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“YOU ROTTEN ARMINIAN": MACAULAY. In a recent issue of The Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury the following lines were quoted:

Listen to this, all ye Arminians;

Hear what St. Paul says of your rotten opinions; and a statement was repeated that they had appeared originally in an old Wesleyan hymn-book. In view of the Calvinistic sentiments expressed in the lines this seemed very doubtful, and the opinion of the Rev. Henry Bett, author of the Hymns of Methodism,' was sought he declared that the lines never appeared in any Wesleyan hymns.

Dr. William Permewon subsequently pointed out that, in Trevelyan's Life of Macaulay,' chap. xi., in a burlesque

examination paper in divinity set by Macau. lay for his niece, the following lines appear: Then read Paul's Epistles,

You rotten Arminian; You won't find a passage

To support your opinion.

They are preceded by a stanza from 'The Vicar of Bray,' and followed by a verse from a song in The Quaker,' by Charles Dibdin. Are the lines a quotation or Macaulay's own composition? E. S. B.

WHITINGTON ARMS. The arms of the Whitingtons of Pauntley, Glos., said to be the descendants of "Dick Whittington," are given by Edmondson as follows: Gu., a fesse chequy, or and az; in the dexter chief a fleur-de-lis arg. Crest, a lion's head erased sable. Can any one inform me when these arms were granted, whether before or after the time of Dick Whittington ? There is a tradition that the Lord Mayor of London was not of poor parents, but belonged to a good family, and ran away from home.

S. H.

[In The Antiquary for January (reviewed in our columns last week), in an article by Mr. George Worley on the Church of St. Michael, Paternoster Royal, it is stated that on the death of his father tershire) young Whittington, then thirteen, came (Sir William Whittington, of Pauntley, Glouces to London to push his fortunes. but whether he did so under precisely the romantic circumstances with which popular legend has invested his career is extremely doubtful.]

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ANTI-WESLEYANA.-Three quarto poems issued in 1778 lie before me. They were printed for J. Bew in Paternoster Row, and are entitled 'Perfection: a Poetical Epistle. Calmly addressed to the greatest Hypocrite in England,' 'The Saints: a Satire,' and Sketches for Tabernacle-Frames: a Poem by the author of The Saints, a Satire'; 'Perfection,' &c., &c." The first and last mentioned of these have frontispieces, The Saints' has a vignette only. The British Museum has only one of them, viz., 'Perfection.' I am anxious to know who is the author of these anti-Wesley scurrilities.

1 J. H. R.

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EDMUND HARGATT, WINCHESTER SCHOLAR.—Mr. David Lewis at p. xxxiv of his Introduction to his translation of Dr. Nicholas Sander's Rise and Growth of the Anglican Schism' (London, 1877) writes as follows:

"The very reverend M. A. Tierney, canon penitentiary of Southwark, showed to the present writer a copy of Cardinal Pole's book, Pro Ecclesiastica Unitatis Defensio[ne],' in which a former possessor had written on the margin of p. lxxvii as follows:

'Audivi dixisse hoc aliquando ducissam Somersetensem, et hodie fama est, Annam ipsam non Thomæ Bulleni fuisse filiam sed ipsius Henrici 8, qui illam ex Bulleni uxore, dum vir peregre esset, generasset. Eaque ipsa de re regem a Bulleno admonitum antequam rex Annam duxisset, sed frustra.'

"This book had been the property of the reverend Edmund Hargatt, February 1, 1561, and Mr. Tierney's belief was that the note was in the handwriting of the then owner, who was a priest driven out of the country because of the change of religion."

Mr. Lewis adds in a note :

"Among the priests who had taken refuge abroad mentioned by Sander (De Visibili Monarchia Ecclesiæ,' 672 n., 1736, ed. Wirceburg) is Edmundus Hargattus.

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Canon Tierney died 19 Feb., 1862. Mr. Lewis died in 1895. Where is this book now ?

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REPERTORY THEATRE.-In view of the proposed formation of such a theatre it would be interesting to draw up a list of, say, the twelve best plays (excluding Shakespeare) which have not been acted publicly in London during the last half-century. S.

BRITISH REGIMENTAL HISTORY.-Where can I find a bibliography of this subject ? I am interested in the history of the various Scotch regiments that served in the French and Indian, and Revolutionary wars; particularly the history of the Black Watch and Fraser's Highlanders (71st).

JOHN L. STEWART.

