July 15. 1854.] 



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of the larger proportions of his Majesty. At all 

 events, an original of Lord North, and more to be 

 relied on than an apocryphal print, has been found. 



FuRvus. 

 Plumstead Common. 



''Awk" (Vol. viii., pp. 310, 438. 602,). — This 

 word probably exists in a compound form in 

 Notts, A man who habitually uses his left hand 

 instead of his right, and such instances are not 

 uncommon (indeed, these people, as labourers, 

 carpenters, and the like, seem stronger than the 

 ordinary right-handed folk), is called by the com- 

 monalty, with no meaning of contempt attached 

 to the word, " bollocky," or " bollocky-paw." The 

 word "bolbull" (as that animal is proverbially 

 awkward), and auk^ the left hand, may contri- 

 bute to its formation; unless "bollocky" be an 

 adjective derived from bollock (?)=hu\locki 



■ '■'' Latten-jawed." — In the above county I once 

 witnessed a person falling under the displeasure 

 of a low fellow, who entitled him (cum multis aZus) 

 a " latten-jawed devil : " meaning, I suppose, that 

 the unfortunate recipient of his epithets was a 

 brazen-faced specimen of the horned and cloven- 

 footed fraternity — latten being a composition with 

 much of the nature of brass, Furvus. 



Plumstead Common. 



Moral Philosophy (Vol. ix., p. 351.). — Your 

 correspondent H. P. is informed that the following 

 writers on moral philosophy (whose works are still 

 in repute, though scarce), of the period specified 

 by him, are mentioned by Watt, in his Bibliotheca 

 Britannica : 



" 1. A Treatise on Moral Philosophy, by William Bald- 

 wyne, anno 1547. This work passed through many edi- 

 tions, and was enlarged by Thomas Palfreyman, anno 

 1564 and 1584." 



« 2. The Moral Philosophy of Doni, translated by Sir 

 Thomas North, anno 1570." 



" 3. The Nosegay of Moral Philosophy, by Thomas 

 Crewe, anno 1580 ; a small work." 



" 4. Christian Ethickes, or Moral Philosophy, by Wil- 

 liam Fulbeck, anno 1587." 



" 5. A similar work by Lod. Bryskett, anno 1606." 

 _ " 6. De Compescendis Animi Aflfectibus, &c., by Aloy- 

 sius Luisinus, anno 1562." 



• « 7. The Golden Cabinet of Moral Philosophy, by Wil- 

 liam Jewell, anno 1612. A translation from the French." 



"8. Totius Philosophife Humanse Digestio, by the 

 celebrated Hieron. Wildenberg, anno 1571." 



^ Other works of a later date (I need not inform 

 him) are very numerous. C, H. 



Heraldic Anomaly (Vol. ix., pp. 298. 430.), — I 

 beg to thank Tee Bee for his interesting informa- 

 tion regarding the old gate of Clerkenwell, though 

 he has slightly mistaken the object of my inquiry, 

 which was not for examples of arms surmounted 

 with a cross in chief — by no means uncommon — 

 but of the anomalous custom of bearing the pa- 



ternal and maternal coats impaled ; as, for instance, 

 on St, John's Gate, Clerkenwell, where, by Teb 

 Bee's account, may be seen a chevron engrailed, 

 between three roundles, impaling a cross flory, 

 Docwra and Lamplugh, as described in my com- 

 munication at p. 298. 



Apropos of these ancient escutcheons. Being 

 in the island of Rhodes a few years ago, I was 

 shown by Mr. Wilkinson, the then British consul, 

 some stones bearing the royal blazonry of Eng- 

 land, as well as other arms of English knights, of 

 the fifteenth century, or perhaps earlier, that had 

 once ornamented the front of the auberge of that 

 venerable Language. This old palace, situated in 

 the Strada dei Cavalieri, falling into a dilapidated, 

 state, had been sold to a Jew, who pulled it down, 

 and utterly demolished it " from turret to found- 

 ation stone." Mr, Wilkinson, with laudable zeal, 

 had saved the armorial bearings of its former 

 knightly possessors from total loss and destruction 

 by purchasing them. Is it not a subject for 

 regret, that these interesting memorials of Eng- 

 land's chivalry are not placed for preservation in 

 the British Museum ? John o' the Foed, 



Malta. 



Salutatiom (Vol, ix., p. 420.). — In Shropshire 

 the usual valediction among the poor is, " I wish 

 you good luck," instead of the more common " I 

 wish you good day," or " Good bye." This brings 

 to mind Psalm cxxix, 8. : 



" So that they who go by say not so much as ' The 

 Lord prosper you : we wish you good luck in the 

 name of the Lord.' " 



The valediction " Good day " was originally " God 

 give you good day ; " it is now lost in the inane 

 " Good morning " of the present day. 



Wm, Fraser, B. C. L 



Highland Regiment (Vol. ix., p, 493.) — Arthtib 

 is informed that the dirk is still worn by officers 

 in the Highland regiments, in addition to the 

 broadsword. In undress it is, sometimes of least, 

 worn alone. The Reichudain Dubh Black-watch, 

 or 42nd regiment, had broadswords and steel-hilted 

 pistols supplied them by their officers for some of 

 their early campaigns. They used them, I be- 

 lieve, at Fontenoy ; but on their return home, 

 the weapons were placed in store, and never re- 

 issued. The white shell-jacket is merely the white 

 waistcoat formerly worn with an open breasted 

 coatee, and now, with the addition of sleeves, worn 

 alone as an undress garment. 



Francis John Scott. 



Tewkesbury. 



Heraldic (Vol. ix., p. 398.)- — Cid is respect- 

 fully informed that B.'s issue, having no paternal 

 coat of their own to quarter it with, can make no 

 use of their mother's coat. If they had had arms 



