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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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temporal ? Amongst themselves their precedency 

 is of course that of the lords whom they serve. 



Perhaps some elements for an answer to my 

 Query may be found in the three facts that — 



1. Their rank is commonly stated to be above 

 that of stipendiary and perpetual curates, but 

 below that of dignitaries of the Church. 



2. They, in common with dignitaries and doc- 

 tors, wear by old custom a scarf over their gown. 



3. By statute 21 Hen. VIII. c. 13. "the brethren 

 and sons of all temporal lords " are granted the 

 privileges of pluralities enjoyed by " the chaplains 

 of a duke or archbishop," whilst to " the brethren 

 and sons of knights" are conceded the privileges 

 allowed to the chaplains of other 'peers and pre- 

 lates. Capellanus. 



Medax, of Louis XII. — Information is re- 

 quested respecting a medal, apparently struck to 

 commemorate the marriage of Louis XII. of 

 France with Anne, Duchess of Brittany, widow of 

 Charles VIII. of France ? It is of brass, or some 

 composition, about five inches in diameter; the 

 date, 1499. On the obverse, the head of Louis ; 

 on the reverse, that of Anne ; the field, on which 

 the heads are in relief, being powdered with fleurs- 

 de-lys. Are these medals common, or is any par- 

 ticular interest attached to them ? S. J. L. P. 



Me. Cowper WAfiKEK and the History of 

 Dublin. — In the Gent. Mag. for 1799, (Part II. 

 p. 721.), in a notice of the death of " Mr. Cowper 

 Walker, a gentleman who, to all the virtues of a 

 husband and a parent, united universal benevo- 

 lence, great equanimity of temper, a sound under- 

 standing, a memory remarkably retentive, and a 

 mind replete with an infinite variety of useful and 

 elegant information," the following statement 

 occurs : — 



" He had collected materials for, and was gradually 

 giving a form to, an History of the City of Dublin, which, 

 had he lived to finish it, would have proved a lasting 

 monument to his memory. Ardent in research, and faith- 

 ful in narration, he was highly qualified for such an 

 undertaking." 



Can you oblige me with any information regard- 

 ing his collections ? Are they extant ? And have 

 they been turned, either in whole or in part, to 

 any useful purpose ? If extant, where are they 

 at present ? Mr. Walker, I may add, was the 

 father of the well-known author of Historical Mc' 

 moirs of the Irish Bards, and other publications. 



Abbba. 



BiLLINGBOROUGH AC^ " BoiLlNG-BOROUGH." — 



" The village derives its name from the peculiar 

 phenomena of ebullition in the water of the spring, 

 its original appellation having been ' Boiling- 

 borough.' " What reason is there for supposing 

 the village does derive its name from the peculiar, 

 &c. ? In the Dom Boc Lincolniensis (pp. 432. 472. 

 &c.), the old form of the word '■'• Bellingehurg'" is 



to be found. Sir Joseph Banks is said to have 

 made an analysis of the water of the spring. Can 

 any of your readers inform me where to find a 

 statement of it ? D. Glenn. 



Love Ballads and Songs of England. — 

 Having nearly ready for the press a volume bear- 

 ing the above title, may I be permitted to solicit 

 your correspondents possessing inedited manu- 

 scripts, rare broadsides, &c., to communicate with 

 C. J. D. Ingledew ? 



North Allerton. 



Lieut. -General James Stewart. — Where 

 may I find any particulars of Lieut.-General 

 James Stewart, who, according to the Gentlemav! s 

 Magazine for 1798 (Part I. p. 446.), died at Wil- 

 liamstown, near Dublin, on the 1st of May in that 

 year ? Abhba. 



Mode of concluding Letters. — What is the 

 comparative force as io formality , friendly feeling, 

 &c., of the usual modes of concluding our letters : 

 " truly" " very truly" and " most truly," are ob- 

 vious enough — but what of the words, " truly," 

 " sincerely," " faithfully," &c.. And Yours ? 



Battle of the Botne. — Wanted the name of 

 either the author or publisher of a book published 

 within the last ten years, viz. A Diary, or Auto- 

 biography, written by an English clergyman who 

 accompanied William III. to Ireland in 1690, and 

 gave an original account of the battle of the 

 Boyne. I saw it reviewed in one of the London 

 weekly papers with extracts, biit neglected to 

 note the name. John Hempton. 



Stained Glass. — I have lately seen in Ban- 

 well Church some curious medallions of old stained 

 glass ; one set of four containing events in the 

 history of Tobias, another of six which I cannot 

 make out ; many others which were in the rood- 

 screen, but within the last twelve or twenty years 

 have been removed into different windows in the 

 church, "because the people in the chancel could 

 not hear the minister." If any of your readers 

 would give* me an account of all these medallions, 

 as to the subject and age, &c., I shall feel greatly 

 obliged. NoTSA. 



" Br THE Elevens ! " — Diggory, in She Stoops 

 to Conquer, and the BailiflTs Follower in The 

 Goodnatured Man, swear " By the Elevens ! " I 

 have not met with the oath elsewhere. What is 

 its meaning ? E. 



Conjure : Injure. — Of these radically related 

 words, the former is well known (when accented 

 on the second syllable) in the sense of beseech, 

 entreat earnestly ; also, when the accent is trans- 

 ferred to the first syllable, in the sense of playing 

 hocus-pocus, " raising spirits," &c. But the latter 

 word, nowadays at least, is recognised only with 

 the force of hurt or damage attaching to its usage, 



