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Bev. Thos. Sparke, D.D., Chaplain to Lord 

 Jeffries, rector of Ewhurst, co. Sussex, and of 

 Hog's Norton, co. Leicester, prebendary of Lich- 

 field and of Kochester. Information is solicited 

 respecting him beyond what is contained in the 

 Athen. Oxon. f His share in the Musce Anglicance 

 is known to the Querist. James Knowles. 



Rev. Alexander Lauder. — This clergyman was 

 the minister of the parish of Mordington, near 

 Berwick-upon-Tweed, in tfe early part of the last 

 century, and published a volume entitled The 

 Ancient Bishops Considered.* It is, I understand, 

 a very rare book, and I have never seen it, nor do 

 I know its character. Could anyone inform me 

 respecting the lineage of Mr. Lauder, the time of 

 his admission to Mordington, the time of his de- 

 cease, and whether he left any descendants, or 

 wrote anything besides the above ? It is probable 

 that he was a descendant of the Landers of Bass 

 and North Berwick, of which family the Landers 

 of Eddrington, in Mordington parish, was a 

 branch. Mbntanthes. 



Chirnside. 



"Luther's Hymn." — In the Tables of Contents 

 to our various hymn-books I constantly find the 

 name of Luther as the author of the well-known 

 lines beginning 



" Great God ! what do I see and hear ! " 

 Now, it is true that Luther composed the beau- 

 tiful melody to which these lines are usually sung ; 

 but with the lines themselves he had nothing to 

 do. The style of them — and really they are sad 

 stuff! most unsuitable for congregational singing 

 — is totally unlike the homely, rugged verses of 

 the Reformer, as they may be seen in any edition 

 of his Geistliche Lieder : for instance, in that by 

 Wackernagel (Stutgardt, 1848). My Query is. 

 Who wrote the lines " Great God ! " &c. ? I fancy 

 they date from the last century, when created and 

 seated made a good rhyme. Jatdee. 



Trial of Warren Hastings. — Having in my pos- 

 session two tickets of admission to the trial of this 

 extraordinary man, I should feel obliged if any of 

 your correspondents could state if a series of them 

 are in existence, as there appears to have been an 

 issue for each day, and each of a different cha- 

 racter. On one is represented the interior of 

 Westminster Hall, with Burke on his legs, with 

 outstretched arm, thundering forth his anathemas 

 against the unfortunate Governor of India; on the 

 other is the arms of the then Deputy Great Cham- 

 berlain. J. B. Whitborne. 



[* This work is entitled The Ancient Bishops Consi- 

 dered, both with respect to the extent of their Jurisdiction, 

 and the Nature of their Power : in Answer to Mr. Chil- 

 lingworth and others. By Alex. Lauder, Minister of the 

 Gospel at Mordentoun. Edinb., Printed by James Wat- 

 son in Craig's Gloss. 1707. 8vo.] 



George Meriton. — Can you or any of your cor- 

 respondents favour me with an account of George 

 Meriton, an attorney of North Allerton, author 

 of Anglorum Gesta, Landlord's Law, Nomenclatura 

 Clericalis, Sec, who went to Ireland, and is said to 

 have been made a judge ? C. J. D. Ingledew. 



Sir Thomas Sheridan. — Where shall I be able 

 to obtain any full account of Thomas Sheridan, 

 sometimes called Sir Thomas Sheridan, who had 

 been Secretary of State, and a Revenue Commis- 

 sioner in Ireland during the Viceroyalty of Tyr- 

 connel in the reign of James II., particularly of 

 his subsequent career after his quarrel with Tyr- 

 connel ? I presume there are more full and pre- 

 cise accounts of this quarrel, than that given in 

 the Full and Impartial Account of All the Secret 

 Consults, Sec, of the Romish Party in Ireland, from 

 1660 to this present Year 1689 : printed in London 

 by Richard Baldwin, 1690. Was this Thomas 

 Sheridan a relative of Sheridan who accompanied 

 Prince Charles Edward Stuart in " 45 " ? and if 

 so, how connected ? W. R. G. 



Dring's List. — What authority, as a work of 

 historical reference, is the List of Compositions 

 for their Estates paid by the Nobility, Gentry and 

 others, published by T. Dring in 1655, at Lon- 

 don ? * Are copies of the List scarce at the 

 present time ? When, where, and by whom 

 were the Compositions enforced ? and more espe- 

 cially how were they regulated ? If they were 

 assessed at a uniform rate, applicable to each and 

 every case, then the List is valuable as showing 

 the amount of property possessed at the time by 

 those who were forced to compound ; but if the 

 compositions were not assessed according to any 

 fixed rule or uniform rate, then the List is valuable 

 only as a schedule of those who had to pay. In 

 short, any account of the Compositions and the 

 List will be received with thanks by 



Henry Kensington. 



Richard Kelly, of Petworth, co. Sussex, gent., 

 living June 10, 1700. Is anything known of him 

 to any correspondent of " N. & Q. " ? 



James Knowles. 



Heralds' Visitations for Cornwall. — When was 

 the last Heralds' visitation made for the county 

 of Cornwall? and where may the record be 

 found? D.J. 



Launceston. 



[The last visitation of Cornwall was made in the year 

 1620, by St. George and Lennard. Many copies are ex- 

 tant, viz. five at the British Museum, two at the College 

 of Arms, one at Caius College, Cambridge, and one in the 



[* Some particulars respecting Dring's List will be 

 found in our 1'* S. v. 646.] 



