shores. Have we, possibly, in this drama These unpublished works are thus not only yet another veiled allusion to & theme noteworthy in themselves, but also interestdealt with more than once by Peacock--ing on account of showing us Peacock in & the desertion of Harriet Westbrook by new light. Whatever else may be said, the Shelley, and the transference of his affections reproach so often brought against his novels to Mary Godwin ? as well as against the early productions of The third play-a musical farce in prose his son-in-law, George Meredith, which show end verse, consisting of two acts and four their influence-cannot be levelled at these scenes--is entitled The Three Doctors.' plays; for they are by no means devoid of It fills folios 128-49, written on both sides, plot, and the characters are clearly delineated. and is followed by a rough draft which has In one point especially, as has been shown, notes and comments interspersed on other they recall the loosely connected dialogues subjects. Written on paper marked W. which are known as the novels, in that they Turner & Son, it is attributed by Cole to a satirize the crazes and fads of the time. period not long before 1815. This statement Replete with humour and clever sayings, is borne out, more or less, by the contents, written in a flexible style, and bearing everywhich show in several instances great where the imprint of a scholarly discriminaanalogy with those of Headlong Hall and tion and judgment, they clearly betray their 'Melincourt.' The scene is laid in Merion-authorship. In conclusion, it may be menethshire, that of Headlong Hall' being tioned that the songs they contain have placed in the adjoining county of Carnarvon. already appeared in N. & Q.' (10 S. x. We know that Peacock first visited North 441; xi. 43). A. B. YOUNG, M.A. Ph.D. Wales-where he met his future wife-in 1810, so that it is most likely the play was written some time after this date. following points of similarity between the play and the two novels also deserve notice. Shenkin's way of speaking English with a Welsh accent recalls the Sexton's efforts The in Headlong Hall.' O'Fir is picked out of the water in the same manner as Mr. Cranium is in the tale. Although Sir Peter Paxarett bears a resemblance only in name to the Sir Telegraph Paxarett of Melincourt,' Humphry Hippy of Venison Hall is a faithful reproduction of Humphry Hippy of Hypocon House in the same tale, or vice versa. Marmaduke Milestone, the landscape gardener, exactly coincides with the character of the same name and vocation in Peacock's first novel. His plan for arranging Lord Littlebrain's park, which is torn to pieces in his portfolio, is similar to the two plans of the same gentleman's park which are shown by Mr. Milestone in Headlong Hall' to the Misses Chromatic, and which Peacock borrowed, although he has not admitted it, from Payne Knight's didactic poem 'The Landscape.' The main idea of the plot, however, has no counterpart elsewhere. It is skilfully worked out, while the rivalry between the three doctors shows Peacock's poignant satire at its best. His dislike to doctors is known to all acquainted with his works. He looked upon them as a means of accelerating death rather than prolonging life. A cha racter in Melincourt' is called Killquick, who, needless to say, belongs to the medical profession. 6 'DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY: EPITOME,' 1903. (See 10 S. ix. 21, 47, 83, 152, 211, 294, 397, 431; x. 183, 282.) omissions, and suggestions. Of the persons APPENDED is a third list of corrections, named, over twenty have passed away since 1903, and they are included here for convenient reference, as suggestions. Addison (Lancelot), 1632–1703. Add ArchUse of the Two Sacraments,' c. 1670; deacon of Coventry 1683-4. Author of Genuine 'West Barbary,' 1671. Father of Joseph Addison. Akerman (John Yonge), 1806-73. Add: Author of Descriptive Catalogue of Roman Coins,' 1834; Remains of Pagan Saxondom,' 1855; Tales of Humour from the Italian,' 1824; 'Tales of other Days,' 1830. Allen (Robert), author