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12 s. viii. JUNE ii, 1921.] - NOTES AND QUERIES. 469 letter consisting of four verses of six lines each in iambic pentameter, arranged hori- zontally about five feet above the floor level, below which appears a representation of panelling in brown distemper. The black- letter inscription, so far as at present disclosed, appears to read as follows : The wicked worlde so false a ... of cryme Did alwaies mbuve her li ... to weepe The fadinge hopes . . . augh ... of that time . . . moan . . . did often . . . slaughter (?)... [sleep Thus pleasures rare each follie did procure There our passions to endure. The other three verses are in such a frag- mentary condition that I hesitate to send them. The fact that the lettering, together with a yellow background upon which it is painted, is all in water-colour has necessi- tated the use of camel-hair brushes only in order that the inscription should not be further damaged. The verses disclosed are probably a local effusion, but, as this supposition may possibly be erroneous, we are soliciting the favour of your kind assistance, deeming it possible that a reader of ' N. & Q.' may be in possession of some clue to the origin, for which we should be greatly indebted. It is proposed to treat the wall with coats of size to prevent suction, and finally with paper varnish for preservation : but any suggestion for treatment which has proved successful in similar cases would be very warmly welcomed. CHARLES H. ASHDOWN, Hon. Sec., St. Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society. St. Stephen's, St. Albans. JOAN of ABC. -Will some reader kindly inform mo where the suit of armour person- ally worn by the Maid of Orleans is pre- served, and where it can be seen ? Any information concerning same will be grate- fully received. Please reply direct. LOUISE VENDENHEM. 49, Dalberg Road, S.W.2. THE MANOR OF LILLEY, HERTFORDSHIRE, Can reference be supplied to publications and public records relating to the rights, privileges and duties of the lord and tenants of the manor of Lilley, with Putteridge, in the Hundred of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, and to footpath rights possessed by the general public in thftt manor ? H. A. J. MARTIN. OLIVE SCHREINER. When and where j was Olive Schreiner born and when and i where did she die ? None of the biographical i notices published in London gave these j particulars. A Reuter telegram from Cape Town dated Dec. 11, 1920, announced her death, without giving place or date. F. R. C. DR. G. McCALLTHEAL. When and where was Dr. G. McCall Theal (the historian of South Africa) born ? He was a Canadian by birth and in March, 1919, spoke of I himself as being nearly 82. It is stated that he was born at St. John's, but which of the numerous St. John's in Canada 5 is not indicated. F R C i I S. E. THRUM. On the road from Sand- | wich to Sandwich Bay is a small stone about 15 inches high and 6 inches wide i inscribed " S. E. Thrum died here llth Dece. 1849." Who was this person and why is his I death so recorded ? References to authorities or contem- porarj- accounts will be appreciated. G. D. JOHNSTON. ENGLISH CHEESES NOTED BY GERVASE [MABKHAM, 1631. In 'The English House i Wife,' the fourth edition of which was issued in 1631, Gervase Markham describes a number of cheeses. Under the head ' Cheese ' we read : Of which there be' divers kinds as New Milk, or Morning Milk Cheese, Nettle Cheese, Flitten-milk Cheese, and Eddish or After-math Cheese, all which have their several orderings and compositions. Describing these cheeses Markham writes : 1. A New-milk or Morning-milk Cheese which is i the best Cheese made ordinarily in our Kingdom. 2. A very dainty Nettle-cheese, which is the I finest Summer Cheese which can be eaten. 3. Flitten-milk Cheese which is the coursest (sic) of all Cheese. 4. Eddish Cheese or Winter Cheese, there is not any difference betwixt it and your Summer j Cheese. None of the cheeses described by Mark- i ham seems to be a hard-pressed cheese | like the Cheddar, which is recorded as early as 1635 as being then in no demand. Are there any references to Markham's ! four types of cheeses hi other works of the same period or earlier ? ; ' - L / L J R. HEDGER WALLACE. '