The Second Edition, corrected and enlarged. London, Printed by J. L. for Philemon Stephens, at the Gilded Lion in Paul's Churchyard. 1647."

Will some reader of 'N. & Q.' kindly give information respecting this book of poems ?

D. SMITH.

Fir Vale, Sheffield.

[It is by Christopher Harvey, M.A., vicar o Clifton. For full information consult ' D.N.B.'J

GUNDY FAMILY, KENT. References wan tec to sources of information of this family most probably from Lincolnshire, who hole (probably gave their name to) Gundy or Cundies Hall in the parish of Whitstable held from the manor of Wickhambreux, Kent Agnes, daughter of Roger de Gundy, marriec

Walter de Clifford (ob. 1221). The male line of the Gundies ended in a William Gundy ,bout the end of the fourteenth or beginning of the fifteenth century, exact date not ascertainable. ARTHUR HUSSEY.

Tankerton-on-Sea, Kent.

THE KING OF CALICUT. In an article in _ast February's Fortnightly upon ' The Golden Bough '(see 9 th S. vii pp'. 79, 119) Mr. Lang says :

'I am not convinced that the ghastly priest represented vegetation and endured the duel ordeal as a commutation of the yearly sacrifice, though Calicut."
 * here is a kind of parallel in the case of the King of

What is "the case of the King of Calicut "1

M. C. L.

["The King of Calicut, on the Malabar coast, used to cut his throat in public after a twelve years* reign " (Lang, * Magic and Religion,' p. 98).]

ALBA POTTERY. I am anxious to know who were the makers of pottery marked " Alba," and if such pottery is now scarce. I have searched Ghaffers's ' Marks and Mono- grams,' out do not find it mentioned. Perhaps some of your readers can inform me.

CHARLES DRURY.

DE CLARE. Can any reader of * N. <fe Q.' oblige me with information regarding Alex- ander or Reimund de Clare, who flourished about the end of the twelfth century ?

P. REDMOND.

THE OLDEST LICENSED HOUSE IN ENGLAND. In a descriptive article on 'A Cycle Ride on the Holyhead Road to Hockliflfe,' in the Daily News of 22 September last, the writer described how, at or near St. Albans, "down in a hollow there stands to be seen, if we had time to turn aside for it, a bowed and bent old inn ' The Fighting Cocks ' which claims to be the oldest licensed house in England. However that may be, it is at least wonderfully picturesque."

I presume there is no means of proving what tavern in England holds the oldest licence. When did the licensing system in any form arise] JAMES HOOPER.

Norwich.

[For articles on early licensing see 6 th S. vii. 8, 296. The "Fighting Cocks" at St. Albans and other old inns are discussed 8 th S. vii. 225, 273.]

" CORNE BOTE." In * Morte Arthure ' (E.E.T.S.), 11. 1786, 1837, when Sir Cador threatens that his foeman shall have " corne bote," he seems to mean that he shall have such requital (" bote ") as he by his deeds has chosen ( corne "). The irony of this applica- tion of the word suits the mood of the speaker. The terseness of expression and the archaic