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iomi as originally intended completed ? Any in- 

 formation about the author and his works will 

 oblige your querist. Sigma. 



Arms of Bramhall. — Attached to an unpub- 

 lished letter of Bishop, afterwards Archbishop 

 Bramhall, signed with his initials J. D. (Derensis), 

 is a wax impression of a seal : it has the following 

 arms, a chevron between 3 martlets. Another 

 unpublished letter of his, from which the signa- 

 ture is cut, has a broken impression, quarterly, 

 1st and 4tb, a lion rampant, with a crescent in 

 dexter chief: 2nd, party per fess, in chief a demi 

 lion rampant, base ermine ; the 3rd quarter is 

 broken off. Are either of these the arms of Bram- 

 hall ? Deo Duce. 



Inscription in Ei/neshury Church. — Eynesbury 

 church, dedicated to the B. V. Mary, is now un- 

 dergoing restoration. Under a thick coat of 

 plaster and whitewash was the following inscrip- 

 tion, on the north wall of the chancel. What are 

 the words deficient at the end of each line ? 



" c9 mater jrtt regaltS mime .... 

 CPItiSabetIb State iSumas que .... 

 ^ntttntrum bite no . . rtiStitiiS att . . 

 ^et faerftum mite restouatiqun . . . «" 



Joseph Rix. 

 St. Neots. 



'■'The Dutch FFar."— Who is the author of 

 The Dutch War ; The Two Constables ; and Ran- 

 dom Rhymes, by a Ready Rhymer, Roake and 

 Varty, 1833 ? The volume is dedicated to the 

 Rev. Dr. Keate of Eton. Sigma. 



Rereshy Arms. — Guillim, in his Display of 

 Heraldrie (4th edit., 1660), says that the arms of 

 Sir Jno. Reresby, Bart., of Tribergh, co. York, 

 were " Gules, on a bend, argent, three crosses 

 patee sable." Is there any instance of any mem- 

 ber of this family bearing gules, on a bend, argent, 

 three mullets sable ? If not, to what family did 

 these arms appertain ? as I have an impression of 

 a seiil attached to a deed, dated Nov. 10, 1679, 

 with these latter arms, which certainly belonged 

 to a Reresby. T. Mossom Meekins, 



21. Old Square. 



Murks on Paintings. — I have in my possession 

 an old painting in oil, on the stretcher of which is 

 the stamp of a crown, surmounted by a rose and 

 thistle. I shall feel greatly obliged if any one 

 would inform me if the above is the mark placed 

 on the paintings belonging to King Charles II.'s 

 collection ; if not, to what collection it refers. 



There are two other stamps on the stretcher, 

 but they cannot well be described. Alpha. 



Ancient Painting at Cowdry. — Not long since 

 I purchased a varnished print, 72 in. by 22 in. 

 It is stated to be from a coeval painting then 

 at Cowdry, the seat of Lord Montague, called 



" The Siege of Portsmouth." There are numerous 

 figures in the foreground, consisting of soldiers, 

 artillerymen, &c. ; one, mounted, seems to be in- 

 tended for Henry VIII. In the distance is a 

 large fleet of ships bearing the English flag, and 

 to the extreme left another fleet bearing the 

 French ensign. No regard is paid to correct 

 drawing, for the men are as tall as the houses, 

 and the flags are placed where there is most room 

 for them, without observing whence the wind 

 blows. I wish to ask whether the original paint- 

 ing is in existence, and what is its history ; and 

 also from what print the view in question is 

 taken. I should think the print is scarce, for 

 none of my friends have recognised it. O. (2.) 



Print by Wierix. — I have a fine old print, ap- 

 parently taken from a quarto volume, represent- 

 ing a youth in a rich Spanish dress, with a gun 

 in his hand and a nondescript bird at his feet. 

 Above him is an oval picture of the Virgin, who 

 extends her hand from the frame and holds over 

 his head a crown suspended by a string. In one 

 corner is " Wierix, Antwerpen, Sc*," and below — 

 " Liet Godt Coninck zyn der Guide present, 

 En de Vogel af-schieten met syn handt." 

 Can any of your correspondents tell me whose 

 portrait it is, and the meaning of the inscription? 



A. P. 



Monumental Brasses. — The following notice 

 may be worth recording in the pages of " N. & 

 Q." I find in an old catalogue of a sale by -Mr. 

 Evans of Pall Mall, the well-known auctioneer of 

 literary property, on January 25, 1830, and fol- 

 lowing days, a valuable collection of manuscripts 

 belonging to the late Craven Ord, Esq., amongst 

 which was the article No. 1102. : — 



" Monumental Brasses. A most extensive, curious, 

 and highly valuable Collection of Impressions from An- 

 cient Monumental Brasses, taken at the expence, and 

 generally under the immediate superintendence of Craven 

 Ord, Esq., in 2 vols, about six feet in height, with a stand 

 to hold them." Sold for 43/. 10s.* 



This collection is described as almost matchless. 

 Many of the figures were upwards of six feet in 

 height. The impressions were taken half a cen- 

 tui'y ago ; many of the brasses must have since 

 been defaced, and others destroyed. The value of 

 the collection was much enhanced by the greater 

 part of the impressions being accompanied by 

 notices from the pen of Mr. Craven Ord, pointing 

 out when they were taken. 



Can any of your correspondents state in whose 

 possession this valuable collection now is, whether 

 deposited in some public or private library to 

 which the antiquary might have access. Mr. Petti- 

 grew some short time since communicated to me 

 his intention to publish a new edition of Mr. 

 Gough's Sepidchral Monuments. I trust that this 



\_* Mr. Thorpe was the nominal purchaser.] 



