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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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lads in the Pepysian collection at Cambridge, and 

 the Anthony a Wood collection at Oxford ? S. A. 



"Blodiiis" in Heraldry. — In Parker's Glossary 

 of Heraldry, under the word "Blodius," I find a 

 reference to "Gules." Under "Gules" nothing 

 is said about " Blodius." If the learned editor of 

 the Glossary meant to imply that blodius and 

 gules are synonymous, surely he is in error. Blo- 

 dius in the mediaeval inventories, &c. always (I 

 imagine) stands for blue, Selbach. 



Sir John Femoick. — I shall feel obliged to any 

 reader of " N. & Q." who will supply me with in- 

 formation as to the family of Sir John Fenwick, 

 who died on Tower Hill, Jan. 28, 1697. Sir John, 

 by his wife Lady Mary, daughter of the Earl of 

 Carlisle, had four children, one daughter and three 

 sons, all of whom died in youth or infancy ; he is 

 represented in the pedigree in my possession to 

 have had no brother, but two sisters. Of these 

 sisters, one was married to Sir Thomas Loraine ; 

 and the other, Mary, to one Bee or Bye. Is this 

 account correct ? and if so, did either of the sis- 

 ters leave children, and who are their present re- 

 presentatives ? R. B. 



Fleetwood, Recorder of London. — Is there any 

 known portrait of him in existence ? William 

 Fleetwood was an illegitimate son of Robert (Sir 

 H. Ellis says of Richard) Fleetwood, a younger 

 brother of Thomas Fleetwood of the Vache in 

 Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, who was Master of 

 the Mint, and Sheriff of Bucks in 1564. He was 

 of the Middle Temple, was elected Recorder of 

 London 28th April, 1571, which he resigned 31st 

 July, 1576. He was Member of Parliament for 

 the city of London 14th, 27th, 28th, and Slst Eli- 

 zabeth ; Serjeant-at Law 1580, and Queen's Ser- 

 jeant 1592. He was a Bencher of the Middle 

 Temple, and his arms are in one of the windows 

 of Middle Temple hall. He established his family 

 at Great Missenden, Bucks ; and dying at his house 

 in Noble Street, Aldgate, 28th Feb. 1594, was 

 buried at Great Missenden. Geo. R. Corner. 



Genealogical : John Cousens. — Can any of your 

 correspondents supply me with any information 

 concerning the family of Cousens. John Cousens 

 of Prinstead Lodge, near Emsworth, Sussex, Esq. 



was the third son of Cousens, Esq., who 



lived either at Prinstead Lodge or at Ports- 

 mouth. The said John Cousens married, 1st, 



Mary, daughter of Matthews, Esq., by whom 



he had no children ; and 2ndly, Jane, third daugh- 

 ter and (I think) co-heiress of Richard White, 

 Esq. (Query, arms of White ?), by his wife Mary 

 Antrim, or Antram. Mr. Cousens died about 

 twenty-five or thirty years ago, aged over ninety. 

 Prinstead Lodge and the estate descended to his 

 eldest son John, by whom it was sold some years 

 afterwards. I have seen a painting of Prinstead 



Lodge, with an inscription underneath to the ef- 

 fect that it was " The Seat of the late John 

 Cousens, Esq.," but did not convey any farther 

 information. What are the arms of Cousens ? 

 The late Mr. Cousens used, I believe, a dragon's 

 head for a crest. Who were the Antrims, or An- 

 trams, and what were their arms, if any ? Does 

 any such family now exist ? I will just say that 

 it is information relating to the ancestors of Mr. 

 Cousens, and not his descendants, that I am in 

 search of. Replies to any of the above Queries 

 will oblige. J, A. Pn. 



Pot-galley. — The apparatus consisting of a long 

 pole placed in the top of a post, and used by 

 market-gardeners, brickmakers, &c. for drawing 

 water is called by this name : whence is the word 

 derived ? A. A. 



Poets' Corner. 



Sir Balph Freeman. — This gentleman was ap- 

 pointed one of the masters of requests in 1617, 

 and occurs as holding the office in July, 1660. 

 We shall be glad of answers to the following 

 queries respecting him: — 1. Who were his pa- 

 rents ? 2. Was he related to Sir Ralph Freeman, 

 Lord Mayor of London, who died s. p. m. 16th 

 March, 1633-4, set. 70 ? 3. He married a relative 

 of the Duke of Buckingham. Who was this lady? 

 4. He was with Charles II. in exile, and was sent 

 over to England by that monarch on the eve of 

 the Restoration. Is there any notice of him dur- 

 ing the Civil War ? 5. Was he the Captain Sir 

 Ralph Freeman who was nominated a Knight of 

 the Royal Oak, 1660? 6. Was he (as stated in 

 Brayley and Britton's Surrey, iv. 250.) Master of 

 the Mint? 7. He was living in November, 1662. 

 When did he die ? 8. Did he leave any, and 

 what, issue ? 9. Where are now the portraits of 

 him and his wife which were formerly at his resi- 

 dence, Betchworth Place, in Surrey ? 10. What 

 were his arms ? C. H. & Thompson Cooper. 



Cambridge. 



Sir William and Sir Richard Weston, —■ Can 

 you tell me where any information is to be picked 

 up respecting Sir W^illiam Weston, Prior of the 

 Knights Hospitallers in England in the early part 

 of the reign of Henry VIII., or his brother Sir 

 Richard Weston?* P. S. C. 



Flarl of Jersey : Lord Guernsey. — Can you tell 

 me what led, 1st, to the title of Jersey being taken 

 by the family of Villiers ? 2ndly, to the title of 

 Guernsey being taken by the family of Finch ? 



Meletes. 



Hollow Sicord'blade Company of London. — 

 Where may I find particulars of the Hollow 



[* Some incidental notices of Sir William Weston oc- 

 cur in our 1>' S. vii. 629. ; viii. 192. ; xi. 201. — Ed.] 



