a match to be played on the 18th of that Lieutenant-Colonel, all the Captains being month on Sevenoaks Vine, three stumps were Captains and Lieutenant-Colonels; and all to be used" to shorten the game." In 1808 the Lieutenants being Lieutenants and the stumps were twenty-four inches high and Captains. In the other regiments he was the wicket seven inches wide, and batting Captain Lieutenant and Captain. In a few had become highly scientific. The bowling cases (1777 Army List), e.g. Eighteenth (or was usually fast underhand. "Lobs" had Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, he appears as also been tried, and puzzled the older batsmen simply Captain Lieutenant; but I think that from their tendency to produce catches. this abbreviation in the List was accidental. Round-hand bowling was not legalized until The 1st and 2nd Troops of Horse-Guards, 1828, the present overhead bowling in 1864, and the 1st and 2nd Troops of Horse Grenain both cases after prolonged opposition. It dier-Guards, had no Captain Lieutenants, was some years after the latter date that but the Royal Regiment of Horse-Guards bowlers in delivering the ball began to had one. Although the 1st Battalion of raise the hand very much above the shoulder. the First (or Royal) Regiment of Foot had PHILIP NORMAN. a Captain Lieutenant and Captain, there Battalion. Neither was there in two corps, was no officer with that rank in the 2nd one serving in Africa, the other in America, or in the Engineers; but there were thirtytwo Captain Lieutenants in the Royal Regiment of Artillery (none in the Artillery in Ireland), and fifteen Captain Lieutenants and Captains in the Marines. See Army List of 1777. GERMAN SOLDIERS' AMULETS.-The following cutting comes from The Times of Tuesday, 26 January : "In a sceptical and materialistic age like the present it is somewhat surprising to find reliance being placed on charms. And yet not a few of our prisoners are in possession of so-called 'prayers,' which are really written charms against death, wounds, disease, and every imaginable evil. One such document recently found on a prisoner begins thus: A powerful prayer, whereby one is protected and guarded against shot and sword, against visible and invisible foes, as well as against all manner of evil. May God preserve me against all manner of arms and weapons, shot and cannon, long or short swords, knives or daggers, or carbines, halberds, and anything that cuts or points, against thrusts, rapiers, long and short rifles, or guns, and such like, which have been forged since the birth of Christ; against all kinds of metal, be it iron or steel, brass or lead, ore or wood.' "After further circumlocution the list goes on to include all kinds of evil reports, from a blow from behind, from witchcraft, and well-stealing (poisoning?). But, curiously enough, it omits the only mischance which actually befell the owner that of being made a prisoner of war. The document is of inordinate length, and ends with some cabalistic letters and numerals and with an obscure reference to a blessing upon the Archangel Gabriel.' Many of these amulets or charms are probably of very ancient origin, and have been handed down among the German peasantry from generation to generation." ST. SWITHIN. CAPTAIN LIEUTENANT : PRIVILEGES OF OFFICERS IN THE FOOT-GUARDS.-An error appears in my query, ante, p. 131 (on Cosmo Gordon), arising from the introduction of a comma. Gordon was commissioned in 1773 a Captain Lieutenant (not "captain, lieutenant ") and Lieutenant-Colonel. Each regiment of horse or foot had one Captain Lieutenant, but only one, who took his place between the Captains and the Lieutenants. In the three regiments of FootGuards he was Captain Lieutenant and] Captain Lieutenant and Captain appears in the Army List of 1801, but not in that of 1809, excepting in the list of "officers of the late Royal Irish Artillery, who have been allowed to retire on their Full Pay." There are six. Possibly I have missed one or two other exceptions, but I think not. With regard to the special privilege for the Foot-Guards by which Captains ranked as Lieutenant-Colonels in the Army, and Lieutenants as Captains, I may add that it was gradually abolished after 26 Aug., 1871, i.e., after the abolition of purchase in the Army by Royal Warrant. All those officers who entered the Guards after that