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against me, and by all sinister means procured my
trouble and disquietude in this myne old age, for
which offences I desire God's forgiveness, and for
my part will pray for him."
In 1596 or 1597 the bailiwick and con-
- tableship of Taunton was granted to
Edward Lancaster and his assigns for three lives. He was thrice married : first to Frances, daughter and heir of Edmund Roo of Chedder, by whom he had a son and heir John ; secondly to Anstice, who died in 1630 ; and thirdly to Joan Rossiter of Milverton, who survived him. He died in 1640.
JOHN B. WAINEWRIGHT.
LORD MELBOURNE AND THACKERAY. Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff in ' Leaves from a Diary ' relates how Lord Melbourne, meet- ing a man in a railway carriage and having ascertained that his name was Thackeray (how he accomplished this feat is not stated), inquired if he was the inventor of brass-locks or the author of * Vanity Fair.'
This anecdote is of doubtful authenticity, and reminds one of the tale of the man who confused the author of ' Meditations among the Tombs ' with the inventor of Harvey's Sauce. Lord Melbourne had an attack of paralysis in October, 1842, and died in November, 1848. 'Vanity Fair' was not completed until July, 1848, and Thackeray's name was not well known at that time, his works previously to that date having been issued under the pseudonym of Michael Angelo Titmarsh.
JOHN HEBB.
" BUTTER OUT OF A DOG'S MOUTH." There are two ways in which this proverb is frequently used. The dog has taken and swallowed a pat of butter, and "it is hard to get butter out of a dog's mouth." In the other sense " get " = " make." I often hear it used in both ways. Doing a difficult job is "as hard as getting butter from a dog's throat."
THOS. RATCLIITE.
Worksop.
Hiaaa OR HIGGES FAMILY. It may interest f uture inquirers to know that an ela- borate genealogical chart, compiled by Mr. W. M. Higgs, of the family of Higgs or Higgee of Cheltenham, Charlton Kings, and Coles- bourne, co. Glos., of South Stoke, Oxford- shire, and of Thatcham, Berks, has recently been presented to St. Andrew's Church, South Stoke, Goring, and now hangs in the belfry of that church. The chart goes back to 1333, and comes down to the present time.
W. ROBERTS.
RESTRICTION UPON CANDLE-MAKING. As
a curious illustration of heavy penalties
at one time in force in this country, the
following extract from ' The Annual Register'
of 1769 (p. 100 of the 'Chronicle') may
possibly be of interest at the present moment,
when the taxation of gas and electric light
is under discussion in Germany :
" A baronet was convicted, in May of this year, by the Justices at Barnet in the penalty of 3,100^. for making his own candles ; but the penalty was mitigated to 1101. before the Justices left the Court."
R, B.
Upton.
WE must request correspondents desiring in-
formation 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.
STATUES AND MEMORIALS IN THE
BRITISH ISLES.
I AM constrained to try to form the nucleus of a list of outdoor monuments, statues, and memorials which have been erected in public places to commemorate momentous events or notable persons. The idea I propose to work upon is to divide the list into subjects under some such head- ings as :
Battle-fields.
Royal Personages.
Politicians.
Philanthropists.
Soldiers and Sailors.
Heroes and Heroines.
Martyrs.
Local Worthies.
Theologians.
Men of Science.
Men of Letters, &c.
In order to make the scheme a success, I venture to bespeak the kind help of readers of ' N^. & Q.,' and shall be glad to receive by post intimations of the existenca of such memorials in any part of the country, with, if possible, an indication of their position, sculptor's name, the date of inauguration, &c. As soon as I can get together a sufficient number to justify publication, I shall hope to make a start. After the ball has once been set rolling, I do not doubt that it will be kept in motion until a comprehensive compilation has been made. Not wishing to be overwhelmed with MSS., I ask correspondents to confine them- selves for the present to my first four headings. JOHN T. PAGE.
Long Itchington, Warwickshire.
