June 23. 1855.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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ScoticOy or a Collection of Scotch Proverbs, &c., col- 

 lected by R. B,, very useful and delightful, 12 mo., 

 London, 1668. Taking these to be the same, can 

 the Editor, or any correspondent of "N. & Q.," tell 

 me auglit of a book which has escaped the notice 

 of Ray, Kelly, Ramsay, and especially Motherwell, 

 who, in a long and interesting Introductory Essay 

 to the Scottish Proverbs, collected and arranged by 

 And. Henderson, 12mo., Edinburgh, 1832, pro- 

 fessing to give all that is known anent the pro- 

 verbial philosophy of his countrymen, omits R. B. 



J. O. (1) 



" Wyvivvle.^* — The Hippophce rhamnoides, sea 

 buckthorn, or swallowthorn, is known by the name 

 of wyviovle by the inhabitants of Ormesby, Win- 

 terton, &c., Norfolk ; on the beaches of which 

 places it occurs plentifully, though somewhat rare 

 on other coasts. Its thorns are considered very 

 dangerous if broken into the hands, &c. The 

 berries are a favourite food of the Cornish and 

 other crows in the autumn. An etymology of the 

 name, which does not occur in Floras, is desired. 



E. G. R. 



Goring, Lord Goring and Earl of Norwich. — 

 Can any of your genealogical correspondents 

 aiford any clue to evidence or authority for 

 stating that the Gorings of Kingston, in the county 

 of Stafford, were connected with the noble house 

 of Goring of Sussex ; and more particularly for 

 the statement that Henry Goring of Kingston, who 

 died 1654, was son of Henry [? George] Goring, 

 by Ann, the daughter of Sir Henry Denny ? See 

 Burke's Royal Descents, clxvi. Histobicus. 



English Retinue of John of France. — Could 

 any of the correspondents of " N. & Q." supply 

 me with a perfect list of the names of those 

 English gentlemen who followed King John of 

 France when he returned home after having been 

 ransomed ? H. B. 



Obsolete Canon. — In looking over Nelson's 

 Rights of the Clergy, p. 139., edit. 1712, under the 

 Lead " Canons," he mentions some of 1603 as ob- 

 solete, e.g. that relating to clerical costume, 

 and — 



" That a parish clerk shall be a man who can read and 

 write, and be competently skilled in singing." 



on which he observes that, — 



" For parish clerks, 'tis generallj' known those in the 

 country cannot write, and some can scarce read or sing." 



going on to remark, — 



" So we see that custom prevails against the standing 

 canons of the church, and 'tis reasonable it should be so, 

 for otherwise we must not kneel at prayers between Easter 

 and Whitsuntide, which was anciently prohibited." 



Is there any canon to prohibit kneeling at this 

 season ? and if so, can you refer me to it ? 



Balliolensis. 



[The reference is to Canon xx. of the Council of Nicer 

 " 'EiretS^ Tivh ei<Tiv iv Tjj KvpioKJj ydi/u K\iVoi/Tes, (cat if rais 

 XleuTYiKoiTTrjq * ruiepaii, vrreft toiv rravra. iv vrdirr) irapoiKlif 4>v- 

 KiTTetrOai,, euTwras eSofe rfj ayCq (rvvoSia Tot; 6u;(cls anoSiSovav 



T<f ©eo)." " Whereas some kneel on the Lord's Day and 

 on the days of Pentecost ; in order that uniformity may 

 be observed in every parish, it seemeth good to the holy 

 Synod, that they should make their prayers to God stand- 

 ing." The Latin version is, however, more explicit : — 

 " Quoniam sunt in die Dominica quidam ad orationem 

 genua flectentes, et in diebus Pentecostes, propterea 

 utique statutum est a sancta Synodo f , quoniam consona 

 et conveniens per omnes ecclesias custodienda consuetudoi 

 est, ut stantes ad orationem vota Domino reddamus." — 

 Concilionim Collectio, Coloniae, 1538, vol. i. p. 152.] 



Fanatics of Cevennes. — I have three publica- 

 tions in French : the first issued in 1707 at 

 London, the second in 1710 at Rotterdam, and 

 the third in 1711 at the same place. The first ia 

 testimonies to the inspiration of certain fanatics of 

 Cevennes, and the last two are specimens of their 

 inspired utterances. What I want to know is^ 

 Who they were, how they arose, what they did, 

 and what became of them ? References to au- 

 thorities will much oblige. B. H. C. 



[These notices relate to the Huguenots of the Cevennes, 

 who in 1703 rose in arms and committed the most fearful 

 excesses. They had been driven into rebellion by the 

 persecutions to which they had been subjected on account 

 of their faith, and bj' fiscal oppression. The excitement 

 was increased by the prophecies uttered by those who, 

 either from mad enthusiasm or artifice, assumed the 

 prophetic character. The revolt was checked by the 

 Mare'chal de Villars ; but it was not till 1705 that it was 

 finally put down by the Duke of Berwick. In the British 

 Museum (see old Catalogue, art. Prophet/E, press-mark 

 695. c. G.) is a volume containing nine tracts on the mira- 

 culous and marvellous exhibitions of these new prophets. 

 The last tract is a favourable plea on behalf of these 

 Protestants, and is the most curious one in the volume. 

 It is entitled " A Cry from the Desart, or Testimonials of 

 the Miraculous Things lately come to pass in the Ce- 

 vennes, verified upon Oath, and by other Proofs. With a 

 Preface by John Lacy, Esq., 1707." See also the old 

 Catalogue, art. Cevennes, for other tracts relating to this 

 movement.] 



Statue ai Bristol. — What king's statue is that 

 which is placed in Queen Square, Bristol ? And 

 is it true that it is illuminated once in a hundred 

 years ? P. G. 



Paddington. 



[This is an equestrian statue in bronze of King Wil- 

 liam III., one of the finest pieces of sculpture of the kind, 

 by the ingenious liysbrach, for which he received 1800/. 

 It was long disputed what great personage should grace 

 this elegant quadrangle : many were for Queen Elizabeth, 



[* Pentecost here denotes the whole fifty days from 

 Easter to Whitsuntide inclusively. — Johnson's Clergy- 

 man^s Vade Mecum, vol. ii. p. 58.] 



[f In margin : "Alias, a Pascha usque ad octavas 

 Pentecostes."] 



