415

Abanazar," its meaning as an epithet, v. 68,

106

Abbess, Cistercian, her insignia of office, vi. 169
Abbey of Kilkhampton,' xi. 81, 173

Abbot (Mordecai and Sloper), Westminster
scholars, ix. 371

Abbots, appointment of mayors by, ix. 89
Abbott (Dr. E. A.), his Flatland: a Romance
of Many Dimensions,' iii. 299, 366
Abbott (Dr. E. A.), his 'Philochristus:
Memoirs of a Disciple of the Lord,' vi. 14, 72
Abbott (Richard), of Burton, Westmorland,
date of death wanted, x. 190

'Abdolla,' its meaning, v. 182, 243
Abeillage," ix. 388

Abenhall, epitaph at, iv. 324

Abeny," cathedral interior by D. Roberts, its
locality, iv. 104

Abercrombie (John), horticulturist, d. 1806, x.
273, 313

Abercromby (Alexander and James), West-
minster scholars, ix. 371

Abingdon (Willoughby, 4th Earl of), satirized
in Adieu to the Turf,' iv. 16, 55

66

Abnepos," use of the word, viii. 229, 336
Aborigine," xi. 269, 332, 218

Aboulcasem, reference to him, v. 268
Absalom, the death of, xii. 311

66

Abyssinian cross carried in procession on
Armistice Day, x. 9; presented to Westminster
Abbey, 79

Academy of Secrets, xi. 429
Academy of the Ancients, xi. 429

Accent, transference of : "Passing Stress,"
ix. 241, 263, 283, 303, 325, 348, 366, 411
Accentuation, changes noticed in 'New English
Dictionary,' v. 32, 105, 137, 166
Acco, of ancient Greek folk-lore, ii. 228, 314,
340, 400
Accra :

James Fort inscriptions, x. 245
Acid test, viii. 449

"Acid test," expression used by ex-President
Wilson, ix. 94

Acrobats at old St. Paul's, xi. 6; xii. 238; at
Durham Abbey, xi. 76
Acrostic epitaph on Mrs. William Stokes, iv.

251

'Ad Amantem,' manuscript, identification of,
i. 370

Adair (James), historian, x. 94

Adam as a family ancestor, examples, iv. 271
"Adam ceiling, Greek letters on, vii. 390, 436
Adams (Rev. Alex.), d. 1789, viii. 390
Adams (Thomas), of Warkworth, Northumber-
land, dates of birth and death wanted, x. 310
Adams (W. H. Davenport), d. 1891, ix. 435
Adamson and Burry families, ii. 508
Addison and the puff preliminary, xi. 121
Addison family, a tradition of, i. 408
Addison (Joseph), his descendants, iii. 383
Addison's Spectator,' edition published by
Tonson and Draper, x. 168, 235
Address to a Mummy,' by H. Smith, xii. 111
'Adeste Fideles,' its date, and Rabelais's sup-
posed parody, v. 292, 329; vi. 23, 73, 119
Adgate family, xii. 53, 99

6

Adieu to the Turf, satire on 4th Earl of
Abingdon, iv. 16, 55

66

Adjectives from French place-names, i. 399
Adolphus (Rev. Otto), pseud, A Clergyman,"
xii. 433

Adonis gardens, plants grown in, xii. 133, 177
Adventures of a Post Captain,' 1817, iii. 70,

172, 283, 371

Adversaria,' Knightsbridge magazine, 1856,

vii. 4

Advertisement of the 17th century, its source,
xii. 214

Advertising: Petronicus and a modern adver-
tisement, ix. 88

Advertising the puff preliminary, xi. 121
Aeronautics: early flying efforts, viii. 87
Afghanistan, inscription on Irishman's tomb,
x. 347

Africa, "call of," book describing, iv. 301, 338
Afternoon tea. See Tea

Age (old) at fifty, xi. 152

Agincourt, recruiting for, 1415, i. 124, 176
Aglionby (Dr. William), diplomatist
author, ix. 141

and

Agnew (E. C.), b. 1810, author, xii. 433
Agnosco and "agnostic," use of the words,
i. 429, 492; ii. 16

