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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[No. 204. 



appeared in The Times, on "The Defence of Hou- 

 gomont?" Such letters, extracted, would be of 

 much service to him, as they are wanted for a 

 specific purpose. The letters from Saturday, 

 Sept. 10, inclusive, are already obtained : but the 

 letters on the subject previous to that date are 

 wanting, and would greatly favour, if it were pos- 

 sible to have them, Aran. 

 Swillington. 



Peter Lombard. — Mr. Hallam, in his Literature 

 of Europe (vol. i. p. 128.), says, on the authority 

 of Meiners (vol. iii. p. 11.) : 



" Peter Lombard, in his Liber Sententiarum, the 

 systematic basis of scholastic theology, introduces manij 

 Greek words, and explains them rightly." 



Having, however, examined this work for the 

 purpose of ascertaining Peter Lombard's know- 

 ledge of Greek, I must, out of regard to strict 

 truth, deny the statement of Meiners ; for only 

 one Greek word in Greek letters is to be found in 

 the Liber Sententiarum, and that is fierdvoia : and 

 so far from Peter explaining this word rightly, he 

 says, "Pcenitentia dicitur a puniendo" (lib. iv. 

 dist. xiv.) ; an etymological notion which caused 

 Luther to think wrongly of the nature of repent- 

 ance, till he learnt the meaning of the Greek 

 word, which he received with joy as the solution 

 of one of his greatest difficulties in Romanism, I 

 do not consider the introduction of such Latinized 

 church words as ecclesia, episcopus, presbyter, or 

 even homoousius, as evincing any knowledge of 

 Greek on the part of Peter Lombard, wherein he 

 appears to have been lamentably deficient, as the 

 great teacher and authority for centuries in 

 Christian dogmatics. Your correspondents will 

 greatly oblige me by showing anything to the con- 

 trary of my charge against Peter Lombard of 

 being ignorant of Greek. T. J. Buckton. 



Birmingham. 



Life of Savigny. — Is there in French or En- 

 glish any life or memoir of Savigny ? C. H. 



Picture by Hogarth. — Some years since a gentle- 

 man purchased at Bath the first sketch of a picture 

 said to be by Hogarth, of " Fortune distributing 

 ber favours." Shortly afterwards a gentleman 

 called on the purchaser of it, and mentioned to 

 him thnt he knew the finished painting, and that 

 it was in the panelling of some house with which 

 he was acquainted. 



I am desirous of finding out for the family of 

 the purchaser, who died recently, 1st, whether 

 there is any history that can be attached to this 

 picture ; and 2ndly, to discover, if possible, in 

 whose possession, and where, the finished painting 

 is preserved. J. K. R. W. 



Glossarial Queries. — In a Subsidy Roll of 25 

 Edward I., in an enumeration of property in the 

 parish of Skirbeck, near Boston, Lincolnshire, 

 upon which a ninth was granted to the king, I find 

 the following articles and their respective value. 

 What where they ? — 



" 3 alece, 18s, 

 1 bacell cum arment. 15s." 



In the taxation of Leake I find — 



" 9 hocastr. 6s." 

 In that of Leverton — 



"4 hocastr, 4s." 

 In Butterwick — 



"1 pull. 12d." 



In Wrangle — 



" 1 stagg. 2s." 



PiSHEY Thompson, 



Stoke Newington. 



[It is very desirable that in all cases Querists desir- 

 ous of explanations of words, phrases, or passages, should 

 give the context. 



3 Alece, were it not for the price, one would 

 render "herrings;" but the price, 18s., forbids such 

 interpretation. Perhaps alece is a misreading for vacce, 

 cows ; which might well occur in a carelessly written 

 roll temp. Edward I. 



1 bacell cum arment. is 1 bacellus cum armamcntis, one 

 ass (or pack-horse) with its furniture. 



9 hocastr. is 9 piffs. " Hogaster, porcellus." — Du 

 Cange. 



1 pull. (i. e. pullulus), I colt. 



1 stagg., a yearling ox.] 



Military Knights of Windsor. — I shall feel 

 obliged to any of your correspondents who will 

 furnish some account, or refer me to any work in 

 which notices may be found of this foundation, 

 its statutes, mode of appointment, endowments, 

 &c. ? Up to the reign of Williiim IV. they were 

 known, I believe, as Poor Knights of Windsor. 



Y. B. N. J. 



[Consult Ashmole's History of the Order of the 

 Garter, pp. 99 — 104., edit. 1715. Among the Birch 

 and Sloane MSS. in the British Museum are the fol- 

 lowing articles : No. 4845. Statutes for the Poor 

 Knights of Windsor, 1 Eliz. Orders and rules for the 

 establishment and good government of the said thirteen 

 poor knights. The Queen's Majestie's ordinances for 

 the continual charges. No. 4847. Articles of com- 

 plaint exhibited by the Poor Knights (to the Knights 

 of the Garter) against the Dean and Canons. The 

 Dean and Canons' answer to the Poor Knights' second 

 replication. The complaint of the Poor Knights to 

 King Richard II. A petition of the Poor Knights to 

 the king and parliament for a repeal of the act of in- 

 corporation, A. 22 Edw. IV. The petition of the 

 Poor Knights of Windsor to George II., Jan. 28, 

 1735. This petition was drawn up by Mr. Fortescue, 



