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appear to me to prove is, that the saying is of 
long standing. 
With reference to the query regarding the 
word Pokership (No. 12. p. 185.), I would ob- 
serve, that the word is correctly copied from the 
grant, and that it was so spelt in all the previous 
grants that I have been able to refer to. As to 
the meaning of the word, I am of opinion that it 
is intended to express the office of keeping the 
hogs in the forest, 7.e. Porcarius. Pokership was 
probably spelt in early times Pawkership, from 
Pawn, I apprehend; subsequently it was either 
spelt or pronounced Paukership or Pokership. In 
corroboration of this view, I would mention, that 
on referring to the Pipe Roll, 6 John, county of 
Hereford, the following will be found : — “ Hubert 
de Burgo. Et i libae const. Parcario de heford, 
xxxs. vd.” If, however, Parkership be deemed 
the more correct reading, still it does not of ne- 
cessity apply to the custody of a park; it might 
have denoted the pound-keeper, for, in matters 
relating to manors, parcus means a pound. 
With respect to the query about Gib Cat, you 
will find the subject treated on largely in the 
Etymologicon — I may say, exhausted. 
By the bye, there can be no doubt that Emerod 
means Emerald ; formerly Emerald would be spelt 
Emeraud, and the transition is natural to Emerode 
—Emerod. With regard to the supposed size 
being an objection to this reading, it will be found 
that anciently the matrix of the Emerald, which is 
tinged green, went by the name of the more 
valuable jewel. APR od 
Spring Gardens, Feb, 1850. 
Golden Frog (No. 14. p. 214.).—Sir John 
Poley’s frog may have been a device alluding to 
his name; I imagine that Poley is an appellative 
of frogs. I find, in Halliwell’s Dict. ef Archaic 
Words, ‘“* Pollywig,’ and in Jamieson’s Scottish 
Dictionary, “ Powlick,” both meaning tadpole, and 
both diminutive forms ; and Rowley Poley is closely 
(though not very logically) connected with the 
Srog who would a-wooing go. he word has pro- 
bably the same root as pool, puddle, &c. R. R. 
Madoc. —In addition to what is stated (No. 4. 
p- 56.) on this subject, may be noted, that in the 
MS, Add. 14,957. British Museum, fol. 149., is a 
letter from Dr. David Samwell to the Gwyned- 
digion Society, dated 23rd March, 1791, in which 
he states, that the result of an interview, held by 
himself and William Owen with General Bowles, 
“places the existence of a race of Welsh Indians 
beyond all matter of doubt.’ This race is iden- 
tified with the Padongas on the Missouri, who are 
said to be of a different complexion from the other 
Indian races, and to have books, which they were 
not able to read. Is this information to be de- 
pended on or not? — F. M: 
NOTES AND QUERIES. 
[No. 18. 
MSS. of Sir Roger Twysden (No. 5. p. 76.) — 
Twysden’s MSS. were purchased by Sir Thomas 
Sebright, in or before the year 1715, and in the 
Sebright sale at Leigh and Sotheby’s, in 1807, 
appear to be two of the MSS. inquired after by 
the Rev. L. B. Larking, namely, Lot 1224., “ Vita 
et Epistole Sancti Thome, Archiepiscopi Cant.” 
(purchased by Heber, and, at his sale in 1836, re- 
sold [Lot 323.] to Sir Thomas Phillipps), and 
Lot 1225., “ Epistole Beati Anselmi, Archie- 
piscopi Cant.,” purchased by Dardis; but what 
became of it afterwards I know not. F. M. 
Royal Genealogies (No. 6. p. 92.).— The in- 
quirer will find, probably, what he requires, in a 
work by J. F. Dambergen, entitled, “ Sechzig 
genealogische auch chronologische und statistische 
Tabellen, zu Fiirstentafel und Fiirstenbuch der 
Europaisehen Staatengeschichte,” fol. Regens- 
burg, 1831, in which the descents are brought 
down to a recent period. F.M 
Astle’s MSS. (No. 15. p. 230.) —After the 
| death of Astle, in 1803, his collection of MSS. was 
purchased, pursuant to his will, for the sum of 
5001., by the Marquess of Buckingham, and they 
remained at Stowe till the spring of last year, 
when they passed, with the rest of that noble 
collection, into the hands of the Earl of Ash- 
burnham, for the sum of 8000/.;— a loss to the 
public much to be regretted. F. M. 
Dr. Hugh Todds MSS. (No. 16. p. 246.) — 
The first of the five MSS. mentioned by Mr. 
Walbran, namely, the Chartulary of Fountains 
Abbey, is at present in University College, Ox- 
ford, and perhaps some of the other MSS. may be 
there also. A catalogue of the MSS. of this 
College has been printed, compiled by the Rev. 
H! O. Coxe, of the Bodleian library; but I have 
not been able to consult a copy of it in London. 
Sir William Ryder (No. 12. p.186.).—“H. F.” is 
informed that Sir William Ryder, Lord Mayor of 
London in 1660, lived at Bethnal Green, received 
the honour of knighthood, 12th March, 1660 or 1661; 
died 30th Angust, 1669; and was buried 9th 
September following at St. Andrew Undershaft, 
London. He had two sons, one of whom was 
Thomas Ryder, who was an equerry to King 
James II., and lord of the manor of Bilsington, in 
Kent. He performed some service at the corona- 
tion of Queen Anne; and his son, Sir Barnbam 
Ryder, was knighted at the coronation of her suc- 
cessor. The other son of Sir William Ryder was 
William Ryder, gentleman. Sir William Ryder 
had five daughters: —1. Elizabeth, who married 
Richard, son of Sir Thomas Midleton, of Chirk 
Castle in Denbighshire, knight. 2. Priscilla, the 
wife of Richard Baylie, son of Dr. Baylie, Dean of 
