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NOTES AND QUERIES. . 
[2n4 8, No 22., May 81, °56, 
Minar Queries, 
“ Oswald” in Corinne.——Who was the original 
of Oswald in Corinne ? M. J, 
Glasgow, 
Stratton of Bremble. — 
“ Stratton of Bremble, in Wiltshire, who came out of 
Norfolk, with the undermentioned coat; Ar. on a cross, 
sa, five bezants.” 
Such is the entry in Harl. MSS., British Mu- 
seum, No. 1166., fol. 89. Will any genealogist 
favour me with the connecting link between the 
Stratton of Norfolk and the Stratton of Bremble 
(Bremhill) in Wiltshire ?—of which last family, 
pedigrees are entered in Harl. MSS., No. 1165., 
fol. 99b., and No, 1443., fol. 200b. H.C. C. 
Zuchary Jengilier.—Can any of your readers 
give me any information regarding Zachary Jen- 
gilier, author of The Ghost, a farce in three acts, 
8vo0., 1815 ? X. (1.) 
Custom at Christ Church, Oxford.—In the 
cathedral of Christ Church, Oxford, after the 
Anthem, the chaplain repeats the versicle, ‘“O 
Lord, save the Queen;” to which the congrega- 
tion respond, “ And mercifully hear us when we 
call upon Thee.” As these versicles have been 
used so shortly before, in their accustomed place, 
the object of their repetition does not seem ob- 
vious. Can it be explained? Does the same 
practice prevail in any other church? J. G. T. 
Original Poems.—Can any of your readers in- 
form me who wrote the following volume of 
poems? Original Poems, by a Young Gentleman, 
8vo., 1780. This volume, which was published at 
Edinburgh, contains “ George's Natal Day,” a 
masque. I find a volume of poems published at 
Edinburgh in this year (1780), (though under a 
different title), the authorship of which is attri- 
buted to a Mr. Nisbet. X. (1.) 
The Works of Mercy.—In the Commentary of 
8. Jerome on the 32nd (Vulgate) psalm, I read : 
“ Athaia deorsum habet cavamen et sex chordas habet 
opera sanctorum intelliguntur per citharam, que sunt 
sex opera misericordie. Et de illis chordis aliw beni 
cantant, alia murmurant.” 
In older writers, the corporeal works of mercy 
are generally reckoned as six, the first two being 
reckoned as one. When were they changed to 
seven ? Wiuram Frazer, B.C.L. 
Alton, Staffordshire. 
English Version of “Veni Creator Spiritus.” — 
Can any of your readers tell me who translated the 
Veni Creator Spiritus, as it appeared in the “ Or- 
dering of Priests” in the English Prayer Book ? 
There are two forms, which seem to have been 
translated by different persons, The longer is 
published in the earliest editions of the Prayer 
Book, but the shorter was not incorporated in the 
service until nearly the end of the seventeenth 
century, KE. M. P. 
Cliefden House.—G. S. 8. begs to inquire 
through “ N, &. Q.,” when — 
cea: : ° Cliefden’s proud alcove, 
The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love,” 
was built? He has a letter, without date, which 
speaks of the progress made by the workmen, and 
in which is the following allusion to the Duke of 
Buckingham : 
“ He has been as successfull at the assize at Bucking- 
ham as he was at Westminster, victorious over all his 
enemies.” 
If the duke’s success and victory were known, 
the date of this letter and the age of Cliefden 
House (the late) would be established. 
Knee-holme, Butchers’-broom, Jews’ Myrtle 
(Ruscus aculeatus).— This evergreen shrub, so 
remarkable for its tiny wax-like flowers, and 
bright-red berries, which grow upon the upper 
surface of its stiff sharp-pointed leaves, is not un- 
common in the woods about Canterbury. In 
some parts of Kent, it is called “ Jews’ Myrtle ;” 
and it is the popular belief, that the crown of 
thorns, which was placed upon the head of our 
Saviour, was composed of its branches. Is there 
any authority for this belief ? Fras, Brent. 
Sandgate. 
Crooked Naves.— Could any of your corre- 
spondents favour me with any explanation of the 
crooked form of the nave of St. Michael’s church, 
Coventry ? Iam well aware it is generally sup- 
posed to be an emblem of our Blessed Lord’s body 
bent by the spear thrust; but as I haye never 
se@m any other instances of it in church architec- 
ture, I think this explanation very unsatisfactory. 
Perhaps some of your correspondents might give 
other instances of it, and so corroborate the sup- 
position which I have mentioned. At any rate I 
think it worth inquiring into, K. 
The Cornish Motto.— Can you inform me of 
the origin of the Cornish motto of “One and 
all?” * A CornisuMan. 
Broken Hearts—Last Good Friday in a sermon 
I heard it positively stated that the immediate 
cause of our Blessed Lord’s death was of a broken 
heart ; and on considering the matter it is almost 
absurd to suppose that natural death (whereby I 
mean without miraculous agency) should follow 
so quickly by the simple fact of pierced hands and 
feet. Now up to the time I heard this statement, 
{* This query appeared in our 1S. iv. 174, with a 
notice of the Cornish arms, byt remains wnanswered, | , 
