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I have thought it possible that some of his
productions may have been attributed to
Zincke, whose style he emulated.
A short account of Lee's life, by myself, appeared in The Connoisseur, January, 1918, but I sh all be glad to hear from any of your readers who may possess examples of his work, or who could supply details of his ancestry. F. GORDON ROE.
Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, W.I.
LE CAPITAINE BLAISE. Who was this character, and where can I obtain informa- tion about him ? An account of his life, or some of his adventures, was published some years ago by Sisleys. Is the volume still obtainable, either first- or second-hand ?
D. KING.
Dolphinholme, St. Annes-on-Sea.
' THE NORMAN PEOPLE.' Who is the author of this work : ' The Norman People and their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the U.S.A.,' London, 1874 ? ALFRED RANSFORD.
THE ARTIST OF THE ' ANTIQUARIAN ITINERARY.' Could any one tell me the name of the designer and engraver of the beautiful woodcuts giving specimens of architecture, monastic, castellated, or domes- tic used as head- and tail-pieces in the 'Antiquarian Itinerary,' published by Clark, Murray, Bagster, &c., London, 1815-18 ?
H. C. MERCER.
Doylestoun, Pa.
FRAMES. The ' Encyclopaedia Britannica ' tells us that we have no record of frames to enclose a picture or mirror before the si xteenth century. I should be glad of further information on this subject. Was the i nvention used first for mirrors or for pictures ? In what Italian centre did it originate ? And what is known of the earliest designers of frames ? How, in the absence of frames, were mirrors and pictures set or surrounded ?
I should also be glad to be referred to any article relating to the frames in the National Gallery, or to be given any information concerning them. PEREGRINUS.
FANI PARKAS. ' Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque during Four- and-twenty Years in the East, with Revela- tions of Life in the Zenana ' is rather a long title of a book published at London in 1850, in two volumes. It is written by one who styles himself Fani Parkas, written in Persian character. This is evidently a pseudonym or pen-name selected by the
author of the book. I shall be grateful if
any of your readers would disclose the
identity of Fani Parkas, and get together
as much information about this author as is
available. RUSTAMJI N. MUNSHI.
Tardeo, Bombay.
EXEMPTIONS. A frequent entry in Calen- dars of the Patent Rolls is that of the grant of an exemption for life from being put oa assizes, juries, or recognitions, and in many cases also from appointment as mayor, sheriff, coroner, or other such official, against one's will. The exemptions are sometimes granted by the request of a person of im- portance. Where that is not the case on what grounds were they generally given ? I am thinking at the moment of the middle of the fourteenth century, but I should be glad to know what was the rule in this matter both in earlier and later centuries.
E. R.
EDWARD DE VERB'S MOTHER. After the death of John de Vere, sixteenth Earl of Oxford, in 1562, his widow married Sir Charles (or Christopher) Tyrrel. Histories of Essex mention the fact, but give no date. The matter may be of importance in identifying Edward de Vere with Hamlet. Can any local antiquary furnish particulars? J. THOMAS LOONEY.
HENRY DE VERB'S SPONSORS. Henry de Vere, son and heir of Edward de Vere, was born in 1592 and baptized at Stoke Newing- ton the year before Shakespeare dedicated ' Venus and Adonis ' to Henry Wriothesley, third Earl of Southampton. Was Henry Wriothesley, to whom Shakespeare refers as godfather to the poem, actually godfather to Henry de Vere ? J. THOMAS LOONEY.
Low Fell, Gateshead-OQ-Tyne.
TENNYSON ON TOBACCO. In Fairholt's 'Tobacco, &c.' (1859), p. 148, it is stated that "Tennyson. . . .echoed its praises with Byron in immortal verse." What are Tenny- son's lines, and where are they to be found ?
S..R. M.
LIGHTFOOT MARRIAGE. In the query on this
subject, ante, p. 168, for " John Lightfoot and
Anchoret " read John Lightfoot and Anchoret
, Anchoret being the Christian name, and
the lady's maiden surname being desired.
AUTHOR OF QUOTATION WANTED. Who is the author of the following lines and t whom do they refer ?
So gracious to the hand she tasked, She seemed to do the thing she asked.
RICHARD PHILLIPS. 14 Shad well Road, Bristol.