Agricultural and horticultural writers:
graphical details, ix. 52, 96, 136

bio-

'Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman?' song, c. 1800, i. 11,
56, 131, 175

Aiguillettes, their origin, iv. 14, 60
Aikin (Arthur) his tour through Wales, vii. 122
Aikin (Fanny), b. 1821, pseud. Berkly Aikin,"

xii. 433

his

Aikin (Dr. John) and Southampton, vii. 73; his
rambles in 1802-7, 43, 61, 81, 101, 176;
tour through Holland and Flanders, 181, 201
Aikin-Kortright (Miss Fanny), editress of the
Court Suburb,' vii. 5, 57

Ainger (Canon), 1837-1904, Master of the Temple,

ix. 334

Ainslie Bond, its whereabouts and history, v.

41, 80

Ainslie (Philip Barrington), his 'Reminiscences
of a Scottish Gentleman, 1861, iii. 30. 118
Ainsworth's Crichton': Franklin's illustra-

tions, xi. 512
Air-guns, inventor of, vii. 430

Airship, London-Paris project, 1835, V.
advertisement, 59, 107

58;

Albanie (Charles Edward, Count d'), his bio-
graphy, i. 110, 156, 190, 277

Albert memorial, Sir Henry Cole and the site
of, viii. 149

Album Amicorum' of wandering scholars, ix.
309, 356, 375

Alcester, pronunciation of the place-name, i. 58
Alcock (Charles), writer on cricket and foot-
Alchemical MSS., viii. 49
Alcock (Edward), of Stratford, vii, 382
ball, d. 1907, x. 310, 357
Alcock (Mr.), duel with John Colclough, 1808,
viii. 384

Alcohol, its effect on Moslems, vii. 188
Aldeburgh: Commonwealth marriages

and

burials in Register Book, x. 81, 104, 124, 142,
175; destruction of church in 1643, 301
Aldeburgh: extracts from Chamberlain's
Account-Book, viii. 163, 224, 265, 305, 343, 387,
426, 463, 506; ix. 26, 39, 94, 145, 222, 266
Aldeburgh records, extracts from, vii. 141, 185,
225, 287, 327, 366, 402, 443, 503
Aldelima, 1280, its locality, v. 96, 157
Aldersons, Warrington glassmakers, informa-
tion wanted, v. 152

Aldgate, Duke of Suffolk's head in St. Botolph's
Church, iv. 299, 340

Aldgate, earliest form of the name, vii. 294
Aldrich (Dr.), Bibliography wanted, xi. 230
Aldrich (Henry), b. 1647, his parentage, xii. 414,
458

Aldridge (Ida F.), negro actor, his history, v.
263
Aldworth (Avery), m. 1630/31, x. 197
Aldworth famliy, ix. 449

Aleichem (Sholoum), d. 1916, his will and
epitaph, ii. 83.
Aleria (John Andreas, Bishop of), d. 1493, iii.
300

Ales, medicinal, vi. 186, 233

Aleston, Middlesex, its whereabouts, iii. 475;

Alresford, Hants, fires at, c. 1620, i. 209, 294
Alsop (Anthony), his parentage, xii. 452, 519
Alsop (Bernard), printer, viii. 293, 337
Alstonfield and the Mundy family, ii. 129, 214
Alstonfield, co. Staffs, notes from the parish
register, viii. 292

Altar, Christian, the largest in the world, xii.
392, 436

Altar-slabs, St. John's head, vi. 227, 276
Altar tables, changes in shape and dimensions
of, vi. 251, 275

Altars of antiquarian interest, i. 410, 492
Althorp (Margaret, Viscountess), d. 1906,
memorials at Althorp, iv. 294

Althorp, Spencer's library at, vi. 228, 276
Alun; "Aλavvos ix. 191

Ambassador, a definition of, its origin, v. 210,
243

Ambassador, Spanish, and Ogle Street, xii. 253
Amber, its prophylactic properties, vi. 271, 297,
318, 339; vii. 58, 318

"Ambidexter," earliest use of the word in legal
phraseology, ix. 353; x. 15

Ambleside (Westmorland), incumbents of, vii.

