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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2"'i S. VI. 149 , Nov. 6. '58. 



tlie musicians of Montgaillarrl and its environs shall at- 

 tend the funeral. Fift_v of them shall open the proces- 

 sion with hunting tunes, waltzes, and minuets." 



This sinjiular will created the more surprise, as 



the deceased had always been denominated by his 



family the Misanthrope, on account of bis gloomy 



nd reserved character. J. Y. 



'■'■ Sit ye merry!"' — There are probably many 

 unrecorded instances in which the unlearned pea- 

 santry of East Anglia have traditionally preserved 

 Anglo-Saxon phrases. Before harvest-home sup- 

 pers went out of fashion, it was common to hear 

 a husbandman add, at the close of his song, " Sit 

 ye merry !" This was usually understood as 

 merely an invitation to the company to continue 

 their merriment. Is it not really a corruption of 

 ' ' Sich gerasBare," Behold the end ? S. AV. Kix. 



" THE PROMENADE," A POLITICAL PRINT. 



I have a print entitled " Promenade in the State 

 Side of Newgate," size 2 ft. 4 in. by 1 ft. 6 in. ; 

 containing twenty-two good portraits, most of 

 them nearly nine inches long. Designed and 

 etched by K. Newton; published Oct. 5th, 1793, 

 by William Holland, 50. O.xford Street. The 

 portraits are numbered 1. to 22. as under; those 

 with a star against the name are visitors : — 



" Xo. 1*. Peter Pindar peeping at the party. 2. Wil- 

 liam Holland. 3*. No name. 4*. Doctor Adrian. 6. 

 Thomas Townley Macan. C*. Count Zcnobia. 7. John 

 Frost. 8. Thomas Lloyd. 9*. John Ilorne Tooke. 10*. 

 Mr. Gerald. 11'. Martin Van Butchell. 12*. Charles 

 Pigott. 1,S. Lord George Gordon. 11. Henry Delahay 

 Symons. 16. James Kidgeway. IC*. Daniel Isaac Eaton. 

 17. Lord William Murrav. 18*. Lady Willi.am Murrav. 

 19*. IMaster Murrav. 20*. Mr. Collins. 21*. Captain 

 Wilbraham. 22*. Bliss Holland." 



Perhaps some of the readers of " N. & Q." can 

 oblige me by stating why all these persons are re- 

 presented as being in Newgate, and in company 

 with Lord George Gordon ? W. D. H. 



iHinor CSitcrtciS. 



Sir Isaac Ncivtoii's Dial. — Sydney Sinirke, in a 

 communication to 2'he Builder (Oct. 2.3, 18^8), 

 states that, in the village of Market Overton, on 

 the borders of Leicestershire and Rutlandshire, 

 there is a small mansion, once of some importance, 

 but now sadly dilapidated. Tradition assigns it 

 as a place frequented by Newton in early life. 

 Upon the ceiling of one of the apartments is de- 

 picted a dial, the lines of which radiate from the 

 bow-window, and extend over the whole ceiling, 

 the hours being marked on the opposite side of the 

 room. This curious piece of dialling, of which it 



is not clear in what manner the hours were indi- 

 cated, is assigned to the hand of Newton. The 

 writer suggests that a mirror, or a bason o( water, 

 must have been placed in the window seat, in 

 order to receive the sun's rays, and reflect them 

 against the ceiling. Probably some of your local 

 correspondents may be enabled to add some inform- 

 ation upon this subject. Cl, Hopper. 



Sir Joshia Reynolds, his Family and Letters. — 

 I shall be obliged to any reader of " N. & Q." 

 who can furnish me with any particulars relating 

 to Theophila Potter, the mother of Sir Joshua 

 Reynolds, or with any copies of letters to or from 

 Sir Joshua. I am particularly anxious to obtain 

 copies of any letters written by Sir Vvilliam 

 Chandlers to Reynolds. C. Rx. Leslie. 



2. Abercorn Place, St. John's Wood. 



Elegy to Lord Bacon. — Who is the author of 

 an elegy commencing : — 



" To the Right Hon. the Lord Chancellor Bacon. 

 " BI}' Lord, a diamond to me j'ou sent, 

 And I to you a Blackamore present : 

 Gifts speak their givers," &c. 



Among George Herbert's Latin poems is one 

 entitled, "iEthiopissa ambit Costum diversi coloris 

 virum." B. D. 



" History of Warton Parish." — History of 

 Warton Parish, Lancashire, 2 vols., in Manuscript, 

 folio or 4to., by Lucas. Can any one give in- 

 formation as to where these volumes are deposited? 



J. M. 

 Silverdale, near Lancaster. 



Lord Prior of England. — What was the form 

 and mode of appointment of the Lord Prior of 

 England of the Order of St. John ? Had the 

 Crown any power of confirming his election ? or 

 any and what share in the appointment of the 

 Lord Prior ? Where can anything be found on 

 the subject of the Lord Prior in the publications 

 of the Record Commissioners or elsewhere ? 



George Bowteb. 



Temple, 23 Oct. 1858. 



Hope. — Wanted, a reference to a review or re- 

 views oi An Essay on the Origin and Prospects of 

 Man, by Thomas Hope, 1831. H. J. 



Albini, the Mathematician. — In JMoreri's Dic- 

 tionary I find the following : — 



" Albini ou Anbin (Philippe), Anglais, celfebre matlie- 

 maticien, et bon philosophe, a publie Canones Tabularum, 

 §'c. Lelande et Pitseus parlent de lui, mais ils ne S9avent 

 pas en quel sifecle il a vecu." 



The Lelande here referred to I suppose to be 

 John Leland, the antiquary ; and Pitseus was no 

 do'dit John Pits, wlo wrote de Illustribus Anglia: 

 Scriptoribus. But who was the celebrated mnthe- 

 nsatician of an unknown age ? P. S. C. 



