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NOTES AND QUERIES. 
[24 S, No20., May 17. °56. 
Etymology ‘of Winchelsea (2° §. i. 190. 241.) 
— As the etymology of Chelsea, near London 
may assist W. S. and Mr. Lower, in ascertaining 
the etymology of Winchelsea, I beg leave to refer 
them to the commencement of the account of 
Chelsea in the second volume of Lyson’s Environs 
of London; and pages 2. to 5. in the first volume 
of Faulkner’s History of Chelsea, in which works, 
especially the latter, will be found the various 
etymologies that have been given of Chelsea. The 
accounts are too long for insertion in “ N. & Q,” 
and could not perhaps be satisfactorily abridged, 
and therefore had better be seen in the books 
above mentioned, which are by no means un- 
common. W. H.W. T. 
Somerset House. 
“ Starboard,” “Larboard,” “Port” (2"°S. 1.335.) 
—G. A. J., who inquires about the derivation of 
these nautical terms, will recollect that the Vene- 
tians and Genoese were among the earliest Euro- 
pean navigators, and formed during the Middle 
Ages, and even later, the most powerful maritime 
states. It is, therefore, extremely probable that 
the Italian language is that in which we are to 
look for the origin of most of our nautical terms 
of old standing. I have long supposed that the 
terms “starboard,” “larboard,” and “port” had 
an Italian origin. 
Thus we have “ questo bordo,” this side of the 
vessel, or the side on which the helmsman stood ; 
“quello bordo,” that side, or the one opposite to 
him ; bordo, being “‘ tutta quella parte del vascello, 
che dai fianchi sti fuor dell’ acqua.” These terms 
would naturally come to be abbreviated to ’sto 
bord’, ’lo bora’. 
Then, again, the master, when directing the 
helmsman to put the tiller over to the larboard 
side of the vessel, or that opposite to him, would 
naturally indicate it by the word portare, to carry 
or push: “ porta il timone,” “ port your helm,” as 
distinguished from tirare, to pull. 
In process of time, in order to obviate the risk 
of confusion between the sounds ’sto bord’, "lo 
bord’, “starboard,” “larboard,” inasmuch as 
porting the helm always indicated the larboard 
side of the vessel, the word port came to express 
it altogether. 
It is a mistake to suppose, as Mr. Bosworru 
does, that the Anglo-Sax., steorbord, is from 
styran, to steer. BGs 
— Rectory, Hereford. 
PAigeellanedug, 
NOTES ON BOOKS, ETC. 
We have this day to notice two books recently pub- 
lished by The Camden Society, which books, but for the 
existence of “N. & Q.,” would probably never have been 
given tothe world. The first is Charles I. in 1646. Letters 
of Charles I. to Queen Henrietta Maria. *Now first printed 
from a MS. in the Possession of Joseph C. Witton, Esq. 
Edited by John Bruce, Esq. This valuable and highly 
curious series of Letters was originally brought under our 
notice by the gentleman who owns the MS., from which 
they have been printed. One Letter was printed in our 
columns (1% §. xii. 219.), when, at our suggestion, Mr. 
Witton with great kindness and liberality submitted 
; the collection to The Camden Society, with permission to 
place it in the hands of a competent editor. The task 
was entrusted to Mr. Bruce; and the result is a volume 
| which has been pronounced, by a distinguished historian, 
one of the most valuable contributions to the history of 
Charles I. which has yet been given to the world. The 
second book illustrates an earlier period of our history. 
It is An English Chronicle of the Reigns of Richard IL, 
Henry IV., Henry V., and Henry VI, written before the 
Year 1471, edited by the Rey. John Silvester Davies, M.A. 
of Pembroke College, Oxford. The original MS. of this 
valuable addition to our English Chronicles had been 
used by Stowe, thence passed into the possession of 
Speed; and is now the property of Speed’s representative, 
John Speed Davies, Esq., the father of the editor. This 
Chronicle, after forming the subject of several communi- 
cations in our eleventh volume (pp. 103. 139., &c.), was 
most liberally placed at the disposal of The Camden So- 
ciety for publication, if it should be thought desirable. 
Mr. Davies’s offer to edit it was at once accepted; and he 
devoted himself with great zeal and intelligence to pro- 
duce it in a satisfactory form. Sir Frederick Madden 
has kindly contributed some important materials to the 
volume; which is one which reflects great credit both 
upon the editor and the Society, which has been the 
means of placing these new illustrations of an obscure 
period of our annals in the hands of historical students. 
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by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson. 
Iniusrrations or Macaotay. We have by accident omitted this week 
our usual article under this head. We shall resume the series next week, 
having several very curious illustrations waiting for insertion. 
G.L.S. The Rime of the new-made Baecalere was attributed to 
George John Davie of Exeter College. See“ N. & Q.” Ist S, xii. 35. 
Answers to other Correspondents and Notes on many Books omitted this 
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