Nov. 17. 1855.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



391 



It is somewhat remarkable, that there should 

 be no perfect or complete roll of the names of the 

 members of the Long Parliament in existence. 



The best, undoubtedly (for it is almost the only 

 one), is that constructed by Carlyle /'or his own 

 use, in editing the Croinivdl Letters and Speeches, 

 with the third edition of which work it was sub- 

 seipiently incorporated ; but even that, he admits, 

 is most likely " not entirely free from error." 

 Like ail his works, hov/evcr, it is little to say that 

 it is accurate wherever accuracy is attainable ; 

 and, whatever its imperfections, it will ever be 

 found invaluable for reference. On this account 

 alone, I need hardly say, in transcribing an un- 

 doubtedly contemporary, though imperfect, and 

 only partial, list, I was desirous of giving each 

 name with the utmost possible accuracy. 



F. KyrrxN Lenthall. 



Keforin Club. 



"Simdrie Plcasmmtc Flowres o/Poesie''' (Vol. ii., 

 p. 463.). •- The following letter to the Editor of 

 the Brighton Guardian appeared in that journal 

 of October 31st : 



" Dear Sir, — I am often indulged by the sight of the 

 Brighton Guardian by a friend in this locality, and I am 

 much entertained by its literary intelligence. ' In looking 

 over Notes and Queries, No. 58., Dec. 7, 1850, I find the 

 following : 



' Pretended Reprint of Ancient Foeiri/. — In a book- 

 seller's catalogue (.J. Taylor, Blackfriars Koad, 1824), I 

 tind mention of a work entitled Sundrie Pleasaunte Flowres 

 of Poesie, neidie plucked from the Hill Parnasse by the 

 hand of P. M., and verie goodlie to smelle. It is said to 

 have been " Impr^vnted in London, in the yeare of Our 

 Lorde, 157G," and " Reprinted by Davidson, 1823." The 

 bookseller's note records the fact that " only two copies 

 were reprinted fVoui the original, supposed to be unique." 

 I do not believe that any work with the above title came 

 from the press in the sixteenth century. Query, who was 

 the enlightened individual who produced the Iwo copies? 

 — Edwaud Rimbault,' 



" I am the bookseller who recorded the fact that only 

 two copies were reprinted, and I think Dr. Rimbault has 

 exceeded the fair bounds of criticism. Thirty years have 

 rolled on, and only two copies have appeared. The ' en- 

 lightened ' individual who produced the two copies was the 

 Rev. Peter Hall, editor of Bishop Hall's works, &c., well 

 known in the literarj' world, from whom I purchased it 

 with a portion of his library. The respectable printer, 

 Mr. Davidson, stamped upon the fly-leaf ' only two 

 copies printed.' This copy I sold to the Honourable 

 Thomas Grenville, and it is now in the British Museum 

 with his valuable library. The other copy was sold with 

 the Rev. I'eter Hall's 'library by Messrs. Sotheby and 

 Wilkinson, the eminent Book Auctioneers in London. 



Jajies Taylor." 



Newick, October 27, 1855. 



[Mr. Taylor takes no notice of the graver doubt ex- 

 pressed by Dr. Rimbault, namely, whether any such work 

 as that stated to be reprinted ever came from the press. 

 We have examined the copy in the Grenville Library. It 

 consists of seven leaves ; and on the back of the title is 

 printed " Peter Hall. Only two copies reprinted from an 

 original, supposed to be unique." The volume contains 

 the following pieces : " Here begvnneth v" Blacke jacke. 



Xo. 316.] 



Y« righte nicrrie and conceited Songge of the Clounes of 

 Promos. Y" Songge of Cassandrae, righte dolefullc to 

 rede. A Carol, bryiigyng in the Bore's Head. r<-' doleful 

 Farewell of y<^ Royal Lovere. Next untoe is y« Dreame 

 which one of Britayne dreamed, wherein he saw a fair, 

 courteous Damsil. This, which followeth, is the Inn- 

 keeper of Rockeland, writ in Verse. The Auctor to his 

 Booke." The imprint to the old edition is thus given : 

 " Imprynted in London by Lawrence Whitmarsh, this 

 19th da\e of September, in the year 157().-' AVho ever 

 heard of Lawrence Whitmarsh among the typographical 

 brotherhood? —Eo. "N. & Q."l 



Bells of Hedon, Src. (Vol. xii., p. 285.). — The 

 S. S. Ebor who cast the Iledon bell, probably 

 bore the name of Seller. I find among my church 

 notes, the following bell-inscription fi-om Althorpe 

 Church, in the Isle of Axholme : 



" Gloria in x\llisimis Deo, 1714. 

 Christopher Gai-land, "j 

 Thomas Ileaton, Lm. i i 



Will. Burn, >-Churchward3n3. 



Job Parkinson, J 



E. Seller, Ebor." 



At the time when I copied this inscription I 

 made no note as to the part of the bell on which 

 the maker's name was written ; but, if my memory 

 does not fail me, it occurred at intervals round 

 the bell on a border composed of foliage and bells. 



A list of bell-foundries and bell-founders, Avith 

 the private marks used by the latter, would be 

 very useful. Edward Peacock. 



Bottesford Brigg. 



American Christian and Surnames (Vol. xii., 

 p. 114.). — None of the persons named by O. *. 

 were Philadelphians. Ketchum and Cheatum 

 were New York lawyers. Preserved Fish was a 

 New Yorker, a foundling left upon the steps of a 

 ]\Ir. Fish, who adopted him and gave him the 

 name Preserved, with reference to that circum- 

 stance. He became an eminent merchant and a 

 very popular man. On one occasion he showed a 

 strong American spirit, which gave great satis- 

 faction to the majority of his countrymen. At a 

 public dinner, about twelve years ago, of the New 

 York merchants, a toast in honour of Queen 

 Victoria was received with cheers, and one in 

 honour of the President of the United States 

 almost in silence, upon which Mr. Fish got up, 

 put on his hat, and retired. 



lleturn Jonathan Meigs (not Meggs) was Post- 

 master-General of the United States about thirty- 

 live years ago. He was not a Philadelphian, but 

 was, I think, from Ohio. D. W. 



Philadelphia. 



Loche (Vol. xi., p. 326.). — I have to thank 

 H. C. C. for his communication ; the information, 

 however, does not reach the point I had princi- 

 pally in view, viz. whose daughter was Franqes 

 Keene, the vafe of Joseph Watkius, grand- 



