Jan. 4. 1851.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



word being placed upon the ample sleeve of bis 

 gown. The three figures on the left of the picture 

 are probably the three Barons. The head-dress 

 of the judsre who is sittinjj at the extreme ricrht of 

 the bench, varies in its form from that which is 

 worn by the baron who is seated in the centre; 

 and the third baron, who is sitting at the left, has 

 his head uncovered. The first-named baron seems 

 in the act of counting or reckoning the pieces of 

 coin which are placed before him iipon the table, 

 and says "xxd. ;" the baron in the centre, who 

 wears a cap similar in form to the night-cap now 

 commonly used, says " Voyr dire ;" and the third 

 baron says "Soient forfez." Opposite to the 

 judges, and to the right of the picture, are three 

 persons wearing gowns, and standing at the bar of 

 the court. One of these points towards his face 

 with the first finger of his i-ight hand, and says, 

 " Oy de brie ; " the figure to Ins left extends his 

 right arm towards the bench, and exclaims, " Soit 

 oughte ; " and the tliird figure says, " Chalange." 

 This man, the handle of whose sword is distinctly 

 visible on his right side, whose outer sleeves are 

 wide and flowing, whose under garment is buttoned 

 tightly at the wrist, and whose boots are in shape 

 similar to ladies' boots of modern times, closely 

 laced to the leg, has placed the thumb of his left 

 hand between the thumb and first finger of his right. 

 And, lastly, at the bottom of the picture is seated 

 the sheriff, bearing upon his head a hood or cap, 

 upon which the words " Vic. tot & unit " are 

 written. Query, Are the persons liere repre- 

 sented the barons and officers of the Exchequer ? 

 and, more especially, who are the persons who 

 exclaim " Oy de brie," " Soit oughte," and 

 " Chalange." J. F. F. 



Abbey of Shapp, or Hepp. — I shall be much 

 obliged to any of your readers who can inform 

 me whether the Chartulary of the Abbey of Shapp, 

 or Hepp, in Westmoreland, is now in exist- 

 ence ; and if so, where it is. In the Monasticon, 

 vol. vi. p. 869., it is stated that in 1638 it was 

 in the possession of Lord William Howard, of 

 Naworth ; but though a search has been made 

 among Lord AViiliam's papers and MSB. in the 

 possession of his descendant, the Earl of Carlisle, 

 at Castle Howard, the Chartulary is not now to 

 be found among them. J. C. 



" Talk not of Love." — Do any of your musical 

 correspondents know the author of the following 

 song, and whether it has ever appeared in print? 

 I have it in manuscript, set to a very fine tune, 

 but have never seen or heard it elsewhei'e. 

 " Talk not of love, it gives me pain. 

 For love hath been my foe ; 

 lie lx>und me with an iron chain, 

 And plunged me deep in woe. 



" But friendship's pure and lasting joys 

 flly soul was form'd to prove, 

 Then welcome, win, and wear the prize, 

 But never talk of love." 



A. M. 



" Friday Wealhei-T — Under this heading I 

 have quoted and referred to a common proverb 

 current here, in " Notes and Queries," Vol. i., 

 p. 303. J. JNItLKER Bakkt. 



Lucy and Colin. — Can you tell me who was 

 tlie author of " I>ucy and Colin," so beautifully 

 translated by Vincent Bourne, and by him en- 

 titled " Lucia et Corydon" ? 



In Southey's Common-place Book, 3d series, I 

 found the following in p. 712. : — 



" Of the wretched poem Colin and Lucy (Tickel ?) 

 published as a fragment of Elizabeth's age, the reviewer 

 says, ' Is this tlie language of Q. Elizal)eth's time, or 

 sometlnng better? But to whatever age, or to what- 

 ever author we are indebted for this beautiful piece, it 

 must be allowed an honour to both, and therefore worth 



contending for on behalf of our own time.'" 



» 

 I wonder whether thi^ be the " Colin and Lucy' 

 that V. Bourne translated. 



I have not Tickel's works, and therefore cannot 

 discover whether he be the author of that beau- 

 tiful (whatever Southey may say) ballad beginning 

 with — 



" In Lelnster famed for maidens fair," &c. 



A. B. 



Chapel, Printing-office. — Is there any other 

 authority than Creery's Press for the statement 

 that printing-oflices are called chapels ? AVhat- 

 ever may have betn the case, at present the word 

 " chapel " is applied to the persons, or companion- 

 ship, employed in the oiBce, not to the office itself. 



GOMER. 



\_Moxon, in his Mechanick Exercises, vol. ii. p. 356. 

 4to. 1683, says: " Every printing-house is by the 

 custom of time out of mind called a chappel ; and all 

 the workmen that belong to it are members of the 

 chappel : and the oldest freeman is father of the chappeL 

 I suppose the style was originally conferred upon it 

 by the courtesie of some great Churchman, or men, 

 (doubtless, when chappels were in more veneration 

 than of late years they have been here in England), 

 who, for the books of divinity that proceeded from a 

 printing-house, gave it the reverend title of chappel."] 



Cockade is a ribband worn in the hat, as 

 defined by Di-. Johnson. Query, What is the 

 origin of its use by officers of the army and navy ; 

 who are privileged to wear it ; when was it first 

 introduced -,- and by what authority, if any, is it 

 sanctioned or confined to the army and navy ? 



A. E. 



Suem, Ferling, Grnsson. — In a copy of Court 

 Roll, dated the 40th year of Elizabeth, and relat- 