South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

[For the 71st see 11 S. viii. 354, 397, 434.] MAJOR-GENERAL PATRICK DUFF, of the

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Edmund Hargatt, after serving as Querister at New College, Oxford, about Hon. East India Company's Artillery February, 1534/5 (Holgate and Chitty. (Bengal). — Wanted, the date and place "Winchest er Long Rolls, 1723-1812,' Win- of his death. He appears in the Army chester, 1904, p. 332), entered Winchester List of 1802 as a Major-General having His portrait College from Padbury, Buckinghamshire, local rank in the East Indies. aged 13, and was Fellow of New College was painted by G. Romney, and an engrav1543-53 (Kirby, Winchester Scholars,' ing of it by C. H. Hodges was published in p. 120). He obtained the Vicarage of 1791.

J. H. LESLIE.

QUILL.

Writtle, Essex, in 1553, and in December AUTHOR OF PLAY WANTED. Who wrote of that year was ordained Ostiary in London, the play The Puritan; or, The Widow of being then M.A. (Frere, Marian Reaction,' Watling Street'? p. 261). He became a Fellow of Eton College in 1554, and B.D. in 1556. He was at Louvain 1575 (S.P. Dom., Eliz.,' cv. 10). His name occurs in the Concertatio Ecclesiæ,' and he was probably living somewhere abroad in 1588.

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Any further particulars about Edmund Hargatt, and especially the date and place of his death, would be welcome.

JOHN B. WAINEWRIGHT.

CENTENARY OF THE CIGAR.-The following cutting from The Daily Mail of 7 January may, I hope, lead to further information on the subject. When was the cigar first introduced into English literature ?—

"A great many centenaries were celebrated in Paris in 1913, but one was overlooked, that of the cigar. After having been smoked a long time in Spain, where it had been introduced from Mexico, it was brought to France in 1813. The dictionary SIR RICHARD DRAKE HENEGAN, KT. OF first time, gave the following quaint definition: of the Académie, in speaking of the cigar for the THE HANOVERIAN OR GUELPHIC ORDER.A small roll of tobacco leaves, which is smoked like Wanted, the date and place of his death. He had served in the Peninsular War as Commissary in the Field Train Department of the Ordnance, and was living in 1846.

J. H. L.

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a pipe.' The fact that the first cigars put in their appearance in Paris towards 1813 is proved by which say that when the hermit went to lecture some lines in L'Hermite de la Chaussée d'Antin,' his nephew, a young officer in Paris, he found him in a dressing-gown, smoking a sort of roll of

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Lisles. In 1596 he or his son divided the property with Thomas, son of John Worsley of Appuldurcombe, Isle of Wight, taking the lands lying to the east of the village street. William Newman died in 1639, seised of half the manor, and was succeeded by his son Thomas, who is probably to be identified with the Thomas Newnham entered in a Court-book, 1 Charles I. (1625). The earliest name entered on the "Register

NEWNHAM FAMILY, ISLE OF WIGHT. of burialls for the Quarter of Whitwell" is

(11 S. viii. 489.)

that of "Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Newnham," who died in 1678. The earlier William THE Newnhams were members of a yeoman is included in the names given by Worsley family resident for centuries in the Isle of the historian in his 'Noate of the Freeholders Wight, holding lands in the parishes of in the Isle of Wight, 1606.' members of the Whitwell, Niton, and Chale; at first pro- Knighten Court. A Nicholas Newmanbably as tenants renting their lands from conjecturally his brother-is also named, and the Lisles of Gatcombe. The name is found is referred to later, in 1617, by Sir John variously spelt-Newnam, Newman, Newn-Oglander, in his Memoirs,' as follows: ham-and obviously referring to members "Forde [farm] that Nicholas Numan hath belonging to the same family. was parte of ye sayd mannor of Whitwell." He had in 1627 to provide a light horse for island defence."

In the list of jurors present at an inquisition taken at Newport, Isle of Wight, in response to a writ dated at Westminster, 16 May, 1384 (Inq. 7 Ric. II., No. 46), relating to Stenbury, a manor situated on the confines of Whitwell parish, is the name of William Newenham, conjecturally an early ancestor.

Another reference occurs in the Archidiaconal Visitation of the Isle of Wight, held in 1543, by Nicholas Harpisfelde, where "R. Newman, Whitewelle capella,' is entered. A badly written note by the side of the name refers apparently to a grant for repairs. An explanation is given in the reference to the neighbouring church of Niton, where the churchwardens of the two parishes are ordered to repair the church windows.

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Thomas Newnham, minister of St. Lawrence, Isle of Wight, who took his degree at Oxford in 1658, and was ejected from his living in 1662 for nonconformity, was son of Thomas, the owner of the Whitwell and Gotten estates. He was born in 1631 at Gotten, died of the smallpox, and was buried in Whitwell Church in 1689. His name is mentioned in Calamy's memorial. He was preaching at an outside service held on Stroud Green, a pretty spot on the road near Chale, on 4 Nov., 1688, and

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on hearing that the Dutch armament conveying William of Orange was sailing past the shores of the Island, he set aside the subject he intended to have preached on, and gave his people a discourse suited to such a circumstance of Providence." His father survived, and by a partition deed, bearing date September, 1689, is shown to have left several grandchildren to inherit. A grandchild, son of the minister, attained his majority in 1704, and in 1709 he sold the estates to Sir Robert Worsley of Appuldurcombe, Isle of Wight.