of the Odorifferous Ames (Joseph), 1689-1759. Add: Founder of Austin (Louis Frederic), b. Brooklyn, 9 Oct., Bagford (John), 1650-1716. engravings, to obtain which he mutilated many Brought together a number of title-pages and rare volumes." See Mr. Gordon Duff's Westminster Printers,' 1906, p. 8, on the "muchmaligned John Bagford." It is there stated that British Museum generally associated with Bag"the monstrous collection of title-pages in the ford's name was made by the venerated founder of English bibliography, Joseph Ames." Bailey (J. E.), 1840-88. Add: Wrote article in Bibliographer, 1882, On the Authorship of "The Whole Duty of Man."' Barnard (Elizabeth, Lady), née Hall, d. 1670. Shakespeare's granddaughter, and last direct descendant. Left directions in her will to sell New Place, Stratford, the final home of the poet. Her grave at Abington marked with a mulberry tree planted by Garrick." Barnard (Sir John) of Abington, Northamptonshire, d. 1674 (?). Married Shakespeare's grand daughter Elizabeth Nash, née Hall. Knighted by Charles II. in 1661. Barnes (Joshua), 1654-1712. Add that his works include an edition of Anacreon, 1705. Baxter (Nathaniel), fl. 1606. Add: Translator of Calvin's lectures upon "Jonas,' St. John, 1580. 1578, and Beale (Dorothea), LL.D. of Edin., d. 9 Nov., 1906. Principal of Cheltenham Ladies' College from 1858. One of the pioneers of modern Brooke (Richard), 1791-1861. Add: Wrote Liverpool as it was during....the Eighteenth Century,' 1853. Born Broughton (Hugh), 1549-1612. Add : at Oldbury, Shropshire; educated at Cambridge through the liberality of Bernard Gilpin (q.v.); distinguished for his skill in Hebrew and knowledge In addition to the list of Rabbinical matters. Advertisement of in Lowndes he published: the Corruption in our Handling of Religion,' 1604; died in the Time properly foretold to Daniel,’ Apologie....defending that our Lord 1592. Buchanan (Robert), essayist, novelist and poet. Bute, second Marquis, 1793-1848. See Stuart, post. Carey (Wm.). "The friend of modern art." Author of Critical Description of....Chaucer's Pilgrims,' painted by Stothard, 1818. Co education. Becket (Andrew), Son of Becket the pub-author of The Modern Receipt; or, A Cure for lisher and bookseller. Author of A Concordance to Shakespeare,' 1787; Proposal for printing Shakespeare Set Free," 1812; Shakespeare's Himself Again,' 1815 Becket (William). Translator of Calvin's Commentary upon Philippians, 1584. Belamy (Daniel), d. 1788. Add: Co-author of 'The Modern Receipt; or, A Cure for Love,' 1739. Bellenden (Mary). Famous member of the Court of George II. Bellew (J. C. M.), 1823-74. Add: Author of 'Shakespere's Home at New Place,' 1863. Beveridge (William), 1637–1708. Add: Styled the great reviver and restorer of primitive piety." Left a fortune to societies for spreading Christian knowledge. 6 Bingham (John). Translator of Elianus, The Tactiks, or Art of Embattailling an Army after ye Grecian Manner,' 1616-31. Birmingham (Matilda, Lady). Her portrait published c. 1800. Bisset (James) 1762 ?-1832. Add: Wrote 'Dramatic Excellencies of the Young Roscius,' 1804; Jubilean Dramatic Pageant,' 1827. His Autobiography and Remains' published by T. B. Dudley, 1904. Black (Charles Bertram), d. 30 Sept., 1906, in his eighty-fourth year. Eldest son of Adam Black. Wrote many of the guide-books issued by his firm. Carrington (James) of Trin. Coll., Camb. 66 Add: Joint Codrington (Robert), d. 1665. editor of Esop's Fables....in English, French, and Latin,' 1666. Colet (John). For 1467 ?