TWO HISTORICAL NOTES IN REGARD TO CAPTAIN COOK. 51 



the Spitfire Sloop of War which he commanded, in the 31st year 

 of his age. 



"Of Elizabeth Cook who died April 9th, 1771, aged 4 years. 



"Of Joseph Cook, who died Sept. 13th, 1768, aged 1 month. 



"Of George Cook who died October 1st, 1772, aged 4 months. 



"All children of the first named Captain James Cook, by 

 Elizabeth Cook, who survived her husband 56 years and departed 

 this life 13th May 1835, at her residence, Clapham, Surrey, in the 

 94th year of her age. Her remains are deposited with those of 

 her sons James and Hugh in the Middle Aisle of this Church." 



A flat stone in the Middle Aisle (above referred to) bears the 



record — 



"Mr. Hugh Cook, 



Died 21st Deer., 1793, 



Aged 17 years. 



James Cook Esqr., 

 Died 25th Jany., 1794, 

 Aged 31 years. 

 Also 



Elizabeth Cook, 



their mother, 



Obt. 13th May, 1835, 



Aged 93 years." 



The inscriptions were previously unknown to me, and are not 

 to be found in any books accessible to me. I therefore hope they 

 may be of interest to members of this Society. 



Footnote by Mr. Efcheridge. — The first paragraph of this inscrip- 

 tion was published by Lieut. C. R. Low, of H.M. Indian Navy, 

 in a small work entitled " Captain Cook's Three Voyages round 

 the World, with a sketch of his life," (London, Routledge & Sons, 

 n.d.), p. 13, and the whole inscription appeared in "A Catalogue 

 of the Collection of Relics of the late Captain James Cook, r.n., 

 f.r.s., &c, (p. 7) that were exhibited at the Indian and Colonial 

 Exhibition, London, in 1886, by Mr. John Macksell, one of the 