Ventnor.

JOHN L. WHITEHEAD.

Q. CICERO AND STONE CIRCLES (11 S. viii. 229).-MR. J. W. HAYES has very kindly informed me who it is that is strongly suspected of having played a hoax on Charles Hulbert with the pretended letter of Quintus Cicero. The name of the probable perpetrator of the jest is well known to me, and I have more than one book from his library in my possession. The original

hint may have come from Sir Thomas Browne, who, in his Museum Clausum, or Bibliotheca Abscondita' (Miscellany Tracts,' xiii.), puts in the list of 'Rare and Generally Unknown Books,'

"The Letter of Quintus Cicero, which he wrote in answer to that of his Brother Marcus Tullius, desiring of him an account of Britany, wherein are described the Country, State and Manners of the Britains of that Age.”

EDWARD BENSLY.

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Over Kellet is no doubt the correct name; it is a parish about six miles from Lancaster. In the seventeenth century there were many Robinsons living in the parish. A Thomas Robinson was buried there 15 Aug., 1655. OVER KENNETT (CORRECTLY OVER The parish registers (1652 to 1812) have been KELLET), LANCASHIRE (11 S. ix. 28)-printed by the Lancashire Parish Register "Over Kennett" is Over Kellet, a parish in Society (vol. xlii.). There were several the South Lonsdale petty-sessional division wills of this branch of the Robinson family of Lancashire, and in the rural deanery of Tunstall. It was formerly a parochial proved at Richmond, for list of which see vols. x., xiii., and xxiii. of the publications chapelry in the parish of Bolton-le-Sands. of the Record Society of Lancashire and The Robinsons were customary tenants of a Cheshire. HENRY FISHWICK, messuage in the hamlet of Capernwray, within the township of Over Kellet, early in the sixteenth century. John Robinson If the deed is examined closely, it will occurs in 1543; Miles Robinson of Capern-probably be found that wray died on Christmas Day, 1584, his will a misspelling for Over Kellet, a village one being proved on 23 July, 1585. His son and a half miles west of Carnforth, and six Marmaduke held a tenement in Capernwray miles nearly due north from Lancaster. by copy of court roll of the manor of Hornby, The village of Nether Kellet is a mile and and died about 1631. He had issue William a half in a south-westerly direction from of Capernwray, husbandman, who pre-Over Kellet.

The Heights, Rochdale.

Over Kennett " is

HENRY TAYLOR, F.S.A. Birklands, Birkdale, Lancashire. [MR. C. W. RUSTON HARRISON also thanked for reply.]

deceased him, and whose will was proved In a will dated 14 March, 1586, the 20 Jan., 1622[-3]; Thomas, of the city testator gives instructions "to be buryed of Bristol, glover; Richard; and three in my Parishe Churche Yarrde of Over other sons. Elen (or Eleanor), daughter Kellett nye unto the crosse." The remains and heir of the said William, inherited her of this the churchyard cross-are still father's tenement, and died, aged 16, in in situ, and the village green is adorned by August, 1636. In that year Thomas Robin- another recently restored cross of dignified son of Capernwray brought a bill of com- proportions. Opposite is the house of a plaint in the Duchy of Lancaster Court descendant of the testator-a learned and (Bundle 348, Mich. Term, 12 Ch. I.) against well-known antiquary. Robert Leaper of Capernwray touching that tenement. Possibly Thomas, the plaintiff, was Thomas of the city of Bristol, uncle of Elen. The next link in the descent is defective, but Robert Robinson of Capernwray, yeoman, by will dated 22 March, 1674-5], proved 15 April, 1675, devised 10l. to the children of Thomas Robinson of the City of London; 107. to the poor of Over Kellet and Capernwray; 20l. to his niece Elizabeth Beetham, 20l. to his nephew Richard Beetham, and 30. to the said Richard's eldest son; and his real estate to nephew George Robinson of Over Kellet.

UPRIGHT STONES IN CHURCHYARDS (11 S. viii. 490; ix. 35). If the querist will consult Mr. Walter Johnson's "Byways in British Archæology, 1912, pp. 346-7, he will find a discussion of the subject and a number of references. I have found the work a mine of information on this and kindred topics. My experience has been that the inscriptions on what are apparently the oldest stones are almost, if not entirely illegible. M. M.

