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SUBJECT INDEX.
Notes and Queries, March, 1919.
A^h and the oak, weather rime, 161, 229
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, author of ' History and
Topography,' 218, 256, 283
Ashworth (George Leach), statue at Rochdale, 70 " Askari," an East African levy, derivation of the
word, 240
Astleham, Middlesex, information wanted, 210 Athairee or Athanry. battle of, 1316, 148 Athens, Milton and Newman on, 181 Austen (Jane), Mrs. Dixon's wedding present, in
' Emma,' 244 ; Mr. Churchill and his wife's
funeral, in ' Emma,' 244 Austin or Austen (Mrs.), 1637, and Bp. Bowie's
death, 240, 316
Australian memorial inscriptions : St. Andrew's f*5Cathedral, Sydney, 184 Autumn's glory, plant-name, 104, 226
B
Bacchante, H.M.S., letters from : W. Johnson
Yonge, 32
Bachelors, tax on, 48 Bacon (Sir Francis), miniature by Billiard, 131 :
his use of the proverb about Mohammed and
the mountain, 325
Bagpipes in Scotland and England, 148 Baigent (Francis Joseph), death, 120, 129 Baker (George G.), translator of Livy, information
wanted, 78
Bakyrsaxther (Keare), 1390-91, his name, 242 Ballad, its position in Shakespeare's plays, 40.
See also Songs and Ballads. Balmoral, St. Swithin ceremony at, 43 Baltimore (Calverts, Lords), their number and
history. 76, 142, 196 Balzac (Honor6 de), Countess Hanska's letters
inquired for, 327
Bangor wills before 1635, information wanted, 74| Banner of the Resurrection, Genoese flag, 160 Baptist ministers, Purdy and Grantham, bio- graphies, 77, 172 " Barlevmow," its varying pronunciation, 74,
196, 341 Barometer, Dutch, its curious construction, 158,
256
Baronetess, the title, examples, 57 Barrel-organs, their history, 100, 164 Basset (Francis) of Helperly, his two wives. 45, 117 Batch, the, meaning of the place-name, 273, 340 Bath, Order of the, its insignia, 82
Batty ( ), religious journal by, c. 1740, 131
Bayly (L.), words in his ' Practice of Piety,' 155,
283
Baynes (Christopher), D.D., died c.. 1718, 134, 228 Beaconsfield (Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of), "Letter
A, No. 1," in ' Coningsby,' 9 ; on the British
Constitution and footmen's hair-powder, 81 ;
keys to his novels, 159 ; on " Thank God, there
is a House of Lords," 233
Beaudesert, Staffordshire, aquatint, 1816, 244 Beck (Rev. Cave), d. 1706, biographical particu- lars, 134
Bedford, etymology of the name, 148 Beer called " Old Pharoh " or " Stout Pharoh," 75 Bees in the Tropics, do they store honey ? 215, 341 Beethoven (Ludwig van), Matthew Arnold on, 84 " Beevor " or " bever," history of the word, 260 Bellott family, 1550-1600, its history, 218, 283 " Benedict," its correct definition, 103, 197
Bennett (Mrs. Agnes Maria), novelist, biography,
- ->*.
Bennoch (Rev. Archibald James), his ancestry. 241 Bernard (William), married Caroline Payne, '1764,
their children, 159 Berry ( ), played with Garrick at Drury Lane,
his family, 161
Berry (William) of Guernsey, 187 Berteli or Bertelli (Ferrando), engraver, 117 "Bever" or " beevor," history of the word,
260
Beveridge (William), Bishop of St. Asaph, en- graved portrait by S. Freeman, 240 " Biajer " or " Bajau," sea-gipsy, its derivation,
187, 252 " Bibbing-house," 1613, early use of the word,
155 Bible : genealogical entries in, 1739, 11 ; name
Treacle explained, 23 ; version by Dr. J. T.
Conquest, 27 ; Cromwellian, " By his Majesties
speciall commandment," 1655, 272 ; meaning
of the paragraph mark, 344
Bibliography :
Bayly (L.), 'Practice of Piety,' 155, 283 Beaconsfield (Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of),
keys to his novels, 159 Bible, Cromwellian, 1655, 272 ' Blackwood's Magazine,' Chaldee Manuscript
in, 17, 56 Boreman (T.), ' Description of a Great Variety
of Animals and Vegetables,' 14, 60 Byron (George Gordon, 6th Lord), as a
character in fiction, 10, 60 Cedars, books on, 83 Clergy lists for English counties, 273 ' Clown of London,' number of its issues, 12,
145 ' Conjunctio Saturni et Martis,' 1473, rare
book, 103 Dutch and Flemish literature, books on, 14,
112
' Enigmas of Luberius,' 49 Eton College Press publications, 74 ' Fair Maid of the Exchange,' its authorship,
261, 292 Fulcher (G. W.), materials for his ' Life of
Gainsborough.' 101 ' Garden of Health ' in English, 22, 89 Gargoyles, 74, 145 German works in English translations, 73,
141
' Greek Anthology,' 130 ' Hibernian Magazine,' 106, 197 ' History and Topography of Ashbourn,'
1839, 'its author, 218, 256, 283 Huntingdon (Selina, Countess of), her ' Life
and Times,' 131, 170
Landed gentry temp. George III., 18, 60 Lavater (J. C.), translations in French before
1800, 102
' London Society,' 74 ! Lowndes's ' Bibliographer's Manual,' 1857-64
edition, MS. wanted, 241 Lytton (Edward Bnlwer, Lord), date of
publication of ' Pelham," 9 Marnix (Philip van), ' Beehive of the Holy
Roman Church,' 158 Marryat (Capt. Frederick), his ' Diary of a
BlaseV 336
