it is to be found in Lord Hopton's account of one of his campaigns, written for Lord Clarendon, when he is describing the battle of Lansdown, in 1643 (Clarendon MSS., vol. xxiii., No. 1738 [4]) as follows: 66 Sir William Waller in the meantime [June, 1643] holding his quarters about Bathe, whither there came to his assistance Sir Arthur Hazleridge with a verie strong regiment of extraordinarily armed horse, by the Royalists surnamed the 'lobsters,' because of the bright iron shell with which they were all covered." It would be difficult to allege that "lobsters" was a complimentary term; but one more quotation will render the matter clearer still. William Lilly, the Parliamentary astrologer, who was born in 1602 and died in 1681, has left a little history of his life and times, which, among other curious matters, contains a thumbnail sketch of Cromwell's life. Lilly says of Marston Moor that were THE first English Consul in Aleppo was an English merchant named William Barrett, who seems to have been appointed about 1582. The consulates in Turkey subject to many vicissitudes and changes in the course of the subsequent three centuries, and owing to the constant alterations in status, or in the districts attached to Consuls and their subordinate Vice-Consuls and Factors Marine, it is not easy to make an exact list. The names of persons constantly appear as Consuls who were probably occupying an acting" position during the absence on leave of the actual official. Residents in the Levant were subject to many great inconveniences during times of war and pestilence, and on some occasions the Consul was obliged to leave his post. During the Turko- Egyptian War at the beginning of the nineteenth century the Consulate of Aleppo seems to have been abandoned for some time. 66 According to Almon's Royal Kalendar," a certain Alexander Kinloch was holding the position of Consul at Aleppo in 1757. The Rev. Dr. Christie has also discovered references to a certain Francis Browne, who died in 1758, as Consul. The Consulates of Aleppo and Cyprus were for a time united about this period, and the succession of names is not very clear. Mr. John Barker (1806 and 1830) seems afterwards to have held the consular appointment in Egypt, but attachment to the scene of his former labours induced him to settle at Suweidîyeh, on the north bank of the Orontes, not far from the road between Alexandretta and Aleppo. "It is a lovely spot. European taste has been grafted on Oriental luxuriance, and has converted an ordinary tract of level ground into a paradise. One here sees what Syria might become under proper management. The industry and prosperity exhibited were mainly owing to the enter prising spirit of the late Mr. Barker, formerly formed gardens, planted orchards and vineyards, English Consul in Egypt. He built a house, and spent the last days of a long and active life in this his Eastern home." Thus wrote the Rev. J. L. Porter in the old edition of John Murray's 'Guide' to Palestine, published in 1858. The traces of Mr. Barker's pleasant residence in this place have long since disappeared, and the village of Suweidîyeh has once more reverted to its native conditions. Nicosia, Cyprus. GEO. JEFFERY, F.S.A., Curator Ancient Monuments. CLANDEBOYE. 183 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HISTORIES OF The Hamilton MSS., containing some Account of (See ante, p. 103.) PART II. C'. Parish History of Camolin. CARLINGFORD. the Settlement of the Territories of the Upper Clandeboye, Great Ardes, and Dufferin in the County of Down. By Sir James Hamilton.. Printed from the original MSS. Edited by T. K. Lowry. Small 4to, cloth. Belfast, 1867 By Rev. Charles Statistical Survey of County Clare. CLARE. History and Topography of the County of Clare Dutton. Map, 8vo, half calf. Dublin Society,. By Hely 1808. to the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century. By James Frost. Maps and illustrations, 8vo,. cloth. Dublin, 1893. Watson, M.A. CARLOW. Co. Carlow, in The Beauties of Ireland, being Carlow History and Antiquities of the County CARRICKFERGUS. History of Carrickfergus. By Samuel McSkimmin. Belfast, 1811. CASHEL. Episcopal and Capitular Seals of the Irish Cathe- 1853. Ancient Irish Architecture, a Monograph of The Rocks and Ruins of Cashel. By J. B. Cullen. The High Crosses of Castledermot and Durrow, By Rev. illustrated. CASTLETOWNROCHE. Castletownroche: Historical and Topographical Notes, &c., on Buttervant, Castletownroche, Doneraile, Mallow, and Places in their Vicinity. By Col. James Grove White. 2 vols., royal 8vo, cloth. Cork, 1905-11. CAVAN. 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Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, taken from Diocesan and Parish Registries, MSS. in the Principal Libraries, and from Private and Family Papers. By W. Maziere Brady. 3 vols., 8vo, cloth. Dublin, 1863. Records of Cork. By W. M. Brady. London, 1864. The History of Bandon, and the Principal Towns in the West Riding of County Cork. By George Bennett. Portrait and plates, 8vo, cloth. Cork, 1869. History of the City and County of Cork. By M. F. Cusack. Illustrated, thick royal 8vo, cloth. Dublin, 1875. History of Cork. By MacCarthy. Cork, 1879. History of Cork, with Notes, in Journal of Cork Historical and Archæological Society. 