450

America, a native of," inscription on tablet
in church at Uplyme, Devon, ix. 127
America, British diplomatic service in, c. 1800,
ix. 271; British settlers in, 462, 517, 521; x.
57, 114, 178, 198; Lancashire settlers in, ix.
517

America, English railings in, ix. 130
America, first steamship to, 1838, iii. 189, 281,
368

America, Seneca's lines anticipating its dis-
covery, iv. 272, 312

America's Reply,' poem, particulars wanted,

v. 317

American Bluejackets and the Port of London,
iii. 502

American Civil War, books on, x. 431, 476; xi.

59

American currant and Ribes sanguineum, i. 247
American customs: a long grace, viii. 151, 458
American English, ix. 97, 136, 218
American geography, map of, c. 1720, ii. 265
American humorists: Captain G. H. Derby,
ix. 353, 394, 491, 535; x. 154, 219
American Indian, North, word for " Morning
Star," iii. 9, 74, 179

American link with Winchester, v. 206
American Presidents, wives of, xi. 368, 499
American soldiers, the first killed in the War,
v. 36

American war, 1776, British reverses and fast-
day, vii. 331, 375

Americanisms, so called, the derivation of, iì.
287, 334, 414, 496; iii. 35, 115, 313, 364
Amerongen, historical facts concerning, ix. 228
Ames (William), M.A., author, c. 1652, i. 508
Amherst (William), his connexion with Hythe

and Sandgate, c. 1767, iii. 503

Amiens, Peace of, 1801, commemorative medal,
iv. 243
Ammianus Marcellinus and the legend of the
Holy Grail, i. 201

Amneville (Adam de), royal charter confirming
grant of the Manor of Bitton to, ix. 481, 526
Amontons (W.), inventor of telegraph device,
vii. 32

Amore family, x. 371; xi. 358

Amorous Miser,' anonymous play, and 'Fare-
wel Folly,' v. 310

Amsterdam, rapehouses or rasphouses at, iv.
86, 137

"Amtmann," office of, viii. 350, 394
Amyand House and the Rider family, i. 349. 419
Anacharis Alsinastrum, its appearance in Eng-
land, xi. 286, 353

Anana "Pine-apple, xi. 108, 152, 215, 239, 317,
374

Ananias as Christian name, vii. 426

Anastatic printing, Edgar Allen Poe and, i. 13,
32

Anathema cup, 1500-1, origin of the name, vi.
150, 198

Ancaster, Guor Anegon of, x. 443

Ancaster, oldest form of the name, vii. 227
Andersen (Hans), his 'The Improvisatore,' viii.
490

Anderson (Douglas Edward), Harrow School
1865-9, information wanted, iv. 300
Anderson (Sir Francis), his descendants wanted,
v. 122

Anderson (Francis and John), writers to the
Signet, Edinburgh, viii. 348

Anderson (J. Eustace), his Surrey prints, i. 486
Anderson (John), Falconer of Barochan, Ren-
frewshire, c. 1820, xii. 353

Anderson (Joseph), gamekeeper to Marquess of
Tweeddale, viii. 292

Anderson (Mary Welsh), d. 1788, viii. 266
Anderson (Patrick), schoolmaster of Channel-
kirk, 1664, ix. 511

Anderson (William), artist, place of his death
wanted, v. 209

Anderson family, Baronets of Broughton, viii.
268; ix. 175

Anderson, Forrester, Simpson, and Dickson
families, ii. 428

Anderson's British Poets,' notice in Critical
Review, 1799, iv. 94
Anderson's (Miss Jessie)

Teachings from the
Church's Year,' vii. 48, 118
Andrewes (Thomas), sheriff at execution of
Mary Stuart, x. 410

Andrews (Bernard), poet laureat, viii. 431, 475
Andrews (D.), de Swaythling, book-plate of, x.
191, 236

