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that with " noble " in the first two lines, as
superseding the " gracious " which was
adopted through the reign of Queen Victoria ?
I think so, but have not found the published
letter above named. W. B. H.
GEORGE VILLIERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM, was assassinated at Portsmouth by John Felton on 23 August, 1628. Charles I., being then at Southwick (about six miles^ from Portsmouth), the seat of Sir Daniel Norton, had notice of the event sent to him.
Is it known who took that notice to the king ? and if so, who was he 1 C. MASON.
29, Emperor's Gate, S.W.
WILLIAM SYMSON. I possess a copy of 4 The Christian Synagogue,' by John Weemse, of Lathoquar, 1623. In this volume an intro- ductory letter is signed William Symson. Will any one kindly tell me who he was and where an account of him may be found ?
W. S.
AUTHOR OF QUOTATION WANTED. " There never was anything by the wit of man so well devised or so sure established which in con- tinuance of time hath not been corrupted."
W. T. L. [Part of the Preface to the Prayer Book.]
"LAMB" IN PLACE - NAMES. Would any reader be kind enough to give me informa- tion on this subject ? I am already aware that there is a Lamb-ley in Northumber- land and in Notts ; a Lambs-ley in the Isle of Wight ; a Lamb-(b)rook in Somerset ; and a Lamb-(b)ourn and a Lamb-wood in Berks, tfcc. But I should be glad to know of other instances, especially of a Lamb-hill, Lamb- well or Lambs- well, or of a Lamb-spring.
"Well"' and "spring" not infrequently occur in place-names, but I have never come across (in England) a Lambs-well or a Lamb- spring. Though beside the point rather, I may add that there is an interesting inn sign at Frome, in Somerset, called, not " The Lamb and Flag," but "The Lamb and Fountain." B. W.
Fort Augustus.
FITZ WARINE FAMILY. It is generally accepted that Warine, founder of the baronial house of Fitz Warine, was a member of the ruling family of Lorraine. If, as seems pro- bable, and as Eyton suggests, he is identical with Warine the Sheriff, from the charters in Dugdale's ' Monasticon,' he had a brother named Reginald, and a son named Hugh. As he must be considered the patriarch of the Quarterly per fesse indented cult in armorial descent, it is a question of interest to defi- nitely ascertain his parentage. Perhaps some
of his descendants who are more familiar
with early continental pedigrees than I am
may be able to assist. H. R. LEIGHTON.
East Boldon R.S.O., Durham.
MIDDLETON. The claim, under this family name, in re the late New River Company, is indisputable ; but Stow tells of a John Mid- dleton who brought a water supply from Highbury to Cripplegate about 1483. Is this worthy recorded historically ? A. H.
" WHEN OUR DEAR OLD CATHOLIC FATHERS." About forty years ago a song was common in Liverpool and district having the refrain, " When our dear old Catholic fathers ruled in Ireland long time ago," or words to that effect. What was the poem ] or in what book may a copy of it be seen 1 C. W.
"On! THE PILGRIMS OF ZiON." Can any of your readers inform me if the following, which appears in the commencement of 'The Wages of Sin,' by Lucas Malet, is by her, or only quoted ?
Oh ! the pilgrims of Zion will find a sure rest ; Shout to the Lord of glory !
Like tired birds in a swinging nest,
They'll be cradled to sleep on Abraham's breast. Shout to the Lord of glory !
I asked the question at 9 th S. x. 408, but failed to receive a reply. E. M. SOTHEBY.
"MAY VIRTUE ALL THY PATHS ATTEND."
Will any of your readers kindly inform us, directly if possible, who wrote a short poem commencing with this line, and in what work it can be found ?
L. STANLEY JAST, Chief Librarian. Croydon Public Libraries.
HOLYROOD FONT.
(10 th S. iii. 30.)
PROBABLY no more definite information as to this font exists, or is obtainable, than was brought together in a contribution to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by Wil- liam Galloway, architect, which appears on pp. 287-302 of the first volume of the new series of their Proceedings, 1878-9. He nar- rates the accredited gift of " the gret brasyn fount" by Abbot Bellenden to Holyrood Abbey towards the close of the fifteenth century ; its being carried away, with other loot, by Sir Richard Lee, of Sopwell, who accompanied Hertford's destructive invasion of Scotland in 1544 ; its presentation by him to the parish church of St. Stephen at St. Albans (along with the brass lectern, still
