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Scottish Chancellor, and the little crooked
- ield-Marshal of Balgony an English Earl.
Montrose was made a marquis 6 May, 1644 Argyle was never at any time Chancellor of Scotland ; and Alexander Leslie was made Lord Balgonie, and Earl of Leven in the Scotch peerage. Forster is very severe in condemnation of Clarendon for inaccuracy, and this makes it all the more unfortunate that he himself should ha-e blundered so heavily. J. WILLCOCK.
Lerwick.
Quoits,
WE must reguest correspondents desiring infor- mation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that the answers may be addressed to them direct.
SEAL AND OWNER. I wish to ascertain the former owner of a wax impression of a seal (somewhat worn) now in my possession. I have searched works on heraldry, and I find it mentioned in only one place.
In the 'Histoire de Cambray et du Cam- bresis,' by Jean le Carpentier, vol. ii. p. 912 (Leide, 1664), the following passage occurs :
" Du Pret, ou du Pre Je connois 20 Families de ce nom, dont 1'une porte de guelle k 3 pieds de griffons d'argent ; 2, de sable i 3 lions d'argent couronnes d'or ; 3, d'argent au chef d'azur charg^ de 3 macles d'or, d'oi\ sont sortis les IS de Trietre, de Baudimont, de Busqueau et autres mentionnez cy devant."
Four or five more coats of arms are given- My seal is the last above mentioned, but sur- mounted by a coronet. In Baron Hercken- rode's work, published two hundred years later, 'Nobiliake des Pays Bas et du Comte de Bourgogne,' compiled from De Vegiano's, the coat of arms is thus given (vol. ii. p. 1591, Gand, 1865) :
"Guillaume et Jacques du Pre\ freres, furent anoblis par lettres du mois d'Oct. 1457 enregistreea & Lille. Us portaient pour armes : d'argent au chef d'azur charg6 de trois losanges d'or."
Rietstap gives it in the same form. At some period the mascules were filled in to form lozenges.
But in the "Complement" to the above work (1865), vol. ii. p. 309, Baron Hercken- rode, under the head of the family of D'Hoop de Syughem, mentions the marriage in 1868 of I. F. J. B. M. J. Ghislain Le Fevere de Ten Hone to O. M. P. E. Ghislaine De Cambry de Baudimont, " nee a Tournai le 6. Juin, 1845," and gives the arms of De Cambry de Baudi- mont as " d'azur a trois losanges d'or." Here the last-named family is of Baudimont men- tioned in Carpentier's work, and the arms
differ by having lozenges on an azure shield
instead of the hollow lozenge on the azure
chef of a plain shield. I should be glad if
any of your readers could refer me to any
source of information to trace the direct line
- >? Pre '- J. ROBERTS.
4, Paper Buildings, B.C.
LYNCH OP IPSWICH. Who was Lynch of Ipswich whose portrait was painted by Gainsborough and engraved in mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds 1 The date of birth, &c., would oblige. F. B. M.
ELL FAMILY. Can any of your readers give me information concerning this family? A Richard Ell is referred to in Lower's ' Patro- nymica Britannica.' RICHARD LINN.
229, Hereford Street, Christchurch, N.Z.
PRODIGAL SON AS SIR CHARLES GRANDISON. In 'The Mill on the Floss/ chap, iv., towards the end, there is a reference to "a remarkable series of pictures representing the Prodigal Son *in the costume of Sir Charles Grandison." A friend has a set of five coloured prints exactly answering to this description. The imprint is " London : Pub- lished Oct r 14, 1800, by P. Stampa, Dorring- ton Street, Leather Lane." The design is very good ; in fact, they are works of art. Is anything known of the artist?
THOMAS HUTCHINSON.
CITIZEN : HIS RESPONSIBILITY AND DUTIES. After many years' absence from England I return ignorant of the great changes in municipal, educational aspects, &c., which have taken place. Can you advise me how I can most easily become acquainted with all my duties and responsibilities as a citizen e.g., my vote for M.P., County Council, Borough Council, Parish Council, Poor Law Guardians, education, <fec., to complete the list ? Is there any book or any article in any newspaper or periodical which will inform me perfectly? If not, what books shall I procure ? LYNSOR.
[' The English Citizen : his Rights and Duties,' published by Messrs. Methuen, should be of service.]
EPIGRAM BY BEACONSFIELD. In which of lis works did Disraeli say that there were only two events in history which counted he siege of Troy and the French Revolution ? What is the exact reference, and what are
- he precise words ? B.
CANTERBURY CROSS. At the funeral of the ate Assayer to the Mint, in St. Martin's Jhurch, Canterbury, the "Canterbury cross" s mentioned as having been used. Can any reader of ( N. & Q.' kindly give some in-
