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NOTES : Pope's Paternal Ancestors, 441 The Forged 'Speeches and Prayers' of the Regicides Statues and Memorials in the British Isles, 442 John Clarke, Schoolmaster of Hull, 444 Proposed Emendation in Ascham ' Persuasion,' 445 Aeroplanes on Parade- Persian Journalism Acemannesceaster Chief Justice Taney and the Dred Scott Case Unusual Christian Names " Spot," 446 The Sign of the Dripping-Pan "Duke" and "Duchess" as Christian Names, 447.
OUERIES : "Town-planning" Wreck of the Jane, Duchess of Gordon, 447 Files: Tools in the Middle Ages Penny Readings " Quo vadis '?" Vanden Bempde Family, 448 Mungo Campbell's Dying Message : " Fare- well, vain world !" Sin tram and Verena Cardinal Newman's Epitaph Storey's Gate Tavern and Coffee- House T. Compton, Artist " He" in Game of "Touch" Adam of Fanno, 449 Unicorn's Horn Biographical Information Wanted Myless, Essex Pictures of the Deity in Churches Author of Quotation Wanted "Cork fever," 450.
REPLIES: William Hone. 450 St. John the Baptist in Art, 452 Jacobite Earl of Beverley Author Wanted, 453 ' The Tomahawk ' : Matt Morgan" Of sorts "John Mann, 454 English Chanteys' Eccentric Biography,' 455 "Star-ypointing": Second Folio of Shakespeare's Plays Paget and Chester, 456 Diminutive Almanacs Schaak, an Artist Lions in the Tower Samuel Harmar Abolition of Tenure by Knight Service Duke of Newcastle at Marston Moor, 457 " Paw-paw " in the 'N.E.D.' Tolling on Good Friday John Moultrie "Employee" Miracles -Mrs. Salmon's Waxworks The Wife of James Mohr Drummond, 458.
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Notices to Correspondents.
THE PATERNAL ANCESTORS OF
ALEXANDER POPE.
(See ante, p. 281.)
IN reference to MR. F. J. POPE'S summary of his researches into the history of the poet's ancestry, I give below some ad- ditional details which may serve for illus- tration or confirmation of MR. POPE'S interesting notes. The following extract concerns Richard Pope of Andover, the first ancestor of the poet named in MR. POPE'S article.
The will of John Hercy of Winkfield, Berks, Esq. (P.C.C. 56 Weldon), dated 26 Dec., 1615, and proved 20 June, 1617, dealing with his various properties, real and personal, says :
"And Whereas I have authorised my sonne in lawe Thomas Wotton to alter my pattent for
- sellinge wynes in Andevor in the County of Southt
for w ch John Hellyar and Richard Pope stand
bound to pay me yearely duringe my lyef Fyve
marks by the yeare my will is that the new patent
be in the names of Francis Wotton and Henry
Wotton, and the proffitts therof after my decease
to be employed towards their educacon in learning."
Signatures of Alexander Pope, father and son, will be found witnessing the will of Gilbert Hoi ton of Binfield, 3 Oct., 1707 (P.C.C. 117 Barrett). The Holtons were a Binfield family of long standing, and it is interesting to note that the testator speaks of his house in " Lumbard Street, London." We know that Alexander Pope, sen., was also in business at one time in Lombard Street, and that the poet was born there (see 'D.N.B.'). It is not unlikely, therefore, that the family's acquaintance with Holton at Binfield may have originated in London. At the same time, the passage given above from John Hercy 's will may indicate an earlier connexion of the Pope family with the neighbourhood of Binfield, as Winkfield is only a few miles from the latter parish, and both formed part of the great forest of Windsor.
" Editha Pope," doubtless the poet's mother, is a witness to the will of Nicholas Pottinger of Reading, Esq. (P.C.C. 120 Dyer), dated 20 July, 1701.
It may be interesting to give an abstract of the will of Anne Staveley of Pangborne, showing the relationship between the Pope and Staveley families alluded to in MR. POPE'S article :
P.C.C. (69 Reeve). Anno Staveley of Pangborne, Berks, spinster late grandfather Edward Whistler of Gatehampton (his will dated July, 1651) ray mother Mary Staveley, being the only dau. of said Edward Whistler my grandfather father Ambrose Staveley of Pangborne, clerk said mother Mary Staveley is dead, and had only issue two daus., me, said Anne, and my sister Mary, dec. John Whistler, son and heir of said Edwd. Whistler aunt Eliz. Michael of Causham [Caversham] and her children uncle Mr. Alexander Pope cousin Mr. Thos. Mason of Sulham cousin Mr. John Whistler of Whitchurch, Oxon uncle Mr. John Whistler of Gatehampton the six children of said cousin Mr. John Whistler of Whitchurch the five children of said cousin Mr, John Whistler of Gatehampton cousins Mr. Robt. Mason and Mrs. Eliz. Mason mother-in-law Mrs. Mary Staveley aunt Dorothy Pope uncle Mr. William Pope uncle Mr.Alexander Pope uncle Mr. John Whistler of Gatehampton and my aunt Anne Whistler his wife cousin Mr. John Whistler of Whitchurch and his wife cousin Mr. Thos. Mason of Sulham and cousin Magaretr Mason his wife widow Justice of Pangborne sister - in - law Mrs. Dorothy Staveley father Ambrose Staveley, exec. 3 July, 1676. Witnesses : John Brickenden, John Tooker, Thomas Wilson, Jo : Blagrave. Proved 23 June, 1678.
F. S. SNELL. 15, The Burroughs, Hendon, N. W.
