Feb. 26. 1853.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



205 



Belatucadrus. — In the Poetical History, by the 

 French Jesuit, P. Galtruchius, 5th edition, 1683, 

 the sixteenth and closing chapter of the first book 

 of this history of the heathen gods is devoted to 

 those worshipped in England, and the last of 

 whom mention is made is Belatucadrus, being in- 

 troduced and summarily disposed of as follows : 



" In time the idols did increase, and we find in 

 ancient writers, some who have been transported 

 hither by the eastern people, as the God ( Abellio vo- 

 cabatur in Gallia) Belenus, or Belatucadrus. The 

 latter, to my knowledge, hath been adored in the north 

 part of England ; for lately, since the learned Camden 

 hath mentioned him, there was a piece of his statue 

 found in Westmoreland, near Brougham, a castle be- 

 longing to that bountiful and venerable lady, Anne 

 Dorset, countess dowager of Pemhrook and Mont- 

 gomery, &c. ; and in the bottom this inscription is to 

 be seen : « Sancto Deo Belatvcadro,' which idol was 

 doubtless made by the Romans, for it was their cus- 

 tom to adore the gods of the country which they did 

 conquer." 



My object is to ascertain, if possible, if this por- 

 tion of statue has been preserved ? Has any sub- 

 sequent discovery been made in the same locality 

 respecting, or any additional light thrown upon, 

 the one of which mention is herein made ? 



Kappa. 



Surname of Allan. — Perhaps Mr. Lower, or 

 some other etymological reader of " N. & Q.," may 

 kindly assist me in my endeavours to find out the 

 correct meaning and origin of this surname, vari- 

 ously spelt Allen, Allan, Allin, Alleyne, &c. ? My 

 theory on the subject, from various researches, is 

 that it is a word of Celtic or Gaelic etymon, Aluinn, 

 in that language, signifying "delightful or plea- 

 sant." And again, several islet-rocks romantically 

 situated in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, are called 

 to this day Allans. I should much like, however, 

 to have the opinions of older and more experienced 

 etymologists than I can pretend to be ; for {qvt 

 subjects present so interesting a field for different 

 theories as that regarding the origin of family 

 names does. As I am naturally interested in my 

 own surname, I should also like to obtain a sketch 

 of the different British families of note bearing the 

 surname and arms of Allen or Allan, and references 

 to those works which give their history and line- 

 age. A. S. A. 



Wuzzeerabad. 



Arms of Owen Glendower. — Could any of your 

 correspondents inform me of the blazoning of the 

 arms of Owen Glendower, which, according to the 

 copy of his private seal, furnished by Meyrick to 

 the editor of the Poems of Lewis Ghjn Cottie, are, 

 Quarterly, four lions rampant ; supporters, a dra- 

 gon (gules ?) and a lion ? B. B. Woodward. 



Tenentand Tenet. — When did the use of tenewt- 

 (for opinion, dogma, &c.) give place to tenet? 

 Surely both forms should be retained, and used 

 according to circumstances. It is correct to speak 

 of a tenet of John Wesley. When attributing the 

 same doctrine to Wesleyans, It becomes their tenent. 



Y. B. N. J. 



"/ hear a lion," Sfc. — Can any of your corre- 

 spondents favour me with the origin of the follow- 

 ingjeu d'esprit, reputed to have been addressed to 

 the Speaker In the House of Commons ? — 



" I hear a lion in the lobby roar ! 

 Say, Mr. Speaker, shall we shut the d6or 

 And keep him out 9 

 Or shall we let him in. 

 And see if we can get him out again ?" 



To ascertain by whom, and upon what occasion, 

 the above lines were uttered, would considerably 

 gratify Sagitta.^ 



"7%e Exercist Day" at Leicester. — In the 

 Chamberlain's accounts for this borough for Uhe 

 year 1604-5, I find the following entry : 



" Item. The vj"^ of Novemb' [1604], heing the 

 exercist daye, given to the preacher and my- 

 nist" at the exercistz, one pottell of clarett s. d. 

 wyne and one quarte of sacke - - - ij ii'j 



There are also charges " for wyne drunk at the 

 exercist dinners, on the viij"' of Jan^, the fyfthe of 

 Marche, and the ix'" of April," 1605. Were these 

 meetings held for the purpose of exorcising the 

 evil spirits and witches, the belief in which had at 

 that time greatly Increased In England, through 

 the recent accession of " the modern Solomon " to 

 the throne ? and. If so, was the practice a general 

 one, or were they merely for religious exercises ? 



A few years afterwards nine unfortunate women 

 were tried at our assizes for witchcraft, and were, 

 convicted and executed ! Leicesirijensis.. 



Ecclus. xlvi. 20. — Why does the Church order 

 this verse to be omitted in the reading of the les- 

 sons ? Is it because the passage assumes the fact 

 that Samuel himself appeared to Saul — a state- 

 ment open to discussion ? Bceoticus.^ 



Edgmond, Salop. 



Etymology of Burrow. — In the north of 

 Gloucestershire I have met with the word iurrow 

 (I do not answer for the orthography), meaning, 

 sheltered, secure from wind, &c. The side of a 

 thick coppice was spoken of as " a very burrow 

 place for cattle." Can any of your correspondents 

 give the etymology of the word, or other instances^ 

 of Its use ? Baxliolensis. 



Alexander Adamson. — I should be glad to know 

 who Alexander Adamson was (the tutor who ac- 

 companied Wm. and Patrick Euthven, the son of 



