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. vi. JULY si, loco.] NOTES AND QUERIES. W. D. MACRAY as being amongst the Raw- linson MSS. in the Bodleian Library, though I cannot say if it is in Muggleton's hand- writing. It is written in a fine, clerkly hand. The firstpart is headed : "The nine Assertions William Meadgate in his Rebellion sent unto mee is layd doune Verbatim as followeth." This part ends on p. 54 with the colophon : "Written by Lodowick Muggleton one of the two last prophetts and witnesses of the Spirit unto the high and mighty God the man Christ- Jesus in Glory in the yeare 1671." Then "followeth the coppy of a Letter sent to Walter Bohenan a Scotchman another Rebell in the same Conspiracy with the rest in Answere to his Rebellious Letters as fol- loweth." This part does not seem to be com- plete. W. F. PRIDEAUX. JOHN MOORE (9th S. v. 515).— " The Moores of Bankhall were almost the only Puritan family amongst the lauded gentry. For a considerable period John Moore was the only Pro- testant magistrate in the district, and being em- ployed by the Government to hunt up Popish recusants he lived isolated from all his neighbours." In 1640 of Lancashire'; Herdman's 'Ancient Liver- pool '; ' Moore Rental' in Chetham Society's Papers, vol. xii., <fec. E. MEIN. Blundellsands. This John Moore was doubtless one of the Moores of Bank Hall, near Liverpool, an im- portant commercial family, strongly Parlia- mentarian. They eventually spread to London and into Suffolk (Kentwell Hall). See Tenth Report of Historical Manuscripts Commission (Capt. Stewart's papers, fourth appendix). F. LACY ROBINSON. Kensington Court, W. John Moore, of Bank Half, who became one of the regicide judges, a thorough Parliamentarian and an " the Roundheads were represented in Liverpool by ugh tl unscrupulous partisan of Cromwell." In 1641 he was nominated Deputy-Lieutenant of Lancashire, and was one of four members sent by Parliament into Lancashire "to call ont the militia and put the county into a state of defence." In 1643 Liverpool was " garrisoned for the Parliament under Colonel John Moore." "Colonel John Moore was appointed by the Par- liament governor of Liverpool. As a commander ho was active and vigilant. By his influence, and partly at his expense, several vessels were fitted out at Liverpool to cruise against the enemy, to blockade Dublin, and to cut off the supplies from the royal army in Ireland." In 1644 "Moore had been assisting at the siege ofLathom House, but now retired and shut himself up in Liverpool, where he was followed by his opponent [Prince Rupert]." The author of the ' Discourse' says:— " Colonell Moore with what force he had with him in the towne, resisted while he could, but when he saw it was in vaine long to withstand such a potent army, he betook himself to the sea." His father, Edward Moore, represented Liverpool in 1625, and the family had been connected with that town for several hundred years. For further information about John Moore and his family, consult Picton's 'Memorials of Liverpool,' from which the above extracts are taken ; Bainea's ' History REGISTERS IN FRANCE (9th S. v. 516).—A correspondent in 'N. & Q.,' 3rd S. iii. 164, stated that in the year 1675 a Mr. Dineley visited the Huguenot burial-place in the Faubourg St. Germain, Paris. He stated that the dead were usually put into the ground without any manner of ceremony or prayer, the Protestants being forbidden to appear in any great numbers after the corpse, or to carry it in the day. If this statement be true, I fear no records were kept at that date or before 1598. The library attached to the " Hospital for Poor French Protestants re- siding in Great Britain," in Victoria Park, South Hackney, founded in 1708, contains a large collection of worlra relating to Huguenot history, where possibly MRS. COPE might obtain the information she requires. EVERARD HOME COLEMAN. 71, Brecknock Road. FOOTBALL ON SHROVE TUESDAY (9th S. v. 283, 402, 486).—This old custom is still ob- served here, with all the old ceremonial. At half-past 1 o'clock on Shrove Tuesday the ball, provided by the Duke of Northum- berland, was handed over by the porter at the barbican of the castle to the local committee, and, preceded by the duke's piper playing old Northumbrian airs, the crowd marched down to the " Pasture." The contestants were the parish of St. Michael against that of St. Paul. After three hales the ball is thrown up, to be carried off by whoever is fleetest of foot. Very often it is carried across the Aln. This year, there being a spate, two men who strove for its possession had to be rescued by men on the other side. The game used to be played in the streets, but this ceased in 1828. G. H. THOMPSON. Alnwick. " THE SPOTTED NEGRO BOY " (9th S. v. 456, 505).—In one of Richardson's original hand- bills in my collection is to be found a certain amount of information about this child. It is headed " Richardson's New Theatre. The