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that order of things which is the security
of the whole." ALFRED F. BOBBINS.
THE GODMOTHERS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH (9 th S. viii. 345). Edward Halle's 'Union of the Twoo Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lan- castre and Yorke,' 1550, says, " The Godfather was the lorde Archebishop of Canterbury : the Godmothers were the old Duches of Nor- folke and the olde Marchionis of Dorset, widdpwea." The first-mentioned godmother, I think, would be Agnes, daughter of Sir Philip Tilney, Knt., second wife of Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, 1514-24. The second, Margaret, daughter of Sir Robert Wotton, Knt., of Bocton, Kent, sister of Sir Edward and Nicholas, Doctor of Laws, both executors to the will of King Henry VIII., widow of William Medley, of Whitnes, co. Warwick (according to Burke's ' Extinct Peerage '), was the second wife of Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset, who died 10 Oct., 1530. JOHN RADCLIFFE.
By the dates it would appear that the queen's godmother was Margaret Wotton, widow of William Medley, and second wife of Thomas Grey, second Marquis of Dorset (1477-1530). She was mother of Dorset's children, and consequently grandmother of the Lady Jane Grey. A. R. BAYLEY.
" TOBACCO ": " PIROGUE " (9 th S. viii. 322). With regard to the etymology of tobacco, 1 venture to direct attention to the following quotation from a little book entitled ' Tobacco Talk and Smokers' Gossip ' (London, George Red way, 1884):
" Although, therefore, I shall not decide upon the justness of the etymology, 1 must clearly assent to the truth of the fact asserted by that critic who found its name to be derived from three Hebrew words which, if I recollect aright, were Tob, Bonus, Ach, Fumus, A, Ejus, ' Good is the smoke thereof.' " Gentleman's Magazine (January, 1788), vol. Iviii. p. 34.
HENRY GERALD HOPE. Elms Road, Clapham, S. W.
A LADLE (9 th S. vii. 467 ; viii. 94, 174, 292). I well remember being present at a " love feast " some thirty-five years ago at Astcote near Towcester, in this county. I was at the time on a visit to the place, and during mj stay the Primitive Methodists, who were very vigorous, held a series of revival meetings On the Sunday morning in question they marched in force round the village, headec by their leader, singing revival songs. Ii the afternoon a camp meeting was held in i field, and in the evening the "love feast' took place in the chapel. I distinctly recol lect that bread and water were handed rounc
,o the congregation, and that all who would
partook of the simple fare. A jug and glass
leld the water, and the bread had been broken
nto small pieces on a plate. Several people
present related their experience, and hymns
were lustily sung. There was also prayer
ind Bible reading. JOHN T. PAGE.
West Haddon, Northamptonshire.
RIDDLE : " WHEN ADAM FIRST SATE DOWN ON GRASS" (5 th S. xi. 507). This was quoted enty-two years ago by AN OLD BOOKWORM, who promised to furnish the answer. Was he answer ever printed in these columns ? RICHARD H. THORNTON. Portland, Oregon.
DOROTHY CECIL (9 th S. viii. 362, 386). Can MR. PHILLIPS give me his authority for saying that the Hon. Dorothy Cecil, youngest daughter of Edward, Viscount Wimbledon, died unmarried in France in 1652? I have always understood that my ancestors, the Earls of Ranfurley, quarter the arms of Cecil in virtue of their descent from her. MR. PHILLIPS will find the curious epitaph " Dorothy, unmarried as yet," on the monu- ment to Edward, Viscount Wimbledon, in Wimbledon Parish Church. It is mentioned in ' Viscount Wimbledon's Life,' published some years ago. H.
"G. B. H,' writes from the Travellers' Club: 1 There appeared in your issue of the 25th a con- tribution by "C. W." referring to an unnamed church. I venture to think that the name of a church containing a monument of historical interest of which the epitaph is a part should be known, especially as the church is so near, and as the family of Cecil have now, as in the seventeenth century, when the monument was erected, a com- manding influence in public affairs. It is the parish church of Wimbledon that is referred to, and on the south side of the chancel is the mortuary chapel, containing, as mentioned by "C. W.," an altar tomb with armorial devices. The latter are in small windows surrounding the chapel, and under each is a label bearing the name of one of the four daughters of General Sir Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon, who served in the Low Countries and in Spain. His reputed coat-armour hangs on the wall, and a viscount's coronet depends from the roof over the tomb. The label under one window is, as stated, "Dorothy Cecil,. unmarried as yet," for her three sisters' names are recorded with their husbands'. From one of them named Albinia, who married Sir Christopher Wray, several families still trace their descent, and that lady's Christian name is perpetuated by them in nearly every generation to the present time. The history of Lord Wimbledon is noticed in the " Dic- tionary of National Biography." ' " Times, 29 Oct.
W. H. PEET.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BICYCLE (9 th S. viii. 304). A series of articles on ' The Evolution
