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Herefordshire, b. 1621, d. April, 1684, married Hester ? George Mason, supposed son of above, of Allensmore Manor, d. 1720, married Dorothy Crump, daughter of Sir Richard Crump.
Col. Mompesson. — Could you tell me anything about Col. John Mompesson, of the King's or 8th Regiment of Foot, and Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight? He died 3 Oct., 1768, aged 46, and was buried in Weaverham Church. A tablet to his memory was erected by Jenny Gambier and Frances Oliver, his only surviving daughters. I should be glad to know whether any representatives of this family are living, and also whether they are connected with the well-known Mompesson Vicar of Eyam.
Weaverham Vicarage, Northwich.
Dickens on "Half-Baptized." — In 'The Old Curiosity Shop,' ch. xlvii., the single gentleman asks Mrs. Nubbles about her children, "Are they christened?" and receives the answer, "Only half-baptized as yet, sir," whereupon he says, "I'm god-father to both of 'em." What does this mean? Does it refer to a private baptism in contrast to the reception into the Church afterwards? Of this, I think, there has been no other indication.
Sibson Rectory, Atherstone.
Coxe of Clent and Swynford, co. Worchester. — I wish to learn the connexion between Coxe of Clent and Swynford, and Thomas Cox of Crowle, eldest son of Thomas Cocks of Bishops Cleeve, who died 1601. He married Elizabeth Holland (Lancashire), and left ten sons and three daughters. The sons appear to have owned properties in various parts of Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Thomas Coxe of Clent married Elizabeth, dau. of Rotton(?), co. Warwick. John Coxe, his eldest son, born Feb., 1578, d. 1644, married Dorothy, dau. of John Nash of Rushock, co. Worcester. Their son John Coxe married Elizabeth, dau. of John Vernon, Rector of Hanbury, Cheshire, and died 1705, aged seventy-five. They were both buried in Clent Church, and there is a monument to their memory. Their eldest son John was living in 1750. Whom did he marry — Mary Dickings? His sister Susannah married Edward Ingram of Clifton-on-Teme, co. Worcester, and a son Joseph, a barrister, bapt. March, 1677, d. 1737, is buried in Kidderminster.
Wanted also the date of marriage of Mary, dau. of William Amphlett of Clent, to William Cox of Claines, a grandson of Thomas Cocks of Claines. A reference is made in the pedigree of Bague of Brettell and Swynford to Thomas Cocks, but I cannot find it.
The name Coxe is so differently spelt in apparent branches of the same family, it is difficult to connect from one generation to another. The family of Cocks are said to have migrated from Kent temp. Henry VIII., when they were of some importance. Would this be Cocks Hall, near Sandgate?
Early Law Terms. — In going through the earlier Feet of Fines one meets with plaintiff, deforciant, impedient, tenant, claimant, querent, &c., as descriptive of the legal relationship of the parties concerned in the lawsuit. From the use of any particular one of these terms can any inference be drawn as to (1) the exact family relationship of the parties (father, son, parties contracting marriage), (2) the character of the case (friendly or otherwise), (3) the nature of this action at law, i.e., whether a matter of dower, sale, pure gift, a younger son's portion, a son's allowance during the life of his father, a grant for limited term, &c.? Den a Gernow.
Basset, Englefield, Basevil, and Anvers. — I should be glad to know what relationship existed between Robert de Anvers and Muriel his wife on the one hand, and either Gilbert de Basevil or Alan Basset on the other.
I should also be glad to know the exact relationship between William de Englefield and any of the above. These people were parties to Fines in 1241 in the counties of Cornwall, Oxon, and Sussex.
"Whiff," a Boat. — Where can one find a description of a small boat (sort of canoe) called a whiff, said to have been first made and used upon the Thames? As the name of a boat, "whiff" does not occur in Prof. Wright's 'English Dialect Dictionary'; at least I. failed to see it recorded in this sense, both in the main work and in the Supplement.
Oxford.
"Thurcet." — Gilbert White in his 'Antiquities of Selborne' (Letter vii.) tells us that the Prior of Selborne "challenged the right of pillory, thurcet, and furcas, and every
