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NOTES : Nether Worton, Oxfordshire, 241 Longfellow, 242' Diary of a Modern Dandy,' 1818" Britisher," 243 The Last Will of a Presbytery " Twilt " : " Quilt" The Prince of Monaco, 244 "Frieze": its Pronunciation York's "Oldest Inhabitants" Cardinals Wiseman and Manning : Inscriptions on their Coffins Simpson's 'Restaurant : Guessing the Cheese, 245 Brothers bearing the same Christian Name Lord Brougham and ' Punch ' Goldsmith's Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog Tea as a Meal, 246.
- QUERIES: "Bulkmaster" Naval Action, 21June, 1814
The Mysteries of the Embo Baronetcy, 246 Flora Macdonald Sir John Suckling: "Pallat" Shakespeare and Nicholas Breton The Lyttons at Knebworth Dipping Well in Hyde Park, 247 " Hammals " Hurst- monceaux : its Pronunciation Curious Parish Document Warren Hastings Trial : Admission Tickets William Stanley, Sixth Earl of Derby Abraham Lincoln on the -sufferings of Slaves, 248 "Non sentis, inquit, te. ultra malleum login ? " O. W. Holmes on Citizenship Rev. Henry Leighton ' Response aux Questions d'un Provincial' Court Roll Terms Dr. Johnson's Franks, 249.
REPLIES : Richard II. : his Arms, 249" Esprit de 1'escalier," 250 Monaghan Press Anagrams on Pms X. Danteiana Marly Horses " Grindy " Cry of Macaria Thirkell Family, 251 Banner or Flag West Indian Military Records -Charles I. : his Physical Character- istics, 252 Hornsey Wood House: Harringay House, 253 " Brumby " Hoek van Holland Authors of Quotations Wanted Palseologus in the West Indies, 254
- ' O dear, what can the matter be '?" 255" Lesbian Lead"
Women and Wine-making Spring-heeled Jack Monkeys stealing from a Pedlar "Quapladde" '"Creeling " the Bridegroom, 256 " Prsemunire " "Moke," a Donkey " Life-Star " Folk-lore Eleanor of Castile: 'her Tomb "Gula Augusti " ' Cantus Hibernici,' 257 Watts and the Rose Bell- Horses "Bat Bearaway" .^Snakes in South Africa, 258" Taping shoos," 259.
NOTES ON BOOKS: 'The Poetical Works of William Strode (1600-1645) ' ' Northern Notes and Queries.'
NETHER WORTON, OXFORDSHIRE.
THIS thinly populated parish, situated in
an agricultural district, was occasionally
known in Tudor times as Nether Orton or
Horton. It is about twenty-five miles from
Stratford-upon-Avon. This piece of in-
formation appears at first sight to be an
unnecessary detail ; but the reason will be
found in the following particulars, which
are given in a condensed form to save space.
4 Eliz. Feoffment, by Godith Bulstrode, of the manor of Nether Worton to Thomas Nash, on his marriage with her daughter Anne. The grandson of Nash married Eliza- beth Hall, Shakespeare's grand-daughter.
5 Eliz. Fine. Tho. Nash pi. ; John Price and Cecilia his wife def. Lands at N. Worton.
10 Eliz. Fine. Tho. Averill pi. ; Mar- tgaret Greswold, widow, def. Lands at N. Worton. The said Margaret was daughter
- of Hall, and widow of Richard Greswold,
of Solihull, Warwickshire.
18 Eliz. Indenture. Tho. Nashe, of Strat-
ford, gent., and Richard Purefoy, of Pycjheley,
gent. Particulars wanting : probably a
sale of lands at N. Worton to Purefoy. . *
20 Eliz. Indenture. Richard Purefye, of Picheley, gent., and Philip Babington, son and heir of Sir William Babington, of Kid- dington, Oxon, Kt. Grant to said Philip of the manor house at N. Worton. Sir William was also of Broadway, Worcester- shire.
20 Eliz. Indenture. Philip, son and heir of Sir Wm. Babington, dec., and Dame Margery Babington, widow. Demise of the manor of N. Worton.
28 Eliz. Deed of exchange of premises in King's Norton, Worcestershire, and N. Worton, Oxon, between Tho. Greswold, of Solihull, and Henry Greswold, his brother.
36 Eliz. Deed. Tho. Greswoulde, of Soli- hull, gent., and Ralph Sheldon, of Beoley, esq. Sale of "Hall's Farm" in N. Worton to Sheldon.
38 Eliz. Deed. Ralph Sheldon, of Beoley, esq., Edward Sheldon, his son and heir, John Boulte, of Tanworth, gent., and Richard Parsons, of N. Worton. Sale of land in N. Worton. Bolt married Valentine, daughter of Wm. Underbill who sold New Place to Shakespeare in 1597. Parsons was a well-known name at Stratford.
38 Eliz. Indenture. John Penne, of Penne, Bucks, esq., and Philip Babington, of Kiddington, esq. Sale of lands at N. Worton to said Penne.
42 Eliz. Indenture. John Walliston, of Rislippe, Middlesex, esq., Nowell Sotherton, of London, esq., Griffith Penn, second son of John Penn, of Penn, esq., dec. John Edwards, of London, gent., Richard Mathos, of Borton, and Wm. Penn, of Penn, esq., eldest son and next heir of said John Penn. dec. Demise of the manor of N. Worton. Walliston was also of Rowington, near Stratford. His daughter Frances was mar- ried to John Poulton, of Desburgh. Her sister Ursula was wife of John Penn.
42 Eliz. Deed reciting that John Wallis- ton, Nowell Sotherton, and Griffith Penn had released to John Edwards and Richard Mathos the manor of N. Worton, and that the said Edwards and Mathos grant to Ferdinando Pulton, of Borton, Bucks, esq., all their interest in said manor. Pulton, an eminent jurist, was brother-in-law of Under- bill of Stratford already mentioned.
42 Eliz. Deed. Ferd. Pulton, esq., Nowell Sotherton, esq., and William Penn, Esq. Lease of tenement in N. Worton, wherein the Lady Margaret Babington, widow, lately dwelt. W. Penn was son-in-law of said