-1519 read 1466-1519. Add: At one time in danger of being burnt by Henry VIII., according to Bp. Latimer. Conham (Abraham). Wrote preface to Bp. Babington's Questions and Answers upon the Commandments,' c. 1596. Cotton (Clement). Translator of Calvin's commentary on Hebrews, 1605, and Isaiah, 1609. Craig (Rev. John), d. 1877 (?), Vicar of Leamington. Said to have spent his own fortune and those of his respective wives upon the fabric of the parish church there. Committed for a short period to Warwick Gaol for a technical offence. Craig (W. J.), b. Aghanloo, co. Derry, 1843; d. 12 Dec., 1906. Editor of Oxford Shakespeare,' 1891. For forty Craik (George Lillie), d. Oct. 1905. years a member of the firm of Macmillan. Mar His ried Dinah Maria Mulock the novelist. Currie (Mary Montgomerie, Lady), better known under her pen-name of "Violet Fane." D. 1905. Author of From Dawn to Noon,' 1872; 'Denzil Place,' 1875; and several other works. Dawbarn (William) of Liverpool. Author of 'Government, Conduct, and Example,' c. 1870; Bonde (W.), "Bachelor of divinitie." Supposed writer of the Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon,''Essays Tales,' &c., 1872. 1526, reprinted 1531. Brevint (Daniel), 1616-95. For "Fellow of Dawson (Charles), Master of the Free School, Hutton Bushell, Yorkshire. Author of Poetry Jesus College read "First Fellow of Jesus for Youth,' York, 1824. College on Laud's foundation." Add: Author ETON BARNARD, HEAD MASTER.-In Brinvilliers' shows that lady kneeling on the Scarborough Museum is a document of the scaffold without support, while the which the following is a copy :— Eton Feb. 1 1754 I promise to relinquish all pretensions to the upper mastership of Eton school, & even in case it shou'd be offered to me to refuse; upon condition that Mr. Hetherington & Mr. Lyne will assist me with their votes & interest to procure the under mastership. Witness my hand E. Barnard This document is one of a miscellaneous collection put away in drawers in the room containing books as well as curiosities, perhaps called "the library." It is in the tier second from the door, in the fourth drawer from the top. Mr. Lionel Cust in his 'History of Eton College,' 1899, p. 115, says :— "When Dr. Sumner resigned in 1754 the post of Head-master, there seemed every probability that the Usher, Thomas Dampier, would follow in his footsteps and succeed to the post.... After a severe contest the post of Head-master was conferred on Edward Barnard.....Barnard was supported by the Townshend family, to one of whom he was resident tutor at Eton two years before his election." 66 'Annals of the King's According to College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, by Wasey Sterry, 1898, p. 169, Barnard was in 1752 private tutor at Eton to Charles and Henry Townshend." Usher (ostiarius) was the old term for "Lower Master." 66 William Hetherington was elected a Fellow of Eton 16 Feb., 1749, and Richard Lyne was elected 15 Jan., 1752, the latter being next in order to the former. See Registrum Regale: sive, Catalogus, I. Præpositorum,' &c., Etonæ, Apud Jos. Pote, 1774, p. xi. Thomas Dampier was Lower Master 1745-67; therefore he retained his lowermastership while Barnard was Head Master. Barnard filled that post from 1754 to 1765. See Eton College Lists, 1678-1790,' edited by R. A. Austen Leigh (Eton College, Spottiswoode & Co., 1907), pp. xxx, xxxiii. Presumably either Hetherington and Lyne did not accept Barnard's self-denying offer, or Barnard cancelled it. ROBERT PIERPOINT. EXECUTIONER'S BLOCK.-Before now the height of a beheading-block has attracted the attention of N. & Q.' From two illustrations in M. Georges Cain's Walks in Paris' it is plain that this point d'appui was sometimes dispensed with altogether. The copy of a woodcut on a broadside of L'Exécution remarquable de Madame de executioner holds the raised sword behind her; and a contemporary print of the doing to death of Gontaut-Biron in 1602 exhibits him in like condition. In his case the headsman struck him so terrible a sword-blow that "his head flew to the midst of the....courtyard" (pp. 190 and 156 ST. SWITHIN. respectively). "DISGATE":"DISCHAUCE." (See 10 S. xi. 385.)-One may be allowed to quote another, and more interesting, dis- compound, one, indeed, inviting criticism-to disgate." In The Brut, or the Chronicles of England' (E.E.T.S.), under the year 1422-3 (p. 449), there appears :— "And pat same yere, pe secund day of Marche, per was brent in Northfolk a prest þat was dysgated of hys clergy for hys mys-byleue and hys herysy." The next entry records the death of Richard Whyttyngton, Mercer.”