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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[No. 154. 



The Larch (Vol. vi., p. 276.). — It is lamentable 

 to reflect, that the millions of larches upon the 

 Black Down Range from Taunton to Lyme Regis, 

 and the south coast and elsewhere, are perhaps to 

 prove worthless, and disappoint the great expect- 

 ation formed of that tree. Is the dictum confirmed 

 which Lord Portman, I believe, set forth in the 

 Quartei'ly Journal of Agriculture, that the larch 

 fails except on the primitive rock formations ? 



G. R. L. 



Lyme Regis. 



Rhymes upon Places (Vol.vi., p. 281.). — I sub- 

 join (from memory) another and, I submit, a 

 superior version of the lines cited from Noble : 

 " Ramsey, the rich of gold and of fee ; 

 Thorney, the flower of the fen country. 

 Crowland, so courteous of meat and of drink ; 

 Peterborough the proud, as all men do think. 

 And Sawtrey, by the way, that old abbaye 

 Gave more arms in one day than all they." 



I find the following in the Introduction to the 

 Minute Books of the Spalding Society, p. 73. : 



" Skirbeck is a rectory, the parish church dedicated 

 to St. Nicholas. Its parish surrounds the borough of 

 Boston, whence that vulgar distich — 



' Though Boston be a proud town, 

 Skirbeck compasseth it round.' " 



C. H. Cooper. 



Cambridge. 



I remember hearing in Norfolk that 



" Gimmingham and Tremmingham, 



Knapton and Trunch, 

 ( North 'repps and South'repps, 



Lie all in a bunch." 



Hans. 



Scriveners' Company of London (Vol.vi., p. 273.). 

 — When did this company become extinct ? By 

 41 George III. c. 79. s. 13., all notaries public in 

 London, or within three miles thereof, are required 

 to take up their freedom in this company. 



C. H. Cooper. 



Cambridge. 



" The bright Lamp that shone in Kildare's holy 

 Fane'' (Vol. v., pp. 87. 211.; Vol. vi., p. 86.).— 

 Some time ago there was sold, in Dublin, a figure 

 of St. Bridget, clasping in her arms the Round 

 Tower of Kildare ! This is very remarkable, and 

 seems to sliow some connexion between the 

 Round Tower and the saint. It was in a Dublin 

 newspaper that I read the account, but unfortu- 

 nately made no " note of it " at the time ; or, if I 

 did, I cannot now find it. R. H. 



Lady Day and Feasts of Blessed Virgin Mary 

 (Vol. vi., p. 195.). — In answer to your corre- 

 spondent Mr. H. Edwards, who inquires how 

 many festivals are yearly celebrated by the church 



in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and on 

 what day Lady Day in Harvest falls ? I beg to 

 add a list of her festivals : — 



I. In the {RomavL] Catholic Church. 



January 23. — The Espousals of the Blessed 

 Virgin Mary. 



February 2. — The Purification of the Blessed 

 Virgin Mary, 



March 25. — The Annunciation of the Blessed 

 Virgin Mary. 



On the Friday before Palm Sunday, The Sor- 

 rows of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 



May 24. — Our Blessed Lady, the Help of 

 Christians. 



July 2. — The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin 

 Mary. 



July 16. — Our Lady of Mount Carmel. 



August 5. — Our Blessed Lady, Ad Nives. 



August 15. — The Assumption of the Blessed 

 Virgin Mary. 



September 8. — The Nativity of the Blessed 

 Virgin Mary. i^° This is Lady Day in Harvest, 



On the Sunday following the 8th of September, 

 the Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 



On the following Sunday, the Seven Dolours 

 of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 



September 24. — Our Lady of Mercy. 



October 1. Sunday. — The Rosary of the Blessed 

 Virgin Mary. 



October 2. — The Maternity of the Blessed 

 Virgin Mary. 



October 3. — The Purity of the Blessed Virgin 

 Mary. 



On the second Sunday of November, the Pa- 

 tronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 



November 21. — The Presentation of the Blessed 

 Virgin Mary. 



December 8. — The Conception of the Blessed 

 Virgin Mary. 



December 18. — The Expectation of the Blessed 

 Virgin Mary. 



II. In the Protestant [English'] Church, 



The Purification 

 The Annunciation 

 The Visitation - 



The Nativity - 

 The Conception 



- Feb. 2. 



- March 25. 



- July 2. 



- Sept. 8. 



- Decemb. 8. 



P. A. F. 



Perhaps your correspondent will kindly let your 

 readers know where this expression occurs* ; per- 

 haps it is to be classed with "The Greek Kalends," 

 and others of the same class. There are two fes- 



[* The fulfilment of a charitable bequest is directed 

 to take place on Lady Day in Harvest ; and doubts 

 have arisen whether, looking at the Old Style, when 

 the charity was founded, the Visitation or Nativity is 

 the day meant. J 



