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tive praise which gave but little satisfaction to the 

 artist. Should the amateur printer, however, meet 

 with as much, he will be very well contented. All he 

 can himself say for his work is 'that it is legible ;' and 

 his type being of a pretty tolerable rotundity, he does 

 not think it will need an additional pair of spectacles 

 to be made out." 



I am farther desirous of knowing if, in pursu- 

 ance of his plan, Mr. Wallace dramatised any more 

 of the Stuarts ? J. D. 



Leslie and Dr. Middleton. — In Dr. M'Neile's 

 Lecture on the Jews and Judaism, Feb. 14, 1854, 

 the four rules given by Leslie as a test of his- 

 torical truth are thus quoted : 



" I. That the matter of fact be such that men's out- 

 ward senses, their ears and eyes, may be judges of it. 



" 2. That it be done publicly, in the face of the world. 



" 3. That not only public monuments be kept in 

 memory of it, but also that some outward actions be 

 statedly performed. 



"4. That such observances be instituted, and do 

 commence, from the time at which such matter of fact 

 is done. 



" It is said that Dr. Middleton endeavoured for 

 twenty years to find out some pretended fact to which 

 Mr. Leslie's four rules could be applied, but in vain." 



" It is said." Where ; when ; by whom ? 



H. B. C. 

 U. U. Club. 



Star and Garter, Kirkstall. — What is now a 

 large hotel, at Kirkstall Bridge, near to Kirkstall 

 Abbey in Yorkshire, was many years ago a mere 

 village roadside hostel, under whose sign (the Star 

 and Garter) was inscribed in Greek capitals " TO 

 nPEnON." How could such an inscription have 

 got into such a place ? Could it have been the 

 suggestion of some " learned clerke" of the neigh- 

 bouring monastery, as more suited to the genius 

 of the vicinity than the ordinary announcement of 

 ** Good Entertainment for Man and Horse ?" 



J. L. S., Sen. 



Shrove Tuesday. — Happening to be at New- 

 bury on Shrove Tuesday, I was struck with the 

 tolling of the church bell as for a death, and, on 

 inquiry, was informed that such was the custom of 

 the place on this day. Does such a custom exist 

 anywhere else, and what is the origin of it ? 



Newburiensis. 



" Tarbox for that." — On reading a book of funny 

 stories some years ago in the British Museum (a 

 sort of Joe Miller of Charles II.'s time), when- 

 ever any story was given that seemed " too good 

 to be true," the anecdote ended with the words 

 *' Tarbox for that." Am I right in suspecting 

 that this is equivalent to the expression, " Tell 

 that to the marines," so well known in our day ? 

 " Tarbox " was probably a nickname for a bump- 

 kin, or guardian of the tarbox, in which was 



kept the tar composition used for anointing sheep. 

 Can anybody suggest another solution of the 

 meaning of this expression ? Henry T. Riley/. 



De Gurney Pedigree. — Can any of your readers 

 inform me whether the following pedigree is cor- 

 rect, so far as it goes ? 



1170. Robert Fitzhardinge = Eva. 



I I 



Maurice Robert =Hawisia de Gurney. 



I 



I I I 



1230. Maurice = Alice de Henry.* Matthew =• 



Gaunt. 



1269. Robert de Gurney.f 



Who was the father of Simon de Gaunt, Bishop, 

 of Salisbury in 1300 ? E. W. Godwin. 



" n«rm," unde deriv. — Scapula and Hederic. 

 both give vnOco as the root ; but by what process- 

 is imttis so obtained ? What objection is there to 

 taking iarrifu as the root ? whence e<piffrafj.ai, em<Tras r 

 wio-Tos. No doubt one of your learned readers will 

 kindly aid the inquiry. ¥. 



Snush. — When did this name cease to be used 

 for snuff? I think I have met with it as late as 

 the reign of Queen Anne. I believe the Scotch 

 call snuff snish, or snishen. Henry T. Rieey. 



John Bale, Bishop of Ossory. — A complete list 

 of the works of this voluminous writer, giving the 

 titles in full, will be thankfully acknowledged ; 

 also any facts as to his life, not generally known. 

 There is a very imperfect list of Bale's Works 

 given in Harris's Ware's Bishops, and most of the 

 Biographical Dictionaries. James Graves. 



Kilkenny. 



Proxies for absent Sponsors. — Can any of your 

 readers mention earlier instances than the follow- 

 ing of the attendance of proxies in behalf of absent 

 sponsors ? 



" My daughter, Elizabeth Burrell, was born on 

 Thursday, 25th June, 1696 . . . She was baptized on 

 Monday, 15th February. My brother, P. Burrell 

 (by Wm. Board, Esq.), Godfather, my Lady Gee (by 

 my sister Parker), and my niece Jane Burrell, God- 

 mothers." — " Extracts from the Journal and Account- 

 Book of Timothy Burrell, Esq., Barrister-at-Law of 

 Ockenden House, Cuckfield" (Sussex Archceological 

 Collections, vol. iii. p. 131.). 



E. M. 



Hastings. 



* First Master of the Hospital of St. Mark in 

 Bristol. 



f Heir to Maurice, his uncle. 



