: Notes and Queries Number 11 January 12 1850 by Various - Questions and answers Periodicals Notes and Queries

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QUERIES:-- Catacombs and Bone-houses, by Rev. A. Gatty Contradictions in Don Quixote, &c., by S.W. Singer Ancient Alms-Basins Minor Queries:--Cupid Crying--Was Sir G. Jackson Junius?--Ballad of Dick and the Devil--Erasmus' Paraphrase--Iland Chest--Court of Wards--Ancient Tiles--Pilgrimage of kings--Anthony Bek--Welsh Custom--Fall of Rain--Metal for Telescopes--Colonel Blood's House--Lucas's MS.--Theophania--MS. Account of Britain

MISCELLANEOUS:-- Notes on Books, Catalogues, Sales, &c. Books and Odd Volumes wanted Notices to Correspondents Advertisements

SIR EDWARD DERING'S HOUSEHOLD BOOK, A.D. 1648-52.

About ten years since, I remember seeing, in the hands of a London bookseller, a curious MS. purporting to be the "Household Book of Receipts and Expences of Sir Edward Dering, Bart., of Surrenden Dering, Kent, from Lady-Day, 1648, to April, 1652." It was a think folio, in the original binding, entirely in the hand-writing of the distinguished baronet.

Sir Edward was the only son of Sir Edward Dering, the first baronet, by his second wife, Anne, daughter of Sir John Ashburnham, of Ashburnham, Sussex, Knt. He succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father, in 1644, and married Mary, daughter of Daniel Harvey, Esq., of Combe, Surrey, who was brother of the famous Dr. Harvey, the discoverer of the circulations of the blood.

Independently of the frequent notices of relatives, almost serving as a family history, there are entries of high interest to the general historian and the antiquary. The costs of every article of use and virtue are set down in full, and a few of the items will serve as a specimen of the general contents:--

"Madam,--I have consider'd, but could not finde it lay in my power, to offer this Book to any but your Ladiship. Not only in regard of that honour and esteem you have for Musick, but because those Songs which fill this Book have receiv'd much lustre by your excellent performance of them; and some, which I esteem the best of these ayres, were of your own composition, after your noble husband was pleas'd to give the words. For I beg leave to declare, for my own honour, that you are not only excellent for the time you spent in the practice of what I set, but are yourself so good a composer, that few of any sex have arriv'd to such perfection. So as this Book is not Dedicated, but only brought home to your Ladiship. And here I would say , how pretious to my thoughts is the memory of your excellent Mother , whose pious meditations were often advanc'd by hearing your voice. I wish all prosperity to your Ladiship, and to him who is made up of Harmony; to say nothing of the rest of his high accomplishments of wisdome and learning. May you both live long, happy in each other, when I am become ashes; who, while I am in this world, shall be ever found, Madame,

"Your Ladiship's humble Admirer "and faitnful Servant, "HENRY LAWES."

EDWARD F. RIMBAULT.

BAYSWATER AND ITS ORIGIN.

We may therefore fairly conclude, that this portion of ground, always remarkable for its springs of excellent water, once supplied water to Baynard, his household, or his cattle; that the memory of his name was preserved in the neighbourhood for six centuries; and that his watering-place now figures on the outside of certain green omnibuses in the streets of London, under the name of BAYSWATER.

EVA, DAUGHTER OF DERMOT MACMURROUGH.

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