—Date of MS. c. 1450. 66 THE EEL-PIE SHOP. The pieman is a thing of the past, for unless I am much at fault there is no living representative of this ancient craft and mystery. During great football matches in the North hawkers of meat pies are allowed on the ground when the game is not in progress, but these bear no resemblance to the Flying Pieman and his contemporaries. Within my own knowledge the last example in London was a character who haunted the eastern part of the City, pushing a kind of portable oven on three wheels. His cry was Mincey mutton! Mincey! Mincey! Mincey! all 'ot, all 'ot! Try 'em!" I never tried them, a fact I now regret; but perhaps I was wise. Presumably affluent piemen became proprietors of eel-pie shops, but evidently compilers of directories classified them as pastrycooks, and they ceased to be identified long before lottery-office keepers, gingerbread bakers, and lanternleaf and horn-plate manufacturers disappeared from the trades classification. Where are the eel-pie shops to-day? They are worthy of better treatment than silent extinction. Surely some survive in the neighbourhood of Newington Butts, Mile End Gate, Deptford Broadway, or similar districts; but at present we have to record with regret that the famous Eel-Pie Shop in High Street, Islington, almost opposite "The Angel," has ceased to do business. It boasted an existence of over a century, and its appearance would substantiate at least two-thirds of that claim. The tin cupboards which kept the pies at a suitable temperature, and the marble-lined window in which two bowls of mince retained a perennial freshness, were indications of maturity and unchanging success. These premises and some of their neighbours are very much older than the plain brick exterior wall suggests. The low-ceilinged shops into which you step down are undoubtedly earlier than the commencement of the nineteenth century. 66 ALECK ABRAHAMS. CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL."-N.E.D.' does not note this familiar phrase, but it is obviously an accepted one of very long standing, for it is to be found in a letter of 16 June, 1680, from the Duke of Ormond to his son, the Earl of Ossory. The Duke observes : "I suppose his Majesty may save in England full as much as we shall lay out here [Dublin.] since the stations of the Land's End, Cape Clear, and the Chops of the Channel may be supplied by them [ships]-Historical MSS. Commission, Ormonde MSS.,' New Series, vol. v., p. 336. Queries. WE must request correspondents desiring information on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that answers may be sent to them direct. "PURPOSE," ALLEGED NAME OF A DANCE. -Whyte Melville, in The Queen's Marys,' xvi. (1862), says :— "The Purpose was so called because the figure exacted that at stated intervals the couples should dance together through the doorway into an adjoining room, and, having made the circuit of that apartment, should return, unbosomed of any secrets they might have had to interchange, to the rest of the laughing company. It was a figure obviously adopted for the triumph of coquetry and the discomfiture of mankind." No authority is cited for this by Whyte Melville. Where is this dance mentioned elsewhere? Had it a French name? Information about it is desired. Oxford. J. A. H. MURRAY. 66 THACKERAY QUERIES.-1. Where is to be found Thackeray's quotation slant o'er the snowy swart ? 2. Does any one of your readers know the fable or fairy tale to which the same author refers in speaking of "the Prince of the Sidereal Realms "? (Prof.) RICHARD ACKERMANN, Ph.D. Nuremberg, Kressenstrasse 2. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THESES: DUNCAN LIDDEL.-In Albrecht von Haller's 'Bibliotheca Medicinæ Practica' (1777), vol. ii. p. 316, there is given a list of theses maintained at the University of Helmstädt under Prof. Duncan Liddel as præses. Haller cites his authorities, but in contracted forms which he does not explain. Thus : Burckh. De melancholia. Helmst. : 1596. De apoplexia. Helmst. 