12 s. ix. NOV. 19, i92i.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 409 CHINESE VASE : Yi Lu. Could any reader of ' N. & Q.' kindly inform me if a painter on porcelain of the name of Yi Lu is known, and, if so, within what period he painted ? I have a vase, around the neck of which a long inscription in Chinese characters appears, in which reference is made to the river Ying and the mountain Yang, and a further reference to the " Great River." I have, so far, failed to trace these references so fall back on the good offices of my fellow - ueaders. The vase was evidently painted by Yi Lu, as his name appears thereon. I:; it would interest readers I should be pleased to quote the full inscription. G. W. YOUNGER. [We should certainly like to see the inscription kindly offered.] DAMANT FAMILY. Thomas Sadler (d. 1667), bought manor and advowson of Lammas hundred, South Erpingham, Norfolk. His daughter Susannah married Edward Eyre (b. 1633, d. 1709 at sea). Their daughter Maria married Thomas Damant of Lammas (b. 1669), whose second wife was Aice, sister of Archbishop Sancroft. The Damants (a Flemish family ?) claim the introduction of the turnip into England. In fact a " slashed " turnip is the family crest. Katharine Tynan, in ' The Book of Flowers,' says : " The clover as well as the turnip was introduced into English farming by Sir Richard Weston of Sutton Manor, in Surrey, about 1645." Which is the true account ? We have a complete record of the Damants from 1669 to the present day. Could any reader of ' N. & Q.' give us (1) the history of the Damants prior to 1669, (2) the history of the Eyres, (3) any information with regard to Thomas Sadler ? R. H. GEARE. NICHOLAS GRIMALD. In studying the life of Nicholas Grimald, one of the contributors to ' Tottel's Miscellany,' I have found the statement that "he is said to have been the son of Johannes Baptista Grimaldi," who served as an accuser or " promoter " for Sir Richard Empson and Edmond Dudley under Henry VII., and who early in the reign of Henry VIII. only escaped death for his wrong-doings by taking sanctuary in Westminster. I should be glad to learn of any authority for the statement in regard to his parentage, or of the existence of any documents which bear out the truth of it. L. R. MERRILL. BARLOW'S ' COLUMBIAD.' The Edinburgh Review for 1809 (vol. xv., p. 28) states that Barlow uses the verb utilize in his ' Colum- biad.' Can any reader supply me with the reference to this early usage in the latter work ? G. WATSON. Oxford. ' VERDANT GREEN.' Who was the author of ' The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green ' ? I presume Cuthbert Bede, B.A., was a nom de plume. F. B. [" Cuthbert Bede " was the pseudonym of Edward Bradley (1827-18S9). He was a frequent contributor to our columns. An account of him will be found in the ' D.N.B.,' vol. xxii.] THOMAS LINWOOD STRONG. He was rector of Sedgefield, 1829-64. Particulars concerning him are required. H. T. GILES. 11, Ravensbourne Terrace, South Shields. JOHN VINCENT. He was rector of Sedge- field c. 1644. Particulars concerning him are required. H. T. GILES. 11, Ravensbourne Terrace, South Shields. THE HOUSE OF HARCOURT. I shall be much obliged for a reply to any of the following queries respecting this " illus- trious " House : 1. According to some authorities, the founder of this House, one Bernard, was of the Royal blood of Saxony (that is, of the Ancient West Saxons who inhabited the mouth of the Elbe), but according to others he was a descendant of the Kings of Den- mark (who probably at that time, c. 876, were rulers of Holstein and Schleswig). Which is correct ? 2. What family connexions had this Bernard's descendants with William the Conqueror, as, according to the Duchess of Cleveland in the ' Battle Abbey Roll Call,' the three Harcourts who were present at the Battle of Hastings were his kinsmen through Richard de Beaumont, who was in command of troops on the right wing of the invading army ? 3. What became of Erraud de Harcourt, who was in command of the archers of Val de Ruel at Hastings, after he returned to Normandy ? 4. What family connexions had the Har- courts with the House of Plantagenet, from which the late Sir William Harcourt claimed his descent ? W. HARCOURT-BATH. Plymouth.
