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Gutteridge or Goodridge Family (10 S. viii. 28).—Bartin was a name borne by several members of the Gutteridge family, which was of the yeoman class. The will of one "Bertin Goodrich als Gutteridg" of West Haddon was proved in 1627 (Arch. Northt.): he was perhaps father of Bartin Gutteridge buried there in 1657. Earlier still, there was a Bartin Gutteridge at Desborough. The following (abridged) are from the Desborough register:
Christenings.
1600, April 13. John Gutheridge, s. Bartyn.
1604, Dec. 26. Edward Gutheredge, s. Bartyn.
1615/16, March 3. Bartyn Gutheridge, s. William.
1647/8, Feb. 13. Bartin Guttridge, s. Bartin.
1649/50, Feb. 17. Bartin Guttridge, s. Bartin and Alice.
1651, July 20. Mary Gutteridg, d. Bartin and Alice.
1653, June 12. Bridget Gutteridge, d. Bartin and Alice.
1681, May 9. Bartin Gutteridge, s. Wm. and Ruth.
1729, May 7. Thomas Gutteridge, s. Bartin.
Burials.'
1648, Oct. 18. Bartin Gutteridge's son.
1714, April 13. Bartin Gutteridge the elder.
On 13 Aug., 1713, Bartin Gutteridge of Desborough married, by licence, Esther Courtman, one of the ten daughters of John Courtman, rector of Thorpe Malsor, and granddaughter of another John Courtman, also rector of Thorpe Malsor, by his wife Katharine Maunsell. A son, Bartin, was born 9 Feb. and christened 9 March, 1714/15, at Thorpe. On 10 Jan., 1759, the Rev. Bartin Gutteridge was buried at Thorpe Malsor probably the son of Esther Courtman. The name is written Bartin or Bartyn in all cases, and occurs in another Desborough family.
The banns of John Willes, s. John Willes of East Haddon, yeoman, and Sarah Gutteridge, dau. of Bartin Gutteridge of West Haddon, yeoman, were published at West Haddon on 10 Feb., 1656, and the parties were married on 29 March at East Haddon. Henry Isham Londen. Heyford Rectory, Weedon.
The Register of Easton Maudit, Northants, contains, in Percy's handwriting, the following entry:—
"Thomas Percy, Vicar of this Parish, was married April 24th, 1759, at the Parish Church of Desborough, near Rothwell, in this County, to Anne, daughter of Barton Gutteridge of Desborough, Gent., and of Anne (Hill) his wife, daughter of Mr. Joseph Hill, of Desborough aforesaid."
The name is so clear that it cannot possibly be mistaken for Goodriche, and yet on Bishop Percy's monument in Dromore Cathedral his wife is called "daughter of Barton Goodriche, Esq., of Desborough, Northamptonshire."
For further information let me refer to a little memoir of Bishop Percy from my pen, prefixed to vol. i. of 'Bp. Percy's Folio Manuscript,' edited by Messrs. Hales and Furnivall, Trübner & Co., Paternoster Row, 1867. In this will be found many particulars concerning him and his family.
Newbourne Rectory, Woodbridge.
Napoleon's Carriage (10 S. vii. 170, 236, 313, 357, 393, 434; viii. 135).—I think that the following will be found a satisfactory reply to J. N.'s query.
In the 'Life and Campaigns of Field-Marshal Prince Blucher,' translated from the German of General Count Gneisenau, Quartermaster-General to Prince Blucher's army, by J. E. Marston, 1815, we read in a foot-note to p. 418:—
"It was Major von Keller, at the head of the advance, that charged into Genappe at the time that Napoleon was driving through the place in his carriage, attended by his suite in several other vehicles: the major's movement was so sudden that Napoleon had only time to mount a horse to escape falling into his hands. His hat and sword were found in the carriage. His treasures, his jewels, his imperial mantle, and the whole of his baggage, fell into the hands of the Prussians, besides maps, charts, and military plans, without number; and, above all, his personal portfeuille, containing the whole of his private and secret correspondence."
"The Pedlars' Rest" (10 S. vii. 266, 415; viii. 93).—On the north wall of the Old Bailey used to be an inscription, nearly illegible, which whenever I saw it I read as "Do Not Leave Your Coach." One day, dissatisfied, I examined it closely, and found that the last word was "Goods"—"Do Not Leave Your Goods." No doubt there was once a pedlars' or porters' shelf against the prison wall—probably removed when the road was paved for foot passengers.
On the south side of Piccadilly, nearly opposite the end of Down Street, there stands at this moment a shelf on two iron posts, the shelf about five or six feet above the ground. I have never seen it used. It is a curious relic of days gone by.
Another such is the creeper-covered conduit-house just within Hyde Park railings, nearly opposite the Alexandra Hotel. Let us hope they will both be left undisturbed. I should like to see inside the conduit-house. Douglas Owen.