3 vols. in 1, royal 8vo, half calf. 1892. SHAKESPEARE ALLUSIONS.-The following have been noted since my last communication on this subject (11 S. viii. 86) :— (1) "Ned. But prithee Wil. tell me now, what wou'dst thou have a body do? Suppose now Papers read before the Church Architecture that Lazarello of Tormes and the Knight of the Society. 4to, Belfast, 1845. COOLE. History of the Two Ulster Manors of Finagh, Co. Tyrone, and Coole (otherwise Mount Atkinson), Co. Fermanagh, and of their Owners. By the Earl of Belmore. 8vo, cloth. Dublin, 1903. CORK. History of Cork. By Alexander. Cork, 1737. History of Cork. By Derrick. Cork, 1767. Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Cork. By Charles Smith. Maps, folding plates, 2 vols., 8vo, calf. Dublin, 1774. New edition, reprinted by the Cork Historical and Archæological Society, with Numerous Additions from the MSS. of Thomas Crofton Croker and Richard Caulfield. Edited by Robert Day and W. A. Copinger. Royal 8vo, cloth. Cork, 1893. Cork Remembrancer. By Edwards. Cork, 1792. : Statistical Survey of the County of Cork. Rev. H. Townsend. Thick 8vo, boards. Dublin Society, 1810. By Co. Cork, in The Beauties of Ireland, being Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical, of each County.' By J. N. Brewer. London, 1826. "Articles of Irish Manufacture; or, Portions of Cork History. By Thomas Sheahan. Post 8vo, cloth. Cork, 1833. : Sketches in Ireland, descriptive of Interesting Portions of the Counties of Donegal, Cork, and Kerry. By Rev. Cæsar Otway. 12mo, cloth. Dublin, 1839. Oracle should take their Corpulent Oaths before Mr. Brushum, That seven Pilgrims in Buckram, with every one a brown Bill in his Pocket, knocked thee (or say me) i' th' head yester-evening, about six a clock, (or say between six and seven, to be sure)."-" The Swearing - Master; ference Between two Country-Fellows Concerning or, A Conthe Times. London,....1681." fo. (2) "And wherever they shall for the future happen to come, I doubt not but they will make good that of the incomparable Shakespear: Not Marble, nor the gilded Monument Of Princes shall out-live this powerful Line; But you shall shine more bright in this Content, Than dusty Trophies soil'd with sluttish Time. 'Gainst Death and all oblivious Enmity, Still shall you live, your Praise shall still find (5) "and made my Hair stand as Bolt-upright, as the Quills of an angry Porcupine."- The London Spy. London,....1699," part vii. p. 15. (6) "Then having a second Summons to depart we quitted the Bar, and dispers'd some loose Coins to the Prisoners to drink our Healths, and likewise one to the Reverend Doctor: took leave of our Friend, and departed well satisfied with the Sight and Intrigues of Ludgate, which I shall conclude with a saying of Hamlet Prince of Denmark. strewn upon her, and the floral garland was placed round her neck. Flowers and cocoanuts were also formally presented to her, and thus she entered into her own community." Dr. Dhatta in an address quoted frequently from the great sacred books of the East, but it was evident that he was also familiar with both the Old and the New Testaments. The principles that the thread symbolizes are "Good thoughts, good words, good deeds." Therein, he said, is summed up all the philosophy of Zoroaster. 66 In commemoration of Dr. Dhatta's visit to this country he was asked to accept a valuable shawl for ritual wear and a purse of gold. Sir Mancherjee Bhownaggree, as President of the Parsee Association in Europe, who made the presentation, referred to the valuable services to learning rendered by Dr. Dhatta through his researches into Parsee law, much of which was, embodied in his book on Zoroas A. N. Q. 66 A PARSEE INVESTITURE.-On Saturday afternoon, January 30th, the Naojot ceremony, or investiture with the sacred thread of the Parsees, took place in London for the first time; it was conducted by Dr. M. N. Dhatta, High Priest of the Parsees of North-trian theology. West India. The Daily Telegraph in its description of the ceremony on 1 Feb. states that across the door of the council chamber of Caxton Hall was suspended a festoon of carnations. On a dais was a tray on which were gold and silver vessels and a garland of flowers; a seat was provided for the priest, and a stool for the little girl, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rustam Desai, who was to receive the visible sign of their faith. Mrs. Desai led in her daughter, who was wrapped in a heavy shawl of creamy white, with knot-and-flower patterning in bright Oriental hues. Dr. Dhatta, who almost immediately followed, had on a white turban, voluminous white robes, and a scarlet-and-gold shawl, worn somewhat like a stole. An attendant bore in a large silver brazier, on which were flaring chips of sandalwood. Of these another large trayful, with small tongs and shovel for replenishing, was placed beside it, and candles in flower-decked holders were lit. On the girl's head was the quaint, round black cap worked with silver worn by these tiny maidens; and the child, facing those present, repeated after the priest her own promises. "The sacred cord itself is of white wool, and it must contain seventy-two strands, representative of the seventy-two chapters of the Izashne, one of the most venerated of books. Thrice is it passed round the body, and is then firmly tied. All this was done in orthodox manner, with the time-honoured prayers, and after these had been recited the child put her hands together for a benediction. She was then placed again on the stool; rice, chopped cocoanut, and almonds were GROUND-HOG CASE."