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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[No. 236. 



Mummy Chests. — Harris, in his Natural His- 

 tory of the Bible, says : 



" The imperishable chests which contain the Egyp- 

 tian mummies were of cypress." 



Shaw, in his Travels, p. 376., says : 



" The mummy chests, and whatever figures and in- 

 struments are found in the catacombs, are all of them 

 of sycamore." 



"Which is right, and how can we account for the 

 contradiction ? N. L. J. 



The Blechenden Family. — Thomas Blechenden, 

 D.D., a Prebendary of Canterbury, whose will 

 was proved in 1663, had a younger brother 

 Richard, who had a daughter Mary. It is de- 

 sired to know if Mary married, and if so, to 

 whom ? The family were of Kuffin's Hill in 

 Kent, and Richard is described as " of London." 



Gwillim. 



Philadelphia. 



Francklyn Household Book. — In the extracts 

 from this MS., given in the Archeeologia, vol. xy. 

 p. 157., is an entry, — 



" Given to the prisoners at White Chappel, Is." 



Who were tbey ? 



"Nov. 12, 1624. Given to Mr. Atkynson's man for 

 writing out the causes which are to be hearde in the 

 Star Chamber this tearme, Is." 



Who and what was Mr. Atkynson ? 



"June 13, 1625. Spent by Wyllyam when he was 

 sworn by the pages, 6s. 6d." 



What does this refer to ? 



" April 17, 1625. Given to Sir Charles Morrison's 

 groomes, 3s." 



Who and what was Sir Charles Morrison ? 

 In another extract given elsewhere, I find, — 



" August 5, 1644. For bay salt to stop the bar- 

 rells, 6d." 



What does thi3 mean ? 



"January 17, 1644. For four giggs and scourge- 

 sticks, 1«." 



What are giggs and scourgesticks ? 



" November 10, 1646. For haulfe a pound of cakes 

 andjumballs, 10c?." 



What are jumballs ? 



Can any of your readers tell me where this 

 Livre des Acconts pour Chevalier Jean Francklyn 

 en son [sic] Maison ait Wilsden now is ? When 

 the extracts were published in the Archaologia, 

 it was said to be in the possession of the late Sir 

 John Chardin Musgrave, Bart. I have applied to 

 the present Sir George Musgrave, and also to 

 George Musgrave, Esq., of Gordon Square, and 

 Bedfordshire, who is descended from Sir Christo- 



pher Musgrave, who married to his second wife a 

 daughter of Sir George Francklyn ; but neither 

 can give me any tidings of this MS. J. K. 



Lord RosehilVs Marriage. — An American 

 paper of August 22, 1768, has the following : 



" Last week was married in Maryland, the Right 

 Honorable Lord Rosehill to Miss Margaret Cheer, a 

 lady much admired for her theatrical performances." 



Who was Lord Rosehill ? W. D. R. 



Philadelphia. 



Colonel Butler. — Can you give me any in- 

 formation respecting Colonel Butler, who fought 

 during the civil wars, I fear, under the banner of 

 the usurper? He belonged to a Lincolnshire 

 family, and either his daughter or some relative 

 married a person of the name of Hairby or Harby. 



Agares. 



Willesdon, co. Middlesex. — Information is so- 

 licited respecting the families of Willesdon, 

 Roberts, Francklyn, Barne, Poulett, Atye, Troy- 

 ford, and Nicolls of this place, as well as of any 

 other families known to have belonged to this 

 parish. 



Any communications as to the church, it» 

 original construction, or its reconstruction about 

 the end of the fourteenth, or beginning of the 

 fifteenth, century, or illustrative of the general 

 history of the parish in early or recent times, or 

 biographical notices of its vicars, will be gladly 

 received ; and as such information may not be 

 generally interesting to your readers, I would 

 request contributors to address any communica- 

 tions they may be pleased to favour me with, to 

 J. K., care of Mr. Fenton, Kensall Green, Harrow 

 Road, Middlesex. J. K. 



Ashes of " Lignites" — A paragraph has been 

 making the circuit of the public papers, recom- 

 mending the use of ashes of lignites, to preserve 

 esculent roots. It may have originated with some 

 dealer in lignites ; but plain dealers would like to 

 be informed what lignites are ? Rtjstictjs. 



[Lignite is a fossil wood carbonized'to a certain de- 

 gree, but retaining distinctly its woody texture. Dr. 

 MacCulloch, On liochs, p. 636., observes: "In its 

 chemical properties, lignite holds a station interme- 

 diate between peat and coal; while among the varieties 

 a gradation in this respect may be traced ; the brown 

 and more organised kinds approaching very near to 

 peat, while the more compact kinds, such as jet, ap- 

 proximate to coal."] 



Bishop Bathurst. — I have heard it often asserted 

 that the late Dr. Bathurst, Bishop of Norwich, 

 was the youngest of forty-two children. Can this 