1605. Riv. De morbis. Helmst.: 1598. He. De symptomatibus. Helmst. : 1598. He. Who are Burckh., Riv., He. ? The last suggests J. C. Heffter's 'Museum Disputatorium (1764); but although in vol. ii. p. 243 of that work Nos. 4176 to 4189 are fourteen theses maintained under Liddel as præses, the two noted by Haller are not included. P. J. ANDERSON. University Library, Aberdeen. "COMPOSTELA."-This is the name of the chief city of the old kingdom of Galicia, famous for possessing the shrine of St. James, the Apostle and patron of Spain. It was also called Santiago de Compostela 66 answers What is the etyor Santiago de Galicia. mology of Compostéla? Two have been given to this question. 1. The name is said to be derived from Jacómo Apostol," James (the) Apostle. For the form of the Spanish Jacómo compare Italian Giácomo, with a shifting of the accent. There was also a Spanish learned form Jacóbo. 2. Others derive the name from "Campus Stellæ," the plain of the star, and connect it with the story of the discovery of the body of St. James by the guiding of a star in the year 816 by Theodomir, Bishop of Iria. It looks very much as if the name Compostéla" is a contaminated form, due to a combination of (1) and (2), having the Com- from (1) and the final -stéla from (2). What is the oldest historic form of "Compostéla"? A. L. MAYHEW. 21, Norham Road, Oxford. "I HAD THREE SISTERS BEYOND THE N. & Q.' I had three sisters beyond the sea, They each sent a lovely present to me, The second, &c., and In one The spelling is merely guessed at, Heigh ho! Carrion crow! LIONEL CRESSWELL. Wood Hall, Calverley, Yorks. JOHN HUS BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF CONSTANCE.-Can any one inform me who was the artist of a fine painting of Hus before the Council of Constance in 1415? It was well engraved some forty years ago. JOHN PICKFORD, M.A. Newbourne Rectory, Woodbridge. "MINERIA MARRA," MOTTO.-I shall be glad if some one will translate this heraldic motto. It belongs either to a Warwickshire or a Worcestershire family, I believe, but it seems difficult to trace. J. BAGNALL. "CALA RAG WHETHOW," MOTTO.-What is the meaning of this? I am told that it is Cornish, and is the motto of the Aplin family. LEO C. SARCEY AND ANATOLE FRANCISQUE FRANCE ON SPELLING.-I have before me a statement according to which the late Francisque Sarcey claimed absolute freedom in spelling, and protested against any fixed rules, which he denounced as "les chinoiseries de l'orthographe." According to the same source, Anatole France also calls it nonsense to think one is obliged to observe such rules for fear of losing caste. Can any reader kindly supply chapter and verse in both authors' writings? L. L. K. LEADEN FIGURES.-The makers of leaden figures and garden ornaments belong to the earliest years of Piccadilly. I believe much useful information respecting the industry and its fortunes in London generally has been provided in a volume or some of the many art periodicals, and I shall be obliged for the reference. The provision of statuary generally was presumably a considerable business even Would not the before the Great Fire. buildings in Lincoln's Inn Fields (1617 ?) and the erection of handsome residences west of the City have occasioned such an industry? If so, in what locality or street was it specially carried on? Piccadilly at a later date, and Euston Road in our own times, were the birthplaces of gods and goddesses innumerable. ALECK ABRAHAMS. 66 HEN AND CHICKENS "SIGN.-How could the "Hen and Chickens have had its origin There were signs as a trade sign in the City ? with this name in Paternoster Row, in St. Paul's Churchyard, in Cheapside, in Southwark ; near the Royal Exchange, Cornhill; near the New Exchange, Strand; at Holborn Conduit; and on Hammond's Key, Eastcheap way. J. HOLDEN MACMICHAEL. WELSH JUDGES.-Is there any printed biographical list of the old Welsh judges, after the manner of Foss's Judges of SENEX. England' ? THE ACORN AND THE GABRIEL.-I wish to find out in what year the 18-gun brig Acorn (Capt. Clarkson) captured the slaver Gabriel. C. J. P. BARLOW. |