444 NOTES A20) Q-TERTES. 



One of the streets is called St. Nicholas Street, "but I am 

 not aware that any church existed here, though the name might 

 hare been connected with the Friary. St. Nicholas is the patron 

 saint of sailors, and the dedication is common in churches 

 situated on the sea shore. Pevensey Church, in Sussex, is so 

 dedicated, and the smoke of the votive tapers, which were 

 burnt before his image by wives whose husbands were at sea, 

 it still fresh on the pillars, whilst at Winchelsea was a magic 

 vane which was turned by loving hands believing it would make 

 the favourable breeze blow and bring back the dear ones far off 

 upon the sea ; but no traditions of such a kind seem to hang 

 about the street. In the eighteenth century Boscawen Street 

 was divided into two by the Middle Row, which ran down the 

 centre, and under the western half of which the old Market 

 House was situated ; one of these streets was called Powder 

 Street, the other was a continuation of Coinage Hall Street, and 

 may have been so called. The Middle Row was taken down 

 about the year 1810. I know of no print or drawing represent- 

 ing the old row ; if such exists, it should be carefully reproduced. 

 The New or East Bridge was built between 1770 and 1780, thus 

 improving the access to the town from the east. 



I have thus jotted down a few notes that I have gleaned 

 with reference to the history of the town, which I think may be 

 of general interest, as for some years past I have been collecting 

 facts for such a history, but the scantiness of the materials and 

 other occupations have hitherto prevented me from making that 

 progress which I had hoped to have done. 



H. MICHELL WHITLEY. 



No. 4. 

 Notes on Natural History and Botany. 



The following notes on the flowers around Truro may be 

 interesting : 



"White varieties of the Dove's-foot geranium — Geranium 

 molh, L., and of Herb-Robert, G. Robert ianum, L., in Malpas 

 Road, Truro ; I do not find these mentioned in Hooker's flora. 

 Yellow musk, Mimulus luteus, L., banks of Kenwyn River, Truro ; 



