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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. x. OCT. 3,
In a newspaper extract which I made many
years ago the writer says :
"Looking from the top of Lucretilis, one com- prehended the appropriateness of the Italian term macchia to signify a forest. Macchia means a stain. And the dark patches of forest seem in the brilliant Italian light exactly like so many dark stains on i;he face of the landscape."
We may perhaps compare o-7riAos, a blot or stain, used for a rock in St. Jude, 12, as if a blemish on the face of the sea (but see Lightfoot, ' Revision of the New Testament,' p. 137). Somewhat similarly "spot," a place or site, is only 'an extended use of "spot," ,a stain. A. SMYTHE PALMER.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. The announce- ments of births in the newspapers are taking .a new form. Instead of " the wife of John Smith, of a son," we now read " to Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, a son." But the old is better, the bearing (whence the " birth ") .being the woman's work. W. C. B.
WE must request correspondents desiring in-
formation on family matters of only private interest
to affix their names and addresses to their queries,
in order that answers may be sent to them direct.
STAFFORDSHIRE M.P.s.
I AM anxious to obtain biographical and other details relative (1) to any M.P. for the county of Stafford, and for any borough within its area ; (2) to any person, connected by birth or otherwise with the county, who may have represented places or counties outside Staffordshire.
I subjoin the representation up to the Parliament held in " York, 14 Nov., 1322, the sixteenth year of King Edward II.," .and shall be obliged by receiving anything relative thereto. Replies should be sent to me direct. R. SIMMS.
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs.
List of Members of Parliament for Staffordshire, of places therein, and of Staffordshire Persons who have been elected for other Counties and Places.
Parliament assembled at Westminster, 15 July,
Johannes de Pateshull. Bucks.
Willielmus de Staff. Staffs.
Willielmus de Mere. Staffs. Westminster, 13, and prorogation 27, Nov., 1295.
Henricus de Ores well. Staffs.
Richardus Caverswall. Staffs.
Willielmus Ryner. Stafford Borough.
Johannes Be ton. Stafford Bor. Bury St. Edmunds, 3 Nov, 1296, 24 Edw. I. No returns.
London, 6 Oct., 1297, 25 Edw. I. No returns for
Staffs. York, 25 May, 1298, 26 Edw. I.
Willielmus de Stafford. Staffs.
Henricus Mauveysin. Staffs. No returns for Stafford Bor. Westminster, 6 March, 1299/1300, 28 Edw. I.
Radulphus Basset. Staffs.
Henricus Mauvesysin. Staffs. York, 20 May, 1300, 28 Edw. I. No returns for
Staffs. Lincoln, 20 Jan., 1300/1, 29 Edw. I.
Radulphus Basset de Sapecote. Staffs.
Henricus Mauvesysin. Staffs.
Ricardus nT Rogeri de Stafford. Stafford Bor.
Ricardus de Newport. Stafford Bor. London, 29 Sept., by prorogation to Westminster, 14 Oct., 1302, 30 Edw. I.
Henricus de Creswell. Staffs.
Willielmus Tromewyne. Staffs. Westminster, 16 Feb., by prorogation to 28 Feb., 1304/5, 33 Edw. I.
Willielmus Tromwyne. Staffs.
Philippus de Barynton. Staffs.
Johannes nT Willielmi de Pikstok. Stafford Bor.
Philippus de Or i'evere. Stafford Bor.
Henricus Bagod. Coventry. Westminster, 30 May, 1306, 34 Edw. I.
Willielmus de Stafford. Staffs.
Willielmus de Mere. Staffs.
Philippus de Orfevre. Stafford Bor.
Henricus Bagot. Coventry. Carlisle, 20 Jan., 1306/7, 35 Edw. I.
Robertus de Stauiidon. Staffs.
Robertus de Ditton. Staffs. Northampton, 13 Oct., 1307, 1 Edw. II.
Simon de Stafford. Shrewsbury.
Willielmus de Stafford. Staffs.
Willielmus de Mere. Staffs.
Philippus de Orfevre. Stafford Bor.
Simon de Newport. Stafford Bor. Westminster, 3 March, 1307/8, 1 Edw. II. No
return for Staffs. Westminster, 27 Ap., 1309, 2 Edw. II.
Robertus de Button. Staffs.
Robertus de Tok'. Staffs.
Willielmus Reyner. Stafford Bor.
Simon de Stafford. Stafford Bor. London, 8 Aug., 1311, 5 Edw. II.
Willielmus de Stafford. Staffs.
Robertus Tok'. Staffs.
Willielmus de Wolaston. Stafford Bor.
Nicolaus le Barber. Stafford Bor. Resummoned (after prorogation) to meet at West- minster 12 Nov., 1311, 5 Edw. II.
Same again.
Westminster, 13 Feb., 1311/12, but revoked before the Return, 5 Edw. II. No returns except for Cornwall.
Lincoln, 23 July, by prorogation at Westminster, 20 Aug., 1312, 6 Edw. II.
Radulphus atte Wode. Bridge water.
Rogerus Trumwyne. Staffs.
Robertus Tok. Staffs.
Willielmus Reyner. Stafford Bor.
Johannes de London. Stafford Bor. Westminster, 18 March, 1312/13, 6 Edw. II.
Hugo de Dray cote. Ilchester.
Rogerus Trumwyne. Staffs. Robertus de Bures. Staffs. W T illielmus Reyner. Stafford Bor. Johannes le Mareschal, Stafford Bor.
