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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. VIL JAN. 19, 1907.
trouver un editeur, afin que cet ouvrage ne
soit plus ined.it, s'il existe. J'espere que
ces quelques lignes passeront sous les yeux
de quelqu'un qui soit a meme de donner des
renseignements concernant le sort de ces
volumes precieux. EDWARD LATHAM.
BRINKLOW FAMILY. Can any reader of
- N. & Q.' furnish information about the
Brinklow family ? Any data regarding ancestry, place of residence, or burial of those in England now or formerly, family records, and date of emigration to America will be greatly appreciated. In the latter part of the seventeenth century several members of this family settled in America, one of whom, John Brinckloe, became a member of Penn's council, 1690.
The spelling of the name varies in Ame- rica Brinklow, Brinckle, Brinkley, and Brinckloe. M. C. SMITH.
4109, Pine Street, Philadelphia, Penna.
TRISTAN AND ISOLDE. I shall be obliged if any of your readers can tell me as to the truth of the legend of Tristan and Isolde. Did they live in Cornwall ? Were they buried in the same tomb ? If so, where is the tomb ? L. E.
CRUIKSHANK'S REMARQUE. Can any one inform me what George Cruikshank's remarque was ? Is it given on his cari- catures published by MacLean in the 1820-30 period ? J. H. L.
MRS. MARY GOODYER'S MURDER. In Manning's ' History of Surrey,' vol. i. p. 15, it is stated that Mary Goodyer, the owner of Guildford Castle site, was murdered by her grandson in 1748 or 1749. Can any reader of ' N. & Q.' tell me where I can find an account of the murder or the murderer's name and fate ? E. B. TEMPEST.
Coleby Hall, Lincoln.
ALD WORTH OF BERKSHIRE. Wanted baptismal entry of Robert Aldworth, 1619- 1620 ; record of marriage to Elizabeth (Browne, widow ?), c. 1644 ; also baptism of his children, Robert, Elizabeth, Joan, and Anne, before 1660, when he is found at Tubney, Berks, and son Thomas is baptized at Appleton, Berks. Wife Elizabeth buried 1663. Acquires lands at Frilford and Marcham, Berks, from Francis Pigott, 1679, &c. Buried at Appleton, Jan., 1698/9, M.I., " aged 79." Leaves lands in Abing- don, Sutton Courtney, Northmore, &c. Any information serving to identify the above Robert Aldworth welcome to
A. E. ALDWORTH.
Laverstock Vicarage, Salisbury.
" THUNE " :
FRENCH
" (EIL-DE-BCEUF,"
SLANG WORDS.
(10 S. vii. 8.)
THAT thune (or tune : its orthography, as in the case of a number of slang words, does not seem to be fixed) represents money generally, and a 5-franc piece in particular, seems pretty clear. As to its origin in the slang sense, none of the few slang diction- aries I have at hand seems to give an opinion. I gather, however, that tuner is an old French word meaning to beg ; that tune (derived from it) is, or was, used as meaning the prison of Bicetre, " c'est un prison de mendicite." Further, another dictionary gives the mean- ing of thune as alms (aumone) : roi des thunes, de la thune, king of the beggars. Another defines thune as piece : thune de cinq balles (balle=piece de 1 jr.), 5-franc piece ; thune de camelotte, piece d'etoffe. The transition, unless I am wrong, seems to be from to beg, alms, money, to a 5-franc piece. A 5-franc piece is also called a roue de devant, and a 2-franc piece a roue de derriere. Here is a list furnished by one slang dictionary :
Bredoche, centime. Larante, piece de 2fr.
Broque ,, Chatte, piece de 5fr.
Rond, un sou. Bougie ,,
Crocque, ,, Dringue ,,
Doublin, deux sous. Thune ,,
Mastoc, Frere Thunard, piece de
Dardelle ,, 5fr.
Crotte de pie, piece de Palet, piece de 5fr.
50c. Demi-sigue, piece de lOfr.
Belette, piece de 50c. Sigue, piece de 20t'r.
Pepete ou pepette, piece Bouton ,,
de 50c. Cercle, Mousseline, piece
Grain, piece de 50c. d'argent.
Listre ,, Blafard, piece blanche.
Pastille Cig, cigue, ou cigale,
Combrie, piece de Ifr. piece d'or. Bertelo ,, Cigne, Jaunet.* Bril-
Blanc ,, lard, Maltaise, Maltaire,
Liiive ,, Maltese, piece d'or.
Veilleuse ,, Bouche 1'oeil, Disique,
Cascaret, piece de 2fr. piece de monriaie.
Probably the list could be easily extended. There is, of course, a large number of slang terms for money generally.
EDWARD LATHAM.
Loredan Larchey in his ' Dictionnaire Historique d' Argot, dixieme edition,' 1888, gives the following :
" Thune: Argent. V. Bille, Tune."
" Bille, Billemonf, Billon : Monnaie. Billemonf et bille viennent de billon. 'L'argent au Temple
Yellow-boy.
