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9* s. 17. dec 2, m] NOTES AND QUERIES. 457 (gutties. Wi must request correspondents desiring infor- niation on family matters of only privato interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that the answers may be addressed to them direct. " Heudin."—This word appears in Miss Baker's ' Glossary of Northamptonshire Words,' 1854. It is explained to mean the piece of leather which connects the handstaff of a flail with the swingle, termed in some places the " middleband." Is the word still used in Northamptonshire? Is it known in the neighbouring counties ? A. L. Mayhew. Oxford. " Herd."—In Brogden's 'Lincolnshire Glos- sary,' 1866, I find under this word the follow- ing sentence: " They wired in a long while, and the last thump herded him." Can any Lincolnshire man tell me under what circum- stances such words would be appropriate ? Who are the people " wiring in," and who is the unlucky object " herded " ? A. L. Mayhew. Oxford. MacDowell Family.—I should be glad if you could inform me about the MacDowell family and its principal survivors. Any particulars, directly addressed, will be most gratefully received by Samuel G. C. MacDowell, LL.D., Professor at the Law Faculty. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Eubule Thelwall was elected from Westminster School to Trinity College, Cam- bridge, in 1609. Any particulars relating to him are desired. G. F. R. B. Robert Grammaoe or Gamage was elected from Westminster School to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1607. Particulars of his parentage and subsequent career are desired. G. F. R. B. Coats of Arms Wanted. — Jaffray, of Dublin: Mohun, of Wollaston, Notts; Fur- ber, of Woolcombe, Dorset; Crews, of Prynne, Devon ; Lytton, of Knebworth • Sheffield, of Youghal; Sampy, of Roosmoyle; Jones, of Vessington, co. Meath ; Handcock, of Dublin. E. E. Thoyts. Sulhamstead Park, Berks. [For the arms of Lytton see Burke's ' Peerage.'] Dklorme.—Can any of your readers give me information as to the old French families of Delorme and Delarge, or toll me where I am likely to obtain such information ? A Count Delorme, said to have been Chamberlain at the French Court, came to England as a refugee early in the eighteenth century, and settled at Chester. Is anything known of him or his descendants? What would be a probable cause of his flight ? R. M. Perkes. Limpsfield, Surrey. "Grim."—What kind of barley is grim? In E. F. Knight's 'Where Three Empires Meet' is the following sentence :— "Here for the first time I tasted Lakadi beer or chuna, which is made from grim, a species of barley that ripens at high altitudes." R. Hedger Wallace. Verses by Earl of Norfolk.—Which of the Bigods, Earls of Norfolk, was the author of the following lines ?— When I am in my castle of Bungey, Situate upon the river Waveney, I ne care for the King of Cockney. The lines are apparently quoted in Holinshed. H. T. B. BOUDICCA REPULSED AT VERULAM. — I assume there is now no question that we must discard Boadicea for Boudicca, it being a mere duty to use the more correct name. In Spenser's ' Ruines of Time' the poet makes the Genius of Verulam (if such, indeed, the wailing woman was) say :— Bonduca, Britonnesse, Her mightie hoast against my bulwarkes brought. lifting up her brave heroick thought Bove women's weaknes, with the Romanes fought, B'ought, and in field against them thrice prevailed ; Yet was she foyld, when as she me assailed. What authority is there for the assertion that Boudicca was foiled at Verulam ? James Hooper. Norwich. [It is Bunduca in one edition, 1845.] " Nefs."—What is the origin of the old silver models of ships called " nefs," of which the Duke of Saxe-Coliurg and Gotha exhibited a fine collection in London some years ago ? They are often to be seen in museums or curiosity shops. What was the signification of their shape, and for what purpose were they used ? Is there any truth in the idea that they have some connexion with the arms of the city of Paris, and that they were pre- sented to notable personages ? A. R. P. A Forgotten Dramatic Author.—I should be glad to be informed of the date of the death of William Collier, journalist and dramatic author, who was living in 1868 and