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NOTES AND QUERIES. [9 th s. vm. NOV. w, 1001.
Waverley novel query of mine, s.v. ' Shuttles,'
a few months ago, may I appeal to their
kindness in this matter 1
JONATHAN BOUCHIER.
" WAGE "= WAGES. Where did this ugly- sounding word originate 1 Of course " wages" is the correct form. Cobbett in his 4 Gram- mar of the English Language' instances this among other words that have no singular. HELLIER R. H. GOSSELIN.
Bengeo Hall, Hertford.
[Quotations for wage in this sense are given in Annandale's four-volume edition of Ogilvie from Drayton, Sir Walter Scott, arid Lord Lytton. See also 6 th S. ii. 387 ; iii. 11, 235, 278 ; vii. 178.]
BRISTOW FAMILY. I am seeking for the name of any descendant of John Bristow, M.P., Governor of the South Sea Company. He had sons and daughters. Mr. Bristow died in 1770 in Lisbon. One of his daughters married Col. Simon Fraser, of the 78th High- landers. OWEN Ross.
CHILD'S BOOK OF VERSES. Can any reader of 'N. & Q.' tell me the title of a child's book of verses on English history, popular in the sixties, and most likely earlier? The book I remember was a small octavo ; each page was headed by a picture of the monarch in (I think) red arid black, and underneath were verses, more or less of the nonsense order. I append those on Henry VIII. :
Highly, tighty, flighty, Ho !
Whither away doth my little man go?
To see my Lord Mayor, hys Feaste or hys Showe ?
Jso ; not for ye Feaste, nor yet for ye Showe,
Have 1 donned my best Beaver and fayre Bridal
Bowe ; But to see our Kynge's nuptials,
His wedding, I trowe.
These may serve as a clue to any one who remembers the book. A. G.
ROYAL PROGRESS OF WILLIAM III. Could any of your readers oblige me with the names ot any works in which I could find informa-
w-n- aS T fc TT ? U % i royal P ro g res s made by William III. 1 I know of his having visited certain houses in the Midland counties in )9o and I should be glad of further par- ticulars, g g
'I D i E A V, BROC SHERIFF OF LONDON, 1237 --J.de Walbroc was one of the Sheriffs of London m 1237, and Rd. de Walebroc a Sheriff m 1261. Were these of the same family I Can any correspondent of ' N & Q ' give me information as to the Walbroc family of which Sheriff J. de Walbroc was a member? F A
49, Holbeach Road, Catford
RANULPH, EARL OF CHESTER. I shall be
glad to know the date of his charter of
liberties to his barons of Cestreshire, of
which an inspeximm is entered on the Patent
Roll of 28 Edward L, m. 22 ('Calendar,'
pp. 499-500). Has this charter ever been
printed at length ? O. O. H.
ST. ALICE. Who was this saint? I find no mention of her in Brady's 'Clavis Calendaria' or in Baring-Gould's 'Lives of the Saints,' but in the last verse of that pretty Easter hymn by the late Rev. J. M. Neale (hymn 133 in 'The People's Hymnal,' London, J. Masters & Co.), com- mencing
There stood three Marys by the tomb On Easter morning early, &c.,
occur the following lines :
The world itself keeps Easter Day,
Saint Joseph's star is beaming ; Saint Alice has her primrose gay, Saint George's bells are gleaming, &c.
Who was St. Alice, and why was the primrose dedicated to her ? D. K. T.
LORDS LIEUTENANT. Whilst county his- tories give lists of sheriffs, members of Parliament, and mayors, they very rarely give lists of lords lieutenant, who vyere even more important officers. The origin of the office is somewhat obscure, and is variously stated by different writers. I should be glad of references to authoritative works which bear on the origin and duties of the lords lieutenant. W. G. D. F.
ISAAC OF NORWICH. This famous million- aire, who flourished during the reigns of John and Henry III., is spoken of in 1220 as possess- ing his homines and his armiger. Homines we can understand : his henchmen serving him on his quay by the Wensum in Norwich. But what is meant by armiger ? Was he Sir Isaac 1 ? Jewish deeds invariably title him the " Nodiv," which answers to the English honourable or illustrious. M. D. DAVIS.
BRICKS. Can some reader give me informa- tion as to the different epochs in this country when bricks were made, with any details as to size and method of manufacture ? When did the modern pressed brick first come into vogue 1 I see that a recent writer dwells on the long lapse in brick-making in the Middle Ages. W. H. QUARRELL.