date were to be on the same footing as those who entered the other branches of the Army. See Hansard,' vol. ccix. (1872), col. 890. Of course there were many officers who for some years to come had the privilege. I think that the last commission of Lieutenant and Captain was dated 1 March, 1879, and the last of Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel 10 Jan., 1884. See Hart's Army Lists. The Bodley Head, Vigo Street, W. ROBERT INGLIS'S EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE. In 1864 Robert Inglis's edition of Shakespeare was published in one volume by Messrs. Gall & Inglis of Edinburgh. It was illustrated by a number of steel plates, fancifully imagined, well drawn, and exceedingly well engraved. But the names of neither the artist nor the engraver were given. The publishers appear to have no record of these details, and after the lapse of time can afford no information on the subject. Can any of your readers enlighten me ? M. H. SPIELMANN. THE FINGERS OF THE CLOCK.-In giving evidence before a magistrate recently, a witness alluded to the "fingers" of the clock, instead of the "hands"; and a watchmaker tells me this is not at all an unusual term in Norwich to be applied both to clocks and watches. Can any reader of N. & Q' tell me whether this is peculiar to Norfolk ? FREDERICK T. HIBGAME. 10, Essex Street, Norwich. NORBURY MOORE: DAVIS: WARD.-A property in the co. Fermanagh called Knockballymore belonged successively to the above families. In 1692 it was apparently in the possession of Norbury; in 1695 of Moore; and subsequently of Davis, Ward, &c. I should be glad of information of a genealogical character respecting these SIGMA TAU. owners. The reference "218" is to Fitzgerald's notes at the end of the book. I turn this number up in the notes, and find 218 Miss Monkton, afterward the old Lady Cork.' On p. 417 I read of the Doctor addressing Miss Monkton, and telling her to her face that she is a dunce." Is not the above entry in the Index a mistake? Is the note of interrogation after empty-headed" a proof that Fitzgerald felt the incongruity of it as applied to Hannah More, forgetting that in the notes he did not so apply it? Or is there something in some edition of the Life' to make Fitzgerald doubt betweeu the two ladies? T. LLECHID JONES. WILLIAM ROBERTS, ESQ.-The Life of Mrs. Hannah More,' by William Roberts, Esq., was published in two volumes in 1838. Who was the author? T. LLECHID JONES. DR. BENAMOR.-I should be glad of any ville, Berkley, and Craven Counties (with information concerning Dr. Benamor, who possibly a fourth), which each stretched from was, I believe, a well-known doctor and a the coast to the western frontier (the Indian Turk by birth. He was a friend of John and vacant lands), and which have since Newton, and lived in Milman Street. He been cut up into small modern counties ? is mentioned in a note at 11 S. vii. 261. B. C. S. Е. G. Соск. HAYMAN DRAWINGS.-A copy of More's 'Fables,' illustrated by Francis Hayman, in which the original drawings were bound up with the prints, belonged to Dr. Chauncey, then to White, bookseller in Fleet Street. In 1795 it again changed hands for eleven guineas, and was later acquired by Mr. Baker of St. Paul's Churchyard. Who was its next owner? and where is it now? MARGARET LAVINGTON. ORIGIN OF QUOTATION WANTED.-I should be obliged if any reader could tell me the origin and the continuation of the following lines: When little children sleep, the Virgin Mary Reform Club, Pall Mall, S.W. MEANING OF "CULEBATH : FLABELLUM. -In the Thes. Palæohib.,' ii. 8, the Irish word culebath is explained as flabellum, that is, the fan anciently used to drive away flies from the chalice during the celebration of the Eucharist. Is this correct? WILLIAM MACARTHUR. 79, Talbot Street, Dublin. COUNTIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: SKOTTOWE.