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above the gallery, in the church of St. Olave, 
Jewry, when, upon the church undergoing re- 
pair, it was taken down, and, by the parishioners, 
presented to the corporation of London, who 
laced it in its present position. In the church of 
St. Olave there were two other pictures hung in 
the gallery, one representing the tomb of Queen 
Elizabeth, copied from the original at Westminster, 
the other of ‘Time on the Wing, inscribed with 
various texts from Scripture. Both these pictures 
were presented at the same time with the picture 
of Charles I. to the corporation, and are now in 
the hall in Guildhall Yard. The representation 
of Queen Elizabeth’s tomb is to be met with, I 
believe, in some other of the London churches. 
The picture in Bishopsgate Church is fully de- 
seribed in the Ist vol. of Malcolm’s Londinium 
Redivivum, p. 243., and the St. Olave’s pictures 
are mentioned in the 4th vol. of the same work, 
p- 563. Malcolm states he was not able to find 
any account of the Bishopsgate painting in the 
parish books. 
discover anything connected with the history of 
the St. Olave’s pictures, which, as the old church 
was destroyed in the great fire of 1666, were | 
doubtless placed there subsequently to that year. | 
I shall be glad if any of your readers can throw 
any light as to the time when, and the circum- 
stances under which, such pictures as I have 
mentioned, referring to Queen Elizabeth and 
Charles I., were placed in our churches. 
James Crossy. 
FLAYING IN PUNISHMENT OF SACRILECE. 
In the Journal of the Archeological Institute, for 
September, 1848, there are some most interesting 
notes on the subject of “ Flaying in Punishment 
of Sacrilege,” by Mr. Way. Since then I have 
felt peculiar interest in the facts and traditions 
recorded by Mr. Way. Can any of your corre- 
spondents, or Mr. Way himself, give any further 
references to authors by whom the subject is men- 
tioned, besides those named in the paper to which 
Tallude? <A few weeks ago I received a piece of 
skin, stated to be human, and taken from the door 
of the parish church of Hadstock, in Essex. 
Together with this I received a short written 
paper, apparently written some fifty years ago, 
which ascribes the fact of human skin being found 
on the door of that church, to the punishment, not 
of sacrilege, but of a somewhat different crime. 
This piece of skin has been pronounced to be 
human by the highest authority. As the above 
query might lead to some lengthy “notes,” I 
desire only to be informed of the titles of any 
works, ancient or modern, in which distinct men- 
tion, or allusion, is made of the punishment of 
flaying. R. V. 
inchester. 
Hitherto I have not been able to |! 
MINOR QUERIES. 
Pokership or Parkership.— In Collins’ Peerage, 
vol. iv. p. 242., 5th edition, 1779, we are told 
that Sir Robert Harley, of Wigmore Castle, in 
1604, was made Forester of Boringwood, alias 
Bringwood Forest, in com. Hereford, with the 
office of the Pokership, and custody of the forest or 
chase of Prestwood for life. The same word 
occurs in the edition (the 8rd) of 1741, and in 
'that edited by Sir Egerton Brydges in 1812 
(vol. iv. p. 57.). 
If Pokership be not a misprint or misreading of 
the original authority, viz. Pat. 2. Jac. I. p. 21. 
for Parkership, can any of your readers tell me 
the meaning of “ the Pokership,” which is not to be 
found in any book of reference within my reach? 
T like the “ Nores anp QuxriEs” very much. 
Audley End, Jan. 9. 1850. BrayBuooke. 
Bodue or Boduoe on British Coins.—I observe 
there is a prevailing opinion that the inscription 
on the British coin, ‘‘ Bodue or Boduoe,” must be 
intended for the name of our magnanimous Queen 
Boadicea. I am sorry to cast a cloud over so 
pleasant a vision, but your little book of QUERIES 
tempts me to throw in a doubt. 
Although the name Budic is not met with in the 
| pedigrees of England, commonly given by Welsh 
heralds, yet it is often found among the families 
of the Welsh in Brittany, and as they are reported 
to be early descendants of the Welsh of England, 
there can be little doubt that the name was once 
common in England. I beg leave, therefore, to 
query, Whether the inscription is not intended for 
a Regulus of Britain of that name? 
The Origin of the word Snob.—Can any of your 
valuable correspondents give me the origin or 
derivation of the word Snob? 
When, and under what peculiar circumstances, 
was it first introduced into our language ? 
In the town in which I reside, in the north of 
England, the word Snob was formerly applied to 
a cobbler, and the phrase was in use, ‘* Snip the 
tailor, and Snob the cobbler.” : 
I cannot discover how and why the word Snob 
was enlarged into its present comprehensive mean- 
ing. 
‘Explanations of many of the slang phrases met 
with in the dramatic works of the last century, 
such as, “ Thank you, sir, I owe you one,” “A 
Rowland for an Oliver,” ‘Keep moving, dad,” 
&e. &e, would perhaps give much light upon the 
manners of the times, and an interesting history 
might be compiled of the progress of slang phrases 
to the present day. ALPHA. 
Mertens, Martins, or Martini, the Printer.— Can 
any of your correspondents inform me what was 
really the surname of Theodoric Mertens, Mar- 
tins, or Martini, the printer of Louvain, and who 