Andrews family, detail wanted, v. 124

Andria,destruction by fire of the cathedral,
1916, i. 427

Anecdote of a Popular Character,' vii. 49
Anerley, origin of the surname, i. 228
Angelica, plant, significance of an offering of,
iii. 51, 259, 312, 372

Angelo (Domenick) his burial place, viii. 491;
ix. 33, 79, 153, 215

Angelo (Sophia), her connexion with Eton, ix.
33, 79, 153

Anger, Aungier or Angier (William), m. 1683,
ix. 170, 215, 334, 413

Angier, his will, c. 1792, the whereabouts of,
xii. 334

Angier (John), Nonconformist minister, b. 1605,
ix. 278

Angiers, Abbey of St. Nicholas, and Spalding
Priory, c. 1074, i. 309

Anglesea (Earl of), his MS. History of the
Troubles in Ireland, viii. 488

Anglesey House, Drury Lane, site of, vii. 271,
335, 457

Anglesey topography in 17th century, informa-
tion wanted, iv. 74

Anglican clergymen, biographical particulars
wanted, iv. 13

Anglican clerks in non-Anglican orders, i. 27
Anglo-Cæsarus," explanation wanted, vii. 89
Anglo-Dutch relationships, ix. 108
Anglo-French 'De Sanctis': St. Bethone in
Copland, vi. 44

66

Anglo-Saxon contagion," Matthew Arnold on,

v. 38

Anglo-Saxon riddle: The Cuckoo,' x. 109
Angsoka, meaning of the word, xii. 171
Anguish family of Somerleyton, v. 165
Anguish Street, Lowestoft, origin of name, v.
122, 165, 194, 221

Animal-lover, an eighteenth-century, his epi-
taph, v. 290; vi. 78

Animals, carving terms for, iii. 446
Animals, fines for cruelty to, c. 1797, i. 69, 177
Animals or birds, names for collections of, iv.

255

Animals, three most dangerous, x. 72, 113
Ann of Swansea, identity wanted, v. 322; a
sister of Mrs. Siddons, vi. 45
Annamaboe, notes on, x. 41

Anne of Geierstein,' elucidation of passages
in, vi. 90, 136, 175

Anne (Queen), her "three Realms," i. 91, 152,
217, 277; her exercise of Sovereign's Veto, v.
95, 155, 214, 272; Statue on Hotel Russell of,
vi. 6; death of, vii. 508; white handkerchief
incident at her death, viii. 17

Annhun, King of the Greeks, vii. 227
Annoyance, Jury of Annoyance, particulars of,
i. 287, 374

Anodyne necklace and its inventor, c. 1750,
information wanted, iv. 302

Anonymous Works:-

Adieu to the Turf, 1778, iv. 16, 55

Adventures of a Post Captain, 1817, iii. 70,
172, 283, 371

Advice to Sportsmen, 1809, by Marmaduke
Maxwell, i. 110

Agaynst ye Streame, i. 209
Albania, v. 211

Amorous Miser, v. 310

Annals of Ireland, viii. 210, 276

Annals of Sporting, 1809, by Caleb Quizem,
i. 110

Apology for the life of the Rt. Hon. W. E.
Gladstone, vi. 312

Art of Book-keeping, iv. 17, 114
Art of Conversation, v. 267

Ascanius; or, The Young Adventurer, 1746,
i. 369

Bellegarde, the Adopted Indian Boy, 1832,
i. 447

Bombay, Life in (1852), viïï. 29
British Melodies, x. 48
Canadian Girl;

Lakes, i. 447

or, The Pirate of the

Centenary of the Bells, St. Mary's, Ware-
ham, viii. 270

Charlie Seymour; or, The Good Aunt and
the Bad Aunt, c. 1820, i. 228
Christopher Tadpole, xi. 290
Comic Natural History, x. 92

66

Count Teleki, by Eca," 1869, iii. 230
Diaboliad, the author a 'private soldier,”
iii. 48, 99

Diary of Lady Willoughby, iii. 524

Duke of Mantua, The: a Tragedy, x. 288