2nd s. V. 120., April 17. '68.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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Madeleine de Scudery (2°'' S. v. 274.)— On the 

 life and writings of Mademoiselle de Scudery, 

 consult : — Sainte-Beuve, Causeries du Lundi, 

 vol. iv. ; V. Cousin, Madame de Longueville, 

 passim ; Madame de Sable, chap. ii. ; " Clef in- 

 edite du Grand Cyrus," in the Journal des Savants 

 for Aprilj October, November, December 1857, 

 and January 1858 ; Somaize, Dictionnaire des 

 Precieuses, edition Jannet, vol. i. pp. 27. 61. 63. 

 111. 117. 151. 171. 173. 198, 199. 205, 206, 212. 

 214. 227. 234. ; vol. ii. p. 371. M. Jannet is pre- 

 paring for publication, in his Bibliotheque Elzevi' 

 rienne, the Chroniques des Samedis de Mademoi- 

 selle de Scudery, — a work which will no doubt 

 supply every information required on the cele- 

 brated precievse. Gustavb Masson. 



Appleby Family (2'"i S. v. 274.) — Let Mr. C. 

 Denis refer to Nichols's Leicestershire, vol. iv. pt. 

 2., for several incidental notices of the members 

 of this family, and an engraving of their mansion, 

 and monument in the parish church. See also 

 Midland Counties Historical Collector, vol. i. p. 

 50, 1855, published by J. C Browne, Bible and 

 Crown, Leicester. If Mr. Denis has not access 

 to Nichols's large work, I will make the extract 

 for him, but it is too long to print in " N. & Q." 



M. I. J. 



MedicBval Seals (2"'* S. v. 275.) —The late Mr. 

 Doubleday of the British Museum possessed one 

 of the largest collections of casts of seals in Eng- 

 land. Examples could always be purchased of 

 hira at a moderate cost. The whole of the casts 

 and moulds were purchased from his widow by 

 the trustees of the British Museum, and are now 

 deposited in the department of coins and medals. 



Mr. Redhead of Cambridge is, I believe, the 

 only person from whom such objects can now be 

 obtained. Z z. 



Largest Parish in England (2°'* S. v. 148.) — 

 The following list may prove of interest to 



OXONIENSIS : — 



Wm. Matthews. 

 Cowgill. 



Allow me to direct attention to A Book of the 

 Names of all Parishes, Market Towns, Villages, 

 HumbleU and Smallest Places in England and 

 Wales, 1677. 4to. with small mag?. R. W. 



Was Edward VI. Prince of Wales ? (2""' S. v. 

 274.) — Grafton and Stowe, in their Chronicles, 

 state that Prince Edward was made Prince of 

 Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl of Chester, 

 on October 18, 1537, that is, six days after his 

 birth ; on which day his uncle, Edward Seymour 

 Viscount Beauchamp, was created Earl of Hert- 

 ford, and his uncle Thomas, with others, received 

 the honour of knighthood. Lord Herbert, in his 

 History, speaks of the creation of the Prince of 

 Wales at that date ; and he is c^uoted, without 

 contradiction, by Dugdale in his Baronage, ii. 

 376. It is certain, however, that th«re_was then 

 no creation, and whether any declaration of his 

 title may be doubted ; else he would have been 

 designated Prince of Wales in the Register of the 

 Garter, where he appears on St. George's day in 

 1540, under the style of the " Prince of England," 

 proposed for election into the order. Though that 

 name was returned, as may readily be imagined, 

 at the head of the suffrages of all the knights pre- 

 sent in chapter, there was some reason which 

 prevented his admission into the order, of which 

 he was not a member until he became its sove- 

 reign. (See the remarks of Mr. Beltz on this 

 subject in his Memorials of the Garter, p. xciii.) 

 Respecting the former matter. King Edward him- 

 self says in his Journal, — 



" The 10. yere [of his age] not yet ended, it was 

 apointed he shuld be created Prince of Wales, Duke of 

 Cornwal, and Conte Pallatine of Chester ; " 



and, after mentioning his accession, — 



" For whom before was made great preparacion that he 

 might Lbe] created Prince of Wales." 



So that it is quite certain that the creation 

 never took place. John Gough Nichols. 



Chess Query (2"'^ S. v. 170.)— Does Chaucer, in 

 the quotation given by R. H. B. A. refer to 

 Herod, i. 93. ? — 



"'En-l "Atvoj ToO Mdveo) /SouriXeof (TiToSritriv Itrx^PV,^ "■''* ''^'' 

 AvS'Cr]v iravav yevi<r9aC Kat tovs AvSous Tetos 'ix.ev Staveti/ Kma- 

 pedi'Tas" y-tTo. &i, <os oil iravecrflai, axpa Si^rfcrdai,' aAAoi' Se aWo 

 emtJ.rixai'a.crOai. aVTiZv. ef evpefl^x/ai Sr| SiV Tore koX riav Kv^aiv /cai 

 TiSv aarpayaXuiV koX Tq'S <r<i>atp'>)s, KaX TiSv aAAeuf natTitav irai- 

 yvUav TO. fiSea, irA.r)v irea'<7(Sv." 



J. B. Sblwoop. 



Woodhayne. 



Sir John Le Quesne (2"'' S. v. 214.) — A cor- 

 respondent asks about Sir John Le Quesne. It 

 may help him to tell him that Isaac Le Quesne 

 married August 23, 1636, Sarah, sister of Peter 

 Du Quesne, of London. He died March 15, 

 1635, aged 45. (Her sister Mary married James 

 Houblon, father of Sir Jas. Houblon, Lord Mayor 

 of London.) The issue of the marriage of Isaac 

 and Sarah Le Quesne was John Le Quesne and 

 Benjamin Le Quesne. If your correspondent can 

 tell me any more about them, I shall be glad to 

 hear it. Gr- D. 



