Richard Pynke of Newton Valence, co. Hants. (Lay Subsidy Roll, 1524.)

* A curious and undoubted instance of two brothers bearing the same Christian name.

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Genealogical Notes and Queries.

CROMWELL-MITCHELL-SADLEIR.

1516.

Was Margaret Mitchell, wife of Ralph Sadleir (1500-1587), a granddaughter of Walter Cromwell of Putney and Norwell, Notts ?-A. C. H.

Reviews.

The Journal of the Ex Libris Society. Vol. VII., July-September 1897. London: A. and C. Black, Soho Square, W.

THERE is certainly one thing patent to readers of this Journal, that with its appearance began the wild search for bookplates that seems now to have permeated all Europe.

The July No. of Ex Libris gives an excellent account of the Annual Meeting with the indefatigable Secretary's report, which he fears are likely to become monotonous in the coming future; like the wealthy banker's remark, as to what a relief a good old loss would be instead of running over his monotonous gains every year! But his remarks throughout were of a very assuring nature, and he only had to regret that his American confrère had died in its infancy. And here we join with the Secretary in objecting to the American system of sending over here letters asking for days' searching, or an exchange of bookplates, when only a single stamp is placed on their letter, mulcting the English correspondent of three-pence on every lapse.

The President's address, too, enhances the variety of the July part, and the Society has to be congratulated on so young a President.

The indefatigable members who endeavour to discover the owners of arms unclaimed still have their hands full, for upwards of 250 have claimed their attention. The Editor gives a very fair notice of Miss Levetus's designs, which suggest Miss Kate Greenaway's fanciful productions, though not so delicately drawn. In the September part are given several military bookplates, with an article also by the Editor, and Colonel Prideaux gives an account of Poulet-Malassis, born at Alençon in 1825. As for Members, the cry is "still they come," and if they can always remain at 500 in number, the Society may congratulate itself upon its success. The Magazine is well worthy of its patronage, and the Editor and Secretary has our sincere congratulations upon it.

Diary of a Tour through Great Britain in 1795. By the Rev. William Macritchie. London: Elliot Stock. 1897.

THIS is a very interesting volume, containing papers which had been previously inserted in the Scottish Antiquary and the Antiquary of this year. The Author seems to have the happy knack of observing small incidents of life, and making note accordingly. For instance, while in Lancashire he could not "help remarking the good breeding of the people, displayed even in their children. You never meet a country person here, young or old, but salutes you with a bow or a curtesy, and a 'good-morrow' if it be in the forenoon, and a 'good-night' in the evening." The women, too, have something bewitching about them, although "some of the finest looking country girls wear black stockings, by no means an improvement to their charms!" The Author was introduced at Sharrow to Mr. Shore, whose son assumed the name of Nightingale, and was the father of Miss Florence Nightingale-thus the recollection of one hundred years is completed in the lady's lifetime.

The Author reaches London on 22nd July 1795, and besides seeing an anniversary sailing match on the Thames, he takes a boat and sails over to Vauxhall, where the gardens are in the height of their gaiety. He is moralizing over a bottle of port, and his hearing St. Paul's strike three o'clock is amusing, particularly when he adds that "a watchman conducts me to my lodgings!" In his City rambles he visits St. Paul's, Mansion House, the Bank of England, and Billingsgate, where he "swallows a fresh haddock nicely dressed and a pot of porter" with bis friends. On August 10 he leaves London homewards viâ Cambridge, and finally reaches Edinburgh early in September. Throughout the book his mention of the ferns and wayside flowers would be highly interesting to a botanist, who would have reason to complain of so many varieties being lost and almost unknown at the present day, and the journey is interesting to the bicycle public who now-a-days permeate every inch of country-in fact a guide to them in their travels, and to such we recommend the work, covering as it does a century of recollections to the young rider. The Publisher has issued the book at 6s., and it is well worth the money.

The Virginia Magazine. No. 1, Vol. V., July 1897. Virginia, U.S.A.

THIS No. is the commencement of Vol. V., and is interesting inasmuch as the various documents published shew a stern allegiance to the King in 1772-73. The No. also contains a folding sheet pedigree of the Walke Family in Virginia from 1692, admirably printed, besides some interesting records of Northampton, Virginia, and Colonial Letters.

LITERARY NOTES.

MISS J. E. CORRIE has just completed one of the most extensive pedigrees of the present time. It embraces the names of the Saxon Kings from A.D. 802; the House of Stuart and the Kings of Scotland from A.D. 1040; the House of Gordon A.D. 1200; the House of Hamilton 1200; the House of Corrie from 1480 to the present time, and is illustrated by the Arms of Scotland, Edward III., Corrie 1500, Edgar, Hamilton, Gordon, Goldie, Faulkner, and Corrie of Newbury, and authenticated by certificates, each signed by the Somerset Herald. The Pedigree is intended only for her relations and friends, and is 31 inches long by 58, and printed on three sheets of paper similar to bank notes, besides a few being strained on linen with the arms coloured.

Messrs. Mitchell and Hughes had the pleasure of printing it, and they were also favoured with the honour of printing Her Majesty's pedigree in the handsome issue of the Illustrated London News for the Jubilee. They also produced the pedigrees of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales for the Indian Council volumes, the former being printed in royal red and the Princess's in blue.

MRS. RICHARDSON-EYRE has had printed privately for her friends the History of the Eyre Family of St. John's Wood, from 1100 to 1897, the estate of 500 acres having been purchased from the Earl of Chesterfield in 1732. The family embraced two Judges of the King's Bench, besides several members being knighted. The whole forms a very handsome little quarto.

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