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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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of Dublin (2 vols. 8vo., Dublin, 1772), appeared 

 within the last few years in some one or other of 

 our periodical publications. In what periodical ? 

 and by whom ? I happen to possess a very in- 

 teresting copy of Rutty's Essay towards a Na- 

 tural, Experimental, and Medicinal History of the 

 Mineral Waters of Ireland (8vo., Dublin, 1757), 

 interleaved, and with a large amount of correc- 

 tions and additions in the author's handwriting, 

 evidently intended for another edition. Abhba. 



Author of " Comparative View." — Does any- 

 body know who was the author of a little volume 

 bearing the title of A Comparative View of the 

 Slate and Faculties of Man with those of the A ni- 

 mal World ? My copy is of the 4th edit. It is a 

 small octavo (?) printed for Dodsley, 1767, and 

 dedicated to Lord Lyttelton. In Watt there is 

 mention of the 2nd edit., 1766, but no information 

 as to the author. Nichols does not notice the 

 work ; though the number and quick succession 

 of editions prove that it must have been very 

 popular in its day. My own conjecture is that it 

 was written by William Melmoth. H. E. B. 



Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds. — I have in my 

 library a folio volume which appears to contain a 

 large portion of the Cellarer's (?) accounts of the 

 manors and possessions of the Abbey of Bury St. 

 Edmunds. They are written on parchment, and 

 the character appears to be that of the time of 

 Henry VI I. My volume begins abruptly at letter 

 H, and finishes with letter W. Is it known where 

 the first portion, preceding letter H, is to be 

 found ? H. E. B. 



Swift's Drapier Letters. — Has any editor, re- 

 viewer, or essayist discussed Swift's opposition to 

 Wood's halfpence from the point of view of the 

 political economist ? I should be glad to know 

 how far the storm raised by Swift and his party 

 was justifiable. Whether modern monetary sci- 

 ence would support the Drapier's grievances, by 

 which he grew so much in fame and popularity ? 

 and, if not, how far Swift's errors were excusable 

 from the small progress that had been made in 

 economical science in the age in which he lived ? 



S. L. 



EnnisMllen School. — I am in search of the 

 charter of one of the royal schools in Ireland — 

 that now near Enniskillen, but which when 

 founded was established at Cleenish, about six 

 miles from Enniskillen. Can you tell me where 

 such a document is likely to be kept, and how to 

 get at it, or at a copy of it ? There is a vague idea 

 in Ireland, that this document is preserved some- 

 where in the Tower; if so, which is the most 

 likely department ? George H. Lee. 



Sir Hugh Vaughan. — Can any of your readers 

 inform me if Sir Hugh Vaughan, a knight temp. 



Henry VIII., vrho is mentioned by Stowe as hav- 

 ing slain a Sir John Parkar in a single combat, 

 regarding the use of certain arms granted to the 

 latter, left issue ? His arms, granted March 27, 

 1508, were quarterly 1 and 4., az. a fesse or, be- 

 tween 3 horses' heads ei'ased of the last, within a 

 bordure gobonated ar. and vert. : 2 and 3., three 

 lucies' heads erased or, ingulphant 3 spears arg. 

 If he left issue, does the family still exist, and 

 where ? Henry de Meschines. 



The Godwin Family. — The family of Godwin 

 was an old and wealthy one. They were settled 

 in Wells for a long period, and some of the name 

 represented the city in parliament nine or ten 

 different times, commencing in 1538 and ending 

 in 1592. The name also occurs in the list of 

 mayors no less than seventeen times, the first in 

 1427, and the last in 1613. Can any of the 

 readers of " N. & Q." give me any particulars of 

 the descent of this family, and what were their 

 armorial bearings ? Ina. 



Wells, Somerset. 



Merandune. — Will any of your readers be kind 

 enough to inform me what reason all the authori- 

 ties (Hume, Lingard, Lappenberg, &c.) have for 

 identifying the Merandune, at which, according to 

 Anglo-Saxon chroniclers, Cynewolf, king of Wes- 

 sex, was murdered, with the Merton in Surrey ? 

 Dr. Milner, in his History of Winchester, makes it 

 the same as Merdon, five miles from Winchester, 

 which surely would be more likely. There are 

 the ruins of an ancient castle at Merdon. 



G. H. M. 

 Epitaph on Duke of Marlborough. — The fol- 

 lowing appears witii other epitaphs on the great 

 Duke of Marlborough in A Guide to Blenheim 

 and Woodstock, Oxford, 1757. Where is the 

 original Latin ? S. H. S. 



From the Latin. 

 " The grateful antients him a god declar'd 

 Who wisely counsell'd or who bravely warr'd; 

 Hence Greece her Mars and Pallas deify'd, 

 Made him the hero's, her the patriot's guide: 

 Antients within this urn a mortal lies : — 

 Shew me his peer among your deities." 



Biographical Queries. — 1. The Rev. James Bean, 

 one of the librarians of the British Museum, and 

 assistant minister of Welbeck chapel, Mary-le- 

 bone. When did he die f And is there any epi- 

 taph for him in Welbeck chapel, or elsewhere ? 

 Any notice respecting him would be acceptable. 

 2. John Burke, Esq., the senior author of the 

 Peerage which bears his name, was buried in the 

 cemetery Aix-la-Chapelle (vide Patrician, May, 

 1848, p. 503.). Can any of your readers furnish 

 a copy of his monumental inscription ? 3. Thos. 

 Frognall Dibdin, D.D., F.R.S., rector of St. 

 Mary's, Bryanston Square, and vicar of Exning, 

 Suffolk, died Nov. 18, 1847. A copy of his epi- 



