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father of the Protector, whose father, there-
fore, would have received one of Sir Thomas's
black gowns. D. J.
$ turns,
WE must request correspondents desiring infor- mation on family matters of only private interest to affix their names and addresses to their queries, in order that the answers may be addressed to them direct.
THE LONDON LIBRARY CATALOGUE. The following is the final list of queries which have arisen during the preparation of the new catalogue now in the press. All ordinary books of reference and catalogues have been consulted, and if there is a query about an apparently well-known person it is because there is disagreement between two or more authorities. Will persons who are kind enough to answer these queries give the exact source of their information, without which no statement can be accepted 1
(1) Wanted full Christian names and par- ticulars of :
Levy (le President de). Journal Histor. ou Fastes de
Louis XV. 2 vols. 1766. St. Marie (Count). Algeria in 1845. 1846. Scott (Col. ), K.S.F., K.C. Journal in the
Esmailla of Abd-el-Kader, &c. 1842. Smith (Edgar). Letter to the Chancellor of the
Exchequer proposing that Public Stocks should
be rendered Transferable, &c. 1852. Stewarton ( ). Revolutionary Plutarch. Fourth
edition, 1805. The Female Revolutionary
Plutarch. 1806. Memoirs of Talleyrand. 1805.
Secret History of the Court and Cabinet of St.
Cloud. 1806. Walker (Mrs.)- Eastern Life and Scenery, with
Excursions in Asia Minor, &c. 2 vols. 1886. Warren (le Comte Edouard de). L'Inde Anglaise en
1843. 3 tomes. 1844. Wickham (J. A.). Synopsis of Doctrine of Baptism.
1850. Williams (D. E .). Life and Correspondence of Sir
T. Lawrence. 2 vols. 1831. Williamson (A.). British Industries and Foreign
Competition. 1894.
Wilson (Mrs. R. F.). The Christian Brothers. 1883. Wood (C. F.). Yachting Cruise in the South Seas.
1875. Wylde (A. B.). '83 to '87 in the Soudan. 1888.
(2) Who are the authors of the following ?
Commonplace Arguments against Administration,
with Answers. 1780. (? Richard Tickell.) Scenes and Adventures in Spain. 1835-40. By
Poco Map. 2 vols. 1845.
State of the Nation. 1765. (? D. Hartley, M.P.) Viking, The. By M. R. 1879. Volunteer. The True History of the Origin of our
Volunteer Army. 1867. Vonved the Dane. 1861. Warm Corners in Egypt. By " One who was in
Them." 1886. White Witch, The. 1884.
Whitecross and the Bench. By author of 'Five
Years' Penal Servitude.' 1879. Wild Flowers from the Glens. By E. L. L. 1840.
(? Eliza Lynn Linton.)
(3) Are these the same person ? Douglas (J. W.). World of Insects. 1856. Douglas (John William). British Heuiiptera. Vol. I.
Rutherford (John). Fenian Conspiracy. 1877. Rutherford (John). The Troubadours. 1873. Stead (Alfred). How to grow Peaches. 1886. Stead (Alfred) and Mackenzie (W. D.). South
Africa. 1900. Stuart (J. M.). Ancient Goldfields of Africa. 1891. Stuart (J. Maitland;. How No. 1 became li in
Norway. 1890. Taylor (Augustus). Poems. 1874. Taylor (John William Augustus). Translator of
Vinet (A. R.), Solitude Recommended.' 1841. Westoby (W. A. S.) Adhesive Postage Stamps of
Europe. 1898-1900. Westoby (W. A. S ). Legal Guide for Residents in
France. 1858.
(4) Is the following a pen-name 1 Search (Simon). Spirit of the Times. 1790.
C. T. HAGBERG WEIGHT,
Secretary and Librarian. [Perhaps R. B. may be willing to supplement the information with regard to " Poco Mas" which he gave 9 th S. i. 413.]
BROOK AND BROOKES FAMILIES. I shall be glad if any persons interested in genealogical and historical facts concerning these families will kindly communicate with me, in view of publishing a general history of the Brook, Brooke, and Brookes families of Great Britain and her empire. FRED. HITCHIN-KEMP.
6, Beechfield Road, Catford, S.E.
HOUSEHOLD OF GEORGE III. Can any of your correspondents inform me where it would be possible to find the names of the tutors of Prince Adolphus, son of George III.? I should be greatly obliged for help, as this is the only clue possessed of a relative whom it is desired to trace. CLIFTON.
SHAKESPEARE'S VOCABULARY. I am told that some ingenious person once took the trouble to produce a list of the words that he believed to occur in Shakespeare's plays for the first time in English literature, and that such list contains some 2,000 words. As an instance of misdirected ignorance this must be interesting ; and I shall be very grateful to any of your readers who will send me a post-card to say where that list may be consulted. ROBT. J. WHITWELL..
70, Banbury Road, Oxford.
GURBS OR DE GURBS BARONY. Stephen Gurbs, Surrey, matriculated at King's Col- lege, Aberdeen, in 1823, and took the degree of M.A. there in 1829 as Button Prizeman