-This familiar American phrase, implying so vital an urgency that fate itself must yield to it or all end, is, oddly, not in any dictionary, general or special, that I can find; and its origin being certain of dispute some time, it seems well to anchor it now. It refers to a New England story at least a century old, and I rather think colonial. A boy has set a trap in front of a woodchuck (ground-hog) hole, and sits watching it anxiously. To him a passing stranger: "You don't expect to catch that woodchuck, do you, boy? The boy, wildly: "Ketch him? I've got to ketch him, stranger; the minister's comin', and we 're out of meat!" It is always understood that the particular animal is caught. FORREST MORGAN. Hartford, Conn. 'A HAIR DRAWN THROUGH MILK. Some years ago I came across a Rabbinical citation in Heine's prose writings, the source of which at that time was obscure to me. a hair drawn through milk,” He referred to " which he, when a boy, had heard spoken of by his Hebrew teacher. Quite recently I came doctors were discussing the divers forms of the saying in the Talmud. The a man's last moments, the best of which they happily described as dying binneshikko, 'with a kiss"; for then the soul is drawn away as glidingly and as sweetly as passes through milk.` across South Hackney. 66 A hair M. L. R. BRESI AR FURNITURE AT EASTON MAUDITT.-An EVOLUTION OF THE GAME OF CRICKET.— inventory of the goods of the Earl of Sussex In former volumes of N. & Q.' there have at Easton Mauditt, quoted from recently in been many communications on the origin connexion with family portraits (ante, p. 63), of cricket. Perhaps, therefore, this note on contains the following particulars of the fur-its development will be thought worthy of nishing of the two drawing-rooms and the insertion. dining-room : 66 PERCY D. MUNDY. A FORERUNNER OF THE LONDON SCOTTISH. -This famous regiment was anticipated in the eighteenth century by the "Highland Armed Association," for which rules were drawn up at "The Shakespeare Tavern," 30 July, 1798. They wore a Highland bonnet, smartly surmounted by ostrich feathers" and a green hackle. They had a 42nd tartan plaid, and wore the kilt with an ornamental hairy purse." There are two printed pamphlets of the Regulations, 30 July and 13 Sept., 1798, and a (MS.) petition from the Adjutant, Capt. Philip Codd, at the Public Record Office (H.O. 50: 47). J. M. BULLOCH. 66 In one of the first pictures of the game, namely, that by Francis Hayman, afterwards R.A., entitled 'The Game of Cricket as played in the Artillery Ground, London' (which was originally at Vauxhall Gardens, and is now in the Pavilion at Lord's), the curved bat is a good deal like a modern hockey club, the two stumps being apparently not more than a foot and a half high, and almost, if not quite, as wide. To stand a chance of hitting the wicket, except by a full pitch, the bowler had to keep the ball very low, and the batsman would have been obliged to mow" at it, playing with a straight bat being impossible. Mr. Sydney H. Pardon, editor of 'Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack,' mentions having seen Cricket Rules for the year 1743, but apparently he is the only person who has had that privilege. The earliest copy of the 66 Laws of the Game' known to the present writer is that printed in The New Universal Magazine for 1753, which purports to give them as settled by the Cricket Club in 1744, and played at the Artillery-Ground, London." The wicket had by that time become much higher and narrower, the stumps standing 22 in. out of the ground, with one bail 6 in. long. As the date is only one year after that which has been placed on the frame of Hayman's picture (namely, 1743), it looks as if his representation were too archaic, unless a great change in the rules was made in 1744. Most likely, however, the picture was painted some time before 1743, as a print from it, also at Lord's, was published 4 April of that year. If this be so, the date on the frame, which looks Comparatively modern, was merely copied from the print. 66 By degrees the wickets were further heightened, and the curve of the bat modified; but it was not until about the year 1800 that the bat became straight. The exact date of the third stump is doubtful. In the Laws of Cricket' as established at the Star and Garter, Pall Mall," a copy of which is in The New Universal Magazine for 1787, is the following statement: "N.B.-It is lately settled to use three stumps instead of two to each wicket, the bail the same length as above" (that is, six inches). An advertisement of 4 June, 1777, announced that, in |