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NOTES AND QUERIES. 
[224 S. No'9., Man. 1, 756, 
Joanereidos, or Feminine Valour eminently dis- 
covered at the Siege of Lyme, in verse, 4to., which 
I saw some years ago at the British Museum. 
The religious and_ political views he advocated, 
together with the complimentary verses addressed 
to him upon his performance, may well suggest, 
not to say warrant, a connexion with the famous 
Cromwellite preacher at Westminster, William 
Strong, who was at one time resident in the 
West of England, but buried in Westminster 
Abbey, and whose remains were afterwards riot- 
ously torn up by the populace at the Restoration. 
Epmounp Roxperts. 
Taplow. 
[Our correspondent should consult the second edition 
of Joanereidos, 4to., 1674, containing ballads and other 
pieces, with marginal notes by “a club of gentlemen.” 
Tt appears that his original name was Strang, and that 
his father was a poor tailor at Churchstoke, in Dorset- 
shire, “and wrought for a groat a day, his pottage, and 
bread and cheese.” James was entered as a poor scholar 
for a year or two at Oxford, and subsequently settled at 
eitienoete. and afterwards at Ilminster, in Somerset 
shire. 
Anonymous Books. — 
1, “ Owos KpcOwos, A Dissertation concerning the 
oa and Antiquity of Barley Wine. 4to., Oxford, 
50. 
2. “A Philosophical Dialogue concerning Decency, to 
which is added a Critical and Historical Dissertation on 
Places of Retirement for necessary Occasions, together 
with an Account of the Vessels and Utensils in use 
amongst the Ancients, &c. 4to., London, 1751.” 
Who was the author of these two very singular 
productions ? T.G.S. 
Edinburgh. 
[The author of these two works was the Rev. Samuel 
Rolleston, installed Archdeacon of Salisbury, July 12, 
1732. Among the Additional MSS., British Museum, are 
several of his Letters, as well as a “ Dissertation concern- 
ing the Antiquity of Malt Liquor,” and a “ Dissertation 
on Close-Stools!” &c. ] 
A New Nation in Italy. —'To what people does 
the following statement, given in Edwards's Cork 
Remembrancer, p. 196. refer ? 
“1760 There was lately discovered in Italy a new 
nation, which has subsisted there for many hundred years, 
These people live in several villages in the mountains 
lying north of Verona and Vicenza, and speak a language 
of their own, which hitherto was thought a corrupt Ger- 
man, but upon acloser inquiry is found to be pure Danish. 
Segnior Marco Pezzo has written a very learned disser- 
tation, to prove that these people are a remnant of the 
Cimbrians, defeated by Caius Marius.” 
ABHBA. 
[The work by Marco Pezzo is entitled “ Dei Cimbri Ve- 
ronesi e Vicentini libri due di Marco Pezzo, P. Veronese. 
Terza edizione. Di molto accresciuta del Primo, e prima 
del Secondo, ehen’ @ il Vocabolario. In Verona, 1763.” 
This colony is thus noticed by Dr. Symonds, in one of his 
lectures at Cambridge: “In the mountains near Barano 
there are seven villages inhabited by the descendants of 
the Cimbri, who inyaded Italy in the time of Marius; 
there are also twelve more about twelve miles from Ve- 
rona, inhabited by the same people. They still speak 
the Cimbrian language; and when the King of Denmark 
visited Verona, about 1630, they came down to see him 
in great numbers, and conversed with him in the Danish 
language, so similar was it to their own.” Dr. Symonds 
spent some days among them, and found them in every 
respect a different people from the Italians. Some further 
notices of these people will be found in Maffei’s Verona 
Illustrata. ) 
Sir George Vandergucht. — Information is de- 
sired respecting Sir George Vandergucht, men- 
tioned in Lord Rochford’s letter, 2° S. i. 71.? or 
can you tell me where I can find any account of 
him and his contested election ? Ce, Ti. 
Bath, 
[The individual referred to in Lord Rochford’s letter is 
Sir George Vandeput, Bart., grandson to Sir Peter Vande- 
put, formerly of Mark Lane, merchant. In 1749, Sir 
George was nominated as M.P. for Westminster, in op- 
position to Lord ‘Trentham, eldest son of Lord Gower. 
The election caused much excitement at the time. From 
one paper we learn that “Sir George’s ancestors came 
here in the reign of Elizabeth with a considerable for- 
tune; that his grandfather was sheriff of London in the 
reign of James IT., and that his firm and glorious stand 
will ever be remembered.” At the close of the poll the 
numbers were, for Lord Trentham, 4811; Sir George, 
4654. A scrutiny was demanded, when Lord Trentham 
was returned by a majority of 170, Sir George Vandeput 
died at Kensington, June 17,1784. For notices of the 
election see Gentleman's Magazine, vol. xix. pp. 521. 569.; 
vol. xx, pp. 41. 233. ] 
Sir John Davies. — Who wrote the “ Life,” 
prefixed to Sir John Davies's Historical Tracts, 
8vo., Dublin, 1787 ? ABHBA. 
The “ Life” was written by the late George Chalmers, 
F.R.S,, author of Caledonia, &e. Ob. 1825.] 
“ Thoughts in Past Years.’—Can you inform 
me who is the author of Thoughts in Past Years ? 
Eassy. 
pris work is by the Rev. Isaac Williams, of Trinity 
College, Oxford, author of The Cathedral, The Baptistery, 
&e.] 
Replies. 
ARCHBISHOP LAW, OF GLASGOW. 
(24 S. i. 56. 141.) 
The archbishop appears to have been son of 
John Law, proprietor of part of the lands of 
Lithrie in Fifeshire, which also belonged to his 
grandfather, Hector Law, and his great-grand- 
father, George Law. His mother was Margaret 
Strang, of the family of Balcaskie, from which the 
celebrated engraver, Sir Robert Strange, claimed 
descent. His monument is to be seen in Glasgow 
Cathedral, if it has not been removed, as was cer- 
tainly in contemplation by an apparent act of 
Vandalism of the * Woods and Forests,” He pur- 
