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12 s. ix. OCT. g, 1021.1 NOTES AND QUERIES. 281 T LONDON, OCTOBER 8. 1921. CONTENTS. No. 182. NOTES : The Early Register Book of Ridge, Co. Herts, 281 Passing Stress, 283 Principal London Coffee- houses in the Eighteenth Century, 286 No. 6, Pall Mall, 288 Yawning for a Cheshire Cheese Humours of the Ord- nance Survey St. Peter's Chapel-of-Ease, Westminster .Michael Fairless The Quakers' Longevity, 289. QUERIES : Ball on the Tower of West Wycombe Church- Sir John Mason's Tomb, Winchester, 289 Families of Pre-Reformation Priests Mead The Escape of Katha- rine Nairne The Maberly Family The Gordon- Cumming Family West Cliff House, Ramsgate Tudor Trevor, Karl of Hereford A Popular Medal, 290 Resker 'If a Pctites Filles Mode les 'Cabal Sixteenth Cen- tury Jewel Casket ' Ruddigore ' Welsh Name for Bedford Crooke Family Culcheth Hall, 291 The Governor of N. Carolina and the Governor of S. Carolina Franklyn Family of Wroughton, Wilts Bathurst Family of Claredon Park, Wilts Shock and Pain-" Hell, Hull and Halifax " Rev. E. Da vies, Poet The Music-hall Griffiths Sambatyon Drayton on Whitby Jet Author wanted, 292. REPLIES : Bombers in Charles II.'s Navy Gentlemen- Pensioners, 1684 293 Burning Tower Crest Jews' Disabilities E. R. Hughes, Artist, 294 Arms on the Leventhorpe Monument Mustard Family Mottoes : Origin Sought Fabius Segnius and Raph. 'Placentiuus, 295 The Index Librorum Prohibitorum Campbell Shield of Arms Bookplate : Charles Fox American Edition of Gray's ' Elegy ' Trewthe Family New- Year Cards in the Eighteenth Century, 296 The Great Rain Williams, executed 1618-(1619) The Margate Grotto The Dance of Salome, 297 Penzance Fair : " Caput Johannis in Disco " Latin Proverb : " We're in the same boat " Memorial to Miss Cassell, Kew Gardens Allusion in ' London Lyrics ' Statues and Memorials in the British Isles Church of St. Mary Little Oakley, Essex, 298 Disraeli, Rogers or Shafted bury Mrs. Sherwood, 299. NOTES ON BOOKS : ' Matthew Prior ' ' Calendar of Somerset Customs, Superstitions, Weather-lore, &c.' Notices to Correspondents. THE EARLY REGISTER BOOK OF RIDGE (OTHERWISE RUDGE, RYDGE), CO. HERTS. BY the kindness of the vicar, the Rev. W. Clarke, I am able to publish the following details. This book of 100 pages of vellum, in tho original vellum binding, contains Christenings, Marriages, and Burials. Insiie the front cover : Tobias Crutchly was interred Octob 1678 but not according to ye Act. Anne Nicols ye daughter of John Nicols & Sarah his wife was interred Octob 17 1678 but not according to the late Act for burying in wollen. The Informer I i.i (I fifty shillings & the poor ye other fifty. The Lady Esther the late wife of Sr Henry Hount of Tittenhanger was interred Novemb 678 but not according to ye late Act for burying in Wollen, the Informer John Collis had 50 Shillings & ye poor of Ridge the other fiftie. The 23th daye of December 1632 was the Twente poundes payde ine the Chansall to Edward Barnard and Thomas Abrat ovrasseer (sic) for the poure William Carrttor and Edward stanatt Church wardens. On p. 1 : Memorandum yt I Nathanaell String Bac : in Art : and Viccar of Ridge being inducted Sep- tember 29 1618 read and subscribed to ye booke of Articles agreed uppon by ye Archbishopps and Bishopps of both provinces & ye whole Cleargie in ye convocation holden at London in ye year of ourLorde god 1562, October 11 1618 (Signed) Toby hobson, Thomas Bryscoe, The_ mke of -(-lenerie (in ligature) Beacham, The mke of + John Lowin (and) Willy am Clarke Church- wardens, John Browne, John White, William Carpenter, William hunt. Memorandum yt Mr Brisco did desire Mr Robts in Case of neces- sitie to come to his howse to Christen his child the weather being extream & the child weake February 22th 1634. On p. 2 : Dutyes of the ministers Burialls Imprimis in the Chauncell for an old body o xs for a straunger double o xxs Item in the Church for an older body o vjs viijd for a straunger double o xiijs iiijd Item in the Churchyard o ijs for a straunger double o iiijs On p. 3 : Rydge, The Regester Booke of Christenings Marriages and Buryalls from the first yere of the Reigne of Queen Elizabeth Anno Dmi 1558 May xxv Registred into this booke from the beginning thereof (? faint) unto the yere of our Lord God 1598 By me Peter Ry lands of St Albans Scrivener. Memorandum yt I William Washburne was inducted Vicar of Rudge on the 31th day of March by Mr Arnold Spencer Rector of Illelstry (Elstree) A : Dni 1692 Memorandum That the Reverend John Major Mr of Arts was Inducted Vicar of Rydge als Rudge on the third day of October by Mr John ffothergill vicar of St Stephen's Anno Domini 1706 (Signed) John Fothergill, James Tate, Nathanell Sleap, William Scarbrow, Edward Maning, Edmd Browne N : P : On p. 4 : List of " Christnings of the Family of the Blounts," followed by their Marriages, and, on p. 60, by their " Burials in Ridge Vault." Some of these entries are not to be found in their places in the Register, and there are discrepancies in the dates of a few others. In the majority of instances the entries of the Blounts in the Register are written in special ink, which still retains its black colour, whereas the others are faded and yellow.