-The will of Thomas Skottowe, who was Secretary of State to the province 1762-5, mentions, among other bequests :- "To my son Thomas Britiffe Skottowe... also 500 acres in Berkley County on the waters of Saluda River....to my son N. B. S.....also 500 acres in Craven County on the south side of Enoree River....bounding westwardly on the Indian land....also 500 acres in Craven County on a small branch of Enoree River....bounded on other sides by vacant lands....and 500 in Craven County on a small branch called Abner's Creek....bounded on other sides by vacant lands ....and 300 in Craven County on the north side of the middle fork of Tyger River." All these rivers are well up country, far away from the sea. On the present map Saluda River is far away from Berkley County. Was South Carolina before 1776 divided into three long narrow strips, Gran GENERAL GOFF'S REGIMENT. I have lately purchased a pamphlet entitled "The Humble Remonstrance of the Commission Officers and Private Soldiers of Major General Goffs Regiment (so called) of Foot, presented to His Excellency The Lord Fleetwood And the General Council of Officers of the Army at Wallingford House on April 26. 1659. London. Printed in the Year, 1659." The sub-title describes the signatories as "the now Commission Officers and Private Souldiers," which I take to be a misprint for non-commission officers, &c. 66 The list of four hundred or so names which follows contains none which indicates any rank. Many of the names are probably mis. printed. Harlope may be intended for Hartop, and "Semance for Simmons; "Grenil" might be Greville, and "Renouls," Other curious names are Flid, Reynolds. Sewestor, Hearécastell, Jellibrowne, Dearifould, and Predgit. Is the pamphlet dealt with in any military histories? I shall be glad of any other references to the regiment, in print or otherwise. P. D. MUNDY. nuits," and "le poisson vomit Jonas sur 23 Feb., 1701? What profession did he le sec." The Vulgate (Matthew xii. 40) has: "Sicut enim fuit Jonas in ventre ceti tribus diebus et tribus noctibus.' I should be glad of some explanation about the shark in connexion with Jonah. LEO C. JOHN TRUSLER. Trusler published the first part of his Memoirs in 1806. The remaining MSS., in Trusler's own handwriting, were in the possession of Mr. James Crossley of Manchester (1 S. iii. 110). Where are they now? The D.N.B.,' lvii. 268, states that he married in 1759, his wife dying in December, 1762. It would seem that he married three times, and I should be glad to obtain particulars and dates of all three marriages. When in 1820 did he die at the Villa House, Bathwick ? G. F. R. B. JULIUS CESAR AND OLD FORD.-Old Ford is a district lying between Hackney and Bow, and has a Roman Road. I have read somewhere the curious statement that Julius Cæsar forded the stream which now forms the waterway of the Regent's Canal, the left bank of which skirts a portion of Victoria Park. Is there any foundation for this legend? M. L. R. BRESLAR. 66 DA COSTA BRYDGES WILLIAMS. To my great surprise I learn, on the authority of Mr. Sichel, that Mrs. Brydges Williams-described as an eccentric lady who placed a considerable part of her fortune at Disraeli's disposal to aid him in his career -was herself a Jewess, named Sarah Mendez da Costa. Can any one enlighten me as to her family? M. L. R. BRESLAR. Percy House, South Hackney. EMERSON : REFERENCE WANTED. On the Problem Page of The Saturday Westminster for 13 February there is the follow. ing quotation from Emerson : : follow? To whom was he married? and did he leave any descendants? WM. JACKSON-PIGOTT. Manor House, Dundrum, co. Down. DANIEL ECCLASTON.-I have just purchased a pamphlet with the following title: "The Lamentations of the Children of Israel, Penal Laws, and praying, that if they are repealed, respecting the hardships they suffer from the so as to exempt the Catholics and Dissenters from their influence, the Jews may also enjoy the benefit of this indulgence, in common with the rest of his Majesty's subjects. "In a letter to a dignified clergyman of the Church of England. "By Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Moses, Aaron, and Levi, David Bathsheba, Solomon, 1,000 wives and concubines, Daniel Belteshazzar, Manasseh ben Israel, of the House of David. "London: Printed for J. Souter, 1, PaternosterRow; By G. Sidney, Northumberland - street, Strand. 1813." 8vo, 2 11.+72 pp. I cannot trace a copy in the British Museum, nor the author's name in the D.N.B.' Inscribed on the back of the titlepage in a contemporary hand is: “This is the production of Daniel Ecclaston of Lancaster, one of the people called Quackers.” I should be glad to hear something about the writer. ISRAEL SOLOMONS. 66 WILL WATCH.