2«* S. IX. Feb. 11. '60.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



101 



Burke in his latest work has thrown an air of ro- 

 mance upon the first two names : — 



1. " Henry Palceologus, only son of Andrew Palseologus, 

 Gent., born in the parish of S. Catharine Tower, London, 

 31 Jan. 1633; admitted 9 August, 1647. 



2. " Thomas Umfrevile, eldest son of William Umfrevile, 

 Esq., born in the parish of Stanaway, eo. Essex, 25 April, 

 1638; admitted 16 Sept. 1652. 



3. " William Grosrenor, only son of Henry Grosvenor, 

 Gent., born in the parish of Lillishall, co. Salop, 13 May, 

 1638. Admitted 15 May, 1654. 



4. " George Gilbert Peirce, only son of Sir Edmund 

 Peirce, Knt., born at Maidstone, co. Kent, 16 March, 

 1634; admitted 27 April, 1647. 



5. " Roger Radcliff, eldest son of Andrew EadclifF, 

 gent., born at Oswestry, co. Salop, 9 May, 1644; ad- 

 mitted 10 March, 1655. 



6. " Thomas Pertivall, second son of Zouch Percivall, 

 Esq., born in the parish of Staughton, co. Leicester, 10 

 Feb. 1644; admitted 12 March, 1656. 



7. " John Farewell, second son of Sir John Farewell, 

 Knt, born in the parish of S. Leonard's, Shoreditch, 

 London, 24 March, 1642 ; admitted 7 Nov. 1659. 



8. " Thomas Willoughby, only son of Thomas Wil- 

 loughby, born at Virginia in America, 25 Dec. 1632; 

 admitted May 13, 1644. 



9. " John "Lilburn, eldest son of John Lilburn, gent., 

 deceased, born in the parish of S. Martin's, Ludgate, 

 London, 12 Oct. 1650; admitted 3 April, 1661." 



The two following are from Dugard's admission 

 book to the private school which he opened in 

 Coleman Street, and which seems to have at- 

 tracted a very large number of pupils : — 



10. " Thomas Doxey, only son of Thomas Doxey, yeo- 

 man, born in New England, 1651 ; admitted 3 April, 

 1662. 



11. " Eliah Yale, second son of David Yale, merchant, 

 born in New England, 1649 ; admitted 1 Sept. 1662." 



I should be glad to receive information re- 

 specting the bearers of any of the above names. 



C. J. Robinson, M.A. 



Richard Pohson. — Whether the relaxation of 

 a mighty mind, or the playful mental contest of 

 the mightiest Grecian of modern times in his at- 

 tempt at practical frivolity, can be deemed suffi- 

 cient to make the following anecdote palatable, 

 must rest with others to decide. After Porson 

 had arrived at the summit of his literary fame, he 

 was visited by his first instructor Mr. Summers, 

 who was accompanied by his earliest patron, the 

 Rev. George Hewett. On their being conducted 

 into his room,. he took no notice beyond an in- 

 different glance ; but Mr. Hewett, addressing him, 

 said " as we were in town we determined to come 

 and see you;" this drew no observation from 

 Porson, but rising he rang the bell, and then de- 

 sired the servant to bring candles. The man, 

 familiar with such eccentricities, instantly obeyed, 

 and placed them on the table. " There," ex- 

 claimed Porson, " now you see me better." 



H. D'AVENET. 



Hornbooks. — In the year 1851, Mr. Timbs 

 drew attention to the subject of Hornbooks by a 

 Query in vol. ii. of your First Series (p. 167.), 

 and a reply appeared at p. 236. of the same 

 volume, and a short Note by myself at p. 151. of 

 the 3rd vol. No other information, so far as I 

 know, has been elicited in your columns, and as I 

 am now engaged in preparing a History of Horn- 

 books, I beg to be permitted to reopen the sub- 

 ject, and to say how much obliged I should be by 

 the kind assistance of your many correspondents 

 in accumulating a farther store of information on 

 this interesting but little known topic. Any re- 

 miniscences with which your correspondents might 

 favour me would be thankfully acknowledged; and 

 if any Hornbooks should be forwarded to me for 

 comparison with those in my possession, they 

 should be carefully preserved and speedily re- 

 turned, free of charge to the sender. Commu- 

 nications may be either addressed to me at my 

 residence, or to the care of my publishers, Messrs. 

 Triibner & Co., 60. Paternoster Row, or to Mr. 

 Tegg, 85. Queen Street, Cheapside. 



Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie. 



35. Bernard St., Russell Sq., W.C. 



Age of the Horse. — Aristotle (Hist. Anim. 

 v. 14.) states that a horse lives about thirty-five 

 years, and a mare above forty. He adds that 

 horses have been known to live seventy-five years. 

 The average age of the horse, in modern times, 

 falls far short of that stated in this passage. Does 

 modern experience furnish any authentic example 

 of a horse having attained the age of seventy-five 

 years? * L. 



The Land of Btheest. — In Caxton's Golden 

 Legend, I find mention of the " Land of Byheest" — 

 the word is used more than once. I can find 

 neither in Bosworth nor Skinner any word nearer 

 than here, or " behest" (mandatum). This mean- 

 ing would, in a sort, answer for the sense I attach 

 to it ; but I would be glad to have a clearer ex- 

 planation, or to be assured that this is the right 

 sense. A. B. R. 



Belmont. 



Water Fi.annei,. — I read lately in a small 

 work called Words by the Wayside, designed as 

 an introduction to the study of botany, a state- 

 ment so singular that I venture to ask for in- 

 formation respecting it. It is to the effect that 

 some years ago, during a very wet season, a 

 meadow in Glocestershire was covered in a single 



[* Buffon, in his Hist Nat. an viii. (of the Republic), 

 vol. xix. pp. 392-396., gives an interesting account of a 

 draught horse that lived to the age of fifty (1724 to 

 1774), that is, says Buffon, double the age of his race: 

 " 1c double du terns de la vie ordinaire de ces animaux." 

 -Ed.] 



