90 THOMAS KEN AND IZAAK WALTON 



published in 1760, has formed the staple of all sub- 

 sequent "Lives." Mr. R. B. Marston thinks that 

 Notes and Queries was perfectly "justified in 

 inferring that we owe the principal facts about 

 Walton's life, not to Sir John Hawkins, but to 

 William Oldys, Norroy King-at-Arms." That may 

 be quite true, as a matter of fact ; but if, as is also 

 stated, Oldys searched out this information for and 

 at the request of Sir John Hawkins, the latter must 

 still retain the credit of having supplied his readers 

 with the information. Nor under such circumstances 

 was he bound to give credit to Oldys although it 

 would have been courteous to have done so. 



LALEHAM ON THAMES 