-I have a Sunderland china figure of a man in conventional pirate's or smuggler's costume, with pistols and gun, and two barrels or casks by his side. The figure is inscribed on the front of the base Will Watch." Can you give or procure for me any information regarding this personage ? The figure was probably made about 1820-30. A. B. [See 11 S. ii. 269, 353; iii. 492; iv. 35. "Will Watch" the smuggler is the hero of sundry nautical ballads, but has not been identified. MR. RALPH THOMAS at the third reference gives a list of songs and pictures connected with him.] THE FREEMASONS OF THE CHURCH.-Can information be given as to how long this body, the full title of which was "The College of the Freemasons of the Church," continued to exist after its foundation on Advent Eve, 1842, mainly at the instance of Alfred Bartholomew, F.S.A., the first Grand Master; succeeded on his death in 1845 by George Russell French? The Laws, and printed Proceedings to December, 1846, are in the British Museum Library; but I have been unable to gain any information as to the later history of the College, to which was ON receipt of this query I wrote to the Secretary of State for War, and have received the following official answer :— SIR,-In reply to your letter, I am commanded by the Army Council to acquaint you that the only hospitals which are entitled to fly the Red Cross flag are those which are exclusively under the administration and control of the Army Medical Services. Civil hospitals and private houses, even though they contain wounded soldiers, are not entitled to fly the Red Cross flag, unless they conform to the above requirements. They are, however, protected under the Hague Convention, which provides that such buildings are to be protected by the display of a distinctive sign. It has been decided that this sign shall consist of a large stiff rectangular panel, divided diagonally, the upper portion black, the lower portion white, and its adoption has already been notified to the German Government. It may be displayed by hospitals and places where the sick and wounded are collected in the event of siege or bombardment by land, sea, or air. L. D. HOLLAND (for the Secretary). War Office, S.W. JOHN COLLINS FRANCIS. Article 21 of the Geneva Convention (1906) lays it down that "The distinctive flag of the Convention shall only be hoisted over those medical units and establishments which are entitled to be respected under the Convention, and with the consent of the military authorities." (11 S. xi. 109, 156.) THERE is a biography of Vieira ou Vieyra (Antoine) in the Biographie Universelle.' Born at Lisbon 6 Feb., 1608, he was at an early age taken to Brazil, where his father established himself with his family. He studied first at the College of Bahia under the direction of the Jesuits. Having become a Jesuit in 1622, he was sent to San-Salvador for his novitiate, where in two years he made remarkable progress. He was sent in 1641 to Lisbon with the Viceroy's son, whose mission it was to announce the submission of Brazil. King John later charged him with special negotiations in England, Holland, France, and lastly Rome. On his return to Lisbon in 1649, the King offered him a bishopric; but Vieira asked only to be allowed to return to Brazil, so that he might accomplish his vow to devote himself to the instruction of the savages. It was not until 1652 that his request was granted. During the intervening time the King decided that the Jesuits of Portugal, forming then only one province, should be divided. Vieira was suspected of having advised this measure, and there was talk of excluding him from the order as an innovator. It was on this that he prevailed on the King to let him return to Brazil. In 1653 he returned to Lisbon to plead the cause of the savages of the Maragnan, whom the colonists were stealing and reducing to slavery. All that he asked was granted. Again the King tried to get him to remain at Court, and he was unable to return to Brazil until 1655. In less than six years he succeeded in civilizing 600 leagues of territory, introducing the Gospel, useful arts, and liberty. The Portuguese colonists managed to get rid of him in 1661, and embarked him for Lisbon on the plea that the missionaries had agreed with the Dutch as to taking away Brazil from Portugal. Nothing came of this accusation. Vieira was consulted by the Regent (King John having been succeeded by the boy Alfonso) about measures which might be taken |