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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[Dec. 8. 1855. 



did but little towards the regeneration of the 

 English language. She made Massingbert Prior 

 of Ireland, and committed a great mistake in 

 making one Nuzza an English subject, and giving 

 him one of tlie English three grand crosses, by 

 naming him Bailiflf of the Eagle. When he came 

 to Malta, he brought with him three English 

 knights. Sir Geo. Dudley, Sir Oliver Starkey, and 

 Sir James Shelley. As there were a few others 

 already at Malta, as Sir Henry Gerard, now Lieu- 

 tenant of the Turcopoliership, and Sir Edward 

 Burrougb, they set up a regular English hostelry, 

 or inn, and language, expecting more knights 

 from England. At the close of that year, how- 

 ever, Mary died, and the hopes of the resuscitated 

 language were at an end. Philip offered each of 

 these knights a small pension, which they refused ; 

 and the Order undertook to support them. 



In 1687, an abortive attempt was made to re- 

 constitute the English language. 



I may take this opportunity of correcting a 

 mistake I fell into in stating. Vol. xi., p. 309., 

 " that the chief settlement of the Knights of 

 Malta is now at Ferrara." Ferrara was the head- 

 quarters of the knights under Locum-tenens 

 Brusca, in 1837 ; but his successor, Luogotenente- 

 generalo Balio Candida, removed to Rome. On his 

 death he was followed by Luogotenente-generale 

 Colloredo, whose quarters were the house that 

 belonged to the Order's ambassador at Rome. 

 There the knights, most of whom entered the 

 Order at Malta, are gathered round their chief, 

 no longer called Grand Master, because he now 

 has no sovereignty, but simply Locum-tenens. 



I am informed by a French commander of the 

 Order, that there was to have been this autumn 

 in Rome a general meeting of all the knights to 

 reconstruct the Order, and adapt it to the wants 

 of modern times. Whether this meeting has 

 taken place or not, I cannot say ; a bull was 

 issued by the sovereign pontiff with reference to 

 the Order on July 28, 1854. M. Le Corate de 

 Givodan sent a copy of it to The Union, French 

 paper. I have a copy of it, which I can send to 

 "N. & Q." if thought to have sufficient interest 

 for the majority of its readers. Ceykep. 



PRTNNE S IMPRISONMENT IN JERSEY. 



(Vol.xii., pp. 6. 52. 67. 381.) 



With reference to the receipt of Robert Amvill 

 for the expenses of conveying William Prynne 

 from Caernarvon Castle to Jersey, noticed at 

 p. 381., I think that I can contribute a little ad- 

 ditional information. 



The sum of 106Z. 10s. appears to be paid to 

 Amvill entirely for his own use, and not with a 

 view of any portion being assigned to the require- 

 No. 319.] 



ments of Prynne : for in the Privy Seal, referred 

 to in the receipt, a copy of which I subjoin, a pay- 

 ment of 30Z. per annum is ordered to be made to 

 the keeper of the Castle of Mountorgill, in Jersey, 

 for Prynne's maintenance. The Privy Seal is 

 taken from the series of exchequer books, called 

 " The Auditor's Privy Seal Book," No. 9. p. 67. 



" Charles, by the grace of God, King of England, 

 Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. 

 To the Trer and Under-Trer of our Excheq'" now and for 

 the time being, greeting: Whereas Robert Amvill was 

 imploj'ed by his father, the late High SherifFe of our 

 county of Carnarvan, in conveying Willrn Prinn by sea 

 from our Castle of Carnarvan unto the Isle of Jersey, and 

 that our Privy Councell, upon notice thereof, have ordered 

 that a Privy Seale should be prepared for our signature, 

 to pay unto the said Robert Amvill for his charges, and 

 in consideracon of the danger and trouble which he did 

 undergoe in that service, the some of one hundred and 

 sixe pounds and ten shillings, according to his demand* 

 in that behalfe. And also for the paym* of thirtie pound* 

 p' annu for the maintenance of the said William Prinn. 

 Wee doe hereby will and comand you, out of svich onr 

 treasure as now is or hereafter shalbe remayning in the 

 receipt of our excheq^ or any other part of o'' revenue as 

 you shall thinke fitt to pay, or cause to be paid, unto the 

 said Robert Amvill, or to his assignes, the said some of 

 one hundred and sixe pounds and tenn shillings, in full 

 satisfaccon of his demand^ for that imploym*. And also, 

 out of our said treasure or other part of our said revennue, 

 to pay, or wfuse to be paid, unto the keep of our Castle of 

 Mountorgill, in the said Isle of Jersey, now^and for the 

 time being, or to his assignes, the said some of thirtie 

 pound* by the j'eare, for the maintenance of the said 

 William Prinn as aforesaid. The same to beginn from 

 the eighteenth day of January last past, and to continue 

 during our pleasure. And these our L'res shalbe yo' 

 sufficient warrant and discharge in this behalfe. _Given 

 under our Privy Seale at our Pallace of Westm, the 

 eighth day of June, in the fourteenth yeare of our reigne. 

 « Wm. AV ATKINS, Dept Ja. Mylles." 



William Henry Hart. 



Albert Terrace, New Cross. 



DRYING BOTANICAL SPECIMENS. 



(Vol. xii., p. 346.) 



The best mode of drying botanical specimens is 

 to press them between folds of bibulous paper. 

 It is very important that this should be sufficiently 

 absorbent, otherwise the process of drying is not 

 performed quickly enough to prevent some de- 

 composition of succtdent plants, and the entire 

 loss of the colour of the corollas. Bentall's paper 

 is the best that is made for this purpose, and it 

 may be procured at Newman's, Devonshire Street, 

 Bishopsgate Street. The specimens must be 

 spread carefully in a proper position to show the 

 chief parts and characteristics of the plant, and 

 three or four leaves of the paper mnst be left be- 

 tween each. The whole are then to be placed be- 

 tween two firm boards, a little larger than the 

 paper, and pressed, either by a heavy weight, or 



