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scripts, which were used by William Oldys, the herald and antiquary, and afterwards bought and catalogued by Thomas Osborne. In 1702 he became Supervisor-General of the Green- Wax- Monies in the Court of Exchequer, and held this office until his death. In 1707 he was appointed, by patent, Steward of the Honour and Castle of Windsor and of the Courts of Record there, and Clerk of the Con- stable of the said Castle, and Clerk of the same, and Keeper of the Seal of the said Courts. These places he surrendered in 1721. Gray's Inn made him an Ancient 8 July, 1709 ; Bencher, 6 July, 1715 ; and Treasurer, 27 June, 1729. He died, without issue, 9 October, 1745, aged eighty-five.

Mr. Booth published the following :

1. The Rights of His Majesty's Forest Asserted, in a Charge given at a Swanimote-Court, held in the Castle Court belonging to the Honor and Castle of Windsor, before the Verderers of the Forest of Windsor, the 27th of Septem. 1717. 8vo, 1719.

2. The Right of Succession to the Crown of England, in the Family of the Stuarts, exclusive of Mary, Queen of Scots, asserted against Sir Anthony Brown, by Sir Nicholas Bacon. Published from the Original Manuscript by Nathaniel Boothe. 8vo, It '23.

3. An edition of ' God and the King ' in defence ot the Hanoverian succession. 1727

4 A Military Discourse whether it be better for England to give an invader battle, or to temporize and defer the same. By Sir Walter Ralegh. Pub-

London ' f Gray ' S Inn ' ^ sq ' 8v '

Some surnames seem to attract certain Christian names. Our Nathaniel was the son of a Nathaniel. Contemporary with him was a Nathaniel Booth, clothier, of Batley, in Yorkshire, Constable of Batley in 1659. He hv ed at Stamchffe Hal], became a trustee of the

hnlT a f r fU Ch, at Batle y in 1664 > an ^ was buned at that place 27 September, 1675. In

of tr ? L P 8 H ' n Nathan Q ie1 ' beca ^e a trustee ol the Batley Grammar School ; and his son

same,' f ^ Daniel, was master of the same sch he built a house)

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nouncement that at the London County Council meeting of 17 December last the Historical Records and Buildings Committee reported that they had been in communica- tion with the Society of Arts, which society had proposed that the Council should con- tinue the good work of affixing commemo- rative tablets on houses of the metropolis once inhabited by distinguished men and women, and that, the Committee having reported favourably on the proposition, the Council accepted their recommendation. Therefore we will hope that, with all proper discretion, the erection of tablets will sys- tematically proceed.

It was, of course, not to be expected that any individual society should undertake to carry out this work to its completion ; and, indeed, there can be no completion of it, for we anticipate a continued progression of worthy men and women whom London will delight to honour. The Society of Arts have well earned our gratitude for what they have already accomplished, and also for their pre- sent offer to furnish the Council with what- ever information they have gathered towards the object in view, and generally to give the assistance of their advice and experience. And as the interests of archaeology, art, and literature are very much concerned in the project, careful verification being necessary both of the houses and the claims of those proposed to be commemorated, it seems ad- visable that the Society of Arts, if not a body composed of members of the various societies fostering the above studies, should from time to time be consulted by the Historical Records Committee of the London County Council.

We learn that up to the present thirty -four tablets have been affixed. May I venture to suggest that a record of them would find a fitting place in the pages of 'N. & Q.'?

W. L. RUTTON.

ANCIENT SHIPS STILL AFLOAT.- The follow- ing ^ex tract from the Daily Chronicle of 28 November last seems worthy of permanent record in 'N. & Q.' :

" It is stated that a ship dating from the time of Columbus is still trading between Spain and America. One wonders how much of the original timber remains. The condition of the Anita such is said to be her name must resemble that of the ancient sloop Lively, wrecked at Bacton, near Cromer, described as follows in the Whitby Gazette, July; 1888 : 'The Lively was built by Mr. Spence in 1/86, and is therefore more than 100 vears old,

and was the oldest Whitby-built ship afloat We

believe she had but one of her original planks in her having been partially rebuilt once or twice.' Another ancient ship was the Liberty, wrecked in 1856. It was built in Whitby in 1750, and was employed in the coal and Baltic trades. The Russian admiral at