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CONTENTS. Page Cromwell’s name might therefore be expected 
Nores : — : ; os | 1° be found at the foot of some of them; but it 
eee eee Rents of assanie Charity Evia i unfortunately happens that, from the year 1622 to 
Provincial Words - = 467 | the year 1641, there is an hiatus in the accounts. 
Folk Lore :— Death-bed Superstition — May Marriages 
— Throwing old Shoes — Sir Thomas Boleyn’s Spec- 
tre — Shuck the Dog-fiend - 467 
QUERIES : — 
Numismatic Queries - - - - - 468 
Queries Proposed, No. 2., by Bolton Corney — - - 469 
Authors who have privately printed, by E. F. Rimbault 469 
Mincr Queries: —Seager a Painter — Marlow’s Auto- 
graph — MS. Diary of the Convention Parliament of 
1660 — Etymology of Totnes — Dr. Maginn — Poor 
Robin’s Almanack— The Camp in Bulstrode Park - 469 
REPLIEs : — 
Dr. Percy and the Poems of the Earl of Surrey, by 
J. Payne Collier - - = - - - 471 
Symbols of the Four Evangelists - = - - 471 
Comp’'exion - - - - - - - 472 
Ballad of Dick and the Devil - - - - 473 
Replies to, Minor Queries : Cavell —Gootet — Christian 
Captives — Pamphlets respecting Irefand— Pimlico— 
Bive and Chute Lambs— Latin Names of Towns — Le 
Petit Albert —Walter Lynne— Emancipation of the 
Jews—As lazy as Ludlum’s Dog—St. Winifreda-- 
Vert Vert —‘“ Esquire” and “ Gentleman’? — Pope 
Felix and Pope Gregory—Love’s last Shift— Quem 
Deus — Dayrolles — Emerods — Military Execution— 
*“M. or N.” — Sapcote M.tto — Finkle, xc. - 473 
MISCELLANIES : — 
Dr. Sclater’s Works — Runes - < - - 478 
MisceELLANEous: — 
Notes on Books, Catalogues, Sales, ke. - - - 479 
Books and Odd Volumes wanted - - - - 419 
Notice to Correspondents - = - meee) 
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OLIVER CROMWELL AS A FEOFFEE OF PARSON’S. 
CHARITY, BLY. 
There is in Ely, where Cromwell for some years 
resided, an extensive charity, known as Parson’s 
Charity, of which he was a feoffee or governor. 
The following paper, which was submitted to Mr. 
Carlyle for the second or third edition of his work, 
contains all the references to the great Protector 
which are to be found in the papers now in the 
possession of the trustees. The appointment of 
Oliver Cromwell as a feoffee does not appear in 
any of the documents now remaining with the 
governors of the charity. ‘The records of the pro- 
ceedings of the feoffees of his time consist only of 
| the collector's yearly accounts of monies: received 
| and expended, and do not show the appointments 
of the feoffees. These accounts were laid before 
the feoffves from time to time, and signed by them 
in testimony of their allowance. 
At the end of Book No.1., between, forty and 
fifty leaves have been cut away, and at the com- 
mencement of Book No. 2. about twelve leaves 
more. Whether some collector of curiosities hag 
purloined these leaves for the sake of any auto- 
graphs of Cromwell contained in them, or whether 
their removal may be accounted for by the ques- 
tions which arose at the latter end of the above 
period as to the application of the funds of the 
charity, cannot now be ascertained. 
There are, however, still in the possession of the 
governors of the charity, several documents which 
clearly show that from the year 1635 to the year 
1641 Cromwell was.a feoffee or governor, and’ took 
an active part in the management of the affairs of 
the charity. There is an original bond, dated the 
30th of May, 1638, from one Robert Newborne to 
“Daniell Wigmore, Archdeacon, of Ely, Oliver. 
Cromwell, Esq., and the rest of the Corporation of 
Ely.” The feoffees had then been incorporated 
by royal charter, under the title of “The Gover- 
nors of the Lands and Possessions of the Poor of 
the City or Town of Ely.” 
There are some detached collectors’ accounts 
extending over a portion of the interval between 
1622 and 1641, and indorsed, ‘* The Accoumpts of 
Mr. John Hand and Mr. William Cranford, Col- 
lectors of the Revenewes belonging to the ‘Towne 
of Ely.” 
The following entries are extracted from these 
accounts : — 
“ The Disbursements. of Mr. John, Hand from the 
of August 1636 unto the of 
1641.” 
«“ Anno 1636.” 
After several other items, — 
£ 8. d. 
“ Given to diverse Poore People at y® 
Worke-house, in the presence of Mr. 
Archdeacon of Ely, Mr. Oliver Cromwell, }16 14 0O 
Mr. John Gooderieke and others, Feb". 
10th 1636, as appeareth, 
Summa Expens. Ann. 1636 - - 36 $3 6” 
