376 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2'«i S. V. 123., May 8. '68. 



the character of Patricius is unimpeachable, and 

 his mission a well-recorded fact. C. O. I. 



London Stone, Cannon Street. — Can any of your 

 scientific correspondents supply me with the geo- 

 logical character of the above stone, by far the 

 most ancient monument in the city of London, 

 and held by tradition to be its foundation stone? 

 Is there any quarry in the vicinity of the metro- 

 polis of the same material ? R. W. M. 



Medallion of Cromwell. — Can any of your cor- 

 respondents give me any information as to the 

 probable authenticity and antiquity of a medallion 

 or cast in silver of Oliver Cromwell, lately in the 

 possession of Mr. W. Story of Shrewsbury, and 

 now in private hands ? It is a profile likeness 

 about four inches long, and in very high relief, 

 and represents the Protector in armour, with bare 

 head, and very long flowing hair. On the lower 

 part is " J. Herbert, fee." 



In Story's Catalogue it is mentioned as 



Lot 1206. "A fine and expressive cast in silver of the 

 bust of Oliver Cromwell, by Herbert; in a gilt frame, 

 glazed. The likeness is admirable, and the artist's name 

 is cast ' with the bust.' " 



Is this likely to be a genuine portrait of Crom- 

 well? Who was J. Herbert, and when did he 

 live ? A. L. 



Gilbert de Angulo and Nangle's Castle. — Can 

 Mr. Phillips or some other correspondent fur- 

 nish some account of the old castle, called Nan- 

 gle's Castle, standing on a promontory at one 

 extremity of Nangle's Bay, at the entrance to 

 Milford Haven. It was from hence that the Earl 

 of Pembroke took his departure for Ireland, a.d. 

 1172, and was accompanied, amongst others, by 

 Gilbert de Angulo, who subsequently obtained 

 various grants of land in Ireland ; amongst others 

 of the Barony of Navon, with the titular distinc- 

 tion then following such possessions, of "Baron of 

 the Navon." 



It appears that this family bore the name de 

 Angulo, to the tenth generation from Gilbert, 

 viz. to A.D. 1346, and it is at this point that the 

 first alias appears, in the person of " Sir Barnaby 

 de Angulo, or Nangle." My object is to ascer- 

 tain if there is any connexion between the historic 

 character of the castle and bay, above referred to, 

 and the family whose name they bear ? I should 

 feel greatly obliged to Mr. Phillips or to any 

 other of your correspondents who would be so 

 good as to give me any information on the subject. 



G. N. (1.) 



Lord Raglan and bad Writing. — A letter from 

 the governor of Pampeluna on its way to Soult 

 was intercepted and brought to Wellington, who 

 could not decipher it, but handed it in despair to 

 his trusty secretary, who in one short hour made 

 himself master of its contents, which circumstance 



was soon made known to the besieged, and forced 

 them to capitulate. What has become of this 

 letter, and whatwere its contents ? Is it to be found 

 in any life of the Duke of Wellington or of Lord 

 Raglan ? Perhaps some of your contributors will 

 answer these questions, and oblige T. S. L. 



London before the Fire. — Where are there re- 

 presentations (either as paintings or drawings) of 

 buildings or streets in London before the fire, and 

 which have not been published ? * Antiquart. 



BecliwitKs " Private Correspondence." — I have 

 a thick MS. 4to. volume of Beckwith's Private 

 Correspondence from 2Srd December, 1802, to 

 22nd November, 1803, respecting the secret move- 

 ments of the army in Ireland. Have these Let- 

 ters, which treat of " a most critical period of the 

 Irish Rebellion," appeared in print ? Abhba, 



Families of Brook or Brooks ; Scruby ; Cran- 

 mer, and Nelson. — About 100 years ago William 

 Scruby, of Barkway in Herts, married clandes- 

 tinely Susannah Brooke or Brooks, stated to 

 have been of an ancient and honourable family 

 which bore for crest a lion rampant. I am very 

 desirous — solely for genealogical purposes — to 

 ascertain who this Susannah Brooke or Brooks 

 was : and whether, and how, she was descended 

 from Archbishop Cranmer. William Scruby above 

 mentioned, who died at Barkway in but poor 

 circumstances, induced, I fear, by his own im- 

 prudence (he was once a rich man) was nearly 

 related to the Rev. Edmund Nelson, of Burnham 

 Thorpe, father of the hero. I wish to know in 

 what way he was so related. Edward J. Sage. 



16. Spenser Road, Newington Green, N. 



Five Children at a Birth. — The following is 

 copied by The Times from the Elgin Courant : — 



" On the morning of Monday last a woman named 

 Elspat Gordon, residing in Rothes, gave birth to three 

 male and two female children. The three boys were born 

 alive and lived till the following morning, but the two 

 girls were still-born. The births were premature, being 

 in the sixth month ; but what is very extraordinary, all 

 were full grown for the period of gestation. Nor is this 

 the most surprising circumstance in the case, one of the 

 boys having actually two front teeth when he came into 

 the world. Dr. Dawson, Rothes, attended the woman, 

 who, we are happy to say, is doing wonderfully well." 



It would be worth while for some correspon- 

 dent living near the place to verify this marvel- 

 lous story. J. C. J. 



The One hundred and Fifty -first Psalm. — I have 

 for some time wished for information respecting 

 this psalm of David after conquering Goliath. It 

 occurs pretty frequently in MS. Vulgates (Mr. 

 Offor mentions one instance), but not in the 

 printed editions, so far as 1 know. We find it in 

 the Greek Septuagint, where its title is outoj & 



\^* See ante, p. 374.] 