Thomas Robinson was buried at Over Kellet on 15 Aug., 1655. Probably he was the person about whom F. C. B. inquires, In Ancient Sepulchral Monuments,' by and possibly he was the father of the Thomas Brindley and Weatherley, published by of the City of London whose children were Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, London (1887) legatees in the will of Robert Robinson in-perhaps the most exhaustive book on the : 1675. If F. C. B. will communicate with subject in existence-there occur measured

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London Magazine.

1761. Mrs. Smith, dau. of the Lady Ann[? abella] Pawlet.

1769, Nov. 21. Lady Ann Pawlett in Brudenell Street. [Wife of W. Powlett of Testwood.] Gentleman's Magazine.

1772, Nov. Capt. William Powlett of Testwood
[Hants], cousin of Duke of Bolton.
1774, Jan. 30. Rev. Dr. John Burton [aged 83],
late Headmaster of Winchester College, which
post he held [1724-66] for 42 years.
1820, Sept. 29. At Southampton, Hon. Mrs.
Wallop [née Camilla Powlett Smyth].
1821, March 8. At Bath, aged 62, William
Powlett Powlett, Esq., of Lanstown House,
co. Southampton Lainston House, near Win-
chester, formerly of Somborne House].
1825, Jan. 3. At Chislehurst, Lady Bayning
[née Annabella Powlett Smyth].

"MARRIAGE"

G. R. B.

AS SURNAME (11 S. viii. 287, 336, 378, 457; ix. 14). The name of Mariage frequently occurs in the registers of the French Churches of Canterbury and Threadneedle Street at earlier dates than 1657. At Threadneedle Street, 1637, is the following announcement of marriage :

"Bodouin Mariage, filz_ de Toussain, natif d'Anuers, et Alexandrine Bernard, vefue de feu Augustin Gous [in another entry spelt Goos], natieu de Pihen les Calais. Mars 26. 11 Avril, 1637."

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Same register, 1639 :"Charles Mariage, filz de feu Piere, natif de l'Isle en Flandres, et Judith, fille de feu Nicolas Capon, natieu de Cantorberri. Mars 30, 1639."

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Same register, 1607, occurs the birth of Moyse Mariage, fils de Jehan M. et de sa femme Susanne Fournie. Mars 22, 1607."

There are also numerous entries where members of the family were witnesses for births and marriages.

Boduin Mariage appears to have previously resided at Canterbury, for in 1632 and 1633 his name occurs as witness to baptisms.

Members of the family lived in the neighbourhood of Guisnes, the name occurring frequently in the register of that church as witnesses to births, marriages, and deaths between 1671 and 1680.

At a later date-1693 and onwards-the name is found in the register of the French Church of St. Patrick and St. Mary, Dublin, where are entries of the deaths of the children of Pierre Mariage, "ouvrier en soye," and Elizabeth Askison his wife In the Livre de Témoignages de l'Église de Threadneedle Street' are the names of "Estienne Mariage. 24 Sept., 1671."

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Jaques Mariage: fils de feu Estienne: 20 ans.
24 Sept., 1701."
G. DE CASSEL FOLKARD.
Holyrood, 9, Brixton Hill, S. W.

HEART-BURIAL (11 S. viii. 289, 336, 352, 391, 432, 493; ix. 38).-There is a section on

this subject in T. F. Thiselton Dyer's Church
Lore Gleanings,' 1891, pp. 130-35. I cannot
say that there is anything additional to what
has appeared in N. & Q.' In The Church
Monthly, March, 1912, there is an illustration
of the Leybourne double casket-one said to
be intended for the heart of the wife of Sir
Thomas de Leybourne, but never used.
S. L. PETTY.

The will of Myles Salley, Bishop of
Llandaff, dated 29 Nov., 1516 (P.C.C. Holder
26), contains the following provision :-
"To be buried in the north side of our lady
chapell before the image of St. Andrewe at the
Gauntes of Bristoll; my hart and bowelles at the
high aulter in the church of Martharn before
St. Theodoryk."

The episcopal palace was at Mathern, co.
Monmouth.
F. S. HOCKADAY.

Highbury, Lydney.

DICKENS IN LONDON (11 S. ix. 9, 58).— The following passage from Sala's 'Charles Dickens' may probably be what MR. ARDAGH has in mind. After alluding to the rare seen in occasions on which Dickens was Pall Mall, although a member of the Athenæum Club, Sala wrote:

"Elsewhere he would make his appearance in the oddest places and in the most inclement weather: In Ratcliff Highway, on Haverstock Hill, on Camberwell Green, in Gray's Inn Lane, in the Wandsworth Road, at Hammersmith Marie Mariage, fille de Badouin M. Mars 25, Broadway, in Norton Folgate, and at Kensal New

Same register, 1638, the birth of

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1638."

Town. A hansom cab whirled you by 'The Bell and

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